(astronautics) A section or piece of a launch vehicle, rocket, or spacecraft that enters the atmosphere unprotected behind the nose cone or other body that is protected for entry.
(astronomy) A companion body that trails a satellite or spacecraft.
(nautical) The part of a vessel abaft midships.
The afterpart of a vehicle.
afterdays
afterdays
noun
(archaic) Days that follow; a later time or period; (figuratively) people in the future.
afterplay
afterplay
noun
In human sexual behavior, the erotic acts done after finishing sex.
balefully
balefully
adv
In a baleful, ominous manner.
banefully
banefully
adv
In a baneful way.
bellyfish
bellyfull
bellyfuls
bellyfuls
noun
plural of bellyful
bodefully
boyfriend
boyfriend
noun
A male friend.
A male partner in an unmarried romantic relationship.
butterfly
butterfly
noun
(alternate history) A random change in an aspect of the timeline seemingly unrelated to the primary point of divergence, resulting from the butterfly effect.
(finance) A combination of four options of the same type at three strike prices giving limited profit and limited risk.
(in the plural) A sensation of excited anxiety felt in the stomach.
(medicine, attributive) A use of surgical tape, cut into thin strips and placed across an open wound to hold it closed.
(now rare) Someone seen as being unserious and (originally) dressed gaudily; someone flighty and unreliable.
(sports) A type of stretch in which one sits on the ground with the legs folded into a shape like that of a butterfly's wings, slightly rocking them up and down, resembling the wings fluttering.
(swimming) The butterfly stroke.
A flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, distinguished from moths by their diurnal activity and generally brighter colouring.
A person who changes partners frequently.
Any of several plane curves that look like a butterfly; see Butterfly curve (transcendental) and Butterfly curve (algebraic).
verb
(transitive) To cut (food) almost entirely in half and spread the halves apart, in a shape suggesting the wings of a butterfly.
(transitive) To cut strips of surgical tape or plasters into thin strips, and place across (a gaping wound) to close it.
(transitive, of the point of divergence of an alternate history scenario) To cause events after the point of divergence to not happen as they did in real history, and people conceived after the point of divergence to not exist in recognizable form, due to the random variations introduced by the butterfly effect.
carefully
carefully
adv
(obsolete) Sorrowfully.
With care; attentively, circumspectly.
casefying
casefying
verb
present participle of casefy
celestify
celestify
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To make like heaven.
chayefsky
chylified
chylified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chylify
chymified
chymified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chymify
cockneyfy
cockneyfy
verb
(transitive) To make cockney; to vulgarize.
daftberry
damselfly
damselfly
noun
Any of various insects of the suborder Zygoptera that have long slender bodies, and are similar to dragonflies but having wings folded when at rest.
dayflower
dayflower
noun
Any of several plants, of the genus Commelina, whose flowers last only a day
deacidify
deacidify
verb
To remove or neutralize the acidic content of
decalcify
decalcify
verb
To deprive of calcareous matter.
decertify
decertify
verb
(transitive) To annul the certification of.
(transitive, industrial relations) To annul a labor union.
deedfully
defensory
defensory
adj
(archaic) Tending to defend; defensive.
noun
(archaic) That which defends.
defiantly
defiantly
adv
In a defiant manner.
defiatory
defiatory
adj
(obsolete) Bidding or manifesting defiance.
definably
definably
adv
In a definable manner; identifiably.
definedly
deformity
deformity
noun
An ugly or misshapen feature or characteristic.
The state of being deformed.
defortify
defrayals
defrayals
noun
plural of defrayal
defrayers
defrayers
noun
plural of defrayer
defraying
defraying
verb
present participle of defray
defyingly
defyingly
adv
With defiance.
demagnify
demagnify
verb
To reduce the size of an image etc
demideify
demideify
verb
(transitive) To treat as a demigod.
demulsify
demulsify
verb
(intransitive, of an emulsion) To separate into its components.
