A large room, usually in a school, used as both a cafeteria and an auditorium.
cafetoriums
cafetoriums
noun
plural of cafetorium
calamiferious
calamiferous
calamiferous
adj
Producing reeds; reedy.
calculiform
calculiform
adj
Having the shape of a pebble
californium
californium
noun
A strongly radioactive and highly fissile transuranic chemical element (symbol Cf) with an atomic number of 98.
californiums
camouflage
camouflage
noun
(biology) Resemblance of an organism to its surroundings for avoiding detection.
(military) The use of natural or artificial material on personnel, objects, or tactical positions with the aim of confusing, misleading, or evading the enemy.
(textiles) A pattern on clothing consisting of irregularly shaped patches that are either greenish/brownish, brownish/whitish, or bluish/whitish, as used by ground combat forces.
A disguise or covering up.
Clothes made from camouflage fabric, for concealment in combat or hunting.
The act of disguising.
verb
To hide or disguise something by covering it up or changing the way it looks.
camouflageable
camouflageable
adj
Capable of being camouflaged.
camouflaged
camouflaged
adj
wearing, in, or treated with, camouflage; disguised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of camouflage
camouflager
camouflager
noun
A person skilled in the art of camouflage.
A person who camouflages things.
camouflagers
camouflagers
noun
plural of camouflager
camouflages
camouflages
noun
plural of camouflage
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of camouflage
camouflagic
camouflagic
adj
Providing or relating to camouflage.
camouflaging
camouflaging
verb
present participle of camouflage
camouflet
camouflet
noun
(military) The resulting cavity in a deep underground burst when there is no rupture of the surface.
camoufleur
camoufleur
noun
one who camouflages
camoufleurs
camoufleurs
noun
plural of camoufleur
capituliform
capituliform
adj
Resembling a capitulum.
caprifolium
caprimulgiformes
capsuliform
capsuliform
adj
Having the form of a capsule
casuariiformes
caudiform
caudiform
adj
(zoology) Resembling a tail.
caudofemoral
caudofemoral
adj
(anatomy) caudal and femoral
cauliform
cauliform
adj
Having the form of a caulis.
ceruminiferous
charmful
charmful
adj
Abounding with charms.
charmfully
charmfully
adv
In a charmful manner.
charmfulness
charmfulness
noun
The state of being charmful.
cheerfulsome
cheerfulsome
adj
(archaic) cheerful
chlorofluoromethane
chlorofluoromethane
noun
(organic chemistry) Any halogenated derivative of methane containing both chlorine and fluorine; but especially CH₂ClF, sometimes used as a refrigerant
chlorotrifluoromethane
chlorotrifluoromethane
noun
(organic chemistry) The halogenated hydrocarbon CClF₃; it is a CFC once used as a refrigerant
chondrofibromatous
chromiferous
chromiferous
adj
Containing, or yielding chromium.
chymiferous
chymiferous
adj
Bearing or containing chyme
cimicifuga
cimicifuga
noun
Any member of the former genus Cimicifuga, now Actaea sect. Cimicifuga, of flowering plants: bugbane or cohosh.
cimicifugin
circumfer
circumfer
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To bear or carry around.
circumference
circumference
noun
(geometry) The length of such a line
(geometry) The line that bounds a circle or other two-dimensional figure
(graph theory) The length of the longest cycle of a graph
(obsolete) The surface of a round or spherical object
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To include in a circular space; to bound.
circumferences
circumferences
noun
plural of circumference
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.
circumflex
circumflex
adj
Curving around.
Having a circumflex mark.
noun
A diacritical mark (ˆ) placed over a vowel in the orthography or transliteration of many languages to change its pronunciation; while in some other languages over a consonant.
verb
To mark or pronounce with a circumflex.
circumflexes
circumflexes
noun
plural of circumflex
circumflexion
circumflexion
noun
A winding about; a turning or fold.
The act of bending, or causing to assume a curved form.
circumfluence
circumfluence
noun
A flowing round on all sides; an enclosing with fluid.
circumfluent
circumfluent
adj
Flowing round; surrounding in the manner of a fluid.
circumfluous
circumfluous
adj
circumfluent
circumforaneous
circumforaneous
adj
(by extension) Indirect, roundabout, or unnecessarily complex.
Wandering from place to place or market to market.
circumfulgent
circumfulgent
adj
Shining around or about.
circumfuse
circumfuse
verb
To pour round; to spread round, as a fluid.
To spread round; to surround.
circumfused
circumfused
verb
simple past tense and past participle of circumfuse
circumfuses
circumfuses
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of circumfuse
circumfusile
circumfusile
adj
(nonce word) Capable of being poured or spread around.
circumfusing
circumfusing
verb
present participle of circumfuse
circumfusion
circumfusion
noun
diffusion, suffusion
circumpacific
cirmcumferential
clupeiform
clupeiform
adj
(zoology) Belonging or relating to the order Clupeiformes of ray-finned fish, including herrings and anchovies
noun
Any fish of the order Clupeiformes
coformulator
colubriform
colubriform
adj
Characteristic of snakes of the family Colubridae; colubrid
Having the form of a snake
noun
Any snake of the clade Colubriformes
colubriformes
colubriformia
columbiferous
columbiferous
adj
That contains or yields columbium
columbiformes
columelliform
columelliform
adj
Having the form of a columella.
columniferous
columniferous
adj
(botany) Bearing columns.
columniform
columniform
adj
Having the form of a column.
comfiture
comfiture
noun
(obsolete) A confection, especially of preserved fruit.
comfortful
comfortful
adj
Full of comforts; comfortable.
comiferous
comournful
complaintful
complaintful
adj
(obsolete) Full of complaint.
