(obsolete) To cause (somebody) to die of hunger; to starve.
alsifilm
caffeism
caffeism
noun
Alternative form of caffeinism
combfish
combfish
noun
An Australasian wrasse, Coris picta, having a comb-like stripe
comfiest
comfiest
adj
superlative form of comfy: most comfy
confirms
confirms
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of confirm
cuffyism
disframe
drumfish
drumfish
noun
Any fish of the family Sciaenidae; they make a loud noise by means of an air bladder.
dumbfish
dumfries
dumfries
Proper noun
A town in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, and the former county town of
A town in Virginia.
dwarfism
dwarfism
noun
The condition of being a dwarf (person of short stature).
The quality of being puny or inferior.
emulsify
emulsify
verb
(transitive) To make into an emulsion.
enfamish
enfamish
verb
To famish; to starve.
ensiform
ensiform
adj
shaped like a sword blade
faddisms
faddisms
noun
plural of faddism
fairsome
fairsome
adj
Characterised by fairness or beauty; characteristically fair; attractive
fairyism
fairyism
noun
A fairylike quality, for example in literature.
Belief in fairies as supernatural beings.
fakirism
fakirism
noun
The practices of fakirs.
families
families
noun
plural of family
familism
familism
noun
(religion, now historical) The beliefs or practice of the Family of Love religious sect, active in sixteenth century England.
A form of social structure in which the needs of the family as a group are more important than the needs of any individual family member.
familist
familist
noun
(religion, historical) A member of the Family of Love religious group in 16th-century England.
famished
famished
adj
Extremely hungry.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of famish
famishes
famishes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of famish
fanatism
fanatism
noun
(archaic) excessive intolerance of opposing views
faradism
faradism
noun
(medicine, dated) Treatment with faradic electricity; faradization.
farmings
farmings
noun
plural of farming
fascisms
fascisms
noun
plural of fascism
fatalism
fatalism
noun
(metaphysics, philosophy) The doctrine that all events are subject to fate or inevitable necessity, or determined in advance in such a way that human beings cannot alter them.
fauvisms
femalist
femalist
noun
(rare) Someone who courts or pursues the female sex; a womanizer.
feminise
feminise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of feminize.
feminism
feminism
noun
(obsolete) The state of being feminine; femininity.
A social theory or political movement which argues that legal and social restrictions on women must be removed in order to bring about equality of the sexes in all aspects of public and private life.
feminist
feminist
adj
Hypernym: egalitarian
relating to or in accordance with feminism.
noun
a member of a feminist political movement
an advocate of feminism; a person who believes in bringing about the equality of the sexes (of women and men) in all aspects of public and private life
fermions
fermions
noun
plural of fermion
fermiums
fersmite
fersmite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing calcium, cerium, fluorine, hydrogen, niobium, oxygen, sodium, tantalum, thorium, titanium, and yttrium.
fetalism
fibromas
fideisms
fideisms
noun
plural of fideism
fidelism
fiefdoms
fiefdoms
noun
plural of fiefdom
fiendism
fiendism
noun
Fiendish behaviour.
figments
figments
noun
plural of figment
figurism
figurism
noun
(Christianity, historical) An intellectual movement of Jesuit missionaries at the end of the 17th and the beginning of the 18th century, whose participants viewed the I Ching as a prophetic book containing the mysteries of Christianity, and prioritized working with the Qing Emperor (rather than with the Chinese literati) as a way of promoting Christianity in China.
fillmass
filmdoms
filmiest
filmiest
adj
superlative form of filmy: most filmy
filmsets
filmsets
noun
plural of filmset
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of filmset
finalism
finalism
noun
teleology
finicism
finitism
finitism
noun
(mathematics) An extreme form of constructivism, according to which a mathematical object does not exist unless it can be constructed from natural numbers in a finite number of steps.
finmarks
firearms
firearms
noun
plural of firearm
firmicus
firmless
firmless
adj
(obsolete) Detached from physical substance.
