(anatomy) A posterior subdivision of the hindbrain; the myelencephalon
antifebrin
backfiring
backfiring
noun
A failure that leads to further misfortune.
The occurrence of a backfire.
verb
present participle of backfire
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.
banffshire
banffshire
Proper noun
a historic county in north-east Scotland, which was absorbed into Region in 1975. Its county town was
bannerfish
bannerfish
noun
A large fish of the genus Istiophorus, of the swordfish family, with a broad banner-like dorsal fin; the sailfish.
Any of several species of butterflyfish in the genus Heniochus that superficially resemble the Moorish idol, though unrelated.
bedwarfing
bedwarfing
verb
present participle of bedwarf
braincraft
braincraft
noun
(rare) Intellectual work; thinking.
brunfelsia
brunfelsia
noun
(botany) Any of the plants of the genus Brunfelsia.
fassbinder
fatbrained
februation
februation
noun
Purification, rejuvenation, or renewal, especially ritual or ceremonial.
The object of such purification; a sacrifice.
fibrinemia
fibrinuria
filibranch
filibranch
adj
(biology, of gills) long, with tubular filaments
fingerable
fingerable
adj
Able to be touched or manipulated with the fingers.
firebrands
firebrands
noun
plural of firebrand
floribunda
floribunda
noun
A rose cultivar, having large sprays of small flowers, made by crossing polyantha and hybrid tea rose varieties.
forbearing
forbearing
adj
Characterized by patience and indulgence; long-suffering
noun
forbearance; restraint
verb
present participle of forbear
froebelian
infirmable
informable
infrabasal
infratubal
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.
prefabbing
prefabbing
verb
present participle of prefab
riboflavin
riboflavin
noun
(biochemistry) Yellow or orange-yellow water-soluble compound, a member of the vitamin B complex, that acts as a growth-promoting factor in humans and other animals.