A nocturnal, insectivorous mammal, Proteles cristatus, of southern and eastern Africa, related to and resembling the hyena.
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.
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.
acetylfluoride
acidifiable
acidifiable
adj
Capable of being acidified, or converted into an acid.
acinacifoliate
acinacifolious
acriflavin
acriflavin
noun
Alternative form of acriflavine
acriflavine
acriflavine
noun
(medicine) An antimicrobial flavonoid dye derived from acridine
acriflavines
acriflavines
noun
plural of acriflavine
aculeiform
aculeiform
adj
Like a prickle or thorn
acutifoliate
acutifoliate
adj
(botany) Having sharp-pointed leaves.
addressful
addressful
adj
(archaic) adroit; resourceful
adenoliomyofibroma
adfiliate
adfluxion
adfluxion
noun
Alternative form of affluxion
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
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.
aefald
aefaldness
aefaldy
aefauld
aeroflot
aeroflot
Proper noun
The largest airline in Russia.
aerofoil
aerofoil
noun
Britain standard form of airfoil.
aerofoils
aerofoils
noun
plural of aerofoil
afebrile
afebrile
adj
Having no fever, without a fever.
afenil
afetal
afetal
adj
Not fetal
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
affectability
affectability
noun
The condition of being affectable.
affectable
affectable
adj
Able to be affected.
affectedly
affectedly
adv
(obsolete) Lovingly; with tender care.
(obsolete) With intention, intentionally, deliberately.
In an affected manner; hypocritically; with more show than reality.
affectibility
affectibility
noun
The quality or state of being affectible.
affectible
affectible
adj
Alternative form of affectable
affectingly
affectingly
adv
So as to affect in an emotional sense.
affectional
affectional
adj
Pertaining to the affections; affective; characterized by emotion
affectionally
affectionally
adv
In an affectional manner.
affectionately
affectionately
adv
In an affectionate manner.
affectionless
affectionless
adj
(psychology) Incapable of empathy.
Without affection; unfeeling; emotionless.
affectively
affectively
adv
In an affective way; emotionally.
affectless
affectless
adj
Lacking or not showing emotion.
affectlessness
affectlessness
noun
Emotional detachment; a lack of feeling.
affectual
affectual
adj
Pertaining to or consisting in disposition or desire.
affeeble
affeeble
verb
(obsolete) To enfeeble.
affenspalte
afferently
afferently
adv
Inwardly, toward the center.
affile
affile
verb
(obsolete) To polish.
affiliable
affiliable
adj
Capable of being affiliated to or on, or connected with in origin.
affiliate
affiliate
noun
Someone or something, especially, a television station, that is associated with a larger, related organization, such as a television network; a member of a group of associated things.
verb
(intransitive, followed by "to" or "with") To attach (to) or unite (with); to receive into a society as a member, and initiate into its mysteries, plans, etc.
(transitive) To adopt; to receive into a family as one's offspring
(transitive) To connect in the way of descent; to trace origin to.
(transitive) to bring or receive into close connection; to ally.
(transitive, said of an illegitimate child) To fix the paternity of
affiliated
affiliated
adj
Associated, related, or united; subject to a particular affiliation.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of affiliate
affiliates
affiliates
noun
plural of affiliate
affiliating
affiliating
verb
present participle of affiliate
affiliation
affiliation
noun
(law) The establishment of a child's paternity or maternity
A club, society or umbrella organisation so formed, especially a trade union.
The relationship resulting from affiliating one thing with another.
affiliations
affiliations
noun
plural of affiliation
affinal
affinal
adj
(anthropology) Of a family relationship by marriage of a relative (or through affinity), as opposed to consanguinity; in-law.
affinely
affinely
adv
In an affine manner
affinitatively
affinitatively
adv
(perhaps dated) In a manner than pertains to an affinity; familiarly; understandingly; similarly.
affirmable
affirmable
adj
Able to be affirmed.
affirmably
affirmably
adv
In an affirmable manner
affirmatively
affirmatively
adv
In an affirming manner.
affirmingly
affirmingly
adv
in an affirming manner
affirmly
affixable
affixable
adj
Capable of being affixed.
affixal
affixal
adj
As or like an affix.
affixial
affixial
adj
Being or relating to an affix.
afflate
afflate
verb
(obsolete) To fill, especially with divine inspiration.
afflated
afflated
adj
Inspired, especially divinely.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of afflate
afflation
afflation
noun
A blowing or breathing on; inspiration.
afflatus
afflatus
noun
A sudden rush of creative impulse or inspiration, often attributed to divine influence.
afflatuses
afflatuses
noun
plural of afflatus
afflict
afflict
verb
(obsolete) To make low or humble.
(obsolete) To strike or cast down; to overthrow.
(transitive) To cause (someone) pain, suffering or distress.
afflicted
afflicted
adj
Suffering from an affliction, or suffering from pain, distress or disability.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of afflict
afflictedness
afflictedness
noun
The state or quality of being afflicted.
afflicter
afflicter
noun
One who afflicts.
afflicting
afflicting
noun
An affliction.
verb
present participle of afflict
afflictingly
afflictingly
adv
In a way that causes affliction.
affliction
affliction
noun
A state of pain, suffering, distress or agony.
Something which causes pain, suffering, distress or agony.
afflictionless
afflictionless
adj
Free from affliction.
afflictions
afflictions
noun
plural of affliction
afflictive
afflictive
adj
That causes physical or mental pain.
afflictively
afflictively
adv
In an afflictive manner
afflicts
afflicts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of afflict
affloof
afflue
affluence
affluence
noun
(obsolete) An abundant flow or supply.
