Furnished with fleshy cups for adhering to bodies, as cuttlefish, etc.
actiniferous
actiniferous
adj
Containing or producing actinium
affectious
affectious
adj
(obsolete) affectionate
affectuous
affectuous
adj
(obsolete) Full of passion or emotion; earnest.
affectus
affettuoso
affettuoso
adv
(music) With feeling; in a loving, tender way.
affettuosos
afflatus
afflatus
noun
A sudden rush of creative impulse or inspiration, often attributed to divine influence.
afflatuses
afflatuses
noun
plural of afflatus
affluentness
affluentness
noun
The state or quality of being affluent.
affluents
affluents
noun
plural of affluent
aflatus
africanthropus
afterburners
afterburners
noun
plural of afterburner
aftercause
afterclause
aftercourse
aftercourse
noun
(archaic, regional) The final course of a meal.
(obsolete) A subsequent course of study.
The course (sequence of events or actions) that follows something; subsequent course.
afterfruits
afterfruits
noun
plural of afterfruit
afterguns
afterhours
afterpressure
aftersound
aftersound
noun
(acoustics) The second, slower phase of decay in the sound made by a piano string when it is struck.
(phonetics, obsolete) A weaker sound that immediately follows a more salient one, such as the second, less prominent vowel sound in a falling diphthong.
A sound that persists or remains audible after its source has ceased to produce it; the perception of such a sound.
afterstudy
aftersupper
afterthoughts
afterthoughts
noun
plural of afterthought
agatiferous
agatiferous
adj
Containing or yielding agates.
alkylarylsulfonate
alkylbenzenesulfonate
alkylbenzenesulfonates
amentiferous
amentiferous
adj
(botany) Bearing catkins.
ammonitiferous
ammonitiferous
adj
Containing fossil ammonites.
anatiferous
anatiferous
adj
Producing ducks. Formerly used of barnacles, since it was believed that they produced ducks and geese.
anfractuose
anfractuose
adj
Alternative form of anfractuous
anfractuosity
anfractuosity
noun
A winding channel or crevice, such as occur in the depths of the sea or in mountains.
One of the fissures (sulci) separating the convolutions of the brain, or, by analogy, in the mind.
anfractuous
anfractuous
adj
craggy, rugged, coarse, rough, uneven.
sinuous, twisty, winding.
anfractuousness
anfractuousness
noun
The state or quality of being anfractuous.
angustifoliate
angustifoliate
adj
(botany) Having narrow leaves.
angustifolious
angustifolious
Adjective
Having narrow leaves.
antenniferous
antenniferous
adj
(zoology) Bearing or having antennae.
antheriferous
antheriferous
adj
(botany) Producing anthers, as plants.
(botany) Supporting anthers, as a part of a flower
anthraceniferous
anthraciferous
anthraciferous
adj
(mineralogy) Yielding anthracite.
anthracitiferous
antidiffuser
antifeudalism
antifeudalism
noun
(politics) Opposition to a feudal system.
antifeudalist
antifeudalist
adj
Synonym of antifeudal
noun
Somebody opposed to feudalism.
antifeudalistic
antifundamentalism
antifundamentalism
noun
Opposition to fundamentalism.
antifundamentalist
antifundamentalist
noun
One who opposes fundamentalism.
antifungals
antifungals
noun
plural of antifungal
antifungus
antifungus
adj
That inhibits the growth of fungi.
antimoniferous
antimoniferous
adj
(geology) Containing or producing antimony.
antiscrofulous
antiscrofulous
adj
(pharmacology) Working against scrofula.
antisudorific
antisudorific
adj
(medicine) Preventing sweating.
noun
(medicine) Any agent that prevents sweating.
antisuffrage
antisuffrage
adj
(politics) Opposing suffrage.
antisuffragist
antisuffragist
noun
One who opposes suffrage.
aquafortis
aquafortis
noun
Alternative form of aqua fortis
aquafortist
aquafortist
noun
One who prepares etchings or engravings using aqua fortis. [from 19th c.]
argentiferous
argentiferous
adj
(geology) Containing or producing silver.
artfulness
artfulness
noun
The quality of being artful or of acting in an artful manner.
artfulnesses
artfulnesses
noun
plural of artfulness
artifactitious
artifactitious
adj
artifactual
artificious
artificious
adj
(obsolete) Using, exhibiting, performed with or characterized by much art, skill, or contrivance; dexterous; skillful.
assistful
assistful
adj
(archaic) helpful
assuefaction
assuefaction
noun
(obsolete) habituation
astriferous
astriferous
adj
Bearing stars.
astroturf
astroturf
noun
Alternative spelling of AstroTurf
verb
Alternative spelling of Astroturf
atmosphereful
atomiferous
austafrican
autodiffusion
autodiffusion
noun
(physics) The diffusion of atoms or molecules among similar entities, especially in a solid
autofluorescence
autofluorescence
noun
(biology, microscopy) Self-induced fluorescence.
