(postpositive) Premeditated; planned ahead of time.
afterburners
afterburners
noun
plural of afterburner
afterburning
afterburning
noun
(aviation) The injection of extra fuel into a jet engine downstream of the turbines in order to achieve extra thrust.
afterthought
afterthought
noun
A reflection after an act; a later or subsequent thought, action, or expedient.
Something additional to the original plan or concept.
verb
(very rare except in the past tense, possibly nonstandard) To expound as an afterthought.
simple past tense and past participle of afterthink
amentiferous
amentiferous
adj
(botany) Bearing catkins.
antidandruff
antidandruff
adj
Countering or preventing dandruff.
antidiffuser
antisuffrage
antisuffrage
adj
(politics) Opposing suffrage.
archboutefeu
artfulnesses
artfulnesses
noun
plural of artfulness
assuefaction
assuefaction
noun
(obsolete) habituation
aurification
aurification
noun
Any of several processes, especially in dentistry, that involve working with gold.
autofrettage
autofrettage
noun
A metal fabrication technique in which a pressure vessel is subjected to enormous pressure, causing internal portions of the part to yield plasticly, resulting in internal compressive residual stresses once the pressure is released.
autografting
autografting
verb
present participle of autograft
autoinfusion
autoinfusion
noun
The movement of blood from one part of the body to another by means of externally-applied pressure (to combat blood loss)
avifaunistic
beautifuller
beautifuller
adj
(obsolete, nonstandard) comparative form of beautiful: more beautiful
befountained
befountained
adj
Furnished with a fountain.
befuddlement
befuddlement
noun
The state of being befuddled.
bellyflaught
bifunctional
bifunctional
adj
(chemistry, of a compound) Having two functional groups or binding sites.
(chemistry, of a reaction) Involving two functional groups or binding sites.
Having two functions.
bifurcations
bifurcations
noun
plural of bifurcation
boastfulness
boastfulness
noun
The characteristic of being boastful.
bulletproofs
bulletproofs
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bulletproof
bullfighters
bullfighters
noun
plural of bullfighter
bullfighting
bullfighting
noun
A traditional spectacle, popular in Spain and many former Spanish colonies, in which a matador manipulates and ultimately kills a bull at close range.
bullmastiffs
bullmastiffs
noun
plural of bullmastiff
bushfighting
bushfighting
noun
Fighting in the bush, or from behind bushes, trees, or thickets.
butterfishes
butterfishes
noun
plural of butterfish
butterflower
butterflyers
butterflyers
noun
plural of butterflyer
butterflying
butterflying
verb
present participle of butterfly
capituliform
capituliform
adj
Resembling a capitulum.
centifolious
centifolious
adj
Having a hundred leaves.
centrifugals
centrifugals
noun
plural of centrifugal
centrifugate
centrifugate
noun
The material to be separated in a centrifuge.
verb
(transitive) To separate using centrifugation.
centrifuging
centrifuging
noun
The processing of material in a centrifuge.
verb
present participle of centrifuge
chaetiferous
chaetiferous
adj
(zoology) Bearing chaetae.
characterful
characterful
adj
Full of character.
cheerfullest
cheerfullest
adj
superlative form of cheerful: most cheerful
circumferent
circumfluent
circumfluent
adj
Flowing round; surrounding in the manner of a fluid.
coformulator
complaintful
complaintful
adj
(obsolete) Full of complaint.
confabulated
confabulated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of confabulate
confabulates
confabulates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of confabulate
confabulator
confabulator
noun
One who confabulates.
configurated
configurated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of configurate
confoundment
confoundment
noun
something which is or has been confounded
the state of being confounded
confucianist
confucianist
Noun
A follower of the teachings of Confucius
confusticate
confusticate
verb
(transitive, informal, chiefly US) To confuse, confound, or perplex.
confutations
confutations
noun
plural of confutation
consentfully
consentfully
adv
With consent; consensually.
corticifugal
corticifugal
adj
(anatomy) Leading away from the cerebral cortex
cosurfactant
cosurfactant
noun
A surfactant acting in tandem with another surfactant to enhance its properties.
countercraft
countercraft
noun
Strategies or tactics that serve to counter something.
counterdraft
counterfeits
counterfeits
noun
plural of counterfeit
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of counterfeit
counterfires
counterflory
counterflory
adj
(heraldry) Decorated with fleurs-de-lis or other floral motifs arranged in pairs opposite each other, especially on opposite sides of a border on a shield or banner.
counterflows
counterflows
noun
plural of counterflow
counterfoils
counterfoils
noun
plural of counterfoil
counterforce
counterforce
adj
(military) Targeting an opponent's military assets, such as missile silos, rather than other valuable assets such as cities and civilian populations.
noun
A force that opposes another force.
counterfugue
counterfugue
noun
(music) A fugue in which the answer or imitation to the melody is played in an inverse manner.
counteroffer
counteroffer
noun
An offer made in reply to an unacceptable offer.
verb
To offer as a counteroffer.
counterproof
counterproof
noun
(logic) A proof that contradicts a given statement.
