(pharmacology) A drug or an agent that induces an abortion.
absorbefacient
absorbefacient
adj
(medicine) Inducing or increasing absorption (of a drug).
noun
(medicine) Any such medicine that induces absorption.
acetabuliferous
acetabuliferous
adj
Furnished with fleshy cups for adhering to bodies, as cuttlefish, etc.
acetabuliform
acetabuliform
adj
(botany) Shaped like a saucer or shallow cup.
acetification
acetification
noun
The act of making acetous or sour; the process of converting, or of becoming converted, into vinegar.
acetified
acetified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of acetify
acetifier
acetifier
noun
An apparatus for hastening acetification
acetifies
acetifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acetify
acetify
acetify
verb
(intransitive) To turn acid
(transitive) To convert into acid or vinegar.
acetifying
acetifying
verb
present participle of acetify
acetylfluoride
acheft
acinacifoliate
acinetiform
acinetiform
adj
(zoology) Resembling the Acinetae.
acrestaff
actifier
actifier
noun
(chemistry) Synonym of reactivator
actiniferous
actiniferous
adj
Containing or producing actinium
acutifoliate
acutifoliate
adj
(botany) Having sharp-pointed leaves.
adfected
adfected
adj
(algebra, archaic, of an equation) Having different powers of the unknown quantity in its various terms.
adfiliate
adventureful
adventureful
adj
Given to adventure.
adversifoliate
adversifoliate
adj
(botany) Having leaves placed opposite each other on a stem.
aepyornithiformes
aerifaction
aerifaction
noun
aeration
hyperinflation (of the lungs)
aerification
aerification
noun
Aeration, especially of the soil.
Transformation into air or gas.
aerocraft
aerocraft
noun
(dated or nonstandard) An aircraft.
aeroflot
aeroflot
Proper noun
The largest airline in Russia.
afetal
afetal
adj
Not fetal
affabilities
affabilities
noun
plural of affability
affaite
affatuate
affatuate
verb
(obsolete) To infatuate.
affect
affect
noun
(obsolete) A desire, an appetite.
(obsolete) One's mood or inclination; mental state.
(psychology) A subjective feeling experienced in response to a thought or other stimulus; mood, emotion, especially as demonstrated in external physical signs.
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To aim for, to try to obtain.
(transitive) To influence or alter.
(transitive) To make a show of; to put on a pretense of; to feign; to assume. To make a false display of.
(transitive) To move to emotion.
(transitive, Scotland, law) To burden (property) with a fixed charge or payment, or other condition or restriction.
(transitive, archaic) To assign; to appoint.
(transitive, archaic) To dispose or incline.
(transitive, archaic) To tend to by affinity or disposition.
(transitive, obsolete) To show a fondness for (something); to choose.
(transitive, pathology) Of an illness or condition, to infect or harm (a part of the body).
(transitive, rare) To feel affection for (someone); to like, be fond of.
affectability
affectability
noun
The condition of being affectable.
affectable
affectable
adj
Able to be affected.
affectate
affectation
affectation
noun
An attempt to assume or exhibit what is not natural or real; false display; artificial show.
An unusual mannerism.
affectationist
affectationist
noun
One who exhibits affectation.
affectations
affectations
noun
plural of affectation
affected
affected
adj
(algebra, archaic) adfected.
Emotionally moved; touched.
Influenced or changed by something.
Resulting from a mostly negative physical effect or transformation.
Simulated in order to impress.
artificial, stilted
noun
Someone affected, as by a disease.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of affect
affectedly
affectedly
adv
(obsolete) Lovingly; with tender care.
(obsolete) With intention, intentionally, deliberately.
In an affected manner; hypocritically; with more show than reality.
affectedness
affectedness
noun
The state or quality of being affected.
affecter
affecter
noun
A person who affects to know something or to be something.
affecters
affecters
noun
plural of affecter
affectibility
affectibility
noun
The quality or state of being affectible.
affectible
affectible
adj
Alternative form of affectable
affecting
affecting
adj
Producing or causing strong feelings and emotions.
verb
present participle of affect
affectingly
affectingly
adv
So as to affect in an emotional sense.
affection
affection
noun
(medicine, archaic) A disease; a morbid symptom; a malady.
A feeling of love or strong attachment.
An attribute; a quality or property; a condition.
