bailiff | (noun) an officer of the court who is employed to execute writs and processes and make arrests etc. | - |
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bailiffship | (noun) the office of bailiff | - |
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biff | (noun) (boxing) a blow with the fist | Synonyms: clout, lick, poke, punch, slug |
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caitiff | (noun) a cowardly and despicable person | - |
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chiffon | (noun) a sheer fabric of silk or rayon | - |
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chiffonier | (noun) a tall elegant chest of drawers | Synonyms: commode |
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cliff | (noun) a steep high face of rock | Synonyms: drop-off, drop |
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cliffhanger | (noun) an episode that ends in suspense | - |
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(noun) a contest whose outcome is uncertain up to the very end | - |
coiffeur | (noun) a man hairdresser | - |
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coiffeuse | (noun) a woman hairdresser | - |
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coiffure | (noun) the arrangement of the hair (especially a woman's hair) | Synonyms: coif, hair style, hairdo, hairstyle |
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dedifferentiation | (noun) the loss of specialization in form or function | - |
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difference | (noun) the quality of being unlike or dissimilar | - |
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(noun) a disagreement or argument about something important | Synonyms: conflict, difference of opinion, dispute |
(noun) a variation that deviates from the standard or norm | Synonyms: departure, deviation, divergence |
(noun) the number that remains after subtraction; the number that when added to the subtrahend gives the minuend | Synonyms: remainder |
(noun) a significant change | - |
differentia | (noun) distinguishing characteristics (especially in different species of a genus) | - |
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differential | (noun) a bevel gear that permits rotation of two shafts at different speeds; used on the rear axle of automobiles to allow wheels to rotate at different speeds on curves | Synonyms: differential gear |
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(noun) a quality that differentiates between similar things | - |
(noun) the result of mathematical differentiation; the instantaneous change of one quantity relative to another; df(x)/dx | Synonyms: derivative, derived function, differential coefficient, first derivative |
differentiation | (noun) the mathematical process of obtaining the derivative of a function | - |
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(noun) a discrimination between things as different and distinct on the basis of their characteristics or attributes | Synonyms: distinction |
(noun) (biology) the structural adaptation of some body part for a particular function | Synonyms: specialisation, specialization |
differentiator | (noun) a person who (or that which) differentiates | Synonyms: discriminator |
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difficultness | (noun) the quality of being almost beyond one's ability to deal with and requiring a great effort to achieve a positive result | Synonyms: difficulty |
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difficulty | (noun) an effort that is inconvenient | Synonyms: trouble |
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(noun) the quality of being almost beyond one's ability to deal with and requiring a great effort to achieve a positive result | Synonyms: difficultness |
diffidence | (noun) lack of self-confidence | Synonyms: self-distrust, self-doubt |
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difflugia | (noun) a protozoan with an ovoid shell of cemented sand grains | - |
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diffraction | (noun) when light passes sharp edges or goes through narrow slits the rays are deflected and produce fringes of light and dark bands | - |
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diffuseness | (noun) the spatial property of being spread out over a wide area or through a large volume | - |
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diffuser | (noun) optical device that distributes the light of a lamp evenly | Synonyms: diffusor |
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(noun) baffle that distributes sound waves evenly | Synonyms: diffusor |
diffusion | (noun) the act of dispersing or diffusing something | Synonyms: dispersal, dispersion, dissemination |
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(noun) the property of being diffused or dispersed | Synonyms: dissemination |
(noun) the spread of social institutions (and myths and skills) from one society to another | - |
(noun) (physics) the process in which there is movement of a substance from an area of high concentration of that substance to an area of lower concentration | - |
diffusor | (noun) optical device that distributes the light of a lamp evenly | Synonyms: diffuser |
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(noun) baffle that distributes sound waves evenly | Synonyms: diffuser |
goniff | (noun) (Yiddish) a thief or dishonest person or scoundrel (often used as a general term of abuse) | Synonyms: ganef, ganof, gonif |
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griffin | (noun) winged monster with the head of an eagle and the body of a lion | Synonyms: griffon, gryphon |
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griffon | (noun) breed of various very small compact wiry-coated dogs of Belgian origin having a short bearded muzzle | Synonyms: Belgian griffon, Brussels griffon |
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(noun) breed of medium-sized long-headed dogs with downy undercoat and harsh wiry outer coat; originated in Holland but largely developed in France | Synonyms: wire-haired pointing griffon |
(noun) large vulture of southern Europe and northern Africa having pale plumage with black wings | Synonyms: griffon vulture, Gyps fulvus |
