(geometry) A quartic plane curve whose equation in Cartesian coordinates is (x²+y²)²=ax²ʸ.
brimfull
brimfull
adj
Obsolete spelling of brimful
ciliform
ciliform
adj
Having the form of cilia
cinefilm
cinefilm
noun
(countable) A film recorded on this medium.
(countable, uncountable) Any of various obsolete film formats, including 8 mm, 9.5 mm, 16 mm, and Super 8, formerly much used for making home movies to be viewed on a projector.
verb
(transitive) To record onto cinefilm.
coliform
coliform
adj
Of or pertaining to the bacteria that inhabit the intestines (especially the colon) of mammals
noun
Such a bacterium
crimeful
crimeful
adj
criminal; wicked; illegal
demiwolf
demiwolf
noun
(archaic) A mongrel dog, between a dog and a wolf.
dumpfile
emulsify
emulsify
verb
(transitive) To make into an emulsion.
falltime
falltime
noun
The period or season of fall or autumn.
familial
familial
adj
(pathology) Inherited.
(taxonomy) Pertaining to a taxon at the rank of family.
Of or pertaining to a human family.
Of or pertaining to any grouping of things referred to as a family.
familiar
familiar
adj
Acquainted.
Intimate or friendly.
Known to one, or generally known; commonplace.
Of or pertaining to a family; familial.
noun
(historical) The officer of the Inquisition who arrested suspected people.
(obsolete) A close friend.
(obsolete) A member of one's family or household.
(witchcraft) An attendant spirit, often in animal or demon form.
A member of a pope's or bishop's household.
families
families
noun
plural of family
familism
familism
noun
(religion, now historical) The beliefs or practice of the Family of Love religious sect, active in sixteenth century England.
A form of social structure in which the needs of the family as a group are more important than the needs of any individual family member.
familist
familist
noun
(religion, historical) A member of the Family of Love religious group in 16th-century England.
fatalism
fatalism
noun
(metaphysics, philosophy) The doctrine that all events are subject to fate or inevitable necessity, or determined in advance in such a way that human beings cannot alter them.
feliform
feliform
adj
Resembling a cat; applied to member of the Feliformia, a suborder within the order Carnivora consisting of cat-like carnivorans, including cats (large and small), hyenas, mongooses, civets, etc.
noun
Any carnivore of the suborder Feliformia, which are regarded as cat-like.
femalist
femalist
noun
(rare) Someone who courts or pursues the female sex; a womanizer.
femality
femality
noun
femaleness
femalize
femalize
verb
To make, or to describe as, female or feminine.
femereil
fetalism
fidelism
fieldman
fieldman
noun
(cricket) A fielder.
(now rare) An agricultural labourer.
An employee who works in the field rather than at at office; a field agent.
fieldmen
fieldmen
noun
plural of fieldman
filament
filament
noun
(botany) The stalk of a flower stamen, supporting the anther.
(physics, astronomy) A massive, thread-like structure, such as those gaseous ones which extend outward from the surface of the sun, or such as those (much larger) ones which form the boundaries between large voids in the universe.
(textiles) A continuous object, limited in length only by its spool, and not cut to length.
A fine thread or wire.
Such a wire, as can be heated until it glows, in an incandescent light bulb or a thermionic valve.
filemark
filemark
noun
(computing) A special value used on computer tape to separate individual files.
filename
filename
noun
(computing) The name assigned to a file in a file system.
filiform
filiform
adj
Having all component parts or segments cylindrical and more or less uniform in size.
Shaped like or resembling a thread or filament; filamentous.
fillemot
fillmass
fillmore
filmable
filmable
adj
Capable of being filmed; suitable for filming.
filmcard
filmcard
noun
A card containing microfilm data, used in a microfiche system.
filmdoms
filmgoer
filmgoer
noun
(chiefly Britain) Person who regularly frequents movie theaters.
filmiest
filmiest
adj
superlative form of filmy: most filmy
filmized
filmized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of filmize
filmland
filmland
noun
The fictitious world where films are set.
The industry of films and filmmaking.
filmlike
filmlike
adj
(figuratively, by extension) Unrealistically romantic, exciting, scenic, etc.
(of a digital photograph or video) Having qualities similar to those of images captured on photographic film.
Resembling a film.
filmmake
filmogen
filmsets
filmsets
noun
plural of filmset
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of filmset
filomena
fimbrial
fimbrial
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the fimbriae
finalism
finalism
noun
teleology
firmland
firmless
firmless
adj
(obsolete) Detached from physical substance.
(obsolete) Infirm; unstable.
fishmeal
fishmeal
noun
Ground dried fish, used mainly for livestock feed.
fistmele
fistmele
noun
(archery) A traditional unit of distance equal to the width of a clenched fist with the thumb extended (approx. 6½ inches or 16½ centimetres).
flamiest
flamiest
adj
superlative form of flamy: most flamy
flamines
flamines
noun
plural of flamen
flamingo
flamingo
adj
Of a deep pink color tinged with orange, like that of a flamingo.
noun
A deep pink color tinged with orange, like that of a flamingo.
