(archaic) Fright; fear; alarm; the fact or state of being frightened.
(obsolete) A cause of fear.
(obsolete) The action of frightening or terrifying; intimidation.
affrontingly
affrontingly
adv
in an affronting manner
afterburning
afterburning
noun
(aviation) The injection of extra fuel into a jet engine downstream of the turbines in order to achieve extra thrust.
afterworking
agnification
airfreighted
airfreighted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of airfreight
airfreighter
allografting
allografting
noun
The transplanting of an allograft
antifogmatic
antifogmatic
noun
An alcoholic drink taken in the morning to brace oneself before going out into bad weather.
antifreezing
antifreezing
adj
That prevents freezing
antisuffrage
antisuffrage
adj
(politics) Opposing suffrage.
autografting
autografting
verb
present participle of autograft
biflagellate
biflagellate
adj
(biology) Having two flagella.
noun
Any organism that has two flagella.
birefracting
birefringent
birefringent
adj
Having two refractive indices (depending on orientation)
Of or pertaining to birefringence
breakfasting
breakfasting
noun
The act of eating breakfast.
verb
present participle of breakfast
bullfighters
bullfighters
noun
plural of bullfighter
bullfighting
bullfighting
noun
A traditional spectacle, popular in Spain and many former Spanish colonies, in which a matador manipulates and ultimately kills a bull at close range.
bushfighting
bushfighting
noun
Fighting in the bush, or from behind bushes, trees, or thickets.
butterflying
butterflying
verb
present participle of butterfly
centrifugals
centrifugals
noun
plural of centrifugal
centrifugate
centrifugate
noun
The material to be separated in a centrifuge.
verb
(transitive) To separate using centrifugation.
centrifuging
centrifuging
noun
The processing of material in a centrifuge.
verb
present participle of centrifuge
closefitting
closefitting
adj
Alternative form of close-fitting
cockfighting
cockfighting
noun
A gambling blood sport (illegal in most countries) in which two roosters have spikes placed on their feet and are made to fight each other, usually to the death.
verb
present participle of cockfight
comfortingly
comfortingly
adv
In a comforting manner
configurated
configurated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of configurate
confiscating
confiscating
verb
present participle of confiscate
congelifract
congelifract
noun
(geology) A fragment of rock broken off by the action of frost
corticifugal
corticifugal
adj
(anatomy) Leading away from the cerebral cortex
decertifying
decertifying
verb
present participle of decertify
defatigation
defatigation
noun
Fatigue; weariness.
defiguration
defiguration
noun
(obsolete) disfiguration; mutilation
definitising
definitizing
definitizing
verb
present participle of definitize
deflagrating
deflagrating
verb
present participle of deflagrate
deflagration
deflagration
noun
The act of deflagrating; an intense fire; a conflagration or explosion. Specifically, combustion that spreads subsonically via thermal conduction.
delightfully
delightfully
adv
In a delightful manner.
demifarthing
demystifying
demystifying
verb
present participle of demystify
denitrifying
denitrifying
verb
present participle of denitrify
desertifying
desertifying
verb
present participle of desertify
devitrifying
devitrifying
verb
present participle of devitrify
digitaliform
disaffecting
disaffecting
verb
present participle of disaffect
discomfiting
discomfiting
adj
Tending to discomfit (“embarrass greatly; upset the composure of, disconcert”).
verb
present participle of discomfit
disfeaturing
disfeaturing
verb
present participle of disfeature
disgustfully
disgustfully
adv
(archaic) In a way that inspires disgust.
disinfecting
disinfecting
verb
present participle of disinfect
disinfesting
disinfesting
verb
present participle of disinfest
disinflating
disinflating
verb
present participle of disinflate
downshifting
downshifting
noun
A social trend towards living a simpler, less ambitious life with a better work-life balance.
verb
present participle of downshift
effectuating
effectuating
verb
present participle of effectuate
effeminating
effeminating
verb
present participle of effeminate
effiguration
eighteenfold
eighteenfold
adj
By a factor of eighteen.
electrifying
electrifying
adj
that electrifies
thrilling or startling
verb
present participle of electrify
engraftation
engraftation
noun
The act of engrafting; engraftment.
exfiguration
facilitating
facilitating
verb
present participle of facilitate
fairyologist
fairyologist
noun
One who studies fairyology.
fanaticising
fanaticising
verb
present participle of fanaticise
fanaticizing
fanaticizing
verb
present participle of fanaticize
farmsteading
farmsteading
noun
(Scotland) A farmstead.
farsightedly
farsightedly
adv
In a farsighted manner.
farthingales
farthingales
noun
plural of farthingale
farthingdeal
farthingless
farthingless
adj
Without a farthing; very poor.
fastigiately
fatigability
fatigability
noun
(medicine) A medical condition in which fatigue is easily induced.
faultfinding
faultfinding
adj
Tending to find fault
noun
Excessive or petty criticism
featherlight
featherlight
adj
Alternative form of feather-light
feedingstuff
feedingstuff
noun
Any foodstuff used to feed livestock.
felicitating
felicitating
verb
present participle of felicitate
felonsetting
feminologist
feminologist
noun
(rare) Someone who studies feminology.
ferrimagnets
ferrimagnets
noun
plural of ferrimagnet
ferruginated
ferruginated
adj
Having the colour or properties of rust, or iron oxide.
festivalgoer
festivalgoer
noun
A person attending a festival
fetichmonger
fetishmonger
fibrillating
fibrillating
adj
Of a muscle, especially in the heart: undergoing fibrillation; quivering.
