(transitive) To free from obligation, servitude or service.
afterspring
afterstrain
aftervision
aluniferous
anatiferous
anatiferous
adj
Producing ducks. Formerly used of barnacles, since it was believed that they produced ducks and geese.
anfractuose
anfractuose
adj
Alternative form of anfractuous
anfractuous
anfractuous
adj
craggy, rugged, coarse, rough, uneven.
sinuous, twisty, winding.
antifreezes
antifreezes
noun
plural of antifreeze
arcifinious
arcifinious
adj
(law, dated) Having a natural boundary, like a river, rather than an artificial dividing line.
arsenofuran
austafrican
beachfronts
beachfronts
noun
plural of beachfront
beanfeaster
beanfeaster
noun
(chiefly Britain) One who takes part in a beanfeast.
benefactors
benefactors
noun
plural of benefactor
benzofurans
benzofurans
noun
plural of benzofuran
breakfronts
breakfronts
noun
plural of breakfront
carefulness
carefulness
noun
The state of being careful.
carniferous
carniferous
adj
Obsolete form of carnivorous.
confervales
confirmands
confirmands
noun
plural of confirmand
confiscator
confiscator
noun
A person who confiscates
confrontals
cotransfers
cotransfers
noun
plural of cotransfer
cotransfuse
craftsmanly
craftsmanly
adj
Befitting a craftsman.
craftswoman
craftswoman
noun
A female artisan.
craftswomen
craftswomen
noun
plural of craftswoman
crankshafts
crankshafts
noun
plural of crankshaft
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of crankshaft
crawfishing
crawfishing
noun
fishing for crawfish
verb
present participle of crawfish
crayfishing
crayfishing
noun
fishing for crayfish
verb
present participle of crayfish
crestfallen
crestfallen
adj
(obsolete, of a horse) Having the crest, or upper part of the neck, hanging to one side.
Sad because of a disappointment.
disfavoring
disfavoring
verb
present participle of disfavor
draftswoman
draftswoman
noun
A woman employed in making drawings.
A woman exceptionally skilled in drawing.
dragonflies
dragonflies
noun
plural of dragonfly
dwarfnesses
effranchise
effranchise
verb
Obsolete form of enfranchise.
enfleurages
enfleurages
noun
plural of enfleurage
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.
fairgrounds
fairgrounds
noun
Alternative spelling of fairground; the grounds where a fair is held.
plural of fairground
fairishness
fantasizers
fantasizers
noun
plural of fantasizer
farawayness
farawayness
noun
The state of being faraway
farinaceous
farinaceous
adj
Having a floury texture; grainy.
Made from, or rich in, starch or flour.
farinacious
farinacious
adj
(obsolete) Alternative spelling of farinaceous
farraginous
farraginous
adj
(now rare) Random, miscellaneous, indiscriminate.
fascinators
fascinators
noun
plural of fascinator
fatherlands
fatherlands
noun
plural of fatherland
favoredness
favoredness
noun
(obsolete) appearance
fearfulness
fearfulness
noun
The quality of being fearful.
featherings
featherings
noun
plural of feathering
federalness
federalness
noun
Quality of being federal.
federations
federations
noun
plural of federation
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
figurations
figurations
noun
plural of figuration
filtrations
filtrations
noun
plural of filtration
fingernails
fingernails
noun
plural of fingernail
fingerstall
fingerstall
noun
A protective cover for the finger; a fingercot.
firemanship
firemanship
noun
The skills of fire safety, fire prevention, etc.
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.
fissuration
fissuration
noun
The act of dividing or opening; the formation of a fissure.
The condition of having fissures.
flagrancies
flagrancies
noun
plural of flagrancy
flatlanders
flatlanders
noun
plural of flatlander
flavoriness
flirtations
flirtations
noun
plural of flirtation
florianolis
floriations
floriations
noun
plural of floriation
floribundas
floribundas
noun
plural of floribunda
florimanist
fluorinates
fluorinates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fluorinate
flustrating
flustrating
verb
present participle of flustrate
flustration
flustration
noun
(colloquial) The act of flustrating; confusion; flurry.
forecasting
forecasting
noun
A forecast or prediction.
verb
present participle of forecast
forehandsel
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
foreordains
foreordains
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of foreordain
foreparents
foreparents
noun
plural of foreparent
forestation
forestation
noun
The act of planting a forest.
