Having the form of a cluster of grapes; clustered like grapes.
noun
A type of spinneret of a spider formed of spherical particles
acneiform
acneiform
adj
(pathology) Alternative form of acneform
aerocraft
aerocraft
noun
(dated or nonstandard) An aircraft.
affection
affection
noun
(medicine, archaic) A disease; a morbid symptom; a malady.
A feeling of love or strong attachment.
An attribute; a quality or property; a condition.
An emotion; a feeling or natural impulse acting upon and swaying the mind.
The act of affecting or acting upon.
The state of being affected, especially: a change in, or alteration of, the emotional state of a person or other animal, caused by a subjective affect (a subjective feeling or emotion), which arises in response to a stimulus which may result from either thought or perception.
verb
(now rare) To feel affection for.
afforcing
afforcing
verb
present participle of afforce
aftercome
aftercome
noun
(archaic, Scotland) A subsequent result; consequence.
aftercost
aftercost
noun
(accounting) A subsequent expense related to but occurring after the source of an expenditure.
(by extension) A subsequent burden or loss resulting from an endeavor.
aftercrop
aftercrop
noun
A second crop in the same year.
afunction
afunction
noun
Lack of function; failure to work properly.
alfoncino
archfelon
azoformic
bacciform
bacciform
adj
Having the form of a berry.
banecroft
beccafico
beccafico
noun
A small bird, Sylvia hortensis, the figpecker.
blackfoot
blackfoot
noun
A tropical American bush of the genus Melampodium
blackford
boldfaced
boldfaced
adj
(typography) Of text emphasized by being set in a font having thicker strokes, yielding a heavier or darker appearance.
Impudent, brazen.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of boldface (to print or write in a bold manner)
boldfaces
boldfaces
noun
plural of boldface
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of boldface
bonifaces
bonifaces
noun
plural of boniface
bookcraft
bookcraft
noun
(archaic) Authorship; literary skill.
bouffancy
bouffancy
noun
The quality of being bouffant.
cacafuego
cacafuego
noun
(by extension) A braggart.
A spitfire.
cactiform
cactiform
adj
Resembling a cactus.
caeciform
caffoline
caffoline
noun
(organic chemistry) An organic compound with chemical formula C₅H₉N₃O₂, obtained from caffeine by successively removing one methylamine and two carbonic anhydride groups.
calciform
calciform
adj
Having the form of calx, chalk or lime.
calfbound
calfbound
adj
Bound in calfskin.
calfdozer
calfdozer
noun
A small bulldozer.
calorific
calorific
adj
(US, of food) High in calories and thus likely fattening.
(physics) Relating to or producing heat or other energy.
cambiform
cambiform
adj
(botany) Resembling the cells of the cambium.
camouflet
camouflet
noun
(military) The resulting cavity in a deep underground burst when there is no rupture of the surface.
caprifoil
caprifoil
noun
(obsolete) A plant of the family Caprifoliaceae; honeysuckle.
caprifole
caprifole
noun
(obsolete) The woodbine or honeysuckle.
capriform
capriform
adj
Having the form of a goat
carbonify
carbonify
verb
To convert to carbon; to burn or caramelize.
cardiform
cardiform
adj
(of fish teeth) Resembling a series of combs
carniform
carrefour
cartonful
cartonful
noun
As much as a carton will hold.
catafalco
catafalco
noun
Alternative form of catafalque
catfooted
caudiform
caudiform
adj
(zoology) Resembling a tail.
cauliform
cauliform
adj
Having the form of a caulis.
chamfrons
chamfrons
noun
plural of chamfron
chanfrons
chanfrons
noun
plural of chanfron
chefornak
clansfolk
clansfolk
noun
Members of a clan; clanspeople.
claviform
claviform
adj
(chiefly biology) Larger at the tip than at the base; club-shaped.
(chiefly biology) Shaped like a nail (“a metallic spike-shaped fastener”).
Key-shaped.
noun
(palaeography) An image or symbol which is club-shaped, that is, larger at the tip than at the base.
cliftonia
clockface
clockface
noun
Alternative spelling of clock face
coalfield
coalfield
noun
Any region containing deposits of coal that may be mined.
coalified
coalified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of coalify
coalifies
coalifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of coalify
coenflame
cofactors
cofactors
noun
plural of cofactor
cofeature
cofeature
noun
An auxiliary or secondary feature.
verb
(intransitive) To be presented as a cofeature.
(transitive) To feature alongside; to present as a cofeature.
coffeeman
coffeeman
noun
(dated) A man who keeps a coffeehouse; the owner of a coffeehouse.
A person who makes coffee in an establishment, or on a ship etc.
cofferdam
cofferdam
noun
(engineering) A temporary watertight enclosure used to create a dry foundation for building bridges and other structures over water.
(nautical) An empty space that acts as a protective barrier between two floors or bulkheads on a ship.
cofinance
cofinance
verb
To finance jointly.
colorfast
colorfast
adj
Having colors that have been dyed or applied to the material in a way that will prevent them from being washed out, running, or fading.
confabbed
confabbed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of confab
conferral
conferral
noun
The act of conferring something; conferment
confervae
conferval
confervas
confervas
noun
plural of conferva
confidant
confidant
noun
A person in whom one can confide or share one's secrets: a friend.
conflated
conflated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of conflate
conflates
conflates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of conflate
conformal
conformal
adj
(cartography, of a map projection) That preserves relative angles over small scales, at all but a limited number of distinct points.
(mathematics, of a transformation) That preserves angles between intersecting curves.
