(postpositive) Premeditated; planned ahead of time.
afterburning
afterburning
noun
(aviation) The injection of extra fuel into a jet engine downstream of the turbines in order to achieve extra thrust.
afterguard
afterguard
noun
(historical, nautical) The seaman or seamen stationed on the poop or after part of a ship, to attend the after-sails.
(sailing) The members of a yacht's crew who attend to the aft sails
A drudge; somebody tasked with menial work.
afterguns
afterthought
afterthought
noun
A reflection after an act; a later or subsequent thought, action, or expedient.
Something additional to the original plan or concept.
verb
(very rare except in the past tense, possibly nonstandard) To expound as an afterthought.
simple past tense and past participle of afterthink
afterthoughted
afterthoughted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of afterthought
afterthoughts
afterthoughts
noun
plural of afterthought
agatiferous
agatiferous
adj
Containing or yielding agates.
agrufe
agruif
agueproof
agueproof
adj
Resistant to the ague.
alfraganus
amygdaliferous
amygdaliferous
adj
almond-bearing
anguiform
anguiform
adj
Shaped like a snake.
anguilliform
anguilliform
adj
Shaped like an eel.
Swimming in the manner of an eel.
noun
Any eel of the order Anguilliformes
anguliferous
antisuffrage
antisuffrage
adj
(politics) Opposing suffrage.
antisuffragist
antisuffragist
noun
One who opposes suffrage.
aquafarming
aquafarming
noun
(agriculture) aquaculture
argentiferous
argentiferous
adj
(geology) Containing or producing silver.
argilliferous
argilliferous
adj
(geology) Producing clay; rich in argil.
argilloferruginous
argilloferruginous
adj
(soil science) Containing clay and iron.
argufied
argufied
verb
simple past tense and past participle of argufy
argufier
argufier
noun
One who argufies.
argufiers
argufiers
noun
plural of argufier
argufies
argufies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of argufy
argufy
argufy
verb
(intransitive, colloquial, archaic) To be of importance or relevance; to make a difference, to be of use.
(intransitive, colloquial, regional) To argue without any aim; to dispute; to disagree.
(transitive, colloquial, archaic) To be evidence of (something).
(transitive, colloquial, archaic) To persuade (someone) through argument.
(transitive, colloquial, archaic) To weary (someone) with arguing.
(transitive, colloquial, regional) To dispute (a point, fact, etc.), to argue about (something).
(transitive, intransitive, colloquial, archaic) To reason (something) out, to fully consider, think through.
argufying
argufying
verb
present participle of argufy
argusfish
argusfishes
aschaffenburg
aufklarung
aufklrung
aurifying
aurifying
verb
present participle of aurify
ausforming
ausforming
verb
present participle of ausform
autofrettage
autofrettage
noun
A metal fabrication technique in which a pressure vessel is subjected to enormous pressure, causing internal portions of the part to yield plasticly, resulting in internal compressive residual stresses once the pressure is released.
autograft
autograft
noun
(surgery) A tissue graft taken from one part to another of the same individual's body.
verb
(transitive) To graft in this manner.
autografted
autografted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of autograft
autografting
autografting
verb
present participle of autograft
beefburger
beefburger
noun
(food) Synonym of hamburger (a cooked ground beef sandwich)
(food) Synonym of hamburger (a ground beef patty)
(food) Synonym of hamburger (ground beef)
beefburgers
beefburgers
noun
plural of beefburger
befraught
befraught
adj
(rare) fraught
bifurcating
bifurcating
adj
dividing or forking into two
verb
present participle of bifurcate
blackfigured
bodysurfing
bodysurfing
verb
present participle of bodysurf
bourgeoisify
bourgeoisify
Verb
To make bourgeois.
brachiofaciolingual
brogueful
brutifying
brutifying
verb
present participle of brutify
buffering
buffering
verb
present participle of buffer
bugproof
bugproof
verb
(transitive) To make resistant to insects.
