(countable, law) A decision upholding the decision of a lower court or agency
(uncountable) The act of affirming, affirmation
aforetimes
aforetimes
Adverb
formerly, previously
africanism
africanism
Noun
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.
afterimage
afterimage
noun
An image which persists or remains in negative after the original stimulation has ended.
aftertimes
aftertimes
noun
plural of aftertime
amentiform
amentiform
adj
(botany) Shaped like a catkin.
ammonified
ammonified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ammonify
ammonifier
ammonifier
noun
That which ammonifies
ammonifies
ammonifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ammonify
amoebiform
amoebiform
adj
Alternative form of amebiform
amplifiers
amplifiers
noun
plural of amplifier
amplifying
amplifying
verb
present participle of amplify
anginiform
anginiform
adj
(medicine) Resembling angina.
antadiform
antifemale
antifemale
adj
Averse to, or acting against, females.
noun
A genetic sequence that produces a non-feminine quality.
antiformin
antiformin
noun
sodium hypochlorite
antireform
antireform
adj
(politics) Opposing reform
araneiform
araneiform
adj
Having the form of a spider
arboriform
arboriform
adj
Resembling a tree in shape or appearance.
archinfamy
arilliform
armiferous
armiferous
adj
(rare) Bearing arms or weapons.
ascidiform
ascidiform
adj
(zoology) Shaped like an ascidian.
atactiform
atactiform
adj
(medicine) Resembling ataxia.
auriflamme
auriflamme
noun
Obsolete spelling of oriflamme
ausforming
ausforming
verb
present participle of ausform
baculiform
baculiform
adj
Shaped like a bacillus; rod-shaped.
befamilied
befamilied
adj
(rare) Having a family.
blattiform
bumbailiff
bumbailiff
noun
(UK, obsolete) A bound bailiff.
cafetorium
cafetorium
noun
A large room, usually in a school, used as both a cafeteria and an auditorium.
caffeinism
caffeinism
noun
a toxic condition caused by excessive ingestion of coffee and other caffeine-containing beverages
addiction to such beverages
calamiform
calceiform
calceiform
adj
Having the shape of a slipper or shoe
caliciform
caliciform
adj
Having the shape of a cup or calyx.
calyciform
calyciform
adj
(botany) Having the form or appearance of a calyx.
canaliform
canaliform
adj
Having the form of a canal
cancriform
cancriform
adj
(pathology) Resembling cancer.
Having the form of a crab.
caniniform
caniniform
adj
Shaped like a canine tooth
noun
Such a tooth
cariniform
cariniform
adj
Shaped like a carina
chamfering
chamfering
noun
A chamfer.
verb
present participle of chamfer
chromaffin
chromaffin
adj
(cytology) Having an affinity for (and thus being stained brownish yellow) by chromium salts.
cimicifuga
cimicifuga
noun
Any member of the former genus Cimicifuga, now Actaea sect. Cimicifuga, of flowering plants: bugbane or cohosh.
compactify
compactify
verb
(humorous, intransitive) To become compact or more compact.
(humorous, transitive) To render (a thing) compact or more compact.
(mathematics, transitive) To enlarge (a topological space) in order to render it compact.
(physics, transitive) To adjust a theory so as to render finite or periodic (a theoretical space-time dimension).
confirmand
confirmand
noun
(religion) A candidate for confirmation or affirmation of baptism.
creamfruit
cyanformic
cyathiform
cyathiform
adj
In the form of a cup, a little widened at the top.
cycadiform
damfoolish
damnifying
damnifying
verb
present participle of damnify
damselfish
damselfish
noun
Any of a number of fish in the Pomacentridae family.
defailment
defailment
noun
(obsolete) Failure.
defaitisme
defamation
defamation
noun
The act of injuring another person's reputation by any slanderous communication, written or oral; the wrong of maliciously injuring the good name of another.
defamingly
defamingly
Adverb
In a defamatory manner.
dirtfarmer
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.
donaciform
effeminacy
effeminacy
noun
The quality of being effeminate.
effeminate
effeminate
adj
(obsolete) Womanly; tender, affectionate, caring.
(often derogatory, of a man or boy) Exhibiting behaviour or mannerisms considered typical of a female; unmasculine.
noun
An effeminate person.
verb
(intransitive) To become womanly.
(transitive, archaic or nonstandard) To make womanly; to unman.
equiformal
equiformal
adj
equiform
facemaking
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.
falciparum
falciparum
noun
(cytology) The parasitic protozoan Plasmodium falciparum that causes falciparum malaria
famatinite
famatinite
noun
(mineralogy) A tetragonal-scalenohedral pale brownish pink mineral containing antimony, copper, and sulfur.
familarity
familiarly
familiarly
adv
In a familiar manner, as if knowing somebody well.