A moderate level of wealth.
An abundance of wealth.
An influx.
affluences
affluences
noun
plural of affluence
affluencies
affluencies
noun
plural of affluency
affluency
affluency
noun
(obsolete) affluence
affluent
affluent
adj
(by extension) Abounding in goods or riches; having a moderate level of material wealth.
(dated) Tributary.
(obsolete) Flowing to; flowing abundantly.
Abundant; copious; plenteous.
The Upper East Side is an affluent neighborhood in New York City.
noun
A stream or river flowing into a larger river or into a lake; a tributary stream; a tributary.
Somebody who is wealthy.
affluently
affluently
adv
In an affluent manner.
affluentness
affluentness
noun
The state or quality of being affluent.
affluents
affluents
noun
plural of affluent
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.
affodill
affodill
noun
(obsolete) daffodil
affordable
affordable
adj
Able to be afforded; inexpensive or reasonably priced.
afforestable
afforestable
adj
Suitable for being afforested.
afforestational
affrightedly
affrightedly
adv
(archaic, poetic) with fright
affrightful
affrightful
adj
(obsolete) frightful
affrightfully
affrightfully
adv
(obsolete) frightfully
affrightingly
affrightingly
adv
(archaic) So as to frighten or terrify.
affrontedly
affrontedly
adv
(obsolete) shamelessly
affrontingly
affrontingly
adv
in an affronting manner
afield
afield
adv
Away (from the home or starting point, physical or conceptual); usually preceded by far (or farther, further).
On the field.
Out in the open.
afl
aflagellar
aflagellar
adj
That lacks a flagellum
aflame
aflame
adj
in flames, on fire, flaming, with flames coming from it
showing anger or contempt
aflare
aflare
adj
Flaring (blazing or shining brightly or suddenly; also figuratively, of a strong emotion).
Flaring (opening outward).
Illuminated (with something blazing or shining).
aflat
aflat
adv
(obsolete) Level with the ground; flat.
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.
aflatus
aflaunt
aflaunt
adj
In a flaunting state or position.
aflcio
aflex
afley
aflicker
aflicker
adj
Flickering.
aflight
aflight
adj
(obsolete) Showing distress, anxiety or other strong emotion.
Covered or filled (with something flying).
Fleeing.
Flying.
afloat
afloat
adv
(dated, of ideas, information, etc.) Being believed or discussed by many people; being passed from person to person.
(figurative) Covered, overspread (with or in something).
(obsolete) In a state of confusion or bewilderment.
(obsolete, of an emotional state) Stimulated, aroused.
(of an organization) Having enough money to continue to operate; (of a private individual, family, etc.) able to pay one's expenses, able to keep one's head above water.
(of hair or clothing) Floating in the air; flowing freely; not tied, braided, etc.
Covered with water (bearing floating objects).
Floating.
In a vessel at sea or on another body of water.
prep
(obsolete) Floating on.
aflow
aflow
Adverb
flowing
aflower
aflower
adj
(archaic, poetic) flowering, in bloom
afluking
aflush
aflush
adj
(archaic or poetic) flushed, blushing
aflutter
aflutter
adj
Filled or covered (with something that flutters).
Fluttering.
In a state of tremulous excitement, anticipation or confusion.
afocal
afocal
adj
(optics, of a lens) Neither concave or convex (focal point at infinity)
(optics, of an imaging system) Not focused
afoul
afoul
adv
(archaic, principally nautical) In a state of collision or entanglement.
(with of) In a state of entanglement or conflict (with).
afterblow
afterclap
afterclap
noun
(South Africa, historical) A canvas curtain or tailboard at the rear of a covered wagon.
(archaic) An additional adverse event that occurs unexpectedly after an earlier one was thought to be over and done with.
(archaic) An unfavourable turn of events following a favourable situation; an eventuality for which one ought to be prepared.
(humorous) A child born after the one that was intended to be the last.
(obsolete) A change or attempted change to an agreement after it has been entered into; an additional charge (especially one over and above the previously agreed-upon price).
(slang, obsolete) A sweet food, drink, or tobacco product consumed at the end of a meal.
(uncountable, medicine, obsolete) Urethral discharge as a symptom of gonorrhea.
A phenomenon occurring after a similar earlier one; a later manifestation of something.
A sound that follows another, especially a loud noise, such as thunder.
A symptom of an illness, especially one that appears after the initial onset; an illness or symptom caused by exposure to a substance, an injury, etc.
The consequence (often, but not always, adverse) of an action or event.
afterclause
aftercooler
aftercooler
noun
An intercooler located at the end of the supercharging chain.
afterdeal
afterdeal
noun
Disadvantage.
afterfall
afterglide
afterglow
afterglow
noun
An afterparty.
The glow seen in the sky after sunset.
The light emitted by a phosphor after excitation.
The light emitted by an incandescent object while cooling.
The mildly euphoric feeling experienced after a pleasurable experience, especially after an orgasm or drug-induced high.
afterglows
afterglows
noun
plural of afterglow
afterhelp
afterhold
afterknowledge
afterknowledge
noun
Knowledge acquired later, or after the event.
afterlife
afterlife
noun
(countable, uncountable) The part of a person's life that follows a particular stage or event; later life.
A conscious existence after death.
The effects of a person's actions, or their reputation, after death.
The events or situations that result from a particular event; the later reception, consumption or reworking of a cultural production such as a film, book, etc.
The place believed to be inhabited by people who have died.
afterlifes
afterlifes
noun
(rare, proscribed) plural of afterlife
afterlifetime
afterlight
afterlight
noun
Light that follows something, especially the dim light in the sky after the sun has fully set.