(now chiefly historical) A field where cloth or clothing is laid out to be bleached by the sun or water.
blindfish
blindfish
noun
Any of various fish, having only rudimentary eyes, that inhabit underground waters.
blindfishes
blindfishes
noun
plural of blindfish
blueshifted
blueshifted
adj
Whose frequency/wavelength has been changed by a blueshift
borofluohydric
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
cardinalfish
cardinalfish
noun
Any of the family Apogonidae of mostly marine ray-finned fishes.
cardinalfishes
cardinalfishes
noun
plural of cardinalfish
chalcidiform
chatfield
cheliferidea
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
childproof
childproof
adj
Designed to be unable for a child to use, operate, or open.
Made safe for children.
Made safe from children; resistant to damage by children.
verb
To make something childproof.
childwife
chloralformamide
choanoflagellida
choanoflagellidae
chylified
chylified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chylify
clinchfield
coldfinch
critchfield
damfoolish
damselfish
damselfish
noun
Any of a number of fish in the Pomacentridae family.
damselfishes
damselfishes
noun
plural of damselfish
dealfish
dealfish
noun
A deep-sea ribbonfish, Trachipterus arcticus, from the north Atlantic
dealfishes
dealfishes
noun
plural of dealfish
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.
dishful
dishful
noun
As much as a dish will hold.
dishfuls
dishfuls
noun
plural of dishful
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.
dolefish
dolichofacial
dolichofacial
adj
(anatomy) Having a long face.
dollarfish
dollarfish
noun
Peprilus triacanthus, the American butterfish.
dollarfishes
dollarfishes
noun
plural of dollarfish
dollfish
dolphinfish
dolphinfish
noun
A large food and game fish of the Coryphaenidae family which is commonly found in tropical and subtropical waters.
dolphinfishes
dolphinfishes
noun
plural of dolphinfish
dwarfishly
dwarfishly
adv
In a dwarfish manner.
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.
faddishly
faddishly
adv
In a faddish way.
faintheartedly
faintheartedly
adv
In a fainthearted manner.
fairchild
farsightedly
farsightedly
adv
In a farsighted manner.
farthingdeal
fatherlandish
fatherlandish
adj
Relating to or characteristic of the fatherland, especially in the context of Nazi Germany.
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.
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
fishhold
fishtailed
fishtailed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fishtail
flemished
flemished
verb
simple past tense and past participle of flemish
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
floodlight
floodlight
noun
(chiefly in the plural) Powerful artificial illumination with a broad beam, especially in a series of units on pylons used to illuminate a sports ground.
A projector of a bright beam of light for use in theatres and studios; a flood
verb
(transitive) To enlighten or illuminate with floodlight(s).
floodlighted
floodlighted
adj
Lit by floodlights; floodlit.
floodlighting
floodlighting
verb
present participle of floodlight
floodlights
floodlights
noun
plural of floodlight
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of floodlight
The American goldfinch (Spinus tristis, syn. Carduelis tristis)
The European goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
The lesser goldfinch (Spinus psaltria, syn. Carduelis psaltria).
goldfinches
goldfinches
noun
plural of goldfinch
goldfish
goldfish
noun
(figuratively, informal) A person with an unreliable memory.
A type of small fish, Carassius auratus, typically orange-colored.
goldfishes
goldfishes
noun
plural of goldfish
haddonfield
hadfield
halleflintoid
hallieford
handkerchiefful
handkerchiefful
noun
As much as a handkerchief will hold.
harpersfield
hartfield
hartsfield
hatfield
hatfield
Proper noun
A town in Hertfordshire, England.
A town in South Yorkshire, England
A town in Arkansas.
an unincorporated census-designated place in Luce Township, Spencer County, Indiana, USA
A locality in Jamaica.
A town in Massachusetts.
A city in Minnesota.
A borough in Pennsylvania.
hayfield
hayfield
noun
A field of hay.
hayfields
hayfields
noun
plural of hayfield
heredofamilial
hexafluoride
hexafluoride
noun
(chemistry) any fluoride containing six fluorine atoms in each molecule
hindarfjall
hinderful
hinderfully
hindfell
hirschfeld
hlidhskjalf
holdingford
horrifiedly
horrifiedly
adv
In a horrified manner.
huddersfield
huddersfield
Proper noun
A town in West Yorkshire, England
hurdsfield
husbandfield
hydroborofluoric
hydrodesulfurization
hydrodesulfurization
noun
(chemistry) a process for lowering the sulfur content of petroleum and similar products by catalytic hydrogenation, sulfur compounds being converted to hydrogen sulfide