(medicine) Inducing or increasing absorption (of a drug).
noun
(medicine) Any such medicine that induces absorption.
actiniferous
actiniferous
adj
Containing or producing actinium
affectationist
affectationist
noun
One who exhibits affectation.
affectations
affectations
noun
plural of affectation
affectionateness
affectionateness
noun
The state or quality of being affectionate.
affectionless
affectionless
adj
(psychology) Incapable of empathy.
Without affection; unfeeling; emotionless.
affections
affections
noun
plural of affection
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of affection
afflictionless
afflictionless
adj
Free from affliction.
aircraftswomen
aircraftswomen
noun
plural of aircraftswoman
anfractuose
anfractuose
adj
Alternative form of anfractuous
anfractuousness
anfractuousness
noun
The state or quality of being anfractuous.
anthraceniferous
anthraciferous
anthraciferous
adj
(mineralogy) Yielding anthracite.
anthracitiferous
anticonfederationism
anticonfederationist
anticonfederationist
noun
One who opposes confederation.
anticonformities
appersonification
archconfraternities
archconfraternities
noun
plural of archconfraternity
assuefaction
assuefaction
noun
(obsolete) habituation
autofluorescence
autofluorescence
noun
(biology, microscopy) Self-induced fluorescence.
(biology, microscopy) The fluorescence of substances other than the fluorophore of interest.
bacteriofluorescin
beachfronts
beachfronts
noun
plural of beachfront
beaconsfield
beaconsfield
Proper noun
A market town in Buckinghamshire, England.
A town in Victoria, Australia.
beatifications
beatifications
noun
plural of beatification
beautifications
beautifications
noun
plural of beautification
benefactions
benefactions
noun
plural of benefaction
benefactors
benefactors
noun
plural of benefactor
benefactorship
benefactorship
noun
The role or status of benefactor.
bioscientific
bioscientific
adj
Relating to bioscience.
boldfacedness
bonifaces
bonifaces
noun
plural of boniface
branchiferous
branchiferous
adj
(anatomy) Having gills; branchiate.
canaliferous
canaliferous
adj
(zoology, of the shell of a mollusc) Having a canal.
candyflosses
candyflosses
noun
plural of candyfloss
carboniferous
carboniferous
adj
Containing or producing carbon.
carniferous
carniferous
adj
Obsolete form of carnivorous.
cathodofluorescence
cenospecific
cenospecific
adj
Alternative form of coenospecific
cenospecifically
centerfolds
centerfolds
noun
plural of centerfold
centifolious
centifolious
adj
Having a hundred leaves.
centrifugalisation
centrifugalisation
noun
Alternative form of centrifugation
centrisciform
certifications
certifications
noun
plural of certification
ceruminiferous
chiffonades
chiffonades
noun
plural of chiffonade
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chiffonade
chiffoniers
chiffoniers
noun
plural of chiffonier
chiffonnieres
chiffonniers
chiffonniers
noun
plural of chiffonnier
ciconiiformes
cienfuegos
cinquefoils
cinquefoils
noun
plural of cinquefoil
circumforaneous
circumforaneous
adj
(by extension) Indirect, roundabout, or unnecessarily complex.
Wandering from place to place or market to market.
closefistedness
closefitting
closefitting
adj
Alternative form of close-fitting
cockneyfies
cockneyfies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cockneyfy
codefendants
codefendants
noun
plural of codefendant
coefficients
coefficients
noun
plural of coefficient
coenospecific
coenospecific
adj
Relating to coenospecies.
coenospecifically
coffeehousing
coffeehousing
noun
(by extension) Unethical behaviour at the table during bridge or another game.
The act of distracting an opponent in a game by chattering.
coffinless
coffinless
adj
Without a coffin.
cofinances
cofinances
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cofinance
cofounders
cofounders
noun
plural of cofounder
cofoundress
cofoundress
noun
A female cofounder.
coinfers
colorfastness
colorfastness
noun
The characteristic of being colorfast.
colorfulness
colorfulness
noun
The perceived intensity of a specific color.
The state of being colorful.
colourfulness
colourfulness
noun
Alternative form of colorfulness
columniferous
columniferous
adj
(botany) Bearing columns.
comfiness
comfiness
noun
(informal) comfortableness
comfinesses
comfortableness
comfortableness
noun
Comfort: the quality or state of being comfortable.
comfortlessness
comfortlessness
noun
The state or quality of being comfortless.
conchfishes
conchiferous
conchiferous
adj
(biology) Having a shell (used especially of bivalve molluscs)
(geology) Containing shells
conchyliferous
concrfsce
coneflowers
coneflowers
noun
plural of coneflower
confabulates
confabulates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of confabulate
confectionaries
confectionaries
noun
plural of confectionary
confectioneries
confectioneries
noun
plural of confectionery
confectioners
confectioners
noun
plural of confectioner
confectiones
confections
confections
noun
plural of confection
confects
confects
noun
plural of confect
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of confect
confederacies
confederacies
noun
plural of confederacy
confederalist
confederalist
noun
A member of a confederation.
confederates
confederates
noun
plural of confederate
confederationism
confederationism
noun
The advocacy of confederation as a means of government.
confederationist
confederationist
adj
(Canada, chiefly historical) Of or relating to a political movement in favour of Canadian Confederation.
noun
(Canada, chiefly historical) A supporter of Canadian Confederation.
