(semantics, logic, taxonomy) A distinguishing feature which marks a species off from other members of the same genus.
disinflated
disinflated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disinflate
dragonflies
dragonflies
noun
plural of dragonfly
dreamingful
drepaniform
drepaniform
adj
sickle-shaped
dwarfnesses
easefulness
easefulness
noun
State of being easeful, or a quality of promoting ease and tranquillity.
edification
edification
noun
(archaic) A building or edifice.
The act of edifying, or the state of being edified or improved; a building process, especially morally, emotionally, or spiritually
effacements
effacements
noun
plural of effacement
effascinate
effascinate
verb
(obsolete) To charm; to bewitch.
effeminated
effeminated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of effeminate
effeminates
effeminates
noun
plural of effeminate
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of effeminate
effigiating
effigiating
verb
present participle of effigiate
effigiation
effigiation
noun
The act of forming in resemblance; an effigy.
effodientia
efformation
efformation
noun
(obsolete) The act of giving shape or form; formation.
effranchise
effranchise
verb
Obsolete form of enfranchise.
endosulfans
endosulfans
noun
plural of endosulfan
enfleurages
enfleurages
noun
plural of enfleurage
enforceable
enforceable
adj
Capable of being enforced.
enframement
enframement
noun
That which enframes; a frame.
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.
engraftment
engraftment
noun
The act of engrafting, or something engrafted.
entomofauna
entomofauna
noun
insect fauna
exfodiation
exfoliating
exfoliating
verb
present participle of exfoliate
exfoliation
exfoliation
noun
(cosmetics) The removal of a layer of skin, as in cosmetic preparation.
The loss of leaves from a plant.
The scaling off of a bone, a rock, or a mineral, etc.; the state of being exfoliated.
fablemonger
fablemonger
noun
One who tells or composes fables.
facelifting
facelifting
verb
present participle of facelift
facetiation
facetiation
noun
(rare) facetious behavior
factualness
factualness
noun
Factuality.
faddishness
faddishness
noun
The state or condition of being faddish.
fadednesses
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
falcinellus
falsenesses
falsenesses
noun
plural of falseness
falteringly
falteringly
adv
In a faltering manner; hesitantly, making pauses
famishments
famishments
noun
plural of famishment
fanaticised
fanaticised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fanaticise
fanaticized
fanaticized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fanaticize
fanaticizes
fanaticizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fanaticize
fancinesses
fancinesses
noun
plural of fanciness
fancymonger
fancymonger
noun
(obsolete) A lovemonger; a whimsical lover.
fanfaronade
fanfaronade
noun
Empty, self-assertive boasting.
verb
To engage in empty, self-assertive boasting.
fantasizers
fantasizers
noun
plural of fantasizer
farawayness
farawayness
noun
The state of being faraway
farewelling
farewelling
verb
present participle of farewell
farinaceous
farinaceous
adj
Having a floury texture; grainy.
Made from, or rich in, starch or flour.
farinometer
farinometer
noun
An instrument for measuring the viscosity of flour.
farmingdale
fartherance
fartherance
noun
Obsolete form of furtherance.
farthingale
farthingale
noun
(historical) A hooped structure in cloth worn to extend the skirt of women's dresses; a hooped petticoat.
fascinative
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.
fatalnesses
fatefulness
fatefulness
noun
The quality of being fateful
fatherlands
fatherlands
noun
plural of fatherland
fatiloquent
fatiloquent
adj
prophetic; speaking of fate.
fattinesses
fattishness
fattishness
noun
The quality of being fattish.
fatuousness
fatuousness
noun
The characteristic of being fatuous.
faultfinder
faultfinder
noun
A person who finds fault
favoredness
favoredness
noun
(obsolete) appearance
fawningness
fawningness
noun
Tendency to fawn; obsequious behaviour.
fearfulness
fearfulness
noun
The quality of being fearful.
featherbone
featherbone
noun
A whalebone substitute made from the quills of geese and turkeys.
featherings
featherings
noun
plural of feathering
featherwing
featishness
febricitant
febricitant
adj
(rare, obsolete) Feverish.
noun
(rare, obsolete) One affected with fever.
fecundating
fecundating
verb
present participle of fecundate
fecundation
fecundation
noun
The process whereby a new organism is produced by fertilization.
fecundative
fecundative
adj
That fecundates.
fecundatory
fecundatory
adj
Of or relating to fecundation.
federalness
federalness
noun
Quality of being federal.
federations
federations
noun
plural of federation
fenestellae
fenestellae
noun
plural of fenestella
fenestrated
fenestrated
adj
(architecture) Having windows
(botany) Having perforations through the leaves or fistulate/hollow/tubular stems/trunks
verb
(surgery) simple past tense and past participle of fenestrate
fermentable
fermentable
adj
Able to ferment or be fermented.
