To make resistant to damage caused by domestic cats.
copurify
copurify
verb
To purify two or more materials simultaneously, normally by chromatography
deptford
disproof
disproof
Noun
A refutation.
dogproof
dogproof
adj
Resistant to damage caused by dogs.
verb
(transitive) To make resistant to damage caused by dogs.
fairhope
fairport
fireplow
firestop
firestop
noun
(construction) A fire block.
(construction) Any multi-component system designed to stop fire and smoke from migrating through openings around piping, wiring, ductwork, cable trays, bus ducts, etc., as well as through movement joints in walls and floors that are required to have a fire-resistance rating.
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).
flaxdrop
floperoo
flopover
flopover
noun
(television) A form of television signal distortion where the displayed image appears to scroll vertically rather than remaining still.
floppers
floppers
noun
plural of flopper
floppier
floppier
adj
comparative form of floppy: more floppy
flyproof
flyproof
adj
Resistant to flies (the insect).
fogproof
fogproof
adj
Resistant to fogging up.
footgrip
footrope
footrope
noun
(nautical) a rope attached to a yard that sailors stood on to stabilize it when furling or reefing
(nautical) a rope attached to the lower part of a sail
fopperly
forceput
forcipal
forcipal
adj
Forked or branched like a pair of forceps; constructed so as to open and shut.
forcipes
foredeep
foredeep
noun
(geology) A depression, on a seafloor next to an orogen, that is filled with sediment.
foreflap
foreloop
forepale
forepart
forepart
noun
The front or anterior part of something.
forepass
forepast
forepast
adj
(obsolete) That has passed; bygone.
forepaws
forepaws
noun
plural of forepaw
forepeak
forepeak
noun
(nautical) The part of the hold of a ship within the angle of the bow
foreplan
foreplan
noun
A plan, device, or strategy created in advance.
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To devise beforehand.
foreplay
foreplay
noun
In human sexual behavior, the acts at the beginning of a sexual encounter that serve to build up sexual arousal.
verb
(intransitive) To engage in foreplay.
foreplot
forepole
forepost
foreship
foreship
noun
(obsolete) The fore part of a ship.
foreshop
foreshop
noun
A front shop; a shop placed near the front, facing the street
The front part of a shop
forestep
forestep
noun
an initial, previous, or early step; a prior stage or phase in a process or development cycle
foretops
foretops
noun
plural of foretop
foretype
foretype
noun
A type or figure occurring beforehand or in advance; forerunner; predecessor; prototype
verb
(transitive) To make into a foretype, or exemplify as such; to foreshadow; exemplify beforehand
foreweep
foreweep
verb
(obsolete) To weep before; usher in with weeping.
forpined
forpined
verb
simple past tense and past participle of forpine
forprise
forshape
forshape
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To metamorphose; change the shape of; transform.
(transitive, obsolete) To put out of shape; distort; make misshapen; disfigure.
forspeak
forspeak
verb
(transitive, dialectal, Northern England and Scotland) To injure or cause bad luck through immoderate praise or flattery; to affect with the curse of an evil tongue, which brings ill luck upon all objects of its praise.
(transitive, obsolete) Alternative spelling of forespeak
(transitive, obsolete) To bewitch, to charm.
(transitive, obsolete) To forbid, to prohibit; to oppose.
(transitive, obsolete) To say bad things about; to slander.
forspend
forspend
verb
(transitive) To spend up; spend completely; exhaust, as by overexertion.
forspent
forspent
adj
(archaic, poetic) exhausted
forspoke
forspoke
verb
simple past tense of forspeak
fourplex
fourplex
noun
quadplex
foxproof
foxproof
adj
Resistant to the predations of foxes.
verb
(transitive) To make resistant to the predations of foxes.
Made of or covered with material that doesn't allow gas in.
gulfport
joyproof
kopfring
lawproof
leapfrog
leapfrog
noun
(chiefly Britain, law, usually attributive) The process by which a case is appealed or allowed to be appealed directly to a supreme court, bypassing an intermediate appellate court.
(games) A game, often played by children, in which a player leaps like a frog over the back of another person who has stooped over. One variation of the game involves a number of people lining up in a row and bending over. The last person in the line then vaults forward over each of the others until he or she reaches the front of the line, whereupon he also bends over. The process is then repeated.
verb
(intransitive) To progress.