(printing) The inverted image of an original proof.
counterrefer
counterscoff
counterscoff
noun
A retort; a scoffing utterance in response to another.
countershaft
countershaft
noun
Synonym of jackshaft (“mechanical component for rotational force”)
verb
Synonym of jackshaft
cruciformity
cuneiformist
cuneiformist
noun
A specialist or expert in cuneiform.
curvifoliate
curvifoliate
adj
Having curved leaves.
cushioncraft
cutification
cuttlefishes
cuttlefishes
noun
plural of cuttlefish
damnificatus
deafmuteness
deathfulness
deathfulness
noun
An appearance suggestive of death.
defiguration
defiguration
noun
(obsolete) disfiguration; mutilation
deflocculant
deflocculant
noun
A deflocculating agent.
deflocculate
deflocculate
verb
To disperse an agglomerate into fine particles and form a colloid
deflocculent
defraudation
defraudation
noun
(obsolete) The act of defrauding; a taking by fraud.
delightfully
delightfully
adv
In a delightful manner.
despitefully
despitefully
adv
(archaic) In a despiteful manner; spitefully.
desulfurated
desulfurated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of desulfurate
difficulties
difficulties
noun
(colloquial) a series of frustrations
plural of difficulty
diffusimeter
diffusionist
diffusionist
adj
Of or pertaining to diffusionism
noun
A proponent of diffusionism
difunctional
difunctional
adj
bifunctional
discomfiture
discomfiture
noun
(obsolete) Defeat in battle
An emotional state similar to that arising from defeat; frustration, disappointment, perplexity or embarrassment.
disfeaturing
disfeaturing
verb
present participle of disfeature
disfunctions
disfunctions
noun
plural of disfunction
disfurniture
disfurniture
noun
The act of disfurnishing, or the state of being disfurnished.
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To disfurnish.
disgustfully
disgustfully
adv
(archaic) In a way that inspires disgust.
doubtfulness
doubtfulness
noun
The state or quality of being doubtful; doubt; uncertainty.
dufrenoysite
dufrenoysite
noun
(mineralogy) A sartorite mineral with chemical formula Pb₂As₂S₅.
dysfunctions
dysfunctions
noun
plural of dysfunction
ectocuniform
effectuality
effectuality
noun
The state or condition of being effectual.
effectualize
effectualize
verb
(transitive) To make effectual.
effectuating
effectuating
verb
present participle of effectuate
effectuation
effectuation
noun
An act of effectuating.
effiguration
effumability
effumability
noun
(obsolete, rare) The capability of flying off in fumes or vapour.
effusiometer
effusiometer
noun
A device that measures the rate of effusion of a gas.
eisteddfodau
eisteddfodau
noun
plural of eisteddfod
electrofused
electrofused
adj
fused (together) using electricity
verb
simple past tense and past participle of electrofuse
elytriferous
entocuniform
entomofaunae
entomofaunas
entomofaunas
noun
plural of entomofauna
esteriferous
eventfulness
eventfulness
noun
The property of being eventful.
exfiguration
exsufflation
exsufflation
noun
(biology, obsolete) A strongly forced expiration of air from the lungs.
(obsolete) A blast from beneath.
(obsolete) A kind of exorcism by blowing with the breath.
exsufflicate
exsufflicate
adj
empty, inflated, frivolous
factiousness
factiousness
noun
The state of being factious.
factitiously
factitiously
adv
In a factitious manner.
factualistic
factualistic
adj
Of or relating to factualism.
factualities
factualities
noun
plural of factuality
faithfulness
faithfulness
noun
The state of being faithful
fannettsburg
fasciculated
fasciculated
adj
Grouped in a fascicle; fascicled.
fastidiously
fastidiously
adv
In a fastidious manner
fastiduously
fastuousness
fastuousness
noun
(obsolete) haughtiness; pride
faultfinders
faultfinders
noun
plural of faultfinder
faultfinding
faultfinding
adj
Tending to find fault
noun
Excessive or petty criticism
faultinesses
faultinesses
noun
plural of faultiness
fecundations
fecundations
noun
plural of fecundation
fecunditatis
feedingstuff
feedingstuff
noun
Any foodstuff used to feed livestock.
felicitously
felicitously
adv
In a felicitous manner.
fenouillette
ferruginated
ferruginated
adj
Having the colour or properties of rust, or iron oxide.
ferruminated
ferruminated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ferruminate
feuchtwanger
feuillemorte
feuillemorte
adj
Of the color of dead or dying leaves: dull yellowish or orangish brown.
fictitiously
fictitiously
adv
In a fictitious manner
figurability
figurability
noun
The quality of being figurable.
figurational
figurational
adj
Relating to figurations.
figuratively
figuratively
adv
(manner) In a figurative manner.
Used to indicate that what follows is to be taken as a figure of speech, not literally.
filibustered
filibustered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of filibuster
filibusterer
filibusterer
noun
A person who filibusters.
filibustrous
filipuncture
filipuncture
noun
(medicine, archaic) The operation of passing wire into an aneurysmal cavity.