The hazardous situation where the flame propagates backward down the hose of an oxyfuel welding and cutting system.
backshift
backshift
noun
(grammar) The changing of the tense of a verb from present to past in reported speech.
(statistics) A function on a stochastic process whose value on any random variable is the preceding random variable in the process.
verb
(grammar, transitive) To change the tense of a verb from present to past in reported speech.
bailiffship
bailiffship
noun
The role or status of a bailiff.
bailiffships
bailiffships
noun
plural of bailiffship
bairnsfather
baitfish
baitfish
noun
(fishing) Fish that can be caught using bait.
(fishing) Small fish such as minnows that are used as bait to catch larger predatory fish.
balloonfish
balloonfish
noun
The pufferfish; blowfish
balloonfishes
balloonfishes
noun
plural of balloonfish
bandfish
bandfish
noun
Any of many perciform fish of the family Cepolidae
banffshire
banffshire
Proper noun
a historic county in north-east Scotland, which was absorbed into Region in 1975. Its county town was
bannerfish
bannerfish
noun
A large fish of the genus Istiophorus, of the swordfish family, with a broad banner-like dorsal fin; the sailfish.
Any of several species of butterflyfish in the genus Heniochus that superficially resemble the Moorish idol, though unrelated.
barberfish
barberfish
noun
Johnrandallia nigrirostris, a cleaner fish.
barfish
barfish
noun
A black crappie, Pomoxis nigromaculatus
A white bass, Morone chrysops
A yellow bass, Morone mississippiensis
barrelfish
barrelfish
noun
The black rudderfish, Hyperoglyphe perciformis
barrelfishes
barrelfishes
noun
plural of barrelfish
bashful
bashful
adj
Indicating bashfulness.
Shy; not liking to be noticed; socially timid.
bashfully
bashfully
adv
In a bashful manner.
bashfulness
bashfulness
noun
The quality or property of being bashful
bashfulnesses
bashfulnesses
noun
plural of bashfulness
batfish
batfish
noun
Any of several anglerfish of the family Ogcocephalidae
Any of several spade-shaped, laterally compressed, reef-dwelling tropical fish of the genus Platax.
batfishes
batfishes
noun
plural of batfish
beachfronts
beachfronts
noun
plural of beachfront
beadflush
beardfish
beardfish
noun
Any of various deep-sea fish, of the family Polymixiidae, that have a pair of long hyoid barbels.
beardfishes
beardfishes
noun
plural of beardfish
beforehandedness
benefactorship
benefactorship
noun
The role or status of benefactor.
beneficiaryship
beneficiaryship
noun
The role or status of beneficiary.
blackfish
blackfish
noun
(Australia, New Zealand) Any of various dark-coloured fishes of Australasia, especially the luderick, Girella tricuspidata, and a freshwater fish, Gadopsis marmoratus.
(Canada, US) Either of two dark-coloured fish of the west Atlantic, the tautog of New England (Tautoga onitis) and the black sea bass (Centropristis striata).
(chiefly Scotland) The Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar, especially a female after spawning.
A pilot whale, genus Globicephalus (occasionally also used for various other whales).
Any of various dark-coloured fish of the Old World, especially the rudderfish (Centrolophus niger).
verb
(Internet slang, derogatory, of a white person) To adopt signifiers of black identity (for example, by darkening the skin, or wearing traditionally black hairstyles).
(fishing) To go fishing for blackfish.
blackfisher
blackfishes
blackfishes
noun
plural of blackfish
blackfishing
blackfishing
noun
(slang, of a non-black person) The practice of appropriating signifiers of black identity, such as darkening the skin, or wearing traditionally black hairstyles.
verb
present participle of blackfish
boarfish
boarfish
noun
The Caproidae
The Pentacerotidae
boarfishes
boarfishes
noun
plural of boarfish
brachiferous
branchiferous
branchiferous
adj
(anatomy) Having gills; branchiate.
buffalofish
buffalofishes
buffleheads
buffleheads
noun
plural of bufflehead
bumbailiffship
burschenschaft
burschenschaften
bushcraft
bushcraft
noun
The skills needed to survive in the bush, and by extension in any natural environment.
carbolfuchsin
carbolfuchsin
noun
A mixture of phenol and basic fuchsin, used in bacterial staining and as a topical antiseptic and antifungal.
chondrofibromatous
crabfish
crabfish
noun
(archaic) A freshwater crab found in Southern European rivers, streams, and lakes, Potamon fluviatile or Cancer fluviatilis.
(archaic) A lobster or crayfish.
enfranchisable
enfranchisable
adj
Able to be enfranchised.
fahlbands
fahlbands
noun
plural of fahlband
fashionability
fashionability
noun
Fashionableness.
fashionable
fashionable
adj
(archaic) genteel; well-bred
Characteristic of or influenced by a current popular trend or style.
