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.
aftermaths
aftermaths
noun
plural of aftermath
afterstorm
afterswarm
afterswarm
noun
A swarm of bees that leaves the hive after the primary swarm.
aftertimes
aftertimes
noun
plural of aftertime
amersfoort
amersfoort
Proper noun
A city in the Netherlands.
ammonifies
ammonifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ammonify
amplifiers
amplifiers
noun
plural of amplifier
armiferous
armiferous
adj
(rare) Bearing arms or weapons.
ascidiform
ascidiform
adj
(zoology) Shaped like an ascidian.
ausforming
ausforming
verb
present participle of ausform
broomstaff
broomstaff
noun
(obsolete) A broomstick.
buffoonism
buffoonism
noun
(rare, archaic) The practices of a buffoon; buffoonery.
caffeinism
caffeinism
noun
a toxic condition caused by excessive ingestion of coffee and other caffeine-containing beverages
addiction to such beverages
chelmsford
chelmsford
Proper noun
The county town of Essex, England
circumfuse
circumfuse
verb
To pour round; to spread round, as a fluid.
To spread round; to surround.
cofferdams
cofferdams
noun
plural of cofferdam
combfishes
combfishes
noun
plural of combfish
comforters
comforters
noun
plural of comforter
comiferous
conformers
conformers
noun
plural of conformer
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.
cristiform
cristiform
adj
Resembling a crest
cymiferous
cymiferous
adj
(botany) Producing cymes.
damfoolish
damselfish
damselfish
noun
Any of a number of fish in the Pomacentridae family.
defaitisme
defeminise
defeminise
verb
Alternative spelling of defeminize
defenseman
defenseman
noun
(chiefly US) Alternative spelling of defenceman
defensemen
defensemen
noun
plural of defenseman
deferments
deferments
noun
plural of deferment
demifusion
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.
dreyfusism
drumfishes
drumfishes
noun
plural of drumfish
dumbfounds
dumbfounds
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dumbfound
effeminise
effeminise
verb
Alternative form of effeminize
effluviums
effluviums
noun
plural of effluvium
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
enserfment
enserfment
noun
The act or process of enserfing; enslavement.
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.
fallostomy
famelessly
famelessly
adv
Without fame.
familistic
familistic
adj
Pertaining to familism.
famishment
famishment
noun
(now literary) The state or process of being famished.
(obsolete) Famine.
famousness
famousness
noun
The condition of being famous; fame
fanaticism
fanaticism
noun
The characteristic or practice of being a fanatic.
farmership
farmership
noun
Skill in farming.
farmhouses
farmhouses
noun
plural of farmhouse
farmhousey
farmhousey
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a farmhouse.
farmsteads
farmsteads
noun
plural of farmstead
fasciotomy
fasciotomy
noun
(surgery) The cutting of the fascia to relieve tension or pressure (and treat the resulting loss of circulation to an area of tissue or muscle).
fastigiums
fathomless
fathomless
adj
(by extension) unfathomable or incomprehensible.
Very deep (especially of water deeper than a lead line can measure); bottomless.
favoritism
favoritism
noun
(American spelling) Alternative form of favouritism
fearsomely
fearsomely
adv
In a fearsome manner, or to a fearsome extent
federalism
federalism
noun
(theology) Covenantalism.
A system of national government in which power is divided between a central authority and a number of regions with delimited self-governing authority.
The belief that such a system is superior to other forms of government.
femaleness
femaleness
noun
The characteristic, state or condition of being female.
feminacies
feminacies
noun
plural of feminacy
femininism
femininism
noun
(rare) feminine behaviour
feminising
feminising
adj
Alternative spelling of feminizing
verb
present participle of feminise
feministic
feministic
adj
Of or relating to or in accordance with feminism.
feminities
feminities
noun
plural of feminity
festerment
festerment
noun
A festering.
fieldmouse
fieldmouse
noun
Alternative spelling of field mouse
figuresome
figuresome
adj
Characterised as possessing an attractive figure or shape
filmsetter
filmsetter
noun
A filmsetting machine.
filmstrips
filmstrips
noun
plural of filmstrip
fimicolous
fimicolous
adj
Inhabiting dung.
firemaster
firemaster
noun
(Scotland) The chief of a fire brigade.
