(chemistry) An attractive force between atoms, or groups of atoms, that contributes towards their forming bonds
(computing) tendency to keep a task running on the same processor in a symmetric multiprocessing operating system to reduce the frequency of cache misses
(geology) structural resemblances between minerals; resemblances that suggest that they are of a common origin or type.
(geometry) An automorphism of affine space.
(medicine) The attraction between an antibody and an antigen
(taxonomy) resemblances between biological populations, suggesting that they have a common origin, type or stock.
A family relationship through marriage of a relative (e.g. sister-in-law), as opposed to consanguinity (e.g. sister).
A kinsman or kinswoman of a such relationship; one who is affinal.
A love interest; a paramour.
A natural attraction or feeling of kinship to a person or thing.
Any passionate love for something.
Any romantic relationship.
The fact of and manner in which something is related to another.
afflicts
afflicts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of afflict
affright
affright
adj
afraid; terrified; frightened
noun
(archaic) Great fear, terror, fright.
verb
(archaic, transitive) To inspire fright in; to frighten, to terrify.
afterwit
afterwit
noun
A good comeback, retort one thinks of only after the end of discussion or after leaving a social gathering.
The lack of forethought.
Wisdom which comes after the event.
aftonian
aftonian
Adjective
During the first interglacial period in North America, between the Kansan and Nebraskan glacial periods.
aircraft
aircraft
noun
A vehicle capable of atmospheric flight due to interaction with the air, such as buoyancy or lift
airlifts
airlifts
noun
plural of airlift
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of airlift
anatifae
anatifer
antefixa
antefixa
noun
(architecture) Alternative form of antefix
plural of antefixum
antiface
antiface
noun
(computing) In facial recognition systems, a face having opposite properties to a given face.
antifame
antifame
adj
Opposing fame.
antifire
antifire
adj
Opposing or countering fire.
antiflux
antifoam
antifoam
noun
Any chemical agent that inhibits the formation of foam.
antifowl
antifowl
adj
(immunology) Synonym of antichicken
antihuff
antihuff
noun
(US, obsolete) A substance of uncertain composition once used to adulterate cheese to prevent it from swelling.
antileft
antileft
adj
(politics) Opposing the political left.
antilife
antilife
adj
(US, politics, derogatory) pro-choice
(derogatory) Supporting the death penalty in a particular case or in general.
(derogatory) antinatalist; supporting the use of contraception to space or limit births
Opposing the preservation of life in a particular situation
antilift
aperitif
aperitif
noun
Alternative form of apéritif
artifact
artifact
noun
(archaeology) An object, such as a tool, ornament, or weapon of archaeological or historical interest, especially such an object found at an archaeological excavation.
(biology) An appearance or structure in protoplasm due to death, the method of preparation of specimens, or the use of reagents, and not present during life.
(computing) A perceptible distortion that appears in an audio or video file or a digital image as a result of applying a lossy compression or other inexact processing algorithm.
(museology) Any object in the collection of a museum. May be used sensu stricto only for human-made objects, or may include ones that are not human-made.
A finding or structure in an experiment or investigation that is not a true feature of the object under observation, but is a result of external action, the test arrangement, or an experimental error.
An object made or shaped by human hand or labor.
An object made or shaped by some agent or intelligence, not necessarily of direct human origin.
Something viewed as a product of human agency or conception rather than an inherent element.
artifice
artifice
noun
(archaic) Something made with technical skill; a contrivance.
A crafty but underhanded deception.
A strategic maneuver that uses some clever means to avoid detection or capture.
A tactical move to gain advantage.
A trick played out as an ingenious, but artful, ruse.
verb
To construct by means of skill or specialised art
aseptify
asfetida
atcliffe
atfalati
baitfish
baitfish
noun
(fishing) Fish that can be caught using bait.
(fishing) Small fish such as minnows that are used as bait to catch larger predatory fish.
beatific
beatific
adj
Blessed, blissful, heavenly.
Having a benign appearance.
beautify
beautify
verb
(computing) Synonym of pretty-print
(intransitive, rare) To become beautiful.
(intransitive, rare) To make oneself beautiful.
(transitive) To make beautiful; to increase the beauty of.
betafite
betafite
noun
(mineralogy) A radioactive mineral in the pyrochlore group, having chemical formula (Ca,U)₂(Ti,Nb,Ta)₂O₆(OH).
bifidate
bifidate
adj
bifid
biforate
biforate
adj
(architecture) Having two doors or windows
(botany) Having two perforations
Having two openings
caitiffs
caitiffs
noun
plural of caitiff
caitifty
califate
califate
noun
Alternative form of caliphate
catfight
catfight
noun
(slang) A fight or bickering between women.
