(phonetics, uncountable, of a consonant) Becoming an affricate sound.
afroasiatic
afterchrome
aftercoming
aftercoming
adj
(obstetrics) Specifically, of a baby's head: following the rest of the body out of the womb, rather than (as is usual) preceding it.
Succeeding, following.
noun
A following state, sequel, consequence, or result; an aftercome.
aftercooler
aftercooler
noun
An intercooler located at the end of the supercharging chain.
aftercourse
aftercourse
noun
(archaic, regional) The final course of a meal.
(obsolete) A subsequent course of study.
The course (sequence of events or actions) that follows something; subsequent course.
afterschool
afterschool
adj
Of or pertaining to a program intended to care for and educate children in the time immediately after school classes.
Taking place immediately after school classes.
aftershocks
aftershocks
noun
plural of aftershock
agariciform
agariciform
adj
Having the form of an agaric
alcyoniform
aminoformic
anfractuose
anfractuose
adj
Alternative form of anfractuous
anfractuous
anfractuous
adj
craggy, rugged, coarse, rough, uneven.
sinuous, twisty, winding.
archbuffoon
archfounder
archpontiff
arcifinious
arcifinious
adj
(law, dated) Having a natural boundary, like a river, rather than an artificial dividing line.
artificious
artificious
adj
(obsolete) Using, exhibiting, performed with or characterized by much art, skill, or contrivance; dexterous; skillful.
authorcraft
authorcraft
noun
The craft of an author; the writing of books.
bacciferous
bacciferous
adj
Producing berries.
bacilliform
bacilliform
adj
Shaped like a bacillus; rod-shaped
noun
Such a bacillus
bacteriform
bathofloric
beachfronts
beachfronts
noun
plural of beachfront
benefactors
benefactors
noun
plural of benefactor
benefactory
benefactory
adj
Yielding benefit; doing good.
noun
One who gives benefit to others; a benefactor.
bifurcation
bifurcation
noun
(biology) A division into two branches.
(by extension) Any place where one thing divides into two.
(computer science) A command that executes one block or other of commands depending on the result of a condition.
(geography) A place where two roads, tributaries etc. part or meet.
(mathematics) The change in the qualitative or topological structure of a given family as described by bifurcation theory.
(nautical) The point where a channel divides when proceeding from seaward.
Either of the forks or other branches resultant from such a division.
The act of bifurcating; branching or dividing in two.
bombyciform
borofluoric
bracteiform
branchiform
bucciniform
bunchflower
bunchflower
noun
A perennial herb, Melanthium virginicum, having a branched cluster of pale flowers
cadmiferous
cadmiferous
adj
Containing or producing cadmium.
cafetoriums
cafetoriums
noun
plural of cafetorium
calathiform
calcariform
calcariform
adj
Having the shape of a spur
calciferols
calciferols
noun
plural of calciferol
calciferous
calciferous
adj
Yielding or containing calcium, calcium carbonate or calcite.
calculiform
calculiform
adj
Having the shape of a pebble
calefactory
calefactory
adj
warming
noun
(architecture) The room or building in a monastery holding its communal fire, kept warm and used as a sitting room.
A warming pan, or similar device used by a priest to warm his hands
californian
californian
Adjective
Of or relating to California.
Noun
A native or resident of the state of California in the United States of America.
californite
californite
noun
(mineralogy) A green vesuvianite found in California, resembling jade and used as a gemstone.
californium
californium
noun
A strongly radioactive and highly fissile transuranic chemical element (symbol Cf) with an atomic number of 98.
calorifical
calorifical
adj
Archaic form of calorific.
camouflager
camouflager
noun
A person skilled in the art of camouflage.
A person who camouflages things.
camoufleurs
camoufleurs
noun
plural of camoufleur
campaniform
campaniform
adj
In the shape of a bell
cannonproof
cannonproof
adj
impenetrable by cannonballs
capilliform
capilliform
adj
Having the form of a hair
caprifolium
capsuliform
capsuliform
adj
Having the form of a capsule
carboncliff
carniferous
carniferous
adj
Obsolete form of carnivorous.
cauliferous
cauliferous
adj
(botany) Giving rise to a stalk or stem
cauliflower
cauliflower
noun
Brassica oleracea var. botrytis, an annual variety of cabbage, of which the cluster of young flower stalks and buds is eaten as a vegetable.
The edible head or curd of a cauliflower plant.
The swelling of a cauliflower ear.
