Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acetify
acrestaff
affecters
affecters
noun
plural of affecter
affluents
affluents
noun
plural of affluent
afforests
afforests
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of afforest
affrights
affrights
noun
plural of affright
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of affright
afghanets
aftercast
aftercast
noun
(art) A reproduction work made by reusing a cast.
A throw of dice after the game is ended.
aftercost
aftercost
noun
(accounting) A subsequent expense related to but occurring after the source of an expenditure.
(by extension) A subsequent burden or loss resulting from an endeavor.
afterdays
afterdays
noun
(archaic) Days that follow; a later time or period; (figuratively) people in the future.
afterguns
afterings
afterings
noun
(by extension) The last of any substance that is of a poorer quality than the earlier substance, e.g. the dregs of coffee.
The last milk that is obtained when milking a cow. Often considered the poorest quality of milk.
afterloss
aftermass
aftermast
aftermast
noun
(nautical) A mast located towards the stern of a ship.
aftermost
aftermost
adj
(nautical) Nearest the stern of a vessel.
(obsolete) Most recent.
adv
(obsolete) At the very back.
afternose
afterpast
aftersend
aftership
aftersong
aftertask
afterwash
afterwise
afterwise
adj
Wise after the fact.
aircrafts
aircrafts
noun
(nonstandard) plural of aircraft
antefixes
antefixes
noun
plural of antefix
antesfort
antiflash
antiflash
adj
Alternative form of anti-flash
antifrost
antifrost
adj
Preventing, or countering the effects of frost.
aperitifs
aperitifs
noun
plural of aperitif
arsenfast
arsenfast
adj
(archaic) resistant to arsenic
artefacts
artefacts
noun
plural of artefact
artifacts
artifacts
noun
plural of artifact
artifices
artifices
noun
plural of artifice
asafetida
assistful
assistful
adj
(archaic) helpful
astrofell
astroturf
astroturf
noun
Alternative spelling of AstroTurf
verb
Alternative spelling of Astroturf
autrefois
awfullest
awfullest
adj
superlative form of awful: most awful
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.
backstaff
backstaff
noun
(nautical) An early navigational instrument for measuring the altitude of the sun and hence calculating latitude.
basketful
basketful
noun
The amount that will fit into a basket
batfishes
batfishes
noun
plural of batfish
beanfeast
beanfeast
noun
(chiefly Britain) A dinner party given to the employees of a firm.
(chiefly Britain) Any similar social occasion.
bearfoots
beatifies
beatifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beatify
beefsteak
beefsteak
noun
(countable) Ellipsis of beefsteak mushroom.
(countable) Ellipsis of beefsteak plant, also known as perilla and shiso (Perilla frutescens var. crispa).
(countable) Ellipsis of beefsteak tomato.
(countable, archaic): A celebratory dinner, commonly held in New York between about 1870 and 1940 involving the consumption of enormous quantities of broiled steak and beer.
(countable, uncountable) (A) steak cut from beef cattle.
(uncountable) The herb prepared from the leaves of the beefsteak plant.
bisulfate
bisulfate
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Any salt containing this anion.
(inorganic chemistry) The univalent anion HSO₄⁻.
verb
To react with a bisulfate
To sulfate with two sulfate groups
blastoffs
blastoffs
noun
plural of blastoff
blindfast
boarstaff
boatfalls
bouffants
bouffants
noun
plural of bouffant
breakfast
breakfast
noun
(by extension) A meal consisting of food normally eaten in the morning, which may typically include eggs, sausages, toast, bacon, etc.
(largely obsolete outside religion) A meal eaten after a period of (now often religious) fasting.
The celebratory meal served after a wedding (and occasionally after other solemnities e.g. a funeral).
The first meal of the day, usually eaten in the morning.
verb
(intransitive) To eat the morning meal.
(transitive) To serve breakfast to.
breastful
breastful
noun
The amount that a breast will carry or hold.
bullfeast
bullfeast
noun
(obsolete) A bullfight.
bushcraft
bushcraft
noun
The skills needed to survive in the bush, and by extension in any natural environment.
calctufas
calctuffs
califates
califates
noun
plural of califate
camshafts
camshafts
noun
plural of camshaft
catalufas
catalufas
noun
plural of catalufa
catfishes
catfishes
noun
plural of catfish
chaffiest
chaffiest
adj
superlative form of chaffy: most chaffy
cofactors
cofactors
noun
plural of cofactor
colorfast
colorfast
adj
Having colors that have been dyed or applied to the material in a way that will prevent them from being washed out, running, or fading.
conflates
conflates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of conflate
cowlstaff
cowlstaff
noun
A staff used to carry a cowl or other burden, especially held by two people on their shoulders.
craftiest
craftiest
adj
superlative form of crafty: most crafty
craftless
craftless
adj
Without craft; boatless, etc.
Without craft; unskilled.
craftsman
craftsman
noun
A person who makes or creates material objects partly or entirely by hand.
