(chemistry) A simple or compound principle, whose presence is necessary to produce acidity, as oxygen, chlorine, bromine, iodine, etc.
acidifies
acidifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acidify
adderfish
adeniform
adeniform
adj
Shaped like a gland; adenoid.
adfiliate
adviceful
adviceful
adj
(obsolete) Attentive; watchful.
Providing advice; informative, insightful.
affianced
affianced
adj
(literary) engaged; betrothed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of affiance
afflicted
afflicted
adj
Suffering from an affliction, or suffering from pain, distress or disability.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of afflict
aforesaid
aforesaid
adj
Previously stated; said or named before.
airfields
airfields
noun
plural of airfield
airlifted
airlifted
adj
Having been the subject of an airlift.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of airlift
amplified
amplified
adj
Having been made the subject of amplification; more potent or stronger, louder
verb
simple past tense and past participle of amplify
anglified
archfiend
archfiend
noun
(preceded by “the”, often capitalized) Satan.
(transferred sense) A diabolically evil person.
A chief fiend (devil, demon or monster).
asafetida
backfield
backfield
noun
(American football) The area behind the line of scrimmage occupied before the snap by the team on offense.
(baseball, rare) Synonym of outfield.
(soccer, US) The area behind either the offensive or defensive line.
The players occupying this area.
backfired
backfired
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backfire
ballfield
ballfield
noun
Baseball playing field.
bandfiled
basifixed
basifixed
adj
(botany) Said of anthers that are attached to the filament at the base and pointing away from the filament.
bassfield
beanfield
beanfield
noun
A field where beans are grown.
beardfish
beardfish
noun
Any of various deep-sea fish, of the family Polymixiidae, that have a pair of long hyoid barbels.
beatified
beatified
adj
(Roman Catholicism) Having been recognized and declared, by the church, that a deceased has entered heaven; having attained this step in the process of canonization.
Blissful or supremely blessed.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beatify
becoiffed
becoiffed
adj
Having the hair arranged in a coif.
befriends
befriends
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of befriend
befrilled
befrilled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of befrill
befringed
befringed
adj
Having a fringe
verb
simple past tense and past participle of befringe
beneficed
beneficed
adj
(Christianity) Having a benefice
verb
simple past tense and past participle of benefice
benefited
benefited
verb
simple past tense and past participle of benefit
biddeford
bielefeld
bielefeld
Proper noun
a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
bifidated
bifidated
adj
Alternative form of bifidate
biflected
bifronted
bifronted
adj
Having two fronts.
bisulfide
bisulfide
noun
(chemistry) The anion HS⁻.
(chemistry, dated) Disulfide, the anion ⁻S–S⁻.
bluefield
boyfriend
boyfriend
noun
A male friend.
A male partner in an unmarried romantic relationship.
brimfield
broadwife
bromfield
bromfield
Proper noun
Either of two villages in England.
brutified
brutified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of brutify
buckfield
bufonidae
cafardise
calcified
calcified
adj
Hardened from the deposit of calcium salts.
Made unchanging or inflexible.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of calcify
canfields
carnified
carnified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of carnify
cauldrife
caulfield
certified
certified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of certify
chatfield
chiefdoms
chiefdoms
noun
plural of chiefdom
chiefland
childwife
chylified
chylified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chylify
chymified
chymified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chymify
clarified
clarified
adj
Made clear.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of clarify
cliffside
cliffside
noun
The side of a cliff.
cliffweed
coalfield
coalfield
noun
Any region containing deposits of coal that may be mined.
coalified
coalified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of coalify
codfisher
codfisher
noun
One who fishes for cod.
codfishes
codfishes
noun
plural of codfish
codifiers
codifiers
noun
plural of codifier
coiffured
coiffured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of coiffure
confident
confident
adj
(obsolete, in negative sense) Forward, impudent.
Self-assured, self-reliant, sure of oneself.
Very sure of something; positive.
noun
Obsolete form of confidant.
confiders
confiders
noun
plural of confider
confirmed
confirmed
adj
(Christianity) having received the rite of confirmation
(formal) having a settled habit; inveterate or habitual
verified or ratified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of confirm
cornfield
cornfield
noun
A field of corn, wheat or other cereal crop
cornified
cornified
adj
(informal) Corny, or having been made corny.
Converted into horn; horny.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cornify
crisfield
crucified
crucified
adj
that has been subject to crucifixion
verb
simple past tense and past participle of crucify
daffiness
daffiness
noun
(informal) The quality of being crazy or mad.
(informal) The quality of being silly or foolish.
damnified
damnified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of damnify
damnifies
damnifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of damnify
dandified
dandified
adj
Characteristic (in dress and habits) of a dandy
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dandify
dandifies
dandifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dandify
deacidify
deacidify
verb
To remove or neutralize the acidic content of
deafening
deafening
adj
(hyperbolic) Very loud.
Loud enough to cause temporary or permanent hearing loss.
noun
(architecture) pugging
The process by which something is deafened.
verb
present participle of deafen
debriefed
debriefed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of debrief
decalcify
decalcify
verb
To deprive of calcareous matter.
deceitful
deceitful
adj
Deceptive, two-faced.
Deliberately misleading or cheating.
decertify
decertify
verb
(transitive) To annul the certification of.
