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
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.
afrogaea
afteroar
airflows
airflows
noun
plural of airflow
airfoils
airfoils
noun
plural of airfoil
airproof
airproof
verb
(transitive) To make airtight.
alefzero
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.
amfortas
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
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.
bearfoot
beauford
beaufort
beckford
befavour
beflower
beflower
verb
(obsolete) To cover with flowers.
befouler
befouler
noun
One who befouls.
berghoff
biferous
biferous
adj
(botany) Bearing flowers or fruit twice each year
biforate
biforate
adj
(architecture) Having two doors or windows
(botany) Having two perforations
Having two openings
biforine
biforine
noun
(botany) An oval sac or cell, found in the leaves of certain araceous plants, with an opening at each end through which raphides, generated inside, are discharged.
biforked
biforked
adj
forked into two; bifurcate
biformed
biformed
adj
Having two forms.
biforous
biforous
adj
biforate
birkhoff
blanford
boarfish
boarfish
noun
The Caproidae
The Pentacerotidae
bodysurf
bodysurf
verb
To ride waves either without equipment or with a handboard.
bonfires
bonfires
noun
plural of bonfire
boniform
boniform
adj
Sensitive or responsive to moral excellence.
bookfair
botsford
boufarik
boviform
boviform
adj
Shaped like an ox.
bowfront
bowfront
adj
Having a bow window in front.
Having an outward curving front.
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)
bronzify
bronzify
verb
(transitive) To turn into bronze.
(transitive, intransitive) To make or become bronze in colour, as by tanning.
brushoff
brushoff
noun
Alternative spelling of brush-off
bugproof
bugproof
verb
(transitive) To make resistant to insects.
bullfrog
bullfrog
noun
Any of various frogs having a croak that resembles the bellow of a cow or bull.
calorify
carfloat
cariform
catproof
catproof
adj
Resistant to damage caused by domestic cats.
verb
To make resistant to damage caused by domestic cats.
chaffron
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).
chirikof
ciliform
ciliform
adj
Having the form of cilia
cioffred
clifford
clifford
Proper noun
name transferred from the surname.
clontarf
codifier
codifier
noun
One who or that which codifies.
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
coffered
coffered
adj
(architecture) Having coffers.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of coffer
cofferer
cofferer
noun
One who keeps treasures in a coffer.
coffrets
coffrets
noun
plural of coffret
coiffeur
coiffeur
noun
A male hairdresser.
verb
To cut or style hair
coiffure
coiffure
noun
hairstyle
verb
(transitive) to style or arrange hair
coinfers
coliform
coliform
adj
Of or pertaining to the bacteria that inhabit the intestines (especially the colon) of mammals
noun
Such a bacterium
colorful
colorful
adj
(euphemistic) Profane, obscene, offensive (usually in the phrase colourful language).
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of comfort
comfreys
comfreys
noun
plural of comfrey
confeder
confeder
verb
(obsolete) To confederate.
conferee
conferee
noun
A person on whom something is conferred or bestowed.
A person who participates in a conference.
conferva
conferva
noun
An unbranched slender green freshwater alga.
confider
confider
noun
One who confides.
confiner
confiner
noun
A person who lives on the confines, boundary or edge; a neighbour.
A person who lives within the confines; an inhabitant.
A prisoner incarcerated for a set term.
One who, or that which, limits or restrains.
confirms
confirms
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of confirm
conforms
conforms
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of conform
confract
confrere
confrere
noun
A colleague or fellow, especially a professional one.
A fellow member of a religious organization, referring especially to Catholic religious orders of men.
confriar
confront
confront
verb
(intransitive) To engage in confrontation.
(transitive) To bring someone face to face with something.
(transitive) To come up against; to encounter.
(transitive) To put a thing facing to; to set in contrast to.
(transitive) To set a thing side by side with; to compare.
(transitive) To stand or meet facing, especially in competition, hostility or defiance; to come face to face with
confuser
confuser
noun
One who or that which confuses.
confuter
confuter
noun
A person who confutes
conifers
conifers
noun
plural of conifer
coniform
coniform
adj
Having the form of a cone
copurify
copurify
verb
To purify two or more materials simultaneously, normally by chromatography
cordleaf
corfiote
cornflag
cornflag
noun
Alternative form of corn-flag
cornific
cornific
adj
Producing horns; forming horn.
cornloft
cornloft
noun
A loft for corn; a granary.
cosuffer
cragford
cranford
crawfoot
crawford
crawford
Proper noun
derived from several different placenames.
crofters
crofters
noun
plural of crofter
crofting
crofting
noun
A form of land tenure and small-scale food production, unique to the Highlands and islands of Scotland, in which individual crofts are established on the better land while a large area of poor-quality hill ground is shared by all the crofters of the township for grazing.
The process of exposing linen to the sun, on the grass, in the process of bleaching.
verb
present participle of croft
crowfeet
crowfoot
crowfoot
noun
Any of many plants, mostly of the genus Ranunculus, that have a leaf shaped somewhat like a bird's foot; especially the buttercups
cubiform
cubiform
adj
Having the shape of a cube
cuniform
cuniform
noun
Alternative spelling of cuneiform
danforth
dartford
dartford
Proper noun
a town and borough in Kent, England.
deerfood
defector
defector
noun
One who defects.
defensor
defensor
noun
(ecclesiastical) the patron of a church; an officer having charge of the temporal affairs of a church
(law) a defender or advocate in court; a guardian or protector
one who defends; a defender
deflator
deflator
noun
(economics) A factor applied to economic statistics in order to counter the effect of inflation.
That which deflates.
deflower
deflower
verb
(transitive) To deprive of flowers.
(transitive) To deprive of grace and beauty.
(transitive) To take the virginity of (somebody), especially a woman or girl.
defoamer
defoamer
noun
Any chemical agent used for defoaming.
defogger
defogger
noun
Something or someone that defogs.
deforced
deforced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of deforce
deforcer
deforcer
noun
(obsolete) A deforciant.
deforces
deforces
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deforce
deforest
deforest
verb
(transitive) To clear (an area) of forest.
(transitive, law, archaic) To disafforest (remove legal status as forest).
deformed
deformed
adj
Unusual of shape; misshapen.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of deform
deformer
deformer
noun
One who, or that which, deforms.
defrocks
defrocks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of defrock
defrosts
defrosts
noun
plural of defrost
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of defrost
deptford
difforme
diffusor
diffusor
noun
Alternative form of diffuser
diformin
disfavor
disfavor
noun
(American spelling) Alternative form of disfavour
disfrock
disfrock
verb
(transitive) To remove from status as a member of a clergy; to unfrock.
disproof
disproof
Noun
A refutation.
dogproof
dogproof
adj
Resistant to damage caused by dogs.
verb
(transitive) To make resistant to damage caused by dogs.
dornsife
drofland
dseldorf
ecofreak
ecofreak
noun
(informal, derogatory) A person with a passion for protecting the natural environment; an ecological activist.