Producing or causing strong feelings and emotions.
verb
present participle of affect
affectingly
affectingly
adv
So as to affect in an emotional sense.
affiliating
affiliating
verb
present participle of affiliate
afflicting
afflicting
noun
An affliction.
verb
present participle of afflict
afflictingly
afflictingly
adv
In a way that causes affliction.
afforesting
afforesting
verb
present participle of afforest
affreightment
affreightment
noun
(nautical) The act of hiring, or the contract for use of, a vessel, or some part of it, to convey cargo.
affricating
affricating
verb
present participle of affricate
affrighting
affrighting
verb
present participle of affright
affrightingly
affrightingly
adv
(archaic) So as to frighten or terrify.
affrightment
affrightment
noun
(archaic) Fright; fear; alarm; the fact or state of being frightened.
(obsolete) A cause of fear.
(obsolete) The action of frightening or terrifying; intimidation.
affronting
affronting
noun
The offering of an affront.
verb
present participle of affront
affrontingly
affrontingly
adv
in an affronting manner
affrontingness
affrontingness
noun
The state or quality of affronting.
afghanistan
afterburning
afterburning
noun
(aviation) The injection of extra fuel into a jet engine downstream of the turbines in order to achieve extra thrust.
aftercoming
aftercoming
adj
(obstetrics) Specifically, of a baby's head: following the rest of the body out of the womb, rather than (as is usual) preceding it.
Succeeding, following.
noun
A following state, sequel, consequence, or result; an aftercome.
aftergrind
afterings
afterings
noun
(by extension) The last of any substance that is of a poorer quality than the earlier substance, e.g. the dregs of coffee.
The last milk that is obtained when milking a cow. Often considered the poorest quality of milk.
afterking
afternight
afterplanting
afterreckoning
afterripening
afterspring
afterswarming
afterworking
agnification
airlifting
airlifting
verb
present participle of airlift
aktiengesellschaft
algefacient
algefacient
adj
Making cool; cooling.
allografting
allografting
noun
The transplanting of an allograft
anglification
angustifoliate
angustifoliate
adj
(botany) Having narrow leaves.
angustifolious
angustifolious
Adjective
Having narrow leaves.
antifatigue
antifatigue
adj
(pharmacology) Countering fatigue.
antiferromagnet
antiferromagnet
noun
(physics) An antiferromagnetic material
antiferromagnetic
antiferromagnetic
adj
(physics) Exhibiting antiferromagnetism.
antiferromagnetism
antiferromagnetism
noun
(physics) a phenomenon, similar to ferromagnetism, in which magnetic domains line up in a regular pattern, but with neighbouring electron spins pointing in opposite directions; materials showing this effect are either ferrimagnetic or diamagnetic, and become paramagnetic above the Neel temperature
antiflattering
antifoaming
antifoaming
adj
That inhibits the formation of foam
antifoggant
antifoggant
noun
An antifogging agent.
antifogging
antifogging
adj
Preventing fogging (as for example on clear film packaging).
antifogmatic
antifogmatic
noun
An alcoholic drink taken in the morning to brace oneself before going out into bad weather.
antiforeign
antiforeign
adj
Opposed to foreigners or to what is foreign.
antiforeigner
antiforeigner
adj
Opposed to foreigners.
antiforeignism
antiforeignism
noun
antiforeign attitudes
antifouling
antifouling
adj
That prevents or counteracts the buildup of barnacles and other deposits on undersea surfaces such as those of boats.
noun
Any substance that prevents or counteracts the buildup of barnacles and other deposits on undersea surfaces such as those of boats.
antifreezing
antifreezing
adj
That prevents freezing
antifungal
antifungal
adj
(pharmacology) That inhibits the growth of fungi; antimycotic.
noun
(pharmacology) A drug that inhibits the growth of fungi.
antifungals
antifungals
noun
plural of antifungal
antifungin
antifungin
noun
The fungicide magnesium borate.
antifungus
antifungus
adj
That inhibits the growth of fungi.
antigraft
antigraft
adj
(politics) Opposed to or working against graft
antiprofiteering
antiprofiteering
adj
Opposing or countering profiteering.
antireforming
antireforming
adj
Synonym of antireform
antishoplifting
antishoplifting
adj
That serves to counter shoplifting.
antisuffrage
antisuffrage
adj
(politics) Opposing suffrage.
antisuffragist
antisuffragist
noun
One who opposes suffrage.
argentiferous
argentiferous
adj
(geology) Containing or producing silver.
autografting
autografting
verb
present participle of autograft
backfitting
backfitting
verb
present participle of backfit
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.
beatifying
beatifying
verb
present participle of beatify
beautifying
beautifying
adj
That beautifies; tending to make beautiful.
noun
The action of the verb to beautify.
verb
present participle of beautify
befitting
befitting
adj
appropriate, becoming
verb
present participle of befit
befittingly
befittingly
adv
In a befitting manner
befittingness
befittingness
noun
The state or quality of being befitting.
befretting
beneficiating
beneficiating
verb
present participle of beneficiate
benefiting
benefitting
benefitting
verb
present participle of benefit
bifurcating
bifurcating
adj
dividing or forking into two
verb
present participle of bifurcate
birefracting
birefringent
birefringent
adj
Having two refractive indices (depending on orientation)
Of or pertaining to birefringence
boatlifting
boatlifting
verb
present participle of boatlift
breakfasting
breakfasting
noun
The act of eating breakfast.
verb
present participle of breakfast
breastfeeding
breastfeeding
noun
(countable) An instance (session) of such feeding activity.
