(obsolete) With intention, intentionally, deliberately.
In an affected manner; hypocritically; with more show than reality.
affectible
affectible
adj
Alternative form of affectable
affections
affections
noun
plural of affection
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of affection
affectious
affectious
adj
(obsolete) affectionate
affectless
affectless
adj
Lacking or not showing emotion.
affectuous
affectuous
adj
(obsolete) Full of passion or emotion; earnest.
affiancing
affiancing
verb
present participle of affiance
affirmance
affirmance
noun
(countable, law) A decision upholding the decision of a lower court or agency
(uncountable) The act of affirming, affirmation
afflicting
afflicting
noun
An affliction.
verb
present participle of afflict
affliction
affliction
noun
A state of pain, suffering, distress or agony.
Something which causes pain, suffering, distress or agony.
afflictive
afflictive
adj
That causes physical or mental pain.
affluences
affluences
noun
plural of affluence
affricated
affricated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of affricate
affricates
affricates
noun
plural of affricate
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of affricate
aficionada
aficionada
noun
(rare) A devoted female admirer; a female aficionado.
(rare) A lesser aficionado; alternative spelling of aficionado
aficionado
aficionado
noun
(obsolete) An amateur bullfighter.
A person who likes, knows about, and appreciates a particular interest or activity (originally bullfighting); a fan or devotee.
africander
africanism
africanism
Noun
Eurocentric representation of Africans or people of African ancestry.
A characteristically African cultural feature, such as a belief, custom or linguistic feature.
africanist
africanist
Noun
A specialist in African studies.
An African nationalist; someone who subscribes to the doctrine of Africanism.
africanize
africanize
Verb
To make African.
africanoid
africanoid
Noun
A Negroid.
aftercause
aftercomer
aftercomer
noun
One coming after; a successor; (in the plural) posterity.
afterdecks
afterdecks
noun
plural of afterdeck
afterhatch
afterpiece
afterpiece
noun
(nautical) The heel of a rudder.
(now chiefly historical) An additional work following the main work; especially, a minor entertainment performed after a play.
aftershock
aftershock
noun
(figuratively) By extension, any result or consequence following a major event.
An earthquake that follows in the same vicinity as another, usually larger, earthquake (the "mainshock").
Emotional and physical distress following a traumatic event.
aftertouch
aftertouch
noun
(music, uncountable) Pressure sensitivity on an electronic synthesizer, allowing the musician to change the tone or sound of a note after it is struck.
(rare) A touch (feature or characteristic) added finally or as an afterthought.
(video games) A feature in football/soccer games allowing the player to swerve the ball immediately after kicking it.
alfridaric
anfracture
anfracture
noun
(obsolete) A mazy winding.
antefurcae
antefurcae
noun
plural of antefurca
antefurcal
antefurcal
adj
Relating to an antefurca
apicifixed
apicifixed
adj
(botany) Said of anthers that are attached to the filament at the top and pointing back toward the filament like a hook.
archerfish
archerfish
noun
Any of the species of fish in the family Toxotidae (sole genus Toxotes), who prey on small animals near to the surface of a water by shooting them with water from their mouths.
archfiends
archfiends
noun
plural of archfiend
archflamen
archflamen
noun
A chief flamen or priest.
archfriend
archinfamy
arciferous
arefaction
arefaction
noun
(rare or obsolete) The fact or process of drying; desiccation.
artificers
artificers
noun
plural of artificer
artificial
artificial
adj
(bridge) Conveying some meaning other than the actual contents of one's hand.
Insincere; fake, forced, or feigned.
Man-made; made by humans; of artifice.
Not natural or normal: imposed arbitrarily or without regard to the specifics or normal circumstances of a person, a situation, etc.
aschaffite
ascidiform
ascidiform
adj
(zoology) Shaped like an ascidian.
asciferous
atactiform
atactiform
adj
(medicine) Resembling ataxia.
backfatter
backfatter
noun
A pig yielding significant backfat.
backfields
backfields
noun
plural of backfield
backfilled
backfilled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backfill
backfiller
backfiller
noun
A machine for refilling an excavation.
backfiring
backfiring
noun
A failure that leads to further misfortune.
The occurrence of a backfire.
verb
present participle of backfire
backfriend
backfriend
noun
(UK, dialectal) A friend at one's back; a backer; one who does his best for another; a supporter.
(UK, dialectal) A hangnail.
(UK, dialectal, obsolete) A false friend; a secret enemy.
backfurrow
backfurrow
noun
(agriculture) The line of piled soil thrown up beside a furrow when it is created by a plow
verb
(agriculture) To throw or turn the soil in alternating directions for every other row that is plowed, so that every pair of furrows has a single backfurrow with clear areas on the outside.
baculiform
baculiform
adj
Shaped like a bacillus; rod-shaped.
basifacial
basifacial
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the lower half of the face
beachfront
beachfront
adj
Of property (real estate): located on a beach.
noun
The portion of land or property that runs alongside and facing a beach.
beatifical
beatifical
adj
beatific
beccaficos
beccaficos
noun
plural of beccafico
beflecking
beflecking
verb
present participle of befleck
bekerchief
benefactor
benefactor
noun
Somebody who gives a gift, often money to a charity.
