(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.
asafoetida
asafoetida
noun
A resinous gum from the stem and roots of Ferula species such as Ferula foetida and Ferula assa-foetida, having a strong, unpleasant smell, with culinary and medical uses.
ascidiform
ascidiform
adj
(zoology) Shaped like an ascidian.
bedfellows
bedfellows
noun
plural of bedfellow
beforesaid
beforesaid
adj
(archaic) Previously said.
beforested
blindfolds
blindfolds
noun
plural of blindfold
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blindfold
bodysurfed
bodysurfed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bodysurf
bodysurfer
bodysurfer
noun
One who bodysurfs.
boyfriends
boyfriends
noun
plural of boyfriend
brantsford
candyfloss
candyfloss
noun
Alternative spelling of candy floss
castleford
castleford
Proper noun
a town in the City of Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England.
chaddsford
chelmsford
chelmsford
Proper noun
The county town of Essex, England
coalfields
coalfields
noun
plural of coalfield
codfishery
codfishery
noun
A fishery specifically dealing with cod.
codfishing
cofferdams
cofferdams
noun
plural of cofferdam
cofounders
cofounders
noun
plural of cofounder
confidants
confidants
noun
plural of confidant
confusedly
confusedly
adv
In a confused manner.
cornfields
cornfields
noun
plural of cornfield
cotesfield
crossfired
damfoolish
dayflowers
dayflowers
noun
plural of dayflower
deafforest
deafforest
verb
(transitive) To change the status of (a forest) so that it is no longer legally regarded as forest land.
defections
defections
noun
plural of defection
defectious
defectious
adj
(obsolete) Defective.
defectuous
defectuous
adj
(obsolete) Full of defects; imperfect.
deflations
deflations
noun
plural of deflation
deflectors
deflectors
noun
plural of deflector
deflourish
defocusses
defoliants
defoliants
noun
plural of defoliant
defoliates
defoliates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of defoliate
deforested
deforested
adj
Of or pertaining to deforestation.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of deforest
deforester
deforester
noun
One who clears an area of forest.
defrosters
defrosters
noun
plural of defroster
defrosting
defrosting
noun
The process by which something is defrosted.
verb
present participle of defrost
demifusion
detoxifies
detoxifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of detoxify
diffusions
diffusions
noun
plural of diffusion
discomfits
discomfits
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of discomfit
discomfort
discomfort
noun
Mental or bodily distress.
Something that disturbs one’s comfort; an annoyance.
verb
(obsolete) To discourage; to deject.
To cause annoyance or distress to.
disconfirm
disconfirm
verb
(transitive) To establish the falsity of a claim or belief; to show or to tend to show that a theory or hypothesis is not valid.
disconform
discordful
discordful
adj
(rare) Full of discord; contentious, quarrelsome.
disfashion
disfashion
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To disfigure.
disfavored
disfavored
adj
Not favored
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disfavor
disfavorer
disfavorer
noun
Alternative form of disfavourer
disfoliage
disformity
disformity
noun
Discordance or diversity of form; dissimilarity.
disfortune
disfrocked
disfrocked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disfrock
disglorify
disglorify
verb
(transitive) To deprive of glory; to treat with indignity.
disprofess
disprofess
verb
(obsolete, rare) To give up, renounce.
disulfonic
disulfonic
adj
(organic chemistry) Having two sulfonic groups
disulfoton
disulfoton
noun
A highly toxic organothiophosphate insecticide and acaricide, O,O-diethyl S-2-ethylthioethyl phosphorodithioate
disulfoxid
disuniform
disuniform
Adjective
Not uniform.
doctorfish
doctorfish
noun
Either of the fish Garra rufa and Cyprinion macrostomus, which feed on dead skin while leaving the healthy skin intact.
dollarfish
dollarfish
noun
Peprilus triacanthus, the American butterfish.
dorsifixed
dorsifixed
adj
(botany) Said of anthers that are attached to the filament somewhere along their back.
doughfoots
downshifts
downshifts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of downshift
dragonfish
dragonfish
noun
Any of several long, slender fishes, of the family Stomiidae, that have a luminous barbel used to attract prey.
driftwoods
driftwoods
noun
plural of driftwood
dumbfounds
dumbfounds
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dumbfound
dusseldorf
eisteddfod
eisteddfod
noun
Any of several annual festivals in which Welsh poets, dancers, and musicians compete for recognition.
endosulfan
endosulfan
noun
(chemistry) a toxic chlorinated polycyclic insecticide used to control mites
enfoldings
enfoldings
noun
plural of enfolding
faldistory
faldistory
noun
(obsolete) The throne or seat of a bishop within the chancel.
falsehoods
falsehoods
noun
plural of falsehood
fantoddish
fantoddish
adj
irritable
farandoles
farandoles
noun
plural of farandole
fascioloid
fastidious
fastidious
adj
Difficult to please; quick to find fault.
