(of a person) Having affection or warm regard; loving; fond.
(of an action, etc.) Characterised by or proceeding from affection; indicating love; tender.
verb
(obsolete, reflexive) To emotionally attach (oneself) to.
(rare) To show affection to; to have affection for.
affinitative
affinitative
adj
Of the nature of affinity.
affluentness
affluentness
noun
The state or quality of being affluent.
afforestment
afforestment
noun
The process of afforesting.
affrightment
affrightment
noun
(archaic) Fright; fear; alarm; the fact or state of being frightened.
(obsolete) A cause of fear.
(obsolete) The action of frightening or terrifying; intimidation.
afterburners
afterburners
noun
plural of afterburner
afterburning
afterburning
noun
(aviation) The injection of extra fuel into a jet engine downstream of the turbines in order to achieve extra thrust.
afterthinker
afterthinker
noun
One who acts first and thinks afterwards.
afterworking
aircraftsmen
aircraftsmen
noun
plural of aircraftsman
amentiferous
amentiferous
adj
(botany) Bearing catkins.
antidiffuser
antifeminine
antifeminine
adj
Opposed to what is feminine.
antifeminism
antifeminism
noun
Opposition to feminism.
antifeminist
antifeminist
adj
advocating antifeminism
antagonistic to feminism
noun
A person who is antagonistic to feminism.
An advocate of antifeminism.
antifreezing
antifreezing
adj
That prevents freezing
antireformer
antireformer
noun
(politics) One who opposes reform.
antisuffrage
antisuffrage
adj
(politics) Opposing suffrage.
arfvedsonite
arfvedsonite
noun
(mineralogy) A rare sodium amphibole mineral.
artfulnesses
artfulnesses
noun
plural of artfulness
assuefaction
assuefaction
noun
(obsolete) habituation
bairnsfather
battlefronts
battlefronts
noun
plural of battlefront
befountained
befountained
adj
Furnished with a fountain.
befriendment
befriendment
noun
The act of befriending.
befuddlement
befuddlement
noun
The state of being befuddled.
benefactions
benefactions
noun
plural of benefaction
benefactress
benefactress
noun
A female benefactor.
beneficently
beneficently
adv
In a beneficent manner
beneficiated
beneficiated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beneficiate
beneficiates
beneficiates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beneficiate
birefracting
birefraction
birefringent
birefringent
adj
Having two refractive indices (depending on orientation)
Of or pertaining to birefringence
bloemfontein
bloemfontein
Proper noun
A major city and the judicial capital of South Africa.
boastfulness
boastfulness
noun
The characteristic of being boastful.
breakfasting
breakfasting
noun
The act of eating breakfast.
verb
present participle of breakfast
butterflying
butterflying
verb
present participle of butterfly
candleshrift
centifolious
centifolious
adj
Having a hundred leaves.
centrifugals
centrifugals
noun
plural of centrifugal
centrifugate
centrifugate
noun
The material to be separated in a centrifuge.
verb
(transitive) To separate using centrifugation.
centrifuging
centrifuging
noun
The processing of material in a centrifuge.
verb
present participle of centrifuge
chieftainess
chieftainess
noun
A female chieftain.
The wife of a chieftain.
chondrofetal
circumferent
circumfluent
circumfluent
adj
Flowing round; surrounding in the manner of a fluid.
closefitting
closefitting
adj
Alternative form of close-fitting
codefendants
codefendants
noun
plural of codefendant
coefficients
coefficients
noun
plural of coefficient
coinfeftment
confabulated
confabulated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of confabulate
confabulates
confabulates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of confabulate
confarreated
confectioner
confectioner
noun
A manufacturer of or dealer in confections (sweets and candies, and other sweet food items).
confectiones
confederated
confederated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of confederate
confederater
confederates
confederates
noun
plural of confederate
confederatio
confederator
confederator
noun
(obsolete) A confederate.
conferential
conferential
adj
Of or pertaining to a conference
confidential
confidential
adj
(dated) Having someone's confidence or trust; having a position requiring trust; worthy of being trusted with confidences.
(dated) Inclined to share confidences; (of things) making people inclined to share confidences; involving the sharing of confidences.
Kept, or meant to be kept, secret within a certain circle of persons; not intended to be known publicly
configurated
configurated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of configurate
confinements
confinements
noun
plural of confinement
confirmative
confirmative
adj
That serves to confirm
conflagrated
conflagrated
adj
Burnt, destroyed by fire.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of conflagrate
conflictless
conflictless
adj
Without conflict.
conformities
conformities
noun
plural of conformity
confoundment
confoundment
noun
something which is or has been confounded
the state of being confounded
confraternal
confraternal
adj
Of or pertaining to a confraternity
confrontment
confrontment
noun
Confrontation.
confusticate
confusticate
verb
(transitive, informal, chiefly US) To confuse, confound, or perplex.
congelifract
congelifract
noun
(geology) A fragment of rock broken off by the action of frost
consentfully
consentfully
adv
With consent; consensually.
cornetfishes
cornetfishes
noun
plural of cornetfish
countercraft
countercraft
noun
Strategies or tactics that serve to counter something.
counterdraft
counterfeits
counterfeits
noun
plural of counterfeit
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of counterfeit
counterfires
counterflory
counterflory
adj
(heraldry) Decorated with fleurs-de-lis or other floral motifs arranged in pairs opposite each other, especially on opposite sides of a border on a shield or banner.
counterflows
counterflows
noun
plural of counterflow
counterfoils
counterfoils
noun
plural of counterfoil
counterforce
counterforce
adj
(military) Targeting an opponent's military assets, such as missile silos, rather than other valuable assets such as cities and civilian populations.
noun
A force that opposes another force.
counterfugue
counterfugue
noun
(music) A fugue in which the answer or imitation to the melody is played in an inverse manner.
counteroffer
counteroffer
noun
An offer made in reply to an unacceptable offer.
verb
To offer as a counteroffer.
counterproof
counterproof
noun
(logic) A proof that contradicts a given statement.
