(historical, nautical) The seaman or seamen stationed on the poop or after part of a ship, to attend the after-sails.
(sailing) The members of a yacht's crew who attend to the aft sails
A drudge; somebody tasked with menial work.
afterhours
aftersound
aftersound
noun
(acoustics) The second, slower phase of decay in the sound made by a piano string when it is struck.
(phonetics, obsolete) A weaker sound that immediately follows a more salient one, such as the second, less prominent vowel sound in a falling diphthong.
A sound that persists or remains audible after its source has ceased to produce it; the perception of such a sound.
afterstudy
aftertouch
aftertouch
noun
(music, uncountable) Pressure sensitivity on an electronic synthesizer, allowing the musician to change the tone or sound of a note after it is struck.
(rare) A touch (feature or characteristic) added finally or as an afterthought.
(video games) A feature in football/soccer games allowing the player to swerve the ball immediately after kicking it.
airiferous
airiferous
adj
Alternative form of aeriferous
alfarabius
alfraganus
alikulufan
anfracture
anfracture
noun
(obsolete) A mazy winding.
anguishful
anguishful
adj
Full of anguish.
antefurcae
antefurcae
noun
plural of antefurca
antefurcal
antefurcal
adj
Relating to an antefurca
antefuture
antifeudal
antifeudal
adj
(politics) Opposing a feudal system.
antifouler
antifouler
noun
Synonym of antifoulant
antifungal
antifungal
adj
(pharmacology) That inhibits the growth of fungi; antimycotic.
noun
(pharmacology) A drug that inhibits the growth of fungi.
antifungin
antifungin
noun
The fungicide magnesium borate.
antifungus
antifungus
adj
That inhibits the growth of fungi.
aquafortis
aquafortis
noun
Alternative form of aqua fortis
aquiferous
aquiferous
adj
(geology) Of or pertaining to an aquifer
Carrying water
arciferous
armiferous
armiferous
adj
(rare) Bearing arms or weapons.
artfulness
artfulness
noun
The quality of being artful or of acting in an artful manner.
asciferous
aufklarung
auriferous
auriferous
adj
Containing or producing gold; gold-bearing.
auriflamme
auriflamme
noun
Obsolete spelling of oriflamme
ausforming
ausforming
verb
present participle of ausform
backfurrow
backfurrow
noun
(agriculture) The line of piled soil thrown up beside a furrow when it is created by a plow
verb
(agriculture) To throw or turn the soil in alternating directions for every other row that is plowed, so that every pair of furrows has a single backfurrow with clear areas on the outside.
baculiform
baculiform
adj
Shaped like a bacillus; rod-shaped.
balloonful
balloonful
noun
Enough to fill a balloon.
barrelfuls
barrelfuls
noun
plural of barrelful
barrelsful
basketfuls
basketfuls
noun
plural of basketful
bathtubful
bathtubful
noun
As much as a bathtub will hold.
beautified
beautified
adj
Having been made beautiful.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beautify
beautifier
beautifier
noun
A person who or a thing which beautifies or makes beautiful.
beautifies
beautifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beautify
benzofuran
benzofuran
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of a class of bicyclic heterocycles consisting of a benzene ring fused with one of furan.
bifistular
bifistular
adj
Doubly fistular; having two tubelike parts.
bifurcated
bifurcated
adj
Divided into two branches.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bifurcate
bifurcates
bifurcates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bifurcate
blamefully
blamefully
adv
In a blameful manner.
boastfully
boastfully
adv
In a boastful manner.
breadfruit
breadfruit
noun
An evergreen tree, Artocarpus altilis, native to islands of the east Indian Ocean and western Pacific Ocean.
The large round fruit of this tree.
breadstuff
breadstuff
noun
Any of the ingredients for making bread, especially as commodities in trade and especially the principal ones, namely, flour/meal or the grain with which to mill it (such as wheat, oats, rye, or any other cereal grain).
