(nautical) The act of hiring, or the contract for use of, a vessel, or some part of it, to convey cargo.
affrightment
affrightment
noun
(archaic) Fright; fear; alarm; the fact or state of being frightened.
(obsolete) A cause of fear.
(obsolete) The action of frightening or terrifying; intimidation.
afterchrome
afterharm
aftermath
aftermath
noun
(obsolete, agriculture) A second mowing; the grass which grows after the first crop of hay in the same season.
That which happens after, that which follows, usually of strongly negative connotation in most contexts, implying a preceding catastrophe.
aftermaths
aftermaths
noun
plural of aftermath
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
amianthiform
amianthiform
adj
Resembling amianthus in form.
amphiboliferous
amphiboliferous
adj
(mineralogy) Bearing amphibole.
amphipodiform
amphipodiform
adj
Resembling an amphipod
antheriform
antheriform
adj
Shaped like an anther.
archaeopterygiformes
archflamen
archflamen
noun
A chief flamen or priest.
archform
archinfamy
archinformer
atmosphereful
branchiform
calathiform
chalcidiform
chamberfellow
chamfer
chamfer
noun
An obtuse-angled relief or cut at an edge added for a finished appearance and to break sharp edges.
verb
(transitive) To cut a groove in something.
(transitive) To cut off the edge or corner of something.
chamfered
chamfered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chamfer
chamferer
chamfering
chamfering
noun
A chamfer.
verb
present participle of chamfer
chamfers
chamfers
noun
plural of chamfer
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chamfer
chamfrain
chamfrain
noun
Alternative form of chamfron
chamfron
chamfron
noun
Protective armor for a horse's head, especially the face and ears.
chamfrons
chamfrons
noun
plural of chamfron
chancriform
chancriform
adj
(pathology) Having the form of a chancre
charadriiform
charadriiform
adj
(ornithology) Belonging to the Charadriiformes.
noun
Any bird of the order Charadriiformes
charadriiformes
charmful
charmful
adj
Abounding with charms.
charmfully
charmfully
adv
In a charmful manner.
charmfulness
charmfulness
noun
The state of being charmful.
chloralformamide
chlorofluoromethane
chlorofluoromethane
noun
(organic chemistry) Any halogenated derivative of methane containing both chlorine and fluorine; but especially CH₂ClF, sometimes used as a refrigerant
chloroformate
chloroformate
noun
(organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of chloroformic acid
chloroformization
chloroformization
noun
The process of chloroformizing.
chlorotrifluoromethane
chlorotrifluoromethane
noun
(organic chemistry) The halogenated hydrocarbon CClF₃; it is a CFC once used as a refrigerant
chondrofibroma
chondrofibroma
noun
(pathology) A cartilaginous fibroma
chondrofibromatous
chromaffin
chromaffin
adj
(cytology) Having an affinity for (and thus being stained brownish yellow) by chromium salts.
chromaffinic
chromaffinic
adj
Synonym of chromaffin
cochleariform
cochleariform
adj
spoon-shaped
craftmanship
craftmanship
noun
Alternative form of craftsmanship
craftsmanship
craftsmanship
noun
An example of a craftsman's work.
The quality of being a craftsman.
craftsmanships
craftsmanships
noun
plural of craftsmanship
craftsmenship
craftsmenships
crampfish
crampfish
noun
A coffin ray (Hypnos monopterygius)
Atlantic torpedo (Torpedo nobiliana)
common torpedo (Torpedo torpedo)
crampfishes
crampfishes
noun
plural of crampfish
cyathiform
cyathiform
adj
In the form of a cup, a little widened at the top.
demichamfron
demifarthing
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.
disenfranchisement
disenfranchisement
noun
Explicit or implicit revocation of, or failure to grant, the right to vote, to a person or group of people.
disenfranchisements
disenfranchisements
noun
plural of disenfranchisement
disfranchisement
disfranchisement
noun
The act of disfranchising.
The deprivation of the privileges and immunities of citizenship.
disfranchisements
disfranchisements
noun
plural of disfranchisement
draftmanship
draftmanship
noun
Alternative form of draftsmanship
draftsmanship
draftsmanship
noun
the art or craft of a draftsman
the skill of drawing
draftswomanship
draftswomanship
noun
(rare) The art or craft of a female draftsman.
effranchisement
effranchisement
noun
Obsolete form of enfranchisement.
enfranchisement
enfranchisement
noun
(land legal, England & Wales, historical) the conversion of a copyhold estate into a freehold estate
A release from slavery
The act of enfranchising
The investiture with any of several municipal privileges
enfranchisements
enfranchisements
noun
plural of enfranchisement
enterochromaffin
enterochromaffin
adj
(cytology) Describing epithelial cells of the intestinal mucosa that contain serotonin; they are stained using chromium salts
ethmofrontal
ethmofrontal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the ethmoid and frontal bones
facioscapulohumeral
facioscapulohumeral
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the face, scapula, and upper arms; applied to a form of muscular dystrophy.
fagerholm
fameworthy
fameworthy
adj
Worthy or deserving of fame.
fareham
fareham
Proper noun
a town and borough in Hampshire, England
farmerish
farmerish
adj
Characteristic of a farmer.
farmership
farmership
noun
Skill in farming.
farmhand
farmhand
noun
(baseball) A player in the minor leagues.
