(obsolete) With intention, intentionally, deliberately.
In an affected manner; hypocritically; with more show than reality.
affectible
affectible
adj
Alternative form of affectable
affections
affections
noun
plural of affection
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of affection
affectious
affectious
adj
(obsolete) affectionate
affectless
affectless
adj
Lacking or not showing emotion.
affectuous
affectuous
adj
(obsolete) Full of passion or emotion; earnest.
affiancing
affiancing
verb
present participle of affiance
affirmance
affirmance
noun
(countable, law) A decision upholding the decision of a lower court or agency
(uncountable) The act of affirming, affirmation
afflicting
afflicting
noun
An affliction.
verb
present participle of afflict
affliction
affliction
noun
A state of pain, suffering, distress or agony.
Something which causes pain, suffering, distress or agony.
afflictive
afflictive
adj
That causes physical or mental pain.
affluences
affluences
noun
plural of affluence
affricated
affricated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of affricate
affricates
affricates
noun
plural of affricate
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of affricate
aficionada
aficionada
noun
(rare) A devoted female admirer; a female aficionado.
(rare) A lesser aficionado; alternative spelling of aficionado
aficionado
aficionado
noun
(obsolete) An amateur bullfighter.
A person who likes, knows about, and appreciates a particular interest or activity (originally bullfighting); a fan or devotee.
africander
africanism
africanism
Noun
Eurocentric representation of Africans or people of African ancestry.
A characteristically African cultural feature, such as a belief, custom or linguistic feature.
africanist
africanist
Noun
A specialist in African studies.
An African nationalist; someone who subscribes to the doctrine of Africanism.
africanize
africanize
Verb
To make African.
africanoid
africanoid
Noun
A Negroid.
aftercause
aftercomer
aftercomer
noun
One coming after; a successor; (in the plural) posterity.
afterdecks
afterdecks
noun
plural of afterdeck
afterhatch
afterpiece
afterpiece
noun
(nautical) The heel of a rudder.
(now chiefly historical) An additional work following the main work; especially, a minor entertainment performed after a play.
aftershock
aftershock
noun
(figuratively) By extension, any result or consequence following a major event.
An earthquake that follows in the same vicinity as another, usually larger, earthquake (the "mainshock").
Emotional and physical distress following a traumatic event.
aftertouch
aftertouch
noun
(music, uncountable) Pressure sensitivity on an electronic synthesizer, allowing the musician to change the tone or sound of a note after it is struck.
(rare) A touch (feature or characteristic) added finally or as an afterthought.
(video games) A feature in football/soccer games allowing the player to swerve the ball immediately after kicking it.
alfridaric
anfracture
anfracture
noun
(obsolete) A mazy winding.
antefurcae
antefurcae
noun
plural of antefurca
antefurcal
antefurcal
adj
Relating to an antefurca
apicifixed
apicifixed
adj
(botany) Said of anthers that are attached to the filament at the top and pointing back toward the filament like a hook.
archerfish
archerfish
noun
Any of the species of fish in the family Toxotidae (sole genus Toxotes), who prey on small animals near to the surface of a water by shooting them with water from their mouths.
archfiends
archfiends
noun
plural of archfiend
archflamen
archflamen
noun
A chief flamen or priest.
archfriend
archinfamy
arciferous
arefaction
arefaction
noun
(rare or obsolete) The fact or process of drying; desiccation.
artificers
artificers
noun
plural of artificer
artificial
artificial
adj
(bridge) Conveying some meaning other than the actual contents of one's hand.
Insincere; fake, forced, or feigned.
Man-made; made by humans; of artifice.
Not natural or normal: imposed arbitrarily or without regard to the specifics or normal circumstances of a person, a situation, etc.
aschaffite
ascidiform
ascidiform
adj
(zoology) Shaped like an ascidian.
asciferous
atactiform
atactiform
adj
(medicine) Resembling ataxia.
backfatter
backfatter
noun
A pig yielding significant backfat.
backfields
backfields
noun
plural of backfield
backfilled
backfilled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backfill
backfiller
backfiller
noun
A machine for refilling an excavation.
backfiring
backfiring
noun
A failure that leads to further misfortune.
