(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.
afforestable
afforestable
adj
Suitable for being afforested.
afforestment
afforestment
noun
The process of afforesting.
aforethought
aforethought
adj
(postpositive) Premeditated; planned ahead of time.
afterthought
afterthought
noun
A reflection after an act; a later or subsequent thought, action, or expedient.
Something additional to the original plan or concept.
verb
(very rare except in the past tense, possibly nonstandard) To expound as an afterthought.
simple past tense and past participle of afterthink
afterworking
agroforester
agroforester
noun
One who takes part in agroforestry
agroforestry
agroforestry
noun
An agricultural approach of using the interactive benefits from combining trees and shrubs with crops and/or livestock.
amentiferous
amentiferous
adj
(botany) Bearing catkins.
antireformer
antireformer
noun
(politics) One who opposes reform.
archboutefeu
arfvedsonite
arfvedsonite
noun
(mineralogy) A rare sodium amphibole mineral.
assuefaction
assuefaction
noun
(obsolete) habituation
autofrettage
autofrettage
noun
A metal fabrication technique in which a pressure vessel is subjected to enormous pressure, causing internal portions of the part to yield plasticly, resulting in internal compressive residual stresses once the pressure is released.
battlefronts
battlefronts
noun
plural of battlefront
befountained
befountained
adj
Furnished with a fountain.
benefactions
benefactions
noun
plural of benefaction
birefraction
bloemfontein
bloemfontein
Proper noun
A major city and the judicial capital of South Africa.
boastfulness
boastfulness
noun
The characteristic of being boastful.
bottleflower
brevifoliate
bulletproofs
bulletproofs
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bulletproof
butterflower
centifolious
centifolious
adj
Having a hundred leaves.
certificator
certificator
noun
One who certificates.
chaetiferous
chaetiferous
adj
(zoology) Bearing chaetae.
chondrofetal
closefitting
closefitting
adj
Alternative form of close-fitting
codefendants
codefendants
noun
plural of codefendant
coefficients
coefficients
noun
plural of coefficient
cofathership
coinfeftment
comfortative
comfortative
adj
(archaic) Offering comfort.
noun
(archaic) A medicine or other item causing comfort.
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
craftspeople
craftspeople
noun
plural of craftsperson
craftsperson
craftsperson
noun
A person who produces arts and crafts.
Someone who is highly skilled at their trade; an artificer.
cretefaction
cuneiformist
cuneiformist
noun
A specialist or expert in cuneiform.
curvifoliate
curvifoliate
adj
Having curved leaves.
decemfoliate
defalcations
defalcations
noun
plural of defalcation
defatigation
defatigation
noun
Fatigue; weariness.
defectionist
defectionist
noun
One who advocates or encourages defection.
defectoscope
defiguration
defiguration
noun
(obsolete) disfiguration; mutilation
definitional
definitional
adj
Of or relating to a definition.
Used to define something.
definitiones
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.
deflocculate
deflocculate
verb
To disperse an agglomerate into fine particles and form a colloid
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
dendritiform
dendritiform
adj
Alternative form of dendriform
diffareation
disaffection
disaffection
noun
Alienation; loss of loyalty.
Discontent; unrest.
discomfiture
discomfiture
noun
(obsolete) Defeat in battle
An emotional state similar to that arising from defeat; frustration, disappointment, perplexity or embarrassment.
discomforted
discomforted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of discomfort
discomforter
discomforter
noun
One who causes discomfort.
disinfection
disinfection
noun
Treatment with disinfectant materials in order to destroy harmful microorganisms
doctorfishes
doctorfishes
noun
plural of doctorfish
doubtfulness
doubtfulness
noun
The state or quality of being doubtful; doubt; uncertainty.
draftsperson
draftsperson
noun
A draftsman or draftswoman.
dufrenoysite
dufrenoysite
noun
(mineralogy) A sartorite mineral with chemical formula Pb₂As₂S₅.
ecofeminists
ecofeminists
noun
plural of ecofeminist
ectocuniform
edifications
edifications
noun
plural of edification
effectuation
effectuation
noun
An act of effectuating.
effemination
effemination
noun
(obsolete) effeminacy; womanishness
effiguration
efflorescent
efflorescent
adj
Bursting into flower.
Forming a white dust or efflorescence on the surface.
Growing at a rapid rate; flourishing.
effortlessly
effortlessly
adv
Without effort; without difficulty or struggle.
effronteries
effronteries
noun
plural of effrontery
effusiometer
effusiometer
noun
A device that measures the rate of effusion of a gas.
eighteenfold
eighteenfold
adj
By a factor of eighteen.
eisteddfodau
eisteddfodau
noun
plural of eisteddfod
eisteddfodic
eisteddfodic
adj
Relating to an eisteddfod.
electroforms
electroforms
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of electroform
electrofused
electrofused
adj
fused (together) using electricity
verb
simple past tense and past participle of electrofuse
elytriferous
encoffinment
encoffinment
noun
The preparation of the body of a deceased person and placement of it in a coffin, especially in a ceremonial or ritualistic manner.
enfeoffments
enfeoffments
noun
plural of enfeoffment
enforcements
enforcements
noun
plural of enforcement
engraftation
engraftation
noun
The act of engrafting; engraftment.
entification
entification
noun
(rare) The action of giving objective existence to something
entocuniform
entomofaunae
entomofaunas
entomofaunas
noun
plural of entomofauna
epileptiform
epileptiform
adj
Of or pertaining to epilepsy, or resembling epilepsy, particularly in regard to its associated seizures.
esteriferous
ethmofrontal
ethmofrontal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the ethmoid and frontal bones
excalfaction
exfiguration
exfiltration
exfiltration
noun
(biology) A gradual movement of a substance to exterior (as through cell membrane to extracellular fluid or medium).
(civil engineering) A method for managing storm water runoff.
(computing) Covert extraction of data.
(military) The process of exiting an area (usually behind enemy lines or in enemy territory).
(sciences) A filtering out (usually movement of a substance through a barrier).
exfoliations
exfoliations
noun
plural of exfoliation
exsufflation
exsufflation
noun
(biology, obsolete) A strongly forced expiration of air from the lungs.
(obsolete) A blast from beneath.
(obsolete) A kind of exorcism by blowing with the breath.
extractiform
extractiform
adj
(chemistry, archaic) Having the form, appearance, or nature of an extract.
factionaries
factionaries
noun
plural of factionary
factiousness
factiousness
noun
The state of being factious.
factoryville
fanglomerate
fanglomerate
noun
(geology) A stratigraphic unit in which conglomerates that were deposited in an alluvial fan are common.