(archaic or dialect) Beforehand; in advance; in anticipation.
afterhold
chiefdoms
chiefdoms
noun
plural of chiefdom
chondrify
chondrify
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To convert, or be converted, into cartilage.
codfisher
codfisher
noun
One who fishes for cod.
codfishes
codfishes
noun
plural of codfish
coldfinch
dogfights
dogfights
noun
plural of dogfight
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dogfight
dogfishes
dogfishes
noun
plural of dogfish
dogfought
dogfought
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dogfight
doughface
doughface
noun
(derogatory) a person, especially a politician, who is pliable, moldable like dough.
doughfeet
doughfoot
downshift
downshift
noun
(automotive, cycling) A shift of a transmission into a lower gear.
A change in career or lifestyle to one which is not as well paid but less stressful and more personally rewarding.
A change of direction or a movement downwards.
A reduction in quality or quantity.
verb
(automotive, cycling) To shift (a car or bicycle) into a lower gear.
(automotive, cycling) To shift a transmission into a lower gear.
To change (one's career or lifestyle) to one which is not as well paid but less stressful and more personally rewarding.
To change one's career or lifestyle to one which is not as well paid but less stressful and more personally rewarding.
To function at a lower rate; to slacken.
To reduce (something) in quality or quantity (as effect, scope, speed, etc.)
eightfold
eightfold
adj
Containing eight parts.
Eight times as much; multiplied by eight.
adv
By a factor of eight.
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.
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
fishponds
fishponds
noun
plural of fishpond
fishpound
fleshhood
fleshhood
noun
The state or condition of having a form of flesh; incarnation.
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.
footholds
footholds
noun
plural of foothold
forehands
forehands
noun
plural of forehand
foreheads
foreheads
noun
plural of forehead
forthward
forthward
adv
(obsolete) Forward.
foxhounds
foxhounds
noun
plural of foxhound
freeholds
freeholds
noun
plural of freehold
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.
The American goldfinch (Spinus tristis, syn. Carduelis tristis)
The European goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
The lesser goldfinch (Spinus psaltria, syn. Carduelis psaltria).
halfblood
halfwords
halfwords
noun
plural of halfword
hannaford
hausdorff
hausdorff
Adjective
Such that any two points have disjoint neighborhoods.
haverford
herefords
holdfasts
holdfasts
noun
plural of holdfast
hoodsheaf
hoofbound
hoofbound
adj
(dated) Of a horse: exhibiting deformative contraction and dryness of the back part of the hoof.
noun
(dated) Deformative contraction and dryness of the back part of the hoof of a horse.
hornified
hornified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hornify
horrified
horrified
adj
Struck with horror.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of horrify
hotfooted
hotfooted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hotfoot
houndfish
houndfish
noun
A small European shark (Scyliorhinus canicula), small-spotted dogfish.
Tylosurus crocodilus, a large gamefish of the family Belonidae.
hydriform
hydriform
adj
(zoology) Having the form or structure of a hydra.
hydrofoil
hydrofoil
noun
(nautical) A vessel equipped with such a device.
(nautical) A wing attached to the hull of a ship that raises it out of the water when travelling at speed and thus reduces drag.
verb
(nautical) To operate or use or ride atop a hydrofoil wing on a hull so equipped.
hydrofuge
hydrofuge
adj
Describing a hair pile made of very many tiny, closely-spaced hairs, forming a hydrophobic surface on the bodies of certain insects.
offhanded
offhanded
adj
in a casual or curt style, without preparation or thought; Impromptu, offhand.
pitchford
roundfish
roundfish
noun
Any fish that is not a flatfish.
Prosopium cylindraceum, the round whitefish.
The common carp.
schofield
schonfeld
selfhoods
selfhoods
noun
plural of selfhood
serfhoods
sheepfold
sheepfold
noun
A flock of sheep.
An enclosure for keeping sheep.
sheldfowl
softheads
softheads
noun
plural of softhead
swordfish
swordfish
noun
A large marine fish with a long, pointed bill, Xiphias gladius.
A sudoku technique involving possible cell locations for a digit, or pair, or triple, in uniquely three rows and three columns only. This allows for the elimination of candidates around the grid.
verb
To fish for swordfish.
threefold
threefold
adj
three times as great
triple
adv
by a factor of three
noun
(mathematics) An algebraic variety of dimension 3.
unfrothed
whiteford
wholefood
wholefood
noun
Alternative spelling of whole food
wifehoods
wifehoods
noun
plural of wifehood
wolfhound
wolfhound
noun
A dog of various breeds originally developed to hunt wolves.