(archaic) In time past; in a former time; formerly.
aftercome
aftercome
noun
(archaic, Scotland) A subsequent result; consequence.
afterform
aftermost
aftermost
adj
(nautical) Nearest the stern of a vessel.
(obsolete) Most recent.
adv
(obsolete) At the very back.
agatiform
agatiform
adj
Having the form of an agate; resembling an agate in appearance.
biformity
biformity
noun
A double form.
blatiform
cactiform
cactiform
adj
Resembling a cactus.
camouflet
camouflet
noun
(military) The resulting cavity in a deep underground burst when there is no rupture of the surface.
celtiform
coferment
coferment
Noun
coenzyme
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.
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
cteniform
cteniform
adj
Comb-shaped.
cystiform
cystiform
adj
Resembling a cyst
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.
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.
factordom
factotums
factotums
noun
plural of factotum
fairmount
fallotomy
fathogram
fathomage
fathomage
noun
(mining) The amount of money paid to a miner based on fathoms of material worked.
fathoming
fathoming
verb
present participle of fathom
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.
fermentor
fermentor
noun
The vessel in which fermentation takes place
fermorite
fermorite
noun
(mineralogy) A hexagonal-dipyramidal mineral containing arsenic, calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, phosphorus, and strontium.
fetometry
fetometry
noun
The measurement of a fetus, typically by X-ray examination
feulamort
fibromata
fibromata
noun
plural of fibroma
firestorm
firestorm
noun
(figurative) An intense or violent altercation.
A fire whose intensity is greatly increased by inrushing winds.
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.
flameouts
flameouts
noun
plural of flameout
flatworms
flatworms
noun
plural of flatworm
flebotomy
floatsman
floatsmen
floodtime
floodtime
noun
A time (often an annual season) during which an area is flooded; the season when a river floods its banks.
flowmeter
flowmeter
noun
Any of various devices used to measure the flow of a fluid through a pipe, etc.
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.
focometer
focometer
noun
Alternative form of focimeter
focometry
foeffment
foetalism
foetalism
noun
Alternative form of fetalism
fogramite
fogramity
folcgemot
folkmoots
folkmoots
noun
plural of folkmoot
folkmoter
folkmotes
folkmotes
noun
plural of folkmote
fomalhaut
fomalhaut
Proper noun
The brightest star in the constellation Piscis Austrinus and one of the brightest stars in the night sky; Alpha (α) Piscis Austrini.
fomenters
fomenters
noun
plural of fomenter
fomenting
fomenting
verb
present participle of foment
footmaker
footmanry
footmanry
noun
(dated) The realm or sphere of footmen; footmen collectively.
footmarks
footmarks
noun
plural of footmark
forcemeat
forcemeat
noun
(cooking) An emulsion of fat and comminuted meat (which has been subject to puréeing, grinding, sieving, chopping finely) optionally mixed with other flavour carriers and either served up alone or used as a stuffing.
forcement
forcement
noun
(obsolete) The act of forcing; compulsion.
foremasts
foremasts
noun
plural of foremast
foremeant
foremeant
adj
(obsolete) Intended beforehand; premeditated.
foretimed
foretimes
foretimes
noun
plural of foretime
forksmith
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.
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.
formatted
formatted
adj
(computing, of a storage medium) That has been physically arranged to be in a state ready for the storage of data
That has been given a definite format
verb
simple past tense and past participle of format
formatter
formatter
noun
One who or that which formats.
formature
formicate
formicate
adj
ant-like
verb
To have a sensation like the movement of ants.
To move like ants.
forminate
formolite
formosity
formulate
formulate
verb
(transitive) To put into a clear and definite form of statement or expression.
formulist
formulist
noun
One who exhibits an excessive reliance on, or adherence to, formulae.
formylate
formylate
verb
(organic chemistry) To introduce a formyl group into a molecule
forthcame
forthcame
verb
simple past tense of forthcome
forthcome
forthcome
noun
(obsolete) A coming forth.
verb
To come forth.
fotomatic
foulmouth
foulmouth
noun
A foul-mouthed person; one who uses obscene language.
frametown
fremontia
fremontia
noun
Synonym of flannelbush (“any of various shrubs of the genus Fremontodendron”)
frogmouth
frogmouth
noun
Any of several nocturnal, insectivorous birds, of the family Podargidae, native to Australia and southern Asia
fromental
fromentin
frontsman
frothsome
fruitworm
fruitworm
noun
The larva of any of several moths; they are responsible for damage to many types of fruit crop
fullmouth
fultonham
fumatoria
fumatoria
noun
plural of fumatorium
fumigator
fumigator
noun
An apparatus for fumigating.
