(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.
afficionados
afficionados
noun
plural of afficionado
affiliations
affiliations
noun
plural of affiliation
affinitative
affinitative
adj
Of the nature of affinity.
affirmations
affirmations
noun
plural of affirmation
affirmatives
affirmatives
noun
plural of affirmative
afflictingly
afflictingly
adv
In a way that causes affliction.
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.
affranchised
affranchised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of affranchise
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.
affrontingly
affrontingly
adv
in an affronting manner
aforethought
aforethought
adj
(postpositive) Premeditated; planned ahead of time.
africanizing
afrikanerdom
afrikanerdom
Noun
The world or sphere of Afrikaners.
afrikanerize
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
agnification
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.
aircraftsman
aircraftsman
noun
An aircraftman.
aircraftsmen
aircraftsmen
noun
plural of aircraftsman
airfreighted
airfreighted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of airfreight
airfreighter
albification
albification
noun
(obsolete) The act or process of making white.
albificative
albuminiform
alderliefest
alderliefest
adj
(archaic) Most beloved.
alkaliferous
alkaliferous
adj
Yielding alkalis.
alkalifiable
alkalifiable
adj
Capable of being alkalified, or converted into an alkali.
allocaffeine
allografting
allografting
noun
The transplanting of an allograft
amberiferous
amberiferous
adj
Containing or yielding amber.
amentiferous
amentiferous
adj
(botany) Bearing catkins.
amianthiform
amianthiform
adj
Resembling amianthus in form.
amidofluorid
amplificator
amygdaliform
amygdaliform
adj
(mycology) Shaped like an almond.
angiofibroma
angiofibroma
noun
(pathology) A benign neoplasm that affects fibrous tissue.
anglerfishes
anglerfishes
noun
plural of anglerfish
anguilliform
anguilliform
adj
Shaped like an eel.
Swimming in the manner of an eel.
noun
Any eel of the order Anguilliformes
anguliferous
anopluriform
anseriformes
anthraflavic
antiaircraft
antiaircraft
adj
Alternative spelling of anti-aircraft
antidandruff
antidandruff
adj
Countering or preventing dandruff.
antidiffuser
antifascisms
antifascisms
noun
plural of antifascism
antifascists
antifascists
noun
plural of antifascist
antifashions
antifashions
noun
plural of antifashion
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.
antifogmatic
antifogmatic
noun
An alcoholic drink taken in the morning to brace oneself before going out into bad weather.
antifreezing
antifreezing
adj
That prevents freezing
antifriction
antifriction
adj
Reducing or intended to reduce friction.
antipacifism
antipacifism
noun
Opposition to pacifism.
antipacifist
antipacifist
adj
Opposing pacifism.
noun
One who opposes pacifism.
antireformer
antireformer
noun
(politics) One who opposes reform.
antisuffrage
antisuffrage
adj
(politics) Opposing suffrage.
aposafranine
aposafranine
noun
benzinduline
araneiformes
araneiformia
archboutefeu
archdefender
archerfishes
archerfishes
noun
plural of archerfish
archinformer
archpilferer
arfvedsonite
arfvedsonite
noun
(mineralogy) A rare sodium amphibole mineral.
arseniferous
arseniferous
adj
(geology) Containing or producing arsenic.
artfulnesses
artfulnesses
noun
plural of artfulness
artificially
artificially
adv
By or because of human effort.
In an artificial manner.
artzybasheff
arundiferous
arundiferous
adj
(rare, botany) Producing reeds or canes.
ascidiferous
asperifoliae
assuefaction
assuefaction
noun
(obsolete) habituation
aurification
aurification
noun
Any of several processes, especially in dentistry, that involve working with gold.
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.
autografting
autografting
verb
present participle of autograft
autoinfusion
autoinfusion
noun
The movement of blood from one part of the body to another by means of externally-applied pressure (to combat blood loss)
avifaunistic
azoformamide
babyproofing
babyproofing
noun
The act or process of making babyproof.
backflipping
backflipping
verb
present participle of backflip
baculiferous
bafflingness
bafflingness
noun
The characteristic of being baffling; mysteriousness.
bailiffships
bailiffships
noun
plural of bailiffship
bairnsfather
balaniferous
balaniferous
adj
(nonce word) Bearing or producing acorns.
barrelfishes
barrelfishes
noun
plural of barrelfish
basification
basification
noun
(chemistry) The act or process of making something more basic; raising the pH of something.
battlefields
battlefields
noun
plural of battlefield
battlefronts
battlefronts
noun
plural of battlefront
beaconsfield
beaconsfield
Proper noun
A market town in Buckinghamshire, England.
A town in Victoria, Australia.
beatifically
beatifically
adv
In a beatific manner.
beautifuller
beautifuller
adj
(obsolete, nonstandard) comparative form of beautiful: more beautiful
bedfordshire
bedfordshire
Proper noun
A midland county of England, county town Bedford, bounded by Northamptonshire, Cambridgeshire, Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire.
Bed.
befountained
befountained
adj
Furnished with a fountain.
befriendment
befriendment
noun
The act of befriending.
befuddlement
befuddlement
noun
The state of being befuddled.
befurbelowed
befurbelowed
adj
(dated, possibly obsolete) Furbelowed; ornamented with frill.
behoovefully
bellyflaught
benefactions
benefactions
noun
plural of benefaction
benefactress
benefactress
noun
A female benefactor.
beneficeless
beneficeless
adj
Without a benefice.
beneficences
beneficences
noun
plural of beneficence
beneficently
beneficently
adv
In a beneficent manner
beneficiaire
beneficially
beneficially
adv
In a beneficial manner
beneficiated
beneficiated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beneficiate
beneficiates
beneficiates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beneficiate
beneficience
beneficience
noun
Misspelling of beneficence.
benzoflavine
benzofulvene
benzofulvene
noun
(organic chemistry) Any benzo derivative of a fulvene
biflabellate
biflabellate
adj
(zoology) flabellate on both sides
biflagellate
biflagellate
adj
(biology) Having two flagella.
noun
Any organism that has two flagella.
bifollicular
bifunctional
bifunctional
adj
(chemistry, of a compound) Having two functional groups or binding sites.
(chemistry, of a reaction) Involving two functional groups or binding sites.
Having two functions.
bifurcations
bifurcations
noun
plural of bifurcation
bilification
biofeedbacks
biofeedbacks
noun
plural of biofeedback
bioflavinoid
bioflavonoid
bioflavonoid
noun
flavonoid
bipinnatifid
bipinnatifid
adj
(botany) Doubly pinnatifid.
birefracting
birefraction
birefractive
birefringent
birefringent
adj
Having two refractive indices (depending on orientation)