Bread or bread-like baked goods of any sort.
brunfelsia
brunfelsia
noun
(botany) Any of the plants of the genus Brunfelsia.
buffaloing
buffaloing
verb
present participle of buffalo
bufflehead
bufflehead
noun
(obsolete) One who has a large head; a heavy, stupid fellow.
A duck in the goldeneye genus, Bucephala albeola.
bumbailiff
bumbailiff
noun
(UK, obsolete) A bound bailiff.
butterfats
butterfats
noun
plural of butterfat.
cafetorium
cafetorium
noun
A large room, usually in a school, used as both a cafeteria and an auditorium.
calcifugal
calcifugal
adj
Of or relating to a calcifuge.
camouflage
camouflage
noun
(biology) Resemblance of an organism to its surroundings for avoiding detection.
(military) The use of natural or artificial material on personnel, objects, or tactical positions with the aim of confusing, misleading, or evading the enemy.
(textiles) A pattern on clothing consisting of irregularly shaped patches that are either greenish/brownish, brownish/whitish, or bluish/whitish, as used by ground combat forces.
A disguise or covering up.
Clothes made from camouflage fabric, for concealment in combat or hunting.
The act of disguising.
verb
To hide or disguise something by covering it up or changing the way it looks.
camoufleur
camoufleur
noun
one who camouflages
carefuller
carefuller
adj
comparative form of careful: more careful
carfuffled
catafalque
catafalque
noun
A platform used to display or convey a coffin during a funeral, often ornate.
cauliflory
cauliflory
noun
The quality of being cauliflorous.
caustified
cellifugal
cellifugal
adj
cellulifugal
chaochowfu
chapterful
chapterful
noun
As much as fills a chapter.
charmfully
charmfully
adv
In a charmful manner.
chaudfroid
chaudfroid
noun
Alternative form of chaud-froid
chauffeurs
chauffeurs
noun
plural of chauffeur
chauffeuse
chauffeuse
noun
(dated) female equivalent of chauffeur
churnstaff
cimicifuga
cimicifuga
noun
Any member of the former genus Cimicifuga, now Actaea sect. Cimicifuga, of flowering plants: bugbane or cohosh.
cofeatures
cofeatures
noun
plural of cofeature
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cofeature
colourfast
colourfast
adj
Alternative spelling of colorfast (Items with dyes or pigments that are capable of producing a stable colouring effect.)
confabular
confabular
adj
Of or pertaining to confabulation.
configural
configural
adj
Relating to the spatial configuration of something, such as a human face to be recognised, rather than its separate visual features.
confucians
confusable
confusable
adj
Able to be confused.
noun
A word or phrase that is easily confused with another
confusably
confusably
adv
In a confusable way; such that they may be confused.
confutable
confutable
adj
(archaic or formal) That can be confuted, i.e. shown to be false; disprovable.
confutator
courtcraft
courtcraft
noun
(sports) Skill on the court, as in squash or tennis.
The artifices and intrigues at courts.
craftsbury
creamfruit
cruciferae
curryfavel
deathfully
deathfully
adv
In a deathful manner.
defaultant
defaultant
noun
Synonym of defaulter
defaulters
defaulters
noun
plural of defaulter
defaulting
defaulting
noun
The act or result of being defaulted, especially a failure to meet a financial obligation.
verb
present participle of default
defaulture
defrauders
defrauders
noun
plural of defrauder
defrauding
defrauding
noun
The act of committing fraud.
verb
present participle of defraud
despairful
despairful
adj
Characterised by despair; hopeless.
disdainful
disdainful
adj
Showing contempt or scorn; having a pronounced lack of concern for others viewed as unworthy.
diseaseful
diseaseful
adj
Abounding with disease; producing diseases.
disfeature
disfeature
verb
(transitive) To deprive of features; to mar the features of.
dishpanful
dishpanful
noun
As much as a dishpan will hold.
disqualify
disqualify
verb
(transitive) To exclude from consideration by the explicit revocation of a previous qualification.
