A nocturnal, insectivorous mammal, Proteles cristatus, of southern and eastern Africa, related to and resembling the hyena.
abfarads
abfarads
noun
plural of abfarad
absfarad
acneform
acneform
adj
(pathology, especially of a rash) Resembling acne
actifier
actifier
noun
(chemistry) Synonym of reactivator
adffroze
adfreeze
adfrozen
adhafera
aerified
aerified
adj
converted into gas
infused with air; aerated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of aerify
aerifies
aerifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of aerify
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.
afebrile
afebrile
adj
Having no fever, without a fever.
affaires
affaires
noun
plural of affaire
affecter
affecter
noun
A person who affects to know something or to be something.
affector
affector
noun
A nerve cell that directly activates a muscle
affeerer
affeerer
noun
(law, obsolete) One who affeers.
affeeror
afferent
afferent
adj
Carrying towards.
noun
An afferent structure or connection
affidare
affirmed
affirmed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of affirm
affirmer
affirmer
noun
One who affirms.
affirmly
affixers
affixers
noun
plural of affixer
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
affrayed
affrayed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of affray
affrayer
affrayer
noun
One involved in an affray.
affright
affright
adj
afraid; terrified; frightened
noun
(archaic) Great fear, terror, fright.
verb
(archaic, transitive) To inspire fright in; to frighten, to terrify.
affronts
affronts
noun
plural of affront
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of affront
affronty
affronty
Adjective
Facing the observer.
aflicker
aflicker
adj
Flickering.
aflutter
aflutter
adj
Filled or covered (with something that flutters).
Fluttering.
In a state of tremulous excitement, anticipation or confusion.
afrasian
afrasian
Adjective
Afro-Asiatic
Noun
A person who comes from a region where Afro-Asiatic languages are spoken
africana
africans
afrogaea
afteract
afterage
afterage
noun
An age occurring afterwards; a later era.
afterbay
afterbay
noun
(hydrology) a stream, conduit, pond or reservoir, of a hydroelectric power plant at the outlet of the turbines.
afterend
aftereye
aftergas
afteroar
aftertan
aftertax
aftertax
adj
Alternative spelling of after-tax.
afterwar
afterwar
adj
Following a war.
afterwit
afterwit
noun
A good comeback, retort one thinks of only after the end of discussion or after leaving a social gathering.
The lack of forethought.
Wisdom which comes after the event.
aftwards
aftwards
adv
Alternative form of aftward
agraffee
agraffes
agraffes
noun
plural of agraffe
aircraft
aircraft
noun
A vehicle capable of atmospheric flight due to interaction with the air, such as buoyancy or lift
airfares
airfares
noun
plural of airfare
airfield
airfield
noun
(aviation) An open field designated for the taking off and landing of aircraft, but which, unlike an airport, does not necessarily have terminals or paved runways.
airflows
airflows
noun
plural of airflow
airfoils
airfoils
noun
plural of airfoil
airframe
airframe
noun
The main body and structure of an aircraft (without the powerplant).
airified
airified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of airify
airlifts
airlifts
noun
plural of airlift
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of airlift
airproof
airproof
verb
(transitive) To make airtight.
alacrify
alacrify
verb
(transitive) To rouse into action; to inspirit; to inspire.
alderfly
alderfly
noun
(fishing) An artificial fly with brown mottled wings, body of peacock harl, and black legs.
A member of any one of the 66 species of the family Sialidae of megalopteran insects, each specimen of which has a body length not exceeding one inch and possesses long filamentous antennae and four large dark wings.