The occurrence of a backfire.
verb
present participle of backfire
backfriend
backfriend
noun
(UK, dialectal) A friend at one's back; a backer; one who does his best for another; a supporter.
(UK, dialectal) A hangnail.
(UK, dialectal, obsolete) A false friend; a secret enemy.
backfurrow
backfurrow
noun
(agriculture) The line of piled soil thrown up beside a furrow when it is created by a plow
verb
(agriculture) To throw or turn the soil in alternating directions for every other row that is plowed, so that every pair of furrows has a single backfurrow with clear areas on the outside.
baculiform
baculiform
adj
Shaped like a bacillus; rod-shaped.
basifacial
basifacial
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the lower half of the face
beachfront
beachfront
adj
Of property (real estate): located on a beach.
noun
The portion of land or property that runs alongside and facing a beach.
beatifical
beatifical
adj
beatific
beccaficos
beccaficos
noun
plural of beccafico
benefactor
benefactor
noun
Somebody who gives a gift, often money to a charity.
Someone who performs good or noble deeds.
beneficial
beneficial
adj
Helpful or good to something or someone.
Relating to a benefice.
noun
Something that is beneficial.
besanctify
bicrofarad
bicrofarad
noun
(dated, nonstandard) A billionth of a farad.
bifurcated
bifurcated
adj
Divided into two branches.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bifurcate
bifurcates
bifurcates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bifurcate
blackflies
blackflies
noun
plural of blackfly
boldfacing
boldfacing
verb
present participle of boldface
braincraft
braincraft
noun
(rare) Intellectual work; thinking.
brazenface
brazenface
noun
An impudent or shameless person.
briefcases
briefcases
noun
plural of briefcase
caddicefly
caernarfon
cafeterias
cafeterias
noun
plural of cafeteria
cafetorium
cafetorium
noun
A large room, usually in a school, used as both a cafeteria and an auditorium.
caffeinism
caffeinism
noun
a toxic condition caused by excessive ingestion of coffee and other caffeine-containing beverages
addiction to such beverages
calamiform
calceiform
calceiform
adj
Having the shape of a slipper or shoe
calciferol
calciferol
noun
Vitamin D₃ (C₂₇H₄₄O)
calcifugal
calcifugal
adj
Of or relating to a calcifuge.
calcifying
calcifying
verb
present participle of calcify
calefactor
calefactor
noun
A heater; one who, or that which, makes hot, such as a stove, etc.
caliciform
caliciform
adj
Having the shape of a cup or calyx.
california
calorifics
calorifier
calorifier
noun
An apparatus that generates hot water
calyciform
calyciform
adj
(botany) Having the form or appearance of a calyx.
camouflage
camouflage
noun
(biology) Resemblance of an organism to its surroundings for avoiding detection.
(military) The use of natural or artificial material on personnel, objects, or tactical positions with the aim of confusing, misleading, or evading the enemy.
(textiles) A pattern on clothing consisting of irregularly shaped patches that are either greenish/brownish, brownish/whitish, or bluish/whitish, as used by ground combat forces.
A disguise or covering up.
Clothes made from camouflage fabric, for concealment in combat or hunting.
The act of disguising.
verb
To hide or disguise something by covering it up or changing the way it looks.
camoufleur
camoufleur
noun
one who camouflages
canaliform
canaliform
adj
Having the form of a canal
cancriform
cancriform
adj
(pathology) Resembling cancer.
