Having the form of a cluster of grapes; clustered like grapes.
noun
A type of spinneret of a spider formed of spherical particles
acneiform
acneiform
adj
(pathology) Alternative form of acneform
adeniform
adeniform
adj
Shaped like a gland; adenoid.
adfluxion
adfluxion
noun
Alternative form of affluxion
aerofoils
aerofoils
noun
plural of aerofoil
affection
affection
noun
(medicine, archaic) A disease; a morbid symptom; a malady.
A feeling of love or strong attachment.
An attribute; a quality or property; a condition.
An emotion; a feeling or natural impulse acting upon and swaying the mind.
The act of affecting or acting upon.
The state of being affected, especially: a change in, or alteration of, the emotional state of a person or other animal, caused by a subjective affect (a subjective feeling or emotion), which arises in response to a stimulus which may result from either thought or perception.
verb
(now rare) To feel affection for.
afflation
afflation
noun
A blowing or breathing on; inspiration.
affluxion
affluxion
noun
The act of flowing towards; afflux.
afforcing
afforcing
verb
present participle of afforce
affording
affording
verb
present participle of afford
affusions
affusions
noun
plural of affusion
aflatoxin
aflatoxin
noun
(toxicology) Any of a family of mycotoxins, produced by molds of the Aspergillus genus, that can be toxic, carcinogenic, mutagenic or teratogenic; typically found as contaminants of animal food or peanuts.
aforesaid
aforesaid
adj
Previously stated; said or named before.
aforetime
aforetime
adj
(archaic) Former.
adv
(archaic) In time past; in a former time; formerly.
afortiori
afortiori
adj
Alternative form of a fortiori
afunction
afunction
noun
Lack of function; failure to work properly.
agatiform
agatiform
adj
Having the form of an agate; resembling an agate in appearance.
airproofs
airproofs
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of airproof
alfoncino
aliferous
aliferous
adj
Having wings; winged
aljofaina
amebiform
amebiform
adj
That resembles an amoeba/ameba
anguiform
anguiform
adj
Shaped like a snake.
antifelon
antifrost
antifrost
adj
Preventing, or countering the effects of frost.
arquifoux
arquifoux
noun
Alternative form of alquifou
autrefois
aveniform
aveniform
adj
Having the appearance of oats.
axiferous
axiniform
axiniform
adj
(anatomy, zoology) Shaped like the head of an axe.
azoformic
bacciform
bacciform
adj
Having the form of a berry.
bairdford
beccafico
beccafico
noun
A small bird, Sylvia hortensis, the figpecker.
becoiffed
becoiffed
adj
Having the hair arranged in a coif.
befogging
befogging
verb
present participle of befog
befooling
befooling
verb
present participle of befool
befoulier
befouling
befouling
verb
present participle of befoul
biddeford
bifarious
bifarious
adj
(botany) In two rows (on opposite sides of a branch etc.)
ambiguous
twofold, double
biflorate
biflorate
adj
(botany) Biflorous.
biflorous
biflorous
adj
(botany) Bearing two flowers or blooms.
bifluorid
bifoliate
bifoliate
adj
(botany) Having exactly two leaves. Compare bifoliolate, having two leaflets per leaf.
biforking
biformity
biformity
noun
A double form.
bifrontal
bifrontal
adj
Situated on both sides of the front (of the cranium)
bifronted
bifronted
adj
Having two fronts.
bifurcous
bifurcous
adj
bifurcate
billfolds
billfolds
noun
plural of billfold
bishopful
blatiform
blindfold
blindfold
adj
Having the eyes covered so as to obscure vision
Thoughtless; reckless.
adv
With the eyes covered so as to obscure vision.
noun
A covering, usually a bandage, for the eyes, blocking light to the eyes.
Something that obscures vision (literally or metaphorically).
verb
To cover the eyes, in order to make someone unable to see.
To obscure understanding or comprehension.
bloodfins
bloodfins
noun
plural of bloodfin
blowflies
blowflies
noun
plural of blowfly
boilerful
boilerful
noun
Enough to fill a boiler.
bonifaces
bonifaces
noun
plural of boniface
bountiful
bountiful
adj
Having a quantity or amount that is generous or plentiful; ample.
boxfishes
boxfishes
noun
plural of boxfish
boyfriend
boyfriend
noun
A male friend.
A male partner in an unmarried romantic relationship.
broadwife
bromfield
bromfield
Proper noun
Either of two villages in England.
bufonidae
bufotalin
bufotalin
noun
(organic chemistry) A cardiotoxic bufanolide steroid secreted by the common European toad (Bufo bufo) and other related toads such as Bufo melanostictus.
bufotenin
bufotenin
noun
Alternative spelling of bufotenine
bufotoxin
bufotoxin
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of a family of toxic substances found in toads, other amphibians, and some plants and mushrooms.
bulbiform
bulbiform
adj
Shaped like a bulb.
bulliform
bulliform
adj
(medicine) Having a blistered appearance; bullate.
noun
A bulliform cell
bursiform
bursiform
adj
Shaped like a purse or bag.
cactiform
cactiform
adj
Resembling a cactus.
caeciform
caffoline
caffoline
noun
(organic chemistry) An organic compound with chemical formula C₅H₉N₃O₂, obtained from caffeine by successively removing one methylamine and two carbonic anhydride groups.
calciform
calciform
adj
Having the form of calx, chalk or lime.
calorific
calorific
adj
(US, of food) High in calories and thus likely fattening.
