An attempt to assume or exhibit what is not natural or real; false display; artificial show.
An unusual mannerism.
affectional
affectional
adj
Pertaining to the affections; affective; characterized by emotion
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
afforcement
afforcement
noun
(obsolete) A reinforcement; a strengthening.
afterchrome
aftercoming
aftercoming
adj
(obstetrics) Specifically, of a baby's head: following the rest of the body out of the womb, rather than (as is usual) preceding it.
Succeeding, following.
noun
A following state, sequel, consequence, or result; an aftercome.
aftercooler
aftercooler
noun
An intercooler located at the end of the supercharging chain.
aftercourse
aftercourse
noun
(archaic, regional) The final course of a meal.
(obsolete) A subsequent course of study.
The course (sequence of events or actions) that follows something; subsequent course.
afterschool
afterschool
adj
Of or pertaining to a program intended to care for and educate children in the time immediately after school classes.
Taking place immediately after school classes.
aftershocks
aftershocks
noun
plural of aftershock
anfractuose
anfractuose
adj
Alternative form of anfractuous
apocaffeine
apofenchene
apofenchene
noun
(chemistry, obsolete) An unsaturated monocyclic hydrocarbon with the chemical formula C₉H₁₆.
archfounder
autofocuses
autofocuses
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of autofocus
bacciferous
bacciferous
adj
Producing berries.
bacteriform
beachfronts
beachfronts
noun
plural of beachfront
beccaficoes
benefaction
benefaction
noun
An act of charity; almsgiving.
An act of doing good; a benefit, a blessing.
benefactors
benefactors
noun
plural of benefactor
benefactory
benefactory
adj
Yielding benefit; doing good.
noun
One who gives benefit to others; a benefactor.
biofeedback
biofeedback
noun
A technique consisting of measuring a person's quantifiable bodily functions, such as blood pressure, heart rate, skin temperature, sweat gland activity, and muscle tension, then conveying the information to the person in real-time.
blackfellow
blackfellow
noun
(Australia, now usually considered offensive) A (male) Australian Aborigine.
boldfacedly
bracteiform
cadmiferous
cadmiferous
adj
Containing or producing cadmium.
cafetoriums
cafetoriums
noun
plural of cafetorium
caffiaceous
calciferols
calciferols
noun
plural of calciferol
calciferous
calciferous
adj
Yielding or containing calcium, calcium carbonate or calcite.
calefaction
calefaction
noun
The act of warming or heating.
The state or condition of being heated.
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
californite
californite
noun
(mineralogy) A green vesuvianite found in California, resembling jade and used as a gemstone.
camouflaged
camouflaged
adj
wearing, in, or treated with, camouflage; disguised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of camouflage
camouflager
camouflager
noun
A person skilled in the art of camouflage.
A person who camouflages things.
camouflages
camouflages
noun
plural of camouflage
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of camouflage
camoufleurs
camoufleurs
noun
plural of camoufleur
carniferous
carniferous
adj
Obsolete form of carnivorous.
cauliferous
cauliferous
adj
(botany) Giving rise to a stalk or stem
cauliflower
cauliflower
noun
Brassica oleracea var. botrytis, an annual variety of cabbage, of which the cluster of young flower stalks and buds is eaten as a vegetable.
The edible head or curd of a cauliflower plant.
The swelling of a cauliflower ear.
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To (cause to) swell up like a cauliflower ear.
cercariform
chiffonades
chiffonades
noun
plural of chiffonade
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chiffonade
cinefaction
cinefaction
noun
(obsolete, rare) cineration; reduction to ashes
classfellow
classfellow
noun
(dated or India) classmate
clofibrates
clofibrates
noun
plural of clofibrate
cloverleafs
cloverleafs
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cloverleaf
coachfellow
coachfellow
noun
(figuratively) A comrade.
One of a pair of horses employed to draw a coach.
cockchafers
cockchafers
noun
plural of cockchafer
codefendant
codefendant
noun
(law) Any of several defendants answering the same charge.
cofavorites
cofavorites
noun
plural of cofavorite
cofeaturing
cofeaturing
verb
present participle of cofeature
coffeecakes
coffeecakes
noun
plural of coffeecake
coffeemaker
coffeemaker
noun
(obsolete) A person who makes coffee.
Any of several different types of kitchen apparatus used to brew and filter coffee.
Confident; relaxed; not worried about someone or something.
In a state of comfort and content.
Providing physical comfort and ease; agreeable.
noun
(US) A stuffed or quilted coverlet for a bed; a comforter.
confabulate
confabulate
verb
(intransitive) To confer.
(intransitive) To speak casually with; to chat.
(transitive, intransitive, psychology) To fabricate memories in order to fill gaps in one's memory.
confarreate
confarreate
adj
Describing a form of Ancient Roman marriage solemnized with cakes made of far (spelt).
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.
