(by extension) Unethical behaviour at the table during bridge or another game.
The act of distracting an opponent in a game by chattering.
coffeng
coffering
coffering
verb
present participle of coffer
coffing
coffining
coffining
verb
present participle of coffin
coffinmaking
coffinmaking
noun
The manufacture of coffins.
coffling
coffling
verb
present participle of coffle
cofighter
cofinancing
cofinancing
verb
present participle of cofinance
cofounding
cofounding
verb
present participle of cofound
cofreighter
coglorify
coiffing
coiffing
verb
present participle of coiffe, an alternative spelling of coif
coiffuring
coiffuring
verb
present participle of coiffure
coifing
coifing
verb
present participle of coif
coinfecting
coinfecting
verb
present participle of coinfect
coinferring
comforting
comforting
adj
Giving comfort.
noun
The act of giving comfort.
verb
present participle of comfort
comfortingly
comfortingly
adv
In a comforting manner
commodifying
commodifying
verb
present participle of commodify
confabbing
confabbing
verb
present participle of confab
confabulating
confabulating
verb
present participle of confabulate
confecting
confecting
verb
present participle of confect
confederating
confederating
verb
present participle of confederate
conferencing
conferencing
verb
present participle of conference
conferring
conferring
noun
The act of one who confers.
verb
present participle of confer
confessing
confessing
noun
The act of making a confession.
verb
present participle of confess
confessingly
confessingly
adv
So as to confess; by way of confession.
confiding
confiding
adj
(Birding) Of a bird, allowing the close approach of humans.
Having or showing confidence or trust in another person.
In confidence; as if with trust.
noun
The telling of something in confidence.
verb
present participle of confide
confidingly
confidingly
adv
In a confiding manner; in a matter that confides.
confidingness
confidingness
noun
The state or quality of being confiding.
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
configure
configure
verb
(transitive) To set up or arrange something in such a way that it is ready for operation for a particular purpose, or to someone's particular liking
configured
configured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of configure
configures
configures
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of configure
configuring
configuring
verb
present participle of configure
confining
confining
adj
limiting; restrictive
verb
present participle of confine
confirming
confirming
noun
An act of confirmation.
verb
present participle of confirm
confirmingly
confirmingly
adv
So as to confirm; in a confirming manner.
confiscating
confiscating
verb
present participle of confiscate
confisticating
confixing
confixing
verb
present participle of confix
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
conflating
conflating
verb
present participle of conflate
conflicting
conflicting
adj
Being in opposition; contrary; contradictory.
fighting; contending; in conflict
verb
present participle of conflict
conflictingly
conflictingly
adv
In a conflicting fashion.
conforming
conforming
adj
Exhibiting conformity.
verb
present participle of conform
conformingly
conformingly
adv
In a way that conforms.
confounding
confounding
noun
(epidemiology) The process by which an apparent association between an exposure and an outcome is actually explained by another factor.
The act by which things are confounded, or confused.
verb
present participle of confound
confoundingly
confoundingly
adv
In a confounding way.
confragose
confronting
confronting
adj
Causing distress; upsetting.
verb
present participle of confront
confusing
confusing
adj
difficult to understand; not clear as lacking order, chaotic etc
verb
present participle of confuse
confusingly
confusingly
adv
In a confusing manner
confuting
confuting
verb
present participle of confute
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.
consignificant
consignificant
adj
(rare) Having the same signification; synonymous.
(rare) Jointly significant
consignificate
consignification
consignification
noun
joint signification
consignificative
consignificative
adj
consignificant; jointly significate
consignificator
consignified
consignified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of consignify
consignify
consignify
verb
To signify or denote in combination with something else.
consignifying
consignifying
verb
present participle of consignify
contrafagotto
contrafagotto
noun
contrabassoon
copurifying
copurifying
verb
present participle of copurify
copyfitting
cornflag
cornflag
noun
Alternative form of corn-flag
corticifugal
corticifugal
adj
(anatomy) Leading away from the cerebral cortex
corticifugally
corticifugally
adv
In a corticifugal manner.
