(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
afficionado
afficionado
noun
Alternative spelling of aficionado (“one who likes, knows about, and appreciates an interest”)
affrettando
affrettando
adv
(music) In a rushing or hurrying manner; as if pressing onwards.
affrontedly
affrontedly
adv
(obsolete) shamelessly
aficionadas
aficionadas
noun
plural of aficionada
aficionados
aficionados
noun
plural of aficionado
africanized
afterdinner
afterfriend
anteflected
antifederal
antifederal
adj
Alternative form of anti-federal
antifideism
antifideism
noun
Opposition to fideism.
archfounder
bedeafening
bedeafening
verb
present participle of bedeafen
benzdifuran
blandfordia
brazenfaced
brazenfaced
adj
(dated) impudent; shameless
caffeinated
caffeinated
adj
(informal, of a person) Overly peppy or energetic; stimulated by caffeine.
Containing caffeine naturally (e.g., coffee, tea, and cacao) or as an additive (e.g., soft drinks, sports drinks, or energy drinks).
verb
simple past tense and past participle of caffeinate
canfieldite
canfieldite
noun
(mineralogy) A rare silver tin sulfide mineral.
chiffonades
chiffonades
noun
plural of chiffonade
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chiffonade
codefendant
codefendant
noun
(law) Any of several defendants answering the same charge.
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.
confidantes
confidantes
noun
plural of confidante
confirmands
confirmands
noun
plural of confirmand
confiscated
confiscated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of confiscate
daffinesses
daintifying
daintifying
verb
present participle of daintify
dangerfully
dangerfully
adv
(obsolete) dangerously
deadlifting
deadlifting
verb
present participle of deadlift
deafeningly
deafeningly
adv
In a deafening manner.
defacements
defacements
noun
plural of defacement
defaillance
defalcating
defalcating
verb
present participle of defalcate
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
defamations
defamations
noun
plural of defamation
defeasanced
defeasanced
adj
(law) Liable to defeasance; capable of being made void or forfeited.
defeasances
defeasances
noun
plural of defeasance
defecations
defecations
noun
plural of defecation
defenceable
defensative
defensative
noun
(archaic) That which serves to protect or defend.
deferential
deferential
adj
(anatomy, not comparable) Of, or relating to the vas deferens.
Based on deference; based on the doctrine, ideology, or wishes of others rather than one's own conclusions.
Respectful and considerate; showing deference.
defiantness
defiantness
noun
The state or quality of being defiant.
defibrinate
defibrinate
verb
(transitive, medicine) (of blood) To remove fibrin from; to deprive of fibrin.
defiliation
defiliation
noun
The abstraction of a child from its parents.
definientia
definientia
noun
plural of definiens
defloration
defloration
noun
the act of deflowering
defoedation
defoliating
defoliating
verb
present participle of defoliate
defoliation
defoliation
noun
The separation of ripened leaves from a branch or stem; the falling or shedding of the leaves.
deformation
deformation
noun
A transformation; change of shape.
The act of deforming, or state of being deformed.
defraudment
defraudment
noun
(obsolete) Privation by fraud; defrauding
defrication
deification
deification
noun
(Christianity, theology) Union with God; theosis.
A deified embodiment.
Excessive praise.
The act of deifying; exaltation to divine honors; apotheosis.
denazifying
denazifying
verb
present participle of denazify
diefenbaker
differentia
differentia
noun
(semantics, logic, taxonomy) A distinguishing feature which marks a species off from other members of the same genus.
diffidation
diffracting
diffracting
verb
present participle of diffract
diffraction
diffraction
noun
(physics) The bending of a wave around an obstacle.
(quantum mechanics) The breaking up of an electromagnetic wave as it passes a geometric structure (e.g. a slit), followed by reconstruction of the wave by interference.
diffusional
diffusional
adj
Of or pertaining to diffusion.
disaffinity
disfavoring
disfavoring
verb
present participle of disfavor
disinflated
disinflated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disinflate
downfalling
downfalling
adj
falling downward
noun
A downfall.
An act of falling downward.
draftswoman
draftswoman
noun
A woman employed in making drawings.
A woman exceptionally skilled in drawing.
dragonflies
dragonflies
noun
plural of dragonfly
dreamingful
drepaniform
drepaniform
adj
sickle-shaped
dwarfnesses
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
effeminated
effeminated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of effeminate
effodientia
endosulfans
endosulfans
noun
plural of endosulfan
exfodiation
faddishness
faddishness
noun
The state or condition of being faddish.
fadednesses
fairgrounds
fairgrounds
noun
Alternative spelling of fairground; the grounds where a fair is held.
plural of fairground
fanaticised
fanaticised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fanaticise
fanaticized
fanaticized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fanaticize
fanfaronade
fanfaronade
noun
Empty, self-assertive boasting.
verb
To engage in empty, self-assertive boasting.
