Third-person singular simple present indicative form of affection
affidation
affination
affination
noun
Part of the traditional sugar refining process in which molasses is removed from sugar crystals by washing with a heavy syrup
affinities
affinities
noun
plural of affinity
affinition
affinition
noun
(rare) The state or quality of being affined; mental affinity or attraction.
affinitive
affinitive
adj
Closely connected, as by affinity.
affixation
affixation
noun
(linguistics) The adding of an affix to a word.
afflicting
afflicting
noun
An affliction.
verb
present participle of afflict
affliction
affliction
noun
A state of pain, suffering, distress or agony.
Something which causes pain, suffering, distress or agony.
affronting
affronting
noun
The offering of an affront.
verb
present participle of affront
affrontive
affrontive
adj
Tending to affront or offend.
africanist
africanist
Noun
A specialist in African studies.
An African nationalist; someone who subscribes to the doctrine of Africanism.
afterbrain
afterbrain
noun
(anatomy) A posterior subdivision of the hindbrain; the myelencephalon
afterdrain
aftergrind
afternight
afterpains
afterpains
noun
plural of afterpain
aftershine
afterstain
airlifting
airlifting
verb
present participle of airlift
amentiform
amentiform
adj
(botany) Shaped like a catkin.
antadiform
antennifer
antifebrin
antifelony
antifemale
antifemale
adj
Averse to, or acting against, females.
noun
A genetic sequence that produces a non-feminine quality.
antifeudal
antifeudal
adj
(politics) Opposing a feudal system.
antiformin
antiformin
noun
sodium hypochlorite
antifouler
antifouler
noun
Synonym of antifoulant
antifreeze
antifreeze
noun
(automobiles) Automotive antifreeze, a solution of ethylene glycol, used as an additive to water or replacement for water, in the radiators of motorcars.
(aviation) Deicer, a heated glycol solution used to remove ice from the aerodynamic surfaces of airplanes, and prevent icing while on the tarmac.
A substance, such as glycol, used to lower the freezing point of water;
antifungal
antifungal
adj
(pharmacology) That inhibits the growth of fungi; antimycotic.
noun
(pharmacology) A drug that inhibits the growth of fungi.
antifungin
antifungin
noun
The fungicide magnesium borate.
antifungus
antifungus
adj
That inhibits the growth of fungi.
antireform
antireform
adj
(politics) Opposing reform
arefaction
arefaction
noun
(rare or obsolete) The fact or process of drying; desiccation.
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
befretting
beneficent
beneficent
adj
Given to acts that are kind, charitable, philanthropic or beneficial.
benefiting
benefitted
benefitted
verb
Alternative form of benefited
besanctify
braincraft
braincraft
noun
(rare) Intellectual work; thinking.
brutifying
brutifying
verb
present participle of brutify
buffetings
buffetings
noun
plural of buffeting
bufotenine
bufotenine
noun
(organic chemistry) An alkaloid, found in the skins of some toads, related to serotonin.
centriffed
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.
certifying
certifying
verb
present participle of certify
chieftains
chieftains
noun
plural of chieftain
clarifiant
cliftonite
cliftonite
noun
(mineralogy) A form of graphite present in some meteorites
cofunction
cofunction
noun
(mathematics) The trigonometric function of the complement of the supplied angle.
(programming) A costatement that takes the form of a function and can accept parameters and return a value.
coinfinite
coinfinity
comforting
comforting
adj
Giving comfort.
noun
The act of giving comfort.
verb
present participle of comfort
confecting
confecting
verb
present participle of confect
confection
confection
noun
(dated) An artistic, musical, or literary work taken as frivolous, amusing, or contrived; a composition of a light nature.
(dated) Something, such as a garment or a decoration, that is very elaborate, delicate, or luxurious, usually also impractical or non-utilitarian.
(pharmacology) A preparation of medicine sweetened with sugar, honey, syrup, or the like; an electuary.
A food item prepared very sweet, frequently decorated in fine detail, and often preserved with sugar, such as a candy, sweetmeat, fruit preserve, pastry, or cake.
The act or process of confecting; the process of making, compounding, or preparing something.
The result of such a process; something made up or confected; a concoction.
verb
To make into a confection, prepare as a confection.
conficient
confidante
confidante
noun
A female confidant.
A type of settee having a seat at each end at right angles to the main seats.
confidants
confidants
noun
plural of confidant
confidente
confidente
noun
A particular kind of 18th-century sofa.
