(aviation) The injection of extra fuel into a jet engine downstream of the turbines in order to achieve extra thrust.
agatiferous
agatiferous
adj
Containing or yielding agates.
agruif
alguifou
amygdaliferous
amygdaliferous
adj
almond-bearing
anguiform
anguiform
adj
Shaped like a snake.
anguilliform
anguilliform
adj
Shaped like an eel.
Swimming in the manner of an eel.
noun
Any eel of the order Anguilliformes
anguishful
anguishful
adj
Full of anguish.
anguliferous
angustifoliate
angustifoliate
adj
(botany) Having narrow leaves.
angustifolious
angustifolious
Adjective
Having narrow leaves.
antifatigue
antifatigue
adj
(pharmacology) Countering fatigue.
antifouling
antifouling
adj
That prevents or counteracts the buildup of barnacles and other deposits on undersea surfaces such as those of boats.
noun
Any substance that prevents or counteracts the buildup of barnacles and other deposits on undersea surfaces such as those of boats.
antifungal
antifungal
adj
(pharmacology) That inhibits the growth of fungi; antimycotic.
noun
(pharmacology) A drug that inhibits the growth of fungi.
antifungals
antifungals
noun
plural of antifungal
antifungin
antifungin
noun
The fungicide magnesium borate.
antifungus
antifungus
adj
That inhibits the growth of fungi.
antisuffrage
antisuffrage
adj
(politics) Opposing suffrage.
antisuffragist
antisuffragist
noun
One who opposes suffrage.
aquafarming
aquafarming
noun
(agriculture) aquaculture
aquifuge
aquifuge
noun
(geology) An aquiclude.
argentiferous
argentiferous
adj
(geology) Containing or producing silver.
argilliferous
argilliferous
adj
(geology) Producing clay; rich in argil.
argilloferruginous
argilloferruginous
adj
(soil science) Containing clay and iron.
argufied
argufied
verb
simple past tense and past participle of argufy
argufier
argufier
noun
One who argufies.
argufiers
argufiers
noun
plural of argufier
argufies
argufies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of argufy
argufying
argufying
verb
present participle of argufy
argusfish
argusfishes
aurifying
aurifying
verb
present participle of aurify
ausforming
ausforming
verb
present participle of ausform
autografting
autografting
verb
present participle of autograft
axifugal
axifugal
adj
(archaic) Centrifugal. [from 18th c.]
basifugal
basifugal
adj
(botany) Tending or proceeding away from the base.
beautifying
beautifying
adj
That beautifies; tending to make beautiful.
noun
The action of the verb to beautify.
verb
present participle of beautify
befouling
befouling
verb
present participle of befoul
befuddling
befuddling
verb
present participle of befuddle
beguileful
begulfing
bifurcating
bifurcating
adj
dividing or forking into two
verb
present participle of bifurcate
biofoulings
biofoulings
noun
plural of biofouling
blackfigured
bluffing
bluffing
noun
A bluff; a false expression of the strength of one's position in order to intimidate.
verb
present participle of bluff
bodysurfing
bodysurfing
verb
present participle of bodysurf
bourgeoisify
bourgeoisify
Verb
To make bourgeois.
brachiofaciolingual
brutifying
brutifying
verb
present participle of brutify
bufagin
bufagin
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of a class of toxic steroids found in bufotoxin.
buffaloing
buffaloing
verb
present participle of buffalo
buffering
buffering
verb
present participle of buffer
buffeting
buffeting
noun
(aviation) random, irregular motion of the plane or of one of its parts caused by turbulences in the airflow
A blow or motion that buffets.
verb
present participle of buffet
buffetings
buffetings
noun
plural of buffeting
buffing
buffing
noun
Material removed by the action of someone who buffs.
verb
present participle of buff
bugfish
bugfish
noun
(US, dated) The menhaden.
bulletproofing
bulletproofing
verb
present participle of bulletproof
bullfight
bullfight
noun
A public spectacle, in Spain and some other Latin countries, in which a person baits and often kills a bull.
bullfighter
bullfighter
noun
One who engages in bullfighting; a toreador or matador.
bullfighters
bullfighters
noun
plural of bullfighter
bullfighting
bullfighting
noun
A traditional spectacle, popular in Spain and many former Spanish colonies, in which a matador manipulates and ultimately kills a bull at close range.
bullfights
bullfights
noun
plural of bullfight
bumfuzzling
bumfuzzling
verb
present participle of bumfuzzle
burglarproofing
bushfighter
bushfighter
noun
One who takes part in bushfighting.
bushfighting
bushfighting
noun
Fighting in the bush, or from behind bushes, trees, or thickets.
butterfingered
butterfingered
adj
Prone to dropping things; clumsy.
butterfingers
butterfingers
noun
A tendency to drop things, or to be clumsy or uncoordinated.
One's fingers which tend to drop things, or are clumsy or uncoordinated.
Someone who tends to drop things; (more generally) someone who is clumsy or uncoordinated; a klutz.
butterflying
butterflying
verb
present participle of butterfly
butteryfingered
calcifugal
calcifugal
adj
Of or relating to a calcifuge.
calcifuge
calcifuge
noun
Any plant that does not thrive in a soil rich in lime or chalk
calcifugous
calcifugous
adj
Synonym of calcifugal
calculifrage
calculifrage
noun
(surgery) An instrument inserted into the bladder in order to break up calculi.
camouflagic
camouflagic
adj
Providing or relating to camouflage.
camouflaging
camouflaging
verb
present participle of camouflage
caprimulgiformes
carfuffling
carriageful
carriageful
noun
The amount that can fit in a carriage.
caustifying
cellifugal
cellifugal
adj
cellulifugal
cellulifugal
cellulifugal
adj
That carries nerve impulses away from a neuron
cellulifugally
centrifugal
centrifugal
adj
(botany) Expanding first at the summit, and later at the base, as a flower cluster.
