(ornithology) An accessory plume arising from the posterior of the contour feathers of many birds.
aftershave
aftershave
noun
a lotion, gel, or liquid used after finishing shaving
aftershine
aftershock
aftershock
noun
(figuratively) By extension, any result or consequence following a major event.
An earthquake that follows in the same vicinity as another, usually larger, earthquake (the "mainshock").
Emotional and physical distress following a traumatic event.
archerfish
archerfish
noun
Any of the species of fish in the family Toxotidae (sole genus Toxotes), who prey on small animals near to the surface of a water by shooting them with water from their mouths.
archfiends
archfiends
noun
plural of archfiend
aschaffite
banffshire
banffshire
Proper noun
a historic county in north-east Scotland, which was absorbed into Region in 1975. Its county town was
bannerfish
bannerfish
noun
A large fish of the genus Istiophorus, of the swordfish family, with a broad banner-like dorsal fin; the sailfish.
Any of several species of butterflyfish in the genus Heniochus that superficially resemble the Moorish idol, though unrelated.
barberfish
barberfish
noun
Johnrandallia nigrirostris, a cleaner fish.
barrelfish
barrelfish
noun
The black rudderfish, Hyperoglyphe perciformis
befetished
befetished
adj
(dated) Wearing amulets or talismans.
billfishes
billfishes
noun
plural of billfish
bischofite
bischofite
noun
(mineralogy) An evaporite, consisting of magnesium chloride with the chemical formula MgCl₂·6H₂O, found with potash deposits in Saxony.
blowfishes
blowfishes
noun
plural of blowfish
bluefishes
bluefishes
noun
plural of bluefish
boarfishes
boarfishes
noun
plural of boarfish
bonefishes
bonefishes
noun
plural of bonefish
bookshelfs
brushfires
brushfires
noun
plural of brushfire
burrfishes
burrfishes
noun
plural of burrfish
bushelfuls
butterfish
butterfish
noun
(informal) The sablefish (Anoplopoma fimbria) (the sablefish is not a true butterfish; but is called such informally)
(obsolete) The Murray perch, Oligorus mitchelli; an Australian perciform fish of Murray river, now known as trout cod, Maccullochella macquariensis http://www.fishbase.org/Nomenclature/SynonymsList.php?ID=6308&SynCode=26048&GenusName=Maccullochella&SpeciesName=macquariensis, http://www.fishbase.org/summary/Maccullochella-macquariensis.html.
A rock gunnel, Pholis gunnellus, an eel-like fish found in the intertidal and subtidal zones of the North Atlantic.
Perciform fish of the family Stromateidae, including the genera Pampus, Peprilus and Stromateus.
The New Zealand fish Odax pullus, also known as greenbone.
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.
catchflies
catchflies
noun
plural of catchfly
cavefishes
cavefishes
noun
plural of cavefish
chafferers
chafferers
noun
plural of chafferer
chaffiness
chaffiness
noun
Quality of being chaffy.
chauffeurs
chauffeurs
noun
plural of chauffeur
chauffeuse
chauffeuse
noun
(dated) female equivalent of chauffeur
chelmsford
chelmsford
Proper noun
The county town of Essex, England
cherubfish
chieftains
chieftains
noun
plural of chieftain
chuffiness
chuffiness
noun
The quality of being chuffy.
coalfishes
coalfishes
noun
plural of coalfish
codfishery
codfishery
noun
A fishery specifically dealing with cod.
coffeebush
cofferfish
cofferfish
noun
boxfish
combfishes
combfishes
noun
plural of combfish
cornetfish
cornetfish
noun
Any of several slender, elongate tropical fish, of the family Fistulariidae, that live in shallow water
crawfished
crawfished
verb
simple past tense and past participle of crawfish
crawfishes
crawfishes
noun
plural of crawfish
crayfishes
crayfishes
noun
plural of crayfish
cuttlefish
cuttlefish
noun
any of various squid-like cephalopods (marine mollusks) of the order Sepiida that have eight arms, two retractable tentacles, and a calcareous internal shell, and can eject a dark ink when threatened
damselfish
damselfish
noun
Any of a number of fish in the Pomacentridae family.
dealfishes
dealfishes
noun
plural of dealfish
deflourish
drumfishes
drumfishes
noun
plural of drumfish
elfishness
elfishness
noun
The quality or state of being elfish.
enfeeblish
etherifies
etherifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of etherify
facesheets
facesheets
noun
plural of facesheet
fallfishes
fallfishes
noun
plural of fallfish
falsehoods
falsehoods
noun
plural of falsehood
famishment
famishment
noun
(now literary) The state or process of being famished.
(obsolete) Famine.
farmership
farmership
noun
Skill in farming.
farmhouses
farmhouses
noun
plural of farmhouse
farmhousey
farmhousey
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a farmhouse.
farsighted
farsighted
adj
Considering the future with respect to one's own plans or deeds; showing anticipation.
Unable to focus with one's eyes on near objects; presbyopic.
fashioners
fashioners
noun
plural of fashioner
fashionize
fashionize
verb
(transitive) To make fashionable; to bring into the realm of fashion.
fatherless
fatherless
adj
(figurative) Without a known author or inventor.
Without a (living) father.
fathership
fathership
noun
(religion) A title of respect addressed to a priest.
The state of being a father; fatherhood; paternity.
fathomless
fathomless
adj
(by extension) unfathomable or incomprehensible.
