(hydrology) The rise in water level (above normal) on the upstream side of a bridge or obstruction caused when the effective flow area at the obstruction is less than the natural width of the stream immediately upstream of the obstruction.
An upward rush of fluid.
afield
afield
adv
Away (from the home or starting point, physical or conceptual); usually preceded by far (or farther, further).
On the field.
Out in the open.
aflame
aflame
adj
in flames, on fire, flaming, with flames coming from it
showing anger or contempt
aflare
aflare
adj
Flaring (blazing or shining brightly or suddenly; also figuratively, of a strong emotion).
Flaring (opening outward).
Illuminated (with something blazing or shining).
aflcio
afloat
afloat
adv
(dated, of ideas, information, etc.) Being believed or discussed by many people; being passed from person to person.
(figurative) Covered, overspread (with or in something).
(obsolete) In a state of confusion or bewilderment.
(obsolete, of an emotional state) Stimulated, aroused.
(of an organization) Having enough money to continue to operate; (of a private individual, family, etc.) able to pay one's expenses, able to keep one's head above water.
(of hair or clothing) Floating in the air; flowing freely; not tied, braided, etc.
Covered with water (bearing floating objects).
Floating.
In a vessel at sea or on another body of water.
prep
(obsolete) Floating on.
aflush
aflush
adj
(archaic or poetic) flushed, blushing
afocal
afocal
adj
(optics, of a lens) Neither concave or convex (focal point at infinity)
(optics, of an imaging system) Not focused
agleaf
aidful
aidful
adj
Helpful, assisting, providing aid.
aimful
aimful
adj
Full of purpose.
albify
albify
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To make white.
alfaje
alfaki
alfeus
alfirk
alfons
alford
alfred
alfric
alfuro
aloofe
altify
armful
armful
noun
The amount an arm or arms can hold.
arnulf
artful
artful
adj
(especially) Skilful at using dishonest or unfair means to achieve a purpose; crafty, cunning.
(obsolete) Knowledgeable about the liberal arts; learned, wise.
Characterized by, or performed with, cleverness or contrivance; clever, ingenious.
Exhibiting or using much art or skill; dexterous; skilful.
Not naturally produced; artificial; imitative.
asself
baffle
baffle
noun
(US, dialect, coal mining) A lever for operating the throttle valve of a winding engine.
A device used to dampen the effects of such things as sound, light, or fluid. Specifically, a baffle is a surface which is placed inside an open area to inhibit direct motion from one part to another, without preventing motion altogether.
An architectural feature designed to confuse enemies or make them vulnerable.
verb
(intransitive) To struggle in vain.
(now rare) To foil; to thwart.
(obsolete) To hoodwink or deceive (someone).
(obsolete) To publicly disgrace, especially of a recreant knight.
To bewilder completely; to confuse or perplex.
bagful
bagful
noun
A large assortment.
An amount; the contents of one full bag.
balafo
barfly
barfly
noun
(slang, derogatory) a person who spends much time in a bar or similar drinking establishment
(slang, derogatory) a promiscuous person, especially a woman, who frequents bars hoping to find sexual partners
barful
barful
adj
(archaic) Full of obstructions.
noun
Enough people to fill a bar.
batful
batful
adj
(dialectal or obsolete) Rich; fertile, as in reference to land or soil.
(transitive) To fall upon; fall all over; overtake
(transitive) To happen to.
befell
befell
verb
simple past tense of befall
befile
befile
verb
(transitive, dialectal or obsolete) To make filthy; befoul; soil.
beflag
beflag
verb
(transitive) To decorate with a flag or flags; to hang a flag or flags on.
beflap
beflea
beflea
verb
(transitive) To pester, as fleas do.
beflum
befool
befool
verb
(transitive, archaic) To make a fool out of (someone); to fool, trick, or deceive (someone).
befoul
befoul
verb
(figuratively) To stain or mar (for example with infamy or disgrace).
(specifically) To defecate on, to soil with excrement.
To entangle or run against so as to impede motion.
To make foul; to soil; to contaminate, pollute.
begulf
behalf
behalf
noun
(when adopted by someone else) One's role or rightful place; stead or authority.
The interest, benefit, or wellbeing of someone or something.
beleaf
beleft
beleft
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beleave
belfry
belfry
noun
(architecture) A part of a large tower or steeple, specifically for containing bells.
(architecture) A tower or steeple specifically for containing bells, especially as part of a church.
(dialectal) A shed.
(obsolete) A movable tower used in sieges.
(obsolete) An alarm-tower; a watchtower containing an alarm-bell.
belief
belief
noun
(countable) Something believed.
