A nocturnal, insectivorous mammal, Proteles cristatus, of southern and eastern Africa, related to and resembling the hyena.
acneform
acneform
adj
(pathology, especially of a rash) Resembling acne
adffroze
adfrozen
aeriform
aeriform
adj
Having a form similar to that of air.
Light, unsubstantial, or unstable.
Pertaining to air.
aeroflot
aeroflot
Proper noun
The largest airline in Russia.
aerofoil
aerofoil
noun
Britain standard form of airfoil.
affector
affector
noun
A nerve cell that directly activates a muscle
affeeror
affixion
affixion
noun
The act of affixing; affixation, affixment, attachment.
affodill
affodill
noun
(obsolete) daffodil
afforced
afforced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of afforce
afforded
afforded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of afford
afforest
afforest
verb
(transitive) To make into forest
affronts
affronts
noun
plural of affront
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of affront
affronty
affronty
Adjective
Facing the observer.
affusion
affusion
noun
A method of Christian baptism in which water is poured on the head of the person being baptized.
The pouring of liquid, especially as a hydrotherapy.
afikomen
afikomen
noun
(Judaism) The matzoh eaten at a Passover seder, after dinner.
afrogaea
afteroar
aftonian
aftonian
Adjective
During the first interglacial period in North America, between the Kansan and Nebraskan glacial periods.
airflows
airflows
noun
plural of airflow
airfoils
airfoils
noun
plural of airfoil
airproof
airproof
verb
(transitive) To make airtight.
alefzero
alfonsin
alfonson
alforjas
alforjas
noun
plural of alforja
alfresco
alfresco
adj
Outdoors, open to the atmosphere.
adv
(art) Onto fresh plaster that is still moist.
Outdoors; in fresh air.
alguifou
almsfolk
almsfolk
noun
(archaic) Persons supported by alms; almsmen.
alquifou
alquifou
noun
A lead ore found in Cornwall, England, and used to give a green glaze to pottery.
amafingo
amfortas
ammonify
ammonify
verb
(transitive) To treat with ammonia; to ammoniate.
annoyful
annoyful
adj
(obsolete) annoying
antifoam
antifoam
noun
Any chemical agent that inhibits the formation of foam.
antifowl
antifowl
adj
(immunology) Synonym of antichicken
antproof
antproof
adj
Resistant to ants.
verb
(transitive) To make resistant to ants.
apronful
apronful
noun
as much as an apron will hold
aquiform
aquiform
adj
Resembling water; watery, liquid
archfool
archfool
noun
(archaic) An extremely foolish person.
archform
arciform
arciform
adj
Having the form of a bow (weapon)
arsefoot
ashcroft
ashcroft
Proper noun
A village in British Columbia, Canada
A ghost town in Colorado
astrofel
auriform
auriform
adj
Having the form of the human ear; ear-shaped.
ausforms
ausforms
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ausform
axofugal
backflow
backflow
noun
The flow of a fluid (through a pipe etc.) in a direction opposite to that which is normal or intended.
verb
To flow in the wrong or backward direction.
backfold
bancroft
bancroft
Proper noun
A city in Idaho
A city in Iowa
A city in Kentucky
A town in Maine
A village in Michigan
A village in Nebraska
A town in Ontario, Canada
A town in South Dakota
A town in West Virginia
A in Wisconsin
barcroft
barefoot
barefoot
adj
(CB radio, slang) Transmitting without the use of an amplifier.
(informal) Of a vehicle on an icy road: not using snow chains.
Wearing nothing on the feet.
adv
(CB radio slang) Transmitting without the use of an amplifier.
She likes to go barefoot in the summertime.
batfowls
bearfoot
beauford
beaufort
becafico
beefalos
beefalos
noun
plural of beefalo
befavour
bifocals
bifocals
noun
Spectacles that have corrective lenses of two different powers; used by people who need both distance and reading glasses.
biforate
biforate
adj
(architecture) Having two doors or windows
(botany) Having two perforations
Having two openings
blanford
blastoff
blastoff
noun
The countdown and launch of a rocket, missile or spacecraft
boarfish
boarfish
noun
The Caproidae
The Pentacerotidae
boastful
boastful
adj
Tending to boast or brag.
bobfloat
bocstaff
boffolas
boffolas
noun
plural of boffola
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.
boniface
boniface
noun
The proprietor of a hotel or restaurant; an innkeeper.
bookfair
boufarik
bouffage
bouffage
noun
(rare) A satisfying meal
bouffant
bouffant
adj
Of hair or clothing, full-bodied or puffy; puffed out away from head or body.
noun
A puffy, round hairstyle, popular in the mid-to-late 16th century, characterized by hair raised high on the head and usually covering the ears or hanging down on the sides.
bowstaff
bradford
bradford
Proper noun
A city in West Yorkshire, England.
name derived from the surname, of mostly American usage.
branford
breakoff
breakoff
noun
discontinuance (act of breaking off)
buffalos
buffalos
noun
plural of buffalo
buffcoat
cacafugo
caffeone
calfhood
calfhood
noun
The state or time of being a calf.
calorify
carfloat
cariform
castoffs
castoffs
noun
plural of castoff
catproof
catproof
adj
Resistant to damage caused by domestic cats.
verb
To make resistant to damage caused by domestic cats.
chaffron
chalfont
chamfron
chamfron
noun
Protective armor for a horse's head, especially the face and ears.
chanfron
chanfron
noun
Alternative form of chamfron (protective armor for a horse's head, especially the face and ears).
clontarf
coachful
coachful
noun
As much as a coach will hold.
coalface
coalface
noun
(figurative, UK) A place where difficult or strenuous work is done.
