Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backfill
backfires
backfires
noun
plural of backfire
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backfire
backshift
backshift
noun
(grammar) The changing of the tense of a verb from present to past in reported speech.
(statistics) A function on a stochastic process whose value on any random variable is the preceding random variable in the process.
verb
(grammar, transitive) To change the tense of a verb from present to past in reported speech.
balefires
balefires
noun
plural of balefire
basifiers
basifiers
noun
plural of basifier
basifixed
basifixed
adj
(botany) Said of anthers that are attached to the filament at the base and pointing away from the filament.
basifugal
basifugal
adj
(botany) Tending or proceeding away from the base.
basifying
basifying
verb
present participle of basify
bassfield
batfishes
batfishes
noun
plural of batfish
beardfish
beardfish
noun
Any of various deep-sea fish, of the family Polymixiidae, that have a pair of long hyoid barbels.
beatifies
beatifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beatify
beefiness
beefiness
noun
The characteristic of being beefy.
befingers
befingers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of befinger
befriends
befriends
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of befriend
befringes
befringes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of befringe
bellyfish
benefices
benefices
noun
plural of benefice
bifarious
bifarious
adj
(botany) In two rows (on opposite sides of a branch etc.)
ambiguous
twofold, double
biflorous
biflorous
adj
(botany) Bearing two flowers or blooms.
bifurcous
bifurcous
adj
bifurcate
billfolds
billfolds
noun
plural of billfold
birdfarms
bishopful
bisulfate
bisulfate
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Any salt containing this anion.
(inorganic chemistry) The univalent anion HSO₄⁻.
verb
To react with a bisulfate
To sulfate with two sulfate groups
bisulfide
bisulfide
noun
(chemistry) The anion HS⁻.
(chemistry, dated) Disulfide, the anion ⁻S–S⁻.
bisulfite
bisulfite
noun
(inorganic chemistry) The univalent group -HSO₃, or any salt containing it.
blackfins
blackfins
noun
plural of blackfin
blackfish
blackfish
noun
(Australia, New Zealand) Any of various dark-coloured fishes of Australasia, especially the luderick, Girella tricuspidata, and a freshwater fish, Gadopsis marmoratus.
(Canada, US) Either of two dark-coloured fish of the west Atlantic, the tautog of New England (Tautoga onitis) and the black sea bass (Centropristis striata).
(chiefly Scotland) The Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar, especially a female after spawning.
A pilot whale, genus Globicephalus (occasionally also used for various other whales).
Any of various dark-coloured fish of the Old World, especially the rudderfish (Centrolophus niger).
verb
(Internet slang, derogatory, of a white person) To adopt signifiers of black identity (for example, by darkening the skin, or wearing traditionally black hairstyles).
(fishing) To go fishing for blackfish.
blindfast
blindfish
blindfish
noun
Any of various fish, having only rudimentary eyes, that inhabit underground waters.
bloodfins
bloodfins
noun
plural of bloodfin
blowflies
blowflies
noun
plural of blowfly
bonifaces
bonifaces
noun
plural of boniface
boxfishes
boxfishes
noun
plural of boxfish
briefcase
briefcase
noun
(computing) In Microsoft Windows, a folder that supports file synchronization between itself and another folder.
A case used for carrying documents, especially for business.
briefings
briefings
noun
plural of briefing
briefless
briefless
adj
(law) Lacking briefs (clients)
briefness
briefness
noun
The characteristic of being brief.
brushfire
brushfire
noun
(politics, attributive) A war that does not directly involve the world's superpowers.
A large fire in a scrubland or prairie, as opposed to a forest fire, which happens in forests.
brutifies
brutifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of brutify
bursiform
bursiform
adj
Shaped like a purse or bag.
bushfires
bushfires
noun
plural of bushfire
disbelief
disbelief
noun
Astonishment.
The loss or abandonment of a belief; cessation of belief.
Unpreparedness, unwillingness, or inability to believe that something is the case.
fabianism
fabianism
Noun
The implementation of social reform through a series of gradual and moderate stages rather than sudden revolution.
fabianist
fabricius
fabritius
fabulists
fabulists
noun
plural of fabulist
fairbanks
fairbanks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fairbank
fencibles
fencibles
noun
plural of fencible
fiberglas
fiberglas
noun
Dated form of fiberglass.
fiberizes
fiberizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fiberize
fiberless
fiberless
adj
Lacking fibers
fibreless
fibreless
adj
Lacking fibres
fibrinose
fibrinous
fibrinous
adj
Of, pertaining to, characteristic of, resembling or having the nature of fibrin.
fibrocyst
fibrosity
fibrosity
noun
The quality of being fibrous.
fibrously
fibrously
adv
In a fibrous manner
fierabras
fierebras
finksburg
fireballs
fireballs
noun
plural of fireball
firebases
firebases
noun
plural of firebase
firebirds
firebirds
noun
plural of firebird
fireboats
fireboats
noun
plural of fireboat
firebombs
firebombs
noun
plural of firebomb
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of firebomb
fireboxes
fireboxes
noun
plural of firebox
firebrats
firebrats
noun
plural of firebrat
firstborn
firstborn
adj
Born as the first one in a family, flock or the like.
