| CONFARREATION | • confarreation n. (Ancient Rome) A form of marriage in Ancient Rome that was solemnized with cakes made from far (spelt). • CONFARREATION n. a Roman patrician mode of marriage, in which a spelt cake was offered up. |
| CONFECTIONARY | • confectionary adj. Relating to, or of the nature of confections or their production. • confectionary adj. Prepared as a confection. • confectionary n. A candy, sweetmeat; a confection. |
| CONFECTIONERS | • confectioners n. Plural of confectioner. • confectioner's n. (UK) A shop that principally sells confectionery. • CONFECTIONER n. a manufacturer of or dealer in confections. |
| CONFECTIONERY | • confectionery n. (Uncountable) Foodstuffs that taste very sweet, taken as a group; candies, sweetmeats and confections collectively. • confectionery n. (Uncountable) The business or occupation of manufacturing confectionery; the skill or work of a confectioner. • confectionery n. A store where confectionery is sold; a confectioner’s shop. |
| CONFEDERATION | • confederation n. A union or alliance of states or political organizations. • confederation n. The act of forming an alliance. • Confederation prop.n. In Canada, the federal union of provinces and territories which formed Canada, beginning with New Brunswick… |
| CONFRONTMENTS | • confrontments n. Plural of confrontment. • CONFRONTMENT n. (archaic) confrontation. |
| FONCTIONNAIRE | • FONCTIONNAIRE n. (French) a civil servant. |
| FOREMENTIONED | • forementioned adj. Alternative form of aforementioned. • FOREMENTIONED adj. mentioned before in writing or speech, also AFOREMENTIONED. |
| FORETOKENINGS | • foretokenings n. Plural of foretokening. • FORETOKENING n. the act of foretokening. |
| FORGOTTENNESS | • forgottenness n. (Philosophy) The quality or state of being forgotten. • FORGOTTENNESS n. the state of being forgotten. |
| FOUNDATIONERS | • foundationers n. Plural of foundationer. • FOUNDATIONER n. a person supported from the funds or foundation of an institution. |
| FRONTOGENESES | • frontogeneses n. Plural of frontogenesis. • FRONTOGENESIS n. the creation of a weather front by the meeting of air currents. |
| FRONTOGENESIS | • frontogenesis n. (Meteorology, oceanography) The formation or strengthening of an atmospheric weather front or of an oceanic front. • FRONTOGENESIS n. the creation of a weather front by the meeting of air currents. |
| FRONTOGENETIC | • frontogenetic adj. (Meteorology) Tending to maintain or intensify horizontal temperature gradients, which are associated… • FRONTOGENETIC adj. relating to the creation of a weather front by the meeting of air currents. |
| MIDAFTERNOONS | • midafternoons n. Plural of midafternoon. |
| NONFORFEITURE | • nonforfeiture n. Lack of forfeiture; failure to forfeit, or exemption from forfeiting. • NONFORFEITURE n. something that is not forfeiture. |
| OVERCONFIDENT | • overconfident adj. Too confident. • overconfident adj. Presumptuous, cocksure, rude and disrespectful. • OVERCONFIDENT adj. excessively confident. |
| OVERINFLATION | • overinflation n. Excessive inflation (of vehicle tyres). • OVERINFLATION n. excessive inflation. |
| REFOUNDATIONS | • refoundations n. Plural of refoundation. • REFOUNDATION n. the act of refounding. |