(archaic) Fright; fear; alarm; the fact or state of being frightened.
(obsolete) A cause of fear.
(obsolete) The action of frightening or terrifying; intimidation.
affrontingly
affrontingly
adv
in an affronting manner
aforethought
aforethought
adj
(postpositive) Premeditated; planned ahead of time.
africanizing
afterburning
afterburning
noun
(aviation) The injection of extra fuel into a jet engine downstream of the turbines in order to achieve extra thrust.
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.
airfreighted
airfreighted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of airfreight
airfreighter
allografting
allografting
noun
The transplanting of an allograft
amygdaliform
amygdaliform
adj
(mycology) Shaped like an almond.
angiofibroma
angiofibroma
noun
(pathology) A benign neoplasm that affects fibrous tissue.
anglerfishes
anglerfishes
noun
plural of anglerfish
anguilliform
anguilliform
adj
Shaped like an eel.
Swimming in the manner of an eel.
noun
Any eel of the order Anguilliformes
anguliferous
antifogmatic
antifogmatic
noun
An alcoholic drink taken in the morning to brace oneself before going out into bad weather.
antifreezing
antifreezing
adj
That prevents freezing
antisuffrage
antisuffrage
adj
(politics) Opposing suffrage.
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
babyproofing
babyproofing
noun
The act or process of making babyproof.
backflipping
backflipping
verb
present participle of backflip
bafflingness
bafflingness
noun
The characteristic of being baffling; mysteriousness.
bellyflaught
biflagellate
biflagellate
adj
(biology) Having two flagella.
noun
Any organism that has two flagella.
birefracting
birefringent
birefringent
adj
Having two refractive indices (depending on orientation)
Of or pertaining to birefringence
blackfigured
blackfishing
blackfishing
noun
(slang, of a non-black person) The practice of appropriating signifiers of black identity, such as darkening the skin, or wearing traditionally black hairstyles.
verb
present participle of blackfish
blindfolding
blindfolding
noun
The act of covering with a blindfold.
verb
present participle of blindfold
bombproofing
bombproofing
verb
present participle of bombproof
bonefishings
bourgeoisify
bourgeoisify
Verb
To make bourgeois.
breakfasting
breakfasting
noun
The act of eating breakfast.
verb
present participle of breakfast
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.
burglarproof
burglarproof
adj
as secure as possible against burglary
bushfighting
bushfighting
noun
Fighting in the bush, or from behind bushes, trees, or thickets.
butterflying
butterflying
verb
present participle of butterfly
calculifrage
calculifrage
noun
(surgery) An instrument inserted into the bladder in order to break up calculi.
camouflagers
camouflagers
noun
plural of camouflager
camouflaging
camouflaging
verb
present participle of camouflage
cellulifugal
cellulifugal
adj
That carries nerve impulses away from a neuron
centrifugals
centrifugals
noun
plural of centrifugal
centrifugate
centrifugate
noun
The material to be separated in a centrifuge.
verb
(transitive) To separate using centrifugation.
centrifuging
centrifuging
noun
The processing of material in a centrifuge.
verb
present participle of centrifuge
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.
challengeful
challengeful
adj
Full of challenge.
chauffeuring
chauffeuring
verb
present participle of chauffeur
circumfusing
circumfusing
verb
present participle of circumfuse
cliffhangers
cliffhangers
noun
plural of cliffhanger
cliffhanging
cliffhanging
adj
Suspenseful.
verb
present participle of cliffhang
climbingfish
closefitting
closefitting
adj
Alternative form of close-fitting
cockfighting
cockfighting
noun
A gambling blood sport (illegal in most countries) in which two roosters have spikes placed on their feet and are made to fight each other, usually to the death.
verb
present participle of cockfight
cockneyfying
cockneyfying
verb
present participle of cockneyfy
coffeegrower
coffeegrower
noun
One who grows coffee.
coffinmaking
coffinmaking
noun
The manufacture of coffins.
comfortingly
comfortingly
adv
In a comforting manner
commodifying
commodifying
verb
present participle of commodify
conferencing
conferencing
verb
present participle of conference
confessingly
confessingly
adv
So as to confess; by way of confession.
configurable
configurable
adj
Capable of being configured; customisable; permitting rearrangement or adjustment.
configurated
configurated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of configurate
confirmingly
confirmingly
adv
So as to confirm; in a confirming manner.
confiscating
confiscating
verb
present participle of confiscate
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.
conformingly
conformingly
adv
In a way that conforms.