Misspelling of confidante.
confirmity
confiscate
confiscate
adj
(obsolete) Confiscated; seized and appropriated by the government for public use; forfeit.
verb
(transitive) To use one's authority to lay claim to and separate a possession from its holder.
conflating
conflating
verb
present participle of conflate
conflation
conflation
noun
(countable) A blowing or fusing together, as of many instruments in a concert, or of many fires in a foundry.
(uncountable) A blend or fusion, especially a composite reading or text formed by combining the material of two or more texts into a single text.
conflicted
conflicted
adj
(Canada, US, informal) In a state of personal or emotional conflict.
Having a conflict of interest.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of conflict
conformist
conformist
adj
Conforming to established customs, etc.
noun
A noctuid moth (Lithophane furcifera)
Someone who tries to conform to the mainstream.
conformity
conformity
noun
A point of resemblance; a similarity.
The ideology of adhering to one standard or social uniformity.
The state of being conforming, of complying with a set of rules, with a norm or standard.
The state of things being similar or identical.
cornetfish
cornetfish
noun
Any of several slender, elongate tropical fish, of the family Fistulariidae, that live in shallow water
counterfix
craftiness
craftiness
noun
Skill in deception, slyness
daintified
daintified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of daintify
defailment
defailment
noun
(obsolete) Failure.
defamation
defamation
noun
The act of injuring another person's reputation by any slanderous communication, written or oral; the wrong of maliciously injuring the good name of another.
defaulting
defaulting
noun
The act or result of being defaulted, especially a failure to meet a financial obligation.
verb
present participle of default
defecating
defecating
verb
present participle of defecate
defecation
defecation
noun
Any of several processes for the removal of impurities, or for clarifying various materials.
The act or process of voiding feces from the bowels.
defections
defections
noun
plural of defection
defedation
defedation
noun
The process of polluting or making filthy; pollution.
defilement
defilement
noun
(military) The protection of the interior walls of a fortification from enfilading fire, as by covering them, or by a high parapet on the exposed side.
The act of defiling.
The state of being defiled.
definement
definement
noun
A definition or description.
The act of defining.
definitely
definitely
adv
In a definite manner; decisively.
Without question and beyond doubt.
definition
definition
noun
(bodybuilding) The degree to which individual muscles are distinct on the body.
(mathematics) A statement that establishes the referent of a term or notation.
(programming) A statement which provides a previous declaration with a value or body of a subroutine (in the case of function).
(semantics, lexicography) A statement of the meaning of a word or word group or a sign or symbol (dictionary definitions).
(usually with the definite article the) A clear instance conforming to the dictionary or textbook definition.
A product of defining.
A statement expressing the essential nature of something; formulation
Clarity of visual presentation, distinctness of outline or detail.
Clarity, especially of musical sound in reproduction.
Sharp demarcation of outlines or limits.
The act of defining; determination of the limits.
The action or power of describing, explaining, or making definite and clear.
The action or process of defining.
definitise
definitive
definitive
adj
(philately) general, not issued for commemorative purposes
conclusive or decisive
definite, authoritative and complete
explicitly defined
limiting; determining
noun
(grammar) a word, such as a definite article or demonstrative pronoun, that defines or limits something
(philately) an ordinary postage stamp that is part of a series of all denominations or is reprinted as needed to meet demand
definitize
definitize
verb
(transitive, US military) To make (a contract, plan, or the like) definite.
(transitive, grammar) To make definite (of e.g. a noun or adjective)
definitude
definitude
noun
definiteness
deflations
deflations
noun
plural of deflation
deflecting
deflecting
verb
present participle of deflect
deflection
deflection
noun
The act of deflecting or something deflected.
The deviation of a needle or other indicator from its previous position.
defoliants
defoliants
noun
plural of defoliant
deforciant
deforciant
noun
(obsolete, UK, law) One against whom a fictitious action of fine was brought
(obsolete, UK, law) One who keeps out of possession the rightful owner of an estate.
defrosting
defrosting
noun
The process by which something is defrosted.
verb
present participle of defrost
defunction
defunction
noun
(obsolete) Death.
defunctive
defunctive
adj
(archaic) funereal
dentifrice
dentifrice
noun
Toothpaste or any other substance, such as powder, for cleaning the teeth.
destuffing
difflation
difflation
noun
(obsolete) A blowing apart or away.
diffugient
dingthrift
dingthrift
Noun
A spendthrift.
disfortune
disinfects
disinfects
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disinfect
disinflate
disinflate
verb
(economics) To reduce the rate of inflation
distelfink
distelfink
noun
A stylized goldfinch in Pennsylvania Dutch folk art, representing happiness and good fortune.
disulfoton
disulfoton
noun
A highly toxic organothiophosphate insecticide and acaricide, O,O-diethyl S-2-ethylthioethyl phosphorodithioate
downshifts
downshifts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of downshift
draftiness
draftiness
noun
The characteristic of being drafty.
driftingly
driftingly
adv
In a way that drifts.
effeminate
effeminate
adj
(obsolete) Womanly; tender, affectionate, caring.