(obsolete) Infirm; unstable.
firmness
firmness
noun
physical durability; rigidness (of material)
security; steadfastness; good grip
strictness; mental strength
fishmeal
fishmeal
noun
Ground dried fish, used mainly for livestock feed.
fishworm
fishworm
noun
A worm used as bait in angling.
fistmele
fistmele
noun
(archery) A traditional unit of distance equal to the width of a clenched fist with the thumb extended (approx. 6½ inches or 16½ centimetres).
fitments
fitments
noun
plural of fitment
fivesome
fivesome
adj
(archaic) By fives; with five
noun
A group of five people or things.
An orgy (group sex) consisting of five people.
flamiest
flamiest
adj
superlative form of flamy: most flamy
flamines
flamines
noun
plural of flamen
flemings
flimsier
flimsier
adj
comparative form of flimsy: more flimsy
flimsies
flimsies
noun
plural of flimsy
flimsily
flimsily
adv
In a flimsy manner
fluidism
fluidism
noun
(medicine, obsolete) The doctrine that the fluids of the body are the source of its vital properties and are susceptible to disease.
foamiest
foamiest
adj
superlative form of foamy: most foamy
fogyisms
fogyisms
noun
plural of fogyism
foilsman
foilsman
noun
A person who fights with a foil, or thin sword.
foilsmen
foilsmen
noun
plural of foilsman
framings
framings
noun
plural of framing
fremitus
fremitus
noun
A vibration which is perceptible on palpation or auscultation.
freudism
frimitts
frumpish
frumpish
adj
Poorly dressed; wearing drab, lifeless, ill-fitting clothing, or being clothing of this kind.
fulmines
fulmines
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fulmine
fulsamic
fulsamic
adj
(obsolete) Fulsome
fuminess
fuminess
noun
The quality of being fumy.
fumishly
fumosity
fumosity
noun
(obsolete) The fumes of alcoholic drink.
The quality of being fumous.
fusarium
fusarium
noun
(biology) Any of various fungi, of the genus Fusarium, some of which are pathogenic to plants and animals.
fusiform
fusiform
adj
(chiefly botany, zoology) Shaped like a spindle with yarn spun on it; having round or roundish cross-section and tapering at each end.
futurism
futurism
noun
(Christianity) Eschatological interpretations associating some Biblical prophecies with future events yet to be fulfilled, including the Second Coming.
(Judaism) The Jewish expectation of the messiah in the future rather than recognizing him in the presence of Christ.
(art) An early 20th century avant-garde art movement focused on speed, the mechanical, and the modern, which took a deeply antagonistic attitude to traditional artistic conventions.
The study and prediction of possible futures.
gasiform
gasiform
adj
Having the form of a gas; gaseous.
guelfism
hafniums
hanifism
humifuse
humifuse
adj
(botany) Spread over the surface of the ground; procumbent
infamies
infamies
noun
plural of infamie
plural of infamy
infamous
infamous
adj
(UK, historical) Subject to a judicial punishment that deprived the infamous person of certain rights; this included a prohibition against holding public office, exercising the franchise, receiving a public pension, serving on a jury, or giving testimony in a court of law.
Causing infamy; disgraceful.
Having a bad reputation; disreputable; notorious; unpleasant or evil; widely known, especially for something scornful.
inflames
inflames
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of inflame
leftisms
leftisms
noun
plural of leftism
liefsome
liefsome
adj
(dialectal, poetic or archaic) Agreeable; pleasing; delightful.
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of maffick
maffioso
maffioso
noun
Dated form of mafioso.
manifest
manifest
adj
(rare, used with "of") Detected; convicted.
Evident to the senses, especially to the sight; apparent; distinctly perceived.
Obvious to the understanding; apparent to the mind; easily apprehensible; plain; not obscure or hidden.
noun
(computing) A file containing metadata describing other files.
