(transitive, dialectal, Northern England and Scotland) To injure or cause bad luck through immoderate praise or flattery; to affect with the curse of an evil tongue, which brings ill luck upon all objects of its praise.
(transitive, obsolete) Alternative spelling of forespeak
(transitive, obsolete) To bewitch, to charm.
(transitive, obsolete) To forbid, to prohibit; to oppose.
(transitive, obsolete) To say bad things about; to slander.
forspeaking
forspeaking
verb
present participle of forspeak
fouroaks
frakes
frakturs
frakturs
noun
plural of fraktur
frameworks
frameworks
noun
plural of framework
franciscka
franciska
franciskus
frankeniaceous
frankeniaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Frankeniaceae.
frankenstein
frankenstein
noun
Alternative form of Frankenstein
verb
Alternative spelling of Frankenstein
frankensteins
frankensteins
noun
plural of frankenstein
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of frankenstein
frankers
frankers
noun
plural of franker
frankest
frankest
adj
superlative form of frank: most frank
frankforters
frankforts
frankfurters
frankfurters
noun
plural of frankfurter
frankfurts
frankfurts
noun
plural of frankfurt
frankheartedness
frankheartedness
noun
open-heartedness
frankheartness
frankhouse
frankincense
frankincense
noun
A type of incense obtained from the Boswellia thurifera tree.
frankincensed
frankincensed
adj
Perfumed with frankincense.
frankincenses
frankincenses
noun
plural of frankincense
frankish
frankish
Adjective
Of or pertaining to the Franks.
In or of the language of the Franks.
Proper noun
The language of the Franks, an extinct West Germanic language.
frankist
frankist
Noun
A follower of Frankism.
franklinism
franklinist
franklinites
franklinites
noun
plural of franklinite
franklins
franklins
noun
plural of franklin
frankness
frankness
noun
The state of being frank; candour; honesty.
franknesses
franknesses
noun
plural of frankness
frankpledges
frankpledges
noun
plural of frankpledge
franks
franks
noun
plural of frank
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of frank
frankston
franksville
freakiest
freakiest
adj
superlative form of freaky: most freaky
freakiness
freakiness
noun
The state or condition of being freaky.
freakinesses
freakinesses
noun
plural of freakiness
freakish
freakish
adj
Capricious, unpredictable.
Strange, unusual, abnormal or bizarre.
freakishly
freakishly
adv
In a freakish manner.
freakishness
freakishness
noun
The characteristic or quality of being freakish
freakouts
freakouts
noun
plural of freakout
freaks
freaks
noun
plural of freak.
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of freak
fredrikstad
friszka
fructokinase
fructokinase
noun
(biochemistry) A transferase enzyme of the liver, intestine, and kidney cortex.
fruitcakes
fruitcakes
noun
plural of fruitcake
fruitstalk
fukushima
fukushima
Proper noun
A city in Japan.
A prefecture in Japan.
The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster following a tsunami in 2011.
fullbacks
fullbacks
noun
plural of fullback
funkias
funkias
noun
plural of funkia
futharks
futharks
noun
plural of futhark
godforsaken
godforsaken
adj
Abandoned by a deity or god.
Particularly awful; very bad
halfbacks
halfbacks
noun
plural of halfback
halfbeaks
halfbeaks
noun
plural of halfbeak
handkerchiefs
hayforks
hayforks
noun
plural of hayfork
hipflask
hipflask
noun
Alternative spelling of hip flask
hlidhskjalf
hlithskjalf
hoofmarks
hoofmarks
noun
plural of hoofmark
jackassification
jackassification
noun
(nonce word) The condition or process of being or becoming a jackass (stupid person).
jackfish
jackfish
noun
A jack (in any of the senses referring to types of fish).
jackfishes
jackfishes
noun
plural of jackfish
jackknifes
jackknifes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of jackknife
jackshaft
jackshaft
noun
A common mechanical component used to transfer or synchronize rotational force in a machine.
A wheelless axle used to turn the wheels of a locomotive.
verb
To transfer or synchronize rotational force by means of a jackshaft.
kaffeeklatsch
kaffeeklatsch
noun
A coffee klatch.
kaffirs
kaffirs
noun
plural of kaffir
kaffiyehs
kaffiyehs
noun
plural of kaffiyeh
kafiristan
kafirs
kafkaesque
kafkaesque
Adjective
Marked by a senseless, disorienting, often menacing complexity.
Marked by surreal distortion and often a sense of impending danger.
