A nocturnal, insectivorous mammal, Proteles cristatus, of southern and eastern Africa, related to and resembling the hyena.
aeroflot
aeroflot
Proper noun
The largest airline in Russia.
aerofoil
aerofoil
noun
Britain standard form of airfoil.
affodill
affodill
noun
(obsolete) daffodil
airflows
airflows
noun
plural of airflow
airfoils
airfoils
noun
plural of airfoil
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.
annoyful
annoyful
adj
(obsolete) annoying
antifowl
antifowl
adj
(immunology) Synonym of antichicken
apronful
apronful
noun
as much as an apron will hold
archfool
archfool
noun
(archaic) An extremely foolish person.
astrofel
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
batfowls
beefalos
beefalos
noun
plural of beefalo
bifocals
bifocals
noun
Spectacles that have corrective lenses of two different powers; used by people who need both distance and reading glasses.
blanford
blastoff
blastoff
noun
The countdown and launch of a rocket, missile or spacecraft
boastful
boastful
adj
Tending to boast or brag.
bobfloat
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.
buffalos
buffalos
noun
plural of buffalo
calfhood
calfhood
noun
The state or time of being a calf.
calorify
carfloat
chalfont
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.
colstaff
colstaff
noun
A staff allowing two people to carry a burden on their shoulders.
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
cordleaf
cornflag
cornflag
noun
Alternative form of corn-flag
cowflaps
cowflaps
noun
plural of cowflap
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.
danuloff
dataflow
dataflow
noun
Alternative spelling of data flow
deflator
deflator
noun
(economics) A factor applied to economic statistics in order to counter the effect of inflation.
That which deflates.
dollface
dollface
noun
(slang) An attractive woman.
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
epifocal
epifocal
adj
epicentral
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.
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.
faculous
faculous
adj
Of or relating to a facula.
failsoft
failsoft
adj
(computing, dated) Supporting graceful degradation, so that a partial failure does not bring down the entire system.
falchion
falchion
noun
(also attributively) A somewhat curved, single-edged medieval sword of European origin, with the cutting edge on its convex side, whose design is reminiscent of the Persian scimitar and the Chinese dao.
(obsolete) A billhook.
verb
(obsolete, rare, transitive) Attack with a falchion.
falconer
falconer
noun
A person who breeds or trains hawks or other birds of prey for taking birds or game.
One who follows the sport of fowling with hawks.
falcones
falconet
falconet
noun
(military, historical) A light cannon developed in the late 15th century and decorated with an image of a falcon.
A small or young falcon.
Any of various small, tropical Asian falcons of the genus Microhierax found in Southeast Asia.
falconry
falconry
noun
The sport of hunting by using trained birds of prey, especially falcons and hawks.
falderol
falloffs
falloffs
noun
plural of falloff
fallouts
fallouts
noun
plural of fallout
fallowed
fallowed
adj
Of land, ploughed but left unseeded.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fallow
fallston
falmouth
falmouth
Proper noun
definition
A harbour town in Cornwall, England.
falsetto
falsetto
noun
(music, countable) A person who sings in falsetto.
(singing, uncountable) The "false" (singing) voice in any human, usually airy and lacking a purity of vowels; created by utilizing the next highest vocal folds above those used for speech and normal range singing. It is commonly confused with the head voice register.
verb
To sing or utter in falsetto.
faltboat
faltboat
noun
A kind of collapsible canoe.
famously
famously
adv
(informal) Really well, having great rapport.
In a celebrated manner.
Indicates that the act, state, or occurrence described by the sentence is famous In such a manner as to become famous or produce something that would become famous.
fanagalo
fanagalo
Proper noun
A pidgin language based primarily on Zulu, spoken in South Africa, Zimbabwe, and Zambia.
fanakalo
fanaloka
fanaloka
noun
A Malagasy civet (Fossa fossana).
fanfolds
fanfolds
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fanfold
farallon
farmhold
farnesol
farnesol
noun
(organic chemistry) A sesquiterpene alcohol that is present in many essential oils and is involved in the biosynthesis of cholesterol
farolito
farolito
noun
Small paper lantern, especially in northern New Mexico, United States.
fasciola
fasciola
noun
(anatomy) A band of grey matter bordering the fimbria in the brain; the dentate convolution.
fasciole
fasciole
noun
(zoology) A band of minute tubercles, bearing modified spines, on the shells of spatangoid sea urchins.
fasthold
faulkton
faulkton
Proper noun
a small city in South Dakota, USA
faveolus
faveolus
noun
A small pit or cavity, resembling a cell of a honeycomb
faverole
favosely
favosely
adv
In a favose manner.
fecaloid
fecaloid
adj
Resembling excrement or faeces.
felapton
fellatio
fellatio
noun
(sex) The stimulation of the penis (or testicles) using the mouth.
fellator
fellator
noun
(sexuality) One who performs fellatio.
ficoidal
filatory
filatory
noun
(obsolete) A machine for forming threads.
filomena
fionnula
flagboat
flagonet
flagpole
flagpole
noun
A tall pole up which one or more flags may be raised and flown.
verb
(Canada, rare) Exit a country momentarily and reenter. Usually this is done to satisfy immigration requirements.
flagroot
flagroot
noun
sweet flag
flagtown
flagworm
flagworm
noun
A worm or grub found among flags and sedge.
flamenco
flamenco
noun
(countable) A song or dance performed in such a style.
