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.
adenoliomyofibroma
adfiliate
adfluxion
adfluxion
noun
Alternative form of affluxion
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.
aerofoil
aerofoil
noun
Britain standard form of airfoil.
aerofoils
aerofoils
noun
plural of aerofoil
afebrile
afebrile
adj
Having no fever, without a fever.
afenil
affabilities
affabilities
noun
plural of affability
affability
affability
noun
The state or quality of being affable, friendly, or approachable.
affectability
affectability
noun
The condition of being affectable.
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.
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.
afflation
afflation
noun
A blowing or breathing on; inspiration.
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
affluencies
affluencies
noun
plural of affluency
affluxion
affluxion
noun
The act of flowing towards; afflux.
affodill
affodill
noun
(obsolete) daffodil
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.
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.
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.
aflcio
aflicker
aflicker
adj
Flickering.
aflight
aflight
adj
(obsolete) Showing distress, anxiety or other strong emotion.
Covered or filled (with something flying).
Fleeing.
Flying.
afluking
afterglide
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.
afterlives
afterlives
noun
plural of afterlife
aftermilk
afterplanting
afterpotential
afterpotential
noun
A small, transitory electrical potential that follows, and is dependent upon the main potential produced when a nerve is stimulated; seen as a small positive or negative spike on an oscillograph output.
aftertrial
afterwhile
afterwhile
adv
(US, dialect) Afterwards.
afunctional
afunctional
adj
Not functional.
afwillite
afwillite
noun
(mineralogy) A calcium hydroxide nesosilicate mineral, occurring as glassy, colourless to white prismatic monoclinic crystals.
afzelia
ahnfeltia
aidful
aidful
adj
Helpful, assisting, providing aid.
aimful
aimful
adj
Full of purpose.
aimfully
aimfully
adv
In an aimful manner; with fixed purpose.
airfield
airfield
noun
(aviation) An open field designated for the taking off and landing of aircraft, but which, unlike an airport, does not necessarily have terminals or paved runways.
airfields
airfields
noun
plural of airfield
airflow
airflow
noun
Any flow of air, especially the motion of air around a moving aircraft or aerofoil.
airflows
airflows
noun
plural of airflow
airfoil
airfoil
noun
A structure shaped to produce lift when moving in air.
A wing of an aircraft.
airfoils
airfoils
noun
plural of airfoil
airlift
airlift
noun
(archaeology) A pipe that is used to suck up objects from the sea bed.
Such a flight.
The transportation of troops, civilians or supplies by air, especially in an emergency.
verb
(transitive) To transport (troops etc) in an airlift.
airlifted
airlifted
adj
Having been the subject of an airlift.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of airlift
airlifting
airlifting
verb
present participle of airlift
airlifts
airlifts
noun
plural of airlift
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of airlift
aktiengesellschaft
alacrify
alacrify
verb
(transitive) To rouse into action; to inspirit; to inspire.
albification
albification
noun
(obsolete) The act or process of making white.
albificative
albified
albified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of albify
albiflorous
albiflorous
adj
(botany) Having white flowers.
albify
albify
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To make white.
albifying
albifying
verb
present participle of albify
albuminiferous
albuminiferous
adj
Supplying albumen.
albuminiform
albuminofibrin
alcyoniform
alderflies
alderflies
noun
plural of alderfly
alderliefest
alderliefest
adj
(archaic) Most beloved.
alewife
alewife
noun
(archaic) A woman who keeps an alehouse.
A migrating North American fish, Alosa pseudoharengus.
Any of several species similar in appearance.
alexishafen
alfadir
alfaki
alfakis
alfakis
noun
plural of alfaki
alfaqui
alfaqui
noun
(historical) An Islamic cleric, an expert in Islamic law and jurisprudence, especially in medieval and early modern Spain.
alfaquin
alfaquins
alfaquins
noun
plural of alfaquin
alfaquis
alfaquis
noun
plural of alfaqui
alfarabius
alfenide
alfenide
noun
An alloy of nickel and silver electroplated with silver.
alfheim
alfi
alfie
alfie
Proper noun
name or Alfonso, also used as a formal given name.
alfieri
alfilaria
alfilaria
noun
Common storksbill (Erodium cicutarium), a flowering plant of the family Geraniaceae.
alfileria
alfilerilla
alfilerilla
noun
Alternative form of alfilaria
alfilerillo
alfilerillo
noun
Machaonia woodburyana, a plant in the family Rubiaceae.
alfin
alfin
noun
(chess, historical) bishop
alfiona
alfione
alfione
noun
(dated) A species of surfperch found in the eastern Pacific California (Rhacochilus toxotes).
alfirk
alfoncino
alfonsin
alfric
alfridaric
alfridary
algarsife
algefacient
algefacient
adj
Making cool; cooling.
algific
algific
adj
Producing cold; covered in ice.
alguifou
alief
alief
noun
(philosophy, psychology) A primitive, subconscious belieflike attitude which may contradict one's conscious beliefs.
alif
alif
noun
The first letter of the Arabic alphabet: ا (ʾalif).