An emotion; a feeling or natural impulse acting upon and swaying the mind.
The act of affecting or acting upon.
The state of being affected, especially: a change in, or alteration of, the emotional state of a person or other animal, caused by a subjective affect (a subjective feeling or emotion), which arises in response to a stimulus which may result from either thought or perception.
verb
(now rare) To feel affection for.
affectional
affectional
adj
Pertaining to the affections; affective; characterized by emotion
(of a person) Having affection or warm regard; loving; fond.
(of an action, etc.) Characterised by or proceeding from affection; indicating love; tender.
verb
(obsolete, reflexive) To emotionally attach (oneself) to.
(rare) To show affection to; to have affection for.
affectionately
affectionately
adv
In an affectionate manner.
affectionateness
affectionateness
noun
The state or quality of being affectionate.
affectioned
affectioned
adj
(archaic) Feeling a certain affection for; disposed.
(archaic) affected, pompous
(archaic) obstinate, willful
(archaic) zealous, earnest
verb
simple past tense and past participle of affection
affectionless
affectionless
adj
(psychology) Incapable of empathy.
Without affection; unfeeling; emotionless.
affections
affections
noun
plural of affection
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of affection
affectious
affectious
adj
(obsolete) affectionate
affective
affective
adj
Emotional; emotionally charged; affecting.
Relating to, resulting from, or influenced by the emotions.
affectively
affectively
adv
In an affective way; emotionally.
affectivity
affectivity
noun
Ability to experience affects: feelings, emotions, judgement, motivations, etc.
affectless
affectless
adj
Lacking or not showing emotion.
affectlessness
affectlessness
noun
Emotional detachment; a lack of feeling.
affector
affector
noun
A nerve cell that directly activates a muscle
affects
affects
noun
plural of affect
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of affect
affectual
affectual
adj
Pertaining to or consisting in disposition or desire.
affectum
affectuous
affectuous
adj
(obsolete) Full of passion or emotion; earnest.
affectus
affeerment
affeerment
noun
(obsolete, law) The act of affeering or assessing an amercement, according to the circumstances of the case.
affenspalte
afferent
afferent
adj
Carrying towards.
noun
An afferent structure or connection
afferently
afferently
adv
Inwardly, toward the center.
affettuoso
affettuoso
adv
(music) With feeling; in a loving, tender way.
affettuosos
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
affinitative
affinitative
adj
Of the nature of affinity.
affinitatively
affinitatively
adv
(perhaps dated) In a manner than pertains to an affinity; familiarly; understandingly; similarly.
affinite
affinities
affinities
noun
plural of affinity
affinitive
affinitive
adj
Closely connected, as by affinity.
affirmative
affirmative
adj
(algebra) positive; not negative
(logic) Expressing the agreement of the two terms of a proposition.
Confirmative; ratifying.
dogmatic
pertaining to any assertion or active confirmation that favors a particular result
pertaining to truth; asserting that something is; affirming
positive
intj
(military, especially radio communications) Yes; true; correct.
An elaborate synonym for the word yes.
noun
(grammar) An answer that shows agreement or acceptance.
(obsolete) An assertion.
Yes; an answer that shows agreement or acceptance.
affirmatively
affirmatively
adv
In an affirming manner.
affirmativeness
affirmativeness
noun
The property of being affirmative.
affirmatives
affirmatives
noun
plural of affirmative
affixment
affixment
noun
Property of being affixed; attachment; connection.
affixture
affixture
noun
The act of affixing
The condition of being affixed
afflate
afflate
verb
(obsolete) To fill, especially with divine inspiration.
afflated
afflated
adj
Inspired, especially divinely.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of afflate
afflatuses
afflatuses
noun
plural of afflatus
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.
afflictionless
afflictionless
adj
Free from affliction.
afflictive
afflictive
adj
That causes physical or mental pain.
afflictively
afflictively
adv
In an afflictive manner
affluent
affluent
adj
(by extension) Abounding in goods or riches; having a moderate level of material wealth.
(dated) Tributary.
(obsolete) Flowing to; flowing abundantly.
Abundant; copious; plenteous.
The Upper East Side is an affluent neighborhood in New York City.
noun
A stream or river flowing into a larger river or into a lake; a tributary stream; a tributary.
