Third-person singular simple present indicative form of affection
affectious
affectious
adj
(obsolete) affectionate
affectuous
affectuous
adj
(obsolete) Full of passion or emotion; earnest.
affettuoso
affettuoso
adv
(music) With feeling; in a loving, tender way.
affidation
affination
affination
noun
Part of the traditional sugar refining process in which molasses is removed from sugar crystals by washing with a heavy syrup
affinition
affinition
noun
(rare) The state or quality of being affined; mental affinity or attraction.
affixation
affixation
noun
(linguistics) The adding of an affix to a word.
affliction
affliction
noun
A state of pain, suffering, distress or agony.
Something which causes pain, suffering, distress or agony.
affordable
affordable
adj
Able to be afforded; inexpensive or reasonably priced.
afforested
afforested
adj
Created by afforestation.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of afforest
affronting
affronting
noun
The offering of an affront.
verb
present participle of affront
affrontive
affrontive
adj
Tending to affront or offend.
aficionada
aficionada
noun
(rare) A devoted female admirer; a female aficionado.
(rare) A lesser aficionado; alternative spelling of aficionado
aficionado
aficionado
noun
(obsolete) An amateur bullfighter.
A person who likes, knows about, and appreciates a particular interest or activity (originally bullfighting); a fan or devotee.
aforegoing
aforegoing
adj
(archaic) preceding, going before.
aforenamed
aforenamed
Adjective
Named earlier in a document.
aforetimes
aforetimes
Adverb
formerly, previously
africanoid
africanoid
Noun
A Negroid.
afrormosia
afrormosia
noun
Any of the African leguminous trees of the genus Pericopsis (formerly Afrormosia), especially Pericopsis elata; the timber of these trees.
aftercomer
aftercomer
noun
One coming after; a successor; (in the plural) posterity.
afterdrops
afterglows
afterglows
noun
plural of afterglow
afterhours
afternoons
afternoons
noun
plural of afternoon
afterproof
aftershock
aftershock
noun
(figuratively) By extension, any result or consequence following a major event.
An earthquake that follows in the same vicinity as another, usually larger, earthquake (the "mainshock").
Emotional and physical distress following a traumatic event.
aftersound
aftersound
noun
(acoustics) The second, slower phase of decay in the sound made by a piano string when it is struck.
(phonetics, obsolete) A weaker sound that immediately follows a more salient one, such as the second, less prominent vowel sound in a falling diphthong.
A sound that persists or remains audible after its source has ceased to produce it; the perception of such a sound.
afterstorm
aftertouch
aftertouch
noun
(music, uncountable) Pressure sensitivity on an electronic synthesizer, allowing the musician to change the tone or sound of a note after it is struck.
(rare) A touch (feature or characteristic) added finally or as an afterthought.
(video games) A feature in football/soccer games allowing the player to swerve the ball immediately after kicking it.
afterworld
afterworld
noun
A supposed world that is entered after death; the realm of the afterlife.
airiferous
airiferous
adj
Alternative form of aeriferous
airproofed
airproofed
adj
That has been made airtight
amentiform
amentiform
adj
(botany) Shaped like a catkin.
amersfoort
amersfoort
Proper noun
A city in the Netherlands.
ammonified
ammonified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ammonify
ammonifier
ammonifier
noun
That which ammonifies
ammonifies
ammonifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ammonify
amoebiform
amoebiform
adj
Alternative form of amebiform
anginiform
anginiform
adj
(medicine) Resembling angina.
antadiform
antifelony
antiformin
antiformin
noun
sodium hypochlorite
antifouler
antifouler
noun
Synonym of antifoulant
antireform
antireform
adj
(politics) Opposing reform
aquafortis
aquafortis
noun
Alternative form of aqua fortis
aquiferous
aquiferous
adj
(geology) Of or pertaining to an aquifer
Carrying water
araneiform
araneiform
adj
Having the form of a spider
arboriform
arboriform
adj
Resembling a tree in shape or appearance.
arciferous
arefaction
arefaction
noun
(rare or obsolete) The fact or process of drying; desiccation.
