Having the form of a cluster of grapes; clustered like grapes.
noun
A type of spinneret of a spider formed of spherical particles
acneiform
acneiform
adj
(pathology) Alternative form of acneform
adeniform
adeniform
adj
Shaped like a gland; adenoid.
aforetime
aforetime
adj
(archaic) Former.
adv
(archaic) In time past; in a former time; formerly.
agatiform
agatiform
adj
Having the form of an agate; resembling an agate in appearance.
amebiform
amebiform
adj
That resembles an amoeba/ameba
anguiform
anguiform
adj
Shaped like a snake.
aveniform
aveniform
adj
Having the appearance of oats.
axiniform
axiniform
adj
(anatomy, zoology) Shaped like the head of an axe.
azoformic
bacciform
bacciform
adj
Having the form of a berry.
biformity
biformity
noun
A double form.
blatiform
bromfield
bromfield
Proper noun
Either of two villages in England.
bulbiform
bulbiform
adj
Shaped like a bulb.
bulliform
bulliform
adj
(medicine) Having a blistered appearance; bullate.
noun
A bulliform cell
bursiform
bursiform
adj
Shaped like a purse or bag.
cactiform
cactiform
adj
Resembling a cactus.
caeciform
calciform
calciform
adj
Having the form of calx, chalk or lime.
cambiform
cambiform
adj
(botany) Resembling the cells of the cambium.
capriform
capriform
adj
Having the form of a goat
cardiform
cardiform
adj
(of fish teeth) Resembling a series of combs
carniform
caudiform
caudiform
adj
(zoology) Resembling a tail.
cauliform
cauliform
adj
Having the form of a caulis.
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
chyliform
chyliform
adj
(medicine) Having an appearance resembling chyle.
ciliiform
ciliiform
adj
Alternative form of ciliform
cirriform
cirriform
adj
(biology, zoology) Formed like a cirrus or tendril.
claviform
claviform
adj
(chiefly biology) Larger at the tip than at the base; club-shaped.
(chiefly biology) Shaped like a nail (“a metallic spike-shaped fastener”).
Key-shaped.
noun
(palaeography) An image or symbol which is club-shaped, that is, larger at the tip than at the base.
cobriform
cobriform
adj
Shaped like a cobra.
cocciform
coliforms
coliforms
noun
plural of coliform
colliform
comfiness
comfiness
noun
(informal) comfortableness
comfiture
comfiture
noun
(obsolete) A confection, especially of preserved fruit.
cominform
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
confirmor
confirmor
noun
(Hong Kong, specifically) A purchaser of real estate who resells the property before the transaction is completed.
(law) One who performs the confirmation of an estate; the grantor of a deed of confirmation.
cordiform
cordiform
adj
Shaped like a heart; cordate.
corniform
corniform
adj
Having the shape of a horn; horn-shaped.
corviform
costiform
costiform
adj
Having the form of a rib.
cottiform
cottiform
adj
Characteristic of fish of the genus Cottus (freshwater sculpins), especially in morphology.
noun
Such a fish
cruciform
cruciform
adj
Having the shape of a cross.
noun
(genetics) A cross shape in DNA; a Holliday junction.
Any emblem in the shape of a cross.
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.
cuniforms
cuniforms
noun
plural of cuniform
curviform
curviform
adj
Having a curved shape.
cymbiform
cymbiform
adj
(botany) Elongated and having the upper surface decidedly concave, as in the glumes of many grasses.
cystiform
cystiform
adj
Resembling a cyst
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.
dentiform
dentiform
adj
Having the shape or structure of a tooth.
difformed
disciform
disciform
adj
(botany) Having a flat, rounded shape.
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.
dolioform
dolioform
adj
(biology) Shaped like a barrel or cask.
eruciform
eruciform
adj
Shaped like a caterpillar.
esociform
fairmount
falciform
falciform
adj
Sickle-shaped.
farcinoma
fathoming
fathoming
verb
present participle of fathom
fennimore
fermorite
fermorite
noun
(mineralogy) A hexagonal-dipyramidal mineral containing arsenic, calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, phosphorus, and strontium.
fibriform
fibriform
adj
Shaped like a fiber.
fibromata
fibromata
noun
plural of fibroma
filmgoers
filmgoers
noun
plural of filmgoer
filmgoing
filmgoing
noun
The activity of attending a film screening
filmiform
filmiform
adj
In the form of a film.
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.
firebombs
firebombs
noun
plural of firebomb
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of firebomb
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
firmation
fishmouth
fishmouth
noun
(colloquial) A chronically open mouth.
(roofing) A half-cylindrical or half-conical shaped opening or void in a lapped edge or seam, usually caused by wrinkling or shifting of ply sheets during installation.
(surgery) A horizontal incision on the breast aligned with the nipples made to drain or excise the breast fat as a form of top surgery.
