(nautical) Behind; toward the stern relative to some other object or position; aft of.
abbotsford
aberfan
abfarad
abfarad
noun
(dated, electronics) A unit of capacitance equal to one billion (10⁹) farads, used in the centimeter-gram-second system of units
abfarads
abfarads
noun
plural of abfarad
abfm
abortifacient
abortifacient
adj
(pharmacology) Producing miscarriage.
noun
(pharmacology) A drug or an agent that induces an abortion.
aboveproof
absfarad
absorbefacient
absorbefacient
adj
(medicine) Inducing or increasing absorption (of a drug).
noun
(medicine) Any such medicine that induces absorption.
abulfeda
abuseful
abuseful
adj
(rare) Full of abuse; abusive.
abusefully
abusefully
adv
In an abuseful manner; in a manner that abuses.
abusefulness
abusefulness
noun
The characteristic of being abuseful.
acetabuliferous
acetabuliferous
adj
Furnished with fleshy cups for adhering to bodies, as cuttlefish, etc.
acetabuliform
acetabuliform
adj
(botany) Shaped like a saucer or shallow cup.
acidifiable
acidifiable
adj
Capable of being acidified, or converted into an acid.
adenofibroma
adenofibroma
noun
(pathology) A benign glandular and fibrous (connective) neoplasm
adenofibrosis
adenofibrosis
noun
(pathology) a benign nodular microscopic lesion of the prostate consisting of acinar tissue with increased stroma
(pathology) a nodular, benign breast lesion consisting of hyperplastic distorted lobules of acinar tissue with increased collagenous stroma
adenoliomyofibroma
adenomyofibroma
adipofibroma
afb
afebrile
afebrile
adj
Having no fever, without a fever.
affabilities
affabilities
noun
plural of affability
affability
affability
noun
The state or quality of being affable, friendly, or approachable.
affable
affable
adj
Mild; benign.
Receiving others kindly and conversing with them in a free and friendly manner; friendly, courteous, sociable.
affableness
affableness
noun
The state or quality of being affable.
affably
affably
adv
in an affable manner
affabrous
affabrous
adj
(rare, poetic) Executed in a workmanlike manner; ingeniously made.
affectability
affectability
noun
The condition of being affectable.
affectable
affectable
adj
Able to be affected.
affectibility
affectibility
noun
The quality or state of being affectible.
affectible
affectible
adj
Alternative form of affectable
affeeble
affeeble
verb
(obsolete) To enfeeble.
affiliable
affiliable
adj
Capable of being affiliated to or on, or connected with in origin.
affirmable
affirmable
adj
Able to be affirmed.
affirmably
affirmably
adv
In an affirmable manner
affixable
affixable
adj
Capable of being affixed.
affordable
affordable
adj
Able to be afforded; inexpensive or reasonably priced.
afforestable
afforestable
adj
Suitable for being afforested.
afibrinogenemia
afibrinogenemia
noun
(medicine) A blood disorder in which the blood does not clot normally due to a lack of, or a malfunction involving, fibrinogen.
aftaba
aftaba
noun
A Persian ewer.
afterband
afterbay
afterbay
noun
(hydrology) a stream, conduit, pond or reservoir, of a hydroelectric power plant at the outlet of the turbines.
afterbeat
afterbeat
noun
(music) A secondary, weaker half of a musical beat.
afterbirth
afterbirth
noun
The placenta and other material expelled via the birth canal following childbirth or parturition in mammals.
afterbirths
afterbirths
noun
plural of afterbirth
afterblow
afterbodies
afterbodies
noun
plural of afterbody
afterbody
afterbody
noun
(astronautics) A section or piece of a launch vehicle, rocket, or spacecraft that enters the atmosphere unprotected behind the nose cone or other body that is protected for entry.
(astronomy) A companion body that trails a satellite or spacecraft.
(nautical) The part of a vessel abaft midships.
