(acoustics) The second, slower phase of decay in the sound made by a piano string when it is struck.
(phonetics, obsolete) A weaker sound that immediately follows a more salient one, such as the second, less prominent vowel sound in a falling diphthong.
A sound that persists or remains audible after its source has ceased to produce it; the perception of such a sound.
antadiform
archfiends
archfiends
noun
plural of archfiend
archfriend
backfriend
backfriend
noun
(UK, dialectal) A friend at one's back; a backer; one who does his best for another; a supporter.
(UK, dialectal) A hangnail.
(UK, dialectal, obsolete) A false friend; a secret enemy.
bedwarfing
bedwarfing
verb
present participle of bedwarf
befingered
befingered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of befinger
beforehand
beforehand
adj
(archaic, often followed by with) In a state of anticipation or preoccupation.
(obsolete) In comfortable circumstances as regards property; forehanded.
adv
At an earlier or preceding time.
befriended
befriended
verb
simple past tense and past participle of befriend
befriender
befriender
noun
One who befriends.
bettendorf
blunderful
blunderful
adj
Inclined to blunder.
boyfriends
boyfriends
noun
plural of boyfriend
brantsford
brownfield
brownfield
adj
(software engineering) Being a development that has to integrate with legacy systems.
noun
(often attributive) A site, to be used for housing or commerce, that has been previously used for industry and may be contaminated or need extensive clearing
centerfold
centerfold
noun
(by extension) Any very sexually attractive person, who is therefore material for such a photograph.
A large photograph printed on this sheet, typically in the form of a nude, or provocatively dressed, sexually attractive woman or man.
The person appearing in such a photograph.
The single sheet of paper that forms the middle two pages of a magazine or other publication.
centrefold
centrefold
noun
(British spelling) Alternative spelling of centerfold
centriffed
cofounders
cofounders
noun
plural of cofounder
coinferred
confederal
confederal
adj
Of, pertaining to, or being a confederation.
confervoid
confervoid
adj
Resembling conferva algae.
configured
configured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of configure
confirmand
confirmand
noun
(religion) A candidate for confirmation or affirmation of baptism.
confounder
confounder
noun
(mathematics) A factor, in data analysis, that causes the effects of two distinct processes to be indistinguishable; a confounding variable
A person who confounds
confronted
confronted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of confront
cornfields
cornfields
noun
plural of cornfield
daneflower
debriefing
debriefing
noun
The act of debriefing, or the state of being debriefed.
The report of a mission or project, or the information so obtained.
verb
present participle of debrief
deepfrozen
defendress
defendress
noun
female defender.
deferences
deferences
noun
plural of deference
deferments
deferments
noun
plural of deferment
deforciant
deforciant
noun
(obsolete, UK, law) One against whom a fictitious action of fine was brought
(obsolete, UK, law) One who keeps out of possession the rightful owner of an estate.
defrauding
defrauding
noun
The act of committing fraud.
verb
present participle of defraud
defrayment
defrayment
noun
The payment of charges.
defrocking
defrocking
noun
The formal removal of the rights and authority of a member of the clergy.
verb
present participle of defrock
defrosting
defrosting
noun
The process by which something is defrosted.
verb
present participle of defrost
dendriform
dendriform
adj
Having a branched structure similar to a tree.
dentifrice
dentifrice
noun
Toothpaste or any other substance, such as powder, for cleaning the teeth.
difference
difference
noun
(countable) A characteristic of something that makes it different from something else.
(countable) A disagreement or argument.
(countable) The result of a subtraction; sometimes the absolute value of this result.
(countable, uncountable) Significant change in or effect on a situation or state.
(heraldry) An addition to a coat of arms to distinguish two people's bearings which would otherwise be the same. See augmentation and cadency.
(logic circuits) A Boolean operation which is true when the two input variables are different but is otherwise false; the XOR operation ( scriptstyle A◌̅B+◌̅AB).
(logic) The quality or attribute which is added to those of the genus to constitute a species; a differentia.
(obsolete) Choice; preference.
(relational algebra) The set of elements that are in one set but not another ( scriptstyle A◌̅B).
(uncountable) The quality of being different.
