Third-person singular simple present indicative form of aerify
aeriform
aeriform
adj
Having a form similar to that of air.
Light, unsubstantial, or unstable.
Pertaining to air.
aerofoil
aerofoil
noun
Britain standard form of airfoil.
afebrile
afebrile
adj
Having no fever, without a fever.
affaires
affaires
noun
plural of affaire
affamish
affamish
verb
(obsolete) To cause (somebody) to die of hunger; to starve.
affiance
affiance
noun
(archaic) A solemn engagement, especially a pledge of marriage.
Faith, trust.
verb
(transitive) To be betrothed to; to promise to marry.
affiants
affiants
noun
plural of affiant
affiches
affiches
noun
plural of affiche
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of affiche
affidare
affidavy
affidavy
noun
(colloquial, dialect) An affidavit.
affinage
affinage
noun
The aging of cheese as part of its manufacture.
affinely
affinely
adv
In an affine manner
affinite
affinity
affinity
noun
(chemistry) An attractive force between atoms, or groups of atoms, that contributes towards their forming bonds
(computing) tendency to keep a task running on the same processor in a symmetric multiprocessing operating system to reduce the frequency of cache misses
(geology) structural resemblances between minerals; resemblances that suggest that they are of a common origin or type.
(geometry) An automorphism of affine space.
(medicine) The attraction between an antibody and an antigen
(taxonomy) resemblances between biological populations, suggesting that they have a common origin, type or stock.
A family relationship through marriage of a relative (e.g. sister-in-law), as opposed to consanguinity (e.g. sister).
A kinsman or kinswoman of a such relationship; one who is affinal.
A love interest; a paramour.
A natural attraction or feeling of kinship to a person or thing.
Any passionate love for something.
Any romantic relationship.
The fact of and manner in which something is related to another.
affirmed
affirmed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of affirm
affirmer
affirmer
noun
One who affirms.
affirmly
affixers
affixers
noun
plural of affixer
affixial
affixial
adj
Being or relating to an affix.
affixing
affixing
adj
Of the function or role of an affix
noun
affixation
verb
present participle of affix
affixion
affixion
noun
The act of affixing; affixation, affixment, attachment.
afflicts
afflicts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of afflict
affodill
affodill
noun
(obsolete) daffodil
affright
affright
adj
afraid; terrified; frightened
noun
(archaic) Great fear, terror, fright.
verb
(archaic, transitive) To inspire fright in; to frighten, to terrify.
affusion
affusion
noun
A method of Christian baptism in which water is poured on the head of the person being baptized.
The pouring of liquid, especially as a hydrotherapy.
afghanis
afghanis
noun
plural of afghani
afikomen
afikomen
noun
(Judaism) The matzoh eaten at a Passover seder, after dinner.
aflicker
aflicker
adj
Flickering.
afluking
afrasian
afrasian
Adjective
Afro-Asiatic
Noun
A person who comes from a region where Afro-Asiatic languages are spoken
africana
africans
afterwit
afterwit
noun
A good comeback, retort one thinks of only after the end of discussion or after leaving a social gathering.
The lack of forethought.
Wisdom which comes after the event.
aftonian
aftonian
Adjective
During the first interglacial period in North America, between the Kansan and Nebraskan glacial periods.
aimfully
aimfully
adv
In an aimful manner; with fixed purpose.
aircraft
aircraft
noun
A vehicle capable of atmospheric flight due to interaction with the air, such as buoyancy or lift
airfares
airfares
noun
plural of airfare
airfield
airfield
noun
(aviation) An open field designated for the taking off and landing of aircraft, but which, unlike an airport, does not necessarily have terminals or paved runways.
airflows
airflows
noun
plural of airflow
airfoils
airfoils
noun
plural of airfoil
airframe
airframe
noun
The main body and structure of an aircraft (without the powerplant).
airified
airified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of airify
airlifts
airlifts
noun
plural of airlift
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of airlift
airproof
airproof
verb
(transitive) To make airtight.
alacrify
alacrify
verb
(transitive) To rouse into action; to inspirit; to inspire.
albified
albified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of albify
alfaquin
alfaquis
alfaquis
noun
plural of alfaqui
alfenide
alfenide
noun
An alloy of nickel and silver electroplated with silver.
alfonsin
alguifou
alikuluf
alkalify
alkalify
verb
(intransitive) To become changed into an alkali.
