(archaic) A solemn engagement, especially a pledge of marriage.
Faith, trust.
verb
(transitive) To be betrothed to; to promise to marry.
affiches
affiches
noun
plural of affiche
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of affiche
afflicts
afflicts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of afflict
aflicker
aflicker
adj
Flickering.
africana
africans
aircraft
aircraft
noun
A vehicle capable of atmospheric flight due to interaction with the air, such as buoyancy or lift
alacrify
alacrify
verb
(transitive) To rouse into action; to inspirit; to inspire.
antiface
antiface
noun
(computing) In facial recognition systems, a face having opposite properties to a given face.
archfire
archwife
archwife
noun
A big, masculine wife; a dominating woman; virago.
arcifera
arciform
arciform
adj
Having the form of a bow (weapon)
artifact
artifact
noun
(archaeology) An object, such as a tool, ornament, or weapon of archaeological or historical interest, especially such an object found at an archaeological excavation.
(biology) An appearance or structure in protoplasm due to death, the method of preparation of specimens, or the use of reagents, and not present during life.
(computing) A perceptible distortion that appears in an audio or video file or a digital image as a result of applying a lossy compression or other inexact processing algorithm.
(museology) Any object in the collection of a museum. May be used sensu stricto only for human-made objects, or may include ones that are not human-made.
A finding or structure in an experiment or investigation that is not a true feature of the object under observation, but is a result of external action, the test arrangement, or an experimental error.
An object made or shaped by human hand or labor.
An object made or shaped by some agent or intelligence, not necessarily of direct human origin.
Something viewed as a product of human agency or conception rather than an inherent element.
artifice
artifice
noun
(archaic) Something made with technical skill; a contrivance.
A crafty but underhanded deception.
A strategic maneuver that uses some clever means to avoid detection or capture.
A tactical move to gain advantage.
A trick played out as an ingenious, but artful, ruse.
verb
To construct by means of skill or specialised art
atcliffe
aycliffe
backfill
backfill
noun
(US) Reserve support personnel.
(US) That which backfills; a replacement.
(literature) Material in a story set earlier in the past, providing history or context for the current action.
The material that has been used to refill an excavation.
verb
(US) To provide reserve support.
(US) To replenish or restock due to attrition or loss.
(archaeology) To refill an excavation unit to restore the former ground surface and/or to preserve the unit and make it recognizable as having been excavated.
(gaming) To enter an online game that's already in progress, replacing a player who left early.
To refill a hole with the material dug out of it.
backfire
backfire
noun
(firefighting) Alternative spelling of back fire
A premature explosion in the cylinder of a gas or oil engine during the exhaust or the compression stroke, tending to drive the piston in the wrong direction.
An explosion in other equipment.
An explosion in the exhaust passages of an internal combustion engine.
verb
(of a gun, cannon, Bunsen burner, etc.) To fire in the opposite direction, for example due to an obstruction in the barrel.
(of an engine) To experience a premature ignition of fuel or an ignition of exhaust gases, making a popping sound.
To fail in a manner that brings down further misfortune.
backflip
backflip
noun
(by extension) a total reversal in policy or opinion; a volte-face, a U-turn.
(gymnastics) An act of rotating one's body 360 degrees in the backward direction.
verb
To completely reverse a policy or opinion; perform a U-turn.
To perform a backflip (rotation of body).
beatific
beatific
adj
Blessed, blissful, heavenly.
Having a benign appearance.
becafico
benefice
benefice
noun
(feudal law) An estate in lands; a fief.
(obsolete) A favour or benefit.
Land granted to a priest in a church that has a source of income attached to it.
verb
To bestow a benefice upon
bifacial
bifacial
adj
(archaeology, of a flint tool) Having two sharp cutting edges.
Having two faces or opposing surfaces.
bifocals
bifocals
noun
Spectacles that have corrective lenses of two different powers; used by people who need both distance and reading glasses.
bifurcal
bifurcal
adj
Synonym of bifurcate
blackfin
blackfin
noun
bluefin tuna
bonchief
boniface
boniface
noun
The proprietor of a hotel or restaurant; an innkeeper.
bulfinch
bullfice
caffeina
caffeine
caffeine
noun
An alkaloid, C₈H₁₀N₄O₂, found naturally in tea and coffee plants which acts as a mild stimulant on the central nervous system.
caffeins
caffeins
noun
plural of caffein
caffeism
caffeism
noun
Alternative form of caffeinism
caffling
caitiffs
caitiffs
noun
plural of caitiff
caitifty
calcific
calcific
adj
Of or pertaining to calcification
Of or pertaining to the formation of eggshells in birds and reptiles
calfkill
calflike
calflike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a calf (young cow).
calfling
calfling
noun
A small, young, or miniature calf.
calfskin
calfskin
noun
A fine leather made from the hide of a calf.
