(crystallography) Having a particular kind of fibrosity in which fibers have high tensile strength and flexibility
noun
(mineralogy) Any of asbestos-like forms of several minerals.
babyproofed
babyproofed
adj
Made babyproof.
bacciferous
bacciferous
adj
Producing berries.
bacilliform
bacilliform
adj
Shaped like a bacillus; rod-shaped
noun
Such a bacillus
bacteriform
basaltiform
basaltiform
adj
In the form of basalt; columnar.
bathofloric
battlefront
battlefront
noun
The area in which opponents or opposing ideas meet.
The region or line along which opposing armies engage in combat.
beachfronts
beachfronts
noun
plural of beachfront
beflowering
beflowering
verb
present participle of beflower
beforetimes
beforetimes
adv
(archaic) Previously; in the past.
bellflowers
bellflowers
noun
plural of bellflower
belliferous
belliferous
adj
(rare, formal) Bringing war.
benefactors
benefactors
noun
plural of benefactor
benefactory
benefactory
adj
Yielding benefit; doing good.
noun
One who gives benefit to others; a benefactor.
benzofurans
benzofurans
noun
plural of benzofuran
beuniformed
beuniformed
adj
(dated) Wearing a uniform.
bifariously
bifariously
adv
In a bifarious manner.
bifurcation
bifurcation
noun
(biology) A division into two branches.
(by extension) Any place where one thing divides into two.
(computer science) A command that executes one block or other of commands depending on the result of a condition.
(geography) A place where two roads, tributaries etc. part or meet.
(mathematics) The change in the qualitative or topological structure of a given family as described by bifurcation theory.
(nautical) The point where a channel divides when proceeding from seaward.
Either of the forks or other branches resultant from such a division.
The act of bifurcating; branching or dividing in two.
bipenniform
bipenniform
adj
Resembling a feather on both sides
bipennate
biperforate
biperforate
adj
Having two foramina or perforations
blandfordia
blenniiform
blenniiform
noun
Any fish of the suborder Blennioidei or order Blenniiformes of blennies.
blindfolder
blindfolder
noun
One who, or an object which, blindfolds someone.
bloodflower
bloodflower
noun
A species of milkweed (Asclepias curassavica L.) with blood-red petals, native to the Central and South American tropics
Any plant in the genus Haemanthus, bulbous African plants of the amaryllis family.
bodysurfers
bodysurfers
noun
plural of bodysurfer
bodysurfing
bodysurfing
verb
present participle of bodysurf
bombproofed
bombproofed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bombproof
bombyciform
borofluoric
borofluorin
bracteiform
branchiform
breakfronts
breakfronts
noun
plural of breakfront
brookflower
brotuliform
brownfields
brownfields
noun
plural of brownfield
bucciniform
bulbiferous
bulbiferous
adj
(botany) Producing bulbs or bulbils.
bulletproof
bulletproof
adj
(idiomatic) Reliable, infallible, sturdy or error-tolerant.
(of a material) Capable of withstanding a direct shot by a bullet fired from a gun.
(usually of an idea or concept) Unbreakable, very tough.
verb
(slang) to make resistant to failure.
To make proof against bullets.
bunchflower
bunchflower
noun
A perennial herb, Melanthium virginicum, having a branched cluster of pale flowers
byssiferous
byssiferous
adj
Bearing a byssus or tuft.
carboncliff
cerebriform
cerebriform
adj
Resembling the outer surface of the brain
chifforobes
chifforobes
noun
plural of chifforobe
clofibrates
clofibrates
noun
plural of clofibrate
cobblerfish
cobblerfish
noun
Any of various catfish.
Trachinotus carolinus
coffeeberry
coffeeberry
noun
A shrub with glossy green leaves and bright red fruits that look like those of the coffee tree, native to the far western edge of North America, from Oregon to Baja California, Frangula californica
colubriform
colubriform
adj
Characteristic of snakes of the family Colubridae; colubrid
Confident; relaxed; not worried about someone or something.
In a state of comfort and content.
Providing physical comfort and ease; agreeable.
noun
(US) A stuffed or quilted coverlet for a bed; a comforter.
comfortably
comfortably
adv
Easily; without effort or difficulty.
In a comfortable manner.
conferrable
conferrable
adj
Capable of being conferred
confirmable
confirmable
adj
Capable of being checked, verifiable.
conforbably
conformable
conformable
adj
Having the same shape or form; very similar.
Suitable; compliant.
conformably
conformably
adv
With or in conformity; suitably; agreeably.
corymbiform
corymbiform
adj
(pathology, of a lesion) clustered
Having the form of a corymb
counterbuff
counterbuff
noun
A buff (strike) in return; a counterblow.
verb
To strike or drive back or in an opposite direction; to stop by a blow or impulse in front.
dolabriform
dolabriform
adj
Shaped like the head of an axe or hatchet.
dumbfounder
dumbfounder
noun
Someone who or that which dumbfounds.
verb
(transitive) To dumbfound.
enforceable
enforceable
adj
Capable of being enforced.
fablemonger
fablemonger
noun
One who tells or composes fables.
fabrication
fabrication
noun
(cooking) The act of cutting up an animal carcass as preparation for cooking; butchery.
