(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”)
aficionadas
aficionadas
noun
plural of aficionada
aficionados
aficionados
noun
plural of aficionado
afterbodies
afterbodies
noun
plural of afterbody
afterwisdom
asafoetidas
asafoetidas
noun
plural of asafoetida
assafoetida
assafoetida
noun
Alternative spelling of asafoetida
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.
blandfordia
cadmiferous
cadmiferous
adj
Containing or producing cadmium.
chiffonades
chiffonades
noun
plural of chiffonade
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chiffonade
confidantes
confidantes
noun
plural of confidante
confirmands
confirmands
noun
plural of confirmand
confiscated
confiscated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of confiscate
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
defecations
defecations
noun
plural of defecation
defiliation
defiliation
noun
The abstraction of a child from its parents.
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.
defoliators
defoliators
noun
plural of defoliator
deformalize
deformalize
Verb
To make informal.
deformation
deformation
noun
A transformation; change of shape.
The act of deforming, or state of being deformed.
deformative
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.
diabolifuge
diffidation
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.
disafforest
disafforest
verb
(UK, law) To change the status of land from that of a forest to ordinary land
To deforest
disciflorae
discifloral
discifloral
adj
(botany) Bearing the stamens on a discoid outgrowth of the receptacle.
disfavoring
disfavoring
verb
present participle of disfavor
disfavoured
disfavoured
adj
Not favoured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disfavour
disfavourer
disfavourer
noun
One who disfavours.
disfoliaged
dolabriform
dolabriform
adj
Shaped like the head of an axe or hatchet.
downfalling
downfalling
adj
falling downward
noun
A downfall.
An act of falling downward.
dragonflies
dragonflies
noun
plural of dragonfly
drepaniform
drepaniform
adj
sickle-shaped
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.
effodientia
exfodiation
fairgrounds
fairgrounds
noun
Alternative spelling of fairground; the grounds where a fair is held.
plural of fairground
fasciodesis
fasciolidae
favositidae
fecundation
fecundation
noun
The process whereby a new organism is produced by fertilization.
federations
federations
noun
plural of federation
fedifragous
fedifragous
adj
Treaty-breaking.
feudatorial
feudatorial
adj
Synonym of feudatory
feudatories
feudatories
noun
plural of feudatory
fiberboards
fiberboards
noun
plural of fiberboard
fibreboards
fibreboards
noun
plural of fibreboard
fibroadenia
fibromatoid
ficoidaceae
fidgetation
filamentoid
filamentoid
adj
Like a filament.
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.
floodplains
floodplains
noun
plural of floodplain
floribundas
floribundas
noun
plural of floribunda
fluoridated
fluoridated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fluoridate
fluoridates
fluoridates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fluoridate
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
foolhardier
foolhardier
adj
comparative form of foolhardy: more foolhardy
foolhardily
foolhardily
adv
In a foolhardy manner
foraminated
foraminated
adj
Having a small opening, or foramina.
forbiddable
forbiddable
adj
Capable of being forbidden.
forbiddance
forbiddance
noun
An act of forbidding, prohibition; an official edict against something.
forecaddies
forecaddies
noun
plural of forecaddie
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of forecaddie
foreordains
foreordains
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of foreordain
forereading
forereading
verb
present participle of foreread
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
formicaroid
formicaroid
adj
(zoology) Like or pertaining to the family Formicaridae of ant thrushes.
formicoidea
foundations
foundations
noun
plural of foundation
fracedinous
fracedinous
adj
(rare) Producing heat through putrefaction.
freeloading
freeloading
noun
The act of one who freeloads.
verb
present participle of freeload
frescobaldi
fulgoroidea
fundatorial
furanosides
furanosides
noun
plural of furanoside
furodiazole
grandiflora
grandiflora
noun
A rose of the Grandiflora class of roses created in the middle of the 20th century as backcrosses of hybrid teas and floribundas that fit neither category.
haddonfield
infeodation
infeodation
noun
(law) Alternative form of infeudation
infeudation
infeudation
noun
The act, under the feudal system, of putting someone into possession of a fee or fief; enfeoffment.
kordofanian
kordofanian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to a geographic grouping of three to five language families spoken in the Nuba hills of Kordofan Province, Sudan.
lansfordite
lansfordite
noun
(mineralogy) A soft monoclinic hydrated magnesium carbonate mineral.
latifundios
madefaction
madefaction
noun
Alternative form of madefication (“action of wetting”)
manifestoed
manifestoed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of manifesto
manifolding
manifolding
verb
present participle of manifold
microfarads
microfarads
noun
plural of microfarad
modificable
modificable
adj
Obsolete form of modifiable.
modificator
modificator
noun
That which modifies.
morganfield
morganfield
Proper noun
a home-rule class city in Kentucky, USA
nondefiance
nondefiance
noun
Lack of defiance.
odoriferant
officialdom
officialdom
noun
The people elected to government or employed in the civil service.
simple past tense and past participle of profligate
pseudofinal
pseudofinal
adj
(electrical engineering) Denoting a kind of steady-state voltage distribution.
quadrifocal
quadrifocal
adj
(optics) Of or pertaining to lenses that have four different powers per eye.
quadrifrons
quadrifrons
noun
(architecture) Synonym of tetrapylon
radiatiform
radiatiform
adj
(botany) Having the marginal florets enlarged and radiating but not ligulate, as in the capitula or heads of the cornflower
Having the appearance of being radiate.
radiumproof
rainproofed
rainproofed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of rainproof
refashioned
refashioned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of refashion
rhagadiform
rinforzando
rinforzando
noun
(music) A style of playing with special emphasis.
ronsdorfian
ruffianhood
sandaliform
sandaliform
adj
(botany) shaped like a sandal or slipper.
sandiferous
scaffolding
scaffolding
noun
(figurative) Any framework or support.
(programming) Source code etc. that is incomplete and serves as a basis for further development.
A temporary modular system of tubes (or formerly wood) forming a framework used to support people and material in the construction or repair of buildings and other large structures.
verb
present participle of scaffold
selfadjoint
selfadjoint
adj
Alternative spelling of self-adjoint
softbrained
soldierfare
spadiciform
standoffish
standoffish
adj
Aloof; reserved; unsociable and unfriendly.
stapediform
sulfonamide
sulfonamide
noun
(chemistry) Any amide of a sulfonic acid RS(=O)₂NR'₂
(pharmacology) Any of a group of antibiotics; a sulfa drug
tobaccofied
tobaccofied
adj
Flavoured with tobacco.
trifoliated
trifoliated
adj
(botany) Having three leaves or leaflets; trifoliate.
unfashioned
unfashioned
adj
Not fashioned; unmade, unformed.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of unfashion
vociferated
vociferated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of vociferate