A device for removing frost or ice from a surface or food by applying heat.
defterdar
defterdar
noun
(historical) An official in charge of the finances of the Ottoman Empire.
delftware
delftware
noun
Alternative spelling of Delftware
denitrify
denitrify
verb
(transitive, chemistry) To remove nitrogen, often through the breakdown of nitrogenous compounds and the release of nitrogen gas.
densifier
densifier
noun
Any machine or substance that increases the density of a material
dentiform
dentiform
adj
Having the shape or structure of a tooth.
desertful
desertful
adj
(obsolete) deserving; meritorious
noun
Enough to fill a desert.
desireful
desireful
adj
Filled with desire; eager.
desulfurs
desulfurs
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of desulfur
devitrify
devitrify
verb
(of a glassy material) To become crystalline and brittle
dewflower
diferrion
different
different
adj
Distinct, separate; used for emphasis after numbers and other determiners of quantity.
Not the same; exhibiting a difference.
Unlike most others; unusual.
Various, assorted, diverse.
adv
Differently.
noun
(mathematics) The different ideal.
differers
differing
differing
adj
(formal) unlike, dissimilar, distinct; that which differs
noun
difference
verb
present participle of differ
difformed
diffracts
diffracts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of diffract
diffusers
diffusers
noun
plural of diffuser
diffusors
diffusors
noun
plural of diffusor
dipperful
dipperful
noun
(US) As much as a dipper will hold; a cupful.
direfully
direfully
adv
In a direful manner.
disaffirm
disaffirm
verb
To deny, contradict or repudiate
disciform
disciform
adj
(botany) Having a flat, rounded shape.
disfavors
disfavors
noun
plural of disfavor
disfavour
disfavour
noun
A state of being out of favour.
An unkindness; a disobliging act.
Lack of favour; displeasure.
verb
(British spelling) To show lack of favour or antipathy towards.
disfigure
disfigure
verb
to change the appearance of something/someone to the negative.
disforest
disforest
verb
To disafforest
disfrocks
disfrocks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disfrock
disprofit
disprofit
noun
Loss; damage.
verb
(obsolete) To be, or to cause to be, without profit or benefit.
disproofs
disproofs
noun
plural of disproof
diversify
diversify
verb
(transitive) To make diverse or various in form or quality; to give variety to distinguish by numerous differences or aspects.
doftberry
dolioform
dolioform
adj
(biology) Shaped like a barrel or cask.
dolorific
dolorific
adj
Causing grief or pain.
Of or relating to pain.
doorframe
doorframe
noun
The frame into which a door is fitted.
dorsiflex
dorsiflex
verb
To flex a limb in a dorsal direction.
downdraft
downdraft
noun
(meteorology, American spelling) A strong, downward air current; an air pocket or air hole.
draffiest
draffsack
draftable
draftable
adj
Capable of being drafted.
draftiest
draftiest
adj
superlative form of drafty: most drafty
draftings
draftings
noun
plural of drafting
draftsman
draftsman
noun
US standard spelling of draughtsman.
draftsmen
draftsmen
noun
plural of draftsman
dragonfly
dragonfly
noun
An insect of the suborder Epiprocta or, more strictly, the infraorder Anisoptera, having four long transparent wings held perpendicular to a long body when perched.
dragstaff
drawerful
drawerful
noun
A drawer filled with something, or a sufficient quantity of something to fill a drawer
drawknife
drawknife
noun
A joiner's tool having a blade with a handle at each end, used to shave off surfaces, by drawing it toward one; a shave; a drawshave.
A tool used for the purpose of making an incision along the path a saw is to follow, to prevent it from tearing the surface of the wood.
verb
(transitive) To cut or shave with a drawknife.
dreadfuls
dreadfuls
noun
plural of dreadful
dredgeful
driftages
driftages
noun
plural of driftage
driftbolt
driftbolt
noun
A bolt for driving out other bolts.
driftfish
driftfish
noun
Any of the family Nomeidae of perciform fishes found in tropical and subtropical waters throughout the world.
driftiest
driftiest
adj
superlative form of drifty: most drifty
driftland
driftland
noun
(geography) An area where the soil is deposited by wind.
(historical) A tribute paid for the privilege of driving cattle through a manor.
driftless
driftless
adj
Having no drift or direction; without aim; purposeless.
driftpins
driftpins
noun
plural of driftpin
driftweed
driftweed
noun
Seaweed brought ashore by the wind.
driftwind
driftwind
noun
A driving wind; a wind that drives snow, sand, etc., into heaps.
driftwood
driftwood
noun
A floating piece, or pieces, of wood that drifts with the current of a body of water.
Such a piece of wood that has been cast ashore.
dripproof
dripproof
adj
Resistant to damage caused by the dripping of moisture.
dropforge
drumfires
drumfires
noun
plural of drumfire
dryfarmer
dufferdom
dufferdom
noun
The realm or sphere of duffers.
dufrenite
dufrenite
noun
(mineralogy) A blackish-green mineral that is a hydrous phosphate of iron.
dufterdar
dufterdar
noun
Alternative form of defterdar
dustproof
dustproof
adj
Resistant to dust.
dwarfisms
dwarfisms
noun
plural of dwarfism
dwarflike
dwarflike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a dwarf; small, diminutive.
dwarfling
dwarfling
noun
A diminutive dwarf.
dwarfness
dwarfness
noun
The quality of being a dwarf, or unusually small specimen.
effronted
effronted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of effront
elberfeld
eldfather
eldfather
noun
(dialectal, now archaic) One's grandfather or forefather.
