(countable, law) A decision upholding the decision of a lower court or agency
(uncountable) The act of affirming, affirmation
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.
aftercomer
aftercomer
noun
One coming after; a successor; (in the plural) posterity.
archflamen
archflamen
noun
A chief flamen or priest.
archinfamy
ascidiform
ascidiform
adj
(zoology) Shaped like an ascidian.
atactiform
atactiform
adj
(medicine) Resembling ataxia.
baculiform
baculiform
adj
Shaped like a bacillus; rod-shaped.
beneficium
beryciform
beryciform
adj
(zoology) Belonging to the Beryciformes, an order of ray-finned fishes
noun
Any fish of the order Beryciformes
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.
camouflage
camouflage
noun
(biology) Resemblance of an organism to its surroundings for avoiding detection.
(military) The use of natural or artificial material on personnel, objects, or tactical positions with the aim of confusing, misleading, or evading the enemy.
(textiles) A pattern on clothing consisting of irregularly shaped patches that are either greenish/brownish, brownish/whitish, or bluish/whitish, as used by ground combat forces.
A disguise or covering up.
Clothes made from camouflage fabric, for concealment in combat or hunting.
The act of disguising.
verb
To hide or disguise something by covering it up or changing the way it looks.
camoufleur
camoufleur
noun
one who camouflages
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
charmfully
charmfully
adv
In a charmful manner.
chelmsford
chelmsford
Proper noun
The county town of Essex, England
chloroform
chloroform
noun
(organic chemistry) A halogenated hydrocarbon, trichloromethane, CHCl₃; it is a volatile, sweet-smelling liquid, used extensively as a solvent and formerly as an anesthetic.
verb
To treat with chloroform, or to render unconscious with chloroform.
choreiform
choreiform
adj
(medicine) Resembling chorea.
chromaffin
chromaffin
adj
(cytology) Having an affinity for (and thus being stained brownish yellow) by chromium salts.
chymifying
chymifying
verb
present participle of chymify
ciconiform
cimiciform
cimicifuga
cimicifuga
noun
Any member of the former genus Cimicifuga, now Actaea sect. Cimicifuga, of flowering plants: bugbane or cohosh.
circumflex
circumflex
adj
Curving around.
Having a circumflex mark.
noun
A diacritical mark (ˆ) placed over a vowel in the orthography or transliteration of many languages to change its pronunciation; while in some other languages over a consonant.
verb
To mark or pronounce with a circumflex.
circumfuse
circumfuse
verb
To pour round; to spread round, as a fluid.
To spread round; to surround.
clamjamfry
clupeiform
clupeiform
adj
(zoology) Belonging or relating to the order Clupeiformes of ray-finned fish, including herrings and anchovies
noun
Any fish of the order Clupeiformes
clypeiform
clypeiform
adj
shield-shaped; clypeate
coffeeroom
coffeeroom
noun
A public room where coffee and other refreshments may be obtained.
coffeetime
coffeetime
noun
A time when coffee is drunk.
cofferdams
cofferdams
noun
plural of cofferdam
combfishes
combfishes
noun
plural of combfish
combflower
comforters
comforters
noun
plural of comforter
comfortful
comfortful
adj
Full of comforts; comfortable.
comforting
comforting
adj
Giving comfort.
noun
The act of giving comfort.
verb
present participle of comfort
comiferous
comournful
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).
complexify
complexify
verb
To make something more complex; to complicate.
conchiform
conchiform
adj
Shaped like a conch.
conferment
conferment
noun
The act of conferring; a presentation or bestowal.
confirmand
confirmand
noun
(religion) A candidate for confirmation or affirmation of baptism.
confirming
confirming
noun
An act of confirmation.
verb
present participle of confirm
confirmity
conformant
conformant
adj
In accordance with a set of specifications.
conformate
conformers
conformers
noun
plural of conformer
conforming
conforming
adj
Exhibiting conformity.
verb
present participle of conform
conformism
conformism
noun
A willingness to conform; conformity
conformist
conformist
adj
Conforming to established customs, etc.
noun
A noctuid moth (Lithophane furcifera)
Someone who tries to conform to the mainstream.
conformity
conformity
noun
A point of resemblance; a similarity.
The ideology of adhering to one standard or social uniformity.
The state of being conforming, of complying with a set of rules, with a norm or standard.