A wading bird of the family Phoenicopteridae.
flamming
flamming
verb
present participle of flam
flemings
flemming
flextime
flimflam
flimflam
verb
To swindle or cheat.
flimsier
flimsier
adj
comparative form of flimsy: more flimsy
flimsies
flimsies
noun
plural of flimsy
flimsily
flimsily
adv
In a flimsy manner
fluidism
fluidism
noun
(medicine, obsolete) The doctrine that the fluids of the body are the source of its vital properties and are susceptible to disease.
fluidram
fluidram
noun
The dram (unit of volume).
fluigram
fluigram
noun
(archaic, medicine) A cubic centimetre.
flumerin
flumping
flumping
verb
present participle of flump
foamlike
foamlike
adj
Resembling foam; foamy.
foilsman
foilsman
noun
A person who fights with a foil, or thin sword.
foilsmen
foilsmen
noun
plural of foilsman
forelimb
forelimb
noun
The anterior limb (or equivalent appendage) of an animal
foremilk
foremilk
noun
The first milk drawn from a cow during milking; in humans, the milk secreted initially during breastfeeding, typically low in fat and rich in protein.
formalin
formalin
noun
A solution of formaldehyde in water; used as a disinfectant and to preserve biological specimens.
formnail
formolit
fourmile
fromfile
frumpily
frumpily
adv
In a frumpy manner.
fulimart
fulltime
fulltime
adj
Alternative form of full-time
fulmined
fulmined
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fulmine
fulmines
fulmines
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fulmine
fulminic
fulminic
adj
Of or pertaining to fulminic acid or its derivatives
fulsamic
fulsamic
adj
(obsolete) Fulsome
fumbling
fumbling
noun
An instance of clumsiness, especially of the hands or fingers.
verb
present participle of fumble
fumelike
fumelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a fume.
fumingly
fumingly
adv
In a rage.
fumishly
guelfism
gumfield
gumfield
noun
(New Zealand, historical) A site where kauri gum was dug up by the gumdiggers.
halftime
halftime
noun
(American football) The halftime show, the primary light entertainment of a game, after the second quarter, when players can physically recover, coaches can give players a pep talk, bets can be doubled, etc.
(US) Alternative spelling of half-time
homelife
homelife
noun
The manner in which a person conducts themselves at home, as opposed to how they act in a professional setting.
infirmly
infirmly
adv
In an infirm manner; feebly.
inflamed
inflamed
adj
Appearing to be in flames; as if made of fire.
Resulting from or affected by inflammation.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of inflame
inflamer
inflamer
noun
(usually figuratively) Something that inflames.
inflames
inflames
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of inflame
informal
informal
adj
(horticulture) Not organized; not structured or planned.
(architecture) Having the form of, or decorated with, lotus flowers
luciform
luciform
adj
Having, in some respects, the nature of light; resembling light.
lumpfish
lumpfish
noun
lumpsucker
luniform
luniform
adj
moon-shaped
lupiform
lupiform
adj
Resembling lupus.
lyriform
lyriform
adj
Having the shape of a lyre.
makefile
makefile
noun
Alternative spelling of make file
malefice
malefice
noun
(obsolete) An evil deed; artifice; enchantment.
maliform
manifold
manifold
adj
Complicated.
Exhibited at diverse times or in various ways.
Many in number, numerous; multiple, multiplied.
Various in kind or quality; diverse.
adv
Many times; repeatedly.
noun
(US, dialectal, chiefly in the plural) The third stomach of a ruminant animal, an omasum.
(computer graphics) A polygon mesh representing the continuous, closed surface of a solid object
(historical) A copy made by the manifold writing process.
(mathematics) A topological space that looks locally like the "ordinary" Euclidean space ℝⁿ and is Hausdorff.
(mechanics) A pipe fitting or similar device that connects multiple inputs or outputs.
verb
(transitive) To make manifold; multiply.
(transitive, printing) To multiply or reproduce impressions of by a single operation.
maxfield
mayfield
mayfield
Proper noun
a home-rule class city in Kentucky, USA
mayflies
mayflies
noun
plural of mayfly
medfield
medflies
medflies
noun
plural of medfly
mellific
mellific
adj
Producing honey.
merciful
merciful
adj
Showing mercy.
meritful
meritful
adj
Full of merit; meritorious.
midfield
midfield
noun
(sports) The middle of the field of play.
(sports) The portion of a team which typically plays centrally, between the attack (or forwards) and the defence (or backs).
mightful
mightful
adj
(now literary, archaic) Mighty, powerful.
milfoils
milfoils
noun
plural of milfoil
milkfish
milkfish
noun
Chanos chanos, an important food fish in southeast Asia.
millfeed
millfeed
noun
Commercial animal feed, especially if a byproduct of the milling of flour
millford
millrift
mirthful
mirthful
adj
Filled with mirth.
misfault
misfield
misfield
noun
(cricket, rugby) A failure to field the ball properly.
verb
(cricket, rugby, baseball) To field the ball clumsily or ineptly; in cricket this can result in the batsman scoring another run.
misfiled
misfiled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of misfile
misfiles
misfiles
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of misfile
mistfall
mistfall
noun
(rare) A waterfall that falls in the form of fine mist.
mofussil
mofussil
noun
(India) Originally, the regions of India outside the three East India Company capitals of Bombay, Calcutta and Madras; hence, parts of a country outside an urban centre; the regions, rural areas.
moistful
moistful
adj
(archaic) Full of moisture.
molified
monofilm
monofils
monofils
noun
plural of monofil
muffling
muffling
noun
(chiefly in the plural) That which muffles; heavy clothing.
verb
present participle of muffle
mufulira
muirfowl
multifid
multifid
adj
Cleft into many parts or lobes.
multifil
multifil
noun
A multifilament yarn.
niflheim
niflheim
Proper noun
Germanic and Norse cosmology, the Norse underworld, location of the domain Hel and of the realm of Hel, the goddess of the dead