(archaic or dialect) Beforehand; in advance; in anticipation.
afterhand
afterhand
adj
(Scotland, law, archaic) Paid afterwards, rather than in advance.
adv
(archaic) Afterwards; subsequently.
afterhend
afterhold
aldhafara
aldhafera
archfiend
archfiend
noun
(preceded by “the”, often capitalized) Satan.
(transferred sense) A diabolically evil person.
A chief fiend (devil, demon or monster).
beadflush
beardfish
beardfish
noun
Any of various deep-sea fish, of the family Polymixiidae, that have a pair of long hyoid barbels.
chafeweed
chafeweed
noun
Cudweed (Gnaphalium), used to prevent or cure chafing.
chaffered
chaffered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chaffer
chaffseed
chaffweed
chaffweed
noun
A low glabrous weedy branching herb (Centunculus minimus) of the family Primulaceae, having short dry chaff-like leaves.
chamfered
chamfered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chamfer
chatfield
chiefland
doughface
doughface
noun
(derogatory) a person, especially a politician, who is pliable, moldable like dough.
eldfather
eldfather
noun
(dialectal, now archaic) One's grandfather or forefather.
(obsolete) One's father-in-law.
faddishly
faddishly
adv
In a faddish way.
fahlbands
fahlbands
noun
plural of fahlband
fairchild
fairyhood
fairyhood
noun
The state or period of being a fairy.
faldworth
falsehood
falsehood
noun
(archaic, rare) Mendacity, deceitfulness; the trait of a person who is mendacious and deceitful.
(countable) A false statement, especially an intentional one; a lie.
(uncountable) The property of being false.
farmhands
farmhands
noun
plural of farmhand
fashioned
fashioned
adj
(in combination) Having a specified fashion or style
In style; fashionable.
Well designed or put together.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fashion
fatheaded
fatheaded
adj
Characteristic of a fathead; stupid
fauchards
fauchards
noun
plural of fauchard
feathered
feathered
adj
(Appalachia) Badly beaten.
(engineering, manufacturing) Having a finely bevelled edge.
(in combination) Having a specific type or number of feathers.
(poetic) Swift, like the flight of a feathered creature.
(rowing) Having the blades of oars or propellers parallel to the direction of motion.
Covered with feathers.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of feather
feldspath
feldspath
noun
Alternative form of feldspar
fiendhead
firsthand
firsthand
adj
Direct, without intermediate stages.
Not previously owned or used; contrasted with secondhand.
flanchard
flanchard
noun
(historical) A piece of armor designed to be attached to the sides of a saddle to protect the flanks of the horse.
flatheads
flatheads
noun
plural of flathead
flaunched
flaunched
adj
(heraldry) Alternative form of flanched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of flaunch
flinthead
flinthead
noun
A bird, the wood stork.
floorhead
floorhead
noun
(nautical) Any of the upper extremities of the floor of a vessel.
foolhardy
foolhardy
adj
Marked by unthinking recklessness with disregard for danger; boldly rash; hotheaded.
noun
A person who is foolhardy.
forehands
forehands
noun
plural of forehand
foreheads
foreheads
noun
plural of forehead
forthward
forthward
adv
(obsolete) Forward.
fraughted
fraughted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fraught
friarhood
friarhood
noun
The state or period of being a friar.
godfather
godfather
noun
A mafia leader.
A man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner; a male godparent who sponsors the baptism of a child.
A small post which is used in repairing a fence. For instance attached to and supporting an existing broken fence post.
verb
(transitive, often figuratively) To act as godfather or guardian to.
guardfish
guardfish
noun
Synonym of houndfish
halfblood
halfpaced
halfwords
halfwords
noun
plural of halfword
handcraft
handcraft
noun
(obsolete) The class of subjects for study that rely upon experimentation and observation.
handicraft
verb
To engage in handcraft or handicraft.
handcuffs
handcuffs
noun
A fastening consisting of two metal rings, designed to go around a person's wrists, and connected by a chain or hinge.
plural of handcuff
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of handcuff
handfasts
handfasts
noun
plural of handfast
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of handfast
handicuff
handstaff
handstaff
noun
(obsolete) A weapon mentioned in the Bible (Ezekiel), perhaps a javelin.
The part of a flail that is held in the hand.
handycuff
hannaford
hartfield
hausdorff
hausdorff
Adjective
Such that any two points have disjoint neighborhoods.
haverford
hayfields
hayfields
noun
plural of hayfield
hazardful
hazardful
adj
Full of hazard; dangerous; risky.
headfirst
headfirst
adv
Rashly; precipitately; without deliberation; hastily.
With the head in front; headlong.
headframe
headframe
noun
(mining) the structure supporting machinery above the entrance to an underground mineshaft.
headscarf
headscarf
noun
A more or less square piece of material worn over the head, typically by women, often to protect the hair, or for religious reasons.
holdfasts
holdfasts
noun
plural of holdfast
hoodsheaf
offhanded
offhanded
adj
in a casual or curt style, without preparation or thought; Impromptu, offhand.
scaldfish
scaldfish
noun
Any of several edible flatfish of the genus Arnoglossus.
shadflies
shadflies
noun
plural of shadfly
sideflash
sideflash
noun
A disruptive electrical discharge between a conductor traversed by an oscillatory current of high frequency (such as lightning) and neighbouring masses of metal, or between different parts of the same conductor.
softheads
softheads
noun
plural of softhead
spadefish
spadefish
noun
Any of several marine fish of the family Ephippidae
Polyodon spathula, the paddlefish.
thiefland
threadfin
threadfin
noun
Any of many perciform fish of the family Polynemidae.
unchaffed
unchaffed
adj
Not chaffed.
unshafted
unshafted
adj
Not shafted.
wharfhead
wharfland
wharfland
noun
The land area surrounding a wharf.
wharfside
wharfside
noun
The side of a wharf, where goods may be loaded and unloaded.