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.
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
affixment
affixment
noun
Property of being affixed; attachment; connection.
afrikaner
afterings
afterings
noun
(by extension) The last of any substance that is of a poorer quality than the earlier substance, e.g. the dregs of coffee.
The last milk that is obtained when milking a cow. Often considered the poorest quality of milk.
afterking
afterpain
afterpain
noun
(pathology, often in the plural) pain of uterine contractions experienced after childbirth (especially after passage of the placenta)
ahnfeltia
angelfish
angelfish
noun
A freshwater fish, tropical cichlids of the genus Pterophyllum.
A marine fish of the family Pomacanthidae, common on shallow tropical reefs.
anglified
antefixal
antefixal
adj
Relating to an antefix.
antefixes
antefixes
noun
plural of antefix
antifelon
antitheft
antitheft
adj
Against or preventing from being stolen.
archfiend
archfiend
noun
(preceded by “the”, often capitalized) Satan.
(transferred sense) A diabolically evil person.
A chief fiend (devil, demon or monster).
aveniform
aveniform
adj
Having the appearance of oats.
avifaunae
bandfiled
beanfield
beanfield
noun
A field where beans are grown.
beefiness
beefiness
noun
The characteristic of being beefy.
befalling
befalling
adj
(archaic) Appertaining; appropriate; fitting.
noun
A happening; occurrence; chance; event.
verb
present participle of befall
befingers
befingers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of befinger
befitting
befitting
adj
appropriate, becoming
verb
present participle of befit
befleaing
befleaing
verb
present participle of beflea
befogging
befogging
verb
present participle of befog
befooling
befooling
verb
present participle of befool
befouling
befouling
verb
present participle of befoul
befriends
befriends
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of befriend
befringed
befringed
adj
Having a fringe
verb
simple past tense and past participle of befringe
befringes
befringes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of befringe
begulfing
beneficed
beneficed
adj
(Christianity) Having a benefice
verb
simple past tense and past participle of benefice
benefices
benefices
noun
plural of benefice
benefited
benefited
verb
simple past tense and past participle of benefit
benefiter
benefiter
noun
A person who benefits somebody else; benefactor.
A person who receives a benefit.
bifronted
bifronted
adj
Having two fronts.
bonifaces
bonifaces
noun
plural of boniface
boyfriend
boyfriend
noun
A male friend.
A male partner in an unmarried romantic relationship.
briefings
briefings
noun
plural of briefing
briefness
briefness
noun
The characteristic of being brief.
buffering
buffering
verb
present participle of buffer
buffeting
buffeting
noun
(aviation) random, irregular motion of the plane or of one of its parts caused by turbulences in the airflow
A blow or motion that buffets.
verb
present participle of buffet
bufonidae
bufotenin
bufotenin
noun
Alternative spelling of bufotenine
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.
canfields
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
chefrinia
chiefland
chiefling
chiefling
noun
A little or petty chief.
chieftain
chieftain
noun
(by extension) A leader of a group.
A leader of a clan or tribe.
coffering
coffering
verb
present participle of coffer
coffinite
coffinite
noun
(mineralogy) A brown or black uranium-bearing silicate mineral.
cofinance
cofinance
verb
To finance jointly.
comfiness
comfiness
noun
(informal) comfortableness
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
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
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
daffiness
daffiness
noun
(informal) The quality of being crazy or mad.
(informal) The quality of being silly or foolish.
damnified
damnified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of damnify
damnifies
damnifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of damnify
dandified
dandified
adj
Characteristic (in dress and habits) of a dandy
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dandify
dandifies
dandifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dandify
deafening
deafening
adj
(hyperbolic) Very loud.
Loud enough to cause temporary or permanent hearing loss.
noun
(architecture) pugging
The process by which something is deafened.
verb
present participle of deafen
defatting
defatting
noun
The removal of fat from something, either physically or chemically
verb
present participle of defat
defeating
defeating
verb
present participle of defeat
defecting
defecting
verb
present participle of defect
defection
defection
noun
An act or incidence of defecting.
defencive
defencive
adj
(British) Alternative spelling of defensive
defending
defending
verb
present participle and gerund of defend
defensing
defension
defensive
defensive
adj
(chiefly sports) Pertaining to defense, as opposed to attack.
(cricket) Of a bowling or fielding tactic designed to prevent the other side from scoring runs; of a batting tactic designed to prevent being out.
Displaying an inordinate sensitivity to criticism or intrusion; oversensitive; thin-skinned.
In a state or posture of defense.
Intended for defence; protective.
Intended to deter attack.
