| FLYPITCHER | • fly-pitcher n. An illicit street trader; one who engages in fly-pitching. • FLYPITCHER n. one who runs a flypitch, a market stall for which an operator has no licence. |
| FLYPITCHERS | • fly-pitchers n. Plural of fly-pitcher. • FLYPITCHER n. one who runs a flypitch, a market stall for which an operator has no licence. |
| FRACTOGRAPHY | • fractography n. The study of fracture surfaces of materials. • FRACTOGRAPHY n. the microscopic study of fractures in metal surfaces. |
| HALFPENNYWORTH | • halfpennyworth n. (Britain) As much as could be bought for a halfpenny (pre- or post-decimalisation). • halfpennyworth n. (Britain, informal) A negligible amount. • halfpennyworth n. (Britain, informal) One’s opinion or thoughts; one’s two cents. |
| HALFPENNYWORTHS | • halfpennyworths n. Plural of halfpennyworth. • HALFPENNYWORTH n. as much as is sold for a halfpenny or is worth a halfpenny. |
| HYPEREFFICIENT | • hyperefficient adj. Extremely efficient. • HYPEREFFICIENT adj. excessively efficient. |
| HYPERFASTIDIOUS | • hyperfastidious adj. Extremely fastidious. • HYPERFASTIDIOUS adj. excessively fastidious. |
| HYPERFEMININITY | • hyperfemininity n. The condition of being extremely feminine; excessive femininity. |
| HYPERFUNCTION | • hyperfunction n. (Mathematics) A generalization of a function. • hyperfunction n. (Medicine) Abnormally elevated function. • HYPERFUNCTION n. the overactivity of a gland or other bodily organ. |
| HYPERFUNCTIONAL | • hyperfunctional adj. Having, or characterised by, increased function. • HYPERFUNCTIONAL adj. relating to hyperfunction, the overactivity of a gland or other bodily organ. |
| HYPERFUNCTIONS | • hyperfunctions n. Plural of hyperfunction. • HYPERFUNCTION n. the overactivity of a gland or other bodily organ. |
| HYPERINFLATED | • hyperinflated adj. Inflated to an abnormal degree. • hyperinflated adj. (Finance) Increased through hyperinflation. • hyperinflated v. Simple past tense and past participle of hyperinflate. |
| HYPERINFLATION | • hyperinflation n. (Economics) A very high rate of inflation. • HYPERINFLATION n. inflation growing at a very high rate in a very short time. |
| HYPERINFLATIONS | • hyperinflations n. Plural of hyperinflation. • HYPERINFLATION n. inflation growing at a very high rate in a very short time. |
| REFLECTOGRAPHY | • reflectography n. An infrared technique used by art historians to detect layers beneath the top surface of a painting… • REFLECTOGRAPHY n. a technique used to detect underdrawing, etc. in a painting, in which infrared light is bounced off the lowest, gessoed layer and the resulting image viewed on a TV monitor. |
| SPRIGHTFULLY | • sprightfully adv. In a sprightful manner. • SPRIGHTFUL adv. (obsolete) full of spirit or of life. |