(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.
albuminiferous
albuminiferous
adj
Supplying albumen.
alkylarylsulfonate
alkylbenzenesulfonate
alkylbenzenesulfonates
aluminiferous
aluminiferous
adj
containing, or yielding aluminium or its ore or alum
aluniferous
amentiferous
amentiferous
adj
(botany) Bearing catkins.
ammonitiferous
ammonitiferous
adj
Containing fossil ammonites.
anatiferous
anatiferous
adj
Producing ducks. Formerly used of barnacles, since it was believed that they produced ducks and geese.
anfractuose
anfractuose
adj
Alternative form of anfractuous
anfractuousness
anfractuousness
noun
The state or quality of being anfractuous.
anguliferous
angustifoliate
angustifoliate
adj
(botany) Having narrow leaves.
antenniferous
antenniferous
adj
(zoology) Bearing or having antennae.
antheriferous
antheriferous
adj
(botany) Producing anthers, as plants.
(botany) Supporting anthers, as a part of a flower
anthraceniferous
anthraciferous
anthraciferous
adj
(mineralogy) Yielding anthracite.
anthracitiferous
antidiffuser
antifeudalism
antifeudalism
noun
(politics) Opposition to a feudal system.
antifeudalist
antifeudalist
adj
Synonym of antifeudal
noun
Somebody opposed to feudalism.
antifeudalistic
antifundamentalism
antifundamentalism
noun
Opposition to fundamentalism.
antifundamentalist
antifundamentalist
noun
One who opposes fundamentalism.
antimoniferous
antimoniferous
adj
(geology) Containing or producing antimony.
antisuffrage
antisuffrage
adj
(politics) Opposing suffrage.
argentiferous
argentiferous
adj
(geology) Containing or producing silver.
argilloferruginous
argilloferruginous
adj
(soil science) Containing clay and iron.
arseniferous
arseniferous
adj
(geology) Containing or producing arsenic.
arsenofuran
artfulness
artfulness
noun
The quality of being artful or of acting in an artful manner.
artfulnesses
artfulnesses
noun
plural of artfulness
arundiferous
arundiferous
adj
(rare, botany) Producing reeds or canes.
aschaffenburg
assuefaction
assuefaction
noun
(obsolete) habituation
autofluorescence
autofluorescence
noun
(biology, microscopy) Self-induced fluorescence.
(biology, microscopy) The fluorescence of substances other than the fluorophore of interest.
autoreinfusion
autotransformer
autotransformer
noun
(electrical engineering) A transformer with a single winding, its output being taken from taps.
awfulness
awfulness
noun
The quality of striking with awe, or with reverence
The state of being struck with awe; a spirit of solemnity; profound reverence.
The state or quality of being awful.
the awfulness of this sacred place
awfulnesses
awfulnesses
noun
plural of awfulness
bacteriofluorescin
balaniferous
balaniferous
adj
(nonce word) Bearing or producing acorns.
balefulness
balefulness
noun
The characteristic of being baleful.
banefulness
banefulness
noun
The state or quality of being baneful.
bashfulness
bashfulness
noun
The quality or property of being bashful
bashfulnesses
bashfulnesses
noun
plural of bashfulness
beautifications
beautifications
noun
plural of beautification
beautifulness
beautifulness
noun
The quality of being beautiful; beauty.
befuddlements
befuddlements
noun
plural of befuddlement
behoovefulness
belieffulness
belieffulness
adj
(rare) The state or quality of being beliefful; faithfulness.
benzofurans
benzofurans
noun
plural of benzofuran
benzosulfimide
benzosulfimide
noun
(organic chemistry) Synonym of saccharin
besnuff
besnuff
verb
(transitive, rare) To befoul with snuff.
bituminiferous
bituminiferous
adj
Producing bitumen.
blamefulness
blamefulness
noun
The quality of being blameful.
blissfulness
blissfulness
noun
The characteristic of being blissful.
bluefins
bluefins
noun
plural of bluefin
bluffness
bluffness
noun
The quality of being bluff
bluffnesses
blushfulness
blushfulness
noun
The quality of being blushful.
boastfulness
boastfulness
noun
The characteristic of being boastful.
bodefulness
bountifulness
bountifulness
noun
The characteristic of being bountiful.
branchiferous
branchiferous
adj
(anatomy) Having gills; branchiate.
braunfels
brimfullness
brimfulness
brimfulness
noun
Quality of being brimful.
brunfelsia
brunfelsia
noun
(botany) Any of the plants of the genus Brunfelsia.
buffetings
buffetings
noun
plural of buffeting
buffooneries
buffooneries
noun
plural of buffoonery
buffoonesque
buffoonishness
bullfinches
bullfinches
noun
plural of bullfinch
burschenschaft
burschenschaften
butterfingers
butterfingers
noun
A tendency to drop things, or to be clumsy or uncoordinated.
