Third-person singular simple present indicative form of calcify
calcifuge
calcifuge
noun
Any plant that does not thrive in a soil rich in lime or chalk
califates
califates
noun
plural of califate
campfires
campfires
noun
plural of campfire
canfields
caprifole
caprifole
noun
(obsolete) The woodbine or honeysuckle.
carnified
carnified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of carnify
carnifies
carnifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of carnify
casefying
casefying
verb
present participle of casefy
catfishes
catfishes
noun
plural of catfish
cauldrife
caulfield
celestify
celestify
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To make like heaven.
celliform
celliform
adj
Having the form of a cell; cellular
celtiform
certified
certified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of certify
certifier
certifier
noun
A person or entity that provides certification
certifies
certifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of certify
cerulific
chaferies
chaferies
noun
plural of chafery
chaffiest
chaffiest
adj
superlative form of chaffy: most chaffy
chafflike
chafflike
adj
Resembling chaff.
chatfield
chefrinia
cheliform
cheliform
adj
Having the form of a chela
chiefdoms
chiefdoms
noun
plural of chiefdom
chiefland
chiefless
chiefless
adj
Without a chief; leaderless.
chiefling
chiefling
noun
A little or petty chief.
chiefship
chiefship
noun
The role or position of a chief.
chieftain
chieftain
noun
(by extension) A leader of a group.
A leader of a clan or tribe.
chieftess
chieftess
noun
Synonym of chieftainess: a female chieftain.
chiffrobe
childwife
choiceful
choiceful
adj
(obsolete) Making choices; fickle.
Having the opportunity to choose or make choices; abounding in choices
chuffiest
chylified
chylified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chylify
chymified
chymified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chymify
circumfer
circumfer
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To bear or carry around.
clarified
clarified
adj
Made clear.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of clarify
clarifier
clarifier
noun
(cartomancy) An additional card used to enhance or explain the primary cards in a spread.
(linguistics) A speech act intended to clarify or correct one's own prior utterance.
A vessel in which the process of clarification is conducted.
One who, or that which, clarifies.
clarifies
clarifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of clarify
cliffiest
cliffiest
adj
superlative form of cliffy: most cliffy
cliffless
cliffless
adj
Without cliffs.
clifflike
clifflike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a cliff; high and steep.
cliffside
cliffside
noun
The side of a cliff.
cliffweed
coalfield
coalfield
noun
Any region containing deposits of coal that may be mined.
coalified
coalified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of coalify
coalifies
coalifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of coalify
codfisher
codfisher
noun
One who fishes for cod.
codfishes
codfishes
noun
plural of codfish
codifiers
codifiers
noun
plural of codifier
coffering
coffering
verb
present participle of coffer
coffinite
coffinite
noun
(mineralogy) A brown or black uranium-bearing silicate mineral.
cofighter
cofinance
cofinance
verb
To finance jointly.
coiffeurs
coiffeurs
noun
plural of coiffeur
coiffeuse
coiffeuse
noun
A female hairdresser
coiffured
coiffured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of coiffure
coiffures
coiffures
noun
plural of coiffure
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of coiffure
comfiness
comfiness
noun
(informal) comfortableness
comfiture
comfiture
noun
(obsolete) A confection, especially of preserved fruit.
confident
confident
adj
(obsolete, in negative sense) Forward, impudent.
Self-assured, self-reliant, sure of oneself.
Very sure of something; positive.
noun
Obsolete form of confidant.
confiders
confiders
noun
plural of confider
configure
configure
verb
(transitive) To set up or arrange something in such a way that it is ready for operation for a particular purpose, or to someone's particular liking
confiners
confiners
noun
plural of confiner
confirmed
confirmed
adj
(Christianity) having received the rite of confirmation
(formal) having a settled habit; inveterate or habitual
verified or ratified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of confirm
confirmee
confirmee
noun
A person who is confirmed via religious rite.
One to whom anything is confirmed.
confirmer
confirmer
noun
One who confirms something
confitent
confitent
noun
A person who confesses; a confessor or penitent
confiteor
confiteor
noun
(Christianity, chiefly Roman Catholicism) A prayer, typically beginning “I confess to Almighty God…” in English, in which public confession of sins is made.
confiture
confiture
noun
a preserve or jelly/jam of candied fruit
confrerie
confrerie
noun
brotherhood, association
confusive
confusive
adj
(archaic) Full of confusion; confused or confusing.
coniferae
coniferin
coniferin
noun
(organic chemistry) A glucoside of coniferol found in conifers
copaifera
cornfield
cornfield
noun
A field of corn, wheat or other cereal crop
cornified
cornified
adj
(informal) Corny, or having been made corny.
Converted into horn; horny.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cornify
cowfishes
cowfishes
noun
plural of cowfish
craftiest
craftiest
adj
superlative form of crafty: most crafty
crapefish
crapefish
noun
Salted codfish hardened by pressure.
creekfish
creekfish
noun
(US) Erimyzon oblongus, the chubsucker.
crestfish
crestfish
noun
Any of the fish in the lampriform family Lophotidae.
crisfield
crossfire
crossfire
noun
(by extension) A heated confrontation between opposing factions.
(military) Lines of fire from multiple positions that cross in a small region
crucifers
crucifers
noun
plural of crucifer
crucified
crucified
adj
that has been subject to crucifixion
verb
simple past tense and past participle of crucify
crucifier
crucifier
noun
One who crucifies.
crucifies
crucifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of crucify
crucifige
cteniform
cteniform
adj
Comb-shaped.
cuneiform
cuneiform
adj
Having the form of a wedge; wedge-shaped, especially with a tapered end.
