(aviation) A device in a jet engine which injects fuel into the exhaust system to increase the thrust.
afterchurch
afterchurch
adj
After attending a church.
afterclause
aftercourse
aftercourse
noun
(archaic, regional) The final course of a meal.
(obsolete) A subsequent course of study.
The course (sequence of events or actions) that follows something; subsequent course.
afterfruits
afterfruits
noun
plural of afterfruit
afterfuture
aftersupper
agatiferous
agatiferous
adj
Containing or yielding agates.
alumiferous
aluniferous
amyliferous
anatiferous
anatiferous
adj
Producing ducks. Formerly used of barnacles, since it was believed that they produced ducks and geese.
anfractuose
anfractuose
adj
Alternative form of anfractuous
antifatigue
antifatigue
adj
(pharmacology) Countering fatigue.
archfounder
argusfishes
arsenofuran
astriferous
astriferous
adj
Bearing stars.
atomiferous
autofocuses
autofocuses
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of autofocus
autografted
autografted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of autograft
awfulnesses
awfulnesses
noun
plural of awfulness
bacciferous
bacciferous
adj
Producing berries.
balefulness
balefulness
noun
The characteristic of being baleful.
banefulness
banefulness
noun
The state or quality of being baneful.
barlafumble
barlafumble
intj
(Scotland, obsolete) A cry for peace or truce in children's games.
bashfulness
bashfulness
noun
The quality or property of being bashful
beautifiers
beautifiers
noun
plural of beautifier
beautifully
beautifully
adv
In a beautiful manner.
beautifying
beautifying
adj
That beautifies; tending to make beautiful.
noun
The action of the verb to beautify.
verb
present participle of beautify
bechauffeur
beefburgers
beefburgers
noun
plural of beefburger
belliferous
belliferous
adj
(rare, formal) Bringing war.
benzdifuran
benzofurans
benzofurans
noun
plural of benzofuran
beuniformed
beuniformed
adj
(dated) Wearing a uniform.
bifurcately
bifurcately
adv
In a bifurcate manner.
blithefully
blithefully
adv
In a blitheful manner.
blueshifted
blueshifted
adj
Whose frequency/wavelength has been changed by a blueshift
bluffnesses
bodefulness
bodysurfers
bodysurfers
noun
plural of bodysurfer
breadfruits
breadfruits
noun
plural of breadfruit
breadstuffs
breadstuffs
noun
plural of breadstuff
brimfulness
brimfulness
noun
Quality of being brimful.
buffleheads
buffleheads
noun
plural of bufflehead
bulbiferous
bulbiferous
adj
(botany) Producing bulbs or bulbils.
bulletproof
bulletproof
adj
(idiomatic) Reliable, infallible, sturdy or error-tolerant.
(of a material) Capable of withstanding a direct shot by a bullet fired from a gun.
(usually of an idea or concept) Unbreakable, very tough.
verb
(slang) to make resistant to failure.
To make proof against bullets.
bullfighter
bullfighter
noun
One who engages in bullfighting; a toreador or matador.
bullfinches
bullfinches
noun
plural of bullfinch
bunchflower
bunchflower
noun
A perennial herb, Melanthium virginicum, having a branched cluster of pale flowers
bushfighter
bushfighter
noun
One who takes part in bushfighting.
butterfield
butterflied
butterflied
verb
simple past tense and past participle of butterfly
butterflies
butterflies
noun
(by ellipsis) butterflies in one's stomach
plural of butterfly
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of butterfly
butterflyer
butterflyer
noun
Alternative form of butterflier
byssiferous
byssiferous
adj
Bearing a byssus or tuft.
cadmiferous
cadmiferous
adj
Containing or producing cadmium.
cafetoriums
cafetoriums
noun
plural of cafetorium
caffiaceous
calciferous
calciferous
adj
Yielding or containing calcium, calcium carbonate or calcite.
camouflaged
camouflaged
adj
wearing, in, or treated with, camouflage; disguised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of camouflage
camouflager
camouflager
noun
A person skilled in the art of camouflage.
A person who camouflages things.
camouflages
camouflages
noun
plural of camouflage
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of camouflage
camoufleurs
camoufleurs
noun
plural of camoufleur
carefullest
carefullest
adj
superlative form of careful: most careful
carefulness
carefulness
noun
The state of being careful.
carniferous
carniferous
adj
Obsolete form of carnivorous.
carriageful
carriageful
noun
The amount that can fit in a carriage.
catafalques
catafalques
noun
plural of catafalque
cauliferous
cauliferous
adj
(botany) Giving rise to a stalk or stem
cauliflower
cauliflower
noun
Brassica oleracea var. botrytis, an annual variety of cabbage, of which the cluster of young flower stalks and buds is eaten as a vegetable.
The edible head or curd of a cauliflower plant.
The swelling of a cauliflower ear.
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To (cause to) swell up like a cauliflower ear.
celliferous
celliferous
adj
Bearing or producing cells.
centrifugal
centrifugal
adj
(botany) Expanding first at the summit, and later at the base, as a flower cluster.
(botany) Having the radicle turned toward the sides of the fruit, as some embryos.