In a familiar or easily recognised manner.
familistic
familistic
adj
Pertaining to familism.
famishment
famishment
noun
(now literary) The state or process of being famished.
(obsolete) Famine.
famulative
fanaticism
fanaticism
noun
The characteristic or practice of being a fanatic.
farmerlike
farmerlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a farmer.
farmership
farmership
noun
Skill in farming.
farmington
farmington
Proper noun
a small village in Cotswold district, Gloucestershire, England
an unincorporated settlement in the Peace River Country of British Columbia, Canada.
a communities in and Nova Scotia, Canada.
the name of many places in the United States of America:
a city in Arkansas.
a CDP in California.
a town in Connecticut.
a town in Delaware.
a city in Illinois.
an unincorporated community in Indiana.
a small city in Iowa.
an unincorporated community and CDP in Kentucky.
a town in Maine
a city in Michigan.
a city in Minnesota.
a town in Mississippi.
a city in Missouri
a town in New Hampshire.
a city in New Mexico.
a town in New York.
an unincorporated community in North Carolina.
an unincorporated community in Ohio.
an unincorporated community in Oregon.
an unincorporated community and CDP in Pennsylvania.
a city in Utah
an unincorporated community in Virginia.
a small town in Washington.
a small town in West Virginia.
a town and unincorporated community in Wisconsin.
an unincorporated community in the town of Wisconsin.
towns in and Wisconsin.
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
favelidium
favoritism
favoritism
noun
(American spelling) Alternative form of favouritism
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.
feltmaking
feltmaking
noun
The manufacture of felt.
feminacies
feminacies
noun
plural of feminacy
feminality
feminality
noun
The quality of being feminal; femininity.
fibrinemia
fibromyoma
fibromyoma
noun
(pathology) A benign uterine tumour; a fibroid.
fieulamort
filamentar
filamentar
adj
filamentary
filamented
filamented
adj
Of or relating to a filament; having filaments; filamentous.
filariform
filariform
adj
Resembling filaria or nematode worms.
filemaking
filemaking
noun
The manufacture of files (rasping tools).
filmically
filmically
adv
In a filmic manner.
filmmaking
filmmaking
noun
The activity of preparing edited video works, formerly principally films, whether for entertainment or other purposes.
The manufacture of physical film.
fimbriated
fimbriated
adj
(biology) Having a fringe or border of hairlike or fingerlike projections.
(heraldry) Having a narrow borderline, typically of a specified tincture.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fimbriate
fimbriatum
fimbricate
fimbricate
adj
(zoology) Fringed, on one side only, by long, straight hairs, like the antennae of certain insects.
fringed; jagged; fimbriate
fimbrillae
fingermark
fingermark
noun
A blemish made by a dirty finger.
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
flacianism
flagmaking
flagmaking
noun
The manufacture of flags.
flamandize
flamenship
flamenship
noun
The role or status of a flamen.
flamineous
flamineous
adj
Pertaining to a flamen; flaminical.
flamingant
flamingoes
flamingoes
noun
plural of flamingo
flaminical
flaminical
adj
Pertaining to a flamen.
flamininus
flammarion
flammation
flammation
noun
(obsolete) The act of setting in a flame or blaze.
flapperism
flapperism
noun
The behaviour of flappers (young women).
florimania
florimania
noun
A passion or penchant for flowers.
fluidrachm
fluidrachm
noun
Alternative form of fluidram
fluigramme
foemanship
foemanship
noun
Enmity.
foraminate
foraminate
adj
Having foramina or openings.
foraminose
foraminous
foraminous
adj
Covered with holes or foramina.
foraminule
foraminule
noun
A very small foramen
foraramina
forearming
forearming
verb
present participle of forearm
formagenic
formalised
formalised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of formalise
formaliser
formaliser
noun
Alternative form of formalizer
formalisms
formalisms
noun
plural of formalism
formaliter
formalized
formalized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of formalize
formalizer
formalizer
noun
One who or that which formalizes.
formalizes
formalizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of formalize
formations
formations
noun
plural of formation
formatting
formatting
noun
The code in a markup language which determines a document's format.
The visual style of a document, including fonts, borders, etc.
verb
present participle of format
formicaria
formicaria
noun
plural of formicarium
formicated
formicated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of formicate
formicidae
formicinae
formidable
formidable
adj
Causing fear, dread, awe, or discouragement as a result of size, strength, or some other impressive feature; commanding respect; causing wonder or astonishment.
Difficult to defeat or overcome.
formidably
formidably
adv
In a formidable manner.
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.
framingham
fraternism
fraternism
noun
(obsolete) fraternization
freemartin
freemartin
noun
A female calf, born as twin with a bull calf, but sexually imperfect (often infertile).
Any female animal born sterile or otherwise infertile.
freshmanic
freshmanic
adj
(US, archaic, informal, humorous) Characteristic of a freshman.