Having the form of a crab.
candlefish
candlefish
noun
An oily edible fish, Thaleichthys pacificus, from the northern Pacific, that was once dried and used as a candle or torch by the Chinook Indians.
candyfloss
candyfloss
noun
Alternative spelling of candy floss
caniniform
caniniform
adj
Shaped like a canine tooth
noun
Such a tooth
cankerfret
cantefable
cantefable
noun
Alternative form of chantefable
carefuller
carefuller
adj
comparative form of careful: more careful
carfuffled
cariniform
cariniform
adj
Shaped like a carina
carnifexes
carnifices
carnifices
noun
plural of carnifex
carnifying
carnifying
verb
present participle of carnify
castleford
castleford
Proper noun
a town in the City of Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England.
catafalque
catafalque
noun
A platform used to display or convey a coffin during a funeral, often ornate.
catchflies
catchflies
noun
plural of catchfly
cattlefold
cauliflory
cauliflory
noun
The quality of being cauliflorous.
caustified
cavefishes
cavefishes
noun
plural of cavefish
cellifugal
cellifugal
adj
cellulifugal
chaddsford
chaetifera
chafferers
chafferers
noun
plural of chafferer
chaffering
chaffering
noun
The act of one who chaffers.
verb
present participle of chaffer
chaffiness
chaffiness
noun
Quality of being chaffy.
chaffingly
chaffingly
adv
in a chaffing manner; teasingly
chamfering
chamfering
noun
A chamfer.
verb
present participle of chamfer
chaochowfu
chapfallen
chapfallen
adj
Crestfallen, dejected.
chapterful
chapterful
noun
As much as fills a chapter.
charmfully
charmfully
adv
In a charmful manner.
chaudfroid
chaudfroid
noun
Alternative form of chaud-froid
chauffeurs
chauffeurs
noun
plural of chauffeur
chauffeuse
chauffeuse
noun
(dated) female equivalent of chauffeur
chieftains
chieftains
noun
plural of chieftain
chiffchaff
chiffchaff
noun
(UK, onomatopoeic, uncountable) The song of the chiffchaff.
A small, common warbler, Phylloscopus collybita, with yellowish-green plumage that breeds throughout northern and temperate Europe and Asia.
Any of several other species of the same genus.
chiffonade
chiffonade
noun
A culinary preparation of herbs or leafy vegetables cut into long, thin ribbons.
verb
To prepare a chiffonade.
chopfallen
chopfallen
adj
Synonym of chapfallen
chromaffin
chromaffin
adj
(cytology) Having an affinity for (and thus being stained brownish yellow) by chromium salts.
churnstaff
cimicifuga
cimicifuga
noun
Any member of the former genus Cimicifuga, now Actaea sect. Cimicifuga, of flowering plants: bugbane or cohosh.
clairfield
clamjamfry
clanfellow
clanfellow
noun
A fellow member of a clan.
clarifiant
clarifiers
clarifiers
noun
plural of clarifier
clarifying
clarifying
adj
Providing clarity; making clear.
Removing impurities or particulates.
noun
A clarification.
verb
present participle of clarify
clarkfield
classified
classified
adj
Formally assigned by a government to one of several levels of sensitivity, usually (in English) top secret, secret, confidential, and, in some countries, restricted; thereby making disclosure to unauthorized persons illegal.
Not meant to be disclosed by a person or organization.
Sorted into classes or categories.
noun
(informal) A classified advertisement in a newspaper or magazine.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of classify
classifier
classifier
noun
(computing) A program or algorithm that classifies.
(linguistics) A word or morpheme used in some languages (such as Japanese and American Sign Language), in certain contexts (such as counting), to indicate the semantic class to which something belongs.
(object-oriented programming) Class which classifies other classes by features.
A machine that separates particles or objects of different size or density.
Someone who classifies.
classifies
classifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of classify
clearfield
clofibrate
clofibrate
noun
(pharmacology) A compound C₁₂H₁₅ClO₃ used especially to lower abnormally high concentrations of fats and cholesterol in the blood.
cloverleaf
cloverleaf
adj
In the form of the leaf of a clover plant; cloverleafed.
noun
(US) (with plural cloverleafs or cloverleaves) A cloverleaf interchange.
(with plural cloverleaves) The leaf of a clover plant
verb
(intransitive) To turn by following a cloverleaf, or as if by following one.
coafforest
coafforest
verb
(transitive, rare) To convert into, or add to, a forest.