(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.
archinfamy
beneficiaryship
beneficiaryship
noun
The role or status of beneficiary.
borofluohydric
brachyfacial
brachyfacial
adj
(anatomy) Having a short face.
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
charmfully
charmfully
adv
In a charmful manner.
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.
chiefry
chiefry
noun
A chief's territory.
A rent paid to a chief or supreme lord.
chieftainry
chieftainry
noun
The role or status of chieftain.
chlorophylliferous
chlorotrifluoroethylene
chlorotrifluoroethylene
noun
(chemistry) A chlorofluorocarbon with chemical formula CF₂CClF, used as a cryogenic refrigerant and in the manufacture of plastics.
chondrify
chondrify
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To convert, or be converted, into cartilage.
chylifactory
chylifactory
adj
Alternative form of chylifactive
chyliferous
chyliferous
adj
That bears or transmits chyle.
chylificatory
chyliform
chyliform
adj
(medicine) Having an appearance resembling chyle.
chymiferous
chymiferous
adj
Bearing or containing chyme
codfishery
codfishery
noun
A fishery specifically dealing with cod.
conchyliferous
coniferophyte
coniferophyte
noun
(botany) conifer
crayfish
crayfish
noun
(Australia) A freshwater crayfish (family Parastacidae), such as the gilgie, marron, or yabby.
(Australia, New Zealand, South Africa) A rock lobster (family Palinuridae).
(New England, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota) A freshwater crustacean (family Cambaridae), sometimes used as an inexpensive seafood or as fish bait.
(Singapore) The species Thenus orientalis of the slipper lobster family (Scyllaridae).
Any of numerous freshwater decapod crustaceans in superfamily Astacoidea or Parastacoidea, resembling the related lobster but usually much smaller.
verb
Alternative form of crawfish (to backpedal, desert, or withdraw)
to catch crayfish
crayfishes
crayfishes
noun
plural of crayfish
crayfishing
crayfishing
noun
fishing for crayfish
verb
present participle of crayfish
cyathiform
cyathiform
adj
In the form of a cup, a little widened at the top.
dihdroxycholecalciferol
factoryship
farreachingly
felsophyric
ferricyanhydric
ferrihydrocyanic
ferrocyanhydric
ferrohydrocyanic
fetichry
filchery
finchery
finchery
noun
(historical) A structure into which finches are decoyed so that they can be caught in a net.
fitchery
flachery
flexographically
flexographically
adv
By means of flexography.
fluohydric
fluohydric
adj
(chemistry) hydrofluoric
fluorhydric
fluorhydric
adj
Alternative form of fluohydric
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
forehatchway
formaldehydesulphoxylic
fratchety
fratchety
adj
(UK, dialect) argumentative
fratchy
fratchy
adj
(UK, informal) Irritable or 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.
hectocotyliferous
honorifically
honorifically
adv
In an honorific manner.
horrifically
horrifically
adv
In a horrific manner.
hydroborofluoric
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.
hydrofluoboric
hydrofluoric
hydrofluoric
adj
(chemistry) Containing hydrogen and fluorine.
hydrofluosilicate
hydrofluosilicate
noun
(chemistry) A salt of hydrofluosilic acid.
hydrofluosilicic
hydrofluozirconic
hydrogasification
hydrogasification
noun
The reaction of hydrogen with coal under high pressure to form methane
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.
hyraciform
ichthyoform
ichthyoform
adj
Resembling a fish.
noun
A particular antiseptic.
ichthyornithiformes
ichthyosiform
ichthyosiform
adj
(medicine) Resembling ichthyosis.
lachrymaeform
lachrymiform
lachrymiform
adj
Shaped like a teardrop
lurchingfully
mynpachtbrief
preachify
preachify
verb
To preach didactically; to sermonize.
preachifying
preachifying
verb
present participle of preachify
psychoreflex
pulchrify
pulchrify
verb
(informal, rare) To beautify.
reproachfully
reproachfully
adv
In a reproachful manner.
saccharify
saccharify
verb
(biochemistry, transitive) To convert (soluble polysaccharides) into simple sugars
saccharifying
saccharifying
verb
present participle of saccharify
scyphiferous
scyphiform
scyphiform
adj
(botany) Shaped like a cup.
sheriffcy
sulfhydric
sulfhydric
adj
(chemistry) Relating to hydrogen sulfide.
synchroflash
synchroflash
noun
(photography, chiefly attributive) synchronization of the flash and shutter of a camera