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
confoundment
confoundment
noun
something which is or has been confounded
the state of being confounded
confricamentum
confucianism
confucianism
Noun
The philosophy and teaching of Confucius.
The school of thought and philosophy centered on Confucian principles, originating in China, including later teachings of scholars such as Zhu Xi (Chu Hsi).
A saying, epithet or idea attributed to Confucius.
contemptful
contemptful
adj
Full of contempt.
corymbiferous
corymbiferous
adj
(botany) Bearing corymbs of flowers or fruit.
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
creamfruit
crimeful
crimeful
adj
criminal; wicked; illegal
cruciform
cruciform
adj
Having the shape of a cross.
noun
(genetics) A cross shape in DNA; a Holliday junction.
Any emblem in the shape of a cross.
cruciformity
cruciformly
cruciformly
adv
In a cruciform manner.
cubiform
cubiform
adj
Having the shape of a cube
cubocuneiform
cuculiform
cuculiform
noun
Any bird of the order Cuculiformes
cuculiformes
cuculliform
cuculliform
adj
Cowl- or hood-shaped.
cucumiform
cucumiform
adj
Shaped like a cucumber; having the form of a cylinder tapered and rounded at the ends, and possibly curved.
cuffyism
culiciform
culiciform
adj
(zoology) gnat-shaped
culmiferous
culmiferous
adj
(botany) Having jointed stems or culms.
(mineralogy) Containing, or abounding in, culm or glance coal.
cultriform
cultriform
adj
(botany, zoology) Shaped like a pruning knife; cultrate.
cumflutter
cumuliform
cumuliform
adj
Having the shape of a cumulus cloud.
cuneiform
cuneiform
adj
Having the form of a wedge; wedge-shaped, especially with a tapered end.
Written in the cuneiform writing system.
noun
(anatomy) A wedge-shaped bone, especially a cuneiform bone.
An ancient Mesopotamian writing system, adapted within several language families, originating as pictograms in Sumer around the 30th century BC, evolving into more abstract and characteristic wedge shapes formed by a blunt reed stylus on clayen tablets.
cuneiformist
cuneiformist
noun
A specialist or expert in cuneiform.
cuniform
cuniform
noun
Alternative spelling of cuneiform
cuniforms
cuniforms
noun
plural of cuniform
cupuliform
cupuliform
Adjective
Shaped like a cupule.
curviform
curviform
adj
Having a curved shape.
cymiferous
cymiferous
adj
(botany) Producing cymes.
damnificatus
decemflorous
defectum
dehumidification
dehumidification
noun
The act or process of dehumidifying.
demiflouncing
demulsification
demulsification
noun
The breaking up of an emulsion.
dichlorodifluoromethane
dichlorodifluoromethane
noun
(organic chemistry) A chlorofluorocarbon halomethane formerly used as a refrigerant and aerosol spray propellant, now banned in many countries because of its effects on the ozone layer.
discomfiture
discomfiture
noun
(obsolete) Defeat in battle
An emotional state similar to that arising from defeat; frustration, disappointment, perplexity or embarrassment.
discomfitures
discomfitures
noun
plural of discomfiture
doughfaceism
doughfaceism
noun
(derogatory) The character of a doughface; pliability.
duodecimfid
duodecimfid
adj
(rare) Divided into twelve parts.
echinuliform
echinuliform
adj
Resembling small spines.
ectocuneiform
ectocuneiform
noun
(anatomy) One of the bones of the tarsus.
ectocuniform
emulsification
emulsification
noun
The process by which an emulsion is formed.
emulsifications
emulsifications
noun
plural of emulsification
entocuneiform
entocuneiform
noun
(anatomy) The outermost of the cuneiform bones
entocuniform
eruciform
eruciform
adj
Shaped like a caterpillar.
excipuliform
faciendum
faciendum
noun
Something that must be done.
facioscapulohumeral
facioscapulohumeral
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the face, scapula, and upper arms; applied to a form of muscular dystrophy.
factotum
factotum
noun
(dated) A general servant.
(dated) A person having many diverse activities or responsibilities.
(printing, historical) A large decorative printing block with a central space into which any letter can be inserted, used to mark the beginning of a chapter of a book in early printing.
A jack of all trades.
An individual employed to do all sorts of duties.
factotums
factotums
noun
plural of factotum
factualism
factualism
noun
A form of evaluation that emphasizes the usage of facts, falsifiability, logic and reason.
factualisms
factualisms
noun
plural of factualism
factum
factum
noun
(law) The due execution of a will, including everything necessary to its validity.
(law, Canada) A statement of fact and law delivered before a court
(law, civil law) Anything stated and made certain.
(mathematics, obsolete) A product (result of multiplying two numbers).
falciparum
falciparum
noun
(cytology) The parasitic protozoan Plasmodium falciparum that causes falciparum malaria