(by extension) Indirect, roundabout, or unnecessarily complex.
Wandering from place to place or market to market.
circumfulgent
circumfulgent
adj
Shining around or about.
circumfuse
circumfuse
verb
To pour round; to spread round, as a fluid.
To spread round; to surround.
circumfused
circumfused
verb
simple past tense and past participle of circumfuse
circumfuses
circumfuses
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of circumfuse
circumfusile
circumfusile
adj
(nonce word) Capable of being poured or spread around.
circumfusing
circumfusing
verb
present participle of circumfuse
circumfusion
circumfusion
noun
diffusion, suffusion
circumpacific
cirmcumferential
clupeiform
clupeiform
adj
(zoology) Belonging or relating to the order Clupeiformes of ray-finned fish, including herrings and anchovies
noun
Any fish of the order Clupeiformes
coformulator
colubriform
colubriform
adj
Characteristic of snakes of the family Colubridae; colubrid
Having the form of a snake
noun
Any snake of the clade Colubriformes
colubriformes
colubriformia
columbiferous
columbiferous
adj
That contains or yields columbium
columbiformes
columelliform
columelliform
adj
Having the form of a columella.
columniferous
columniferous
adj
(botany) Bearing columns.
columniform
columniform
adj
Having the form of a column.
comfiture
comfiture
noun
(obsolete) A confection, especially of preserved fruit.
comfortful
comfortful
adj
Full of comforts; comfortable.
comiferous
comournful
complaintful
complaintful
adj
(obsolete) Full of complaint.
conferruminate
conferruminate
adj
(botany) Closely united by the coalescence of contiguous faces.
verb
To unite into a solid mass
configurationism
configurationism
noun
(psychology) Any theory of psychology based on configurational properties, but especially Gestalt psychology
confoundment
confoundment
noun
something which is or has been confounded
the state of being confounded
confricamentum
confucianism
confucianism
Noun
The philosophy and teaching of Confucius.
The school of thought and philosophy centered on Confucian principles, originating in China, including later teachings of scholars such as Zhu Xi (Chu Hsi).
A saying, epithet or idea attributed to Confucius.
contemptful
contemptful
adj
Full of contempt.
corymbiferous
corymbiferous
adj
(botany) Bearing corymbs of flowers or fruit.
counteraffirm
counteraffirmation
counterfeitment
counterfeitment
noun
counterfeiting
counterferment
counterformula
counterformula
noun
A formula that counters or goes against another formula.
countermanifesto
countermanifesto
noun
A manifesto opposing another manifesto.
countermanifestoes
counterreform
counterreform
noun
Opposition to reform.
counterreformation
counterreforms
counterreforms
noun
plural of counterreform
creamfruit
crimeful
crimeful
adj
criminal; wicked; illegal
cruciform
cruciform
adj
Having the shape of a cross.
noun
(genetics) A cross shape in DNA; a Holliday junction.
Any emblem in the shape of a cross.
cruciformity
cruciformly
cruciformly
adv
In a cruciform manner.
cubiform
cubiform
adj
Having the shape of a cube
cubocuneiform
cuculiform
cuculiform
noun
Any bird of the order Cuculiformes
cuculiformes
cuculliform
cuculliform
adj
Cowl- or hood-shaped.
cucumiform
cucumiform
adj
Shaped like a cucumber; having the form of a cylinder tapered and rounded at the ends, and possibly curved.
cuffyism
culiciform
culiciform
adj
(zoology) gnat-shaped
culmiferous
culmiferous
adj
(botany) Having jointed stems or culms.
(mineralogy) Containing, or abounding in, culm or glance coal.
cultriform
cultriform
adj
(botany, zoology) Shaped like a pruning knife; cultrate.
cumflutter
cumuliform
cumuliform
adj
Having the shape of a cumulus cloud.
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.
cuneiformist
cuneiformist
noun
A specialist or expert in cuneiform.
cuniform
cuniform
noun
Alternative spelling of cuneiform
cuniforms
cuniforms
noun
plural of cuniform
cupuliform
cupuliform
Adjective
Shaped like a cupule.
curviform
curviform
adj
Having a curved shape.
cymiferous
cymiferous
adj
(botany) Producing cymes.
damnificatus
deafmuteness
decemflorous
defamous
defamous
adj
(obsolete) defamatory
defectum
definiendum
definiendum
noun
(semantics) The term—word or phrase—defined in a definition.
defluvium
defraudment
defraudment
noun
(obsolete) Privation by fraud; defrauding
dehumidification
dehumidification
noun
The act or process of dehumidifying.
dehumidified
dehumidified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dehumidify
dehumidifier
dehumidifier
noun
A device for removing the moisture content from air
dehumidifiers
dehumidifiers
noun
plural of dehumidifier
dehumidifies
dehumidifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dehumidify
dehumidify
dehumidify
verb
To reduce the moisture in a body of air; to lower the humidity.
dehumidifying
dehumidifying
verb
present participle of dehumidify
demifigure
demiflouncing
demifusion
demonifuge
demonifuge
noun
A remedy to drive out demons.
demulsification
demulsification
noun
The breaking up of an emulsion.
demulsified
demulsified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of demulsify
demulsifier
demulsifier
noun
(chemistry) Any substance used to break an emulsion into its constituent liquids.
demulsifies
demulsifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of demulsify
demulsify
demulsify
verb
(intransitive, of an emulsion) To separate into its components.
