| 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. |
| AFTERGAME | • aftergame n. (Archaic) A second game played to reverse the outcome of the first; the means employed after the first… • aftergame n. (Video games) Bonus features, dialogue, etc. accessed when a previously-beaten video game is revisited. • after-game n. Alternative spelling of aftergame. |
| AFTERHEAT | • afterheat n. Residual useful heat obtained from a nuclear reactor during aftercooling. • AFTERHEAT n. the heat from fission products in a nuclear reactor after it has been shut down. |
| AFTERPEAK | • afterpeak n. (Nautical) The compartment nearest the stern in the hold of a ship. • AFTERPEAK n. space behind the aftermost bulkhead, often used for storage. |
| ANTEFIXAE | • antefixae n. Plural of antefixa. • ANTEFIXA n. (Latin) an ornament at the end of a classical building, hiding the ends of roof tiles, also ANTEFIX. |
| BEANFEAST | • beanfeast n. (Chiefly Britain) A dinner party given to the employees of a firm. • beanfeast n. (Chiefly Britain) Any similar social occasion. • bean-feast n. Alternative form of beanfeast. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| FATHEADED | • fatheaded adj. Characteristic of a fathead; stupid. • FATHEADED adj. stupid. |
| FAVEOLATE | • faveolate adj. Having cavities or cells like those of a honeycomb. • FAVEOLATE adj. honeycombed. |
| WATERLEAF | • waterleaf n. (Botany) Any plant of the genus Hydrophyllum. • waterleaf n. (Botany) Any plant of Hydrophyllaceae, the waterleaf family. • waterleaf n. A tropical plant (Talinum fruticosum), the leaves of which are eaten as a vegetable. |