(obsolete) To cause (somebody) to die of hunger; to starve.
affirmances
affirmances
noun
plural of affirmance
affirmations
affirmations
noun
plural of affirmation
affirmativeness
affirmativeness
noun
The property of being affirmative.
affirmatives
affirmatives
noun
plural of affirmative
affirmers
affirmers
noun
plural of affirmer
affirms
affirms
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of affirm
affranchisement
affranchisement
noun
The act of freeing; enfranchisement.
aforetimes
aforetimes
Adverb
formerly, previously
africanderism
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.
afrikanderism
afrormosia
afrormosia
noun
Any of the African leguminous trees of the genus Pericopsis (formerly Afrormosia), especially Pericopsis elata; the timber of these trees.
afterimages
afterimages
noun
plural of afterimage
afterimpression
afterimpression
noun
Alternative spelling of after-impression
afterswarming
aftertimes
aftertimes
noun
plural of aftertime
afterwisdom
aircraftsman
aircraftsman
noun
An aircraftman.
aircraftsmen
aircraftsmen
noun
plural of aircraftsman
aircraftswoman
aircraftswoman
noun
An aircraftwoman.
aircraftswomen
aircraftswomen
noun
plural of aircraftswoman
airframes
airframes
noun
plural of airframe
albuminiferous
albuminiferous
adj
Supplying albumen.
alsifilm
alumiferous
aluminiferous
aluminiferous
adj
containing, or yielding aluminium or its ore or alum
amberfish
amberfish
noun
An amberjack.
amberfishes
amberfishes
noun
plural of amberfish
amberiferous
amberiferous
adj
Containing or yielding amber.
amentiferous
amentiferous
adj
(botany) Bearing catkins.
aminotransferase
aminotransferase
noun
(biochemistry) Transaminase.
ammonifies
ammonifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ammonify
ammonitiferous
ammonitiferous
adj
Containing fossil ammonites.
amphiboliferous
amphiboliferous
adj
(mineralogy) Bearing amphibole.
amplifications
amplifications
noun
plural of amplification
amplifiers
amplifiers
noun
plural of amplifier
amplifies
amplifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of amplify
amygdaliferous
amygdaliferous
adj
almond-bearing
amyliferous
anomaliflorous
anseriformes
anticonfederationism
anticonformist
anticonformist
noun
An advocate of anticonformity
anticonformities
antifascism
antifascism
noun
Opposition to fascism
antifascisms
antifascisms
noun
plural of antifascism
antifederalism
antifederalism
noun
Alternative form of anti-federalism
antifeminism
antifeminism
noun
Opposition to feminism.
antifeminist
antifeminist
adj
advocating antifeminism
antagonistic to feminism
noun
A person who is antagonistic to feminism.
An advocate of antifeminism.
antifeministic
antifeministic
Adjective
antifeminist
antiferromagnetism
antiferromagnetism
noun
(physics) a phenomenon, similar to ferromagnetism, in which magnetic domains line up in a regular pattern, but with neighbouring electron spins pointing in opposite directions; materials showing this effect are either ferrimagnetic or diamagnetic, and become paramagnetic above the Neel temperature
antifeudalism
antifeudalism
noun
(politics) Opposition to a feudal system.
antifideism
antifideism
noun
Opposition to fideism.
antiforeignism
antiforeignism
noun
antiforeign attitudes
antifundamentalism
antifundamentalism
noun
Opposition to fundamentalism.
antifundamentalist
antifundamentalist
noun
One who opposes fundamentalism.
antiinflammatories
antiinflammatories
noun
plural of antiinflammatory
antimoniferous
antimoniferous
adj
(geology) Containing or producing antimony.
antipacifism
antipacifism
noun
Opposition to pacifism.
antireformist
antireformist
noun
(politics) An opponent of reform.
apterygiformes
araneiformes
archaeopterygiformes
armiferous
armiferous
adj
(rare) Bearing arms or weapons.
artificialism
artificialism
noun
(psychology) The belief that anything that exists must have been made by a conscious entity, such as God or a human being
asbestiform
asbestiform
adj
(crystallography) Having a particular kind of fibrosity in which fibers have high tensile strength and flexibility
noun
(mineralogy) Any of asbestos-like forms of several minerals.
ascidiform
ascidiform
adj
(zoology) Shaped like an ascidian.
