(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
aforethought
aforethought
adj
(postpositive) Premeditated; planned ahead of time.
afterburning
afterburning
noun
(aviation) The injection of extra fuel into a jet engine downstream of the turbines in order to achieve extra thrust.
afterthought
afterthought
noun
A reflection after an act; a later or subsequent thought, action, or expedient.
Something additional to the original plan or concept.
verb
(very rare except in the past tense, possibly nonstandard) To expound as an afterthought.
simple past tense and past participle of afterthink
afterworking
agnification
agroforester
agroforester
noun
One who takes part in agroforestry
agroforestry
agroforestry
noun
An agricultural approach of using the interactive benefits from combining trees and shrubs with crops and/or livestock.
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.
autofrettage
autofrettage
noun
A metal fabrication technique in which a pressure vessel is subjected to enormous pressure, causing internal portions of the part to yield plasticly, resulting in internal compressive residual stresses once the pressure is released.
autografting
autografting
verb
present participle of autograft
bellyflaught
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
conflagrated
conflagrated
adj
Burnt, destroyed by fire.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of conflagrate
conflagrator
conflagrator
noun
(rare) One who starts a fire.
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
counterfugue
counterfugue
noun
(music) A fugue in which the answer or imitation to the melody is played in an inverse manner.
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
enflagellate
enflagellate
verb
Alternative form of flagellate
engraftation
engraftation
noun
The act of engrafting; engraftment.
engraftments
engraftments
noun
plural of engraftment
exfiguration
exflagellate
exflagellate
verb
To cause, or to undergo exflagellation
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
fanglomerate
fanglomerate
noun
(geology) A stratigraphic unit in which conglomerates that were deposited in an alluvial fan are common.
fangotherapy
fannettsburg
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
featheredged
featheredged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of featheredge
featheredges
featheredges
noun
plural of featheredge
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of featheredge
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.
fermentology
fermentology
noun
The study of fermentation.
ferrimagnets
ferrimagnets
noun
plural of ferrimagnet
ferromagnets
ferromagnets
noun
plural of ferromagnet
ferruginated
ferruginated
adj
Having the colour or properties of rust, or iron oxide.
festivalgoer
festivalgoer
noun
A person attending a festival
fetichmonger
fetishmonger
feuchtwanger
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
flabbergasts
flabbergasts
noun
plural of flabbergast
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of flabbergast
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.
flagellators
flagellators
noun
plural of flagellator
flagellatory
flagellatory
adj
Relating to flagellation or whipping.
flaggelating
flaggelation
flagitiously
flagitiously
adv
In a flagitious manner.
flagrantness
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.
floorthrough
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.
footdraggers
footdraggers
noun
plural of footdragger
footfaulting
footfaulting
verb
present participle of footfault
footsloggers
footsloggers
noun
plural of footslogger
footslogging
footslogging
verb
present participle of footslog
forecatching
foregathered
foregathered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of foregather
forejudgment
forejudgment
noun
(obsolete) prejudgment
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
forethoughts
forethoughts
noun
plural of forethought
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.