(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.
alfraganus
alikulufan
anfracture
anfracture
noun
(obsolete) A mazy winding.
anguishful
anguishful
adj
Full of anguish.
antefurcae
antefurcae
noun
plural of antefurca
antefurcal
antefurcal
adj
Relating to an antefurca
antefuture
antifeudal
antifeudal
adj
(politics) Opposing a feudal system.
antifouler
antifouler
noun
Synonym of antifoulant
antifungal
antifungal
adj
(pharmacology) That inhibits the growth of fungi; antimycotic.
noun
(pharmacology) A drug that inhibits the growth of fungi.
antifungin
antifungin
noun
The fungicide magnesium borate.
antifungus
antifungus
adj
That inhibits the growth of fungi.
artfulness
artfulness
noun
The quality of being artful or of acting in an artful manner.
aufklarung
ausforming
ausforming
verb
present participle of ausform
balloonful
balloonful
noun
Enough to fill a balloon.
beeftongue
befoulment
befoulment
noun
That which makes or has been made soiled.
The act of befouling; soiling; making dirty.
befuddling
befuddling
verb
present participle of befuddle
beneficium
benzofuran
benzofuran
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of a class of bicyclic heterocycles consisting of a benzene ring fused with one of furan.
benzofuryl
bilifuscin
bilifuscin
noun
(biochemistry) A brownish-green pigment, derived from bilirubin, found in human gallstones and in old bile.
blumenfeld
blunderful
blunderful
adj
Inclined to blunder.
brunfelsia
brunfelsia
noun
(botany) Any of the plants of the genus Brunfelsia.
brutifying
brutifying
verb
present participle of brutify
buffaloing
buffaloing
verb
present participle of buffalo
buffetings
buffetings
noun
plural of buffeting
bufflehorn
buffoonery
buffoonery
noun
The behaviour expected of a buffoon; foolishness, silliness.
buffoonish
buffoonish
adj
Characteristic of a buffoon.
buffoonism
buffoonism
noun
(rare, archaic) The practices of a buffoon; buffoonery.
bufotenine
bufotenine
noun
(organic chemistry) An alkaloid, found in the skins of some toads, related to serotonin.
centrifuge
centrifuge
noun
(figuratively) An apparatus in which humans are spun to simulate acceleration in an aircraft or spacecraft.
A device in which a mixture of denser and lighter materials (normally dispersed in a liquid) is separated by being spun about a central axis at high speed.
verb
To rotate something in a centrifuge, typically in order to separate its constituents.
chuffiness
chuffiness
noun
The quality of being chuffy.
churnstaff
cienfuegos
cinquefoil
cinquefoil
noun
(heraldry) A stylized flower or leaf with five lobes.
(topology) A particular knot of five crossings.
A potentilla (flower).
coeffluent
cofounders
cofounders
noun
plural of cofounder
cofounding
cofounding
verb
present participle of cofound
cofunction
cofunction
noun
(mathematics) The trigonometric function of the complement of the supplied angle.
(programming) A costatement that takes the form of a function and can accept parameters and return a value.
coiffuring
coiffuring
verb
present participle of coiffure
comournful
confabular
confabular
adj
Of or pertaining to confabulation.
confecture
confecture
noun
(obsolete) confiture
(obsolete) conjecture, hypothesis
confervous
confervous
adj
Relating to, consisting of, or resembling confervae.
configural
configural
adj
Relating to the spatial configuration of something, such as a human face to be recognised, rather than its separate visual features.
configured
configured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of configure
configures
configures
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of configure
conflexure
confluence
confluence
noun
(biology) The proportion of cells, in a culture medium, that adhere to each other.
(computer science, in rewriting systems) A property describing which terms can be rewritten with other, equivalent terms.
A convergence or combination of forces, people, or things.
The act of combining that occurs where two rivers meet.
The place where two rivers, streams, or other continuously flowing bodies of water meet and become one, especially where a tributary joins a river.
The stream or body formed by the junction of two or more streams; a combined flood.
confounded
confounded
adj
confused, astonished
damned, accursed, bloody
defeated, thwarted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of confound
confounder
confounder
noun
(mathematics) A factor, in data analysis, that causes the effects of two distinct processes to be indistinguishable; a confounding variable
A person who confounds
confucians
confusable
confusable
adj
Able to be confused.
noun
A word or phrase that is easily confused with another
confusably
confusably
adv
In a confusable way; such that they may be confused.
confusedly
confusedly
adv
In a confused manner.
confusions
confusions
noun
plural of confusion
confutable
confutable
adj
(archaic or formal) That can be confuted, i.e. shown to be false; disprovable.
confutator
coniferous
coniferous
adj
Bearing cones, as the pine and cypress.
Of, or pertaining to, a conifer.
consentful
consentful
adj
With consent; consenting or consensual.
contentful
contentful
adj
(obsolete) Full of contentment.
