Third-person singular simple present indicative form of affection
affinities
affinities
noun
plural of affinity
afraidness
afraidness
noun
The state or quality of being afraid.
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.
afterpains
afterpains
noun
plural of afterpain
aftershine
afterstain
ammonifies
ammonifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ammonify
anguishful
anguishful
adj
Full of anguish.
antifungus
antifungus
adj
That inhibits the growth of fungi.
archfiends
archfiends
noun
plural of archfiend
ausforming
ausforming
verb
present participle of ausform
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.
besanctify
bilifuscin
bilifuscin
noun
(biochemistry) A brownish-green pigment, derived from bilirubin, found in human gallstones and in old bile.
blindfolds
blindfolds
noun
plural of blindfold
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blindfold
bonefishes
bonefishes
noun
plural of bonefish
boyfriends
boyfriends
noun
plural of boyfriend
brunfelsia
brunfelsia
noun
(botany) Any of the plants of the genus Brunfelsia.
buffetings
buffetings
noun
plural of buffeting
buffoonish
buffoonish
adj
Characteristic of a buffoon.
buffoonism
buffoonism
noun
(rare, archaic) The practices of a buffoon; buffoonery.
caffeinism
caffeinism
noun
a toxic condition caused by excessive ingestion of coffee and other caffeine-containing beverages
addiction to such beverages
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.
carnifexes
carnifices
carnifices
noun
plural of carnifex
chaffiness
chaffiness
noun
Quality of being chaffy.
chieftains
chieftains
noun
plural of chieftain
chuffiness
chuffiness
noun
The quality of being chuffy.
cienfuegos
codfishing
coffinless
coffinless
adj
Without a coffin.
cofinances
cofinances
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cofinance
confessing
confessing
noun
The act of making a confession.
verb
present participle of confess
confession
confession
noun
(Christianity) The disclosure of one's sins to a priest for absolution. In the Roman Catholic Church, it is now also termed the sacrament of reconciliation.
A formal document providing such an admission.
A formula in which the articles of faith are comprised; a creed to be assented to or signed, as a preliminary to admission to membership of a church; a confession of faith.
Acknowledgment of belief; profession of one's faith.
The open admittance of having done something (especially something bad).
confidants
confidants
noun
plural of confidant
configures
configures
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of configure
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.
confiserie
conformism
conformism
noun
A willingness to conform; conformity
conformist
conformist
adj
Conforming to established customs, etc.
noun
A noctuid moth (Lithophane furcifera)
Someone who tries to conform to the mainstream.
confucians
confusions
confusions
noun
plural of confusion
coniferous
coniferous
adj
Bearing cones, as the pine and cypress.
Of, or pertaining to, a conifer.
consignify
consignify
verb
To signify or denote in combination with something else.
cornetfish
cornetfish
noun
Any of several slender, elongate tropical fish, of the family Fistulariidae, that live in shallow water
cornfields
cornfields
noun
plural of cornfield
craftiness
craftiness
noun
Skill in deception, slyness
defaisance
defections
defections
noun
plural of defection
defeminise
defeminise
verb
Alternative spelling of defeminize
defensible
defensible
adj
(of an argument etc) capable of being justified
(of an installation etc) capable of being defended against armed attack
defensibly
defensibly
adv
Defendably
In a defensible manner.
definitise
deflations
deflations
noun
plural of deflation
defoliants
defoliants
noun
plural of defoliant
defrosting
defrosting
noun
The process by which something is defrosted.
verb
present participle of defrost
demifusion
denazifies
denazifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of denazify
densifying
densifying
verb
present participle of densify
destuffing
diffusions
diffusions
noun
plural of diffusion
disconfirm
disconfirm
verb
(transitive) To establish the falsity of a claim or belief; to show or to tend to show that a theory or hypothesis is not valid.
disconform
disdainful
disdainful
adj
Showing contempt or scorn; having a pronounced lack of concern for others viewed as unworthy.
disfashion
disfashion
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To disfigure.
disfortune
disfurnish
disfurnish
verb
(transitive, archaic) To deprive of that with which anything is furnished (furniture, equipment, etc.); to strip or divest.
dishpanful
dishpanful
noun
As much as a dishpan will hold.
disinfects
disinfects
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disinfect
disinflame
disinflame
verb
To divest of flame or ardour.
