(now chiefly historical) A field where cloth or clothing is laid out to be bleached by the sun or water.
blindfishes
blindfishes
noun
plural of blindfish
blueshifted
blueshifted
adj
Whose frequency/wavelength has been changed by a blueshift
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
burchfield
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
cardinalfishes
cardinalfishes
noun
plural of cardinalfish
cathodofluorescence
chatfield
cheliferidea
chelmsford
chelmsford
Proper noun
The county town of Essex, England
cherryfield
chesterfield
chesterfield
noun
(Canada) Any couch or sofa.
A couch, sofa, or love seat with padded arms and back of the same height, often curved outward at the top.
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
chesterfields
chesterfields
noun
plural of chesterfield
chiefland
childwife
chloralformamide
chloroformed
chloroformed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chloroform
choanoflagellida
choanoflagellidae
chondrofetal
chylified
chylified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chylify
clinchfield
critchfield
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.
deflesh
deflesh
verb
to remove the flesh from
deflourish
delightful
delightful
adj
Pleasant; pleasing, bringing enjoyment, satisfaction, or pleasure.
delightfully
delightfully
adv
In a delightful manner.
delightfulness
delightfulness
noun
The state or quality of being delightful.
devilfish
devilfish
noun
(specifically) The devil ray, Mobula mobular.
Certain fish in the genus Paraplesiops; see blue devilfish, Bleeker's devilfish.
The anglerfish, Lophius piscatorius.
The giant squid or kraken.
The gray whale, Eschrichtius robustus.
The manta ray; any ray in the genus Mobula.
The octopus.
The piranha.
The suckermouth catfish, Hypostomus plecostomus (translating Spanish pez diablo).
devilfishes
devilfishes
noun
plural of devilfish
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
dimethylsulfoxide
dimethylsulfoxide
noun
Alternative spelling of dimethylsulphoxide
disfellowship
disfellowship
noun
Lack of, or exclusion from, fellowship.
verb
(transitive) To subject to disfellowshipment.
disflesh
disflesh
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To disembody.
(obsolete, transitive) To reduce the flesh or obesity of.
dolefish
dollarfishes
dollarfishes
noun
plural of dollarfish
dolphinfishes
dolphinfishes
noun
plural of dolphinfish
eighteenfold
eighteenfold
adj
By a factor of eighteen.
eightfold
eightfold
adj
Containing eight parts.
Eight times as much; multiplied by eight.
adv
By a factor of eight.
eightyfold
eightyfold
adj
By a factor of eighty.
eldfather
eldfather
noun
(dialectal, now archaic) One's grandfather or forefather.
(obsolete) One's father-in-law.
elfhood
elfhood
noun
The state of being an elf.
faintheartedly
faintheartedly
adv
In a fainthearted manner.
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.
farthingdeal
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
feedhole
feedhole
noun
(engineering) A hole through or into which something is fed.
Any of the holes in punched paper that engage with the sprocket in a machine.
feldsher
feldsher
noun
Alternative form of feldscher
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.
fellowshiped
fellowshipped
fellowshipped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fellowship
ferrichloride
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
fiddlerfish
fiddlerfishes
fieldfight
fieldish
fieldish
adj
Of, belonging to, or characteristic of the field; belonging to the country; rural.
fiendishly
fiendishly
adv
Extremely, very in harsh or negative contexts.
In a fiendish manner; evilly, wickedly.
figureheadless
filched
filched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of filch
filthified
filthified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of filthify
fingerhold
fingerhold
noun
A grip with the fingers.
fingerholds
fingerholds
noun
plural of fingerhold
fishtailed
fishtailed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fishtail
flameholder
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).
flashed
flashed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of flash
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
fleeched
fleeched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fleech
flemished
flemished
verb
simple past tense and past participle of flemish
flenched
flenched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of flench
fleshed
fleshed
adj
(in combination) Having a specified form of flesh or body.
Having flesh; corpulent.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of flesh
fleshhood
fleshhood
noun
The state or condition of having a form of flesh; incarnation.
fletched
fletched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fletch
fletcherised
fletcherized
fletcherized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fletcherize
flichtered
flighted
flighted
adj
(of birds) Capable of flight.
Having a specified number or kind of flights (of stairs, a screw thread, etc.).
verb
simple past tense and past participle of flight
flighthead
flinched
flinched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of flinch
flinthead
flinthead
noun
A bird, the wood stork.
flinthearted
flinthearted
adj
Alternative form of flint-hearted
flitched
flitched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of flitch
floodlighted
floodlighted
adj
Lit by floodlights; floodlit.
floorhead
floorhead
noun
(nautical) Any of the upper extremities of the floor of a vessel.
flourished
flourished
adj
Decorated with flourishes.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of flourish
flowcharted
flunkeyhood
flunkeyhood
noun
The role or status of a flunkey.
fluochloride
flushed
flushed
adj
Red in the face because of embarrassment, exertion, etc.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of flush
foolhardier
foolhardier
adj
comparative form of foolhardy: more foolhardy
foolhardiest
foolhardiest
adj
superlative form of foolhardy: most foolhardy
foolhardiness
foolhardiness
noun
The quality of being foolhardy.
foolhardinesses
foolhardinesses
noun
plural of foolhardiness
foolhead
foolheaded
foolheadedness
forecastlehead
forehandedly
forehandedly
adv
Ahead of time, in advance.
Prudently, with thrift and foresight.
forehandsel
forehold
forehold
noun
(nautical) The forward or front part of the hold of a ship.
verb
(transitive, rare) To hold or believe (something) beforehand; to assume; to anticipate, to predict.
foreshoulder
foresightedly
foresightedly
adv
With foresight; in a foresighted manner.
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.