Third-person singular simple present indicative form of aerify
aeriform
aeriform
adj
Having a form similar to that of air.
Light, unsubstantial, or unstable.
Pertaining to air.
aerofoil
aerofoil
noun
Britain standard form of airfoil.
afebrile
afebrile
adj
Having no fever, without a fever.
affaires
affaires
noun
plural of affaire
affiance
affiance
noun
(archaic) A solemn engagement, especially a pledge of marriage.
Faith, trust.
verb
(transitive) To be betrothed to; to promise to marry.
affiches
affiches
noun
plural of affiche
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of affiche
affidare
affinage
affinage
noun
The aging of cheese as part of its manufacture.
affinely
affinely
adv
In an affine manner
affinite
affirmed
affirmed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of affirm
affirmer
affirmer
noun
One who affirms.
affixers
affixers
noun
plural of affixer
afikomen
afikomen
noun
(Judaism) The matzoh eaten at a Passover seder, after dinner.
aflicker
aflicker
adj
Flickering.
afterwit
afterwit
noun
A good comeback, retort one thinks of only after the end of discussion or after leaving a social gathering.
The lack of forethought.
Wisdom which comes after the event.
airfares
airfares
noun
plural of airfare
airfield
airfield
noun
(aviation) An open field designated for the taking off and landing of aircraft, but which, unlike an airport, does not necessarily have terminals or paved runways.
airframe
airframe
noun
The main body and structure of an aircraft (without the powerplant).
airified
airified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of airify
albified
albified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of albify
alfenide
alfenide
noun
An alloy of nickel and silver electroplated with silver.
anatifae
anatifer
antefixa
antefixa
noun
(architecture) Alternative form of antefix
plural of antefixum
antiface
antiface
noun
(computing) In facial recognition systems, a face having opposite properties to a given face.
antifame
antifame
adj
Opposing fame.
antifire
antifire
adj
Opposing or countering fire.
antileft
antileft
adj
(politics) Opposing the political left.
antilife
antilife
adj
(US, politics, derogatory) pro-choice
(derogatory) Supporting the death penalty in a particular case or in general.
(derogatory) antinatalist; supporting the use of contraception to space or limit births
Opposing the preservation of life in a particular situation
aperitif
aperitif
noun
Alternative form of apéritif
aquifers
aquifers
noun
plural of aquifer
aquifuge
aquifuge
noun
(geology) An aquiclude.
archfire
archwife
archwife
noun
A big, masculine wife; a dominating woman; virago.
arcifera
argufied
argufied
verb
simple past tense and past participle of argufy
argufier
argufier
noun
One who argufies.
argufies
argufies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of argufy
artifice
artifice
noun
(archaic) Something made with technical skill; a contrivance.
A crafty but underhanded deception.
A strategic maneuver that uses some clever means to avoid detection or capture.
A tactical move to gain advantage.
A trick played out as an ingenious, but artful, ruse.
verb
To construct by means of skill or specialised art
aseptify
asfetida
ashfield
ashfield
noun
A field that is covered in ash.
asniffle
asniffle
adj
Sniffling.
atcliffe
aurified
aurified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of aurify
aycliffe
babyfied
babyfied
verb
simple past tense and past participle of babyfy
backfire
backfire
noun
(firefighting) Alternative spelling of back fire
A premature explosion in the cylinder of a gas or oil engine during the exhaust or the compression stroke, tending to drive the piston in the wrong direction.
An explosion in other equipment.
An explosion in the exhaust passages of an internal combustion engine.
verb
(of a gun, cannon, Bunsen burner, etc.) To fire in the opposite direction, for example due to an obstruction in the barrel.
(of an engine) To experience a premature ignition of fuel or an ignition of exhaust gases, making a popping sound.
To fail in a manner that brings down further misfortune.
balefire
balefire
noun
An outdoor fire used in witches' rituals.
bandfile
barflies
barflies
noun
plural of barfly
basified
basified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of basify
basifier
basifier
noun
(chemistry) That which converts into a salifiable base.
basifies
basifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of basify
bayfield
bayfield
Proper noun
A village in Barbados.