Someone who performs good or noble deeds.
beneficent
beneficent
adj
Given to acts that are kind, charitable, philanthropic or beneficial.
beneficial
beneficial
adj
Helpful or good to something or someone.
Relating to a benefice.
noun
Something that is beneficial.
beneficing
beneficing
verb
present participle of benefice
beneficium
beryciform
beryciform
adj
(zoology) Belonging to the Beryciformes, an order of ray-finned fishes
noun
Any fish of the order Beryciformes
besanctify
bewitchful
bewitchful
adj
Bewitching; alluring; fascinating; amazing.
bicrofarad
bicrofarad
noun
(dated, nonstandard) A billionth of a farad.
biflecnode
biflecnode
noun
(geometry) A fleflecnode
bifurcated
bifurcated
adj
Divided into two branches.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bifurcate
bifurcates
bifurcates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bifurcate
bilifuscin
bilifuscin
noun
(biochemistry) A brownish-green pigment, derived from bilirubin, found in human gallstones and in old bile.
bischofite
bischofite
noun
(mineralogy) An evaporite, consisting of magnesium chloride with the chemical formula MgCl₂·6H₂O, found with potash deposits in Saxony.
blackflies
blackflies
noun
plural of blackfly
boldfacing
boldfacing
verb
present participle of boldface
braincraft
braincraft
noun
(rare) Intellectual work; thinking.
brazenface
brazenface
noun
An impudent or shameless person.
brickcroft
brickfield
brickfield
noun
A place where bricks are made; a brickyard.
briefcases
briefcases
noun
plural of briefcase
bucketfull
bucketfuls
bucketfuls
noun
plural of bucketful
bucketsful
burchfield
caddicefly
caernarfon
cafeterias
cafeterias
noun
plural of cafeteria
cafetorium
cafetorium
noun
A large room, usually in a school, used as both a cafeteria and an auditorium.
caffeinism
caffeinism
noun
a toxic condition caused by excessive ingestion of coffee and other caffeine-containing beverages
addiction to such beverages
calamiform
calceiform
calceiform
adj
Having the shape of a slipper or shoe
calciferol
calciferol
noun
Vitamin D₃ (C₂₇H₄₄O)
calcifugal
calcifugal
adj
Of or relating to a calcifuge.
calcifying
calcifying
verb
present participle of calcify
calefactor
calefactor
noun
A heater; one who, or that which, makes hot, such as a stove, etc.
caliciform
caliciform
adj
Having the shape of a cup or calyx.
california
calorifics
calorifier
calorifier
noun
An apparatus that generates hot water
calyciform
calyciform
adj
(botany) Having the form or appearance of a calyx.
camouflage
camouflage
noun
(biology) Resemblance of an organism to its surroundings for avoiding detection.
(military) The use of natural or artificial material on personnel, objects, or tactical positions with the aim of confusing, misleading, or evading the enemy.
(textiles) A pattern on clothing consisting of irregularly shaped patches that are either greenish/brownish, brownish/whitish, or bluish/whitish, as used by ground combat forces.
A disguise or covering up.
Clothes made from camouflage fabric, for concealment in combat or hunting.
The act of disguising.
verb
To hide or disguise something by covering it up or changing the way it looks.
camoufleur
camoufleur
noun
one who camouflages
canaliform
canaliform
adj
Having the form of a canal
cancriform
cancriform
adj
(pathology) Resembling cancer.
Having the form of a crab.
candlefish
candlefish
noun
An oily edible fish, Thaleichthys pacificus, from the northern Pacific, that was once dried and used as a candle or torch by the Chinook Indians.
candyfloss
candyfloss
noun
Alternative spelling of candy floss
caniniform
caniniform
adj
Shaped like a canine tooth
noun
Such a tooth
cankerfret
cantefable
cantefable
noun
Alternative form of chantefable
carefuller
carefuller
adj
comparative form of careful: more careful
carfuffled
cariniform
cariniform
adj
Shaped like a carina
carnifexes
carnifices
carnifices
noun
plural of carnifex
carnifying
carnifying
verb
present participle of carnify
castleford
castleford
Proper noun
a town in the City of Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England.
catafalque
catafalque
noun
A platform used to display or convey a coffin during a funeral, often ornate.
catchflies
catchflies
noun
plural of catchfly
cattlefold
cauliflory
cauliflory
noun
The quality of being cauliflorous.
caustified
cavefishes
cavefishes
noun
plural of cavefish
cellifugal
cellifugal
adj
cellulifugal
centerfold
centerfold
noun
(by extension) Any very sexually attractive person, who is therefore material for such a photograph.
A large photograph printed on this sheet, typically in the form of a nude, or provocatively dressed, sexually attractive woman or man.
The person appearing in such a photograph.
The single sheet of paper that forms the middle two pages of a magazine or other publication.
centrefold
centrefold
noun
(British spelling) Alternative spelling of centerfold
centriffed
centrifuge
centrifuge
noun
(figuratively) An apparatus in which humans are spun to simulate acceleration in an aircraft or spacecraft.
A device in which a mixture of denser and lighter materials (normally dispersed in a liquid) is separated by being spun about a central axis at high speed.
verb
To rotate something in a centrifuge, typically in order to separate its constituents.