The placenta and other material expelled via the birth canal following childbirth or parturition in mammals.
afterbirths
afterbirths
noun
plural of afterbirth
afterbreach
alphabetiform
alphabetiform
adj
Having the form of a developed alphabet or its letters, as opposed to crude pictographic symbols.
amberfish
amberfish
noun
An amberjack.
amberfishes
amberfishes
noun
plural of amberfish
amphiboliferous
amphiboliferous
adj
(mineralogy) Bearing amphibole.
archboutefeu
archbuffoon
artzybasheff
aschaffenburg
backflash
backflash
noun
Synonym of flashback (“dramatic device”)
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.
baftah
baftah
noun
Alternative form of bafta (“fabric”)
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
bathflower
bathoflore
bathofloric
bathtubful
bathtubful
noun
As much as a bathtub will hold.
beachfront
beachfront
adj
Of property (real estate): located on a beach.
noun
The portion of land or property that runs alongside and facing a beach.
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
bechauffeur
beefhead
beefhead
noun
(US, slang) A Texan.
beefheaded
beefheaded
adj
stupid; dull-witted
befathered
befeather
befeather
verb
(transitive) To deck or cover with feathers.
beforehand
beforehand
adj
(archaic, often followed by with) In a state of anticipation or preoccupation.
(obsolete) In comfortable circumstances as regards property; forehanded.
adv
At an earlier or preceding time.
beforehandedness
befraught
befraught
adj
(rare) fraught
behalf
behalf
noun
(when adopted by someone else) One's role or rightful place; stead or authority.
The interest, benefit, or wellbeing of someone or something.
belfather
bellyflaught
benefactorship
benefactorship
noun
The role or status of benefactor.
beneficiaryship
beneficiaryship
noun
The role or status of beneficiary.
benzothiofuran
birchleaf
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
bleachfield
bleachfield
noun
(now chiefly historical) A field where cloth or clothing is laid out to be bleached by the sun or water.
boarfish
boarfish
noun
The Caproidae
The Pentacerotidae
boarfishes
boarfishes
noun
plural of boarfish
brachiferous
brachiofacial
brachiofacial
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the arm and the face.
brachiofaciolingual
brachyfacial
brachyfacial
adj
(anatomy) Having a short face.
branchful
branchful
noun
As much as a branch can hold.
branchiferous
branchiferous
adj
(anatomy) Having gills; branchiate.
branchiform
breachful
breachful
adj
(rare) Involving or characterized by a violation of law, of legal rights, or of other rules governing conduct.
breathful
breathful
adj
(obsolete) Full of odour; fragrant.
Characteristic of a breath; breath-like.
Focused on control of one's breathing.
Full of breath; breathy.
Not breathless; breathing easily.
Relaxed and quiet.
That breathes.
noun
A quantity that is exhaled in one breath.
A quantity that is inhaled in one breath.
That which is smelled or sensed in one breath.
The amount spoken on one breath.
buffalofish
buffalofishes
bufflehead
bufflehead
noun
(obsolete) One who has a large head; a heavy, stupid fellow.
A duck in the goldeneye genus, Bucephala albeola.
buffleheaded
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.
chamberfellow
chantefable
chantefable
noun
A form of Medieval French literature with alternative spoken and sung passages.
chlorofluorocarbon
chlorofluorocarbon
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of a class of organic compounds in which the hydrogen atoms of a hydrocarbon are replaced with those of chlorine and fluorine; formerly used as refrigerants and aerosol can propellants but withdrawn due to causing damage to the ozone layer.
chondrofibroma
chondrofibroma
noun
(pathology) A cartilaginous fibroma
chondrofibromatous
cibophobiafood
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.
dieffenbachia
dieffenbachia
noun
Any of several plants, of the genus Dieffenbachia, cultivated as houseplants
enfranchisable
enfranchisable
adj
Able to be enfranchised.
faciobrachial
faciobrachial
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the face and arm.
fahlband
fahlband
noun
(geology) A stratum in crystalline rock that contains metallic sulfides.
fahlbands
fahlbands
noun
plural of fahlband
faithbreach
faithbreach
noun
(rare, archaic or poetic) Breach of honour, faith, or loyalty; disloyalty.
faithbreaker
faithbreaker
noun
Someone who breaks a promise or violates a treaty.
farnborough
farnborough
Proper noun
a town in north-east Hampshire, England.
a residential area in the London Borough of Bromley.
a village in Berkshire, and a village in Warwickshire, both in England.
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.
fathomable
fathomable
adj
able to be fathomed
fathomableness
fathomableness
Noun
The quality of being fathomable.
faubush
featherback
featherback
noun
Any fish of the family Notopteridae.
featherbed
featherbed
noun
(UK, Dartmoor) A bog covered by a layer of moss, presenting a hazard to walkers.
A mattress stuffed with feathers.
verb
(intransitive) To engage in featherbedding; to employ more workers than necessary to fulfill a labor union requirement.
(transitive) To treat someone with excessive indulgence; to pamper, cosset or mollycoddle.
featherbedded
featherbedded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of featherbed
featherbedding
featherbedding
noun
(US) The employment of more workers than is necessary, typically because of labor union rules (or sometimes deals with organized crime, a government, etc), especially upon the introduction of new technology.
verb
present participle of featherbed
featherbeds
featherbeds
noun
plural of featherbed
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of featherbed
featherbird
featherbone
featherbone
noun
A whalebone substitute made from the quills of geese and turkeys.
featherbrain
featherbrain
noun
Alternative spelling of feather-brain.
featherbrained
featherbrained
adj
Alternative spelling of feather-brained
febriphobia
feeblehearted
feebleheartedly
feebleheartedness
feuerbach
feurabush
fhlba
fibrochondroma
fibrochondrosteal
fibroenchondroma
fibrohemorrhagic
fightable
fightable
adj
(military) Capable in combat.
Able to be fought.
filibranch
filibranch
adj
(biology, of gills) long, with tubular filaments
filibranchia
filibranchiate
finchbacked
fingerbreadth
fingerbreadth
noun
A (usually approximate and informal) unit of measurement based upon the radial width of the human finger.
finishable
finishable
adj
That can be finished; completable.
firebaugh
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
flaughtbred
flaxbush
flaxbush
noun
The bush (genus Phormium) bearing New Zealand flax.