(in the plural) One's religious or moral convictions.
(uncountable) Religious faith.
(uncountable) The quality or state of believing.
Faith or trust in the reality of something; often based upon one's own reasoning, trust in a claim, desire of actuality, and/or evidence considered.
Mental acceptance of a claim as true.
biflex
bifoil
bifold
bifold
adj
Of two kinds.
Twofold, double.
noun
(carpentry) A door, window, shutter, or divider consisting of two equal panels hinged together so that it opens by folding the panels against each other.
A crease or turn that causes something to double back on itself.
A sheet of paper or cardboard folded in half along a crease down the center.
A wallet, billfold, or carrying case with a single fold, so that it opens like a book.
bilify
binful
binful
noun
Enough to fill a bin.
bluffs
bluffs
noun
plural of bluff
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bluff
bluffy
bluffy
adj
(poker) Inclined to bluff; bluffing.
Having bluffs, or bold steep banks.
Inclined to be brusque.
bobfly
bobfly
noun
(fishing) The fly at the end of the leader.
botfly
botfly
noun
One of several dipterous insects of the family Oestridae, the larvae of which are parasites on many animals, including humans.
boxful
boxful
noun
as much as a box will hold
buffle
buffle
noun
(obsolete) A buffalo.
verb
(intransitive) To puzzle; to be at a loss.
cabful
caffle
cafila
cafila
noun
A caravan of travellers or supplies.
calefy
calefy
verb
(intransitive, obsolete) To become warm or hot
(transitive, obsolete) To make warm or hot
califs
califs
noun
plural of calif
canful
canful
noun
As much as a can will hold.
capful
capful
noun
(nautical) A light puff of wind.
The amount that will fit into a cap.
carful
carful
noun
As much as a car will hold.
caufle
chkfil
clefts
clefts
noun
plural of cleft
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cleft
cliffs
cliffs
noun
plural of cliff
cliffy
cliffy
adj
Abounding in cliffs.
noun
(slang) A cliffhanger (dramatic stopping point in a story).
clifts
clifts
noun
plural of clift
clifty
clifty
adj
(obsolete) Characterised by cliffs; cliffy, craggy.
coffle
coffle
noun
A line of people or animals fastened together, especially a chain of prisoners or slaves.
verb
(transitive) To fasten (a line of people or animals) together.
colfax
colfax
Proper noun
a hamlet in Saskatchewan, Canada, named after Colfax, Iowa.
a city in California, USA
a village in Illinois, USA.
a small town in Indiana, USA.
a city in Iowa, USA.
a town in Louisiana, USA, and parish seat of
an unincorporated community in North Carolina, USA.
a small city in North Dakota, USA.
a small unincorporated community in Texas, USA.
a town in Washington, USA
a town and village in Wisconsin, USA.
colfin
colfox
cuffle
cupful
cupful
noun
A half pint, i.e. eight ounces
The amount necessary to fill a cup.
daffle
daftly
daftly
adv
In a daft manner.
dayfly
dayfly
noun
A mayfly.
deafly
deafly
adv
In a deaf manner; without the aid of a sense of hearing.
defail
defail
verb
(obsolete) To cause to fail.
defalk
defalk
verb
(archaic) To reduce by deducting a part, especially when used in a financial sense.
(obsolete) To cut off, to deduct, to subtract (especially expenses or a sum of money).
defial
defile
defile
noun
(military, rare) An act of defilading a fortress or other place, or of raising the exterior works in order to protect the interior.
A narrow passage or way (originally (military), one which soldiers could only march through in a single file or line), especially a narrow gorge or pass between mountains.
A single file of soldiers; (by extension) any single file.
An act of marching in files or lines.
verb
(intransitive, archaic) To march in a single file or line; to file.
(religion) To cause (something or someone) to become ritually unclean.
(transitive, military, rare) Synonym of defilade (“to fortify (something) as a protection from enfilading fire”)
(transitive, obsolete) To march across (a place) in files or lines.
To act inappropriately towards or vandalize (something sacred or special); to desecrate, to profane.
To become dirty or unclean.
To cause uncleanliness; specifically, to pass feces; to defecate.
To deprive (someone) of their sexual chastity or purity, often not consensually; to deflower, to rape.
To dishonour (someone).
To make (someone or something) morally impure or unclean; to corrupt, to tarnish.
