(sports) The collection of organizations in the history of a sports team; the tradition of a sports team as an entity, extending beyond the contemporary organization.
A business operating under such authorization, a franchisee.
A legal exemption from jurisdiction.
A right or privilege officially granted to a person, a group of people, or a company by a government.
An acknowledgment of a corporation's existence and ownership.
Exemption from constraint or oppression; freedom; liberty.
The authorization granted by a company to sell or distribute its goods or services in a certain area.
The district or jurisdiction to which a particular privilege extends; the limits of an immunity; hence, an asylum or sanctuary.
The loose collection of fictional works pertaining to a particular fictional universe, including literary, film, or television series from various sources, generally when all authorized by a copyright holder or similar authority.
The membership of a corporation or state; citizenship.
The right to vote at a public election or referendum; see: suffrage, suffragette.
verb
(transitive) To confer certain powers on; grant a franchise to; authorize.
(transitive, rare) To set free; invest with a franchise or privilege; enfranchise.
francisca
francisca
noun
(historical) A throwing axe used as a weapon during the Early Middle Ages by the Franks.
francisco
francisco
Proper noun
A moon of Uranus
franciska
francitas
franciums
franciums
noun
plural of francium
francoise
francoism
francoism
Proper noun
The period of history in Spain under the dictatorship of from 1936 to 1975.
francoist
francoist
Adjective
of or relating to Francoism
of or relating to especially his political views or beliefs.
Noun
A supporter of Francoism.
franglais
franglais
name
Alternative letter-case form of Franglais
franklins
franklins
noun
plural of franklin
frankness
frankness
noun
The state of being frank; candour; honesty.
frankston
franseria
franseria
noun
Any plant of the genus Franseria (now Ambrosia), the ragweeds.
fransisco
frauleins
frauleins
noun
plural of fraulein
freemason
freemason
noun
A member of a guild of skilled itinerant masons during the Middle Ages and early modern times.
freestone
freestone
noun
(countable) A stone fruit having a stone (pit) that is relatively free of the flesh.
Sedimentary rock: a type of stone that is composed of small particles and easily shaped, most commonly sandstone or limestone.
fremdness
frenchies
frenchism
frenchism
Noun
A custom peculiar to France.
A word, phrase or linguistic feature typical of French.
frenetics
frenetics
noun
plural of frenetic
frequents
frequents
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of frequent
frescoing
frescoing
noun
A fresco.
verb
present participle of fresco
freshened
freshened
verb
simple past tense and past participle of freshen
freshener
freshener
noun
(often in combination) Something that freshens
air freshener
freshment
freshment
noun
(obsolete) refreshment
freshness
freshness
noun
The state or quality of being fresh.
freudians
friandise
frictions
frictions
noun
plural of friction
friesland
friesland
Proper noun
A province of the Netherlands.
frightens
frightens
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of frighten
frillings
frillings
noun
plural of frilling
fringiest
fringiest
adj
superlative form of fringy: most fringy
frogskins
frogskins
noun
plural of frogskin
frogspawn
frogspawn
noun
A gelatinous mass of frogs' eggs, laid in ponds and ditches.
frondesce
frondesce
verb
To unfold leaves, as plants.
frondeurs
frondeurs
noun
plural of frondeur
frondless
frondless
adj
Without fronds.
frontages
frontages
noun
plural of frontage
frontalis
frontalis
noun
(anatomy) A muscle of the forehead, sometimes considered to be part of the occipitofrontalis muscle.
frontenis
frontenis
noun
A racquet sport played on a short pelota court.
frontiers
frontiers
noun
plural of frontier
frontlash
frontlash
noun
A swell of support for a proposal that counters any backlash.
frontless
frontless
adj
Lacking a front
shameless, impudent
frontlets
frontlets
noun
plural of frontlet
frontsman
frontways
frontways
adv
towards the front; forward
frontwise
frontwise
adv
Toward the front; in the direction of the front; frontward.
frostings
frostings
noun
plural of frosting
frownless
frownless
adj
Without a frown.
fructosan
fructosan
noun
inulin
fruitions
fruitions
noun
plural of fruition
fundraise
fundraise
verb
To raise funds for a specified cause or purpose.
funebrous
furanoses
furanoses
noun
plural of furanose
furfurans
furfurans
noun
plural of furfuran
furnarius
furnerius
furnished
furnished
adj
equipped with whatever is needed
supplied with furniture
verb
simple past tense and past participle of furnish
furnisher
furnisher
noun
one who furnishes
furnishes
furnishes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of furnish
(now rare, poetic) Misshapen; having no real form.
infrapose
infrareds
infrareds
noun
plural of infrared
infringes
infringes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of infringe
infusoria
infusoria
noun
plural of infusorium
interfuse
interfuse
verb
To fuse or blend together
introfies
jefferson
jefferson
Proper noun
Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826); the third President of the United States, principal author of the US Declaration of Independence (1776), and one of the most influential founders of the United States.
