| AFTERDAMP | • afterdamp n. (Mining) Suffocating gases present in a coal mine after an explosion caused by firedamp, consisting… • AFTERDAMP n. poisonous gas formed after the explosion of firedamp in a mine. |
| 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. |
| AFTERMAST | • aftermast n. (Nautical) A mast located towards the stern of a ship. • AFTERMAST n. the mast nearest the stern. |
| AFTERMATH | • aftermath n. (Obsolete, agriculture) A second mowing; the grass which grows after the first crop of hay in the same season. • aftermath n. That which happens after, that which follows, usually of strongly negative connotation in most contexts… • AFTERMATH n. a second mowing of grass in the same season. |
| AIRFRAMES | • airframes n. Plural of airframe. • AIRFRAME n. the body of an aircraft as opposed to its engine. |
| 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. |
| FARMSTEAD | • farmstead n. The main building of a farm. • farmstead n. A farm, including its buildings. • FARMSTEAD n. a farmhouse with buildings belonging to it. |
| FRAMBESIA | • frambesia n. Yaws, the disease. • FRAMBESIA n. a tropical skin disease, aka yaws, also FRAMBOESIA. |
| FRAMEABLE | • frameable adj. Suitable for framing. • frameable adj. Able to be framed or presented in a certain way. • FRAMEABLE adj. that can be framed, also FRAMABLE. |
| FUMARASES | • fumarases n. Plural of fumarase. • FUMARASE n. an enzyme that catalyses the interconversion of fumaric or malic acid and their salts. |
| FUMARATES | • fumarates n. Plural of fumarate. • FUMARATE n. a salt of fumaric acid. |
| HAMFATTER | • hamfatter n. (US slang, acting) A low-grade actor; a ham. • HAMFATTER n. a third-rate minstrel or variety actor. • HAMFATTER v. to perform as a third-rate minstrel. |
| HEADFRAME | • headframe n. (Mining) the structure supporting machinery above the entrance to an underground mineshaft. • HEADFRAME n. the structure over a mine shaft supporting the machinery. |
| MAINFRAME | • mainframe n. (Computer hardware) A large, powerful computer able to manage very many simultaneous tasks and communicate… • MAINFRAME n. a large computer serving others. |
| MEGAFARAD | • megafarad n. (Physics, obsolete) A unit of quantity of electric charge; the quantity of electricity flowing through… • megafarad n. An improbably large unit of electrical capacitance equal to one million farads. • MEGAFARAD n. a measure of electrical capacity, one million farads. |
| MEGAFLORA | • megaflora n. (Botany) Any exceptionally large plant. • MEGAFLORA n. large plants. |
| PACKFRAME | • PACKFRAME n. a light metal frame with shoulder straps, used for carrying heavy loads. |