Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acetify
acrestaff
aerocraft
aerocraft
noun
(dated or nonstandard) An aircraft.
affectate
affecters
affecters
noun
plural of affecter
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.
affectual
affectual
adj
Pertaining to or consisting in disposition or desire.
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.
aftercare
aftercare
noun
(BDSM) Tender affection and care given to a partner after a BDSM activity, usually to serve as a transition between the activity and whatever follows it.
(business, frequently attributive) Services and support offered to a customer for the goods or service they have purchased.
(medicine) The care given to a patient during recovery from an operation or after hospitalization.
Childcare services tending to children after the school day.
Emotional support offered by the programme makers to a person who has appeared on a stressful talk show, etc.
aftercast
aftercast
noun
(art) A reproduction work made by reusing a cast.
A throw of dice after the game is ended.
afterclap
afterclap
noun
(South Africa, historical) A canvas curtain or tailboard at the rear of a covered wagon.
(archaic) An additional adverse event that occurs unexpectedly after an earlier one was thought to be over and done with.
(archaic) An unfavourable turn of events following a favourable situation; an eventuality for which one ought to be prepared.
(humorous) A child born after the one that was intended to be the last.
(obsolete) A change or attempted change to an agreement after it has been entered into; an additional charge (especially one over and above the previously agreed-upon price).
(slang, obsolete) A sweet food, drink, or tobacco product consumed at the end of a meal.
(uncountable, medicine, obsolete) Urethral discharge as a symptom of gonorrhea.
A phenomenon occurring after a similar earlier one; a later manifestation of something.
A sound that follows another, especially a loud noise, such as thunder.
A symptom of an illness, especially one that appears after the initial onset; an illness or symptom caused by exposure to a substance, an injury, etc.
The consequence (often, but not always, adverse) of an action or event.
aftercome
aftercome
noun
(archaic, Scotland) A subsequent result; consequence.
aftercost
aftercost
noun
(accounting) A subsequent expense related to but occurring after the source of an expenditure.
(by extension) A subsequent burden or loss resulting from an endeavor.
aftercrop
aftercrop
noun
A second crop in the same year.
aftercure
afterdeck
afterdeck
noun
(nautical) The part of a ship's deck from amidships toward the stern
antefurca
antefurca
noun
(anatomy) A forked chitinous structure in the thorax of some insects
archthief
artefacts
artefacts
noun
plural of artefact
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
banecroft
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.
blackfeet
bucketful
bucketful
noun
(by extension) A large quantity.
The quantity contained in a bucket.
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
califates
califates
noun
plural of califate
camouflet
camouflet
noun
(military) The resulting cavity in a deep underground burst when there is no rupture of the surface.
catfishes
catfishes
noun
plural of catfish
catfooted
celestify
celestify
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To make like heaven.
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
chaffiest
chaffiest
adj
superlative form of chaffy: most chaffy
chatfield
chestfuls
chestfuls
noun
plural of chestful
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.
chuffiest
cliffiest
cliffiest
adj
superlative form of cliffy: most cliffy
closetful
closetful
noun
As much as a closet can hold.
coeffects
coeffects
noun
plural of coeffect
cofeature
cofeature
noun
An auxiliary or secondary feature.
verb
(intransitive) To be presented as a cofeature.
(transitive) To feature alongside; to present as a cofeature.
coferment
coferment
Noun
coenzyme
coffeepot
coffeepot
noun
Alternative spelling of coffee pot
coffinite
coffinite
noun
(mineralogy) A brown or black uranium-bearing silicate mineral.
cofighter
comfiture
comfiture
noun
(obsolete) A confection, especially of preserved fruit.
comforted
comforted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of comfort
comforter
comforter
noun
(UK, New Zealand, Australia) A pacifier.
(US) A padded cover for a bed, duvet, continental quilt.
(dated, chiefly UK) A woollen scarf for winter.
A person who comforts someone who is suffering.
confected
confected
verb
simple past tense and past participle of confect
conferted
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.
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
conflated
conflated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of conflate
conflates
conflates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of conflate
confluent
confluent
adj
(biology) Describing cells in a culture that merge to form a mass.
(geometry, of a triangle) Exactly the same size as another triangle.
(mathematics) Given a binary operation →_𝛽 on a set A, and its reflexive, transitive closure ↠_𝛽 , then, for all a1, a2, and a3 in A, if a1 →_𝛽 a2 and a1 →_𝛽 a3, then there must exist an a4 in A such that a2 ↠_𝛽 a4 and a3 ↠_𝛽 a4.
(meteorology, of wind) Converging, especially as viewed on a weather chart.
(of two or more objects or shapes) Converging, merging or flowing together into one.
noun
A stream uniting and flowing with another; a confluent stream.
confrater
confronte
confronte
verb
Obsolete form of confront.
confuters
confuters
noun
plural of confuter
craftiest
craftiest
adj
superlative form of crafty: most crafty
craftless
craftless
adj
Without craft; boatless, etc.
Without craft; unskilled.
craftsmen
craftsmen
noun
plural of craftsman
crakefeet
crestfish
crestfish
noun
Any of the fish in the lampriform family Lophotidae.
cteniform
cteniform
adj
Comb-shaped.
cutcliffe
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
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.
disaffect
disaffect
verb
(transitive) To cause a loss of affection, sympathy or loyalty in; to alienate or estrange.
disinfect
disinfect
verb
To sterilize by the use of cleaning agent.
edificant
edificant
adj
building; constructing
edificate
effecters
effecters
noun
plural of effecter
effectful
effectful
adj
(computing) Implementing effects.
