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.
affluences
affluences
noun
plural of affluence
affricates
affricates
noun
plural of affricate
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of affricate
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.
aftercause
afterdecks
afterdecks
noun
plural of afterdeck
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.
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
arciferous
artificers
artificers
noun
plural of artificer
aschaffite
ascidiform
ascidiform
adj
(zoology) Shaped like an ascidian.
asciferous
backfields
backfields
noun
plural of backfield
basifacial
basifacial
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the lower half of the face
beccaficos
beccaficos
noun
plural of beccafico
besanctify
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
briefcases
briefcases
noun
plural of briefcase
bucketfuls
bucketfuls
noun
plural of bucketful
bucketsful
cafeterias
cafeterias
noun
plural of cafeteria
caffeinism
caffeinism
noun
a toxic condition caused by excessive ingestion of coffee and other caffeine-containing beverages
addiction to such beverages
calorifics
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
carnifexes
carnifices
carnifices
noun
plural of carnifex
castleford
castleford
Proper noun
a town in the City of Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England.
catchflies
catchflies
noun
plural of catchfly
caustified
cavefishes
cavefishes
noun
plural of cavefish
ceriferous
ceriferous
adj
Containing or producing cerium.
certifiers
certifiers
noun
plural of certifier
chaddsford
chafferers
chafferers
noun
plural of chafferer
chaffiness
chaffiness
noun
Quality of being chaffy.
chauffeurs
chauffeurs
noun
plural of chauffeur
chauffeuse
chauffeuse
noun
(dated) female equivalent of chauffeur
chelmsford
chelmsford
Proper noun
The county town of Essex, England
cherubfish
chieftains
chieftains
noun
plural of chieftain
chuffiness
chuffiness
noun
The quality of being chuffy.
churnstaff
cienfuegos
ciliferous
ciliferous
adj
Bearing cilia.
circumfuse
circumfuse
verb
To pour round; to spread round, as a fluid.
To spread round; to surround.
clarifiers
clarifiers
noun
plural of clarifier
classified
classified
adj
Formally assigned by a government to one of several levels of sensitivity, usually (in English) top secret, secret, confidential, and, in some countries, restricted; thereby making disclosure to unauthorized persons illegal.
Not meant to be disclosed by a person or organization.
Sorted into classes or categories.
noun
(informal) A classified advertisement in a newspaper or magazine.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of classify
classifier
classifier
noun
(computing) A program or algorithm that classifies.
(linguistics) A word or morpheme used in some languages (such as Japanese and American Sign Language), in certain contexts (such as counting), to indicate the semantic class to which something belongs.
(object-oriented programming) Class which classifies other classes by features.
A machine that separates particles or objects of different size or density.
Someone who classifies.
classifies
classifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of classify
clubfisted
clubfisted
adj
Crude and blunt, lacking finesse.
Having a large fist.
coafforest
coafforest
verb
(transitive, rare) To convert into, or add to, a forest.
coalfields
coalfields
noun
plural of coalfield
coalfishes
coalfishes
noun
plural of coalfish
cockfights
cockfights
noun
plural of cockfight
codfishery
codfishery
noun
A fishery specifically dealing with cod.
codfishing
cofeatures
cofeatures
noun
plural of cofeature
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cofeature
coffeebush
coffeepots
coffeepots
noun
plural of coffeepot
cofferdams
cofferdams
noun
plural of cofferdam
cofferfish
cofferfish
noun
boxfish
coffinless
coffinless
adj
Without a coffin.
cofinances
cofinances
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cofinance
cofounders
cofounders
noun
plural of cofounder
coiffeuses
coiffeuses
noun
plural of coiffeuse
colorifics
colourfast
colourfast
adj
Alternative spelling of colorfast (Items with dyes or pigments that are capable of producing a stable colouring effect.)
coltsfoots
combfishes
combfishes
noun
plural of combfish
comforters
comforters
noun
plural of comforter
comiferous
conferrers
conferrers
noun
plural of conferrer
confervous
confervous
adj
Relating to, consisting of, or resembling confervae.
confessant
confessant
noun
(obsolete) One who confesses to a priest.
confessary
confessary
noun
(obsolete) One who makes a confession.
confessing
confessing
noun
The act of making a confession.
verb
present participle of confess
confession
confession
noun
(Christianity) The disclosure of one's sins to a priest for absolution. In the Roman Catholic Church, it is now also termed the sacrament of reconciliation.
A formal document providing such an admission.
A formula in which the articles of faith are comprised; a creed to be assented to or signed, as a preliminary to admission to membership of a church; a confession of faith.
