(law) A signed document wherein an affiant makes a sworn statement.
afflicted
afflicted
adj
Suffering from an affliction, or suffering from pain, distress or disability.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of afflict
affronted
affronted
adj
(heraldry) Synonym of affronté
Defiant
verb
simple past tense and past participle of affront
afterband
afterbody
afterbody
noun
(astronautics) A section or piece of a launch vehicle, rocket, or spacecraft that enters the atmosphere unprotected behind the nose cone or other body that is protected for entry.
(astronomy) A companion body that trails a satellite or spacecraft.
(nautical) The part of a vessel abaft midships.
The afterpart of a vehicle.
afterdamp
afterdamp
noun
(mining) Suffocating gases present in a coal mine after an explosion caused by firedamp, consisting of carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, nitrogen, and sometimes hydrogen sulfide.
afterdate
afterdays
afterdays
noun
(archaic) Days that follow; a later time or period; (figuratively) people in the future.
afterdeal
afterdeal
noun
Disadvantage.
afterdeck
afterdeck
noun
(nautical) The part of a ship's deck from amidships toward the stern
afterfeed
aftergood
afterhand
afterhand
adj
(Scotland, law, archaic) Paid afterwards, rather than in advance.
adv
(archaic) Afterwards; subsequently.
afterhend
afterhold
aftersend
afterward
afterward
adv
(US) Alternative form of afterwards
afterword
afterword
noun
(of a letter) a postscript.
(to a book) an appendix.
an epilogue.
airlifted
airlifted
adj
Having been the subject of an airlift.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of airlift
altdorfer
antidraft
antidraft
adj
Opposing the draft (military conscription).
antifraud
antifraud
adj
Acting against fraud.
asafetida
bardcraft
bardcraft
noun
The poetic arts of a bard.
batfowled
beatified
beatified
adj
(Roman Catholicism) Having been recognized and declared, by the church, that a deceased has entered heaven; having attained this step in the process of canonization.
Blissful or supremely blessed.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beatify
befretted
benefited
benefited
verb
simple past tense and past participle of benefit
bifidated
bifidated
adj
Alternative form of bifidate
biflected
bifronted
bifronted
adj
Having two fronts.
birdcraft
blindfast
brantford
brantford
Proper noun
A city in Ontario, Canada
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.
brutified
brutified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of brutify
budgetful
candytuft
candytuft
noun
Any of the genus Iberis of flowering plants.
catfooted
certified
certified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of certify
chatfield
comforted
comforted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of comfort
confected
confected
verb
simple past tense and past participle of confect
conferted
confidant
confidant
noun
A person in whom one can confide or share one's secrets: a friend.
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.
conflated
conflated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of conflate
croftland
croftland
noun
(Scotland) Land of superior quality, on which crops are raised.
daftardar
daftberry
debateful
debateful
adj
(obsolete) Contentious, argumentative, full of strife.
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.).
defatting
defatting
noun
The removal of fat from something, either physically or chemically
verb
present participle of defat
defaulted
defaulted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of default
defaulter
defaulter
noun
one who fails to fulfill an obligation or perform a task, especially a legal or financial one.
defeaters
defeaters
noun
plural of defeater
defeating
defeating
verb
present participle of defeat
defeatism
defeatism
noun
Acceptance of defeat without struggle.
defeatist
defeatist
adj
of, or relating to defeatism
noun
someone who advocates defeatism, or has such an attitude
defeature
defeature
noun
Defeat, overthrow, ruin.
Disfigurement, defacement, deformation.
verb
(rare) To deform.
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
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.
defiatory
defiatory
adj
(obsolete) Bidding or manifesting defiance.
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.
deflators
deflators
noun
plural of deflator
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.
deflorate
deflorate
adj
(botany) Past the flowering state.
verb
(transitive, archaic) To take the virginity of; to deflower.
(transitive, botany) To remove the flowers from.
defoliant
defoliant
noun
An agent used to defoliate plants.
defoliate
defoliate
adj
Deprived of leaves; defoliated.
verb
(transitive) To remove foliage from (one or more plants), most often with a chemical agent.
deforests
deforests
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deforest
deformity
deformity
noun
An ugly or misshapen feature or characteristic.
The state of being deformed.
defortify
defrosted
defrosted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of defrost
defroster
defroster
noun
A device for removing frost or ice from a surface or food by applying heat.
defterdar
defterdar
noun
(historical) An official in charge of the finances of the Ottoman Empire.
