Third-person singular simple present indicative form of affection
affectious
affectious
adj
(obsolete) affectionate
affricates
affricates
noun
plural of affricate
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of affricate
africanism
africanism
Noun
Eurocentric representation of Africans or people of African ancestry.
A characteristically African cultural feature, such as a belief, custom or linguistic feature.
africanist
africanist
Noun
A specialist in African studies.
An African nationalist; someone who subscribes to the doctrine of Africanism.
archerfish
archerfish
noun
Any of the species of fish in the family Toxotidae (sole genus Toxotes), who prey on small animals near to the surface of a water by shooting them with water from their mouths.
archfiends
archfiends
noun
plural of archfiend
arciferous
artificers
artificers
noun
plural of artificer
aschaffite
ascidiform
ascidiform
adj
(zoology) Shaped like an ascidian.
asciferous
backfields
backfields
noun
plural of backfield
basifacial
basifacial
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the lower half of the face
beccaficos
beccaficos
noun
plural of beccafico
besanctify
bifurcates
bifurcates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bifurcate
bilifuscin
bilifuscin
noun
(biochemistry) A brownish-green pigment, derived from bilirubin, found in human gallstones and in old bile.
bischofite
bischofite
noun
(mineralogy) An evaporite, consisting of magnesium chloride with the chemical formula MgCl₂·6H₂O, found with potash deposits in Saxony.
blackflies
blackflies
noun
plural of blackfly
briefcases
briefcases
noun
plural of briefcase
cafeterias
cafeterias
noun
plural of cafeteria
caffeinism
caffeinism
noun
a toxic condition caused by excessive ingestion of coffee and other caffeine-containing beverages
addiction to such beverages
calorifics
candlefish
candlefish
noun
An oily edible fish, Thaleichthys pacificus, from the northern Pacific, that was once dried and used as a candle or torch by the Chinook Indians.
carnifexes
carnifices
carnifices
noun
plural of carnifex
catchflies
catchflies
noun
plural of catchfly
caustified
cavefishes
cavefishes
noun
plural of cavefish
ceriferous
ceriferous
adj
Containing or producing cerium.
certifiers
certifiers
noun
plural of certifier
chaffiness
chaffiness
noun
Quality of being chaffy.
cherubfish
chieftains
chieftains
noun
plural of chieftain
chuffiness
chuffiness
noun
The quality of being chuffy.
cienfuegos
ciliferous
ciliferous
adj
Bearing cilia.
circumfuse
circumfuse
verb
To pour round; to spread round, as a fluid.
To spread round; to surround.
clarifiers
clarifiers
noun
plural of clarifier
classified
classified
adj
Formally assigned by a government to one of several levels of sensitivity, usually (in English) top secret, secret, confidential, and, in some countries, restricted; thereby making disclosure to unauthorized persons illegal.
Not meant to be disclosed by a person or organization.
Sorted into classes or categories.
noun
(informal) A classified advertisement in a newspaper or magazine.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of classify
classifier
classifier
noun
(computing) A program or algorithm that classifies.
(linguistics) A word or morpheme used in some languages (such as Japanese and American Sign Language), in certain contexts (such as counting), to indicate the semantic class to which something belongs.
(object-oriented programming) Class which classifies other classes by features.
A machine that separates particles or objects of different size or density.
Someone who classifies.
classifies
classifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of classify
clubfisted
clubfisted
adj
Crude and blunt, lacking finesse.
Having a large fist.
coalfields
coalfields
noun
plural of coalfield
coalfishes
coalfishes
noun
plural of coalfish
cockfights
cockfights
noun
plural of cockfight
codfishery
codfishery
noun
A fishery specifically dealing with cod.
codfishing
cofferfish
cofferfish
noun
boxfish
coffinless
coffinless
adj
Without a coffin.
cofinances
cofinances
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cofinance
coiffeuses
coiffeuses
noun
plural of coiffeuse
colorifics
combfishes
combfishes
noun
plural of combfish
comiferous
confessing
confessing
noun
The act of making a confession.
verb
present participle of confess
confession
confession
noun
(Christianity) The disclosure of one's sins to a priest for absolution. In the Roman Catholic Church, it is now also termed the sacrament of reconciliation.
A formal document providing such an admission.
A formula in which the articles of faith are comprised; a creed to be assented to or signed, as a preliminary to admission to membership of a church; a confession of faith.
Acknowledgment of belief; profession of one's faith.
The open admittance of having done something (especially something bad).
confidants
confidants
noun
plural of confidant
configures
configures
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of configure
confiscate
confiscate
adj
(obsolete) Confiscated; seized and appropriated by the government for public use; forfeit.
verb
(transitive) To use one's authority to lay claim to and separate a possession from its holder.
confiserie
conformism
conformism
noun
A willingness to conform; conformity
conformist
conformist
adj
Conforming to established customs, etc.
noun
A noctuid moth (Lithophane furcifera)
Someone who tries to conform to the mainstream.
confucians
confusions
confusions
noun
plural of confusion
coniferous
coniferous
adj
Bearing cones, as the pine and cypress.
Of, or pertaining to, a conifer.
consignify
consignify
verb
To signify or denote in combination with something else.
cornetfish
cornetfish
noun
Any of several slender, elongate tropical fish, of the family Fistulariidae, that live in shallow water
cornfields
cornfields
noun
plural of cornfield
cospecific
cospecific
adj
Alternative form of conspecific
cotesfield
craftiness
craftiness
noun
Skill in deception, slyness
crawfished
crawfished
verb
simple past tense and past participle of crawfish
crawfishes
crawfishes
noun
plural of crawfish
crayfishes
crayfishes
noun
plural of crayfish
cristiform
cristiform
adj
Resembling a crest
cristoforo
crossfired
crucifixes
crucifixes
noun
plural of crucifix
cuttlefish
cuttlefish
noun
any of various squid-like cephalopods (marine mollusks) of the order Sepiida that have eight arms, two retractable tentacles, and a calcareous internal shell, and can eject a dark ink when threatened
cymiferous
cymiferous
adj
(botany) Producing cymes.
declassify
declassify
verb
to remove the classification from; to lift the restrictions on
decrassify
decrassify
verb
(transitive, archaic) To clean; to remove dirt from.