(figurative, UK) A place where more tangible, practical, or direct work of an activity is done, as opposed to theoretical or managerial work.
(mining) The end of a drift, entry, or room in a coal mine.
(mining) The surface of coal exposed by mining, or a part of a coal seam that is currently being mined.
coalfish
coalfish
noun
any of several blackish fish, especially Pollachius virens, a pollack, and Anoplopoma fimbria, sablefish.
cofactor
cofactor
noun
(biochemistry) A molecule that binds to and regulates the activity of a protein.
(biochemistry) A substance, especially a coenzyme or a metal, that must be present for an enzyme to function.
(mathematics) The result of a number being divided by one of its factors.
(mathematics, linear algebra, of a matrix) The signed determinant of the submatrix produced by removing the row and column containing a specified element; primarily used in the recursive definition and calculation of the determinant of a matrix.
A contributing factor.
cofaster
cofather
colstaff
colstaff
noun
A staff allowing two people to carry a burden on their shoulders.
confated
confated
adj
Fated or decreed with something else.
conferva
conferva
noun
An unbranched slender green freshwater alga.
conflate
conflate
adj
(biblical criticism) Combining elements from multiple versions of the same text.
noun
(biblical criticism) A conflate text, one which conflates multiple version of a text together.
verb
(by extension) To fail to properly distinguish or keep separate (things); to mistakenly treat (them) as equivalent.
To bring (things) together and fuse (them) into a single entity.
To mix together different elements.
confocal
confocal
adj
(optics, mathematics) Having the same foci
noun
Any of a pair of confocal mirrors or lenses
confract
confriar
cordleaf
cornflag
cornflag
noun
Alternative form of corn-flag
cowflaps
cowflaps
noun
plural of cowflap
cragford
cranford
crawfoot
crawford
crawford
Proper noun
derived from several different placenames.
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.
danforth
danuloff
dartford
dartford
Proper noun
a town and borough in Kent, England.
dataflow
dataflow
noun
Alternative spelling of data flow
davidoff
defamous
defamous
adj
(obsolete) defamatory
deflator
deflator
noun
(economics) A factor applied to economic statistics in order to counter the effect of inflation.
That which deflates.
defoamed
defoamed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of defoam
defoamer
defoamer
noun
Any chemical agent used for defoaming.
disfavor
disfavor
noun
(American spelling) Alternative form of disfavour
dogfaces
dogfaces
noun
plural of dogface
dollface
dollface
noun
(slang) An attractive woman.
downface
downface
adj
Having or on a downward oriented face.
adv
Further down the face
noun
(dogs) A profile characterized by a downward sloping muzzle.
The face that is oriented downward.
verb
(transitive) To disparage; to cause to lose face.
(transitive, archaic, rare) to persist in an assertion in the face of opposition.
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.
drofland
ecofreak
ecofreak
noun
(informal, derogatory) A person with a passion for protecting the natural environment; an ecological activist.
enfamous
enfatico
epifocal
epifocal
adj
epicentral
fabiform
fabiform
adj
Shaped like a bean
fabiolas
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.
fabriano
fabronia
fabulous
fabulous
adj
(obsolete) Known for telling fables or falsehoods; unreliable.
(slang or euphemistic) Gay or pertaining to gay people.
(slang) Camp, effeminate.
(slang) Fashionable, glamorous.
(slang) Very good; outstanding, wonderful.
Characteristic of fables; marvelous, extraordinary, incredible.
Fictional or not believable; made up.
Of or relating to fable, myth or legend.
facedown
facedown
adv
Alternative form of face-down
noun
Alternative form of face-down (“a confrontation”)
facework
facework
noun
(mining) work done at the face, such as the coalface
(sociology, psychology) The communicative strategies involved in upholding face, or social prestige.
The material of the outside or front side, as of a wall or building.
factions
factions
noun
plural of faction
factious
factious
adj
Given to or characterized by discordance or insubordination.
Of, pertaining to, or caused by factions.
factored
factored
verb
simple past tense and past participle of factor
factotum
factotum
noun
(dated) A general servant.
(dated) A person having many diverse activities or responsibilities.
(printing, historical) A large decorative printing block with a central space into which any letter can be inserted, used to mark the beginning of a chapter of a book in early printing.
A jack of all trades.
An individual employed to do all sorts of duties.
faculous
faculous
adj
Of or relating to a facula.
faeroese
faggoted
faggoted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of faggot
faggotry
faggotry
noun
(offensive, derogatory, slang) The stereotypical behaviours of a faggot (male homosexual) or homosexuality in general.
(offensive, slang) Contemptible actions in general.
fagoters
fagoters
noun
plural of fagoter
fagoting
fagoting
noun
A decoration of a fabric achieved by removing threads and tying others into bunches.
The joining of hemmed edges of fabric with crisscrossed threads.
verb
present participle of fagot
failsoft
failsoft
adj
(computing, dated) Supporting graceful degradation, so that a partial failure does not bring down the entire system.