The placenta and other material expelled via the birth canal following childbirth or parturition in mammals.
afterbirths
afterbirths
noun
plural of afterbirth
afterbreach
alphabetiform
alphabetiform
adj
Having the form of a developed alphabet or its letters, as opposed to crude pictographic symbols.
archboutefeu
artzybasheff
backshift
backshift
noun
(grammar) The changing of the tense of a verb from present to past in reported speech.
(statistics) A function on a stochastic process whose value on any random variable is the preceding random variable in the process.
verb
(grammar, transitive) To change the tense of a verb from present to past in reported speech.
baftah
baftah
noun
Alternative form of bafta (“fabric”)
bairnsfather
baitfish
baitfish
noun
(fishing) Fish that can be caught using bait.
(fishing) Small fish such as minnows that are used as bait to catch larger predatory fish.
batfish
batfish
noun
Any of several anglerfish of the family Ogcocephalidae
Any of several spade-shaped, laterally compressed, reef-dwelling tropical fish of the genus Platax.
batfishes
batfishes
noun
plural of batfish
bathflower
bathoflore
bathofloric
bathtubful
bathtubful
noun
As much as a bathtub will hold.
beachfront
beachfront
adj
Of property (real estate): located on a beach.
noun
The portion of land or property that runs alongside and facing a beach.
beachfronts
beachfronts
noun
plural of beachfront
befathered
befeather
befeather
verb
(transitive) To deck or cover with feathers.
befetished
befetished
adj
(dated) Wearing amulets or talismans.
befilth
befilth
verb
(transitive, rare) To cover with filth; make filthy; begrime.
befraught
befraught
adj
(rare) fraught
befreight
belfather
bellyflaught
benefactorship
benefactorship
noun
The role or status of benefactor.
benzothiofuran
bethflower
bewitchful
bewitchful
adj
Bewitching; alluring; fascinating; amazing.
bischofite
bischofite
noun
(mineralogy) An evaporite, consisting of magnesium chloride with the chemical formula MgCl₂·6H₂O, found with potash deposits in Saxony.
bismuthiferous
bismuthiferous
adj
Containing or producing bismuth.
blitheful
blitheful
adj
Full of gaiety; joyous.
blithefully
blithefully
adv
In a blitheful manner.
blueshifted
blueshifted
adj
Whose frequency/wavelength has been changed by a blueshift
breathful
breathful
adj
(obsolete) Full of odour; fragrant.
Characteristic of a breath; breath-like.
Focused on control of one's breathing.
Full of breath; breathy.
Not breathless; breathing easily.
Relaxed and quiet.
That breathes.
noun
A quantity that is exhaled in one breath.
A quantity that is inhaled in one breath.
That which is smelled or sensed in one breath.
The amount spoken on one breath.
bullfight
bullfight
noun
A public spectacle, in Spain and some other Latin countries, in which a person baits and often kills a bull.
bullfighter
bullfighter
noun
One who engages in bullfighting; a toreador or matador.
bullfighters
bullfighters
noun
plural of bullfighter
bullfighting
bullfighting
noun
A traditional spectacle, popular in Spain and many former Spanish colonies, in which a matador manipulates and ultimately kills a bull at close range.
bullfights
bullfights
noun
plural of bullfight
burschenschaft
burschenschaften
bushcraft
bushcraft
noun
The skills needed to survive in the bush, and by extension in any natural environment.
bushfighter
bushfighter
noun
One who takes part in bushfighting.
bushfighting
bushfighting
noun
Fighting in the bush, or from behind bushes, trees, or thickets.
butterfish
butterfish
noun
(informal) The sablefish (Anoplopoma fimbria) (the sablefish is not a true butterfish; but is called such informally)
(obsolete) The Murray perch, Oligorus mitchelli; an Australian perciform fish of Murray river, now known as trout cod, Maccullochella macquariensis http://www.fishbase.org/Nomenclature/SynonymsList.php?ID=6308&SynCode=26048&GenusName=Maccullochella&SpeciesName=macquariensis, http://www.fishbase.org/summary/Maccullochella-macquariensis.html.
A rock gunnel, Pholis gunnellus, an eel-like fish found in the intertidal and subtidal zones of the North Atlantic.
Perciform fish of the family Stromateidae, including the genera Pampus, Peprilus and Stromateus.
The New Zealand fish Odax pullus, also known as greenbone.
butterfishes
butterfishes
noun
plural of butterfish
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
chantefable
chantefable
noun
A form of Medieval French literature with alternative spoken and sung passages.
chondrofibromatous
faithbreach
faithbreach
noun
(rare, archaic or poetic) Breach of honour, faith, or loyalty; disloyalty.
faithbreaker
faithbreaker
noun
Someone who breaks a promise or violates a treaty.
fashionability
fashionability
noun
Fashionableness.
fathomable
fathomable
adj
able to be fathomed
fathomableness
fathomableness
Noun
The quality of being fathomable.
featherback
featherback
noun
Any fish of the family Notopteridae.
featherbed
featherbed
noun
(UK, Dartmoor) A bog covered by a layer of moss, presenting a hazard to walkers.
A mattress stuffed with feathers.
verb
(intransitive) To engage in featherbedding; to employ more workers than necessary to fulfill a labor union requirement.