A town in Colorado.
A rural community in New Brunswick, Canada.
A community in Nova Scotia, Canada.
A village in Ontario, Canada.
A city and town in Wisconsin.
beatific
beatific
adj
Blessed, blissful, heavenly.
Having a benign appearance.
beautify
beautify
verb
(computing) Synonym of pretty-print
(intransitive, rare) To become beautiful.
(intransitive, rare) To make oneself beautiful.
(transitive) To make beautiful; to increase the beauty of.
becafico
beefiest
beefiest
adj
superlative form of beefy: most beefy
befamine
befiddle
befilmed
befilmed
adj
(poetic, archaic, rare) Covered with a film.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of befilm
befinger
befinger
verb
(transitive) To finger all over.
befitted
befitted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of befit
befriend
befriend
verb
(transitive) To become a friend of, to make friends with.
(transitive) To favor.
(transitive, dated) To act as a friend to, to assist.
befringe
befringe
verb
To furnish or adorn with a fringe.
belfield
belfried
belfried
adj
(in combination) Having a belfry or belfries of a specified number or kind.
Furnished with a belfry or belfries.
belfries
belfries
noun
plural of belfry
benefice
benefice
noun
(feudal law) An estate in lands; a fief.
(obsolete) A favour or benefit.
Land granted to a priest in a church that has a source of income attached to it.
verb
To bestow a benefice upon
benefits
benefits
noun
plural of benefit
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of benefit
berfield
betafite
betafite
noun
(mineralogy) A radioactive mineral in the pyrochlore group, having chemical formula (Ca,U)₂(Ti,Nb,Ta)₂O₆(OH).
bifanged
bifanged
adj
Having two fangs.
biferous
biferous
adj
(botany) Bearing flowers or fruit twice each year
bifidate
bifidate
adj
bifid
biforate
biforate
adj
(architecture) Having two doors or windows
(botany) Having two perforations
Having two openings
biforine
biforine
noun
(botany) An oval sac or cell, found in the leaves of certain araceous plants, with an opening at each end through which raphides, generated inside, are discharged.
biforked
biforked
adj
forked into two; bifurcate
biformed
biformed
adj
Having two forms.
birdlife
birdlife
noun
The birds (e.g. of an area) collectively.
bluefins
bluefins
noun
plural of bluefin
bluefish
bluefish
noun
(Bermuda) The puddingwife wrasse (Halichoeres radiatus).
(Canada) An Arctic grayling (Thymallus arcticus).
(Malaysia) Kyphosus vaigiensis.
(UK) A sablefish (Anoplopoma fimbria).
A New Zealand bluefish (Girella cyanea).
A voracious fish (Pomatomus saltatrix) found in waters of the Atlantic and Indian Ocean.
bobflies
bobflies
noun
plural of bobfly
bonchief
bonefish
bonefish
noun
(New England) A doctorfish, common dogfish, Squalus acanthias.
A surgeonfish of the family Acanthuridae, especially genus Acanthurus.
Albula vulpes, the type of the genus and family.
Any of various game fish, of the family Albulidae, found in shallow, tropical waters.
bonfield
bonfires
bonfires
noun
plural of bonfire
boniface
boniface
noun
The proprietor of a hotel or restaurant; an innkeeper.
botflies
botflies
noun
plural of botfly
bowieful
briefers
briefers
noun
plural of briefer
briefest
briefest
adj
superlative form of brief: most brief
briefing
briefing
noun
A presentation of information or instruction; the meeting at which it is presented.
