(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.
affiliations
affiliations
noun
plural of affiliation
affirmations
affirmations
noun
plural of affirmation
affrontingly
affrontingly
adv
in an affronting manner
afterworking
agnification
albification
albification
noun
(obsolete) The act or process of making white.
allografting
allografting
noun
The transplanting of an allograft
amentiferous
amentiferous
adj
(botany) Bearing catkins.
amianthiform
amianthiform
adj
Resembling amianthus in form.
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.
arfvedsonite
arfvedsonite
noun
(mineralogy) A rare sodium amphibole mineral.
assuefaction
assuefaction
noun
(obsolete) habituation
aurification
aurification
noun
Any of several processes, especially in dentistry, that involve working with gold.
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)
basification
basification
noun
(chemistry) The act or process of making something more basic; raising the pH of something.
befountained
befountained
adj
Furnished with a fountain.
benefactions
benefactions
noun
plural of benefaction
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
birefraction
bloemfontein
bloemfontein
Proper noun
A major city and the judicial capital of South Africa.
bonification
bonification
noun
The paying of a bonus (especially in relation to taxes).
centifolious
centifolious
adj
Having a hundred leaves.
chylifaction
chylifaction
noun
(biology) The formation of chyle.
citification
citification
noun
The process of making something urban.
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
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.
coefficients
coefficients
noun
plural of coefficient
coinfeftment
comfortation
comfortingly
comfortingly
adv
In a comforting manner
cominformist
complaintful
complaintful
adj
(obsolete) Full of complaint.
confectioner
confectioner
noun
A manufacturer of or dealer in confections (sweets and candies, and other sweet food items).
confectiones
confederatio
conferential
conferential
adj
Of or pertaining to a conference
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
configurated
configurated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of configurate
confinements
confinements
noun
plural of confinement
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
conflictions
conflictions
noun
plural of confliction
conflictless
conflictless
adj
Without conflict.
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
conformities
conformities
noun
plural of conformity
confrication
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
conification
cornetfishes
cornetfishes
noun
plural of cornetfish
counterfeits
counterfeits
noun
plural of counterfeit
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of counterfeit
counterfires
counterfoils
counterfoils
noun
plural of counterfoil
cretefaction
cuneiformist
cuneiformist
noun
A specialist or expert in cuneiform.
cushioncraft
cutification
defalcations
defalcations
noun
plural of defalcation
defatigation
defatigation
noun
Fatigue; weariness.
defectionist
defectionist
noun
One who advocates or encourages defection.
defiguration
defiguration
noun
(obsolete) disfiguration; mutilation
definitional
definitional
adj
Of or relating to a definition.
Used to define something.
definitiones
deflagration
deflagration
noun
The act of deflagrating; an intense fire; a conflagration or explosion. Specifically, combustion that spreads subsonically via thermal conduction.
deflationary
deflationary
adj
(philosophy, logic) Belonging or relating to a family of theories claiming that assertions that predicate truth of a statement do not attribute a property called truth to such a statement.
Associated with or tending to cause deflation.
deflationist
deflationist
noun
A supporter of deflationism.
deflectional
deflectional
adj
Of or pertaining to deflection.
deflorations
deflorations
noun
plural of defloration
defoliations
defoliations
noun
plural of defoliation
deformations
deformations
noun
plural of deformation
defraudation
defraudation
noun
(obsolete) The act of defrauding; a taking by fraud.
deifications
deifications
noun
plural of deification
dendritiform
dendritiform
adj
Alternative form of dendriform
diffareation
diffractions
diffractions
noun
plural of diffraction
diffusionist
diffusionist
adj
Of or pertaining to diffusionism
noun
A proponent of diffusionism
difunctional
difunctional
adj
bifunctional
disaffection
disaffection
noun
Alienation; loss of loyalty.
Discontent; unrest.
discomfiting
discomfiting
adj
Tending to discomfit (“embarrass greatly; upset the composure of, disconcert”).
verb
present participle of discomfit
disfunctions
disfunctions
noun
plural of disfunction
disinfection
disinfection
noun
Treatment with disinfectant materials in order to destroy harmful microorganisms
disinflation
disinflation
noun
(economics) A decrease in the inflation rate.
