A nocturnal, insectivorous mammal, Proteles cristatus, of southern and eastern Africa, related to and resembling the hyena.
abaff
abaft
abaft
adv
(nautical) On the aft side; in the stern.
(nautical, obsolete) Backwards.
prep
(nautical) Behind; toward the stern relative to some other object or position; aft of.
abbotsford
aberfan
abfarad
abfarad
noun
(dated, electronics) A unit of capacitance equal to one billion (10⁹) farads, used in the centimeter-gram-second system of units
abfarads
abfarads
noun
plural of abfarad
abfm
abortifacient
abortifacient
adj
(pharmacology) Producing miscarriage.
noun
(pharmacology) A drug or an agent that induces an abortion.
aboveproof
absfarad
absorbefacient
absorbefacient
adj
(medicine) Inducing or increasing absorption (of a drug).
noun
(medicine) Any such medicine that induces absorption.
abulfeda
abuseful
abuseful
adj
(rare) Full of abuse; abusive.
abusefully
abusefully
adv
In an abuseful manner; in a manner that abuses.
abusefulness
abusefulness
noun
The characteristic of being abuseful.
acariform
acariform
noun
Any mite of the superorder Acariformes
acecaffin
acecaffine
acetabuliferous
acetabuliferous
adj
Furnished with fleshy cups for adhering to bodies, as cuttlefish, etc.
acetabuliform
acetabuliform
adj
(botany) Shaped like a saucer or shallow cup.
acetification
acetification
noun
The act of making acetous or sour; the process of converting, or of becoming converted, into vinegar.
acetified
acetified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of acetify
acetifier
acetifier
noun
An apparatus for hastening acetification
acetifies
acetifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acetify
acetify
acetify
verb
(intransitive) To turn acid
(transitive) To convert into acid or vinegar.
acetifying
acetifying
verb
present participle of acetify
acetylfluoride
acf
achafe
acheft
acidiferous
acidiferous
adj
Containing or yielding an acid.
acidifiable
acidifiable
adj
Capable of being acidified, or converted into an acid.
acidifiant
acidifiant
noun
Any acidifying agent.
acidific
acidific
adj
(rare) acidic
acidification
acidification
noun
The act or process of making something sour (acidifying), or changing into an acid.
acidified
acidified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of acidify
acidifier
acidifier
noun
(chemistry) A simple or compound principle, whose presence is necessary to produce acidity, as oxygen, chlorine, bromine, iodine, etc.
acidifiers
acidifiers
noun
plural of acidifier
acidifies
acidifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acidify
acidify
acidify
verb
(figurative) To sour; to embitter.
To make something (more) acidic or sour; to convert into an acid.
To neutralize alkalis.
acidifying
acidifying
verb
present participle of acidify
acidproof
acidproof
adj
Resistant to the corrosive effects of acid.
aciform
aciform
adj
Shaped like a needle.
acinacifoliate
acinacifolious
acinaciform
acinaciform
adj
(botany) Shaped like a scimitar.
acinetiform
acinetiform
adj
(zoology) Resembling the Acinetae.
aciniform
aciniform
adj
Full of small kernels like a grape.
Having the form of a cluster of grapes; clustered like grapes.
noun
A type of spinneret of a spider formed of spherical particles
acneform
acneform
adj
(pathology, especially of a rash) Resembling acne
acneiform
acneiform
adj
(pathology) Alternative form of acneform
acof
acrestaff
acriflavin
acriflavin
noun
Alternative form of acriflavine
acriflavine
acriflavine
noun
(medicine) An antimicrobial flavonoid dye derived from acridine
acriflavines
acriflavines
noun
plural of acriflavine
actification
actification
noun
Alternative form of activation
actifier
actifier
noun
(chemistry) Synonym of reactivator
actify
actify
verb
Synonym of activate
actiniferous
actiniferous
adj
Containing or producing actinium
actiniform
actiniform
adj
Having a radiated form
aculeiform
aculeiform
adj
Like a prickle or thorn
acutifoliate
acutifoliate
adj
(botany) Having sharp-pointed leaves.
adcraft
adderfish
addressful
addressful
adj
(archaic) adroit; resourceful
adeniform
adeniform
adj
Shaped like a gland; adenoid.
adenofibroma
adenofibroma
noun
(pathology) A benign glandular and fibrous (connective) neoplasm
adenofibrosis
adenofibrosis
noun
(pathology) a benign nodular microscopic lesion of the prostate consisting of acinar tissue with increased stroma
(pathology) a nodular, benign breast lesion consisting of hyperplastic distorted lobules of acinar tissue with increased collagenous stroma
adenoliomyofibroma
adenomyofibroma
adf
adfected
adfected
adj
(algebra, archaic, of an equation) Having different powers of the unknown quantity in its various terms.