noun
Any substance that can be fermented.
ferricyanic
ferricyanic
adj
(inorganic chemistry) Of, pertaining to, or derived from a ferricyanide
ferrimagnet
ferrimagnet
noun
(physics) Any ferrimagnetic material
ferrocyanic
ferrocyanic
adj
(inorganic chemistry) Of, pertaining to, or derived from a ferrocyanide
ferromagnet
ferromagnet
noun
(physics) a ferromagnetic material
a magnet made from such material
ferruginate
ferruginean
ferruminate
ferruminate
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To solder or unite, as for example metals.
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
feudalizing
feudalizing
verb
present participle of feudalize
fiancailles
fianchettos
fianchettos
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fianchetto
fibroadenia
fichteanism
fidgetation
fidicinales
fiducinales
filagreeing
filagreeing
verb
present participle of filagree
filamentary
filamentary
adj
Of, pertaining to, containing or resembling a filament or filaments.
filamentoid
filamentoid
adj
Like a filament.
filamentose
filamentose
adj
Being hair- or thread-like.
Having the form of a thread, as in the thread in clothes.
filamentous
filamentous
adj
Having the form of threads or filaments; filamented.
filamentule
filamentule
noun
A little filament.
filicauline
filigrained
filipendula
fillagreing
finableness
financiered
financiered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of financier
finchbacked
finedrawing
finedrawing
verb
present participle of finedraw
fingerboard
fingerboard
noun
(music, lutherie) A flat or roughly flat strip on the neck of a stringed instrument, against which the strings are pressed to shorten the vibrating length and produce notes of higher pitches.
A miniature skateboard that is driven with the fingers.
fingernails
fingernails
noun
plural of fingernail
fingerstall
fingerstall
noun
A protective cover for the finger; a fingercot.
finicalness
finicalness
noun
The state or characteristic of being finical.
finitesimal
fireballing
fireballing
adj
(baseball) Tending to pitch fastballs
verb
present participle of fireball
firefanging
firefanging
verb
present participle of firefang
firemanship
firemanship
noun
The skills of fire safety, fire prevention, etc.
firmamental
firmamental
adj
(rare) Of, belonging to, or relating to support or strengthening.
Of, belonging to, or relating to the firmament or heavens; celestial.
fisherwoman
fisherwoman
noun
A woman who fishes.
A woman whose profession is catching fish.
She is a fisherwoman, out on a trawler for days at a time.
fissionable
fissionable
adj
Capable of undergoing nuclear fission; fissile.
noun
Any fissile or fissionable substance.
flaccidness
flaccidness
noun
The quality of being flaccid.
flagellants
flagellants
noun
plural of flagellant
flagrancies
flagrancies
noun
plural of flagrancy
flakinesses
flakinesses
noun
plural of flakiness
flamboyance
flamboyance
Noun
The condition of being flamboyant.
A group of flamingos.
flanconnade
flannelbush
flannelbush
noun
Any of various shrubs of the genus Fremontodendron.
flannelette
flannelette
noun
A type of soft, woven fabric, made to imitate flannel by raising or brushing the fibers in the weft. Frequently used in sleepwear, pillows, and bedding.
Something made from this fabric.
flannelleaf
flannelling
flannelling
verb
present participle of flannel
flatlanders
flatlanders
noun
plural of flatlander
flatulences
flatulences
noun
plural of flatulence
flatulently
flatulently
adv
In a flatulent manner or fashion.
flaubertian
flauntiness
flauntiness
noun
The state, quality, or condition of being flaunty
flavaniline
flavaniline
noun
(organic chemistry) A synthetic yellow dyestuff, C₁₆H₁₄N₂, a complex derivative of aniline and quinoline.
flavescence
flavescence
noun
A phytoplasma disease of grapevines
flavoriness
flexanimous
flexanimous
adj
(rare) Having the power to change somebody's mind.
flippancies
flippancies
noun
plural of flippancy
floatplanes
floatplanes
noun
plural of floatplane
fluorinated
fluorinated
adj
(chemistry) Formally derived from another compound by the replacement of one or more atoms of hydrogen with fluorine.
(chemistry) Treated or reacted with fluorine or hydrofluoric acid.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fluorinate
fluorinates
fluorinates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fluorinate
foaminesses
fomentation
fomentation
noun
A lotion or poultice applied to a diseased or injured part of the body.
Encouragement; excitation; instigation.
The act of fomenting; the application of warm, soft, medicinal substances, as for the purpose of easing pain by relaxing the skin, or of discussing (dispersing) tumours.