(medicine, archaic) A disease; a morbid symptom; a malady.
A feeling of love or strong attachment.
An attribute; a quality or property; a condition.
An emotion; a feeling or natural impulse acting upon and swaying the mind.
The act of affecting or acting upon.
The state of being affected, especially: a change in, or alteration of, the emotional state of a person or other animal, caused by a subjective affect (a subjective feeling or emotion), which arises in response to a stimulus which may result from either thought or perception.
verb
(now rare) To feel affection for.
aftercome
aftercome
noun
(archaic, Scotland) A subsequent result; consequence.
aftercost
aftercost
noun
(accounting) A subsequent expense related to but occurring after the source of an expenditure.
(by extension) A subsequent burden or loss resulting from an endeavor.
aftercrop
aftercrop
noun
A second crop in the same year.
afunction
afunction
noun
Lack of function; failure to work properly.
banecroft
blackfoot
blackfoot
noun
A tropical American bush of the genus Melampodium
bookcraft
bookcraft
noun
(archaic) Authorship; literary skill.
cactiform
cactiform
adj
Resembling a cactus.
camouflet
camouflet
noun
(military) The resulting cavity in a deep underground burst when there is no rupture of the surface.
cartonful
cartonful
noun
As much as a carton will hold.
catafalco
catafalco
noun
Alternative form of catafalque
catfooted
celtiform
christoff
cliftonia
closetful
closetful
noun
As much as a closet can hold.
cockcroft
cockfight
cockfight
noun
A contest, in a cockpit, between gamecocks fitted with cockspurs
verb
To participate in (as a rooster), or organize and run (as a gambler or bookmaker), a cockfighting event.
cocklofts
cocklofts
noun
plural of cockloft
cocksfoot
cocksfoot
noun
Any of the genus Dactylis of Eurasian and North African bluegrasses, especially Dactylis glomerata.
coeffects
coeffects
noun
plural of coeffect
cofactors
cofactors
noun
plural of cofactor
cofeature
cofeature
noun
An auxiliary or secondary feature.
verb
(intransitive) To be presented as a cofeature.
(transitive) To feature alongside; to present as a cofeature.
coferment
coferment
Noun
coenzyme
coffeepot
coffeepot
noun
Alternative spelling of coffee pot
coffinite
coffinite
noun
(mineralogy) A brown or black uranium-bearing silicate mineral.
cofighter
colorfast
colorfast
adj
Having colors that have been dyed or applied to the material in a way that will prevent them from being washed out, running, or fading.
coltsfoot
coltsfoot
noun
An herbaceous plant, species Tussilago farfara, that grows in Europe and the Middle East.
Homogyne alpina (alpine coltsfoot or purple colt's-foot).
Various flowering plants in the genus Petasites native to Europe or Asia.
comfiture
comfiture
noun
(obsolete) A confection, especially of preserved fruit.
comforted
comforted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of comfort
comforter
comforter
noun
(UK, New Zealand, Australia) A pacifier.
(US) A padded cover for a bed, duvet, continental quilt.
(dated, chiefly UK) A woollen scarf for winter.
A person who comforts someone who is suffering.
confected
confected
verb
simple past tense and past participle of confect
conferted
confidant
confidant
noun
A person in whom one can confide or share one's secrets: a friend.
confident
confident
adj
(obsolete, in negative sense) Forward, impudent.
Self-assured, self-reliant, sure of oneself.
