(music) In a rushing or hurrying manner; as if pressing onwards.
affrontedly
affrontedly
adv
(obsolete) shamelessly
afterbodies
afterbodies
noun
plural of afterbody
afterwisdom
afterworlds
afterworlds
noun
plural of afterworld
allografted
allografted
adj
grafted as an allograft
archfounder
autografted
autografted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of autograft
babyproofed
babyproofed
adj
Made babyproof.
beuniformed
beuniformed
adj
(dated) Wearing a uniform.
blandfordia
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
brownfields
brownfields
noun
plural of brownfield
cadmiferous
cadmiferous
adj
Containing or producing cadmium.
centerfolds
centerfolds
noun
plural of centerfold
chondrified
chondrified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chondrify
cofoundress
cofoundress
noun
A female cofounder.
confederacy
confederacy
noun
(politics) A state where the sovereign constituent units delegate their authority to the centre. As opposed to a federation, where the central and regional governments are each equal and sovereign in their own sphere.
An alliance.
Specifically, an instance of a decentralized governing structure among the indigenous peoples of North America.
confederate
confederate
adj
banded together; allied.
of, relating to, or united in a confederacy
noun
(psychology) An actor who participates in a psychological experiment pretending to be a subject but in actuality working for the researcher.
A member of a confederacy.
An accomplice in a plot.
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To combine in a confederacy.
confirmands
confirmands
noun
plural of confirmand
confirmedly
confirmedly
adv
In a manner that is confirmed; definitely, as has been demonstrated.
confounders
confounders
noun
plural of confounder
copperfield
countrified
countrified
adj
Rural, rustic; unsophisticated.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of countrify
countryfied
countryfied
verb
simple past tense and past participle of countryfy
cromfordite
crossruffed
crossruffed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of crossruff
daggerproof
daggerproof
adj
Resistant to being stabbed through with a dagger.
dampproofer
dampproofer
noun
A material used for dampproofing.
defalcators
defalcators
noun
plural of defalcator
deflagrator
deflagrator
noun
(historical) An electrical device for producing rapid combustion.
Something which deflagrates.
defloration
defloration
noun
the act of deflowering
deflowerers
deflowerers
noun
plural of deflowerer
deflowering
deflowering
noun
The breaking of the hymen of a virgin.
verb
present participle of deflower
defoliators
defoliators
noun
plural of defoliator
deforcement
deforcement
noun
(law) A keeping out by force or wrong; a wrongful withholding, as of lands or tenements, to which another has a right.
(law, Scotland) Resistance to an officer in the execution of law.
deforesting
deforesting
verb
present participle of deforest
deformalize
deformalize
Verb
To make informal.
deformation
deformation
noun
A transformation; change of shape.
The act of deforming, or state of being deformed.
deformative
deformities
deformities
noun
plural of deformity
defrication
deificatory
deificatory
adj
Serving to deify or make into a god.
dentiferous
dentiferous
adj
Bearing teeth.
diffraction
diffraction
noun
(physics) The bending of a wave around an obstacle.
(quantum mechanics) The breaking up of an electromagnetic wave as it passes a geometric structure (e.g. a slit), followed by reconstruction of the wave by interference.
disafforest
disafforest
verb
(UK, law) To change the status of land from that of a forest to ordinary land
To deforest
disciferous
disciferous
adj
Bearing discs.
disciflorae
discifloral
discifloral
adj
(botany) Bearing the stamens on a discoid outgrowth of the receptacle.
discomfiter
discomforts
discomforts
noun
plural of discomfort
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of discomfort
disconfirms
disconfirms
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disconfirm
disfavoring
disfavoring
verb
present participle of disfavor
disfavoured
disfavoured
adj
Not favoured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disfavour
disfavourer
disfavourer
noun
One who disfavours.
disfrocking
disfrocking
verb
present participle of disfrock
disinfector
disinfector
noun
An apparatus for applying disinfectants.
One who, or that which, disinfects.
disinformed
disinformed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disinform
dittersdorf
diversiform
diversiform
adj
Of different or varying forms.
dolabriform
dolabriform
adj
Shaped like the head of an axe or hatchet.
dorsiferous
dorsiferous
adj
(biology) Bearing, or producing, on the back; applied to ferns which produce seeds on the back of the leaf, and to certain Batrachia, whose ova become attached to the skin of the parent's back, where they develop.
dorsiflexor
dorsiflexor
noun
(anatomy) A muscle that causes dorsiflexion when it contracts
draftswoman
draftswoman
noun
A woman employed in making drawings.
