(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
afterbodies
afterbodies
noun
plural of afterbody
afterwisdom
afterworlds
afterworlds
noun
plural of afterworld
allografted
allografted
adj
grafted as an allograft
archfounder
asafoetidas
asafoetidas
noun
plural of asafoetida
assafoetida
assafoetida
noun
Alternative spelling of asafoetida
autografted
autografted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of autograft
babyproofed
babyproofed
adj
Made babyproof.
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
boldfacedly
cadmiferous
cadmiferous
adj
Containing or producing cadmium.
camouflaged
camouflaged
adj
wearing, in, or treated with, camouflage; disguised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of camouflage
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
daggerproof
daggerproof
adj
Resistant to being stabbed through with a dagger.
dampproofer
dampproofer
noun
A material used for dampproofing.
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
defamations
defamations
noun
plural of defamation
defecations
defecations
noun
plural of defecation
defiliation
defiliation
noun
The abstraction of a child from its parents.
deflagrator
deflagrator
noun
(historical) An electrical device for producing rapid combustion.
Something which deflagrates.
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.
draftswoman
draftswoman
noun
A woman employed in making drawings.
A woman exceptionally skilled in drawing.
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
endosulfans
endosulfans
noun
plural of endosulfan
exfodiation
fairgrounds
fairgrounds
noun
Alternative spelling of fairground; the grounds where a fair is held.
plural of fairground
fanfaronade
fanfaronade
noun
Empty, self-assertive boasting.
verb
To engage in empty, self-assertive boasting.
fasciodesis
fasciolidae
fatherhoods
fatherhoods
noun
plural of fatherhood
fauxbourdon
favoredness
favoredness
noun
(obsolete) appearance
favositidae
featherwood
featherwood
noun
(prison slang) A white female inmate, especially one who is racist or who is a member of a race-based prison gang.
fecundation
fecundation
noun
The process whereby a new organism is produced by fertilization.
fecundatory
fecundatory
adj
Of or relating to fecundation.
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.
flameholder
flanconnade
flapdoodles
flapdoodles
noun
plural of flapdoodle
flapmouthed
flapperhood
flapperhood
noun
The state of being a flapper (young woman).
flashboards
flashboards
noun
plural of flashboard
flatterdock
flocculated
flocculated
adj
Collected together in a loose aggregation like flocks (tufts) of wool, or coagulated in this way.
floodplains
floodplains
noun
plural of floodplain
floodwaters
floodwaters
noun
The waters of a flood
floorboards
floorboards
noun
plural of floorboard
floribundas
floribundas
noun
plural of floribunda
flowcharted
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
footbreadth
footbreadth
noun
The breadth of a foot; used as a measure.
footcandles
footcandles
noun
plural of footcandle
footdragger
footdragger
noun
One who deliberately delays obligatory action.
footfaulted
footfaulted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of footfault
footmanhood
footmanhood
noun
The role or status of a footman.
footpaddery
footpaddery
noun
(historical) The crime of robbing travelers on the road.
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
foredeclare
foredeclare
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To declare beforehand or in advance.
forehandsel
foreordains
foreordains
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of foreordain
forereached
forereached
verb
simple past tense and past participle of forereach
forereading
forereading
verb
present participle of foreread
foreshadows
foreshadows
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of foreshadow
forestalled
forestalled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of forestall
forestlands
forestlands
noun
plural of forestland
forestwards
forestwards
adv
Towards a forest.
foresweared
forgathered
forgathered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of forgather
formaldehyd
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
forwardness
forwardness
noun
The quality of being forward.
foundations
foundations
noun
plural of foundation
fracedinous
fracedinous
adj
(rare) Producing heat through putrefaction.
freeloaders
freeloaders
noun
plural of freeloader
freeloading
freeloading
noun
The act of one who freeloads.
verb
present participle of freeload
frescobaldi
frogmarched
frogmarched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of frogmarch
frowardness
frowardness
noun
The quality of being froward.
fulgoroidea
fullerboard
fundatorial
furanosides
furanosides
noun
plural of furanoside
furodiazole
garardsfort
godfathered
godfathered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of godfather
godforsaken
godforsaken
adj
Abandoned by a deity or god.
Particularly awful; very bad
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.