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.
delftware
delftware
noun
Alternative spelling of Delftware
demystify
demystify
verb
(transitive) To remove the mystery from something; to explain or clarify.
demythify
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.
desertful
desertful
adj
(obsolete) deserving; meritorious
noun
Enough to fill a desert.
devitrify
devitrify
verb
(of a glassy material) To become crystalline and brittle
devoutful
devoutful
adj
(obsolete) Full of devotion.
(obsolete) Sacred.
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.
difficult
difficult
adj
(obsolete) Unable or unwilling.
(often of a person, or a horse, etc) Hard to manage, uncooperative, troublesome.
Hard, not easy, requiring much effort.
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To make difficult; to impede; to perplex.
diffident
diffident
adj
(archaic) Lacking confidence in others; distrustful.
Lacking self-confidence; timid; modest
diffinity
diffluent
diffluent
adj
Flowing apart or off; dissolving; not fixed.
diffracts
diffracts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of diffract
diffusate
diffusate
noun
(chemistry) Material which, in the process of catalysis, has diffused or passed through the separating membrane.
disaffect
disaffect
verb
(transitive) To cause a loss of affection, sympathy or loyalty in; to alienate or estrange.
discomfit
discomfit
adj
(obsolete) Discomfited; overthrown.
verb
(archaic) To defeat completely; to rout.
(rare) To defeat the plans or hopes of; to frustrate; disconcert.
(transitive) To embarrass (someone) greatly; to confuse; to perplex; to disconcert.
disforest
disforest
verb
To disafforest
disinfect
disinfect
verb
To sterilize by the use of cleaning agent.
disinfest
disinfest
verb
(transitive) To eliminate insects, vermin, or other pests from.
disprofit
disprofit
noun
Loss; damage.
verb
(obsolete) To be, or to cause to be, without profit or benefit.
disulfate
disulfate
noun
Alternative form of disulphate
doftberry
dogfights
dogfights
noun
plural of dogfight
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dogfight
dogfought
dogfought
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dogfight
doughfeet
doughfoot
downdraft
downdraft
noun
(meteorology, American spelling) A strong, downward air current; an air pocket or air hole.
downshift
downshift
noun
(automotive, cycling) A shift of a transmission into a lower gear.
A change in career or lifestyle to one which is not as well paid but less stressful and more personally rewarding.
A change of direction or a movement downwards.
A reduction in quality or quantity.
verb
(automotive, cycling) To shift (a car or bicycle) into a lower gear.
(automotive, cycling) To shift a transmission into a lower gear.
To change (one's career or lifestyle) to one which is not as well paid but less stressful and more personally rewarding.
To change one's career or lifestyle to one which is not as well paid but less stressful and more personally rewarding.
To function at a lower rate; to slacken.
To reduce (something) in quality or quantity (as effect, scope, speed, etc.)
draffiest
draftable
draftable
adj
Capable of being drafted.
draftiest
draftiest
adj
superlative form of drafty: most drafty
draftings
draftings
noun
plural of drafting
draftsman
draftsman
noun
US standard spelling of draughtsman.
draftsmen
draftsmen
noun
plural of draftsman
dragstaff
driftages
driftages
noun
plural of driftage
driftbolt
driftbolt
noun
A bolt for driving out other bolts.
driftfish
driftfish
noun
Any of the family Nomeidae of perciform fishes found in tropical and subtropical waters throughout the world.
driftiest
driftiest
adj
superlative form of drifty: most drifty
driftland
driftland
noun
(geography) An area where the soil is deposited by wind.
(historical) A tribute paid for the privilege of driving cattle through a manor.
driftless
driftless
adj
Having no drift or direction; without aim; purposeless.
driftpins
driftpins
noun
plural of driftpin
driftweed
driftweed
noun
Seaweed brought ashore by the wind.
driftwind
driftwind
noun
A driving wind; a wind that drives snow, sand, etc., into heaps.
driftwood
driftwood
noun
A floating piece, or pieces, of wood that drifts with the current of a body of water.
Such a piece of wood that has been cast ashore.
dualmutef
dufrenite
dufrenite
noun
(mineralogy) A blackish-green mineral that is a hydrous phosphate of iron.
dufterdar
dufterdar
noun
Alternative form of defterdar
dustproof
dustproof
adj
Resistant to dust.
dustyfoot
dutifully
dutifully
adv
With a regard to duty; in a dutiful manner.
dyestuffs
dyestuffs
noun
plural of dyestuff
edificant
edificant
adj
building; constructing
edificate
effodient
effodient
adj
(rare) Digging up.
effronted
effronted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of effront
eightfold
eightfold
adj
Containing eight parts.
Eight times as much; multiplied by eight.
adv
By a factor of eight.
eldfather
eldfather
noun
(dialectal, now archaic) One's grandfather or forefather.