(chemistry) A simple or compound principle, whose presence is necessary to produce acidity, as oxygen, chlorine, bromine, iodine, etc.
acidifies
acidifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acidify
acidproof
acidproof
adj
Resistant to the corrosive effects of acid.
adviceful
adviceful
adj
(obsolete) Attentive; watchful.
Providing advice; informative, insightful.
affianced
affianced
adj
(literary) engaged; betrothed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of affiance
afflicted
afflicted
adj
Suffering from an affliction, or suffering from pain, distress or disability.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of afflict
afterdeck
afterdeck
noun
(nautical) The part of a ship's deck from amidships toward the stern
archfiend
archfiend
noun
(preceded by “the”, often capitalized) Satan.
(transferred sense) A diabolically evil person.
A chief fiend (devil, demon or monster).
backfield
backfield
noun
(American football) The area behind the line of scrimmage occupied before the snap by the team on offense.
(baseball, rare) Synonym of outfield.
(soccer, US) The area behind either the offensive or defensive line.
The players occupying this area.
backfired
backfired
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backfire
baldfaced
baldfaced
adj
Alternative form of bald-faced
bardcraft
bardcraft
noun
The poetic arts of a bard.
barefaced
barefaced
adj
Open, undisguised.
Unbearded (not having a beard or other facial hair).
Undisguisedly offensive and bold; crude.
Unmasked (not wearing a mask) or not wearing a face covering.
becoiffed
becoiffed
adj
Having the hair arranged in a coif.
beflecked
beflecked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of befleck
befrocked
befrocked
adj
Wearing a frock.
beneficed
beneficed
adj
(Christianity) Having a benefice
verb
simple past tense and past participle of benefice
biflected
birdcraft
blackford
boldfaced
boldfaced
adj
(typography) Of text emphasized by being set in a font having thicker strokes, yielding a heavier or darker appearance.
Impudent, brazen.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of boldface (to print or write in a bold manner)
boldfaces
boldfaces
noun
plural of boldface
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of boldface
buckfield
caddisfly
caddisfly
noun
Alternative spelling of caddis fly
cafardise
calcified
calcified
adj
Hardened from the deposit of calcium salts.
Made unchanging or inflexible.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of calcify
calfbound
calfbound
adj
Bound in calfskin.
calfdozer
calfdozer
noun
A small bulldozer.
candytuft
candytuft
noun
Any of the genus Iberis of flowering plants.
canfields
cardiform
cardiform
adj
(of fish teeth) Resembling a series of combs
carnified
carnified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of carnify
catfooted
caudiform
caudiform
adj
(zoology) Resembling a tail.
cauldrife
caulfield
certified
certified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of certify
chafeweed
chafeweed
noun
Cudweed (Gnaphalium), used to prevent or cure chafing.
chaffered
chaffered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chaffer
chaffseed
chaffweed
chaffweed
noun
A low glabrous weedy branching herb (Centunculus minimus) of the family Primulaceae, having short dry chaff-like leaves.
chamfered
chamfered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chamfer
chatfield
chiefdoms
chiefdoms
noun
plural of chiefdom
chiefland
childwife
chondrify
chondrify
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To convert, or be converted, into cartilage.
chylified
chylified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chylify
chymified
chymified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chymify
clarified
clarified
adj
Made clear.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of clarify
cliffside
cliffside
noun
The side of a cliff.
cliffweed
cliffwood
coalfield
coalfield
noun
Any region containing deposits of coal that may be mined.
coalified
coalified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of coalify
codfisher
codfisher
noun
One who fishes for cod.
codfishes
codfishes
noun
plural of codfish
codifiers
codifiers
noun
plural of codifier
codifying
codifying
noun
A codification.
verb
present participle of codify
cofferdam
cofferdam
noun
(engineering) A temporary watertight enclosure used to create a dry foundation for building bridges and other structures over water.
(nautical) An empty space that acts as a protective barrier between two floors or bulkheads on a ship.
cofounded
cofounded
adj
Founded at the same time as another, or by two or more people.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cofound
cofounder
cofounder
noun
A joint founder; one of several people involved with the creation of a business, organization, union, or entity.
coiffured
coiffured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of coiffure
coldfinch
coldproof
coldproof
adj
Resistant to cold.
comforted
comforted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of comfort
confabbed
confabbed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of confab
confected
confected
verb
simple past tense and past participle of confect
conferred
conferred
verb
simple past tense and past participle of confer
conferted
confessed
confessed
adj
Which one admits or avows.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of confess
confidant
confidant
noun
A person in whom one can confide or share one's secrets: a friend.
confident
confident
adj
(obsolete, in negative sense) Forward, impudent.
Self-assured, self-reliant, sure of oneself.
Very sure of something; positive.
noun
Obsolete form of confidant.
confiders
confiders
noun
plural of confider
confiding
confiding
adj
(Birding) Of a bird, allowing the close approach of humans.
Having or showing confidence or trust in another person.
In confidence; as if with trust.
noun
The telling of something in confidence.
verb
present participle of confide
confirmed
confirmed
adj
(Christianity) having received the rite of confirmation
(formal) having a settled habit; inveterate or habitual
verified or ratified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of confirm
conflated
conflated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of conflate
conformed
conformed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of conform
confounds
confounds
noun
plural of confound
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of confound
cordiform
cordiform
adj
Shaped like a heart; cordate.
cornfield
cornfield
noun
A field of corn, wheat or other cereal crop
cornified
cornified
adj
(informal) Corny, or having been made corny.
