(anatomy) A forked chitinous structure in the thorax of some insects
antifraud
antifraud
adj
Acting against fraud.
argufying
argufying
verb
present participle of argufy
aufklrung
aurifying
aurifying
verb
present participle of aurify
avengeful
avengeful
adj
(obsolete) vengeful
avifaunae
avifaunal
avifaunal
adj
Of or pertaining to avifauna.
avifaunas
avifaunas
noun
plural of avifauna
awfulness
awfulness
noun
The quality of striking with awe, or with reverence
The state of being struck with awe; a spirit of solemnity; profound reverence.
The state or quality of being awful.
the awfulness of this sacred place
banefully
banefully
adv
In a baneful way.
beflounce
befortune
befortune
verb
(poetic, dated, transitive) To befall.
befouling
befouling
verb
present participle of befoul
befrounce
begulfing
bluffness
bluffness
noun
The quality of being bluff
bouffancy
bouffancy
noun
The quality of being bouffant.
bouffante
bouffants
bouffants
noun
plural of bouffant
bountiful
bountiful
adj
Having a quantity or amount that is generous or plentiful; ample.
branchful
branchful
noun
As much as a branch can hold.
braunfels
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
bufonidae
bufotalin
bufotalin
noun
(organic chemistry) A cardiotoxic bufanolide steroid secreted by the common European toad (Bufo bufo) and other related toads such as Bufo melanostictus.
bufotenin
bufotenin
noun
Alternative spelling of bufotenine
bufotoxin
bufotoxin
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of a family of toxic substances found in toads, other amphibians, and some plants and mushrooms.
bullfinch
bullfinch
noun
(UK, archaic, hunting, slang) A large, thick quickset hedge.
Any of various other Old World finches in the genus Pyrrhula.
The Eurasian bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula).
busulfans
calfbound
calfbound
adj
Bound in calfskin.
candytuft
candytuft
noun
Any of the genus Iberis of flowering plants.
cartonful
cartonful
noun
As much as a carton will hold.
chanceful
chanceful
adj
(obsolete) hazardous
changeful
changeful
adj
(rare) Changing frequently; very susceptible to change
cofounded
cofounded
adj
Founded at the same time as another, or by two or more people.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cofound
cofounder
cofounder
noun
A joint founder; one of several people involved with the creation of a business, organization, union, or entity.
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
confiture
confiture
noun
a preserve or jelly/jam of candied fruit
confluent
confluent
adj
(biology) Describing cells in a culture that merge to form a mass.
(geometry, of a triangle) Exactly the same size as another triangle.
(mathematics) Given a binary operation →_𝛽 on a set A, and its reflexive, transitive closure ↠_𝛽 , then, for all a1, a2, and a3 in A, if a1 →_𝛽 a2 and a1 →_𝛽 a3, then there must exist an a4 in A such that a2 ↠_𝛽 a4 and a3 ↠_𝛽 a4.
(meteorology, of wind) Converging, especially as viewed on a weather chart.
(of two or more objects or shapes) Converging, merging or flowing together into one.
noun
A stream uniting and flowing with another; a confluent stream.
confluxes
confluxes
noun
plural of conflux
confounds
confounds
noun
plural of confound
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of confound
confucian
confucian
Adjective
of, pertaining to, or conforming to the teachings of Confucius
Noun
One who follows the teachings of Confucius.
confucius
confucius
Proper noun
Western name of Kong Qiu (孔丘), an influential Chinese philosopher who lived 551 – 479
confusers
confusers
noun
plural of confuser
confusing
confusing
adj
difficult to understand; not clear as lacking order, chaotic etc
verb
present participle of confuse
confusion
confusion
noun
(archaic) A state of shame or embarrassment.
A lack of clarity or order.
Lack of understanding due to dementia.
The act of mistaking one thing for another or conflating distinct things.
The state of being confused; misunderstanding.
confusive
confusive
adj
(archaic) Full of confusion; confused or confusing.
confuters
confuters
noun
plural of confuter
confuting
confuting
verb
present participle of confute
cornflour
cornflour
noun
(Britain) A very fine starch powder derived from maize (US corn) used in cooking as a thickener, to keep things from sticking, or as an anti-caking agent.
countfish
countrify
countrify
verb
(transitive) To make rural or rustic.
cufflinks
cufflinks
noun
plural of cufflink
cuneiform
cuneiform
adj
Having the form of a wedge; wedge-shaped, especially with a tapered end.
Written in the cuneiform writing system.
noun
(anatomy) A wedge-shaped bone, especially a cuneiform bone.
An ancient Mesopotamian writing system, adapted within several language families, originating as pictograms in Sumer around the 30th century BC, evolving into more abstract and characteristic wedge shapes formed by a blunt reed stylus on clayen tablets.
cuniforms
cuniforms
noun
plural of cuniform
curfewing
dandruffs
dandruffs
noun
plural of dandruff
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dandruff
dandruffy
dandruffy
adj
Like dandruff; scurfy.
