(countable, law) A decision upholding the decision of a lower court or agency
(uncountable) The act of affirming, affirmation
aforetimes
aforetimes
Adverb
formerly, previously
africanism
africanism
Noun
Eurocentric representation of Africans or people of African ancestry.
A characteristically African cultural feature, such as a belief, custom or linguistic feature.
afrormosia
afrormosia
noun
Any of the African leguminous trees of the genus Pericopsis (formerly Afrormosia), especially Pericopsis elata; the timber of these trees.
afterimage
afterimage
noun
An image which persists or remains in negative after the original stimulation has ended.
aftertimes
aftertimes
noun
plural of aftertime
amentiform
amentiform
adj
(botany) Shaped like a catkin.
ammonified
ammonified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ammonify
ammonifier
ammonifier
noun
That which ammonifies
ammonifies
ammonifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ammonify
amoebiform
amoebiform
adj
Alternative form of amebiform
amplifiers
amplifiers
noun
plural of amplifier
amplifying
amplifying
verb
present participle of amplify
anginiform
anginiform
adj
(medicine) Resembling angina.
antadiform
antifemale
antifemale
adj
Averse to, or acting against, females.
noun
A genetic sequence that produces a non-feminine quality.
antiformin
antiformin
noun
sodium hypochlorite
antireform
antireform
adj
(politics) Opposing reform
araneiform
araneiform
adj
Having the form of a spider
arboriform
arboriform
adj
Resembling a tree in shape or appearance.
archinfamy
arilliform
armiferous
armiferous
adj
(rare) Bearing arms or weapons.
ascidiform
ascidiform
adj
(zoology) Shaped like an ascidian.
atactiform
atactiform
adj
(medicine) Resembling ataxia.
auriflamme
auriflamme
noun
Obsolete spelling of oriflamme
ausforming
ausforming
verb
present participle of ausform
baculiform
baculiform
adj
Shaped like a bacillus; rod-shaped.
befamilied
befamilied
adj
(rare) Having a family.
beforetime
beforetime
adv
(archaic) Formerly, previously.
beneficium
beryciform
beryciform
adj
(zoology) Belonging to the Beryciformes, an order of ray-finned fishes
noun
Any fish of the order Beryciformes
bibliofilm
bibliofilm
noun
(historical) microfilm, as a means of storing books and documents in public libraries
blattiform
bloomfield
bloomfield
Proper noun
A town in Connecticut
A town in Indiana
A city in Iowa
A city in Kentucky
A city in Missouri
A city in Nebraska
A locality in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
A township in New Jersey
A city in New Mexico
A village in New York
A community in Prince Edward Island, Canada
A town in Vermont
botuliform
botuliform
adj
Having the shape of a sausage
broomfield
buffoonism
buffoonism
noun
(rare, archaic) The practices of a buffoon; buffoonery.
bulimiform
bumbailiff
bumbailiff
noun
(UK, obsolete) A bound bailiff.
cafetorium
cafetorium
noun
A large room, usually in a school, used as both a cafeteria and an auditorium.
caffeinism
caffeinism
noun
a toxic condition caused by excessive ingestion of coffee and other caffeine-containing beverages
addiction to such beverages
calamiform
calceiform
calceiform
adj
Having the shape of a slipper or shoe
caliciform
caliciform
adj
Having the shape of a cup or calyx.
calyciform
calyciform
adj
(botany) Having the form or appearance of a calyx.
canaliform
canaliform
adj
Having the form of a canal
cancriform
cancriform
adj
(pathology) Resembling cancer.
Having the form of a crab.
caniniform
caniniform
adj
Shaped like a canine tooth
noun
Such a tooth
cariniform
cariniform
adj
Shaped like a carina
chamfering
chamfering
noun
A chamfer.
verb
present participle of chamfer
choreiform
choreiform
adj
(medicine) Resembling chorea.
chromaffin
chromaffin
adj
(cytology) Having an affinity for (and thus being stained brownish yellow) by chromium salts.
chymifying
chymifying
verb
present participle of chymify
ciconiform
cimiciform
cimicifuga
cimicifuga
noun
Any member of the former genus Cimicifuga, now Actaea sect. Cimicifuga, of flowering plants: bugbane or cohosh.
circumflex
circumflex
adj
Curving around.
Having a circumflex mark.
noun
A diacritical mark (ˆ) placed over a vowel in the orthography or transliteration of many languages to change its pronunciation; while in some other languages over a consonant.
verb
To mark or pronounce with a circumflex.
circumfuse
circumfuse
verb
To pour round; to spread round, as a fluid.
To spread round; to surround.
clupeiform
clupeiform
adj
(zoology) Belonging or relating to the order Clupeiformes of ray-finned fish, including herrings and anchovies
noun
Any fish of the order Clupeiformes
clypeiform
clypeiform
adj
shield-shaped; clypeate
coffeetime
coffeetime
noun
A time when coffee is drunk.
combfishes
combfishes
noun
plural of combfish
comforting
comforting
adj
Giving comfort.
noun
The act of giving comfort.
verb
present participle of comfort
comiferous
compactify
compactify
verb
(humorous, intransitive) To become compact or more compact.
(humorous, transitive) To render (a thing) compact or more compact.
(mathematics, transitive) To enlarge (a topological space) in order to render it compact.
(physics, transitive) To adjust a theory so as to render finite or periodic (a theoretical space-time dimension).
complexify
complexify
verb
To make something more complex; to complicate.
conchiform
conchiform
adj
Shaped like a conch.
confirmand
confirmand
noun
(religion) A candidate for confirmation or affirmation of baptism.
confirming
confirming
noun
An act of confirmation.
verb
present participle of confirm
confirmity
conforming
conforming
adj
Exhibiting conformity.
verb
present participle of conform
conformism
conformism
noun
A willingness to conform; conformity
conformist
conformist
adj
Conforming to established customs, etc.
noun
A noctuid moth (Lithophane furcifera)
Someone who tries to conform to the mainstream.
conformity
conformity
noun
A point of resemblance; a similarity.
