A delicacy popular in Japan, consisting of the fish served raw as sushi or perhaps fried. It may, if improperly prepared, contain considerably deadly levels of neurotoxins.
Any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe several times their normal size by swallowing water or air when threatened.
bluefish
bluefish
noun
(Bermuda) The puddingwife wrasse (Halichoeres radiatus).
(Canada) An Arctic grayling (Thymallus arcticus).
(Malaysia) Kyphosus vaigiensis.
(UK) A sablefish (Anoplopoma fimbria).
A New Zealand bluefish (Girella cyanea).
A voracious fish (Pomatomus saltatrix) found in waters of the Atlantic and Indian Ocean.
coalfish
coalfish
noun
any of several blackish fish, especially Pollachius virens, a pollack, and Anoplopoma fimbria, sablefish.
dealfish
dealfish
noun
A deep-sea ribbonfish, Trachipterus arcticus, from the north Atlantic
disflesh
disflesh
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To disembody.
(obsolete, transitive) To reduce the flesh or obesity of.
dishfuls
dishfuls
noun
plural of dishful
dolefish
dollfish
elfishly
elfishly
adv
In an elfish manner; mischievously.
fallfish
fallfish
noun
A small silvery freshwater fish (Semotilus corporalis) found in North America.
feeblish
feeblish
adj
Somewhat feeble.
fieldish
fieldish
adj
Of, belonging to, or characteristic of the field; belonging to the country; rural.
figshell
filchers
filchers
noun
plural of filcher
filefish
filefish
noun
Any fish of the family Monacanthidae, with very slender bodies.
fishable
fishable
adj
(of a lake, pond etc.) Able to be fished in, able to be used for fishing
(of a species of fish) Able to be fished legally
(of fishing equipment) Able to be used for fishing.
fishbolt
fishbolt
noun
(engineering) A bolt used to fasten fishplates.
fishbowl
fishbowl
noun
Alternative spelling of fish bowl
fishfall
fishhold
fishkill
fishkill
noun
An environmental event in which fish are killed.
fishless
fishless
adj
Without fish.
fishlike
fishlike
adj
Having some characteristics of a fish.
fishline
fishline
noun
A fishing line.
fishling
fishling
noun
A small or young fish; fry.
fishmeal
fishmeal
noun
Ground dried fish, used mainly for livestock feed.
fishpole
fishpole
noun
A boom pole.
A fishing pole.
fishpool
fishpool
noun
A pool of water containing fish; fishpond.
fishtail
fishtail
noun
A kind of chisel with a flared blade.
Short for fishtail palm.
The skidding of the back of a vehicle from side to side.
The tail of a fish, or an object resembling this.
verb
(intransitive) To move with the tail swinging from side to side in this way.
(intransitive) To swing the back of a vehicle (originally an aircraft) from side to side.
(transitive) To cause the back of (a vehicle) to swing from side to side.
flagfish
flagfish
noun
(US) A freshwater fish in the family Cyprinodontidae native to Florida, Jordanella floridae, sometimes kept in aquaria and used in laboratory tests of the biological effects of environmental pollutants.
flaggish
flaggish
adj
Synonym of flagging (“becoming tired or less dynamic; declining in strength”)
flagship
flagship
noun
(by extension, often attributive) The most important one out of a related group.
(nautical) The ship regarded as most important out of a group, e.g. a nation's navy or company's fleet.
(nautical, military) The ship occupied by the fleet's commander (usually an admiral); it denotes this by flying his flag.
verb
To act as a flagship for.
flarfish
flashier
flashier
adj
comparative form of flashy: more flashy
flashily
flashily
adv
In a flashy manner
flashing
flashing
noun
(jewelry) The use of rhodium plating to temporarily enhance a ring's durability and shine.
(roofing) Components used to weatherproof or seal roof system edges at perimeters, penetrations, walls, expansion joints, valleys, drains and other places where the roof covering is interrupted or terminated.
A sudden blazing or bursting, as of fire or water.
The blinking of a light source, such as a light bulb or computer's cursor.
The exposing of one's naked body, or part of it, in public briefly (the action of the verb to flash).
The process of getting rid of gaps on shelves by bringing products from the back of the shelf to the front to create a 'fuller' shelf.
verb
present participle of flash
flatfish
flatfish
noun
A fish of the order Pleuronectiformes, the adults of which have both eyes on one side and usually swim with the other side down, such as a flounder, a halibut, or a sole.
flattish
flattish
adj
Somewhat flat, in any comparable sense of the word.
fleerish
fleisher
fleishig
fleishig
adj
Alternative form of fleischig
fleshier
fleshier
adj
comparative form of fleshy: more fleshy
fleshing
fleshing
verb
present participle of flesh
flinches
flinches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of flinch
flirtish
flirtish
adj
of the nature of, or characterizing a flirt
flitches
flitches
noun
plural of flitch
flourish
flourish
noun
(architecture) A decorative embellishment on a building.
