A process for ripening, or pollinating, figs by means of their being punctured artificially, in a manner designed to replicate the way they are pierced by certain insects, which was once thought to aid in their reproduction.
caprificator
caprificator
noun
One who pollinates figs by caprification.
caprifig
caprifig
noun
A hermaphrodite fruit, inedible to humans, of certain usually uncultivated species of Ficus, which is the source of the pollen with which fig wasps pollinate edible female fruit in both cultivated and uncultivated Ficus trees.
caprifigs
caprifigs
noun
plural of caprifig
caprifoil
caprifoil
noun
(obsolete) A plant of the family Caprifoliaceae; honeysuckle.
caprifole
caprifole
noun
(obsolete) The woodbine or honeysuckle.
caprifoliaceae
caprifoliaceous
caprifoliaceous
adj
(botany) Of, pertaining to, or resembling the Caprifoliaceae family of honeysuckles.
caprifolium
capriform
capriform
adj
Having the form of a goat
caprimulgiformes
capsheaf
capsheaf
noun
(by extension) A crowning point
The top sheaf of a stook of wheat etc
capsuliferous
capsuliferous
adj
(botany, anatomy) Bearing capsules
capsuliform
capsuliform
adj
Having the form of a capsule
cataleptiform
cataleptiform
adj
(medicine) Resembling catalepsy.
catproof
catproof
adj
Resistant to damage caused by domestic cats.
verb
To make resistant to damage caused by domestic cats.
cenospecific
cenospecific
adj
Alternative form of coenospecific
cenospecifically
cephalofacial
cephalofacial
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the head and face.
cfp
chapfallen
chapfallen
adj
Crestfallen, dejected.
chapfallenly
chapterful
chapterful
noun
As much as fills a chapter.
chauffeurship
chauffeurship
noun
The condition of being, or employment as, a chauffeur.
chiefship
chiefship
noun
The role or position of a chief.
chieftainship
chieftainship
noun
(countable) The area ruled by a chieftain
(uncountable) The state of being a chieftain
chieftainships
chieftainships
noun
plural of chieftainship
childproof
childproof
adj
Designed to be unable for a child to use, operate, or open.
Made safe for children.
Made safe from children; resistant to damage by children.
verb
To make something childproof.
chipproof
chlorophylliferous
chopfallen
chopfallen
adj
Synonym of chapfallen
cibophobiafood
circumpacific
clupeiform
clupeiform
adj
(zoology) Belonging or relating to the order Clupeiformes of ray-finned fish, including herrings and anchovies
noun
Any fish of the order Clupeiformes
clypeiform
clypeiform
adj
shield-shaped; clypeate
coenospecific
coenospecific
adj
Relating to coenospecies.
coenospecifically
cofathership
coffeecup
coffeecup
noun
Alternative form of coffee cup
coffeepot
coffeepot
noun
Alternative spelling of coffee pot
coffeepots
coffeepots
noun
plural of coffeepot
coldproof
coldproof
adj
Resistant to cold.
compactification
compactification
noun
(physics) Any modification of a theory such that an infinite parameter becomes finite
(topology) Any of various procedures of enlarging a topological space to make it compact.
(topology) The space resulting from any such procedure.
compactify
compactify
verb
(humorous, intransitive) To become compact or more compact.
(humorous, transitive) To render (a thing) compact or more compact.
(mathematics, transitive) To enlarge (a topological space) in order to render it compact.
(physics, transitive) To adjust a theory so as to render finite or periodic (a theoretical space-time dimension).
complaintful
complaintful
adj
(obsolete) Full of complaint.
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.
complexified
complexified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of complexify
complexifies
complexifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of complexify
complexify
complexify
verb
To make something more complex; to complicate.
confessorship
confessorship
noun
The condition of a person who continues to confess their faith when suffering persecution.
coniferophyte
coniferophyte
noun
(botany) conifer
conspecific
conspecific
adj
(taxonomy) relating to the same species
noun
An organism belonging to the same species as another.
conspecifics
conspecifics
noun
plural of conspecific
contemptful
contemptful
adj
Full of contempt.
copaifera
copaliferous
copaliferous
adj
Yielding copal.
coplaintiff
coplaintiff
noun
(law) Any of several plaintiffs bringing the same charge.
copperfield
copperleaf
copperleaf
noun
Acalypha wilkesiana, a shrub with shiny bronze-green leaves and small green flowers.
Other similar-looking species of Acalypha
copperproof
copurify
copurify
verb
To purify two or more materials simultaneously, normally by chromatography
copurifying
copurifying
verb
present participle of copurify
copyfitter
copyfitting
corporification
corporification
noun
The act or process of corporifying.
corporify
corporify
verb
To form into a body.
corrosionproof
corrosionproof
adj
Resistant to corrosion.
corruptful
corruptful
adj
(obsolete) Tending to corrupt; full of corruption.
cospecific
cospecific
adj
Alternative form of conspecific
counterproof
counterproof
noun
(logic) A proof that contradicts a given statement.
(printing) The inverted image of an original proof.
cowflap
cowflap
noun
Alternative form of cowflop (“a cowpat”)
cowflaps
cowflaps
noun
plural of cowflap
cowflop
cowflop
noun
A cowpat.
cowflops
cowflops
noun
plural of cowflop
cpff
craftmanship
craftmanship
noun
Alternative form of craftsmanship
craftsmanship
craftsmanship
noun
An example of a craftsman's work.