The afterpart of a vehicle.
afterbrain
afterbrain
noun
(anatomy) A posterior subdivision of the hindbrain; the myelencephalon
afterbreach
afterbreast
afterburner
afterburner
noun
(aviation) A device in a jet engine which injects fuel into the exhaust system to increase the thrust.
afterburners
afterburners
noun
plural of afterburner
afterburning
afterburning
noun
(aviation) The injection of extra fuel into a jet engine downstream of the turbines in order to achieve extra thrust.
albification
albification
noun
(obsolete) The act or process of making white.
albificative
albified
albified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of albify
albiflorous
albiflorous
adj
(botany) Having white flowers.
albify
albify
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To make white.
albifying
albifying
verb
present participle of albify
albuminiferous
albuminiferous
adj
Supplying albumen.
albuminiform
albuminofibrin
alfarabius
alkalifiable
alkalifiable
adj
Capable of being alkalified, or converted into an alkali.
alkylbenzenesulfonate
alkylbenzenesulfonates
alphabetiform
alphabetiform
adj
Having the form of a developed alphabet or its letters, as opposed to crude pictographic symbols.
amberfish
amberfish
noun
An amberjack.
amberfishes
amberfishes
noun
plural of amberfish
amberiferous
amberiferous
adj
Containing or yielding amber.
ambulacriform
ambulacriform
adj
(zoology) Having the form of ambulacra.
amebiform
amebiform
adj
That resembles an amoeba/ameba
amoebiform
amoebiform
adj
Alternative form of amebiform
amphiboliferous
amphiboliferous
adj
(mineralogy) Bearing amphibole.
amplifiable
amplifiable
adj
Capable of being amplified.
angiofibroma
angiofibroma
noun
(pathology) A benign neoplasm that affects fibrous tissue.
antefebrile
antefebrile
adj
Preceding a fever
antifebrile
antifebrile
adj
(pharmacology) Countering fever.
noun
(pharmacology) A medicine or substance that counters fever.
antifebrin
antifibrinolysin
antifibrinolysis
arboriform
arboriform
adj
Resembling a tree in shape or appearance.
archboutefeu
archbuffoon
ariboflavinosis
ariboflavinosis
noun
(pathology) The medical condition caused by deficiency of riboflavin.
arteriofibrosis
artzybasheff
asbestiform
asbestiform
adj
(crystallography) Having a particular kind of fibrosity in which fibers have high tensile strength and flexibility
noun
(mineralogy) Any of asbestos-like forms of several minerals.
aschaffenburg
aufgabe
babeuf
babyfied
babyfied
verb
simple past tense and past participle of babyfy
babyproofed
babyproofed
adj
Made babyproof.
babyproofing
babyproofing
noun
The act or process of making babyproof.
bacciferous
bacciferous
adj
Producing berries.
bacciform
bacciform
adj
Having the form of a berry.
bacilliform
bacilliform
adj
Shaped like a bacillus; rod-shaped
noun
Such a bacillus
backfall
backfall
noun
(music) A lever in the coupler of an organ.
(wrestling) A fall or throw on the back.
backfatter
backfatter
noun
A pig yielding significant backfat.
backfield
backfield
noun
(American football) The area behind the line of scrimmage occupied before the snap by the team on offense.
(baseball, rare) Synonym of outfield.
(soccer, US) The area behind either the offensive or defensive line.
The players occupying this area.
backfields
backfields
noun
plural of backfield
backfill
backfill
noun
(US) Reserve support personnel.
(US) That which backfills; a replacement.
(literature) Material in a story set earlier in the past, providing history or context for the current action.
The material that has been used to refill an excavation.
verb
(US) To provide reserve support.
(US) To replenish or restock due to attrition or loss.
(archaeology) To refill an excavation unit to restore the former ground surface and/or to preserve the unit and make it recognizable as having been excavated.
(gaming) To enter an online game that's already in progress, replacing a player who left early.
To refill a hole with the material dug out of it.
backfilled
backfilled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backfill
backfiller
backfiller
noun
A machine for refilling an excavation.
backfilling
backfilling
noun
The process by which something is backfilled.
verb
present participle of backfill
backfills
backfills
noun
plural of backfill
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backfill
backfire
backfire
noun
(firefighting) Alternative spelling of back fire
A premature explosion in the cylinder of a gas or oil engine during the exhaust or the compression stroke, tending to drive the piston in the wrong direction.
An explosion in other equipment.
An explosion in the exhaust passages of an internal combustion engine.
verb
(of a gun, cannon, Bunsen burner, etc.) To fire in the opposite direction, for example due to an obstruction in the barrel.
(of an engine) To experience a premature ignition of fuel or an ignition of exhaust gases, making a popping sound.