(uncountable) A genre of folk music and dance native to Andalusia, in Spain.
verb
(intransitive) To dance flamenco.
flameout
flameout
noun
(figurative) The act of quitting or failing, especially due to overwork or in a dramatic manner.
The act of flaming out or burning out; extinguishing.
The sudden extinguishing of the flame of a burner (due to obstruction of fuel or airflow).
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.
flapdock
flaperon
flaperon
noun
(aviation, aeronautics, aircraft) An aircraft control surface at the trailing edge of a wing that acts as an aileron (controlling movement around the longitudinal axis) and a flap (changing the chord line of the wing, thus affecting the angle of attack).
flatboat
flatboat
noun
A boxy, flat-bottomed boat used for carrying livestock, freight, and people on rivers.
flatbrod
flatfoot
flatfoot
noun
(US, informal, military, slang) A sailor.
(colloquial, archaic, derogatory, law enforcement) (plural typically flatfoots) A policeman.
(medicine, chiefly in the plural) A condition in which the arch of the foot makes contact with the ground.
A person having the above condition.
verb
To dance in the style of Appalachian clogging.
To gulp an entire drink (bottle, glass, can, etc.) without pausing between swallows.
To perform an action inefficiently or awkwardly.
To walk around in the course of work, especially when investigating.
To wrong-foot.
flatiron
flatiron
adj
Having a flatiron shape.
noun
(especially referring to the shape of a building) a quadrilateral with two parallel sides, one of which is very short, and whose non-parallel sides are longer than either parallel side.
(geomorphology) A steeply sloping triangular landform created by the differential erosion of a steeply dipping, erosion-resistant layer of rock overlying softer strata.
A simple iron (for pressing laundry) which is heated on a stove.
Ellipsis of flat iron steak.
flatlong
flatlong
adv
With the flat side downward; not edgewise.
flatnose
flatnose
adj
(zoology) Designating various organisms that have a flat nose.
flatonia
flattops
flattops
noun
plural of flattop
flatuous
flatuous
adj
(obsolete) generating flatulence
(obsolete) windy; generating wind
flatwork
flatwork
noun
(construction) Horizontal construction work using concrete, such as floors.
flatworm
flatworm
noun
Any of very many parasitic or free-living worms, of the phylum Platyhelminthes, having a flattened body with no skeleton or body cavity.
flautino
flautino
noun
(music) Any of several high-pitched woodwind instruments, including the zufolo, sopranino recorder, and piccolo.
flavanol
flavanol
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of a class of flavonoids that use the 2-phenyl-3,4-dihydro-2H-chromen-3-ol molecular skeleton
flavedos
flavedos
noun
plural of flavedo
flavones
flavones
noun
plural of flavone
flavonol
flavonol
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of several flavonoids that have a 3-hydroxyflavone backbone.
flavored
flavored
adj
US standard spelling of flavoured.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of flavor
flavorer
flavorer
noun
One who or that which flavors.
flavours
flavours
noun
plural of flavour
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of flavour
flavoury
flavoury
adj
Possessing flavour.
flaxdrop
flaxwort
flaxwort
noun
Any of the flax plants of genus Linum.
fleadock
fleawood
fleawort
fleawort
noun
A herb, Plantago psyllium, whose seeds are supposed to resemble fleas.
Any of various unrelated plants that are supposed to kill or ward off fleas.
The lady's bedstraw (Galium verum).
flexagon
flexagon
noun
(geometry) A flat model made from folded strips of paper that can be folded, or flexed, to reveal a number of hidden faces.
flindosa
floatage
floatage
noun
Alternative form of flotage
floatels
floatels
noun
plural of floatel
floaters
floaters
noun
plural of floater
floatier
floatier
adj
comparative form of floaty: more floaty
floating
floating
adj
(linguistics, of a tone) that is not attached to any consonant or vowel within its morpheme.
Not fixed in position, opinion etc.; free to move or drift.
That floats or float.
noun
(in the plural) Material that floats in a liquid.
(veterinary medicine) A veterinary dental procedure involving the filing down of sharp surfaces on a horse's teeth.
The motion of something that floats.
The spreading of plaster on the surface of walls.
verb
present participle of float
floative
floatman
floatmen
flockman
floerkea
flokatis
flokatis
noun
plural of flokati
flomaton
floodage
floodage
noun
flooding; inundation
floodway
floodway
noun
An engineered path to channel floodwaters away from areas to be protected.
floorage
floorage
noun
floorspace
floorman
floorman
noun
A bookmaker's assistant.
A casino employee who oversees the gambling activity, settling disputes and so on.
One who works on the shop floor of a retail establishment.
floorway
floorway
noun
An elevated section of floor over which one can walk.
floralia
florally
florally
adv
In a floral way; with flowers or something that suggests them.