The quality of being a craftsman.
craftsmanships
craftsmanships
noun
plural of craftsmanship
craftsmenship
craftsmenships
craftspeople
craftspeople
noun
plural of craftsperson
craftsperson
craftsperson
noun
A person who produces arts and crafts.
Someone who is highly skilled at their trade; an artificer.
craftype
crampfish
crampfish
noun
A coffin ray (Hypnos monopterygius)
Atlantic torpedo (Torpedo nobiliana)
common torpedo (Torpedo torpedo)
crampfishes
crampfishes
noun
plural of crampfish
crapefish
crapefish
noun
Salted codfish hardened by pressure.
crashproof
crashproof
adj
(computing) Resistant to crashes (failure of software programs).
(of a vehicle) Resistant to the damaging effects of a collision.
crfmp
crimeproof
crimeproof
adj
Resistant to criminal activity.
verb
(transitive) To make resistant to criminal activity.
crushproof
crushproof
adj
Strong enough to resist being deformed or crushed when subjected to more than normal physical stress or pressure.
cryptoinflationist
cupflower
cupflower
noun
Any plant of the genus Nierembergia.
cupful
cupful
noun
A half pint, i.e. eight ounces
The amount necessary to fill a cup.
cupfulfuls
cupfuls
cupfuls
noun
plural of cupful
cupriferous
cupriferous
adj
Containing or producing copper.
cupsful
cupuliferae
cupuliferous
cupuliferous
adj
(botany) Bearing, or furnished with, a cupule.
cupuliform
cupuliform
Adjective
Shaped like a cupule.
cycloparaffin
cycloparaffin
noun
(chemistry) A cycloalkane.
cypraeiform
cypriniform
cypriniform
noun
Any of many ray-finned fish, of the order Cypriniformes, such as the carps, minnows and loaches
cypseliform
cypseliform
adj
(zoology) Like or belonging to the swifts (Cypselidae, now known as the Apodidae.)
cypseliformes
daggerproof
daggerproof
adj
Resistant to being stabbed through with a dagger.
dampproof
dampproof
adj
Resistant to the effects of damp.
verb
(transitive) To make resistant to the effects of damp.
dampproofer
dampproofer
noun
A material used for dampproofing.
dampproofing
dampproofing
noun
Alternative spelling of damp proofing
dapifer
dapifer
noun
The most senior of the five great officers of state in the medieval French royal court.
The official title of the steward in a medieval English nobleman's household.
The servant that brings the meat to the table at a meal.
decapodiform
deepfreeze
deepfreezed
deepfreezes
deepfreezing
deepfroze
deepfrozen
defectoscope
defensorship
defensorship
noun
The state or business of a defensor.
deptford
despairful
despairful
adj
Characterised by despair; hopeless.
despairfully
despairfully
adv
In a despairful manner.
despairfulness
despairfulness
noun
The quality of being despairful.
despecificate
despecificate
verb
(rare) To discriminate; to separate according to specific signification or qualities; to specificate; to desynonymize.
despecification
despecification
noun
(obsolete) discrimination
The act of generalizing, or making less specific.
despiteful
despiteful
adj
(archaic) Full of despite; expressing malice or contemptuous hate.
despitefully
despitefully
adv
(archaic) In a despiteful manner; spitefully.
despitefulness
despitefulness
noun
The state or quality of being despiteful.
dessertspoonful
dessertspoonful
noun
A quantity of something about the volume of a dessertspoon, or 2 teaspoons.
dessertspoonfuls
dessertspoonfuls
noun
plural of dessertspoonful
diffeomorphic
diffeomorphic
adj
(mathematics) Having a diffeomorphism.
diffeomorphism
diffeomorphism
noun
(mathematics) A differentiable homeomorphism (with differentiable inverse) between differentiable manifolds.
dipperful
dipperful
noun
(US) As much as a dipper will hold; a cupful.
disfellowship
disfellowship
noun
Lack of, or exclusion from, fellowship.
verb
(transitive) To subject to disfellowshipment.
dishpanful
dishpanful
noun
As much as a dishpan will hold.
dispatchful
dispatchful
adj
Bent on haste; intent on speedy execution of business or any task.
dispeaceful
dispersonification
dispersonification
noun
The process of dispersonifying.
dispersonify
dispersonify
verb
To view as impersonal; to see as an object rather than as having personal attributes.
disprofess
disprofess
verb
(obsolete, rare) To give up, renounce.
disprofit
disprofit
noun
Loss; damage.
verb
(obsolete) To be, or to cause to be, without profit or benefit.
disprofitable
disprofitable
adj
(obsolete) unprofitable
disproof
disproof
Noun
A refutation.
disproofs
disproofs
noun
plural of disproof
disputeful
disrespectful
disrespectful
adj
Lacking respect.
irrespective, heedless, regardless
disrespectfully
disrespectfully
adv
In a disrespectful manner; with a lack of respect.
disrespectfulness
disrespectfulness
noun
The state or quality of being disrespectful; disrespect; disregard.
dogproof
dogproof
adj
Resistant to damage caused by dogs.
verb
(transitive) To make resistant to damage caused by dogs.
dolphinfish
dolphinfish
noun
A large food and game fish of the Coryphaenidae family which is commonly found in tropical and subtropical waters.