(economics) Deflation
domification
domification
noun
(astrology) The division of the heavens into twelve astrological houses; or a particular system for such division.
downshifting
downshifting
noun
A social trend towards living a simpler, less ambitious life with a better work-life balance.
verb
present participle of downshift
dufrenoysite
dufrenoysite
noun
(mineralogy) A sartorite mineral with chemical formula Pb₂As₂S₅.
dysfunctions
dysfunctions
noun
plural of dysfunction
ecofeminists
ecofeminists
noun
plural of ecofeminist
ectocuniform
edifications
edifications
noun
plural of edification
effectuation
effectuation
noun
An act of effectuating.
effemination
effemination
noun
(obsolete) effeminacy; womanishness
effiguration
effronteries
effronteries
noun
plural of effrontery
eighteenfold
eighteenfold
adj
By a factor of eighteen.
encoffinment
encoffinment
noun
The preparation of the body of a deceased person and placement of it in a coffin, especially in a ceremonial or ritualistic manner.
engraftation
engraftation
noun
The act of engrafting; engraftment.
entification
entification
noun
(rare) The action of giving objective existence to something
entocuniform
excalfaction
exfiguration
exfiltration
exfiltration
noun
(biology) A gradual movement of a substance to exterior (as through cell membrane to extracellular fluid or medium).
(civil engineering) A method for managing storm water runoff.
(computing) Covert extraction of data.
(military) The process of exiting an area (usually behind enemy lines or in enemy territory).
(sciences) A filtering out (usually movement of a substance through a barrier).
exfoliations
exfoliations
noun
plural of exfoliation
exsufflation
exsufflation
noun
(biology, obsolete) A strongly forced expiration of air from the lungs.
(obsolete) A blast from beneath.
(obsolete) A kind of exorcism by blowing with the breath.
fabrications
fabrications
noun
plural of fabrication
facilitation
facilitation
noun
(physiology) The process of synapses becoming more capable of transmitting the same type of signal each time certain types of sensory signals pass through sequences of these synapses.
The act of facilitating or making easy.
factionalism
factionalism
noun
Conflict between factions.
The splitting of a group into factions.
factionalist
factionalist
noun
A supporter of a faction.
factionaries
factionaries
noun
plural of factionary
factiousness
factiousness
noun
The state of being factious.
fantasticoes
faradisation
faradisation
noun
Alternative form of faradization
faradization
faradization
noun
(medicine, obsolete) The therapeutic application of the faradic, or induced, electrical current.
fascinations
fascinations
noun
plural of fascination
fashionative
fashionistas
fashionistas
noun
plural of fashionista
fecundations
fecundations
noun
plural of fecundation
federational
federational
adj
Federative; pertaining to, characteristic of, or constituting a federation.
felicitation
felicitation
noun
The act of felicitating; a wishing of joy or happiness; congratulation.
felonsetting
felsobanyite
feminisation
feminisation
noun
(British spelling) Alternative spelling of feminization
feminization
feminization
noun
(biology) The development of female sex characteristics.
The act of feminizing, or the state of being feminized.
feminologist
feminologist
noun
(rare) Someone who studies feminology.
fendillation
fenestration
fenestration
noun
(architecture) The arrangement of windows and similar openings in a building.
(botany) Either a translucent area in a structure such as a leaf or flower petal, or an opening in a structure.
(nautical) The practice of placing holes in the rudder of a ship to reduce the work required to move the rudder while preserving its ability to steer the ship.
(surgery, anatomy) An opening in the surface of an organ etc; the surgical creation of such an opening, especially one in the bony part of the inner ear made to improve hearing.
(surgery, anatomy) An opening that occurs naturally or is created surgically, as through a biological membrane.
fenouillette
fermentation
fermentation
noun
(biochemistry) Any of many anaerobic biochemical reactions in which an enzyme (or several enzymes produced by a microorganism) catalyses the conversion of one substance into another; especially the conversion (using yeast) of sugars to alcohol or acetic acid with the evolution of carbon dioxide
A state of agitation or excitement; a ferment.
ferronatrite
festooneries
festooneries
noun
plural of festoonery
fetalization
fetalization
noun
Alternative form of foetalization
fetichmonger
fetishmonger
fetoproteins
fetoproteins
noun
plural of fetoprotein
fianchettoed
fianchettoed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fianchetto
fiberization
fiberization
noun
The process of fiberizing.
fibrilations
fibrillation
fibrillation
noun
The rapid, irregular, and unsynchronized contraction of the muscle fibers of the heart.