(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
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.
brantsford
confederal
confederal
adj
Of, pertaining to, or being a confederation.
confirmand
confirmand
noun
(religion) A candidate for confirmation or affirmation of baptism.
daneflower
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.
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.
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.
ferdinanda
ferdinande
fernandina
filigraned
filigraned
adj
Archaic form of filigreed.
fintadores
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
foredating
foredating
verb
present participle of foredate
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.
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
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.
foundryman
foundryman
noun
A man who works in a foundry
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.
freedwoman
freedwoman
noun
A woman who has been released from a condition of slavery.
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
fricandeau
fricandeau
noun
Thinly sliced meat, especially veal, fried or stewed with a sauce; a fricassee.
fricandoes
fringehead
fringehead
noun
Any of several fishes of the genus Neoclinus.
frondation
frondation
noun
(obsolete) The act of stripping, as trees, of leaves or branches; a kind of pruning.
frontwards
frontwards
adj
Oriented towards the front.
furanoside
furanoside
noun
(biochemistry) The furanose form of a glycoside
glandiform
glandiform
adj
(anatomy) Shaped like, resembling, or characteristic of glands.
grainfield
grainfield
noun
A field where grain is grown.
handcrafts
handcrafts
noun
plural of handcraft
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of handcraft
handflower
handflower
noun
(sometimes in the phrase ‘handflower tree’) A Mexican hand tree (Chiranthodendron pentadactylon).
A wallflower (Erysimum cheiri, syns. Erysimum × cheiri, Cheiranthus cheiri).
An item of jewellery consisting of a bracelet linked to a ring by chains, lace or other elements which cross the back of the hand.
handicraft
handicraft
noun
(rare, obsolete) A man who earns his living by handicraft; a handicraftsman.
A trade requiring skill of hand; manual occupation; handcraft.
An artifact produced by handicraft.
handyframe
indigofera
infrahyoid
infrahyoid
adj
(anatomy, relational) Below the hyoid bone in the neck.
infranodal
infranodal
adj
Below a node
infraposed
infuriated
infuriated
adj
Extremely angry.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of infuriate
interfaced
interfaced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of interface
knifeboard
knifeboard
noun
(historical, by extension) An early bus with narrow, restrictive seating; a knifeboard bus.
(historical, chiefly attributive) A way of arranging benches back to back, resembling a knifeboard; common on the open upper deck of early double-deck omnibuses and trams.
A board on which knives are cleaned or polished.
ladyfinger
ladyfinger
noun
A small sponge cake, shaped approximately like a finger.
A type of small banana.
A variety of small firecracker.
Synonym of okra: the plant or its edible capsules.
manifolder
midfrontal
midfrontal
adj
In the middle of a frontal area
monadiform
monadiform
adj
(biology) Having the form of a monad; resembling a monad in having one or more filaments of vibratile protoplasm.
nonfavored
nonfederal
nonfederal
adj
Not federal.
nonfrauder
paraffined
paraffined
verb
simple past tense and past participle of paraffin
simple past tense and past participle of paraffine
pathfinder
pathfinder
noun
One who discovers a way or path; one who explores untraversed regions.
One who first does something; a pioneer.
prefranked
prefranked
adj
Of mail, an envelope, etc.: franked in advance.
raynesford
redefiance
redrafting
redrafting
noun
A redraft.
verb
present participle of redraft
refastened
refastened
verb
simple past tense and past participle of refasten
referendal
referendal
adj
Of or relating to a referendum.
refinanced
refinanced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of refinance
reformanda
reformanda
noun
plural of reformandum
refundable
refundable
adj
Able to be refunded in case of customer dissatisfaction, loss, breakage etc.
noun
Something that is eligible to be refunded.
reinflamed
reinflamed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of reinflame
reinflated
reinflated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of reinflate
rinncefada
ruffiandom
ruffiandom
noun
The state or condition of a ruffian.
sandflower
sanforized
sanforized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of sanforize
sforzandos
sforzandos
noun
plural of sforzando
slanderful
transfixed
transfixed
adj
Rendered motionless by completely focused attention, rapt, entranced, mesmerized.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of transfix
transfused
transfused
verb
simple past tense and past participle of transfuse
unaffirmed
unaffirmed
adj
Not affirmed.
unafforded
unafforded
adj
Not afforded.
undefrayed
undefrayed
adj
Not defrayed.
undercraft
undercraft
noun
(obsolete) A sly trick.
underdraft
underfaced
underflame
underframe
underframe
noun
The supporting structure of a piece of furniture, a vehicle, etc.
understaff
understaff
noun
Staff (employees) who are subordinate to other staff.
verb
(transitive) To furnish with too few staff; to staff inadequately.
undreadful
undreadful
adj
Not dreadful.
unfactored
unfactored
adj
Not factored (in any sense)
unfarrowed
unfarrowed
adj
Without a farrow or litter.
unfathered
unfathered
adj
Not raised by or acknowledged by a father.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of unfather
unfavoured
unfavoured
adj
Alternative form of unfavored
unfeatured
unfeatured
adj
(obsolete) Lacking regular features; deformed.
unflavored
unflavored
adj
Not flavored; having no flavor.
unfordable
unfordable
adj
(of a body of water) unable to be forded
unfrazzled
unfrazzled
adj
Not frazzled; calm.
unprefaced
unprefaced
adj
Not prefaced; without a preface.
unprofaned
unprofaned
adj
Not having been profaned; unsullied.
unraftered
unraftered
adj
Not having rafters.
unramified
unramified
adj
Not ramified.
unrarefied
unrarefied
Adjective
Not rarefied.
unratified
unratified
adj
Not ratified
unsurfaced
unsurfaced
adj
(paper) Rough, absorbent, without a glaze or finish.
(roads) Not having a tar macadam (asphalt) surface.