To fail in a manner that brings down further misfortune.
backfired
backfired
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backfire
backfires
backfires
noun
plural of backfire
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backfire
backfiring
backfiring
noun
A failure that leads to further misfortune.
The occurrence of a backfire.
verb
present participle of backfire
backfitting
backfitting
verb
present participle of backfit
backflap
backflash
backflash
noun
Synonym of flashback (“dramatic device”)
The hazardous situation where the flame propagates backward down the hose of an oxyfuel welding and cutting system.
backflip
backflip
noun
(by extension) a total reversal in policy or opinion; a volte-face, a U-turn.
(gymnastics) An act of rotating one's body 360 degrees in the backward direction.
verb
To completely reverse a policy or opinion; perform a U-turn.
To perform a backflip (rotation of body).
backflipped
backflipped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backflip
backflipping
backflipping
verb
present participle of backflip
backflow
backflow
noun
The flow of a fluid (through a pipe etc.) in a direction opposite to that which is normal or intended.
verb
To flow in the wrong or backward direction.
backflowing
backflowing
adj
flowing backwards
verb
present participle of backflow
backfold
backframe
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.
backfurrow
backfurrow
noun
(agriculture) The line of piled soil thrown up beside a furrow when it is created by a plow
verb
(agriculture) To throw or turn the soil in alternating directions for every other row that is plowed, so that every pair of furrows has a single backfurrow with clear areas on the outside.
backoff
backoff
noun
(computing) The situation where an algorithm or process refrains from taking an action it would otherwise have taken.
(surfing) The situation where an incoming wave passes from shallower water to a deeper area, making the wave less steep and potentially unsurfable.
backshift
backshift
noun
(grammar) The changing of the tense of a verb from present to past in reported speech.
(statistics) A function on a stochastic process whose value on any random variable is the preceding random variable in the process.
verb
(grammar, transitive) To change the tense of a verb from present to past in reported speech.
backspacefile
backstaff
backstaff
noun
(nautical) An early navigational instrument for measuring the altitude of the sun and hence calculating latitude.
bacliff
bacteriform
bacteriofluorescin
baculiferous
baculiform
baculiform
adj
Shaped like a bacillus; rod-shaped.
bafaro
bafaro
noun
(South Africa) Either species of Polyprion, the wreckfishes.
baff
baff
noun
(Tyneside) blank
verb
(golf) To strike the ground with the bottom of the club when taking a stroke.
(intransitive, archaic) To bark; yelp.
To hit or strike, especially with something flat or soft.
baffed
baffed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of baff
baffeta
baffies
baffies
noun
plural of baffie
plural of baffy
baffin
baffin
Proper noun
A region of Nunavut
An island in Nunavut, Baffin Island.
Baffin Bay.
baffing
baffing
verb
present participle of baff
baffle
baffle
noun
(US, dialect, coal mining) A lever for operating the throttle valve of a winding engine.
A device used to dampen the effects of such things as sound, light, or fluid. Specifically, a baffle is a surface which is placed inside an open area to inhibit direct motion from one part to another, without preventing motion altogether.
An architectural feature designed to confuse enemies or make them vulnerable.
verb
(intransitive) To struggle in vain.
(now rare) To foil; to thwart.
(obsolete) To hoodwink or deceive (someone).
(obsolete) To publicly disgrace, especially of a recreant knight.
To bewilder completely; to confuse or perplex.
baffled
baffled
adj
(not comparable) having baffles
thoroughly confused, puzzled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of baffle
bafflement
bafflement
noun
(countable) Something that causes a state of confusion or puzzlement.
(uncountable) The state or result of being baffled, puzzled, or confused.
bafflements
bafflements
noun
plural of bafflement
baffleplate
baffler
baffler
noun
One of the projections inside a dice tower that serve to deflect the die unpredictably.
Something that causes one to be baffled, particularly a difficult puzzle or riddle.
bafflers
bafflers
noun
plural of baffler
baffles
baffles
noun
plural of baffle
baffling
baffling
adj
Puzzling, perplexing, bewildering.
frustrating
noun
An act of foiling or thwarting.
verb
present participle of baffle
bafflingly
bafflingly
adv
In a baffling or puzzling manner.
bafflingness
bafflingness
noun
The characteristic of being baffling; mysteriousness.
baffs
baffs
noun
(slang, Nigeria) fashionable clothes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of baff
baffy
baffy
noun
(golf) An obsolete wooden golf club with high loft.