(transitive) To free from obligation, servitude or service.
afterbirths
afterbirths
noun
plural of afterbirth
afterbodies
afterbodies
noun
plural of afterbody
afterfruits
afterfruits
noun
plural of afterfruit
afterimages
afterimages
noun
plural of afterimage
afterpieces
afterpieces
noun
plural of afterpiece
afterspring
afterstrain
aftervision
afterwisdom
agatiferous
agatiferous
adj
Containing or yielding agates.
airfreights
airfreights
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of airfreight
alexishafen
alumiferous
aluniferous
amberfishes
amberfishes
noun
plural of amberfish
amyliferous
anatiferous
anatiferous
adj
Producing ducks. Formerly used of barnacles, since it was believed that they produced ducks and geese.
angelfishes
angelfishes
noun
plural of angelfish
antifideism
antifideism
noun
Opposition to fideism.
antifreezes
antifreezes
noun
plural of antifreeze
argusfishes
asafoetidas
asafoetidas
noun
plural of asafoetida
asbestiform
asbestiform
adj
(crystallography) Having a particular kind of fibrosity in which fibers have high tensile strength and flexibility
noun
(mineralogy) Any of asbestos-like forms of several minerals.
assafoetida
assafoetida
noun
Alternative spelling of asafoetida
astraeiform
astriferous
astriferous
adj
Bearing stars.
atomiferous
bacciferous
bacciferous
adj
Producing berries.
bakersfield
bakersfield
Proper noun
A major city in California, USA
beardfishes
beardfishes
noun
plural of beardfish
beautifiers
beautifiers
noun
plural of beautifier
beccaficoes
biosafeties
blackfisher
blackfishes
blackfishes
noun
plural of blackfish
breadfruits
breadfruits
noun
plural of breadfruit
caddisflies
caddisflies
noun
plural of caddisfly
cadmiferous
cadmiferous
adj
Containing or producing cadmium.
cafetoriums
cafetoriums
noun
plural of cafetorium
caffiaceous
calciferols
calciferols
noun
plural of calciferol
calciferous
calciferous
adj
Yielding or containing calcium, calcium carbonate or calcite.
carniferous
carniferous
adj
Obsolete form of carnivorous.
cauliferous
cauliferous
adj
(botany) Giving rise to a stalk or stem
chaffinches
chaffinches
noun
plural of chaffinch
chargfaires
chiffonades
chiffonades
noun
plural of chiffonade
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chiffonade
classifiers
classifiers
noun
plural of classifier
clofibrates
clofibrates
noun
plural of clofibrate
cofavorites
cofavorites
noun
plural of cofavorite
confidantes
confidantes
noun
plural of confidante
confiscable
confiscable
adj
That can be confiscated.
confiscated
confiscated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of confiscate
confiscates
confiscates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of confiscate
crampfishes
crampfishes
noun
plural of crampfish
daffinesses
damselflies
damselflies
noun
plural of damselfly
deacidifies
deacidifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deacidify
decalcifies
decalcifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of decalcify
defamations
defamations
noun
plural of defamation
defecations
defecations
noun
plural of defecation
defensative
defensative
noun
(archaic) That which serves to protect or defend.
defiantness
defiantness
noun
The state or quality of being defiant.
defoliators
defoliators
noun
plural of defoliator
disaffected
disaffected
adj
(obsolete) Affected with disease.
Alienated or estranged, often with hostile effect; rebellious, resentful; disloyal.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disaffect
disaffirmed
disaffirmed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disaffirm
disafforest
disafforest
verb
(UK, law) To change the status of land from that of a forest to ordinary land
To deforest
disciflorae
disfavoured
disfavoured
adj
Not favoured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disfavour
disfavourer
disfavourer
noun
One who disfavours.
disfeatured
disfeatured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disfeature
disfoliaged
disgraceful
disgraceful
adj
Bringing or warranting disgrace; shameful.
Giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation.
disinflated
disinflated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disinflate
dispeaceful
distasteful
distasteful
adj
(figuratively) Unpleasant.
Having a bad or foul taste.
dragonflies
dragonflies
noun
plural of dragonfly
driveshafts
driveshafts
noun
plural of driveshaft
effascinate
effascinate
verb
(obsolete) To charm; to bewitch.
effeminates
effeminates
noun
plural of effeminate
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of effeminate
efficacious
efficacious
adj
(formal) Effective; possessing efficacy.
effranchise
effranchise
verb
Obsolete form of enfranchise.
enfranchise
enfranchise
verb
(property law, England & Wales, historical) to convert a copyhold estate into a freehold estate
To grant freedom from slavery, duty or servitude.
