(nautical) The act of hiring, or the contract for use of, a vessel, or some part of it, to convey cargo.
affrightfully
affrightfully
adv
(obsolete) frightfully
affrightingly
affrightingly
adv
(archaic) So as to frighten or terrify.
alligatorfish
alligatorfish
noun
Aspidophoroides monopterygius, a bottom-dwelling marine fish in the family Agonidae, which is found along the coasts of the northwestern Atlantic.
alphabetiform
alphabetiform
adj
Having the form of a developed alphabet or its letters, as opposed to crude pictographic symbols.
amphipodiform
amphipodiform
adj
Resembling an amphipod
antheriferous
antheriferous
adj
(botany) Producing anthers, as plants.
(botany) Supporting anthers, as a part of a flower
artificership
artificership
noun
The state or business of an artificer.
balloonfishes
balloonfishes
noun
plural of balloonfish
bedfellowship
bedfellowship
noun
The state or role of being bedfellows.
brachiofacial
brachiofacial
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the arm and the face.
branchiferous
branchiferous
adj
(anatomy) Having gills; branchiate.
buffalofishes
bumblebeefish
butterflyfish
butterflyfish
noun
Any of a group of conspicuous tropical marine fish of the family Chaetodontidae; the bannerfish and coralfish are also included in this group. Butterflyfish are fairly small, mostly from 12 to 22 cm (c.7-9 in) in length.
carbolfuchsin
carbolfuchsin
noun
A mixture of phenol and basic fuchsin, used in bacterial staining and as a topical antiseptic and antifungal.
cephalofacial
cephalofacial
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the head and face.
chalaziferous
chalaziferous
adj
Having or bearing chalazas.
charadriiform
charadriiform
adj
(ornithology) Belonging to the Charadriiformes.
noun
Any bird of the order Charadriiformes
chauffeurship
chauffeurship
noun
The condition of being, or employment as, a chauffeur.
chesterfields
chesterfields
noun
plural of chesterfield
chieftaincies
chieftaincies
noun
plural of chieftaincy
chieftainries
chieftainries
noun
plural of chieftainry
chieftainship
chieftainship
noun
(countable) The area ruled by a chieftain
(uncountable) The state of being a chieftain
chiffonnieres
chloroforming
chloroforming
verb
present participle of chloroform
chloroformism
chloroformism
noun
(medicine, archaic) addiction to chloroform
chloroformist
chloroformist
noun
(medicine, archaic) One who uses chloroform as an anaesthetic.
chloroformize
chloroformize
verb
To treat with chloroform, typically in order to attenuate an antigen
chuckfarthing
chylification
chylification
Noun
The production of chyle
chylificatory
chymification
chymification
noun
The conversion of food into chyme
cochleariform
cochleariform
adj
spoon-shaped
coffeehousing
coffeehousing
noun
(by extension) Unethical behaviour at the table during bridge or another game.
The act of distracting an opponent in a game by chattering.
confessorship
confessorship
noun
The condition of a person who continues to confess their faith when suffering persecution.
coniferophyte
coniferophyte
noun
(botany) conifer
convictfishes
counterflight
craftsmanship
craftsmanship
noun
An example of a craftsman's work.
The quality of being a craftsman.
craftsmenship
cushionflower
cutlassfishes
cutlassfishes
noun
plural of cutlassfish
dehumidifiers
dehumidifiers
noun
plural of dehumidifier
dehumidifying
dehumidifying
verb
present participle of dehumidify
dieffenbachia
dieffenbachia
noun
Any of several plants, of the genus Dieffenbachia, cultivated as houseplants
diffeomorphic
diffeomorphic
adj
(mathematics) Having a diffeomorphism.
disfellowship
disfellowship
noun
Lack of, or exclusion from, fellowship.
verb
(transitive) To subject to disfellowshipment.
disfranchised
disfranchised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disfranchise
disfranchiser
disfranchiser
noun
One who disfranchises.
disfranchises
disfranchises
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disfranchise
dolichofacial
dolichofacial
adj
(anatomy) Having a long face.
dolphinfishes
dolphinfishes
noun
plural of dolphinfish
draftsmanship
draftsmanship
noun
the art or craft of a draftsman
the skill of drawing
dumfriesshire
dumfriesshire
Proper noun
a historic county in Scotland which was abolished in 1975 and absorbed into Region. Its county town was
enfranchising
enfranchising
verb
present participle of enfranchise
faciobrachial
faciobrachial
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the face and arm.
faithlessness
faithlessness
noun
The quality of being faithless.
farreachingly
fashionmonger
fashionmonger
noun
(derogatory) One who slavishly follows the latest fashions.
fatherlandish
fatherlandish
adj
Relating to or characteristic of the fatherland, especially in the context of Nazi Germany.
featherstitch
featherstitch
noun
A kind of embroidery stitch made of open, looped stitches worked alternately to the right and left of a central rib.
verb
To make stitches of this kind.
featherweight
featherweight
noun
A sportsman who fights in this division.