Very sure of something; positive.
noun
Obsolete form of confidant.
confinity
confinity
noun
contiguity, adjacency
confitent
confitent
noun
A person who confesses; a confessor or penitent
confiteor
confiteor
noun
(Christianity, chiefly Roman Catholicism) A prayer, typically beginning “I confess to Almighty God…” in English, in which public confession of sins is made.
confiture
confiture
noun
a preserve or jelly/jam of candied fruit
conflated
conflated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of conflate
conflates
conflates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of conflate
conflicts
conflicts
noun
plural of conflict
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of conflict
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.
confrater
confronte
confronte
verb
Obsolete form of confront.
confronts
confronts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of confront
confuters
confuters
noun
plural of confuter
confuting
confuting
verb
present participle of confute
costiform
costiform
adj
Having the form of a rib.
cottiform
cottiform
adj
Characteristic of fish of the genus Cottus (freshwater sculpins), especially in morphology.
noun
Such a fish
countfish
countrify
countrify
verb
(transitive) To make rural or rustic.
cowlstaff
cowlstaff
noun
A staff used to carry a cowl or other burden, especially held by two people on their shoulders.
craftwork
craftwork
noun
An item produced by handicraft.
crawfoots
croftland
croftland
noun
(Scotland) Land of superior quality, on which crops are raised.
crossfoot
crowfoots
crowfoots
noun
plural of crowfoot
cteniform
cteniform
adj
Comb-shaped.
cystiform
cystiform
adj
Resembling a cyst
defecator
defecator
noun
(archaic) That which cleanses or purifies; especially, an apparatus for removing impurities from juices and syrups.
One who defecates.
defection
defection
noun
An act or incidence of defecting.
defectors
defectors
noun
plural of defector
deflector
deflector
noun
(science fiction) A force field; an invisible barrier used as a protective shield.
A diaphragm in a lamp, stove, etc. by which the flame and gases are brought together to improve combustion.
Something which deflects something else, especially a stream of fluid or particles.
discomfit
discomfit
adj
(obsolete) Discomfited; overthrown.
verb
(archaic) To defeat completely; to rout.
(rare) To defeat the plans or hopes of; to frustrate; disconcert.
(transitive) To embarrass (someone) greatly; to confuse; to perplex; to disconcert.
effectors
effectors
noun
plural of effector
effractor
efractory
facecloth
facecloth
noun
A cloth laid over the face of a corpse.
A flannel for washing the face.
facetious
facetious
adj
Of an idea or statement, humorously silly or counterproductive for the purpose of sarcastically advocating the opposite.
Pleasantly humorous; jocular.
Treating serious issues with (often deliberately) inappropriate humour; flippant.
faciation
factional
factional
adj
Of, pertaining to, or composed of factions.
factorage
factorage
noun
The business of a factor.
The commission paid to a factor
factordom
factoress
factoress
noun
(dated) A female factor (agent or representative).
factorial
factorial
adj
(dated) Of or pertaining to a factory.
(mathematics) Of or pertaining to a factor or factorial.
Of or pertaining to a factor, a kind of business agent.
noun
(mathematics, combinatorics) The result of multiplying a given number of consecutive integers from 1 to the given number. In equations, it is symbolized by an exclamation mark (!). For example, 5! = 1 × 2 × 3 × 4 × 5 = 120.
factories
factories
noun
plural of factory
factoring
factoring
noun
(mathematics) The process of factorization.
A financial transaction whereby a business sells its accounts receivable to a third party (called a factor) at a discount.
verb
present participle of factor
factorist
factorist
noun
A statistician who uses factor analysis.
factorize
factorize
verb
(US, transitive) To attach the effects of a debtor in the hands of a third party.
(US, transitive) To warn not to pay or give up goods.
(mathematics, transitive) To create a list of the factors of.
(mathematics, transitive) To divide an expression into a list of items that, when multiplied together, will produce the original quantity.
factotums
factotums
noun
plural of factotum
falcation
falcation
noun
The state of being falcate; a bend in the form of a sickle.
falconets
falconets
noun
plural of falconet
fantocine
fasciolet
fatstocks
fatstocks
noun
plural of fatstock
feedstock
feedstock
noun
Any bulk raw material constituting the principal input for an industrial process.
fencepost
fencepost
noun
A post which helps hold up a fence.
festucous
festucous
adj
(obsolete) Formed or consisting of straw.
fetlocked
fetlocked
adj
(in combination) Having fetlocks (of a specified kind).