In the manner of something written by Franz Kafka.
kafs
kafs
noun
plural of kaf
kaftans
kaftans
noun
plural of kaftan
kaifs
kalfas
kalifates
kalifates
noun
plural of kalifate
kalifs
kalifs
noun
plural of kalif
karnofsky
kasilof
kenafs
khafs
khafs
noun
plural of khaf
khalifas
khalifas
noun
plural of khalifa
khalifs
khalifs
noun
plural of khalif
korsakoff
krafts
krasnoff
leafstalk
leafstalk
noun
The stalk that supports a leaf and connects it to the plant.
leafstalks
leafstalks
noun
plural of leafstalk
lockfast
lockfast
adj
(Scotland) Fastened or secured with a lock.
mafficks
mafficks
noun
plural of maffick
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of maffick
makefast
makefast
noun
(nautical) Something to which a vessel can be made fast or tied, such as a cleat, post or bollard.
makefasts
makefasts
noun
plural of makefast
makeshift
makeshift
adj
Made to work or suffice; improvised; substituted.
noun
(obsolete) A rogue; a shifty person.
A temporary (usually insubstantial) substitution.
makeshiftiness
makeshiftiness
noun
The quality of being makeshifty.
makeshiftness
makeshiftness
noun
The quality of being makeshift.
makeshifts
makeshifts
noun
plural of makeshift
makeshifty
makeshifty
adj
Somewhat makeshift.
markgenossenschaft
maskflower
mistakeful
mistakeful
adj
Full of mistakes.
mistakeproof
mistakeproof
adj
Resistant to mistakes.
nonflakiness
oakbluffs
outflanks
outflanks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outflank
overfrankness
overfrankness
noun
Excessive frankness.
packstaff
packstaff
noun
A pole on which a traveller carries a burden on the shoulder.
panofsky
pecksniffian
pecksniffian
adj
Of or pertaining to Pecksniffery; unctuously hypocritical; sanctimonious.
pecksniffianism
phosphofructokinase
phosphofructokinase
noun
(biochemistry) Any of a group of kinase enzymes that convert fructose phosphates to biphosphates
pickshaft
pikestaff
pikestaff
noun
A staff with a spike in the lower end, to guard against slipping.
The wooden shaft of a pike.
plainsfolk
postbreakfast
postbreakfast
adj
After breakfast.
prankfulness
prankfulness
noun
The quality of being prankful.
prebreakfast
prebreakfast
adj
Before breakfast.
prefrankness
prefranks
rackfuls
rackfuls
noun
plural of rackful
rakeoffs
rakeoffs
noun
plural of rakeoff
ratfinks
ratfinks
noun
plural of ratfink.
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ratfink
razoumofskya
reforsake
rockfalls
rockfalls
noun
plural of rockfall
rockshaft
rockstaff
sackful
sackful
adj
(obsolete) Intent on plunder.
noun
(figuratively) A large number or amount (of something).
The amount a sack will contain.
sackfuls
sackfuls
noun
plural of sackful
sacksful
safebreaker
safebreaker
noun
A person, usually criminal, who breaks into safes; a safecracker.
safebreaking
safebreaking
noun
The act of breaking into a safe.
safecracker
safecracker
noun
One who breaks into safes.
safecrackers
safecrackers
noun
plural of safecracker
safecracking
safecracking
noun
The act of defeating the security mechanisms of a safe or vault to gain access to its contents.
safekeeper
safekeeper
noun
A person kept in prison while awaiting trial.
safekeeping
safekeeping
noun
(US) not returning checks; a system wherein banks keep checks (cheques) that people write, rather than returning them to the account holder with their monthly statement.
the act of keeping something safe; protection from harm, damage, loss, or theft
the responsibility of a guardian
the storage of assets in a protected area
safekeepings
safekeepings
noun
plural of safekeeping
safemaker
safemaker
noun
A manufacturer of safes.
safemaking
safemaking
noun
The manufacture of safes.
safko
safranyik
sarkful
sarkful
noun
(Scotland and Northern England) A shirtful or smockful.
sassafrack
scarflike
scarflike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a scarf.
scarfskin
scarfskin
noun
(archaic) The epidermis, the outermost layer of skin, especially that which forms the cuticle of a nail.
schwarzkopf
schwenkfeldian
schwenkfeldian
Noun
A Schwenkfelder.
seafolk
seafolk
noun
Merpeople.
People who live near the sea and make a traditional living from it.
shacklefords
shaftlike
shaftlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a shaft.
shakefork
shakefork
noun
(heraldry) A pall, especially one which stops short of the edges of the shield and which has pointed ends.
(obsolete) A fork for shaking hay; a pitchfork.
shakeproof
shakeproof
adj
(engineering) Of a washer: resistant to being loosened by vibration.