Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acetify
adfiliate
affecting
affecting
adj
Producing or causing strong feelings and emotions.
verb
present participle of affect
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.
affective
affective
adj
Emotional; emotionally charged; affecting.
Relating to, resulting from, or influenced by the emotions.
affidavit
affidavit
noun
(law) A signed document wherein an affiant makes a sworn statement.
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
affirmant
affirmant
noun
(law) One who affirms of taking an oath.
One who affirms or asserts.
affixment
affixment
noun
Property of being affixed; attachment; connection.
affixture
affixture
noun
The act of affixing
The condition of being affixed
afflation
afflation
noun
A blowing or breathing on; inspiration.
afflicted
afflicted
adj
Suffering from an affliction, or suffering from pain, distress or disability.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of afflict
afflicter
afflicter
noun
One who afflicts.
affreight
affreight
verb
To hire (a ship etc.) for the transportation of freight.
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.
affrights
affrights
noun
plural of affright
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of affright
aflatoxin
aflatoxin
noun
(toxicology) Any of a family of mycotoxins, produced by molds of the Aspergillus genus, that can be toxic, carcinogenic, mutagenic or teratogenic; typically found as contaminants of animal food or peanuts.
aforetime
aforetime
adj
(archaic) Former.
adv
(archaic) In time past; in a former time; formerly.
afortiori
afortiori
adj
Alternative form of a fortiori
afterings
afterings
noun
(by extension) The last of any substance that is of a poorer quality than the earlier substance, e.g. the dregs of coffee.
The last milk that is obtained when milking a cow. Often considered the poorest quality of milk.
afterking
afterlife
afterlife
noun
(countable, uncountable) The part of a person's life that follows a particular stage or event; later life.
A conscious existence after death.
The effects of a person's actions, or their reputation, after death.
The events or situations that result from a particular event; the later reception, consumption or reworking of a cultural production such as a film, book, etc.
The place believed to be inhabited by people who have died.
aftermilk
afterpain
afterpain
noun
(pathology, often in the plural) pain of uterine contractions experienced after childbirth (especially after passage of the placenta)
aftership
aftertime
aftertime
noun
(music) The process in which a harmony singer or background singer repeats a line or a series of words in a song separately after the lead singer rather than singing it in unison with the lead singer; prominent in country music and Southern gospel.
A later time; the future.
afterwise
afterwise
adj
Wise after the fact.
afunction
afunction
noun
Lack of function; failure to work properly.
afwillite
afwillite
noun
(mineralogy) A calcium hydroxide nesosilicate mineral, occurring as glassy, colourless to white prismatic monoclinic crystals.
agatiform
agatiform
adj
Having the form of an agate; resembling an agate in appearance.
ahnfeltia
aircrafts
aircrafts
noun
(nonstandard) plural of aircraft
airlifted
airlifted
adj
Having been the subject of an airlift.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of airlift
amalfitan
antefixal
antefixal
adj
Relating to an antefix.
antefixes
antefixes
noun
plural of antefix
antidraft
antidraft
adj
Opposing the draft (military conscription).
antifelon
antiflash
antiflash
adj
Alternative form of anti-flash
antifraud
antifraud
adj
Acting against fraud.
antifrost
antifrost
adj
Preventing, or countering the effects of frost.
antigraft
antigraft
adj
(politics) Opposed to or working against graft
antitheft
antitheft
adj
Against or preventing from being stolen.
aperitifs
aperitifs
noun
plural of aperitif
archthief
arfillite
artifacts
artifacts
noun
plural of artifact
artificer
artificer
noun
A member of the military who specializes in manufacturing and repairing weapon systems.
A savant.
A trickster.
An inventor.
Someone who is skilled in their trade; an artisan.
artifices
artifices
noun
plural of artifice
asafetida
assistful
assistful
adj
(archaic) helpful
autrefois
backshift
backshift
noun
(grammar) The changing of the tense of a verb from present to past in reported speech.
(statistics) A function on a stochastic process whose value on any random variable is the preceding random variable in the process.
verb
(grammar, transitive) To change the tense of a verb from present to past in reported speech.
batfishes
batfishes
noun
plural of batfish
beatified
beatified
adj
(Roman Catholicism) Having been recognized and declared, by the church, that a deceased has entered heaven; having attained this step in the process of canonization.
