(chemistry) A simple or compound principle, whose presence is necessary to produce acidity, as oxygen, chlorine, bromine, iodine, etc.
acidproof
acidproof
adj
Resistant to the corrosive effects of acid.
aciniform
aciniform
adj
Full of small kernels like a grape.
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
adderfish
adeniform
adeniform
adj
Shaped like a gland; adenoid.
aerifying
aerifying
verb
present participle of aerify
aerofoils
aerofoils
noun
plural of aerofoil
affiancer
affiancer
noun
One who makes a contract of marriage between two persons.
affirmant
affirmant
noun
(law) One who affirms of taking an oath.
One who affirms or asserts.
affirmers
affirmers
noun
plural of affirmer
affirming
affirming
noun
The act of one who affirms something; an affirmation.
verb
present participle of affirm
affixture
affixture
noun
The act of affixing
The condition of being affixed
afflicter
afflicter
noun
One who afflicts.
afforcing
afforcing
verb
present participle of afforce
affording
affording
verb
present participle of afford
affraying
affraying
verb
present participle of affray
affreight
affreight
verb
To hire (a ship etc.) for the transportation of freight.
affricate
affricate
noun
(phonetics) A sound produced using a combination of a plosive and a fricative.
verb
(transitive) To produce (a plosive) as an affricate.
affrights
affrights
noun
plural of affright
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of affright
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
afrikaans
afrikaner
afterings
afterings
noun
(by extension) The last of any substance that is of a poorer quality than the earlier substance, e.g. the dregs of coffee.
The last milk that is obtained when milking a cow. Often considered the poorest quality of milk.
afterking
afterlife
afterlife
noun
(countable, uncountable) The part of a person's life that follows a particular stage or event; later life.
A conscious existence after death.
The effects of a person's actions, or their reputation, after death.
The events or situations that result from a particular event; the later reception, consumption or reworking of a cultural production such as a film, book, etc.
The place believed to be inhabited by people who have died.
aftermilk
afterpain
afterpain
noun
(pathology, often in the plural) pain of uterine contractions experienced after childbirth (especially after passage of the placenta)
aftership
aftertime
aftertime
noun
(music) The process in which a harmony singer or background singer repeats a line or a series of words in a song separately after the lead singer rather than singing it in unison with the lead singer; prominent in country music and Southern gospel.
A later time; the future.
afterwise
afterwise
adj
Wise after the fact.
agatiform
agatiform
adj
Having the form of an agate; resembling an agate in appearance.
aircrafts
aircrafts
noun
(nonstandard) plural of aircraft
airfields
airfields
noun
plural of airfield
airframes
airframes
noun
plural of airframe
airlifted
airlifted
adj
Having been the subject of an airlift.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of airlift
airproofs
airproofs
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of airproof
alfilaria
alfilaria
noun
Common storksbill (Erodium cicutarium), a flowering plant of the family Geraniaceae.
alfileria
alfridary
algarsife
aliferous
aliferous
adj
Having wings; winged
amberfish
amberfish
noun
An amberjack.
amebiform
amebiform
adj
That resembles an amoeba/ameba
amplifier
amplifier
noun
(electronics) An appliance or circuit that increases the strength of a weak electrical signal without changing the other characteristics of the signal.
(linguistics) An adverb that adds intensity, such as "really" or "totally".
(music) A portable encasement that houses a large speaker, used to amplify voices and musical instruments at live performances.
A lens that enlarges the field of vision.
Anything that amplifies, or makes something larger or more intense.
anguiform
anguiform
adj
Shaped like a snake.
antidraft
antidraft
adj
Opposing the draft (military conscription).
antifraud
antifraud
adj
Acting against fraud.
antifrost
antifrost
adj
Preventing, or countering the effects of frost.
antigraft
antigraft
adj
(politics) Opposed to or working against graft
aperitifs
aperitifs
noun
plural of aperitif
archchief
archchief
noun
(rare) A supreme, primary leader of any organization.
archfiend
archfiend
noun
(preceded by “the”, often capitalized) Satan.