To make (someone or something) physically dirty or unclean; to befoul, to soil.
deflea
deflea
verb
(transitive) To rid of fleas.
deflex
deflex
adj
(archery, of a bow) Having the arms curved or curled at the base so as to turn towards the archer when unstrung, reducing the strain on the limbs and also the energy stored by the weapon.
verb
(zoology, botany) To bend down.
deflow
deflow
verb
(obsolete) To flow down.
deflux
deflux
noun
(obsolete) downward flow
defoil
defoil
verb
To defile or despoil.
defoul
defoul
verb
(obsolete) To defile the chastity of; to debauch, to rape.
(obsolete) To oppress, keep down.
(obsolete) To physically crush or break.
(obsolete) To trample underfoot.
deftly
deftly
adv
In a deft manner; quickly and neatly in action.
delfts
delfts
noun
plural of delft
derfly
dezful
dfault
djelfa
doolfu
dueful
dueful
adj
(archaic) Suitable, appropriate.
duffel
duffel
noun
(US, colloquial) Outfit or supplies, collectively; kit.
A kind of coarse woolen cloth, having a thick nap or frieze.
duffle
duffle
noun
Alternative spelling of duffel
dufoil
dufoil
noun
(heraldry) Twifoil.
earful
earful
noun
(informal) an angry reprimand, castigation or telling off
(informal) intimate gossip
efflux
efflux
noun
That which has flowed out.
verb
(intransitive) To run out; to flow forth.
(intransitive, obsolete) To pass away.
efland
eiffel
eiffel
Proper noun
A surname of French origin,
An ISO-standardized, object-oriented programming language.
elfdom
elfdom
noun
The world or realm of elves.
elfers
elfins
elfins
noun
plural of elfin
elfish
elfish
adj
Characteristic of an elf; elfin, elven.
Mischievous.
elfkin
elfkin
noun
A little elf.
elfont
enfile
enfile
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To thread onto, or hang up on, a string or cord.
enfoil
enfold
enfold
verb
Alternative form of infold
enfoul
engulf
engulf
verb
(transitive) To cast into a gulf.
(transitive) To surround; to cover; to submerge.
enleaf
enlief
enlife
eyeful
eyeful
adj
Filling or attractive to the eye; visible; remarkable.
noun
(informal) A brief period of sleep; forty winks.
(sometimes ironic) A remarkable sight or a very attractive person.
A full or complete view; a good look.
Enough material to fill one's eye.
faailk
fablan
fabled
fabled
adj
Known only in fables; fictitious.
Made known by fables or reputation; legendary, famed.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fable
fabler
fabler
noun
A writer of fables; a fabulist; a dealer in untruths or falsehoods.
fables
fables
noun
plural of fable
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fable
fabula
fabula
noun
(narratology) A series of events forming the basis of a story or narrative.
facial
facial
adj
(medicine, relational) Concerned with or used in improving the appearance of the face.
(relational) Of or affecting the face.
(transferred sense, law) (of a law or regulation validity) On its face; as it appears (as opposed to, as it is applied).
noun
(film) A kind of early silent film focusing on the facial expressions of the actor.
(medicine) A personal care beauty treatment which involves cleansing and moisturizing of the human face.
(slang, pornography, sex) A sex act of male ejaculation onto another person's face.
(slang, sports) (in some contact sports) A foul play which involves one player hitting another in the face.
facile
facile
adj
(chemistry) Of a reaction or other process, taking place readily.
(now rare) Amiable, flexible, easy to get along with.
Easy, now especially in a disparaging sense; contemptibly easy.
Effortless, fluent (of work, abilities etc.).
Lazy, simplistic (especially of explanations, discussions etc.).
facily
facula
facula
noun
(astronomy) A bright spot or patch between sunspots.
faddle
faddle
verb
(UK, dated) To dote on.
To fiddle (play aimlessly).
faecal
faecal
adj
Alternative spelling of fecal
faffle
faffle
verb
(UK, dialect) To stammer.
to flap, like a flag
fagald
fagaly
failed
failed
adj
Bankrupt.
Decayed; worn out.
unsuccessful
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fail
faille
faille
noun
A fabric woven from silk, cotton, or rayon with slight ribs.
fainly
fainly
adv
(archaic) fain; gladly; by choice or preference
fairly
fairly
adv
(dated) Almost; practically.
(degree) Partly, not fully; somewhat.
(manner) In a fair manner; fair; not biased or skewed or favouring a certain party
Favorably; auspiciously; commodiously.
Honestly; properly.
Softly; quietly; gently.
Without blemish.
faisal
falcer
falcer
noun
(zoology) One of the mandibles of a spider.
falces
falces
noun
plural of falx
falcon
falcon
noun
(falconry) A female such bird, a male being a tiercel.
(historical) A light cannon used from the 15th to the 17th century; a falconet.
Any bird of the genus Falco, all of which are birds of prey.