Tied by the fetlock.
fibrocyst
fibrocyte
fibrocyte
noun
An inactive connective tissue cell that is capable of forming collagen
fictation
fictional
fictional
adj
Containing invented elements.
Invented, as opposed to real.
fictioner
fictioner
noun
A writer of fiction.
flections
flections
noun
plural of flection
flintlock
flintlock
noun
A type of lock used on muskets, rifles, and pistols from the early 17th to the mid-19th century.
An early type of firearm, using a spring-loaded flint to strike sparks into the firing pan.
flockiest
flockiest
adj
superlative form of flocky: most flocky
floristic
floristic
adj
Describing a region with a relatively uniform composition of plant species.
Of or pertaining to floristics.
flosculet
flowchart
flowchart
noun
Alternative spelling of flow chart
fluctuous
fluctuous
adj
(archaic) fluctuating
fluorotic
fluorotic
adj
Relating to fluorosis.
focimeter
focimeter
noun
(photography, historical) A device that assists in focusing an object in or before a camera; usually a lens of small magnifying power.
A lensmeter (optician's instrument).
focimetry
focimetry
noun
The art or study of measuring the power of lenses.
focometer
focometer
noun
Alternative form of focimeter
focometry
foeticide
foeticide
noun
Alternative form of feticide
folcgemot
folkcraft
folkcraft
noun
folk craftsmanship
footcloth
footcloth
noun
(historical) A housing or caparison for a horse.
footpaces
footpaces
noun
plural of footpace
footraces
footraces
noun
plural of footrace
footscald
footstick
footstick
noun
A measuring rod that is one foot long.
A piece of wood serving as a simple bridge over water.
footstock
forcemeat
forcemeat
noun
(cooking) An emulsion of fat and comminuted meat (which has been subject to puréeing, grinding, sieving, chopping finely) optionally mixed with other flavour carriers and either served up alone or used as a stuffing.
forcement
forcement
noun
(obsolete) The act of forcing; compulsion.
forcipate
forcipate
adj
(botany, zoology) Having a forceps-like structure.
forecasts
forecasts
noun
plural of forecast
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of forecast
forecited
forecited
adj
Cited or quoted before or above.
forecount
forecount
noun
A preliminary tally, reckoning, or estimation.
verb
(transitive) To count beforehand.
(transitive) To prejudge or esteem in advance.
forecourt
forecourt
noun
(chiefly Britain) Any open area in front of a building.
(chiefly Britain) The area in front of a petrol station where the petrol pumps are situated.
In racket sports, the front part of the court.
forehatch
forehatch
noun
(nautical) A hatch in a fore position, typically near the foremast.
forescent
forescent
noun
A scent that indicates something in advance.
verb
(figuratively) To detect or become aware of (something) in advance.
To detect the scent of (something) before it is present.
forestick
forestick
noun
The front stick of a fire in a hearth.
foreteach
foreteach
verb
(transitive) To teach or instruct beforehand.
foretrace
forficate
forficate
adj
(zoology) Deeply forked, like the tails of certain birds.
formicate
formicate
adj
ant-like
verb
To have a sensation like the movement of ants.
To move like ants.
fornicate
fornicate
adj
Shaped like an arch or vault; resembling a fornix.
verb
(intransitive) To engage in fornication.
fortalice
fortalice
noun
(archaic) A small fortress.
fortescue
forthcall
forthcame
forthcame
verb
simple past tense of forthcome
forthcome
forthcome
noun
(obsolete) A coming forth.
verb
To come forth.
fotomatic
fourchite
fractions
fractions
noun
plural of fraction
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fraction
fractious
fractious
adj
Given to troublemaking.
Irritable; argumentative; quarrelsome.
francoist
francoist
Adjective
of or relating to Francoism
of or relating to especially his political views or beliefs.