(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.
affinitative
affinitative
adj
Of the nature of affinity.
affirmatives
affirmatives
noun
plural of affirmative
afflictively
afflictively
adv
In an afflictive manner
affluentness
affluentness
noun
The state or quality of being affluent.
afforestable
afforestable
adj
Suitable for being afforested.
afforestment
afforestment
noun
The process of afforesting.
affricatives
affricatives
noun
plural of affricative
affrightedly
affrightedly
adv
(archaic, poetic) with fright
affrightment
affrightment
noun
(archaic) Fright; fear; alarm; the fact or state of being frightened.
(obsolete) A cause of fear.
(obsolete) The action of frightening or terrifying; intimidation.
aforethought
aforethought
adj
(postpositive) Premeditated; planned ahead of time.
afterburners
afterburners
noun
plural of afterburner
afterburning
afterburning
noun
(aviation) The injection of extra fuel into a jet engine downstream of the turbines in order to achieve extra thrust.
aftereffects
aftereffects
noun
plural of aftereffect
aftermarkets
aftermarkets
noun
plural of aftermarket
aftershafted
afterstretch
afterthinker
afterthinker
noun
One who acts first and thinks afterwards.
afterthought
afterthought
noun
A reflection after an act; a later or subsequent thought, action, or expedient.
Something additional to the original plan or concept.
verb
(very rare except in the past tense, possibly nonstandard) To expound as an afterthought.
simple past tense and past participle of afterthink
afterworking
agroforester
agroforester
noun
One who takes part in agroforestry
agroforestry
agroforestry
noun
An agricultural approach of using the interactive benefits from combining trees and shrubs with crops and/or livestock.
aircraftsmen
aircraftsmen
noun
plural of aircraftsman
airfreighted
airfreighted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of airfreight
airfreighter
albificative
alderliefest
alderliefest
adj
(archaic) Most beloved.
amentiferous
amentiferous
adj
(botany) Bearing catkins.
antidiffuser
antifeminine
antifeminine
adj
Opposed to what is feminine.
antifeminism
antifeminism
noun
Opposition to feminism.
antifeminist
antifeminist
adj
advocating antifeminism
antagonistic to feminism
noun
A person who is antagonistic to feminism.
An advocate of antifeminism.
antifreezing
antifreezing
adj
That prevents freezing
antireformer
antireformer
noun
(politics) One who opposes reform.
antisuffrage
antisuffrage
adj
(politics) Opposing suffrage.
archboutefeu
arfvedsonite
arfvedsonite
noun
(mineralogy) A rare sodium amphibole mineral.
artfulnesses
artfulnesses
noun
plural of artfulness
artzybasheff
assuefaction
assuefaction
noun
(obsolete) habituation
autofrettage
autofrettage
noun
A metal fabrication technique in which a pressure vessel is subjected to enormous pressure, causing internal portions of the part to yield plasticly, resulting in internal compressive residual stresses once the pressure is released.
bairnsfather
battlefields
battlefields
noun
plural of battlefield
battlefronts
battlefronts
noun
plural of battlefront
beatifically
beatifically
adv
In a beatific manner.
beautifuller
beautifuller
adj
(obsolete, nonstandard) comparative form of beautiful: more beautiful
befountained
befountained
adj
Furnished with a fountain.
befriendment
befriendment
noun
The act of befriending.
befuddlement
befuddlement
noun
The state of being befuddled.
bellyflaught
benefactions
benefactions
noun
plural of benefaction
benefactress
benefactress
noun
A female benefactor.
beneficently
beneficently
adv
In a beneficent manner
beneficiated
beneficiated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beneficiate
beneficiates
beneficiates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beneficiate
biflabellate
biflabellate
adj
(zoology) flabellate on both sides
biflagellate
biflagellate
adj
(biology) Having two flagella.
noun
Any organism that has two flagella.
birefracting
birefraction
birefractive
birefringent
birefringent
adj
Having two refractive indices (depending on orientation)
Of or pertaining to birefringence
bloemfontein
bloemfontein
Proper noun
A major city and the judicial capital of South Africa.
boastfulness
boastfulness
noun
The characteristic of being boastful.
bottleflower
breakfasters
breakfasters
noun
plural of breakfaster
breakfasting
breakfasting
noun
The act of eating breakfast.
