(mining) Suffocating gases present in a coal mine after an explosion caused by firedamp, consisting of carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, nitrogen, and sometimes hydrogen sulfide.
appledorf
coldproof
coldproof
adj
Resistant to cold.
dampproof
dampproof
adj
Resistant to the effects of damp.
verb
(transitive) To make resistant to the effects of damp.
deepfroze
dipperful
dipperful
noun
(US) As much as a dipper will hold; a cupful.
disprofit
disprofit
noun
Loss; damage.
verb
(obsolete) To be, or to cause to be, without profit or benefit.
disproofs
disproofs
noun
plural of disproof
driftpins
driftpins
noun
plural of driftpin
dripproof
dripproof
adj
Resistant to damage caused by the dripping of moisture.
dropforge
dustproof
dustproof
adj
Resistant to dust.
feldspars
feldspars
noun
plural of feldspar
firedamps
firedamps
noun
plural of firedamp
flappered
foreadapt
forepaled
forepoled
forespeed
forespeed
verb
(transitive, rare) To outrun; outspeed.
forspread
forspread
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To diffuse
(transitive, intransitive, now chiefly dialectal) To spread; extend.
fringepod
fringepod
noun
Any of various herbs of the genus Thysanocarpus.
leadproof
moldproof
moldproof
adj
Resistant to mold growth.
odorproof
palfreyed
palfreyed
adj
(archaic) Mounted on a palfrey.
paradeful
paradeful
adj
Like a parade; ostentatious; triumphant.
pedalfers
pedalfers
noun
plural of pedalfer
perdifoil
perdifoil
noun
(botany, obsolete) A deciduous plant.
perdifume
perfected
perfected
verb
simple past tense and past participle of perfect
perfervid
perfervid
adj
Extremely, excessively, or feverishly passionate; zealous.
perfidies
perfidies
noun
plural of perfidy
performed
performed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of perform
petrified
petrified
adj
Extremely afraid.
Having undergone the process of petrification (transformation into a stony substance).
verb
simple past tense and past participle of petrify
pettiford
picofarad
piedforts
piedforts
noun
plural of piedfort
pitchford
pittsford
predefeat
predefect
predefend
predefied
predefine
predefine
verb
(transitive) To define in advance.
predefray
prefabbed
prefabbed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of prefab
preferred
preferred
adj
favoured
noun
(finance) Preferred stock.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of prefer
simple past tense and past participle of preferre
prefervid
prefeudal
prefeudal
adj
Before feudalism.
preformed
preformed
adj
formed, constructed or assembled in advance
verb
simple past tense and past participle of preform
premodify
premodify
verb
To modify in advance
preoffend
presifted
presifted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of presift
prodproof
professed
professed
adj
Admitted to a religious order.
Openly declared or acknowledged.
Professing to be qualified.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of profess
proffered
proffered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of proffer
profitted
profitted
verb
Misspelling of profited.
proflated
profounds
profounds
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of profound
profundae
profundae
noun
plural of profunda
proofread
proofread
verb
(transitive and intransitive) To check a written text for errors in spelling, grammar, syntax, and punctuation.
proudfoot
pufendorf
putrefied
putrefied
verb
simple past tense and past participle of putrefy
raidproof
raidproof
adj
Resistant to raids or attacks.
sandproof
sandproof
adj
Protecting against, or resistant to, sand.
skidproof
skidproof
adj
Resistant to skidding; nonslip.
spindrift
spindrift
noun
(by extension) Clouds of sand, snow, etc., whipped along the ground by the wind.
(nautical) Sea spray (clouds of water droplets) blown from the tops of waves by the wind and whipped along the surface of the sea.