(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.
afforcement
afforcement
noun
(obsolete) A reinforcement; a strengthening.
affrontment
affrontment
noun
An act of affronting; an insult or hostile confrontation.
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.
alcyoniform
aluminiform
aluminiform
adj
Having the form of alumina.
aminoformic
ammonifying
ammonifying
verb
present participle of ammonify
antenniform
antenniform
adj
Having the shape of an antenna
antheriform
antheriform
adj
Shaped like an anther.
antifoaming
antifoaming
adj
That inhibits the formation of foam
antiformant
beuniformed
beuniformed
adj
(dated) Wearing a uniform.
bipenniform
bipenniform
adj
Resembling a feather on both sides
bipennate
blenniiform
blenniiform
noun
Any fish of the suborder Blennioidei or order Blenniiformes of blennies.
branchiform
bucciniform
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
ciconiiform
ciconiiform
noun
Any stork of the order Ciconiiformes
coffinmaker
coffinmaker
noun
A manufacturer of coffins.
columniform
columniform
adj
Having the form of a column.
comfinesses
conferments
conferments
noun
plural of conferment
confinement
confinement
noun
(dated) Lying-in, time of giving birth.
The act of confining or the state of being confined.
lockdown
confirmable
confirmable
adj
Capable of being checked, verifiable.
confirmands
confirmands
noun
plural of confirmand
confirmedly
confirmedly
adv
In a manner that is confirmed; definitely, as has been demonstrated.
confirmment
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)
conformisms
conformisms
noun
plural of conformism
conformists
conformists
noun
plural of conformist
contemptful
contemptful
adj
Full of contempt.
craftswoman
craftswoman
noun
A female artisan.
craftswomen
craftswomen
noun
plural of craftswoman
cyanformate
cypriniform
cypriniform
noun
Any of many ray-finned fish, of the order Cypriniformes, such as the carps, minnows and loaches
defamations
defamations
noun
plural of defamation
deforcement
deforcement
noun
(law) A keeping out by force or wrong; a wrongful withholding, as of lands or tenements, to which another has a right.
(law, Scotland) Resistance to an officer in the execution of law.
deformation
deformation
noun
A transformation; change of shape.
The act of deforming, or state of being deformed.
disconfirms
disconfirms
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disconfirm
disinformed
disinformed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disinform
doomfulness
draftswoman
draftswoman
noun
A woman employed in making drawings.
A woman exceptionally skilled in drawing.
drepaniform
drepaniform
adj
sickle-shaped
dumbfounded
dumbfounded
adj
Shocked and speechless.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dumbfound
dumbfounder
dumbfounder
noun
Someone who or that which dumbfounds.
verb
(transitive) To dumbfound.
dumfounding
dumfounding
verb
present participle of dumfound
ecofeminism
ecofeminism
noun
A sociopolitical movement combining feminism and environmentalism.
ecofeminist
ecofeminist
adj
Of or relating to ecofeminism.
noun
One who subscribes to ecofeminism.
efformation
efformation
noun
(obsolete) The act of giving shape or form; formation.
enfeoffment
enfeoffment
noun
(law, common law) The act or process of transferring possession and ownership of an estate in land.
(law, common law) The instrument or deed by which one obtains such property or estate.
(law, common law) The property or estate so transferred.
enfoeffment
enforcement
enforcement
noun
A giving force to; a putting in execution.
That which enforces, constraints, gives force, authority, or effect to; constraint; force applied.
The act of enforcing; compulsion.
entomofauna
entomofauna
noun
insect fauna
fablemonger
fablemonger
noun
One who tells or composes fables.
falconiform
falconiform
noun
(ornithology) Any falcon of the order Falconiformes
fancymonger
fancymonger
noun
(obsolete) A lovemonger; a whimsical lover.
farinometer
farinometer
noun
An instrument for measuring the viscosity of flour.
fellmongers
fellmongers
noun
plural of fellmonger
fellmongery
fellmongery
noun
A fellmonger's place of work.
The trade of a fellmonger.
feminophobe
femtosecond
femtosecond
noun
A unit of time equal to 0.000 000 000 000 001 seconds (i.e. 1×10⁻¹⁵ seconds) and with symbol fs.
ferromagnet
ferromagnet
noun
(physics) a ferromagnetic material
a magnet made from such material
fibrocement
fibrocement
noun
A composite of cement and cellulose fibres.
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.
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.
firebombing
firebombing
noun
An attack with a firebomb.
verb
present participle of firebomb
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.
fisherwomen
fisherwomen
noun
plural of fisherwoman
fishmongers
fishmongers
noun
plural of fishmonger
fitzsimmons
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
fleshmonger
fleshmonger
noun
(archaic) One who deals in flesh; hence, a pimp, procurer, or pander.
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.
forecommend
forecondemn
forecondemn
verb
(transitive) To prejudge and condemn in advance.
foredooming
foredooming
verb
present participle of foredoom
foreignisms
foreignisms
noun
plural of foreignism
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
foremention
forepayment
forepayment
noun
payment made in advance
forjudgment
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).
formfitting
formfitting
adj
(of clothing) That follows the contours of the body
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.
formulising
formulising
verb
present participle of formulise
formulizing
formulizing
verb
present participle of formulize
formylating
formylating
verb
present participle of formylate
formylation
formylation
noun
(organic chemistry) Any reaction involving the introduction of a formyl group.
forniciform
forniciform
adj
archlike or vaulted in form
forthcoming
forthcoming
adj
(not comparable) Approaching or about to take place.
Available when needed; in place, ready.
Willing to co-operate or provide information; candid, frank, responsive.
noun
An act of coming forth.
Something that is yet to come.
verb
present participle of forthcome
francomania
francomania
Noun
An obsession with the French culture, language, or people.
frankalmoin
frankalmoin
noun
Alternative form of frankalmoign
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.
frenchwomen
frontierman
frontierman
noun
Alternative form of frontiersman
frontomalar
fulmicotton
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.
fulsomeness
fulsomeness
noun
The state or quality of being fulsome or showing overdone and insincere flattery.
fumigations
fumigations
noun
plural of fumigation
funambuloes
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
hoffmannist
hoffmannite
impersonify
inconfirmed
infeoffment
infeoffment
noun
Archaic form of enfeoffment.
inferiorism
infirmation
infirmation
noun
(philosophy) disconfirmation
infirmatory
infirmatory
noun
(obsolete) An infirmary.
infomercial
infomercial
noun
A program-length television commercial, typically between thirty minutes and one hour long, that advertises a product or service by presenting supposedly impartial information about it.
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.
informality
informality
noun
The condition of being informal.
informalize
informalize
verb
(transitive) To make informal.
informatica
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.