(music) In a rushing or hurrying manner; as if pressing onwards.
affreux
affreux
adj
(rare) Dreadful; disturbing or frightening.
noun
A group of particularly brutal mercenaries who were active in Africa and Asia during the 1960s.
affrica
affricate
affricate
noun
(phonetics) A sound produced using a combination of a plosive and a fricative.
verb
(transitive) To produce (a plosive) as an affricate.
affricated
affricated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of affricate
affricates
affricates
noun
plural of affricate
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of affricate
affricating
affricating
verb
present participle of affricate
affrication
affrication
noun
(phonetics, uncountable, of a consonant) Becoming an affricate sound.
affricative
affricative
adj
Of or relating to an affricate.
noun
An affricate.
affricatives
affricatives
noun
plural of affricative
affriended
affriended
adj
(obsolete) Made friends; reconciled.
affright
affright
adj
afraid; terrified; frightened
noun
(archaic) Great fear, terror, fright.
verb
(archaic, transitive) To inspire fright in; to frighten, to terrify.
affrighted
affrighted
adj
(archaic) Terrified.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of affright
affrightedly
affrightedly
adv
(archaic, poetic) with fright
affrighter
affrighter
noun
(archaic) One who frightens.
affrightful
affrightful
adj
(obsolete) frightful
affrightfully
affrightfully
adv
(obsolete) frightfully
affrighting
affrighting
verb
present participle of affright
affrightingly
affrightingly
adv
(archaic) So as to frighten or terrify.
affrightment
affrightment
noun
(archaic) Fright; fear; alarm; the fact or state of being frightened.
(obsolete) A cause of fear.
(obsolete) The action of frightening or terrifying; intimidation.
affrights
affrights
noun
plural of affright
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of affright
affront
affront
noun
(obsolete) A hostile encounter or meeting.
An open or intentional offense, slight, or insult.
verb
(obsolete) To meet or encounter face to face.
To insult intentionally, especially openly.
To meet defiantly; to confront.
affronted
affronted
adj
(heraldry) Synonym of affronté
Defiant
verb
simple past tense and past participle of affront
affrontedly
affrontedly
adv
(obsolete) shamelessly
affrontedness
affrontedness
noun
The state or quality of being affronted.
affrontee
affronter
affronter
noun
One who receives an affront.
Someone who affronts.
affronting
affronting
noun
The offering of an affront.
verb
present participle of affront
affrontingly
affrontingly
adv
in an affronting manner
affrontingness
affrontingness
noun
The state or quality of affronting.
affrontive
affrontive
adj
Tending to affront or offend.
affrontiveness
affrontiveness
noun
The state or quality of being affrontive.
affrontment
affrontment
noun
An act of affronting; an insult or hostile confrontation.
affronts
affronts
noun
plural of affront
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of affront
affronty
affronty
Adjective
Facing the observer.
afibrinogenemia
afibrinogenemia
noun
(medicine) A blood disorder in which the blood does not clot normally due to a lack of, or a malfunction involving, fibrinogen.
afire
afire
adv
On fire (often metaphorically).
aflagellar
aflagellar
adj
That lacks a flagellum
aflare
aflare
adj
Flaring (blazing or shining brightly or suddenly; also figuratively, of a strong emotion).
Flaring (opening outward).
Illuminated (with something blazing or shining).
aflicker
aflicker
adj
Flickering.
aflower
aflower
adj
(archaic, poetic) flowering, in bloom
aflutter
aflutter
adj
Filled or covered (with something that flutters).
Fluttering.
In a state of tremulous excitement, anticipation or confusion.
afnor
afore
afore
adv
(archaic, dialect) Before.
(nautical) In the fore part of a ship.
conj
In advance of the time when; before.
prep
Before; in advance of the time of.
Before; situated geographically or metaphorically in front of.
aforegoing
aforegoing
adj
(archaic) preceding, going before.
aforehand
aforehand
adj
Beforehand in condition; forehanded.
adv
(archaic or dialect) Beforehand; in advance; in anticipation.
aforementioned
aforementioned
adj
Previously mentioned.
noun
(uncountable) The one or ones mentioned previously.
aforenamed
aforenamed
Adjective
Named earlier in a document.
aforesaid
aforesaid
adj
Previously stated; said or named before.
aforethought
aforethought
adj
(postpositive) Premeditated; planned ahead of time.
aforetime
aforetime
adj
(archaic) Former.
adv
(archaic) In time past; in a former time; formerly.
aforetimes
aforetimes
Adverb
formerly, previously
aforeward
afortiori
afortiori
adj
Alternative form of a fortiori
afr
afra
afraid
afraid
adj
(colloquial) Regretful, sorry; expressing a reluctance to face an unpleasant situation.
(used with for) Worried about, feeling concern for, fearing for (someone or something).
Impressed with fear or apprehension; in fear.
afraidness
afraidness
noun
The state or quality of being afraid.
aframerican
afrasia
afrasian
afrasian
Adjective
Afro-Asiatic
Noun
A person who comes from a region where Afro-Asiatic languages are spoken
afray
afreet
afreet
noun
Alternative spelling of ifrit
afreets
afreets
noun
plural of afreet
afresca
afresh
afresh
adv
Anew; again; once more
afret
afrete
afric
afric
Adjective
African
Proper noun
Africa
africa
africah
african
africana
africander
africanderism
africanism
africanism
Noun
Eurocentric representation of Africans or people of African ancestry.
