A major city and the judicial capital of South Africa.
boastfulness
boastfulness
noun
The characteristic of being boastful.
bouffante
bountifulness
bountifulness
noun
The characteristic of being bountiful.
breakfront
breakfront
noun
(chiefly attributive) Any piece of furniture (especially a bookcase or cabinet) that has a central section that projects farther forward than the other sections.
breakfronts
breakfronts
noun
plural of breakfront
brentford
brentford
Proper noun
a town in west London, England, on the north side of the River Thames and within the London Borough of Hounslow.
bufonite
bufonite
noun
(paleontology, obsolete) A fossil consisting of the petrified teeth and palatal bones of fishes belonging to the family of pycnodonts, whose remains occur in the oolite and chalk formations.
bufotenin
bufotenin
noun
Alternative spelling of bufotenine
bufotenine
bufotenine
noun
(organic chemistry) An alkaloid, found in the skins of some toads, related to serotonin.
bulletproofing
bulletproofing
verb
present participle of bulletproof
calefaction
calefaction
noun
The act of warming or heating.
The state or condition of being heated.
californite
californite
noun
(mineralogy) A green vesuvianite found in California, resembling jade and used as a gemstone.
calorifacient
calorifacient
adj
(physiology, dated) Having or relating to the power of producing heat; applied to foods which, being rich in carbon, as the fats, are supposed to give rise to heat in the animal body by oxidation.
cathodofluorescence
cementification
cementification
noun
Synonym of cementogenesis
centerfold
centerfold
noun
(by extension) Any very sexually attractive person, who is therefore material for such a photograph.
A large photograph printed on this sheet, typically in the form of a nude, or provocatively dressed, sexually attractive woman or man.
The person appearing in such a photograph.
The single sheet of paper that forms the middle two pages of a magazine or other publication.
centerfolds
centerfolds
noun
plural of centerfold
centifolious
centifolious
adj
Having a hundred leaves.
centrefold
centrefold
noun
(British spelling) Alternative spelling of centerfold
centrifugalisation
centrifugalisation
noun
Alternative form of centrifugation
centrifugalization
centrifugalization
noun
Synonym of centrifugation
centrifugation
centrifugation
noun
The process in which mixtures are separated using the centripetal force generated by spinning in a centrifuge.
centrisciform
certification
certification
noun
A professional qualification that certifies a person's ability.
The act of certifying.
The granting of a certificate.
certifications
certifications
noun
plural of certification
chlorofluoromethane
chlorofluoromethane
noun
(organic chemistry) Any halogenated derivative of methane containing both chlorine and fluorine; but especially CH₂ClF, sometimes used as a refrigerant
chlorotrifluoroethylene
chlorotrifluoroethylene
noun
(chemistry) A chlorofluorocarbon with chemical formula CF₂CClF, used as a cryogenic refrigerant and in the manufacture of plastics.
chlorotrifluoromethane
chlorotrifluoromethane
noun
(organic chemistry) The halogenated hydrocarbon CClF₃; it is a CFC once used as a refrigerant
choanoflagellata
choanoflagellate
choanoflagellate
noun
(biology) Any of a group of flagellate protozoa, of the class Choanoflagellatea, thought to be the closest unicellular ancestors of animals.
chondrofetal
cinefaction
cinefaction
noun
(obsolete, rare) cineration; reduction to ashes
circumferentor
circumferentor
noun
(surveying) An instrument used to measure horizontal angles, consisting of a brass circle and an index, all of one piece.
cliftonite
cliftonite
noun
(mineralogy) A form of graphite present in some meteorites
closefistedness
closefitting
closefitting
adj
Alternative form of close-fitting
cockneyfication
cockneyfication
noun
the use of cockney words or mannerisms, especially by non-cockneys
codefendant
codefendant
noun
(law) Any of several defendants answering the same charge.
codefendants
codefendants
noun
plural of codefendant
coefficient
coefficient
adj
Cooperating.
noun
(mathematics) A constant by which an algebraic term is multiplied.
