(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
affix
affix
noun
(decorative art) Any small feature, as a figure, a flower, or the like, added for ornament to a vessel or other utensil, to an architectural feature.
(linguistic morphology) A bound morpheme added to the word’s stem's end.
(linguistic morphology, broadly) A bound morpheme added to a word’s stem; a prefix, suffix, etc.
(mathematics) The complex number a+bi associated with the point in the Gauss plane with coordinates (a,b).
That which is affixed; an appendage.
verb
(transitive) To attach.
(transitive) To fix or fasten figuratively; with on or upon.
(transitive) To subjoin, annex, or add at the close or end; to append to.
affixable
affixable
adj
Capable of being affixed.
affixal
affixal
adj
As or like an affix.
affixation
affixation
noun
(linguistics) The adding of an affix to a word.
affixations
affixations
noun
plural of affixation
affixed
affixed
adj
(linguistics) With an affix.
Enduringly stuck to, or attached to, something.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of affix
affixer
affixer
noun
A person or thing that affixes.
affixers
affixers
noun
plural of affixer
affixes
affixes
noun
plural of affix
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of affix
affixial
affixial
adj
Being or relating to an affix.
affixing
affixing
adj
Of the function or role of an affix
noun
affixation
verb
present participle of affix
affixion
affixion
noun
The act of affixing; affixation, affixment, attachment.
affixment
affixment
noun
Property of being affixed; attachment; connection.
affixt
affixt
verb
(obsolete) simple past tense and past participle of affix
affixture
affixture
noun
The act of affixing
The condition of being affixed
afflux
afflux
noun
(hydrology) The rise in water level (above normal) on the upstream side of a bridge or obstruction caused when the effective flow area at the obstruction is less than the natural width of the stream immediately upstream of the obstruction.
An upward rush of fluid.
affluxes
affluxes
noun
plural of afflux
affluxion
affluxion
noun
The act of flowing towards; afflux.
affreux
affreux
adj
(rare) Dreadful; disturbing or frightening.
noun
A group of particularly brutal mercenaries who were active in Africa and Asia during the 1960s.
aflatoxin
aflatoxin
noun
(toxicology) Any of a family of mycotoxins, produced by molds of the Aspergillus genus, that can be toxic, carcinogenic, mutagenic or teratogenic; typically found as contaminants of animal food or peanuts.
aflex
aftertax
aftertax
adj
Alternative spelling of after-tax.
alexishafen
amplexifoliate
antefix
antefix
noun
(architecture) Any decoration serving to cover the ends of roofing tiles.
(architecture) The vertical blocks which terminate the covering tiles of the roof of a Roman, Etruscan, or Greek temple.
antefixa
antefixa
noun
(architecture) Alternative form of antefix
plural of antefixum
antefixal
antefixal
adj
Relating to an antefix.
antefixes
antefixes
noun
plural of antefix
anteflexed
anteflexed
adj
Bent in an anterior (forward) direction, as the uterus.
anteflexion
anteflexion
noun
(anatomy) A forward bending or an organ, especially that of the uterus near the cervix
anterofixation
anteroflexion
antiflux
antireflexive
apicifixed
apicifixed
adj
(botany) Said of anthers that are attached to the filament at the top and pointing back toward the filament like a hook.
arquifoux
arquifoux
noun
Alternative form of alquifou
artifex
aurifex
auxf
auxoflore
auxofluor
axaf
axfetch
axifera
axiferous
axiform
axifugal
axifugal
adj
(archaic) Centrifugal. [from 18th c.]
axiniform
axiniform
adj
(anatomy, zoology) Shaped like the head of an axe.
axofugal
basifixed
basifixed
adj
(botany) Said of anthers that are attached to the filament at the base and pointing away from the filament.
benefactrix
benefactrix
Noun
A female benefactor.
benefactrixes
benzofuroquinoxaline
carefox
carfax
carfax
noun
A junction of four roads.
