A small marine fish of the family Gobiesocidae which has a sucking disc on its underside that it uses to cling to rocks and seaweed.
clingfishes
clingfishes
noun
plural of clingfish
clothify
clothify
verb
(transitive, computer graphics) To give a cloth-like texture to.
coachfellow
coachfellow
noun
(figuratively) A comrade.
One of a pair of horses employed to draw a coach.
coachful
coachful
noun
As much as a coach will hold.
coalfish
coalfish
noun
any of several blackish fish, especially Pollachius virens, a pollack, and Anoplopoma fimbria, sablefish.
coalfishes
coalfishes
noun
plural of coalfish
cobblerfish
cobblerfish
noun
Any of various catfish.
Trachinotus carolinus
cochlearifoliate
cochleariform
cochleariform
adj
spoon-shaped
cochleiform
cochleiform
adj
Having the form of a snail shell
coldfinch
conchyliferous
counterflashing
counterflashing
noun
(construction) Formed metal or elastomeric sheeting secured on or into a wall, curb, pipe or other surface, to cover and protect the upper edge of a base flashing and its associated fasteners.
counterflight
critchfield
cushionflower
cutlassfish
cutlassfish
noun
A predatory perciform marine fish in the family Trichiuridae, with large sharp teeth and an eel-like appearance.
cutlassfishes
cutlassfishes
noun
plural of cutlassfish
cuttlefish
cuttlefish
noun
any of various squid-like cephalopods (marine mollusks) of the order Sepiida that have eight arms, two retractable tentacles, and a calcareous internal shell, and can eject a dark ink when threatened
cuttlefishes
cuttlefishes
noun
plural of cuttlefish
dauerschlaf
dauerschlaf
noun
a prolonged sleep therapy
dichlorodifluoromethane
dichlorodifluoromethane
noun
(organic chemistry) A chlorofluorocarbon halomethane formerly used as a refrigerant and aerosol spray propellant, now banned in many countries because of its effects on the ozone layer.
dihdroxycholecalciferol
dispatchful
dispatchful
adj
Bent on haste; intent on speedy execution of business or any task.
dolichofacial
dolichofacial
adj
(anatomy) Having a long face.
echinuliform
echinuliform
adj
Resembling small spines.
electrofishing
electrofishing
noun
a kind of fishing that uses electricity to stun the fish before they are caught, often used in scientific surveys so that the fish can be studied and returned to the water alive
enfranchisable
enfranchisable
adj
Able to be enfranchised.
facecloth
facecloth
noun
A cloth laid over the face of a corpse.
A flannel for washing the face.
faciobrachial
faciobrachial
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the face and arm.
facioscapulohumeral
facioscapulohumeral
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the face, scapula, and upper arms; applied to a form of muscular dystrophy.
faecalith
fairchild
falchion
falchion
noun
(also attributively) A somewhat curved, single-edged medieval sword of European origin, with the cutting edge on its convex side, whose design is reminiscent of the Persian scimitar and the Chinese dao.
(obsolete) A billhook.
verb
(obsolete, rare, transitive) Attack with a falchion.
falchions
falchions
noun
plural of falchion
faltche
farreachingly
fecalith
fecalith
noun
Alternative form of fecolith
felch
felch
verb
(transitive) To suck semen out of a sexual partner's vagina or anus.
feldspathic
feldspathic
adj
(mineralogy) Containing feldspar.
felichthys
felsophyric
felspathic
felspathic
adj
Alternative form of feldspathic
fenchol
fenchol
noun
(organic chemistry) 1,3,3-trimethyl-2-norbornanol, a terpene and an isomer of borneol, used in perfumery.
fenchyl
fenchyl
noun
(organic chemistry, especially in combination) A univalent radical derived from fenchol
ferrichloride
fetchingly
fetchingly
adv
In a fetching manner
fetichlike
fhlmc
fibrochondrosteal
fichtelite
fichtelite
noun
(mineralogy) A rare white monoclinic organic mineral, 7-isopropyl-1,4a-dimethyl-dodecahydro-1H-phenanthrene, found in fossilized wood from Bavaria.
ficklehearted
filch
filch
noun
(obsolete) A hooked stick used to filch objects.
(obsolete) A person who filches; a filcher, a pilferer, a thief.
An act of filching; larceny, theft.
Something which has been filched or stolen.
verb
(transitive) To illegally take possession of (something, especially items of low value); to pilfer, to steal.
filched
filched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of filch
filcher
filcher
noun
One who filches; a thief.
filchers
filchers
noun
plural of filcher
filchery
filches
filches
noun
plural of filch.
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of filch
filching
filching
noun
The act of one who filches; theft.
verb
present participle of filch
filchingly
filchingly
adv
By means of petty theft.
filechar
filibranch
filibranch
adj
(biology, of gills) long, with tubular filaments
filibranchia
filibranchiate
finchley
finchville
flacherie
flacherie
noun
A disease of silkworms, resulting from their consumption of infected or contaminated mulberry leaves.
flachery
flanch
flanch
noun
(heraldry) A bearing consisting of a circle segment encroaching on the field from the side, and always occurring in pairs.
A flange.
flanchard
flanchard
noun
(historical) A piece of armor designed to be attached to the sides of a saddle to protect the flanks of the horse.
flanche
flanched
flanched
adj
(heraldry) Having flanches.
(presumably) Flanged.
flashback
flashback
noun
(authorship) A dramatic device in which an earlier event is inserted into the normal chronological flow of a narrative.
(databases) A query that operates against data from an earlier time, before it was changed.
(psychology) A vivid mental image of a past trauma or other sensation that the trauma is happening in the present, especially one that recurs.
