(historical, nautical) The seaman or seamen stationed on the poop or after part of a ship, to attend the after-sails.
(sailing) The members of a yacht's crew who attend to the aft sails
A drudge; somebody tasked with menial work.
alfraganus
anguishful
anguishful
adj
Full of anguish.
antifungal
antifungal
adj
(pharmacology) That inhibits the growth of fungi; antimycotic.
noun
(pharmacology) A drug that inhibits the growth of fungi.
antifungin
antifungin
noun
The fungicide magnesium borate.
antifungus
antifungus
adj
That inhibits the growth of fungi.
aufklarung
ausforming
ausforming
verb
present participle of ausform
beefburger
beefburger
noun
(food) Synonym of hamburger (a cooked ground beef sandwich)
(food) Synonym of hamburger (a ground beef patty)
(food) Synonym of hamburger (ground beef)
beeftongue
befuddling
befuddling
verb
present participle of befuddle
beguileful
brutifying
brutifying
verb
present participle of brutify
buffaloing
buffaloing
verb
present participle of buffalo
buffetings
buffetings
noun
plural of buffeting
bullfights
bullfights
noun
plural of bullfight
calcifugal
calcifugal
adj
Of or relating to a calcifuge.
camouflage
camouflage
noun
(biology) Resemblance of an organism to its surroundings for avoiding detection.
(military) The use of natural or artificial material on personnel, objects, or tactical positions with the aim of confusing, misleading, or evading the enemy.
(textiles) A pattern on clothing consisting of irregularly shaped patches that are either greenish/brownish, brownish/whitish, or bluish/whitish, as used by ground combat forces.
A disguise or covering up.
Clothes made from camouflage fabric, for concealment in combat or hunting.
The act of disguising.
verb
To hide or disguise something by covering it up or changing the way it looks.
cellifugal
cellifugal
adj
cellulifugal
centrifuge
centrifuge
noun
(figuratively) An apparatus in which humans are spun to simulate acceleration in an aircraft or spacecraft.
A device in which a mixture of denser and lighter materials (normally dispersed in a liquid) is separated by being spun about a central axis at high speed.
verb
To rotate something in a centrifuge, typically in order to separate its constituents.
cienfuegos
cimicifuga
cimicifuga
noun
Any member of the former genus Cimicifuga, now Actaea sect. Cimicifuga, of flowering plants: bugbane or cohosh.
cofounding
cofounding
verb
present participle of cofound
coiffuring
coiffuring
verb
present participle of coiffure
configural
configural
adj
Relating to the spatial configuration of something, such as a human face to be recognised, rather than its separate visual features.
configured
configured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of configure
configures
configures
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of configure
crucifying
crucifying
verb
present participle of crucify
culicifuge
culicifuge
noun
An agent that repels culicine mosquitoes.
defaulting
defaulting
noun
The act or result of being defaulted, especially a failure to meet a financial obligation.
verb
present participle of default
defrauding
defrauding
noun
The act of committing fraud.
verb
present participle of defraud
delightful
delightful
adj
Pleasant; pleasing, bringing enjoyment, satisfaction, or pleasure.
demifigure
demonifuge
demonifuge
noun
A remedy to drive out demons.
destuffing
diffugient
disfigured
disfigured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disfigure
disfigurer
disfigurer
noun
One who disfigures.
disfigures
disfigures
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disfigure
disgustful
disgustful
adj
(archaic) disgusting, vile.
Full of disgust.
dolorifuge
dolorifuge
noun
Something which mitigates or removes grief.
doughfoots
dulcifying
dulcifying
verb
present participle of dulcify
duncifying
duncifying
verb
present participle of duncify
duplifying
effigurate
effigurate
adj
(botany, lichenology) Having a definite (lobed) shape; not effuse.
effleurage
effleurage
noun
(massage) A form of massage involving smooth strokes of the skin with one's hands.
verb
(massage) To gently stroke the skin in a circular motion with the palm of one's hands.
effulgence
effulgence
noun
A state of being bright and radiant, splendor, brilliance.
emusifying
enfleurage
enfleurage
noun
The process of extracting fragrance (essential oils) from flowers by using unscented wax or fat, then extracting with alcohol.
engulfment
engulfment
noun
The act of engulfing
fainaigued
fainaigued
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fainaigue
fainaiguer
fainaiguer
noun
One who fainaigues.
