Producing or causing strong feelings and emotions.
verb
present participle of affect
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.
affirmant
affirmant
noun
(law) One who affirms of taking an oath.
One who affirms or asserts.
affixment
affixment
noun
Property of being affixed; attachment; connection.
afflation
afflation
noun
A blowing or breathing on; inspiration.
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.
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
afterpain
afterpain
noun
(pathology, often in the plural) pain of uterine contractions experienced after childbirth (especially after passage of the placenta)
afunction
afunction
noun
Lack of function; failure to work properly.
ahnfeltia
amalfitan
antefixal
antefixal
adj
Relating to an antefix.
antefixes
antefixes
noun
plural of antefix
antidraft
antidraft
adj
Opposing the draft (military conscription).
antifelon
antiflash
antiflash
adj
Alternative form of anti-flash
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
antitheft
antitheft
adj
Against or preventing from being stolen.
befitting
befitting
adj
appropriate, becoming
verb
present participle of befit
benefited
benefited
verb
simple past tense and past participle of benefit
benefiter
benefiter
noun
A person who benefits somebody else; benefactor.
A person who receives a benefit.
bifrontal
bifrontal
adj
Situated on both sides of the front (of the cranium)
bifronted
bifronted
adj
Having two fronts.
blindfast
bountiful
bountiful
adj
Having a quantity or amount that is generous or plentiful; ample.
buffeting
buffeting
noun
(aviation) random, irregular motion of the plane or of one of its parts caused by turbulences in the airflow
A blow or motion that buffets.
verb
present participle of buffet
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.
catfacing
catfacing
noun
The development of the catface deformity in tomatoes.
chieftain
chieftain
noun
(by extension) A leader of a group.
A leader of a clan or tribe.
citifying
citifying
verb
present participle of citify
cliftonia
coffinite
coffinite
noun
(mineralogy) A brown or black uranium-bearing silicate mineral.
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.
confinity
confinity
noun
contiguity, adjacency
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
conflicts
conflicts
noun
plural of conflict
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of conflict
confuting
confuting
verb
present participle of confute
countfish
countrify
countrify
verb
(transitive) To make rural or rustic.
cteniform
cteniform
adj
Comb-shaped.
defatting
defatting
noun
The removal of fat from something, either physically or chemically
verb
present participle of defat
defeating
defeating
verb
present participle of defeat
defecting
defecting
verb
present participle of defect
defection
defection
noun
An act or incidence of defecting.
defiantly
defiantly
adv
In a defiant manner.
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.
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.
defoliant
defoliant
noun
An agent used to defoliate plants.
denitrify
denitrify
verb
(transitive, chemistry) To remove nitrogen, often through the breakdown of nitrogenous compounds and the release of nitrogen gas.
dentiform
dentiform
adj
Having the shape or structure of a tooth.
different
different
adj
Distinct, separate; used for emphasis after numbers and other determiners of quantity.
Not the same; exhibiting a difference.
Unlike most others; unusual.
Various, assorted, diverse.
adv
Differently.
noun
(mathematics) The different ideal.
diffident
diffident
adj
(archaic) Lacking confidence in others; distrustful.
Lacking self-confidence; timid; modest
diffinity
diffluent
diffluent
adj
Flowing apart or off; dissolving; not fixed.
disinfect
disinfect
verb
To sterilize by the use of cleaning agent.
disinfest
disinfest
verb
(transitive) To eliminate insects, vermin, or other pests from.
downshift
downshift
noun
(automotive, cycling) A shift of a transmission into a lower gear.
A change in career or lifestyle to one which is not as well paid but less stressful and more personally rewarding.
A change of direction or a movement downwards.
A reduction in quality or quantity.
verb
(automotive, cycling) To shift (a car or bicycle) into a lower gear.
(automotive, cycling) To shift a transmission into a lower gear.
To change (one's career or lifestyle) to one which is not as well paid but less stressful and more personally rewarding.
To change one's career or lifestyle to one which is not as well paid but less stressful and more personally rewarding.
To function at a lower rate; to slacken.
To reduce (something) in quality or quantity (as effect, scope, speed, etc.)
draftings
draftings
noun
plural of drafting
driftland
driftland
noun
(geography) An area where the soil is deposited by wind.
(historical) A tribute paid for the privilege of driving cattle through a manor.
driftpins
driftpins
noun
plural of driftpin
driftwind
driftwind
noun
A driving wind; a wind that drives snow, sand, etc., into heaps.
dufrenite
dufrenite
noun
(mineralogy) A blackish-green mineral that is a hydrous phosphate of iron.
edificant
edificant
adj
building; constructing
effecting
effecting
adj
Causative, effective.
verb
present participle of effect
efficient
efficient
adj
(proscribed, old use) effective, efficacious
causing effects, producing results; bringing into being; initiating change (rare except in philosophical and legal expression efficient cause = causative factor or agent)
expressing the proportion of consumed energy that was successfully used in a process; the ratio of useful output to total input
making good, thorough, or careful use of resources; not consuming extra. Especially, making good use of time or energy
noun
(obsolete) a cause; something that causes an effect
efflation
efflation
noun
The act of filling with wind; a breathing or puffing out.
effodient
effodient
adj
(rare) Digging up.
enticeful
enticeful
adj
(rare) That has an ability or tendency to entice.
entifical
extrafine
fabianist
fabricant
fabricant
noun
One who fabricates; a manufacturer.
facetting
facetting
noun
Alternative form of faceting
faciation
factional
factional
adj
Of, pertaining to, or composed of factions.
factoring
factoring
noun
(mathematics) The process of factorization.