A woman exceptionally skilled in drawing.
dragonflies
dragonflies
noun
plural of dragonfly
drepaniform
drepaniform
adj
sickle-shaped
dropforging
dropperfuls
dropperfuls
noun
plural of dropperful
droppersful
drupiferous
dumbfounder
dumbfounder
noun
Someone who or that which dumbfounds.
verb
(transitive) To dumbfound.
edificatory
edificatory
adj
Tending to edification.
effloresced
effloresced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of effloresce
eichendorff
fairgrounds
fairgrounds
noun
Alternative spelling of fairground; the grounds where a fair is held.
plural of fairground
fanfaronade
fanfaronade
noun
Empty, self-assertive boasting.
verb
To engage in empty, self-assertive boasting.
fatherhoods
fatherhoods
noun
plural of fatherhood
fauxbourdon
favoredness
favoredness
noun
(obsolete) appearance
featherwood
featherwood
noun
(prison slang) A white female inmate, especially one who is racist or who is a member of a race-based prison gang.
fecundatory
fecundatory
adj
Of or relating to fecundation.
federations
federations
noun
plural of federation
fedifragous
fedifragous
adj
Treaty-breaking.
ferredoxins
ferredoxins
noun
plural of ferredoxin
feudatorial
feudatorial
adj
Synonym of feudatory
feudatories
feudatories
noun
plural of feudatory
fiberboards
fiberboards
noun
plural of fiberboard
fibreboards
fibreboards
noun
plural of fibreboard
fibroadenia
fibromatoid
fidejussory
fidejussory
adj
Of or relating to fidejussion.
fieldworker
fieldworker
noun
A person who does fieldwork.
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.
fingerholds
fingerholds
noun
plural of fingerhold
fireproofed
fireproofed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fireproof
flameholder
flapperhood
flapperhood
noun
The state of being a flapper (young woman).
flashboards
flashboards
noun
plural of flashboard
flatterdock
floodometer
floodometer
noun
An instrument for measuring the height of floodwater.
floodwaters
floodwaters
noun
The waters of a flood
floorboards
floorboards
noun
plural of floorboard
floribundas
floribundas
noun
plural of floribunda
floridities
floridities
noun
plural of floridity
floripondio
floripondio
noun
The flowering plant Brugmansia arborea.
floundering
floundering
noun
The act of one who flounders; a clumsy struggle.
verb
present participle of flounder
flowcharted
fluobromide
fluorhydric
fluorhydric
adj
Alternative form of fluohydric
fluoridated
fluoridated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fluoridate
fluoridates
fluoridates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fluoridate
fluoridised
fluoridised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fluoridise
fluoridized
fluoridized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fluoridize
fluorinated
fluorinated
adj
(chemistry) Formally derived from another compound by the replacement of one or more atoms of hydrogen with fluorine.
(chemistry) Treated or reacted with fluorine or hydrofluoric acid.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fluorinate
fluorindine
foolhardier
foolhardier
adj
comparative form of foolhardy: more foolhardy
foolhardily
foolhardily
adv
In a foolhardy manner
footbreadth
footbreadth
noun
The breadth of a foot; used as a measure.
footbridges
footbridges
noun
plural of footbridge
footdragger
footdragger
noun
One who deliberately delays obligatory action.
footpaddery
footpaddery
noun
(historical) The crime of robbing travelers on the road.
footsoldier
footsoldier
noun
Alternative spelling of foot soldier
foraminated
foraminated
adj
Having a small opening, or foramina.
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.
forebodings
forebodings
noun
plural of foreboding
forecaddies
forecaddies
noun
plural of forecaddie
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of forecaddie
forechecked
forechecked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of forecheck
forecommend
forecondemn
forecondemn
verb
(transitive) To prejudge and condemn in advance.
foredeclare
foredeclare
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To declare beforehand or in advance.
foredestine
foredestine
verb
(rare) To predestine
foredestiny
foredevised
forediscern
foredispose
foredispose
verb
(transitive) To bestow beforehand.
foredooming
foredooming
verb
present participle of foredoom
forefending
forefending
verb
present participle of forefend
foregrounds
foregrounds
noun
plural of foreground
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of foreground
forehandsel
forejudging
forejudging
verb
present participle of forejudge
foreordains
foreordains
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of foreordain
foreproduct
forereached
forereached
verb
simple past tense and past participle of forereach
forereading
forereading
verb
present participle of foreread
forerecited
forerecited
adj
(archaic) Named or recited before; aforementioned.
foresettled
foreshadows
foreshadows
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of foreshadow