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.
conferrable
conferrable
adj
Capable of being conferred
confervales
confessable
confessable
adj
That can be confessed.
confidantes
confidantes
noun
plural of confidante
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.
confineable
confineable
adj
Alternative form of confinable
confirmable
confirmable
adj
Capable of being checked, verifiable.
confiscable
confiscable
adj
That can be confiscated.
confiscated
confiscated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of confiscate
confiscates
confiscates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of confiscate
conflagrate
conflagrate
verb
(intransitive) To catch fire.
(transitive) To set fire to something.
conformable
conformable
adj
Having the same shape or form; very similar.
Suitable; compliant.
conformance
conformance
noun
The act of conforming; conformity.
confutative
confutative
adj
That confutes
coralflower
cotransfers
cotransfers
noun
plural of cotransfer
cotransfuse
counterfact
counterfact
noun
A counterfactual.
counterhaft
coxofemoral
coxofemoral
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the hip and the femur
craftswomen
craftswomen
noun
plural of craftswoman
craftworker
craftworker
noun
A maker of craftwork.
crateriform
crateriform
adj
(botany) Having the form of a shallow bowl.
cyanformate
cypraeiform
defalcation
defalcation
noun
(law) The act of cancelling part of a claim by deducting a smaller claim which the claimant owes to the defendant.
embezzlement
defalcators
defalcators
noun
plural of defalcator
defecations
defecations
noun
plural of defecation
defrication
deification
deification
noun
(Christianity, theology) Union with God; theosis.
A deified embodiment.
Excessive praise.
The act of deifying; exaltation to divine honors; apotheosis.
deificatory
deificatory
adj
Serving to deify or make into a god.
disciflorae
edification
edification
noun
(archaic) A building or edifice.
The act of edifying, or the state of being edified or improved; a building process, especially morally, emotionally, or spiritually
edificatory
edificatory
adj
Tending to edification.
efficacious
efficacious
adj
(formal) Effective; possessing efficacy.
enforceable
enforceable
adj
Capable of being enforced.
facetiation
facetiation
noun
(rare) facetious behavior
facetiously
facetiously
adv
(dated) In a pleasantly humorous or playful fashion.
In a facetious or flippant manner; in a manner that treats serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor
facioplegia
facioplegia
noun
(pathology) paralysis of the muscles of the face
factorylike
factorylike
adj
Resembling a factory in any of various respects
fancymonger
fancymonger
noun
(obsolete) A lovemonger; a whimsical lover.
farinaceous
farinaceous
adj
Having a floury texture; grainy.
Made from, or rich in, starch or flour.
fasciodesis
fasciolidae
fecundation
fecundation
noun
The process whereby a new organism is produced by fertilization.
fecundatory
fecundatory
adj
Of or relating to fecundation.
felicitator
felicitator
noun
One who felicitates, or offers congratulation.
fellowcraft
fellowcraft
noun
A Freemason who has completed the second degree of initiation into Freemasonry.
ferrocyanic
ferrocyanic
adj
(inorganic chemistry) Of, pertaining to, or derived from a ferrocyanide
ferulaceous
ferulaceous
adj
Having a stalk like a reed.
Pertaining to reeds and canes.
fianchettos
fianchettos
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fianchetto
ficoidaceae
flamboyance
flamboyance
Noun
The condition of being flamboyant.
A group of flamingos.
flanconnade
flatterdock
flocculable
flocculable
adj
Capable of flocculation.
flocculated
flocculated
adj
Collected together in a loose aggregation like flocks (tufts) of wool, or coagulated in this way.
flocculates
flocculates
noun
plural of flocculate
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of flocculate
flockmaster
flockmaster
noun
A head shepherd.
flowcharted
folliculate
footcandles
footcandles
noun
plural of footcandle
footscraper
forbearance
forbearance
noun
A refraining from the enforcement of something (as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due.
Patient self-control; restraint and tolerance under provocation.
forbiddance
forbiddance
noun
An act of forbidding, prohibition; an official edict against something.
forcipulate
forecaddies
forecaddies
noun
plural of forecaddie
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of forecaddie
forecasters
forecasters
noun
plural of forecaster
forecasting
forecasting
noun
A forecast or prediction.
verb
present participle of forecast
forecastles
forecastles
noun
plural of forecastle
forecastors
forechamber
foredeclare
foredeclare
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To declare beforehand or in advance.
forereached
forereached
verb
simple past tense and past participle of forereach
forereaches
forereaches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of forereach
forestcraft
forestcraft
noun
Synonym of woodcraft (“skills related to woodland habitats”)
forficulate
formicariae
formicaries
formicaries
noun
plural of formicary
formicative
formicoidea
fracedinous
fracedinous
adj
(rare) Producing heat through putrefaction.
fractionate
fractionate
verb
(chemistry) To separate (a mixture) into its individual constituents by exploiting differences in some chemical or physical property, such as boiling point, particle size, solubility etc.
(cryptography) To divide each plaintext symbol into several ciphertext symbols as a preliminary stage of encryption.
(radiotherapy) To divide a total dose of radiation into fractions.
To use the technique of fractionation in hypnosis.
fractionise
fractionise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of fractionize.