A major city and the judicial capital of South Africa.
botuliform
botuliform
adj
Having the shape of a sausage
bracteiform
broomstaff
broomstaff
noun
(obsolete) A broomstick.
brotuliform
bsfmgt
bullmastiff
bullmastiff
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Bullmastiff
bullmastiffs
bullmastiffs
noun
plural of bullmastiff
bumblefoot
bumblefoot
noun
(countable) A clubfoot.
(uncountable) Ulcerative pododermatitis, a bacterial infection and inflammatory reaction on the feet of birds and rodents.
cactiform
cactiform
adj
Resembling a cactus.
cafetorium
cafetorium
noun
A large room, usually in a school, used as both a cafeteria and an auditorium.
cafetoriums
cafetoriums
noun
plural of cafetorium
calathiform
calyptriform
calyptriform
adj
Having the form of a calyptra.
camfort
camouflet
camouflet
noun
(military) The resulting cavity in a deep underground burst when there is no rupture of the surface.
campcraft
campcraft
noun
Any of the outdoor skills associated with camping expeditions, such as map-reading.
campfight
campfight
noun
(historical) A form of trial by combat between two people, the winner being deemed innocent.
camshaft
camshaft
noun
A shaft fitted with cams; especially one in a piston engine that activates the valves.
camshafts
camshafts
noun
plural of camshaft
capitelliform
capituliform
capituliform
adj
Resembling a capitulum.
cataleptiform
cataleptiform
adj
(medicine) Resembling catalepsy.
celtiform
cementification
cementification
noun
Synonym of cementogenesis
centrisciform
chlorofluoromethane
chlorofluoromethane
noun
(organic chemistry) Any halogenated derivative of methane containing both chlorine and fluorine; but especially CH₂ClF, sometimes used as a refrigerant
chloroformate
chloroformate
noun
(organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of chloroformic acid
chloroformist
chloroformist
noun
(medicine, archaic) One who uses chloroform as an anaesthetic.
chloroformization
chloroformization
noun
The process of chloroformizing.
chlorotrifluoromethane
chlorotrifluoromethane
noun
(organic chemistry) The halogenated hydrocarbon CClF₃; it is a CFC once used as a refrigerant
chondrofibromatous
christiform
chymification
chymification
noun
The conversion of food into chyme
circumferent
circumferential
circumferential
adj
(not comparable) Of or pertaining to a circumference.
Circuitous, indirect or roundabout.
circumferentially
circumferentially
adv
In a way that encircles; around the circumference.
circumferentor
circumferentor
noun
(surveying) An instrument used to measure horizontal angles, consisting of a brass circle and an index, all of one piece.
circumflant
circumflant
adj
(obsolete) blowing around
circumflect
circumflect
verb
(transitive) To mark with a circumflex; hence to accentuate or emphasize.
To bend around.
circumfluent
circumfluent
adj
Flowing round; surrounding in the manner of a fluid.
circumfulgent
circumfulgent
adj
Shining around or about.
cirmcumferential
clamflat
clamflat
noun
A flat area of mud populated by clams
coaffirmation
coferment
coferment
Noun
coenzyme
cofermentation
cofermentation
noun
The simultaneous fermentation of two materials
coffeetime
coffeetime
noun
A time when coffee is drunk.
coformulator
coinfeftment
comfiest
comfiest
adj
superlative form of comfy: most comfy
comfit
comfit
noun
(Australia) A computerised image of a suspect produced for the police force.
A confection consisting of a nut, seed or fruit coated with sugar.
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To make into a dry sugared confection.
comfits
comfits
noun
plural of comfit
comfiture
comfiture
noun
(obsolete) A confection, especially of preserved fruit.
comfort
comfort
noun
A cause of relief or satisfaction.
A consolation; something relieving suffering or worry.
Contentment, ease.
Something that offers comfort.
verb
(obsolete) To assist or help; to aid.
(obsolete) To make strong; to invigorate; to fortify; to corroborate.
(transitive) To make comfortable.
(transitive) To relieve the distress or suffering of; to provide comfort to.
comfortabilities
comfortabilities
noun
plural of comfortability
comfortability
comfortability
noun
Synonym of comfort (“contentment, ease”)
Synonym of comfortableness (“the quality or state of being comfortable or relaxed”)
Confident; relaxed; not worried about someone or something.
In a state of comfort and content.
Providing physical comfort and ease; agreeable.
noun
(US) A stuffed or quilted coverlet for a bed; a comforter.
comfortableness
comfortableness
noun
Comfort: the quality or state of being comfortable.
comfortably
comfortably
adv
Easily; without effort or difficulty.
In a comfortable manner.
comfortation
comfortative
comfortative
adj
(archaic) Offering comfort.
noun
(archaic) A medicine or other item causing comfort.
comforted
comforted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of comfort
comforter
comforter
noun
(UK, New Zealand, Australia) A pacifier.
(US) A padded cover for a bed, duvet, continental quilt.
(dated, chiefly UK) A woollen scarf for winter.
A person who comforts someone who is suffering.
comforters
comforters
noun
plural of comforter
comfortful
comfortful
adj
Full of comforts; comfortable.
comforting
comforting
adj
Giving comfort.
noun
The act of giving comfort.
verb
present participle of comfort
comfortingly
comfortingly
adv
In a comforting manner
comfortless
comfortless
adj
(of a person) Deprived of comfort; uncomforted.
