(chiefly British spelling) alternative spelling of fertilization
festschriften
festschriften
noun
plural of festschrift
fetishization
fetishization
noun
The act or process of fetishizing.
feudalisation
feudalisation
noun
(British spelling) Alternative form of feudalization
feuilletonism
feuilletonism
noun
The light, entertaining writing style associated with feuilletons.
feuilletonist
feuilletonist
noun
A writer of feuilletons.
fibrillations
fibrillations
noun
plural of fibrillation
fibromyositis
fictionalizes
fictionalizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fictionalize
filibusterers
filibusterers
noun
plural of filibusterer
filibustering
filibustering
noun
The act of one who filibusters.
verb
present participle of filibuster
filibusterism
filibusterism
noun
(US) The practice of forcefully and unauthorisedly acquiring control of foreign land.
(dated) Piracy, freebooting; the waging of unauthorised war.
The practice of delaying legislation by filibuster or other obstructive tactics.
filibusterous
filibusterous
adj
filibustering
finalizations
finalizations
noun
plural of finalization
firmisternial
firmisternous
fiscalization
fiscalization
noun
The process of fiscalizing.
fissiparation
fissiparation
noun
Alternative form of fissipation
fissirostrate
fistulariidae
fistulization
fistulization
noun
(medicine) The formation of a fistula.
flabbergasted
flabbergasted
adj
(euphemistic, rare) Damned.
Appalled, annoyed, exhausted or disgusted.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of flabbergast
flagellantism
flagellantism
noun
The act of whipping oneself, typically for religious penance or for sexual excitement
flagellations
flagellations
noun
plural of flagellation
flamboyantism
flamethrowers
flamethrowers
noun
plural of flamethrower
flannelmouths
flannelmouths
noun
plural of flannelmouth
flatulentness
fletcherising
flexibilities
flexibilities
noun
plural of flexibility
flirtatiously
flirtatiously
adv
In a flirtatious manner.
floristically
floristically
adv
In a floristic manner; according to flora.
With regard to floristry
fluophosphate
fluophosphate
noun
(chemistry) A double salt of fluoric acid and phosphoric acid.
fluoridations
fluoridations
noun
plural of fluoridation
fluorinations
fluorinations
noun
plural of fluorination
fluoroscopist
fluoroscopist
noun
One who carries out fluoroscopy.
foecunditatis
foreadvertise
forecastingly
forecastingly
adv
So as to forecast or predict.
forecastleman
forecastleman
noun
A crew member whose station is the forecastle, or whose quarters are below it.
forecastlemen
forecastlemen
noun
plural of forecastleman
foredestining
forellenstein
forellenstein
noun
troctolite
forensicality
forensicality
noun
The quality of being forensic; a forensic approach or attitude.
foreshortened
foreshortened
verb
simple past tense and past participle of foreshorten
foresightedly
foresightedly
adv
With foresight; in a foresighted manner.
foresightless
foresightless
adj
Lacking foresight.
forestallment
forestallment
noun
The act or process of forestalling; a delay; hinderance; prevention; aversion.
forgetfulness
forgetfulness
noun
Failure to bear in mind; careless omission; inattention.
Loss of remembrance or recollection; a ceasing to remember; oblivion.
The quality of being forgetful; proneness to let slip from the mind.
forgottenness
forgottenness
noun
(philosophy) The quality or state of being forgotten
formalisation
formalisation
noun
(British spelling) Alternative spelling of formalization
formativeness
formularistic
formularistic
adj
Pertaining to, or exhibiting, formularization.
formulisation
fornicatrices
fornicatrices
noun
plural of fornicatrix
fortitudinous
fortitudinous
adj
Having fortitude; courageous.
fortnightlies
fortnightlies
noun
plural of fortnightly
fortunateness
fortunateness
noun
The quality of being fortunate; fortune; luck.
fossilisation
fossilisation
noun
Britain standard spelling of fossilization.
fossilization
fossilization
noun
(figuratively, by extension) The process of becoming fixed, unchanging, and out of date.
The process of converting, or of being converted, into a fossil.
fossilologist
fossilologist
noun
One who studies fossilology.
fountainheads
fountainheads
noun
plural of fountainhead
fountainously
fountainously
adv
In a fountainous manner.
fractionalism
fractionalism
noun
(politics) The division of a political party into groups that may have differing ideologies.
fractionising
fractionising
verb
present participle of fractionise
fractiousness
fractiousness
noun
A peevish or cranky nature.
The quality of being fractious; trouble-making; unruliness.
fractocumulus
fractostratus
fragmentising
fragmentising
verb
present participle of fragmentise
franchisement
franchisement
noun
release; deliverance; freedom
frankensteins
frankensteins
noun
plural of frankenstein
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of frankenstein
freesilverite
fretfulnesses
fretfulnesses
noun
plural of fretfulness
frightfulness
frightfulness
noun
The quality of being frightful.
frontirostria
frontispieced
frontispieced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of frontispiece
frontispieces
frontispieces
noun
plural of frontispiece
frontlessness
frontogenesis
frontogenesis
noun
(meteorology, oceanography) The formation or strengthening of an atmospheric weather front or of an oceanic front.
frostproofing
frostproofing
verb
present participle of frostproof
fructuousness
fructuousness
noun
fruitfulness
fruitarianism
fruitarianism
noun
The practice of being a fruitarian
fruitfullness
fruitfullness
noun
Archaic form of fruitfulness.
fruitlessness
fruitlessness
noun
The quality of being fruitless.
frumentaceous
frumentaceous
adj
Resembling or pertaining to grain, especially wheat.
frumentarious
frumentarious
adj
Relating to corn.
frustratingly
frustratingly
adv
In a frustrating manner; in a manner that causes frustration.
functionalism
functionalism
noun
(architecture) A doctrine, in several fields, that the function of something should be reflected in its design and the materials used in its construction.