(obsolete) One's father-in-law.
elmendorf
enfevered
enfevered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of enfever
enfolders
enfolders
noun
plural of enfolder
enfoulder
enfroward
engraffed
engraffed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of engraff
engrafted
engrafted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of engraft
fabrikoid
facebread
factordom
fadmonger
fadmonger
noun
(derogatory) One who peddles fads or trends.
fadridden
faeryland
faeryland
noun
Alternative form of fairyland
fairchild
fairfield
fairfield
Proper noun
Any of a number of towns in English-speaking countries:
a small city in Idaho, USA
a city in Illinois, USA
a city in Iowa, USA
fairleads
fairleads
noun
plural of fairlead
fairstead
fairyhood
fairyhood
noun
The state or period of being a fairy.
fairyland
fairyland
adj
Having qualities ascribed to fairies and their realm; fanciful, delicate, surreal, or diminutive.
noun
Any place of great natural beauty, or having a magical atmosphere.
The imaginary land or abode of fairies.
falderals
falderals
noun
plural of falderal
falderols
falderols
noun
plural of falderol
faldworth
fanfarade
fanfarade
noun
Synonym of fanfare (“flourish of trumpets or horns”)
faradised
faradised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of faradise
faradiser
faradiser
noun
Alternative form of faradizer
faradises
faradises
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of faradise
faradisms
faradisms
noun
plural of faradism
faradized
faradized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of faradize
faradizer
faradizer
noun
(medicine) A device that performs faradization.
faradizes
faradizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of faradize
farandine
farandman
farandmen
farandola
farandole
farandole
noun
A lively chain dance in 6/8 time, of Provençal origin.
farmhands
farmhands
noun
plural of farmhand
farmlands
farmlands
noun
plural of farmland
farmstead
farmstead
noun
A farm, including its buildings.
The main building of a farm.
farmyards
farmyards
noun
plural of farmyard
farmyardy
farmyardy
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a farmyard.
farrandly
fauchards
fauchards
noun
plural of fauchard
favoredly
feathered
feathered
adj
(Appalachia) Badly beaten.
(engineering, manufacturing) Having a finely bevelled edge.
(in combination) Having a specific type or number of feathers.
(poetic) Swift, like the flight of a feathered creature.
(rowing) Having the blades of oars or propellers parallel to the direction of motion.
Covered with feathers.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of feather
febricide
febricide
noun
(medicine, obsolete) A substance that destroys a fever.
federally
federally
adv
In a federal manner.
federarie
federated
federated
adj
(computing, telecommunications) Interconnected, as a federation or supernetwork of independent and interoperable services.
United, as a federation, under a central government
verb
simple past tense and past participle of federate
federates
federates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of federate
federator
federator
noun
(computing) A component that integrates access to various services.
Someone or something that is instrumental in the creation of a federation.
feedboard
feedboard
noun
A board onto which material is fed as the input to an industrial process.
feedwater
feedwater
noun
Water added to a boiler to replace that lost during operation.
felanders
feldspars
feldspars
noun
plural of feldspar
fellowred
fellowred
Noun
Fellowship; company.
A company.
fendering
fendering
noun
Material serving as a fender on a vessel.
fenlander
fenlander
noun
An inhabitant of the fenlands.
feodaries
feodaries
noun
plural of feodarie
plural of feodary
feodatory
feodatory
adj
Obsolete spelling of feudatory
ferdinana
ferdinand
ferdinand
Proper noun
name, best known for a 13th century king of Spain, but never popular in English.
A moon of Uranus, named for a character in Shakespeare's The Tempest.
fermented
fermented
adj
Of food or drink, turned sour due to unwanted fermentation.
Produced by fermentation.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ferment
fernandel
fernandes
fernandez
ferrandin
ferrandin
noun
Alternative spelling of ferrandine
ferrelled
ferrelled
adj
Alternative form of ferruled
fervidity
fervidity
Noun
The quality of being fervid.
feudaries
feudaries
noun
plural of feudary
feudatary
feudatary
adj
Alternative form of feudatory
feudatory
feudatory
adj
Relating to feudalism, feudal.
noun
A fee paid by such a vassal to hold land.
A feudal territory, a fief.
A feudal vassal.
feverweed
feverweed
noun
The plant Eupatorium purpureum.
fiberized
fiberized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fiberize
fibrilled
fibrilled
adj
Having one or more fibrils.
fibrinoid
fibrinoid
adj
Resembling fibrin.
noun
An acellular material similar to fibrin
fidgeters
fidgeters
noun
plural of fidgeter
fiduciary
fiduciary
adj
(law) Relating to an entity that owes to another good faith, accountability and trust, often in the context of trusts and trustees.
(nonstandard) Accepted as a trusted reference such as a point, value, or marker; fiducial.
Pertaining to paper money whose value depends on public confidence or securities.
noun
(law) One who holds a thing in trust for another.
(theology) One who depends for salvation on faith, without works; an antinomian.
fieldbird
fieldfare
fieldfare
noun
A large thrush, Turdus pilaris, a bird of Eurasia.