(transitive) To separate (an emulsion) into its components.
demulsifying
demulsifying
verb
present participle of demulsify
diamantiferous
diamantiferous
adj
Yielding diamonds.
diamondiferous
diamondiferous
adj
(mineralogy) Yielding diamond.
diatomiferous
dichlorodifluoromethane
dichlorodifluoromethane
noun
(organic chemistry) A chlorofluorocarbon halomethane formerly used as a refrigerant and aerosol spray propellant, now banned in many countries because of its effects on the ozone layer.
diffusimeter
diffusiometer
diffusionism
diffusionism
noun
The belief that changes in one culture are caused by diffusion of ideas from another, especially the West.
dimethylsulfoxide
dimethylsulfoxide
noun
Alternative spelling of dimethylsulphoxide
discomfiture
discomfiture
noun
(obsolete) Defeat in battle
An emotional state similar to that arising from defeat; frustration, disappointment, perplexity or embarrassment.
discomfitures
discomfitures
noun
plural of discomfiture
disfeaturement
disfigurement
disfigurement
noun
The result of disfiguring; the state of being disfigured
disfigurements
disfigurements
noun
plural of disfigurement
disfurnishment
disfurnishment
noun
(archaic) The act of disfurnishing, or the state of being disfurnished.
dismayful
dismayful
adj
(obsolete) terrifying
dismayfully
dismayfully
adv
(rare) In dismay.
disulfiram
disulfiram
noun
(pharmacology) A synthetic compound (trademark Antabuse) used in the treatment of alcoholics to make drinking alcohol produce unpleasant after-effects.
disulfirams
disulfirams
noun
plural of disulfiram
disuniform
disuniform
Adjective
Not uniform.
disuniformity
disuniformity
noun
The quality of being disuniform.
doomful
doomful
adj
Full of condemnation or destructive power.
doomfully
doomfully
adv
In a doomful manner.
doomfulness
doughfaceism
doughfaceism
noun
(derogatory) The character of a doughface; pliability.
dreamful
dreamful
adj
(poetic) Dreamy
noun
As much as one can dream about.
dreamfully
dreamfully
adv
In a dreamful manner.
dreamfulness
dreamfulness
noun
The quality of being dreamful.
dreamingful
dreyfusism
drumfire
drumfire
noun
Heavy, continuous, rapid gunfire.
drumfires
drumfires
noun
plural of drumfire
drumfish
drumfish
noun
Any fish of the family Sciaenidae; they make a loud noise by means of an air bladder.
drumfishes
drumfishes
noun
plural of drumfish
dualmutef
dufferdom
dufferdom
noun
The realm or sphere of duffers.
dumbfish
dumbfound
dumbfound
verb
(transitive) To confuse and bewilder; to leave speechless.
dumbfounded
dumbfounded
adj
Shocked and speechless.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dumbfound
dumbfounder
dumbfounder
noun
Someone who or that which dumbfounds.
verb
(transitive) To dumbfound.
dumbfounderment
dumbfounderment
noun
dumbfoundedness
dumbfounders
dumbfounders
noun
plural of dumbfounder
dumbfounding
dumbfounding
verb
present participle of dumbfound
dumbfoundment
dumbfounds
dumbfounds
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dumbfound
dumfound
dumfound
verb
Alternative form of dumbfound
dumfounded
dumfounded
adj
Misspelling of dumbfounded.
dumfounder
dumfounder
verb
To dumbfound; to confound.
dumfounderment
dumfounding
dumfounding
verb
present participle of dumfound
dumfounds
dumfounds
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dumfound
dumfries
dumfries
Proper noun
A town in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, and the former county town of
A town in Virginia.
dumfriesshire
dumfriesshire
Proper noun
a historic county in Scotland which was abolished in 1975 and absorbed into Region. Its county town was
dummkopf
dummkopf
noun
A stupid person; a dolt, dimwit, or blockhead.
dummkopfs
dummkopfs
noun
plural of dummkopf
dumpfile
dunfermline
dunfermline
Proper noun
a town in council area, Scotland
a local government district in Fife Region (which superseded the historic county) between 1975 and 1996.
duodecimfid
duodecimfid
adj
(rare) Divided into twelve parts.
earmuff
earmuff
noun
A garment or part worn over a single ear.
A garment to keep the ears warm.
A sound-deadening cup or a pair of such cups worn over the ear or ears.
attributive form of earmuffs.
earmuffs
earmuffs
noun
A headphone-like device designed to cover a person's ears for protection against cold or noise. They consist of a thermoplastic or metal head-band, that fits over the top of the head, and a pad at each end, to cover the external ears.
echinuliform
echinuliform
adj
Resembling small spines.
ectocuneiform
ectocuneiform
noun
(anatomy) One of the bones of the tarsus.
ectocuniform
effatum
effluvium
effluvium
noun
A condition causing the shedding of hair.
A gaseous or vaporous emission, especially a foul-smelling one.