(botany) Having the radicle turned toward the sides of the fruit, as some embryos.
Tending, or causing, to recede from the center.
noun
A rotating machine used to separate massecuite into sugar crystals and molasses.
centrifugalisation
centrifugalisation
noun
Alternative form of centrifugation
centrifugalise
centrifugalise
verb
Alternative form of centrifugalize
centrifugalization
centrifugalization
noun
Synonym of centrifugation
centrifugalize
centrifugalize
verb
Synonym of centrifugate
centrifugalized
centrifugalized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of centrifugalize
centrifugalizing
centrifugalizing
verb
present participle of centrifugalize
centrifugaller
centrifugally
centrifugally
adv
Away from a centre or axis.
In a centrifuge.
Using centrifugal force.
centrifugals
centrifugals
noun
plural of centrifugal
centrifugate
centrifugate
noun
The material to be separated in a centrifuge.
verb
(transitive) To separate using centrifugation.
centrifugation
centrifugation
noun
The process in which mixtures are separated using the centripetal force generated by spinning in a centrifuge.
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.
centrifuged
centrifuged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of centrifuge
centrifugence
centrifugence
noun
The property or quality of being centrifugal.
centrifuges
centrifuges
noun
plural of centrifuge
centrifuging
centrifuging
noun
The processing of material in a centrifuge.
verb
present participle of centrifuge
cerebellifugal
cerebellifugal
adj
(anatomy) Directed towards the cerebellum.
cerebrifugal
cerebrifugal
adj
(physiology) Applied to those nerve fibers which go from the brain to the spinal cord, and so transfer cerebral impulses (centrifugal impressions) outwards.
chauffeuring
chauffeuring
verb
present participle of chauffeur
chuckfarthing
chuffing
chuffing
adj
(England, slang) Used as a mild intensifier, especially as a substitute for "fucking".
noun
A noisy puffing sound, as of a steam locomotive.
verb
present participle of chuff
cienfuegos
cimicifuga
cimicifuga
noun
Any member of the former genus Cimicifuga, now Actaea sect. Cimicifuga, of flowering plants: bugbane or cohosh.
cimicifugin
circumfulgent
circumfulgent
adj
Shining around or about.
circumfusing
circumfusing
verb
present participle of circumfuse
cofeaturing
cofeaturing
verb
present participle of cofeature
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.
cofounding
cofounding
verb
present participle of cofound
coiffuring
coiffuring
verb
present participle of coiffure
confabulating
confabulating
verb
present participle of confabulate
configurable
configurable
adj
Capable of being configured; customisable; permitting rearrangement or adjustment.
configural
configural
adj
Relating to the spatial configuration of something, such as a human face to be recognised, rather than its separate visual features.
configurate
configurate
verb
(intransitive, obsolete) To take form or position, like the parts of a complex structure; to agree with a pattern.
(transitive, obsolete) To configure; to arrange or shape.
configurated
configurated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of configurate
configurating
configurating
verb
present participle of configurate
configuration
configuration
noun
(algebra) A finite set of points and lines (and sometimes planes), generally with equal numbers of points per line and equal numbers of lines per point.
(physics, chemistry) The arrangement of electrons in an atom, molecule, or other physical structure like a crystal.
Form, as depending on the relative disposition of the parts of a thing's shape; figure; form factor.
Relative position or aspect of the planets; the face of the horoscope, according to the relative positions of the planets at any time.
The way things are arranged or put together in order to achieve a result.
configurational
configurational
adj
(grammar) Of a language: having a relatively fixed style of grammar where the subject of a sentence is outside the finite verb phrase but the object is inside it.
Of or pertaining to a configuration.
configurationally
configurationally
adv
With regard to a configuration
configurationism
configurationism
noun
(psychology) Any theory of psychology based on configurational properties, but especially Gestalt psychology
configurationist
configurations
configurations
noun
plural of configuration
configurative
configurative
adj
Of or pertaining to configuration
configure
configure
verb
(transitive) To set up or arrange something in such a way that it is ready for operation for a particular purpose, or to someone's particular liking
configured
configured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of configure
configures
configures
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of configure
configuring
configuring
verb
present participle of configure
confounding
confounding
noun
(epidemiology) The process by which an apparent association between an exposure and an outcome is actually explained by another factor.
The act by which things are confounded, or confused.
verb
present participle of confound
confoundingly
confoundingly
adv
In a confounding way.
confusing
confusing
adj
difficult to understand; not clear as lacking order, chaotic etc
verb
present participle of confuse
confusingly
confusingly
adv
In a confusing manner
confuting
confuting
verb
present participle of confute
copurifying
copurifying
verb
present participle of copurify
corticifugal
corticifugal
adj
(anatomy) Leading away from the cerebral cortex
corticifugally
corticifugally
adv
In a corticifugal manner.
counterfeiting
counterfeiting
noun
The act of one who counterfeits.
verb
present participle of counterfeit
counterflashing
counterflashing
noun
(construction) Formed metal or elastomeric sheeting secured on or into a wall, curb, pipe or other surface, to cover and protect the upper edge of a base flashing and its associated fasteners.
counterflight
countergift
countergift
noun
A gift given in response to a gift received.
countershafting
countershafting
verb
present participle of countershaft
crossruffing
crossruffing
verb
present participle of crossruff
crucifige
crucifyfying
crucifying
crucifying
verb
present participle of crucify
cuffing
cuffing
noun
The act by which somebody is cuffed or struck.
The act or process of placing handcuffs on a person.