Established or favoured by custom or use; current; prevailing at a particular time.
noun
A fashionable person; a fop.
fashionableness
fashionableness
noun
The state of being fashionable; stylishness; elegance.
fashionables
fashionables
noun
plural of fashionable
fashionably
fashionably
adv
In a fashionable manner.
fathomableness
fathomableness
Noun
The quality of being fathomable.
faubush
featherbeds
featherbeds
noun
plural of featherbed
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of featherbed
feebleheartedness
feurabush
fibrochondrosteal
finishable
finishable
adj
That can be finished; completable.
fishability
fishability
noun
The quality or degree of being fishable.
fishable
fishable
adj
(of a lake, pond etc.) Able to be fished in, able to be used for fishing
(of a species of fish) Able to be fished legally
(of fishing equipment) Able to be used for fishing.
fishback
fishboat
fishboat
noun
A fishing boat.
fishboats
fishboats
noun
plural of fishboat
fisherboat
fisherboat
noun
Alternative form of fisher-boat
fishyback
fishybacking
flannelbush
flannelbush
noun
Any of various shrubs of the genus Fremontodendron.
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
flashboard
flashboard
noun
(US) A board placed temporarily upon a milldam, to raise the water in the pond above its usual level.
flashboards
flashboards
noun
plural of flashboard
flashbulb
flashbulb
noun
(historical, photography) A glass bulb that made a single bright flash for illumination during a photograph.
flashbulbs
flashbulbs
noun
plural of flashbulb
flashcube
flashcube
noun
(photography) A rotating cube containing a flashbulb in each of four sides
flashcubes
flashcubes
noun
plural of flashcube
flashtube
flashtube
noun
Synonym of flashlamp
flashtubes
flashtubes
noun
plural of flashtube
flaxbush
flaxbush
noun
The bush (genus Phormium) bearing New Zealand flax.
flourishable
flourishable
adj
Able or fit to be flourished.
flushable
flushable
adj
(of a product) Designed to be disposed of by flushing down the toilet.
(of a toilet) That has a flushing mechanism.
noun
A wipe or similar product designed to be disposed of by flushing down the toilet.
flushboard
flushboard
noun
Alternative form of flashboard
footbaths
footbaths
noun
plural of footbath
furbishable
furbishable
adj
Capable of being furbished.
furnishable
furnishable
adj
Capable of being fitted with furniture.
Capable of being supplied or provided.
halfbacks
halfbacks
noun
plural of halfback
halfbeaks
halfbeaks
noun
plural of halfbeak
hoofbeats
hoofbeats
noun
plural of hoofbeat
husbandfield
infashionable
infashionable
adj
Obsolete form of unfashionable.
ischiofibular
ischiofibular
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the ischium and fibula.
nonfashionable
nonfashionable
Adjective
Not fashionable.
nonfashionableness
nonfashionably
osteochondrofibroma
overbashful
overbashful
adj
Excessively bashful.
overbashfully
overbashfulness
overbashfulness
noun
Excessive bashfulness.
rabbitfish
rabbitfish
noun
Any fish in the family Chimaeridae, cartilaginous fish in the order Chimaeriformes.
Any fish in the family Siganidae, native to shallow Indo-Pacific coastal waters and introduced to the eastern Mediterranean via the Suez Canal.
rabbitfishes
rabbitfishes
noun
plural of rabbitfish
sablefish
sablefish
noun
A dark-coloured marine fish, Anoplopoma fimbria, of North American Pacific waters.
sablefishes
sablefishes
noun
plural of sablefish
shabbify
shabbify
verb
(transitive) To make shabby.
shaftesbury
shaftesbury
Proper noun
A in
An English
shaftsburg
shaftsbury
shelfback
shiftability
shiftable
shiftable
adj
That can be shifted
shuffleboard
shuffleboard
noun
(countable) The long, narrow board on which this game is played.
(uncountable) A game that involves sliding a puck or coin towards a target.
shuffleboards
shuffleboards
noun
plural of shuffleboard
subforemanship
subfreshman
subfreshman
noun
(US, dated) A student preparing for the freshman year.
subshaft
subshaft
noun
(architecture) A secondary or subsidiary shaft.
subshafts
subshafts
noun
plural of subshaft
subtrochleariform
tablefellowship
tablefellowship
noun
The role or status of tablefellow.
turboshaft
turboshaft
noun
A gas-turbine engine designed to transmit power by means of a geared shaft, used in helicopters and for land and marine vehicular and stationary applications.
turboshafts
turboshafts
noun
plural of turboshaft
ultrafashionable
ultrafashionable
adj
Extremely fashionable.
unbashful
unbashful
adj
Not bashful.
unbashfully
unbashfully
adv
In an unbashful manner.
unbashfulness
unbashfulness
noun
The quality of being unbashful.
unfashionable
unfashionable
adj
(obsolete) That cannot be fashioned; unshapely, distorted.
Not fashionable.
unfashionableness
unfashionableness
noun
The state or condition of being unfashionable.
unfashionably
unfashionably
adv
In an unfashionable manner.
unfathomableness
unfathomableness
noun
The quality of being unfathomable.
unfinishable
unfinishable
adj
Not finishable; that cannot be finished.
unfishable
unfishable
adj
Not fishable.
unshiftable
unshiftable
adj
Impossible to shift; immovable.
zebrafish
zebrafish
noun
A small striped fish, Danio rerio, originally from India but now common as an aquarium fish and as a subject of genetic experiments.
Pterois, a genus of venomous lionfish.
Some species of Percina (logperch), certain North American freshwater fish.