(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.
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.
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.
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.
ciconiform
cimiciform
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.
cofferdams
cofferdams
noun
plural of cofferdam
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
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.
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
falciparum
falciparum
noun
(cytology) The parasitic protozoan Plasmodium falciparum that causes falciparum malaria
femorocele
fernambuck
filiciform
filiciform
adj
Shaped like a fern or like the parts of a fern leaf.
fimbricate
fimbricate
adj
(zoology) Fringed, on one side only, by long, straight hairs, like the antennae of certain insects.
fringed; jagged; fimbriate
firstcomer
firstcomer
noun
One who comes first; a person or entity being the first to arrive, or the first in sequence.
fluidrachm
fluidrachm
noun
Alternative form of fluidram
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
fulminuric
fulminuric
adj
Of or pertaining to fulminuric acid or its derivatives.
furnaceman
furnaceman
noun
One who operates a furnace in metalworking.
furnacemen
furnacemen
noun
plural of furnaceman
heliciform
heliciform
adj
Having the form of a helix; spiral.
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"/>
macrofarad
malefactor
malefactor
noun
A criminal or felon.
An evildoer.
manufactor
mccafferty
mercifully
mercifully
adv
In a merciful manner.
thankfully
mercyproof
mesofurcal
mesofurcal
adj
Of, or pertaining to, the mesofurca.
metalcraft
metalcraft
noun
Collectively, items crafted from metal.
Metalworking.
micrifying
microfarad
microfarad
noun
(physics) One millionth ( 10⁻⁶ ) of a farad, abbreviated as µF.
microfauna
microfauna
noun
The smallest of the faunal size divisions, including mainly microorganisms but also sometimes applied to the tiniest species of animal groups such as ticks, insects, etc.
microfiche
microfiche
noun
A device used to magnify and read these sheets.
A sheet of microfilm, six by four inches, holding several hundred reduced images of document pages, read using a microfiche reader or microfilm reader.
verb
(transitive) To convert (documents) to microfiche format.
microfilms
microfilms
noun
plural of microfilm
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of microfilm
microflora
microflora
noun
Microscopic plant life, especially the bacterial colonies found in the gut of normal, healthy animals and humans.
microforms
microforms
noun
plural of microform
miscomfort
miscomfort
noun
(now rare) Discomfort
verb
(archaic) Discomfort.
misenforce
misenforce
verb
To enforce incorrectly.
misreflect
misreflect
verb
To mirror inaccurately; to reflect a distorted image of.
To present an inaccurate description of; to give an inaccurate impression of.
To think about in a distorted way
morbifical
morbifical
adj
Alternative form of morbific
muciferous
muciferous
adj
Producing or secreting mucus.
muckthrift
muriciform
musicproof
naticiform
noctuiform
noctuiform
adj
Having the form of a noctuid moth.
nonconform
nonconform
noun
A manufactured product, etc. that fails to conform to the required standards.
verb
(intransitive) To fail or refuse to conform; to differ.
nucleiform
nucleiform
adj
(biology) Having the form of a kernel
nuculiform
ocelliform
officerism
officerism
noun
The attitudes and behaviour of an officer.
onisciform
onisciform
adj
(of an insect larva) flattened and broad in form
perfectism
permirific
piciformes
ploceiform
poculiform
poculiform
adj
Having the shape of a goblet or drinking cup.
noun
A variety of snowdrop with petals of the same length.
preconfirm
preconfirm
verb
To confirm in advance.
preconform
preconform
verb
To conform by way of anticipation.
profascism
pumiciform
pumiciform
adj
Resembling, or having the structure of, pumice.
punctiform
punctiform
adj
Having the form of a point.
racemiform
racemiform
adj
Having the shape of a raceme.
radiciform
radiciform
adj
(botany) Having the nature or appearance of a radix, or root.
ramificate
ramificate
verb
Alternative form of ramify
reconfirms
reconfirms
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of reconfirm