(nautical) A mast located towards the stern of a ship.
aftermost
aftermost
adj
(nautical) Nearest the stern of a vessel.
(obsolete) Most recent.
adv
(obsolete) At the very back.
camshafts
camshafts
noun
plural of camshaft
costiform
costiform
adj
Having the form of a rib.
craftsman
craftsman
noun
A person who makes or creates material objects partly or entirely by hand.
One who is highly skilled at one's trade; an artisan or artificer.
craftsmen
craftsmen
noun
plural of craftsman
cystiform
cystiform
adj
Resembling a cyst
defeatism
defeatism
noun
Acceptance of defeat without struggle.
demystify
demystify
verb
(transitive) To remove the mystery from something; to explain or clarify.
discomfit
discomfit
adj
(obsolete) Discomfited; overthrown.
verb
(archaic) To defeat completely; to rout.
(rare) To defeat the plans or hopes of; to frustrate; disconcert.
(transitive) To embarrass (someone) greatly; to confuse; to perplex; to disconcert.
draftsman
draftsman
noun
US standard spelling of draughtsman.
draftsmen
draftsmen
noun
plural of draftsman
factotums
factotums
noun
plural of factotum
famagusta
fantasmal
fantasmal
adj
Alternative spelling of phantasmal
farmstead
farmstead
noun
A farm, including its buildings.
The main building of a farm.
fastidium
fastidium
noun
(medicine, archaic) repugnance toward food; unwillingness to eat
fastigium
fastigium
noun
(architecture) A pediment or gable end.
(pathology) The most intense phase of a disease, especially a fever.
An apex or summit; culmination.
fatalisms
fatalisms
noun
plural of fatalism
faultsman
fayettism
feminists
feminists
noun
plural of feminist
fetichism
fetichism
noun
Archaic form of fetishism.
fetishism
fetishism
noun
A form of paraphilia where the object of attraction is an inanimate object or a part of a person's body.
The belief that natural objects have supernatural powers, or that something created by people has power over people.
filaments
filaments
noun
plural of filament
filesmith
filesmith
noun
A maker of files (rasping tools).
filmstrip
filmstrip
noun
(computer graphics) A file containing a sequence of images or video frames.
A length of film containing individual photographs or diagrams intended to be shown in sequence as instruction or as a visual aid.
firestorm
firestorm
noun
(figurative) An intense or violent altercation.
A fire whose intensity is greatly increased by inrushing winds.
fishmouth
fishmouth
noun
(colloquial) A chronically open mouth.
(roofing) A half-cylindrical or half-conical shaped opening or void in a lapped edge or seam, usually caused by wrinkling or shifting of ply sheets during installation.
(surgery) A horizontal incision on the breast aligned with the nipples made to drain or excise the breast fat as a form of top surgery.
(surgery) A wide incision made to drain fluid from under the fingernail.
flameouts
flameouts
noun
plural of flameout
flamsteed
flatworms
flatworms
noun
plural of flatworm
fleshment
fleshment
noun
(obsolete) The act of fleshing, or the excitement attending a successful beginning.
flimsiest
flimsiest
adj
superlative form of flimsy: most flimsy
floatsman
floatsmen
foetalism
foetalism
noun
Alternative form of fetalism
folkmoots
folkmoots
noun
plural of folkmoot
folkmotes
folkmotes
noun
plural of folkmote
fomenters
fomenters
noun
plural of fomenter
footmarks
footmarks
noun
plural of footmark
foremasts
foremasts
noun
plural of foremast
foretimes
foretimes
noun
plural of foretime
forksmith
formalist
formalist
adj
Of or pertaining to formalism; formalistic
noun
An advocate of formalism
An overly formal person, especially one who adheres to current forms; a stickler
formosity
formulist
formulist
noun
One who exhibits an excessive reliance on, or adherence to, formulae.
fragments
fragments
noun
plural of fragment
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fragment
freshment
freshment
noun
(obsolete) refreshment
frontsman
frothsome
frumpiest
frumpiest
adj
superlative form of frumpy: most frumpy
frustulum
frustulum
noun
The silica-based cell wall of a diatom
fumarates
fumarates
noun
plural of fumarate
fumigants
fumigants
noun
plural of fumigant
fumigates
fumigates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fumigate
fumistery
furmeties
furmities
futurisms
futurisms
noun
plural of futurism
halftimes
halftimes
noun
plural of halftime
hastiform
hastiform
adj
spear-shaped; hastate
leftments
lifetimes
lifetimes
noun
plural of lifetime
makefasts
makefasts
noun
plural of makefast
makeshift
makeshift
adj
Made to work or suffice; improvised; substituted.
noun
(obsolete) A rogue; a shifty person.