A weight class in many combat sports; e.g. in professional boxing of a maximum of 126 pounds or 57.2 kilograms.
The lightest weight that may be carried by a racehorse.
feinschmecker
fellowshiping
fellowshipped
fellowshipped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fellowship
ferrichloride
ferrochromium
ferrochromium
noun
An alloy of iron and chromium
festschriften
festschriften
noun
plural of festschrift
fetishization
fetishization
noun
The act or process of fetishizing.
ficklehearted
fiddlerfishes
fiercehearted
filmographies
filmographies
noun
plural of filmography
fingerbreadth
fingerbreadth
noun
A (usually approximate and informal) unit of measurement based upon the radial width of the human finger.
fletcherising
fletcherizing
fletcherizing
verb
present participle of fletcherize
floodlighting
floodlighting
verb
present participle of floodlight
flourishingly
flourishingly
adv
In a flourishing way; tending to succeed and grow.
fluorographic
fluorographic
adj
Relating to fluorography.
foolhardihood
foolhardihood
noun
(obsolete) foolhardiness
foolhardiness
foolhardiness
noun
The quality of being foolhardy.
foolhardiship
foolishnesses
foolishnesses
noun
plural of foolishness
foregathering
foregathering
verb
present participle of foregather
foreignership
foreignership
noun
The condition of being a foreigner.
foreschooling
foreshadowing
foreshadowing
noun
(literature, usually uncountable) A literary device whereby an author drops hints or symbolic representations of plot developments to come later in the story.
verb
present participle of foreshadow
foresightedly
foresightedly
adv
With foresight; in a foresighted manner.
foresightless
foresightless
adj
Lacking foresight.
forthbringing
forthbringing
verb
present participle of forthbring
fortnightlies
fortnightlies
noun
plural of fortnightly
fountainheads
fountainheads
noun
plural of fountainhead
franchisement
franchisement
noun
release; deliverance; freedom
francophilism
freechurchism
freiezlebenhe
frelinghuysen
friedrichsdor
frighteningly
frighteningly
adv
In a frightening or terrifying manner.
Very; beyond usual expectation so as to cause surprise or concern.
frightfulness
frightfulness
noun
The quality of being frightful.
frontoethmoid
godfathership
godfathership
noun
The role or status of a godfather.
griffithville
halleflintoid
handicrafsman
handicrafsmen
handicrafters
handicrafters
noun
plural of handicrafter
handkerchiefs
handsawfishes
harvestfishes
harvestfishes
noun
plural of harvestfish
hatchetfishes
hatchetfishes
noun
plural of hatchetfish
herefordshire
herefordshire
Proper noun
An inland county of England bordered by Shropshire, Worcestershire, Gloucestershire, Monmouthshire, Radnorshire and Brecknockshire.
hertfordshire
hertfordshire
Proper noun
An inland county of south-east England bordered by Cambridgeshire, Essex, Greater London, Buckinghamshire and Bedfordshire.
honorifically
honorifically
adv
In an honorific manner.
hornification
hornification
noun
adhesion of fiber surfaces to each other as a result of drying, leading to lower porosity and solvent accessibility
cornification
horrification
horrification
noun
That which causes horror.
housewiferies
housewiferies
noun
plural of housewifery
housewifeship
housewifeship
noun
The management of a household; housewifery.
The role or status of a housewife.
humaniformian
humidityproof
hydrofluoride
hydrofluoride
noun
(chemistry) A compound of hydrofluoric acid with an organic base such as an amine
hyperdeifying
hyperflexible
hyperflexible
adj
Extremely flexible.
hyperflexibly
hyperfunction
hyperfunction
noun
(mathematics) A generalization of a function
(medicine) Abnormally elevated function
ichthyofaunal
ichthyofaunal
adj
Relating to ichthyofauna.
ichthyosiform
ichthyosiform
adj
(medicine) Resembling ichthyosis.
infashionable
infashionable
adj
Obsolete form of unfashionable.
infracephalic
infrathoracic
infrathoracic
adj
(anatomy) inferior to the thorax
infratracheal
interflashing
intershifting
ischiofemoral
ischiofemoral
adj
(anatomy) Relating to, or connecting the ischium and the femur
ischiofibular
ischiofibular
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the ischium and fibula.
lanternfishes
lanternfishes
noun
plural of lanternfish
leatherfishes
liebfraumilch
liebfraumilch
Noun
A semi-sweet German white wine.
lightfastness
lightfastness
noun
The quality or degree of being lightfast.
lightfingered
lithification
lithification
noun
(geology) The compaction and cementation of sediment into rock.