(printing) The inverted image of an original proof.
counterrefer
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
craftinesses
craftinesses
noun
plural of craftiness
craftsperson
craftsperson
noun
A person who produces arts and crafts.
Someone who is highly skilled at their trade; an artificer.
crestfallens
cretefaction
cuneiformist
cuneiformist
noun
A specialist or expert in cuneiform.
deafmuteness
deathfulness
deathfulness
noun
An appearance suggestive of death.
decaffeinate
decaffeinate
verb
(transitive) To remove the caffeine from something (especially from coffee).
decertifying
decertifying
verb
present participle of decertify
defalcations
defalcations
noun
plural of defalcation
defatigation
defatigation
noun
Fatigue; weariness.
defectionist
defectionist
noun
One who advocates or encourages defection.
defenestrate
defenestrate
verb
(computing, transitive, humorous, slang) To remove a Windows operating system from a computer.
(transitive) To eject or throw (someone or something) from or through a window.
(transitive) To throw out; to remove or dismiss (someone) from a position of power or authority.
deferentitis
deferentitis
noun
(pathology) inflammation of the vas deferens
defervescent
defervescent
adj
Causing reduction of fever.
noun
Any remedy that reduces a fever.
defibrinated
defibrinated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of defibrinate
defibrinates
defibrinates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of defibrinate
defiguration
defiguration
noun
(obsolete) disfiguration; mutilation
definability
definability
noun
The quality of being definable.
definiteness
definiteness
noun
The state or quality of being definite.
definitional
definitional
adj
Of or relating to a definition.
Used to define something.
definitiones
definitising
definitively
definitively
adv
In a way that is not only decisive, but also conclusive and final.
definitizing
definitizing
verb
present participle of definitize
deflagrating
deflagrating
verb
present participle of deflagrate
deflagration
deflagration
noun
The act of deflagrating; an intense fire; a conflagration or explosion. Specifically, combustion that spreads subsonically via thermal conduction.
deflationary
deflationary
adj
(philosophy, logic) Belonging or relating to a family of theories claiming that assertions that predicate truth of a statement do not attribute a property called truth to such a statement.
Associated with or tending to cause deflation.
deflationist
deflationist
noun
A supporter of deflationism.
deflectional
deflectional
adj
Of or pertaining to deflection.
deflocculant
deflocculant
noun
A deflocculating agent.
deflocculent
deflorations
deflorations
noun
plural of defloration
deflowerment
deflowerment
Noun
The loss of a girl or woman's virginity.
defoliations
defoliations
noun
plural of defoliation
deforcements
deforcements
noun
plural of deforcement
deformations
deformations
noun
plural of deformation
defraudation
defraudation
noun
(obsolete) The act of defrauding; a taking by fraud.
deifications
deifications
noun
plural of deification
demifarthing
demystifying
demystifying
verb
present participle of demystify
dendritiform
dendritiform
adj
Alternative form of dendriform
denitrifiers
denitrifiers
noun
plural of denitrifier
denitrifying
denitrifying
verb
present participle of denitrify
desertifying
desertifying
verb
present participle of desertify
devitrifying
devitrifying
verb
present participle of devitrify
diffareation
differentiae
differentiae
noun
plural of differentia
differential
differential
adj
(mathematics) Of or pertaining to differentiation or the differential calculus.
Dependent on, or making a difference; distinctive.
Having differences in speed or direction of motion.
Of or pertaining to a difference.
noun
(mathematics) An infinitesimal change in a variable, or the result of differentiation.
A form of conductor used for dividing and distributing the current to a series of electric lamps so as to maintain equal action in all.
A qualitative or quantitative difference between similar or comparable things.
One of two coils of conducting wire so related to one another or to a magnet or armature common to both, that one coil produces polar action contrary to that of the other.
The differential gear in an automobile, etc.
disaffecting
disaffecting
verb
present participle of disaffect
disaffection
disaffection
noun
Alienation; loss of loyalty.
Discontent; unrest.
disfeaturing
disfeaturing
verb
present participle of disfeature
disfurniture
disfurniture
noun
The act of disfurnishing, or the state of being disfurnished.
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To disfurnish.
disinfectant
disinfectant
adj
Serving to kill germs or viruses.
noun
A substance that kills germs and/or viruses.
disinfecting
disinfecting
verb
present participle of disinfect
disinfection
disinfection
noun
Treatment with disinfectant materials in order to destroy harmful microorganisms
disinfective
disinfective
adj
That disinfects
disinfestant
disinfestant
noun
A substance used to eliminate pests.
disinfesting
disinfesting
verb
present participle of disinfest
disintensify
disintensify
verb
To make less intense.
doubtfulness
doubtfulness
noun
The state or quality of being doubtful; doubt; uncertainty.