(noun) winged monster with the head of an eagle and the body of a lion | Synonyms: griffin, gryphon |
indifference | (noun) the trait of lacking enthusiasm for or interest in things generally | Synonyms: apathy, numbness, spiritlessness |
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(noun) the trait of remaining calm and seeming not to care; a casual lack of concern | Synonyms: nonchalance, unconcern |
(noun) unbiased impartial unconcern | - |
(noun) apathy demonstrated by an absence of emotional reactions | Synonyms: emotionlessness, impassiveness, impassivity, phlegm, stolidity, unemotionality |
jiffy | (noun) a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat) | Synonyms: blink of an eye, flash, heartbeat, instant, New York minute, split second, trice, twinkling, wink |
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mastiff | (noun) an old breed of powerful deep-chested smooth-coated dog used chiefly as a watchdog and guard dog | - |
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midriff | (noun) (anatomy) a muscular partition separating the abdominal and thoracic cavities; functions in respiration | Synonyms: diaphragm |
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(noun) the middle area of the human torso (usually in front) | Synonyms: middle, midsection |
miff | (noun) a state of irritation or annoyance | Synonyms: huff, seeing red |
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niff | (noun) an unpleasant smell | Synonyms: pong |
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piffle | (noun) trivial nonsense | Synonyms: balderdash, fiddle-faddle |
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plaintiff | (noun) a person who brings an action in a court of law | Synonyms: complainant |
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pontiff | (noun) the head of the Roman Catholic Church | Synonyms: Bishop of Rome, Catholic Pope, Holy Father, pope, Roman Catholic Pope, Vicar of Christ |
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quiff | (noun) a prominent forelock (especially one brushed upward from the forehead) | - |
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riff | (noun) a jazz ostinato; usually provides a background for a solo improvisation | - |
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riffle | (noun) shuffling by splitting the pack and interweaving the two halves at their corners | - |
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(noun) a small wave on the surface of a liquid | Synonyms: ripple, rippling, wavelet |
riffraff | (noun) disparaging terms for the common people | Synonyms: rabble, ragtag, ragtag and bobtail |
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sheriff | (noun) the principal law-enforcement officer in a county | - |
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skiff | (noun) any of various small boats propelled by oars or by sails or by a motor | - |
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skiffle | (noun) a style of popular music in the 1950s; based on American folk music and played on guitars and improvised percussion instruments | - |
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sniff | (noun) sensing an odor by inhaling through the nose | Synonyms: snuff |
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sniffer | (noun) a person who sniffs | - |
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sniffle | (noun) the act of breathing heavily through the nose (as when the nose is congested) | Synonyms: snivel, snuffle |
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sniffler | (noun) a person who breathes audibly through a congested nose | Synonyms: sniveler |
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spiff | (noun) attractiveness in appearance or dress or manner | - |
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spliff | (noun) marijuana leaves rolled into a cigarette for smoking | Synonyms: joint, marijuana cigarette, reefer, stick |
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stiff | (noun) the dead body of a human being | Synonyms: cadaver, clay, corpse, remains |
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(noun) an ordinary man | - |
stiffener | (noun) a member attached to a beam web to prevent loss of strength due to web buckling. | - |
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(noun) material used for stiffening something | - |
stiffening | (noun) the act of becoming stiff | - |
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(noun) the process of becoming stiff or rigid | Synonyms: rigidification, rigidifying |
stiffness | (noun) the physical property of being inflexible and hard to bend | - |
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(noun) the property of moving with pain or difficulty | - |
(noun) the inelegance of someone stiff and unrelaxed (as by embarrassment) | Synonyms: awkwardness, clumsiness, gracelessness |
(noun) excessive sternness | Synonyms: hardness, harshness, inclemency, rigor, rigorousness, rigour, rigourousness, severeness, severity |
(noun) firm resoluteness in purpose or opinion or action | - |
tariff | (noun) a government tax on imports or exports | Synonyms: duty |
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tiff | (noun) a quarrel about petty points | Synonyms: bicker, bickering, fuss, pettifoggery, spat, squabble |
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tiffin | (noun) a midday meal | Synonyms: dejeuner, lunch, luncheon |
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whiff | (noun) a strikeout resulting from the batter swinging at and missing the ball for the third strike | - |
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(noun) a lefteye flounder found in coastal waters from New England to Brazil | - |
(noun) a short light gust of air | Synonyms: puff, puff of air |
whiffer | (noun) a batter who strikes out by swinging at and missing the third strike | - |
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whiffletree | (noun) a crossbar that is attached to the traces of a draft horse and to the vehicle or implement that the horse is pulling | Synonyms: swingletree, whippletree |
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