Somebody who is wealthy.
affluently
affluently
adv
In an affluent manner.
affluentness
affluentness
noun
The state or quality of being affluent.
affluents
affluents
noun
plural of affluent
afforcement
afforcement
noun
(obsolete) A reinforcement; a strengthening.
afforest
afforest
verb
(transitive) To make into forest
afforestable
afforestable
adj
Suitable for being afforested.
afforestation
afforestation
noun
The act or process of creating a new forest where none had existed before, or reforestation of areas long deforested.
afforestational
afforested
afforested
adj
Created by afforestation.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of afforest
afforesting
afforesting
verb
present participle of afforest
afforestment
afforestment
noun
The process of afforesting.
afforests
afforests
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of afforest
afformative
afformative
noun
(grammar) An affix.
affranchisement
affranchisement
noun
The act of freeing; enfranchisement.
affreight
affreight
verb
To hire (a ship etc.) for the transportation of freight.
affreighter
affreighter
noun
One who hires or charters a ship to transport goods.
affreightment
affreightment
noun
(nautical) The act of hiring, or the contract for use of, a vessel, or some part of it, to convey cargo.
affret
affret
noun
(obsolete) An attack.
affrettando
affrettando
adv
(music) In a rushing or hurrying manner; as if pressing onwards.
affricate
affricate
noun
(phonetics) A sound produced using a combination of a plosive and a fricative.
verb
(transitive) To produce (a plosive) as an affricate.
affricated
affricated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of affricate
affricates
affricates
noun
plural of affricate
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of affricate
affricative
affricative
adj
Of or relating to an affricate.
noun
An affricate.
affricatives
affricatives
noun
plural of affricative
affrighted
affrighted
adj
(archaic) Terrified.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of affright
affrightedly
affrightedly
adv
(archaic, poetic) with fright
affrighter
affrighter
noun
(archaic) One who frightens.
affrightment
affrightment
noun
(archaic) Fright; fear; alarm; the fact or state of being frightened.
(obsolete) A cause of fear.
(obsolete) The action of frightening or terrifying; intimidation.
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.
affrontee
affronter
affronter
noun
One who receives an affront.
Someone who affronts.
affrontingness
affrontingness
noun
The state or quality of affronting.
affrontive
affrontive
adj
Tending to affront or offend.
affrontiveness
affrontiveness
noun
The state or quality of being affrontive.
affrontment
affrontment
noun
An act of affronting; an insult or hostile confrontation.
afghanets
aflutter
aflutter
adj
Filled or covered (with something that flutters).
Fluttering.
In a state of tremulous excitement, anticipation or confusion.
aforementioned
aforementioned
adj
Previously mentioned.
noun
(uncountable) The one or ones mentioned previously.
aforethought
aforethought
adj
(postpositive) Premeditated; planned ahead of time.
aforetime
aforetime
adj
(archaic) Former.
adv
(archaic) In time past; in a former time; formerly.
aforetimes
aforetimes
Adverb
formerly, previously
afreet
afreet
noun
Alternative spelling of ifrit
afreets
afreets
noun
plural of afreet
afret
afrete
afrite
afrite
noun
Alternative form of ifrit
after
after
adj
(dated) Later; second (of two); next, following, subsequent
(nautical, where the frame of reference is within the ship) At or towards the stern of a ship.
adv
Behind; later in time; following.
conj
Signifies that the action of the clause it starts takes place before the action of the other clause.
prep
(Ireland, usually preceded by a form of be, followed by an -ing form of a verb) Used to indicate recent completion of an activity
(dated) According to an author or text.
(obsolete) According to the direction and influence of; in proportion to; befitting.
As a result of.
Behind.
Denoting the aim or object; concerning; in relation to.
In allusion to, in imitation of; following or referencing.
In pursuit of, seeking.
In spite of.
Next in importance or rank.
Subsequently to; following in time; later than.
afteract
afterage
afterage
noun
An age occurring afterwards; a later era.
afterattack
afterband
afterbay
afterbay
noun
(hydrology) a stream, conduit, pond or reservoir, of a hydroelectric power plant at the outlet of the turbines.
afterbeat
afterbeat
noun
(music) A secondary, weaker half of a musical beat.
afterbirth
afterbirth
noun
The placenta and other material expelled via the birth canal following childbirth or parturition in mammals.