| FLASHPOINT | • flashpoint n. Alternative form of flash point. • flash␣point n. (Physics) The lowest temperature at which a liquid can form an ignitable mixture in air near the surface… • flash␣point n. (Figuratively) A hotspot; a dangerous place of violent political unrest. |
| FLOODPLAIN | • floodplain n. (Geography) An alluvial plain adjacent to a river formed by flooding during periods of high rain. • flood␣plain n. Alternative spelling of floodplain. • FLOODPLAIN n. an area bordering a stream over which water spreads when the stream tops its channel banks. |
| FORTEPIANO | • fortepiano n. A keyboard instrument; the smaller, quieter precursor to the pianoforte. • FORTEPIANO adj. loud with immediate relapse into softness. • FORTEPIANO n. the eighteenth century name for an early type of piano; a fortepiano note. |
| FRANCOPHIL | • Francophil n. Alternative form of Francophile. • Francophil adj. Alternative form of Francophile. • FRANCOPHIL n. a lover of France and French things, also FRANCOPHILE. |
| INFRAPOSED | • INFRAPOSED adj. placed below something else. |
| KNIPHOFIAS | • kniphofias n. Plural of kniphofia. • KNIPHOFIA n. any plant of the Kniphofia genus, the red-hot poker. |
| OPACIFYING | • opacifying v. Present participle of opacify. • OPACIFY v. to make opaque. |
| PIANOFORTE | • pianoforte n. (Music, dated) A piano. • piano-forte n. Alternative form of pianoforte. • PIANOFORTE n. (Italian) a large keyboard musical instrument. |
| PONTIFICAL | • pontifical adj. Of or pertaining to a pontiff. • pontifical adj. Pompous, dignified or dogmatic. • pontifical adj. Splendid; magnificent. |
| PORIFERANS | • poriferans n. Plural of poriferan. • PORIFERAN n. a member of the sponge family. |
| RAINPROOFS | • rainproofs v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of rainproof. • RAINPROOF v. to make proof against rain. |
| SAPONIFIED | • saponified v. Simple past tense and past participle of saponify. • saponified adj. Treated by saponification. • SAPONIFY v. to convert into soap. |
| SAPONIFIER | • saponifier n. (Chemistry) Any reagent used for saponification. • SAPONIFIER n. any agent used to cause saponification. |
| SAPONIFIES | • saponifies v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of saponify. • SAPONIFY v. to convert into soap. |
| STAINPROOF | • stainproof adj. Resistant to stains. • stainproof v. (Transitive) To make resistant to stains. • STAINPROOF adj. proof against stains. |