A financial transaction whereby a business sells its accounts receivable to a third party (called a factor) at a discount.
verb
present participle of factor
facundity
facundity
noun
(archaic) eloquence; readiness of speech
faggoting
faggoting
noun
Alternative spelling of fagoting
fagotings
fagotings
noun
plural of fagoting
fagottino
fagottino
noun
tenoroon
fahlunite
fahlunite
noun
(mineralogy) A hydration of iolite.
faineants
faineants
noun
plural of faineant
faintling
faintling
adj
Timorous; feeble-minded.
noun
One who is faint, feeble, or weak.
faintness
faintness
noun
The property of being or feeling faint.
fairmount
falangist
falangist
Noun
A member of the Falange
Adjective
Of or pertaining to the Falange
falcation
falcation
noun
The state of being falcate; a bend in the form of a sickle.
fallation
faltering
faltering
adj
hesitant, halting
noun
hesitancy
verb
present participle of falter
fanatical
fanatical
adj
Having an extreme, irrational zeal or enthusiasm for a specific cause.
fanlights
fanlights
noun
plural of fanlight
fantailed
fantailed
adj
Having a fan-shaped tail.
fantaisie
fantaseid
fantasias
fantasias
noun
plural of fantasia
fantasied
fantasied
adj
Filled with imaginations or fancies.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fantasy
fantasies
fantasies
noun
plural of fantasy
fantasist
fantasist
noun
A writer who writes in the fantasy style.
One living in a fantasy world.
One who creates fantasies.
fantasize
fantasize
Verb
To indulge in fantasy; to imagine things only possible in fantasy.
To portray in the mind, using fantasy.
fantassin
fantastic
fantastic
adj
Existing in or constructed from fantasy; of or relating to fantasy; fanciful.
Not believable; implausible; seemingly only possible in fantasy.
Resembling fantasies in irregularity, caprice, or eccentricity; irregular; grotesque.
Wonderful; marvelous; excellent; extraordinarily good or great (used especially as an intensifier).
noun
(archaic) A fanciful or whimsical person.
fantocine
fanwright
fanwright
noun
(historical) A person who makes fans for use in winnowing.
farenheit
farthings
farthings
noun
plural of farthing
fascinate
fascinate
verb
To be irresistibly charming or attractive to.
To evoke an intense interest or attraction in someone.
To make someone hold motionless; to spellbind.
fastening
fastening
noun
A hook or similar restraint used to fasten things together; fastener.
verb
present participle of fasten
fastgoing
fastgoing
adj
Travelling rapidly.
fastingly
fathering
fathering
verb
present participle of father
fatherkin
fatherkin
noun
(dated) Fond term of address for one's father.
fathoming
fathoming
verb
present participle of fathom
fatiguing
fatiguing
adj
causing fatigue
verb
present participle of fatigue
fatiscent
fatiscent
adj
(mineralogy) Having chinks or openings; rimose.
fattening
fattening
adj
That causes weight gain; often of high calorie food with relatively little nutritive value.
noun
The act of becoming fatter.
The act of making something fatter, particularly in reference or allusion to livestock.
verb
present participle of fatten
fattiness
fattiness
noun
The quality of being fatty
faultfind
faultfind
verb
(transitive) To find fault (with)
faunistic
faunistic
adj
(biology) Relating to the distribution of animals
faventine
featuring
featuring
noun
(rap music) A cameo on another performer's track.
verb
present participle of feature
febricant
febricant
adj
(archaic) Causing fever.
noun
(archaic) A patient who has a fever.
fecundity
fecundity
noun
Ability to cause growth or increase.
Ability to produce offspring.
Number, rate, or capacity of offspring production.
Rate of production of young by a female.
fefnicute
fefnicute
noun
(Lancashire) A two-faced, sneaky person.
feinstein
feldstein
fellating
fellating
verb
present participle of fellate
fellation
fellation
noun
Alternative form of fellatio
femineity
femineity
noun
The condition of being feminine; femininity
feminists
feminists
noun
plural of feminist
ferganite
feriation
feriation
noun
(obsolete) The observation of a holiday; cessation from work.
fermatian
fernticle
fernticle
noun
(obsolete, dialect, Scotland) A freckle on the skin, resembling the seed of fern.
ferreting
ferreting
noun
Hunting with ferrets.
ferret (tape used to tie documents)
verb
present participle of ferret
ferritins
ferritins
noun
plural of ferritin
fervanite
fervanite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic mineral containing hydrogen, iron, oxygen, and vanadium.
festering
festering
noun
The condition of something that festers.
verb
present participle of fester
festinate
festinate
adj
(obsolete) Hurried, hasty.
verb
(medicine) To become involuntarily quicker, such as when walking or speaking, due to certain disorders.
(obsolete) To hurry.
festucine
festucine
adj
(obsolete) Of a straw colour; greenish-yellow.
noun
(organic chemistry) Loline, an alkaloid with the formula C₈H₁₄N₂O.
fetations
fetations
noun
plural of fetation
fetidness
fetidness
noun
The quality of being fetid
fettering
fettering
noun
The act by which something is fettered or constricted.