A fight between cats.
caustify
craftier
craftier
adj
comparative form of crafty: more crafty
craftily
craftily
adv
In a crafty manner; slyly.
crafting
crafting
noun
The act by which something is crafted.
verb
present participle of craft
craftint
daffiest
daffiest
adj
superlative form of daffy: most daffy
daftlike
daftlike
adj
(UK, regional) daft; foolish
daintify
daintify
verb
(transitive, rare) To make dainty.
datafile
datafile
noun
A computer file that stores data for use by an application or system.
deathify
diffract
diffract
verb
(intransitive) To undergo diffraction
(transitive) To cause diffraction
disfaith
distaffs
distaffs
noun
plural of distaff
draftier
draftier
adj
comparative form of drafty: more drafty
draftily
draftily
adv
In a drafty manner.
drafting
drafting
noun
A method of preparing fibers for weaving.
A profession, usually related to making technical drawings for architecture, engineering, or manufacturing.
The act or process of producing a technical drawing, or draft.
The practice among ground vehicle drivers or cyclists of following in a close line to reduce wind resistance.
verb
present participle of draft
driftage
driftage
noun
Anything that drifts.
Deviation from a ship's course due to leeway.
driftman
driftway
driftway
noun
(US, Rhode Island) An access road to the sea.
(mining) A drift, or horizontal passage in a mine.
A common road or path for driving cattle.
enfatico
fableist
fableist
noun
Alternative form of fablist
fabulist
fabulist
noun
(figurative) A liar.
A person who writes or tells fables.
facelift
facelift
noun
(by extension) Any activity undertaken to renew, revamp, update, or improve the appearance of something.
Plastic surgery to the face to remove wrinkles, fat or various signs of aging.
verb
To perform a facelift upon.
facetiae
facetiae
noun
(archaic, euphemistic) Indecent books.
(rare) Witty or amusing writings or remarks.
faceting
faceting
noun
An arrangement into facets.
verb
present participle of facet
facility
facility
noun
(Canada, US, in the plural) A toilet.
(Scotland, law) A condition of mental weakness less than idiocy, but enough to make a person easily persuaded to do something against their better interest.
(dated) Affability.
(finance, banking) Clipping of credit facility.
An institution specially designed for a specific purpose, such as incarceration, military use, or scientific experimentation.
Dexterity of speech or action; skill, talent.
The fact of being easy, or easily done; absence of difficulty, simplicity.
The physical means or contrivances to make something (especially a public service) possible; the required equipment, infrastructure, location etc.
factions
factions
noun
plural of faction
factious
factious
adj
Given to or characterized by discordance or insubordination.
Of, pertaining to, or caused by factions.
faddiest
faddiest
adj
superlative form of faddy: most faddy
faddists
faddists
noun
plural of faddist
fagoting
fagoting
noun
A decoration of a fabric achieved by removing threads and tying others into bunches.
The joining of hemmed edges of fabric with crisscrossed threads.
verb
present participle of fagot
failsoft
failsoft
adj
(computing, dated) Supporting graceful degradation, so that a partial failure does not bring down the entire system.
faineant
faineant
noun
An irresponsible or lazy person.
fainters
fainters
noun
plural of fainter
faintest
faintest
adj
superlative form of faint: most faint
faintful
faintful
adj
Displaying weakness, frailty, or faintness; fainting; dejected
fainting
fainting
noun
An act of collapsing into a state of temporary unconsciousness.
verb
present participle of faint
faintise
faintish
faintish
adj
Somewhat faint.
fairmont
fairmont
Proper noun
A city in Minnesota, USA.
A city in West Virginia, USA
fairport
fairtime
fairtime
noun
The period of time during which a fair takes place.
faithful
faithful
adj
(mathematics) Injective in specific contexts, e.g. of representations in representation or functors in category theory.
Consistent with reality.
Engaging in sexual relations only with one's spouse or long-term sexual partner.
Having faith.
Loyal; adhering firmly to person or cause.
Reliable; worthy of trust.
noun
(in the plural) The practicing members of a religion or followers of a cause.
Someone or something that is faithful or reliable.
faithing
faithing
noun
worship, practising faith
faitours
faitours
noun
plural of faitour
falltime
falltime
noun
The period or season of fall or autumn.
familist
familist
noun
(religion, historical) A member of the Family of Love religious group in 16th-century England.
fanatico
fanatics
fanatics
noun
plural of fanatic
fanatism
fanatism
noun
(archaic) excessive intolerance of opposing views
fanciest
fanciest
adj
superlative form of fancy: most fancy
fanestil
faniente
fanlight
fanlight
noun
a semicircular or semioval window over a door or other window, normally having a fan-like structure of ribs; sometimes hinged to the transom
an electric fan, usually a ceiling fan, that is also a light fixture
fantails
fantails
noun
plural of fantail
fantasia
fantasia
noun
(chiefly art, by extension) Any work which is unstructured or comprises other works of different genres or styles.
