DEFLAGRATE | • deflagrate v. (Physics) To burn with intense light and heat. • DEFLAGRATE v. to burn suddenly, generally with flame and crackling noise. |
DEFLECTING | • deflecting v. Present participle of deflect. • DEFLECT v. to turn aside. |
ENGULFMENT | • engulfment n. The act of engulfing. • ENGULFMENT n. a swallowing up as if in a gulf, also INGULFMENT. |
FETOLOGIES | • FETOLOGY n. a branch of medicine dealing with the fetus. |
FLAGELLATE | • flagellate v. (Transitive) To whip or scourge. • flagellate v. (Transitive) Of a spermatozoon, to move its tail back and forth. • flagellate adj. Resembling a whip. |
FLAGEOLETS | • flageolets n. Plural of flageolet. • FLAGEOLET n. a small flute or recorder with two thumb holes; a kind of bean. |
FLEETINGLY | • fleetingly adv. In a fleeting manner; transiently. • FLEETING adv. moving swiftly, transient. |
GENTLEFOLK | • gentlefolk n. (Archaic) People of superior social position. • GENTLEFOLK n. persons of gentle or good family and breeding. |
GENUFLECTS | • genuflects v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of genuflect. • GENUFLECT v. to bend the knee and lower the body, esp. in reverence. |
LEAFLETING | • leafleting v. Present participle of leaflet. • LEAFLET v. to distribute printed sheets of paper. |
NEGLECTFUL | • neglectful adj. Tending to neglect; failing to take care of matters which require attention. • NEGLECTFUL adj. full of neglect. |
OUTFEELING | • outfeeling v. Present participle of outfeel. • OUTFEEL v. to surpass in feeling. |
PREFULGENT | • PREFULGENT adj. extremely bright. |
REFLECTING | • reflecting v. Present participle of reflect. • reflecting n. An instance of reflection. • reflecting adj. That has been reflected (Of light, sound etc.); undergoing reflection. |
TELEFAXING | • telefaxing v. Present participle of telefax. • TELEFAX v. to send by fax. |
TELFERAGES | • telferages n. Plural of telferage. • TELFERAGE n. use of a telfer, a contrivance for the conveyance of vehicles or loads by means of electricity. |