(archaic, principally nautical) In a state of collision or entanglement.
(with of) In a state of entanglement or conflict (with).
afounde
africanization
africanization
Noun
The act or process of Africanizing.
africanoid
africanoid
Noun
A Negroid.
africanthropus
afrikanderdom
afrikanerdom
afrikanerdom
Noun
The world or sphere of Afrikaners.
afro
afro
noun
A person of African ancestry
hairstyle characterized by tightly curled locks and a rounded shape.
afroasiatic
afrogaea
afrogaean
afront
afront
adv
in front; face to face
afrormosia
afrormosia
noun
Any of the African leguminous trees of the genus Pericopsis (formerly Afrormosia), especially Pericopsis elata; the timber of these trees.
afros
afros
noun
plural of afro
afrown
afrown
adj
frowning
afterblow
afterbodies
afterbodies
noun
plural of afterbody
afterbody
afterbody
noun
(astronautics) A section or piece of a launch vehicle, rocket, or spacecraft that enters the atmosphere unprotected behind the nose cone or other body that is protected for entry.
(astronomy) A companion body that trails a satellite or spacecraft.
(nautical) The part of a vessel abaft midships.
The afterpart of a vehicle.
afterchrome
aftercome
aftercome
noun
(archaic, Scotland) A subsequent result; consequence.
aftercomer
aftercomer
noun
One coming after; a successor; (in the plural) posterity.
aftercoming
aftercoming
adj
(obstetrics) Specifically, of a baby's head: following the rest of the body out of the womb, rather than (as is usual) preceding it.
Succeeding, following.
noun
A following state, sequel, consequence, or result; an aftercome.
aftercooler
aftercooler
noun
An intercooler located at the end of the supercharging chain.
aftercost
aftercost
noun
(accounting) A subsequent expense related to but occurring after the source of an expenditure.
(by extension) A subsequent burden or loss resulting from an endeavor.
aftercourse
aftercourse
noun
(archaic, regional) The final course of a meal.
(obsolete) A subsequent course of study.
The course (sequence of events or actions) that follows something; subsequent course.
aftercrop
aftercrop
noun
A second crop in the same year.
afterdrops
afterfermentation
afterform
afterglow
afterglow
noun
An afterparty.
The glow seen in the sky after sunset.
The light emitted by a phosphor after excitation.
The light emitted by an incandescent object while cooling.
The mildly euphoric feeling experienced after a pleasurable experience, especially after an orgasm or drug-induced high.
afterglows
afterglows
noun
plural of afterglow
aftergo
aftergood
aftergrowth
aftergrowth
noun
(figuratively) Any abstraction of the above.
A second growth, seen in plants like crops or timber after harvesting.
afterhold
afterhope
afterhours
afterimpression
afterimpression
noun
Alternative spelling of after-impression
afterknowledge
afterknowledge
noun
Knowledge acquired later, or after the event.
afterloss
afterlove
aftermost
aftermost
adj
(nautical) Nearest the stern of a vessel.
(obsolete) Most recent.
adv
(obsolete) At the very back.
afternoon
afternoon
adv
(more often in the plural) In the afternoon.
intj
Ellipsis of good afternoon..
noun
(figuratively) The later part of anything, often with implications of decline.
(informal) A party or social event held in the afternoon.
The part of the day from noon or lunchtime until sunset, evening, or suppertime or 6pm.
afternoons
afternoons
noun
plural of afternoon
afternose
afternote
afternote
noun
A note appended after the main body of text.
afteroar
afterpotential
afterpotential
noun
A small, transitory electrical potential that follows, and is dependent upon the main potential produced when a nerve is stimulated; seen as a small positive or negative spike on an oscillograph output.
afterproof
afterreckoning
afterroll
afterschool
afterschool
adj
Of or pertaining to a program intended to care for and educate children in the time immediately after school classes.
Taking place immediately after school classes.
aftersensation
aftersensation
noun
A delayed sensation; one arising significantly later than the stimulus that caused it.
aftershock
aftershock
noun
(figuratively) By extension, any result or consequence following a major event.
An earthquake that follows in the same vicinity as another, usually larger, earthquake (the "mainshock").
Emotional and physical distress following a traumatic event.
aftershocks
aftershocks
noun
plural of aftershock
aftersong
aftersound
aftersound
noun
(acoustics) The second, slower phase of decay in the sound made by a piano string when it is struck.
(phonetics, obsolete) A weaker sound that immediately follows a more salient one, such as the second, less prominent vowel sound in a falling diphthong.
A sound that persists or remains audible after its source has ceased to produce it; the perception of such a sound.
afterstorm
afterthought
afterthought
noun
A reflection after an act; a later or subsequent thought, action, or expedient.
Something additional to the original plan or concept.
verb
(very rare except in the past tense, possibly nonstandard) To expound as an afterthought.
simple past tense and past participle of afterthink
afterthoughted
afterthoughted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of afterthought
afterthoughts
afterthoughts
noun
plural of afterthought
aftertouch
aftertouch
noun
(music, uncountable) Pressure sensitivity on an electronic synthesizer, allowing the musician to change the tone or sound of a note after it is struck.