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To distinguish or differentiate.
differency
dingthrift
dingthrift
Noun
A spendthrift.
disconfirm
disconfirm
verb
(transitive) To establish the falsity of a claim or belief; to show or to tend to show that a theory or hypothesis is not valid.
disconform
disfortune
disfurnish
disfurnish
verb
(transitive, archaic) To deprive of that with which anything is furnished (furniture, equipment, etc.); to strip or divest.
disuniform
disuniform
Adjective
Not uniform.
donaciform
draftiness
draftiness
noun
The characteristic of being drafty.
draftwoman
draftwoman
noun
Alternative form of draftswoman
dragonfish
dragonfish
noun
Any of several long, slender fishes, of the family Stomiidae, that have a luminous barbel used to attract prey.
drainfield
drainfield
noun
Alternative form of drain field
drawfiling
drawfiling
noun
The process of smooth filing by working the file sidewise instead of lengthwise.
driftingly
driftingly
adv
In a way that drifts.
drinkproof
dumfounder
dumfounder
verb
To dumbfound; to confound.
dunderfunk
dunderfunk
noun
(obsolete, nautical) ship's biscuit broken up, mixed with molasses etc. and baked
enfettered
enfettered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of enfetter
enflowered
enflowered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of enflower
enforcedly
enforcedly
adv
In a way that is enforced.
faceharden
factfinder
factfinder
noun
(law) In a legal proceeding, the person or persons given the task of weighing all evidence presented and determining the facts of the case in light of that evidence; the jury, or where there is no jury, the judge.
One who finds facts.
fadmongery
fafaronade
fairground
fairground
noun
A commercially-operated collection of rides, games and other entertainment attractions; an amusement park.
An area where a fair (an event for public entertainment) or other public event is held; a showground.
fairylands
fairylands
noun
plural of fairyland
faradising
faradising
verb
present participle of faradise
faradizing
faradizing
verb
present participle of faradize
farandoles
farandoles
noun
plural of farandole
fassbinder
fatbrained
fatherland
fatherland
noun
The country of one's birth, origin.
fazendeiro
fearedness
fearedness
noun
Quality of being feared.
fecundator
federating
federating
verb
present participle of federate
federation
federation
adj
(Australia) Of an architectural style popular around the time of federation.
noun
(computing, telecommunications) A collection of network or telecommunication providers that offer interoperability.
Act of joining together into a single political entity.
Any society or organisation formed from separate groups or bodies.
Array of nations or states that are unified under one central authority which is elected by its members.
fenderless
fenderless
adj
Without a fender.
ferdinanda
ferdinande
fernandina
ferredoxin
ferredoxin
noun
(biochemistry) Any of a class of iron and sulfur-containing proteins, found in green plants, that function in electron transport and in photosynthesis.
fervidness
fervidness
noun
The quality of being fervid.
filigraned
filigraned
adj
Archaic form of filigreed.
fingerhold
fingerhold
noun
A grip with the fingers.
fintadores
fireblende
fireblende
noun
Synonym of pyrostilpnite
firebrands
firebrands
noun
plural of firebrand
firedragon
firedragon
noun
A fiery dragon; firedrake.
firefanged
firewarden
firewarden
noun
An officer who has authority to direct in the extinguishing of fires, or to order what precautions shall be taken against fires.
flanderkin
flandowser
flapdragon
flapdragon
noun
A game in which the players snatch raisins out of burning brandy and swallow them blazing.
Any of the raisins in this game.
flatlander
flatlander
noun
(Appalachia) Any outsider to Appalachia.
(Canada) Anyone from Saskatchewan.
(Central Coast NSW) Anyone from Umina.
(Georgia) Anyone from Florida.
(Northern Michigan) Anyone from lower Michigan (those below Mt. Pleasant).
(Upper Peninsula of Michigan) Anyone from Wisconsin.
(Western US, especially in the Rocky Mountains) Anyone from the East; anyone from outside the Rockies.
(Wisconsin) Anyone from Illinois.
(chiefly derogatory) A person who lives at, lived at, or was raised by someone at a low altitude or from any city. A person not raised in or by someone directly from high mountain areas. (used by those who were born, raised, and are still living in higher altitude non-city or city like areas).