(uncountable) The act or process of feeding a baby or young child milk from a lactating breast.
verb
present participle of breastfeed
brutifying
brutifying
verb
present participle of brutify
buffeting
buffeting
noun
(aviation) random, irregular motion of the plane or of one of its parts caused by turbulences in the airflow
A blow or motion that buffets.
verb
present participle of buffet
buffetings
buffetings
noun
plural of buffeting
bulletproofing
bulletproofing
verb
present participle of bulletproof
bullfighting
bullfighting
noun
A traditional spectacle, popular in Spain and many former Spanish colonies, in which a matador manipulates and ultimately kills a bull at close range.
bushfighting
bushfighting
noun
Fighting in the bush, or from behind bushes, trees, or thickets.
butterfingered
butterfingered
adj
Prone to dropping things; clumsy.
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.
butterflying
butterflying
verb
present participle of butterfly
butteryfingered
cartilaginification
cartilaginification
noun
The formation of cartilage.
catfacing
catfacing
noun
The development of the catface deformity in tomatoes.
caustifying
centrifugal
centrifugal
adj
(botany) Expanding first at the summit, and later at the base, as a flower cluster.
(botany) Having the radicle turned toward the sides of the fruit, as some embryos.
Tending, or causing, to recede from the center.
noun
A rotating machine used to separate massecuite into sugar crystals and molasses.
centrifugalisation
centrifugalisation
noun
Alternative form of centrifugation
centrifugalise
centrifugalise
verb
Alternative form of centrifugalize
centrifugalization
centrifugalization
noun
Synonym of centrifugation
centrifugalize
centrifugalize
verb
Synonym of centrifugate
centrifugalized
centrifugalized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of centrifugalize
centrifugalizing
centrifugalizing
verb
present participle of centrifugalize
centrifugaller
centrifugally
centrifugally
adv
Away from a centre or axis.
In a centrifuge.
Using centrifugal force.
centrifugals
centrifugals
noun
plural of centrifugal
centrifugate
centrifugate
noun
The material to be separated in a centrifuge.
verb
(transitive) To separate using centrifugation.
centrifugation
centrifugation
noun
The process in which mixtures are separated using the centripetal force generated by spinning in a centrifuge.
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.
centrifuged
centrifuged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of centrifuge
centrifugence
centrifugence
noun
The property or quality of being centrifugal.
centrifuges
centrifuges
noun
plural of centrifuge
centrifuging
centrifuging
noun
The processing of material in a centrifuge.
verb
present participle of centrifuge
certificating
certificating
verb
present participle of certificate
certifying
certifying
verb
present participle of certify
chuckfarthing
circumfulgent
circumfulgent
adj
Shining around or about.
citifying
citifying
verb
present participle of citify
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
closefitting
closefitting
adj
Alternative form of close-fitting
cockfighting
cockfighting
noun
A gambling blood sport (illegal in most countries) in which two roosters have spikes placed on their feet and are made to fight each other, usually to the death.
verb
present participle of cockfight
cofeaturing
cofeaturing
verb
present participle of cofeature
coinfecting
coinfecting
verb
present participle of coinfect
comforting
comforting
adj
Giving comfort.
noun
The act of giving comfort.
verb
present participle of comfort
comfortingly
comfortingly
adv
In a comforting manner
confabulating
confabulating
verb
present participle of confabulate
confecting
confecting
verb
present participle of confect
confederating
confederating
verb
present participle of confederate
configurate
configurate
verb
(intransitive, obsolete) To take form or position, like the parts of a complex structure; to agree with a pattern.
(transitive, obsolete) To configure; to arrange or shape.
configurated
configurated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of configurate
configurating
configurating
verb
present participle of configurate
configuration
configuration
noun
(algebra) A finite set of points and lines (and sometimes planes), generally with equal numbers of points per line and equal numbers of lines per point.
(physics, chemistry) The arrangement of electrons in an atom, molecule, or other physical structure like a crystal.
Form, as depending on the relative disposition of the parts of a thing's shape; figure; form factor.
Relative position or aspect of the planets; the face of the horoscope, according to the relative positions of the planets at any time.
The way things are arranged or put together in order to achieve a result.
configurational
configurational
adj
(grammar) Of a language: having a relatively fixed style of grammar where the subject of a sentence is outside the finite verb phrase but the object is inside it.
Of or pertaining to a configuration.
configurationally
configurationally
adv
With regard to a configuration
configurationism
configurationism
noun
(psychology) Any theory of psychology based on configurational properties, but especially Gestalt psychology
configurationist
configurations
configurations
noun
plural of configuration
configurative
configurative
adj
Of or pertaining to configuration
confiscating
confiscating
verb
present participle of confiscate
confisticating
conflagrating
conflagrating
verb
present participle of conflagrate
conflagration
conflagration
noun
(figuratively) A large-scale conflict.
A large fire extending to many objects, or over a large space; a general burning.
conflagrations
conflagrations
noun
plural of conflagration
conflagrative
conflagrative
adj
That produces conflagration
conflating
conflating
verb
present participle of conflate
conflicting
conflicting
adj
Being in opposition; contrary; contradictory.
fighting; contending; in conflict
verb
present participle of conflict
conflictingly
conflictingly
adv
In a conflicting fashion.
confronting
confronting
adj
Causing distress; upsetting.
verb
present participle of confront
confuting
confuting
verb
present participle of confute
congelifract
congelifract
noun
(geology) A fragment of rock broken off by the action of frost
congelifraction
congelifraction
noun
the weathering of material through the repeated freezing and thawing of water.