A person who works on a farm.
farmhands
farmhands
noun
plural of farmhand
farmhold
farmhouse
farmhouse
noun
(traditionally and archetypally) A farmer's residence.
A house that was once a farmer's residence albeit today lived in by residents whose occupation is not farming.
farmhouses
farmhouses
noun
plural of farmhouse
farmhousey
farmhousey
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a farmhouse.
farnham
farnham
Proper noun
a town in western Surrey, England.
farnhamville
farthermore
farthermore
adv
Obsolete form of furthermore.
farthermost
farthermost
adj
superlative form of far: most far; most remote or distant; furthermost.
fashionmonger
fashionmonger
noun
(derogatory) One who slavishly follows the latest fashions.
fathmur
fathogram
fathomer
fathomer
noun
One who fathoms.
fathometer
fathometer
noun
(nautical) A depth finder that uses sound waves to determine the depth of water.
featherdom
featherdom
noun
The world or sphere of birds.
featherman
feathermonger
ferfathmur
fermanagh
fermanagh
Proper noun
one of the six traditional counties of Northern Ireland, often known as County Fermanagh.
fibrochondroma
fibroenchondroma
fibrohemorrhagic
filmographies
filmographies
noun
plural of filmography
filmography
filmography
noun
A selective list of movie titles that share a similar characteristic such as the same genre, the same director, the same actor etc.
firemanship
firemanship
noun
The skills of fire safety, fire prevention, etc.
firmhearted
fisherman
fisherman
noun
A person whose profession is catching fish.
A vessel (boat or ship) used for fishing.
Any person who attempts to catch fish.
fisherwoman
fisherwoman
noun
A woman who fishes.
A woman whose profession is catching fish.
She is a fisherwoman, out on a trawler for days at a time.
flameholder
flamethrower
flamethrower
noun
A device that projects a flame for starting fires, and sometimes also additional fuel to help ignition. Used either as a weapon or a tool.
flamethrowers
flamethrowers
noun
plural of flamethrower
fluidrachm
fluidrachm
noun
Alternative form of fluidram
flusherman
forasmuch
forasmuch
adv
Inasmuch, seeing (that).
fordham
foreadmonish
foreadmonish
verb
(rare, transitive) To admonish beforehand, or before the act or event.
forechamber
forehammer
forehammer
noun
A sledge or sledgehammer; the large hammer which strikes first, or before the smaller one.
foremanship
foremanship
noun
The position of a foreman.
foremanships
foremanships
noun
plural of foremanship
foremarch
foremasthand
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
formalith
forthcame
forthcame
verb
simple past tense of forthcome
frameshift
frameshift
noun
A frameshift mutation.
verb
To use a starting point for translating a series of nucleotides that is off by an amount not divisible by three, resulting in an entirely distinct set of codons.
frameshifts
frameshifts
noun
plural of frameshift
framesmith
framesmith
noun
A maker of frames.
framingham
franchisement
franchisement
noun
release; deliverance; freedom
francophilism
frankenmuth
freemanship
freemanship
noun
The state of being a freeman.
frenchman
frenchman
Noun
A man of French birth or nationality.
A home-made tool used by bricklayers to cut excess mortar from newly pointed brickwork.
The red-legged partridge.
frenchwoman
frenchwoman
Noun
A French woman.
freshman
freshman
noun
(US, Canada, Philippines) A person (of either sex) entering the first year of an institution, especially a high school (ninth grade for US and Canada, grade 7 for Philippines), a university, or legislative body.
(obsolete) A novice; one in the rudiments of knowledge.
freshmanhood
freshmanhood
noun
The state or period of being a freshman.
freshmanic
freshmanic
adj
(US, archaic, informal, humorous) Characteristic of a freshman.
freshmanship
freshmanship
noun
The state of being a freshman.
freshwoman
freshwoman
noun
A female freshman.
frogmarch
frogmarch
noun
The process of frogmarching a person.
verb
(figurative) To force a person forward against their will.
(formerly) To carry a person face-down with one person holding each limb.
To forcibly relocate a person, especially in a degrading or humiliating manner.
To march or force a person forward while holding their arms from behind or the side, as a prisoner.
frogmarched
frogmarched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of frogmarch
frogmarches
frogmarches
noun
plural of frogmarch
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of frogmarch