califate
califate
noun
Alternative form of caliphate
calorify
campfire
campfire
noun
A fire at a campground or on a camping trip, often used for cooking, to provide light and heat, to drive away bugs, and as a focal point for sitting around in the evening and talking, telling stories, and singing.
canfield
canfield
Noun
A type of solitaire card game; in the UK typically referring to Klondike, and in the US to Demon.
capacify
capacify
verb
(archaic) To qualify.
capefair
caprifig
caprifig
noun
A hermaphrodite fruit, inedible to humans, of certain usually uncultivated species of Ficus, which is the source of the pollen with which fig wasps pollinate edible female fruit in both cultivated and uncultivated Ficus trees.
cariform
carnifex
carnifex
noun
(now rare, historical) An executioner.
casefied
casefied
verb
simple past tense and past participle of casefy
casefies
casefies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of casefy
catfight
catfight
noun
(slang) A fight or bickering between women.
A fight between cats.
caustify
cavefish
cavefish
noun
Any fish in the family Amblyopsidae
Any of various fish, typically blind and lacking pigment, that inhabit subterranean waters.
chaffier
chaffier
adj
comparative form of chaffy: more chaffy
chaffing
chaffing
noun
The act by which somebody is chaffed; a teasing.
verb
present participle of chaff
chanfrin
chanfrin
noun
The forepart of a horse's head.
cheffing
cheffing
noun
The activity of a chef.
verb
present participle of chef
chelifer
chelifer
noun
book-scorpion
chenfish
chiefage
chiefage
noun
(obsolete) A tribute by the head; a poll tax.
chiefdom
chiefdom
noun
(anthropology) A society larger than a tribe, but smaller or simpler than a state.
An area or region governed by a chief.
chiefery
chiefery
noun
(historical) An Irish head tax
A colonial administrative centre.
The form of government in which people are ruled by a chief.
The land ruled over by a chief; chieftainship.
The leaders or chiefs of a people, collectively.
The status or role of a chief; chieftainship.
chiefess
chiefess
noun
(Hawaii) Synonym of chieftainess, a female chief.
chiefest
chiefest
adj
superlative form of chief: most chief
chiefish
chiffons
chiffons
noun
plural of chiffon
chiffony
chiffony
adj
Resembling or characteristic of chiffon material.
chinfest
chinfest
noun
(colloquial) A session of chat or gossip; a chinwag.
chirikof
chuffier
chuffily
chuffily
adv
In a clownish manner.
chuffing
chuffing
adj
(England, slang) Used as a mild intensifier, especially as a substitute for "fucking".
noun
A noisy puffing sound, as of a steam locomotive.
verb
present participle of chuff
chylific
chylific
adj
That produces chyle
ciliform
ciliform
adj
Having the form of cilia
cinefilm
cinefilm
noun
(countable) A film recorded on this medium.
(countable, uncountable) Any of various obsolete film formats, including 8 mm, 9.5 mm, 16 mm, and Super 8, formerly much used for making home movies to be viewed on a projector.
verb
(transitive) To record onto cinefilm.
cinofoil
cioffred
citified
citified
adj
Characteristic of the sophisticated customs or dress associated with city life.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of citify
citifies
citifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of citify
cityfied
cityfied
adj
Alternative spelling of citified.
cityfolk
classify
classify
verb
To make classy
to declare something a secret, especially a government secret
to identify by or divide into classes; to categorize
clefting
clefting
noun
(linguistics) The formation of a cleft sentence.
(medicine) The formation of a cleft lip or cleft palate.
verb
present participle of cleft
cliffier
cliffier
adj
comparative form of cliffy: more cliffy
cliffing
cliffing
noun
The formation of cliffs.
clifflet
clifflet
noun
A little cliff.
clifford
clifford
Proper noun
name transferred from the surname.
clothify
clothify
verb
(transitive, computer graphics) To give a cloth-like texture to.
clubfist
clubfist
noun
(obsolete) A coarse, brutal fellow.
A large, heavy fist.
coalfish
coalfish
noun
any of several blackish fish, especially Pollachius virens, a pollack, and Anoplopoma fimbria, sablefish.
cobelief
codified
codified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of codify
codifier
codifier
noun
One who or that which codifies.
codifies
codifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of codify
coffined
coffined
verb
simple past tense and past participle of coffin
coffling
coffling
verb
present participle of coffle
coiffeur
coiffeur
noun
A male hairdresser.
verb
To cut or style hair
coiffing
coiffing
verb
present participle of coiffe, an alternative spelling of coif
coiffure
coiffure
noun
hairstyle
verb
(transitive) to style or arrange hair
coinfers
coliform
coliform
adj
Of or pertaining to the bacteria that inhabit the intestines (especially the colon) of mammals
noun
Such a bacterium
combfish
combfish
noun
An Australasian wrasse, Coris picta, having a comb-like stripe
comfiest
comfiest
adj
superlative form of comfy: most comfy
confetti
confetti
noun
(rare) Edible Italian sugar-coated almonds, especially those which are used as part of a traditional Italian wedding.
