(obsolete, law) The act of affeering or assessing an amercement, according to the circumstances of the case.
afferently
afferently
adv
Inwardly, toward the center.
affirmable
affirmable
adj
Able to be affirmed.
affirmance
affirmance
noun
(countable, law) A decision upholding the decision of a lower court or agency
(uncountable) The act of affirming, affirmation
affordable
affordable
adj
Able to be afforded; inexpensive or reasonably priced.
afforested
afforested
adj
Created by afforestation.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of afforest
affricated
affricated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of affricate
affricates
affricates
noun
plural of affricate
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of affricate
affriended
affriended
adj
(obsolete) Made friends; reconciled.
affrighted
affrighted
adj
(archaic) Terrified.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of affright
affrighter
affrighter
noun
(archaic) One who frightens.
affrontive
affrontive
adj
Tending to affront or offend.
aflagellar
aflagellar
adj
That lacks a flagellum
aforegoing
aforegoing
adj
(archaic) preceding, going before.
aforenamed
aforenamed
Adjective
Named earlier in a document.
aforetimes
aforetimes
Adverb
formerly, previously
afraidness
afraidness
noun
The state or quality of being afraid.
africander
africanize
africanize
Verb
To make African.
afrikander
afterbirth
afterbirth
noun
The placenta and other material expelled via the birth canal following childbirth or parturition in mammals.
afterbrain
afterbrain
noun
(anatomy) A posterior subdivision of the hindbrain; the myelencephalon
aftercause
aftercomer
aftercomer
noun
One coming after; a successor; (in the plural) posterity.
afterdated
afterdated
adj
postdated
afterdeath
afterdecks
afterdecks
noun
plural of afterdeck
afterdrain
afterdrops
afterglide
afterglows
afterglows
noun
plural of afterglow
aftergrass
aftergrass
noun
The grass that grows after the first crop has been mown.
aftergrave
aftergrief
aftergrind
afterguard
afterguard
noun
(historical, nautical) The seaman or seamen stationed on the poop or after part of a ship, to attend the after-sails.
(sailing) The members of a yacht's crew who attend to the aft sails
A drudge; somebody tasked with menial work.
afterhatch
afterhours
afterimage
afterimage
noun
An image which persists or remains in negative after the original stimulation has ended.
afterlifes
afterlifes
noun
(rare, proscribed) plural of afterlife
afterlight
afterlight
noun
Light that follows something, especially the dim light in the sky after the sun has fully set.
afterlives
afterlives
noun
plural of afterlife
aftermaths
aftermaths
noun
plural of aftermath
afternight
afternoons
afternoons
noun
plural of afternoon
afterpains
afterpains
noun
plural of afterpain
afterpiece
afterpiece
noun
(nautical) The heel of a rudder.
(now chiefly historical) An additional work following the main work; especially, a minor entertainment performed after a play.
afterproof
afterrider
aftershaft
aftershaft
noun
(ornithology) An accessory plume arising from the posterior of the contour feathers of many birds.
aftershave
aftershave
noun
a lotion, gel, or liquid used after finishing shaving
aftershine
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.
aftersound
aftersound
noun
(acoustics) The second, slower phase of decay in the sound made by a piano string when it is struck.
(phonetics, obsolete) A weaker sound that immediately follows a more salient one, such as the second, less prominent vowel sound in a falling diphthong.
A sound that persists or remains audible after its source has ceased to produce it; the perception of such a sound.
afterstain
afterstate
afterstorm
afterstudy
afterswarm
afterswarm
noun
A swarm of bees that leaves the hive after the primary swarm.
afterswell
aftertaste
aftertaste
noun
A taste of something that persists when it is no longer present.
Of wine, finish.
The persistence of the taste of something no longer present.
aftertimes
aftertimes
noun
plural of aftertime
aftertouch
aftertouch
noun
(music, uncountable) Pressure sensitivity on an electronic synthesizer, allowing the musician to change the tone or sound of a note after it is struck.
(rare) A touch (feature or characteristic) added finally or as an afterthought.
(video games) A feature in football/soccer games allowing the player to swerve the ball immediately after kicking it.
aftertrial
afterwards
afterwards
adv
(temporal location) At a later or succeeding time.
afterwhile
afterwhile
adv
(US, dialect) Afterwards.
afterworld
afterworld
noun
A supposed world that is entered after death; the realm of the afterlife.
afterwrath
afterwrist
afteryears
afteryears
noun
subsequent years
airfreight
airfreight
noun
The amount charged for such transport.
