Property of being affixed; attachment; connection.
aforetime
aforetime
adj
(archaic) Former.
adv
(archaic) In time past; in a former time; formerly.
aftercome
aftercome
noun
(archaic, Scotland) A subsequent result; consequence.
afterdamp
afterdamp
noun
(mining) Suffocating gases present in a coal mine after an explosion caused by firedamp, consisting of carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, nitrogen, and sometimes hydrogen sulfide.
afterfame
afterform
aftergame
aftergame
noun
(archaic) A second game played to reverse the outcome of the first; the means employed after the first turn of affairs.
(video games) Bonus features, dialogue, etc. accessed when a previously-beaten video game is revisited.
afterharm
aftermark
aftermass
aftermast
aftermast
noun
(nautical) A mast located towards the stern of a ship.
aftermath
aftermath
noun
(obsolete, agriculture) A second mowing; the grass which grows after the first crop of hay in the same season.
That which happens after, that which follows, usually of strongly negative connotation in most contexts, implying a preceding catastrophe.
aftermeal
aftermilk
aftermost
aftermost
adj
(nautical) Nearest the stern of a vessel.
(obsolete) Most recent.
adv
(obsolete) At the very back.
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
ausformed
ausformed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ausform
aveniform
aveniform
adj
Having the appearance of oats.
backframe
bedframes
bedframes
noun
plural of bedframe
befrumple
bloomfell
brimfield
bromfield
bromfield
Proper noun
Either of two villages in England.
bumfuzzle
bumfuzzle
verb
(transitive, chiefly Midland US, Southern US) To confuse or fluster.
caeciform
camouflet
camouflet
noun
(military) The resulting cavity in a deep underground burst when there is no rupture of the surface.
campfires
campfires
noun
plural of campfire
celliform
celliform
adj
Having the form of a cell; cellular
celtiform
chamfered
chamfered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chamfer
chamferer
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.
coenflame
coferment
coferment
Noun
coenzyme
coffeeman
coffeeman
noun
(dated) A man who keeps a coffeehouse; the owner of a coffeehouse.
A person who makes coffee in an establishment, or on a ship etc.
cofferdam
cofferdam
noun
(engineering) A temporary watertight enclosure used to create a dry foundation for building bridges and other structures over water.
(nautical) An empty space that acts as a protective barrier between two floors or bulkheads on a ship.
comfiness
comfiness
noun
(informal) comfortableness
comfiture
comfiture
noun
(obsolete) A confection, especially of preserved fruit.
comforted
comforted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of comfort
comforter
comforter
noun
(UK, New Zealand, Australia) A pacifier.
(US) A padded cover for a bed, duvet, continental quilt.
(dated, chiefly UK) A woollen scarf for winter.
A person who comforts someone who is suffering.
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
conformed
conformed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of conform
conformer
conformer
noun
(biochemistry) A particular folded state or conformation of a protein, especially an abnormal conformation of a prion
(chemistry) Any of a set of stereoisomers characterised by a conformation that corresponds to a distinct potential energy minimum.
(religion) A Conformist.
A person who conforms; a conformist.
craftsmen
craftsmen
noun
plural of craftsman
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
damselfly
damselfly
noun
Any of various insects of the suborder Zygoptera that have long slender bodies, and are similar to dragonflies but having wings folded when at rest.
defeatism
defeatism
noun
Acceptance of defeat without struggle.
deferment
deferment
noun
An act or instance of deferring or putting off.
Officially sanctioned postponement of compulsory military service.
defluvium
defoamers
defoamers
noun
plural of defoamer
defoaming
defoaming
verb
present participle of defoam
deformers
deformers
noun
plural of deformer
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
doorframe
doorframe
noun
The frame into which a door is fitted.
draftsmen
draftsmen
noun
plural of draftsman
drumfires
drumfires
noun
plural of drumfire
dryfarmer
dualmutef
dufferdom
dufferdom
noun
The realm or sphere of duffers.
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.
elmendorf
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.
facemaker
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.
fadmonger
fadmonger
noun
(derogatory) One who peddles fads or trends.
fagerholm
farandmen
farcemeat
farcemeat
noun
Alternative form of forcemeat
farmeress
farmeress
noun
(dated) A female farmer.
farmeries
farmeries
noun
plural of farmery
farmerish
farmerish
adj
Characteristic of a farmer.
farmhouse
farmhouse
noun
(traditionally and archetypally) A farmer's residence.
A house that was once a farmer's residence albeit today lived in by residents whose occupation is not farming.
farmplace
farmplace
noun
The site of a farm with its associated buildings; a farmstead.
farmscape
farmscape
noun
A landscape dominated by a farm or farmland.
farmstead
farmstead
noun
A farm, including its buildings.
The main building of a farm.
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
fathomage
fathomage
noun
(mining) The amount of money paid to a miner based on fathoms of material worked.
fayettism
fellowman
fellowman
noun
Alternative spelling of fellow man
fellowmen
fellowmen
noun
plural of fellowman
fellsmere
feltmaker
feltmaker
noun
A manufacturer of felt.
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
feoffment
feoffment
noun
(law) The grant of a feud or fee.
(law, UK) A gift or conveyance in fee of land or other corporeal hereditaments, accompanied by actual delivery of possession
(obsolete) The instrument or deed by which corporeal hereditaments are conveyed.
fermanagh
fermanagh
Proper noun
one of the six traditional counties of Northern Ireland, often known as County Fermanagh.
fermatian
fermental
fermental
adj
(obsolete) fermentative
fermented
fermented
adj
Of food or drink, turned sour due to unwanted fermentation.
Produced by fermentation.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ferment
fermenter
fermenter
noun
A fermentor; a vessel in which fermentation takes place.
Any organism, such as a yeast, that causes fermentation.
fermentor
fermentor
noun
The vessel in which fermentation takes place
fermentum
fermillet
fermillet
noun
(obsolete) A buckle or clasp.
fermorite
fermorite
noun
(mineralogy) A hexagonal-dipyramidal mineral containing arsenic, calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, phosphorus, and strontium.
ferrament
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.
fetometry
fetometry
noun
The measurement of a fetus, typically by X-ray examination
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.