The state of things being similar or identical.
coroniform
coroniform
adj
Having the form of a crown or coronet.
coryneform
coryneform
noun
Any bacterium of the genus Corynebacterium
Bacteria resembling such bacterium, having irregularly shaped, non-spore-forming, aerobic, gram-positive rods.
cotyliform
cotyliform
adj
(botany) Having the form of a cup.
creamfruit
cribriform
cribriform
adj
Perforated, as in the manner of a sieve.
crimeproof
crimeproof
adj
Resistant to criminal activity.
verb
(transitive) To make resistant to criminal activity.
cristiform
cristiform
adj
Resembling a crest
cuculiform
cuculiform
noun
Any bird of the order Cuculiformes
cucumiform
cucumiform
adj
Shaped like a cucumber; having the form of a cylinder tapered and rounded at the ends, and possibly curved.
culiciform
culiciform
adj
(zoology) gnat-shaped
cultriform
cultriform
adj
(botany, zoology) Shaped like a pruning knife; cultrate.
cumflutter
cumuliform
cumuliform
adj
Having the shape of a cumulus cloud.
cupuliform
cupuliform
Adjective
Shaped like a cupule.
cyanformic
cyathiform
cyathiform
adj
In the form of a cup, a little widened at the top.
cycadiform
cymbaeform
cymiferous
cymiferous
adj
(botany) Producing cymes.
defacement
defacement
noun
(heraldry, vexillology) A symbol added to a flag or coat of arms to change it or make it different from another.
An act of defacing; an instance of visibly marring or disfiguring something.
An act of voiding or devaluing; nullification of the face value.
discomfits
discomfits
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of discomfit
discomfort
discomfort
noun
Mental or bodily distress.
Something that disturbs one’s comfort; an annoyance.
verb
(obsolete) To discourage; to deject.
To cause annoyance or distress to.
disconfirm
disconfirm
verb
(transitive) To establish the falsity of a claim or belief; to show or to tend to show that a theory or hypothesis is not valid.
disconform
donaciform
echiniform
effacement
effacement
noun
(medicine) A shortening, or thinning, of the cervix before or during early labour.
The act of expunging, of wiping out; expungement.
Withdrawal in order to make oneself inconspicuous; the making of oneself inconspicuous.
effeminacy
effeminacy
noun
The quality of being effeminate.
enfacement
enfacement
noun
The act, or the result of enfacing
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.
falciparum
falciparum
noun
(cytology) The parasitic protozoan Plasmodium falciparum that causes falciparum malaria
fallectomy
familistic
familistic
adj
Pertaining to familism.
fanaticism
fanaticism
noun
The characteristic or practice of being a fanatic.
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).
feminacies
feminacies
noun
plural of feminacy
feministic
feministic
adj
Of or relating to or in accordance with feminism.
femorocele
fernambuck
fiddlecome
filiciform
filiciform
adj
Shaped like a fern or like the parts of a fern leaf.
filionymic
filmically
filmically
adv
In a filmic manner.
fimbricate
fimbricate
adj
(zoology) Fringed, on one side only, by long, straight hairs, like the antennae of certain insects.
fringed; jagged; fimbriate
fimicolous
fimicolous
adj
Inhabiting dung.
firstcomer
firstcomer
noun
One who comes first; a person or entity being the first to arrive, or the first in sequence.
flacianism
flaminical
flaminical
adj
Pertaining to a flamen.
fleechment
fluidrachm
fluidrachm
noun
Alternative form of fluidram
foeniculum
formagenic
formicaria
formicaria
noun
plural of formicarium
formicated
formicated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of formicate
formicidae
formicinae
forthcomer
forthcomer
noun
(archaic) One who comes forth.
fremescent
fremescent
adj
(poetic) Becoming murmurous; roaring.
freshmanic
freshmanic
adj
(US, archaic, informal, humorous) Characteristic of a freshman.
frockmaker
frolicsome
frolicsome
adj
Characterised or marked by frolicking; playful.
fructiform
fruticetum
fruticetum
noun
A kind of arboretum featuring shrubs and bushes rather than trees.
fulcrumage
fulcruming
fulminancy
fulminancy
noun
Alternative form of fulminance
fulminuric
fulminuric
adj
Of or pertaining to fulminuric acid or its derivatives.
funambulic
furnaceman
furnaceman
noun
One who operates a furnace in metalworking.
furnacemen
furnacemen
noun
plural of furnaceman
fusicoccum
heliciform
heliciform
adj
Having the form of a helix; spiral.
hemifacial
hemifacial
adj
(anatomy) Relating to, or affecting, one half of the face.
hemofuscin
hyraciform
idemfactor
imperfects
imperfects
noun
plural of imperfect
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of imperfect
improlific
improlific
adj
(obsolete) not prolific
incisiform
incisiform
adj
Shaped like an incisor
laciniform
laciniform
adj
Resembling a fringe.
limaciform
limaciform
adj
slug-shaped
macfarlane
macfarlane
Noun
A cape-coat; a coat having a shoulder cape attached at the neck. In styles for women it may have two front slits near the waist through which a person's arms may be extended; for men it is a (generally) single-breasted overcoat with sleeves, the shoulder cape usually extending only to the elbows; similar to the Ulster and Inverness name="oxforddictionaries1"> name="oxforddictionaries1"/>