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.
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.
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
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.
deferments
deferments
noun
plural of deferment
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.
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
emulsifier
emulsifier
noun
A substance that helps an emulsion form, or helps keep an emulsion from separating.
enserfment
enserfment
noun
The act or process of enserfing; enslavement.
fagopyrism
fagopyrism
noun
Photosensitivity of the skin caused by the ingestion of fagopyrin.
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
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.
festerment
festerment
noun
A festering.
figuresome
figuresome
adj
Characterised as possessing an attractive figure or shape
filmsetter
filmsetter
noun
A filmsetting machine.
filmstrips
filmstrips
noun
plural of filmstrip
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.
flapperism
flapperism
noun
The behaviour of flappers (young women).
flavorsome
flavorsome
adj
Characterised or marked by flavor(s); flavorful.
flogmaster
flummeries
flummeries
noun
plural of flummery
flusherman
flushermen
folklorism
folklorism
noun
Invention or adaptation of folklore; including any use of a tradition outside the cultural context in which it was created.
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.
froebelism
frogmouths
frogmouths
noun
plural of frogmouth
frolicsome
frolicsome
adj
Characterised or marked by frolicking; playful.
fromenties
frumenties
frumenties
noun
plural of frumenty
frumentius
frumperies
frumperies
noun
plural of frumpery
frumpiness
frumpiness
noun
The characteristic of being frumpy.
frumpishly
frumpishly
adv
In a frumpish manner.
fumatories
fumatories
noun
plural of fumatory
fumiferous
fumiferous
adj
Producing smoke.
fumigators
fumigators
noun
plural of fumigator
fumitories
fumitories
noun
plural of fumitory
furmenties
furosemide
furosemide
noun
(pharmacology) A diuretic (trademark Lasix) used in the treatment of congestive heart failure and edema.
fusiformis
griffinism
griffinism
noun
(historical) The attitudes or behaviour of griffins (new arrivals in British India).
gruiformes
hammerfest
hammerfest
Proper noun
A municipality in Finnmark, Norway.
hammerfish
hammerfish
noun
The hammerhead shark.
imperfects
imperfects
noun
plural of imperfect
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of imperfect
incisiform
incisiform
adj
Shaped like an incisor
indusiform
infirmness
infirmness
noun
The quality of being infirm; feebleness.
informants
informants
noun
plural of informant
informatus
infusorium
infusorium
noun
(biology) Any of the many minute aquatic creatures, such as protozoa and unicellular algae, found in freshwater habitats.
limesulfur
lorisiform
lorisiform
noun
Any animal of the infraorder Lorisiformes
magnifiers
magnifiers
noun
plural of magnifier
mainframes
mainframes
noun
plural of mainframe
maliferous
maliferous
adj
(archaic) unhealthy
(archaic) unsafe, perilous
manifester
manifester
noun
One who or that which manifests.
marshfield
maskflower
masterfast
masterfast
adj
(archaic) Bound to a master
mayflowers
mayflowers
noun
plural of mayflower
medusiform
medusiform
adj
(zoology) Resembling a medusa in shape or structure.
mesofurcal
mesofurcal
adj
Of, or pertaining to, the mesofurca.
microfilms
microfilms
noun
plural of microfilm
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of microfilm
microforms
microforms
noun
plural of microform
miraflores
miscomfort
miscomfort
noun
(now rare) Discomfort
verb
(archaic) Discomfort.
misenforce
misenforce
verb
To enforce incorrectly.
misfeasors
misfeasors
noun
plural of misfeasor
misfeature
misfeature
noun
An undesirable or incorrect feature.
misforgive
misforgive
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To misgive.
misforming
misforming
verb
present participle of misform
misfortune
misfortune
noun
(countable) An undesirable event such as an accident.
(uncountable) Bad luck.
misframing
misframing
noun
The act of framing something incorrectly.
verb
present participle of misframe
misgraffed
misgraffed
adj
(obsolete) grafted wrongly; misgrafted
misgrafted
misgrafted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of misgraft
misinforms
misinforms
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of misinform
misperform
misperform
verb
To perform badly or wrongly.
misprofess
misprofess
verb
(transitive) To profess falsely; to teach incorrectly or make an incorrect claim.
misreflect
misreflect
verb
To mirror inaccurately; to reflect a distorted image of.
To present an inaccurate description of; to give an inaccurate impression of.
To think about in a distorted way
mistflower
mistflower
noun
Any of several plants in the tribe Eupatorieae, especially Ageratina riparia and members of the genus Conoclinium.