congelifract
congelifract
noun
(geology) A fragment of rock broken off by the action of frost
consignified
consignified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of consignify
corticifugal
corticifugal
adj
(anatomy) Leading away from the cerebral cortex
counterfugue
counterfugue
noun
(music) A fugue in which the answer or imitation to the melody is played in an inverse manner.
crossruffing
crossruffing
verb
present participle of crossruff
crucifyfying
daingerfield
daingerfield
Proper noun
a city in Texas, USA
dampproofing
dampproofing
noun
Alternative spelling of damp proofing
deacidifying
deacidifying
verb
present participle of deacidify
decalcifying
decalcifying
adj
That is used to decalcify
verb
present participle of decalcify
decertifying
decertifying
verb
present participle of decertify
deepfreezing
defatigation
defatigation
noun
Fatigue; weariness.
defeminising
defeminising
verb
present participle of defeminise
defeminizing
defeminizing
verb
present participle of defeminize
defervescing
defervescing
verb
present participle of defervesce.
defiguration
defiguration
noun
(obsolete) disfiguration; mutilation
definitising
definitizing
definitizing
verb
present participle of definitize
deflagrating
deflagrating
verb
present participle of deflagrate
deflagration
deflagration
noun
The act of deflagrating; an intense fire; a conflagration or explosion. Specifically, combustion that spreads subsonically via thermal conduction.
delightfully
delightfully
adv
In a delightful manner.
demifarthing
demulsifying
demulsifying
verb
present participle of demulsify
demystifying
demystifying
verb
present participle of demystify
denitrifying
denitrifying
verb
present participle of denitrify
desertifying
desertifying
verb
present participle of desertify
devitrifying
devitrifying
verb
present participle of devitrify
dezincifying
dezincifying
verb
present participle of dezincify
differencing
differencing
verb
present participle of difference
diffrangible
diffrangible
adj
Able to be diffracted.
digitaliform
disaffecting
disaffecting
verb
present participle of disaffect
disaffirming
disaffirming
verb
present participle of disaffirm
discomfiting
discomfiting
adj
Tending to discomfit (“embarrass greatly; upset the composure of, disconcert”).
verb
present participle of discomfit
disfavouring
disfavouring
verb
present participle of disfavour
disfeaturing
disfeaturing
verb
present participle of disfeature
disgustfully
disgustfully
adv
(archaic) In a way that inspires disgust.
disinfecting
disinfecting
verb
present participle of disinfect
disinfesting
disinfesting
verb
present participle of disinfest
disinflating
disinflating
verb
present participle of disinflate
disinforming
disinforming
verb
present participle of disinform
disregardful
disregardful
adj
inconsiderate, thoughtless, heedless, regardless
diversifying
diversifying
verb
present participle of diversify
doughfaceism
doughfaceism
noun
(derogatory) The character of a doughface; pliability.
downshifting
downshifting
noun
A social trend towards living a simpler, less ambitious life with a better work-life balance.
verb
present participle of downshift
dragonfishes
dragonfishes
noun
plural of dragonfish
dumbfounding
dumbfounding
verb
present participle of dumbfound
edifyingness
edifyingness
noun
The quality of being edifying.
effectuating
effectuating
verb
present participle of effectuate
effeminating
effeminating
verb
present participle of effeminate
effeminising
effeminising
verb
present participle of effeminise
effeminizing
effeminizing
verb
present participle of effeminize
effervescing
effervescing
noun
effervescence
verb
present participle of effervesce
effiguration
efflorescing
efflorescing
verb
present participle of effloresce
eighteenfold
eighteenfold
adj
By a factor of eighteen.
electrifying
electrifying
adj
that electrifies
thrilling or startling
verb
present participle of electrify
enflagellate
enflagellate
verb
Alternative form of flagellate
engraftation
engraftation
noun
The act of engrafting; engraftment.
engraftments
engraftments
noun
plural of engraftment
exemplifying
exemplifying
verb
present participle of exemplify
exfiguration
exflagellate
exflagellate
verb
To cause, or to undergo exflagellation
facilitating
facilitating
verb
present participle of facilitate
faciolingual
faciolingual
adj
Relating to the face and tongue.
facsimileing
fadmongering
fadmongering
noun
(derogatory) The peddling of fads or trends.
fagopyrismus
fagopyrismus
noun
Dated form of fagopyrism.
fairyologist
fairyologist
noun
One who studies fairyology.
fanaticising
fanaticising
verb
present participle of fanaticise
fanaticizing
fanaticizing
verb
present participle of fanaticize
fanglomerate
fanglomerate
noun
(geology) A stratigraphic unit in which conglomerates that were deposited in an alluvial fan are common.