arilliform
armiferous
armiferous
adj
(rare) Bearing arms or weapons.
armorproof
asafoetida
asafoetida
noun
A resinous gum from the stem and roots of Ferula species such as Ferula foetida and Ferula assa-foetida, having a strong, unpleasant smell, with culinary and medical uses.
ascidiform
ascidiform
adj
(zoology) Shaped like an ascidian.
asciferous
atactiform
atactiform
adj
(medicine) Resembling ataxia.
auriferous
auriferous
adj
Containing or producing gold; gold-bearing.
ausforming
ausforming
verb
present participle of ausform
azoflavine
azoflavine
noun
A particular yellow azo dye.
backfurrow
backfurrow
noun
(agriculture) The line of piled soil thrown up beside a furrow when it is created by a plow
verb
(agriculture) To throw or turn the soil in alternating directions for every other row that is plowed, so that every pair of furrows has a single backfurrow with clear areas on the outside.
baculiform
baculiform
adj
Shaped like a bacillus; rod-shaped.
ballflower
ballflower
noun
Alternative form of ball flower
balloonful
balloonful
noun
Enough to fill a balloon.
barefooted
barefooted
adj
Wearing nothing on the feet; barefoot.
batfowling
batfowling
noun
A method of catching birds at night, by holding a torch or other light, and beating the bush or perch where they roost so that the birds fly towards the light.
bathflower
bathoflore
beachfront
beachfront
adj
Of property (real estate): located on a beach.
noun
The portion of land or property that runs alongside and facing a beach.
beccaficos
beccaficos
noun
plural of beccafico
befoolable
beforehand
beforehand
adj
(archaic, often followed by with) In a state of anticipation or preoccupation.
(obsolete) In comfortable circumstances as regards property; forehanded.
adv
At an earlier or preceding time.
beforesaid
beforesaid
adj
(archaic) Previously said.
benefactor
benefactor
noun
Somebody who gives a gift, often money to a charity.
Someone who performs good or noble deeds.
benzofuran
benzofuran
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of a class of bicyclic heterocycles consisting of a benzene ring fused with one of furan.
bicrofarad
bicrofarad
noun
(dated, nonstandard) A billionth of a farad.
blattiform
boarfishes
boarfishes
noun
plural of boarfish
boastfully
boastfully
adv
In a boastful manner.
boldfacing
boldfacing
verb
present participle of boldface
brantsford
breakfront
breakfront
noun
(chiefly attributive) Any piece of furniture (especially a bookcase or cabinet) that has a central section that projects farther forward than the other sections.
broomstaff
broomstaff
noun
(obsolete) A broomstick.
buffaloing
buffaloing
verb
present participle of buffalo
caernarfon
cafetorium
cafetorium
noun
A large room, usually in a school, used as both a cafeteria and an auditorium.
calamiform
calceiform
calceiform
adj
Having the shape of a slipper or shoe
calciferol
calciferol
noun
Vitamin D₃ (C₂₇H₄₄O)
calefactor
calefactor
noun
A heater; one who, or that which, makes hot, such as a stove, etc.
caliciform
caliciform
adj
Having the shape of a cup or calyx.
california
calorifics
calorifier
calorifier
noun
An apparatus that generates hot water
calyciform
calyciform
adj
(botany) Having the form or appearance of a calyx.
camouflage
camouflage
noun
(biology) Resemblance of an organism to its surroundings for avoiding detection.
(military) The use of natural or artificial material on personnel, objects, or tactical positions with the aim of confusing, misleading, or evading the enemy.
(textiles) A pattern on clothing consisting of irregularly shaped patches that are either greenish/brownish, brownish/whitish, or bluish/whitish, as used by ground combat forces.
A disguise or covering up.
Clothes made from camouflage fabric, for concealment in combat or hunting.
The act of disguising.
verb
To hide or disguise something by covering it up or changing the way it looks.
camoufleur
camoufleur
noun
one who camouflages
canaliform
canaliform
adj
Having the form of a canal
cancriform
cancriform
adj
(pathology) Resembling cancer.