disinflate
disinflate
verb
(economics) To reduce the rate of inflation
disleafing
disleafing
verb
present participle of disleaf
distelfink
distelfink
noun
A stylized goldfinch in Pennsylvania Dutch folk art, representing happiness and good fortune.
disulfonic
disulfonic
adj
(organic chemistry) Having two sulfonic groups
disulfoton
disulfoton
noun
A highly toxic organothiophosphate insecticide and acaricide, O,O-diethyl S-2-ethylthioethyl phosphorodithioate
disunified
disunified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disunify
disuniform
disuniform
Adjective
Not uniform.
downshifts
downshifts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of downshift
draftiness
draftiness
noun
The characteristic of being drafty.
dragonfish
dragonfish
noun
Any of several long, slender fishes, of the family Stomiidae, that have a luminous barbel used to attract prey.
effeminise
effeminise
verb
Alternative form of effeminize
elfishness
elfishness
noun
The quality or state of being elfish.
emusifying
enfeeblish
enfoldings
enfoldings
noun
plural of enfolding
facesaving
facesaving
adj
That prevents loss of face and maintains one's dignity or prestige.
facileness
facileness
noun
superficiality, glibness
facinorous
facinorous
adj
(archaic, formal) Extremely wicked.
factionism
factionist
factionist
noun
One who promotes strife or discord.
fadingness
fadingness
noun
The quality of fading or passing away.
fairnesses
fairnesses
noun
plural of fairness
fairylands
fairylands
noun
plural of fairyland
falconries
falconries
noun
plural of falconry
falsifying
falsifying
noun
falsification
verb
present participle of falsify
famishment
famishment
noun
(now literary) The state or process of being famished.
(obsolete) Famine.
fanaticise
fanaticise
verb
Alternative spelling of fanaticize
fanaticism
fanaticism
noun
The characteristic or practice of being a fanatic.
fantaddish
fantasists
fantasists
noun
plural of fantasist
fantasized
fantasized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fantasize
fantasizes
fantasizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fantasize
fantastico
fantastico
adj
(informal, humorous) fantastic
fantasying
fantasying
verb
present participle of fantasy
fantoddish
fantoddish
adj
irritable
faradising
faradising
verb
present participle of faradise
farinosely
fasciation
fasciation
noun
(botany) Abnormal growth in vascular plants in which the apical meristem (growing tip) becomes elongated perpendicularly to the direction of growth, thus producing flattened, ribbon-like, crested, or elaborately contorted tissue.
(obsolete) A bandage.
The binding-up of a limb, etc., with bandages.
The process or state of being fasciated.
fascinated
fascinated
adj
extremely interested
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fascinate
fascinates
fascinates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fascinate
fascinator
fascinator
noun
(dated, US) A type of wool or lace headscarf
A delicate, often frivolous head decoration worn on the hair, primarily by women
A fascinating person or thing.
fashioners
fashioners
noun
plural of fashioner
fashioning
fashioning
noun
The act or process of fashioning something; manufacture.
verb
present participle of fashion
fashionist
fashionist
noun
(archaic) An obsequious follower of fashion.
fashionize
fashionize
verb
(transitive) To make fashionable; to bring into the realm of fashion.
fassbinder
fastenings
fastenings
noun
plural of fastening
fatiscence
fatiscence
noun
The quality of being fatiscent.
faultiness
faultiness
noun
The quality of being faulty.
favaginous
favaginous
adj
(obsolete) Resembling a honeycomb; cellular.
featliness
felineness
felineness
Noun
The state of being feline.
felinities
felinities
noun
plural of felinity
fellations
fellations
noun
plural of fellation
feminacies
feminacies
noun
plural of feminacy
femininism
femininism
noun
(rare) feminine behaviour
feminising
feminising
adj
Alternative spelling of feminizing
verb
present participle of feminise
feministic
feministic
adj
Of or relating to or in accordance with feminism.
feminities
feminities
noun
plural of feminity
ferineness
fervencies
fervencies
noun
plural of fervency
fervidness
fervidness
noun
The quality of being fervid.
fescennine
fescennine
adj
Obscene or scurrilous.
festinance
festinance
noun
The quality of being festinant.
festinated
festinated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of festinate
festooning
festooning
noun
Material with which something is festooned.
verb
present participle of festoon
feuillants
fibrinosis
fickleness
fickleness
noun
The quality of being fickle.
fictionise
fictionise
verb
(British spelling) To fictionalize.
fictionist
fictionist
noun
One who deals in fiction; a writer of fiction, a novelist.