cosignificative
cosignificative
adj
(rare) Having the same meaning.
counterfeiting
counterfeiting
noun
The act of one who counterfeits.
verb
present participle of counterfeit
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.
counterflight
counterfugue
counterfugue
noun
(music) A fugue in which the answer or imitation to the melody is played in an inverse manner.
countergift
countergift
noun
A gift given in response to a gift received.
countershafting
countershafting
verb
present participle of countershaft
crafting
crafting
noun
The act by which something is crafted.
verb
present participle of craft
cragford
crawfishing
crawfishing
noun
fishing for crawfish
verb
present participle of crawfish
crayfishing
crayfishing
noun
fishing for crayfish
verb
present participle of crayfish
crofting
crofting
noun
A form of land tenure and small-scale food production, unique to the Highlands and islands of Scotland, in which individual crofts are established on the better land while a large area of poor-quality hill ground is shared by all the crofters of the township for grazing.
The process of exposing linen to the sun, on the grass, in the process of bleaching.
verb
present participle of croft
crookfingered
crossfiring
crossruffing
crossruffing
verb
present participle of crossruff
crucifige
crucifyfying
crucifying
crucifying
verb
present participle of crucify
cuffing
cuffing
noun
The act by which somebody is cuffed or struck.
The act or process of placing handcuffs on a person.
verb
present participle of cuff
culicifugal
culicifugal
adj
That repels culicine mosquitoes.
culicifuge
culicifuge
noun
An agent that repels culicine mosquitoes.
curfewing
cystoflagellata
cystoflagellate
deacidifying
deacidifying
verb
present participle of deacidify
decaffeinating
decaffeinating
verb
present participle of decaffeinate
decalcifying
decalcifying
adj
That is used to decalcify
verb
present participle of decalcify
decertifying
decertifying
verb
present participle of decertify
declassifying
declassifying
verb
present participle of declassify
defacing
defacing
noun
defacement
verb
present participle of deface
defacingly
defacingly
adv
So as to deface.
defalcating
defalcating
verb
present participle of defalcate
defecating
defecating
verb
present participle of defecate
defecting
defecting
verb
present participle of defect
defectology
defectology
noun
(in the former Soviet Union) The training of teachers of handicapped children.
defervescing
defervescing
verb
present participle of defervesce.
deflecting
deflecting
verb
present participle of deflect
deflocculating
deflocculating
verb
present participle of deflocculate
defocussing
deforcing
deforcing
verb
present participle of deforce
defrocking
defrocking
noun
The formal removal of the rights and authority of a member of the clergy.
verb
present participle of defrock
degasification
degasification
noun
The removal of gas from something, especially from a liquid
delignification
delignification
noun
The removal of lignin, typically from wood pulp
demagnification
demagnification
noun
The act or the result of demagnifying.
demiflouncing
dereferencing
dereferencing
verb
present participle of dereference
dezincifying
dezincifying
verb
present participle of dezincify
differencing
differencing
verb
present participle of difference
differencingly
diffracting
diffracting
verb
present participle of diffract
dignification
dignification
noun
The act of dignifying; exaltation.
disaffecting
disaffecting
verb
present participle of disaffect
discomfiting
discomfiting
adj
Tending to discomfit (“embarrass greatly; upset the composure of, disconcert”).
verb
present participle of discomfit
discomforting
discomforting
verb
present participle of discomfort
discomfortingly
discomfortingly
adv
In a discomforting manner
disenfranchising
disenfranchising
verb
present participle of disenfranchise
disfranchising
disfranchising
verb
present participle of disfranchise
disfrocking
disfrocking
verb
present participle of disfrock
disgraceful
disgraceful
adj
Bringing or warranting disgrace; shameful.
Giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation.
disgracefully
disgracefully
adv
In a disgraceful manner.
disgracefulness
disgracefulness
noun
The state or quality of being disgraceful.
disinfecting
disinfecting
verb
present participle of disinfect
dogface
dogface
noun
(US military, slang) A foot soldier, especially during World War II.
(slang, derogatory) An ugly person.
Either of two pierid butterflies of the New World genus Zerene.