(of a person) Having affection or warm regard; loving; fond.
(of an action, etc.) Characterised by or proceeding from affection; indicating love; tender.
verb
(obsolete, reflexive) To emotionally attach (oneself) to.
(rare) To show affection to; to have affection for.
afficionados
afficionados
noun
plural of afficionado
afflictingly
afflictingly
adv
In a way that causes affliction.
afflictively
afflictively
adv
In an afflictive manner
affranchised
affranchised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of affranchise
affricatives
affricatives
noun
plural of affricative
africanizing
aftereffects
aftereffects
noun
plural of aftereffect
afterstretch
agnification
aircraftsman
aircraftsman
noun
An aircraftman.
aircraftsmen
aircraftsmen
noun
plural of aircraftsman
albification
albification
noun
(obsolete) The act or process of making white.
albificative
allocaffeine
amplificator
anthraflavic
antiaircraft
antiaircraft
adj
Alternative spelling of anti-aircraft
antifascisms
antifascisms
noun
plural of antifascism
antifascists
antifascists
noun
plural of antifascist
antifogmatic
antifogmatic
noun
An alcoholic drink taken in the morning to brace oneself before going out into bad weather.
antifriction
antifriction
adj
Reducing or intended to reduce friction.
antipacifism
antipacifism
noun
Opposition to pacifism.
antipacifist
antipacifist
adj
Opposing pacifism.
noun
One who opposes pacifism.
archboutefeu
archdefender
archerfishes
archerfishes
noun
plural of archerfish
archinformer
archpilferer
artificially
artificially
adv
By or because of human effort.
In an artificial manner.
ascidiferous
assuefaction
assuefaction
noun
(obsolete) habituation
aurification
aurification
noun
Any of several processes, especially in dentistry, that involve working with gold.
avifaunistic
backflipping
backflipping
verb
present participle of backflip
baculiferous
basification
basification
noun
(chemistry) The act or process of making something more basic; raising the pH of something.
beaconsfield
beaconsfield
Proper noun
A market town in Buckinghamshire, England.
A town in Victoria, Australia.
beatifically
beatifically
adv
In a beatific manner.
benefactions
benefactions
noun
plural of benefaction
benefactress
benefactress
noun
A female benefactor.
beneficeless
beneficeless
adj
Without a benefice.
beneficences
beneficences
noun
plural of beneficence
beneficently
beneficently
adv
In a beneficent manner
beneficiaire
beneficially
beneficially
adv
In a beneficial manner
beneficiated
beneficiated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beneficiate
beneficiates
beneficiates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beneficiate
beneficience
beneficience
noun
Misspelling of beneficence.
bifollicular
bifunctional
bifunctional
adj
(chemistry, of a compound) Having two functional groups or binding sites.
(chemistry, of a reaction) Involving two functional groups or binding sites.
Having two functions.
bifurcations
bifurcations
noun
plural of bifurcation
bilification
biofeedbacks
biofeedbacks
noun
plural of biofeedback
birefracting
birefraction
birefractive
blackfellows
blackfellows
noun
plural of blackfellow
blackfigured
blackfishing
blackfishing
noun
(slang, of a non-black person) The practice of appropriating signifiers of black identity, such as darkening the skin, or wearing traditionally black hairstyles.
verb
present participle of blackfish
bonification
bonification
noun
The paying of a bonus (especially in relation to taxes).
boraciferous
boraciferous
adj
Yielding or containing borax.
brachiferous
brachyfacial
brachyfacial
adj
(anatomy) Having a short face.
brickfielder
brickfielder
noun
(Australia) A hot, dry, dusty wind of southern or central Australia.
calamiferous
calamiferous
adj
Producing reeds; reedy.
calculifrage
calculifrage
noun
(surgery) An instrument inserted into the bladder in order to break up calculi.
californiana
californians
californicus
californiums
calyciferous
calyciferous
adj
Bearing the calyx.
calycifloral
calycifloral
adj
(botany) Having the petals and stamens adnate to the calyx; applied to a subclass of dicotyledonous plants in the system of the French botanist Candolle.
calyptriform
calyptriform
adj
Having the form of a calyptra.
camouflagers
camouflagers
noun
plural of camouflager
camouflaging
camouflaging
verb
present participle of camouflage
campodeiform
campodeiform
adj
(zoology) Of, pertaining to, or resembling an insect or larva of the genus Campodea.
campoformido
canaliferous
canaliferous
adj
(zoology, of the shell of a mollusc) Having a canal.