(music) A ceremonious passage such as a fanfare.
A dramatic gesture such as the waving of a flag.
An ornamentation.
verb
(intransitive) To be in a period of greatest influence.
(intransitive) To execute an irregular or fanciful strain of music, by way of ornament or prelude.
(intransitive) To make bold and sweeping, fanciful, or wanton movements, by way of ornament, parade, bravado, etc.; to play with fantastic and irregular motion.
(intransitive) To make ornamental strokes with the pen; to write graceful, decorative figures.
(intransitive) To prosper or fare well.
(intransitive) To thrive or grow well.
(intransitive) To use florid language; to indulge in rhetorical figures and lofty expressions.
(intransitive, obsolete) To boast; to vaunt; to brag.
(transitive) To adorn with beautiful figures or rhetoric; to ornament with anything showy; to embellish.
(transitive) To develop; to make thrive; to expand.
(transitive) To make bold, sweeping movements with.
flushing
flushing
noun
(UK) A heavy, coarse cloth manufactured from shoddy.
A surface formed of floating threads.
Rushing of blood to the skin's surface, especially on the face, as happens under various physiological circumstances (e.g., in embarrassment or stress or during menopause).
The act by which something is flushed.
verb
present participle of flush
foolfish
foolfish
noun
filefish
winter flounder
foolship
foolship
noun
(often humorous) Used as a title or a form of address for a foolish person
The condition of being a fool; foolishness; folly
foothils
frailish
frailish
adj
Somewhat frail.
frithles
fumishly
goldfish
goldfish
noun
(figuratively, informal) A person with an unreliable memory.
A type of small fish, Carassius auratus, typically orange-colored.
hafflins
halfwise
hastifly
hipflask
hipflask
noun
Alternative spelling of hip flask
kelpfish
kelpfish
noun
A perciform fish in the family Chironemidae, native to coastal Australia and New Zealand.
khalifas
khalifas
noun
plural of khalifa
klipfish
klipfish
noun
A fish of certain genera in the family Clinidae.
Sun-dried salted cod, exported from Norway.
ladyfish
ladyfish
noun
A coastal dwelling fish (Elops saurus), found throughout the tropical and sub-tropical regions.
Albula vulpes, one of the fish called bonefish.
The Spanish hogfish (Bodianus rufus)
leerfish
leerfish
noun
The marine fish Lichia amia.
lionfish
lionfish
noun
Any of the venomous fish of the Scorpaenidae family, notable for their long and separated spines
lumpfish
lumpfish
noun
lumpsucker
lungfish
lungfish
noun
air-breathing fish, of the class Dipnoi, that have four limblike appendages instead of fins
milkfish
milkfish
noun
Chanos chanos, an important food fish in southeast Asia.
oafishly
oafishly
adv
in an oafish manner
offishly
offishly
adv
In an offish manner.
plowfish
sailfish
sailfish
noun
A fish of the genus Istiophorus, having a characteristic sail-like fin on its back.
The basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus).
The quillback (Carpiodes cyprinus).
saltfish
saltfish
noun
salt cod: dried and salted cod.
schiffli
schiffli
noun
a loomlike machine used for embroidering patterns into lace
the textiles produced on such a machine
shiftful
shiftful
adj
Habitually travelling; itinerant.
shiftily
shiftily
adv
In a shifty manner.
shinleaf
shinleaf
noun
A perennial ericaceous herb (Pyrola elliptica) with a cluster of radical leaves and a raceme of greenish-white flowers.
shipfuls
shoplift
shoplift
noun
(obsolete) A shoplifter.
verb
(intransitive) To steal from shops / stores during trading hours.
(transitive) To steal something from a shop or store during business hours, usually by means of hiding merchandise.
sightful
sightful
adj
(obsolete) Easily or clearly seen; distinctly visible; perspicuous
Having full sight; clear-sighted; perspicacious and discerning; observant
skilfish
skilfish
noun
A fish, of the genus Erilepis, found on deep rocky bottoms in the North Pacific.
tilefish
tilefish
noun
Any of the mostly small, perciform marine fish in the family Malacanthidae; an important food fish.
whiffles
whiffles
noun
plural of whiffle
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of whiffle