Synonym of effectual
effecting
effecting
adj
Causative, effective.
verb
present participle of effect
effective
effective
adj
(geometry, of a cycle or divisor) Having no negative coefficients.
(physics, for any effective theory) approximate; Not describing the fundamental dynamic changes in some system as they happen.
Actually in effect.
Efficient, serviceable, or operative, available for useful work.
Having the power to produce a required effect or effects.
Producing a decided or decisive effect.
noun
(military) a soldier fit for duty
effectors
effectors
noun
plural of effector
effectual
effectual
adj
Producing the intended result; entirely adequate.
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
effractor
efractory
electrify
electrify
verb
(intransitive) To make electric.
(transitive) To adapt (a home, farm, village, city, industry, railroad) for electric power.
(transitive) To cause electricity to pass through; to affect by electricity; to give an electric shock to.
(transitive) To strongly excite, especially by something delightful or inspiring; to thrill.
(transitive) To supply electricity to; to charge with electricity.
enticeful
enticeful
adj
(rare) That has an ability or tendency to entice.
entifical
fabricate
fabricate
verb
(transitive) To form by art and labor; to manufacture; to produce.
(transitive) To form into a whole by uniting its parts; to construct; to build.
(transitive) To invent and form; to forge; to devise falsely.
(transitive, cooking) To cut up an animal as preparation for cooking, particularly used in reference to fowl.
facecloth
facecloth
noun
A cloth laid over the face of a corpse.
A flannel for washing the face.
facelifts
facelifts
noun
plural of facelift
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of facelift
facellite
faceplate
faceplate
noun
A removable protective shield separating the inner workings of a machine from operator and observer.
A rigid flat surface that has an active role in the interaction of a device with an operator or user.
A transparent window forming part of a helmet directly in front of the wearer's face, allowing them to see out.
facesheet
facesheet
noun
(construction) A sheet of material serving as an outer face, like those surrounding the core of a sandwich panel.
facetious
facetious
adj
Of an idea or statement, humorously silly or counterproductive for the purpose of sarcastically advocating the opposite.
Pleasantly humorous; jocular.
Treating serious issues with (often deliberately) inappropriate humour; flippant.
facetting
facetting
noun
Alternative form of faceting
facticide
facticide
noun
The distortion or concealment of facts.
factitive
factitive
adj
(linguistics, of a verb) Taking a complement that expresses a result along with a direct object, or inherently implying a complement; or synonymous with causative.
(linguistics, rare, of a verb) Factive.
factitude
factitude
noun
The property of being factual.
factorage
factorage
noun
The business of a factor.
The commission paid to a factor
factoress
factoress
noun
(dated) A female factor (agent or representative).
factories
factories
noun
plural of factory
factorize
factorize
verb
(US, transitive) To attach the effects of a debtor in the hands of a third party.
(US, transitive) To warn not to pay or give up goods.
(mathematics, transitive) To create a list of the factors of.
(mathematics, transitive) To divide an expression into a list of items that, when multiplied together, will produce the original quantity.
facultate
facultied
facultied
adj
(in combination) Having a faculty or faculties of a specified kind.
faculties
faculties
noun
plural of faculty
facultize
facultize
verb
(obsolete) To make use of one's faculties; to perform skilled work.
To develop as an academic discipline.
To educate in an academic discipline.
faecalith
falconets
falconets
noun
plural of falconet
falculate
falculate
adj
(zoology) Curved and sharp-pointed, like a falcula.
fanchette
fantocine
farcemeat
farcemeat
noun
Alternative form of forcemeat
farcilite
farcilite
noun
(mineralogy, obsolete) Pudding stone.
fasciated
fasciated
adj
fasciate
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fasciate
fascinate
fascinate
verb
To be irresistibly charming or attractive to.
To evoke an intense interest or attraction in someone.
To make someone hold motionless; to spellbind.
fasciolet
fatiscent
fatiscent
adj
(mineralogy) Having chinks or openings; rimose.
febricant
febricant
adj
(archaic) Causing fever.
noun
(archaic) A patient who has a fever.
febricity
febricity
noun
feverishness
fecundate
fecundate
verb
To inseminate.
To make fertile.
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.
feedstock
feedstock
noun
Any bulk raw material constituting the principal input for an industrial process.
fefnicute
fefnicute
noun
(Lancashire) A two-faced, sneaky person.
fencepost
fencepost
noun
A post which helps hold up a fence.
fernticle
fernticle
noun
(obsolete, dialect, Scotland) A freckle on the skin, resembling the seed of fern.
festucine
festucine
adj
(obsolete) Of a straw colour; greenish-yellow.
noun
(organic chemistry) Loline, an alkaloid with the formula C₈H₁₄N₂O.
festucous
festucous
adj
(obsolete) Formed or consisting of straw.
fetichism
fetichism
noun
Archaic form of fetishism.
fetichist
fetichist
noun
Archaic form of fetishist.
fetichize
feticidal
feticidal
adj
Killing a fetus.
feticides
feticides
noun
plural of feticide
fetlocked
fetlocked
adj
(in combination) Having fetlocks (of a specified kind).