A city in Georgia, USA
A city in Iowa, USA
A village in Ohio, USA
A city in Texas, USA
A city in Wisconsin, USA
Noun
A two-dollar bill.
karnofsky
kingsford
kniferest
landforms
landforms
noun
plural of landform
leinsdorf
misconfer
misfiring
misfiring
noun
The situation where something misfires.
verb
present participle of misfire
misinfers
misinfers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of misinfer
misinform
misinform
verb
(transitive) To give or deliver false, fake, or misleading information.
monstrify
monstrify
verb
(transitive) To turn into a monster; to portray as monstrous.
nefarious
nefarious
adj
Sinful, villainous, criminal, or wicked, especially when noteworthy or notorious for such characteristics.
nigrifies
nigrifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of nigrify
nitrifies
nitrifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of nitrify
nitrosify
nonfeasor
nonfeasor
noun
(law) A person who commits nonfeasance; one who fails to fulfil an official or legal duty.
nonforest
nonforest
adj
Not of or pertaining to forest.
notifiers
notifiers
noun
plural of notifier
offenders
offenders
noun
plural of offender
offerings
offerings
noun
plural of offering
offprints
offprints
noun
plural of offprint
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of offprint
offscreen
offscreen
adj
Existing or happening outside the frame of the cinema or television screen
adv
Outside the frame of the cinema or television screen
offspring
offspring
noun
(computing) A process launched by another process.
(figuratively) Anything produced; the result of an entity's efforts.
A person's daughter(s) and/or son(s); a person's children.
All of a person's descendants, including further generations.
An animal or plant's progeny or young.
outfrowns
outfrowns
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outfrown
paraffins
paraffins
noun
plural of paraffin
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of paraffin
perfusing
perfusing
verb
present participle of perfuse
perfusion
perfusion
noun
(medicine) The introduction of a drug or nutrients through the bloodstream in order to reach an internal organ or tissues.
The act of perfusing
personify
personify
verb
(transitive) To be an example of; to have all the attributes of.
(transitive) To create a representation of (an abstract quality) in the form of a character or persona.
pinafores
pinafores
noun
plural of pinafore
planforms
planforms
noun
plural of planform
prefinish
prefranks
prisonful
prisonful
noun
Enough to fill a prison.
profaners
profaners
noun
plural of profaner
profanism
profounds
profounds
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of profound
profusion
profusion
noun
abundance; the state of being profuse; a cornucopia
lavish or imprudent expenditure; prodigality or extravagance
proofness
purflings
purflings
noun
plural of purfling
raffinase
raffinase
noun
(biochemistry) A form of galactosidase that hydrolyses raffinose
raffinose
raffinose
noun
(biochemistry) A trisaccharide, composed of galactose, glucose and fructose, that is widely distributed in many plants
raftiness
rainfalls
rainfalls
noun
plural of rainfall
reconfess
reconfess
verb
To confess again or anew.
reconfuse
reconfuse
verb
(transitive) To confuse again.
redefines
redefines
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of redefine
refashion
refashion
verb
To fashion again or anew.
refastens
refastens
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of refasten
referents
referents
noun
plural of referent
refreshen
refreshen
verb
(transitive) To freshen again.
refunders
refunders
noun
plural of refunder
refurnish
refurnish
verb
(transitive) To furnish again; to get new furniture for.
(transitive) To supply or provide anew.
refusenik
refusenik
noun
(Soviet Union, slang, historical) One of the citizens of the former Soviet Union, typically but not exclusively Jewish, who were refused permission to emigrate.
(colloquial) A person who refuses to do something, for example one who refuses conscription or vaccination.
(colloquial) A person who wants to do something but is refused permission to.
reinfects
reinfects
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of reinfect
reinforms
reinforms
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of reinform
reinfused
reinfused
verb
simple past tense and past participle of reinfuse
reinfuses
reinfuses
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of reinfuse
reoffense
reoffense
noun
Alternative form of reoffence
resentful
resentful
adj
Harboring resentment, full of resentment, at a given moment.
Inclined to resent, who tends to harbor resentment, when wronged.
resifting
resifting
noun
A second or subsequent sifting.
verb
present participle of resift
resignful
resignful
adj
Full of resignation; resigned.
resorufin
resorufin
noun
(organic chemistry) A red, fluorescent dye, 7-hydroxy-3H-phenoxazin-3-one, related to resazurin
restiffen
restiffen
verb
To stiffen again.
reunifies
reunifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of reunify