candlefishes
candlefishes
noun
plural of candlefish
candleshrift
candyflosses
candyflosses
noun
plural of candyfloss
cankerflower
capituliform
capituliform
adj
Resembling a capitulum.
caprificator
caprificator
noun
One who pollinates figs by caprification.
cardinalfish
cardinalfish
noun
Any of the family Apogonidae of mostly marine ray-finned fishes.
carefreeness
carefreeness
Noun
The property of being lighthearted, joyous, cheerful, without a care.
carryforward
carryforward
noun
(accounting, taxation) An income tax loss or credit not usable in the current year that can be applied to offset income or taxes paid, respectively, in subsequent tax years.
caudofemoral
caudofemoral
adj
(anatomy) caudal and femoral
cauliflorous
cauliflorous
adj
(botany) Having flowers on the stem.
cauliflowers
cauliflowers
noun
plural of cauliflower
cellulifugal
cellulifugal
adj
That carries nerve impulses away from a neuron
cenospecific
cenospecific
adj
Alternative form of coenospecific
centifolious
centifolious
adj
Having a hundred leaves.
centrifugals
centrifugals
noun
plural of centrifugal
centrifugate
centrifugate
noun
The material to be separated in a centrifuge.
verb
(transitive) To separate using centrifugation.
centrifuging
centrifuging
noun
The processing of material in a centrifuge.
verb
present participle of centrifuge
cerebrifugal
cerebrifugal
adj
(physiology) Applied to those nerve fibers which go from the brain to the spinal cord, and so transfer cerebral impulses (centrifugal impressions) outwards.
certificated
certificated
adj
That has been subject to certification; certified.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of certificate
certificates
certificates
noun
plural of certificate
certificator
certificator
noun
One who certificates.
chaetiferous
chaetiferous
adj
(zoology) Bearing chaetae.
chalcidiform
challengeful
challengeful
adj
Full of challenge.
chapfallenly
characterful
characterful
adj
Full of character.
charmfulness
charmfulness
noun
The state of being charmful.
chauffeuring
chauffeuring
verb
present participle of chauffeur
cheerfullest
cheerfullest
adj
superlative form of cheerful: most cheerful
cheerfulness
cheerfulness
noun
The state of being cheerful; joy.
cheerfulsome
cheerfulsome
adj
(archaic) cheerful
cheeseflower
cheliferidea
cherubfishes
chesterfield
chesterfield
noun
(Canada) Any couch or sofa.
A couch, sofa, or love seat with padded arms and back of the same height, often curved outward at the top.
chieftainess
chieftainess
noun
A female chieftain.
The wife of a chieftain.
chiffonniers
chiffonniers
noun
plural of chiffonnier
chloroformed
chloroformed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chloroform
chloroformic
chloroformic
adj
(organic chemistry) Relating to chloroformic acid or its derivatives
chondrofetal
chromaffinic
chromaffinic
adj
Synonym of chromaffin
chromiferous
chromiferous
adj
Containing, or yielding chromium.
chylifaction
chylifaction
noun
(biology) The formation of chyle.
chylifactive
chylifactive
adj
(physiology) Producing, or converting into, chyle; having the power to form chyle
chylifactory
chylifactory
adj
Alternative form of chylifactive
cinquefoiled
cinquefoiled
adj
Having five lobes or having the shape of a cinquefoil.
circumferent
circumflexes
circumflexes
noun
plural of circumflex
circumfluent
circumfluent
adj
Flowing round; surrounding in the manner of a fluid.
circumfluous
circumfluous
adj
circumfluent
circumfusile
circumfusile
adj
(nonce word) Capable of being poured or spread around.
circumfusing
circumfusing
verb
present participle of circumfuse
circumfusion
circumfusion
noun
diffusion, suffusion
citification
citification
noun
The process of making something urban.
classifiable
classifiable
adj
Able to be classified.
cliffhangers
cliffhangers
noun
plural of cliffhanger
cliffhanging
cliffhanging
adj
Suspenseful.
verb
present participle of cliffhang
climbingfish
closefitting
closefitting
adj
Alternative form of close-fitting
cockfighting
cockfighting
noun
A gambling blood sport (illegal in most countries) in which two roosters have spikes placed on their feet and are made to fight each other, usually to the death.
verb
present participle of cockfight
cockneyfying
cockneyfying
verb
present participle of cockneyfy
codefendants
codefendants
noun
plural of codefendant
codfisheries
codfisheries
noun
plural of codfishery
codification
codification
noun
The act or result of arranging something into a code; the act of setting down a body of knowledge in a systematic way.
The process of precisely formulating a statement, such as a code of laws.