A shaft fitted with cams; especially one in a piston engine that activates the valves.
camshafts
camshafts
noun
plural of camshaft
chloroformist
chloroformist
noun
(medicine, archaic) One who uses chloroform as an anaesthetic.
chondrofibromatous
christiform
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
dimethylsulfoxide
dimethylsulfoxide
noun
Alternative spelling of dimethylsulphoxide
dinornithiformes
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
disfurnishment
disfurnishment
noun
(archaic) The act of disfurnishing, or the state of being disfurnished.
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
famishment
famishment
noun
(now literary) The state or process of being famished.
(obsolete) Famine.
famishments
famishments
noun
plural of famishment
farthermost
farthermost
adj
superlative form of far: most far; most remote or distant; furthermost.
fathomableness
fathomableness
Noun
The quality of being fathomable.
fathomless
fathomless
adj
(by extension) unfathomable or incomprehensible.
Very deep (especially of water deeper than a lead line can measure); bottomless.
fathomlessly
fathomlessly
adv
In a fathomless manner, to a fathomless degree.
fathomlessness
fathomlessness
noun
The state or condition of being fathomless.
fathoms
fathoms
noun
plural of fathom
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fathom
fetichism
fetichism
noun
Archaic form of fetishism.
fetishism
fetishism
noun
A form of paraphilia where the object of attraction is an inanimate object or a part of a person's body.
The belief that natural objects have supernatural powers, or that something created by people has power over people.
fetishmonger
fichteanism
filesmith
filesmith
noun
A maker of files (rasping tools).
fingersmith
fingersmith
noun
midwife
pickpocket
fishmouth
fishmouth
noun
(colloquial) A chronically open mouth.
(roofing) A half-cylindrical or half-conical shaped opening or void in a lapped edge or seam, usually caused by wrinkling or shifting of ply sheets during installation.
(surgery) A horizontal incision on the breast aligned with the nipples made to drain or excise the breast fat as a form of top surgery.
(surgery) A wide incision made to drain fluid from under the fingernail.
flamethrowers
flamethrowers
noun
plural of flamethrower
flannelmouths
flannelmouths
noun
plural of flannelmouth
fleshment
fleshment
noun
(obsolete) The act of fleshing, or the excitement attending a successful beginning.
fletcherism
fletcherism
Noun
A dietary system prescribing the repeated chewing of food until all taste is lost, and in abstention from food until very hungry.
flourishment
flourishment
noun
The act or state of flourishing.
footmanship
footmanship
noun
(archaic) The skill or ability to run (of humans or animals).
(historical) The post or position of footman; the skill or art of a footman.
foremasthand
foremothers
foremothers
noun
plural of foremother
forksmith
formaldehydesulphoxylate
formaldehydesulphoxylate
noun
A salt or ester of formaldehydesulphoxylic acid.
forthcomingness
forthcomingness
noun
The state or quality of being forthcoming.
foulmouthedness
foulmouthedness
noun
The quality or state of being foul-mouthed.
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.
franchisement
franchisement
noun
release; deliverance; freedom
freshment
freshment
noun
(obsolete) refreshment
frightsome
frightsome
adj
Feeling fright; afraid; frightened.
Marked by fright or frightfulness; frightening; frightful; fearful; causing fear.
frogmouths
frogmouths
noun
plural of frogmouth
frothsome
furbishment
furnishment
furnishment
noun
(obsolete) The act of furnishing, or of supplying furniture.
(obsolete) furniture
furthermost
furthermost
adj
superlative form of far: most far; farthest
furthersome
furthersome
adj
Tending to further, advance, or promote; helpful; advantageous.
gemeinschaft
gemeinschaft
noun
(sociology) A society or group characterized by a strong sense of common identity, personal relationships, and attachments to various concerns.
An association or group of individuals sharing common beliefs, attitudes, and tastes; a fellowship.
gemeinschaften
halftimes
halftimes
noun
plural of halftime
hammerfest
hammerfest
Proper noun
A municipality in Finnmark, Norway.
handcraftsman
handcraftsman
noun
A handicraftsman.
handicraftsman
handicraftsman
noun
A practitioner of a handicraft, usually male.
handicraftsmanship
handicraftsmanship
noun
Synonym of handicraftship
handicraftsmen
handicraftsmen
noun
plural of handicraftsman
handicraftswoman
handicraftswoman
noun
A female practitioner of a handicraft.
hastiform
hastiform
adj
spear-shaped; hastate
headforemost
headforemost
adv
headfirst
hesperornithiformes
highfalutinism
highfalutinism
noun
highfalutin language or behaviour
hoffmannist
hoffmeister
hofmannsthal
humidifications
humidifications
noun
plural of humidification
hyperconformist
hysteriform
ichthyornithiformes
ichthyosiform
ichthyosiform
adj
(medicine) Resembling ichthyosis.
knifesmith
knifesmith
noun
A cutler who makes knives.
landsmanshaft
landsmanshaften
luftmenschen
luftmenschen
noun
plural of luftmensch
magnetofluidmechanics
makeshift
makeshift
adj
Made to work or suffice; improvised; substituted.
noun
(obsolete) A rogue; a shifty person.
