(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
blithefully
blithefully
adv
In a blitheful manner.
blueshifted
blueshifted
adj
Whose frequency/wavelength has been changed by a blueshift
buffalofish
bullfighter
bullfighter
noun
One who engages in bullfighting; a toreador or matador.
bullfinches
bullfinches
noun
plural of bullfinch
calathiform
cheerfulize
cheerfulize
verb
(transitive, dated) To make cheerful.
cheliferous
cheliferous
adj
Having chelae (cheliform claws)
cherryfield
choleriform
choleriform
adj
Resembling cholera.
christoffel
chyliferous
chyliferous
adj
That bears or transmits chyle.
cliffhanger
cliffhanger
noun
(by extension) An outcome which is awaited with keen anticipation, especially one which is delayed for a period of time or which is not known until the last minute.
(narratology) An ending or stopping point calculated to leave a story unresolved, in order to create suspense.
clinchfield
clingfishes
clingfishes
noun
plural of clingfish
cobblerfish
cobblerfish
noun
Any of various catfish.
Trachinotus carolinus
cochleiform
cochleiform
adj
Having the form of a snail shell
critchfield
cutlassfish
cutlassfish
noun
A predatory perciform marine fish in the family Trichiuridae, with large sharp teeth and an eel-like appearance.
devilfishes
devilfishes
noun
plural of devilfish
dispatchful
dispatchful
adj
Bent on haste; intent on speedy execution of business or any task.
dolphinfish
dolphinfish
noun
A large food and game fish of the Coryphaenidae family which is commonly found in tropical and subtropical waters.
faithlessly
faithlessly
adv
In a faithless manner
fallalishly
farthingale
farthingale
noun
(historical) A hooped structure in cloth worn to extend the skirt of women's dresses; a hooped petticoat.
fashionable
fashionable
adj
(archaic) genteel; well-bred
Characteristic of or influenced by a current popular trend or style.
Established or favoured by custom or use; current; prevailing at a particular time.
noun
A fashionable person; a fop.
fashionably
fashionably
adv
In a fashionable manner.
fashionless
fashionless
adj
Not fashioned or contrived; natural.
featherfoil
featherfoil
noun
An aquatic plant (Hottonia palustris) with finely divided leaves.
featherlike
featherlike
adj
As light as a feather.
Having the characteristics of plumage.
feldspathic
feldspathic
adj
(mineralogy) Containing feldspar.
felinophile
felinophile
noun
A person who likes cats.
felinophobe
felinophobe
noun
A person who dislikes cats.
fellowships
fellowships
noun
plural of fellowship
felsophyric
fiddleheads
fiddleheads
noun
plural of fiddlehead
fiddlerfish
fifteenthly
fifteenthly
adv
In the fifteenth place; fifteenth in a row.
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.
filthifying
filthifying
verb
present participle of filthify
fingerholds
fingerholds
noun
plural of fingerhold
fireflaught
fishability
fishability
noun
The quality or degree of being fishable.
fisherville
fishtailing
fishtailing
verb
present participle of fishtail
flamefishes
flashlights
flashlights
noun
plural of flashlight
fleshliness
fleshliness
noun
Indulgence in concerns of the flesh; bodily appetites.
fletcherise
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.
fletcherite
fletcherite
noun
(mineralogy) An isometric-hexoctahedral steel gray mineral containing cobalt, copper, nickel, and sulfur.
fletcherize
fletcherize
verb
(figurative, by extension) To consume, to devour, to bite, to chew over.
(transitive, intransitive) To thoroughly chew (dozens or hundreds of times) before swallowing.
flichtering
flightiness
flightiness
noun
The quality of being flighty.
flinchingly
flinchingly
adv
With a flinching motion.
flitchplate
floodlights
floodlights
noun
plural of floodlight
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of floodlight
floorshifts
florigraphy
florigraphy
noun
Alternative form of floriography
flourishers
flourishers
noun
plural of flourisher
flourishing
flourishing
adj
growing, thriving, doing well
noun
The action of the verb flourish; flowering.
verb
present participle of flourish
fluorhydric
fluorhydric
adj
Alternative form of fluohydric
fluviograph
fluviograph
noun
(dated) An instrument for measuring and automatically recording the rise and fall of a river.
foliobranch
folkishness
folkishness
noun
The quality of being folkish.
foolhardier
foolhardier
adj
comparative form of foolhardy: more foolhardy
foolhardily
foolhardily
adv
In a foolhardy manner
foolishness
foolishness
noun
(countable) A thing or event that is foolish, or an absurdity.
