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.
affixment
affixment
noun
Property of being affixed; attachment; connection.
affluents
affluents
noun
plural of affluent
affronted
affronted
adj
(heraldry) Synonym of affronté
Defiant
verb
simple past tense and past participle of affront
affrontee
affronter
affronter
noun
One who receives an affront.
Someone who affronts.
afghanets
afterband
afterguns
afterhand
afterhand
adj
(Scotland, law, archaic) Paid afterwards, rather than in advance.
adv
(archaic) Afterwards; subsequently.
afterhend
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
afternoon
afternoon
adv
(more often in the plural) In the afternoon.
intj
Ellipsis of good afternoon..
noun
(figuratively) The later part of anything, often with implications of decline.
(informal) A party or social event held in the afternoon.
The part of the day from noon or lunchtime until sunset, evening, or suppertime or 6pm.
afternose
afternote
afternote
noun
A note appended after the main body of text.
afterpain
afterpain
noun
(pathology, often in the plural) pain of uterine contractions experienced after childbirth (especially after passage of the placenta)
aftersend
aftersong
afterturn
ahnfeltia
antefixal
antefixal
adj
Relating to an antefix.
antefixes
antefixes
noun
plural of antefix
antefurca
antefurca
noun
(anatomy) A forked chitinous structure in the thorax of some insects
antesfort
antifelon
antitheft
antitheft
adj
Against or preventing from being stolen.
arsenfast
arsenfast
adj
(archaic) resistant to arsenic
banecroft
beanfeast
beanfeast
noun
(chiefly Britain) A dinner party given to the employees of a firm.
(chiefly Britain) Any similar social occasion.
befitting
befitting
adj
appropriate, becoming
verb
present participle of befit
befortune
befortune
verb
(poetic, dated, transitive) To befall.
belafonte
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.
bouffante
brentford
brentford
Proper noun
a town in west London, England, on the north side of the River Thames and within the London Borough of Hounslow.
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
bufotenin
bufotenin
noun
Alternative spelling of bufotenine
chieftain
chieftain
noun
(by extension) A leader of a group.
A leader of a clan or tribe.
coferment
coferment
Noun
coenzyme
coffinite
coffinite
noun
(mineralogy) A brown or black uranium-bearing silicate mineral.
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
craftsmen
craftsmen
noun
plural of craftsman
cteniform
cteniform
adj
Comb-shaped.
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.
defendant
defendant
adj
Serving, or suitable, for defense; defensive, defending.
noun
(law) In civil proceedings, the party responding to the complaint; one who is sued and called upon to make satisfaction for a wrong complained of by another.
(law) In criminal proceedings, the accused.
deferents
deferents
noun
plural of deferent
deferment
deferment
noun
An act or instance of deferring or putting off.
Officially sanctioned postponement of compulsory military service.
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.
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.
defoliant
defoliant
noun
An agent used to defoliate plants.
dehnstufe
dehnstufe
noun
(Indo-European linguistics) The lengthened grade that appears in words of a certain root group, or stem group, in the course of vocalic variations.
denitrify
denitrify
verb
(transitive, chemistry) To remove nitrogen, often through the breakdown of nitrogenous compounds and the release of nitrogen gas.
dentiform
dentiform
adj
Having the shape or structure of a tooth.
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.
diffident
diffident
adj
(archaic) Lacking confidence in others; distrustful.
Lacking self-confidence; timid; modest
diffluent
diffluent
adj
Flowing apart or off; dissolving; not fixed.
disinfect
disinfect
verb
To sterilize by the use of cleaning agent.
disinfest
disinfest
verb
(transitive) To eliminate insects, vermin, or other pests from.
draftsmen
draftsmen
noun
plural of draftsman
dufrenite
dufrenite
noun
(mineralogy) A blackish-green mineral that is a hydrous phosphate of iron.
edificant
edificant
adj
building; constructing
effecting
effecting
adj
Causative, effective.
verb
present participle of effect
efferents
efferents
noun
plural of efferent
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
efflation
efflation
noun
The act of filling with wind; a breathing or puffing out.