Written in the cuneiform writing system.
noun
(anatomy) A wedge-shaped bone, especially a cuneiform bone.
An ancient Mesopotamian writing system, adapted within several language families, originating as pictograms in Sumer around the 30th century BC, evolving into more abstract and characteristic wedge shapes formed by a blunt reed stylus on clayen tablets.
curfewing
cutcliffe
daffiness
daffiness
noun
(informal) The quality of being crazy or mad.
(informal) The quality of being silly or foolish.
damnified
damnified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of damnify
damnifies
damnifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of damnify
dandified
dandified
adj
Characteristic (in dress and habits) of a dandy
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dandify
dandifies
dandifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dandify
deacidify
deacidify
verb
To remove or neutralize the acidic content of
deafening
deafening
adj
(hyperbolic) Very loud.
Loud enough to cause temporary or permanent hearing loss.
noun
(architecture) pugging
The process by which something is deafened.
verb
present participle of deafen
debriefed
debriefed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of debrief
decalcify
decalcify
verb
To deprive of calcareous matter.
deceitful
deceitful
adj
Deceptive, two-faced.
Deliberately misleading or cheating.
decertify
decertify
verb
(transitive) To annul the certification of.
(transitive, industrial relations) To annul a labor union.
deerfield
deerflies
deerflies
noun
plural of deerfly
defatting
defatting
noun
The removal of fat from something, either physically or chemically
verb
present participle of defat
defeasive
defeating
defeating
verb
present participle of defeat
defeatism
defeatism
noun
Acceptance of defeat without struggle.
defeatist
defeatist
adj
of, or relating to defeatism
noun
someone who advocates defeatism, or has such an attitude
defecting
defecting
verb
present participle of defect
defection
defection
noun
An act or incidence of defecting.
defective
defective
adj
(Arabic grammar, of a verb) Having a root whose final consonant is weak (ي, و, or ء).
(chiefly of abjad script) Spelled without matres lectionis, for example אמץ (ómets, “courage”) as opposed to the plene spelling אומץ where the letter vav ⟨ו⟩ indicates the vowel o.
(grammar, of a lexeme, especially a verb) Lacking some forms; e.g., having only one tense or being usable only in the third person.
(orthography, of a script) Not capable of representing all the phonemic distinctions of a language it is used to write.
Having one or more defects.
adv
(chiefly of abjad script) Without matres lectionis (letters indicating vowels) written out.
noun
(chiefly of abjad script) A word written without matres lectionis (letters indicating vowels).
A person or thing considered to be defective.
defencive
defencive
adj
(British) Alternative spelling of defensive
defending
defending
verb
present participle and gerund of defend
defensing
defension
defensive
defensive
adj
(chiefly sports) Pertaining to defense, as opposed to attack.
(cricket) Of a bowling or fielding tactic designed to prevent the other side from scoring runs; of a batting tactic designed to prevent being out.
Displaying an inordinate sensitivity to criticism or intrusion; oversensitive; thin-skinned.
In a state or posture of defense.
Intended for defence; protective.
Intended to deter attack.
Performed so as to minimise risk.
noun
A means, attitude or position of defense.
deferring
deferring
noun
deferral
verb
present participle of defer
deferrize
defiances
defiances
noun
plural of defiance
defiantly
defiantly
adv
In a defiant manner.
defiatory
defiatory
adj
(obsolete) Bidding or manifesting defiance.
deficient
deficient
adj
(mathematics) Of a number n, Having the sum of divisors σ(n)<2n, or, equivalently, the sum of proper divisors (or aliquot sum) s(n).
Insufficient or inadequate in amount.
Lacking something essential; often construed with in.
noun
A person who is deficient.
defilable
defilable
adj
Capable of being defiled.
defiladed
defiladed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of defilade
defilades
defilades
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of defilade
definable
definable
adj
Able to be defined.
Many words are definable by using other words.
definably
definably
adv
In a definable manner; identifiably.
definedly
definiens
definiens
noun
(semantics) The word or phrase that defines the definiendum in a definition.
definitor
definitor
noun
(Catholicism) One who oversees either an ecclesiastical property under a bishop or possesses an office in a religious order.
A person who defines.
deflating
deflating
verb
present participle of deflate
deflation
deflation
noun
(economics) A decrease in the general price level, that is, in the nominal cost of goods and services as well as wages.
(economics, euphemistic) An economic contraction.
(geology) The removal of soil and other loose material from the ground (or another surface) by wind, leaving it exposed to erosion.
An act or instance of deflating.
defleaing
defleaing
verb
present participle of deflea
deflexing
deflexing
verb
present participle of deflex
deflexion
deflexion
noun
UK spelling of deflection
defluvium
defluxion
defluxion
noun
(medicine) A discharge or flowing of fluid matter, as from the nose in catarrh.
(obsolete) A flowing down; a running down.
defoaming
defoaming
verb
present participle of defoam
defogging
defogging
verb
present participle of defog
defoliage
defoliant
defoliant
noun
An agent used to defoliate plants.
defoliate
defoliate
adj
Deprived of leaves; defoliated.
verb
(transitive) To remove foliage from (one or more plants), most often with a chemical agent.