(transitive) To jump over some obstacle, as in the game of leapfrog.
(transitive) To overtake.
(transitive, chiefly Britain, law) To appeal or allow to be appealed (a case) directly to a supreme court, bypassing an intermediate appellate court.
(transitive, military) To advance by engaging the enemy with one unit while another moves further forward.
lieproof
lifedrop
lupiform
lupiform
adj
Resembling lupus.
mobproof
mobproof
adj
Resistant to incursion by a mob.
mudproof
mudproof
adj
Resistant to mud.
napiform
napiform
adj
(botany) Shaped like a turnip; spherical at the top, but with a tapering bottom.
offprint
offprint
noun
A reproduction of a single article from a journal or similar publication.
verb
(transitive) To reprint as an excerpt.
offramps
offramps
noun
plural of offramp: alternative spelling of off-ramps
oilproof
oilproof
adj
Resistant to oil.
verb
(transitive) To make resistant to oil.
opificer
opificer
noun
(obsolete) A person who creates or makes something.
overflap
overpuff
paliform
paliform
adj
(zoology) Resembling a palus.
parafoil
parafoil
noun
A parachute, kite or glider with an aerofoil-shaped fabric canopy or wing.
The wing or sail of such an apparatus.
paraform
paraform
noun
Synonym of paraformaldehyde
parfocal
parfocal
adj
Having multiple lenses that have corresponding focal points in the same plane.
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of perform
piciform
piciform
adj
(zoology) Of or pertaining to Piciformes
pickford
pickfork
piedfort
piedfort
noun
An unusually thick coin, often exactly twice the normal weight and thickness of other coins.
pieforts
pieforts
noun
plural of piefort
piliform
piliform
adj
Resembling hair
pinafore
pinafore
noun
A sleeveless dress, often similar to an apron, generally worn over other clothes, and most often worn by young girls as an overdress.
piniform
piniform
adj
Having the shape of or resembling a pine cone.
pinproof
piriform
piriform
adj
Alternative form of pyriform.
pisiform
pisiform
adj
Resembling a pea or peas in size and shape
noun
A small bone in the wrist at the junction of the ulna and the carpus
planform
planform
noun
(aviation) The shape and layout of a fixed-wing aircraft's fuselage and wing.
platform
platform
noun
(Internet) Ellipsis of digital platform: a software system used to provide online services to clients, such as social media, e-commerce, cloud computing etc.
(Myanmar) sidewalk
(automotive) Ellipsis of car platform: a set of components shared by several vehicle models.
(computing) Ellipsis of computing platform: a particular type of operating system or environment such as a database or other specific software, and/or a particular type of computer or microprocessor, used to describe a particular environment for running other software.
(figurative) A place or an opportunity to express one's opinion.
(figurative) Something that allows an enterprise to advance.
(footwear, in the plural) Ellipsis of platform shoe: a kind of high shoe with an extra layer between the inner and outer soles.
(geology) A flat expanse of rock, often the result of wave erosion.
(nautical) A light deck, usually placed in a section of the hold or over the floor of the magazine.
(obsolete) A plan; a sketch; a model; a pattern.
(politics, figurative) A political stance on a broad set of issues, which are called planks.
(rail transport) A raised structure from which passengers can enter or leave a train, metro etc.
A raised floor for any purpose, e.g. for workmen during construction, or formerly for military cannon.
A raised stage from which speeches are made and on which musical and other performances are made.
verb
(film, transitive) To open (a film) in a small number of theaters before a broader release in order to generate enthusiasm.
(obsolete, transitive) To form a plan of; to model; to lay out.
(politics, transitive) To include in a political platform
(rail transport) To place a train alongside a station platform.
(transitive) To furnish with or shape into a platform
(transitive) To place on, or as if on, a platform.
