A nocturnal, insectivorous mammal, Proteles cristatus, of southern and eastern Africa, related to and resembling the hyena.
abbotsford
acetylfluoride
acidiferous
acidiferous
adj
Containing or yielding an acid.
acidproof
acidproof
adj
Resistant to the corrosive effects of acid.
adeniform
adeniform
adj
Shaped like a gland; adenoid.
adenofibroma
adenofibroma
noun
(pathology) A benign glandular and fibrous (connective) neoplasm
adenofibrosis
adenofibrosis
noun
(pathology) a benign nodular microscopic lesion of the prostate consisting of acinar tissue with increased stroma
(pathology) a nodular, benign breast lesion consisting of hyperplastic distorted lobules of acinar tissue with increased collagenous stroma
adenoliomyofibroma
adenomyofibroma
adffroze
adffrozen
adfroze
adfrozen
adiantiform
adipoceriform
adipoceriform
adj
(rare) Having the form or appearance of adipocere.
adipofibroma
adversifoliate
adversifoliate
adj
(botany) Having leaves placed opposite each other on a stem.
adversifolious
adversifolious
adj
Synonym of adversifoliate
aecidioform
afforced
afforced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of afforce
afford
afford
verb
(obsolete) To offer, provide, or supply, as in selling, granting or expending, with profit, or without too great a loss.
(rare) To give forth; to supply, yield, or produce as the natural result, fruit, or issue.
To give, grant, or confer, with a remoter reference to its being the natural result; to provide; to furnish.
To incur, stand, or bear without serious detriment, as an act which might under other circumstances be injurious; (usually after an expression of ability, as could, able, difficult) to be able or rich enough.
affordable
affordable
adj
Able to be afforded; inexpensive or reasonably priced.
afforded
afforded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of afford
affording
affording
verb
present participle of afford
affords
affords
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of afford
afforested
afforested
adj
Created by afforestation.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of afforest
affrettando
affrettando
adv
(music) In a rushing or hurrying manner; as if pressing onwards.
affronted
affronted
adj
(heraldry) Synonym of affronté
Defiant
verb
simple past tense and past participle of affront
affrontedly
affrontedly
adv
(obsolete) shamelessly
affrontedness
affrontedness
noun
The state or quality of being affronted.
aforehand
aforehand
adj
Beforehand in condition; forehanded.
adv
(archaic or dialect) Beforehand; in advance; in anticipation.
aforementioned
aforementioned
adj
Previously mentioned.
noun
(uncountable) The one or ones mentioned previously.
aforenamed
aforenamed
Adjective
Named earlier in a document.
aforesaid
aforesaid
adj
Previously stated; said or named before.
aforeward
africanoid
africanoid
Noun
A Negroid.
afrikanderdom
afrikanerdom
afrikanerdom
Noun
The world or sphere of Afrikaners.
afterbodies
afterbodies
noun
plural of afterbody
afterbody
afterbody
noun
(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.
afterdrops
aftergood
afterhold
afterknowledge
afterknowledge
noun
Knowledge acquired later, or after the event.
aftersound
aftersound
noun
(acoustics) The second, slower phase of decay in the sound made by a piano string when it is struck.
(phonetics, obsolete) A weaker sound that immediately follows a more salient one, such as the second, less prominent vowel sound in a falling diphthong.
A sound that persists or remains audible after its source has ceased to produce it; the perception of such a sound.
afterthoughted
afterthoughted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of afterthought
afterwisdom
afterword
afterword
noun
(of a letter) a postscript.
(to a book) an appendix.
an epilogue.
afterworld
afterworld
noun
A supposed world that is entered after death; the realm of the afterlife.
afterworlds
afterworlds
noun
plural of afterworld
airproofed
airproofed
adj
That has been made airtight
alford
alfredo
alfredo
noun
(cooking) Alternative spelling of Alfredo
allendorf
allografted
allografted
adj
grafted as an allograft
altdorf
altdorfer
amidofluorid
amidofluoride
amphipodiform
amphipodiform
adj
Resembling an amphipod
amygdaliferous
amygdaliferous
adj
almond-bearing
amygdaliform
amygdaliform
adj
(mycology) Shaped like an almond.
antadiform
anticonfederationism
anticonfederationist
anticonfederationist
noun
One who opposes confederation.
anticonfederative
antisudorific
antisudorific
adj
(medicine) Preventing sweating.
noun
(medicine) Any agent that prevents sweating.
appledorf
archfounder
arfvedsonite
arfvedsonite
noun
(mineralogy) A rare sodium amphibole mineral.
arundiferous
arundiferous
adj
(rare, botany) Producing reeds or canes.
ascidiferous
ascidiform
ascidiform
adj
(zoology) Shaped like an ascidian.
ashford
ashford
Proper noun
A town in Kent.