One who is highly skilled at one's trade; an artisan or artificer.
craftsmen
craftsmen
noun
plural of craftsman
crawfoots
defeaters
defeaters
noun
plural of defeater
defeatism
defeatism
noun
Acceptance of defeat without struggle.
defeatist
defeatist
adj
of, or relating to defeatism
noun
someone who advocates defeatism, or has such an attitude
defecates
defecates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of defecate
deflators
deflators
noun
plural of deflator
diffracts
diffracts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of diffract
diffusate
diffusate
noun
(chemistry) Material which, in the process of catalysis, has diffused or passed through the separating membrane.
disaffect
disaffect
verb
(transitive) To cause a loss of affection, sympathy or loyalty in; to alienate or estrange.
disulfate
disulfate
noun
Alternative form of disulphate
draffiest
draftiest
draftiest
adj
superlative form of drafty: most drafty
draftings
draftings
noun
plural of drafting
draftsman
draftsman
noun
US standard spelling of draughtsman.
draftsmen
draftsmen
noun
plural of draftsman
dragstaff
driftages
driftages
noun
plural of driftage
earthfast
earthfast
adj
Constructed with vertical roof-bearing timbers (posts) in direct contact with the ground, whether set in excavated holes or otherwise.
estafette
estafette
noun
(obsolete) A dispatch rider, especially military; a mounted courier.
fabianist
fabritius
fabulists
fabulists
noun
plural of fabulist
facelifts
facelifts
noun
plural of facelift
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of facelift
facesheet
facesheet
noun
(construction) A sheet of material serving as an outer face, like those surrounding the core of a sandwich panel.
facetious
facetious
adj
Of an idea or statement, humorously silly or counterproductive for the purpose of sarcastically advocating the opposite.
Pleasantly humorous; jocular.
Treating serious issues with (often deliberately) inappropriate humour; flippant.
factoress
factoress
noun
(dated) A female factor (agent or representative).
factories
factories
noun
plural of factory
factorist
factorist
noun
A statistician who uses factor analysis.
factotums
factotums
noun
plural of factotum
faculties
faculties
noun
plural of faculty
fagotings
fagotings
noun
plural of fagoting
fagottist
fagottist
noun
(dated) One who plays the fagotto, or bassoon.
faineants
faineants
noun
plural of faineant
faintness
faintness
noun
The property of being or feeling faint.
fairstead
faithfuls
faithfuls
noun
plural of faithful
faithless
faithless
adj
Lacking faith; lacking belief in something.
Not believing in God, religion, or a comparable ideology.
Not observant of promises or covenants.
Not true to allegiance, duty, or vows
Serving to disappoint or deceive
Unfaithful (said of people, towards their partners)
faithwise
faithwise
adv
In terms of religious faith.
falangist
falangist
Noun
A member of the Falange
Adjective
Of or pertaining to the Falange
falconets
falconets
noun
plural of falconet
faldstool
faldstool
noun
A portable, folding chair used by a bishop when away from his throne.
Any similar stool used in a divine service (such as the coronation of a British monarch).
fallowist
fallowist
noun
One who favors the practice of fallowing land.
falsettos
falsettos
noun
plural of falsetto
falsiteit
falsities
falsities
noun
plural of falsity
faltboats
faltboats
noun
plural of faltboat
falterers
falterers
noun
plural of falterer
famagusta
fanlights
fanlights
noun
plural of fanlight
fantaisie
fantaseid
fantasias
fantasias
noun
plural of fantasia
fantasied
fantasied
adj
Filled with imaginations or fancies.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fantasy
fantasies
fantasies
noun
plural of fantasy
fantasist
fantasist
noun
A writer who writes in the fantasy style.
One living in a fantasy world.
One who creates fantasies.
fantasize
fantasize
Verb
To indulge in fantasy; to imagine things only possible in fantasy.
To portray in the mind, using fantasy.
fantasmal
fantasmal
adj
Alternative spelling of phantasmal
fantasque
fantasque
adj
(obsolete) fantastical
fantassin
fantastic
fantastic
adj
Existing in or constructed from fantasy; of or relating to fantasy; fanciful.
Not believable; implausible; seemingly only possible in fantasy.
Resembling fantasies in irregularity, caprice, or eccentricity; irregular; grotesque.
Wonderful; marvelous; excellent; extraordinarily good or great (used especially as an intensifier).
noun
(archaic) A fanciful or whimsical person.
fantastry
fantastry
noun
Something fantastical.
farmstead
farmstead
noun
A farm, including its buildings.
The main building of a farm.
farrisite
farthings
farthings
noun
plural of farthing
fasciated
fasciated
adj
fasciate
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fasciate
fascinate
fascinate
verb
To be irresistibly charming or attractive to.
To evoke an intense interest or attraction in someone.
To make someone hold motionless; to spellbind.
fasciolet
fascistic
fascistic
adj
Rare form of fascist.
fassalite
fastbacks
fastbacks
noun
plural of fastback
fastballs
fastballs
noun
plural of fastball
fasteners
fasteners
noun
plural of fastener
fastening
fastening
noun
A hook or similar restraint used to fasten things together; fastener.
verb
present participle of fasten
fastgoing
fastgoing
adj
Travelling rapidly.
fastidium
fastidium
noun
(medicine, archaic) repugnance toward food; unwillingness to eat
fastigate
fastigium
fastigium
noun
(architecture) A pediment or gable end.
(pathology) The most intense phase of a disease, especially a fever.