Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acetify
acidified
acidified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of acidify
acidifier
acidifier
noun
(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
acneiform
acneiform
adj
(pathology) Alternative form of acneform
adviceful
adviceful
adj
(obsolete) Attentive; watchful.
Providing advice; informative, insightful.
affecting
affecting
adj
Producing or causing strong feelings and emotions.
verb
present participle of affect
affection
affection
noun
(medicine, archaic) A disease; a morbid symptom; a malady.
A feeling of love or strong attachment.
An attribute; a quality or property; a condition.
An emotion; a feeling or natural impulse acting upon and swaying the mind.
The act of affecting or acting upon.
The state of being affected, especially: a change in, or alteration of, the emotional state of a person or other animal, caused by a subjective affect (a subjective feeling or emotion), which arises in response to a stimulus which may result from either thought or perception.
verb
(now rare) To feel affection for.
affective
affective
adj
Emotional; emotionally charged; affecting.
Relating to, resulting from, or influenced by the emotions.
affianced
affianced
adj
(literary) engaged; betrothed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of affiance
affiancer
affiancer
noun
One who makes a contract of marriage between two persons.
affiances
affiances
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form 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
afflicter
afflicter
noun
One who afflicts.
affricate
affricate
noun
(phonetics) A sound produced using a combination of a plosive and a fricative.
verb
(transitive) To produce (a plosive) as an affricate.
archchief
archchief
noun
(rare) A supreme, primary leader of any organization.
archfiend
archfiend
noun
(preceded by “the”, often capitalized) Satan.
(transferred sense) A diabolically evil person.
A chief fiend (devil, demon or monster).
archthief
artificer
artificer
noun
A member of the military who specializes in manufacturing and repairing weapon systems.
A savant.
A trickster.
An inventor.
Someone who is skilled in their trade; an artisan.
artifices
artifices
noun
plural of artifice
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
backfires
backfires
noun
plural of backfire
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backfire
beccafico
beccafico
noun
A small bird, Sylvia hortensis, the figpecker.
becoiffed
becoiffed
adj
Having the hair arranged in a coif.
beneficed
beneficed
adj
(Christianity) Having a benefice
verb
simple past tense and past participle of benefice
benefices
benefices
noun
plural of benefice
biflected
bifurcate
bifurcate
adj
Divided or forked into two; bifurcated.
Having bifurcations.
verb
(intransitive) To divide or fork into two channels or branches.
(transitive) To cause to bifurcate.
birchleaf
blackfire
bonifaces
bonifaces
noun
plural of boniface
briefcase
briefcase
noun
(computing) In Microsoft Windows, a folder that supports file synchronization between itself and another folder.
A case used for carrying documents, especially for business.
buckfield
caeciform
cafardise
cafeteria
cafeteria
noun
(chiefly US, Canada) A dining area in an institution where meals may be purchased (as above), provided, or brought in from elsewhere.
(chiefly US, Canada) A restaurant in which customers select their food at a counter then carry it on a tray to a table to eat.
cafetiere
cafetiere
noun
Alternative form of cafetière
caffeines
caffeines
noun
plural of caffeine
caffeinic
caffeinic
adj
Related to or containing caffeine.
caffoline
caffoline
noun
(organic chemistry) An organic compound with chemical formula C₅H₉N₃O₂, obtained from caffeine by successively removing one methylamine and two carbonic anhydride groups.
calcified
calcified
adj
Hardened from the deposit of calcium salts.
Made unchanging or inflexible.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of calcify
calcifies
calcifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of calcify
calcifuge
calcifuge
noun
Any plant that does not thrive in a soil rich in lime or chalk
califates
califates
noun
plural of califate
campfires
campfires
noun
plural of campfire
canfields
caprifole
caprifole
noun
(obsolete) The woodbine or honeysuckle.
carnified
carnified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of carnify
carnifies
carnifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of carnify
casefying
casefying
verb
present participle of casefy
catfishes
catfishes
noun
plural of catfish
cauldrife
caulfield
celestify
celestify
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To make like heaven.
celliform
celliform
adj
Having the form of a cell; cellular
celtiform
certified
certified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of certify
certifier
certifier
noun
A person or entity that provides certification
certifies
certifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of certify
cerulific
chaferies
chaferies
noun
plural of chafery
chaffiest
chaffiest
adj
superlative form of chaffy: most chaffy
chafflike
chafflike
adj
Resembling chaff.
chatfield
chefrinia
cheliform
cheliform
adj
Having the form of a chela
chiefdoms
chiefdoms
noun
plural of chiefdom
chiefland
chiefless
chiefless
adj
Without a chief; leaderless.
chiefling
chiefling
noun
A little or petty chief.
chiefship
chiefship
noun
The role or position of a chief.
chieftain
chieftain
noun
(by extension) A leader of a group.