adffroze
adffrozen
adfiliate
adfix
adfix
noun
(linguistics) A type of affix that is attached to the outside of a stem (an existing word), to form a new word. The adfix category branches into prefixes (ones which appear before the stem) and suffixes (ones which appear after the stem).
adfluxion
adfluxion
noun
Alternative form of affluxion
adfreeze
adfreezing
adfrf
adfroze
adfrozen
adhafera
adiantiform
adipoceriform
adipoceriform
adj
(rare) Having the form or appearance of adipocere.
adipofibroma
adolf
adolf
Proper noun
name, a variant of Adolph, very rarely given to children since World War II because of its association with Adolf Hitler.
adolfo
adrift
adrift
adj
(chiefly UK, often with of) Behind one's opponents, or below a required threshold in terms of score, number or position.
(of a seaman) Absent from his watch.
Floating at random.
adv
In a drifting condition; at the mercy of wind and waves.
adsignification
adsignification
noun
additional signification
adsignify
adsignify
verb
(transitive) To denote additionally.
adventureful
adventureful
adj
Given to adventure.
adversifoliate
adversifoliate
adj
(botany) Having leaves placed opposite each other on a stem.
adversifolious
adversifolious
adj
Synonym of adversifoliate
adviceful
adviceful
adj
(obsolete) Attentive; watchful.
Providing advice; informative, insightful.
aecidioform
aef
aefald
aefaldness
aefaldy
aefauld
aepyornithiformes
aerifaction
aerifaction
noun
aeration
hyperinflation (of the lungs)
aeriferous
aeriferous
adj
(of a tube etc) That conveys air
aerification
aerification
noun
Aeration, especially of the soil.
Transformation into air or gas.
aerified
aerified
adj
converted into gas
infused with air; aerated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of aerify
aerifies
aerifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of aerify
aeriform
aeriform
adj
Having a form similar to that of air.
Light, unsubstantial, or unstable.
Pertaining to air.
aerify
aerify
verb
(transitive) To mix with air.
(transitive) To vaporize.
aerifying
aerifying
verb
present participle of aerify
aerocraft
aerocraft
noun
(dated or nonstandard) An aircraft.
aeroflot
aeroflot
Proper noun
The largest airline in Russia.
aerofoil
aerofoil
noun
Britain standard form of airfoil.
aerofoils
aerofoils
noun
plural of aerofoil
aeronef
aeronef
noun
(archaic) airplane; a flying machine, an aircraft.
af
af
adv
(postpositive, vulgar, slang, Internet slang, text messaging) Initialism of as fuck.
(stenoscript) Abbreviation of after.
afa
aface
aface
adv
(rare) In face; in front.
afaced
afacing
afacts
afads
afaint
afaint
adj
(archaic, poetic) fainting
afam
afar
afar
adv
At, to, or from a great distance; far away.
afara
afara
noun
The limba tree.
afars
afatds
afb
afc
afcac
afcc
afd
afdecho
afear
afear
verb
(obsolete or dialectal) To imbue with fear; to affright, to terrify.
afeard
afeard
adj
(archaic or dialectal) Afraid.
afeared
afeared
adj
(dialectal) Afraid.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of afear
afebrile
afebrile
adj
Having no fever, without a fever.
afenil
afer
afernan
afetal
afetal
adj
Not fetal
aff
aff
noun
(debating) affirmative; the resolution made by one group and countered by the opposing group's negative
affa
affabilities
affabilities
noun
plural of affability
affability
affability
noun
The state or quality of being affable, friendly, or approachable.
affable
affable
adj
Mild; benign.
Receiving others kindly and conversing with them in a free and friendly manner; friendly, courteous, sociable.
affableness
affableness
noun
The state or quality of being affable.
affably
affably
adv
in an affable manner
affabrous
affabrous
adj
(rare, poetic) Executed in a workmanlike manner; ingeniously made.
affair
affair
noun
(military) An action or engagement not of sufficient magnitude to be called a battle.
(often in the plural) Something which is done or is to be done; business of any kind, commercial, professional, or public.
(slang, now rare) The (male or female) genitals.
A material object (vaguely designated).
A party or social gathering, especially of a formal nature.
A person with whom someone has an adulterous relationship.
A romantic relationship with someone who is not one's regular partner (boyfriend, girlfriend).
An adulterous relationship (from affaire de cœur, affair of the heart).
Any proceeding or action which it is wished to refer to or characterize vaguely.