(of a person) Having affection or warm regard; loving; fond.
(of an action, etc.) Characterised by or proceeding from affection; indicating love; tender.
verb
(obsolete, reflexive) To emotionally attach (oneself) to.
(rare) To show affection to; to have affection for.
afforestment
afforestment
noun
The process of afforesting.
afterworking
amentiferous
amentiferous
adj
(botany) Bearing catkins.
antireformer
antireformer
noun
(politics) One who opposes reform.
arfvedsonite
arfvedsonite
noun
(mineralogy) A rare sodium amphibole mineral.
assuefaction
assuefaction
noun
(obsolete) habituation
battlefronts
battlefronts
noun
plural of battlefront
befountained
befountained
adj
Furnished with a fountain.
benefactions
benefactions
noun
plural of benefaction
birefraction
bloemfontein
bloemfontein
Proper noun
A major city and the judicial capital of South Africa.
boastfulness
boastfulness
noun
The characteristic of being boastful.
centifolious
centifolious
adj
Having a hundred leaves.
chondrofetal
closefitting
closefitting
adj
Alternative form of close-fitting
codefendants
codefendants
noun
plural of codefendant
coefficients
coefficients
noun
plural of coefficient
coinfeftment
confabulated
confabulated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of confabulate
confabulates
confabulates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of confabulate
confarreated
confectioner
confectioner
noun
A manufacturer of or dealer in confections (sweets and candies, and other sweet food items).
confectiones
confederated
confederated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of confederate
confederater
confederates
confederates
noun
plural of confederate
confederatio
confederator
confederator
noun
(obsolete) A confederate.
conferential
conferential
adj
Of or pertaining to a conference
confidential
confidential
adj
(dated) Having someone's confidence or trust; having a position requiring trust; worthy of being trusted with confidences.
(dated) Inclined to share confidences; (of things) making people inclined to share confidences; involving the sharing of confidences.
Kept, or meant to be kept, secret within a certain circle of persons; not intended to be known publicly
configurated
configurated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of configurate
confinements
confinements
noun
plural of confinement
confirmative
confirmative
adj
That serves to confirm
conflagrated
conflagrated
adj
Burnt, destroyed by fire.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of conflagrate
conflictless
conflictless
adj
Without conflict.
conformities
conformities
noun
plural of conformity
confoundment
confoundment
noun
something which is or has been confounded
the state of being confounded
confraternal
confraternal
adj
Of or pertaining to a confraternity
confrontment
confrontment
noun
Confrontation.
confusticate
confusticate
verb
(transitive, informal, chiefly US) To confuse, confound, or perplex.
congelifract
congelifract
noun
(geology) A fragment of rock broken off by the action of frost
consentfully
consentfully
adv
With consent; consensually.
cornetfishes
cornetfishes
noun
plural of cornetfish
countercraft
countercraft
noun
Strategies or tactics that serve to counter something.
counterdraft
counterfeits
counterfeits
noun
plural of counterfeit
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of counterfeit
counterfires
counterflory
counterflory
adj
(heraldry) Decorated with fleurs-de-lis or other floral motifs arranged in pairs opposite each other, especially on opposite sides of a border on a shield or banner.
counterflows
counterflows
noun
plural of counterflow
counterfoils
counterfoils
noun
plural of counterfoil
counterforce
counterforce
adj
(military) Targeting an opponent's military assets, such as missile silos, rather than other valuable assets such as cities and civilian populations.
noun
A force that opposes another force.
counterfugue
counterfugue
noun
(music) A fugue in which the answer or imitation to the melody is played in an inverse manner.
counteroffer
counteroffer
noun
An offer made in reply to an unacceptable offer.
verb
To offer as a counteroffer.
counterproof
counterproof
noun
(logic) A proof that contradicts a given statement.
(printing) The inverted image of an original proof.
counterrefer
counterscoff
counterscoff
noun
A retort; a scoffing utterance in response to another.
countershaft
countershaft
noun
Synonym of jackshaft (“mechanical component for rotational force”)
verb
Synonym of jackshaft
craftsperson
craftsperson
noun
A person who produces arts and crafts.
Someone who is highly skilled at their trade; an artificer.
cretefaction
cuneiformist
cuneiformist
noun
A specialist or expert in cuneiform.
defalcations
defalcations
noun
plural of defalcation
defatigation
defatigation
noun
Fatigue; weariness.
defectionist
defectionist
noun
One who advocates or encourages defection.
defiguration
defiguration
noun
(obsolete) disfiguration; mutilation
definitional
definitional
adj
Of or relating to a definition.
Used to define something.
definitiones
deflagration
deflagration
noun
The act of deflagrating; an intense fire; a conflagration or explosion. Specifically, combustion that spreads subsonically via thermal conduction.
deflationary
deflationary
adj
(philosophy, logic) Belonging or relating to a family of theories claiming that assertions that predicate truth of a statement do not attribute a property called truth to such a statement.
Associated with or tending to cause deflation.
deflationist
deflationist
noun
A supporter of deflationism.
deflectional
deflectional
adj
Of or pertaining to deflection.
deflocculant
deflocculant
noun
A deflocculating agent.
deflocculent
deflorations
deflorations
noun
plural of defloration
deflowerment
deflowerment
Noun
The loss of a girl or woman's virginity.
defoliations
defoliations
noun
plural of defoliation
deforcements
deforcements
noun
plural of deforcement
deformations
deformations
noun
plural of deformation
defraudation
defraudation
noun
(obsolete) The act of defrauding; a taking by fraud.
deifications
deifications
noun
plural of deification
dendritiform
dendritiform
adj
Alternative form of dendriform
diffareation
disaffection
disaffection
noun
Alienation; loss of loyalty.
