The act or process of making something sour (acidifying), or changing into an acid.
acidifying
acidifying
verb
present participle of acidify
adsignification
adsignification
noun
additional signification
affectedness
affectedness
noun
The state or quality of being affected.
affectioned
affectioned
adj
(archaic) Feeling a certain affection for; disposed.
(archaic) affected, pompous
(archaic) obstinate, willful
(archaic) zealous, earnest
verb
simple past tense and past participle of affection
affianced
affianced
adj
(literary) engaged; betrothed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of affiance
afficionado
afficionado
noun
Alternative spelling of aficionado (“one who likes, knows about, and appreciates an interest”)
afficionados
afficionados
noun
plural of afficionado
afflictedness
afflictedness
noun
The state or quality of being afflicted.
affranchised
affranchised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of affranchise
aficionada
aficionada
noun
(rare) A devoted female admirer; a female aficionado.
(rare) A lesser aficionado; alternative spelling of aficionado
aficionadas
aficionadas
noun
plural of aficionada
aficionado
aficionado
noun
(obsolete) An amateur bullfighter.
A person who likes, knows about, and appreciates a particular interest or activity (originally bullfighting); a fan or devotee.
aficionados
aficionados
noun
plural of aficionado
africander
africanderism
africanized
africanoid
africanoid
Noun
A Negroid.
allodification
allodification
noun
Conversion to the allodial system.
alodification
amidocaffeine
anteflected
anticonfederationism
anticonfederationist
anticonfederationist
noun
One who opposes confederation.
anticonfederative
antifeudalistic
antisudorific
antisudorific
adj
(medicine) Preventing sweating.
noun
(medicine) Any agent that prevents sweating.
archdefender
archfiend
archfiend
noun
(preceded by “the”, often capitalized) Satan.
(transferred sense) A diabolically evil person.
A chief fiend (devil, demon or monster).
archfiends
archfiends
noun
plural of archfiend
archfounder
archfriend
autofecundation
autofecundation
noun
Self-impregnation.
backfriend
backfriend
noun
(UK, dialectal) A friend at one's back; a backer; one who does his best for another; a supporter.
(UK, dialectal) A hangnail.
(UK, dialectal, obsolete) A false friend; a secret enemy.
barefacedness
barefacedness
noun
The state or quality of being barefaced.
beaconsfield
beaconsfield
Proper noun
A market town in Buckinghamshire, England.
A town in Victoria, Australia.
beneficiated
beneficiated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beneficiate
boldfacedness
boldfacing
boldfacing
verb
present participle of boldface
brazenfaced
brazenfaced
adj
(dated) impudent; shameless
brazenfacedly
brazenfacedness
caffeinated
caffeinated
adj
(informal, of a person) Overly peppy or energetic; stimulated by caffeine.
Containing caffeine naturally (e.g., coffee, tea, and cacao) or as an additive (e.g., soft drinks, sports drinks, or energy drinks).
verb
simple past tense and past participle of caffeinate
caftaned
caftaned
adj
Alternative form of kaftaned
calfbound
calfbound
adj
Bound in calfskin.
candify
candify
verb
(transitive, archaic) To candy.
(transitive, figurative, sometimes derogatory) To make sweet or saccharine at the expense of serious meaning.
candlefish
candlefish
noun
An oily edible fish, Thaleichthys pacificus, from the northern Pacific, that was once dried and used as a candle or torch by the Chinook Indians.
candlefishes
candlefishes
noun
plural of candlefish
candleshrift
candlesnuffer
candlesnuffer
noun
Alternative form of candle snuffer
candyfloss
candyfloss
noun
Alternative spelling of candy floss
candyflosses
candyflosses
noun
plural of candyfloss
candytuft
candytuft
noun
Any of the genus Iberis of flowering plants.
canfield
canfield
Noun
A type of solitaire card game; in the UK typically referring to Klondike, and in the US to Demon.
canfieldite
canfieldite
noun
(mineralogy) A rare silver tin sulfide mineral.
canfields
cardinalfish
cardinalfish
noun
Any of the family Apogonidae of mostly marine ray-finned fishes.
cardinalfishes
cardinalfishes
noun
plural of cardinalfish
carnified
carnified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of carnify
cathodofluorescence
cauldrifeness
centrifugalized
centrifugalized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of centrifugalize
chesterfieldian
chesterfieldian
Noun
Someone who acts in a sophisticated, aristocratic manner, reminiscent of the
Adjective
In the style of the fourth Earl of Chesterfield, marked by brilliance, wit, and elegance in writing, and aristocratic assurance in life
chiefland
chiffonade
chiffonade
noun
A culinary preparation of herbs or leafy vegetables cut into long, thin ribbons.
verb
To prepare a chiffonade.
chiffonades
chiffonades
noun
plural of chiffonade
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chiffonade
choanoflagellida
choanoflagellidae
chondrification
chondrification
noun
(physiology) The formation of, or conversion into, cartilage; a cartilaginous formation resulting from this process.
chondrofetal
chondrofibroma
chondrofibroma
noun
(pathology) A cartilaginous fibroma
chondrofibromatous
codefendant
codefendant
noun
(law) Any of several defendants answering the same charge.
codefendants
codefendants
noun
plural of codefendant
codification
codification
noun
The act or result of arranging something into a code; the act of setting down a body of knowledge in a systematic way.