To grant municipal or parliamentary rights to an entity such as a city or constituency.
To grant the privilege of voting to a person or group of people.
equisurface
facetiously
facetiously
adv
(dated) In a pleasantly humorous or playful fashion.
In a facetious or flippant manner; in a manner that treats serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor
facilitates
facilitates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of facilitate
facsimilize
facsimilize
verb
(transitive) To make a facsimile of; to duplicate.
facticities
facticities
noun
plural of facticity
faddishness
faddishness
noun
The state or condition of being faddish.
failingness
failingness
noun
The quality of being failing.
faineantise
faineantise
noun
(archaic) faineance
faineantism
faineantism
noun
faineant attitudes or behaviour
faintnesses
faintnesses
noun
plural of faintness
fairishness
fairleaders
fairleaders
noun
plural of fairleader
faithlessly
faithlessly
adv
In a faithless manner
falcinellus
fallaleries
fallaleries
noun
plural of fallalery
falsifiable
falsifiable
adj
(epistemology) The demarcation criterion between scientific and non-scientific statements proposed by Karl Popper. In order to be ranked as scientific, statements or systems of statements must be contradicted by an intersubjective singular existential statement, also called a basic statement, and not be contradicted by another, that is, they must also be logically possible.
Capable of being falsified or forged.
Logically capable of being proven false.
falsificate
falsificate
verb
(transitive) To falsify or counterfeit.
familiarise
familiarise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of familiarize.
familistere
familistery
familistery
noun
A community in which many people unite, like a single family, and are regulated by certain communistic laws and customs.
famishments
famishments
noun
plural of famishment
fanaticised
fanaticised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fanaticise
fanaticizes
fanaticizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fanaticize
fancinesses
fancinesses
noun
plural of fanciness
fantasizers
fantasizers
noun
plural of fantasizer
farinaceous
farinaceous
adj
Having a floury texture; grainy.
Made from, or rich in, starch or flour.
fasciculate
fasciculate
adj
Having fascicles
noun
Synonym of fasciculation
fasciculite
fasciitises
fascinative
fasciodesis
fasciolidae
fashionable
fashionable
adj
(archaic) genteel; well-bred
Characteristic of or influenced by a current popular trend or style.
Established or favoured by custom or use; current; prevailing at a particular time.
noun
A fashionable person; a fop.
fashionless
fashionless
adj
Not fashioned or contrived; natural.
fastigiated
fastigiated
adj
Alternative form of fastigiate
fatigueless
fatigueless
adj
Free from fatigue.
fatiguesome
fatiguesome
adj
fatiguing; tiring
fattinesses
fattishness
fattishness
noun
The quality of being fattish.
faussebraie
faussebraie
noun
Alternative form of faussebraye
favositidae
fawningness
fawningness
noun
Tendency to fawn; obsequious behaviour.
feasibility
feasibility
noun
The state of being feasible or possible.
featheriest
featheriest
adj
superlative form of feathery: most feathery
featherings
featherings
noun
plural of feathering
featherwise
featherwise
adv
Arranged at angles like the barbs of a feather.
featishness
federalised
federalised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of federalise
federalisms
federalisms
noun
plural of federalism
federalists
federalists
noun
plural of federalist
federalizes
federalizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of federalize
federations
federations
noun
plural of federation
fedifragous
fedifragous
adj
Treaty-breaking.
feldspathic
feldspathic
adj
(mineralogy) Containing feldspar.
felicitates
felicitates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of felicitate
fellatrices
fellatrices
noun
plural of fellatrice
plural of fellatrix
fellatrixes
festinately
festinately
adv
(obsolete) In a festinate manner; hastily; hurriedly.
festinating
festinating
verb
present participle of festinate
festination
festination
noun
An involuntary quickening of speech in some speech disorders.
The involuntary shortening of stride and quickening of gait that occurs in some diseases (e.g. Parkinson's disease).
feudalising
feudalising
verb
present participle of feudalise
feudalistic
feudalistic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of feudalism, feudal.
feudalities
feudalities
noun
plural of feudality
feudatories
feudatories
noun
plural of feudatory
fiancailles
fianchettos
fianchettos
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fianchetto