(archaic) A solemn engagement, especially a pledge of marriage.
Faith, trust.
verb
(transitive) To be betrothed to; to promise to marry.
affiants
affiants
noun
plural of affiant
affinage
affinage
noun
The aging of cheese as part of its manufacture.
affinely
affinely
adv
In an affine manner
affinite
affinity
affinity
noun
(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.
affixing
affixing
adj
Of the function or role of an affix
noun
affixation
verb
present participle of affix
affixion
affixion
noun
The act of affixing; affixation, affixment, attachment.
affluent
affluent
adj
(by extension) Abounding in goods or riches; having a moderate level of material wealth.
(dated) Tributary.
(obsolete) Flowing to; flowing abundantly.
Abundant; copious; plenteous.
The Upper East Side is an affluent neighborhood in New York City.
noun
A stream or river flowing into a larger river or into a lake; a tributary stream; a tributary.
Somebody who is wealthy.
affronts
affronts
noun
plural of affront
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of affront
affronty
affronty
Adjective
Facing the observer.
affusion
affusion
noun
A method of Christian baptism in which water is poured on the head of the person being baptized.
The pouring of liquid, especially as a hydrotherapy.
afghanis
afghanis
noun
plural of afghani
afikomen
afikomen
noun
(Judaism) The matzoh eaten at a Passover seder, after dinner.
afluking
afrasian
afrasian
Adjective
Afro-Asiatic
Noun
A person who comes from a region where Afro-Asiatic languages are spoken
africana
africans
afterend
aftertan
aftonian
aftonian
Adjective
During the first interglacial period in North America, between the Kansan and Nebraskan glacial periods.
alefnull
alfaquin
alfedena
alfenide
alfenide
noun
An alloy of nickel and silver electroplated with silver.
alfonsin
alfonson
amafingo
amalfian
ammonify
ammonify
verb
(transitive) To treat with ammonia; to ammoniate.
anatifae
anatifer
annoyful
annoyful
adj
(obsolete) annoying
antefact
antefact
noun
(obsolete) Something done before another act.
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
antproof
antproof
adj
Resistant to ants.
verb
(transitive) To make resistant to ants.
apronful
apronful
noun
as much as an apron will hold
asniffle
asniffle
adj
Sniffling.
avifauna
avifauna
noun
The birds, or all the kinds of birds, inhabiting a region.
baffling
baffling
adj
Puzzling, perplexing, bewildering.
frustrating
noun
An act of foiling or thwarting.
verb
present participle of baffle
bancroft
bancroft
Proper noun
A city in Idaho
A city in Iowa
A city in Kentucky
A town in Maine
A village in Michigan
A village in Nebraska
A town in Ontario, Canada
A town in South Dakota
A town in West Virginia
A in Wisconsin
bandfile
bandfish
bandfish
noun
Any of many perciform fish of the family Cepolidae
bankfull
bankfull
adj
(of a river, etc) Risen to a height just sufficient to spill over its banks into the floodplain.
basinful
basinful
noun
As much as a basin will hold.
beanfest
bedeafen
bedeafen
verb
(archaic) To deafen.
befallen
befallen
verb
past participle of befall
befamine
befanned
beferned
befinger
befinger
verb
(transitive) To finger all over.
befriend
befriend
verb
(transitive) To become a friend of, to make friends with.
(transitive) To favor.
(transitive, dated) To act as a friend to, to assist.
befringe
befringe
verb
To furnish or adorn with a fringe.
benchful
benchful
noun
As much as a bench will hold.
benefact
benefact
verb
(transitive, rare, nonstandard) To benefit; to act as benefactor toward.
benefice
benefice
noun
(feudal law) An estate in lands; a fief.
(obsolete) A favour or benefit.
Land granted to a priest in a church that has a source of income attached to it.
verb
To bestow a benefice upon
benefits
benefits
noun
plural of benefit
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of benefit
benfleet
bifanged
bifanged
adj
Having two fangs.
biforine
biforine
noun
(botany) An oval sac or cell, found in the leaves of certain araceous plants, with an opening at each end through which raphides, generated inside, are discharged.
blackfin
blackfin
noun
bluefin tuna
blanford
bloodfin
bloodfin
noun
Aphyocharax anisitsi, a South American characin with blood-red tail and fins.
bluefins
bluefins
noun
plural of bluefin
bluffing
bluffing
noun
A bluff; a false expression of the strength of one's position in order to intimidate.
verb
present participle of bluff
bluffton
bonchief
bondfolk
bonefish
bonefish
noun
(New England) A doctorfish, common dogfish, Squalus acanthias.
A surgeonfish of the family Acanthuridae, especially genus Acanthurus.
Albula vulpes, the type of the genus and family.
Any of various game fish, of the family Albulidae, found in shallow, tropical waters.
bonfield
bonfires
bonfires
noun
plural of bonfire
boniface
boniface
noun
The proprietor of a hotel or restaurant; an innkeeper.
boniform
boniform
adj
Sensitive or responsive to moral excellence.
bonyfish
bouffant
bouffant
adj
Of hair or clothing, full-bodied or puffy; puffed out away from head or body.
noun
A puffy, round hairstyle, popular in the mid-to-late 16th century, characterized by hair raised high on the head and usually covering the ears or hanging down on the sides.
bowfront
bowfront
adj
Having a bow window in front.