Excessively particular, demanding, or fussy about details, especially about tidiness and cleanliness.
Overly concerned about tidiness and cleanliness.
fastiduous
favositoid
fidejussor
fidejussor
noun
(law) A surety; one bound for another, conjointly with him; a guarantor.
fieldmouse
fieldmouse
noun
Alternative spelling of field mouse
fieldstone
fieldstone
noun
A stone found in fields and used for building.
fintadores
flandowser
flashboard
flashboard
noun
(US) A board placed temporarily upon a milldam, to raise the water in the pond above its usual level.
flashflood
flashflood
noun
Alternative spelling of flash flood
floodgates
floodgates
noun
plural of floodgate
florideous
florideous
adj
Synonym of floridean
floridians
floridness
floridness
noun
The quality of being florid.
flourished
flourished
adj
Decorated with flourishes.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of flourish
fluoresced
fluoresced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fluoresce
fluoridise
fluoridise
verb
Alternative form of fluoridize
flushboard
flushboard
noun
Alternative form of flashboard
fodderless
fodderless
adj
Without fodder.
foederatus
foederatus
noun
A confederate. One of the tribes bound by treaty, who were neither Roman colonies nor had they been granted Roman citizenship but were expected to provide a contingent of fighting men when trouble arose.
foldcourse
fondlesome
fondlesome
adj
Characterised or marked by fondling.
fondnesses
fondnesses
noun
plural of fondness
foodstuffs
foodstuffs
noun
plural of foodstuff
footboards
footboards
noun
plural of footboard
footpounds
footpounds
noun
plural of footpound
forcedness
forcedness
noun
The state or quality of being forced.
fordsville
foreadvise
foreadvise
verb
To advise or counsel beforehand.
forebodies
forebodies
noun
plural of forebody
forebroads
forecasted
forecasted
adj
That has been forecast
verb
simple past tense and past participle of forecast
foreclosed
foreclosed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of foreclose
foredesign
foredesign
verb
(transitive) To design or plan beforehand; forecast.
foreladies
foreladies
noun
plural of forelady
forepassed
forepassed
adj
(timewise) That has previously passed; past, bygone
foresaddle
foreshadow
foreshadow
verb
(transitive) To presage, or suggest something in advance.
foreshowed
foreshroud
forestdale
forestland
forestland
noun
Land covered by trees; forests; woodlands.
forestside
foretasted
foretasted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of foretaste
forewisdom
forkedness
forkedness
noun
The state or quality of being forked.
formalised
formalised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of formalise
formulised
formulised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of formulise
fortitudes
fortitudes
noun
plural of fortitude
fortressed
fortressed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fortress
forwarders
forwarders
noun
plural of forwarder
forwardest
forwardest
adj
Superlative form of forward: most forward.
fossilated
fossilated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fossilate
fossilised
fossilised
adj
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of fossilized.
fossilized
fossilized
adj
(linguistics) having become a fossil: no longer productive
In a state of fossilization; preserved in rock
outmoded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fossilize
fosterhood
fosterhood
noun
The state of being a foster child.
fosterland
founderous
founderous
adj
(archaic) Difficult to travel; likely to trip one up.
foundlings
foundlings
noun
plural of foundling
fourstrand
freedstool
freedstool
noun
Obsolete form of frithstool.
fricandoes
frondesced
frondesced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of frondesce
frondosely
frondosely
adv
In a frondose manner.
frontwards
frontwards
adj
Oriented towards the front.
frostbound
frostbound
adj
Bound or confined by frost.
fructoside
fructoside
noun
(biochemistry) Any glycoside of fructose
funditores
furanoside
furanoside
noun
(biochemistry) The furanose form of a glycoside
furosemide
furosemide
noun
(pharmacology) A diuretic (trademark Lasix) used in the treatment of congestive heart failure and edema.