Blissful or supremely blessed.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beatify
beatifies
beatifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beatify
beautiful
beautiful
adj
(of the weather) Pleasant; clear.
Attractive and possessing beauty.
Good, admirable.
Well executed.
noun
Someone who is beautiful. Can be used as a term of address.
bifidated
bifidated
adj
Alternative form of bifidate
biflorate
biflorate
adj
(botany) Biflorous.
bifoliate
bifoliate
adj
(botany) Having exactly two leaves. Compare bifoliolate, having two leaflets per leaf.
bifrontal
bifrontal
adj
Situated on both sides of the front (of the cranium)
bifurcate
bifurcate
adj
Divided or forked into two; bifurcated.
Having bifurcations.
verb
(intransitive) To divide or fork into two channels or branches.
(transitive) To cause to bifurcate.
birdcraft
bisulfate
bisulfate
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Any salt containing this anion.
(inorganic chemistry) The univalent anion HSO₄⁻.
verb
To react with a bisulfate
To sulfate with two sulfate groups
blatiform
blindfast
bufotalin
bufotalin
noun
(organic chemistry) A cardiotoxic bufanolide steroid secreted by the common European toad (Bufo bufo) and other related toads such as Bufo melanostictus.
cactiform
cactiform
adj
Resembling a cactus.
cafeteria
cafeteria
noun
(chiefly US, Canada) A dining area in an institution where meals may be purchased (as above), provided, or brought in from elsewhere.
(chiefly US, Canada) A restaurant in which customers select their food at a counter then carry it on a tray to a table to eat.
cafetiere
cafetiere
noun
Alternative form of cafetière
califates
califates
noun
plural of califate
campfight
campfight
noun
(historical) A form of trial by combat between two people, the winner being deemed innocent.
catfacing
catfacing
noun
The development of the catface deformity in tomatoes.
catfishes
catfishes
noun
plural of catfish
chaffiest
chaffiest
adj
superlative form of chaffy: most chaffy
chairlift
chairlift
noun
A continuously moving series of open seats, slung from overhead cables, used to transport people (especially skiers) up the sides of mountains.
chatfield
chieftain
chieftain
noun
(by extension) A leader of a group.
A leader of a clan or tribe.
cliftonia
confidant
confidant
noun
A person in whom one can confide or share one's secrets: a friend.
craftiest
craftiest
adj
superlative form of crafty: most crafty
defatting
defatting
noun
The removal of fat from something, either physically or chemically
verb
present participle of defat
defeating
defeating
verb
present participle of defeat
defeatism
defeatism
noun
Acceptance of defeat without struggle.
defeatist
defeatist
adj
of, or relating to defeatism
noun
someone who advocates defeatism, or has such an attitude
defiantly
defiantly
adv
In a defiant manner.
defiatory
defiatory
adj
(obsolete) Bidding or manifesting defiance.
deflating
deflating
verb
present participle of deflate
deflation
deflation
noun
(economics) A decrease in the general price level, that is, in the nominal cost of goods and services as well as wages.
(economics, euphemistic) An economic contraction.
(geology) The removal of soil and other loose material from the ground (or another surface) by wind, leaving it exposed to erosion.
An act or instance of deflating.
defoliant
defoliant
noun
An agent used to defoliate plants.
defoliate
defoliate
adj
Deprived of leaves; defoliated.
verb
(transitive) To remove foliage from (one or more plants), most often with a chemical agent.
diffracts
diffracts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of diffract
diffusate
diffusate
noun
(chemistry) Material which, in the process of catalysis, has diffused or passed through the separating membrane.
disaffect
disaffect
verb
(transitive) To cause a loss of affection, sympathy or loyalty in; to alienate or estrange.
disulfate
disulfate
noun
Alternative form of disulphate
draffiest
draftiest
draftiest
adj
superlative form of drafty: most drafty
draftings
draftings
noun
plural of drafting
driftages
driftages
noun
plural of driftage
driftland
driftland
noun
(geography) An area where the soil is deposited by wind.
(historical) A tribute paid for the privilege of driving cattle through a manor.
edificant
edificant
adj
building; constructing
edificate
effigiate
effigiate
verb
(transitive) To form as an effigy.
(transitive, by extension) To fashion; to adapt.
efflation
efflation
noun
The act of filling with wind; a breathing or puffing out.
effoliate
effuviate
entifical
exfodiate
exfoliate
exfoliate
verb
(mineralogy) To split into scales, especially to become converted into scales as the result of heat or decomposition.
