(music) In a rushing or hurrying manner; as if pressing onwards.
affrontedly
affrontedly
adv
(obsolete) shamelessly
africanized
afterbodies
afterbodies
noun
plural of afterbody
afterdinner
afterfriend
afterwisdom
afterwitted
afterwitted
adj
(dated) Characterized by afterwit; slow-witted.
afterworlds
afterworlds
noun
plural of afterworld
allografted
allografted
adj
grafted as an allograft
antifederal
antifederal
adj
Alternative form of anti-federal
archdapifer
archfounder
autografted
autografted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of autograft
babyproofed
babyproofed
adj
Made babyproof.
bakersfield
bakersfield
Proper noun
A major city in California, USA
barefacedly
barefacedly
adv
In a barefaced manner
beardfishes
beardfishes
noun
plural of beardfish
befriending
befriending
noun
The process of making friends with somebody.
verb
present participle of befriend
benzdifuran
bergenfield
beuniformed
beuniformed
adj
(dated) Wearing a uniform.
blandfordia
blindfolder
blindfolder
noun
One who, or an object which, blindfolds someone.
bloodflower
bloodflower
noun
A species of milkweed (Asclepias curassavica L.) with blood-red petals, native to the Central and South American tropics
Any plant in the genus Haemanthus, bulbous African plants of the amaryllis family.
bodysurfers
bodysurfers
noun
plural of bodysurfer
bodysurfing
bodysurfing
verb
present participle of bodysurf
bombproofed
bombproofed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bombproof
brazenfaced
brazenfaced
adj
(dated) impudent; shameless
breadfruits
breadfruits
noun
plural of breadfruit
breadstuffs
breadstuffs
noun
plural of breadstuff
breakfasted
breakfasted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of breakfast
breastfeeds
breastfeeds
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of breastfeed
brickfields
brickfields
noun
plural of brickfield
brownfields
brownfields
noun
plural of brownfield
butterfield
butterflied
butterflied
verb
simple past tense and past participle of butterfly
cadmiferous
cadmiferous
adj
Containing or producing cadmium.
centerfolds
centerfolds
noun
plural of centerfold
centrifuged
centrifuged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of centrifuge
chauffeured
chauffeured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chauffeur
cherryfield
chondrified
chondrified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chondrify
churchified
churchified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of churchify
circumfused
circumfused
verb
simple past tense and past participle of circumfuse
cofoundress
cofoundress
noun
A female cofounder.
confederacy
confederacy
noun
(politics) A state where the sovereign constituent units delegate their authority to the centre. As opposed to a federation, where the central and regional governments are each equal and sovereign in their own sphere.
An alliance.
Specifically, an instance of a decentralized governing structure among the indigenous peoples of North America.
confederate
confederate
adj
banded together; allied.
of, relating to, or united in a confederacy
noun
(psychology) An actor who participates in a psychological experiment pretending to be a subject but in actuality working for the researcher.
A member of a confederacy.
An accomplice in a plot.
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To combine in a confederacy.
confirmands
confirmands
noun
plural of confirmand
confirmedly
confirmedly
adv
In a manner that is confirmed; definitely, as has been demonstrated.
confounders
confounders
noun
plural of confounder
copperfield
countrified
countrified
adj
Rural, rustic; unsophisticated.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of countrify
countryfied
countryfied
verb
simple past tense and past participle of countryfy
critchfield
cromfordite
crossruffed
crossruffed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of crossruff
crucifyfied
daggerproof
daggerproof
adj
Resistant to being stabbed through with a dagger.
dampproofer
dampproofer
noun
A material used for dampproofing.
dangerfully
dangerfully
adv
(obsolete) dangerously
dauerschlaf
dauerschlaf
noun
a prolonged sleep therapy
debriefings
debriefings
noun
plural of debriefing
decalcifier
decalcifier
noun
A chemical or device that decalcifies.
decertified
decertified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of decertify
decertifies
decertifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of decertify
deepfreezed
deepfreezes
defalcators
defalcators
noun
plural of defalcator
deferential
deferential
adj
(anatomy, not comparable) Of, or relating to the vas deferens.
Based on deference; based on the doctrine, ideology, or wishes of others rather than one's own conclusions.
Respectful and considerate; showing deference.
deferrables
deferrables
noun
plural of deferrable
deferrizing
defervesced
defervesced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of defervesce.
defibrinate
defibrinate
verb
(transitive, medicine) (of blood) To remove fibrin from; to deprive of fibrin.
defibrinize
defibrinize
verb
(transitive) To remove fibrin from; to defibrinate
deflagrable
deflagrable
adj
(chemistry, archaic) Burning with a sudden and sparkling combustion; slightly explosive; liable to snap and crackle when heated, like salt.
deflagrated
deflagrated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of deflagrate
deflagrates
deflagrates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deflagrate
deflagrator
deflagrator
noun
(historical) An electrical device for producing rapid combustion.