A leader of a clan or tribe.
chieftess
chieftess
noun
Synonym of chieftainess: a female chieftain.
chiffrobe
childwife
choiceful
choiceful
adj
(obsolete) Making choices; fickle.
Having the opportunity to choose or make choices; abounding in choices
chuffiest
chylified
chylified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chylify
chymified
chymified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chymify
circumfer
circumfer
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To bear or carry around.
clarified
clarified
adj
Made clear.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of clarify
clarifier
clarifier
noun
(cartomancy) An additional card used to enhance or explain the primary cards in a spread.
(linguistics) A speech act intended to clarify or correct one's own prior utterance.
A vessel in which the process of clarification is conducted.
One who, or that which, clarifies.
clarifies
clarifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of clarify
cliffiest
cliffiest
adj
superlative form of cliffy: most cliffy
cliffless
cliffless
adj
Without cliffs.
clifflike
clifflike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a cliff; high and steep.
cliffside
cliffside
noun
The side of a cliff.
cliffweed
coalfield
coalfield
noun
Any region containing deposits of coal that may be mined.
coalified
coalified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of coalify
coalifies
coalifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of coalify
codfisher
codfisher
noun
One who fishes for cod.
codfishes
codfishes
noun
plural of codfish
codifiers
codifiers
noun
plural of codifier
coffering
coffering
verb
present participle of coffer
coffinite
coffinite
noun
(mineralogy) A brown or black uranium-bearing silicate mineral.
cofighter
cofinance
cofinance
verb
To finance jointly.
coiffeurs
coiffeurs
noun
plural of coiffeur
coiffeuse
coiffeuse
noun
A female hairdresser
coiffured
coiffured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of coiffure
coiffures
coiffures
noun
plural of coiffure
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of coiffure
comfiness
comfiness
noun
(informal) comfortableness
comfiture
comfiture
noun
(obsolete) A confection, especially of preserved fruit.
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
configure
configure
verb
(transitive) To set up or arrange something in such a way that it is ready for operation for a particular purpose, or to someone's particular liking
confiners
confiners
noun
plural of confiner
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
confirmee
confirmee
noun
A person who is confirmed via religious rite.
One to whom anything is confirmed.
confirmer
confirmer
noun
One who confirms something
confitent
confitent
noun
A person who confesses; a confessor or penitent
confiteor
confiteor
noun
(Christianity, chiefly Roman Catholicism) A prayer, typically beginning “I confess to Almighty God…” in English, in which public confession of sins is made.
confiture
confiture
noun
a preserve or jelly/jam of candied fruit
confrerie
confrerie
noun
brotherhood, association
confusive
confusive
adj
(archaic) Full of confusion; confused or confusing.
coniferae
coniferin
coniferin
noun
(organic chemistry) A glucoside of coniferol found in conifers
copaifera
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
cowfishes
cowfishes
noun
plural of cowfish
craftiest
craftiest
adj
superlative form of crafty: most crafty
crapefish
crapefish
noun
Salted codfish hardened by pressure.
creekfish
creekfish
noun
(US) Erimyzon oblongus, the chubsucker.
crestfish
crestfish
noun
Any of the fish in the lampriform family Lophotidae.
crisfield
crossfire
crossfire
noun
(by extension) A heated confrontation between opposing factions.
(military) Lines of fire from multiple positions that cross in a small region
crucifers
crucifers
noun
plural of crucifer
crucified
crucified
adj
that has been subject to crucifixion
verb
simple past tense and past participle of crucify
crucifier
crucifier
noun
One who crucifies.
crucifies
crucifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of crucify
crucifige
cteniform
cteniform
adj
Comb-shaped.
cuneiform
cuneiform
adj
Having the form of a wedge; wedge-shaped, especially with a tapered end.
Written in the cuneiform writing system.
noun
(anatomy) A wedge-shaped bone, especially a cuneiform bone.
An ancient Mesopotamian writing system, adapted within several language families, originating as pictograms in Sumer around the 30th century BC, evolving into more abstract and characteristic wedge shapes formed by a blunt reed stylus on clayen tablets.
curfewing
cutcliffe
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.
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.
defencive
defencive
adj
(British) Alternative spelling of defensive
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.