A boy employed in catching fish; a young fisherman.
fishery
fishery
noun
(countable) A fishing company.
(countable) A right to fish in a particular location; Territorial fishing waters.
(uncountable) Fishing: the catching, processing and marketing of fish or other seafood.
A place where fish or other seafood are caught: a fishing ground.
A place where fish or other seafood are processed: a seafood factory.
A place where fish or other seafood are raised: a fish farm.
fisheye
fisheye
noun
An undesirable dull appearance in the table of a diamond that has been cut too shallow.
An undesirable effect in paint, particularly automotive finishes, normally caused by oil or other contaminants on the painted surface.
An unfriendly or suspicious glance.
Short for fisheye lens.
fisheyes
fisheyes
noun
plural of fisheye
fishify
fishify
verb
(transitive) To change (flesh) to fish; to transform into a fish.
(transitive, figuratively) To make as wet as a fish; to drench with water.
fishifying
fishifying
verb
present participle of fishify
fishily
fishily
adv
In a fishy manner
fishingly
fishingly
adv
In a manner that suggests fishing, such as groping in search of something, or seeking compliments.
fishway
fishway
Noun
A structure built on or around dams or locks to facilitate the migration of fish.
fishways
fishways
noun
plural of fishway
fishy
fishy
adj
(LGBT slang) Of drag queens: appearing feminine.
(figurative) Suspicious; inspiring doubt.
Of, from, or similar to fish.
noun
(childish) Diminutive of fish.
fishyard
fishyback
fishybacking
fitchery
fitchy
fitchy
adj
(heraldry) Sharpened to a point; pointed.
flachery
flaherty
flashily
flashily
adv
In a flashy manner
flashingly
flashingly
adv
With a flashing appearance.
flashly
flashly
adv
In a flash manner.
flashy
flashy
adj
(archaic) Drunk; tipsy.
(dated, poetic) Flashing; producing flashes.
Showy; visually impressive, attention-getting, or appealing.
fleshlily
fleshlily
adv
In a fleshly or carnal manner.
fleshly
fleshly
adj
Of or relating to non-spiritual or non-religious matters.
Of or relating to pleasurable (often sexual) sensations.
Of or relating to the body.
Of, relating to or resembling flesh; composed of flesh; having a lot of flesh.
adv
(archaic) In a sensual way; in a sexual way; carnally.
fleshy
fleshy
adj
(of a person) Having considerable flesh; plump.
Of, related to, or resembling flesh.
flexographically
flexographically
adv
By means of flexography.
flexography
flexography
noun
A method of printing using a rubber or polymer rotating printing plate, most commonly used for packaging (labels, tape etc.).
flightily
flightily
adv
In a flighty manner.
flightworthy
flightworthy
adj
(aviation) Safe enough to fly
flighty
flighty
adj
(obsolete) Swift.
(of a bird) That flies easily or often.
Given to unplanned and silly ideas or actions.
flinchingly
flinchingly
adv
With a flinching motion.
florigraphy
florigraphy
noun
Alternative form of floriography
flourishingly
flourishingly
adv
In a flourishing way; tending to succeed and grow.
flourishy
flourishy
adj
flourishing; characterised by flourishes
flunkeyhood
flunkeyhood
noun
The role or status of a flunkey.
flunkeyish
flunkeyish
adj
Alternative form of flunkyish
flunkyhood
flunkyhood
noun
Alternative form of flunkeyhood
flunkyish
flunkyish
adj
Like a flunky.
fluohydric
fluohydric
adj
(chemistry) hydrofluoric
fluorhydric
fluorhydric
adj
Alternative form of fluohydric
fluorography
fluorography
noun
photofluorography
visualisation of radiolabelled material
flushingly
flushingly
adv
In a flushing manner; while flushing, while blushing (red with embarrassment):
flushy
flushy
adj
Synonym of flushed
flybrush
flycatcher
flycatcher
noun
Any of many kinds of birds, of the families Muscicapidae (in Europe and Asia) and Tyrannidae (in the Americas), that catch insects in flight.
flycatchers
flycatchers
noun
plural of flycatcher
flyingh
flysch
flysch
noun
(geology) A series of sandstones and schists overlying the true nummulitic formation in the Alps, and included in the Eocene Tertiary.
flysches
flysches
noun
plural of flysch
flyweight
flyweight
noun
(figuratively, adjectival use) Small, light or unimportant.
(martial arts) A weight class in many combat sports; e.g. in professional boxing of a maximum of 112 pounds or 50.8 kilograms.
(mechanics) A weight that moves outward depending on centrifugal force.
flyweights
flyweights
noun
plural of flyweight
flywheel
flywheel
noun
(mechanical engineering) A rotating mass used to maintain the speed of a machine within certain limits while the machine receives or releases energy at a varying rate, or as a form of energy storage.
flywheels
flywheels
noun
plural of flywheel
flywinch
fogyish
fogyish
adj
Characteristic of a fogy
fogyishness
foolhardily
foolhardily
adv
In a foolhardy manner
foolhardy
foolhardy
adj
Marked by unthinking recklessness with disregard for danger; boldly rash; hotheaded.
noun
A person who is foolhardy.
foolishly
foolishly
adv
In a foolish manner.
Without good judgment.
foppishly
foppishly
adv
In a foppish way.
forefatherly
forehandedly
forehandedly
adv
Ahead of time, in advance.