Discontent; unrest.
disinfection
disinfection
noun
Treatment with disinfectant materials in order to destroy harmful microorganisms
doubtfulness
doubtfulness
noun
The state or quality of being doubtful; doubt; uncertainty.
draftsperson
draftsperson
noun
A draftsman or draftswoman.
dufrenoysite
dufrenoysite
noun
(mineralogy) A sartorite mineral with chemical formula Pb₂As₂S₅.
ecofeminists
ecofeminists
noun
plural of ecofeminist
ectocuniform
edifications
edifications
noun
plural of edification
effectuation
effectuation
noun
An act of effectuating.
effemination
effemination
noun
(obsolete) effeminacy; womanishness
effiguration
efflorescent
efflorescent
adj
Bursting into flower.
Forming a white dust or efflorescence on the surface.
Growing at a rapid rate; flourishing.
effronteries
effronteries
noun
plural of effrontery
eighteenfold
eighteenfold
adj
By a factor of eighteen.
encoffinment
encoffinment
noun
The preparation of the body of a deceased person and placement of it in a coffin, especially in a ceremonial or ritualistic manner.
enfeoffments
enfeoffments
noun
plural of enfeoffment
enforcements
enforcements
noun
plural of enforcement
engraftation
engraftation
noun
The act of engrafting; engraftment.
entification
entification
noun
(rare) The action of giving objective existence to something
entocuniform
entomofaunae
entomofaunas
entomofaunas
noun
plural of entomofauna
ethmofrontal
ethmofrontal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the ethmoid and frontal bones
excalfaction
exfiguration
exfiltration
exfiltration
noun
(biology) A gradual movement of a substance to exterior (as through cell membrane to extracellular fluid or medium).
(civil engineering) A method for managing storm water runoff.
(computing) Covert extraction of data.
(military) The process of exiting an area (usually behind enemy lines or in enemy territory).
(sciences) A filtering out (usually movement of a substance through a barrier).
exfoliations
exfoliations
noun
plural of exfoliation
exsufflation
exsufflation
noun
(biology, obsolete) A strongly forced expiration of air from the lungs.
(obsolete) A blast from beneath.
(obsolete) A kind of exorcism by blowing with the breath.
factionaries
factionaries
noun
plural of factionary
factiousness
factiousness
noun
The state of being factious.
fanglomerate
fanglomerate
noun
(geology) A stratigraphic unit in which conglomerates that were deposited in an alluvial fan are common.
fangotherapy
fantasticoes
fashionative
fastuousness
fastuousness
noun
(obsolete) haughtiness; pride
featherstone
fecundations
fecundations
noun
plural of fecundation
federational
federational
adj
Federative; pertaining to, characteristic of, or constituting a federation.
felicitation
felicitation
noun
The act of felicitating; a wishing of joy or happiness; congratulation.
felonsetting
felsobanyite
feminisation
feminisation
noun
(British spelling) Alternative spelling of feminization
feminization
feminization
noun
(biology) The development of female sex characteristics.
The act of feminizing, or the state of being feminized.
feminologist
feminologist
noun
(rare) Someone who studies feminology.
femtoseconds
femtoseconds
noun
plural of femtosecond
fendillation
fenestration
fenestration
noun
(architecture) The arrangement of windows and similar openings in a building.
(botany) Either a translucent area in a structure such as a leaf or flower petal, or an opening in a structure.
(nautical) The practice of placing holes in the rudder of a ship to reduce the work required to move the rudder while preserving its ability to steer the ship.
(surgery, anatomy) An opening in the surface of an organ etc; the surgical creation of such an opening, especially one in the bony part of the inner ear made to improve hearing.
(surgery, anatomy) An opening that occurs naturally or is created surgically, as through a biological membrane.
fenouillette
fermentation
fermentation
noun
(biochemistry) Any of many anaerobic biochemical reactions in which an enzyme (or several enzymes produced by a microorganism) catalyses the conversion of one substance into another; especially the conversion (using yeast) of sugars to alcohol or acetic acid with the evolution of carbon dioxide
A state of agitation or excitement; a ferment.
fermentatory
fermentatory
adj
Of or relating to fermentation.
fermentology
fermentology
noun
The study of fermentation.
ferrocyanate
ferrocyanate
noun
(chemistry) A salt of ferrocyanic acid; a ferrocyanide.
ferromagnets
ferromagnets
noun
plural of ferromagnet
ferronatrite
festooneries
festooneries
noun
plural of festoonery
fetalization
fetalization
noun
Alternative form of foetalization
fetichmonger
fetishmonger
fetoproteins
fetoproteins
noun
plural of fetoprotein
fianchettoed
fianchettoed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fianchetto
fiberization
fiberization
noun
The process of fiberizing.
fibronectins
fibronectins
noun
plural of fibronectin
fictionalise
fictionalise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of fictionalize.
fictionalize
fictionalize
verb
To convert something into a novel or other dramatic work
To retell something real as if it were fiction, especially by fabricating falsehoods
firestopping
firestopping
noun
Material used as a firestop.
flabellation
flabellation
noun
The act of keeping cool by use of a fan or fan-like instrument.
flagellation
flagellation
noun
(botany) The formation by plants of flagella, or their arrangement
A beating consisting of lashes, notably as corporal punishment or mortification, such as a whipping or scourging.
flaggelation
flannelmouth
flannelmouth
noun
(informal, dated) One who speaks in a glib manner with the intent of deceiving or manipulating others.
(informal, dated) One who speaks in an unclear, muffled, or sluggish manner.
flavanthrone
flavanthrone
noun
A certain yellow dye, Vat Yellow 1.
flavoprotein
flavoprotein
noun
(biochemistry) any of a group of enzymes, containing flavin, that act as dehydrogenases