(uncountable) The state of being foolish.
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).
fothergilla
francophile
francophile
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Francophile
freeholding
freeholding
noun
property held in freehold
freightless
freightless
adj
Without freight.
frenchville
frightfully
frightfully
adv
In a frightful manner.
furbishable
furbishable
adj
Capable of being furbished.
furloughing
furloughing
verb
present participle of furlough
furnishable
furnishable
adj
Capable of being fitted with furniture.
Capable of being supplied or provided.
globefishes
globefishes
noun
plural of globefish
goldfinches
goldfinches
noun
plural of goldfinch
haddonfield
halfpennies
halleflinta
halleflinta
noun
A type of metamorphic rock, formed from volcanic tuff and rich in quartz and feldspars.
helfenstein
helilifting
helilifting
verb
present participle of helilift
helsingfors
highfalutin
highfalutin
adj
(US, informal) Self-important, pompous; arrogant or egotistical.
noun
(archaic) Pompous speech or writing.
hindarfjall
hinderfully
hingeflower
hlidhskjalf
hlithskjalf
holdingford
honorifical
honorifical
adj
Or or pertaining to honorifics.
honorific.
horrifiedly
horrifiedly
adv
In a horrified manner.
hostlerwife
housewifely
housewifely
adj
Befitting a housewife.
hyposulfite
hyposulfite
noun
(inorganic chemistry) The SO₂²⁻ oxyanion; any salt containing this ion
(inorganic chemistry) The thiosulfate anion and salts
hypsiliform
jellyfishes
jellyfishes
noun
plural of jellyfish
jewelfishes
jewelfishes
noun
plural of jewelfish
killifishes
killifishes
noun
plural of killifish
lanternfish
lanternfish
noun
any of small, deep sea fish of the large family Myctophidae, named after their conspicuous use of bioluminescence.
leatherfish
leitchfield
lemonfishes
lemonfishes
noun
plural of lemonfish
lethiferous
lethiferous
adj
(obsolete) Deadly, lethal.
licheniform
licheniform
adj
Having the form of a lichen.
lichtenfeld
lifemanship
lifemanship
noun
The art or skill of living well.
lightfooted
lightfooted
adj
Alternative form of light-footed
lithofellic
loafishness
mischiefful
mischiefful
adj
(rare) mischievous
northcliffe
outflourish
outflourish
verb
(transitive) To flourish more than.
overflights
overflights
noun
plural of overflight
overfoolish
overfoolish
adj
Excessively foolish.
pearlfishes
pearlfishes
noun
plural of pearlfish
philofelist
philofelist
noun
A person who is fond of cats.
photoflight
photorelief
photorelief
noun
A photograph having relief information added.
A photograph of a relief model.
pilotfishes
pilotfishes
noun
plural of pilotfish
pitcherfuls
pitcherfuls
noun
plural of pitcherful
pitchersful
platformish
platyfishes
platyfishes
noun
plural of platyfish
plinthiform
pollyfishes
preflighted
preflighted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of preflight
pricklefish
pricklefish
noun
Any of the family Stephanoberycidae of stephanoberyciform fishes.
quillfishes
quillfishes
noun
plural of quillfish
reshuffling
reshuffling
noun
(gerund of reshuffle) An act in which something is reshuffled
verb
present participle of reshuffle
riefenstahl
sablefishes
sablefishes
noun
plural of sablefish
safranophil
selfishness
selfishness
noun
the quality of being selfish; the condition of putting one's own interests before those of others.
shellfishes
shellfishes
noun
plural of shellfish
sheriffalty
shiftlessly
shiftlessly
adv
In a shiftless manner.
shoplifters
shoplifters
noun
plural of shoplifter
shoplifting
shoplifting
noun
(countable) A theft from a shop during trading hours.
(uncountable) The action of stealing goods from a shop; the action of the verb shoplift.
verb
present participle of shoplift
shufflewing
shufflewing
Noun
The hedge sparrow.
shufflingly
shufflingly
adv
In a shuffling manner.
skilletfish
soldierfish
soldierfish
noun
Any member of the subfamily Myripristinae of the family Holocentridae of ray-finned fish.