(music, also figurative) A form of instrumental composition with a free structure and improvisational characteristics; specifically, one combining a number of well-known musical pieces.
A traditional festival of the inhabitants of the Maghreb (in northwest Africa) featuring exhibitions of horsemanship.
fantasie
fantasie
noun
Obsolete spelling of fantasy
fanterie
fantigue
fantigue
noun
(dialectal) A state of worry or excitement.
farisita
farolito
farolito
noun
Small paper lantern, especially in northern New Mexico, United States.
farsight
farsight
noun
The faculty of looking far ahead; farsightedness; prescience.
farthing
farthing
noun
(figurative) A very small quantity or value; the least possible amount.
(historical) Former British unit of currency worth one-quarter of an old penny; or a coin representing this.
(obsolete) A division of land.
fasciate
fasciate
adj
(botany) Banded or compacted together.
(botany) Flattened and laterally widened.
(zoology) Broadly banded with colour.
Bound with a fillet, sash, or bandage.
verb
(transitive) To bind.
To apply fascia.
fascista
fascisti
fascists
fascists
noun
plural of fascist
fasinite
fassaite
fassaite
noun
(geology) A variety of augite
fastigia
fastigia
noun
plural of fastigium
fastings
fastings
noun
plural of fasting
fatalism
fatalism
noun
(metaphysics, philosophy) The doctrine that all events are subject to fate or inevitable necessity, or determined in advance in such a way that human beings cannot alter them.
fatalist
fatalist
noun
One who maintains that all things happen by inevitable necessity; a person who believes in fatalism.
fatality
fatality
noun
(video games) A move used to deliver a coup de grâce to a defeated opponent.
A person killed.
An accident that causes death. [from 19th c.]
Tendency to death, destruction or danger, as if by decree of fate. [from 17th c.]
That which is decreed by fate or which is fatal; a fatal event. [from 18th c.]
The state proceeding from destiny; invincible necessity, superior to, and independent of, free and rational control. [from 17th c.]
fatalize
fatalize
verb
(transitive) To make fatal or deadly.
fatbirds
fatelike
fatelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of fate.
fatigate
fatigate
adj
(obsolete) Wearied; tired; fatigued.
verb
(obsolete) To weary; to tire; to fatigue.
fatigued
fatigued
adj
Tired; weary.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fatigue
fatigues
fatigues
noun
(US) Military clothing worn when doing menial tasks.
(military) Menial duties, especially as punishment.
plural of fatigue
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fatigue
fatimite
fatimite
Noun
Fatimid.
fatlings
fatlings
noun
plural of fatling
fattiest
fattiest
adj
superlative form of fatty: most fatty
faucitis
faucitis
noun
inflammation of the fauces
faultier
faultier
adj
comparative form of faulty: more faulty
faultily
faultily
adv
In a faulty manner
faulting
faulting
noun
Formation of a geological fault.
verb
present participle of fault
faustian
faustian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Faust, especially his abandonment of values in order to pursue knowledge.
faustina
faustine
fauteuil
fauteuil
noun
(by extension) Membership in the Académie française.
An armchair.
The chair of a presiding officer.
fauvists
fauvists
noun
plural of fauvist
favorite
favorite
adj
(American spelling) Alternative form of favourite
favosite
favosite
adj
(zoology) Like or pertaining to the genus Favosites.
fawniest
fayalite
fayalite
noun
(mineralogy) Yellow, olive green, brown or black mineral with orthorhombic crystals of the olivine group, Fe₂SiO₄.
fealties
fealties
noun
plural of fealty
feasting
feasting
noun
A feast, or an occasion on which people or animals feast
verb
present participle of feast
featlier
fecalith
fecalith
noun
Alternative form of fecolith
felicita
fellatio
fellatio
noun
(sex) The stimulation of the penis (or testicles) using the mouth.
femalist
femalist
noun
(rare) Someone who courts or pursues the female sex; a womanizer.
femality
femality
noun
femaleness
feminate
feminate
adj
(obsolete) feminine
feracity
feracity
noun
(obsolete) The state of being feracious, or fruitful.
ferratin
ferratin
noun
Dated form of ferritin.
festival
festival
adj
Pertaining to a feast or feast day; festive. (Now only as the noun used attributively.)
An event or series of special events centred on the celebration or promotion of some theme or aspect of the community, often held at regular intervals.
In mythology, a set of celebrations in the honour of a god.
fetalism
fetation
fetation
noun
The formation of a fetus in the womb; pregnancy.
feterita
feterita
Noun
A kind of sorghum.
fetiales
fetiales
noun
plural of fetialis.
fetialis
fetialis
noun
(Ancient Rome, politics, religion, historical) A fetial.
fibratus
fibratus
noun
a cloud species which consists of fine hair-like strands, clearly separate, and with thin, straight terminations; associated with cirrus and cirrostratus formations.