(transferred sense) A diabolically evil person.
A chief fiend (devil, demon or monster).
archthief
arfillite
argufiers
argufiers
noun
plural of argufier
argufying
argufying
verb
present participle of argufy
argusfish
arquifoux
arquifoux
noun
Alternative form of alquifou
artifacts
artifacts
noun
plural of artifact
artificer
artificer
noun
A member of the military who specializes in manufacturing and repairing weapon systems.
A savant.
A trickster.
An inventor.
Someone who is skilled in their trade; an artisan.
artifices
artifices
noun
plural of artifice
aurifying
aurifying
verb
present participle of aurify
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.
backfired
backfired
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backfire
backfires
backfires
noun
plural of backfire
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backfire
bailiffry
bairdford
balefires
balefires
noun
plural of balefire
basifiers
basifiers
noun
plural of basifier
beardfish
beardfish
noun
Any of various deep-sea fish, of the family Polymixiidae, that have a pair of long hyoid barbels.
befingers
befingers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of befinger
befoulier
befreight
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
befringes
befringes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of befringe
benefiter
benefiter
noun
A person who benefits somebody else; benefactor.
A person who receives a benefit.
biddeford
bielbrief
bifarious
bifarious
adj
(botany) In two rows (on opposite sides of a branch etc.)
ambiguous
twofold, double
bifilarly
bifilarly
adv
In a bifilar manner.
biflorate
biflorate
adj
(botany) Biflorous.
biflorous
biflorous
adj
(botany) Bearing two flowers or blooms.
bifluorid
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.
bifurcate
bifurcate
adj
Divided or forked into two; bifurcated.
Having bifurcations.
verb
(intransitive) To divide or fork into two channels or branches.
(transitive) To cause to bifurcate.
bifurcous
bifurcous
adj
bifurcate
birchleaf
birdcraft
birdfarms
bitterful
bitterful
adj
Full of bitterness.
blackfire
blatiform
boilerful
boilerful
noun
Enough to fill a boiler.
boyfriend
boyfriend
noun
A male friend.
A male partner in an unmarried romantic relationship.
briefcase
briefcase
noun
(computing) In Microsoft Windows, a folder that supports file synchronization between itself and another folder.
A case used for carrying documents, especially for business.
briefings
briefings
noun
plural of briefing
briefless
briefless
adj
(law) Lacking briefs (clients)
briefness
briefness
noun
The characteristic of being brief.
brimfield
brimfully
brimfully
adv
In a brimful manner
broadwife
bromfield
bromfield
Proper noun
Either of two villages in England.
brushfire
brushfire
noun
(politics, attributive) A war that does not directly involve the world's superpowers.
A large fire in a scrubland or prairie, as opposed to a forest fire, which happens in forests.
brutified
brutified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of brutify
brutifies
brutifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of brutify
buffering
buffering
verb
present participle of buffer
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.
bushfires
bushfires
noun
plural of bushfire
cactiform
cactiform
adj
Resembling a cactus.
caeciform
cafardise
cafeteria
cafeteria
noun
(chiefly US, Canada) A dining area in an institution where meals may be purchased (as above), provided, or brought in from elsewhere.
(chiefly US, Canada) A restaurant in which customers select their food at a counter then carry it on a tray to a table to eat.
cafetiere
cafetiere
noun
Alternative form of cafetière
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.
campfires
campfires
noun
plural of campfire
caprifigs
caprifigs
noun
plural of caprifig
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
carnified
carnified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of carnify
carnifies
carnifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of carnify
carniform
caudiform
caudiform
adj
(zoology) Resembling a tail.
cauldrife
cauliform
cauliform
adj
Having the form of a caulis.
celliform
celliform
adj
Having the form of a cell; cellular
celtiform
certified
certified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of certify
certifier
certifier
noun
A person or entity that provides certification
certifies
certifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of certify
cerulific
chaferies
chaferies
noun
plural of chafery
chairlift
chairlift
noun
A continuously moving series of open seats, slung from overhead cables, used to transport people (especially skiers) up the sides of mountains.