(obsolete) To cause (somebody) to die of hunger; to starve.
affranchisement
affranchisement
noun
The act of freeing; enfranchisement.
affreightment
affreightment
noun
(nautical) The act of hiring, or the contract for use of, a vessel, or some part of it, to convey cargo.
affrightment
affrightment
noun
(archaic) Fright; fear; alarm; the fact or state of being frightened.
(obsolete) A cause of fear.
(obsolete) The action of frightening or terrifying; intimidation.
afterchrome
afterharm
aftermath
aftermath
noun
(obsolete, agriculture) A second mowing; the grass which grows after the first crop of hay in the same season.
That which happens after, that which follows, usually of strongly negative connotation in most contexts, implying a preceding catastrophe.
aftermaths
aftermaths
noun
plural of aftermath
alfheim
alphabetiform
alphabetiform
adj
Having the form of a developed alphabet or its letters, as opposed to crude pictographic symbols.
amberfish
amberfish
noun
An amberjack.
amberfishes
amberfishes
noun
plural of amberfish
amianthiform
amianthiform
adj
Resembling amianthus in form.
amphiboliferous
amphiboliferous
adj
(mineralogy) Bearing amphibole.
amphipodiform
amphipodiform
adj
Resembling an amphipod
antheriform
antheriform
adj
Shaped like an anther.
archaeopterygiformes
archflamen
archflamen
noun
A chief flamen or priest.
archform
archinfamy
archinformer
atmosphereful
bismuthiferous
bismuthiferous
adj
Containing or producing bismuth.
branchiform
bumbailiffship
bumblebeefish
bumblebeefishes
calathiform
campfight
campfight
noun
(historical) A form of trial by combat between two people, the winner being deemed innocent.
camshaft
camshaft
noun
A shaft fitted with cams; especially one in a piston engine that activates the valves.
camshafts
camshafts
noun
plural of camshaft
chaffman
chalcidiform
chamberfellow
chamfer
chamfer
noun
An obtuse-angled relief or cut at an edge added for a finished appearance and to break sharp edges.
verb
(transitive) To cut a groove in something.
(transitive) To cut off the edge or corner of something.
chamfered
chamfered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chamfer
chamferer
chamfering
chamfering
noun
A chamfer.
verb
present participle of chamfer
chamfers
chamfers
noun
plural of chamfer
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chamfer
chamfrain
chamfrain
noun
Alternative form of chamfron
chamfron
chamfron
noun
Protective armor for a horse's head, especially the face and ears.
chamfrons
chamfrons
noun
plural of chamfron
chancriform
chancriform
adj
(pathology) Having the form of a chancre
charadriiform
charadriiform
adj
(ornithology) Belonging to the Charadriiformes.
noun
Any bird of the order Charadriiformes
charadriiformes
charmful
charmful
adj
Abounding with charms.
charmfully
charmfully
adv
In a charmful manner.
charmfulness
charmfulness
noun
The state of being charmful.
cheerfulsome
cheerfulsome
adj
(archaic) cheerful
chefdom
chefdom
noun
Collectively, all chefs.
The state of being a chef.
chefdoms
cheliform
cheliform
adj
Having the form of a chela
chelmsford
chelmsford
Proper noun
The county town of Essex, England
chemoreflex
chemoreflex
noun
(physiology) A reflex in response to a chemical stimulus
chiefdom
chiefdom
noun
(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
chlorofluoromethane
chlorofluoromethane
noun
(organic chemistry) Any halogenated derivative of methane containing both chlorine and fluorine; but especially CH₂ClF, sometimes used as a refrigerant
chloroform
chloroform
noun
(organic chemistry) A halogenated hydrocarbon, trichloromethane, CHCl₃; it is a volatile, sweet-smelling liquid, used extensively as a solvent and formerly as an anesthetic.
verb
To treat with chloroform, or to render unconscious with chloroform.
chloroformate
chloroformate
noun
(organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of chloroformic acid
chloroformed
chloroformed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chloroform
chloroformic
chloroformic
adj
(organic chemistry) Relating to chloroformic acid or its derivatives
chloroforming
chloroforming
verb
present participle of chloroform
chloroformism
chloroformism
noun
(medicine, archaic) addiction to chloroform
chloroformist
chloroformist
noun
(medicine, archaic) One who uses chloroform as an anaesthetic.
chloroformization
chloroformization
noun
The process of chloroformizing.