A similar recurrence of the effects of a hallucinogenic drug.
The condition of the flame propagating down the hose of an oxy-fuel welding system.
verb
(intransitive) To undergo a flashback; to experience a vivid mental image from the past.
flashbacks
flashbacks
noun
plural of flashback
flashcube
flashcube
noun
(photography) A rotating cube containing a flashbulb in each of four sides
flashcubes
flashcubes
noun
plural of flashcube
flaucht
flaunch
flaunch
noun
(heraldry) Alternative form of flanch
verb
(transitive, construction) To provide with flaunching.
flaunche
flaunched
flaunched
adj
(heraldry) Alternative form of flanched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of flaunch
flaunching
flaunching
noun
A mortar fillet at the junction of the chimney stack and the roof; superseded in modern times by lead flashing.
The sloped mortar fillet around the base of a chimney pot, which serves to hold the pot in position and allow rainwater to run off.
verb
present participle of flaunch
flaxwench
flche
flchette
fleche
fleche
noun
Alternative spelling of flèche
fleches
fleches
noun
plural of fleche
flechette
flechette
noun
(dated, uncountable) The game of lawn darts.
A small sharp antipersonnel projectile, used as shrapnel, fired from a shotgun, or scattered from an aircraft.
flechettes
flechettes
noun
plural of flechette
fleech
fleech
verb
(intransitive, Scotland) To use cajoling or flattering words; speak insincerely.
(transitive, Scotland) To wheedle; coax; cajole; induce with fair words; flatter.
fleeched
fleeched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fleech
fleeches
fleeches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fleech
fleeching
fleeching
noun
cajolery; flattery
verb
present participle of fleech
fleechment
fleischer
fleischmanns
flench
flenched
flenched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of flench
flenches
flenches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of flench
flenching
flenching
verb
present participle of flench
fletch
fletch
noun
(archery) The vane toward the back of an arrow, used to stabilise the arrow during flight.
(fisheries) A large boneless fillet of halibut, swordfish or tuna.
verb
(transitive) To feather, as an arrow.
fletched
fletched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fletch
fletcher
fletcher
noun
A device to assist in fletching or feathering arrows.
Generally, a manufacturer of bows and arrows.
One who fletches or feathers arrows.
fletcherise
fletcherised
fletcherising
fletcherism
fletcherism
Noun
A dietary system prescribing the repeated chewing of food until all taste is lost, and in abstention from food until very hungry.
fletcherite
fletcherite
noun
(mineralogy) An isometric-hexoctahedral steel gray mineral containing cobalt, copper, nickel, and sulfur.
fletcherize
fletcherize
verb
(figurative, by extension) To consume, to devour, to bite, to chew over.
(transitive, intransitive) To thoroughly chew (dozens or hundreds of times) before swallowing.
fletcherized
fletcherized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fletcherize
fletcherizing
fletcherizing
verb
present participle of fletcherize
fletchers
fletchers
noun
plural of fletcher
fletches
fletches
noun
plural of fletch
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fletch
fletching
fletching
noun
The fins or feathers so attached.
The process of attaching fins, such as halved feathers, to a projectile in order to stabilize its flight.
verb
present participle of fletch
fletchings
fletchings
noun
plural of fletching
flexographic
flexographic
adj
Of or pertaining to flexography
flexographically
flexographically
adv
By means of flexography.
flichter
flichtered
flichtering
flichters
flinch
flinch
noun
(croquet) The slipping of the foot from a ball, when attempting to give a tight croquet.
A reflexive jerking away.
verb
(croquet) To let the foot slip from a ball, when attempting to give a tight croquet.
(intransitive) To make a sudden, involuntary movement in response to a (usually negative) stimulus; to cringe.
Alternative form of flense
To dodge (a question), to avoid an unpleasant task or duty
flinched
flinched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of flinch
flincher
flincher
noun
One who flinches.
flinchers
flinchers
noun
plural of flincher
flinches
flinches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of flinch
flinching
flinching
noun
A flinching motion; a flinch.
verb
present participle of flinch
flinchingly
flinchingly
adv
With a flinching motion.
flitch
flitch
noun
A piece or strip cut off of something else, generally a piece of wood (timber).
The flank or side of an animal, now almost exclusively a pig when cured and salted; a side of bacon.
verb
(transitive) To cut into, or off in, flitches or strips.
flitched
flitched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of flitch
flitchen
flitches
flitches
noun
plural of flitch
flitching
flitching
verb
present participle of flitch
flitchplate
floorcloth
floorcloth
noun
A cloth, normally of flannel, used for cleaning floors.
Material used in place of carpeting for covering floors, such as linoleum or oilcloth.
floorcloths
floorcloths
noun
plural of floorcloth
flowchart
flowchart
noun
Alternative spelling of flow chart
flowcharted
flowcharting
flowcharting
noun
(computing) the design and construction of flowcharts
flowcharts
flowcharts
noun
plural of flowchart
fluidrachm
fluidrachm
noun
Alternative form of fluidram
fluochloride
fluohydric
fluohydric
adj
(chemistry) hydrofluoric
fluorhydric
fluorhydric
adj
Alternative form of fluohydric
fluorochrome
fluorochrome
noun
Any of various fluorescent dyes used to stain biological material before microscopic examination
fluorographic
fluorographic
adj
Relating to fluorography.
flycatcher
flycatcher
noun
Any of many kinds of birds, of the families Muscicapidae (in Europe and Asia) and Tyrannidae (in the Americas), that catch insects in flight.
flycatchers
flycatchers
noun
plural of flycatcher
flysch
flysch
noun
(geology) A series of sandstones and schists overlying the true nummulitic formation in the Alps, and included in the Eocene Tertiary.