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To (cause to) swell up like a cauliflower ear.
celliferous
celliferous
adj
Bearing or producing cells.
centerfolds
centerfolds
noun
plural of centerfold
cercariform
cerebriform
cerebriform
adj
Resembling the outer surface of the brain
chancriform
chancriform
adj
(pathology) Having the form of a chancre
cheliferous
cheliferous
adj
Having chelae (cheliform claws)
chemoreflex
chemoreflex
noun
(physiology) A reflex in response to a chemical stimulus
chiffoniers
chiffoniers
noun
plural of chiffonier
chiffonnier
chiffonnier
noun
Alternative form of chiffonier
chifforobes
chifforobes
noun
plural of chifforobe
chloroforms
chloroforms
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chloroform
choleriform
choleriform
adj
Resembling cholera.
chondrified
chondrified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chondrify
christiform
christoffel
christoffer
christoforo
chyliferous
chyliferous
adj
That bears or transmits chyle.
chymiferous
chymiferous
adj
Bearing or containing chyme
ciconiiform
ciconiiform
noun
Any stork of the order Ciconiiformes
ciliiferous
cirriferous
cirriferous
Adjective
Bearing cirri
clofibrates
clofibrates
noun
plural of clofibrate
cloverleafs
cloverleafs
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cloverleaf
cobblerfish
cobblerfish
noun
Any of various catfish.
Trachinotus carolinus
cocciferous
cocciferous
adj
Bearing or producing berries.
cochleiform
cochleiform
adj
Having the form of a snail shell
cockchafers
cockchafers
noun
plural of cockchafer
cockfighter
cockfighter
noun
One who engages in a cockfight.
cofavorites
cofavorites
noun
plural of cofavorite
cofeaturing
cofeaturing
verb
present participle of cofeature
coffeeberry
coffeeberry
noun
A shrub with glossy green leaves and bright red fruits that look like those of the coffee tree, native to the far western edge of North America, from Oregon to Baja California, Frangula californica
coffeemaker
coffeemaker
noun
(obsolete) A person who makes coffee.
Any of several different types of kitchen apparatus used to brew and filter coffee.
coffinmaker
coffinmaker
noun
A manufacturer of coffins.
coforeknown
cofoundress
cofoundress
noun
A female cofounder.
cofreighter
coinferring
coliiformes
colliflower
colliflower
noun
Obsolete form of cauliflower.
colourfully
colourfully
adv
Alternative spelling of colorfully
colourifics
colubriform
colubriform
adj
Characteristic of snakes of the family Colubridae; colubrid
Confident; relaxed; not worried about someone or something.
In a state of comfort and content.
Providing physical comfort and ease; agreeable.
noun
(US) A stuffed or quilted coverlet for a bed; a comforter.
comfortably
comfortably
adv
Easily; without effort or difficulty.
In a comfortable manner.
comfortless
comfortless
adj
(of a person) Deprived of comfort; uncomforted.
(of a thing) Offering no comfort; uncomforting.
comfortress
comfortress
noun
(rare) A woman who comforts.
comfortroot
coneflowers
coneflowers
noun
plural of coneflower
confarreate
confarreate
adj
Describing a form of Ancient Roman marriage solemnized with cakes made of far (spelt).
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.
conferences
conferences
noun
plural of conference
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of conference
conferments
conferments
noun
plural of conferment
conferrable
conferrable
adj
Capable of being conferred
conferrence
conferrence
noun
Archaic form of conference.
confervales
configurate
configurate
verb
(intransitive, obsolete) To take form or position, like the parts of a complex structure; to agree with a pattern.
(transitive, obsolete) To configure; to arrange or shape.
configuring
configuring
verb
present participle of configure
confirmable
confirmable
adj
Capable of being checked, verifiable.
confirmands
confirmands
noun
plural of confirmand
confirmedly
confirmedly
adv
In a manner that is confirmed; definitely, as has been demonstrated.
confirmment
confiscator
confiscator
noun
A person who confiscates
conflagrant
conflagrant
adj
brightly burning
conflagrate
conflagrate
verb
(intransitive) To catch fire.
(transitive) To set fire to something.
conflictory
conflictory
adj
(rare) conflicting
conforbably
conformable
conformable
adj
Having the same shape or form; very similar.
Suitable; compliant.
conformably
conformably
adv
With or in conformity; suitably; agreeably.
conformance
conformance
noun
The act of conforming; conformity.
conformator
conformator
noun
An apparatus used to take the conformation of part of the body in order to produce something that will fit it (especially of the head, for a hat)