(physics) Relating to or producing heat or other energy.
cambiform
cambiform
adj
(botany) Resembling the cells of the cambium.
caprifoil
caprifoil
noun
(obsolete) A plant of the family Caprifoliaceae; honeysuckle.
caprifole
caprifole
noun
(obsolete) The woodbine or honeysuckle.
capriform
capriform
adj
Having the form of a goat
carbonify
carbonify
verb
To convert to carbon; to burn or caramelize.
cardiform
cardiform
adj
(of fish teeth) Resembling a series of combs
carniform
caudiform
caudiform
adj
(zoology) Resembling a tail.
cauliform
cauliform
adj
Having the form of a caulis.
celliform
celliform
adj
Having the form of a cell; cellular
celtiform
cheliform
cheliform
adj
Having the form of a chela
chiefdoms
chiefdoms
noun
plural of chiefdom
chiffrobe
chiniofon
chiniofon
Noun
An antiprotozoal agent.
chipproof
choiceful
choiceful
adj
(obsolete) Making choices; fickle.
Having the opportunity to choose or make choices; abounding in choices
chondrify
chondrify
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To convert, or be converted, into cartilage.
christoff
chyliform
chyliform
adj
(medicine) Having an appearance resembling chyle.
ciliiform
ciliiform
adj
Alternative form of ciliform
cirriform
cirriform
adj
(biology, zoology) Formed like a cirrus or tendril.
claviform
claviform
adj
(chiefly biology) Larger at the tip than at the base; club-shaped.
(chiefly biology) Shaped like a nail (“a metallic spike-shaped fastener”).
Key-shaped.
noun
(palaeography) An image or symbol which is club-shaped, that is, larger at the tip than at the base.
cliffwood
cliftonia
coalfield
coalfield
noun
Any region containing deposits of coal that may be mined.
coalified
coalified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of coalify
coalifies
coalifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of coalify
cobriform
cobriform
adj
Shaped like a cobra.
cocciform
cockfight
cockfight
noun
A contest, in a cockpit, between gamecocks fitted with cockspurs
verb
To participate in (as a rooster), or organize and run (as a gambler or bookmaker), a cockfighting event.
cocrucify
codfisher
codfisher
noun
One who fishes for cod.
codfishes
codfishes
noun
plural of codfish
codifiers
codifiers
noun
plural of codifier
codifying
codifying
noun
A codification.
verb
present participle of codify
coffering
coffering
verb
present participle of coffer
coffining
coffining
verb
present participle of coffin
coffinite
coffinite
noun
(mineralogy) A brown or black uranium-bearing silicate mineral.
cofighter
cofinance
cofinance
verb
To finance jointly.
coglorify
coiffeurs
coiffeurs
noun
plural of coiffeur
coiffeuse
coiffeuse
noun
A female hairdresser
coiffured
coiffured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of coiffure
coiffures
coiffures
noun
plural of coiffure
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of coiffure
coldfinch
coliforms
coliforms
noun
plural of coliform
colliform
colorific
colorific
adj
(figurative) flowery; ornate
(obsolete, chemistry) That produces coloured precipitates
colourful
comfiness
comfiness
noun
(informal) comfortableness
comfiture
comfiture
noun
(obsolete) A confection, especially of preserved fruit.
cominform
conchfish
confidant
confidant
noun
A person in whom one can confide or share one's secrets: a friend.
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
confiding
confiding
adj
(Birding) Of a bird, allowing the close approach of humans.
Having or showing confidence or trust in another person.
In confidence; as if with trust.
noun
The telling of something in confidence.
verb
present participle of confide
configure
configure
verb
(transitive) To set up or arrange something in such a way that it is ready for operation for a particular purpose, or to someone's particular liking
confiners
confiners
noun
plural of confiner
confining
confining
adj
limiting; restrictive
verb
present participle of confine
confinity
confinity
noun
contiguity, adjacency
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
confirmee
confirmee
noun
A person who is confirmed via religious rite.
One to whom anything is confirmed.
confirmer
confirmer
noun
One who confirms something
confirmor
confirmor
noun
(Hong Kong, specifically) A purchaser of real estate who resells the property before the transaction is completed.
(law) One who performs the confirmation of an estate; the grantor of a deed of confirmation.
confitent
confitent
noun
A person who confesses; a confessor or penitent
confiteor
confiteor
noun
(Christianity, chiefly Roman Catholicism) A prayer, typically beginning “I confess to Almighty God…” in English, in which public confession of sins is made.
confiture
confiture
noun
a preserve or jelly/jam of candied fruit
confixing
confixing
verb
present participle of confix
conflicts
conflicts
noun
plural of conflict
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of conflict
confrerie
confrerie
noun
brotherhood, association
confucian
confucian
Adjective
of, pertaining to, or conforming to the teachings of Confucius
Noun
One who follows the teachings of Confucius.
confucius
confucius
Proper noun
Western name of Kong Qiu (孔丘), an influential Chinese philosopher who lived 551 – 479
confusing
confusing
adj
difficult to understand; not clear as lacking order, chaotic etc
verb
present participle of confuse
confusion
confusion
noun
(archaic) A state of shame or embarrassment.
A lack of clarity or order.
Lack of understanding due to dementia.
The act of mistaking one thing for another or conflating distinct things.
The state of being confused; misunderstanding.
confusive
confusive
adj
(archaic) Full of confusion; confused or confusing.