| AFTERCLAP | • afterclap n. (Archaic) An additional adverse event that occurs unexpectedly after an earlier one was thought to be… • afterclap n. (Archaic) An unfavourable turn of events following a favourable situation; an eventuality for which… • afterclap n. The consequence (often, but not always, adverse) of an action or event. |
| BALDFACED | • baldfaced adj. Alternative form of bald-faced. • bald-faced adj. (Of an animal) Having white markings on the face. • bald-faced adj. (Figurative) Shameless and undisguised. |
| BLACKFACE | • blackface n. (Uncountable) A style of makeup in which a non-black person blackens their face, usually in order to… • blackface n. (Countable) A sheep of the Scottish Blackface breed. • Blackface n. Alternative letter-case form of blackface (form of racist vaudeville entertainment). |
| CALIFATES | • califates n. Plural of califate. • CALIFATE n. (Arabic) the office of caliph, also CALIPHATE, KALIPHATE, KHALIFAT, KHALIFATE, KHILAFAT. |
| CHALKFACE | • chalkface n. (Geology) A cliff or quarry exposing chalk, e.g. the White Cliffs of Dover. • chalkface n. (Education) The environment where teaching is carried out, specifically a school. • CHALKFACE n. as in the phrase at the chalkface, i.e. in the classroom, as the centre of a teacher's activities. |
| COALFACES | • coalfaces n. Plural of coalface. • COALFACE n. exposed coal in a mine. |
| DEFALCATE | • defalcate v. (Intransitive) To misappropriate funds; to embezzle. • defalcate v. (Transitive, obsolete). • DEFALCATE v. to embezzle money held on trust. |
| FACEMAILS | • facemails n. Plural of facemail. • FACEMAIL n. electronic mail delivered by a computer generated face. |
| FACEPALMS | • facepalms n. Plural of facepalm. • facepalms v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of facepalm. • face-palms n. Plural of face-palm. |
| FACEPLANT | • faceplant n. (Informal) The act of landing face first, as a result of an accident or error. • faceplant n. (Video games) Death or defeat in a multiplayer online game. • faceplant n. (Wrestling) A wrestling move in which an attacking wrestler forces an opponent down to the mat face-first… |
| FACEPLATE | • faceplate n. A removable protective shield separating the inner workings of a machine from operator and observer. • faceplate n. A rigid flat surface that has an active role in the interaction of a device with an operator or user. • faceplate n. A transparent window forming part of a helmet directly in front of the wearer’s face, allowing them to see out. |
| FALCULATE | • falculate adj. (Zoology) Curved and sharp-pointed, like a falcula. • FALCULATE adj. curved and sharp-pointed, like a falcula, or claw of a falcon. |
| FALLACIES | • fallacies n. Plural of fallacy. • FALLACY n. delusion or error. |
| FALSEFACE | • falseface n. A mask covering the face. • false␣face n. (Obsolete) A mask. • FALSEFACE n. a mask. |
| FANCIABLE | • fanciable adj. (UK, informal) Worthy or likely to be fancied; sexually attractive. • fanciable adj. (Dated) Able to be fancied (imagined or supposed). • FANCIABLE adj. attractive. |
| FLAGRANCE | • flagrance n. Flagrancy. • FLAGRANCE n. a burning; notoriety, also FLAGRANCY. |
| FLAREBACK | • flareback n. A burst of flame emitted from a cannon, furnace, etc. in an abnormal direction. • FLAREBACK n. a flame in the breech of a gun when fired. |
| HALFPACES | • halfpaces n. Plural of halfpace. • HALFPACE n. a dais; a small landing on staircase. |
| PALEFACES | • palefaces n. Plural of paleface. • Palefaces n. Plural of Paleface. • pale␣faces n. Plural of pale face. |
| PREFACIAL | • prefacial adj. (Anatomy) anterior to the face. • PREFACIAL adj. relating to a preface. |