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.
anthraceniferous
anthraciferous
anthraciferous
adj
(mineralogy) Yielding anthracite.
anthracitiferous
antifeudalistic
antiscrofulous
antiscrofulous
adj
(pharmacology) Working against scrofula.
antisudorific
antisudorific
adj
(medicine) Preventing sweating.
noun
(medicine) Any agent that prevents sweating.
arcifinious
arcifinious
adj
(law, dated) Having a natural boundary, like a river, rather than an artificial dividing line.
aschaffenburg
assuefaction
assuefaction
noun
(obsolete) habituation
austafrican
autofluorescence
autofluorescence
noun
(biology, microscopy) Self-induced fluorescence.
(biology, microscopy) The fluorescence of substances other than the fluorophore of interest.
avifaunistic
bacteriofluorescin
beautifications
beautifications
noun
plural of beautification
bifurcations
bifurcations
noun
plural of bifurcation
bilifuscin
bilifuscin
noun
(biochemistry) A brownish-green pigment, derived from bilirubin, found in human gallstones and in old bile.
branchiferous
branchiferous
adj
(anatomy) Having gills; branchiate.
bullfinches
bullfinches
noun
plural of bullfinch
burschenschaft
burschenschaften
californicus
californiums
canafistula
canafistula
noun
The flowering plant Cassia fistula, the golden shower tree.
canafistulo
canaliferous
canaliferous
adj
(zoology, of the shell of a mollusc) Having a canal.
candlesnuffer
candlesnuffer
noun
Alternative form of candle snuffer
canfuls
cansful
cansful
noun
plural of canful
carbolfuchsin
carbolfuchsin
noun
A mixture of phenol and basic fuchsin, used in bacterial staining and as a topical antiseptic and antifungal.
carboniferous
carboniferous
adj
Containing or producing carbon.
carefulness
carefulness
noun
The state of being careful.
carefulnesses
carefulnesses
noun
plural of carefulness
carniferous
carniferous
adj
Obsolete form of carnivorous.
cathodofluorescence
cauldrifeness
caustification
caustification
noun
(inorganic chemistry) The production of caustic soda (or caustic potash) by treatment of sodium carbonate (or potassium carbonate) with quicklime
caustifying
centifolious
centifolious
adj
Having a hundred leaves.
centrifugalisation
centrifugalisation
noun
Alternative form of centrifugation
centrifugalise
centrifugalise
verb
Alternative form of centrifugalize
centrifugals
centrifugals
noun
plural of centrifugal
centrifuges
centrifuges
noun
plural of centrifuge
ceruminiferous
chancefulness
changefulness
changefulness
noun
Propensity to change.
charmfulness
charmfulness
noun
The state of being charmful.
cheerfulness
cheerfulness
noun
The state of being cheerful; joy.
cheerfulnesses
cheerfulnesses
noun
plural of cheerfulness
chondrofibromatous
chuffiness
chuffiness
noun
The quality of being chuffy.
churnstaff
cienfuegos
cinquefoils
cinquefoils
noun
plural of cinquefoil
circumferences
circumferences
noun
plural of circumference
circumforaneous
circumforaneous
adj
(by extension) Indirect, roundabout, or unnecessarily complex.
Wandering from place to place or market to market.
circumfusing
circumfusing
verb
present participle of circumfuse
circumfusion
circumfusion
noun
diffusion, suffusion
coffeehousing
coffeehousing
noun
(by extension) Unethical behaviour at the table during bridge or another game.
The act of distracting an opponent in a game by chattering.
cofounders
cofounders
noun
plural of cofounder
cofoundress
cofoundress
noun
A female cofounder.
cofounds
cofounds
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cofound
cofunctions
cofunctions
noun
plural of cofunction
colorfulness
colorfulness
noun
The perceived intensity of a specific color.