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.
alfurese
algarsyf
amfortas
anatifer
antifire
antifire
adj
Opposing or countering fire.
antproof
antproof
adj
Resistant to ants.
verb
(transitive) To make resistant to ants.
aperitif
aperitif
noun
Alternative form of apéritif
apronful
apronful
noun
as much as an apron will hold
aquifers
aquifers
noun
plural of aquifer
aquiform
aquiform
adj
Resembling water; watery, liquid
archfire
archfool
archfool
noun
(archaic) An extremely foolish person.
archform
archwife
archwife
noun
A big, masculine wife; a dominating woman; virago.
arcifera
arciform
arciform
adj
Having the form of a bow (weapon)
argufied
argufied
verb
simple past tense and past participle of argufy
argufier
argufier
noun
One who argufies.
argufies
argufies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of argufy
arsefoot
artcraft
artefact
artefact
noun
(Australian spelling, British spelling) Alternative spelling of artifact
artfully
artfully
adv
In an artful manner.
artifact
artifact
noun
(archaeology) An object, such as a tool, ornament, or weapon of archaeological or historical interest, especially such an object found at an archaeological excavation.
(biology) An appearance or structure in protoplasm due to death, the method of preparation of specimens, or the use of reagents, and not present during life.
(computing) A perceptible distortion that appears in an audio or video file or a digital image as a result of applying a lossy compression or other inexact processing algorithm.
(museology) Any object in the collection of a museum. May be used sensu stricto only for human-made objects, or may include ones that are not human-made.
A finding or structure in an experiment or investigation that is not a true feature of the object under observation, but is a result of external action, the test arrangement, or an experimental error.
An object made or shaped by human hand or labor.
An object made or shaped by some agent or intelligence, not necessarily of direct human origin.
Something viewed as a product of human agency or conception rather than an inherent element.
artifice
artifice
noun
(archaic) Something made with technical skill; a contrivance.
A crafty but underhanded deception.
A strategic maneuver that uses some clever means to avoid detection or capture.
A tactical move to gain advantage.
A trick played out as an ingenious, but artful, ruse.
verb
To construct by means of skill or specialised art
ashcroft
ashcroft
Proper noun
A village in British Columbia, Canada
A ghost town in Colorado
astrofel
aurified
aurified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of aurify
auriform
auriform
adj
Having the form of the human ear; ear-shaped.
ausforms
ausforms
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ausform
awfuller
awfuller
adj
comparative form of awful: more awful
backfire
backfire
noun
(firefighting) Alternative spelling of back fire
A premature explosion in the cylinder of a gas or oil engine during the exhaust or the compression stroke, tending to drive the piston in the wrong direction.
An explosion in other equipment.
An explosion in the exhaust passages of an internal combustion engine.
verb
(of a gun, cannon, Bunsen burner, etc.) To fire in the opposite direction, for example due to an obstruction in the barrel.
(of an engine) To experience a premature ignition of fuel or an ignition of exhaust gases, making a popping sound.
To fail in a manner that brings down further misfortune.
bafflers
bafflers
noun
plural of baffler
balefire
balefire
noun
An outdoor fire used in witches' rituals.
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.
barflies
barflies
noun
plural of barfly
basifier
basifier
noun
(chemistry) That which converts into a salifiable base.
bearfoot
beaufert
beauford
beaufort
beckford
bedframe
bedframe
noun
The frame of a bed.
bedwarfs
bedwarfs
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bedwarf
befavour
beferned
befetter
befetter
verb
(transitive) To confine with fetters; restrain as if by fetters.
befinger
befinger
verb
(transitive) To finger all over.
beflower
beflower
verb
(obsolete) To cover with flowers.
befouler
befouler
noun
One who befouls.
befreeze
befreeze
verb
(transitive) To freeze thoroughly or completely.
befriend
befriend
verb
(transitive) To become a friend of, to make friends with.
(transitive) To favor.
(transitive, dated) To act as a friend to, to assist.
befringe
befringe
verb
To furnish or adorn with a fringe.
befurred
befurred
adj
Wearing fur.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of befur
belfried
belfried
adj
(in combination) Having a belfry or belfries of a specified number or kind.
Furnished with a belfry or belfries.
belfries
belfries
noun
plural of belfry
berfield
bergfall
bergfall
noun
The fall of a mountain rock.
berghoff
beruffed
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
bifurcal
bifurcal
adj
Synonym of bifurcate
birdfarm
birdlife
birdlife
noun
The birds (e.g. of an area) collectively.
birkhoff
blaffert
blanford
bluefarb
bluffers
bluffers
noun
plural of bluffer
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.