(of a thing) Offering no comfort; uncomforting.
comfortlessly
comfortlessly
adv
In a comfortless manner
comfortlessness
comfortlessness
noun
The state or quality of being comfortless.
comfortress
comfortress
noun
(rare) A woman who comforts.
comfortroot
comforts
comforts
noun
plural of comfort
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of comfort
cominformist
cominformists
commonefaction
compactification
compactification
noun
(physics) Any modification of a theory such that an infinite parameter becomes finite
(topology) Any of various procedures of enlarging a topological space to make it compact.
(topology) The space resulting from any such procedure.
compactify
compactify
verb
(humorous, intransitive) To become compact or more compact.
(humorous, transitive) To render (a thing) compact or more compact.
(mathematics, transitive) To enlarge (a topological space) in order to render it compact.
(physics, transitive) To adjust a theory so as to render finite or periodic (a theoretical space-time dimension).
complaintful
complaintful
adj
(obsolete) Full of complaint.
complexification
complexification
noun
(countable, mathematics) An extension from a basis on real numbers to a basis on complex numbers.
(uncountable) The act or process of making something more complex.
confederationism
confederationism
noun
The advocacy of confederation as a means of government.
confederatism
conferment
conferment
noun
The act of conferring; a presentation or bestowal.
conferments
conferments
noun
plural of conferment
conferruminate
conferruminate
adj
(botany) Closely united by the coalescence of contiguous faces.
verb
To unite into a solid mass
configurationism
configurationism
noun
(psychology) Any theory of psychology based on configurational properties, but especially Gestalt psychology
confinement
confinement
noun
(dated) Lying-in, time of giving birth.
The act of confining or the state of being confined.
lockdown
confinements
confinements
noun
plural of confinement
confirmability
confirmability
noun
The state or property of being capable of being confirmed.
confirmation
confirmation
noun
(law) An act whereby something conditional or voidable is made sure and unavoidable, especially the possession of an estate.
A ceremony of sealing and conscious acknowledgement of the faith in many Christian churches, typically around the ages of 14 to 18; considered a sacrament in some churches, including Catholicism, but not in most Protestant churches.
A verification that something is true or has happened.
An official indicator that things will happen as planned.
confirmational
confirmational
adj
(philosophy) Of or pertaining to the confirmation of one theory or observation by others.
confirmations
confirmations
noun
plural of confirmation
confirmative
confirmative
adj
That serves to confirm
confirmatively
confirmatively
adv
With confirmation from other sources
confirmatorily
confirmatorily
adv
So as to confirm something.
confirmatory
confirmatory
adj
Serving to confirm something.
confirmity
confirmment
conformability
conformability
noun
conformableness
conformant
conformant
adj
In accordance with a set of specifications.
conformate
conformation
conformation
noun
(chemistry) The spatial arrangement of a group of atoms in a molecule as a result of rotation about a covalent bond which remains unbroken.
Structure, the arrangement of parts of some thing; form; arrangement.
The act of conforming; the act of producing conformity.
The state of being conformed; agreement
conformational
conformational
adj
Of or pertaining to a conformation
conformationally
conformationally
adv
(chemistry) With respect to the conformation of a molecule
conformations
conformations
noun
plural of conformation
conformator
conformator
noun
An apparatus used to take the conformation of part of the body in order to produce something that will fit it (especially of the head, for a hat)
conformist
conformist
adj
Conforming to established customs, etc.
noun
A noctuid moth (Lithophane furcifera)
Someone who tries to conform to the mainstream.
conformists
conformists
noun
plural of conformist
conformities
conformities
noun
plural of conformity
conformity
conformity
noun
A point of resemblance; a similarity.
The ideology of adhering to one standard or social uniformity.
The state of being conforming, of complying with a set of rules, with a norm or standard.
The state of things being similar or identical.
confoundment
confoundment
noun
something which is or has been confounded
the state of being confounded
confricamenta
confricamentum
confrontationism
confrontationism
noun
A policy of confrontation.
confrontment
confrontment
noun
Confrontation.
contemptful
contemptful
adj
Full of contempt.
corticiform
corticiform
adj
Resembling, or having the form of, bark or rind.
costiform
costiform
adj
Having the form of a rib.
cottiform
cottiform
adj
Characteristic of fish of the genus Cottus (freshwater sculpins), especially in morphology.
noun
Such a fish
cotyliform
cotyliform
adj
(botany) Having the form of a cup.
counteraffirm
counteraffirmation
counterfeitment
counterfeitment
noun
counterfeiting
counterferment
counterformula
counterformula
noun
A formula that counters or goes against another formula.
countermanifesto
countermanifesto
noun
A manifesto opposing another manifesto.
countermanifestoes
counterreform
counterreform
noun
Opposition to reform.
counterreformation
counterreforms
counterreforms
noun
plural of counterreform
craftmanship
craftmanship
noun
Alternative form of craftsmanship
craftsman
craftsman
noun
A person who makes or creates material objects partly or entirely by hand.
One who is highly skilled at one's trade; an artisan or artificer.