| AFFRICATE | • affricate n. (Phonetics) A sound produced using a combination of a plosive and a fricative. • affricate v. (Transitive) To produce (a plosive) as an affricate. • AFFRICATE n. a consonant that begins as a plosive and ends as a fricative. |
| AFTERCARE | • aftercare n. (Medicine) The care given to a patient during recovery from an operation or after hospitalization. • aftercare n. (Business, frequently attributive) Services and support offered to a customer for the goods or service… • aftercare n. Emotional support offered by the programme makers to a person who has appeared on a stressful talk show, etc. |
| 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. |
| ARTEFACTS | • artefacts n. Plural of artefact. • ARTEFACT n. an object made by man, also ARTIFACT. |
| CAFETERIA | • cafeteria n. (Chiefly US, Canada) A restaurant in which customers select their food at a counter then carry it on… • cafeteria n. (Chiefly US, Canada) A dining area in an institution where meals may be purchased (as above), provided… • caféteria n. Alternative spelling of cafeteria. |
| CAFETORIA | • cafetoria n. Plural of cafetorium. • CAFETORIUM n. a large room designed for use as both a cafe and an auditorium. |
| CALIFATES | • califates n. Plural of califate. • CALIFATE n. (Arabic) the office of caliph, also CALIPHATE, KALIPHATE, KHALIFAT, KHALIFATE, KHILAFAT. |
| DEFAECATE | • defaecate v. Alternative form of defecate. • defæcate v. Archaic spelling of defecate. • DEFAECATE v. to void excrement, also DEFECATE. |
| DEFALCATE | • defalcate v. (Intransitive) To misappropriate funds; to embezzle. • defalcate v. (Transitive, obsolete). • DEFALCATE v. to embezzle money held on trust. |
| FABRICATE | • fabricate v. (Transitive) To form into a whole by uniting its parts; to construct; to build. • fabricate v. (Transitive) To form by art and labor; to manufacture; to produce. • fabricate v. (Transitive) To invent and form; to forge; to devise falsely. |
| 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. |
| FACTORAGE | • factorage n. The commission paid to a factor. • factorage n. The business of a factor. • FACTORAGE n. the fees or commission of a factor. |
| 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. |
| FARCEMEAT | • farcemeat n. Alternative form of forcemeat. • FARCEMEAT n. meat chopped fine and highly seasoned, either served up alone, or used as a stuffing, also FORCEMEAT. |
| FASCIATED | • fasciated v. Simple past tense and past participle of fasciate. • fasciated adj. Fasciate. • FASCIATED adj. exhibiting a flattened ribbonlike structure, also FASCIATE. |
| FASCINATE | • fascinate v. To evoke an intense interest or attraction in someone. • fascinate v. To make someone hold motionless; to spellbind. • fascinate v. To be irresistibly charming or attractive to. |
| SEACRAFTS | • seacrafts n. Plural of seacraft. • SEACRAFT n. skill in navigation. |