A town in borough, Surrey (previously in Middlesex).
A village in district, Devon, England
A village in district, Devon
A village in Derbyshire, Ashford-in-the-Water.
ausformed
ausformed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ausform
autodifferentiation
autodifferentiation
noun
(biology) Automatic differentiation and specialization of cells; autonomous development.
(mathematics, computing) The automatic differentiation of a function by a computer.
The differentiation of a whole into distinct parts; self-differentiation.
autografted
autografted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of autograft
azoformamide
babyproofed
babyproofed
adj
Made babyproof.
bairdford
ballyllumford
bamford
barefooted
barefooted
adj
Wearing nothing on the feet; barefoot.
beauford
beforehand
beforehand
adj
(archaic, often followed by with) In a state of anticipation or preoccupation.
(obsolete) In comfortable circumstances as regards property; forehanded.
adv
At an earlier or preceding time.
beforehandedness
beforesaid
beforesaid
adj
(archaic) Previously said.
bicrofarad
bicrofarad
noun
(dated, nonstandard) A billionth of a farad.
blackford
blandford
blandfordia
blanford
bradford
bradford
Proper noun
A city in West Yorkshire, England.
name derived from the surname, of mostly American usage.
bradfordsville
branford
bransford
brantford
brantford
Proper noun
A city in Ontario, Canada
brantsford
broadford
broadleaf
broadleaf
adj
Pertaining to trees with relatively broad, flat leaves as opposed to needles, or woodlands made up of such trees.
Used in the name of a plant or tree: having especially broad leaves.
noun
A tree (Terminalia latifolia, now Terminalia catappa) of Jamaica.
A type of tobacco having broad leaves, used for making cigars.
broadwife
burglarproofed
cadmiferous
cadmiferous
adj
Containing or producing cadmium.
calfdozer
calfdozer
noun
A small bulldozer.
campodeiform
campodeiform
adj
(zoology) Of, pertaining to, or resembling an insect or larva of the genus Campodea.
campoformido
cardiform
cardiform
adj
(of fish teeth) Resembling a series of combs
carryforward
carryforward
noun
(accounting, taxation) An income tax loss or credit not usable in the current year that can be applied to offset income or taxes paid, respectively, in subsequent tax years.
castleford
castleford
Proper noun
a town in the City of Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England.
cathodofluorescence
caudiform
caudiform
adj
(zoology) Resembling a tail.
caudofemoral
caudofemoral
adj
(anatomy) caudal and femoral
chaddsford
chalcidiform
charadriiform
charadriiform
adj
(ornithology) Belonging to the Charadriiformes.
noun
Any bird of the order Charadriiformes
charadriiformes
chaudfroid
chaudfroid
noun
Alternative form of chaud-froid
chloralformamide
chondrification
chondrification
noun
(physiology) The formation of, or conversion into, cartilage; a cartilaginous formation resulting from this process.
chondrofetal
chondrofibroma
chondrofibroma
noun
(pathology) A cartilaginous fibroma
chondrofibromatous
cofferdam
cofferdam
noun
(engineering) A temporary watertight enclosure used to create a dry foundation for building bridges and other structures over water.
(nautical) An empty space that acts as a protective barrier between two floors or bulkheads on a ship.
cofferdams
cofferdams
noun
plural of cofferdam
confarreated
confederacies
confederacies
noun
plural of confederacy
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.
confederal
confederal
adj
Of, pertaining to, or being a confederation.
confederalist
confederalist
noun
A member of a confederation.
confederate
confederate
adj
banded together; allied.
of, relating to, or united in a confederacy
noun
(psychology) An actor who participates in a psychological experiment pretending to be a subject but in actuality working for the researcher.
A member of a confederacy.
An accomplice in a plot.
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To combine in a confederacy.
confederated
confederated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of confederate
confederater
confederates
confederates
noun
plural of confederate
confederating
confederating
verb
present participle of confederate
confederatio
confederation
confederation
noun
A union or alliance of states or political organizations.
The act of forming an alliance.
confederationism
confederationism
noun
The advocacy of confederation as a means of government.
confederationist
confederationist
adj
(Canada, chiefly historical) Of or relating to a political movement in favour of Canadian Confederation.
noun
(Canada, chiefly historical) A supporter of Canadian Confederation.
A supporter of confederation.
confederations
confederations
noun
plural of confederation
confederatism
confederative
confederative
adj
Of or pertaining to confederates of a confederation.
confederatize
confederator
confederator
noun
(obsolete) A confederate.
confervoideae
confidentiary
configurated
configurated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of configurate
confirmand
confirmand
noun
(religion) A candidate for confirmation or affirmation of baptism.
confirmands
confirmands
noun
plural of confirmand
conflagrated
conflagrated
adj
Burnt, destroyed by fire.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of conflagrate