A short and concise summary of a situation.
verb
present participle of brief
bufferin
buffiest
buffiest
adj
superlative form of buffy: most buffy
bufonite
bufonite
noun
(paleontology, obsolete) A fossil consisting of the petrified teeth and palatal bones of fishes belonging to the family of pycnodonts, whose remains occur in the oolite and chalk formations.
bullfice
burnfire
burnfire
noun
(nonstandard) Bonfire.
bushfire
bushfire
noun
(Australia) An uncontrolled fire in a wooded or grassy area; a wildfire.
bushwife
caffeina
caffeine
caffeine
noun
An alkaloid, C₈H₁₀N₄O₂, found naturally in tea and coffee plants which acts as a mild stimulant on the central nervous system.
caffeins
caffeins
noun
plural of caffein
caffeism
caffeism
noun
Alternative form of caffeinism
calflike
calflike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a calf (young cow).
califate
califate
noun
Alternative form of caliphate
campfire
campfire
noun
A fire at a campground or on a camping trip, often used for cooking, to provide light and heat, to drive away bugs, and as a focal point for sitting around in the evening and talking, telling stories, and singing.
canfield
canfield
Noun
A type of solitaire card game; in the UK typically referring to Klondike, and in the US to Demon.
capefair
carnifex
carnifex
noun
(now rare, historical) An executioner.
casefied
casefied
verb
simple past tense and past participle of casefy
casefies
casefies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of casefy
cavefish
cavefish
noun
Any fish in the family Amblyopsidae
Any of various fish, typically blind and lacking pigment, that inhabit subterranean waters.
chaffier
chaffier
adj
comparative form of chaffy: more chaffy
cheffing
cheffing
noun
The activity of a chef.
verb
present participle of chef
chelifer
chelifer
noun
book-scorpion
chenfish
chiefage
chiefage
noun
(obsolete) A tribute by the head; a poll tax.
chiefdom
chiefdom
noun
(anthropology) A society larger than a tribe, but smaller or simpler than a state.
An area or region governed by a chief.
chiefery
chiefery
noun
(historical) An Irish head tax
A colonial administrative centre.
The form of government in which people are ruled by a chief.
The land ruled over by a chief; chieftainship.
The leaders or chiefs of a people, collectively.
The status or role of a chief; chieftainship.
chiefess
chiefess
noun
(Hawaii) Synonym of chieftainess, a female chief.
chiefest
chiefest
adj
superlative form of chief: most chief
chiefish
chinfest
chinfest
noun
(colloquial) A session of chat or gossip; a chinwag.
chuffier
cinefilm
cinefilm
noun
(countable) A film recorded on this medium.
(countable, uncountable) Any of various obsolete film formats, including 8 mm, 9.5 mm, 16 mm, and Super 8, formerly much used for making home movies to be viewed on a projector.
verb
(transitive) To record onto cinefilm.
cioffred
citified
citified
adj
Characteristic of the sophisticated customs or dress associated with city life.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of citify
citifies
citifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of citify
cityfied
cityfied
adj
Alternative spelling of citified.
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
cliffier
cliffier
adj
comparative form of cliffy: more cliffy
clifflet
clifflet
noun
A little cliff.
cobelief
codified
codified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of codify
codifier
codifier
noun
One who or that which codifies.
codifies
codifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of codify
coffined
coffined
verb
simple past tense and past participle of coffin
coiffeur
coiffeur
noun
A male hairdresser.
verb
To cut or style hair
coiffure
coiffure
noun
hairstyle
verb
(transitive) to style or arrange hair
coinfers
comfiest
comfiest
adj
superlative form of comfy: most comfy
confetti
confetti
noun
(rare) Edible Italian sugar-coated almonds, especially those which are used as part of a traditional Italian wedding.
Small pieces or strips (streamers) of colored paper or other material (metal, plaster, etc) generally thrown about at festive occasions, especially at weddings and in victory celebrations.
verb
(transitive) To scatter with confetti.
confided
confided
verb
simple past tense and past participle of confide
confider
confider
noun
One who confides.
confides
confides
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of confide
confined
confined
adj
In childbed.
Limited; narrow; restricted.
Not free to move.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of confine
confiner
confiner
noun
A person who lives on the confines, boundary or edge; a neighbour.
A person who lives within the confines; an inhabitant.
A prisoner incarcerated for a set term.
One who, or that which, limits or restrains.
confines
confines
noun
Elements that restrain someone.
The borders or limits of an area.
The scope or range of a subject.
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of confine