verb
present participle of breakfast
brevifoliate
bulletproofs
bulletproofs
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bulletproof
bullfighters
bullfighters
noun
plural of bullfighter
butterfishes
butterfishes
noun
plural of butterfish
butterflower
butterflyers
butterflyers
noun
plural of butterflyer
butterflying
butterflying
verb
present participle of butterfly
candleshrift
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
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.
characterful
characterful
adj
Full of character.
cheerfullest
cheerfullest
adj
superlative form of cheerful: most cheerful
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.
chondrofetal
chylifactive
chylifactive
adj
(physiology) Producing, or converting into, chyle; having the power to form chyle
circumferent
circumfluent
circumfluent
adj
Flowing round; surrounding in the manner of a fluid.
closefitting
closefitting
adj
Alternative form of close-fitting
codefendants
codefendants
noun
plural of codefendant
coefficients
coefficients
noun
plural of coefficient
cofathership
coinfeftment
comfortative
comfortative
adj
(archaic) Offering comfort.
noun
(archaic) A medicine or other item causing comfort.
confabulated
confabulated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of confabulate
confabulates
confabulates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of confabulate
confarreated
confectioner
confectioner
noun
A manufacturer of or dealer in confections (sweets and candies, and other sweet food items).
confectiones
confederated
confederated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of confederate
confederater
confederates
confederates
noun
plural of confederate
confederatio
confederator
confederator
noun
(obsolete) A confederate.
conferential
conferential
adj
Of or pertaining to a conference
confidential
confidential
adj
(dated) Having someone's confidence or trust; having a position requiring trust; worthy of being trusted with confidences.
(dated) Inclined to share confidences; (of things) making people inclined to share confidences; involving the sharing of confidences.
Kept, or meant to be kept, secret within a certain circle of persons; not intended to be known publicly
configurated
configurated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of configurate
confinements
confinements
noun
plural of confinement
confirmative
confirmative
adj
That serves to confirm
conflagrated
conflagrated
adj
Burnt, destroyed by fire.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of conflagrate
conflictless
conflictless
adj
Without conflict.
conformities
conformities
noun
plural of conformity
confoundment
confoundment
noun
something which is or has been confounded
the state of being confounded
confraternal
confraternal
adj
Of or pertaining to a confraternity
confrontment
confrontment
noun
Confrontation.
confusticate
confusticate
verb
(transitive, informal, chiefly US) To confuse, confound, or perplex.
congelifract
congelifract
noun
(geology) A fragment of rock broken off by the action of frost
consentfully
consentfully
adv
With consent; consensually.
cornetfishes
cornetfishes
noun
plural of cornetfish
countercraft
countercraft
noun
Strategies or tactics that serve to counter something.
counterdraft
counterfeits
counterfeits
noun
plural of counterfeit
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of counterfeit
counterfires
counterflory
counterflory
adj
(heraldry) Decorated with fleurs-de-lis or other floral motifs arranged in pairs opposite each other, especially on opposite sides of a border on a shield or banner.
counterflows
counterflows
noun
plural of counterflow
counterfoils
counterfoils
noun
plural of counterfoil
counterforce
counterforce
adj
(military) Targeting an opponent's military assets, such as missile silos, rather than other valuable assets such as cities and civilian populations.
noun
A force that opposes another force.
counterfugue
counterfugue
noun
(music) A fugue in which the answer or imitation to the melody is played in an inverse manner.
counteroffer
counteroffer
noun
An offer made in reply to an unacceptable offer.
verb
To offer as a counteroffer.
counterproof
counterproof
noun
(logic) A proof that contradicts a given statement.
(printing) The inverted image of an original proof.
counterrefer
counterscoff
counterscoff
noun
A retort; a scoffing utterance in response to another.
countershaft
countershaft
noun
Synonym of jackshaft (“mechanical component for rotational force”)
verb
Synonym of jackshaft
craftinesses
craftinesses
noun
plural of craftiness
craftsmaster
craftsmaster
noun
One who is skilled in a craft or trade.
craftspeople
craftspeople
noun
plural of craftsperson
craftsperson
craftsperson
noun
A person who produces arts and crafts.
Someone who is highly skilled at their trade; an artificer.
crestfallens
cretefaction
cuneiformist
cuneiformist
noun
A specialist or expert in cuneiform.
curvifoliate
curvifoliate
adj
Having curved leaves.
cuttlefishes
cuttlefishes
noun
plural of cuttlefish
deafmuteness
deathfulness
deathfulness
noun
An appearance suggestive of death.
decaffeinate
decaffeinate
verb
(transitive) To remove the caffeine from something (especially from coffee).