Tending, or causing, to recede from the center.
noun
A rotating machine used to separate massecuite into sugar crystals and molasses.
centrifuged
centrifuged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of centrifuge
centrifuges
centrifuges
noun
plural of centrifuge
chaffcutter
chancefully
chancefully
adv
by chance or coincidence
changefully
changefully
adv
In a changeful manner.
chauffeured
chauffeured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chauffeur
chauffeuses
chauffeuses
noun
plural of chauffeuse
cheefullest
cheerfulize
cheerfulize
verb
(transitive, dated) To make cheerful.
cheerfuller
cheerfuller
adj
comparative form of cheerful: more cheerful
cheliferous
cheliferous
adj
Having chelae (cheliform claws)
churchified
churchified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of churchify
chyliferous
chyliferous
adj
That bears or transmits chyle.
chymiferous
chymiferous
adj
Bearing or containing chyme
ciliiferous
cinquefoils
cinquefoils
noun
plural of cinquefoil
circumflect
circumflect
verb
(transitive) To mark with a circumflex; hence to accentuate or emphasize.
To bend around.
circumfused
circumfused
verb
simple past tense and past participle of circumfuse
circumfuses
circumfuses
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of circumfuse
cirriferous
cirriferous
Adjective
Bearing cirri
clusterfist
cocciferous
cocciferous
adj
Bearing or producing berries.
cofeaturing
cofeaturing
verb
present participle of cofeature
coffeehouse
coffeehouse
noun
An establishment where coffee is served to clients; a café.
cofoundress
cofoundress
noun
A female cofounder.
confabulate
confabulate
verb
(intransitive) To confer.
(intransitive) To speak casually with; to chat.
(transitive, intransitive, psychology) To fabricate memories in order to fill gaps in one's memory.
configurate
configurate
verb
(intransitive, obsolete) To take form or position, like the parts of a complex structure; to agree with a pattern.
(transitive, obsolete) To configure; to arrange or shape.
confluences
confluences
noun
plural of confluence
confluently
confluently
adv
In a confluent manner
confluxible
confounders
confounders
noun
plural of confounder
confutative
confutative
adj
That confutes
contemptful
contemptful
adj
Full of contempt.
corniferous
corniferous
adj
Horned.
costiferous
costiferous
adj
(anatomy) Bearing ribs.
cotransfuse
counterbuff
counterbuff
noun
A buff (strike) in return; a counterblow.
verb
To strike or drive back or in an opposite direction; to stop by a blow or impulse in front.
counterfact
counterfact
noun
A counterfactual.
counterfeit
counterfeit
adj
Assuming the appearance of something; deceitful; hypocritical.
False, especially of money; intended to deceive or carry appearance of being genuine.
Inauthentic.
noun
(obsolete) An impostor; a cheat.
(obsolete) That which resembles another thing; a likeness; a portrait; a counterpart.
A non-genuine article; a fake.
One who counterfeits; a counterfeiter.
verb
(transitive) To falsely produce what appears to be official or valid; to produce a forged copy of.
(transitive, obsolete) To feign; to mimic.
(transitive, obsolete) To produce a faithful copy of.
(transitive, poker, usually "be counterfeited") Of a turn or river card, to invalidate a player's hand by making a better hand on the board.
counterfire
counterfire
noun
(military) firing of weapons in response
counterflow
counterflow
noun
A flow in the opposite direction; or the flow of two fluids in opposite directions
verb
To flow in the opposite direction
counterflux
counterfoil
counterfoil
noun
the part of a cheque that is retained in the chequebook as a record; a stub
counterfort
counterfort
noun
A buttress built against a wall.
A spur of a mountain range.
countergift
countergift
noun
A gift given in response to a gift received.
counterhaft
counterlife
counterlife
noun
A counterfactual life; a life other than the one actually lived.
countrified
countrified
adj
Rural, rustic; unsophisticated.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of countrify
countryfied
countryfied
verb
simple past tense and past participle of countryfy
criniferous
crossruffed
crossruffed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of crossruff
cruciferous
cruciferous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the crucifer plants or products from these plants; of the family Cruciferae, the cabbage family, including cabbage and mustard.
Bearing a cross.
crucifyfied
culmiferous
culmiferous
adj
(botany) Having jointed stems or culms.
(mineralogy) Containing, or abounding in, culm or glance coal.
cupriferous
cupriferous
adj
Containing or producing copper.
cupuliferae
cystiferous
dangerfully
dangerfully
adv
(obsolete) dangerously
dauerschlaf
dauerschlaf
noun
a prolonged sleep therapy
debatefully
deceitfully
deceitfully
adv
in a deceitful manner
with the intention to deceive
defaultless
defaultless
adj
Without failure to meet an obligation; properly fulfilled.
defeudalize
defeudalize
verb
(transitive) To deprive of feudal character or form.
definiendum
definiendum
noun
(semantics) The term—word or phrase—defined in a definition.
definitudes
definitudes
noun
plural of definitude
defocussing
defraudment
defraudment
noun
(obsolete) Privation by fraud; defrauding
defunctness
defunctness
noun
The state or quality of being defunct.
demulsified
demulsified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of demulsify
demulsifier
demulsifier
noun
(chemistry) Any substance used to break an emulsion into its constituent liquids.
demulsifies
demulsifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of demulsify
dentiferous
dentiferous
adj
Bearing teeth.
desertfully
designfully
designfully
adv
In a designful manner.
desulfurate
desulfurate
verb
Alternative form of desulphurate
desulfuring
desulfuring
verb
present participle of desulfur
desulfurise
desulfurise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of desulfurize.
desulfurize
desulfurize
verb
(American spelling, transitive) To remove the sulfur from something (such as petroleum or flue gases).