Something which deflagrates.
defloration
defloration
noun
the act of deflowering
deflowerers
deflowerers
noun
plural of deflowerer
deflowering
deflowering
noun
The breaking of the hymen of a virgin.
verb
present participle of deflower
defoliators
defoliators
noun
plural of defoliator
deforcement
deforcement
noun
(law) A keeping out by force or wrong; a wrongful withholding, as of lands or tenements, to which another has a right.
(law, Scotland) Resistance to an officer in the execution of law.
deforesting
deforesting
verb
present participle of deforest
deformalize
deformalize
Verb
To make informal.
deformation
deformation
noun
A transformation; change of shape.
The act of deforming, or state of being deformed.
deformative
deformities
deformities
noun
plural of deformity
defraudment
defraudment
noun
(obsolete) Privation by fraud; defrauding
defrication
deificatory
deificatory
adj
Serving to deify or make into a god.
demigriffin
demulsifier
demulsifier
noun
(chemistry) Any substance used to break an emulsion into its constituent liquids.
denitrified
denitrified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of denitrify
denitrifier
denitrifier
noun
(biology, soil science) An organism that engages in denitrification, the removal of nitrates from the environment
denitrifies
denitrifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of denitrify
dentiferous
dentiferous
adj
Bearing teeth.
dentifrices
dentifrices
noun
plural of dentifrice
dereference
dereference
noun
The act by which something is dereferenced.
verb
(computing, in operating systems derived from Unix) To operate on the file or directory pointed to by a symbolic link, rather than on the link itself.
(programming) To access the value or object located in a memory location stored in a pointer or another value interpreted as such; to access a value being referenced by something else.
desertfully
desertified
desertified
adj
Turned into a desert
verb
simple past tense and past participle of desertify
desertifies
desertifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of desertify
desulfurate
desulfurate
verb
Alternative form of desulphurate
desulfuring
desulfuring
verb
present participle of desulfur
desulfurise
desulfurise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of desulfurize.
desulfurize
desulfurize
verb
(American spelling, transitive) To remove the sulfur from something (such as petroleum or flue gases).
devitrified
devitrified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of devitrify
devitrifies
devitrifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of devitrify
diefenbaker
differenced
differenced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of difference
differences
differences
noun
plural of difference
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of difference
differentia
differentia
noun
(semantics, logic, taxonomy) A distinguishing feature which marks a species off from other members of the same genus.
differently
differently
adv
(manner) In a different way.
differingly
differingly
adv
In a differing or different way.
diffracting
diffracting
verb
present participle of diffract
diffraction
diffraction
noun
(physics) The bending of a wave around an obstacle.
(quantum mechanics) The breaking up of an electromagnetic wave as it passes a geometric structure (e.g. a slit), followed by reconstruction of the wave by interference.
diffractive
diffractive
adj
(physics) Having the ability to diffract light
direfulness
direfulness
noun
Quality of being direful.
disaffirmed
disaffirmed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disaffirm
disafforest
disafforest
verb
(UK, law) To change the status of land from that of a forest to ordinary land
To deforest
disciferous
disciferous
adj
Bearing discs.
disciflorae
discifloral
discifloral
adj
(botany) Bearing the stamens on a discoid outgrowth of the receptacle.
discomfiter
discomforts
discomforts
noun
plural of discomfort
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of discomfort
disconfirms
disconfirms
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disconfirm
disfavoring
disfavoring
verb
present participle of disfavor
disfavoured
disfavoured
adj
Not favoured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disfavour
disfavourer
disfavourer
noun
One who disfavours.
disfeatured
disfeatured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disfeature
disfiguring
disfiguring
verb
present participle of disfigure
disfrequent
disfrocking
disfrocking
verb
present participle of disfrock
disgraceful
disgraceful
adj
Bringing or warranting disgrace; shameful.
Giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation.
disinfecter
disinfecter
noun
Alternative form of disinfector
disinfector
disinfector
noun
An apparatus for applying disinfectants.
One who, or that which, disinfects.
disinformed
disinformed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disinform
distressful
distressful
adj
Causing or feeling distress, anxiety, or strain; distressing.
(passive sense) Causing or giving rise to distrust.
disulfirams
disulfirams
noun
plural of disulfiram
dittersdorf
diversified
diversified
adj
modified by diversification
verb
past participle of diversify
diversifier
diversifier
noun
One who or that which diversifies
diversifies
diversifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of diversify
diversiform
diversiform
adj
Of different or varying forms.
dolabriform
dolabriform
adj
Shaped like the head of an axe or hatchet.
dorsiferous
dorsiferous
adj
(biology) Bearing, or producing, on the back; applied to ferns which produce seeds on the back of the leaf, and to certain Batrachia, whose ova become attached to the skin of the parent's back, where they develop.
dorsiflexor
dorsiflexor
noun
(anatomy) A muscle that causes dorsiflexion when it contracts