(chiefly attributive) Any piece of furniture (especially a bookcase or cabinet) that has a central section that projects farther forward than the other sections.
breakfronts
breakfronts
noun
plural of breakfront
cankerfret
chuckfarthing
cockfighting
cockfighting
noun
A gambling blood sport (illegal in most countries) in which two roosters have spikes placed on their feet and are made to fight each other, usually to the death.
verb
present participle of cockfight
cockneyfication
cockneyfication
noun
the use of cockney words or mannerisms, especially by non-cockneys
countryfolk
countryfolk
noun
One who lives in the country; a rural dweller.
craftsmanlike
craftsmanlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a craftsman
crankshaft
crankshaft
noun
A rotating shaft that drives (or is driven by) a crank.
verb
(of a straight bolt or rod) To deform in such a manner that part of the rod or bolt is displaced sideways, offset from the longitudinal axis of the part, but remains parallel with the part's main longitudinal axis, with the final shape somewhat resembling a crankshaft.
crankshafts
crankshafts
noun
plural of crankshaft
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of crankshaft
distelfink
distelfink
noun
A stylized goldfinch in Pennsylvania Dutch folk art, representing happiness and good fortune.
distelfinks
distelfinks
noun
plural of distelfink
fackeltanz
fackeltanz
noun
(music) a kind of polonaise, associated with German royal wedding celebrations
fakement
fakement
noun
(archaic) A forgery; something faked.
fantasiestck
fatherkin
fatherkin
noun
(dated) Fond term of address for one's father.
faulkton
faulkton
Proper noun
a small city in South Dakota, USA
feltmaking
feltmaking
noun
The manufacture of felt.
ferntickle
ferntickled
finickiest
finickiest
adj
superlative form of finicky: most finicky
finkelstein
finnickiest
finnickiest
adj
superlative form of finnicky: most finnicky
flinkite
flinkite
Noun
A mineral containing arsenic, hydrogen, manganese, and oxygen.
flintlike
flintlike
adj
Resembling flint; stony.
flintlock
flintlock
noun
A type of lock used on muskets, rifles, and pistols from the early 17th to the mid-19th century.
An early type of firearm, using a spring-loaded flint to strike sparks into the firing pan.
flintlocks
flintlocks
noun
plural of flintlock
flintwork
flintwork
noun
decorative flint facing
work with flint
flintworker
flintworker
noun
A person who produces flintwork.
flunkeyistic
flunkeyistic
adj
Alternative form of flunkyistic
flunkeyite
flunkyistic
flunkyistic
adj
Of or relating to flunkyism.
flunkyite
folkestone
folkestone
Proper noun
A coastal town in Kent, England
folkething
folketing
folketing
Proper noun
the title of the Danish parliament (Folketinget in Danish)
folkston
folkston
Proper noun
A city in Georgia in the United States
footlicking
footlicking
adj
sycophantic
noun
The act of licking someone's feet.
sycophantic behavior
foretalking
forethink
forethink
verb
(transitive, rare) To plan (something) in advance; think, consider, or contrive beforehand; prognosticate.
(transitive, rare) To think about beforehand; to anticipate.
forethinker
forethinker
noun
One who thinks ahead, or plans things in advance.
forethinking
forethinking
verb
present participle of forethink
foretoken
foretoken
noun
A prognostic; a premonitory sign; warning or presentiment.
verb
(transitive) To betoken beforehand; prognosticate; foreshadow; give warning of; presage.
foretokened
foretokened
verb
simple past tense and past participle of foretoken
foretokening
foretokening
noun
Indication in advance.
verb
present participle of foretoken
foretokens
foretokens
noun
plural of foretoken
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of foretoken
forklifting
forklifting
verb
present participle of forklift
forthink
forthink
verb
(intransitive, obsolete) To repent, be sorry for.
(reflexive, obsolete) To regret; repent.
(transitive, obsolete) To change one's mind about; to renounce.
(transitive, obsolete) To regret.