The transportation of freight by air.
verb
(transitive) To transport by air.
airiferous
airiferous
adj
Alternative form of aeriferous
airproofed
airproofed
adj
That has been made airtight
alderflies
alderflies
noun
plural of alderfly
amentiform
amentiform
adj
(botany) Shaped like a catkin.
amersfoort
amersfoort
Proper noun
A city in the Netherlands.
ammonifier
ammonifier
noun
That which ammonifies
amoebiform
amoebiform
adj
Alternative form of amebiform
amplifiers
amplifiers
noun
plural of amplifier
anfracture
anfracture
noun
(obsolete) A mazy winding.
antefurcae
antefurcae
noun
plural of antefurca
antefurcal
antefurcal
adj
Relating to an antefurca
antefuture
antennifer
antifebrin
antifouler
antifouler
noun
Synonym of antifoulant
antifreeze
antifreeze
noun
(automobiles) Automotive antifreeze, a solution of ethylene glycol, used as an additive to water or replacement for water, in the radiators of motorcars.
(aviation) Deicer, a heated glycol solution used to remove ice from the aerodynamic surfaces of airplanes, and prevent icing while on the tarmac.
A substance, such as glycol, used to lower the freezing point of water;
antireform
antireform
adj
(politics) Opposing reform
aquiferous
aquiferous
adj
(geology) Of or pertaining to an aquifer
Carrying water
araneiform
araneiform
adj
Having the form of a spider
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
archflamen
archflamen
noun
A chief flamen or priest.
archfriend
arciferous
arefaction
arefaction
noun
(rare or obsolete) The fact or process of drying; desiccation.
armiferous
armiferous
adj
(rare) Bearing arms or weapons.
artfulness
artfulness
noun
The quality of being artful or of acting in an artful manner.
artificers
artificers
noun
plural of artificer
asciferous
auriferous
auriferous
adj
Containing or producing gold; gold-bearing.
auriflamme
auriflamme
noun
Obsolete spelling of oriflamme
backfatter
backfatter
noun
A pig yielding significant backfat.
backfiller
backfiller
noun
A machine for refilling an excavation.
backfriend
backfriend
noun
(UK, dialectal) A friend at one's back; a backer; one who does his best for another; a supporter.
(UK, dialectal) A hangnail.
(UK, dialectal, obsolete) A false friend; a secret enemy.
ballflower
ballflower
noun
Alternative form of ball flower
banffshire
banffshire
Proper noun
a historic county in north-east Scotland, which was absorbed into Region in 1975. Its county town was
bannerfish
bannerfish
noun
A large fish of the genus Istiophorus, of the swordfish family, with a broad banner-like dorsal fin; the sailfish.
Any of several species of butterflyfish in the genus Heniochus that superficially resemble the Moorish idol, though unrelated.
barberfish
barberfish
noun
Johnrandallia nigrirostris, a cleaner fish.
barefisted
barefooted
barefooted
adj
Wearing nothing on the feet; barefoot.
barrelfish
barrelfish
noun
The black rudderfish, Hyperoglyphe perciformis
barrelfuls
barrelfuls
noun
plural of barrelful
barrelsful
bathflower
bathoflore
batterfang
beachfront
beachfront
adj
Of property (real estate): located on a beach.
noun
The portion of land or property that runs alongside and facing a beach.
beautifier
beautifier
noun
A person who or a thing which beautifies or makes beautiful.
bedwarfing
bedwarfing
verb
present participle of bedwarf
beefburger
beefburger
noun
(food) Synonym of hamburger (a cooked ground beef sandwich)
(food) Synonym of hamburger (a ground beef patty)
(food) Synonym of hamburger (ground beef)
beefeaters
beefeaters
noun
plural of beefeater
befathered
befingered
befingered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of befinger
beflowered
beflowered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beflower
beforehand
beforehand
adj
(archaic, often followed by with) In a state of anticipation or preoccupation.
(obsolete) In comfortable circumstances as regards property; forehanded.
adv
At an earlier or preceding time.
beforeness
beforeness
noun
The state or quality of being before.
beforesaid
beforesaid
adj
(archaic) Previously said.
beforested
beforetime
beforetime
adv
(archaic) Formerly, previously.
befretting
befriended
befriended
verb
simple past tense and past participle of befriend
befriender
befriender
noun
One who befriends.
befringing
befringing
verb
present participle of befringe
befuddlers
befuddlers
noun
plural of befuddler
bekerchief
bellflower
bellflower
noun
A flower of one of these plants, which is shaped like a bell.
Any flowering plant in genus Uvularia.
Any flowering plants in the genus Campanula.
Flowering plants in the genera, Campanulastrum, Codonopsis, or Platycodon, in the family Campanulaceae.
benefactor
benefactor
noun
Somebody who gives a gift, often money to a charity.
Someone who performs good or noble deeds.
benzofuran
benzofuran
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of a class of bicyclic heterocycles consisting of a benzene ring fused with one of furan.
benzofuryl
bernstorff
beryciform
beryciform
adj
(zoology) Belonging to the Beryciformes, an order of ray-finned fishes
noun
Any fish of the order Beryciformes
bethflower
bettendorf
bifluoride
bifluoride
noun
(chemistry) Synonym of difluoride
bifurcated
bifurcated
adj
Divided into two branches.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bifurcate
bifurcates
bifurcates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bifurcate