(law) The solemn declaration made by Quakers and others incapable of taking an oath.
A form of self-forced meditation or repetition; autosuggestion.
That which is affirmed; a declaration that something is true.
affirmingly
affirmingly
adv
in an affirming manner
afforcement
afforcement
noun
(obsolete) A reinforcement; a strengthening.
affrontment
affrontment
noun
An act of affronting; an insult or hostile confrontation.
aframerican
aftercoming
aftercoming
adj
(obstetrics) Specifically, of a baby's head: following the rest of the body out of the womb, rather than (as is usual) preceding it.
Succeeding, following.
noun
A following state, sequel, consequence, or result; an aftercome.
aircraftman
aircraftman
noun
A member of the lowest rank in the Royal Air Force or the air forces of various other Commonwealth countries.
aircraftmen
aircraftmen
noun
plural of aircraftman
alcyoniform
aluminiform
aluminiform
adj
Having the form of alumina.
amentiferae
aminoformic
ammonifying
ammonifying
verb
present participle of ammonify
antenniform
antenniform
adj
Having the shape of an antenna
antheriform
antheriform
adj
Shaped like an anther.
antifascism
antifascism
noun
Opposition to fascism
antiferment
antifideism
antifideism
noun
Opposition to fideism.
antifoaming
antifoaming
adj
That inhibits the formation of foam
antiformant
aquafarming
aquafarming
noun
(agriculture) aquaculture
bafflements
bafflements
noun
plural of bafflement
beamfilling
branchiform
californium
californium
noun
A strongly radioactive and highly fissile transuranic chemical element (symbol Cf) with an atomic number of 98.
campaniform
campaniform
adj
In the shape of a bell
chancriform
chancriform
adj
(pathology) Having the form of a chancre
circumflant
circumflant
adj
(obsolete) blowing around
clanjamfray
clanjamfrey
clanjamfrie
coffinmaker
coffinmaker
noun
A manufacturer of coffins.
confirmable
confirmable
adj
Capable of being checked, verifiable.
confirmands
confirmands
noun
plural of confirmand
conformable
conformable
adj
Having the same shape or form; very similar.
Suitable; compliant.
conformably
conformably
adv
With or in conformity; suitably; agreeably.
conformance
conformance
noun
The act of conforming; conformity.
conformator
conformator
noun
An apparatus used to take the conformation of part of the body in order to produce something that will fit it (especially of the head, for a hat)
craftsmanly
craftsmanly
adj
Befitting a craftsman.
craftswoman
craftswoman
noun
A female artisan.
craftswomen
craftswomen
noun
plural of craftswoman
cyanformate
defacements
defacements
noun
plural of defacement
defamations
defamations
noun
plural of defamation
deformation
deformation
noun
A transformation; change of shape.
The act of deforming, or state of being deformed.
defraudment
defraudment
noun
(obsolete) Privation by fraud; defrauding
draftswoman
draftswoman
noun
A woman employed in making drawings.
A woman exceptionally skilled in drawing.
dreamingful
drepaniform
drepaniform
adj
sickle-shaped
effacements
effacements
noun
plural of effacement
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
efformation
efformation
noun
(obsolete) The act of giving shape or form; formation.
enframement
enframement
noun
That which enframes; a frame.
engraftment
engraftment
noun
The act of engrafting, or something engrafted.
entomofauna
entomofauna
noun
insect fauna
fablemonger
fablemonger
noun
One who tells or composes fables.
facsimiling
facsimiling
verb
present participle of facsimile
faineantism
faineantism
noun
faineant attitudes or behaviour
falconiform
falconiform
noun
(ornithology) Any falcon of the order Falconiformes
famishments
famishments
noun
plural of famishment
fanaticisms
fanaticisms
noun
plural of fanaticism
fancymonger
fancymonger
noun
(obsolete) A lovemonger; a whimsical lover.
farinometer
farinometer
noun
An instrument for measuring the viscosity of flour.
farmingdale
faustianism
fermentable
fermentable
adj
Able to ferment or be fermented.
noun
Any substance that can be fermented.
ferrimagnet
ferrimagnet
noun
(physics) Any ferrimagnetic material
ferromagnet
ferromagnet
noun
(physics) a ferromagnetic material
a magnet made from such material
ferruminate
ferruminate
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To solder or unite, as for example metals.
fichteanism
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.
filmmakings
filmmakings
noun
plural of filmmaking
fimbriating
fimbriating
verb
present participle of fimbriate
fimbriation
fimbriation
noun
(countable, heraldry, flags) Such a stripe.
(uncountable, heraldry, flags) The use of a thin stripe of a contrasting tincture (colour) around a charge, ordinary or stripe in order to make it stand out from the background.
finitesimal
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.
flamboyance
flamboyance
Noun
The condition of being flamboyant.
A group of flamingos.
flamboyancy
flamboyancy
noun
The condition of being flamboyant.
flamboyants
flamboyants
noun
plural of flamboyant
flexanimous
flexanimous
adj
(rare) Having the power to change somebody's mind.
florimanist
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.
footmanhood
footmanhood
noun
The role or status of a footman.
footmanship
footmanship
noun
(archaic) The skill or ability to run (of humans or animals).
