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
affiancer
affiancer
noun
One who makes a contract of marriage between two persons.
afforcing
afforcing
verb
present participle of afforce
antefurca
antefurca
noun
(anatomy) A forked chitinous structure in the thorax of some insects
archfelon
archfiend
archfiend
noun
(preceded by “the”, often capitalized) Satan.
(transferred sense) A diabolically evil person.
A chief fiend (devil, demon or monster).
banecroft
befrounce
branchful
branchful
noun
As much as a branch can hold.
carbonify
carbonify
verb
To convert to carbon; to burn or caramelize.
carnified
carnified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of carnify
carnifies
carnifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of carnify
carniform
cartonful
cartonful
noun
As much as a carton will hold.
chamfrain
chamfrain
noun
Alternative form of chamfron
chamfrons
chamfrons
noun
plural of chamfron
chanfrons
chanfrons
noun
plural of chanfron
chefornak
chefrinia
chondrify
chondrify
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To convert, or be converted, into cartilage.
coferment
coferment
Noun
coenzyme
coffering
coffering
verb
present participle of coffer
cofounder
cofounder
noun
A joint founder; one of several people involved with the creation of a business, organization, union, or entity.
cominform
concrfsce
conferees
conferees
noun
plural of conferee
conferral
conferral
noun
The act of conferring something; conferment
conferred
conferred
verb
simple past tense and past participle of confer
conferree
conferree
noun
Alternative form of conferee (“person on whom something is conferred”)
conferrer
conferrer
noun
A person who confers or bestows something
conferted
confervae
conferval
confervas
confervas
noun
plural of conferva
confesser
confesser
noun
Alternative form of confessor
confessor
confessor
noun
(Roman Catholicism) A priest who hears confession and then gives absolution
One who confesses faith in Christianity in the face of persecution, but who is not martyred.
One who confesses to having done something wrong.
confiders
confiders
noun
plural of confider
configure
configure
verb
(transitive) To set up or arrange something in such a way that it is ready for operation for a particular purpose, or to someone's particular liking
confiners
confiners
noun
plural of confiner
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.
confiteor
confiteor
noun
(Christianity, chiefly Roman Catholicism) A prayer, typically beginning “I confess to Almighty God…” in English, in which public confession of sins is made.
confiture
confiture
noun
a preserve or jelly/jam of candied fruit
conformal
conformal
adj
(cartography, of a map projection) That preserves relative angles over small scales, at all but a limited number of distinct points.
(mathematics, of a transformation) That preserves angles between intersecting curves.
That conforms, especially to the shape of 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.
confrater
confreres
confreres
noun
plural of confrere
confrerie
confrerie
noun
brotherhood, association
confronte
confronte
verb
Obsolete form of confront.
confronts
confronts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of confront
confusers
confusers
noun
plural of confuser
confuters
confuters
noun
plural of confuter
coniferae
coniferin
coniferin
noun
(organic chemistry) A glucoside of coniferol found in conifers
cornfield
cornfield
noun
A field of corn, wheat or other cereal crop
cornfloor
cornfloor
noun
A thrashing floor.
cornflour
cornflour
noun
(Britain) A very fine starch powder derived from maize (US corn) used in cooking as a thickener, to keep things from sticking, or as an anti-caking agent.
cornified
cornified
adj
(informal) Corny, or having been made corny.
Converted into horn; horny.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cornify
corniform
corniform
adj
Having the shape of a horn; horn-shaped.
countrify
countrify
verb
(transitive) To make rural or rustic.
craftsman
craftsman
noun
A person who makes or creates material objects partly or entirely by hand.
One who is highly skilled at one's trade; an artisan or artificer.
craftsmen
craftsmen
noun
plural of craftsman
croftland
croftland
noun
(Scotland) Land of superior quality, on which crops are raised.
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
curfewing
deference
deference
noun
Great respect.
The willingness to carry out the wishes of others.
deforcing
deforcing
verb
present participle of deforce
efference
efference
noun
(countable) An efferent process.
(uncountable) The state of being efferent.
enforcers
enforcers
noun
plural of enforcer
enforcing
enforcing
verb
present participle of enforce
enforcive
enforcive
adj
Serving to enforce or constrain; compulsive.
fabricant
fabricant
noun
One who fabricates; a manufacturer.
factoring
factoring
noun
(mathematics) The process of factorization.
A financial transaction whereby a business sells its accounts receivable to a third party (called a factor) at a discount.
verb
present participle of factor
falconers
falconers
noun
plural of falconer
falcopern
fancywork
fancywork
noun
Decorative embroidery.
farcinoma
fascinery
febricant
febricant
adj
(archaic) Causing fever.
noun
(archaic) A patient who has a fever.
fenceress
fernticle
fernticle
noun
(obsolete, dialect, Scotland) A freckle on the skin, resembling the seed of fern.
ferrocene
ferrocene
noun
Any of a class of metallocenes containing an iron atom between two cyclopentadienyl rings; especially the simplest of the class bis-cyclopentadienyl iron.
fictioner
fictioner
noun
A writer of fiction.
fiercened
fiercened
verb
simple past tense of fiercen
financier
financier
noun
A company that does the same.
A light, spongy teacake, usually based on almond flour or flavoring.
A person who, as a profession, profits from large financial transactions.
A traditional French (Ragoût a la Financière) or Piemontese (Finanziera alla piemontese) rich sauce or ragout, made with coxcomb, wattles, cock's testicles, chicken livers and a variety of other ingredients.