A number, value, or item that serves as a measure of some property or characteristic.
coefficiently
coefficiently
adv
In a coefficient manner
coefficients
coefficients
noun
plural of coefficient
coeffluent
coeffluential
cofeaturing
cofeaturing
verb
present participle of cofeature
coferment
coferment
Noun
coenzyme
cofermentation
cofermentation
noun
The simultaneous fermentation of two materials
coffinite
coffinite
noun
(mineralogy) A brown or black uranium-bearing silicate mineral.
coinfecting
coinfecting
verb
present participle of coinfect
coinfeftment
coinfinite
colliquefaction
colliquefaction
noun
(obsolete) A melting together; the reduction of different bodies into one mass by fusion.
colorfastness
colorfastness
noun
The characteristic of being colorfast.
comfortableness
comfortableness
noun
Comfort: the quality or state of being comfortable.
comfortlessness
comfortlessness
noun
The state or quality of being comfortless.
commonefaction
complexification
complexification
noun
(countable, mathematics) An extension from a basis on real numbers to a basis on complex numbers.
(uncountable) The act or process of making something more complex.
confabulate
confabulate
verb
(intransitive) To confer.
(intransitive) To speak casually with; to chat.
(transitive, intransitive, psychology) To fabricate memories in order to fill gaps in one's memory.
confabulated
confabulated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of confabulate
confabulates
confabulates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of confabulate
confarreate
confarreate
adj
Describing a form of Ancient Roman marriage solemnized with cakes made of far (spelt).
confarreated
confarreation
confarreation
noun
(Ancient Rome) A form of marriage in Ancient Rome that was solemnized with cakes made from far (spelt)
confated
confated
adj
Fated or decreed with something else.
confect
confect
noun
(obsolete) A rich, sweet, food item made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts; a confection, comfit.
verb
(transitive) To make up, prepare, or compound; to produce by combining ingredients or materials; to concoct.
(transitive, obsolete) To make into a confection; to prepare as a candy, sweetmeat, preserve, or the like.
confected
confected
verb
simple past tense and past participle of confect
confecting
confecting
verb
present participle of confect
confection
confection
noun
(dated) An artistic, musical, or literary work taken as frivolous, amusing, or contrived; a composition of a light nature.
(dated) Something, such as a garment or a decoration, that is very elaborate, delicate, or luxurious, usually also impractical or non-utilitarian.
(pharmacology) A preparation of medicine sweetened with sugar, honey, syrup, or the like; an electuary.
A food item prepared very sweet, frequently decorated in fine detail, and often preserved with sugar, such as a candy, sweetmeat, fruit preserve, pastry, or cake.
The act or process of confecting; the process of making, compounding, or preparing something.
The result of such a process; something made up or confected; a concoction.
verb
To make into a confection, prepare as a confection.
confectionaries
confectionaries
noun
plural of confectionary
confectionary
confectionary
adj
Prepared as a confection.
Relating to, or of the nature of confections or their production.
noun
(dated) A confectioner's shop; a confectionery.
(obsolete) A place where confections are manufactured, stored; a confectory.
(obsolete) One who makes confections; a confectioner.
(uncountable, rare) Candy, sweets, taken collectively; confectionery.
A candy, sweetmeat; a confection.
confectioner
confectioner
noun
A manufacturer of or dealer in confections (sweets and candies, and other sweet food items).
confectioneries
confectioneries
noun
plural of confectionery
confectioners
confectioners
noun
plural of confectioner
confectionery
confectionery
noun
(uncountable) Foodstuffs that taste very sweet, taken as a group; candies, sweetmeats and confections collectively.
(uncountable) The business or occupation of manufacturing confectionery; the skill or work of a confectioner.
A store where confectionery is sold; a confectioner's shop.
confectiones
confections
confections
noun
plural of confection
confectory
confectory
adj
(obsolete) Relating to the art of making confectionery.
confects
confects
noun
plural of confect
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of confect
confecture
confecture
noun
(obsolete) confiture
(obsolete) conjecture, hypothesis
confederalist
confederalist
noun
A member of a confederation.
confederate
confederate
adj
banded together; allied.
of, relating to, or united in a confederacy
noun
(psychology) An actor who participates in a psychological experiment pretending to be a subject but in actuality working for the researcher.
A member of a confederacy.
An accomplice in a plot.
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To combine in a confederacy.
confederated
confederated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of confederate
confederater
confederates
confederates
noun
plural of confederate
confederating
confederating
verb
present participle of confederate
confederatio
confederation
confederation
noun
A union or alliance of states or political organizations.
The act of forming an alliance.
confederationism
confederationism
noun
The advocacy of confederation as a means of government.
confederationist
confederationist
adj
(Canada, chiefly historical) Of or relating to a political movement in favour of Canadian Confederation.
noun
(Canada, chiefly historical) A supporter of Canadian Confederation.
