Third-person singular simple present indicative form of affection
affeerment
affeerment
noun
(obsolete, law) The act of affeering or assessing an amercement, according to the circumstances of the case.
afferently
afferently
adv
Inwardly, toward the center.
affiancing
affiancing
verb
present participle of affiance
affidation
affination
affination
noun
Part of the traditional sugar refining process in which molasses is removed from sugar crystals by washing with a heavy syrup
affinities
affinities
noun
plural of affinity
affinition
affinition
noun
(rare) The state or quality of being affined; mental affinity or attraction.
affinitive
affinitive
adj
Closely connected, as by affinity.
affirmance
affirmance
noun
(countable, law) A decision upholding the decision of a lower court or agency
(uncountable) The act of affirming, affirmation
affixation
affixation
noun
(linguistics) The adding of an affix to a word.
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.
affluences
affluences
noun
plural of affluence
affluently
affluently
adv
In an affluent manner.
affriended
affriended
adj
(obsolete) Made friends; reconciled.
affronting
affronting
noun
The offering of an affront.
verb
present participle of affront
affrontive
affrontive
adj
Tending to affront or offend.
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.
aforegoing
aforegoing
adj
(archaic) preceding, going before.
aforenamed
aforenamed
Adjective
Named earlier in a document.
afraidness
afraidness
noun
The state or quality of being afraid.
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.
afrikander
afterbrain
afterbrain
noun
(anatomy) A posterior subdivision of the hindbrain; the myelencephalon
afterdrain
aftergrind
afternight
afternoons
afternoons
noun
plural of afternoon
afterpains
afterpains
noun
plural of afterpain
aftershine
aftersound
aftersound
noun
(acoustics) The second, slower phase of decay in the sound made by a piano string when it is struck.
(phonetics, obsolete) A weaker sound that immediately follows a more salient one, such as the second, less prominent vowel sound in a falling diphthong.
A sound that persists or remains audible after its source has ceased to produce it; the perception of such a sound.
afterstain
airlifting
airlifting
verb
present participle of airlift
alfraganus
alikulufan
amentiform
amentiform
adj
(botany) Shaped like a catkin.
ammonified
ammonified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ammonify
ammonifier
ammonifier
noun
That which ammonifies
ammonifies
ammonifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ammonify
amplifying
amplifying
verb
present participle of amplify
anfracture
anfracture
noun
(obsolete) A mazy winding.
anginiform
anginiform
adj
(medicine) Resembling angina.
anglifying
anguishful
anguishful
adj
Full of anguish.
antadiform
anteflexed
anteflexed
adj
Bent in an anterior (forward) direction, as the uterus.
antefurcae
antefurcae
noun
plural of antefurca
antefurcal
antefurcal
adj
Relating to an antefurca
antefuture
antennifer
antifebrin
antifelony
antifemale
antifemale
adj
Averse to, or acting against, females.
noun
A genetic sequence that produces a non-feminine quality.
antifeudal
antifeudal
adj
(politics) Opposing a feudal system.
antiformin
antiformin
noun
sodium hypochlorite
antifouler
antifouler
noun
Synonym of antifoulant
antifreeze
antifreeze
noun
(automobiles) Automotive antifreeze, a solution of ethylene glycol, used as an additive to water or replacement for water, in the radiators of motorcars.
(aviation) Deicer, a heated glycol solution used to remove ice from the aerodynamic surfaces of airplanes, and prevent icing while on the tarmac.
A substance, such as glycol, used to lower the freezing point of water;
antifungal
antifungal
adj
(pharmacology) That inhibits the growth of fungi; antimycotic.
noun
(pharmacology) A drug that inhibits the growth of fungi.
antifungin
antifungin
noun
The fungicide magnesium borate.
antifungus
antifungus
adj
That inhibits the growth of fungi.
antireform
antireform
adj
(politics) Opposing reform
araneiform
araneiform
adj
Having the form of a spider
archfiends
archfiends
noun
plural of archfiend
archflamen
archflamen
noun
A chief flamen or priest.
archfriend
archinfamy
arefaction
arefaction
noun
(rare or obsolete) The fact or process of drying; desiccation.
artfulness
artfulness
noun
The quality of being artful or of acting in an artful manner.
aufklarung
ausforming
ausforming
verb
present participle of ausform
azoflavine
azoflavine
noun
A particular yellow azo dye.