Performed so as to minimise risk.
noun
A means, attitude or position of defense.
deferring
deferring
noun
deferral
verb
present participle of defer
defiances
defiances
noun
plural of defiance
defiantly
defiantly
adv
In a defiant manner.
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.
definable
definable
adj
Able to be defined.
Many words are definable by using other words.
definably
definably
adv
In a definable manner; identifiably.
definedly
definiens
definiens
noun
(semantics) The word or phrase that defines the definiendum in a definition.
definitor
definitor
noun
(Catholicism) One who oversees either an ecclesiastical property under a bishop or possesses an office in a religious order.
A person who defines.
deflating
deflating
verb
present participle of deflate
deflation
deflation
noun
(economics) A decrease in the general price level, that is, in the nominal cost of goods and services as well as wages.
(economics, euphemistic) An economic contraction.
(geology) The removal of soil and other loose material from the ground (or another surface) by wind, leaving it exposed to erosion.
An act or instance of deflating.
defleaing
defleaing
verb
present participle of deflea
deflexing
deflexing
verb
present participle of deflex
deflexion
deflexion
noun
UK spelling of deflection
defluxion
defluxion
noun
(medicine) A discharge or flowing of fluid matter, as from the nose in catarrh.
(obsolete) A flowing down; a running down.
defoaming
defoaming
verb
present participle of defoam
defogging
defogging
verb
present participle of defog
defoliant
defoliant
noun
An agent used to defoliate plants.
deforcing
deforcing
verb
present participle of deforce
deforming
deforming
verb
present participle of deform
defossion
defraying
defraying
verb
present participle of defray
defyingly
defyingly
adv
With defiance.
demagnify
demagnify
verb
To reduce the size of an image etc
denitrify
denitrify
verb
(transitive, chemistry) To remove nitrogen, often through the breakdown of nitrogenous compounds and the release of nitrogen gas.
densified
densified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of densify
densifier
densifier
noun
Any machine or substance that increases the density of a material
densifies
densifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of densify
dentiform
dentiform
adj
Having the shape or structure of a tooth.
designful
designful
adj
Full of designs; scheming.
dezincify
dezincify
verb
(transitive) To deprive of zinc.
dezinkify
diferrion
different
different
adj
Distinct, separate; used for emphasis after numbers and other determiners of quantity.
Not the same; exhibiting a difference.
Unlike most others; unusual.
Various, assorted, diverse.
adv
Differently.
noun
(mathematics) The different ideal.
differing
differing
adj
(formal) unlike, dissimilar, distinct; that which differs
noun
difference
verb
present participle of differ
diffident
diffident
adj
(archaic) Lacking confidence in others; distrustful.
Lacking self-confidence; timid; modest
diffluent
diffluent
adj
Flowing apart or off; dissolving; not fixed.
difluence
difluence
noun
Opposite of confluence
dignified
dignified
adj
Having an attitude or bearing that connotes respectability and poise.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dignify
dignifies
dignifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dignify
diolefine
diolefins
diolefins
noun
plural of diolefin
disinfect
disinfect
verb
To sterilize by the use of cleaning agent.
disinfest
disinfest
verb
(transitive) To eliminate insects, vermin, or other pests from.
downfield
downfield
adj
(chemistry) Describing an NMR resonance at a higher frequency to that of a reference signal
(sports) Toward the defending team's end of the playing field
adv
Towards the lower part of a field
drawknife
drawknife
noun
A joiner's tool having a blade with a handle at each end, used to shave off surfaces, by drawing it toward one; a shave; a drawshave.
A tool used for the purpose of making an incision along the path a saw is to follow, to prevent it from tearing the surface of the wood.
verb
(transitive) To cut or shave with a drawknife.
dufrenite
dufrenite
noun
(mineralogy) A blackish-green mineral that is a hydrous phosphate of iron.
edificant
edificant
adj
building; constructing
edificing
effecting
effecting
adj
Causative, effective.
verb
present participle of effect
efficient
efficient
adj
(proscribed, old use) effective, efficacious
causing effects, producing results; bringing into being; initiating change (rare except in philosophical and legal expression efficient cause = causative factor or agent)
expressing the proportion of consumed energy that was successfully used in a process; the ratio of useful output to total input
making good, thorough, or careful use of resources; not consuming extra. Especially, making good use of time or energy
noun
(obsolete) a cause; something that causes an effect
effingham
effingham
Proper noun
A village in Surrey, England
A city in Illinois, USA, and the county seat of Effingham County.
efflation
efflation
noun
The act of filling with wind; a breathing or puffing out.