(transitive, industrial relations) To annul a labor union.
deerfield
deerflies
deerflies
noun
plural of deerfly
defatting
defatting
noun
The removal of fat from something, either physically or chemically
verb
present participle of defat
defeasive
defeating
defeating
verb
present participle of defeat
defeatism
defeatism
noun
Acceptance of defeat without struggle.
defeatist
defeatist
adj
of, or relating to defeatism
noun
someone who advocates defeatism, or has such an attitude
defecting
defecting
verb
present participle of defect
defection
defection
noun
An act or incidence of defecting.
defective
defective
adj
(Arabic grammar, of a verb) Having a root whose final consonant is weak (ي, و, or ء).
(chiefly of abjad script) Spelled without matres lectionis, for example אמץ (ómets, “courage”) as opposed to the plene spelling אומץ where the letter vav ⟨ו⟩ indicates the vowel o.
(grammar, of a lexeme, especially a verb) Lacking some forms; e.g., having only one tense or being usable only in the third person.
(orthography, of a script) Not capable of representing all the phonemic distinctions of a language it is used to write.
Having one or more defects.
adv
(chiefly of abjad script) Without matres lectionis (letters indicating vowels) written out.
noun
(chiefly of abjad script) A word written without matres lectionis (letters indicating vowels).
A person or thing considered to be defective.
defencive
defencive
adj
(British) Alternative spelling of defensive
defending
defending
verb
present participle and gerund of defend
defensing
defension
defensive
defensive
adj
(chiefly sports) Pertaining to defense, as opposed to attack.
(cricket) Of a bowling or fielding tactic designed to prevent the other side from scoring runs; of a batting tactic designed to prevent being out.
Displaying an inordinate sensitivity to criticism or intrusion; oversensitive; thin-skinned.
In a state or posture of defense.
Intended for defence; protective.
Intended to deter attack.
Performed so as to minimise risk.
noun
A means, attitude or position of defense.
deferring
deferring
noun
deferral
verb
present participle of defer
deferrize
defiances
defiances
noun
plural of defiance
defiantly
defiantly
adv
In a defiant manner.
defiatory
defiatory
adj
(obsolete) Bidding or manifesting defiance.
deficient
deficient
adj
(mathematics) Of a number n, Having the sum of divisors σ(n)<2n, or, equivalently, the sum of proper divisors (or aliquot sum) s(n).
Insufficient or inadequate in amount.
Lacking something essential; often construed with in.
noun
A person who is deficient.
defilable
defilable
adj
Capable of being defiled.
defiladed
defiladed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of defilade
defilades
defilades
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of defilade
definable
definable
adj
Able to be defined.
Many words are definable by using other words.
definably
definably
adv
In a definable manner; identifiably.
definedly
definiens
definiens
noun
(semantics) The word or phrase that defines the definiendum in a definition.
definitor
definitor
noun
(Catholicism) One who oversees either an ecclesiastical property under a bishop or possesses an office in a religious order.
A person who defines.
deflating
deflating
verb
present participle of deflate
deflation
deflation
noun
(economics) A decrease in the general price level, that is, in the nominal cost of goods and services as well as wages.
(economics, euphemistic) An economic contraction.
(geology) The removal of soil and other loose material from the ground (or another surface) by wind, leaving it exposed to erosion.
An act or instance of deflating.
defleaing
defleaing
verb
present participle of deflea
deflexing
deflexing
verb
present participle of deflex
deflexion
deflexion
noun
UK spelling of deflection
defluvium
defluxion
defluxion
noun
(medicine) A discharge or flowing of fluid matter, as from the nose in catarrh.
(obsolete) A flowing down; a running down.
defoaming
defoaming
verb
present participle of defoam
defogging
defogging
verb
present participle of defog
defoliage
defoliant
defoliant
noun
An agent used to defoliate plants.
defoliate
defoliate
adj
Deprived of leaves; defoliated.
verb
(transitive) To remove foliage from (one or more plants), most often with a chemical agent.
deforcing
deforcing
verb
present participle of deforce
deforming
deforming
verb
present participle of deform
deformism
deformity
deformity
noun
An ugly or misshapen feature or characteristic.
The state of being deformed.
defortify
defossion
defraying
defraying
verb
present participle of defray
defyingly
defyingly
adv
With defiance.
delafield
demagnify
demagnify
verb
To reduce the size of an image etc
demideify
demideify
verb
(transitive) To treat as a demigod.
demulsify
demulsify
verb
(intransitive, of an emulsion) To separate into its components.
(transitive) To separate (an emulsion) into its components.
demystify
demystify
verb
(transitive) To remove the mystery from something; to explain or clarify.
demythify
denitrify
denitrify
verb
(transitive, chemistry) To remove nitrogen, often through the breakdown of nitrogenous compounds and the release of nitrogen gas.
densified
densified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of densify
densifier
densifier
noun
Any machine or substance that increases the density of a material
densifies
densifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of densify
dentiform
dentiform
adj
Having the shape or structure of a tooth.
designful
designful
adj
Full of designs; scheming.
desireful
desireful
adj
Filled with desire; eager.
deviceful
deviceful
adj
(now rare) Full of devices; inventive.
devilfish
devilfish
noun
(specifically) The devil ray, Mobula mobular.
Certain fish in the genus Paraplesiops; see blue devilfish, Bleeker's devilfish.
The anglerfish, Lophius piscatorius.
The giant squid or kraken.
The gray whale, Eschrichtius robustus.
The manta ray; any ray in the genus Mobula.
The octopus.
The piranha.
The suckermouth catfish, Hypostomus plecostomus (translating Spanish pez diablo).
devitrify
devitrify
verb
(of a glassy material) To become crystalline and brittle
dezincify
dezincify
verb
(transitive) To deprive of zinc.
dezinkify
diferrion
different
different
adj
Distinct, separate; used for emphasis after numbers and other determiners of quantity.