The act of one who affirms something; an affirmation.
verb
present participle of affirm
affirmingly
affirmingly
adv
in an affirming manner
afforcing
afforcing
verb
present participle of afforce
affording
affording
verb
present participle of afford
afforesting
afforesting
verb
present participle of afforest
affranchising
affranchising
verb
present participle of affranchise
affraying
affraying
verb
present participle of affray
affreightment
affreightment
noun
(nautical) The act of hiring, or the contract for use of, a vessel, or some part of it, to convey cargo.
affricating
affricating
verb
present participle of affricate
affrighting
affrighting
verb
present participle of affright
affrightingly
affrightingly
adv
(archaic) So as to frighten or terrify.
affrightment
affrightment
noun
(archaic) Fright; fear; alarm; the fact or state of being frightened.
(obsolete) A cause of fear.
(obsolete) The action of frightening or terrifying; intimidation.
affronting
affronting
noun
The offering of an affront.
verb
present participle of affront
affrontingly
affrontingly
adv
in an affronting manner
affrontingness
affrontingness
noun
The state or quality of affronting.
afibrinogenemia
afibrinogenemia
noun
(medicine) A blood disorder in which the blood does not clot normally due to a lack of, or a malfunction involving, fibrinogen.
aforegoing
aforegoing
adj
(archaic) preceding, going before.
africanizing
afrogaean
afterburning
afterburning
noun
(aviation) The injection of extra fuel into a jet engine downstream of the turbines in order to achieve extra thrust.
aftercoming
aftercoming
adj
(obstetrics) Specifically, of a baby's head: following the rest of the body out of the womb, rather than (as is usual) preceding it.
Succeeding, following.
noun
A following state, sequel, consequence, or result; an aftercome.
aftergrind
afterguns
afterings
afterings
noun
(by extension) The last of any substance that is of a poorer quality than the earlier substance, e.g. the dregs of coffee.
The last milk that is obtained when milking a cow. Often considered the poorest quality of milk.
afterking
afterknowledge
afterknowledge
noun
Knowledge acquired later, or after the event.
afternight
afterplanting
afterreckoning
afterripening
aftersong
afterspring
afterswarming
afterworking
airlifting
airlifting
verb
present participle of airlift
airproofing
airproofing
verb
present participle of airproof
alfraganus
allografting
allografting
noun
The transplanting of an allograft
angelinformal
anginiform
anginiform
adj
(medicine) Resembling angina.
angiofibroma
angiofibroma
noun
(pathology) A benign neoplasm that affects fibrous tissue.
anglerfishes
anglerfishes
noun
plural of anglerfish
anguiform
anguiform
adj
Shaped like a snake.
anguilliform
anguilliform
adj
Shaped like an eel.
Swimming in the manner of an eel.
noun
Any eel of the order Anguilliformes
anguliferous
antiferromagnet
antiferromagnet
noun
(physics) An antiferromagnetic material
antiferromagnetic
antiferromagnetic
adj
(physics) Exhibiting antiferromagnetism.
antiferromagnetism
antiferromagnetism
noun
(physics) a phenomenon, similar to ferromagnetism, in which magnetic domains line up in a regular pattern, but with neighbouring electron spins pointing in opposite directions; materials showing this effect are either ferrimagnetic or diamagnetic, and become paramagnetic above the Neel temperature
antiflattering
antiforeign
antiforeign
adj
Opposed to foreigners or to what is foreign.
antiforeigner
antiforeigner
adj
Opposed to foreigners.
antiforeignism
antiforeignism
noun
antiforeign attitudes
antifreezing
antifreezing
adj
That prevents freezing
antigraft
antigraft
adj
(politics) Opposed to or working against graft
antiprofiteering
antiprofiteering
adj
Opposing or countering profiteering.
antireforming
antireforming
adj
Synonym of antireform
antisuffrage
antisuffrage
adj
(politics) Opposing suffrage.
antisuffragist
antisuffragist
noun
One who opposes suffrage.
aquafarming
aquafarming
noun
(agriculture) aquaculture
argentiferous
argentiferous
adj
(geology) Containing or producing silver.
argilloferruginous
argilloferruginous
adj
(soil science) Containing clay and iron.
argufying
argufying
verb
present participle of argufy
aschaffenburg
aufklarung
aufklrung
aurifying
aurifying
verb
present participle of aurify
ausforming
ausforming
verb
present participle of ausform
autografting
autografting
verb
present participle of autograft
babyproofing
babyproofing
noun
The act or process of making babyproof.
backfiring
backfiring
noun
A failure that leads to further misfortune.
The occurrence of a backfire.
verb
present participle of backfire
barfing
barfing
verb
present participle of barf
batterfang
bedwarfing
bedwarfing
verb
present participle of bedwarf
bifurcating
bifurcating
adj
dividing or forking into two
verb
present participle of bifurcate
birefracting
brachiofaciolingual
brainfag
breakfasting
breakfasting
noun
The act of eating breakfast.
verb
present participle of breakfast
breastfeeding
breastfeeding
noun
(countable) An instance (session) of such feeding activity.
(uncountable) The act or process of feeding a baby or young child milk from a lactating breast.
verb
present participle of breastfeed
burglarproofing
carfuffling
carnifying
carnifying
verb
present participle of carnify
cartilaginification
cartilaginification
noun
The formation of cartilage.
centrifugal
centrifugal
adj
(botany) Expanding first at the summit, and later at the base, as a flower cluster.
(botany) Having the radicle turned toward the sides of the fruit, as some embryos.