bulletproofing
bulletproofing
verb
present participle of bulletproof
bullfighter
bullfighter
noun
One who engages in bullfighting; a toreador or matador.
bullfighters
bullfighters
noun
plural of bullfighter
bullfrog
bullfrog
noun
Any of various frogs having a croak that resembles the bellow of a cow or bull.
bullfrogs
bullfrogs
noun
plural of bullfrog
burglarproof
burglarproof
adj
as secure as possible against burglary
burglarproofed
burglarproofing
burglarproofs
bushfighter
bushfighter
noun
One who takes part in bushfighting.
butterfingered
butterfingered
adj
Prone to dropping things; clumsy.
butterfingers
butterfingers
noun
A tendency to drop things, or to be clumsy or uncoordinated.
One's fingers which tend to drop things, or are clumsy or uncoordinated.
Someone who tends to drop things; (more generally) someone who is clumsy or uncoordinated; a klutz.
butterflying
butterflying
verb
present participle of butterfly
butteryfingered
calculifrage
calculifrage
noun
(surgery) An instrument inserted into the bladder in order to break up calculi.
camouflager
camouflager
noun
A person skilled in the art of camouflage.
A person who camouflages things.
camouflagers
camouflagers
noun
plural of camouflager
caprimulgiformes
carfuffling
carriageful
carriageful
noun
The amount that can fit in a carriage.
centrifugal
centrifugal
adj
(botany) Expanding first at the summit, and later at the base, as a flower cluster.
(botany) Having the radicle turned toward the sides of the fruit, as some embryos.
Tending, or causing, to recede from the center.
noun
A rotating machine used to separate massecuite into sugar crystals and molasses.
centrifugalisation
centrifugalisation
noun
Alternative form of centrifugation
centrifugalise
centrifugalise
verb
Alternative form of centrifugalize
centrifugalization
centrifugalization
noun
Synonym of centrifugation
centrifugalize
centrifugalize
verb
Synonym of centrifugate
centrifugalized
centrifugalized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of centrifugalize
centrifugalizing
centrifugalizing
verb
present participle of centrifugalize
centrifugaller
centrifugally
centrifugally
adv
Away from a centre or axis.
In a centrifuge.
Using centrifugal force.
centrifugals
centrifugals
noun
plural of centrifugal
centrifugate
centrifugate
noun
The material to be separated in a centrifuge.
verb
(transitive) To separate using centrifugation.
centrifugation
centrifugation
noun
The process in which mixtures are separated using the centripetal force generated by spinning in a centrifuge.
centrifuge
centrifuge
noun
(figuratively) An apparatus in which humans are spun to simulate acceleration in an aircraft or spacecraft.
A device in which a mixture of denser and lighter materials (normally dispersed in a liquid) is separated by being spun about a central axis at high speed.
verb
To rotate something in a centrifuge, typically in order to separate its constituents.
centrifuged
centrifuged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of centrifuge
centrifugence
centrifugence
noun
The property or quality of being centrifugal.
centrifuges
centrifuges
noun
plural of centrifuge
centrifuging
centrifuging
noun
The processing of material in a centrifuge.
verb
present participle of centrifuge
cerebellifugal
cerebellifugal
adj
(anatomy) Directed towards the cerebellum.
cerebrifugal
cerebrifugal
adj
(physiology) Applied to those nerve fibers which go from the brain to the spinal cord, and so transfer cerebral impulses (centrifugal impressions) outwards.
chargeful
chargeful
adj
(obsolete) costly; expensive
chauffeuring
chauffeuring
verb
present participle of chauffeur
chuckfarthing
circumfulgent
circumfulgent
adj
Shining around or about.
circumfusing
circumfusing
verb
present participle of circumfuse
cofeaturing
cofeaturing
verb
present participle of cofeature
coiffuring
coiffuring
verb
present participle of coiffure
configurable
configurable
adj
Capable of being configured; customisable; permitting rearrangement or adjustment.
configural
configural
adj
Relating to the spatial configuration of something, such as a human face to be recognised, rather than its separate visual features.
configurate
configurate
verb
(intransitive, obsolete) To take form or position, like the parts of a complex structure; to agree with a pattern.
