(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
defatigable
defatigable
adj
(very rare) Easily tired or wearied; capable of being fatigued.
defatigated
defatigated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of defatigate
defecations
defecations
noun
plural of defecation
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.
defoliators
defoliators
noun
plural of defoliator
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.
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.
diffractive
diffractive
adj
(physics) Having the ability to diffract light
disaffected
disaffected
adj
(obsolete) Affected with disease.
Alienated or estranged, often with hostile effect; rebellious, resentful; disloyal.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disaffect
disaffinity
disafforest
disafforest
verb
(UK, law) To change the status of land from that of a forest to ordinary land
To deforest
disfeatured
disfeatured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disfeature
disinflated
disinflated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disinflate
dispatchful
dispatchful
adj
Bent on haste; intent on speedy execution of business or any task.
distasteful
distasteful
adj
(figuratively) Unpleasant.
Having a bad or foul taste.
driveshafts
driveshafts
noun
plural of driveshaft
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
edificative
edificatory
edificatory
adj
Tending to edification.
effascinate
effascinate
verb
(obsolete) To charm; to bewitch.
effeminated
effeminated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of effeminate
effeminates
effeminates
noun
plural of effeminate
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of effeminate
effigiating
effigiating
verb
present participle of effigiate
effigiation
effigiation
noun
The act of forming in resemblance; an effigy.
efflagitate
efflagitate
verb
(obsolete) To demand something urgently
effodientia
efformation
efformation
noun
(obsolete) The act of giving shape or form; formation.
efformative
exfodiation
exfoliating
exfoliating
verb
present participle of exfoliate
exfoliation
exfoliation
noun
(cosmetics) The removal of a layer of skin, as in cosmetic preparation.
The loss of leaves from a plant.
The scaling off of a bone, a rock, or a mineral, etc.; the state of being exfoliated.
exfoliative
exfoliative
adj
That causes, or is accompanied by, exfoliation
exfoliatory
exfoliatory
adj
Relating to, or performing, exfoliation.
fabricating
fabricating
verb
present participle of fabricate
fabrication
fabrication
noun
(cooking) The act of cutting up an animal carcass as preparation for cooking; butchery.
(countable) That which is fabricated; a falsehood
(uncountable) The act of fabricating, framing, or constructing; construction; manufacture
fabricative
fabricative
adj
fabricating; involved in manufacture
fabricators
fabricators
noun
plural of fabricator
fabricature
facelifting
facelifting
verb
present participle of facelift
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
facilitated
facilitated
adj
Made easier
verb
simple past tense and past participle of facilitate
facilitates
facilitates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of facilitate
facilitator
facilitator
noun
A person who helps a group to have an effective dialog without taking any side of the argument, especially in order to reach a consensus.
Something that facilitates
facsimilist
facsimilist
noun
One who produces facsimiles.
facticities
facticities
noun
plural of facticity
factionally
factionally
adv
In a factional manner; in terms of factions.
factitively
factitively
adv
In a factitive way.
factorially
factorially
adv
(mathematics) According to a factorial series or ratio.
factorizing
factorizing
noun
factorization
verb
present participle of factorize
factorships
factorships
noun
plural of factorship
factorylike
factorylike
adj
Resembling a factory in any of various respects
factoryship
factualisms
factualisms
noun
plural of factualism
factualists
factualists
noun
plural of factualist
facultative
facultative
adj
(biology) Able to perform a particular life function, or to live generally, in more than one way.
(geometry, of a point) At which a given function is positive.
Not obligate; optional, discretionary or elective.
Of or relating to faculty, especially to mental faculty.
That grants permission or power to do something.
faineantise
faineantise
noun
(archaic) faineance
faineantism
faineantism
noun
faineant attitudes or behaviour
faintnesses
faintnesses
noun
plural of faintness
fairweather
fairweather
adj
Alternative spelling of fair-weather
faithbreach
faithbreach
noun
(rare, archaic or poetic) Breach of honour, faith, or loyalty; disloyalty.
faithlessly
faithlessly
adv
In a faithless manner
faithworthy
faithworthy
adj
(archaic) trustworthy
fallibilist
fallibilist
noun
An advocate or supporter of fallibilism
fallibility
fallibility
noun
(countable) An error-generating characteristic.
The state of being prone to error.
falsificate
falsificate
verb
(transitive) To falsify or counterfeit.
falstaffian
falstaffian
Adjective
Corpulent and jolly.
Of or pertaining to the traits of the comic character Falstaff.
falteringly
falteringly
adv
In a faltering manner; hesitantly, making pauses
famiglietti
familiarity
familiarity
noun
An instance of familiar behaviour.
Close or habitual acquaintance with someone or something; understanding or recognition acquired from experience.