Suffering from dandruff; marked by the presence of dandruff.
dangerful
dangerful
adj
(obsolete) Fraught with danger; hazardous.
defluxion
defluxion
noun
(medicine) A discharge or flowing of fluid matter, as from the nose in catarrh.
(obsolete) A flowing down; a running down.
dehnstufe
dehnstufe
noun
(Indo-European linguistics) The lengthened grade that appears in words of a certain root group, or stem group, in the course of vocalic variations.
designful
designful
adj
Full of designs; scheming.
diffluent
diffluent
adj
Flowing apart or off; dissolving; not fixed.
diffusing
diffusing
adj
(of a category) broken down so that its elements are placed in its most specific subset available
verb
present participle of diffuse
diffusion
diffusion
noun
(marketing) The gradual spread and adoption of goods or services.
(physics) The intermingling of the molecules of a fluid due to random thermal agitation.
(physics) The scattering of light by reflection from a rough surface, or by passage through a translucent medium.
(physics, weather) Exchange of airborne media between regions in space in an apparently random motion of a small scale.
The act of diffusing or dispersing something, or the property of being diffused or dispersed; dispersion.
The movement of water vapor from regions of high concentration (high water vapor pressure) toward regions of lower concentration.
The spread of cultural or linguistic practices, or social institutions, in one or more communities.
difluence
difluence
noun
Opposite of confluence
dufrenite
dufrenite
noun
(mineralogy) A blackish-green mineral that is a hydrous phosphate of iron.
dumbfound
dumbfound
verb
(transitive) To confuse and bewilder; to leave speechless.
dumfounds
dumfounds
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dumfound
effluence
effluence
noun
Something that flows out; the issue.
effluency
effluency
noun
(archaic) effluence
effluents
effluents
noun
plural of effluent
effluxion
effluxion
Noun
The process of flowing out.
That which has flowed out.
effulgent
effulgent
adj
(literary, also figuratively) Radiant, resplendent, shining.
effulging
effulging
verb
present participle of effulge
effusions
effusions
noun
plural of effusion
enfeature
enfortune
enfoulder
engulfing
engulfing
verb
present participle of engulf
enticeful
enticeful
adj
(rare) That has an ability or tendency to entice.
epifaunae
epifaunae
noun
plural of epifauna
epifaunal
epifaunal
adj
Of or pertaining to epifauna.
epifaunas
euflavine
faciendum
faciendum
noun
Something that must be done.
facundity
facundity
noun
(archaic) eloquence; readiness of speech
fahlunite
fahlunite
noun
(mineralogy) A hydration of iolite.
fainaigue
fainaigue
verb
(card games) To renege (“break one's commitment to follow suit when capable”).
To achieve or obtain (something) by complicated or deceitful methods; to finagle, to wangle.
To cheat or deceive (someone).
To evade work or shirk responsibility.
To fail to keep a promise; to renege.
fairmount
fantasque
fantasque
adj
(obsolete) fantastical
fanteague
fatiguing
fatiguing
adj
causing fatigue
verb
present participle of fatigue
faulkland
faultfind
faultfind
verb
(transitive) To find fault (with)
faultsman
faunistic
faunistic
adj
(biology) Relating to the distribution of animals
faunology
faunology
noun
The study of fauna.
faunsdale
favouring
favouring
verb
present participle of favour
featuring
featuring
noun
(rap music) A cameo on another performer's track.
verb
present participle of feature
feculence
feculence
noun
Feculent matter; dregs, filth.
The state or quality of being feculent.
feculency
feculency
noun
Alternative form of feculence
fecundate
fecundate
verb
To inseminate.
To make fertile.
fecundify
fecundify
verb
(transitive) To make fruitful; to fecundate.
fecundity
fecundity
noun
Ability to cause growth or increase.
Ability to produce offspring.
Number, rate, or capacity of offspring production.
Rate of production of young by a female.
fecundize
fecundize
verb
(transitive) To make fecund.
fefnicute
fefnicute
noun
(Lancashire) A two-faced, sneaky person.
felonious
felonious
adj
(law) Done with intent to commit a crime.
Of, relating to, being, or having the quality of felony
The defendant must show that any bail money he hopes to post did not come from the felonious means.
fenugreek
fenugreek
noun
Any of the species leguminous plant, Trigonella foenum-graecum, eaten as a vegetable and with seeds used as a spice.
The seeds of this plant, used as a spice (especially in Indian and Thai cooking).
fermentum
fernelius
ferruling
ferruling
verb
present participle of ferrule.
festucine
festucine
adj
(obsolete) Of a straw colour; greenish-yellow.
noun
(organic chemistry) Loline, an alkaloid with the formula C₈H₁₄N₂O.
fettucine
fettucine
noun
Misspelling of fettuccine.
fettucini
fettucini
noun
Alternative spelling of fettuccini
feuillant
fibrinous
fibrinous
adj
Of, pertaining to, characteristic of, resembling or having the nature of fibrin.