Having an outward curving front.
brainfag
brandify
branford
briefing
briefing
noun
A presentation of information or instruction; the meeting at which it is presented.
A short and concise summary of a situation.
verb
present participle of brief
bronzify
bronzify
verb
(transitive) To turn into bronze.
(transitive, intransitive) To make or become bronze in colour, as by tanning.
bufferin
buffoons
buffoons
noun
plural of buffoon
bufonite
bufonite
noun
(paleontology, obsolete) A fossil consisting of the petrified teeth and palatal bones of fishes belonging to the family of pycnodonts, whose remains occur in the oolite and chalk formations.
bulfinch
bungfull
burnfire
burnfire
noun
(nonstandard) Bonfire.
busulfan
busulfan
Noun
A particular drug used in chemotherapy.
caffeina
caffeine
caffeine
noun
An alkaloid, C₈H₁₀N₄O₂, found naturally in tea and coffee plants which acts as a mild stimulant on the central nervous system.
caffeins
caffeins
noun
plural of caffein
caffeone
caffling
caftaned
caftaned
adj
Alternative form of kaftaned
calfling
calfling
noun
A small, young, or miniature calf.
calfskin
calfskin
noun
A fine leather made from the hide of a calf.
canfield
canfield
Noun
A type of solitaire card game; in the UK typically referring to Klondike, and in the US to Demon.
carnifex
carnifex
noun
(now rare, historical) An executioner.
chaffing
chaffing
noun
The act by which somebody is chaffed; a teasing.
verb
present participle of chaff
chaffman
chaffron
chalfont
chamfron
chamfron
noun
Protective armor for a horse's head, especially the face and ears.
chanfrin
chanfrin
noun
The forepart of a horse's head.
chanfron
chanfron
noun
Alternative form of chamfron (protective armor for a horse's head, especially the face and ears).
cheffing
cheffing
noun
The activity of a chef.
verb
present participle of chef
chenfish
chiffons
chiffons
noun
plural of chiffon
chiffony
chiffony
adj
Resembling or characteristic of chiffon material.
chinfest
chinfest
noun
(colloquial) A session of chat or gossip; a chinwag.
chuffing
chuffing
adj
(England, slang) Used as a mild intensifier, especially as a substitute for "fucking".
noun
A noisy puffing sound, as of a steam locomotive.
verb
present participle of chuff
churnful
churnful
noun
As much as a churn will hold.
cinefilm
cinefilm
noun
(countable) A film recorded on this medium.
(countable, uncountable) Any of various obsolete film formats, including 8 mm, 9.5 mm, 16 mm, and Super 8, formerly much used for making home movies to be viewed on a projector.
verb
(transitive) To record onto cinefilm.
cinofoil
clangful
clefting
clefting
noun
(linguistics) The formation of a cleft sentence.
(medicine) The formation of a cleft lip or cleft palate.
verb
present participle of cleft
cliffing
cliffing
noun
The formation of cliffs.
clontarf
coffined
coffined
verb
simple past tense and past participle of coffin
coffling
coffling
verb
present participle of coffle
cofounds
cofounds
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cofound
coiffing
coiffing
verb
present participle of coiffe, an alternative spelling of coif
coinfers
cokneyfy
confated
confated
adj
Fated or decreed with something else.
confects
confects
noun
plural of confect
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of confect
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.
confetti
confetti
noun
(rare) Edible Italian sugar-coated almonds, especially those which are used as part of a traditional Italian wedding.
Small pieces or strips (streamers) of colored paper or other material (metal, plaster, etc) generally thrown about at festive occasions, especially at weddings and in victory celebrations.
verb
(transitive) To scatter with confetti.
confetto
confetto
noun
(rare) A single piece of confetti; singular of confetti.
confided
confided
verb
simple past tense and past participle of confide
confider
confider
noun
One who confides.
confides
confides
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of confide
confined
confined
adj
In childbed.
Limited; narrow; restricted.
Not free to move.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of confine
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.
confines
confines
noun
Elements that restrain someone.
The borders or limits of an area.
The scope or range of a subject.
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of confine
confirms
confirms
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of confirm
confixed
confixed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of confix
conflate
conflate
adj
(biblical criticism) Combining elements from multiple versions of the same text.
noun
(biblical criticism) A conflate text, one which conflates multiple version of a text together.
verb
(by extension) To fail to properly distinguish or keep separate (things); to mistakenly treat (them) as equivalent.
To bring (things) together and fuse (them) into a single entity.
To mix together different elements.
conflict
conflict
noun
A clash or disagreement, often violent, between two or more opposing groups or individuals.
An incompatibility, as of two things that cannot be simultaneously fulfilled.
verb
(intransitive) To be at odds (with); to disagree or be incompatible
(intransitive) To overlap (with), as in a schedule.