The conversion of a habitat to forest.
forestlands
forestlands
noun
plural of forestland
foretasting
foretasting
verb
present participle of foretaste
formalising
formalising
verb
present participle of formalise
fornicators
fornicators
noun
plural of fornicator
forspeaking
forspeaking
verb
present participle of forspeak
forswearing
forswearing
noun
The act of one who forswears.
verb
present participle of forswear
fortepianos
fortepianos
noun
plural of fortepiano
forwardness
forwardness
noun
The quality of being forward.
fracedinous
fracedinous
adj
(rare) Producing heat through putrefaction.
fractionise
fractionise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of fractionize.
fragileness
fragileness
noun
The property of being fragile.
fragmentise
fragmentise
verb
Alternative form of fragmentize
fragmentist
fragmentist
noun
A writer of fragments.
fragrancies
fragrancies
noun
plural of fragrancy
frailnesses
frailnesses
noun
plural of frailness
francestown
franchisees
franchisees
noun
plural of franchisee
franchisers
franchisers
noun
plural of franchiser
franchising
franchising
noun
The establishment, granting, or use of a franchise.
verb
present participle of franchise
franchisors
franchisors
noun
plural of franchisor
franciscans
frangipanes
frangipanes
noun
plural of frangipane
frangipanis
frangipanis
noun
plural of frangipani
franklinism
franklinist
franknesses
franknesses
noun
plural of frankness
franksville
franticness
franticness
noun
The state or quality of being frantic
fraternised
fraternised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fraternise
fraterniser
fraterniser
noun
Alternative form of fraternizer
fraternizes
fraternizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fraternize
fraxinellas
fraxinellas
noun
plural of fraxinella
freelancers
freelancers
noun
plural of freelancer
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.
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.
friableness
friableness
noun
The state or quality of being friable; friability.
fricandeaus
fricandeaus
noun
plural of fricandeau
fricasseing
frontonasal
frontonasal
adj
(anatomy) relating to the frontal bone and the nose
frowardness
frowardness
noun
The quality of being froward.
fruitarians
fruitarians
noun
plural of fruitarian
frustrating
frustrating
adj
Discouraging; causing annoyance or anger by excessive difficulty.
verb
present participle of frustrate
frustration
frustration
noun
(law) The state of contract that allows a party to back away from its contractual obligations due to (unforeseen) radical changes to the nature of the thing a party has been obligated to.
A thing that frustrates.
Anger not directed at anything or anyone in particular.
The act of frustrating, or the state, or an instance of being frustrated.
The feeling of annoyance at impassibility from resistance.
fundatrices
fundatrices
noun
plural of fundatrix
fundraising
fundraising
adj
(attributive) Relating to raising money (funds), particularly for charities.
noun
The process of collecting money by requesting donations from individuals and businesses.
furanosides
furanosides
noun
plural of furanoside
furnariides
furnishable
furnishable
adj
Capable of being fitted with furniture.
Capable of being supplied or provided.
fustilarian
fustilarian
noun
(obsolete, nonce word) A low fellow; a stinkard; a scoundrel.
godforsaken
godforsaken
adj
Abandoned by a deity or god.
Particularly awful; very bad
grainfields
grainfields
noun
plural of grainfield
graniferous
graniferous
adj
Bearing grain, or seeds like grain.
guaniferous
guaniferous
adj
Yielding guano.
handicrafts
handicrafts
noun
plural of handicraft
harmfulness
harmfulness
noun
The characteristic of being harmful.
increaseful
increaseful
adj
(archaic) Full of increase; abundant in produce.
infarctions
infarctions
noun
plural of infarction
infernalism
infernalism
noun
(dated) An infernal thing or act.
(dated) Hellishness.
(theology) Belief in the existence of hell, especially as a place of eternal and conscious torment after death.
infiltrates
infiltrates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of infiltrate
infirmaress
infirmaress
noun
A female infirmarer; a woman in charge of an infirmary, especially in a medieval monastery.
infirmaries
infirmaries
noun
plural of infirmary
informalism
informalism
noun
A word, phrase, behaviour, etc. that is informal.
An art movement based on abstract and gestural tendencies rather than definite form.
informalist
informalist
noun
An artist working in the style of informalism.
informatics
informatics
noun
(computing) A branch of information science and of computer science that focuses on the study of information processing, particularly with respect to systems integration and human interactions with machine and data.