Prudently, with thrift and foresight.
forehatchway
foresightedly
foresightedly
adv
With foresight; in a foresighted manner.
forethoughtfully
forethoughtfully
adv
With forethought.
forhooy
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
forsyth
forsyth
Proper noun
A city in Georgia, USA
A city in Montana, USA
forsythe
forsythe
Proper noun
A Scottish and Northern Irish surname from the Gaelic Fearsithe meaning "man of peace".
forsythia
forsythia
noun
Any of several shrubs, of the genus Forsythia, native to Asia and Eastern Europe, that are cultivated for their yellow flowers, which bloom in early spring.
forsythias
forsythias
noun
plural of forsythia
forthby
forthby
adv
Obsolete form of forby.
forthrightly
forthrightly
adv
In a forthright manner
forthy
forthy
adv
(obsolete) For this, for this reason; on this account.
(obsolete) Therefore.
conj
Because, for sake, forwhy, since.
fortnightly
fortnightly
adj
occurring once in a fortnight; once every two weeks
adv
once in a fortnight; once every two weeks
noun
A publication issued fortnightly (once every two weeks).
fortyish
fortyish
adj
About forty years old.
Close to the number forty
num
Any number close to forty.
forwhy
forwhy
conj
(obsolete) Because; for the reason that.
fotheringhay
foughty
foulmouthedly
fourteenthly
fourteenthly
adv
In the fourteenth place; fourteenth in a row.
fourthly
fourthly
adv
In the fourth place; fourth in a row.
frankheartedly
fratchety
fratchety
adj
(UK, dialect) argumentative
fratchy
fratchy
adj
(UK, informal) Irritable or argumentative.
freakishly
freakishly
adv
In a freakish manner.
freehandedly
freehandedly
adv
In a freehanded manner.
freeheartedly
freeheartedly
adv
In a freehearted manner; lightly and without constraint or worry.
freightyard
freightyard
noun
A yard where goods to be transported are stored.
frelinghuysen
frenchify
frenchify
verb
(intransitive) To become French or more French-like.
(transitive) To make French or more French-like in any way.
(transitive, uncommon) Synonym of gallicize, to translate into the French language.
frenchifying
frenchifying
verb
present participle of frenchify
frenchily
frenchly
frenchly
Adjective
French.
Adverb
In the manner of the French or their language.
frenchy
frenchy
Noun
A native or resident of France, or a francophone, or a person of French lineage.
Proper noun
A short form for various names: Francine, Franchelle, Francoise, etc., e.g. Franchelle "Frenchie" Davis.
freshly
freshly
adv
(uncommon) In a rude or impertinent manner.
Recently, newly.
freyah
frightenedly
frightenedly
adv
In a frightened manner.
frighteningly
frighteningly
adv
In a frightening or terrifying manner.
Very; beyond usual expectation so as to cause surprise or concern.
frightfully
frightfully
adv
In a frightful manner.
frighty
frighty
Adjective
Afraid.
frigotherapy
frithy
frithy
adj
woody; relating to brushwood, undergrowth, or a partial clearing in a forest
frothily
frothily
adv
In a frothy way.
frothy
frothy
adj
(business) Highly speculative; having high risk and high return.
(figurative) lightweight; lacking depth or substance
Foamy or churned to the point of becoming infused with bubbles.
noun
(Australia, slang, chiefly in the plural) A serving of beer.
froughy
froughy
adj
(UK, dialect, archaic) Loose, spongy, or easily broken.
frumpishly
frumpishly
adv
In a frumpish manner.
fullmouthedly
fumishly
furaldehyde
furaldehyde
noun
(organic chemistry) furfural
furfuraldehyde
furfuraldehyde
Noun
furfural
furomethyl
furphy
furphy
noun
(Australia, slang) A rumour, or an erroneous or improbable story.
furtherly
furtherly
adj
Favorable, advanced.
adv
In a further manner.
furthy
fuscohyaline
ghastfully
ghastfully
adv
In a ghastful manner.
ghostlify
ghostlify
verb
To make ghostly; to haunt
grandfatherly
grandfatherly
adj
Having the characteristics of a grandfather.
In the manner of a grandfather.
grayfish
grayfishes
greyfish
hafnyl
halfheartedly
halfheartedly
adv
Without enthusiasm or interest.
halfhourly
halfly
halfly
adv
(obsolete) half
halfpenny
halfpenny
adj
Costing or worth one halfpenny.
noun
(plural: halfpence) A quantity of money worth half a penny.
(plural: halfpennies) (historical) A discontinued British coin worth half of one penny (old or new).
halfpennyworth
halfpennyworth
noun
(Britain) As much as could be bought for a halfpenny (pre- or post-decimalisation).
(Britain, informal) A negligible amount.
(Britain, informal) One's opinion or thoughts; one's two cents.
halfway
halfway
adv
Half of the way between two points; midway.
Moderately; somewhat.
halfy
handfastly
handfastly
adv
(obsolete) In a handfast manner
handycuff
handyfight
handyframe
hanefiyeh
hanifiya
happify
happify
verb
To make happy.
harmfully
harmfully
adv
In a harmful manner.
hastefully
hastifly
hatefully
hatefully
adv
In a hateful manner.
hayfield
hayfield
noun
A field of hay.
hayfields
hayfields
noun
plural of hayfield
hayfork
hayfork
noun
A tool used for moving hay; a pitchfork.
hayforks
hayforks
noun
plural of hayfork
haylift
haylift
noun
An airlift in which hay is dropped for stranded cattle.