(transitive) To treat someone with excessive indulgence; to pamper, cosset or mollycoddle.
featherbedded
featherbedded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of featherbed
featherbedding
featherbedding
noun
(US) The employment of more workers than is necessary, typically because of labor union rules (or sometimes deals with organized crime, a government, etc), especially upon the introduction of new technology.
verb
present participle of featherbed
featherbeds
featherbeds
noun
plural of featherbed
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of featherbed
featherbird
featherbone
featherbone
noun
A whalebone substitute made from the quills of geese and turkeys.
featherbrain
featherbrain
noun
Alternative spelling of feather-brain.
featherbrained
featherbrained
adj
Alternative spelling of feather-brained
feeblehearted
feebleheartedly
feebleheartedness
fetterbush
fetterbush
noun
Leucothoe fontanesiana
Leucothoe spp., especially
Lyonia lucida (shiny lyonia)
Pieris floribunda (mountain fetterbush)
fibrobronchitis
fibrochondritis
fibrochondrosteal
fightable
fightable
adj
(military) Capable in combat.
Able to be fought.
filibranchiate
fingerbreadth
fingerbreadth
noun
A (usually approximate and informal) unit of measurement based upon the radial width of the human finger.
fishability
fishability
noun
The quality or degree of being fishable.
fishboat
fishboat
noun
A fishing boat.
fishboats
fishboats
noun
plural of fishboat
fishbolt
fishbolt
noun
(engineering) A bolt used to fasten fishplates.
fishbolts
fishbolts
noun
plural of fishbolt
fisherboat
fisherboat
noun
Alternative form of fisher-boat
fitchburg
flashtube
flashtube
noun
Synonym of flashlamp
flashtubes
flashtubes
noun
plural of flashtube
flaughtbred
folberth
foliobranchiate
footbath
footbath
noun
A liquid mixture, often medicinal, for soaking or washing the feet with.
A small basin or bath designed for soaking or washing the feet.
The act of soaking or washing the feet.
footbaths
footbaths
noun
plural of footbath
footbreadth
footbreadth
noun
The breadth of a foot; used as a measure.
forbathe
forbathe
verb
(archaic, transitive) To bathe abundantly or thoroughly.
forestburgh
forthbring
forthbring
verb
(obsolete) To bring forth; bring out; produce.
forthbringer
forthbringer
noun
One who or that which brings forth.
forthbringing
forthbringing
verb
present participle of forthbring
forthbrought
forthbrought
verb
simple past tense and past participle of forthbring
forthby
forthby
adv
Obsolete form of forby.
frightable
frightenable
frightenable
adj
Capable of being frightened.
frithborgh
frithborh
frithborh
noun
(obsolete) A frankpledge.
frithbot
frontbencher
frontbencher
noun
(politics) A Member of Parliament who sits on the front bench, and is typically part of the cabinet.
fulbright
furbishment
hemafibrite
hemafibrite
Noun
synadelphite
hoofbeat
hoofbeat
noun
The sound of a hoof striking the ground.
hoofbeats
hoofbeats
noun
plural of hoofbeat
hyperflexibility
hyperflexibility
noun
The condition of being hyperflexible
inferobranchiate
inferobranchiate
adj
(zoology) Having the gills on the sides of the body, under the margin of the mantle; belonging to the Inferobranchiata.
labyrinthiform
labyrinthiform
adj
Having the form of a labyrinth; intricate.
lebhaft
mynpachtbrief
olfactophobia
osteochondrofibroma
rabbitfish
rabbitfish
noun
Any fish in the family Chimaeridae, cartilaginous fish in the order Chimaeriformes.
Any fish in the family Siganidae, native to shallow Indo-Pacific coastal waters and introduced to the eastern Mediterranean via the Suez Canal.
rabbitfishes
rabbitfishes
noun
plural of rabbitfish
refurbishment
refurbishment
noun
The act of refurbishing; renovation.
rhabditiform
rhabditiform
adj
Having the form of a nematode of the order Rhabditida.
shaftesbury
shaftesbury
Proper noun
A in
An English
shaftsburg
shaftsbury
shiftability
shiftable
shiftable
adj
That can be shifted
subshaft
subshaft
noun
(architecture) A secondary or subsidiary shaft.
subshafts
subshafts
noun
plural of subshaft
subtrochleariform
sulfobismuthite
tablefellowship
tablefellowship
noun
The role or status of tablefellow.
theftbote
theftbote
noun
(law, obsolete) The receiving of a person's goods again from a thief, or a compensation for them, by way of composition, with the intent that the thief shall escape punishment.
therebefore
therebefore
adv
before that time; beforehand
therebiforn
thereinbefore
thereinbefore
adv
(formal) In a preceding part of that (speech, book, etc.); before that.
thermoformable
thermoformable
adj
Capable of being thermoformed.
thimbleflower
thimbleful
thimbleful
noun
(by extension) A small amount of liquid, especially alcoholic spirits.
As much as a thimble will hold.
thimblefuls
thimblefuls
noun
plural of thimbleful
thimblesful
thriftbox
tubfish
tubfish
noun
(UK, dialect) The sapphirine gurnard (Chelidonichthys lucerna).
tubfishes
turboshaft
turboshaft
noun
A gas-turbine engine designed to transmit power by means of a geared shaft, used in helicopters and for land and marine vehicular and stationary applications.