(Roman Catholicism) A religious confraternity that, as a special concession of the Holy See, can join or affiliate with, and extend privileges to, other similar brotherhoods.
beneficiaryship
beneficiaryship
noun
The role or status of beneficiary.
chafery
chafery
noun
An open furnace or forge, in which blooms are heated before being wrought into bars.
chaffery
chaffery
noun
(obsolete) traffic; bargaining; buying and selling
chancefully
chancefully
adv
by chance or coincidence
changefully
changefully
adv
In a changeful manner.
chapfallenly
chayefsky
cheerfully
cheerfully
adv
In a cheerful manner.
cherryfield
chiefery
chiefery
noun
(historical) An Irish head tax
A colonial administrative centre.
The form of government in which people are ruled by a chief.
The land ruled over by a chief; chieftainship.
The leaders or chiefs of a people, collectively.
The status or role of a chief; chieftainship.
chiefly
chiefly
adj
of or relating to a chief
adv
(focus) Especially or primarily; above all.
(focus) Mainly or principally; almost entirely.
chiefry
chiefry
noun
A chief's territory.
A rent paid to a chief or supreme lord.
chieftaincy
chieftaincy
noun
The area or population ruled by a chief.
The position or period of rule of a chief.
chieftainry
chieftainry
noun
The role or status of chieftain.
chiefty
chifley
chlorophylliferous
chlorotrifluoroethylene
chlorotrifluoroethylene
noun
(chemistry) A chlorofluorocarbon with chemical formula CF₂CClF, used as a cryogenic refrigerant and in the manufacture of plastics.
chylifactive
chylifactive
adj
(physiology) Producing, or converting into, chyle; having the power to form chyle
chyliferous
chyliferous
adj
That bears or transmits chyle.
chylified
chylified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chylify
chymiferous
chymiferous
adj
Bearing or containing chyme
chymified
chymified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chymify
codfishery
codfishery
noun
A fishery specifically dealing with cod.
conchyliferous
coniferophyte
coniferophyte
noun
(botany) conifer
crayfishes
crayfishes
noun
plural of crayfish
dihdroxycholecalciferol
ethoxycaffeine
farreachingly
felichthys
felsophyric
fenchyl
fenchyl
noun
(organic chemistry, especially in combination) A univalent radical derived from fenchol
ferricyanhydric
ferrihydrocyanic
ferrocyanhydric
ferrohydrocyanic
fetchingly
fetchingly
adv
In a fetching manner
fetichry
filchery
finchery
finchery
noun
(historical) A structure into which finches are decoyed so that they can be caught in a net.
finchley
fitchery
flachery
flexographically
flexographically
adv
By means of flexography.
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
flysches
flysches
noun
plural of flysch
forehatchway
formaldehydesulphoxylic
fratchety
fratchety
adj
(UK, dialect) argumentative
frenchify
frenchify
verb
(intransitive) To become French or more French-like.
(transitive) To make French or more French-like in any way.
(transitive, uncommon) Synonym of gallicize, to translate into the French language.
frenchifying
frenchifying
verb
present participle of frenchify
frenchily
frenchly
frenchly
Adjective
French.
Adverb
In the manner of the French or their language.
frenchy
frenchy
Noun
A native or resident of France, or a francophone, or a person of French lineage.
Proper noun
A short form for various names: Francine, Franchelle, Francoise, etc., e.g. Franchelle "Frenchie" Davis.
fuscohyaline
hectocotyliferous
hydroferricyanic
hydroferricyanic
adj
(chemistry) Pertaining to, or containing, or obtained from, hydrogen, ferric iron, and cyanogen.
hydroferrocyanate
hydroferrocyanic
hydroferrocyanic
adj
(chemistry) Pertaining to, or containing, or obtained from hydrogen, ferrous iron, and cyanogen.
hydrofluosilicate
hydrofluosilicate
noun
(chemistry) A salt of hydrofluosilic acid.
hyperconfidence
hyperconfident
hyperconfident
adj
Extremely confident.
hyperconfidently
hyperconformist
hyperconformity
hyperconformity
noun
Excessive conformity
hyperdeification
hyperfocal
hyperfocal
adj
(photography) Describing the distance on which a camera must be focused in order to achieve the maximum depth of field
hyperfunction
hyperfunction
noun
(mathematics) A generalization of a function
(medicine) Abnormally elevated function
hyperfunctional
hyperfunctional
adj
Having, or characterised by, increased function
hyperfunctionally
hyperfunctioning
hyperfunctioning
noun
Excessive functioning
hyperperfection
hypersurface
hypersurface
noun
(mathematics) A n-dimensional surface in a space (often a Euclidean space) of dimension n+1
hypocrateriform
hypocrateriform
adj
(botany) Shaped like a salver.
ichthyornithiformes
lachrymaeform
mynpachtbrief
peachify
preachify
preachify
verb
To preach didactically; to sermonize.
preachifying
preachifying
verb
present participle of preachify
psychoreflex
reproachfully
reproachfully
adv
In a reproachful manner.
scyphiferous
shamefacedly
shamefacedly
adv
In a shamefaced manner.
sheepfacedly
sheriffcy
speechify
speechify
verb
(intransitive) To give a speech; to hold forth; (now especially) to pronounce pompously or at length.
(transitive, possibly obsolete) To make speeches to (someone); to address in a speech.
speechifying
speechifying
noun
The act of speaking, especially at excessive length.