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.
bafflement
bafflement
noun
(countable) Something that causes a state of confusion or puzzlement.
(uncountable) The state or result of being baffled, puzzled, or confused.
bafflingly
bafflingly
adv
In a baffling or puzzling manner.
balloonful
balloonful
noun
Enough to fill a balloon.
bandfiling
banffshire
banffshire
Proper noun
a historic county in north-east Scotland, which was absorbed into Region in 1975. Its county town was
bannerfish
bannerfish
noun
A large fish of the genus Istiophorus, of the swordfish family, with a broad banner-like dorsal fin; the sailfish.
Any of several species of butterflyfish in the genus Heniochus that superficially resemble the Moorish idol, though unrelated.
batfowling
batfowling
noun
A method of catching birds at night, by holding a torch or other light, and beating the bush or perch where they roost so that the birds fly towards the light.
batterfang
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.
beatifying
beatifying
verb
present participle of beatify
bedeafened
bedeafened
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bedeafen
bedwarfing
bedwarfing
verb
present participle of bedwarf
beflagging
beflagging
verb
present participle of beflag
beforehand
beforehand
adj
(archaic, often followed by with) In a state of anticipation or preoccupation.
(obsolete) In comfortable circumstances as regards property; forehanded.
adv
At an earlier or preceding time.
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.
benzofuran
benzofuran
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of a class of bicyclic heterocycles consisting of a benzene ring fused with one of furan.
besanctify
boldfacing
boldfacing
verb
present participle of boldface
braincraft
braincraft
noun
(rare) Intellectual work; thinking.
brantsford
brazenface
brazenface
noun
An impudent or shameless person.
breakfront
breakfront
noun
(chiefly attributive) Any piece of furniture (especially a bookcase or cabinet) that has a central section that projects farther forward than the other sections.
brunfelsia
brunfelsia
noun
(botany) Any of the plants of the genus Brunfelsia.
buffaloing
buffaloing
verb
present participle of buffalo
caernarfon
caffeinism
caffeinism
noun
a toxic condition caused by excessive ingestion of coffee and other caffeine-containing beverages
addiction to such beverages
calcifying
calcifying
verb
present participle of calcify
california
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
cariniform
cariniform
adj
Shaped like a carina
carnifexes
carnifices
carnifices
noun
plural of carnifex
carnifying
carnifying
verb
present participle of carnify
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
chapfallen
chapfallen
adj
Crestfallen, dejected.
chieftains
chieftains
noun
plural of chieftain
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
clanfellow
clanfellow
noun
A fellow member of a clan.
clarifiant
clarifying
clarifying
adj
Providing clarity; making clear.
Removing impurities or particulates.
noun
A clarification.
verb
present participle of clarify
coalifying
coalifying
verb
present participle of coalify
cofinanced
cofinanced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cofinance
cofinances
cofinances
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cofinance
conchifera
confabbing
confabbing
verb
present participle of confab
confabular
confabular
adj
Of or pertaining to confabulation.
confederal
confederal
adj
Of, pertaining to, or being a confederation.
confessant
confessant
noun
(obsolete) One who confesses to a priest.
confessary
confessary
noun
(obsolete) One who makes a confession.
confidante
confidante
noun
A female confidant.
A type of settee having a seat at each end at right angles to the main seats.
confidants
confidants
noun
plural of confidant
configural
configural
adj
Relating to the spatial configuration of something, such as a human face to be recognised, rather than its separate visual features.
confinable
confinable
adj
Able to be confined
confirmand
confirmand
noun
(religion) A candidate for confirmation or affirmation of baptism.
confiscate
confiscate
adj
(obsolete) Confiscated; seized and appropriated by the government for public use; forfeit.
verb
(transitive) To use one's authority to lay claim to and separate a possession from its holder.