(of a person) Having affection or warm regard; loving; fond.
(of an action, etc.) Characterised by or proceeding from affection; indicating love; tender.
verb
(obsolete, reflexive) To emotionally attach (oneself) to.
(rare) To show affection to; to have affection for.
afficionados
afficionados
noun
plural of afficionado
affiliations
affiliations
noun
plural of affiliation
affirmations
affirmations
noun
plural of affirmation
afforestable
afforestable
adj
Suitable for being afforested.
afforestment
afforestment
noun
The process of afforesting.
affrontingly
affrontingly
adv
in an affronting manner
aforethought
aforethought
adj
(postpositive) Premeditated; planned ahead of time.
afrikanerdom
afrikanerdom
Noun
The world or sphere of Afrikaners.
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
afterworking
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.
albification
albification
noun
(obsolete) The act or process of making white.
albuminiform
alkaliferous
alkaliferous
adj
Yielding alkalis.
allocaffeine
allografting
allografting
noun
The transplanting of an allograft
amberiferous
amberiferous
adj
Containing or yielding amber.
amentiferous
amentiferous
adj
(botany) Bearing catkins.
amianthiform
amianthiform
adj
Resembling amianthus in form.
amidofluorid
amplificator
amygdaliform
amygdaliform
adj
(mycology) Shaped like an almond.
angiofibroma
angiofibroma
noun
(pathology) A benign neoplasm that affects fibrous tissue.
anguilliform
anguilliform
adj
Shaped like an eel.
Swimming in the manner of an eel.
noun
Any eel of the order Anguilliformes
anguliferous
anopluriform
anseriformes
antifashions
antifashions
noun
plural of antifashion
antifogmatic
antifogmatic
noun
An alcoholic drink taken in the morning to brace oneself before going out into bad weather.
antifriction
antifriction
adj
Reducing or intended to reduce friction.
antireformer
antireformer
noun
(politics) One who opposes reform.
aposafranine
aposafranine
noun
benzinduline
araneiformes
araneiformia
archboutefeu
archinformer
arfvedsonite
arfvedsonite
noun
(mineralogy) A rare sodium amphibole mineral.
arseniferous
arseniferous
adj
(geology) Containing or producing arsenic.
arundiferous
arundiferous
adj
(rare, botany) Producing reeds or canes.
ascidiferous
asperifoliae
assuefaction
assuefaction
noun
(obsolete) habituation
aurification
aurification
noun
Any of several processes, especially in dentistry, that involve working with gold.
autofrettage
autofrettage
noun
A metal fabrication technique in which a pressure vessel is subjected to enormous pressure, causing internal portions of the part to yield plasticly, resulting in internal compressive residual stresses once the pressure is released.
autografting
autografting
verb
present participle of autograft
autoinfusion
autoinfusion
noun
The movement of blood from one part of the body to another by means of externally-applied pressure (to combat blood loss)
azoformamide
babyproofing
babyproofing
noun
The act or process of making babyproof.
baculiferous
balaniferous
balaniferous
adj
(nonce word) Bearing or producing acorns.
basification
basification
noun
(chemistry) The act or process of making something more basic; raising the pH of something.
battlefronts
battlefronts
noun
plural of battlefront
beaconsfield
beaconsfield
Proper noun
A market town in Buckinghamshire, England.
A town in Victoria, Australia.
befountained
befountained
adj
Furnished with a fountain.
benefactions
benefactions
noun
plural of benefaction
benzoflavine
bifollicular
bifunctional
bifunctional
adj
(chemistry, of a compound) Having two functional groups or binding sites.
(chemistry, of a reaction) Involving two functional groups or binding sites.
Having two functions.
bifurcations
bifurcations
noun
plural of bifurcation
bilification
biofeedbacks
biofeedbacks
noun
plural of biofeedback
bioflavinoid
bioflavonoid
bioflavonoid
noun
flavonoid
birefraction
blackfellows
blackfellows
noun
plural of blackfellow
boastfulness
boastfulness
noun
The characteristic of being boastful.
bonification
bonification
noun
The paying of a bonus (especially in relation to taxes).
boraciferous
boraciferous
adj
Yielding or containing borax.
brachiferous
brevifoliate
buffaloberry
buffaloberry
noun
Any of several shrubs, of the genus Shepherdia, native to North America.