To remove a layer of skin, as in cosmetic preparation.
To remove the leaves from a plant.
extrafine
fabianist
fabricant
fabricant
noun
One who fabricates; a manufacturer.
fabricate
fabricate
verb
(transitive) To form by art and labor; to manufacture; to produce.
(transitive) To form into a whole by uniting its parts; to construct; to build.
(transitive) To invent and form; to forge; to devise falsely.
(transitive, cooking) To cut up an animal as preparation for cooking, particularly used in reference to fowl.
fabritius
fabulists
fabulists
noun
plural of fabulist
facelifts
facelifts
noun
plural of facelift
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of facelift
facellite
facetious
facetious
adj
Of an idea or statement, humorously silly or counterproductive for the purpose of sarcastically advocating the opposite.
Pleasantly humorous; jocular.
Treating serious issues with (often deliberately) inappropriate humour; flippant.
facetting
facetting
noun
Alternative form of faceting
faciation
facticide
facticide
noun
The distortion or concealment of facts.
facticity
facticity
noun
(countable) A fact that is not changeable or that is assumed to be true without further evaluation.
(uncountable) The quality or state of being a fact.
(uncountable, specifically, philosophy) In existentialism, the state of being in the world without any knowable reason for such existence, or of being in a particular state of affairs which one has no control over.
factional
factional
adj
Of, pertaining to, or composed of factions.
factitial
factitial
adj
produced artificially or unintentionally; factitious.
factitive
factitive
adj
(linguistics, of a verb) Taking a complement that expresses a result along with a direct object, or inherently implying a complement; or synonymous with causative.
(linguistics, rare, of a verb) Factive.
factitude
factitude
noun
The property of being factual.
factorial
factorial
adj
(dated) Of or pertaining to a factory.
(mathematics) Of or pertaining to a factor or factorial.
Of or pertaining to a factor, a kind of business agent.
noun
(mathematics, combinatorics) The result of multiplying a given number of consecutive integers from 1 to the given number. In equations, it is symbolized by an exclamation mark (!). For example, 5! = 1 × 2 × 3 × 4 × 5 = 120.
factories
factories
noun
plural of factory
factoring
factoring
noun
(mathematics) The process of factorization.
A financial transaction whereby a business sells its accounts receivable to a third party (called a factor) at a discount.
verb
present participle of factor
factorist
factorist
noun
A statistician who uses factor analysis.
factorize
factorize
verb
(US, transitive) To attach the effects of a debtor in the hands of a third party.
(US, transitive) To warn not to pay or give up goods.
(mathematics, transitive) To create a list of the factors of.
(mathematics, transitive) To divide an expression into a list of items that, when multiplied together, will produce the original quantity.
facultied
facultied
adj
(in combination) Having a faculty or faculties of a specified kind.
faculties
faculties
noun
plural of faculty
facultize
facultize
verb
(obsolete) To make use of one's faculties; to perform skilled work.
To develop as an academic discipline.
To educate in an academic discipline.
facundity
facundity
noun
(archaic) eloquence; readiness of speech
faecalith
faggoting
faggoting
noun
Alternative spelling of fagoting
fagotings
fagotings
noun
plural of fagoting
fagottino
fagottino
noun
tenoroon
fagottist
fagottist
noun
(dated) One who plays the fagotto, or bassoon.
fahlunite
fahlunite
noun
(mineralogy) A hydration of iolite.
faineants
faineants
noun
plural of faineant
faintling
faintling
adj
Timorous; feeble-minded.
noun
One who is faint, feeble, or weak.
faintness
faintness
noun
The property of being or feeling faint.
fairmount
fairstead
fairwater
fairwater
noun
(nautical) A device that improves the streamlining of a vessel.
faithfuls
faithfuls
noun
plural of faithful
faithless
faithless
adj
Lacking faith; lacking belief in something.
Not believing in God, religion, or a comparable ideology.
Not observant of promises or covenants.
Not true to allegiance, duty, or vows
Serving to disappoint or deceive
Unfaithful (said of people, towards their partners)
faithwise
faithwise
adv
In terms of religious faith.
falangist
falangist
Noun
A member of the Falange
Adjective
Of or pertaining to the Falange
falcation
falcation
noun
The state of being falcate; a bend in the form of a sickle.