(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.
albuminiferous
albuminiferous
adj
Supplying albumen.
alkylbenzenesulfonate
alkylbenzenesulfonates
aschaffenburg
bacteriofluorescin
balaniferous
balaniferous
adj
(nonce word) Bearing or producing acorns.
balefulness
balefulness
noun
The characteristic of being baleful.
baneful
baneful
adj
(archaic) Poisonous, deadly.
Harmful, injurious.
banefully
banefully
adv
In a baneful way.
banefulness
banefulness
noun
The state or quality of being baneful.
bashfulness
bashfulness
noun
The quality or property of being bashful
bashfulnesses
bashfulnesses
noun
plural of bashfulness
beaufin
beaufin
noun
Alternative form of biffin
beautification
beautification
noun
Making beautiful, beautifying, improving the appearance of something.
beautifications
beautifications
noun
plural of beautification
beautifulness
beautifulness
noun
The quality of being beautiful; beauty.
beautifying
beautifying
adj
That beautifies; tending to make beautiful.
noun
The action of the verb to beautify.
verb
present participle of beautify
beeftongue
beflounce
befortune
befortune
verb
(poetic, dated, transitive) To befall.
befouling
befouling
verb
present participle of befoul
befoulment
befoulment
noun
That which makes or has been made soiled.
The act of befouling; soiling; making dirty.
befountained
befountained
adj
Furnished with a fountain.
befrounce
befuddlement
befuddlement
noun
The state of being befuddled.
befuddlements
befuddlements
noun
plural of befuddlement
befuddling
befuddling
verb
present participle of befuddle
begulfing
behoovefulness
belieffulness
belieffulness
adj
(rare) The state or quality of being beliefful; faithfulness.
benchful
benchful
noun
As much as a bench will hold.
beneficium
benzdifuran
benzofluorene
benzofluorene
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of three isomeric polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in which a benzene ring is fused to a fluorene moiety
benzofulvene
benzofulvene
noun
(organic chemistry) Any benzo derivative of a fulvene
benzofuran
benzofuran
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of a class of bicyclic heterocycles consisting of a benzene ring fused with one of furan.
benzofurans
benzofurans
noun
plural of benzofuran
benzofuroquinoxaline
benzofuryl
benzosulfimide
benzosulfimide
noun
(organic chemistry) Synonym of saccharin
benzothiofuran
benzotrifluoride
benzotrifluoride
noun
(organic chemistry) The fluorinated derivative of toluene "(trifluoromethyl)benzene"
benzotrifuran
besnuff
besnuff
verb
(transitive, rare) To befoul with snuff.
beuniformed
beuniformed
adj
(dated) Wearing a uniform.
bituminiferous
bituminiferous
adj
Producing bitumen.
blamefulness
blamefulness
noun
The quality of being blameful.
blissfulness
blissfulness
noun
The characteristic of being blissful.
bluefin
bluefin
noun
bluefin tuna, any of a number of types of tuna characterised by their blue fins.
bluefins
bluefins
noun
plural of bluefin
bluffness
bluffness
noun
The quality of being bluff
bluffnesses
blumenfeld
blunderful
blunderful
adj
Inclined to blunder.
blushfulness
blushfulness
noun
The quality of being blushful.
boastfulness
boastfulness
noun
The characteristic of being boastful.
bodefulness
bouffante
bountifulness
bountifulness
noun
The characteristic of being bountiful.
branchiferous
branchiferous
adj
(anatomy) Having gills; branchiate.
braunfels
brimfullness
brimfulness
brimfulness
noun
Quality of being brimful.
brunfelsia
brunfelsia
noun
(botany) Any of the plants of the genus Brunfelsia.
bufferin
buffering
buffering
verb
present participle of buffer
buffeting
buffeting
noun
(aviation) random, irregular motion of the plane or of one of its parts caused by turbulences in the airflow
A blow or motion that buffets.
verb
present participle of buffet
buffetings
buffetings
noun
plural of buffeting
bufflehorn
buffone
buffooneries
buffooneries
noun
plural of buffoonery
buffoonery
buffoonery
noun
The behaviour expected of a buffoon; foolishness, silliness.
buffoonesque
buffoonishness
bufonidae
bufonite
bufonite
noun
(paleontology, obsolete) A fossil consisting of the petrified teeth and palatal bones of fishes belonging to the family of pycnodonts, whose remains occur in the oolite and chalk formations.
bufotenin
bufotenin
noun
Alternative spelling of bufotenine
bufotenine
bufotenine
noun
(organic chemistry) An alkaloid, found in the skins of some toads, related to serotonin.
bulletproofing
bulletproofing
verb
present participle of bulletproof
bullfinches
bullfinches
noun
plural of bullfinch
bunchflower
bunchflower
noun
A perennial herb, Melanthium virginicum, having a branched cluster of pale flowers
burnfire
burnfire
noun
(nonstandard) Bonfire.
burschenschaft
burschenschaften
butterfingered
butterfingered
adj
Prone to dropping things; clumsy.
butterfingers
butterfingers
noun
A tendency to drop things, or to be clumsy or uncoordinated.