Acknowledgment of belief; profession of one's faith.
The open admittance of having done something (especially something bad).
confessors
confessors
noun
plural of confessor
confessory
confessory
adj
That constitutes a confession
confidants
confidants
noun
plural of confidant
configures
configures
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of configure
confiscate
confiscate
adj
(obsolete) Confiscated; seized and appropriated by the government for public use; forfeit.
verb
(transitive) To use one's authority to lay claim to and separate a possession from its holder.
confiserie
conformers
conformers
noun
plural of conformer
conformism
conformism
noun
A willingness to conform; conformity
conformist
conformist
adj
Conforming to established customs, etc.
noun
A noctuid moth (Lithophane furcifera)
Someone who tries to conform to the mainstream.
confragose
confucians
confusable
confusable
adj
Able to be confused.
noun
A word or phrase that is easily confused with another
confusably
confusably
adv
In a confusable way; such that they may be confused.
confusedly
confusedly
adv
In a confused manner.
confusions
confusions
noun
plural of confusion
coniferous
coniferous
adj
Bearing cones, as the pine and cypress.
Of, or pertaining to, a conifer.
consentful
consentful
adj
With consent; consenting or consensual.
consignify
consignify
verb
To signify or denote in combination with something else.
cornetfish
cornetfish
noun
Any of several slender, elongate tropical fish, of the family Fistulariidae, that live in shallow water
cornfields
cornfields
noun
plural of cornfield
cornflakes
cornflakes
noun
Alternative spelling of corn flakes
cospecific
cospecific
adj
Alternative form of conspecific
cosufferer
cotesfield
counselful
craftiness
craftiness
noun
Skill in deception, slyness
craftsbury
crankshaft
crankshaft
noun
A rotating shaft that drives (or is driven by) a crank.
verb
(of a straight bolt or rod) To deform in such a manner that part of the rod or bolt is displaced sideways, offset from the longitudinal axis of the part, but remains parallel with the part's main longitudinal axis, with the final shape somewhat resembling a crankshaft.
crashproof
crashproof
adj
(computing) Resistant to crashes (failure of software programs).
(of a vehicle) Resistant to the damaging effects of a collision.
crawfished
crawfished
verb
simple past tense and past participle of crawfish
crawfishes
crawfishes
noun
plural of crawfish
crayfishes
crayfishes
noun
plural of crayfish
creekstuff
cristiform
cristiform
adj
Resembling a crest
cristoforo
crossfired
crucifixes
crucifixes
noun
plural of crucifix
crushproof
crushproof
adj
Strong enough to resist being deformed or crushed when subjected to more than normal physical stress or pressure.
any of various squid-like cephalopods (marine mollusks) of the order Sepiida that have eight arms, two retractable tentacles, and a calcareous internal shell, and can eject a dark ink when threatened
cymiferous
cymiferous
adj
(botany) Producing cymes.
declassify
declassify
verb
to remove the classification from; to lift the restrictions on
decrassify
decrassify
verb
(transitive, archaic) To clean; to remove dirt from.
(transitive, archaic) To make less crass or coarse.
defaisance
defalcates
defalcates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of defalcate
defeasance
defeasance
noun
(US, law) The rendering void of a contract or deed; an annulment or abrogation.
(now rare) Destruction, defeat, overthrow.
verb
(US, law, transitive) To void; to annul.
defections
defections
noun
plural of defection
defectious
defectious
adj
(obsolete) Defective.
defectives
defectives
noun
plural of defective
defectless
defectless
adj
without a defect
defectuous
defectuous
adj
(obsolete) Full of defects; imperfect.
deferences
deferences
noun
plural of deference
defervesce
defervesce
verb
(intransitive, figuratively) To become less agitated; to cool down.
(intransitive, medicine) To experience an abatement or resolution of fever.
deflectors
deflectors
noun
plural of deflector
defocusses
desilicify
disacidify
disacidify
verb
(transitive) To free from acid.
disaffects
disaffects
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disaffect
discomfits
discomfits
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of discomfit
discomfort
discomfort
noun
Mental or bodily distress.
Something that disturbs one’s comfort; an annoyance.
verb
(obsolete) To discourage; to deject.
To cause annoyance or distress to.
disconfirm
disconfirm
verb
(transitive) To establish the falsity of a claim or belief; to show or to tend to show that a theory or hypothesis is not valid.
disconform
discordful
discordful
adj
(rare) Full of discord; contentious, quarrelsome.
discursify
disfrocked
disfrocked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disfrock
disinfects
disinfects
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disinfect