Any of several shrubs, of the genus Shepherdia, native to North America.
The edible berry of these plants.
buffoonery
buffoonery
noun
The behaviour expected of a buffoon; foolishness, silliness.
butterfly
butterfly
noun
(alternate history) A random change in an aspect of the timeline seemingly unrelated to the primary point of divergence, resulting from the butterfly effect.
(finance) A combination of four options of the same type at three strike prices giving limited profit and limited risk.
(in the plural) A sensation of excited anxiety felt in the stomach.
(medicine, attributive) A use of surgical tape, cut into thin strips and placed across an open wound to hold it closed.
(now rare) Someone seen as being unserious and (originally) dressed gaudily; someone flighty and unreliable.
(sports) A type of stretch in which one sits on the ground with the legs folded into a shape like that of a butterfly's wings, slightly rocking them up and down, resembling the wings fluttering.
(swimming) The butterfly stroke.
A flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, distinguished from moths by their diurnal activity and generally brighter colouring.
A person who changes partners frequently.
Any of several plane curves that look like a butterfly; see Butterfly curve (transcendental) and Butterfly curve (algebraic).
verb
(transitive) To cut (food) almost entirely in half and spread the halves apart, in a shape suggesting the wings of a butterfly.
(transitive) To cut strips of surgical tape or plasters into thin strips, and place across (a gaping wound) to close it.
(transitive, of the point of divergence of an alternate history scenario) To cause events after the point of divergence to not happen as they did in real history, and people conceived after the point of divergence to not exist in recognizable form, due to the random variations introduced by the butterfly effect.
butterflyer
butterflyer
noun
Alternative form of butterflier
butterflyers
butterflyers
noun
plural of butterflyer
butterflyfish
butterflyfish
noun
Any of a group of conspicuous tropical marine fish of the family Chaetodontidae; the bannerfish and coralfish are also included in this group. Butterflyfish are fairly small, mostly from 12 to 22 cm (c.7-9 in) in length.
butterflyfishes
butterflyfishes
noun
plural of butterflyfish
butterflying
butterflying
verb
present participle of butterfly
butterflylike
butterflylike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a butterfly.
butteryfingered
byssiferous
byssiferous
adj
Bearing a byssus or tuft.
calyciferous
calyciferous
adj
Bearing the calyx.
carefully
carefully
adv
(obsolete) Sorrowfully.
With care; attentively, circumspectly.
centrifugally
centrifugally
adv
Away from a centre or axis.
In a centrifuge.
Using centrifugal force.
cheerfully
cheerfully
adv
In a cheerful manner.
chlorophylliferous
chlorotrifluoroethylene
chlorotrifluoroethylene
noun
(chemistry) A chlorofluorocarbon with chemical formula CF₂CClF, used as a cryogenic refrigerant and in the manufacture of plastics.
chyliferous
chyliferous
adj
That bears or transmits chyle.
chymiferous
chymiferous
adj
Bearing or containing chyme
circumferentially
circumferentially
adv
In a way that encircles; around the circumference.
conchyliferous
corymbiferous
corymbiferous
adj
(botany) Bearing corymbs of flowers or fruit.
counterdifficulty
counterdifficulty
noun
A difficulty arising in response to another difficulty.
counterefficiency
counterfactually
counterfactually
adv
In a counterfactual way.
counterfallacy
counterfallacy
noun
A fallacy that opposes another fallacy.
counterfeitly
counterfeitly
adv
In a counterfeit way; falsely.
counterfleury
counterfleury
adj
Alternative spelling of counterflory
counterflory
counterflory
adj
(heraldry) Decorated with fleurs-de-lis or other floral motifs arranged in pairs opposite each other, especially on opposite sides of a border on a shield or banner.
counterinflationary
counterinflationary
adj
(economics) Counteracting inflation.
countryfied
countryfied
verb
simple past tense and past participle of countryfy
countryfiedness
crucifyfied
crystalliferous
crystalliferous
adj
Containing or producing crystals
curryfavel
cymiferous
cymiferous
adj
(botany) Producing cymes.
cystiferous
dangerfully
dangerfully
adv
(obsolete) dangerously
desertfully
despairfully
despairfully
adv
In a despairful manner.
direfully
direfully
adv
In a direful manner.
disgracefully
disgracefully
adv
In a disgraceful manner.
disregardfully
disregardfully
adv
In a disregardful manner; negligently; heedlessly.
disrespectfully
disrespectfully
adv
In a disrespectful manner; with a lack of respect.
distressfully
distressfully
adv
In a distressful way; showing distress
dreadfully
dreadfully
adv
(dated) Exceptionally, eminently, very much.
In a dreadful manner.
dreamfully
dreamfully
adv
In a dreamful manner.
drearfully
dreyfus
dreyfusard
dreyfusism
dreyfusist
dreyfuss
dufrenoysite
dufrenoysite
noun
(mineralogy) A sartorite mineral with chemical formula Pb₂As₂S₅.
duftery
effluviography
effluviography
noun
(photography, obsolete) The effects upon the dry photographic plate of certain electric emanations, including those later known as the X-rays.
effortfully
effortfully
adv
In an effortful manner: with effort.
eigenfrequency
eigenfrequency
noun
Natural frequency: the frequency at which a system tends to oscillate in the absence of any driving or damping force.
elytriferous
embryoferous
embryoniferous
embryoniferous
adj
(biology) Having an embryo.
equiformity
equiformity
noun
The quality of being equiform.
eyedropperful
eyedropperful
noun
As much as an eyedropper holds.
farinaceously
farinaceously
adv
In a farinaceous manner.
farmhousey
farmhousey
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a farmhouse.
fauntleroy
faussebraye
faussebraye
noun
(military) A second rampart, exterior and parallel to the main rampart, and considerably below its level.
faussebrayed
favouredly
favouredly
adv
(obsolete) In a favoured or favourable manner; favourably.
fearfully
fearfully
adv
(UK, dated) very; very much.
