To make resistant to damage caused by domestic cats.
chaffron
chamfron
chamfron
noun
Protective armor for a horse's head, especially the face and ears.
chanfron
chanfron
noun
Alternative form of chamfron (protective armor for a horse's head, especially the face and ears).
chirikof
ciliform
ciliform
adj
Having the form of cilia
cioffred
clifford
clifford
Proper noun
name transferred from the surname.
clontarf
codifier
codifier
noun
One who or that which codifies.
cofactor
cofactor
noun
(biochemistry) A molecule that binds to and regulates the activity of a protein.
(biochemistry) A substance, especially a coenzyme or a metal, that must be present for an enzyme to function.
(mathematics) The result of a number being divided by one of its factors.
(mathematics, linear algebra, of a matrix) The signed determinant of the submatrix produced by removing the row and column containing a specified element; primarily used in the recursive definition and calculation of the determinant of a matrix.
A contributing factor.
cofaster
cofather
coffered
coffered
adj
(architecture) Having coffers.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of coffer
cofferer
cofferer
noun
One who keeps treasures in a coffer.
coffrets
coffrets
noun
plural of coffret
coiffeur
coiffeur
noun
A male hairdresser.
verb
To cut or style hair
coiffure
coiffure
noun
hairstyle
verb
(transitive) to style or arrange hair
coinfers
coliform
coliform
adj
Of or pertaining to the bacteria that inhabit the intestines (especially the colon) of mammals
noun
Such a bacterium
colorful
colorful
adj
(euphemistic) Profane, obscene, offensive (usually in the phrase colourful language).
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of comfort
comfreys
comfreys
noun
plural of comfrey
confeder
confeder
verb
(obsolete) To confederate.
conferee
conferee
noun
A person on whom something is conferred or bestowed.
A person who participates in a conference.
conferva
conferva
noun
An unbranched slender green freshwater alga.
confider
confider
noun
One who confides.
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.
confirms
confirms
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of confirm
conforms
conforms
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of conform
confract
confrere
confrere
noun
A colleague or fellow, especially a professional one.
A fellow member of a religious organization, referring especially to Catholic religious orders of men.
confriar
confront
confront
verb
(intransitive) To engage in confrontation.
(transitive) To bring someone face to face with something.
(transitive) To come up against; to encounter.
(transitive) To put a thing facing to; to set in contrast to.
(transitive) To set a thing side by side with; to compare.
(transitive) To stand or meet facing, especially in competition, hostility or defiance; to come face to face with
confuser
confuser
noun
One who or that which confuses.
confuter
confuter
noun
A person who confutes
conifers
conifers
noun
plural of conifer
coniform
coniform
adj
Having the form of a cone
copurify
copurify
verb
To purify two or more materials simultaneously, normally by chromatography
cordleaf
corfiote
cornflag
cornflag
noun
Alternative form of corn-flag
cornific
cornific
adj
Producing horns; forming horn.
cornloft
cornloft
noun
A loft for corn; a granary.
cosuffer
cragford
cranford
crawfoot
crawford
crawford
Proper noun
derived from several different placenames.
crofters
crofters
noun
plural of crofter
crofting
crofting
noun
A form of land tenure and small-scale food production, unique to the Highlands and islands of Scotland, in which individual crofts are established on the better land while a large area of poor-quality hill ground is shared by all the crofters of the township for grazing.
The process of exposing linen to the sun, on the grass, in the process of bleaching.
verb
present participle of croft
crowfeet
crowfoot
crowfoot
noun
Any of many plants, mostly of the genus Ranunculus, that have a leaf shaped somewhat like a bird's foot; especially the buttercups
cubiform
cubiform
adj
Having the shape of a cube
cuniform
cuniform
noun
Alternative spelling of cuneiform
defector
defector
noun
One who defects.
deforced
deforced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of deforce
deforcer
deforcer
noun
(obsolete) A deforciant.
deforces
deforces
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deforce
defrocks
defrocks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of defrock
disfrock
disfrock
verb
(transitive) To remove from status as a member of a clergy; to unfrock.
ecofreak
ecofreak
noun
(informal, derogatory) A person with a passion for protecting the natural environment; an ecological activist.
effector
effector
noun
(biology) Any muscle, organ etc. that can respond to a stimulus from a nerve.
(biology) Any small molecule that effects the function of an enzyme by binding to an allosteric site.
(biology) The part of a nerve that carries a stimulus to a muscle etc.
An actuator.
enforced
enforced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of enforce
enforcer
enforcer
noun
(ice hockey, rugby, Australian rules football) A player who physically intimidates or confronts the opposition.
A hired strongman, especially working for the underworld.
One who enforces.
The member of a group, especially of a gang, charged with keeping dissident members obedient.
enforces
enforces
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of enforce
facework
facework
noun
(mining) work done at the face, such as the coalface
(sociology, psychology) The communicative strategies involved in upholding face, or social prestige.
The material of the outside or front side, as of a wall or building.
factored
factored
verb
simple past tense and past participle of factor
falconer
falconer
noun
A person who breeds or trains hawks or other birds of prey for taking birds or game.