Converted into horn; horny.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cornify
crisfield
crockford
croftland
croftland
noun
(Scotland) Land of superior quality, on which crops are raised.
crucified
crucified
adj
that has been subject to crucifixion
verb
simple past tense and past participle of crucify
deacidify
deacidify
verb
To remove or neutralize the acidic content of
decalcify
decalcify
verb
To deprive of calcareous matter.
deceitful
deceitful
adj
Deceptive, two-faced.
Deliberately misleading or cheating.
decertify
decertify
verb
(transitive) To annul the certification of.
(transitive, industrial relations) To annul a labor union.
defaecate
defaecate
verb
Alternative form of defecate
defalcate
defalcate
verb
(intransitive) To misappropriate funds; to embezzle.
To cut off (a part of something).
To deduct or take away (a part of income, money, rents, etc.).
defecated
defecated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of defecate
defecates
defecates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of defecate
defecator
defecator
noun
(archaic) That which cleanses or purifies; especially, an apparatus for removing impurities from juices and syrups.
One who defecates.
defecters
defecting
defecting
verb
present participle of defect
defection
defection
noun
An act or incidence of defecting.
defective
defective
adj
(Arabic grammar, of a verb) Having a root whose final consonant is weak (ي, و, or ء).
(chiefly of abjad script) Spelled without matres lectionis, for example אמץ (ómets, “courage”) as opposed to the plene spelling אומץ where the letter vav ⟨ו⟩ indicates the vowel o.
(grammar, of a lexeme, especially a verb) Lacking some forms; e.g., having only one tense or being usable only in the third person.
(orthography, of a script) Not capable of representing all the phonemic distinctions of a language it is used to write.
Having one or more defects.
adv
(chiefly of abjad script) Without matres lectionis (letters indicating vowels) written out.
noun
(chiefly of abjad script) A word written without matres lectionis (letters indicating vowels).
A person or thing considered to be defective.
defectors
defectors
noun
plural of defector
defencive
defencive
adj
(British) Alternative spelling of defensive
deference
deference
noun
Great respect.
The willingness to carry out the wishes of others.
defiances
defiances
noun
plural of defiance
deficient
deficient
adj
(mathematics) Of a number n, Having the sum of divisors σ(n)<2n, or, equivalently, the sum of proper divisors (or aliquot sum) s(n).
Insufficient or inadequate in amount.
Lacking something essential; often construed with in.
noun
A person who is deficient.
deflected
deflected
adj
(botany) Bent abruptly downward.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of deflect
deflector
deflector
noun
(science fiction) A force field; an invisible barrier used as a protective shield.
A diaphragm in a lamp, stove, etc. by which the flame and gases are brought together to improve combustion.
Something which deflects something else, especially a stream of fluid or particles.
deforceor
deforceor
noun
(obsolete, law) A deforciant.
deforcing
deforcing
verb
present participle of deforce
defrocked
defrocked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of defrock
deviceful
deviceful
adj
(now rare) Full of devices; inventive.
dezincify
dezincify
verb
(transitive) To deprive of zinc.
difficile
difficile
adj
(obsolete) Difficult.
(obsolete) Hard to work with; stubborn.
difficult
difficult
adj
(obsolete) Unable or unwilling.
(often of a person, or a horse, etc) Hard to manage, uncooperative, troublesome.
Hard, not easy, requiring much effort.
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To make difficult; to impede; to perplex.
diffracts
diffracts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of diffract
difluence
difluence
noun
Opposite of confluence
disaffect
disaffect
verb
(transitive) To cause a loss of affection, sympathy or loyalty in; to alienate or estrange.
disciform
disciform
adj
(botany) Having a flat, rounded shape.
discomfit
discomfit
adj
(obsolete) Discomfited; overthrown.
verb
(archaic) To defeat completely; to rout.
(rare) To defeat the plans or hopes of; to frustrate; disconcert.
(transitive) To embarrass (someone) greatly; to confuse; to perplex; to disconcert.
disfrocks
disfrocks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disfrock
disinfect
disinfect
verb
To sterilize by the use of cleaning agent.
dodecafid
dollfaced
dolorific
dolorific
adj
Causing grief or pain.
Of or relating to pain.
doughface
doughface
noun
(derogatory) a person, especially a politician, who is pliable, moldable like dough.
draffsack
dulcified
dulcified
adj
sweetened; mollified
dulcifies
dulcifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dulcify
edificant
edificant
adj
building; constructing
edificate
edificial
edificial
adj
Pertaining to an edifice; structural.
edificing
facebread
faciendum
faciendum
noun
Something that must be done.
facticide
facticide
noun
The distortion or concealment of facts.
factitude
factitude
noun
The property of being factual.
factordom
facultied
facultied
adj
(in combination) Having a faculty or faculties of a specified kind.
facundity
facundity
noun
(archaic) eloquence; readiness of speech
fairchild
falcidian
falcidian
adj
Alternative form of Falcidian
falconoid
fasciated
fasciated
adj
fasciate
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fasciate
fascicled
fascicled
adj
Growing in a bundle, tuft, or close cluster.
fatidical
fatidical
adj
Having power to foretell future events; prophetic; fatiloquent.
fauchards
fauchards
noun
plural of fauchard
febricide
febricide
noun
(medicine, obsolete) A substance that destroys a fever.
fecundate
fecundate
verb
To inseminate.
To make fertile.
fecundify
fecundify
verb
(transitive) To make fruitful; to fecundate.
fecundity
fecundity
noun
Ability to cause growth or increase.
Ability to produce offspring.
Number, rate, or capacity of offspring production.
Rate of production of young by a female.
fecundize
fecundize
verb
(transitive) To make fecund.
feedbacks
feedbacks
noun
(proscribed) plural of feedback
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of feedback
feedstock
feedstock
noun
Any bulk raw material constituting the principal input for an industrial process.