A temporary (usually insubstantial) substitution.
manifesta
manifesto
manifesto
noun
A public declaration of principles, policies, or intentions, especially that of a political party.
verb
(intransitive) to issue a manifesto
manifests
manifests
noun
plural of manifest
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of manifest
masterful
masterful
adj
Having or showing the qualities of a master vis-a-vis a dependent or subordinate; authoritative; domineering.
In the manner of a master; very skillful.
Of or pertaining to the manner of a master of an art, technique, profession, or craft; masterly.
matchsafe
metrifies
metrifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of metrify
misaffect
misaffect
verb
(obsolete) To affect in a negative way.
(obsolete) To dislike.
miseffect
misfaiths
misfaiths
noun
plural of misfaith
misfather
misfitted
misfitted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of misfit
misgrafts
misgrafts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of misgraft
misthrift
misthrift
noun
(rare) Extravagance; the wasting of money.
moffettes
moffettes
noun
plural of moffette
molestful
molestful
adj
(obsolete) troublesome; vexatious
monstrify
monstrify
verb
(transitive) To turn into a monster; to portray as monstrous.
mortifies
mortifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mortify
mouthfuls
mouthfuls
noun
plural of mouthful
mustafina
mustahfiz
mustahfiz
noun
(military, historical) A member of the territorial militia of the Ottoman Empire.
mutesarif
mystified
mystified
adj
puzzled or confused
state of enchantment as concerns person or event
verb
simple past tense and past participle of mystify
mystifier
mystifier
noun
A person who obscures or muddles information, making something appear to be a mystery.
A situation that is puzzling, or mystifying
mystifies
mystifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mystify
platforms
platforms
noun
plural of platform
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of platform
postforms
postforms
noun
plural of postform
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of postform
reformats
reformats
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of reformat
reformist
reformist
adj
Advocating reform of an institution or body.
Specifically, advocating reform and the gradual accumulation of small changes, as opposed to revolutionary action.
noun
(dated, 17th C.) An advocate of reform in the Church of England; a Reformer.
(dated, 18th century) An advocate or supporter of political reform in the United Kingdom. (Common from ca 1790 to 1830.)
A member of a reformed religious denomination.
One who advocates reform (of an institution).
Specifically, one who advocates reform of society and the gradual accumulation of small changes, as opposed to revolutionary action.
restiform
restiform
adj
(anatomy) Formed like a rope; applied especially to several rope-like bundles or masses of fibres on the dorsal side of the medulla oblongata.
safetyman
scutiform
scutiform
adj
Having the shape of a shield; scutate.
noun
(archaeology) A symbol that is shaped like a shield.
semiflint
semiflint
noun
Clay that is hard rather than plastic but that lacks the conchoidal fracture pattern of flint.
Maize or corn that is a hybrid where one parent species is flint and the other has a soft outer hull.
semishaft
semistiff
septemfid
septemfid
adj
(botany) cleft into seven
septiform
septiform
adj
Having seven parts; sevenfold.
Having the form of a septum.
shaftment
shaftment
noun
An obsolete unit of length defined as 6 inches, which equals 2 palms or ²⁄₃ span; today 6 inches equals exactly 15.24 cm. (Before the 12th century, a shaftment was defined as 6+¹⁄₂ inches.)
Traditionally the width of the fist and outstretched thumb.
shaftsman
shaftsman
noun
Alternative form of shaftman
shamefast
shamefast
adj
(archaic) Bashful, modest; shy.
shelfmate
shelfmate
noun
A book or other object located on the same shelf.
smoothify
smoothify
verb
To convert fruit, vegetables etc into a smoothie.
smutproof
smutproof
adj
Resistant to the smut fungus.
stiffrump
stipiform
stipiform
adj
stalk-shaped
streamful
streamful
adj
(poetic) Abounding in streams, or in water.
noun
A quantity that streams.
Enough to fill or make up a stream.
stripfilm
styliform
styliform
adj
Having the form of, or resembling, a bristle, pin, or pen; styloid.
styrofoam
styrofoam
noun
Expanded polystyrene foam, such as is used in cups and packaging.
sulfamate
sulfamate
noun
(American spelling, chemistry) Any salt or ester of sulfamic acid
tariffism
tartufism
tartufism
noun
Alternative form of tartuffism
telefilms
telefilms
noun
plural of telefilm
temseloaf
transform
transform
noun
(by extension) A function so produced.
(geology, seismology) A transform fault.
(mathematical analysis) An operation (often an integration) that converts one function into another.
verb
(intransitive) To undergo a transformation; to change in appearance or character.
(transitive) To change greatly the appearance or form of.
(transitive) To change the nature, condition or function of; to change in nature, disposition, heart, character, etc.; to convert.
(transitive, electricity) To subject to the action of a transformer.
(transitive, genetics) To subject (a cell) to transformation.
(transitive, mathematics) To subject to a transformation; to change into another form without altering the value.