(transitive, obsolete) To configure; to arrange or shape.
configurated
configurated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of configurate
configurating
configurating
verb
present participle of configurate
configuration
configuration
noun
(algebra) A finite set of points and lines (and sometimes planes), generally with equal numbers of points per line and equal numbers of lines per point.
(physics, chemistry) The arrangement of electrons in an atom, molecule, or other physical structure like a crystal.
Form, as depending on the relative disposition of the parts of a thing's shape; figure; form factor.
Relative position or aspect of the planets; the face of the horoscope, according to the relative positions of the planets at any time.
The way things are arranged or put together in order to achieve a result.
configurational
configurational
adj
(grammar) Of a language: having a relatively fixed style of grammar where the subject of a sentence is outside the finite verb phrase but the object is inside it.
Of or pertaining to a configuration.
configurationally
configurationally
adv
With regard to a configuration
configurationism
configurationism
noun
(psychology) Any theory of psychology based on configurational properties, but especially Gestalt psychology
configurationist
configurations
configurations
noun
plural of configuration
configurative
configurative
adj
Of or pertaining to configuration
configure
configure
verb
(transitive) To set up or arrange something in such a way that it is ready for operation for a particular purpose, or to someone's particular liking
configured
configured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of configure
configures
configures
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of configure
configuring
configuring
verb
present participle of configure
copurifying
copurifying
verb
present participle of copurify
corticifugal
corticifugal
adj
(anatomy) Leading away from the cerebral cortex
corticifugally
corticifugally
adv
In a corticifugal manner.
counterfeiting
counterfeiting
noun
The act of one who counterfeits.
verb
present participle of counterfeit
counterflange
counterflashing
counterflashing
noun
(construction) Formed metal or elastomeric sheeting secured on or into a wall, curb, pipe or other surface, to cover and protect the upper edge of a base flashing and its associated fasteners.
counterflight
counterfugue
counterfugue
noun
(music) A fugue in which the answer or imitation to the melody is played in an inverse manner.
countergift
countergift
noun
A gift given in response to a gift received.
countershafting
countershafting
verb
present participle of countershaft
crossruffing
crossruffing
verb
present participle of crossruff
crucifige
crucifyfying
crucifying
crucifying
verb
present participle of crucify
curfewing
dangerful
dangerful
adj
(obsolete) Fraught with danger; hazardous.
dangerfully
dangerfully
adv
(obsolete) dangerously
defiguration
defiguration
noun
(obsolete) disfiguration; mutilation
defigure
defigure
verb
(obsolete) To delineate.
defrauding
defrauding
noun
The act of committing fraud.
verb
present participle of defraud
demifigure
desulfurating
desulfurating
verb
present participle of desulfurate
desulfuring
desulfuring
verb
present participle of desulfur
desulfurising
desulfurising
verb
present participle of desulfurise
desulfurizing
desulfurizing
verb
present participle of desulfurize
dirgeful
dirgeful
adj
funereal
having the qualities of a dirge; moaning
disfavouring
disfavouring
verb
present participle of disfavour
disfeaturing
disfeaturing
verb
present participle of disfeature
disfiguration
disfiguration
noun
The act of disfiguring, spoiling the appearance of something or someone; the state of being disfigured.
disfigurative
disfigurative
adj
disfiguring
disfigure
disfigure
verb
to change the appearance of something/someone to the negative.
disfigured
disfigured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disfigure
disfigurement
disfigurement
noun
The result of disfiguring; the state of being disfigured
disfigurements
disfigurements
noun
plural of disfigurement
disfigurer
disfigurer
noun
One who disfigures.
disfigures
disfigures
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disfigure
disfiguring
disfiguring
verb
present participle of disfigure
disfiguringly
disfiguringly
adv
So as to cause disfigurement.
disgraceful
disgraceful
adj
Bringing or warranting disgrace; shameful.
Giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation.