Property of being affixed; attachment; connection.
aforetime
aforetime
adj
(archaic) Former.
adv
(archaic) In time past; in a former time; formerly.
aftermilk
aftertime
aftertime
noun
(music) The process in which a harmony singer or background singer repeats a line or a series of words in a song separately after the lead singer rather than singing it in unison with the lead singer; prominent in country music and Southern gospel.
A later time; the future.
airframes
airframes
noun
plural of airframe
amberfish
amberfish
noun
An amberjack.
amebiform
amebiform
adj
That resembles an amoeba/ameba
amplified
amplified
adj
Having been made the subject of amplification; more potent or stronger, louder
verb
simple past tense and past participle of amplify
amplifier
amplifier
noun
(electronics) An appliance or circuit that increases the strength of a weak electrical signal without changing the other characteristics of the signal.
(linguistics) An adverb that adds intensity, such as "really" or "totally".
(music) A portable encasement that houses a large speaker, used to amplify voices and musical instruments at live performances.
A lens that enlarges the field of vision.
Anything that amplifies, or makes something larger or more intense.
amplifies
amplifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of amplify
aveniform
aveniform
adj
Having the appearance of oats.
brimfield
bromfield
bromfield
Proper noun
Either of two villages in England.
caeciform
campfires
campfires
noun
plural of campfire
celliform
celliform
adj
Having the form of a cell; cellular
celtiform
cheliform
cheliform
adj
Having the form of a chela
chiefdoms
chiefdoms
noun
plural of chiefdom
chymified
chymified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chymify
circumfer
circumfer
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To bear or carry around.
comfiness
comfiness
noun
(informal) comfortableness
comfiture
comfiture
noun
(obsolete) A confection, especially of preserved fruit.
confirmed
confirmed
adj
(Christianity) having received the rite of confirmation
(formal) having a settled habit; inveterate or habitual
verified or ratified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of confirm
confirmee
confirmee
noun
A person who is confirmed via religious rite.
One to whom anything is confirmed.
confirmer
confirmer
noun
One who confirms something
cteniform
cteniform
adj
Comb-shaped.
cuneiform
cuneiform
adj
Having the form of a wedge; wedge-shaped, especially with a tapered end.
Written in the cuneiform writing system.
noun
(anatomy) A wedge-shaped bone, especially a cuneiform bone.
An ancient Mesopotamian writing system, adapted within several language families, originating as pictograms in Sumer around the 30th century BC, evolving into more abstract and characteristic wedge shapes formed by a blunt reed stylus on clayen tablets.
damnified
damnified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of damnify
damnifies
damnifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of damnify
defeatism
defeatism
noun
Acceptance of defeat without struggle.
defluvium
defoaming
defoaming
verb
present participle of defoam
deforming
deforming
verb
present participle of deform
deformism
deformity
deformity
noun
An ugly or misshapen feature or characteristic.
The state of being deformed.
demagnify
demagnify
verb
To reduce the size of an image etc
demideify
demideify
verb
(transitive) To treat as a demigod.
demulsify
demulsify
verb
(intransitive, of an emulsion) To separate into its components.
(transitive) To separate (an emulsion) into its components.
demystify
demystify
verb
(transitive) To remove the mystery from something; to explain or clarify.
demythify
dentiform
dentiform
adj
Having the shape or structure of a tooth.
difformed
drumfires
drumfires
noun
plural of drumfire
effingham
effingham
Proper noun
A village in Surrey, England
A city in Illinois, USA, and the county seat of Effingham County.
effluvium
effluvium
noun
A condition causing the shedding of hair.
A gaseous or vaporous emission, especially a foul-smelling one.
emusified
emusifies
endamnify
endamnify
verb
(transitive) To damnify; to injure.
enflaming
enflaming
verb
present participle of enflame
enframing
enframing
verb
present participle of enframe
eruciform
eruciform
adj
Shaped like a caterpillar.
esociform
exemplify
exemplify
verb
(transitive) To be an instance of or serve as an example.
(transitive) To make an attested copy or transcript of (a document) under seal.
(transitive) To prove by such an attested copy or transcript.
(transitive) To show or illustrate by example.
faciendum
faciendum
noun
Something that must be done.
facsimile
facsimile
noun
(countable) A copy or reproduction.
(uncountable) Reproduction in the exact form as the original.
A fax, a machine for making and sending copies of printed material and images via radio or telephone network.
The image sent by the machine itself.
verb
(transitive) To make a copy of; to reproduce.
(transitive) To send via a facsimile machine; to fax.
farmeries
farmeries
noun
plural of farmery
farmerish
farmerish
adj
Characteristic of a farmer.
farmville
farmville
Proper noun
a community in Nova Scotia, Canada.
an unincorporated community in Georgia, USA.
a community in North Carolina, USA.
a town in North Carolina.
a town in and Virginia, USA
fayettism
femineity
femineity
noun
The condition of being feminine; femininity
feminines
feminines
noun
plural of feminine
feminised
feminised
adj
Alternative spelling of feminized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of feminise
feminises
feminises
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of feminise
feminisms
feminisms
noun
plural of feminism
feminists
feminists
noun
plural of feminist
feminized
feminized
adj
Made feminine; made to have more feminine behaviour, traits or physiology.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of feminize
feminizes
feminizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of feminize
fenianism
fenianism
Noun
The principles, purposes, and methods of the Fenians.
fennimore
fermatian
fermillet
fermillet
noun
(obsolete) A buckle or clasp.
fermorite
fermorite
noun
(mineralogy) A hexagonal-dipyramidal mineral containing arsenic, calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, phosphorus, and strontium.
fetichism
fetichism
noun
Archaic form of fetishism.
fetishism
fetishism
noun
A form of paraphilia where the object of attraction is an inanimate object or a part of a person's body.
The belief that natural objects have supernatural powers, or that something created by people has power over people.
feudalism
feudalism
noun
A social system based on personal ownership of resources and personal fealty between a suzerain (lord) and a vassal (subject). Defining characteristics are direct ownership of resources, personal loyalty, and a hierarchical social structure reinforced by religion.
fieldmice
fieldmice
noun
plural of fieldmouse
fieldsman
fieldsman
noun
(cricket, chiefly Australia, dated in UK) fielder
fieldsmen
fieldsmen
noun
plural of fieldsman
figmental
figmental
adj
Of or relating to a figment.
filaments
filaments
noun
plural of filament
filemaker
filemaker
noun
A manufacturer of files (rasping tools).
filemarks
filemarks
noun
plural of filemark
filenames
filenames
noun
plural of filename
filesmith
filesmith
noun
A maker of files (rasping tools).
filmgoers
filmgoers
noun
plural of filmgoer
filminess
filminess
noun
The quality of being filmy
filmmaker
filmmaker
noun
A producer or director of films/movies.
filmslide
filoplume
filoplume
noun
(zoology, archaic) A hair-like feather; a feather with a slender scape and without a web in most or all of its length.
filterman
filterman
noun
A man employed to manage a physical process of filtration.
filtermen
filtermen
noun
plural of filterman
fimbriate
fimbriate
adj
(biology) Fringed, e.g. where the ends of a petal are split into two or more divisions.
verb
(transitive) To fringe; to hem.
firearmed
firebombs
firebombs
noun
plural of firebomb
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of firebomb
firedamps
firedamps
noun
plural of firedamp
firerooms
firerooms
noun
plural of fireroom
firestorm
firestorm
noun
(figurative) An intense or violent altercation.
A fire whose intensity is greatly increased by inrushing winds.
fireworms
fireworms
noun
plural of fireworm
firmament
firmament
noun
(countable) The field or sphere of an activity or interest.
(countable, obsolete) A piece of jewellery worn in a headdress with numerous gems resembling stars in the sky.
(countable, obsolete) The act or process of making firm or strengthening.
(countable, obsolete, also figuratively) A basis or foundation; a support.
(uncountable, astronomy, historical) In the geocentric Ptolemaic system, the eighth celestial sphere which carried the fixed stars; (countable, by extension) any celestial sphere.
(uncountable, obsolete except biblical) The abode of God and the angels; heaven.
(usually uncountable, literary, poetic, also figuratively) The vault of the heavens, where the clouds, sun, moon, and stars can be seen; the heavens, the sky.
firmitude
firmitude
noun
(obsolete) strength; stability
fisherman
fisherman
noun
A person whose profession is catching fish.
A vessel (boat or ship) used for fishing.
Any person who attempts to catch fish.
fishermen
fishermen
noun
plural of fisherman
fishmeals
fishmeals
noun
plural of fishmeal
flambeing
flambeing
verb
present participle of flambe
flamefish
flamelike
flamelike
adj
Resembling a flame or its colour.
flemished
flemished
verb
simple past tense and past participle of flemish
flemishes
flemishes
noun
plural of flemish
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of flemish
flexitime
flexitime
noun
An arrangement that allows employees to set their own working hours within agreed limits; normally must include certain periods (core time) when they must be at work.
flimsiest
flimsiest
adj
superlative form of flimsy: most flimsy
floodtime
floodtime
noun
A time (often an annual season) during which an area is flooded; the season when a river floods its banks.
fluminose
foaminess
foaminess
noun
The state or quality of being foamy.
focimeter
focimeter
noun
(photography, historical) A device that assists in focusing an object in or before a camera; usually a lens of small magnifying power.
A lensmeter (optician's instrument).
focimetry
focimetry
noun
The art or study of measuring the power of lenses.
foetalism
foetalism
noun
Alternative form of fetalism
fogramite
fomenting
fomenting
verb
present participle of foment
forelimbs
forelimbs
noun
plural of forelimb
foremilks
foremilks
noun
plural of foremilk
foretimed
foretimes
foretimes
noun
plural of foretime
formalise
formalise
verb
Alternative spelling of formalize
formalize
formalize
verb
To act with formality.
To give something a definite form; to shape.
To give something a formal or official standing.
formamide
formamide
noun
(organic chemistry) The amide of formic acid HCO-NH₂ or any N-substituted derivative; they are used in the synthesis of pharmaceuticals
formative
formative
adj
(biology) Capable of producing new tissue.
(education) Denoting forms of assessment used to guide learning rather than to quantify educational outcomes.
(grammar) Pertaining to the inflection of words.
Capable of forming something.
Of or pertaining to the formation and subsequent growth of something.
noun
(grammar) A language unit that has morphological function.
formicate
formicate
adj
ant-like
verb
To have a sensation like the movement of ants.
To move like ants.
formicide
formicide
noun
A substance that kills ants
The killing of ants
formicine
formicine
adj
Of, or pertaining to the subfamily Formicinae of ants.
noun
Any ant of the subfamily Formicinae.
forminate
formolite
formoxime
formulise
formulise
verb
Alternative form of formulize
formulize
formulize
verb
(transitive) To formulate.
(transitive) To reduce to a formula.
foveiform
foveiform
adj
Resembling a fovea.
frambesia
frambesia
noun
Yaws, the disease.
framboise
framboise
noun
Raspberry liqueur.
fremontia
fremontia
noun
Synonym of flannelbush (“any of various shrubs of the genus Fremontodendron”)
frenchism
frenchism
Noun
A custom peculiar to France.
A word, phrase or linguistic feature typical of French.
friedheim
froemming
fromentin
fruittime
frumpiest
frumpiest
adj
superlative form of frumpy: most frumpy
fulciment
fulciment
noun
(obsolete) A prop; a fulcrum.
fulminate
fulminate
noun
(chemistry) Any salt or ester of fulminic acid, mostly explosive.
verb
(intransitive) To thunder or make a loud noise.
(intransitive, figuratively) To make a verbal attack.
(transitive, figuratively) To issue as a denunciation.
(transitive, now rare) To strike with lightning; to cause to explode.
fumigated
fumigated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fumigate
fumigates
fumigates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fumigate