(countable) That which is fabricated; a falsehood
(uncountable) The act of fabricating, framing, or constructing; construction; manufacture
fabricators
fabricators
noun
plural of fabricator
farnborough
farnborough
Proper noun
a town in north-east Hampshire, England.
a residential area in the London Borough of Bromley.
a village in Berkshire, and a village in Warwickshire, both in England.
fauxbourdon
featherbone
featherbone
noun
A whalebone substitute made from the quills of geese and turkeys.
febriferous
febriferous
adj
Causing fever.
febriphobia
fiberboards
fiberboards
noun
plural of fiberboard
fiberscopes
fiberscopes
noun
plural of fiberscope
fibreboards
fibreboards
noun
plural of fibreboard
fibrilation
fibrination
fibrination
noun
(medicine) The state of acquiring or having an excess of fibrin.
fibrinogens
fibrinogens
noun
plural of fibrinogen
fibroadenia
fibroblasts
fibroblasts
noun
plural of fibroblast
fibrocement
fibrocement
noun
A composite of cement and cellulose fibres.
fibrocystic
fibrocystic
adj
(pathology) Having increased fibrosis together with increased cystic spaces.
fibroglioma
fibrolipoma
fibrolipoma
noun
(pathology) A lipoma characterised by the presence of fibrous connective tissue
fibromatoid
fibromatous
fibromatous
adj
Of or relating to a fibroma.
fibromucous
fibromyitis
fibromyxoma
fibromyxoma
noun
Alternative form of myxofibroma
fibronectin
fibronectin
noun
(biochemistry) An adhesive blood glycoprotein that has several cellular functions
fibroplasia
fibroplasia
noun
The generation of fibrous tissue (especially in wound healing)
fibroserous
fibrosities
fibrosities
noun
plural of fibrosity
fibrousness
fibrousness
noun
The state or quality of being fibrous.
fimbriation
fimbriation
noun
(countable, heraldry, flags) Such a stripe.
(uncountable, heraldry, flags) The use of a thin stripe of a contrasting tincture (colour) around a charge, ordinary or stripe in order to make it stand out from the background.
fimbrillose
fingerboard
fingerboard
noun
(music, lutherie) A flat or roughly flat strip on the neck of a stringed instrument, against which the strings are pressed to shorten the vibrating length and produce notes of higher pitches.
A miniature skateboard that is driven with the fingers.
firebombing
firebombing
noun
An attack with a firebomb.
verb
present participle of firebomb
flashboards
flashboards
noun
plural of flashboard
floorboards
floorboards
noun
plural of floorboard
floribundas
floribundas
noun
plural of floribunda
fluobromide
foliobranch
footballers
footballers
noun
plural of footballer
footbreadth
footbreadth
noun
The breadth of a foot; used as a measure.
footbridges
footbridges
noun
plural of footbridge
footlambert
footlambert
noun
Alternative form of foot-lambert
forbearable
forbearable
adj
That may be foreborne.
forbearance
forbearance
noun
A refraining from the enforcement of something (as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due.
Patient self-control; restraint and tolerance under provocation.
forbiddable
forbiddable
adj
Capable of being forbidden.
forbiddance
forbiddance
noun
An act of forbidding, prohibition; an official edict against something.
forbiddenly
forbiddenly
adv
In a forbidden or unlawful manner.
forbysening
forcibility
forcibility
noun
The condition of being forcible
forebearing
forebearing
verb
present participle of forebear
forebespeak
forebodings
forebodings
noun
plural of foreboding
forebowline
forechamber
foreseeable
foreseeable
adj
able to be foreseen or anticipated
forestburgh
forfeitable
forfeitable
adj
Liable to be forfeited
forgettable
forgettable
adj
easily forgotten
forgettably
forgettably
adv
In a forgettable manner.
forgiveable
forgiveable
noun
Misspelling of forgivable.
forgiveably
formability
formability
noun
The quality or degree of being formable.
fortifiable
fortifiable
adj
That can be fortified
francophobe
freebooters
freebooters
noun
plural of freebooter
freebootery
freebootery
noun
The act, practice, or gains of a freebooter.
freebooting
freebooting
adj
Engaged in piracy or plunder
noun
(computing) Software piracy, or stealing or unauthorized rehosting of digital content.
Piracy or plundering.
verb
present participle of freeboot
frescobaldi
frigolabile
frigolabile
adj
(sciences) susceptible to cold temperatures
frigostable
frostbiting
frostbiting
verb
present participle of frostbite
frostbitten
frostbitten
adj
Affected by frostbite.
fullerboard
furbelowing
furbelowing
verb
present participle of furbelow
globeflower
globeflower
noun
More generally, any plant of the genus Trollius.
Trollius europaeus, a plant with globe-shaped flowers.
Trollius laxus, a similar American plant.
globiferous
globiferous
adj
(zoology) Having a round or globular tip.
globuliform
glorifiable
glorifiable
adj
Able to be glorified.
gobiiformes
herbiferous
herbiferous
adj
Bearing herbs or vegetation.
limbiferous
lipofibroma
lipofibroma
noun
(pathology) A benign fibroma characterised by ectopic fatty tissue in the dermis
microfibril
microfibril
noun
A bundle of cellulose polymer chains held together by weak bonds.
morbiferous
morbiferous
adj
morbific; causing disease
mucofibrous
mucofibrous
adj
mucous and fibrous
myofibrilla
myxofibroma
myxofibroma
noun
(pathology) A neoplasm of the jaws
neurofibril
neurofibril
noun
(anatomy) Any of a group of microscopic fibrils through the body of a neuron that extend into the axon and dendrites