(linguistics) Synonym of functional linguistics
(philosophy) The definition of mental states in terms of their causes and effects.
(psychology) A general school of thought that considers psychological phenomena in terms of their role in adaptation to the person's environment.
(social sciences) The idea that social and cultural cohesion are a function of the interdependence and interactions of the institutions of a society.
functionalist
functionalist
adj
Relating to functionalism.
noun
One who believes in functionalism.
functionaries
functionaries
noun
plural of functionary
functionarism
furnitureless
furnitureless
adj
Without furniture.
furtivenesses
furtivenesses
noun
plural of furtiveness
fusobacterium
fusobacterium
noun
Any bacterium of the genus Fusobacterium
fussification
futurologists
futurologists
noun
plural of futurologist
garnetiferous
garnetiferous
adj
(mineralogy) Containing garnets.
genuflections
genuflections
noun
plural of genuflection
godfathership
godfathership
noun
The role or status of a godfather.
granitiferous
handcraftsman
handcraftsman
noun
A handicraftsman.
handicrafters
handicrafters
noun
plural of handicrafter
harvestfishes
harvestfishes
noun
plural of harvestfish
hatchetfishes
hatchetfishes
noun
plural of hatchetfish
healthfulness
healthfulness
noun
The characteristic of being healthful; healthiness; wholesomeness.
hertfordshire
hertfordshire
Proper noun
An inland county of south-east England bordered by Cambridgeshire, Essex, Greater London, Buckinghamshire and Bedfordshire.
horsefeathers
horsefeathers
intj
(euphemistic) Indicates disbelief.
noun
(euphemistic) Nonsense; indicates disbelief.
Feathering strips.
Long hair on lower legs of a draft horse (e.g., Clydesdale), especially the rear legs.
plural of horsefeather (singular not used)
ichthyosiform
ichthyosiform
adj
(medicine) Resembling ichthyosis.
imperfections
imperfections
noun
plural of imperfection
imperfectious
imperfectness
imperfectness
noun
The state of being imperfect.
infallibilist
infallibilist
noun
One who accepts infallibilism (any sense).
infeasibility
infeasibility
noun
The state of being infeasible or impractical
infectiveness
infectiveness
noun
The state or quality of being infective.
inferiorities
inferiorities
noun
plural of inferiority
infertileness
infertileness
noun
The quality of being infertile.
infertilities
infertilities
noun
plural of infertility
infiltrations
infiltrations
noun
plural of infiltration
infinitesimal
infinitesimal
adj
(informal) Very small.
(mathematics) Of or pertaining to values that approach zero as a limit.
Incalculably, exceedingly, or immeasurably minute; vanishingly small.
noun
(mathematics) A non-zero quantity whose magnitude is smaller than any positive number (by definition it is not a real number).
inflammations
inflammations
noun
plural of inflammation
inflationists
inflationists
noun
plural of inflationist
inflectedness
inflectedness
noun
The quality of being inflected.
informalities
informalities
noun
plural of informality
infracostalis
infraposition
infraposition
noun
A situation or position beneath.
infraspinatus
infraspinatus
noun
(anatomy) A thick triangular muscle whose main function is to rotate the arm externally and stabilize the shoulder joint.
infrastipular
infringements
infringements
noun
plural of infringement
infructuosity
infructuously
infructuously
adv
unfruitfully
injustifiable
inofficiosity
inofficiosity
noun
(obsolete) The quality of being inofficious.
insectiferous
insectiferous
adj
Containing or producing insects.
insignificant
insignificant
adj
Not significant; not important, inconsequential, or having no noticeable effect.
Without meaning; not signifying anything.
interdiffused
interdiffused
adj
mutually diffused
verb
simple past tense and past participle of interdiffuse
interferences
interferences
noun
plural of interference
interflashing
intershifting
interspecific
interspecific
adj
(biology) Existing or occurring between different species
occurring among members of different species; interspecies
interstratify
interstratify
verb
(geology) To put or insert between other strata.
To put between classes of society; to compose of multiple groups of people with similar social, cultural, or economic status.
intestiniform
intestiniform
adj
Having the shape of an intestine
intrafissural
intrafistular
intraspecific
intraspecific
adj
Occurring among members of the same species.
jeffersontown
jeffersontown
Proper noun
a home rule-class city in Kentucky, USA, which is a major suburb of
justification
justification
noun
(Christianity, uncountable) The forgiveness of sin.
(countable) A reason, explanation, or excuse which someone believes provides convincing, morally acceptable support for behavior or for a belief or occurrence.
(typography, uncountable) The alignment of text to the left margin (left justification), the right margin (right justification), or both margins (full justification).