The state of being colorful.
colourfulness
colourfulness
noun
Alternative form of colorfulness
columniferous
columniferous
adj
(botany) Bearing columns.
conchiferous
conchiferous
adj
(biology) Having a shell (used especially of bivalve molluscs)
(geology) Containing shells
conchyliferous
confabulates
confabulates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of confabulate
confabulations
confabulations
noun
plural of confabulation
confervaceous
confervaceous
adj
Belonging to the Confervae.
confervous
confervous
adj
Relating to, consisting of, or resembling confervae.
confessarius
configurationism
configurationism
noun
(psychology) Any theory of psychology based on configurational properties, but especially Gestalt psychology
configurationist
configurations
configurations
noun
plural of configuration
configures
configures
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of configure
confluences
confluences
noun
plural of confluence
confluxes
confluxes
noun
plural of conflux
confluxibleness
confoundedness
confoundedness
noun
The state or quality of being confounded.
confounders
confounders
noun
plural of confounder
confounds
confounds
noun
plural of confound
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of confound
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.
confucianist
confucianist
Noun
A follower of the teachings of Confucius
confucians
confucius
confucius
Proper noun
Western name of Kong Qiu (孔丘), an influential Chinese philosopher who lived 551 – 479
confusability
confusability
noun
The condition of being confusable.
confusable
confusable
adj
Able to be confused.
noun
A word or phrase that is easily confused with another
confusably
confusably
adv
In a confusable way; such that they may be confused.
confuse
confuse
verb
(intransitive) To be confused.
(transitive) To mix thoroughly; to confound; to disorder.
(transitive) To mix up, muddle up (one thing with another); to mistake (one thing for another).
(transitive) to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder (somebody); to afflict by being complicated, contradictory, or otherwise difficult to understand
(transitive, dated) To make uneasy and ashamed; to embarrass.
(transitive, obsolete) To rout; discomfit.
confused
confused
adj
(of a person or animal) disoriented
(of a person) unable to think clearly or understand
chaotic, jumbled or muddled
embarrassed
making no sense; illogical
verb
simple past tense and past participle of confuse
confusedly
confusedly
adv
In a confused manner.
confusedness
confusedness
noun
The state or quality of being confused.
confuser
confuser
noun
One who or that which confuses.
confusers
confusers
noun
plural of confuser
confuses
confuses
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of confuse
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
confusion
confusion
noun
(archaic) A state of shame or embarrassment.
A lack of clarity or order.
Lack of understanding due to dementia.
The act of mistaking one thing for another or conflating distinct things.
The state of being confused; misunderstanding.
confusional
confusional
adj
(medicine) Characterized by confusion.
confusions
confusions
noun
plural of confusion
confusive
confusive
adj
(archaic) Full of confusion; confused or confusing.
confusticate
confusticate
verb
(transitive, informal, chiefly US) To confuse, confound, or perplex.
confustication
confustication
noun
(informal) The act of confusticating; confusion; perplexity.
confutations
confutations
noun
plural of confutation
confuters
confuters
noun
plural of confuter
confutes
confutes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of confute
conidiiferous
coniferous
coniferous
adj
Bearing cones, as the pine and cypress.
Of, or pertaining to, a conifer.
consentful
consentful
adj
With consent; consenting or consensual.
consentfully
consentfully
adv
With consent; consensually.
contrafissura
contrafissure
contrafissure
noun
(medicine) A fissure or fracture on the side opposite to that which received the blow, or at some distance from it.
corniferous
corniferous
adj
Horned.
cosurfactant
cosurfactant
noun
A surfactant acting in tandem with another surfactant to enhance its properties.
cotransfuse
counselful
counterclassification
counterclassifications
countereffects
countereffects
noun
plural of countereffect
counterefforts
counterefforts
noun
plural of countereffort
counterfeisance
counterfeisance
noun
(obsolete) Deception, dissimulation.
counterfeiters
counterfeiters
noun
plural of counterfeiter
counterfeitness
counterfeitness
noun
The state or quality of being counterfeit.
counterfeits
counterfeits
noun
plural of counterfeit
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of counterfeit
counterfessed
counterfires
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.
counterflows
counterflows
noun
plural of counterflow
counterfoils
counterfoils
noun
plural of counterfoil
counterinfluences
counterinfluences
noun
plural of counterinfluence
countermanifesto
countermanifesto
noun
A manifesto opposing another manifesto.
countermanifestoes
counteroffensive
counteroffensive
noun
US spelling of counter-offensive
counteroffensives
counteroffensives
noun
plural of counteroffensive
counteroffers
counteroffers
noun
plural of counteroffer
counterreforms
counterreforms
noun
plural of counterreform
counterscoff
counterscoff
noun
A retort; a scoffing utterance in response to another.
countershaft
countershaft
noun
Synonym of jackshaft (“mechanical component for rotational force”)
verb
Synonym of jackshaft
countershafting
countershafting
verb
present participle of countershaft
countertransference
countertransference
noun
(psychotherapy) The transference of a therapist's own unconscious feelings to his or her patient; unconscious or instinctive emotion felt towards the patient.