(anthropology) A society larger than a tribe, but smaller or simpler than a state.
An area or region governed by a chief.
chiefdoms
chiefdoms
noun
plural of chiefdom
chloralformamide
chloroformed
chloroformed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chloroform
chondrofibroma
chondrofibroma
noun
(pathology) A cartilaginous fibroma
chondrofibromatous
chymified
chymified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chymify
damfoolish
damselfish
damselfish
noun
Any of a number of fish in the Pomacentridae family.
damselfishes
damselfishes
noun
plural of damselfish
dehumidification
dehumidification
noun
The act or process of dehumidifying.
dehumidified
dehumidified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dehumidify
dehumidifier
dehumidifier
noun
A device for removing the moisture content from air
dehumidifiers
dehumidifiers
noun
plural of dehumidifier
dehumidifies
dehumidifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dehumidify
dehumidify
dehumidify
verb
To reduce the moisture in a body of air; to lower the humidity.
dehumidifying
dehumidifying
verb
present participle of dehumidify
demichamfron
demifarthing
demythify
dichlorodifluoromethane
dichlorodifluoromethane
noun
(organic chemistry) A chlorofluorocarbon halomethane formerly used as a refrigerant and aerosol spray propellant, now banned in many countries because of its effects on the ozone layer.
diffeomorphic
diffeomorphic
adj
(mathematics) Having a diffeomorphism.
diffeomorphism
diffeomorphism
noun
(mathematics) A differentiable homeomorphism (with differentiable inverse) between differentiable manifolds.
dimethylsulfoxide
dimethylsulfoxide
noun
Alternative spelling of dimethylsulphoxide
dinornithiformes
disenfranchisement
disenfranchisement
noun
Explicit or implicit revocation of, or failure to grant, the right to vote, to a person or group of people.
disenfranchisements
disenfranchisements
noun
plural of disenfranchisement
disfranchisement
disfranchisement
noun
The act of disfranchising.
The deprivation of the privileges and immunities of citizenship.
disfranchisements
disfranchisements
noun
plural of disfranchisement
disfurnishment
disfurnishment
noun
(archaic) The act of disfurnishing, or the state of being disfurnished.
doughfaceism
doughfaceism
noun
(derogatory) The character of a doughface; pliability.
draftmanship
draftmanship
noun
Alternative form of draftsmanship
draftsmanship
draftsmanship
noun
the art or craft of a draftsman
the skill of drawing
draftswomanship
draftswomanship
noun
(rare) The art or craft of a female draftsman.
drumfish
drumfish
noun
Any fish of the family Sciaenidae; they make a loud noise by means of an air bladder.
drumfishes
drumfishes
noun
plural of drumfish
dumbfish
dumfriesshire
dumfriesshire
Proper noun
a historic county in Scotland which was abolished in 1975 and absorbed into Region. Its county town was
famished
famished
adj
Extremely hungry.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of famish
farmhand
farmhand
noun
(baseball) A player in the minor leagues.
A person who works on a farm.
farmhands
farmhands
noun
plural of farmhand
farmhold
fathomed
fathomed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fathom
featherdom
featherdom
noun
The world or sphere of birds.
fibrochondroma
fibroenchondroma
firmhearted
flameholder
flannelmouthed
flannelmouthed
adj
Alternative form of flannel-mouthed
flapmouthed
flemished
flemished
verb
simple past tense and past participle of flemish
fluidrachm
fluidrachm
noun
Alternative form of fluidram
footmanhood
footmanhood
noun
The role or status of a footman.
fordham
foreadmonish
foreadmonish
verb
(rare, transitive) To admonish beforehand, or before the act or event.
foremasthand
formaldehyd
formaldehyde
formaldehyde
noun
(organic chemistry) The simplest aldehyde, HCHO, a colourless gas that has many industrial applications; it dissolves in water to give formol (10%) and formalin.
formaldehydes
formaldehydes
noun
plural of formaldehyde
formaldehydesulphoxylate
formaldehydesulphoxylate
noun
A salt or ester of formaldehydesulphoxylic acid.
formaldehydesulphoxylic
foulmouthed
foulmouthed
adj
Alternative form of foul-mouthed
foulmouthedly
foulmouthedness
foulmouthedness
noun
The quality or state of being foul-mouthed.
fredholm
freshmanhood
freshmanhood
noun
The state or period of being a freshman.
friedheim
frogmarched
frogmarched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of frogmarch
frontoethmoid
fullmouthed
fullmouthedly
hamford
hamforrd
hamfurd
handcraftman
handcraftsman
handcraftsman
noun
A handicraftsman.
handicrafsman
handicrafsmen
handicraftsman
handicraftsman
noun
A practitioner of a handicraft, usually male.
handicraftsmanship
handicraftsmanship
noun
Synonym of handicraftship
handicraftsmen
handicraftsmen
noun
plural of handicraftsman
handicraftswoman
handicraftswoman
noun
A female practitioner of a handicraft.
handyframe
headforemost
headforemost
adv
headfirst
headframe
headframe
noun
(mining) the structure supporting machinery above the entrance to an underground mineshaft.
hederiform
hederiform
adj
ivy-shaped
hemingford
heredofamilial
hordeiform
humfrid
humfried
humidfied
humidfies
humidification
humidification
noun
The process of increasing the water vapour content of a gas.
humidifications
humidifications
noun
plural of humidification
humidified
humidified
adj
Modified by humidification
verb
simple past tense and past participle of humidify
humidifier
humidifier
noun
A device that is used to increase the humidity of the air.
humidifiers
humidifiers
noun
plural of humidifier
humidifies
humidifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of humidify
humidify
humidify
verb
To increase the humidity in the air.
humidifying
humidifying
verb
present participle of humidify
humidityproof
humified
humified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of humify
hydatidiform
hydatidiform
adj
Resembling a hydatid.
hydatiform
hydatiform
Adjective
Resembling a hydatid.
hydriform
hydriform
adj
(zoology) Having the form or structure of a hydra.
hydroformer
hydroformer
noun
(organic chemistry) The industrial plant in which hydroforming takes place
hydroforming
hydroforming
noun
(engineering) A cost-effective way of shaping malleable metals into lightweight, stiff pieces by means of high-pressure hydraulic fluid
(organic chemistry) The reaction of petroleum with hydrogen
hydroformylation
hydroformylation
noun
(chemistry) The reaction of an olefin with carbon monoxide and hydrogen to form an aldehyde.
infradiaphragmatic
infradiaphragmatic
adj
(medicine) Below the diaphragm.
landsmanshaft
landsmanshaften
magnetofluidmechanic
magnetofluidmechanics
marshfield
metaformaldehyde
metaformaldehyde
noun
(chemistry) 1,3,5-trioxane
misfashioned
misfashioned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of misfashion
mothproofed
mothproofed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of mothproof