(surgery) A wide incision made to drain fluid from under the fingernail.
fishwoman
fishwoman
noun
(dated) A woman who sells fish.
fiumicino
flamingos
floodtime
floodtime
noun
A time (often an annual season) during which an area is flooded; the season when a river floods its banks.
floriform
floriform
adj
Shaped like a flower.
fluminose
fluminous
fluminous
adj
(of rivers) flowing, fluent
foaminess
foaminess
noun
The state or quality of being foamy.
foamingly
foamingly
adv
With foam.
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
fogramity
foliiform
fomenting
fomenting
verb
present participle of foment
foraminal
foraminal
adj
Relating to the foramen.
forelimbs
forelimbs
noun
plural of forelimb
foremilks
foremilks
noun
plural of foremilk
foretimed
foretimes
foretimes
noun
plural of foretime
forksmith
formalins
formalins
noun
plural of formalin
formalise
formalise
verb
Alternative spelling of formalize
formalism
formalism
noun
(computing) One of several alternative computational paradigms for a given theory.
(linguistics, computing, mathematics) A formal expression of a grammar; a formal grammar; a set of rules of syntax that, without reference to semantics, determine whether a sequence of symbols is a well-formed sentence in a given formal language.
(literature) An approach to interpretation and/or evaluation focused on the (usually linguistic) structure of a literary work rather than on the contexts of its origin or reception.
(mathematics, physics) A particular mathematical or scientific theory or description of a given state or effect.
(music) The tendency to elevate formal above expressive value in music, as in serialism.
(philosophy of mathematics) The ontological view of mathematics as a mere collection of string manipulation rules.
Strict adherence to a given form of conduct, practice etc.
formalist
formalist
adj
Of or pertaining to formalism; formalistic
noun
An advocate of formalism
An overly formal person, especially one who adheres to current forms; a stickler
formalith
formality
formality
noun
(countable) A specific requirement for obtaining a legal status, conducting a transaction, etc.
(uncountable) The state of being formal.
A customary ritual without new or unique meaning.
Something said or done as a matter of form.
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
formamido
formamido
noun
(organic chemistry) The univalent radical NH₂-CO- formally derived from formamide
formating
formating
noun
Misspelling of formatting.
verb
present participle of formate
formation
formation
noun
(category theory) A structure made of two categories, two functors from the first to the second category, and a transformation from one of the functors to the other.
(geology) A layer of rock of common origin. [from 19th c.]
(military) A grouping of military units or smaller formations under a command, such as a brigade, division, wing, etc. [from 18th c.]
(military) An arrangement of moving troops, ships, or aircraft, such as a wedge, line abreast, or echelon. Often "in formation".
(sports) An arrangement of players designed to facilitate certain plays.
Something possessing structure or form. [from 17th c.]
The act of assembling a group or structure. [from 14th c.]
The process during which something comes into being and gains its characteristics. [from 18th c.]
The process of influencing or guiding a person to a deeper understanding of a particular vocation.
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.
formicary
formicary
noun
An ant colony, a pile of earth built by ants in which they nest.
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
formicina
formicine
formicine
adj
Of, or pertaining to the subfamily Formicinae of ants.
noun
Any ant of the subfamily Formicinae.
forminate
formolite
formosity
formoxime
formulaic
formulaic
adj
Closely following a formula or predictable pattern; imitative, not original.
formulise
formulise
verb
Alternative form of formulize
formulism
formulism
noun
An over-reliance on, or adherence to formulae
formulist
formulist
noun
One who exhibits an excessive reliance on, or adherence to, formulae.
formulize
formulize
verb
(transitive) To formulate.
(transitive) To reduce to a formula.
fossiform
fossildom
fossildom
noun
The realm or sphere of fossils.
fossilism
fossilism
noun
A policy of reliance on fossil fuels.
The science or state of fossils.
The state of being extremely antiquated in views and opinions.
fotomatic
foveiform
foveiform
adj
Resembling a fovea.
framboise
framboise
noun
Raspberry liqueur.
francoism
francoism
Proper noun
The period of history in Spain under the dictatorship of from 1936 to 1975.
fremontia
fremontia
noun
Synonym of flannelbush (“any of various shrubs of the genus Fremontodendron”)
frivolism
frivolism
noun
(archaic) frivolity
froemming
fromentin
fruitworm
fruitworm
noun
The larva of any of several moths; they are responsible for damage to many types of fruit crop
fulciform
fulminous
fulminous
adj
(figurative) furious
fumacious
fumacious
adj
Fond of smoking tobacco.
Smoky.
fumarolic
fumarolic
adj
Of or relating to a fumarole or fumaroles.
fumatoria
fumatoria
noun
plural of fumatorium
fumigator
fumigator
noun
An apparatus for fumigating.
One who fumigates.
fundiform
fundiform
adj
Resembling or arranged in the form of a sling; specifically designating the lower part of the inferior constrictor muscle of the pharynx (cricopharyngeal muscle), and the fibers of this part of the muscle.