aspergilliform
aspergilliform
adj
(botany) Resembling the aspergillum in form
astraeiform
atomiferous
ausforming
ausforming
verb
present participle of ausform
balsamiferous
balsamiferous
adj
That yields balsam
basaltiform
basaltiform
adj
In the form of basalt; columnar.
beforetimes
beforetimes
adv
(archaic) Previously; in the past.
benzosulfimide
benzosulfimide
noun
(organic chemistry) Synonym of saccharin
biotransformation
biotransformation
noun
(biochemistry) The changes (both chemical and physical) that occur to a substance (especially a drug) by the actions of enzymes within an organism
birdfarms
bismuthiferous
bismuthiferous
adj
Containing or producing bismuth.
bituminiferous
bituminiferous
adj
Producing bitumen.
blenniiformes
brimfullness
brimfulness
brimfulness
noun
Quality of being brimful.
buffoonism
buffoonism
noun
(rare, archaic) The practices of a buffoon; buffoonery.
bullmastiff
bullmastiff
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Bullmastiff
bullmastiffs
bullmastiffs
noun
plural of bullmastiff
bumbailiffship
bumblebeefish
bumblebeefishes
bursiform
bursiform
adj
Shaped like a purse or bag.
cadmiferous
cadmiferous
adj
Containing or producing cadmium.
cafetoriums
cafetoriums
noun
plural of cafetorium
caffeinism
caffeinism
noun
a toxic condition caused by excessive ingestion of coffee and other caffeine-containing beverages
addiction to such beverages
caffeism
caffeism
noun
Alternative form of caffeinism
calamiferious
calamiferous
calamiferous
adj
Producing reeds; reedy.
californiums
campfires
campfires
noun
plural of campfire
caprimulgiformes
capsuliform
capsuliform
adj
Having the form of a capsule
casuariiformes
centrisciform
ceruminiferous
charadriiformes
chiefdoms
chiefdoms
noun
plural of chiefdom
chloroformism
chloroformism
noun
(medicine, archaic) addiction to chloroform
chloroformist
chloroformist
noun
(medicine, archaic) One who uses chloroform as an anaesthetic.
chondrofibromatous
christiform
chromiferous
chromiferous
adj
Containing, or yielding chromium.
chymiferous
chymiferous
adj
Bearing or containing chyme
ciconiiformes
circumferences
circumferences
noun
plural of circumference
circumflexes
circumflexes
noun
plural of circumflex
circumfluous
circumfluous
adj
circumfluent
circumforaneous
circumforaneous
adj
(by extension) Indirect, roundabout, or unnecessarily complex.
Wandering from place to place or market to market.
circumfuse
circumfuse
verb
To pour round; to spread round, as a fluid.
To spread round; to surround.
circumfused
circumfused
verb
simple past tense and past participle of circumfuse
circumfuses
circumfuses
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of circumfuse
circumfusile
circumfusile
adj
(nonce word) Capable of being poured or spread around.
circumfusing
circumfusing
verb
present participle of circumfuse
circumfusion
circumfusion
noun
diffusion, suffusion
cliffsman
climbingfish
climbingfishes
coliforms
coliforms
noun
plural of coliform
coliiformes
colubriformes
columbiferous
columbiferous
adj
That contains or yields columbium
columbiformes
columniferous
columniferous
adj
(botany) Bearing columns.
colymbriformes
combfish
combfish
noun
An Australasian wrasse, Coris picta, having a comb-like stripe
combfishes
combfishes
noun
plural of combfish
comfiest
comfiest
adj
superlative form of comfy: most comfy
comfiness
comfiness
noun
(informal) comfortableness
comfinesses
comfits
comfits
noun
plural of comfit
comfortabilities
comfortabilities
noun
plural of comfortability
comiferous
cominformist
cominformists
commodifies
commodifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of commodify
complexifies
complexifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of complexify
confederationism
confederationism
noun
The advocacy of confederation as a means of government.
confederatism
confessionalism
confessionalism
noun
(poetry) A style of American poetry that draws on the personal history of the poet.
(religion) A belief in the importance of full and unambiguous assent to the whole of a religious teaching.
A system of government that proportionally distributes political and institutional power among religious and ethnic communities.
configurationism
configurationism
noun
(psychology) Any theory of psychology based on configurational properties, but especially Gestalt psychology
confinements
confinements
noun
plural of confinement
confirmands
confirmands
noun
plural of confirmand
confirmations
confirmations
noun
plural of confirmation
confirmedness
confirmedness
noun
The quality of being confirmed.
confirms
confirms
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of confirm