That conforms, especially to the shape of something.
confrater
confucian
confucian
Adjective
of, pertaining to, or conforming to the teachings of Confucius
Noun
One who follows the teachings of Confucius.
coniferae
copaifera
corflambo
cowlstaff
cowlstaff
noun
A staff used to carry a cowl or other burden, especially held by two people on their shoulders.
craftwork
craftwork
noun
An item produced by handicraft.
crawfoots
croftland
croftland
noun
(Scotland) Land of superior quality, on which crops are raised.
crossfall
crossfall
noun
Synonym of camber (“slope of a road”)
defecator
defecator
noun
(archaic) That which cleanses or purifies; especially, an apparatus for removing impurities from juices and syrups.
One who defecates.
dodecafid
dollfaced
doughface
doughface
noun
(derogatory) a person, especially a politician, who is pliable, moldable like dough.
effractor
efractory
encefalon
fabaceous
fabaceous
adj
Having the nature of a bean; like a bean.
facecloth
facecloth
noun
A cloth laid over the face of a corpse.
A flannel for washing the face.
facetious
facetious
adj
Of an idea or statement, humorously silly or counterproductive for the purpose of sarcastically advocating the opposite.
Pleasantly humorous; jocular.
Treating serious issues with (often deliberately) inappropriate humour; flippant.
faciation
factional
factional
adj
Of, pertaining to, or composed of factions.
factorage
factorage
noun
The business of a factor.
The commission paid to a factor
factordom
factoress
factoress
noun
(dated) A female factor (agent or representative).
factorial
factorial
adj
(dated) Of or pertaining to a factory.
(mathematics) Of or pertaining to a factor or factorial.
Of or pertaining to a factor, a kind of business agent.
noun
(mathematics, combinatorics) The result of multiplying a given number of consecutive integers from 1 to the given number. In equations, it is symbolized by an exclamation mark (!). For example, 5! = 1 × 2 × 3 × 4 × 5 = 120.
factories
factories
noun
plural of factory
factoring
factoring
noun
(mathematics) The process of factorization.
A financial transaction whereby a business sells its accounts receivable to a third party (called a factor) at a discount.
verb
present participle of factor
factorist
factorist
noun
A statistician who uses factor analysis.
factorize
factorize
verb
(US, transitive) To attach the effects of a debtor in the hands of a third party.
(US, transitive) To warn not to pay or give up goods.
(mathematics, transitive) To create a list of the factors of.
(mathematics, transitive) To divide an expression into a list of items that, when multiplied together, will produce the original quantity.
factotums
factotums
noun
plural of factotum
fagaceous
fagaceous
adj
(botany) Of the family Fagaceae of beeches and similar trees.
falcation
falcation
noun
The state of being falcate; a bend in the form of a sickle.
falchions
falchions
noun
plural of falchion
falciform
falciform
adj
Sickle-shaped.
falconers
falconers
noun
plural of falconer
falconets
falconets
noun
plural of falconet
falconine
falconine
adj
Of, or relating to falcons or hawks.
Resembling a falcon
falconoid
falcopern
fancywork
fancywork
noun
Decorative embroidery.
fantocine
farcinoma
fasciolae
fasciolae
noun
plural of fasciola
fasciolar
fasciolar
adj
(anatomy) Of or relating to the fasciola.
(zoology) Of or relating to the fasciole.
fasciolet
fatstocks
fatstocks
noun
plural of fatstock
feracious
feracious
adj
Producing in abundance; fertile, fruitful
fibonacci
ficoideae
fictation
fictional
fictional
adj
Containing invented elements.
Invented, as opposed to real.
filaceous
filaceous
adj
Composed of threads, filamentous, stringy.
flamencos
flamencos
noun
plural of flamenco
flecnodal
flecnodal
adj
(mathematics) Relating to a flecnode
floccular
floccular
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the flocculus.
(chemistry) Having flocs, or floccules.
florencia
floscular
floscular
adj
flosculous
flowchart
flowchart
noun
Alternative spelling of flow chart
focalised
focalised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of focalise
focalises
focalises
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of focalise
focalized
focalized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of focalize
focalizes
focalizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of focalize
focusable
focusable
adj
(graphical user interface) Able to receive the input focus.
Capable of being focused.
folkcraft
folkcraft
noun
folk craftsmanship
fonddulac
foolscaps
foolscaps
noun
plural of foolscap
footpaces
footpaces
noun
plural of footpace
footraces
footraces
noun
plural of footrace
footscald
forasmuch
forasmuch
adv
Inasmuch, seeing (that).
forceable
forceable
adj
Obsolete form of forcible (“able to be forced”).
forcemeat
forcemeat
noun
(cooking) An emulsion of fat and comminuted meat (which has been subject to puréeing, grinding, sieving, chopping finely) optionally mixed with other flavour carriers and either served up alone or used as a stuffing.
forcipate
forcipate
adj
(botany, zoology) Having a forceps-like structure.
forcipial
forcleave
forcleave
verb
(obsolete) to cut to pieces, hack, chop up.
forebrace
forebrace
noun
(nautical) A rope applied to the fore yardarm, to change the position of the foresail.
forecabin
forecabin
noun
A cabin located toward the front of a vessel.
forecasts
forecasts
noun
plural of forecast
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of forecast
forechase
forechase
noun
The front of a hunt; a first assault
forefaces
forefaces
noun
plural of foreface
forehatch
forehatch
noun
(nautical) A hatch in a fore position, typically near the foremast.