A nocturnal, insectivorous mammal, Proteles cristatus, of southern and eastern Africa, related to and resembling the hyena.
abulfeda
afflated
afflated
adj
Inspired, especially divinely.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of afflate
affodill
affodill
noun
(obsolete) daffodil
airfield
airfield
noun
(aviation) An open field designated for the taking off and landing of aircraft, but which, unlike an airport, does not necessarily have terminals or paved runways.
albified
albified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of albify
alderfly
alderfly
noun
(fishing) An artificial fly with brown mottled wings, body of peacock harl, and black legs.
A member of any one of the 66 species of the family Sialidae of megalopteran insects, each specimen of which has a body length not exceeding one inch and possesses long filamentous antennae and four large dark wings.
alfedena
alfenide
alfenide
noun
An alloy of nickel and silver electroplated with silver.
ashfield
ashfield
noun
A field that is covered in ash.
backfold
bandfile
bayfield
bayfield
Proper noun
A village in Barbados.
A town in Colorado.
A rural community in New Brunswick, Canada.
A community in Nova Scotia, Canada.
A village in Ontario, Canada.
A city and town in Wisconsin.
befiddle
befilmed
befilmed
adj
(poetic, archaic, rare) Covered with a film.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of befilm
befleaed
befleaed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beflea
befooled
befooled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of befool
befouled
befouled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of befoul
befuddle
befuddle
verb
(transitive) To perplex, confuse (someone).
(transitive) To stupefy (someone), especially with alcohol.
begulfed
belfield
belfried
belfried
adj
(in combination) Having a belfry or belfries of a specified number or kind.
Furnished with a belfry or belfries.
berfield
billfold
billfold
noun
A small, folding sleeve or case designed to hold paper currency, as well as credit cards, pictures, etc.
birdlife
birdlife
noun
The birds (e.g. of an area) collectively.
bisulfid
bisulfid
noun
Archaic form of bisulphide.
blanford
bloodfin
bloodfin
noun
Aphyocharax anisitsi, a South American characin with blood-red tail and fins.
boldface
boldface
adj
Synonym of boldfaced
noun
(typography) A font that is dark, having a high ratio of ink to white space, written or drawn with thick strong lines.
verb
To print or write in a boldfaced font.
bondfolk
bonfield
bookfold
calfhood
calfhood
noun
The state or time of being a calf.
canfield
canfield
Noun
A type of solitaire card game; in the UK typically referring to Klondike, and in the US to Demon.
clifford
clifford
Proper noun
name transferred from the surname.
cloudful
cloudful
adj
(by extension) Dark, dimmed; troubled, turbid.
Abounding with clouds, clouded, cloudy.
noun
The amount contained in a cloud.
cordleaf
daffling
daffodil
daffodil
adj
Of a brilliant yellow color, like that of a daffodil.
noun
A brilliant yellow color, like that of a daffodil.
A bulbous plant of the genus Narcissus, with yellow flowers and a trumpet shaped corona, especially Narcissus pseudonarcissus, the national flower of Wales.
daftlike
daftlike
adj
(UK, regional) daft; foolish
danuloff
datafile
datafile
noun
A computer file that stores data for use by an application or system.
dataflow
dataflow
noun
Alternative spelling of data flow
dayflies
dayflies
noun
plural of dayfly
deadfall
deadfall
noun
(countable, Canada, US, hunting) A kind of trap for animals, consisting of a heavy board or log that falls on to the prey.
(countable, US, slang) A cheap, rough bar or saloon.
A deep-sea ribbonfish, Trachipterus arcticus, from the north Atlantic
deathful
deathful
adj
(literary) Subject to death; mortal.
Involving the danger of death; fatal, deadly.
Resembling or pertaining to death; deathly.
deerflys
defaults
defaults
noun
plural of default
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of default
deferral
deferral
noun
A prepayment.
An accrual.
An act of deferring, a deferment.
defiable
defiable
adj
That can be defied.
defilade
defilade
noun
A fortification having such protection.
verb
(transitive, military) To fortify (something) as a protection from enfilading fire.
defilers
defilers
noun
plural of defiler
defiling
defiling
verb
present participle of defile
deflated
deflated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of deflate
deflater
deflater
noun
Alternative form of deflator
deflates
deflates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deflate
deflator
deflator
noun
(economics) A factor applied to economic statistics in order to counter the effect of inflation.
That which deflates.
defleaed
defleaed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of deflea
deflects
deflects
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deflect
deflexed
deflexed
adj
Bent downward, as branches, leaves, or hairs.
deflower
deflower
verb
(transitive) To deprive of flowers.
(transitive) To deprive of grace and beauty.
(transitive) To take the virginity of (somebody), especially a woman or girl.
defluent
defluent
adj
Running downward; decurrent.
defluous
defluous
adj
(obsolete) Flowing down; falling off.
defrayal
defrayal
noun
The act of defraying.
deifical
deifical
adj
Alternative form of deific
delayful
delfeena
demiwolf
demiwolf
noun
(archaic) A mongrel dog, between a dog and a wolf.
desulfur
desulfur
verb
(transitive) to remove the sulfur from something (such as petroleum or flue gases)
dewfalls
dewfalls
noun
plural of dewfall
diolefin
diolefin
noun
(organic chemistry) An olefin that has two double bonds; a diene
dirgeful
dirgeful
adj
funereal
having the qualities of a dirge; moaning
disflesh
disflesh
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To disembody.