chloroformize
chloroformize
verb
To treat with chloroform, typically in order to attenuate an antigen
chloroforms
chloroforms
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chloroform
chlorotrifluoromethane
chlorotrifluoromethane
noun
(organic chemistry) The halogenated hydrocarbon CClF₃; it is a CFC once used as a refrigerant
choleriform
choleriform
adj
Resembling cholera.
chondrofibroma
chondrofibroma
noun
(pathology) A cartilaginous fibroma
chondrofibromatous
choreiform
choreiform
adj
(medicine) Resembling chorea.
christiform
chromaffin
chromaffin
adj
(cytology) Having an affinity for (and thus being stained brownish yellow) by chromium salts.
chromaffinic
chromaffinic
adj
Synonym of chromaffin
chromiferous
chromiferous
adj
Containing, or yielding chromium.
chyliform
chyliform
adj
(medicine) Having an appearance resembling chyle.
chymiferous
chymiferous
adj
Bearing or containing chyme
chymification
chymification
noun
The conversion of food into chyme
chymified
chymified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chymify
chymify
chymify
verb
(physiology) To form into chyme.
chymifying
chymifying
verb
present participle of chymify
climbingfish
climbingfishes
cochleariform
cochleariform
adj
spoon-shaped
cochleiform
cochleiform
adj
Having the form of a snail shell
combfish
combfish
noun
An Australasian wrasse, Coris picta, having a comb-like stripe
combfishes
combfishes
noun
plural of combfish
conchiform
conchiform
adj
Shaped like a conch.
craftmanship
craftmanship
noun
Alternative form of craftsmanship
craftsmanship
craftsmanship
noun
An example of a craftsman's work.
The quality of being a craftsman.
craftsmanships
craftsmanships
noun
plural of craftsmanship
craftsmenship
craftsmenships
crampfish
crampfish
noun
A coffin ray (Hypnos monopterygius)
Atlantic torpedo (Torpedo nobiliana)
common torpedo (Torpedo torpedo)
crampfishes
crampfishes
noun
plural of crampfish
cyathiform
cyathiform
adj
In the form of a cup, a little widened at the top.
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
echiniform
echinuliform
echinuliform
adj
Resembling small spines.
effingham
effingham
Proper noun
A village in Surrey, England
A city in Illinois, USA, and the county seat of Effingham County.
effranchisement
effranchisement
noun
Obsolete form of enfranchisement.
efthim
emforth
emforth
Preposition
according to; in a way that is conformable to
enfamish
enfamish
verb
To famish; to starve.
enfranchisement
enfranchisement
noun
(land legal, England & Wales, historical) the conversion of a copyhold estate into a freehold estate
A release from slavery
The act of enfranchising
The investiture with any of several municipal privileges
enfranchisements
enfranchisements
noun
plural of enfranchisement
enterochromaffin
enterochromaffin
adj
(cytology) Describing epithelial cells of the intestinal mucosa that contain serotonin; they are stained using chromium salts
etheriform
etheriform
adj
Having the form of ether.
ethmofrontal
ethmofrontal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the ethmoid and frontal bones
facioscapulohumeral
facioscapulohumeral
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the face, scapula, and upper arms; applied to a form of muscular dystrophy.
fagerholm
faham
faham
noun
The leaves of an orchid (Jumellea fragrans) of the islands of Bourbon and Mauritius, used in France as a substitute for Chinese tea.
falmouth
falmouth
Proper noun
definition
A harbour town in Cornwall, England.
famechon
fameworthy
fameworthy
adj
Worthy or deserving of fame.
familyish
familyish
adj
(informal) Suitable for, or characteristic of, family.
famish
famish
verb
(intransitive) To die of hunger; to starve to death.
(intransitive) To suffer extreme hunger or thirst, so as to be exhausted in strength, or to nearly perish.
(intransitive) To suffer extremity from deprivation of anything essential or necessary.
(obsolete, transitive) To starve (to death); to kill or destroy with hunger.
(transitive) To exhaust the strength or endurance of, by hunger; to cause to be very hungry.
(transitive) To force, control, or constrain by famine.
(transitive) To kill, or to cause great suffering to, by depriving or denying anything necessary.
famished
famished
adj
Extremely hungry.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of famish
famishes
famishes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of famish
famishing
famishing
verb
present participle of famish
famishment
famishment
noun
(now literary) The state or process of being famished.