Small pieces or strips (streamers) of colored paper or other material (metal, plaster, etc) generally thrown about at festive occasions, especially at weddings and in victory celebrations.
verb
(transitive) To scatter with confetti.
confided
confided
verb
simple past tense and past participle of confide
confider
confider
noun
One who confides.
confides
confides
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of confide
confined
confined
adj
In childbed.
Limited; narrow; restricted.
Not free to move.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of confine
confiner
confiner
noun
A person who lives on the confines, boundary or edge; a neighbour.
A person who lives within the confines; an inhabitant.
A prisoner incarcerated for a set term.
One who, or that which, limits or restrains.
confines
confines
noun
Elements that restrain someone.
The borders or limits of an area.
The scope or range of a subject.
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of confine
confirms
confirms
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of confirm
confixed
confixed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of confix
conflict
conflict
noun
A clash or disagreement, often violent, between two or more opposing groups or individuals.
An incompatibility, as of two things that cannot be simultaneously fulfilled.
verb
(intransitive) To be at odds (with); to disagree or be incompatible
(intransitive) To overlap (with), as in a schedule.
confriar
conifers
conifers
noun
plural of conifer
coniform
coniform
adj
Having the form of a cone
copurify
copurify
verb
To purify two or more materials simultaneously, normally by chromatography
corfiote
cornific
cornific
adj
Producing horns; forming horn.
crabfish
crabfish
noun
(archaic) A freshwater crab found in Southern European rivers, streams, and lakes, Potamon fluviatile or Cancer fluviatilis.
(archaic) A lobster or crayfish.
craftier
craftier
adj
comparative form of crafty: more crafty
craftily
craftily
adv
In a crafty manner; slyly.
crafting
crafting
noun
The act by which something is crafted.
verb
present participle of craft
craftint
crawfish
crawfish
noun
(Quebec, Canada, slang, derogatory) A slur against Anglo-Canadians used in some corners of Quebec (including the Gaspé).
(South Africa) Various marine crustaceans, rock lobster; especially Jasus lalandii, the Cape crawfish.
(Southern US, Midwestern US and Western US) Various freshwater crustaceans, crayfish.
verb
(colloquial, Southern US) To backpedal, desert or withdraw (also used with out).
crayfish
crayfish
noun
(Australia) A freshwater crayfish (family Parastacidae), such as the gilgie, marron, or yabby.
(Australia, New Zealand, South Africa) A rock lobster (family Palinuridae).
(New England, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota) A freshwater crustacean (family Cambaridae), sometimes used as an inexpensive seafood or as fish bait.
(Singapore) The species Thenus orientalis of the slipper lobster family (Scyllaridae).
Any of numerous freshwater decapod crustaceans in superfamily Astacoidea or Parastacoidea, resembling the related lobster but usually much smaller.
verb
Alternative form of crawfish (to backpedal, desert, or withdraw)
to catch crayfish
crimeful
crimeful
adj
criminal; wicked; illegal
crofting
crofting
noun
A form of land tenure and small-scale food production, unique to the Highlands and islands of Scotland, in which individual crofts are established on the better land while a large area of poor-quality hill ground is shared by all the crofters of the township for grazing.
The process of exposing linen to the sun, on the grass, in the process of bleaching.
verb
present participle of croft
crucifer
crucifer
noun
(Christianity) A person who carries a cross in a religious procession, a cross bearer.
(botany) A member of the family Cruciferae, the cabbage family, including cabbage and mustard.
crucifix
crucifix
noun
(gymnastics) The iron cross, a position on the rings where the gymnast holds the rings straight out on either side of the body.
A wooden cross used for crucifixions, as by the Romans.
An ornamental or symbolic sculptural representation of Christ on a cross, often worn as a pendant or displayed in a Christian church.
cubiform
cubiform
adj
Having the shape of a cube
cufflink
cufflink
noun
A button or stud used to hold a sleeve cuff together.
cuffyism
cuniform
cuniform
noun
Alternative spelling of cuneiform
decemfid
decemfid
adj
(botany) cleft into ten parts
defacing
defacing
noun
defacement
verb
present participle of deface
defiance
defiance
noun
A challenging attitude or behaviour; challenge.
Open or bold resistance to or disregard for authority, opposition, or power.
The feeling, or spirit of being defiant.
deficits
deficits
noun
plural of deficit
deifical
deifical
adj
Alternative form of deific
diffract
diffract
verb
(intransitive) To undergo diffraction
(transitive) To cause diffraction
disfrock
disfrock
verb
(transitive) To remove from status as a member of a clergy; to unfrock.
duckwife
dutchify
dutchify
Verb
To render more Dutch.
edificed
edifices
edifices
noun
plural of edifice
effacing
effacing
verb
present participle of efface
efficace
efficacy
efficacy
noun
Ability to produce a desired effect under ideal testing conditions.
Degree of ability to produce a desired effect; effectiveness.