(often derogatory, of a man or boy) Exhibiting behaviour or mannerisms considered typical of a female; unmasculine.
noun
An effeminate person.
verb
(intransitive) To become womanly.
(transitive, archaic or nonstandard) To make womanly; to unman.
effraction
effraction
noun
(medicine) A bone fracture where the bone breaks the surface of the skin.
(obsolete) Burglary.
engrafting
engrafting
verb
present participle of engraft
entfaoilff
exfetation
exfetation
noun
(medicine) imperfect fetation in some organ exterior to the uterus
factabling
factfinder
factfinder
noun
(law) In a legal proceeding, the person or persons given the task of weighing all evidence presented and determining the facts of the case in light of that evidence; the jury, or where there is no jury, the judge.
One who finds facts.
factionary
factionary
adj
(obsolete) Belonging to a faction; partisan; taking sides.
factionate
factionate
adj
Showing great loyalty to one's faction; tribal.
verb
Synonym of factionalize
factioneer
factioneer
noun
A proponent of a faction.
One who aggressively pushes a cause.
factionism
factionist
factionist
noun
One who promotes strife or discord.
fahlunitte
fahrenheit
fahrenheit
Adjective
Describing a temperature scale originally defined as having 0 °F as the lowest temperature obtainable with a mixture of ice and salt, and 96 °F as the temperature of the human body, and now defined with 32 °F equal to 0 °C, and each degree Fahrenheit equal to 5/9 of a degree Celsius or 5/9 kelvin.
faintheart
faintheart
noun
A person who is irresolute or fearful.
faintingly
faintingly
adv
While fainting; so as to faint.
famatinite
famatinite
noun
(mineralogy) A tetragonal-scalenohedral pale brownish pink mineral containing antimony, copper, and sulfur.
famishment
famishment
noun
(now literary) The state or process of being famished.
(obsolete) Famine.
fanaticise
fanaticise
verb
Alternative spelling of fanaticize
fanaticism
fanaticism
noun
The characteristic or practice of being a fanatic.
fanaticize
fanaticize
verb
(intransitive) To become fanatical.
(transitive) To make into a fanatic.
fantaddish
fantasists
fantasists
noun
plural of fantasist
fantasized
fantasized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fantasize
fantasizes
fantasizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fantasize
fantastico
fantastico
adj
(informal, humorous) fantastic
fantasying
fantasying
verb
present participle of fantasy
fantoccini
fantoccini
noun
Puppets caused to enact dramatic scenes by means of machinery.
The puppet shows in which they are used.
fantoddish
fantoddish
adj
irritable
farinulent
farinulent
adj
farinose
farlington
farmington
farmington
Proper noun
a small village in Cotswold district, Gloucestershire, England
an unincorporated settlement in the Peace River Country of British Columbia, Canada.
a communities in and Nova Scotia, Canada.
the name of many places in the United States of America:
a city in Arkansas.
a CDP in California.
a town in Connecticut.
a town in Delaware.
a city in Illinois.
an unincorporated community in Indiana.
a small city in Iowa.
an unincorporated community and CDP in Kentucky.
a town in Maine
a city in Michigan.
a city in Minnesota.
a town in Mississippi.
a city in Missouri
a town in New Hampshire.
a city in New Mexico.
a town in New York.
an unincorporated community in North Carolina.
an unincorporated community in Ohio.
an unincorporated community in Oregon.
an unincorporated community and CDP in Pennsylvania.
a city in Utah
an unincorporated community in Virginia.
a small town in Washington.
a small town in West Virginia.
a town and unincorporated community in Wisconsin.
an unincorporated community in the town of Wisconsin.
towns in and Wisconsin.
farreation
farrington
fasciation
fasciation
noun
(botany) Abnormal growth in vascular plants in which the apical meristem (growing tip) becomes elongated perpendicularly to the direction of growth, thus producing flattened, ribbon-like, crested, or elaborately contorted tissue.
(obsolete) A bandage.
The binding-up of a limb, etc., with bandages.
The process or state of being fasciated.
fascinated
fascinated
adj
extremely interested
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fascinate
fascinates
fascinates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fascinate
fascinator
fascinator
noun
(dated, US) A type of wool or lace headscarf
A delicate, often frivolous head decoration worn on the hair, primarily by women