| AFFEERMENT | • affeerment n. (Obsolete, law) The act of affeering or assessing an amercement, according to the circumstances of the case. • AFFEERMENT n. the act of affeering. |
| BEFORETIME | • beforetime adv. (Archaic) Formerly, previously. • BEFORETIME adv. (archaic) formerly. |
| BUMFREEZER | • bumfreezer n. (Slang) an Eton jacket or other similar short jacket. • BUMFREEZER n. a short jacket. |
| DEFERMENTS | • deferments n. Plural of deferment. • DEFERMENT n. the act of deferring. |
| DEMIRELIEF | • demirelief n. (Art) demi-rilievo. • DEMIRELIEF n. carving in which the depth of the relief is halfway between that of high relief and low relief. |
| ENFREEDOMS | • enfreedoms v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of enfreedom. • ENFREEDOM v. (Shakespeare) to set free, also ENFREE. |
| ENSERFMENT | • enserfment n. The act or process of enserfing; enslavement. • ENSERFMENT n. the state of being made a serf. |
| FARMERETTE | • farmerette n. (US, historical) A member of the Woman’s Land Army of America. • FARMERETTE n. a woman who is a farmer or a farmhand. |
| FEMETARIES | • FEMETARY n. a plant once used to treat scurvy, also FUMITORY, FEMITER, FENITAR. |
| FERMENTERS | • fermenters n. Plural of fermenter. • FERMENTER n. an agent that causes fermentation, also FERMENTOR. |
| FERMENTIVE | • fermentive adj. Exhibiting or relating to fermentation. • FERMENTIVE adj. relating to fermentation. |
| FREEDWOMEN | • freedwomen n. Plural of freedwoman. • FREEDWOMAN n. a woman freed from slavery. |
| FREMESCENT | • fremescent adj. (Poetic) Becoming murmurous; roaring. • FREMESCENT adj. growling or muttering. |
| PREFERMENT | • preferment n. (Now historical) Prior claim (on payment, or on purchasing something); the first rights to obtain a… • preferment n. (Obsolete) The fact of being pushed or advanced to a more favourable situation; furtherance, promotion… • preferment n. Advancement to a higher position or office; promotion. |
| REFERENDUM | • referendum n. (Politics) A direct popular vote on a proposed law or constitutional amendment. The adposition on is… • referendum n. An action, choice, etc., which is perceived as passing judgment on another matter. • REFERENDUM n. (Latin) the process or principle of referring an important political question to the nation as a whole. |
| REFINEMENT | • refinement n. The act, or the result of refining; the removal of impurities, or a purified material. • refinement n. High-class style; cultivation. • refinement n. A fine or subtle distinction. |
| REFUGEEISM | • refugeeism n. The state of being a refugee. • REFUGEEISM n. the state of being a refugee. |
| SWIMFEEDER | • SWIMFEEDER n. a device containing bait, attached to the line to ensure the gradual baiting of the swim from under the surface. |