(historical) The post or position of footman; the skill or art of a footman.
foraminated
foraminated
adj
Having a small opening, or foramina.
foraminifer
foraminifer
noun
Any of a large group of aquatic amoeboid protists of the subphylum Foraminifera, characterized by streaming granular ectoplasm that among other things is used for catching food, often with a calcareous shell with many holes through which pseudopodia protrude.
foreimagine
foremanship
foremanship
noun
The position of a foreman.
foremastman
foremastman
noun
Any sailor below the rank of petty officer.
foremastmen
foremastmen
noun
plural of foremastman
forepayment
forepayment
noun
payment made in advance
formalazine
formalazine
noun
(organic chemistry) An organic compound with chemical formula C₂H₄N₂, obtainable from formaldehyde by the addition of hydrazine.
formalising
formalising
verb
present participle of formalise
formalizing
formalizing
verb
present participle of formalize
formamidine
formamidine
noun
(organic chemistry) The compound NH=CH-NH₂ that is the amidine of formic acid
Any of a group of acaricidal compounds derived from this compound
formanilide
formanilide
noun
(organic chemistry) The anilide of formic acid C₆H₅-NH-CHO
formational
formational
adj
Of or pertaining to formation (in any of many contexts).
formicarian
formicarian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to ants.
formicating
formicating
verb
present participle of formicate
formication
formication
noun
(medicine) An abnormal skin sensation similar to that of insects crawling over or within the skin; a tactile hallucination involving such a sensation. A common side-effect of substance abuse, it can also be experienced with high fever, menopause, skin cancer, diabetic neuropathy, or herpes zoster.
formulating
formulating
verb
present participle of formulate
formulation
formulation
noun
(medicine) A medicinal preparation.
A particular linguistic construction; a turn of phrase.
The act, process, or result of formulating or reducing to a formula.
formylating
formylating
verb
present participle of formylate
formylation
formylation
noun
(organic chemistry) Any reaction involving the introduction of a formyl group.
fragmentary
fragmentary
adj
(geology) Composed of the fragments of other rocks.
Consisting of fragments; disconnected; scattered.
fragmentate
fragmentate
verb
To fragment (break into fragments)
fragmenting
fragmenting
verb
present participle of fragment
fragmentise
fragmentise
verb
Alternative form of fragmentize
fragmentist
fragmentist
noun
A writer of fragments.
fragmentize
fragmentize
verb
(intransitive) To fall into or become separated into fragments.
(transitive) To break, cut, or otherwise separate (something) into fragments.
francomania
francomania
Noun
An obsession with the French culture, language, or people.
frankalmoin
frankalmoin
noun
Alternative form of frankalmoign
frankenmuth
franklinism
freemanship
freemanship
noun
The state of being a freeman.
freemanspur
freemartins
freemartins
noun
plural of freemartin
freemasonic
freemasonic
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Freemasonry.
freemasonry
freemasonry
noun
(figuratively) Fellowship and sympathy among a number of people.
(figuratively) Strange customs which resemble those of Freemasons.
Alternative letter-case form of Freemasonry: the institutions, precepts, and rites of the Freemasons.
frenchwoman
frenchwoman
Noun
A French woman.
freudianism
freudianism
Noun
Freudian beliefs and practices, particularly the mechanism of psychological repression, the centrality of sexual desire to the development of the persona, and the efficacy of the "talking cure" or psychoanalytic technique.
frontierman
frontierman
noun
Alternative form of frontiersman
frontomalar
fulminating
fulminating
adj
(medicine) Describing any sudden and severe (often fatal) inflammation
verb
present participle of fulminate
fulmination
fulmination
noun
That which is fulminated or thundered forth; vehement menace or censure.
The act of fulminating or exploding; detonation.
The act of thundering forth threats or censures, as with authority.
fulminatory
fulminatory
adj
Thundering; striking terror.
fulminurate
fumigations
fumigations
noun
plural of fumigation
funambulant
funambulate
funambulate
verb
(intransitive) To walk on ropes; to tightrope-walk.
funambulism
funambulism
noun
The art of walking on a tightrope or a slack-rope.
funambulist
funambulist
noun
A tightrope walker or a similar performer on a slack rope.
funambuloes
fundamental
fundamental
adj
Related to a foundation. base, or basis; serving as a foundation.
essential; extremely important
noun
(music) The lowest partial of a complex tone.
(physics) The lowest frequency of a periodic waveform.
(usually in the plural) A main or major principle, rule, law, etc. which serves as the foundation or basis of a system; an essential part
ganglioform
ganglioform
adj
Alternative form of gangliform
graminiform
granitiform
granitiform
adj
(geology) Resembling granite in structure or shape.
granuliform
granuliform
adj
(mineralogy) Having a granular structure.
harengiform
harengiform
adj
(rare) herring-shaped
harmfulness
harmfulness
noun
The characteristic of being harmful.
hoffmannist
hoffmannite
infantilism
infantilism
noun
(sexuality) A paraphilia based on the sight or feeling of diapers, or being diapered.
An emotional dependency on being treated as an infant.