(transitive) To make (more) alkaline (less acidic)
alquifou
alquifou
noun
A lead ore found in Cornwall, England, and used to give a green glaze to pottery.
alsifilm
amafingo
amalfian
ammonify
ammonify
verb
(transitive) To treat with ammonia; to ammoniate.
anatifae
anatifer
antefixa
antefixa
noun
(architecture) Alternative form of antefix
plural of antefixum
antiface
antiface
noun
(computing) In facial recognition systems, a face having opposite properties to a given face.
antifame
antifame
adj
Opposing fame.
antifire
antifire
adj
Opposing or countering fire.
antiflux
antifoam
antifoam
noun
Any chemical agent that inhibits the formation of foam.
antifowl
antifowl
adj
(immunology) Synonym of antichicken
antihuff
antihuff
noun
(US, obsolete) A substance of uncertain composition once used to adulterate cheese to prevent it from swelling.
antileft
antileft
adj
(politics) Opposing the political left.
antilife
antilife
adj
(US, politics, derogatory) pro-choice
(derogatory) Supporting the death penalty in a particular case or in general.
(derogatory) antinatalist; supporting the use of contraception to space or limit births
Opposing the preservation of life in a particular situation
antilift
aperitif
aperitif
noun
Alternative form of apéritif
aquifers
aquifers
noun
plural of aquifer
aquiform
aquiform
adj
Resembling water; watery, liquid
aquifuge
aquifuge
noun
(geology) An aquiclude.
archfire
archwife
archwife
noun
A big, masculine wife; a dominating woman; virago.
arcifera
arciform
arciform
adj
Having the form of a bow (weapon)
argufied
argufied
verb
simple past tense and past participle of argufy
argufier
argufier
noun
One who argufies.
argufies
argufies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of argufy
artifact
artifact
noun
(archaeology) An object, such as a tool, ornament, or weapon of archaeological or historical interest, especially such an object found at an archaeological excavation.
(biology) An appearance or structure in protoplasm due to death, the method of preparation of specimens, or the use of reagents, and not present during life.
(computing) A perceptible distortion that appears in an audio or video file or a digital image as a result of applying a lossy compression or other inexact processing algorithm.
(museology) Any object in the collection of a museum. May be used sensu stricto only for human-made objects, or may include ones that are not human-made.
A finding or structure in an experiment or investigation that is not a true feature of the object under observation, but is a result of external action, the test arrangement, or an experimental error.
An object made or shaped by human hand or labor.
An object made or shaped by some agent or intelligence, not necessarily of direct human origin.
Something viewed as a product of human agency or conception rather than an inherent element.
artifice
artifice
noun
(archaic) Something made with technical skill; a contrivance.
A crafty but underhanded deception.
A strategic maneuver that uses some clever means to avoid detection or capture.
A tactical move to gain advantage.
A trick played out as an ingenious, but artful, ruse.
verb
To construct by means of skill or specialised art
aseptify
asfetida
ashfield
ashfield
noun
A field that is covered in ash.
asniffle
asniffle
adj
Sniffling.
atcliffe
atfalati
aurified
aurified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of aurify
auriform
auriform
adj
Having the form of the human ear; ear-shaped.
avifauna
avifauna
noun
The birds, or all the kinds of birds, inhabiting a region.
axifugal
axifugal
adj
(archaic) Centrifugal. [from 18th c.]
aycliffe
babyfied
babyfied
verb
simple past tense and past participle of babyfy
backfill
backfill
noun
(US) Reserve support personnel.
(US) That which backfills; a replacement.
(literature) Material in a story set earlier in the past, providing history or context for the current action.
The material that has been used to refill an excavation.
verb
(US) To provide reserve support.
(US) To replenish or restock due to attrition or loss.
(archaeology) To refill an excavation unit to restore the former ground surface and/or to preserve the unit and make it recognizable as having been excavated.
(gaming) To enter an online game that's already in progress, replacing a player who left early.
To refill a hole with the material dug out of it.
backfire
backfire
noun
(firefighting) Alternative spelling of back fire
A premature explosion in the cylinder of a gas or oil engine during the exhaust or the compression stroke, tending to drive the piston in the wrong direction.
An explosion in other equipment.