fantasyland
fantasyland
noun
Alternative form of fantasy land
farmingdale
fatherlands
fatherlands
noun
plural of fatherland
faultfinder
faultfinder
noun
A person who finds fault
fauxbourdon
favoredness
favoredness
noun
(obsolete) appearance
fecundating
fecundating
verb
present participle of fecundate
fecundation
fecundation
noun
The process whereby a new organism is produced by fertilization.
fecundative
fecundative
adj
That fecundates.
fecundatory
fecundatory
adj
Of or relating to fecundation.
federalness
federalness
noun
Quality of being federal.
federations
federations
noun
plural of federation
fenestrated
fenestrated
adj
(architecture) Having windows
(botany) Having perforations through the leaves or fistulate/hollow/tubular stems/trunks
verb
(surgery) simple past tense and past participle of fenestrate
feudalising
feudalising
verb
present participle of feudalise
feudalizing
feudalizing
verb
present participle of feudalize
fibroadenia
fidgetation
fidicinales
fiducinales
filamentoid
filamentoid
adj
Like a filament.
filigrained
filipendula
financiered
financiered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of financier
finchbacked
findability
findability
noun
(information science) The quality of a particular object being locatable.
(information science) The quality of a whole system being navigable.
The ability to be found.
finedrawing
finedrawing
verb
present participle of finedraw
fingerboard
fingerboard
noun
(music, lutherie) A flat or roughly flat strip on the neck of a stringed instrument, against which the strings are pressed to shorten the vibrating length and produce notes of higher pitches.
A miniature skateboard that is driven with the fingers.
flaccidness
flaccidness
noun
The quality of being flaccid.
flanconnade
flatlanders
flatlanders
noun
plural of flatlander
floodplains
floodplains
noun
plural of floodplain
floribundas
floribundas
noun
plural of floribunda
fluorinated
fluorinated
adj
(chemistry) Formally derived from another compound by the replacement of one or more atoms of hydrogen with fluorine.
(chemistry) Treated or reacted with fluorine or hydrofluoric acid.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fluorinate
foldboating
footcandles
footcandles
noun
plural of footcandle
footmanhood
footmanhood
noun
The role or status of a footman.
foraminated
foraminated
adj
Having a small opening, or foramina.
forbiddance
forbiddance
noun
An act of forbidding, prohibition; an official edict against something.
forehandsel
foreordains
foreordains
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of foreordain
forereading
forereading
verb
present participle of foreread
forestlands
forestlands
noun
plural of forestland
formamidine
formamidine
noun
(organic chemistry) The compound NH=CH-NH₂ that is the amidine of formic acid
Any of a group of acaricidal compounds derived from this compound
formanilide
formanilide
noun
(organic chemistry) The anilide of formic acid C₆H₅-NH-CHO
forwardness
forwardness
noun
The quality of being forward.
foundations
foundations
noun
plural of foundation
fracedinous
fracedinous
adj
(rare) Producing heat through putrefaction.
frankpledge
frankpledge
noun
(law, historical) A decener: a member of a tithing bound in frankpledge.
(law, historical) A form of collective suretyship and punishment under English law among the members of a tithing.
(law, historical, uncommon) The tithing itself.
Any group so similarly answerable for the conduct of all its members and liable for collective punishment.
fraternised
fraternised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fraternise
fraternized
fraternized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fraternize
fraudulence
fraudulence
noun
The condition of being fraudulent; deceitfulness.
fraudulency
fraudulency
noun
(dated) fraudulence
freeloading
freeloading
noun
The act of one who freeloads.
verb
present participle of freeload
freudianism
freudianism
Noun
Freudian beliefs and practices, particularly the mechanism of psychological repression, the centrality of sexual desire to the development of the persona, and the efficacy of the "talking cure" or psychoanalytic technique.
fricandeaus
fricandeaus
noun
plural of fricandeau
fricandeaux
fricandelle
friedlander
frowardness
frowardness
noun
The quality of being froward.
fundamental
fundamental
adj
Related to a foundation. base, or basis; serving as a foundation.
essential; extremely important
noun
(music) The lowest partial of a complex tone.
(physics) The lowest frequency of a periodic waveform.
(usually in the plural) A main or major principle, rule, law, etc. which serves as the foundation or basis of a system; an essential part
fundatorial
fundatrices
fundatrices
noun
plural of fundatrix
fundraising
fundraising
adj
(attributive) Relating to raising money (funds), particularly for charities.
noun
The process of collecting money by requesting donations from individuals and businesses.
furanosides
furanosides
noun
plural of furanoside
furnariidae
furnariides
fusillading
fusillading
verb
present participle of fusillade
gardencraft
gardencraft
noun
gardening, as an artistic endeavor
gladfulness
gladfulness
noun
The quality of being gladful.
godforsaken
godforsaken
adj
Abandoned by a deity or god.
Particularly awful; very bad
gradefinder
grainfields
grainfields
noun
plural of grainfield
grandfather
grandfather
noun
(by extension) A male forefather.
(computing) The archived older version of a file that immediately preceded the father file.
A father of someone's parent.
verb
(transitive) To be, or act as, a grandfather to.
(transitive, chiefly US, law) To retain discontinued laws or rules for (a thing, person or organization previously affected by them).