Having content.
counselful
counterfix
crucifying
crucifying
verb
present participle of crucify
defaultant
defaultant
noun
Synonym of defaulter
defaulting
defaulting
noun
The act or result of being defaulted, especially a failure to meet a financial obligation.
verb
present participle of default
definitude
definitude
noun
definiteness
defrauding
defrauding
noun
The act of committing fraud.
verb
present participle of defraud
defunction
defunction
noun
(obsolete) Death.
defunctive
defunctive
adj
(archaic) funereal
demifusion
demonifuge
demonifuge
noun
A remedy to drive out demons.
destuffing
diffluence
diffluence
noun
A flowing off on all sides; fluidity.
diffugient
diffusions
diffusions
noun
plural of diffusion
disdainful
disdainful
adj
Showing contempt or scorn; having a pronounced lack of concern for others viewed as unworthy.
disfortune
disfurnish
disfurnish
verb
(transitive, archaic) To deprive of that with which anything is furnished (furniture, equipment, etc.); to strip or divest.
dishpanful
dishpanful
noun
As much as a dishpan will hold.
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
disunified
disunified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disunify
disuniform
disuniform
Adjective
Not uniform.
dulcifying
dulcifying
verb
present participle of dulcify
dumbfounds
dumbfounds
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dumbfound
dumfounded
dumfounded
adj
Misspelling of dumbfounded.
dumfounder
dumfounder
verb
To dumbfound; to confound.
duncifying
duncifying
verb
present participle of duncify
dunderfunk
dunderfunk
noun
(obsolete, nautical) ship's biscuit broken up, mixed with molasses etc. and baked
duplifying
earnestful
earnestful
adj
(obsolete) serious
effluences
effluences
noun
plural of effluence
effulgence
effulgence
noun
A state of being bright and radiant, splendor, brilliance.
emusifying
endosulfan
endosulfan
noun
(chemistry) a toxic chlorinated polycyclic insecticide used to control mites
enfleurage
enfleurage
noun
The process of extracting fragrance (essential oils) from flowers by using unscented wax or fat, then extracting with alcohol.
engulfment
engulfment
noun
The act of engulfing
entreatful
entreatful
adj
(rare) Full of entreaty.
epulafquen
eurafrican
eurafrican
Adjective
Of or relating to the continents of Europe and Africa combined.
Of European and African descent.
Noun
An African with European ancestors.
Someone of mixed European and African heritage.
eventfully
eventfully
adv
In a eventful manner; with much activity.
expenseful
expenseful
adj
Full of expense; costly; chargeable.
facinorous
facinorous
adj
(archaic, formal) Extremely wicked.
faeculence
fahlunitte
fainaigued
fainaigued
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fainaigue
fainaiguer
fainaiguer
noun
One who fainaigues.
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.
famousness
famousness
noun
The condition of being famous; fame
fancifully
fancifully
adv
In a fanciful manner.
farinulent
farinulent
adj
farinose
fauconnier
faultiness
faultiness
noun
The quality of being faulty.
fauntleroy
favaginous
favaginous
adj
(obsolete) Resembling a honeycomb; cellular.
fearnaught
fearnaught
noun
(by extension) A warm garment, especially one made of this cloth.
A fearless person.
A stout woolen cloth of great thickness; dreadnought
fearnought
fearnought
noun
Alternative form of fearnaught
februation
februation
noun
Purification, rejuvenation, or renewal, especially ritual or ceremonial.
The object of such purification; a sacrifice.
feckulence
fecundated
fecundated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fecundate
fecundates
fecundates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fecundate
fecundator
feelingful
feelingful
adj
Full of feeling or emotion.
fenestrule
fenestrule
noun
(zoology) One of the openings in a fenestrated structure.
fenouillet
fernambuck
fettuccine
fettuccine
noun
Long, flat ribbons of pasta, cut from a rolled-out sheet; identical in form to tagliatelle.
feuillants
feuilleton
feuilleton
noun
A section of a European newspaper typically dedicated to arts, culture, criticism, and light literature.
An article published in such a section.
fibrinuria
fiendfully
fiendfully
adv
In a fiendful manner.
figuration
figuration
noun
(art) Representation through visual forms.
(sociology) A structure through which people are joined, or the process of constructing such structures.
Form, outline or boundaries.
Mixture of concords and discords.
Ornamentation or decoration, especially by the addition of figures.
The act of giving figure or determinate form.
fitfulness
fitfulness
noun
The quality of being fitful.
flamineous
flamineous
adj
Pertaining to a flamen; flaminical.
flamininus
flatulence
flatulence
noun
The release of such gas; breaking wind.
The state of having gas, often smelly, trapped (and when released, frequently with noise) in the digestive system of a human and some other animals; wind; and when released, a flatus, a fart.
flatulency
flatulency
noun
(chiefly dated) flatulence
flaunching
flaunching
noun
A mortar fillet at the junction of the chimney stack and the roof; superseded in modern times by lead flashing.
The sloped mortar fillet around the base of a chimney pot, which serves to hold the pot in position and allow rainwater to run off.
verb
present participle of flaunch
flauntiest
flauntiest
adj
superlative form of flaunty: most flaunty
flavouring
flavouring
noun
Britain standard spelling of flavoring.
verb
present participle of flavour
fleuronnee
flocculant
flocculant
adj
That flocculates
noun
A flocculating agent
flocculent
flocculent
adj
Covered in a woolly substance; downy.
Flaky.
Flocculated, resembling bits of wool; woolly.
noun
(astronomy) diminutive of flocculent spiral galaxy
florentium
florentium
noun
(chemistry, disused nomenclature) Promethium.
floribunda
floribunda
noun
A rose cultivar, having large sprays of small flowers, made by crossing polyantha and hybrid tea rose varieties.