Splitting into fibrils or fibres.
verb
present participle of fibrillate
fictionising
fictionising
verb
present participle of fictionise
fictionizing
fictionizing
verb
present participle of fictionize
fiddlestring
fiddlestring
noun
One of the strings of a fiddle.
figurability
figurability
noun
The quality of being figurable.
figurational
figurational
adj
Relating to figurations.
figuratively
figuratively
adv
(manner) In a figurative manner.
Used to indicate that what follows is to be taken as a figure of speech, not literally.
filicologist
filicologist
noun
One who studies filicology.
filmsettings
filmsettings
noun
plural of filmsetting
fingerparted
fingerprints
fingerprints
noun
plural of fingerprint
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fingerprint
firefighters
firefighters
noun
plural of firefighter
firefighting
firefighting
noun
(by extension, figuratively) Solving an urgent problem.
(firefighting) Extinguishing a fire.
The profession of being a firefighter.
firestopping
firestopping
noun
Material used as a firestop.
fisticuffing
fisticuffing
noun
A physical fight; a brawl.
verb
present participle of fisticuff
flagellating
flagellating
verb
present participle of flagellate
flagellation
flagellation
noun
(botany) The formation by plants of flagella, or their arrangement
A beating consisting of lashes, notably as corporal punishment or mortification, such as a whipping or scourging.
flagellative
flagellative
adj
Pertaining to flagellation; flagellatory.
flaggelating
flaggelation
flagitiously
flagitiously
adv
In a flagitious manner.
flatteringly
flatteringly
adv
In a flattering manner.
fleetingness
fleetingness
noun
The quality of being fleeting.
flightworthy
flightworthy
adj
(aviation) Safe enough to fly
flocculating
flocculating
verb
present participle of flocculate
floodlighted
floodlighted
adj
Lit by floodlights; floodlit.
flowcharting
flowcharting
noun
(computing) the design and construction of flowcharts
fluctigerous
fluoridating
fluoridating
verb
present participle of fluoridate
fluorinating
fluorinating
verb
present participle of fluorinate
flusterating
flusterating
verb
present participle of flusterate
flutteringly
flutteringly
adv
In a fluttering manner.
footfaulting
footfaulting
verb
present participle of footfault
footslogging
footslogging
verb
present participle of footslog
forecatching
foreplanting
foresightful
foresightful
adj
Having, exercising, or characterised by foresight; forward-looking; prudent
forestalling
forestalling
noun
The act of one who forestalls.
verb
present participle of forestall
forestarling
forethinking
forethinking
verb
present participle of forethink
foretokening
foretokening
noun
Indication in advance.
verb
present participle of foretoken
foretriangle
foretriangle
noun
(nautical) A triangular space on a sailing ship between the deck, foremast, and forestay.
forgathering
forgathering
noun
A gathering together; an assembly.
verb
present participle of forgather
forgeability
forgeability
noun
(metallurgy) The quality or degree of being forgeable.
forgettingly
forgettingly
adv
So as to forget.
forthbringer
forthbringer
noun
One who or that which brings forth.
forthfigured
forthputting
forthputting
adj
Forward, bold; presumptuous; meddlesome.
noun
Forwardness; undue assumption; boldness.
The act of putting or bringing forth; output; production.
forthrightly
forthrightly
adv
In a forthright manner
fortifyingly
fortifyingly
adv
In a manner that fortifies.
fotheringhay
fragmentised
fragmentised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fragmentise
fragmentized
fragmentized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fragmentize
fragmentizer
fragmentizer
noun
A machine for breaking material into fragments.
fragmentizes
fragmentizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fragmentize
frangibility
frangibility
noun
The state or quality of being frangible.
fraternising
fraternising
verb
present participle of fraternise
fraternizing
fraternizing
verb
present participle of fraternize
freestanding
freestanding
adj
Not attached to anything.
Not supported by or on anything.
Standing or set apart.
freethinking
freethinking
noun
The principles of a freethinker; free thought
freewritings
freewritings
noun
plural of freewriting
freightliner
frightenable
frightenable
adj
Capable of being frightened.
frightenedly
frightenedly
adv
In a frightened manner.
frigorimeter
frigotherapy
frostbitings
fruitbearing
fruitgrowing
fruitgrowing
noun
The commercial growing of fruit.
fugitiveness
fugitiveness
noun
The quality of being fugitive; evanescence; volatility.
fulgurations
fulgurations
noun
plural of fulguration
fuliginosity
fuliginosity
noun
Matter deposited by smoke.
The condition or quality of being fuliginous; sootiness.