The ideology of adhering to one standard or social uniformity.
The state of being conforming, of complying with a set of rules, with a norm or standard.
The state of things being similar or identical.
coroniform
coroniform
adj
Having the form of a crown or coronet.
cotyliform
cotyliform
adj
(botany) Having the form of a cup.
creamfruit
cribriform
cribriform
adj
Perforated, as in the manner of a sieve.
crimeproof
crimeproof
adj
Resistant to criminal activity.
verb
(transitive) To make resistant to criminal activity.
cristiform
cristiform
adj
Resembling a crest
cuculiform
cuculiform
noun
Any bird of the order Cuculiformes
cucumiform
cucumiform
adj
Shaped like a cucumber; having the form of a cylinder tapered and rounded at the ends, and possibly curved.
culiciform
culiciform
adj
(zoology) gnat-shaped
cultriform
cultriform
adj
(botany, zoology) Shaped like a pruning knife; cultrate.
cumuliform
cumuliform
adj
Having the shape of a cumulus cloud.
cupuliform
cupuliform
Adjective
Shaped like a cupule.
cyanformic
cyathiform
cyathiform
adj
In the form of a cup, a little widened at the top.
cycadiform
cymiferous
cymiferous
adj
(botany) Producing cymes.
damfoolish
damnifying
damnifying
verb
present participle of damnify
damselfish
damselfish
noun
Any of a number of fish in the Pomacentridae family.
defailment
defailment
noun
(obsolete) Failure.
defaitisme
defamation
defamation
noun
The act of injuring another person's reputation by any slanderous communication, written or oral; the wrong of maliciously injuring the good name of another.
defamingly
defamingly
Adverb
In a defamatory manner.
defeminise
defeminise
verb
Alternative spelling of defeminize
defeminize
defeminize
verb
To lose, or to remove, feminine characteristics or qualities
defilement
defilement
noun
(military) The protection of the interior walls of a fortification from enfilading fire, as by covering them, or by a high parapet on the exposed side.
The act of defiling.
The state of being defiled.
definement
definement
noun
A definition or description.
The act of defining.
dehumidify
dehumidify
verb
To reduce the moisture in a body of air; to lower the humidity.
deiformity
deiformity
noun
(obsolete) Resemblance to deity.
demifigure
demifusion
demirelief
demirelief
noun
(art) demi-rilievo
demonifuge
demonifuge
noun
A remedy to drive out demons.
dendriform
dendriform
adj
Having a branched structure similar to a tree.
difformity
difformity
noun
(obsolete) irregularity or diversity of form; lack of uniformity
digitiform
digitiform
adj
Having the shape of a finger.
diiodoform
dirtfarmer
discomfits
discomfits
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of discomfit
discomfort
discomfort
noun
Mental or bodily distress.
Something that disturbs one’s comfort; an annoyance.
verb
(obsolete) To discourage; to deject.
To cause annoyance or distress to.
disconfirm
disconfirm
verb
(transitive) To establish the falsity of a claim or belief; to show or to tend to show that a theory or hypothesis is not valid.
disconform
disformity
disformity
noun
Discordance or diversity of form; dissimilarity.
disinflame
disinflame
verb
To divest of flame or ardour.
disulfiram
disulfiram
noun
(pharmacology) A synthetic compound (trademark Antabuse) used in the treatment of alcoholics to make drinking alcohol produce unpleasant after-effects.
disuniform
disuniform
Adjective
Not uniform.
donaciform
dreyfusism
drumfishes
drumfishes
noun
plural of drumfish
echiniform
effeminacy
effeminacy
noun
The quality of being effeminate.
effeminate
effeminate
adj
(obsolete) Womanly; tender, affectionate, caring.
(often derogatory, of a man or boy) Exhibiting behaviour or mannerisms considered typical of a female; unmasculine.
noun
An effeminate person.
verb
(intransitive) To become womanly.
(transitive, archaic or nonstandard) To make womanly; to unman.
effeminise
effeminise
verb
Alternative form of effeminize
effeminize
effeminize
verb
(transitive) To make effeminate.
effluviums
effluviums
noun
plural of effluvium
elytriform
elytriform
adj
(zoology) Having the form or structure of an elytron.
emboliform
emboliform
adj
plug-shaped
emulsified
emulsified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of emulsify
emulsifier
emulsifier
noun
A substance that helps an emulsion form, or helps keep an emulsion from separating.
emulsifies
emulsifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of emulsify
emusifying
equiformal
equiformal
adj
equiform
etheriform
etheriform
adj
Having the form of ether.
facemaking
facsimiled
facsimiled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of facsimile
facsimiles
facsimiles
noun
plural of facsimile
factionism
factualism
factualism
noun
A form of evaluation that emphasizes the usage of facts, falsifiability, logic and reason.
fagopyrism
fagopyrism
noun
Photosensitivity of the skin caused by the ingestion of fagopyrin.
falciparum
falciparum
noun
(cytology) The parasitic protozoan Plasmodium falciparum that causes falciparum malaria
famatinite
famatinite
noun
(mineralogy) A tetragonal-scalenohedral pale brownish pink mineral containing antimony, copper, and sulfur.
familarity
familiarly
familiarly
adv
In a familiar manner, as if knowing somebody well.
In a familiar or easily recognised manner.
familistic
familistic
adj
Pertaining to familism.
famishment
famishment
noun
(now literary) The state or process of being famished.
(obsolete) Famine.
famulative
fanaticism
fanaticism
noun
The characteristic or practice of being a fanatic.