A board that shows the direction (and often distance) to a named place; especially one of several attached to a milepost
The milepost itself.
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.
footprints
footprints
noun
plural of footprint
forepaling
foreparent
foreparent
noun
(somewhat uncommon) a forefather or foremother (used as a gender-neutral equivalent)
forepoling
forespoken
forespoken
adj
Spoken beforehand or in advance; foretold; predicted.
verb
past participle of forespeak.
foretopman
foretopman
noun
(nautical) A sailor who controls the masts in the foretop.
foretopmen
foretopmen
noun
plural of foretopman
fortepiano
fortepiano
noun
A keyboard instrument; the smaller, quieter precursor to the pianoforte.
fortypenny
fortypenny
adj
(UK) Having a value or cost of forty pence.
francophil
friponerie
frontpiece
infraposed
knifeproof
knifeproof
adj
Resistant to knives.
lanceproof
naupliform
nerveproof
noiseproof
noiseproof
adj
soundproof
nonprofane
nonprofane
adj
Not profane.
offprinted
offprinted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of offprint
offpspring
offsprings
offsprings
noun
plural of offspring
paintproof
paintproof
adj
Resistant to paint.
perfection
perfection
noun
A quality, endowment, or acquirement completely excellent; an ideal; faultlessness; especially, the divine attribute of complete excellence.
The quality or state of being perfect or complete, so that nothing substandard remains; the highest attainable state or degree of excellence
verb
(now uncommon and nonstandard, transitive) To perfect.
perflation
perflation
noun
(obsolete) The act of perflating, or blowing through.
performant
performant
adj
(computing) Characterized by a level of performance or efficiency that is adequate for or exceeds the expectations of end users.
Capable of or characterized by a high or excellent level of performance or efficiency.
Of or relating to performance.
noun
(obsolete, rare) Someone who performs something, such as a ritual; a performer.
performing
performing
noun
A performance.
verb
present participle of perform
phenformin
phenformin
noun
(pharmacology) An antidiabetic drug of the biguanide class.
pianoforte
pianoforte
noun
(music, dated) A piano.
piniferous
pontefract
pontefract
Proper noun
A town in West Yorkshire, England.
preconfess
preconfide
preconfine
preconfirm
preconfirm
verb
To confirm in advance.
preconform
preconform
verb
To conform by way of anticipation.
preconfuse
preenforce
prefashion
preffrozen
prefiction
prefixions
prefixions
noun
plural of prefixion
preflexion
preflexion
adj
(zoology) Before the flexion stage of larval development
preformant
preformant
noun
(archaic, rare) Chiefly in Semitic languages: Synonym of preformative (“a formative letter, syllable, etc., at the beginning of a word”)
preforming
preforming
verb
present participle of preform
prefortune
prefounder
prefrontal
prefrontal
adj
Of, pertaining to or situated in front of the frontal bone.
Of, pertaining to or situated in the anterior part of the frontal lobe.
noun
A prefrontal bone, scale, etc.
pregolfing
preoffense
proafrican
profanable
profanable
adj
Able to be profaned.
profanably
profection
profection
noun
(obsolete) A setting out; going forward; advance; progression.
proferment
professing
professing
verb
present participle of profess
profession
profession
noun
(collective) The practitioners of such an occupation collectively.
(religion) A promise or vow made on entering a religious order.
An occupation, trade, craft, or activity in which one has a professed expertise in a particular area; a job, especially one requiring a high level of skill or training.
Any declaration of belief, faith or one's opinion, whether genuine or (as now often implied) pretended.
The declaration of belief in the principles of a religion; hence, one's faith or religion.
proffering
proffering
noun
The act by which something is proferred.
verb
present participle of proffer
proficient
proficient
adj
Good at something; skilled; fluent; practiced, especially in relation to a task or skill.
noun
An expert.
profiction
proflavine
proflavine
noun
(organic chemistry) A disinfectant, acridine-3,6-diamine, bacteriostatic against many gram-positive bacteria
profluence
profluence
noun
(obsolete) Onward flow; current.
(rare) The progression or flow (of time, events etc.).
proforeign
profounder
profounder
adj
comparative form of profound: more profound
profoundly
profoundly
adv
(degree) Deeply; very; strongly or forcefully.
(evaluative) Very importantly.
(manner) With depth, meaningfully.
profulgent
profulgent
adj
(obsolete) Shining forth; brilliant; effulgent.
profundity
profundity
noun
A great depth.
Deep intellect or insight.
The state of being profound or abstruse.
profusions
profusions
noun
plural of profusion
pulmonifer
punchproof
punchproof
adj
Resistant to being punched, or punched through.
punctiform
punctiform
adj
Having the form of a point.
saponifier
saponifier
noun
(chemistry) Any reagent used for saponification.
scentproof
scornproof
snakeproof
snakeproof
adj
Resistant to snakes.
soundproof
soundproof
adj
Not allowing sound through.
verb
To make resistant to transmitting sound.
spleniform
spongiform
spongiform
adj
Like a sponge, porous, full of holes.
spoondrift
spoondrift
noun
(nautical, archaic) Alternative form of spindrift
stainproof
stainproof
adj
Resistant to stains.
verb
(transitive) To make resistant to stains.
stingproof
stingproof
adj
Resistant to being stung.
taintproof
taintproof
adj
Resistant to tainting.
thornproof
thornproof
adj
Resistant to tearing by thorns.
torpifying
torpifying
verb
present participle of torpify
underproof
underproof
adj
Having a lower alcohol content than proof spirit.
verb
(baking) To proof insufficiently.
unpowerful
unpowerful
adj
Not powerful.
unprofaned
unprofaned
adj
Not having been profaned; unsullied.
unprofited
unprofited
adj
profitless
unprofound
unprofound
adj
Not profound.
unprolific
unprolific
adj
Not prolific.
unsportful
unsportful
adj
Not sportful.
venomproof
womanproof
womanproof
adj
(chiefly humorous) Resistant to women or their romantic appeal.