(transitive) To separate (an emulsion) into its components.
demystify
demystify
verb
(transitive) To remove the mystery from something; to explain or clarify.
demythify
denitrify
denitrify
verb
(transitive, chemistry) To remove nitrogen, often through the breakdown of nitrogenous compounds and the release of nitrogen gas.
devitrify
devitrify
verb
(of a glassy material) To become crystalline and brittle
dezincify
dezincify
verb
(transitive) To deprive of zinc.
dezinkify
diffusely
diffusely
adv
In a diffuse manner.
direfully
direfully
adv
In a direful manner.
diversify
diversify
verb
(transitive) To make diverse or various in form or quality; to give variety to distinguish by numerous differences or aspects.
doftberry
dolefully
dolefully
adv
In a doleful manner
dryfarmer
dyestuffs
dyestuffs
noun
plural of dyestuff
easefully
easefully
adv
In an easeful way.
effluency
effluency
noun
(archaic) effluence
efractory
electrify
electrify
verb
(intransitive) To make electric.
(transitive) To adapt (a home, farm, village, city, industry, railroad) for electric power.
(transitive) To cause electricity to pass through; to affect by electricity; to give an electric shock to.
(transitive) To strongly excite, especially by something delightful or inspiring; to thrill.
(transitive) To supply electricity to; to charge with electricity.
endamnify
endamnify
verb
(transitive) To damnify; to injure.
exemplify
exemplify
verb
(transitive) To be an instance of or serve as an example.
(transitive) To make an attested copy or transcript of (a document) under seal.
(transitive) To prove by such an attested copy or transcript.
(transitive) To show or illustrate by example.
fadeaways
fadeaways
noun
plural of fadeaway
faeryland
faeryland
noun
Alternative form of fairyland
faineancy
faineancy
noun
Synonym of faineance
fairylike
fairylike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a fairy.
fallalery
fallalery
noun
costume jewelry; trinkets; fake jewelry as opposed to "real" (fine) jewelry.
fascinery
fatefully
fatefully
adv
In a fateful manner.
favoredly
fayalites
fayalites
noun
plural of fayalite
fayettism
fearfully
fearfully
adv
(UK, dated) very; very much.
In a fearful manner; characterized by fear.
fearingly
fearingly
adv
With fear; fearfully.
featishly
featurely
featurely
adj
Having features; showing marked peculiarities; handsome.
febricity
febricity
noun
feverishness
febrility
febrility
Noun
feverishness
feckfully
feckfully
adv
In a feckful manner.
feculency
feculency
noun
Alternative form of feculence
fecundify
fecundify
verb
(transitive) To make fruitful; to fecundate.
fecundity
fecundity
noun
Ability to cause growth or increase.
Ability to produce offspring.
Number, rate, or capacity of offspring production.
Rate of production of young by a female.
federally
federally
adv
In a federal manner.
feelingly
feelingly
adv
In a feeling manner.
feignedly
feignedly
adv
In a way that is feigned.
fellatory
fellatory
adj
Pertaining to fellatio.
feltyfare
femineity
femineity
noun
The condition of being feminine; femininity
fenceplay
feodality
feodality
noun
Alternative form of feudality
feodatory
feodatory
adj
Obsolete spelling of feudatory
ferrotype
ferrotype
noun
A photograph produced by this means.
An early photographic process in which the image is made on an iron plate having a sensitized surface film.
verb
to take a ferrotype photograph
ferryboat
ferryboat
noun
(nautical) A boat used to ferry passengers, vehicles, or goods across open water, especially one that runs to a regular schedule
fertilely
fertilely
adv
In a fertile manner.
fertility
fertility
noun
(countable) The birthrate of a population; the number of live births per 1000 people per year.
(uncountable) The condition, or the degree, of being fertile.
The average number of births per woman within a population.
fervently
fervently
adv
In a fervent manner.
fervidity
fervidity
Noun
The quality of being fervid.
festilogy
festilogy
noun
A treatise on church festivals.
festively
festively
adv
In a festive manner
festivity
festivity
noun
(often pluralized) A festival or similar celebration.
An experience or expression of celebratory feeling, merriment, gaiety.
festology
festology
noun
A form of martyrology that lists the feast days.
fetometry
fetometry
noun
The measurement of a fetus, typically by X-ray examination
feudality
feudality
noun
The state or quality of being feudal; feudal form or constitution.
feudatary
feudatary
adj
Alternative form of feudatory
feudatory
feudatory
adj
Relating to feudalism, feudal.
noun
A fee paid by such a vassal to hold land.
