(now chiefly historical) A field where cloth or clothing is laid out to be bleached by the sun or water.
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
calfhood
calfhood
noun
The state or time of being a calf.
candlefish
candlefish
noun
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
chalcidiform
chatfield
cheliferidea
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
chiefland
chloralformamide
choanoflagellida
choanoflagellidae
chondrofetal
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
deathful
deathful
adj
(literary) Subject to death; mortal.
Involving the danger of death; fatal, deadly.
Resembling or pertaining to death; deathly.
deathfully
deathfully
adv
In a deathful manner.
deathfulness
deathfulness
noun
An appearance suggestive of death.
dichlorodifluoromethane
dichlorodifluoromethane
noun
(organic chemistry) A chlorofluorocarbon halomethane formerly used as a refrigerant and aerosol spray propellant, now banned in many countries because of its effects on the ozone layer.
dihdroxycholecalciferol
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.
dolichofacial
dolichofacial
adj
(anatomy) Having a long face.
dollarfish
dollarfish
noun
Peprilus triacanthus, the American butterfish.
dollarfishes
dollarfishes
noun
plural of dollarfish
dwarfishly
dwarfishly
adv
In a dwarfish manner.
eldfather
eldfather
noun
(dialectal, now archaic) One's grandfather or forefather.
(obsolete) One's father-in-law.
faddishly
faddishly
adv
In a faddish way.
fahland
fahlband
fahlband
noun
(geology) A stratum in crystalline rock that contains metallic sulfides.
fahlbands
fahlbands
noun
plural of fahlband
faintheartedly
faintheartedly
adv
In a fainthearted manner.
fairchild
faldworth
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
farmhold
farsightedly
farsightedly
adv
In a farsighted manner.
farthingdeal
fasthold
fatheadedly
fatheadedly
adv
stupidly
fatherland
fatherland
noun
The country of one's birth, origin.
fatherlandish
fatherlandish
adj
Relating to or characteristic of the fatherland, especially in the context of Nazi Germany.
fatherlands
fatherlands
noun
plural of fatherland
feeblehearted
feebleheartedly
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
ficklehearted
fiddlehead
fiddlehead
noun
A similar scroll-shaped ornament on a ship's bow.
The furled fronds of a young fern harvested for food consumption.
The scroll-shaped decoration at the tip of a fiddle.
fiddleheaded
fiddleheads
fiddleheads
noun
plural of fiddlehead
figureheadless
fishtailed
fishtailed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fishtail
flameholder
flanchard
flanchard
noun
(historical) A piece of armor designed to be attached to the sides of a saddle to protect the flanks of the horse.
flanched
flanched
adj
(heraldry) Having flanches.
(presumably) Flanged.
flannelmouthed
flannelmouthed
adj
Alternative form of flannel-mouthed
flapmouthed
flapperhood
flapperhood
noun
The state of being a flapper (young woman).
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
flathead
flathead
noun
(US, informal) Alternative form of flathead catfish
(plural only "flatheads") A type of screw or bolt designed to fit in a countersink so that it sits flush with a surface.
(plural only "flatheads", automotive) A type of engine that has the valves placed in the engine block beside the piston, instead of in the cylinder head, as in an overhead valve engine.
Any fish in the family Platycephalidae.
flatheads
flatheads
noun
plural of flathead
flaughtbred
flaunched
flaunched
adj
(heraldry) Alternative form of flanched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of flaunch
flighthead
flinthead
flinthead
noun
A bird, the wood stork.
flinthearted
flinthearted
adj
Alternative form of flint-hearted
floorhead
floorhead
noun
(nautical) Any of the upper extremities of the floor of a vessel.
flowcharted
fluidrachm
fluidrachm
noun
Alternative form of fluidram
flushboard
flushboard
noun
Alternative form of flashboard
foalhood
foalhood
noun
The state or time of being a foal.
foolhardier
foolhardier
adj
comparative form of foolhardy: more foolhardy
foolhardiest
foolhardiest
adj
superlative form of foolhardy: most foolhardy
foolhardihood
foolhardihood
noun
(obsolete) foolhardiness
foolhardily
foolhardily
adv
In a foolhardy manner
foolhardiness
foolhardiness
noun
The quality of being foolhardy.
foolhardinesses
foolhardinesses
noun
plural of foolhardiness
foolhardiship
foolhardy
foolhardy
adj
Marked by unthinking recklessness with disregard for danger; boldly rash; hotheaded.
noun
A person who is foolhardy.
foolhead
foolheaded
foolheadedness
forecastlehead
forehandedly
forehandedly
adv
Ahead of time, in advance.
Prudently, with thrift and foresight.
forehandsel
formaldehyd
formaldehyde
formaldehyde
noun
(organic chemistry) The simplest aldehyde, HCHO, a colourless gas that has many industrial applications; it dissolves in water to give formol (10%) and formalin.
formaldehydes
formaldehydes
noun
plural of formaldehyde
formaldehydesulphoxylate
formaldehydesulphoxylate
noun
A salt or ester of formaldehydesulphoxylic acid.
formaldehydesulphoxylic
frankheartedly
freehandedly
freehandedly
adv
In a freehanded manner.
freeheartedly
freeheartedly
adv
In a freehearted manner; lightly and without constraint or worry.
frontosphenoidal
fullhearted
fullhearted
adj
Alternative form of full-hearted
furaldehyde
furaldehyde
noun
(organic chemistry) furfural
furfuraldehyde
furfuraldehyde
Noun
furfural
grandfatherless
grandfatherless
adj
Without a grandfather.
grandfatherly
grandfatherly
adj
Having the characteristics of a grandfather.
In the manner of a grandfather.
haddonfield
hadfield
halfblood
halfcocked
halfcocked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of halfcock
halfdan
halfendeal
halfendeal
adv
(obsolete) Half.
noun
(archaic) A half.
halfheaded
halfhearted
halfhearted
adj
(obsolete) Lacking in heart or spirit; ungenerous; unkind.
Lacking full energy, effort, commitment, or resolve.
halfheartedly
halfheartedly
adv
Without enthusiasm or interest.
halfheartedness
halfheartedness
noun
The characteristic of being halfhearted.
halfheartednesses
halford
halfpaced
halfword
halfword
noun
(computing) An area of storage one half the size of the word in a particular system; usually two bytes
halfwords
halfwords
noun
plural of halfword
halleflintoid
hallieford
handfastly
handfastly
adv
(obsolete) In a handfast manner
handflag
handflower
handflower
noun
(sometimes in the phrase ‘handflower tree’) A Mexican hand tree (Chiranthodendron pentadactylon).
A wallflower (Erysimum cheiri, syns. Erysimum × cheiri, Cheiranthus cheiri).
An item of jewellery consisting of a bracelet linked to a ring by chains, lace or other elements which cross the back of the hand.
handful
handful
noun
(colloquial) Something which can only be managed with difficulty.