In a fearful manner; characterized by fear.
featurally
featurally
adv
In a featural manner
featurely
featurely
adj
Having features; showing marked peculiarities; handsome.
february
fecundatory
fecundatory
adj
Of or relating to fecundation.
ferociously
ferociously
adv
In a ferocious manner, particularly violent and aggressive.
Intensely or extremely.
ferromolybdenum
ferromolybdenum
noun
An iron-molybdenum alloy.
ferryhouse
ferryhouse
noun
A building on the shore beside the departure point of a ferry, where passengers may purchase tickets etc.
ferrysburg
feudary
feudary
adj
Held by, or relating to, feudal tenure.
noun
A feodary.
A tenant who holds his lands by feudal service; a feudatory.
feudatary
feudatary
adj
Alternative form of feudatory
feudatory
feudatory
adj
Relating to feudalism, feudal.
noun
A fee paid by such a vassal to hold land.
A feudal territory, a fief.
A feudal vassal.
feverously
feverously
adv
In a feverous way.
fidejussionary
fidejussory
fidejussory
adj
Of or relating to fidejussion.
figurately
figurately
adv
In a figurate manner; Using or forming a figure.
figuratively, in a figurative manner.
figuratively
figuratively
adv
(manner) In a figurative manner.
Used to indicate that what follows is to be taken as a figure of speech, not literally.
figuredly
fisticuffery
fisticuffery
noun
fisticuffs; fighting with the fists
fleuretty
fleuretty
adj
Alternative form of floretty
fleury
fleury
adj
Alternative spelling of flory
floriferously
floriferously
adv
In a floriferous manner.
flounderingly
flounderingly
adv
In a floundering manner; with awkward struggles.
flubdubbery
flubdubbery
noun
Trivial matters; nonsense.
fluidglycerate
fluidglycerate
noun
A plant extract produced by extracting with a mixture of glycerine and water
flummery
flummery
intj
An expression of contemptuous disbelief.
noun
(historical, specifically) A slightly tart, jelly-like food of Welsh origin, made from extensively boiling oats, then boiling down the liquid extracted from it.
A custard; any of several bland, gelatinous foodstuffs, usually made from stewed fruit and thickened with oatmeal, cornstarch or flour.
Deceptive or blustering speech.
Empty or meaningless talk, especially when used to flatter.
Pretentious trappings, useless ornaments used to impress.
fluorenyl
fluorenyl
noun
(organic chemistry, especially in combination) A radical or cation derived from fluorene
fluorimetry
fluorimetry
noun
(chemistry, physics) fluorescence spectroscopy
fluorometry
fluorometry
noun
(chemistry, physics) An analytical technique that uses fluorescence to detect and identify small samples of substances
fluorotype
fluorotype
noun
(historical) A photographic process in which salts of fluoric acid were employed for the purpose of producing images in the camera.
flurriedly
flurriedly
adv
In a flurry.
flusteredly
flusteredly
adv
In a flustered manner.
flustery
flustery
adj
flustered
flutteringly
flutteringly
adv
In a fluttering manner.
fluttery
fluttery
adj
That flutters; fluttering
forcefully
forcefully
adv
With either physical or coercive force; in a forceful manner; vigorously; powerfully.
forestudy
forestudy
noun
Anything studied or requiring study beforehand; a prerequisite.
verb
(transitive, rare) To study beforehand or in advance.
forethoughtfully
forethoughtfully
adv
With forethought.
forgetfully
forgetfully
adv
in a forgetful manner
formaldehydesulphoxylate
formaldehydesulphoxylate
noun
A salt or ester of formaldehydesulphoxylic acid.
formaldehydesulphoxylic
fortunately
fortunately
adv
In a fortunate manner.
It is (or was, etc) fortunate that.
foundery
foundery
noun
Dated form of foundry.
foundrymen
foundrymen
noun
plural of foundryman
fourpenny
fourpenny
adj
(dated) Costing fourpence.
noun
A coin or stamp worth fourpence.
foursquarely
fourteenthly
fourteenthly
adv
In the fourteenth place; fourteenth in a row.
fraudlessly
fraudlessly
adv
Without the use of fraud.
fraudulency
fraudulency
noun
(dated) fraudulence
fraudulently
fraudulently
adv
In a fraudulent manner.
frazeysburg
frelinghuysen
frequency
frequency
noun
(countable) The quotient of the number of times n a periodic phenomenon occurs over the time t in which it occurs: f=n/t.
(statistics) number of times an event occurred in an experiment (absolute frequency)
(uncountable or countable) The rate of occurrence of anything; the relationship between incidence and time period.
(uncountable) The property of occurring often rather than infrequently.
frequently
frequently
adv
(mathematics, of a sequence) For infinitely many terms of the sequence.
At frequent intervals.
fretfully
fretfully
adv
In a fretful manner.
fructiferously
fruitcakey
fruitery
fruitery
noun
(historical) A place where fruit is stored.
fruitlessly
fruitlessly
adv
In a fruitless manner
frumenty
frumenty
noun
(chiefly historical) A porridge made by boiling hulled wheat, typically with additional ingredients such as milk, egg yolks, and/or almond milk, traditionally served with venison or porpoise.
frumety
frumpery
frumpery
noun
Frumpish appearance or behaviour.
frustrately
frustrately
adv
(obsolete, rare) in vain
fryeburg
fubbery
fubbery
Noun
cheating; deception
fullery
fullery
noun
A place built for the process of fulling wool in cloth-making. Usually refers to a period in history before the process was carried out at a mill.
A workshop for cleaning clothes, particularly in Ancient Roman times.