effluents
effluents
noun
plural of effluent
effodient
effodient
adj
(rare) Digging up.
effrenate
effrenate
adj
(obsolete) Unrestrained.
effronted
effronted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of effront
effulgent
effulgent
adj
(literary, also figuratively) Radiant, resplendent, shining.
enfeature
enfetters
enfetters
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of enfetter
enfortune
engrafted
engrafted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of engraft
engrafter
engrafter
noun
A person or device that engrafts
enterfeat
enticeful
enticeful
adj
(rare) That has an ability or tendency to entice.
entifical
evenforth
extrafine
facetting
facetting
noun
Alternative form of faceting
fagottone
fahlunite
fahlunite
noun
(mineralogy) A hydration of iolite.
faineants
faineants
noun
plural of faineant
faintness
faintness
noun
The property of being or feeling faint.
falconets
falconets
noun
plural of falconet
faltering
faltering
adj
hesitant, halting
noun
hesitancy
verb
present participle of falter
fanchette
fantailed
fantailed
adj
Having a fan-shaped tail.
fantaisie
fantaseid
fantasied
fantasied
adj
Filled with imaginations or fancies.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fantasy
fantasies
fantasies
noun
plural of fantasy
fantasize
fantasize
Verb
To indulge in fantasy; to imagine things only possible in fantasy.
To portray in the mind, using fantasy.
fantasque
fantasque
adj
(obsolete) fantastical
fanteague
fantocine
farenheit
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.
fasteners
fasteners
noun
plural of fastener
fastening
fastening
noun
A hook or similar restraint used to fasten things together; fastener.
verb
present participle of fasten
fatalness
fatalness
noun
The quality of being fatal; deadliness.
fathering
fathering
verb
present participle of father
fatherkin
fatherkin
noun
(dated) Fond term of address for one's father.
fatiscent
fatiscent
adj
(mineralogy) Having chinks or openings; rimose.
fatnesses
fatnesses
noun
plural of fatness
fatteners
fatteners
noun
plural of fattener
fattening
fattening
adj
That causes weight gain; often of high calorie food with relatively little nutritive value.
noun
The act of becoming fatter.
The act of making something fatter, particularly in reference or allusion to livestock.
verb
present participle of fatten
fattiness
fattiness
noun
The quality of being fatty
faventine
featuring
featuring
noun
(rap music) A cameo on another performer's track.
verb
present participle of feature
febricant
febricant
adj
(archaic) Causing fever.
noun
(archaic) A patient who has a fever.
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.
fefnicute
fefnicute
noun
(Lancashire) A two-faced, sneaky person.
feinstein
feldstein
fellating
fellating
verb
present participle of fellate
fellation
fellation
noun
Alternative form of fellatio
felonwort
felonwort
noun
Other plants traditionally used to treat the type of bacterial infection known as a felon, such as celandine
The bittersweet nightshade, Solanum dulcamara.
felstones
felstones
noun
plural of felstone
femineity
femineity
noun
The condition of being feminine; femininity
feminists
feminists
noun
plural of feminist
fencepost
fencepost
noun
A post which helps hold up a fence.
fenestrae
fenestrae
noun
plural of fenestra
fenestral
fenestral
adj
(anatomy) Of or relating to a fenestra.
(architecture) Relating to a window or windows.
noun
(archaeology) A casement or window sash closed with cloth or paper instead of glass.
feoffment
feoffment
noun
(law) The grant of a feud or fee.
(law, UK) A gift or conveyance in fee of land or other corporeal hereditaments, accompanied by actual delivery of possession
(obsolete) The instrument or deed by which corporeal hereditaments are conveyed.
ferganite
feriation
feriation
noun
(obsolete) The observation of a holiday; cessation from work.
fermatian
fermental
fermental
adj
(obsolete) fermentative
fermented
fermented
adj
Of food or drink, turned sour due to unwanted fermentation.
Produced by fermentation.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ferment
fermenter
fermenter
noun
A fermentor; a vessel in which fermentation takes place.
Any organism, such as a yeast, that causes fermentation.