(astronautics) A section or piece of a launch vehicle, rocket, or spacecraft that enters the atmosphere unprotected behind the nose cone or other body that is protected for entry.
(astronomy) A companion body that trails a satellite or spacecraft.
(nautical) The part of a vessel abaft midships.
The afterpart of a vehicle.
agroforestry
agroforestry
noun
An agricultural approach of using the interactive benefits from combining trees and shrubs with crops and/or livestock.
alkylarylsulfonate
amygdaliferous
amygdaliferous
adj
almond-bearing
amyliferous
apterygiformes
archaeopterygiformes
archconfraternity
archconfraternity
noun
(Roman Catholicism) A religious confraternity that, as a special concession of the Holy See, can join or affiliate with, and extend privileges to, other similar brotherhoods.
babyproofed
babyproofed
adj
Made babyproof.
beffroy
benefactory
benefactory
adj
Yielding benefit; doing good.
noun
One who gives benefit to others; a benefactor.
benzofuryl
benzoylformic
beryciform
beryciform
adj
(zoology) Belonging to the Beryciformes, an order of ray-finned fishes
noun
Any fish of the order Beryciformes
bodysurfed
bodysurfed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bodysurf
bodysurfer
bodysurfer
noun
One who bodysurfs.
bodysurfers
bodysurfers
noun
plural of bodysurfer
bourgeoisify
bourgeoisify
Verb
To make bourgeois.
boyfriend
boyfriend
noun
A male friend.
A male partner in an unmarried romantic relationship.
boyfriends
boyfriends
noun
plural of boyfriend
buffaloberry
buffaloberry
noun
Any of several shrubs, of the genus Shepherdia, native to North America.
The edible berry of these plants.
buffoonery
buffoonery
noun
The behaviour expected of a buffoon; foolishness, silliness.
byssiferous
byssiferous
adj
Bearing a byssus or tuft.
calefactory
calefactory
adj
warming
noun
(architecture) The room or building in a monastery holding its communal fire, kept warm and used as a sitting room.
A warming pan, or similar device used by a priest to warm his hands
calyciferous
calyciferous
adj
Bearing the calyx.
calyciflorate
cerebriformly
cerebriformly
adv
In a cerebriform manner.
certificatory
certificatory
adj
Serving to certify something.
noun
(archaic) A certificate.
chlorophylliferous
chlorotrifluoroethylene
chlorotrifluoroethylene
noun
(chemistry) A chlorofluorocarbon with chemical formula CF₂CClF, used as a cryogenic refrigerant and in the manufacture of plastics.
chyliferous
chyliferous
adj
That bears or transmits chyle.
chymiferous
chymiferous
adj
Bearing or containing chyme
clypeiform
clypeiform
adj
shield-shaped; clypeate
codfishery
codfishery
noun
A fishery specifically dealing with cod.
coffeeberry
coffeeberry
noun
A shrub with glossy green leaves and bright red fruits that look like those of the coffee tree, native to the far western edge of North America, from Oregon to Baja California, Frangula californica
colymbriformes
comfortlessly
comfortlessly
adv
In a comfortless manner
comfrey
comfrey
noun
Any of several species of perennial herbs of the genus Symphytum, often specifically Symphytum officinale.
comfreys
comfreys
noun
plural of comfrey
conchyliferous
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.
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.
confectory
confectory
adj
(obsolete) Relating to the art of making confectionery.
confederacy
confederacy
noun
(politics) A state where the sovereign constituent units delegate their authority to the centre. As opposed to a federation, where the central and regional governments are each equal and sovereign in their own sphere.
An alliance.
Specifically, an instance of a decentralized governing structure among the indigenous peoples of North America.
confessary
confessary
noun
(obsolete) One who makes a confession.
confessionary
confessionary
adj
Of or relating to confession.
noun
A confessional.
A manual or guide to making confession.
confessory
confessory
adj
That constitutes a confession
confidentiary
confirmatively
confirmatively
adv
With confirmation from other sources
confirmedly
confirmedly
adv
In a manner that is confirmed; definitely, as has been demonstrated.
confraternity
confraternity
noun
(countable) A group with a common interest.
(countable) A religious fraternity or brotherhood.
(uncountable) Brotherly friendship.
coniferophyte
coniferophyte
noun
(botany) conifer
copyfitter
correctify
correctify
verb
(nonstandard) To correct.
corymbiferous
corymbiferous
adj
(botany) Bearing corymbs of flowers or fruit.
coryneform
coryneform
noun
Any bacterium of the genus Corynebacterium
Bacteria resembling such bacterium, having irregularly shaped, non-spore-forming, aerobic, gram-positive rods.
counterdifficulty
counterdifficulty
noun
A difficulty arising in response to another difficulty.
counterefficiency
counterfactually
counterfactually
adv
In a counterfactual way.
counterfallacy
counterfallacy
noun
A fallacy that opposes another fallacy.
counterfeitly
counterfeitly
adv
In a counterfeit way; falsely.
counterfleury
counterfleury
adj
Alternative spelling of counterflory
counterflory
counterflory
adj
(heraldry) Decorated with fleurs-de-lis or other floral motifs arranged in pairs opposite each other, especially on opposite sides of a border on a shield or banner.
counterinflationary
counterinflationary
adj
(economics) Counteracting inflation.