A temporary (usually insubstantial) substitution.
makeshiftiness
makeshiftiness
noun
The quality of being makeshifty.
makeshiftness
makeshiftness
noun
The quality of being makeshift.
makeshifts
makeshifts
noun
plural of makeshift
makeshifty
makeshifty
adj
Somewhat makeshift.
mantelshelf
mantelshelf
noun
(climbing) A maneuver to surmount a ledge, involving pushing down on the ledge to bring up the body.
A shelf above a fireplace.
markgenossenschaft
matchsafe
methylsulfanol
mightfulness
mirthfulness
mirthfulness
noun
The property of being mirthful.
mirthfulnesses
misfaith
misfaith
noun
Bad or misplaced religious belief.
Lack of faith; distrust.
misfaiths
misfaiths
noun
plural of misfaith
misfather
misthrift
misthrift
noun
(rare) Extravagance; the wasting of money.
mosquitofish
mosquitofish
noun
Any of several small fish that feed on mosquitoes, but especially those of the genus Gambusia.
mosquitofishes
mosquitofishes
noun
plural of mosquitofish
mothproofers
mothproofers
noun
plural of mothproofer
mouthfuls
mouthfuls
noun
plural of mouthful
multiflash
multiflash
adj
(photography) Involving more than one flash.
mustahfiz
mustahfiz
noun
(military, historical) A member of the territorial militia of the Ottoman Empire.
muttonfish
muttonfish
noun
(Australia) Any of several edible molluscs of the genus Haliotis; an abalone.
(chiefly US) Any of several Atlantic and Caribbean fishes which are said to taste of mutton, especially the mutton snapper, Lutjanus analis, the ocean pout, Macrozoarces americanus, or the Irish pompano, Diapterus auratus.
muttonfishes
muttonfishes
noun
plural of muttonfish
osteochondrofibroma
phoenicopteriformes
platformish
punishmentproof
refashionment
refashionment
noun
The act of refashioning, or the state of being refashioned.
reflourishment
reflourishment
noun
The process of flourishing anew.
refreshment
refreshment
noun
A light snack or drink.
The action of refreshing; a means of restoring strength, energy or vigour.
refreshments
refreshments
noun
plural of refreshment
refurbishment
refurbishment
noun
The act of refurbishing; renovation.
refurnishment
refurnishment
noun
The act of refurnishing.
semishaft
semithoroughfare
semitruthful
semitruthfully
semitruthfulness
shaftman
shaftman
noun
A man who sinks a mineshaft.
shaftment
shaftment
noun
An obsolete unit of length defined as 6 inches, which equals 2 palms or ²⁄₃ span; today 6 inches equals exactly 15.24 cm. (Before the 12th century, a shaftment was defined as 6+¹⁄₂ inches.)
Traditionally the width of the fist and outstretched thumb.
shaftsman
shaftsman
noun
Alternative form of shaftman
shamefast
shamefast
adj
(archaic) Bashful, modest; shy.
shamefastly
shamefastly
adv
In a shamefast manner.
shamefastness
shamefastness
noun
The state or condition of being shamefast.
shelfmate
shelfmate
noun
A book or other object located on the same shelf.
shiftman
smithcraft
smithcraft
noun
The art or occupation of a smith.
smithfield
smokefarthings
smokeshaft
smoothification
smoothify
smoothify
verb
To convert fruit, vegetables etc into a smoothie.
spathiform
spathiform
adj
(mineralogy) Resembling spar in form.
sportfisherman
sportfisherman
noun
A boat intended for sportfishing.
A person who participates in sportfishing.
stomachful
stomachful
adj
(obsolete) sullen; obstinate; perverse
noun
As much as one can stomach.
Enough to fill one's stomach.
stomachfully
stomachfulness
struthiform
struthiiform
struthioniform
struthioniform
adj
(zoology) Of or relating to the Struthioniformes, an order of birds.