Having the form of a crab.
candyfloss
candyfloss
noun
Alternative spelling of candy floss
caniniform
caniniform
adj
Shaped like a canine tooth
noun
Such a tooth
cariniform
cariniform
adj
Shaped like a carina
castleford
castleford
Proper noun
a town in the City of Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England.
cattlefold
cauliflory
cauliflory
noun
The quality of being cauliflorous.
chaddsford
chaochowfu
chaudfroid
chaudfroid
noun
Alternative form of chaud-froid
chiffonade
chiffonade
noun
A culinary preparation of herbs or leafy vegetables cut into long, thin ribbons.
verb
To prepare a chiffonade.
chopfallen
chopfallen
adj
Synonym of chapfallen
chromaffin
chromaffin
adj
(cytology) Having an affinity for (and thus being stained brownish yellow) by chromium salts.
clanfellow
clanfellow
noun
A fellow member of a clan.
clofibrate
clofibrate
noun
(pharmacology) A compound C₁₂H₁₅ClO₃ used especially to lower abnormally high concentrations of fats and cholesterol in the blood.
cloverleaf
cloverleaf
adj
In the form of the leaf of a clover plant; cloverleafed.
noun
(US) (with plural cloverleafs or cloverleaves) A cloverleaf interchange.
(with plural cloverleaves) The leaf of a clover plant
verb
(intransitive) To turn by following a cloverleaf, or as if by following one.
coafforest
coafforest
verb
(transitive, rare) To convert into, or add to, a forest.
coalfields
coalfields
noun
plural of coalfield
coalfishes
coalfishes
noun
plural of coalfish
coalfitter
coalifying
coalifying
verb
present participle of coalify
cockchafer
cockchafer
noun
Any of the large European beetles from the genus Melolontha that are destructive to vegetation.
Any of various other similar beetles, such as of the genera Acrossidius, Cyphochilus, Rhopaea, etc.
coefficacy
coefficacy
noun
Joint efficacy; an instance of things working together.
cofeatures
cofeatures
noun
plural of cofeature
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cofeature
coffeecake
coffeecake
noun
Alternative form of coffee cake
coffeeleaf
cofferdams
cofferdams
noun
plural of cofferdam
cofinanced
cofinanced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cofinance
cofinances
cofinances
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cofinance
colourfast
colourfast
adj
Alternative spelling of colorfast (Items with dyes or pigments that are capable of producing a stable colouring effect.)
compactify
compactify
verb
(humorous, intransitive) To become compact or more compact.
(humorous, transitive) To render (a thing) compact or more compact.
(mathematics, transitive) To enlarge (a topological space) in order to render it compact.
(physics, transitive) To adjust a theory so as to render finite or periodic (a theoretical space-time dimension).
conchifera
confabbing
confabbing
verb
present participle of confab
confabular
confabular
adj
Of or pertaining to confabulation.
confederal
confederal
adj
Of, pertaining to, or being a confederation.
confessant
confessant
noun
(obsolete) One who confesses to a priest.
confessary
confessary
noun
(obsolete) One who makes a confession.
confidante
confidante
noun
A female confidant.
A type of settee having a seat at each end at right angles to the main seats.
confidants
confidants
noun
plural of confidant
configural
configural
adj
Relating to the spatial configuration of something, such as a human face to be recognised, rather than its separate visual features.
confinable
confinable
adj
Able to be confined
confirmand
confirmand
noun
(religion) A candidate for confirmation or affirmation of baptism.
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.
conflating
conflating
verb
present participle of conflate
conflation
conflation
noun
(countable) A blowing or fusing together, as of many instruments in a concert, or of many fires in a foundry.
(uncountable) A blend or fusion, especially a composite reading or text formed by combining the material of two or more texts into a single text.
confocally
confocally
adv
In a confocal way.
conformant
conformant
adj
In accordance with a set of specifications.
conformate
confragose
confrontal
confucians
confusable
confusable
adj
Able to be confused.
noun
A word or phrase that is easily confused with another