(transitive, archaic) To make less crass or coarse.
defaisance
defections
defections
noun
plural of defection
defectious
defectious
adj
(obsolete) Defective.
defectives
defectives
noun
plural of defective
desilicify
disacidify
disacidify
verb
(transitive) To free from acid.
disaffects
disaffects
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disaffect
discomfits
discomfits
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of discomfit
discomfort
discomfort
noun
Mental or bodily distress.
Something that disturbs one’s comfort; an annoyance.
verb
(obsolete) To discourage; to deject.
To cause annoyance or distress to.
disconfirm
disconfirm
verb
(transitive) To establish the falsity of a claim or belief; to show or to tend to show that a theory or hypothesis is not valid.
disconform
discordful
discordful
adj
(rare) Full of discord; contentious, quarrelsome.
discursify
disfrocked
disfrocked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disfrock
disinfects
disinfects
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disinfect
disulfonic
disulfonic
adj
(organic chemistry) Having two sulfonic groups
disulfuric
disulfuric
adj
(inorganic chemistry) pyrosulfuric
doctorfish
doctorfish
noun
Either of the fish Garra rufa and Cyprinion macrostomus, which feed on dead skin while leaving the healthy skin intact.
efficacies
efficacies
noun
plural of efficacy
epifascial
epifascial
adj
On the surface of a fascia (especially the fascia lata)
fabricates
fabricates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fabricate
facesaving
facesaving
adj
That prevents loss of face and maintains one's dignity or prestige.
facileness
facileness
noun
superficiality, glibness
facilities
facilities
noun
(euphemistic) Facilities for urination and defecation: a toilet; a lavatory.
Synonym of facility in certain contexts.
plural of facility
facinorous
facinorous
adj
(archaic, formal) Extremely wicked.
facsimiled
facsimiled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of facsimile
facsimiles
facsimiles
noun
plural of facsimile
factionism
factionist
factionist
noun
One who promotes strife or discord.
factiously
factiously
adv
In a factious manner.
factitious
factitious
adj
Counterfeit, fabricated, fake.
Created by humans; artificial.
factorials
factorials
noun
plural of factorial
factorship
factorship
Noun
The business of a factor.
factualism
factualism
noun
A form of evaluation that emphasizes the usage of facts, falsifiability, logic and reason.
factualist
factualist
noun
A proponent of factualism.
falconries
falconries
noun
plural of falconry
fallacious
fallacious
adj
Characterized by fallacy; false or mistaken.
Deceptive or misleading.
falsidical
falsidical
adj
(logic) Having a false basis.
familistic
familistic
adj
Pertaining to familism.
fanaticise
fanaticise
verb
Alternative spelling of fanaticize
fanaticism
fanaticism
noun
The characteristic or practice of being a fanatic.
fantastico
fantastico
adj
(informal, humorous) fantastic
fasciately
fasciately
adv
In a fasciate manner.
fasciation
fasciation
noun
(botany) Abnormal growth in vascular plants in which the apical meristem (growing tip) becomes elongated perpendicularly to the direction of growth, thus producing flattened, ribbon-like, crested, or elaborately contorted tissue.
(obsolete) A bandage.
The binding-up of a limb, etc., with bandages.
The process or state of being fasciated.
fascicular
fascicular
adj
Of or pertaining to a fascicle.
fasciculus
fasciculus
noun
(anatomy) A small bundle of nerve, muscle or tendon fibers.
One of the divisions of a book published in separate parts; a fascicle.
fascinated
fascinated
adj
extremely interested
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fascinate
fascinates
fascinates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fascinate
fascinator
fascinator
noun
(dated, US) A type of wool or lace headscarf
A delicate, often frivolous head decoration worn on the hair, primarily by women
A fascinating person or thing.
fascioloid
fasciotomy
fasciotomy
noun
(surgery) The cutting of the fascia to relieve tension or pressure (and treat the resulting loss of circulation to an area of tissue or muscle).
fascistize
fascistize
verb
(transitive) To make fascist.
fatalistic
fatalistic
adj
Of or pertaining to fatalism.
Submissive to fate.
fatiscence
fatiscence
noun
The quality of being fatiscent.
federacies
federacies
noun
plural of federacy
felichthys
felicities
felicities
noun
plural of felicity
felicitous
felicitous
adj
(linguistics) Of a sentence or utterance: semantically and pragmatically coherent; fitting in the context.
Appropriate, apt, fitting.
Auspicious, fortunate, lucky.
Causing happiness or pleasure.
felspathic
felspathic
adj
Alternative form of feldspathic
feminacies
feminacies
noun
plural of feminacy
feministic
feministic
adj
Of or relating to or in accordance with feminism.
feracities
ferocities
ferocities
noun
plural of ferocity
fervencies
fervencies
noun
plural of fervency
fescennine
fescennine
adj
Obscene or scurrilous.
festinance
festinance
noun
The quality of being festinant.
fiberscope
fiberscope
noun
(American spelling) a flexible fibreoptic device for viewing otherwise inaccessible areas
fickleness
fickleness
noun
The quality of being fickle.
ficklewise
fictionise
fictionise
verb
(British spelling) To fictionalize.
fictionist
fictionist
noun
One who deals in fiction; a writer of fiction, a novelist.