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.
affinities
affinities
noun
plural of affinity
affinitive
affinitive
adj
Closely connected, as by affinity.
affluently
affluently
adv
In an affluent manner.
affrontive
affrontive
adj
Tending to affront or offend.
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
amentiform
amentiform
adj
(botany) Shaped like a catkin.
anfracture
anfracture
noun
(obsolete) A mazy winding.
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.
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;
antireform
antireform
adj
(politics) Opposing reform
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.
bafflement
bafflement
noun
(countable) Something that causes a state of confusion or puzzlement.
(uncountable) The state or result of being baffled, puzzled, or confused.
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
beeftongue
befoolment
befoolment
noun
The condition of being befooled.
befoulment
befoulment
noun
That which makes or has been made soiled.
The act of befouling; soiling; making dirty.
befretting
bellefonte
bellefonte
Proper noun
a ghost town in Alabama, USA, and the former county seat.
a town in Arkansas, USA.
a town in Delaware, USA.
a small city in Kentucky, USA.
a borough in Pennsylvania, USA
benefactor
benefactor
noun
Somebody who gives a gift, often money to a charity.
Someone who performs good or noble deeds.
beneficent
beneficent
adj
Given to acts that are kind, charitable, philanthropic or beneficial.
benefiting
benefitted
benefitted
verb
Alternative form of benefited
bernstorff
besanctify
bettendorf
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.
buffetings
buffetings
noun
plural of buffeting
bufotenine
bufotenine
noun
(organic chemistry) An alkaloid, found in the skins of some toads, related to serotonin.
cankerfret
cantefable
cantefable
noun
Alternative form of chantefable
centerfold
centerfold
noun
(by extension) Any very sexually attractive person, who is therefore material for such a photograph.
A large photograph printed on this sheet, typically in the form of a nude, or provocatively dressed, sexually attractive woman or man.
The person appearing in such a photograph.
The single sheet of paper that forms the middle two pages of a magazine or other publication.
centrefold
centrefold
noun
(British spelling) Alternative spelling of centerfold
centriffed
centrifuge
centrifuge
noun
(figuratively) An apparatus in which humans are spun to simulate acceleration in an aircraft or spacecraft.
A device in which a mixture of denser and lighter materials (normally dispersed in a liquid) is separated by being spun about a central axis at high speed.
verb
To rotate something in a centrifuge, typically in order to separate its constituents.
certifying
certifying
verb
present participle of certify
chieftains
chieftains
noun
plural of chieftain
cliftonite
cliftonite
noun
(mineralogy) A form of graphite present in some meteorites
coeffluent
coinfinite
confecting
confecting
verb
present participle of confect
confection
confection
noun
(dated) An artistic, musical, or literary work taken as frivolous, amusing, or contrived; a composition of a light nature.
(dated) Something, such as a garment or a decoration, that is very elaborate, delicate, or luxurious, usually also impractical or non-utilitarian.
(pharmacology) A preparation of medicine sweetened with sugar, honey, syrup, or the like; an electuary.
A food item prepared very sweet, frequently decorated in fine detail, and often preserved with sugar, such as a candy, sweetmeat, fruit preserve, pastry, or cake.
The act or process of confecting; the process of making, compounding, or preparing something.
The result of such a process; something made up or confected; a concoction.
verb
To make into a confection, prepare as a confection.
confectory
confectory
adj
(obsolete) Relating to the art of making confectionery.
confecture
confecture
noun
(obsolete) confiture
(obsolete) conjecture, hypothesis
conferment
conferment
noun
The act of conferring; a presentation or bestowal.
confessant
confessant
noun
(obsolete) One who confesses to a priest.
conficient
confidante
confidante
noun
A female confidant.
A type of settee having a seat at each end at right angles to the main seats.
confidente
confidente
noun
A particular kind of 18th-century sofa.
Misspelling of confidante.
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.
conflicted
conflicted
adj
(Canada, US, informal) In a state of personal or emotional conflict.
Having a conflict of interest.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of conflict
conformate
confronted
confronted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of confront
confronter
confronter
noun
Someone who or something which confronts.
confutable
confutable
adj
(archaic or formal) That can be confuted, i.e. shown to be false; disprovable.
consentful
consentful
adj
With consent; consenting or consensual.
contentful
contentful
adj
(obsolete) Full of contentment.
Having content.
contreface
contrefort
contrefort
noun
Synonym of counterfort (“buttress built against a wall”)
Synonym of counterfort (“spur of a mountain range”)
cornetfish
cornetfish
noun
Any of several slender, elongate tropical fish, of the family Fistulariidae, that live in shallow water
counterfix
craftiness
craftiness
noun
Skill in deception, slyness
daftnesses
daftnesses
noun
plural of daftness
daintified
daintified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of daintify
defacement
defacement
noun
(heraldry, vexillology) A symbol added to a flag or coat of arms to change it or make it different from another.
An act of defacing; an instance of visibly marring or disfiguring something.
An act of voiding or devaluing; nullification of the face value.
defailment
defailment
noun
(obsolete) Failure.
defamation
defamation
noun
The act of injuring another person's reputation by any slanderous communication, written or oral; the wrong of maliciously injuring the good name of another.
defaultant
defaultant
noun
Synonym of defaulter
defaulting
defaulting
noun
The act or result of being defaulted, especially a failure to meet a financial obligation.
verb
present participle of default
defeatment
defecating
defecating
verb
present participle of defecate
defecation
defecation
noun
Any of several processes for the removal of impurities, or for clarifying various materials.
The act or process of voiding feces from the bowels.
defections
defections
noun
plural of defection
defedation
defedation
noun
The process of polluting or making filthy; pollution.
defendants
defendants
noun
plural of defendant
deferments
deferments
noun
plural of deferment
defilement
defilement
noun
(military) The protection of the interior walls of a fortification from enfilading fire, as by covering them, or by a high parapet on the exposed side.