One who follows the sport of fowling with hawks.
falconry
falconry
noun
The sport of hunting by using trained birds of prey, especially falcons and hawks.
farouche
farouche
adj
Sullen or recalcitrant.
fconvert
fecifork
federico
fencerow
fencerow
noun
The land adjacent to a fence
ferocity
ferocity
noun
The condition of being ferocious.
fibrotic
fibrotic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or exhibiting fibrosis.
ficiform
ficiform
adj
fig-shaped
firecoat
firelock
firelock
noun
(by extension, historical) A firearm using such a gunlock.
(historical) A form of gunlock, in which the priming is ignited by a spark.
flockier
flockier
adj
comparative form of flocky: more flocky
florance
florence
florence
Proper noun
a city in Alabama, USA
a town in Arizona, USA
and the county seat of
an unincorporated CDP in Wisconsin, also the county seat of
Noun
An ancient gold coin of the time of coined by Florentines and worth six shillings sterling.
A kind of cloth.
florican
florican
noun
Either of two species in the bustard family Otididae, Houbaropsis bengalensis or Sypheotides indicus.
floricin
focusers
focusers
noun
plural of focuser
folcroft
footrace
footrace
noun
A race run on foot.
forblack
forblack
adj
(archaic) Extremely black; jet-black.
forcaria
forcarve
forcarve
verb
(obsolete) To cut through, cut completely; to carve up; to cut off.
forcedly
forcedly
adv
In a manner that is, or seems, forced.
forceful
forceful
adj
Capable of either physical or coercive force; powerful.
forcelet
forceput
forchase
forcible
forcible
adj
(rare or obsolete) Having (physical) force, forceful.
Able to be forced.
Done by force, forced.
Having a powerful effect; forceful, telling, strong, convincing, effective.
forcibly
forcibly
adv
In a forcible manner, by force, against one's will.
In a forcible manner, with force, with powerful effect, powerfully, strongly.
forcipal
forcipal
adj
Forked or branched like a pair of forceps; constructed so as to open and shut.
forcipes
forclose
forclose
verb
Alternative form of foreclose
fordoche
forecast
forecast
noun
(gambling) exacta
A prediction of the weather.
An estimation of a future condition.
verb
(obsolete) To contrive or plan beforehand.
To estimate how something will be in the future.
To foreshadow; to suggest something in advance.
foreclaw
foreclaw
noun
A front claw.
forecome
forecome
verb
To come before and influence, especially to precede and prevent.
forecool
foredeck
foredeck
noun
The part of the deck of a ship or boat that lies forward of the mast
foreface
foreface
noun
The front portion of a dog's face; the muzzle.
forehock
forehock
noun
The hock from the foreleg of a pig
forelock
forelock
noun
A wedge pushed through a hole at the end of a bolt to hold it in place.
The part of a horse's (or similar animal's) mane that lies on its forehead.
The part of a person's hairstyle which covers the forehead.
verb
To fix in place with a forelock (wedge)
forensic
forensic
adj
(archaic) Relating to, or used in, debate or argument.
(dated) Relating to, or appropriate for, courts of law.
Relating to the use of science and technology in the investigation and establishment of facts or evidence in a court of law.
foretack
foretack
noun
(nautical) The fore tack (part of a sail)
forinsec
forinsec
adj
(obsolete) Describing the service owed to the superior of one's feudal lord.
formenic
formican
formican
Adjective
Of or pertaining to ants.
formicid
formicid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the ant family Formicidae.
fornacic
fornacis
forncast
forncast
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To arrange beforehand; forecast.
fornical
fornical
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the fornix
fornices
fornices
noun
plural of fornix
forslack
forslack
verb
(intransitive, rare) To slack up; be or grow slack; pall.
(transitive, obsolete) To be slack in; neglect by idleness; relax; render slack; delay; lose or spoil by slackness.
forthcut
forthcut
verb
(obsolete) To cut; plow.
fourchee
fourcher
fourchet
foxcroft
fraction
fraction
noun
(Christianity) In a eucharistic service, the breaking of the host.
(archaic) The act of breaking, or state of being broken, especially by violence.
(arithmetic) A ratio of two numbers (numerator and denominator), usually written one above the other and separated by a horizontal bar called the vinculum or, alternately, in sequence on the same line and separated by a solidus (diagonal bar).
(chemistry) A component of a mixture, separated by fractionation.
A part of a whole, especially a comparatively small part.
A small amount.
verb
To divide or break into fractions.
franchot
franckot
francois
frescoed
frescoed
adj
painted with frescos
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fresco
frescoer
frescoer
noun
A fresco painter.
frescoes
frescoes
noun
plural of fresco
fricando
fricando
noun
Archaic form of fricandeau.
friction
friction
noun
(China, historical) (Second Sino-Japanese War) Conflict, as between the Communists and non-Hanjian Kuomintang forces.
(figuratively) Conflict, as between persons having dissimilar ideas or interests; clash.
(medicine, obsolete, countable) Massage of the body to restore circulation.
(physics) A force that resists the relative motion or tendency to such motion of two bodies in contact.
The rubbing of one object or surface against another.
frigoric
frigoric
noun
A hypothetical fluid medium of cold.
frocking
frocking
noun
material for making frocks
verb
present participle of frock
frogface
frohlich
frolicks
frolicks
noun
plural of frolick
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of frolick