The process of precisely formulating a statement, such as a code of laws.
codifications
codifications
noun
plural of codification
cofinanced
cofinanced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cofinance
confabbed
confabbed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of confab
confabulated
confabulated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of confabulate
confarreated
confated
confated
adj
Fated or decreed with something else.
confederacies
confederacies
noun
plural of confederacy
confederacy
confederacy
noun
(politics) A state where the sovereign constituent units delegate their authority to the centre. As opposed to a federation, where the central and regional governments are each equal and sovereign in their own sphere.
An alliance.
Specifically, an instance of a decentralized governing structure among the indigenous peoples of North America.
confederal
confederal
adj
Of, pertaining to, or being a confederation.
confederalist
confederalist
noun
A member of a confederation.
confederate
confederate
adj
banded together; allied.
of, relating to, or united in a confederacy
noun
(psychology) An actor who participates in a psychological experiment pretending to be a subject but in actuality working for the researcher.
A member of a confederacy.
An accomplice in a plot.
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To combine in a confederacy.
confederated
confederated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of confederate
confederater
confederates
confederates
noun
plural of confederate
confederating
confederating
verb
present participle of confederate
confederatio
confederation
confederation
noun
A union or alliance of states or political organizations.
The act of forming an alliance.
confederationism
confederationism
noun
The advocacy of confederation as a means of government.
confederationist
confederationist
adj
(Canada, chiefly historical) Of or relating to a political movement in favour of Canadian Confederation.
noun
(Canada, chiefly historical) A supporter of Canadian Confederation.
A supporter of confederation.
confederations
confederations
noun
plural of confederation
confederatism
confederative
confederative
adj
Of or pertaining to confederates of a confederation.
confederatize
confederator
confederator
noun
(obsolete) A confederate.
confervoideae
confidant
confidant
noun
A person in whom one can confide or share one's secrets: a friend.
confidante
confidante
noun
A female confidant.
A type of settee having a seat at each end at right angles to the main seats.
confidantes
confidantes
noun
plural of confidante
confidants
confidants
noun
plural of confidant
confidential
confidential
adj
(dated) Having someone's confidence or trust; having a position requiring trust; worthy of being trusted with confidences.
(dated) Inclined to share confidences; (of things) making people inclined to share confidences; involving the sharing of confidences.
Kept, or meant to be kept, secret within a certain circle of persons; not intended to be known publicly
confidentiality
confidentiality
noun
(countable) Something told in confidence; a secret.
(uncountable) The property of being confidential.
confidentially
confidentially
adv
In a confidential manner.
Spoken of in a private manner.
confidentialness
confidentialness
noun
The state or quality of being confidential.
confidentiary
configurated
configurated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of configurate
confirmand
confirmand
noun
(religion) A candidate for confirmation or affirmation of baptism.
confirmands
confirmands
noun
plural of confirmand
confiscated
confiscated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of confiscate
conflagrated
conflagrated
adj
Burnt, destroyed by fire.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of conflagrate
conflated
conflated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of conflate
confoundable
confoundable
adj
That can be confounded
counterdraft
cranford
croftland
croftland
noun
(Scotland) Land of superior quality, on which crops are raised.
cycadofilicinean
cytodifferentiation
cytodifferentiation
noun
The morphological development of undifferentiated cells into more specialised ones
damnification
damnification
noun
That which causes damage or loss.
damnificatus
dandification
dandification
noun
The condition or state of a man who is overly concerned about his clothes and appearance.
deacidification
deacidification
noun
(chemistry) The act or process of removing or neutralizing acid
deacidifying
deacidifying
verb
present participle of deacidify
decaffeinate
decaffeinate
verb
(transitive) To remove the caffeine from something (especially from coffee).
decaffeinated
decaffeinated
adj
From which caffeine has been removed (e.g. decaffeinated coffee).
decaffeinates
decaffeinates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of decaffeinate
decaffeinating
decaffeinating
verb
present participle of decaffeinate
decaffeinize
decaffeinize
verb
(transitive, dated) Synonym of decaffeinate
decalcification
decalcification
noun
The loss of calcium, as from the soil or from teeth or bones.
decalcifying
decalcifying
adj
That is used to decalcify
verb
present participle of decalcify
decertification
decertification
noun
The act or process of decertifying.
decertificaton
declassification
declassification
noun
The process of declassifying.
declassifications
declassifications
noun
plural of declassification
declassifying
declassifying
verb
present participle of declassify
defacement
defacement
noun
(heraldry, vexillology) A symbol added to a flag or coat of arms to change it or make it different from another.
An act of defacing; an instance of visibly marring or disfiguring something.
An act of voiding or devaluing; nullification of the face value.
defacements
defacements
noun
plural of defacement
defacing
defacing
noun
defacement
verb
present participle of deface
defacingly
defacingly
adv
So as to deface.
defailance
defailance
noun
(obsolete) failure; miscarriage
defaillance
defaisance
defalcating
defalcating
verb
present participle of defalcate
defalcation
defalcation
noun
(law) The act of cancelling part of a claim by deducting a smaller claim which the claimant owes to the defendant.
embezzlement
defalcations
defalcations
noun
plural of defalcation
defeasance
defeasance
noun
(US, law) The rendering void of a contract or deed; an annulment or abrogation.
(now rare) Destruction, defeat, overthrow.
verb
(US, law, transitive) To void; to annul.
defeasanced
defeasanced
adj
(law) Liable to defeasance; capable of being made void or forfeited.
defeasances
defeasances
noun
plural of defeasance
defecant
defecating
defecating
verb
present participle of defecate
defecation
defecation
noun
Any of several processes for the removal of impurities, or for clarifying various materials.
The act or process of voiding feces from the bowels.