A supporter of confederation.
confederations
confederations
noun
plural of confederation
confederatism
conferees
conferees
noun
plural of conferee
conferences
conferences
noun
plural of conference
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of conference
conferments
conferments
noun
plural of conferment
conferrences
conferrences
noun
plural of conferrence
conferrers
conferrers
noun
plural of conferrer
confers
confers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of confer
confervaceous
confervaceous
adj
Belonging to the Confervae.
confervales
confervas
confervas
noun
plural of conferva
confervous
confervous
adj
Relating to, consisting of, or resembling confervae.
confess
confess
verb
(religion) To hear or receive such a confession of sins from.
(religion) To unburden (oneself) of sins to God or a priest, in order to receive absolution.
To acknowledge faith in; to profess belief in.
To admit to the truth, particularly in the context of sins or crimes committed.
To disclose or reveal.
confessable
confessable
adj
That can be confessed.
confessant
confessant
noun
(obsolete) One who confesses to a priest.
confessarius
confessary
confessary
noun
(obsolete) One who makes a confession.
confessed
confessed
adj
Which one admits or avows.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of confess
confessedly
confessedly
adv
(archaic) In a way that is generally acknowledged.
Admittedly; by one's own confession.
confesser
confesser
noun
Alternative form of confessor
confesses
confesses
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of confess
confessing
confessing
noun
The act of making a confession.
verb
present participle of confess
confessingly
confessingly
adv
So as to confess; by way of confession.
confession
confession
noun
(Christianity) The disclosure of one's sins to a priest for absolution. In the Roman Catholic Church, it is now also termed the sacrament of reconciliation.
A formal document providing such an admission.
A formula in which the articles of faith are comprised; a creed to be assented to or signed, as a preliminary to admission to membership of a church; a confession of faith.
Acknowledgment of belief; profession of one's faith.
The open admittance of having done something (especially something bad).
confessional
confessional
adj
In the manner or style of a confession.
Officially practicing a particular shared religion, as a state or organization; see confessionalism 1.
noun
(Roman Catholicism) A small room where confession—the Sacrament of Penance—is performed in private with a priest.
(reality television) A filmed interview in which a cast member speaks directly into the camera commenting on the events of the episode.
A confession.
confessionalian
confessionalism
confessionalism
noun
(poetry) A style of American poetry that draws on the personal history of the poet.
(religion) A belief in the importance of full and unambiguous assent to the whole of a religious teaching.
A system of government that proportionally distributes political and institutional power among religious and ethnic communities.
confessionalist
confessionalist
noun
A person who confesses
A priest who hears confession
An advocate of confessionalism
confessionally
confessionally
adv
With regard to religious confession; denominationally, religiously.
confessionals
confessionals
noun
plural of confessional
confessionaries
confessionaries
noun
plural of confessionary
confessionary
confessionary
adj
Of or relating to confession.
noun
A confessional.
A manual or guide to making confession.
confessionist
confessionist
noun
One professing a certain faith.
confessions
confessions
noun
plural of confession
confessor
confessor
noun
(Roman Catholicism) A priest who hears confession and then gives absolution
One who confesses faith in Christianity in the face of persecution, but who is not martyred.
One who confesses to having done something wrong.
confessors
confessors
noun
plural of confessor
confessorship
confessorship
noun
The condition of a person who continues to confess their faith when suffering persecution.
confessory
confessory
adj
That constitutes a confession
confest
confest
verb
(archaic or poetic) simple past tense and past participle of confess
confidantes
confidantes
noun
plural of confidante
confidences
confidences
noun
plural of confidence
confidentialness
confidentialness
noun
The state or quality of being confidential.
confidentness
confidentness
noun
The state or quality of being confident.
confiders
confiders
noun
plural of confider
confides
confides
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of confide
confidingness
confidingness
noun
The state or quality of being confiding.
configures
configures
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of configure
confinedness
confinedness
noun
The state or condition of being confined; lack of space.
confineless
confineless
adj
Boundless.
confinements
confinements
noun
plural of confinement
confiners
confiners
noun
plural of confiner
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
confirmedness
confirmedness
noun
The quality of being confirmed.
confiscable
confiscable
adj
That can be confiscated.
confiscatable
confiscatable
Adjective
That can be confiscated.
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.
confiscated
confiscated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of confiscate
confiscates
confiscates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of confiscate
confiserie
conflates
conflates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of conflate