One's fingers which tend to drop things, or are clumsy or uncoordinated.
Someone who tends to drop things; (more generally) someone who is clumsy or uncoordinated; a klutz.
butterflying
butterflying
verb
present participle of butterfly
butteryfingered
calcaneofibular
calcaneofibular
adj
Relating to the calcaneus and fibula.
carboniferous
carboniferous
adj
Containing or producing carbon.
confabulate
confabulate
verb
(intransitive) To confer.
(intransitive) To speak casually with; to chat.
(transitive, intransitive, psychology) To fabricate memories in order to fill gaps in one's memory.
confabulated
confabulated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of confabulate
confabulates
confabulates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of confabulate
configurable
configurable
adj
Capable of being configured; customisable; permitting rearrangement or adjustment.
confluxible
confluxibleness
confoundable
confoundable
adj
That can be confounded
confusable
confusable
adj
Able to be confused.
noun
A word or phrase that is easily confused with another
confutable
confutable
adj
(archaic or formal) That can be confuted, i.e. shown to be false; disprovable.
counterbuff
counterbuff
noun
A buff (strike) in return; a counterblow.
verb
To strike or drive back or in an opposite direction; to stop by a blow or impulse in front.
cubocuneiform
deuterofibrinose
dibenzofuran
dibenzofuran
noun
(organic chemistry) The tricyclic heterocycle in which two benzene rings are fused to that of furan; any of its derivatives, especially the halogenated derivatives that are similar to dioxins
diffusibleness
diffusibleness
noun
diffusibility
doubtfulness
doubtfulness
noun
The state or quality of being doubtful; doubt; uncertainty.
dumbfounded
dumbfounded
adj
Shocked and speechless.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dumbfound
dumbfounder
dumbfounder
noun
Someone who or that which dumbfounds.
verb
(transitive) To dumbfound.
dumbfounderment
dumbfounderment
noun
dumbfoundedness
dumbfounders
dumbfounders
noun
plural of dumbfounder
dumbfoundment
eburnification
eburnification
noun
The conversion of certain substances into others which have the appearance or characteristics of ivory.
embryoniferous
embryoniferous
adj
(biology) Having an embryo.
eocarboniferous
fabulousness
fabulousness
noun
The state of being fabulous or fictitious; fabulosity.
The state of being fabulous or wonderful.
faburden
faburden
noun
(music) A kind of counterpoint with a drone bass.
(music) A succession of chords of the sixth.
(obsolete) A refrain.
fannettsburg
favourableness
favourableness
noun
The state or condition of being favourable.
februation
februation
noun
Purification, rejuvenation, or renewal, especially ritual or ceremonial.
The object of such purification; a sacrifice.
fernambuck
ferromolybdenum
ferromolybdenum
noun
An iron-molybdenum alloy.
fibrinocellular
fibrinocellular
adj
Composed of fibrin and cells
fibrinogenous
fibrinogenous
adj
Resembling fibrinogen; capable of forming fibrin.
fibrinopurulent
fibrinopurulent
adj
Relating to, or containing fibrin and pus
fibroligamentous
fibromembranous
fibroneuroma
fibronuclear
fibronucleated
fibropurulent
fibrousness
fibrousness
noun
The state or quality of being fibrous.
fibulocalcaneal
filibustering
filibustering
noun
The act of one who filibusters.
verb
present participle of filibuster
fireburn
flannelbush
flannelbush
noun
Any of various shrubs of the genus Fremontodendron.
flaubertian
flemingsburg
flemingsburg
Proper noun
a home-rule class city in Kentucky, USA
flensburg
flensburg
Proper noun
Independent city in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
fluocarbonate
fluorbenzene
fluorobenzene
fluorobenzene
noun
(organic chemistry) Any fluorinated derivative of benzene, but especially the mono-substituted C₆H₅F (phenyl fluoride)
fluxibleness
fluxibleness
noun
The state or quality of being fluxible.
fontainebleau
fontainebleau
Proper noun
A town in the metropolitan area of Paris, France, home to a royal French palace