(transitive, obsolete, impersonal) To cause distress or regret to; cause to regret or repent; to vex.
forthinking
forthinking
verb
present participle of forthink
fountainlike
fountainlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a fountain.
franckot
frankability
frankability
noun
The quality of being frankable.
frankenmuth
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
frankest
frankest
adj
superlative form of frank: most frank
frankfort
frankfort
Proper noun
A city in Indiana, USA
The capital city of the state of Kentucky in the United States of America
frankforter
frankforters
frankforts
frankfurt
frankfurt
noun
(US, Australia) A frankfurter; a hot dog sausage.
frankfurter
frankfurter
noun
(UK, US, Canada) A moist sausage of soft, even texture and flavor, often made from mechanically recovered meat or meat slurry.
frankfurters
frankfurters
noun
plural of frankfurter
frankfurts
frankfurts
noun
plural of frankfurt
frankhearted
frankheartedly
frankheartedness
frankheartedness
noun
open-heartedness
frankheartness
frankist
frankist
Noun
A follower of Frankism.
franklandite
franklinist
franklinite
franklinite
noun
(mineralogy) An isometric-hexoctahedral mineral containing iron, manganese, oxygen, and zinc.
franklinites
franklinites
noun
plural of franklinite
franklinization
franklinton
franklintown
frankston
frankton
franktown
fredericktown
freethink
freethinker
freethinker
noun
A person who has formed his or her opinions using reason and rational enquiry; somebody who has rejected dogma, especially with regard to religion.
freethinkers
freethinkers
noun
plural of freethinker
freethinking
freethinking
noun
The principles of a freethinker; free thought
frithsoken
frontierlike
frontierlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a frontier.
fructokinase
fructokinase
noun
(biochemistry) A transferase enzyme of the liver, intestine, and kidney cortex.
funkiest
funkiest
adj
superlative form of funky: most funky
funkstown
gentlefolk
gentlefolk
noun
(archaic) People of superior social position.
gentlefolks
gentlefolks
noun
Synonym of gentlefolk
hydrofranklinite
infantlike
infantlike
adj
Like an infant
intertrafficked
intertrafficking
jackassification
jackassification
noun
(nonce word) The condition or process of being or becoming a jackass (stupid person).
kafiristan
kaftan
kaftan
noun
A long dress or shirt similar in style to those worn in the Eastern Mediterranean.
A long tunic worn in the Eastern Mediterranean.
kaftans
kaftans
noun
plural of kaftan
keftian
kingcraft
kingcraft
noun
The skills needed to rule effectively as a king.
kitchenful
kitchenful
noun
As much as a kitchen will hold or produce.
kitchenwife
kiteflying
kiteflying
noun
(archaic) A mode of raising money, or sustaining one's credit, by the use of paper which is merely nominal.
The flying of kites.
kitschifying
kitschifying
verb
present participle of kitschify
klaftern
klagenfurt
knifepoints
knifepoints
noun
plural of knifepoint
kniferest
knifesmith
knifesmith
noun
A cutler who makes knives.
konfyt
konfyt
noun
(South Africa) A South African jam or fruit preserve.
korfonta
lakefront
lakefront
adj
Adjacent to a lake. Usually used to describe real estate.
noun
Land or an area which is adjacent to a lake.
lopatnikoff
makeshiftiness
makeshiftiness
noun
The quality of being makeshifty.
makeshiftness
makeshiftness
noun
The quality of being makeshift.
markgenossenschaft
metchnikoff
monkcraft
ofthink
outflank
outflank
verb
(transitive) To gain a tactical advantage over (a competitor, for example).
(transitive) To maneuver around and behind the flank of (an opposing force).
outflanked
outflanked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outflank
outflanker
outflanker
noun
(military) One who is positioned so as to outflank the enemy in combat.
outflanking
outflanking
noun
The act of one who outflanks.
verb
present participle of outflank
outflanks
outflanks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outflank
outflunky
phosphofructokinase
phosphofructokinase
noun
(biochemistry) Any of a group of kinase enzymes that convert fructose phosphates to biphosphates
pitchforking
pitchforking
noun
The act of pricking with a pitchfork
verb
present participle of pitchfork
pocketknife
pocketknife
noun
A knife with blades or tools that the user can fold or retract into its handle, and of a size small enough for carrying safely and handily in a pocket. Since the late 19th century the term "penknife" has not been distinct from "pocketknife", but the latter tends to refer to larger and more robust versions, sometimes with more attached tools, suited to heavier duty for casual or ad hoc applications outdoors or in workshops.
pumpkinification
pumpkinification
noun
The act of turning into a pumpkin; usually in jocular opposition to deification.
ratfink
ratfink
noun
(also attributive) A dislikable or contemptible person.
An informer or spy; a traitor.
verb
(transitive) To inform on; to betray.
ratfinks
ratfinks
noun
plural of ratfink.
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ratfink
scoffingstock
skinflint
skinflint
noun
One who is excessively stingy or cautious with money; a tightwad; a miser.