One charged with the administration of finance; an officer who administers the public revenue; a treasurer.
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To carry out financial transactions; to finance something.
finickier
finickier
adj
comparative form of finicky: more finicky
flagrance
flagrance
noun
flagrancy
flagrancy
flagrancy
noun
The condition of being flagrant.
flancards
flancards
noun
plural of flancard
flanchard
flanchard
noun
(historical) A piece of armor designed to be attached to the sides of a saddle to protect the flanks of the horse.
flinchers
flinchers
noun
plural of flincher
florences
florencia
flouncier
flouncier
adj
comparative form of flouncy: more flouncy
forcement
forcement
noun
(obsolete) The act of forcing; compulsion.
forcingly
forcingly
adv
In a forcing manner.
forecabin
forecabin
noun
A cabin located toward the front of a vessel.
forecount
forecount
noun
A preliminary tally, reckoning, or estimation.
verb
(transitive) To count beforehand.
(transitive) To prejudge or esteem in advance.
forefence
forefence
noun
(obsolete) A defense in front.
forensics
forensics
noun
forensic science
the study of formal debate; rhetoric
forescene
forescent
forescent
noun
A scent that indicates something in advance.
verb
(figuratively) To detect or become aware of (something) in advance.
To detect the scent of (something) before it is present.
formicina
formicine
formicine
adj
Of, or pertaining to the subfamily Formicinae of ants.
noun
Any ant of the subfamily Formicinae.
fornicate
fornicate
adj
Shaped like an arch or vault; resembling a fornix.
verb
(intransitive) To engage in fornication.
fourpence
fourpence
noun
A former British silver coin, worth four pence.
A monetary amount of four pence.
fractions
fractions
noun
plural of fraction
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fraction
fragrance
fragrance
noun
A pleasant smell or odour.
verb
(transitive) To apply a fragrance to; to perfume.
fragrancy
fragrancy
noun
fragrance
francesca
francesca
noun
Alternative form of francisca (“throwing axe used by the Franks”)
francesco
franchise
franchise
noun
(business, marketing) The positive influence on the buying behavior of customers exerted by the reputation of a company or a brand.
(sports) The collection of organizations in the history of a sports team; the tradition of a sports team as an entity, extending beyond the contemporary organization.
A business operating under such authorization, a franchisee.
A legal exemption from jurisdiction.
A right or privilege officially granted to a person, a group of people, or a company by a government.
An acknowledgment of a corporation's existence and ownership.
Exemption from constraint or oppression; freedom; liberty.
The authorization granted by a company to sell or distribute its goods or services in a certain area.
The district or jurisdiction to which a particular privilege extends; the limits of an immunity; hence, an asylum or sanctuary.
The loose collection of fictional works pertaining to a particular fictional universe, including literary, film, or television series from various sources, generally when all authorized by a copyright holder or similar authority.
The membership of a corporation or state; citizenship.
The right to vote at a public election or referendum; see: suffrage, suffragette.
verb
(transitive) To confer certain powers on; grant a franchise to; authorize.
(transitive, rare) To set free; invest with a franchise or privilege; enfranchise.
francisca
francisca
noun
(historical) A throwing axe used as a weapon during the Early Middle Ages by the Franks.
francisco
francisco
Proper noun
A moon of Uranus
franciska
francitas
franciums
franciums
noun
plural of francium
francklin
francklyn
francoise
francoism
francoism
Proper noun
The period of history in Spain under the dictatorship of from 1936 to 1975.
francoist
francoist
Adjective
of or relating to Francoism
of or relating to especially his political views or beliefs.
Noun
A supporter of Francoism.
francolin
francolin
noun
Any of various terrestrial partridges of several genera in family Phasianidae, principally in tribe Gallini.
franconia
frangulic
frankclay
fransisco
franticly
franticly
adv
(rare) In a frantic manner.
fratching
fratching
verb
present participle of fratch
freckened
freckling
freckling
noun
A pattern of freckles
verb
present participle of freckle
freelance
freelance
adj
Of, or relating to a freelance; without employment contract.
noun
(historical) A medieval mercenary.
Someone who sells their services to clients without a long-term employment contract.
verb
(intransitive) To work as a freelance.
(transitive) To produce or sell services as a freelance.
frenchier
frenchies
frenchify
frenchify
verb
(intransitive) To become French or more French-like.
(transitive) To make French or more French-like in any way.
(transitive, uncommon) Synonym of gallicize, to translate into the French language.
frenchily
frenching
frenching
verb
present participle of french
frenchism
frenchism
Noun
A custom peculiar to France.
A word, phrase or linguistic feature typical of French.
frenchize
frenchman
frenchman
Noun
A man of French birth or nationality.
A home-made tool used by bricklayers to cut excess mortar from newly pointed brickwork.
The red-legged partridge.
frenchmen
frenetics
frenetics
noun
plural of frenetic
frequence
frequence
noun
(obsolete) A crowd or throng; a concourse.
(obsolete) Frequency; abundance.
frequency
frequency
noun
(countable) The quotient of the number of times n a periodic phenomenon occurs over the time t in which it occurs: f=n/t.
(statistics) number of times an event occurred in an experiment (absolute frequency)
(uncountable or countable) The rate of occurrence of anything; the relationship between incidence and time period.
(uncountable) The property of occurring often rather than infrequently.