(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.
afflictingly
afflictingly
adv
In a way that causes affliction.
afflictively
afflictively
adv
In an afflictive manner
affricatives
affricatives
noun
plural of affricative
aftereffects
aftereffects
noun
plural of aftereffect
afterstretch
agnification
aircraftsman
aircraftsman
noun
An aircraftman.
aircraftsmen
aircraftsmen
noun
plural of aircraftsman
albification
albification
noun
(obsolete) The act or process of making white.
albificative
amplificator
anthraflavic
antiaircraft
antiaircraft
adj
Alternative spelling of anti-aircraft
antifascisms
antifascisms
noun
plural of antifascism
antifascists
antifascists
noun
plural of antifascist
antifogmatic
antifogmatic
noun
An alcoholic drink taken in the morning to brace oneself before going out into bad weather.
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.
archboutefeu
artificially
artificially
adv
By or because of human effort.
In an artificial manner.
assuefaction
assuefaction
noun
(obsolete) habituation
aurification
aurification
noun
Any of several processes, especially in dentistry, that involve working with gold.
avifaunistic
basification
basification
noun
(chemistry) The act or process of making something more basic; raising the pH of something.
beatifically
beatifically
adv
In a beatific manner.
benefactions
benefactions
noun
plural of benefaction
benefactress
benefactress
noun
A female benefactor.
beneficently
beneficently
adv
In a beneficent manner
beneficiated
beneficiated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beneficiate
beneficiates
beneficiates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beneficiate
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
birefracting
birefraction
birefractive
bonification
bonification
noun
The paying of a bonus (especially in relation to taxes).
calyptriform
calyptriform
adj
Having the form of a calyptra.
candleshrift
capituliform
capituliform
adj
Resembling a capitulum.
caprificator
caprificator
noun
One who pollinates figs by caprification.
centifolious
centifolious
adj
Having a hundred leaves.
centrifugals
centrifugals
noun
plural of centrifugal
centrifugate
centrifugate
noun
The material to be separated in a centrifuge.
verb
(transitive) To separate using centrifugation.
centrifuging
centrifuging
noun
The processing of material in a centrifuge.
verb
present participle of centrifuge
certificated
certificated
adj
That has been subject to certification; certified.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of certificate
certificates
certificates
noun
plural of certificate
certificator
certificator
noun
One who certificates.
chaetiferous
chaetiferous
adj
(zoology) Bearing chaetae.
characterful
characterful
adj
Full of character.
cheerfullest
cheerfullest
adj
superlative form of cheerful: most cheerful
chesterfield
chesterfield
noun
(Canada) Any couch or sofa.
A couch, sofa, or love seat with padded arms and back of the same height, often curved outward at the top.
chieftainess
chieftainess
noun
A female chieftain.
The wife of a chieftain.
chondrofetal
chylifaction
chylifaction
noun
(biology) The formation of chyle.
chylifactive
chylifactive
adj
(physiology) Producing, or converting into, chyle; having the power to form chyle
chylifactory
chylifactory
adj
Alternative form of chylifactive
circumferent
circumfluent
circumfluent
adj
Flowing round; surrounding in the manner of a fluid.
citification
citification
noun
The process of making something urban.
closefitting
closefitting
adj
Alternative form of close-fitting
cockfighting
cockfighting
noun
A gambling blood sport (illegal in most countries) in which two roosters have spikes placed on their feet and are made to fight each other, usually to the death.
verb
present participle of cockfight
codefendants
codefendants
noun
plural of codefendant
codification
codification
noun
The act or result of arranging something into a code; the act of setting down a body of knowledge in a systematic way.
The process of precisely formulating a statement, such as a code of laws.
coefficients
coefficients
noun
plural of coefficient
cofathership
coformulator
coinfeftment
comfortation
comfortative
comfortative
adj
(archaic) Offering comfort.
noun
(archaic) A medicine or other item causing comfort.
comfortingly
comfortingly
adv
In a comforting manner
cominformist
complaintful
complaintful
adj
(obsolete) Full of complaint.
confabulated
confabulated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of confabulate
confabulates
confabulates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of confabulate
confabulator
confabulator
noun
One who confabulates.
confarreated
confectioner
confectioner
noun
A manufacturer of or dealer in confections (sweets and candies, and other sweet food items).
confectiones
confederated
confederated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of confederate
confederater
confederates
confederates
noun
plural of confederate
confederatio
confederator
confederator
noun
(obsolete) A confederate.
conferential
conferential
adj
Of or pertaining to a conference
confidential
confidential
adj
(dated) Having someone's confidence or trust; having a position requiring trust; worthy of being trusted with confidences.