One who fumigates.
guttiform
guttiform
adj
Shaped like or resembling a drop.
hastiform
hastiform
adj
spear-shaped; hastate
homecraft
homecraft
noun
(countable) A homemade handicraft.
(uncountable) The art of homemaking.
homecroft
homograft
homograft
noun
Synonym of allograft
informant
informant
noun
(linguistics) A native speaker who acts as a linguistic reference for a language being studied. The informant demonstrates native pronunciation, provides grammaticality judgments regarding linguistic well-formedness, and may also explain cultural references and other important contextual information.
One who relays confidential information to someone, especially to the police; an informer.
informity
informity
noun
(obsolete) Absence of regular form; shapelessness.
lactiform
leitmotif
leitmotif
noun
(by extension) A recurring theme.
(music) A melodic theme associated with a particular character, place, thing or idea in an opera.
lentiform
lentiform
adj
Shaped like a lens.
leptiform
leptiform
adj
(zoology) Having a form somewhat like leptus; said of active insect larvae with three pairs of legs.
leptoform
lituiform
lituiform
adj
Having the form of a lituus.
manifesto
manifesto
noun
A public declaration of principles, policies, or intentions, especially that of a political party.
verb
(intransitive) to issue a manifesto
marrowfat
marrowfat
noun
A large variety of pea that is often processed and sold in tins/cans.
matfellon
mentiform
miteproof
miteproof
adj
Resistant to mites.
mitriform
mitriform
adj
(botany) Conical, and somewhat dilated at the base.
Having the form of a miter, or peaked cap.
mixtiform
mixtiform
adj
Of a mixed character.
moffettes
moffettes
noun
plural of moffette
molestful
molestful
adj
(obsolete) troublesome; vexatious
monkcraft
monstrify
monstrify
verb
(transitive) To turn into a monster; to portray as monstrous.
montiform
montiform
adj
Resembling a mountain in form.
moorcroft
mortified
mortified
adj
(informal) Acutely embarrassed.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of mortify
mortifier
mortifier
noun
One who, or that which, mortifies
mortifies
mortifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mortify
mothproof
mothproof
adj
Resistant to being eaten by moths.
verb
To apply odoriferous materials intended to repel moths from clothing.
mountford
mountfort
mouthfuls
mouthfuls
noun
plural of mouthful
multiflow
multifoil
multifoil
noun
(architecture) A symmetrical shape which forms the overall outline of a set of partially-overlapping circles of the same diameter.
multifold
multifold
adj
Many; very diverse; manifold.
multifont
multifont
adj
(computing, typography) Involving multiple fonts or typefaces.
multiform
multiform
adj
Having more than one shape or appearance.
noun
An organism, folktale, etc. that appears in more than one form.
myrtiform
myrtiform
adj
Resembling myrtle or its berries or leaves.
nautiform
nautiform
adj
Shaped like the hull of a ship.
nitroform
nitroform
noun
(organic chemistry) The explosive nitro compound CH(NO₂)₃, analogous to chloroform; trinitromethane
oftentime
oftentime
adj
(chiefly US, rare) (elsewhere, archaic) Synonym of frequent
adv
(chiefly US, uncommon) (elsewhere, archaic) Synonym of oftentimes
otidiform
outfaming
outfaming
verb
present participle of outfame
outflamed
outflamed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outflame
peltiform
peltiform
adj
shield-like, with the outline nearly circular; peltate
photofilm
phytiform
platforms
platforms
noun
plural of platform
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of platform
platformy
platformy
adj
(video games, informal) Characteristic of platform games.
postforms
postforms
noun
plural of postform
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of postform
putriform
recomfort
recomfort
verb
(transitive, now rare) To console (someone); to comfort, look after.
(transitive, now rare) To inspire with new courage; to encourage.
(transitive, now rare) To reinvigorate, to strengthen.
reformate
reformate
noun
(petrochemistry) The product of a hydrocarbon reforming process; an intermediate in the production of fuels such as gasoline.