(cycling) A flatland BMX rider.
(lower Michigan) Anyone from Indiana or Ohio.
(northern New England) Any non-native, but particularly one from southern New England (including Massachusetts), downstate New York, or New Jersey.
(northern central Pennsylvania) Anyone from southern Pennsylvania (particularly around Philadelphia), New Jersey, or other low-lying areas outside the Alleghenies / Appalachians.
(physics) An inhabitant of or observer in a universe with two spatial dimensions.
flindersia
floribunda
floribunda
noun
A rose cultivar, having large sprays of small flowers, made by crossing polyantha and hybrid tea rose varieties.
floridians
floridness
floridness
noun
The quality of being florid.
floundered
floundered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of flounder
fluorindin
forbidding
forbidding
adj
Appearing to be threatening, unfriendly or potentially unpleasant.
noun
The act by which something is forbidden; a prohibition.
verb
present participle of forbid
forcedness
forcedness
noun
The state or quality of being forced.
foreboding
foreboding
adj
Of ominous significance; serving as an ill omen; foretelling of harm or difficulty.
noun
A sense of evil to come.
An evil omen.
verb
present participle of forebode
foredating
foredating
verb
present participle of foredate
foredefine
foredesign
foredesign
verb
(transitive) To design or plan beforehand; forecast.
foredivine
forefended
forefended
verb
simple past tense and past participle of forefend
foreground
foreground
noun
(computing, often attributive) The application the user is currently interacting with; the application window that appears in front of all others.
The elements of an image which lie closest to the picture plane.
The subject of an image, often depicted at the bottom in a two-dimensional work.
verb
To place in the foreground (physically or metaphorically).
forehanded
forehanded
adj
(not comparable) Executed with a forehand stroke.
(now US) Looking to the future; displaying foresight; prudent.
(obsolete) Paid or executed in advance.
(obsolete) Pertaining to the forequarters of a horse.
(obsolete, US) Wealthy.
Direct, straightforward, sincere.
adv
With a forehand stroke.
foreintend
foreordain
foreordain
verb
(transitive) To predestine or preordain.
forestland
forestland
noun
Land covered by trees; forests; woodlands.
forewarned
forewarned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of forewarn
forewonted
forfending
forfending
verb
present participle of forfend
forjudging
forjudging
verb
present participle of forjudge
forkedness
forkedness
noun
The state or quality of being forked.
fornicated
fornicated
adj
fornicate; shaped like an arch
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fornicate
forwarding
forwarding
noun
The act by which something is forwarded.
verb
present participle of forward
fosterland
foudroyant
foudroyant
adj
(medicine) fulminant
Having an awesome and overwhelming effect.
foundering
foundering
noun
The act by which a vessel founders.
verb
present participle of founder
founderous
founderous
adj
(archaic) Difficult to travel; likely to trip one up.
foundryman
foundryman
noun
A man who works in a foundry
foundrymen
foundrymen
noun
plural of foundryman
fourhanded
fourhanded
adj
Having four hands; quadrumanous.
Requiring four hands.
Requiring or involving four people.
a fourhanded card game
fourstrand
fractioned
fractioned
adj
separated into fractions by fractionation; fractionated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fraction
fragmented
fragmented
adj
broken into fragments
composed of fragments
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fragment
franchised
franchised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of franchise
fraudulent
fraudulent
adj
Dishonest; based on fraud or deception.
False, phony.
frauenfeld
frayedness
frayedness
noun
The quality of being frayed.
fredenburg
freedwoman
freedwoman
noun
A woman who has been released from a condition of slavery.
freedwomen
freedwomen
noun
plural of freedwoman
freehanded
freehanded
adj
(finance) Transferable to other assets.
Freehand, unassisted.
Having empty hands.
Openhanded; generous.
Unconstrained.
adv
Unassisted.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of freehand
freelanced
freelanced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of freelance
frenchweed
frenziedly
frenziedly
adv
In a frenzied manner.
frequented
frequented
verb
simple past tense and past participle of frequent
fricandeau
fricandeau
noun
Thinly sliced meat, especially veal, fried or stewed with a sauce; a fricassee.