(obsolete, transitive) To reduce the flesh or obesity of.
dishfuls
dishfuls
noun
plural of dishful
disulfid
disulfid
noun
Archaic form of disulphide.
dixfield
dodgeful
dodgeful
adj
Full of dodges or tricks; shifty, evasive.
dolefish
dolefuls
dolefuls
noun
(informal) A doleful feeling; the blues; the doldrums.
dollface
dollface
noun
(slang) An attractive woman.
dollfish
dollfuss
doubtful
doubtful
adj
(obsolete) Fearsome, dreadful.
Experiencing or showing doubt, sceptical.
Improbable or unlikely.
Subject to, or causing doubt.
Suspicious, or of dubious character.
Unclear or unreliable.
Undecided or of uncertain outcome.
noun
A doubtful person or thing.
downfall
downfall
noun
A precipitous decline in fortune; death or rapid deterioration, as in status or wealth.
An act of falling down.
The cause of such a fall; a critical blow or error.
verb
(intransitive) To fall down; deteriorate; decline.
downflow
downflow
noun
A downward flow.
downfold
downfold
noun
(geology) A syncline.
draftily
draftily
adv
In a drafty manner.
drakefly
drawfile
dreadful
dreadful
adj
(hyperbolic) Unpleasant, awful, very bad (also used as an intensifier).
(obsolete) Awesome, awe-inspiring, causing feelings of reverence.
Genuinely horrific, awful, or alarming; dangerous, risky.
Reverential, full of pious awe.
Scared, afraid, frightened.
Timid, easily frightened.
adv
(informal) Dreadfully.
noun
A journal or broadsheet printing such reports.
A shocker: a report of a crime written in a provokingly lurid style.
A shocking or sensational crime.
dreamful
dreamful
adj
(poetic) Dreamy
noun
As much as one can dream about.
driftlet
driftlet
noun
A little drift, as of snow.
drofland
dseldorf
duffield
duffield
Proper noun
A hamlet in Alberta, Canada.
A village in Derbyshire, England.
A town in Virginia.
dumpfile
dustfall
dustfall
noun
Fine particles deposited by the atmosphere.
effulged
effulged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of effulge
elfrieda
elmsford
enfilade
enfilade
noun
(architecture) A series of doors that provide a vista when open.
A line or straight passage, or the position of that which lies in a straight line.
Gunfire directed along the length of a target.
verb
(architecture, transitive) To arrange (rooms or other structures) in a row.
(figuratively, transitive) To be directed toward (something) like enfilading gunfire.
(transitive) To rake (something) with gunfire.
enflamed
enflamed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of enflame
enfolded
enfolded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of enfold
enfolden
enfolden
verb
(obsolete) past participle of enfold
enfolder
enfolder
noun
One who, or that which, enfolds.
enfuddle
engulfed
engulfed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of engulf
fabledom
fabledom
noun
(qualified by the name of a subculture) The legends of a particular subculture.
All fables, collectively, and the worlds depicted in them.
Cultural beliefs that are not grounded in fact.
fadeless
fadeless
adj
Not fading; eternal
fadingly
fadingly
adv
In a fading manner; becoming lighter or paler.
fahlband
fahlband
noun
(geology) A stratum in crystalline rock that contains metallic sulfides.
fairdale
fairland
fairlead
fairlead
noun
(nautical) A device to guide a line, rope or cable around an object or out of the way, or to stop it from moving laterally
falcated
falcated
adj
Hooked or bent like a sickle; as, a falcate leaf; a falcate claw; -- said also of the moon, or a planet, when horned or crescent-formed.
falderal
falderal
noun
Alternative spelling of folderol
falderol
faldetta
faldetta
noun
A headdress and shawl worn by women in parts of the Mediterranean.
falkland
falkland
Proper noun
the
a village and former royal burgh in council area, Scotland
fallowed
fallowed
adj
Of land, ploughed but left unseeded.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fallow
falsedad
faltered
faltered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of falter
fanfolds
fanfolds
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fanfold
fardelet
farmdale
farmhold
farmland
farmland
noun
Land that is suitable for farming and agricultural production.
fasthold
fastland
fearedly
fecaloid
fecaloid
adj
Resembling excrement or faeces.
fedelini
fedelini
noun
A very thin form of spaghetti.
federals
federals
noun
plural of federal
feedable
feedable
adj
Capable of being fed (given as food).
Capable of being fed (given food).
feedhole
feedhole
noun
(engineering) A hole through or into which something is fed.
Any of the holes in punched paper that engage with the sprocket in a machine.
feedlots
feedlots
noun
plural of feedlot
feingold
feldsher
feldsher
noun
Alternative form of feldscher
feldspar
feldspar
noun
(mineralogy) Any of a large group of rock-forming minerals that, together, make up about 60% of the earth's outer crust. The feldspars are all aluminum silicates of the alkali metals sodium, potassium, calcium and barium. Feldspars are the principal constituents of igneous and plutonic rocks.