(biology, microscopy) The fluorescence of substances other than the fluorophore of interest.
autofocuses
autofocuses
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of autofocus
autoinfusion
autoinfusion
noun
The movement of blood from one part of the body to another by means of externally-applied pressure (to combat blood loss)
autoreinfusion
autotransformer
autotransformer
noun
(electrical engineering) A transformer with a single winding, its output being taken from taps.
autotransfusion
autotransfusion
noun
(medicine) A blood transfusion in which a person receives their own blood, extracted previously.
autrefois
avifaunistic
awfullest
awfullest
adj
superlative form of awful: most awful
bacteriofluorescin
basketful
basketful
noun
The amount that will fit into a basket
basketfuls
basketfuls
noun
plural of basketful
beautifications
beautifications
noun
plural of beautification
beautifiers
beautifiers
noun
plural of beautifier
beautifies
beautifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beautify
beautifulness
beautifulness
noun
The quality of being beautiful; beauty.
befluster
befuddlements
befuddlements
noun
plural of befuddlement
bifistular
bifistular
adj
Doubly fistular; having two tubelike parts.
bifurcates
bifurcates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bifurcate
bifurcations
bifurcations
noun
plural of bifurcation
bismuthiferous
bismuthiferous
adj
Containing or producing bismuth.
bisulfate
bisulfate
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Any salt containing this anion.
(inorganic chemistry) The univalent anion HSO₄⁻.
verb
To react with a bisulfate
To sulfate with two sulfate groups
bisulfite
bisulfite
noun
(inorganic chemistry) The univalent group -HSO₃, or any salt containing it.
bituminiferous
bituminiferous
adj
Producing bitumen.
blastful
blueshifted
blueshifted
adj
Whose frequency/wavelength has been changed by a blueshift
bluffest
bluffest
adj
superlative form of bluff: most bluff
boastful
boastful
adj
Tending to boast or brag.
boastfully
boastfully
adv
In a boastful manner.
boastfulness
boastfulness
noun
The characteristic of being boastful.
bottlefuls
bottlesful
bottlesful
noun
plural of bottleful
bouffants
bouffants
noun
plural of bouffant
bountifulness
bountifulness
noun
The characteristic of being bountiful.
breadfruits
breadfruits
noun
plural of breadfruit
breadstuff
breadstuff
noun
Any of the ingredients for making bread, especially as commodities in trade and especially the principal ones, namely, flour/meal or the grain with which to mill it (such as wheat, oats, rye, or any other cereal grain).
Bread or bread-like baked goods of any sort.
breadstuffs
breadstuffs
noun
plural of breadstuff
breastful
breastful
noun
The amount that a breast will carry or hold.
brutifies
brutifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of brutify
bucketfuls
bucketfuls
noun
plural of bucketful
bucketsful
buffeters
buffeters
noun
plural of buffeter
buffetings
buffetings
noun
plural of buffeting
buffets
buffets
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of buffet
buffiest
buffiest
adj
superlative form of buffy: most buffy
bulletproofs
bulletproofs
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bulletproof
bullfeast
bullfeast
noun
(obsolete) A bullfight.
bullfighters
bullfighters
noun
plural of bullfighter
bullfights
bullfights
noun
plural of bullfight
bullfist
bullmastiff
bullmastiff
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Bullmastiff
bullmastiffs
bullmastiffs
noun
plural of bullmastiff
burschenschaft
burschenschaften
bushcraft
bushcraft
noun
The skills needed to survive in the bush, and by extension in any natural environment.
bushfighter
bushfighter
noun
One who takes part in bushfighting.
bushfighting
bushfighting
noun
Fighting in the bush, or from behind bushes, trees, or thickets.
butterfats
butterfats
noun
plural of butterfat.
butterfingers
butterfingers
noun
A tendency to drop things, or to be clumsy or uncoordinated.
One's fingers which tend to drop things, or are clumsy or uncoordinated.
Someone who tends to drop things; (more generally) someone who is clumsy or uncoordinated; a klutz.
butterfish
butterfish
noun
(informal) The sablefish (Anoplopoma fimbria) (the sablefish is not a true butterfish; but is called such informally)
(obsolete) The Murray perch, Oligorus mitchelli; an Australian perciform fish of Murray river, now known as trout cod, Maccullochella macquariensis http://www.fishbase.org/Nomenclature/SynonymsList.php?ID=6308&SynCode=26048&GenusName=Maccullochella&SpeciesName=macquariensis, http://www.fishbase.org/summary/Maccullochella-macquariensis.html.
A rock gunnel, Pholis gunnellus, an eel-like fish found in the intertidal and subtidal zones of the North Atlantic.
Perciform fish of the family Stromateidae, including the genera Pampus, Peprilus and Stromateus.
The New Zealand fish Odax pullus, also known as greenbone.
butterfishes
butterfishes
noun
plural of butterfish
butterflies
butterflies
noun
(by ellipsis) butterflies in one's stomach
plural of butterfly
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of butterfly
butterflyers
butterflyers
noun
plural of butterflyer
butterflyfish
butterflyfish
noun
Any of a group of conspicuous tropical marine fish of the family Chaetodontidae; the bannerfish and coralfish are also included in this group. Butterflyfish are fairly small, mostly from 12 to 22 cm (c.7-9 in) in length.
butterflyfishes
butterflyfishes
noun
plural of butterflyfish
cafetoriums
cafetoriums
noun
plural of cafetorium
calctufas
calctuffs
canafistula
canafistula
noun
The flowering plant Cassia fistula, the golden shower tree.
canafistulo
carefullest
carefullest
adj
superlative form of careful: most careful
catafalques
catafalques
noun
plural of catafalque
catalufas
catalufas
noun
plural of catalufa
cathodofluorescence
caustification
caustification
noun
(inorganic chemistry) The production of caustic soda (or caustic potash) by treatment of sodium carbonate (or potassium carbonate) with quicklime