A supporter of confederation.
confederations
confederations
noun
plural of confederation
confederatism
confederative
confederative
adj
Of or pertaining to confederates of a confederation.
confederatize
confederator
confederator
noun
(obsolete) A confederate.
confelicity
confelicity
noun
(rare) Pleasure in another's happiness.
conferential
conferential
adj
Of or pertaining to a conference
conferment
conferment
noun
The act of conferring; a presentation or bestowal.
conferments
conferments
noun
plural of conferment
conferruminate
conferruminate
adj
(botany) Closely united by the coalescence of contiguous faces.
verb
To unite into a solid mass
conferted
confessant
confessant
noun
(obsolete) One who confesses to a priest.
confessionalist
confessionalist
noun
A person who confesses
A priest who hears confession
An advocate of confessionalism
confessionist
confessionist
noun
One professing a certain faith.
confest
confest
verb
(archaic or poetic) simple past tense and past participle of confess
confetti
confetti
noun
(rare) Edible Italian sugar-coated almonds, especially those which are used as part of a traditional Italian wedding.
Small pieces or strips (streamers) of colored paper or other material (metal, plaster, etc) generally thrown about at festive occasions, especially at weddings and in victory celebrations.
verb
(transitive) To scatter with confetti.
confetto
confetto
noun
(rare) A single piece of confetti; singular of confetti.
conficient
confidante
confidante
noun
A female confidant.
A type of settee having a seat at each end at right angles to the main seats.
confidantes
confidantes
noun
plural of confidante
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.
confidente
confidente
noun
A particular kind of 18th-century sofa.
Misspelling of confidante.
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
confidentiality
confidentiality
noun
(countable) Something told in confidence; a secret.
(uncountable) The property of being confidential.
confidentially
confidentially
adv
In a confidential manner.
Spoken of in a private manner.
confidentialness
confidentialness
noun
The state or quality of being confidential.
confidentiary
confidently
confidently
adv
In a confident manner; with confidence; with strong assurance; positively.
confidentness
confidentness
noun
The state or quality of being confident.
configurate
configurate
verb
(intransitive, obsolete) To take form or position, like the parts of a complex structure; to agree with a pattern.
(transitive, obsolete) To configure; to arrange or shape.
configurated
configurated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of configurate
configurative
configurative
adj
Of or pertaining to configuration
confinement
confinement
noun
(dated) Lying-in, time of giving birth.
The act of confining or the state of being confined.
lockdown
confinements
confinements
noun
plural of confinement
confirmative
confirmative
adj
That serves to confirm
confirmatively
confirmatively
adv
With confirmation from other sources
confirmment
confiscatable
confiscatable
Adjective
That can be confiscated.
confiscate
confiscate
adj
(obsolete) Confiscated; seized and appropriated by the government for public use; forfeit.
verb
(transitive) To use one's authority to lay claim to and separate a possession from its holder.
confiscated
confiscated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of confiscate
confiscates
confiscates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of confiscate
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
conflagrate
conflagrate
verb
(intransitive) To catch fire.
(transitive) To set fire to something.
conflagrated
conflagrated
adj
Burnt, destroyed by fire.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of conflagrate
conflagrative
conflagrative
adj
That produces conflagration
conflate
conflate
adj
(biblical criticism) Combining elements from multiple versions of the same text.
noun
(biblical criticism) A conflate text, one which conflates multiple version of a text together.
verb
(by extension) To fail to properly distinguish or keep separate (things); to mistakenly treat (them) as equivalent.
To bring (things) together and fuse (them) into a single entity.
To mix together different elements.
conflated
conflated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of conflate
conflates
conflates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of conflate
conflicted
conflicted
adj
(Canada, US, informal) In a state of personal or emotional conflict.
Having a conflict of interest.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of conflict
conflictive
conflictive
adj
Causing conflict.
conflictless
conflictless
adj
Without 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.
confluently
confluently
adv
In a confluent manner
conformate
conformities
conformities
noun
plural of conformity
confoundment
confoundment
noun
something which is or has been confounded
the state of being confounded
confrater
confraternal
confraternal
adj
Of or pertaining to a confraternity
confraternities
confraternities
noun
plural of confraternity
confraternity
confraternity
noun
(countable) A group with a common interest.
(countable) A religious fraternity or brotherhood.