(obsolete) A public declaration; an open statement; a manifesto.
A list or invoice of the passengers or goods being carried by a commercial vehicle or ship.
verb
(intransitive) To become manifest; to be revealed.
(transitive) To exhibit the manifests or prepared invoices of; to declare at the customhouse.
(transitive) To show plainly; to make to appear distinctly, usually to the mind; to put beyond question or doubt; to display; to exhibit.
(transitive, initially occult, now slang) To will something to exist.
mastiffs
mastiffs
noun
plural of mastiff
mayflies
mayflies
noun
plural of mayfly
medflies
medflies
noun
plural of medfly
midriffs
midriffs
noun
plural of midriff
midwifes
midwifes
verb
(rare) Third-person singular simple present indicative form of midwife
miffiest
miffiest
adj
superlative form of miffy: most miffy
milfoils
milfoils
noun
plural of milfoil
milkfish
milkfish
noun
Chanos chanos, an important food fish in southeast Asia.
minifies
minifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of minify
minkfish
mischief
mischief
noun
(Australia) Casual and/or flirtatious sexual acts.
(archaic, countable) A cause or agent of annoyance, harm or injury, especially a person who causes mischief.
(collective) A group or a pack of rats.
(countable) A playfully annoying action.
(countable) An injury or an instance of harm or trouble caused by a person or other agent or cause.
(euphemistic) The Devil; used as an expletive.
(law) A criminal offence defined in various ways in various jurisdictions, sometimes including causing damage to another's property.
(uncountable) Conduct that playfully causes petty annoyance.
(uncountable) Harm or trouble caused by an agent or brought about by a particular cause.
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To do a mischief to; to harm.
(transitive, obsolete) To slander.
misfaith
misfaith
noun
Bad or misplaced religious belief.
Lack of faith; distrust.
misfault
misfeign
misfield
misfield
noun
(cricket, rugby) A failure to field the ball properly.
verb
(cricket, rugby, baseball) To field the ball clumsily or ineptly; in cricket this can result in the batsman scoring another run.
misfiled
misfiled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of misfile
misfiles
misfiles
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of misfile
misfired
misfired
verb
simple past tense and past participle of misfire
misfires
misfires
noun
plural of misfire
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of misfire
misfocus
misfocus
verb
To focus badly or wrongly.
misforms
misforms
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of misform
misframe
misframe
verb
To frame wrongly.
misgraff
misgraft
misgraft
verb
To graft wrongly.
misinfer
misinfer
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To infer incorrectly.
misrefer
misrefer
verb
To refer incorrectly.
mistfall
mistfall
noun
(rare) A waterfall that falls in the form of fine mist.
modifies
modifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of modify
mofussil
mofussil
noun
(India) Originally, the regions of India outside the three East India Company capitals of Bombay, Calcutta and Madras; hence, parts of a country outside an urban centre; the regions, rural areas.
moistful
moistful
adj
(archaic) Full of moisture.
moistify
moistify
verb
(archaic, transitive) To make moist; to moisten.
monkfish
monkfish
noun
Angel sharks of the genus Squatina.
Any large bottom-dwelling anglerfish of the genus Lophius, such as Lophius piscatorius, of the Atlantic, having a large head and mouth.
monofils
monofils
noun
plural of monofil
moonfish
moonfish
noun
Atlantic spadefish (Chaetodipterus faber)
Family Molidae (ocean sunfish)
Family Monodactylidae (fingerfishes, silver angelfishes)
Mene maculata, of tropical coastal waters of the Indo-Pacific
Most species of genus Selene
The cusk (Brosme brosme), a North Atlantic cod-like fish in the ling family Lotidae, the only species in its genus.
The opahs in the family Lamprididae.
The southern platyfish (Xiphophorus maculatus)
mystific
nasiform
nasiform
adj
nose-shaped
nifesima
numbfish
numbfish
noun
An electric ray of the family Narcinidae, capable of delivering numbing shocks.