| CACTIFORM | • cactiform adj. Resembling a cactus. • CACTIFORM adj. cactus-shaped. |
| COMFITURE | • comfiture n. (Obsolete) A confection, especially of preserved fruit. • COMFITURE n. (obsolete) conserve, preserved fruit, also CONFITURE. |
| COMFORTED | • comforted v. Simple past tense and past participle of comfort. • COMFORT v. to console. |
| COMFORTER | • comforter n. A person who comforts someone who is suffering. • comforter n. (US) A padded cover for a bed, duvet, continental quilt. • comforter n. (Dated, chiefly UK) A woollen scarf for winter. |
| CTENIFORM | • cteniform adj. Comb-shaped. • CTENIFORM adj. comb-shaped. |
| CYSTIFORM | • cystiform adj. Resembling a cyst. • CYSTIFORM adj. like a cyst. |
| FOCIMETER | • focimeter n. A lensmeter (optician’s instrument). • focimeter n. (Photography, historical) A device that assists in focusing an object in or before a camera; usually… • FOCIMETER n. an instrument for measuring the focal length of a lens, also FOCOMETER. |
| FOCOMETER | • focometer n. Alternative form of focimeter. • FOCOMETER n. an instrument for measuring the focal length of a lens, also FOCIMETER. |
| FORCEMEAT | • forcemeat n. (Cooking) An emulsion of fat and comminuted meat (which has been subject to puréeing, grinding, sieving… • FORCEMEAT n. meat chopped fine and highly seasoned, either served up alone, or used as a stuffing, also FARCEMEAT. |
| FORMICANT | • formicant adj. Crawling like an ant. • formicant adj. Having a crawling sensation like that of an ant sting. • formicant adj. (Medicine, obsolete) Of the pulse: weak and rapid. |
| FORMICATE | • formicate v. To move like ants. • formicate v. To have a sensation like the movement of ants. • formicate adj. Ant-like. |
| FORTHCAME | • forthcame v. Simple past tense of forthcome. • FORTHCOME v. (obsolete) to come forth. |
| FORTHCOME | • forthcome v. To come forth. • forthcome n. (Obsolete) A coming forth. • FORTHCOME v. (obsolete) to come forth. |
| HOMECRAFT | • homecraft n. (Countable) A homemade handicraft. • homecraft n. (Uncountable) The art of homemaking. • HOMECRAFT n. a craft practised at home. |
| MOONCRAFT | • MOONCRAFT n. a lunar module. |
| RECOMFORT | • recomfort v. (Transitive, now rare) To console (someone); to comfort, look after. • recomfort v. (Transitive, now rare) To inspire with new courage; to encourage. • recomfort v. (Transitive, now rare) To reinvigorate, to strengthen. |
| SCUTIFORM | • scutiform adj. Having the shape of a shield; scutate. • scutiform n. (Archaeology) A symbol that is shaped like a shield. • SCUTIFORM adj. shield-shaped. |
| TECTIFORM | • tectiform adj. (Biology, anthropology) Roof-shaped; sloping downwards on two sides from a raised central ridge. • tectiform n. (Anthropology) A type of cave painting or engraving, having in its simplest form the shape of an upward-pointing… • TECTIFORM adj. shaped like a roof. |