countryfied
countryfied
verb
simple past tense and past participle of countryfy
countryfiedness
crystalliferous
crystalliferous
adj
Containing or producing crystals
cyanformate
cymbaeform
cymiferous
cymiferous
adj
(botany) Producing cymes.
cypraeiform
cypseliform
cypseliform
adj
(zoology) Like or belonging to the swifts (Cypselidae, now known as the Apodidae.)
cypseliformes
cystiferous
cytodifferentiation
cytodifferentiation
noun
The morphological development of undifferentiated cells into more specialised ones
dayflower
dayflower
noun
Any of several plants, of the genus Commelina, whose flowers last only a day
dayflowers
dayflowers
noun
plural of dayflower
defamatory
defamatory
adj
damaging to someone's reputation, especially if untrue
defensory
defensory
adj
(archaic) Tending to defend; defensive.
noun
(archaic) That which defends.
deferentectomy
deferentectomy
noun
surgical severing of the vas deferens
defiatory
defiatory
adj
(obsolete) Bidding or manifesting defiance.
defibrillatory
deflationary
deflationary
adj
(philosophy, logic) Belonging or relating to a family of theories claiming that assertions that predicate truth of a statement do not attribute a property called truth to such a statement.
Associated with or tending to cause deflation.
deformability
deformability
noun
(countable) A measure of the extent to which something is deformable (under standard conditions)
(uncountable) The state of being deformable
deformedly
deformedly
adv
In a deformed manner.
deformity
deformity
noun
An ugly or misshapen feature or characteristic.
The state of being deformed.
defortify
dehydroffroze
dehydroffrozen
dehydrofreeze
dehydrofreeze
verb
To preserve food by dehydration and subsequent freezing
dehydrofreezing
dehydrofreezing
noun
The preservation of food by dehydration and subsequent freezing
verb
present participle of dehydrofreeze
dehydrofroze
dehydrofrozen
deificatory
deificatory
adj
Serving to deify or make into a god.
deiformity
deiformity
noun
(obsolete) Resemblance to deity.
diatrymiformes
dihdroxycholecalciferol
dispersonify
dispersonify
verb
To view as impersonal; to see as an object rather than as having personal attributes.
doftberry
dufrenoysite
dufrenoysite
noun
(mineralogy) A sartorite mineral with chemical formula Pb₂As₂S₅.
edificatory
edificatory
adj
Tending to edification.
efflorescency
efflorescency
noun
Archaic form of efflorescence.
effluviography
effluviography
noun
(photography, obsolete) The effects upon the dry photographic plate of certain electric emanations, including those later known as the X-rays.
effortfully
effortfully
adv
In an effortful manner: with effort.
effortlessly
effortlessly
adv
Without effort; without difficulty or struggle.
effrontery
effrontery
noun
(countable) An act of insolent and shameless audacity.
(uncountable) Insolent and shameless audacity.
efractory
electroaffinity
elytriferous
elytriform
elytriform
adj
(zoology) Having the form or structure of an elytron.
embryoferous
embryoniferous
embryoniferous
adj
(biology) Having an embryo.
embryoniform
embryoniform
adj
(biology) Like an embryo in form.
enforceability
enforceability
noun
The quality of being enforceable.
enforcedly
enforcedly
adv
In a way that is enforced.
enforcibility
enforcibility
noun
Alternative form of enforceability
enforcingly
enforcingly
adv
So as to enforce.
enforcively
epididymodeferentectomy
epididymodeferential
equiformity
equiformity
noun
The quality of being equiform.
exfoliatory
exfoliatory
adj
Relating to, or performing, exfoliation.
eyedropperful
eyedropperful
noun
As much as an eyedropper holds.
factorylike
factorylike
adj
Resembling a factory in any of various respects
factoryville
fadmongery
fameworthy
fameworthy
adj
Worthy or deserving of fame.
fancymonger
fancymonger
noun
(obsolete) A lovemonger; a whimsical lover.
fangotherapy
farinaceously
farinaceously
adv
In a farinaceous manner.
farinosely
farmhousey
farmhousey
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a farmhouse.
fauntleroy
favoredly
favouredly
favouredly
adv
(obsolete) In a favoured or favourable manner; favourably.
fearsomely
fearsomely
adv
In a fearsome manner, or to a fearsome extent
fecundatory
fecundatory
adj
Of or relating to fecundation.
fellatory
fellatory
adj
Pertaining to fellatio.
fellmongery
fellmongery
noun
A fellmonger's place of work.
The trade of a fellmonger.
felonry
felonry
noun
Felons as a group.
The convict population of a penal colony.
felsophyre
felsophyric
femorococcygeal
feodary
feodary
noun
(UK, law) An ancient officer of the Court of Wards
An accomplice.
feodatory
feodatory
adj
Obsolete spelling of feudatory
feretory
feretory
noun
A receptacle that houses relics of saints.
An area of a church where relics are kept.
fermentatory
fermentatory
adj
Of or relating to fermentation.
fermentology
fermentology
noun
The study of fermentation.
ferociously
ferociously
adv
In a ferocious manner, particularly violent and aggressive.
Intensely or extremely.
ferocity
ferocity
noun
The condition of being ferocious.
ferricyanogen
ferricyanogen
noun
(chemistry) A hexavalent radical, Fe₂(CN)₁₂, a compound of cyanogen and iron in the ferric state.