The edible berry of these plants.
burglarproof
burglarproof
adj
as secure as possible against burglary
calamiferous
calamiferous
adj
Producing reeds; reedy.
californiana
californians
californicus
californiums
calyciferous
calyciferous
adj
Bearing the calyx.
calycifloral
calycifloral
adj
(botany) Having the petals and stamens adnate to the calyx; applied to a subclass of dicotyledonous plants in the system of the French botanist Candolle.
calyptriform
calyptriform
adj
Having the form of a calyptra.
camouflagers
camouflagers
noun
plural of camouflager
camouflaging
camouflaging
verb
present participle of camouflage
campodeiform
campodeiform
adj
(zoology) Of, pertaining to, or resembling an insect or larva of the genus Campodea.
campoformido
canaliferous
canaliferous
adj
(zoology, of the shell of a mollusc) Having a canal.
candyflosses
candyflosses
noun
plural of candyfloss
cankerflower
capituliform
capituliform
adj
Resembling a capitulum.
caprificator
caprificator
noun
One who pollinates figs by caprification.
carryforward
carryforward
noun
(accounting, taxation) An income tax loss or credit not usable in the current year that can be applied to offset income or taxes paid, respectively, in subsequent tax years.
caudofemoral
caudofemoral
adj
(anatomy) caudal and femoral
cauliflorous
cauliflorous
adj
(botany) Having flowers on the stem.
cauliflowers
cauliflowers
noun
plural of cauliflower
certificator
certificator
noun
One who certificates.
chaetiferous
chaetiferous
adj
(zoology) Bearing chaetae.
chalcidiform
chondrofetal
chromaffinic
chromaffinic
adj
Synonym of chromaffin
chylifaction
chylifaction
noun
(biology) The formation of chyle.
chylifactory
chylifactory
adj
Alternative form of chylifactive
citification
citification
noun
The process of making something urban.
codefendants
codefendants
noun
plural of codefendant
codification
codification
noun
The act or result of arranging something into a code; the act of setting down a body of knowledge in a systematic way.
The process of precisely formulating a statement, such as a code of laws.
cofathership
coffeemakers
coffeemakers
noun
plural of coffeemaker
coffinmaking
coffinmaking
noun
The manufacture of coffins.
coformulator
comfortation
comfortative
comfortative
adj
(archaic) Offering comfort.
noun
(archaic) A medicine or other item causing comfort.
complaintful
complaintful
adj
(obsolete) Full of complaint.
confabulated
confabulated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of confabulate
confabulates
confabulates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of confabulate
confabulator
confabulator
noun
One who confabulates.
confarreated
confederated
confederated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of confederate
confederater
confederates
confederates
noun
plural of confederate
confederatio
confederator
confederator
noun
(obsolete) A confederate.
conferential
conferential
adj
Of or pertaining to a conference
confervaceae
confervalike
confessarius
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.
confidential
confidential
adj
(dated) Having someone's confidence or trust; having a position requiring trust; worthy of being trusted with confidences.
(dated) Inclined to share confidences; (of things) making people inclined to share confidences; involving the sharing of confidences.
Kept, or meant to be kept, secret within a certain circle of persons; not intended to be known publicly
configurable
configurable
adj
Capable of being configured; customisable; permitting rearrangement or adjustment.
configurated
configurated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of configurate
confirmation
confirmation
noun
(law) An act whereby something conditional or voidable is made sure and unavoidable, especially the possession of an estate.
A ceremony of sealing and conscious acknowledgement of the faith in many Christian churches, typically around the ages of 14 to 18; considered a sacrament in some churches, including Catholicism, but not in most Protestant churches.
A verification that something is true or has happened.
An official indicator that things will happen as planned.
confirmative
confirmative
adj
That serves to confirm
confirmatory
confirmatory
adj
Serving to confirm something.
confiscating
confiscating
verb
present participle of confiscate
confiscation
confiscation
noun
The act or process of confiscating.
confiscators
confiscators
noun
plural of confiscator
confiscatory
confiscatory
adj
Using confiscation
conflagrated
conflagrated
adj
Burnt, destroyed by fire.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of conflagrate
conflagrator
conflagrator
noun
(rare) One who starts a fire.
conformances
conformances
noun
plural of conformance
conformation
conformation
noun
(chemistry) The spatial arrangement of a group of atoms in a molecule as a result of rotation about a covalent bond which remains unbroken.
Structure, the arrangement of parts of some thing; form; arrangement.
The act of conforming; the act of producing conformity.
The state of being conformed; agreement
confoundable
confoundable
adj
That can be confounded
confraternal
confraternal
adj
Of or pertaining to a confraternity
confrication
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.
confucianist
confucianist
Noun
A follower of the teachings of Confucius
confusticate
confusticate
verb
(transitive, informal, chiefly US) To confuse, confound, or perplex.
confutations
confutations
noun
plural of confutation
congelifract
congelifract
noun
(geology) A fragment of rock broken off by the action of frost