One's fingers which tend to drop things, or are clumsy or uncoordinated.
Someone who tends to drop things; (more generally) someone who is clumsy or uncoordinated; a klutz.
canaliferous
canaliferous
adj
(zoology, of the shell of a mollusc) Having a canal.
candlesnuffer
candlesnuffer
noun
Alternative form of candle snuffer
carboniferous
carboniferous
adj
Containing or producing carbon.
carefulness
carefulness
noun
The state of being careful.
carefulnesses
carefulnesses
noun
plural of carefulness
carniferous
carniferous
adj
Obsolete form of carnivorous.
cathodofluorescence
cauldrifeness
centifolious
centifolious
adj
Having a hundred leaves.
centrifugalisation
centrifugalisation
noun
Alternative form of centrifugation
centrifugalise
centrifugalise
verb
Alternative form of centrifugalize
centrifugals
centrifugals
noun
plural of centrifugal
centrifuges
centrifuges
noun
plural of centrifuge
ceruminiferous
chancefulness
changefulness
changefulness
noun
Propensity to change.
charmfulness
charmfulness
noun
The state of being charmful.
cheerfulness
cheerfulness
noun
The state of being cheerful; joy.
cheerfulnesses
cheerfulnesses
noun
plural of cheerfulness
chuffiness
chuffiness
noun
The quality of being chuffy.
cienfuegos
cinquefoils
cinquefoils
noun
plural of cinquefoil
circumferences
circumferences
noun
plural of circumference
circumforaneous
circumforaneous
adj
(by extension) Indirect, roundabout, or unnecessarily complex.
Wandering from place to place or market to market.
coffeehousing
coffeehousing
noun
(by extension) Unethical behaviour at the table during bridge or another game.
The act of distracting an opponent in a game by chattering.
cofounders
cofounders
noun
plural of cofounder
cofoundress
cofoundress
noun
A female cofounder.
colorfulness
colorfulness
noun
The perceived intensity of a specific color.
The state of being colorful.
colourfulness
colourfulness
noun
Alternative form of colorfulness
columniferous
columniferous
adj
(botany) Bearing columns.
conchiferous
conchiferous
adj
(biology) Having a shell (used especially of bivalve molluscs)
(geology) Containing shells
conchyliferous
confabulates
confabulates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of confabulate
confervaceous
confervaceous
adj
Belonging to the Confervae.
confervous
confervous
adj
Relating to, consisting of, or resembling confervae.
confessarius
configures
configures
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of configure
confluences
confluences
noun
plural of confluence
confluxes
confluxes
noun
plural of conflux
confluxibleness
confoundedness
confoundedness
noun
The state or quality of being confounded.
confounders
confounders
noun
plural of confounder
confusable
confusable
adj
Able to be confused.
noun
A word or phrase that is easily confused with another
confuse
confuse
verb
(intransitive) To be confused.
(transitive) To mix thoroughly; to confound; to disorder.
(transitive) To mix up, muddle up (one thing with another); to mistake (one thing for another).
(transitive) to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder (somebody); to afflict by being complicated, contradictory, or otherwise difficult to understand
(transitive, dated) To make uneasy and ashamed; to embarrass.
(transitive, obsolete) To rout; discomfit.
confused
confused
adj
(of a person or animal) disoriented
(of a person) unable to think clearly or understand
chaotic, jumbled or muddled
embarrassed
making no sense; illogical
verb
simple past tense and past participle of confuse
confusedly
confusedly
adv
In a confused manner.
confusedness
confusedness
noun
The state or quality of being confused.
confuser
confuser
noun
One who or that which confuses.
confusers
confusers
noun
plural of confuser
confuses
confuses
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of confuse
confusive
confusive
adj
(archaic) Full of confusion; confused or confusing.
confusticate
confusticate
verb
(transitive, informal, chiefly US) To confuse, confound, or perplex.
confuters
confuters
noun
plural of confuter
confutes
confutes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of confute
conidiiferous
coniferous
coniferous
adj
Bearing cones, as the pine and cypress.
Of, or pertaining to, a conifer.
consentful
consentful
adj
With consent; consenting or consensual.
consentfully
consentfully
adv
With consent; consensually.
contrafissure
contrafissure
noun
(medicine) A fissure or fracture on the side opposite to that which received the blow, or at some distance from it.