(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
aflicker
aflicker
adj
Flickering.
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
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
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.
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
bonchief
boniface
boniface
noun
The proprietor of a hotel or restaurant; an innkeeper.
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
calflike
calflike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a calf (young cow).
califate
califate
noun
Alternative form of caliphate
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.
capefair
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
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
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
chinfest
chinfest
noun
(colloquial) A session of chat or gossip; a chinwag.
chuffier
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.
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.
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
clifflet
clifflet
noun
A little cliff.
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
coiffeur
coiffeur
noun
A male hairdresser.
verb
To cut or style hair
coiffure
coiffure
noun
hairstyle
verb
(transitive) to style or arrange hair
coinfers
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
confixed
confixed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of confix
conifers
conifers
noun
plural of conifer
corfiote
craftier
craftier
adj
comparative form of crafty: more crafty
crimeful
crimeful
adj
criminal; wicked; illegal
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.
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
duckwife
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.
effierce
encoffin
encoffin
verb
(transitive) To place or enclose in a coffin.
enfacing
enfacing
verb
present participle of enface
enfatico
enfierce
epifocal
epifocal
adj
epicentral
eurafric
facelift
facelift
noun
(by extension) Any activity undertaken to renew, revamp, update, or improve the appearance of something.
Plastic surgery to the face to remove wrinkles, fat or various signs of aging.
verb
To perform a facelift upon.
facetiae
facetiae
noun
(archaic, euphemistic) Indecent books.
(rare) Witty or amusing writings or remarks.
faceting
faceting
noun
An arrangement into facets.
verb
present participle of facet
facewise
facewise
adv
By means of or in terms of the face.
faciends
faciends
noun
plural of faciend
facilely
facilely
adv
In a facile manner.
faiences
faiences
noun
plural of faience
failance
failance
noun
(obsolete) fault; failure; omission
faisceau
famacide
famacide
noun
A slanderer or person who destroys another's reputation
fanciers
fanciers
noun
plural of fancier
fanciest
fanciest
adj
superlative form of fancy: most fancy
fasciate
fasciate
adj
(botany) Banded or compacted together.
(botany) Flattened and laterally widened.
(zoology) Broadly banded with colour.
Bound with a fillet, sash, or bandage.
verb
(transitive) To bind.
To apply fascia.
fascicle
fascicle
noun
(anatomy) A bundle of skeletal muscle fibers surrounded by connective tissue.
(botany) A cluster of flowers or leaves, such as the bundles of the thin leaves (or needles) of pines.
(botany) A discrete bundle of vascular tissue.
(publishing) A discrete section of a book issued or published separately.
A bundle or cluster.
fascines
fascines
noun
plural of fascine
fasciole
fasciole
noun
(zoology) A band of minute tubercles, bearing modified spines, on the shells of spatangoid sea urchins.
faucille
febrific
febrific
adj
Feverish, inflamed.
Hot-tempered.
fecalith
fecalith
noun
Alternative form of fecolith
fecaloid
fecaloid
adj
Resembling excrement or faeces.
fecifork
federica
federico
felicdad
felicide
felicide
noun
The killing of a cat.
felicify
felicita
felicity
felicity
noun
(countable) Something that is either a source of happiness or particularly apt.
(uncountable) An apt and pleasing style in speech, writing, etc.; (countable) an apt and pleasing choice of words.
(uncountable) Happiness; (countable) an instance of this.
(uncountable, rare) Good luck; success; (countable) An instance of unexpected good luck; a stroke of luck; also, a lucky characteristic.
(uncountable, semiotics) Reproduction of a sign with fidelity.
fellinic
fellinic
adj
Of, relating to, or derived from bile or gall.
felsitic
felsitic
adj
Relating to, or containing, felsite.
femicide
femicide
noun
The killing of a woman because of their gender, especially when motivated by misogyny.
feminacy
feminacy
noun
(archaic) effeminacy
fencible
fencible
adj
Capable of being defended
noun
A militia unit raised for homeland defense.
A soldier in such a unit.
fencings
fencings
noun
plural of fencing
feracity
feracity
noun
(obsolete) The state of being feracious, or fruitful.
fernsick
ferocity
ferocity
noun
The condition of being ferocious.
ferritic
ferritic
adj
Relating to a ferrite.
ferulaic
fetching
fetching
adj
Attractive; pleasant to regard.
noun
The act by which something is fetched.
verb
present participle of fetch
fetiches
fetiches
noun
plural of fetich
plural of fetiche
fetichic
fetichry
feticide
feticide
noun
One who kills a fetus.
The killing of a fetus or embryo; an induced abortion.
fetishic
fetishic
adj
Of or relating to a fetish.
fetticus
fetticus
noun
(US) corn salad or mâche, Valerianella locusta, a plant whose leaves are used in salads.
fiancees
fiancees
noun
plural of fiancee
fiascoes
ficaries
fichtean
ficklest
ficklest
adj
superlative form of fickle: most fickle
ficklety
ficklety
noun
(humorous) fickleness
ficoides
fiercely
fiercely
adv
In a fierce manner.
extremely; to a large degree
fiercely competitive
fiercest
fiercest
adj
superlative form of fierce: most fierce.
filchers
filchers
noun
plural of filcher
filchery
filecard
filecard
noun
Alternative form of file card
filechar
filespec
filicide
filicide
noun
A person who kills their own child.
The killing of one's own child.
filicite
financed
financed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of finance
financer
financer
noun
(finance) An entity that provides financing
finances
finances
noun
funds or other financial resources
plural of finance
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of finance