Tending, or causing, to recede from the center.
noun
A rotating machine used to separate massecuite into sugar crystals and molasses.
centrifugalisation
centrifugalisation
noun
Alternative form of centrifugation
centrifugalise
centrifugalise
verb
Alternative form of centrifugalize
centrifugalization
centrifugalization
noun
Synonym of centrifugation
centrifugalize
centrifugalize
verb
Synonym of centrifugate
centrifugalized
centrifugalized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of centrifugalize
centrifugalizing
centrifugalizing
verb
present participle of centrifugalize
centrifugaller
centrifugally
centrifugally
adv
Away from a centre or axis.
In a centrifuge.
Using centrifugal force.
centrifugals
centrifugals
noun
plural of centrifugal
centrifugate
centrifugate
noun
The material to be separated in a centrifuge.
verb
(transitive) To separate using centrifugation.
centrifugation
centrifugation
noun
The process in which mixtures are separated using the centripetal force generated by spinning in a centrifuge.
certificating
certificating
verb
present participle of certificate
chaffering
chaffering
noun
The act of one who chaffers.
verb
present participle of chaffer
chamfering
chamfering
noun
A chamfer.
verb
present participle of chamfer
chauffeuring
chauffeuring
verb
present participle of chauffeur
chuckfarthing
clarifying
clarifying
adj
Providing clarity; making clear.
Removing impurities or particulates.
noun
A clarification.
verb
present participle of clarify
cliffhanger
cliffhanger
noun
(by extension) An outcome which is awaited with keen anticipation, especially one which is delayed for a period of time or which is not known until the last minute.
(narratology) An ending or stopping point calculated to leave a story unresolved, in order to create suspense.
cliffhangers
cliffhangers
noun
plural of cliffhanger
cofeaturing
cofeaturing
verb
present participle of cofeature
confederating
confederating
verb
present participle of confederate
configurable
configurable
adj
Capable of being configured; customisable; permitting rearrangement or adjustment.
configural
configural
adj
Relating to the spatial configuration of something, such as a human face to be recognised, rather than its separate visual features.
configurate
configurate
verb
(intransitive, obsolete) To take form or position, like the parts of a complex structure; to agree with a pattern.
(transitive, obsolete) To configure; to arrange or shape.
configurated
configurated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of configurate
configurating
configurating
verb
present participle of configurate
configuration
configuration
noun
(algebra) A finite set of points and lines (and sometimes planes), generally with equal numbers of points per line and equal numbers of lines per point.
(physics, chemistry) The arrangement of electrons in an atom, molecule, or other physical structure like a crystal.
Form, as depending on the relative disposition of the parts of a thing's shape; figure; form factor.
Relative position or aspect of the planets; the face of the horoscope, according to the relative positions of the planets at any time.
The way things are arranged or put together in order to achieve a result.
configurational
configurational
adj
(grammar) Of a language: having a relatively fixed style of grammar where the subject of a sentence is outside the finite verb phrase but the object is inside it.
Of or pertaining to a configuration.
configurationally
configurationally
adv
With regard to a configuration
configurationism
configurationism
noun
(psychology) Any theory of psychology based on configurational properties, but especially Gestalt psychology
configurationist
configurations
configurations
noun
plural of configuration
configurative
configurative
adj
Of or pertaining to configuration
conflagrant
conflagrant
adj
brightly burning
conflagrate
conflagrate
verb
(intransitive) To catch fire.
(transitive) To set fire to something.
conflagrated
conflagrated
adj
Burnt, destroyed by fire.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of conflagrate
conflagrating
conflagrating
verb
present participle of conflagrate
conflagration
conflagration
noun
(figuratively) A large-scale conflict.
A large fire extending to many objects, or over a large space; a general burning.
conflagrations
conflagrations
noun
plural of conflagration
conflagrative
conflagrative
adj
That produces conflagration
conflagrator
conflagrator
noun
(rare) One who starts a fire.
conflagratory
conflagratory
adj
That tends to produce conflagration; inflammatory
confragose
congelifract
congelifract
noun
(geology) A fragment of rock broken off by the action of frost
congelifraction
congelifraction
noun
the weathering of material through the repeated freezing and thawing of water.
consignificator
contrafagotto
contrafagotto
noun
contrabassoon
cornflag
cornflag
noun
Alternative form of corn-flag
counterflange
counterflashing
counterflashing
noun
(construction) Formed metal or elastomeric sheeting secured on or into a wall, curb, pipe or other surface, to cover and protect the upper edge of a base flashing and its associated fasteners.
countershafting
countershafting
verb
present participle of countershaft
crafting
crafting
noun
The act by which something is crafted.
verb
present participle of craft
crawfishing
crawfishing
noun
fishing for crawfish
verb
present participle of crawfish
crayfishing
crayfishing
noun
fishing for crayfish
verb
present participle of crayfish
daingerfield
daingerfield
Proper noun
a city in Texas, USA
dampproofing
dampproofing
noun
Alternative spelling of damp proofing
dangerful
dangerful
adj
(obsolete) Fraught with danger; hazardous.
dangerfully
dangerfully
adv
(obsolete) dangerously
dedifferentiating
dedifferentiating
verb
present participle of dedifferentiate
defenestrating
defenestrating
verb
present participle of defenestrate
defibrillating
defibrillating
verb
present participle of defibrillate
defiguration
defiguration
noun
(obsolete) disfiguration; mutilation
deflagrating
deflagrating
verb
present participle of deflagrate
deflagration
deflagration
noun
The act of deflagrating; an intense fire; a conflagration or explosion. Specifically, combustion that spreads subsonically via thermal conduction.