An explosion in the exhaust passages of an internal combustion engine.
verb
(of a gun, cannon, Bunsen burner, etc.) To fire in the opposite direction, for example due to an obstruction in the barrel.
(of an engine) To experience a premature ignition of fuel or an ignition of exhaust gases, making a popping sound.
To fail in a manner that brings down further misfortune.
backflip
backflip
noun
(by extension) a total reversal in policy or opinion; a volte-face, a U-turn.
(gymnastics) An act of rotating one's body 360 degrees in the backward direction.
verb
To completely reverse a policy or opinion; perform a U-turn.
To perform a backflip (rotation of body).
baffling
baffling
adj
Puzzling, perplexing, bewildering.
frustrating
noun
An act of foiling or thwarting.
verb
present participle of baffle
bailiffs
bailiffs
noun
plural of bailiff
baitfish
baitfish
noun
(fishing) Fish that can be caught using bait.
(fishing) Small fish such as minnows that are used as bait to catch larger predatory fish.
balefire
balefire
noun
An outdoor fire used in witches' rituals.
bandfile
bandfish
bandfish
noun
Any of many perciform fish of the family Cepolidae
barflies
barflies
noun
plural of barfly
basified
basified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of basify
basifier
basifier
noun
(chemistry) That which converts into a salifiable base.
basifies
basifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of basify
basinful
basinful
noun
As much as a basin will hold.
bayfield
bayfield
Proper noun
A village in Barbados.
A town in Colorado.
A rural community in New Brunswick, Canada.
A community in Nova Scotia, Canada.
A village in Ontario, Canada.
A city and town in Wisconsin.
beatific
beatific
adj
Blessed, blissful, heavenly.
Having a benign appearance.
beautify
beautify
verb
(computing) Synonym of pretty-print
(intransitive, rare) To become beautiful.
(intransitive, rare) To make oneself beautiful.
(transitive) To make beautiful; to increase the beauty of.
becafico
beefiest
beefiest
adj
superlative form of beefy: most beefy
befamine
befiddle
befilmed
befilmed
adj
(poetic, archaic, rare) Covered with a film.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of befilm
befinger
befinger
verb
(transitive) To finger all over.
befitted
befitted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of befit
befriend
befriend
verb
(transitive) To become a friend of, to make friends with.
(transitive) To favor.
(transitive, dated) To act as a friend to, to assist.
befringe
befringe
verb
To furnish or adorn with a fringe.
belfield
belfried
belfried
adj
(in combination) Having a belfry or belfries of a specified number or kind.
Furnished with a belfry or belfries.
belfries
belfries
noun
plural of belfry
benefice
benefice
noun
(feudal law) An estate in lands; a fief.
(obsolete) A favour or benefit.
Land granted to a priest in a church that has a source of income attached to it.
verb
To bestow a benefice upon
benefits
benefits
noun
plural of benefit
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of benefit
berfield
betafite
betafite
noun
(mineralogy) A radioactive mineral in the pyrochlore group, having chemical formula (Ca,U)₂(Ti,Nb,Ta)₂O₆(OH).
bifacial
bifacial
adj
(archaeology, of a flint tool) Having two sharp cutting edges.
Having two faces or opposing surfaces.
bifanged
bifanged
adj
Having two fangs.
biferous
biferous
adj
(botany) Bearing flowers or fruit twice each year
bifidate
bifidate
adj
bifid
bifidity
bifidity
noun
The quality of being bifid.
bifocals
bifocals
noun
Spectacles that have corrective lenses of two different powers; used by people who need both distance and reading glasses.
bifolium
bifolium
noun
(geometry) A quartic plane curve whose equation in Cartesian coordinates is (x²+y²)²=ax²ʸ.
biforate
biforate
adj
(architecture) Having two doors or windows
(botany) Having two perforations
Having two openings
biforine
biforine
noun
(botany) An oval sac or cell, found in the leaves of certain araceous plants, with an opening at each end through which raphides, generated inside, are discharged.
biforked
biforked
adj
forked into two; bifurcate
biformed
biformed
adj
Having two forms.
biforous
biforous
adj
biforate
bifurcal
bifurcal
adj
Synonym of bifurcate
bigfoots
bigfoots
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bigfoot
billfish
billfish
noun
Any of several fish, of the families Istiophoridae and Xiphiidae, that have an elongated jaw.