Very deep (especially of water deeper than a lead line can measure); bottomless.
fatshedera
fatshedera
noun
(botany) A hybrid of flowering plants of the genera Fatsia and Hedera (× Fatshedera).
featherers
featherers
noun
plural of featherer
felichthys
fellowship
fellowship
noun
(arithmetic, archaic) The proportional division of profit and loss among partners.
(dated) Company, companions; a group of people or things following another.
(education) A merit-based scholarship.
(education) A temporary position at an academic institution with limited teaching duties and ample time for research.
(medicine) A period of supervised, sub-specialty medical training in the United States and Canada that a physician may undertake after completing a specialty training program or residency.
A company of people that share the same interest or aim.
A feeling of friendship, relatedness or connection between people.
verb
(intransitive, now chiefly religious, especially in Canada, US) To join in fellowship; to associate with.
(transitive) To admit to fellowship, enter into fellowship with; to make feel welcome by showing friendship or building a cordial relationship. Now only in religious use.
felsophyre
felspathic
felspathic
adj
Alternative form of feldspathic
ferryhouse
ferryhouse
noun
A building on the shore beside the departure point of a ferry, where passengers may purchase tickets etc.
fetishists
fetishists
noun
plural of fetishist
fetishlike
fetishlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a fetish.
fetterbush
fetterbush
noun
Leucothoe fontanesiana
Leucothoe spp., especially
Lyonia lucida (shiny lyonia)
Pieris floribunda (mountain fetterbush)
feverishly
feverishly
adv
With excitement and determination.
With speed; rapidly.
fiendishly
fiendishly
adv
Extremely, very in harsh or negative contexts.
In a fiendish manner; evilly, wickedly.
fifteenths
fifteenths
noun
plural of fifteenth
fighteress
fighteress
noun
(archaic or humorous, rare) A female fighter.
filefishes
filefishes
noun
plural of filefish
filthiness
filthiness
noun
The property of being filthy.
fingerfish
finishable
finishable
adj
That can be finished; completable.
firehouses
firehouses
noun
plural of firehouse
fischerite
fisherboat
fisherboat
noun
Alternative form of fisher-boat
fisherfolk
fisherfolk
noun
(anthropology) Members of a culture that is dominated by fishing.
People who fish for a living.
Recreational fishers.
fishergirl
fishertown
fishfinger
fishfinger
noun
Alternative form of fish finger
fishmonger
fishmonger
noun
(Britain) A person who sells fish.
(Britain, rare) A fishmonger's, a fishmonger's shop: a shop that sells fish.
(archaic) A pimp.
fishpotter
fishtailed
fishtailed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fishtail
fishworker
fishworker
noun
A laborer in the fishing industry.
flagfishes
flamenship
flamenship
noun
The role or status of a flamen.
flapperish
flarfishes
flashcubes
flashcubes
noun
plural of flashcube
flashiness
flashiness
noun
The quality of being flashy.
flashtubes
flashtubes
noun
plural of flashtube
flatfishes
flatfishes
noun
plural of flatfish
flatwashes
flechettes
flechettes
noun
plural of flechette
flemishing
flemishing
verb
present participle of flemish
fleshbrush
fleshiness
fleshiness
noun
The state or characteristic of being fleshy.
fleshliest
fleshliest
adj
superlative form of fleshly: most fleshly
fleshquake
fleshquake
noun
A tremor or quiver of the body.
fletchings
fletchings
noun
plural of fletching
flightiest
flightiest
adj
superlative form of flighty: most flighty
flightless
flightless
adj
Unable to fly. Usually used with birds such as the penguin, ostrich, and emu.
flintshire
flintshire
Proper noun
A maritime traditional county bounded to the north by the Irish Sea, to the northeast by the Dee estuary, to the east by Cheshire and to the south and southwest by Denbighshire. A detached part, Maelor Saesneg, is bounded on the northwest by Denbighshire, on the northeast by Cheshire, and on the south by Shropshire. There is a further small detached part around Marford.
A local government principal area. It borders Merseyside, Cheshire, Wrexham and Denbighshire.
flophouses
flophouses
noun
plural of flophouse
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of flophouse
flourished
flourished
adj
Decorated with flourishes.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of flourish
flourisher
flourisher
noun
One who flourishes.
flourishes
flourishes
noun
plural of flourish
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of flourish
flowsheets
flowsheets
noun
plural of flowsheet
flunkeyish
flunkeyish
adj
Alternative form of flunkyish
flusherman
flushermen
flyweights
flyweights
noun
plural of flyweight
foemanship
foemanship
noun
Enmity.
foochowese
foolfishes
foolfishes
noun
plural of foolfish
foolishest
foolishest
adj
superlative form of foolish: most foolish
forechoose
forechoose
verb
(transitive) To choose ahead of time; preelect; preselect.
(transitive) To prefer; choose in preference.
forehooves
foreschool
foreshadow
foreshadow
verb
(transitive) To presage, or suggest something in advance.
foresheets
foresheets
noun
plural of foresheet
foreshowed
foreshower
foreshower
noun
One who predicts.
foreshroud
foresights
foresights
noun
plural of foresight
forespeech
forespeech
noun
a preface
forgathers
forgathers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of forgather
fosterhood
fosterhood
noun
The state of being a foster child.
fostership
fostership
noun
The relationship between foster parent and foster child.
fraischeur
fraischeur
noun
(obsolete) freshness; coolness
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.
framesmith
framesmith
noun
A maker of frames.
franchised
franchised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of franchise
franchisee
franchisee
noun
A holder of a franchise; a person who is granted a franchise.
franchiser
franchiser
noun
(rare) A person who has the right to vote.
A franchisor, a company which or person who grants franchises.