(rare) A touch (feature or characteristic) added finally or as an afterthought.
(video games) A feature in football/soccer games allowing the player to swerve the ball immediately after kicking it.
aftervision
afterwisdom
afterword
afterword
noun
(of a letter) a postscript.
(to a book) an appendix.
an epilogue.
afterwork
afterworking
afterworld
afterworld
noun
A supposed world that is entered after death; the realm of the afterlife.
afterworlds
afterworlds
noun
plural of afterworld
afterwort
aftmost
aftmost
adj
Furthest aft, most sternward, as far back as possible.
afton
aftonian
aftonian
Adjective
During the first interglacial period in North America, between the Kansan and Nebraskan glacial periods.
aftosa
aftosa
noun
(veterinary medicine) foot-and-mouth disease
aftosas
afunction
afunction
noun
Lack of function; failure to work properly.
afunctional
afunctional
adj
Not functional.
afyon
agariciform
agariciform
adj
Having the form of an agaric
agatiferous
agatiferous
adj
Containing or yielding agates.
agatiform
agatiform
adj
Having the form of an agate; resembling an agate in appearance.
agnification
agroforester
agroforester
noun
One who takes part in agroforestry
agroforestry
agroforestry
noun
An agricultural approach of using the interactive benefits from combining trees and shrubs with crops and/or livestock.
agroof
agueproof
agueproof
adj
Resistant to the ague.
ahoufe
aircraftswoman
aircraftswoman
noun
An aircraftwoman.
aircraftswomen
aircraftswomen
noun
plural of aircraftswoman
aircraftwoman
aircraftwoman
noun
A female aircraftman.
airflow
airflow
noun
Any flow of air, especially the motion of air around a moving aircraft or aerofoil.
airflows
airflows
noun
plural of airflow
airfoil
airfoil
noun
A structure shaped to produce lift when moving in air.
A wing of an aircraft.
airfoils
airfoils
noun
plural of airfoil
airiferous
airiferous
adj
Alternative form of aeriferous
airproof
airproof
verb
(transitive) To make airtight.
airproofed
airproofed
adj
That has been made airtight
airproofing
airproofing
verb
present participle of airproof
airproofs
airproofs
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of airproof
albification
albification
noun
(obsolete) The act or process of making white.
albiflorous
albiflorous
adj
(botany) Having white flowers.
albuminiferous
albuminiferous
adj
Supplying albumen.
albuminiform
albuminofibrin
alcyoniform
alefzero
alehoof
alehoof
Noun
ground-ivy
alfeo
alfilerillo
alfilerillo
noun
Machaonia woodburyana, a plant in the family Rubiaceae.
alfiona
alfione
alfione
noun
(dated) A species of surfperch found in the eastern Pacific California (Rhacochilus toxotes).
alfoncino
alfons
alfonse
alfonsin
alfonso
alfonson
alfonzo
alfonzo
Proper noun
name, a variant of Alfonso.
alford
alforge
alforja
alforja
noun
A cheek pouch.
A saddlebag.
alforjas
alforjas
noun
plural of alforja
alfredo
alfredo
noun
(cooking) Alternative spelling of Alfredo
alfresco
alfresco
adj
Outdoors, open to the atmosphere.
adv
(art) Onto fresh plaster that is still moist.
Outdoors; in fresh air.
alfuro
alguifou
alifanfaron
aliferous
aliferous
adj
Having wings; winged
aliform
aliform
adj
(of a building) Having wings
Shaped like a wing
aliofar
aljofaina
alkaliferous
alkaliferous
adj
Yielding alkalis.
alkylarylsulfonate
alkylbenzenesulfonate
alkylbenzenesulfonates
allendorf
alligatorfish
alligatorfish
noun
Aspidophoroides monopterygius, a bottom-dwelling marine fish in the family Agonidae, which is found along the coasts of the northwestern Atlantic.
alligatorfishes
alligatorfishes
noun
plural of alligatorfish
allocaffeine
allodification
allodification
noun
Conversion to the allodial system.
allograft
allograft
noun
(surgery) A surgical transplant of tissue between genetically different individuals of the same species.
verb
To perform a transplant of this kind.
allografted
allografted
adj
grafted as an allograft
allografting
allografting
noun
The transplanting of an allograft
almsfolk
almsfolk
noun
(archaic) Persons supported by alms; almsmen.
alodification
aloft
aloft
adv
(nautical) In the top, at the masthead, or on the higher yards or rigging.
Above, overhead, in a high place; up.
At, to, or in the air or sky.
aloof
aloof
adj
Reserved and remote; either physically or emotionally distant; standoffish.
adv
At or from a distance, but within view, or at a small distance; apart; away.
Without sympathy; unfavorably.
prep
(obsolete) Away from; clear of.
aloofe
aloofly
aloofly
adv
In an aloof manner.
aloofness
aloofness
noun
The state of being aloof
aloofnesses
aloofnesses
noun
plural of aloofness
alphabetiform
alphabetiform
adj
Having the form of a developed alphabet or its letters, as opposed to crude pictographic symbols.
alquifou
alquifou
noun
A lead ore found in Cornwall, England, and used to give a green glaze to pottery.