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.
fastigious
fastigiums
fatiguable
fatiguable
adj
Alternative form of fatigable
favaginous
favaginous
adj
(obsolete) Resembling a honeycomb; cellular.
fearnaught
fearnaught
noun
(by extension) A warm garment, especially one made of this cloth.
A fearless person.
A stout woolen cloth of great thickness; dreadnought
fearnought
fearnought
noun
Alternative form of fearnaught
febrifugal
febrifugal
adj
(pharmacology) Acting against or preventing fever.
febrifuges
febrifuges
noun
plural of febrifuge
feelingful
feelingful
adj
Full of feeling or emotion.
ferrisburg
ferrysburg
figurately
figurately
adv
In a figurate manner; Using or forming a figure.
figuratively, in a figurative manner.
figuration
figuration
noun
(art) Representation through visual forms.
(sociology) A structure through which people are joined, or the process of constructing such structures.
Form, outline or boundaries.
Mixture of concords and discords.
Ornamentation or decoration, especially by the addition of figures.
The act of giving figure or determinate form.
figurative
figurative
adj
(art) representing forms recognisable in life and clearly derived from real object sources, in contrast to abstract art.
Emblematic, symbolic; representative, exemplative
Metaphorically so called.
Of use as a metaphor, simile, metonym or other figure of speech, as opposed to literal; using figures; as when saying that someone who eats more than they should is a pig or like a pig.
With many figures of speech.
figurehead
figurehead
noun
(by extension) Someone in a nominal position of leadership who has no actual power; a front or front man.
(nautical) A carved figure on the prow of a sailing ship.
(nautical, slang, obsolete) A person's face.
figureless
figureless
adj
Without a figure or figures (in various senses).
figuresome
figuresome
adj
Characterised as possessing an attractive figure or shape
filigerous
fireplough
flagellula
flagellums
flagitious
flagitious
adj
(literary) Extremely brutal or wicked; heinous, monstrous.
(literary) Guilty of terrible crimes; wicked, criminal.
flaunching
flaunching
noun
A mortar fillet at the junction of the chimney stack and the roof; superseded in modern times by lead flashing.
The sloped mortar fillet around the base of a chimney pot, which serves to hold the pot in position and allow rainwater to run off.
verb
present participle of flaunch
flavouring
flavouring
noun
Britain standard spelling of flavoring.
verb
present participle of flavour
floutingly
floutingly
adv
With flouting; insultingly.
flugelhorn
flugelhorn
noun
A brass instrument resembling a cornet but with a wider, conical bore, and usually with three valves, in the same B-flat pitch as many trumpets and cornets but with a more deeply conical mouthpiece than those. A bugle with valves.
fluidising
fluidising
verb
present participle of fluidise
fluidizing
fluidizing
verb
present participle of fluidize
fluigramme
flummoxing
flummoxing
adj
Confusing, flustering, flabbergasting.
verb
present participle of flummox
fluoresage
flushingly
flushingly
adv
In a flushing manner; while flushing, while blushing (red with embarrassment):
flustering
flustering
adj
agitated, confusing
verb
present participle of fluster
fluttering
fluttering
noun
Rapid back-and-forth waving or oscillation.
verb
present participle of flutter
fluviology
fluviology
noun
The study of rivers.
foliageous
foliageous
adj
Resembling foliage.
forefigure
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).
forejudged
forejudged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of forejudge
forejudger
forejudger
noun
(law) A judgement by which one is deprived or put of a right or thing in question.