(transitive) To publish or make visible; to provide a platform for (a topic etc.).
pomfrest
pomfrets
pomfrets
noun
plural of pomfret
pomiform
pomiform
adj
apple-shaped
ponsford
poofters
poofters
noun
plural of poofter
porifera
poriform
poriform
adj
Resembling a pore, or small puncture.
porkfish
porkfish
noun
Any grunt (fish) of the species Anisotremus virginicus.
portfire
portfire
noun
(historical) A case of strong paper filled with a composition of nitre, sulphur, and mealed powder, used principally to ignite the priming in proving guns, and as an incendiary material in shells.
postform
postform
adj
Pertaining to the process of postforming.
noun
A form that is designed to be filled out and sent through the mail.
A form that is filled out after the completion of something.
An item in its final version after a manufacturing or engineering process.
The form or version something has after a process completes.
verb
To shape or mold as a final stage of construction.
powerful
powerful
adj
(mining) Large; capacious; said of veins of ore.
Having, or capable of exerting power, potency or influence.
Leading to many or important deductions.
adv
(Southern US) Synonym of very
prefator
prefavor
preflood
preflood
adj
Before a flood.
prefocus
prefocus
adj
Describing a lamp whose light source is positioned to be in focus when fitted (especially in a motor car)
verb
To focus in advance
preforms
preforms
noun
plural of preform
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of preform
prefroze
prefroze
verb
simple past tense of prefreeze
preoffer
profaned
profaned
adj
Treated with irreverence or without due respect.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of profane
profaner
profaner
adj
comparative form of profane: more profane
noun
One who profanes; a person who desecrates or defiles.
profanes
profanes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of profane
proffers
proffers
noun
plural of proffer
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of proffer
proffitt
profichi
profichi
noun
The crop of caprifig collected in the spring
profiled
profiled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of profile
profiler
profiler
noun
(computing) A software program that measures the performance of different portions of another program in order to locate bottlenecks.
A mechanical device that cuts complex, irregular shapes by tracing a pattern.
A person who creates a profile for something or someone, especially a psychological profile for an unknown criminal.
profiles
profiles
noun
plural of profile
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of profile
profited
profited
verb
simple past tense and past participle of profit
profiter
profiter
noun
One who profits.
profonde
proforma
proforma
adj
Alternative spelling of pro forma
profound
profound
adj
Bending low, exhibiting or expressing deep humility; lowly; submissive
Characterized by intensity; deeply felt; pervading
Descending far below the surface; opening or reaching to great depth; deep.
Intellectually deep; entering far into subjects; reaching to the bottom of a matter, or of a branch of learning; thorough
Very deep; very serious
noun
(obsolete) An abyss.
(obsolete) The deep; the sea; the ocean.
verb
(obsolete) To cause to sink deeply; to cause to dive or penetrate far down.
(obsolete) To dive deeply; to penetrate.
profunda
profunda
noun
(anatomy) A deep-seated artery, as of the arm, neck, or leg.
profuser
profuser
adj
comparative form of profuse: more profuse
prolific
prolific
adj
(botany) Of a flower: from which another flower is produced.
Fertile; producing offspring or fruit in abundance — applied to plants producing fruit, animals producing young, etc.
Similarly producing results or performing deeds in abundance
proofers
proofers
noun
plural of proofer
proofful
proofing
proofing
noun
A step in creating yeast breads and baked goods, during which the yeast is allowed to leaven the dough.
verb
present participle of proof
proudful
proudful
adj
Full of pride; excessively proud.
prowfish
prowfish
noun
Subtropical perciform saltwater fish found in the North Pacific; Zaprora silenus.
pryproof
pryproof
adj
Resistant to being pried open.
punproof
pupiform
pupiform
adj
Resembling a pupa.
puriform
puriform
adj
(medicine) In the form of pus.
pyriform
pyriform
adj
(biology) Pear-shaped.
noun
A pyriform object.
ratproof
ratproof
adj
Resistant to damage caused by rats.
reproofs
reproofs
noun
plural of reproof
roofpole
rooftops
rooftops
noun
plural of rooftop
rotproof
rotproof
adj
Resistant to rotting.
verb
(transitive) To make resistant to rotting.
runproof
runproof
adj
(of stockings) Not susceptible to runs.
sinproof
slipform
slipform
noun
(countable) A moveable form used when setting concrete using the slipform technique.
(uncountable) A type of process for setting concrete which uses moveable forms that are moved and reused once the concrete is stiff enough to retain its shape under its own weight.
verb
To use the slipform technique when creating a concrete structure.