The main intersection in a town.
carnifex
carnifex
noun
(now rare, historical) An executioner.
carnifexes
chafewax
chafewax
noun
Alternative form of chaffwax
chaffwax
chaffwax
noun
(UK, law, historical) A chancery officer who fitted wax for sealing writs and other documents.
colfax
colfax
Proper noun
a hamlet in Saskatchewan, Canada, named after Colfax, Iowa.
a city in California, USA
a village in Illinois, USA.
a small town in Indiana, USA.
a city in Iowa, USA.
a town in Louisiana, USA, and parish seat of
an unincorporated community in North Carolina, USA.
a small city in North Dakota, USA.
a small unincorporated community in Texas, USA.
a town in Washington, USA
a town and village in Wisconsin, USA.
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.
contraflexure
coxofemoral
coxofemoral
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the hip and the femur
detoxification
detoxification
noun
The process of removing toxins.
dihdroxycholecalciferol
ethoxycaffeine
excalfaction
excarnificate
excarnificate
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To strip (something) of flesh; to excarnate.
exemplifiable
exemplifiable
adj
That can be exemplified.
exemplification
exemplification
noun
(law) A copy or transcript attested to be correct by the seal of an officer having custody of the original.
That which exemplifies; a case in point; example.
The act of exemplifying; a showing or illustrating by example.
exemplificational
exemplifications
exemplifications
noun
plural of exemplification
exemplificative
exemplificative
adj
Serving as an example; illustrative.
exemplificator
exfetation
exfetation
noun
(medicine) imperfect fetation in some organ exterior to the uterus
exfiguration
exfiltrate
exfiltrate
noun
that which is exfiltrated, the removed substance or item
verb
(computing) To covertly extract data.
(military) To withdraw troops surreptitiously from a dangerous position
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).
exflagellate
exflagellate
verb
To cause, or to undergo exflagellation
exflagellation
exflagellation
noun
The protrusion or formation of flagella by a protozoon.
exfodiate
exfodiation
exfoliate
exfoliate
verb
(mineralogy) To split into scales, especially to become converted into scales as the result of heat or decomposition.
To remove a layer of skin, as in cosmetic preparation.
To remove the leaves from a plant.
exfoliated
exfoliated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of exfoliate
exfoliating
exfoliating
verb
present participle of exfoliate
exfoliation
exfoliation
noun
(cosmetics) The removal of a layer of skin, as in cosmetic preparation.
The loss of leaves from a plant.
The scaling off of a bone, a rock, or a mineral, etc.; the state of being exfoliated.
exfoliations
exfoliations
noun
plural of exfoliation
exfoliative
exfoliative
adj
That causes, or is accompanied by, exfoliation
exfoliatory
exfoliatory
adj
Relating to, or performing, exfoliation.
expergefacient
expergefaction
expergefaction
noun
An awakening
exsufflate
exsufflate
verb
(obsolete) To exorcise or renounce by blowing.
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.
exsufflicate
exsufflicate
adj
empty, inflated, frivolous
extraboldface
extractiform
extractiform
adj
(chemistry, archaic) Having the form, appearance, or nature of an extract.
extrafamilial
extrafamilial
adj
Outside a family
extrafascicular
extrafascicular
adj
Outside of a fascicle
extrafine
extrafloral
extrafloral
adj
(botany) Describing a nectary that is situated on a leaf or stem rather than in a flower
extrafocal
extrafocal
adj
Outside of a focus.
extrafoliaceous
extrafoliaceous
adj
(botany) Away from the leaves, or inserted in a different place from them.
extraforaneous
extraforaneous
adj
(nonce word, archaic) outdoor
extraformal
extraofficial
extraofficial
adj
Beyond what is official; not prescribed by official duty.
extraprofessional
extraprofessional
adj
Foreign to a profession; not within the ordinary limits of professional duty or business.
extrascientific
extrascientific
adj
Beyond the context of science.
fabliaux
fabliaux
noun
plural of fabliau
factrix
factrix
noun
(obsolete) A factoress, a female factor (agent or representative).
fairfax
fairfax
Proper noun
that was originally a nickname for someone with long fair hair.
The title of a Scottish peerage.