(historical) An artillery officer who supervised the composition of fireworks.
firmaments
firmaments
noun
plural of firmament
firmnesses
firmnesses
noun
plural of firmness
firstcomer
firstcomer
noun
One who comes first; a person or entity being the first to arrive, or the first in sequence.
fishmonger
fishmonger
noun
(Britain) A person who sells fish.
(Britain, rare) A fishmonger's, a fishmonger's shop: a shop that sells fish.
(archaic) A pimp.
flacianism
flagellums
flamenship
flamenship
noun
The role or status of a flamen.
flamineous
flamineous
adj
Pertaining to a flamen; flaminical.
flamingoes
flamingoes
noun
plural of flamingo
flamininus
flapperism
flapperism
noun
The behaviour of flappers (young women).
flashlamps
flashlamps
noun
plural of flashlamp
flavorsome
flavorsome
adj
Characterised or marked by flavor(s); flavorful.
flemishing
flemishing
verb
present participle of flemish
flimsilyst
flimsiness
flimsiness
noun
The quality of being flimsy.
flogmaster
flummeries
flummeries
noun
plural of flummery
flunkeyism
flunkeyism
noun
Alternative form of flunkyism
flusherman
flushermen
foemanship
foemanship
noun
Enmity.
folklorism
folklorism
noun
Invention or adaptation of folklore; including any use of a tradition outside the cultural context in which it was created.
fondlesome
fondlesome
adj
Characterised or marked by fondling.
foraminose
foraminous
foraminous
adj
Covered with holes or foramina.
foraramens
foreignism
foreignism
noun
A trait, custom, phrase or characteristic typical of a foreign country or language.
foremostly
foremostly
adv
In the foremost place or order; among the foremost.
foresummer
foresummer
noun
The early part of summer
The season immediately preceding summer
foresummon
forewisdom
formalised
formalised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of formalise
formaliser
formaliser
noun
Alternative form of formalizer
formalisms
formalisms
noun
plural of formalism
formalizes
formalizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of formalize
formalness
formalness
noun
Quality of being formal.
formations
formations
noun
plural of formation
formatters
formatters
noun
plural of formatter
formerness
formerness
noun
Quality of being former, or belonging to the past.
formlessly
formlessly
adv
In a formless manner
formulates
formulates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of formulate
formulised
formulised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of formulise
formuliser
forritsome
fortissimi
fortissimo
fortissimo
adv
(music) Indicating that the piece is played very loud.
noun
(music) The dynamic sign indicating that the piece should be played fortissimo. Abbreviation: ff.
fortuitism
fortuitism
noun
The doctrine that chance is involved in natural events rather than absolute determinism.
fourierism
fourierism
Noun
The cooperative socialistic system of Charles Fourier, a Frenchman, who recommended the reorganization of society into small communities, living in common.
framboesia
framboesia
noun
Alternative form of frambesia
frameshift
frameshift
noun
A frameshift mutation.
verb
To use a starting point for translating a series of nucleotides that is off by an amount not divisible by three, resulting in an entirely distinct set of codons.
framesmith
framesmith
noun
A maker of frames.
frameworks
frameworks
noun
plural of framework
fraternism
fraternism
noun
(obsolete) fraternization
freelovism
freemasons
freemasons
noun
plural of freemason
fremescent
fremescent
adj
(poetic) Becoming murmurous; roaring.
fremituses
freshmanic
freshmanic
adj
(US, archaic, informal, humorous) Characteristic of a freshman.
freshwoman
freshwoman
noun
A female freshman.
fribbleism
frightsome
frightsome
adj
Feeling fright; afraid; frightened.
Marked by fright or frightfulness; frightening; frightful; fearful; causing fear.