The act of defiling.
The state of being defiled.
definement
definement
noun
A definition or description.
The act of defining.
definitely
definitely
adv
In a definite manner; decisively.
Without question and beyond doubt.
definition
definition
noun
(bodybuilding) The degree to which individual muscles are distinct on the body.
(mathematics) A statement that establishes the referent of a term or notation.
(programming) A statement which provides a previous declaration with a value or body of a subroutine (in the case of function).
(semantics, lexicography) A statement of the meaning of a word or word group or a sign or symbol (dictionary definitions).
(usually with the definite article the) A clear instance conforming to the dictionary or textbook definition.
A product of defining.
A statement expressing the essential nature of something; formulation
Clarity of visual presentation, distinctness of outline or detail.
Clarity, especially of musical sound in reproduction.
Sharp demarcation of outlines or limits.
The act of defining; determination of the limits.
The action or power of describing, explaining, or making definite and clear.
The action or process of defining.
definitise
definitive
definitive
adj
(philately) general, not issued for commemorative purposes
conclusive or decisive
definite, authoritative and complete
explicitly defined
limiting; determining
noun
(grammar) a word, such as a definite article or demonstrative pronoun, that defines or limits something
(philately) an ordinary postage stamp that is part of a series of all denominations or is reprinted as needed to meet demand
definitize
definitize
verb
(transitive, US military) To make (a contract, plan, or the like) definite.
(transitive, grammar) To make definite (of e.g. a noun or adjective)
definitude
definitude
noun
definiteness
deflations
deflations
noun
plural of deflation
deflecting
deflecting
verb
present participle of deflect
deflection
deflection
noun
The act of deflecting or something deflected.
The deviation of a needle or other indicator from its previous position.
defoliants
defoliants
noun
plural of defoliant
deforciant
deforciant
noun
(obsolete, UK, law) One against whom a fictitious action of fine was brought
(obsolete, UK, law) One who keeps out of possession the rightful owner of an estate.
defrayment
defrayment
noun
The payment of charges.
defrosting
defrosting
noun
The process by which something is defrosted.
verb
present participle of defrost
deftnesses
deftnesses
noun
plural of deftness
defunction
defunction
noun
(obsolete) Death.
defunctive
defunctive
adj
(archaic) funereal
dentifrice
dentifrice
noun
Toothpaste or any other substance, such as powder, for cleaning the teeth.
destuffing
diffugient
disfortune
disinfects
disinfects
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disinfect
disinflate
disinflate
verb
(economics) To reduce the rate of inflation
distelfink
distelfink
noun
A stylized goldfinch in Pennsylvania Dutch folk art, representing happiness and good fortune.
draftiness
draftiness
noun
The characteristic of being drafty.
earnestful
earnestful
adj
(obsolete) serious
effacement
effacement
noun
(medicine) A shortening, or thinning, of the cervix before or during early labour.
The act of expunging, of wiping out; expungement.
Withdrawal in order to make oneself inconspicuous; the making of oneself inconspicuous.
effeminate
effeminate
adj
(obsolete) Womanly; tender, affectionate, caring.
(often derogatory, of a man or boy) Exhibiting behaviour or mannerisms considered typical of a female; unmasculine.
noun
An effeminate person.
verb
(intransitive) To become womanly.
(transitive, archaic or nonstandard) To make womanly; to unman.
efferently
efferently
adv
Outwardly, away from the center.
effeteness
effeteness
noun
The property of being effete.
effraction
effraction
noun
(medicine) A bone fracture where the bone breaks the surface of the skin.
(obsolete) Burglary.
effrontery
effrontery
noun
(countable) An act of insolent and shameless audacity.
(uncountable) Insolent and shameless audacity.
enfacement
enfacement
noun
The act, or the result of enfacing
enfettered
enfettered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of enfetter
enfoldment
enfoldment
noun
The act of enfolding.
engrafting
engrafting
verb
present participle of engraft
engulfment
engulfment
noun
The act of engulfing
enserfment
enserfment
noun
The act or process of enserfing; enslavement.
entfaoilff
entreatful
entreatful
adj
(rare) Full of entreaty.
ethnoflora
ethnoflora
noun
The flora of a region that is used by that region's native inhabitants
eventfully
eventfully
adv
In a eventful manner; with much activity.
exfetation
exfetation
noun
(medicine) imperfect fetation in some organ exterior to the uterus
faceteness
faceteness
noun
(obsolete, rare) The quality of being facete.
fackeltanz
fackeltanz
noun
(music) a kind of polonaise, associated with German royal wedding celebrations
factfinder
factfinder
noun
(law) In a legal proceeding, the person or persons given the task of weighing all evidence presented and determining the facts of the case in light of that evidence; the jury, or where there is no jury, the judge.
One who finds facts.
factionate
factionate
adj
Showing great loyalty to one's faction; tribal.
verb
Synonym of factionalize
factioneer
factioneer
noun
A proponent of a faction.
One who aggressively pushes a cause.
fahlunitte
fahrenheit
fahrenheit
Adjective
Describing a temperature scale originally defined as having 0 °F as the lowest temperature obtainable with a mixture of ice and salt, and 96 °F as the temperature of the human body, and now defined with 32 °F equal to 0 °C, and each degree Fahrenheit equal to 5/9 of a degree Celsius or 5/9 kelvin.
fahrenhett
faintheart
faintheart
noun
A person who is irresolute or fearful.
famatinite
famatinite
noun
(mineralogy) A tetragonal-scalenohedral pale brownish pink mineral containing antimony, copper, and sulfur.
famishment
famishment
noun
(now literary) The state or process of being famished.