forestburg
forethough
forfoughen
forjudging
forjudging
verb
present participle of forjudge
forthought
forthought
verb
simple past tense and past participle of forthink
foundering
foundering
noun
The act by which a vessel founders.
verb
present participle of founder
foundlings
foundlings
noun
plural of foundling
fourbagger
fourragere
fourragere
noun
Alternative form of fourragère
foxborough
fracturing
fracturing
noun
The act by which something is fractured.
verb
present participle of fracture
fraughtage
fraughtage
noun
(obsolete) freight; cargo
fraughting
fraughting
verb
present participle of fraught
fredenburg
frenchburg
frogmouths
frogmouths
noun
plural of frogmouth
frogtongue
frugalness
frugalness
noun
The property of being frugal.
fugacities
fugacities
noun
plural of fugacity
fugitating
fugitation
fugitation
noun
(Scotland, law) The act of absconding from justice; outlawry.
fugitively
fugitively
adv
In a fugitive manner.
fugitivism
fugitivity
fugitivity
noun
The state of being a fugitive.
fulcrumage
fulcruming
fulfilling
fulfilling
adj
Which causes fulfilment; emotionally or artistically satisfying.
noun
fulfilment
verb
present participle of fulfil
present participle of fulfill
fulgoridae
fulgourous
fulgurated
fulgurated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fulgurate
fulgurator
fulgurator
noun
(historical) Somebody who predicts the future using lightning.
fuliginous
fuliginous
adj
Pertaining to or resembling soot in such features as colour, texture or taste; sooty, dusky.
fuliguline
fuliguline
adj
Of, or pertaining to sea ducks.
fumblingly
fumblingly
adv
In a fumbling manner; while fumbling.
fumigating
fumigating
verb
present participle of fumigate
fumigation
fumigation
noun
The act of fumigating, or applying smoke or vapor, as for disinfection.
Vapor raised in the process of fumigating.
fumigators
fumigators
noun
plural of fumigator
fumigatory
fumigatory
adj
Having the quality of purifying by smoke.
fundmonger
fungaceous
fungaceous
adj
Like a fungus.
fungicidal
fungicidal
adj
Having the ability to destroy or control fungus.
Of, or relating to fungicide.
noun
A fungicide.
fungicides
fungicides
noun
plural of fungicide
fungitoxic
fungitoxic
adj
That is toxic to fungi.
funguslike
funguslike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of fungus.
funnelling
funnelling
noun
The process of passing something through a funnel.
verb
(British spelling) present participle of funnel
furbishing
furbishing
noun
The act by which something is furbished.
verb
present participle of furbish
furloughed
furloughed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of furlough
furnishing
furnishing
noun
(chiefly in the plural) Furniture, fittings, and other detachable accessories.
(of an animal, in the plural) A portion of longer hair within the coat of a dog, rabbit, etc.
verb
present participle of furnish
furthering
furthering
noun
The act by which something is furthered; furtherance.
verb
present participle of further
fusilading
fussbudget
fussbudget
noun
(colloquial, derogatory, Canada, US) One who complains or fusses a great deal, especially about unimportant matters; a fusspot.
fustigated
fustigated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fustigate
fustigator
fustigator
noun
A person who fustigates.
futurology
futurology
noun
The scientific forecasting of future trends in science, technology or society
gauffering
gauffering
noun
A gauffered ornamentation.
verb
present participle of gauffer
gaufrettes
gaufrettes
noun
plural of gaufrette
genuflects
genuflects
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of genuflect
ghastfully
ghastfully
adv
In a ghastful manner.
gloomfully
gloomfully
adv
In a gloomful manner.
gracefully
gracefully
adv
In a graceful manner.
grapefruit
grapefruit
noun
The large spherical tart fruit produced by this tree.
The tree of the species Citrus paradisi, a hybrid of pomelo (Citrus maxima) and sweet orange.