A characteristically African cultural feature, such as a belief, custom or linguistic feature.
africanist
africanist
Noun
A specialist in African studies.
An African nationalist; someone who subscribes to the doctrine of Africanism.
africanization
africanization
Noun
The act or process of Africanizing.
africanize
africanize
Verb
To make African.
africanized
africanizing
africanoid
africanoid
Noun
A Negroid.
africans
africanthropus
afridi
afridi
Noun
A member of a Pashtun tribe.
afright
afright
adj
Alternative form of affright
afrika
afrikaans
afrikah
afrikander
afrikanderdom
afrikanderism
afrikaner
afrikanerdom
afrikanerdom
Noun
The world or sphere of Afrikaners.
afrikanerize
afrit
afrite
afrite
noun
Alternative form of ifrit
afrits
afrits
noun
plural of afrit
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
afshar
after
after
adj
(dated) Later; second (of two); next, following, subsequent
(nautical, where the frame of reference is within the ship) At or towards the stern of a ship.
adv
Behind; later in time; following.
conj
Signifies that the action of the clause it starts takes place before the action of the other clause.
prep
(Ireland, usually preceded by a form of be, followed by an -ing form of a verb) Used to indicate recent completion of an activity
(dated) According to an author or text.
(obsolete) According to the direction and influence of; in proportion to; befitting.
As a result of.
Behind.
Denoting the aim or object; concerning; in relation to.
In allusion to, in imitation of; following or referencing.
In pursuit of, seeking.
In spite of.
Next in importance or rank.
Subsequently to; following in time; later than.
afteract
afterage
afterage
noun
An age occurring afterwards; a later era.
afterattack
afterband
afterbay
afterbay
noun
(hydrology) a stream, conduit, pond or reservoir, of a hydroelectric power plant at the outlet of the turbines.
afterbeat
afterbeat
noun
(music) A secondary, weaker half of a musical beat.
afterbirth
afterbirth
noun
The placenta and other material expelled via the birth canal following childbirth or parturition in mammals.
afterbirths
afterbirths
noun
plural of afterbirth
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.
afterbrain
afterbrain
noun
(anatomy) A posterior subdivision of the hindbrain; the myelencephalon
afterbreach
afterbreast
afterburner
afterburner
noun
(aviation) A device in a jet engine which injects fuel into the exhaust system to increase the thrust.
afterburners
afterburners
noun
plural of afterburner
afterburning
afterburning
noun
(aviation) The injection of extra fuel into a jet engine downstream of the turbines in order to achieve extra thrust.
aftercare
aftercare
noun
(BDSM) Tender affection and care given to a partner after a BDSM activity, usually to serve as a transition between the activity and whatever follows it.
(business, frequently attributive) Services and support offered to a customer for the goods or service they have purchased.
(medicine) The care given to a patient during recovery from an operation or after hospitalization.
Childcare services tending to children after the school day.
Emotional support offered by the programme makers to a person who has appeared on a stressful talk show, etc.
aftercareer
aftercareer
noun
(dated) The career that follows a particular experience or stage in a person's life; later career.
aftercast
aftercast
noun
(art) A reproduction work made by reusing a cast.
A throw of dice after the game is ended.
aftercataract
aftercataract
noun
A medical condition of clouding of the posterior lens capsule implanted in the eye in cataract surgery.
aftercause
afterchance
afterchrome
afterchurch
afterchurch
adj
After attending a church.
afterclap
afterclap
noun
(South Africa, historical) A canvas curtain or tailboard at the rear of a covered wagon.
(archaic) An additional adverse event that occurs unexpectedly after an earlier one was thought to be over and done with.
(archaic) An unfavourable turn of events following a favourable situation; an eventuality for which one ought to be prepared.
(humorous) A child born after the one that was intended to be the last.
(obsolete) A change or attempted change to an agreement after it has been entered into; an additional charge (especially one over and above the previously agreed-upon price).
(slang, obsolete) A sweet food, drink, or tobacco product consumed at the end of a meal.
(uncountable, medicine, obsolete) Urethral discharge as a symptom of gonorrhea.
A phenomenon occurring after a similar earlier one; a later manifestation of something.
A sound that follows another, especially a loud noise, such as thunder.
A symptom of an illness, especially one that appears after the initial onset; an illness or symptom caused by exposure to a substance, an injury, etc.
The consequence (often, but not always, adverse) of an action or event.
afterclause
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.
aftercure
afterdamp
afterdamp
noun
(mining) Suffocating gases present in a coal mine after an explosion caused by firedamp, consisting of carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, nitrogen, and sometimes hydrogen sulfide.
afterdate
afterdated
afterdated
adj
postdated
afterdays
afterdays
noun
(archaic) Days that follow; a later time or period; (figuratively) people in the future.
afterdeal
afterdeal
noun
Disadvantage.
afterdeath
afterdeck
afterdeck
noun
(nautical) The part of a ship's deck from amidships toward the stern
afterdecks
afterdecks
noun
plural of afterdeck
afterdinner
afterdischarge
afterdischarge
noun
Any discharge that occurs after the cause or stimulus has ceased