(transitive) To make ineligible for something.
disulfiram
disulfiram
noun
(pharmacology) A synthetic compound (trademark Antabuse) used in the treatment of alcoholics to make drinking alcohol produce unpleasant after-effects.
doubleleaf
dreadfully
dreadfully
adv
(dated) Exceptionally, eminently, very much.
In a dreadful manner.
dreamfully
dreamfully
adv
In a dreamful manner.
drearfully
dreyfusard
earnestful
earnestful
adj
(obsolete) serious
effectuate
effectuate
verb
(transitive) To cause, bring about (an event); to accomplish, to carry out (a wish, plan etc.).
effigurate
effigurate
adj
(botany, lichenology) Having a definite (lobed) shape; not effuse.
effleurage
effleurage
noun
(massage) A form of massage involving smooth strokes of the skin with one's hands.
verb
(massage) To gently stroke the skin in a circular motion with the palm of one's hands.
effluviate
effluviate
verb
(intransitive) To give forth effluvium.
effluvivia
endosulfan
endosulfan
noun
(chemistry) a toxic chlorinated polycyclic insecticide used to control mites
enfleurage
enfleurage
noun
The process of extracting fragrance (essential oils) from flowers by using unscented wax or fat, then extracting with alcohol.
entreatful
entreatful
adj
(rare) Full of entreaty.
epulafquen
equiformal
equiformal
adj
equiform
eurafrican
eurafrican
Adjective
Of or relating to the continents of Europe and Africa combined.
Of European and African descent.
Noun
An African with European ancestors.
Someone of mixed European and African heritage.
exsufflate
exsufflate
verb
(obsolete) To exorcise or renounce by blowing.
fabulosity
fabulosity
noun
(obsolete, countable) A fabulous thing; a fable.
(uncountable) Fabulousness; the quality of being fabulous; fictitiousness; mythical character.
fabulously
fabulously
adv
In a fabulous manner.
In fables.
facinorous
facinorous
adj
(archaic, formal) Extremely wicked.
factiously
factiously
adv
In a factious manner.
factitious
factitious
adj
Counterfeit, fabricated, fake.
Created by humans; artificial.
factualism
factualism
noun
A form of evaluation that emphasizes the usage of facts, falsifiability, logic and reason.
factualist
factualist
noun
A proponent of factualism.
factuality
factuality
noun
That which is factual.
The state or quality of being factual.
faculative
faeculence
fahlunitte
fainaigued
fainaigued
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fainaigue
fainaiguer
fainaiguer
noun
One who fainaigues.
fairground
fairground
noun
A commercially-operated collection of rides, games and other entertainment attractions; an amusement park.
An area where a fair (an event for public entertainment) or other public event is held; a showground.
faithfully
faithfully
adv
(US) A conventional formula for ending a letter, used when the salutation addresses the person for whom the letter is intended using an honorific.
In a faithful manner.
falciparum
falciparum
noun
(cytology) The parasitic protozoan Plasmodium falciparum that causes falciparum malaria
falfurrias
fallacious
fallacious
adj
Characterized by fallacy; false or mistaken.
Deceptive or misleading.
famousness
famousness
noun
The condition of being famous; fame
famulative
fancifully
fancifully
adv
In a fanciful manner.
farinulent
farinulent
adj
farinose
farmhouses
farmhouses
noun
plural of farmhouse
farmhousey
farmhousey
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a farmhouse.
fascicular
fascicular
adj
Of or pertaining to a fascicle.
fasciculus
fasciculus
noun
(anatomy) A small bundle of nerve, muscle or tendon fibers.
One of the divisions of a book published in separate parts; a fascicle.
fastidious
fastidious
adj
Difficult to please; quick to find fault.
Excessively particular, demanding, or fussy about details, especially about tidiness and cleanliness.