Most excellent; most distinguished or exalted.
noun
The first child to be born to a parent or family.
fischbein
fishberry
fishberry
noun
The poisonous fruit of Anamirta cocculus.
fishboats
fishboats
noun
plural of fishboat
fishbolts
fishbolts
noun
plural of fishbolt
fishbones
fishbones
noun
plural of fishbone
fishbowls
fishbowls
noun
plural of fishbowl
fisherboy
fisherboy
noun
A boy employed in catching fish; a young fisherman.
fishyback
flabbiest
flabbiest
adj
superlative form of flabby: most flabby
fleabites
fleabites
noun
plural of fleabite
foiblesse
forbesite
forbesite
noun
(mineralogy) A hydrated arsenate of nickel and cobalt found in the Atacama desert
forbidals
forbruise
forbruise
Verb
To bruise badly or exceedingly.
forelimbs
forelimbs
noun
plural of forelimb
frambesia
frambesia
noun
Yaws, the disease.
framboise
framboise
noun
Raspberry liqueur.
fribblers
fribblers
noun
plural of fribbler
fribblish
fribblish
adj
frivolous; trifling
frobisher
frostbird
frostbird
noun
The golden plover.
frostbite
frostbite
noun
An injury suffered as a result of freezing of some part of the body, typically fingers, toes or the nose.
verb
(intransitive) To engage in winter sailboating.
(transitive) To expose to the effect of frost, or a frosty air; to blight or nip with frost.
fungibles
fungibles
noun
plural of fungible
furbished
furbished
adj
Polished, burnished.
Reconditioned.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of furbish
furbisher
furbisher
noun
One who furbishes; especially, a sword cutler, who finishes sword blades and similar weapons.
furbishes
furbishes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of furbish
globefish
globefish
noun
Any of many marine fish in the family Tetraodontidae, especially the puffer or sunfish, that can inflate itself to form a globe.
infusible
infusible
adj
Capable of being infused.
From which an infusion may be made.
That cannot be fused; unmeltable.
lifeboats
lifeboats
noun
plural of lifeboat
misbefall
misbefall
verb
(intransitive, obsolete) Of an event, to happen unfortunately.
(transitive, obsolete) Of an event, to happen unfortunately to (a person).
misbelief
misbelief
noun
(obsolete) doubt; an erroneous lack of belief.
(religion) a heresy; an unorthodox belief
an erroneous belief
obfuscity
obfuscity
noun
obfuscation
obtusifid
refurbish
refurbish
verb
(transitive) To rebuild or replenish with all new material; to restore to original (or better) working order and appearance.
sablefish
sablefish
noun
A dark-coloured marine fish, Anoplopoma fimbria, of North American Pacific waters.
salubrify
salubrify
verb
(transitive) To make salubrious.
scobiform
scobiform
adj
Resembling sawdust, filings or shavings
semibifid
semifable
semifable
noun
That which is part fable and part truth.
shiftable
shiftable
adj
That can be shifted
sniffable
sniffable
adj
Able to be sniffed, or able to be taken by sniffing
stabilify
stabilify
verb
(transitive) To make stable; stabilize.
subchiefs
subchiefs
noun
plural of subchief
subfacies
subfamily
subfamily
noun
(taxonomy) A taxonomic category ranking between a family and a genus; formerly called a tribe
A secondary or subordinate grouping.
subfields
subfields
noun
plural of subfield
subfigure
subfigure
noun
(geometry) A figure (geometric form) that is part of another.
subfoliar
subfossil
subfossil
noun
A partially fossilized organism
subinfeud
subinform
suboffice
suboffice
noun
A subsidiary office; a subsidiary building or room where clerical or professional duties are performed.
subsulfid
subsulfid
noun
Archaic form of subsulfide.
subtrifid
subtrifid
adj
Almost trifid.
surfbirds
surfbirds
noun
plural of surfbird
syllabify
syllabify
verb
To divide a word into syllables; to syllabicate; to syllabize.
tubfishes
tubifexes
tubifexes
noun
plural of tubifex
unbeliefs
unbeliefs
noun
plural of unbelief
unfibrous
unfibrous
adj
Not fibrous.
unfusible
unfusible
adj
Alternative form of infusible (not fusible)
unfusibly
verbifies
verbifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of verbify
zebrafish
zebrafish
noun
A small striped fish, Danio rerio, originally from India but now common as an aquarium fish and as a subject of genetic experiments.
Pterois, a genus of venomous lionfish.
Some species of Percina (logperch), certain North American freshwater fish.