(now chiefly historical) An additional work following the main work; especially, a minor entertainment performed after a play.
chapterful
chapterful
noun
As much as fills a chapter.
coffeepots
coffeepots
noun
plural of coffeepot
compactify
compactify
verb
(humorous, intransitive) To become compact or more compact.
(humorous, transitive) To render (a thing) compact or more compact.
(mathematics, transitive) To enlarge (a topological space) in order to render it compact.
(physics, transitive) To adjust a theory so as to render finite or periodic (a theoretical space-time dimension).
copyfitter
corruptful
corruptful
adj
(obsolete) Tending to corrupt; full of corruption.
driftpiece
factorship
factorship
Noun
The business of a factor.
felspathic
felspathic
adj
Alternative form of feldspathic
flattercap
forcipated
forcipated
adj
Like a pair of forceps.
forescript
forescript
noun
A prescription.
frontpiece
hitchproof
imperfects
imperfects
noun
plural of imperfect
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of imperfect
pacificate
pacificate
verb
(transitive, archaic) To pacify; to make peaceful.
pacificist
pacificist
noun
Alternative form of pacifist
pacificity
pacificity
noun
The quality of being pacific; peacefulness.
pacifistic
pacifistic
adj
Of or pertaining to pacifism.
perfecters
perfecters
noun
plural of perfecter
perfectest
perfectest
adj
superlative form of perfect: most perfect
verb
(archaic) second-person singular simple present form of perfect
perfecting
perfecting
noun
(printing) The process of printing on both sides of the printed-on material during its single pass through the printing press.
verb
present participle of perfect
perfection
perfection
noun
A quality, endowment, or acquirement completely excellent; an ideal; faultlessness; especially, the divine attribute of complete excellence.
The quality or state of being perfect or complete, so that nothing substandard remains; the highest attainable state or degree of excellence
verb
(now uncommon and nonstandard, transitive) To perfect.
perfectism
perfectist
perfective
perfective
adj
(grammar) Of, or relative to, the perfect tense or perfective aspect.
(obsolete) Tending to make perfect, or to bring to perfection.
noun
(grammar) a perfective verb form
perficient
perficient
adj
Making or doing thoroughly; efficient; effectual.
noun
One who endows a charity.
One who performs or perfects a work.
perfricate
perfricate
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To rub over.
perperfect
petrolific
petrolific
adj
Yielding petroleum.
pictureful
pitcherful
pitcherful
noun
The quantity that a pitcher can hold.
pitchfield
pitchforks
pitchforks
noun
plural of pitchfork
pluperfect
pluperfect
adj
(grammar) Pertaining to action completed before another action or event in the past, past perfect.
(informal) Used as an intensifier in various interjections.
(mathematics) Relating to a certain type of graph, complying with the theorem (pluperfect graph theorem) discovered by D. R. Fulkerson in 1970.
(mathematics) Synonym of multiperfect
More than perfect, utterly perfect, ideal.
noun
A verb in this tense.
The pluperfect tense, the past perfect.
pocketfuls
pocketfuls
noun
plural of pocketful
pocketsful
pontefract
pontefract
Proper noun
A town in West Yorkshire, England.
pontifical
pontifical
adj
(chiefly poetic) Of or relating to the building or forming of bridges.
Of or pertaining to a bishop; episcopal.
Of or pertaining to a pope; papal.
Of or pertaining to the pontifices of Ancient Rome.
Pompous, dignified or dogmatic.
Splendid; magnificent.
noun
A book containing the offices, or formulas, used by a pontiff.
pontifices
pontifices
noun
plural of pontifex
postfactor
postfurcal
postfurcal
adj
Relating to a postfurca
postoffice
postoffice
noun
Alternative spelling of post office
praefectus
preafflict
precertify
precertify
verb
(transitive) To certify in advance.
prefactory
prefactory
adj
Prior to the era of industrial factories.
prefectual
prefecture
prefecture
noun
The jurisdiction of a prefect; the region administered by a prefect, especially as a translation of certain French, Chinese, and Japanese administrative divisions.
The office or position of a prefect.
prefiction
preinflict
preperfect
prettyface
profaculty
profascist
profascist
adj
In favour of fascism.
noun
A supporter of fascism.
profection
profection
noun
(obsolete) A setting out; going forward; advance; progression.
proficient
proficient
adj
Good at something; skilled; fluent; practiced, especially in relation to a task or skill.
noun
An expert.
profiction
punctiform
punctiform
adj
Having the form of a point.
purificant
respectful
respectful
adj
Marked or characterized by respect
scentproof
spacecraft
spacecraft
noun
A vehicle that travels through space.
spellcraft
spellcraft
noun
Magical practices involving the casting of spells.
spiflicate
spiflicate
verb
(transitive, Provincial, obsolete) To beat severely.
(transitive, obsolete) To confound, silence or dumbfound.
(transitive, obsolete) To ruin, destroy.
(transitive, slang, obsolete) To stifle, suffocate, kill.
stockproof
stockproof
adj
Resistant to the passage of livestock.
stuporific
subprefect
subprefect
noun
the executive of a subprefecture
superfecta
superfecta
noun
A method of betting in which the bettor, in order to win, must pick the first four finishers of a race in the correct sequence.
suspectful
suspectful
adj
(now rare) Mistrustful, suspicious.
teacupfuls
teacupfuls
noun
plural of teacupful
teacupsful
torporific
torporific
adj
Inducing torpor; tending to cause apathy or lethargy.