| AFFIRMATION | • affirmation n. That which is affirmed; a declaration that something is true. • affirmation n. (Law) The solemn declaration made by Quakers and others incapable of taking an oath. • affirmation n. A form of self-forced meditation or repetition; autosuggestion. |
| AFFIRMATIVE | • affirmative adj. Pertaining to truth; asserting that something is; affirming. • affirmative adj. Pertaining to any assertion or active confirmation that favors a particular result. • affirmative adj. Positive. |
| AFFIRMINGLY | • affirmingly adv. In an affirming manner. • AFFIRMING adv. AFFIRM, to state positively. |
| BUMBAILIFFS | • bumbailiffs n. Plural of bumbailiff. • BUMBAILIFF n. a bailiff who comes behind to make arrests. |
| CAFFEINISMS | • CAFFEINISM n. an unhealthy condition caused by taking too much caffeine. |
| DISAFFIRMED | • disaffirmed v. Simple past tense and past participle of disaffirm. • DISAFFIRM v. to assert the contrary of; to contradict. |
| EFFEMINISED | • effeminised v. Simple past tense and past participle of effeminise. • EFFEMINISE v. (archaic) to make effeminate, also EFFEMINIZE. |
| EFFEMINISES | • effeminises v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of effeminise. • EFFEMINISE v. (archaic) to make effeminate, also EFFEMINIZE. |
| EFFEMINIZED | • effeminized v. Simple past tense and past participle of effeminize. • EFFEMINIZE v. (archaic) to make effeminate. |
| EFFEMINIZES | • effeminizes v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of effeminize. • EFFEMINIZE v. (archaic) to make effeminate. |
| FORAMINIFER | • foraminifer n. Any of a large group of aquatic amoeboid protists of the subphylum Foraminifera, characterized by streaming… • FORAMINIFER n. a unicellular microorganism with a calcareous shell through which pseudopods project, also FORAM. |
| FORMFITTING | • formfitting adj. (Of clothing) That follows the contours of the body. • form-fitting adj. (Of clothing) Fitting closely to the body of the wearer, thus clearly revealing its shape. • FORMFITTING adj. fitting the form. |
| GRIFFINISMS | • GRIFFINISM n. being like a griffin, in the sense of greenhorn. |
| MAFFICKINGS | • maffickings n. Plural of mafficking. • MAFFICKING n. boisterous rejoicing. |
| MIFFINESSES | • MIFFINESS n. the state of being miffy, quick to take offence. |
| OFFICIALDOM | • officialdom n. The people elected to government or employed in the civil service. • OFFICIALDOM n. officials as a class. |
| OFFICIALISM | • officialism n. The rigid, perfunctory and literal adherence to official duties and regulations. • officialism n. Officials collectively. • OFFICIALISM n. excessive devotion to routine or position. |
| REAFFIRMING | • reaffirming v. Present participle of reaffirm. • REAFFIRM v. to affirm again. |
| RUFFIANISMS | • ruffianisms n. Plural of ruffianism. • RUFFIANISM n. being a ruffian. |