| AFFECTIONATE | • affectionate adj. (Of a person) Having affection or warm regard; loving; fond. • affectionate adj. (Of an action, etc.) Characterised by or proceeding from affection; indicating love; tender. • affectionate adj. (Obsolete) Eager; passionate; strongly inclined toward something. |
| AFTERPARTIES | • afterparties n. Plural of afterparty. • after-parties n. Plural of after-party. • AFTERPARTY n. a small party held after a larger event, such as a pop concert or film premiere, to which only a select group of guests is invited. |
| BIFLAGELLATE | • biflagellate adj. (Biology) Having two flagella. • biflagellate n. Any organism that has two flagella. • BIFLAGELLATE adj. having two flagella. |
| CALEFACIENTS | • calefacients n. Plural of calefacient. • CALEFACIENT n. a substance (e.g. mustard) that produces a sensation of warmth when applied to a part of the body. |
| DECAFFEINATE | • decaffeinate v. (Transitive) To remove the caffeine from something (especially from coffee). • DECAFFEINATE v. to remove caffeine from. |
| DEFAECATIONS | • defaecations n. Plural of defaecation. • defæcations n. Plural of defæcation. • DEFAECATION n. the expulsion of solid waste from the body, also DEFECATION. |
| FAINEANTISES | • FAINEANTISE n. (French) do-nothing-ness; an indisposition to do anything. |
| FAINTHEARTED | • fainthearted adj. Faint of heart; irresolute; fearful. • faint-hearted adj. Lacking courage; timid. • FAINTHEARTED adj. lacking courage or resolution. |
| FEATHERBRAIN | • featherbrain n. Alternative spelling of feather-brain. • feather-brain n. (Derogatory) a feather-brained or stupid person, especially a woman. • FEATHERBRAIN n. a foolish scatterbrained person. |
| FORECARRIAGE | • forecarriage n. The forward part of the running gear of a four-wheeled carriage. • FORECARRIAGE n. the front part of a carriage, with an arrangement for independent movement of the fore-wheels. |
| INEFFACEABLE | • ineffaceable adj. Incapable of being effaced. • INEFFACEABLE adj. not effaceable. |
| INEFFACEABLY | • ineffaceably adv. In an ineffaceable manner; in a manner that cannot be removed or erased. • INEFFACEABLE adv. not effaceable. |
| IRREFRAGABLE | • irrefragable adj. Which cannot be refuted; clearly right, incontrovertible, indisputable, irrefutable. • irrefragable adj. (Archaic) Which cannot or should not be broken; indestructible. • irrefragable adj. (Obsolete) Of a person: obstinate, stubborn. |
| MANIFESTABLE | • manifestable adj. Capable of being manifested. • MANIFESTABLE adj. that can be manifested, also MANIFESTIBLE. |
| MISFEASANCES | • misfeasances n. Plural of misfeasance. • MISFEASANCE n. the performance by a public official of an act that is legally unjustified, harmful, or contrary to law; wrongdoing (used especially of an act in violation of a public trust), also MALFEASANCE. |
| PREFABRICATE | • prefabricate v. (Transitive) To manufacture (A building, etc.) in standard components that can be fitted together on site. • PREFABRICATE v. to make standardized parts of beforehand, for assembling later. |
| REFRACTARIES | • REFRACTARY n. a substance that is able to resist high temperatures, etc., used in lining furnaces, etc. |