(postpositive) Premeditated; planned ahead of time.
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.
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
albuminiform
alkaliferous
alkaliferous
adj
Yielding alkalis.
amberiferous
amberiferous
adj
Containing or yielding amber.
amentiferous
amentiferous
adj
(botany) Bearing catkins.
amidofluorid
anguilliform
anguilliform
adj
Shaped like an eel.
Swimming in the manner of an eel.
noun
Any eel of the order Anguilliformes
anguliferous
anopluriform
antidandruff
antidandruff
adj
Countering or preventing dandruff.
antidiffuser
antisuffrage
antisuffrage
adj
(politics) Opposing suffrage.
archboutefeu
arseniferous
arseniferous
adj
(geology) Containing or producing arsenic.
artfulnesses
artfulnesses
noun
plural of artfulness
arundiferous
arundiferous
adj
(rare, botany) Producing reeds or canes.
ascidiferous
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
baculiferous
balaniferous
balaniferous
adj
(nonce word) Bearing or producing acorns.
beautifuller
beautifuller
adj
(obsolete, nonstandard) comparative form of beautiful: more beautiful
befountained
befountained
adj
Furnished with a fountain.
befuddlement
befuddlement
noun
The state of being befuddled.
befurbelowed
befurbelowed
adj
(dated, possibly obsolete) Furbelowed; ornamented with frill.
behoovefully
bellyflaught
benzofulvene
benzofulvene
noun
(organic chemistry) Any benzo derivative of a fulvene
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
blackfigured
blamefulness
blamefulness
noun
The quality of being blameful.
blissfulness
blissfulness
noun
The characteristic of being blissful.
blushfulness
blushfulness
noun
The quality of being blushful.
boastfulness
boastfulness
noun
The characteristic of being boastful.
boraciferous
boraciferous
adj
Yielding or containing borax.
borofluoride
borofluoride
noun
(chemistry) A double fluoride of boron and hydrogen, or some other positive element or radical.
bourgeoisify
bourgeoisify
Verb
To make bourgeois.
brachiferous
brimfullness
buffaloberry
buffaloberry
noun
Any of several shrubs, of the genus Shepherdia, native to North America.
The edible berry of these plants.
buffleheaded
buffooneries
buffooneries
noun
plural of buffoonery
buffoonesque
bulletproofs
bulletproofs
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bulletproof
bullfighters
bullfighters
noun
plural of bullfighter
bullfighting
bullfighting
noun
A traditional spectacle, popular in Spain and many former Spanish colonies, in which a matador manipulates and ultimately kills a bull at close range.
bullmastiffs
bullmastiffs
noun
plural of bullmastiff
burfordville
burglarproof
burglarproof
adj
as secure as possible against burglary
bushfighting
bushfighting
noun
Fighting in the bush, or from behind bushes, trees, or thickets.
butterfishes
butterfishes
noun
plural of butterfish
butterflower
butterflyers
butterflyers
noun
plural of butterflyer
butterflying
butterflying
verb
present participle of butterfly
calamiferous
calamiferous
adj
Producing reeds; reedy.
calculifrage
calculifrage
noun
(surgery) An instrument inserted into the bladder in order to break up calculi.
californicus
californiums
calyciferous
calyciferous
adj
Bearing the calyx.
camouflagers
camouflagers
noun
plural of camouflager
camouflaging
camouflaging
verb
present participle of camouflage
canaliferous
canaliferous
adj
(zoology, of the shell of a mollusc) Having a canal.
capituliform
capituliform
adj
Resembling a capitulum.
caudofemoral
caudofemoral
adj
(anatomy) caudal and femoral
cauliflorous
cauliflorous
adj
(botany) Having flowers on the stem.
cauliflowers
cauliflowers
noun
plural of cauliflower
cellulifugal
cellulifugal
adj
That carries nerve impulses away from a neuron
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
cerebrifugal
cerebrifugal
adj
(physiology) Applied to those nerve fibers which go from the brain to the spinal cord, and so transfer cerebral impulses (centrifugal impressions) outwards.
chaetiferous
chaetiferous
adj
(zoology) Bearing chaetae.
challengeful
challengeful
adj
Full of challenge.
characterful
characterful
adj
Full of character.
charmfulness
charmfulness
noun
The state of being charmful.
chauffeuring
chauffeuring
verb
present participle of chauffeur
cheerfullest
cheerfullest
adj
superlative form of cheerful: most cheerful
cheerfulness
cheerfulness
noun
The state of being cheerful; joy.
cheerfulsome
cheerfulsome
adj
(archaic) cheerful
cherubfishes
chromiferous
chromiferous
adj
Containing, or yielding chromium.
cinquefoiled
cinquefoiled
adj
Having five lobes or having the shape of a cinquefoil.
circumferent
circumflexes
circumflexes
noun
plural of circumflex
circumfluent
circumfluent
adj
Flowing round; surrounding in the manner of a fluid.
circumfluous
circumfluous
adj
circumfluent
circumfusile
circumfusile
adj
(nonce word) Capable of being poured or spread around.
circumfusing
circumfusing
verb
present participle of circumfuse
circumfusion
circumfusion
noun
diffusion, suffusion
coffeehoused
coffeehouses
coffeehouses
noun
plural of coffeehouse
coformulator
colorfulness
colorfulness
noun
The perceived intensity of a specific color.
The state of being colorful.
complaintful
complaintful
adj
(obsolete) Full of complaint.
conchiferous
conchiferous
adj
(biology) Having a shell (used especially of bivalve molluscs)
(geology) Containing shells
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.
confessarius
configurable
configurable
adj
Capable of being configured; customisable; permitting rearrangement or adjustment.
configurated
configurated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of configurate
confoundable
confoundable
adj
That can be confounded
confoundedly
confoundedly
adv
In a confounded manner; as if confused or thwarted.
Used as a mild oath: damnably.
confoundment
confoundment
noun
something which is or has been confounded
the state of being confounded
confucianism
confucianism
Noun
The philosophy and teaching of Confucius.
The school of thought and philosophy centered on Confucian principles, originating in China, including later teachings of scholars such as Zhu Xi (Chu Hsi).
A saying, epithet or idea attributed to Confucius.
confucianist
confucianist
Noun
A follower of the teachings of Confucius
confusedness
confusedness
noun
The state or quality of being confused.
confusticate
confusticate
verb
(transitive, informal, chiefly US) To confuse, confound, or perplex.
confutations
confutations
noun
plural of confutation
consentfully
consentfully
adv
With consent; consensually.
copaliferous
copaliferous
adj
Yielding copal.
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
crossruffing
crossruffing
verb
present participle of crossruff
crucifixions
crucifixions
noun
plural of crucifixion
cruciformity
crucifyfying
cuckooflower
cuckooflower
noun
lady's smock (Cardamine pratensis)
ragged robin (Silene flos-cuculi, syn. Lychnis flos-cuculi)