An oily edible fish, Thaleichthys pacificus, from the northern Pacific, that was once dried and used as a candle or torch by the Chinook Indians.
candlefishes
candlefishes
noun
plural of candlefish
candleshrift
cardinalfish
cardinalfish
noun
Any of the family Apogonidae of mostly marine ray-finned fishes.
cardinalfishes
cardinalfishes
noun
plural of cardinalfish
cathodofluorescence
chesterfieldian
chesterfieldian
Noun
Someone who acts in a sophisticated, aristocratic manner, reminiscent of the
Adjective
In the style of the fourth Earl of Chesterfield, marked by brilliance, wit, and elegance in writing, and aristocratic assurance in life
damfoolish
damselfish
damselfish
noun
Any of a number of fish in the Pomacentridae family.
damselfishes
damselfishes
noun
plural of damselfish
dauerschlaf
dauerschlaf
noun
a prolonged sleep therapy
dealfish
dealfish
noun
A deep-sea ribbonfish, Trachipterus arcticus, from the north Atlantic
dealfishes
dealfishes
noun
plural of dealfish
deathfulness
deathfulness
noun
An appearance suggestive of death.
dishpanful
dishpanful
noun
As much as a dishpan will hold.
dispatchful
dispatchful
adj
Bent on haste; intent on speedy execution of business or any task.
dollarfish
dollarfish
noun
Peprilus triacanthus, the American butterfish.
dollarfishes
dollarfishes
noun
plural of dollarfish
dwarfishly
dwarfishly
adv
In a dwarfish manner.
faddishly
faddishly
adv
In a faddish way.
fahlbands
fahlbands
noun
plural of fahlband
falsehearted
falsehearted
adj
Alternative spelling of false-hearted
falseheartedly
falseheartedly
adv
In a falsehearted manner.
falseheartedness
falseheartedness
noun
The quality of being falsehearted.
falsehood
falsehood
noun
(archaic, rare) Mendacity, deceitfulness; the trait of a person who is mendacious and deceitful.
(countable) A false statement, especially an intentional one; a lie.
(uncountable) The property of being false.
falsehoods
falsehoods
noun
plural of falsehood
farsightedly
farsightedly
adv
In a farsighted manner.
fasthold
fatherlandish
fatherlandish
adj
Relating to or characteristic of the fatherland, especially in the context of Nazi Germany.
fatherlands
fatherlands
noun
plural of fatherland
feebleheartedness
feldsparphyre
feldspath
feldspath
noun
Alternative form of feldspar
feldspathic
feldspathic
adj
(mineralogy) Containing feldspar.
feldspathization
feldspathization
noun
The process of conversion into feldspar.
feldspathoid
feldspathoid
adj
(mineralogy) Resembling a feldspar.
noun
(mineralogy) Any of a small group of igneous, plutonic, and volcanic minerals formed in magma that did not contain enough silica to satisfy all the chemical bonds. Feldspathoids are silica-poor variants of the feldspar group.
feldspathoidal
feldspathoidal
adj
(of a rock) Having feldspathoids.
feldspathose
feldspathose
Adjective
Containing feldspar.
fibrochondrosteal
fiddleheads
fiddleheads
noun
plural of fiddlehead
figureheadless
fishtailed
fishtailed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fishtail
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
flashed
flashed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of flash
flashflood
flashflood
noun
Alternative spelling of flash flood
flashforward
flashforward
noun
(authorship) A dramatic device in which a future event is inserted into the normal chronological flow of a narrative.
verb
To use this dramatic device.
flashforwards
flashforwards
noun
plural of flashforward
flatheads
flatheads
noun
plural of flathead
flushboard
flushboard
noun
Alternative form of flashboard
foolhardiest
foolhardiest
adj
superlative form of foolhardy: most foolhardy
foolhardiness
foolhardiness
noun
The quality of being foolhardy.
