(transitive) To deprive someone of a franchise, generally of the right to vote.
disfranchisers
disfranchisers
noun
plural of disfranchiser
disfranchising
disfranchising
verb
present participle of disfranchise
disfurnishment
disfurnishment
noun
(archaic) The act of disfurnishing, or the state of being disfurnished.
electrofishing
electrofishing
noun
a kind of fishing that uses electricity to stun the fish before they are caught, often used in scientific surveys so that the fish can be studied and returned to the water alive
enfranchisable
enfranchisable
adj
Able to be enfranchised.
etherification
etherification
noun
(organic chemistry) The process of making an ether, especially the removal of alcohols from petroleum products by reacting with sulfuric acid.
faintheartedly
faintheartedly
adv
In a fainthearted manner.
farfetchedness
farfetchedness
noun
The quality of being far-fetched.
farsightedness
farsightedness
noun
(pathology) The condition of being unable to focus on near objects; presbyopia.
The quality of being considerate about what might happen in the future.
fatherlessness
fatherlessness
noun
The state or quality of being fatherless (not having a (living) father).
featherbedding
featherbedding
noun
(US) The employment of more workers than is necessary, typically because of labor union rules (or sometimes deals with organized crime, a government, etc), especially upon the introduction of new technology.
verb
present participle of featherbed
featherbrained
featherbrained
adj
Alternative spelling of feather-brained
feinschmeckers
fibrochondroma
filibranchiate
finsteraarhorn
forecatharping
forehandedness
forehandedness
noun
Action taken in advance.
Prudence, foresight, and thriftiness.
Wealth, the quality of having sufficient possessions to live comfortably.
forerunnership
forerunnership
noun
The state or condition of a forerunner.
foreshortening
foreshortening
noun
(art) A technique for creating the appearance that the object of a drawing is extending into space by shortening the lines with which that object is drawn.
A similar contracted appearance in film or photography, etc.
verb
present participle of foreshorten
forthrightness
forthrightness
noun
The characteristic or quality of being forthright
frankheartedly
frankheartness
freehandedness
freehandedness
noun
The quality or state of being freehanded.
frightenedness
frightenedness
noun
Quality of being frightened.
grandfatherish
grandfatherish
adj
grandfatherly
halfpennyworth
halfpennyworth
noun
(Britain) As much as could be bought for a halfpenny (pre- or post-decimalisation).
(Britain, informal) A negligible amount.
(Britain, informal) One's opinion or thoughts; one's two cents.
handicraftship
handicraftship
noun
The skill or art of making handicrafts.
handicraftsman
handicraftsman
noun
A practitioner of a handicraft, usually male.
handicraftsmen
handicraftsmen
noun
plural of handicraftsman
hardfistedness
hardfistedness
noun
The quality of being covetous or niggardly.
hyperconfident
hyperconfident
adj
Extremely confident.
hyperinflation
hyperinflation
noun
(economics) A very high rate of inflation.
ichneumoniform
incoherentific
infrabranchial
infrabranchial
adj
(zoology) Below the gills; applied to the ventral portion of the pallial chamber in the lamellibranchs.
infratrochlear
infratrochlear
adj
(anatomy) Below a trochlea; applied especially to one of the subdivisions of the trigeminal nerve.
labyrinthiform
labyrinthiform
adj
Having the form of a labyrinth; intricate.
lightningproof
lightningproof
adj
Resistant to lightning.
machinofacture
machinofacture
noun
The production of goods through the use of machines.
verb
To produce by means of machinofacture.
methoxyflurane
methoxyflurane
noun
(pharmaceutical drugs) An inhalational anaesthetic of the 1960s and early 1970s, now largely abandoned because of detrimental effects on the kidneys.
mirthfulnesses
overfranchised
overfurnishing
overfurnishing
verb
present participle of overfurnish
phenosafranine
phenosafranine
noun
(organic chemistry) The chemical compound C₁₈H₁₅ClN₄, used in photography.
prizefightings
prizefightings
noun
plural of prizefighting
reflourishment
reflourishment
noun
The process of flourishing anew.
refreshingness
refreshingness
noun
The state of being refreshing.
rightfulnesses
schaefferstown
scorpionfishes
scorpionfishes
noun
plural of scorpionfish
sergeantfishes
shriftlessness
shrinkageproof
smokefarthings
sportfisherman
sportfisherman
noun
A boat intended for sportfishing.
A person who participates in sportfishing.
sprightfulness
sprightfulness
noun
(rare) The quality of being sprightful
struthioniform
struthioniform
adj
(zoology) Of or relating to the Struthioniformes, an order of birds.
subforemanship
swordfisherman
swordfisherman
noun
A fisherman who fishes for swordfish.
thenceforwards
thenceforwards
adv
From then on; from that time on
thriftlessness
thriftlessness
noun
The property of being thriftless.
trichiniferous
truthfulnesses
truthfulnesses
noun
plural of truthfulness
unaffranchised
unaffrightedly
unaffrightedly
adv
(archaic) Without feeling fear.
uncheerfulness
uncheerfulness
noun
The state or condition of being uncheerful.
underfurnished
underfurnished
adj
Inadequately furnished; lacking in furniture.
underfurnisher
undersheriffry
undersheriffry
noun
(obsolete) undershrievalty
unenfranchised
unenfranchised
adj
Not enfranchised; unfree.
unfatherliness
unfatherliness
noun
The state or condition of being unfatherly.
unfreakishness
unfrightenable
unfrightenable
adj
Incapable of being frightened.
unmirthfulness
unrefreshingly
unrefreshingly
adv
In an unrefreshing way.
unrightfulness
unrightfulness
noun
The state or quality of being unrightful.
untruthfulness
untruthfulness
noun
The state of being untruthful; dishonesty.
unwrathfulness
worshipfulness
worshipfulness
noun
The state or condition of being worshipful; reverence.