(dated) Inclined to share confidences; (of things) making people inclined to share confidences; involving the sharing of confidences.
Kept, or meant to be kept, secret within a certain circle of persons; not intended to be known publicly
configurated
configurated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of configurate
confinements
confinements
noun
plural of confinement
confirmation
confirmation
noun
(law) An act whereby something conditional or voidable is made sure and unavoidable, especially the possession of an estate.
A ceremony of sealing and conscious acknowledgement of the faith in many Christian churches, typically around the ages of 14 to 18; considered a sacrament in some churches, including Catholicism, but not in most Protestant churches.
A verification that something is true or has happened.
An official indicator that things will happen as planned.
confirmative
confirmative
adj
That serves to confirm
confirmatory
confirmatory
adj
Serving to confirm something.
confiscating
confiscating
verb
present participle of confiscate
confiscation
confiscation
noun
The act or process of confiscating.
confiscators
confiscators
noun
plural of confiscator
confiscatory
confiscatory
adj
Using confiscation
conflagrated
conflagrated
adj
Burnt, destroyed by fire.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of conflagrate
conflagrator
conflagrator
noun
(rare) One who starts a fire.
conflictions
conflictions
noun
plural of confliction
conflictless
conflictless
adj
Without conflict.
conformation
conformation
noun
(chemistry) The spatial arrangement of a group of atoms in a molecule as a result of rotation about a covalent bond which remains unbroken.
Structure, the arrangement of parts of some thing; form; arrangement.
The act of conforming; the act of producing conformity.
The state of being conformed; agreement
conformities
conformities
noun
plural of conformity
confoundment
confoundment
noun
something which is or has been confounded
the state of being confounded
confraternal
confraternal
adj
Of or pertaining to a confraternity
confrication
confrontment
confrontment
noun
Confrontation.
confucianist
confucianist
Noun
A follower of the teachings of Confucius
confusticate
confusticate
verb
(transitive, informal, chiefly US) To confuse, confound, or perplex.
confutations
confutations
noun
plural of confutation
congelifract
congelifract
noun
(geology) A fragment of rock broken off by the action of frost
conification
consentfully
consentfully
adv
With consent; consensually.
cornetfishes
cornetfishes
noun
plural of cornetfish
corticifugal
corticifugal
adj
(anatomy) Leading away from the cerebral cortex
cosurfactant
cosurfactant
noun
A surfactant acting in tandem with another surfactant to enhance its properties.
countercraft
countercraft
noun
Strategies or tactics that serve to counter something.
counterdraft
counterfeits
counterfeits
noun
plural of counterfeit
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of counterfeit
counterfires
counterflory
counterflory
adj
(heraldry) Decorated with fleurs-de-lis or other floral motifs arranged in pairs opposite each other, especially on opposite sides of a border on a shield or banner.
counterflows
counterflows
noun
plural of counterflow
counterfoils
counterfoils
noun
plural of counterfoil
counterforce
counterforce
adj
(military) Targeting an opponent's military assets, such as missile silos, rather than other valuable assets such as cities and civilian populations.
noun
A force that opposes another force.
counterfugue
counterfugue
noun
(music) A fugue in which the answer or imitation to the melody is played in an inverse manner.
counteroffer
counteroffer
noun
An offer made in reply to an unacceptable offer.
verb
To offer as a counteroffer.
counterproof
counterproof
noun
(logic) A proof that contradicts a given statement.
(printing) The inverted image of an original proof.
counterrefer
counterscoff
counterscoff
noun
A retort; a scoffing utterance in response to another.
countershaft
countershaft
noun
Synonym of jackshaft (“mechanical component for rotational force”)
verb
Synonym of jackshaft
craftinesses
craftinesses
noun
plural of craftiness
craftmanship
craftmanship
noun
Alternative form of craftsmanship
craftsmaster
craftsmaster
noun
One who is skilled in a craft or trade.
craftspeople
craftspeople
noun
plural of craftsperson
craftsperson
craftsperson
noun
A person who produces arts and crafts.
Someone who is highly skilled at their trade; an artificer.
crestfallens
cretefaction
cruciformity
cuneiformist
cuneiformist
noun
A specialist or expert in cuneiform.
curvifoliate
curvifoliate
adj
Having curved leaves.
cushioncraft
cutification
cuttlefishes
cuttlefishes
noun
plural of cuttlefish
cystofibroma
cystofibroma
noun
(pathology) A fibroma containing cysts
damnificatus
decaffeinate
decaffeinate
verb
(transitive) To remove the caffeine from something (especially from coffee).