foolhardinesses
foolhardinesses
noun
plural of foolhardiness
foolhardiship
foolheadedness
forecastlehead
forehandsel
formaldehydes
formaldehydes
noun
plural of formaldehyde
formaldehydesulphoxylate
formaldehydesulphoxylate
noun
A salt or ester of formaldehydesulphoxylic acid.
formaldehydesulphoxylic
frontosphenoidal
grandfatherless
grandfatherless
adj
Without a grandfather.
halfheartedness
halfheartedness
noun
The characteristic of being halfhearted.
halfheartednesses
halfwords
halfwords
noun
plural of halfword
handfastly
handfastly
adv
(obsolete) In a handfast manner
handfuls
handfuls
noun
plural of handful
handsful
harpersfield
hartsfield
hayfields
hayfields
noun
plural of hayfield
hlidhskjalf
holdfast
holdfast
noun
(archaic, medicine) Actinomycosis.
(biology) A root-like structure that anchors aquatic sessile organisms, such as seaweed, other sessile algae, stalked crinoids, benthic cnidarians, and sponges, to the substrate.
Something to or by which an object can be securely fastened.
The aspect of a character that experiences destructive temptation.
holdfastness
holdfastness
noun
The ability to serve as a secure basis for attachment.
holdfasts
holdfasts
noun
plural of holdfast
husbandfield
hydrodesulfurization
hydrodesulfurization
noun
(chemistry) a process for lowering the sulfur content of petroleum and similar products by catalytic hydrogenation, sulfur compounds being converted to hydrogen sulfide
hydrofluosilicate
hydrofluosilicate
noun
(chemistry) A salt of hydrofluosilic acid.
hydrosulfate
hydrosulfate
noun
(chemistry) Any sulfate of an organic base
hyperfastidiously
hyperfederalist
ladyfish
ladyfish
noun
A coastal dwelling fish (Elops saurus), found throughout the tropical and sub-tropical regions.
Albula vulpes, one of the fish called bonefish.
The Spanish hogfish (Bodianus rufus)
ladyfishes
ladyfishes
noun
plural of ladyfish
landsmanshaft
landsmanshaften
lizardfish
lizardfish
noun
Any member of the family Synodontidae of aulopiform fish.
lizardfishes
lizardfishes
noun
plural of lizardfish
ludwigshafen
magnetofluidmechanics
marshfield
nonfeldspathic
nonfeldspathic
adj
Not feldspathic.
paddlefish
paddlefish
noun
Any of several primitive fish, of the family Polyodontidae, that have a long snout shaped like a paddle.
paddlefishes
paddlefishes
noun
plural of paddlefish
pseudofaithful
pseudofaithfully
pseudofatherly
safehold
scaldfish
scaldfish
noun
Any of several edible flatfish of the genus Arnoglossus.
schlauraffenland
schwenkfeldian
schwenkfeldian
Noun
A Schwenkfelder.
shacklefords
shadeful
shadeful
adj
Full of shade; shady.
shadflies
shadflies
noun
plural of shadfly
shadflower
shadflower
noun
Draba verna, a plant in the mustard family.
shadfly
shadfly
noun
mayfly
shamefacedly
shamefacedly
adv
In a shamefaced manner.
sheepfacedly
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
sideflash
sideflash
noun
A disruptive electrical discharge between a conductor traversed by an oscillatory current of high frequency (such as lightning) and neighbouring masses of metal, or between different parts of the same conductor.
softheadedly
softheadedly
adv
In a softheaded manner.
softheartedly
softheartedly
adv
In a softhearted manner; with sentimental tenderness.
stanchfield
standoffishly
standoffishly
adv
In a standoffish way.
straightforwardly
straightforwardly
adv
In a straightforward manner.
sulfadimethoxine
sulfadimethoxine
noun
(pharmacology) A sulfonamide antibacterial derivative of sulfadiazine
sulfathalidine
sulfhydrate
sulfhydrate
noun
Synonym of hydrosulfide
sulfohydrate
thousandfold
thousandfold
adj
Having one thousand parts or members.
Multiplied by one thousand (1000), repeated a thousand times.