A feudal territory, a fief.
A feudal vassal.
feynesses
feynesses
noun
plural of feyness
fibrocyte
fibrocyte
noun
An inactive connective tissue cell that is capable of forming collagen
fictively
fictively
adv
In a fictive manner.
fidgetily
fidgetily
adv
In a fidgety manner.
figuredly
fireclays
fireclays
noun
plural of fireclay
fireworky
fireworky
Adjective
Resembling or characteristic of a firework.
fishberry
fishberry
noun
The poisonous fruit of Anamirta cocculus.
fisherboy
fisherboy
noun
A boy employed in catching fish; a young fisherman.
fittyfied
fittywise
fivepenny
fivepenny
adj
(dated) Costing fivepence.
fizelyite
flamboyer
flamboyer
noun
(archaic) Any of various trees in the East and West Indies with brilliant blossoms, probably species of Caesalpinieae, especially of Delonix and Caesalpinia, all of which were formerly in the obsolete genus Poinciana.
flangeway
flangeway
noun
(rail transport) The gap in road surfaces, running rails at rails at junctions, etc, that allows the wheel flange of a rail vehicle to pass.
(rail transport, historical) An early type of railway that used flanged rails rather than flanged wheels.
flannelly
flannelly
adj
Resembling or characteristic of flannel material.
flebotomy
flerrying
fleshlily
fleshlily
adv
In a fleshly or carnal manner.
fleuretty
fleuretty
adj
Alternative form of floretty
flexility
flexility
noun
The quality or degree of being flexile.
flowerfly
flowerfly
noun
Alternative spelling of flower-fly
flowerily
flowerily
adv
In a flowery way.
floyddale
flunkyite
flunkyize
fluorenyl
fluorenyl
noun
(organic chemistry, especially in combination) A radical or cation derived from fluorene
flycaster
flyflower
flyleaves
flypapers
flypapers
noun
plural of flypaper
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of flypaper
flyspecks
flyspecks
noun
plural of flyspeck
flyweight
flyweight
noun
(figuratively, adjectival use) Small, light or unimportant.
(martial arts) A weight class in many combat sports; e.g. in professional boxing of a maximum of 112 pounds or 50.8 kilograms.
(mechanics) A weight that moves outward depending on centrifugal force.
flywheels
flywheels
noun
plural of flywheel
focimetry
focimetry
noun
The art or study of measuring the power of lenses.
focometry
footweary
foreignly
foreignly
adv
In a foreign manner.
foreplays
foreplays
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of foreplay
foreroyal
forestays
forestays
noun
plural of forestay
forestery
forestudy
forestudy
noun
Anything studied or requiring study beforehand; a prerequisite.
verb
(transitive, rare) To study beforehand or in advance.
foreyards
foreyards
noun
plural of foreyard
formylate
formylate
verb
(organic chemistry) To introduce a formyl group into a molecule
fortyfive
fourpenny
fourpenny
adj
(dated) Costing fourpence.
noun
A coin or stamp worth fourpence.
fragilely
fragilely
adv
In a fragile way or manner.
fratchety
fratchety
adj
(UK, dialect) argumentative
freebooty
freebooty
noun
(obsolete) freebootery
freestyle
freestyle
noun
(by extension, attributive) Anything done in an improvised or unrestricted way.
(music) A form of rapping in which the emcee makes up lyrics while performing.
(music) Ellipsis of Latin freestyle, a form of electronic dance music.
(skiing) A cross-country skiing event in which the competitors may choose any style of skiing.
(skiing, by extension) The skiing style commonly referred to as skating.
(swimming) A swimming event in which the contestants may choose any stroke.
(swimming, by extension) The swimming stroke commonly referred to as the front crawl or the Australian crawl.
(wrestling) A style of wrestling in which any non-injurious holds are permitted.
verb
(intransitive) To improvise one's dance moves; dance freely.
(intransitive, especially in rap music) To improvise one's own style; to ad-lib.
frenchify
frenchify
verb
(intransitive) To become French or more French-like.
(transitive) To make French or more French-like in any way.
(transitive, uncommon) Synonym of gallicize, to translate into the French language.