Any of several place names, including:
An independent city in Virginia, USA
falx
falx
noun
(anatomy) A curved fold or process of the dura mater or the peritoneum, especially one of the partition-like folds of the dura mater which extend into the great fissures of the brain.
(anatomy) A rotula of a sea urchin.
(anatomy) A snake's poison fang.
(anatomy, dated) A chelicera.
(historical) A short Dacian sword resembling a sickle.
faulx
faux
faux
adj
Fake or artificial.
fauxbourdon
fax
fax
intj
Alternative form of facts (“used to express agreement”).
noun
(informal) Nonstandard form of facts.
(obsolete or UK dialectal) The hair of the head.
A fax machine or a document received and printed by one.
verb
To send a document via a fax machine.
faxan
faxed
faxed
adj
(obsolete) Having a head of hair; hairy.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fax
faxen
faxes
faxes
noun
plural of fax
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fax
faxing
faxing
verb
present participle of fax
faxon
faxun
fellatrix
fellatrix
noun
A woman who performs fellatio.
fellatrixes
fiberfrax
fibromyxoma
fibromyxoma
noun
Alternative form of myxofibroma
fibromyxosarcoma
fixable
fixable
adj
Capable of being fixed, repairable.
attachable
fixage
fixage
noun
The act of fixing or determining.
fixate
fixate
verb
(intransitive) To attend to something to the exclusion of all others; used with on.
(intransitive, psychology) To attach oneself to a person or thing in a pathological or neurotic manner; used with on.
(transitive) To make something fixed and stable; to fix.
To stare fixedly at something.
fixated
fixated
adj
(psychology) attached to someone or something in a neurotic or pathological manner
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fixate
fixates
fixates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fixate
fixatif
fixatif
noun
Alternative form of fixative
fixatifs
fixatifs
noun
plural of fixatif
fixating
fixating
verb
present participle of fixate
fixation
fixation
noun
(cytology, histology, pathology) preservation of biological tissues from decay due to autolysis or putrefaction.
(genetics) The change in a gene pool from a situation where there exists at least two variants of a particular gene (allele) to a situation where only one of the alleles remains.
(law) Recording a creative work in a medium of expression for more than a transitory duration, thereby satisfying the "fixation" requirement for the purposes of copyright law.
(ophthalmology) maintaining of the gaze on a single location.
(orthopaedics) process by which an injury is rendered immobile.
A state of mind involving obsession with a particular person, idea, or thing.
In metals, a state of resistance to evaporation or volatilization by heat.
The act of fixing.
The act of uniting chemically with a solid substance or in a solid form; reduction to a non-volatile condition; -- said of volatile elements.
The act or process of ceasing to be fluid and becoming firm.
The state of being fixed or fixated.
fixations
fixations
noun
plural of fixation
fixative
fixative
adj
Serving to fix or bind.
noun
(perfumery) The components of a perfume that prolong or bolster the notes, and may or may not be the base note itself.
A substance that fixes, protects, or preserves.
fixatives
fixatives
noun
plural of fixative
fixator
fixator
noun
(anatomy) Any muscle that fixes, or limits the movement, of a bone or joint
fixature
fixature
noun
(historical) A gummy preparation for fixing the hair in place.
flambeaux
flambeaux
noun
plural of flambeau
flax
flax
noun
A plant of the genus Linum, especially Linum usitatissimum, which has a single, slender stalk, about a foot and a half high, with blue flowers. Also known as linseed, especially when referring to the seeds.
The fibers of Linum usitatissimum, grown to make linen and related textiles.
The flax bush, a plant of the genus Phormium, native to New Zealand, with strap-like leaves up to 3 metres long that grow in clumps.
flaxbird
flaxboard
flaxbush
flaxbush
noun
The bush (genus Phormium) bearing New Zealand flax.
flaxdrop
flaxen
flaxen
adj
A pale yellow brown; the colour of dried flax stalks and of the fiber obtained therefrom.
Made of or resembling flax fibers.
flaxes
flaxes
noun
plural of flax
flaxier
flaxiest
flaxlike
flaxlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of flax.
flaxman
flaxseed
flaxseed
noun
The seed of the flax plant; a source of linseed oil.