| AFTERBURNING | • afterburning n. (Aviation) The injection of extra fuel into a jet engine downstream of the turbines in order to achieve extra thrust. • AFTERBURNING n. reheat, the use of a device to inject fuel into the hot exhaust gases of a turbojet in order to obtain increased thrust. |
| FEATHERBRAIN | • featherbrain n. Alternative spelling of feather-brain. • feather-brain n. (Derogatory) a feather-brained or stupid person, especially a woman. • FEATHERBRAIN n. a foolish scatterbrained person. |
| FIBROSARCOMA | • fibrosarcoma n. (Oncology) A fibroblastic sarcoma: a malignant tumor derived from fibrous connective tissue. • FIBROSARCOMA n. a sarcoma formed of spindle-shaped cells in collagenous fibrils. |
| FINGERBOARDS | • fingerboards n. Plural of fingerboard. • FINGERBOARD n. the part of a violin, etc. against which the strings are stopped by the fingers. |
| FORBEARINGLY | • forbearingly adv. In a forbearing manner. • FORBEARING adv. FORBEAR, to refrain from. |
| IMPERFORABLE | • imperforable adj. Incapable of being perforated. • IMPERFORABLE adj. not able to be perforated. |
| INFRAORBITAL | • infraorbital adj. (Anatomy, relational) Below the orbit of the eye. • infraorbital n. (Anatomy) Ellipsis of infraorbital bone.. • INFRAORBITAL adj. situated below the orbit of the eye. |
| IRREFORMABLE | • irreformable adj. That cannot be reformed. • IRREFORMABLE adj. incapable of being reformed. |
| IRREFORMABLY | • irreformably adv. Such that it cannot be reformed. • IRREFORMABLE adv. incapable of being reformed. |
| IRREFRAGABLE | • irrefragable adj. Which cannot be refuted; clearly right, incontrovertible, indisputable, irrefutable. • irrefragable adj. (Archaic) Which cannot or should not be broken; indestructible. • irrefragable adj. (Obsolete) Of a person: obstinate, stubborn. |
| IRREFRAGABLY | • irrefragably adv. In an irrefragable state or condition. • IRREFRAGABLE adv. impossible to refute or dispute. |
| MYOFIBRILLAR | • myofibrillar adj. (Anatomy) Of or pertaining to myofibrils. • MYOFIBRILLAR adj. relating to myofibrils. |
| NEUROFIBROMA | • neurofibroma n. (Medicine) A benign tumor composed of fibroblasts surrounding nerve cells. • NEUROFIBROMA n. a tumour of the nervous fibre. |
| PREFABRICATE | • prefabricate v. (Transitive) To manufacture (A building, etc.) in standard components that can be fitted together on site. • PREFABRICATE v. to make standardized parts of beforehand, for assembling later. |
| SURFBOARDING | • surfboarding v. Present participle of surfboard. • SURFBOARDING n. the sport of surfing on a surfboard. |