Third-person singular simple present indicative form of affright
afghanets
aftership
afterwash
amberfish
amberfish
noun
An amberjack.
angelfish
angelfish
noun
A freshwater fish, tropical cichlids of the genus Pterophyllum.
A marine fish of the family Pomacanthidae, common on shallow tropical reefs.
antiflash
antiflash
adj
Alternative form of anti-flash
argusfish
backflash
backflash
noun
Synonym of flashback (“dramatic device”)
The hazardous situation where the flame propagates backward down the hose of an oxyfuel welding and cutting system.
backshift
backshift
noun
(grammar) The changing of the tense of a verb from present to past in reported speech.
(statistics) A function on a stochastic process whose value on any random variable is the preceding random variable in the process.
verb
(grammar, transitive) To change the tense of a verb from present to past in reported speech.
bashfully
bashfully
adv
In a bashful manner.
batfishes
batfishes
noun
plural of batfish
beadflush
beardfish
beardfish
noun
Any of various deep-sea fish, of the family Polymixiidae, that have a pair of long hyoid barbels.
blackfish
blackfish
noun
(Australia, New Zealand) Any of various dark-coloured fishes of Australasia, especially the luderick, Girella tricuspidata, and a freshwater fish, Gadopsis marmoratus.
(Canada, US) Either of two dark-coloured fish of the west Atlantic, the tautog of New England (Tautoga onitis) and the black sea bass (Centropristis striata).
(chiefly Scotland) The Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar, especially a female after spawning.
A pilot whale, genus Globicephalus (occasionally also used for various other whales).
Any of various dark-coloured fish of the Old World, especially the rudderfish (Centrolophus niger).
verb
(Internet slang, derogatory, of a white person) To adopt signifiers of black identity (for example, by darkening the skin, or wearing traditionally black hairstyles).
(fishing) To go fishing for blackfish.
bushcraft
bushcraft
noun
The skills needed to survive in the bush, and by extension in any natural environment.
camshafts
camshafts
noun
plural of camshaft
catfishes
catfishes
noun
plural of catfish
chaferies
chaferies
noun
plural of chafery
chaffiest
chaffiest
adj
superlative form of chaffy: most chaffy
chaffless
chaffless
adj
Without chaff.
chaffseed
chamfrons
chamfrons
noun
plural of chamfron
chanfrons
chanfrons
noun
plural of chanfron
chauffers
chauffers
noun
plural of chauffer
chayefsky
chinafish
chinafish
noun
Any of several fish of the family Ophicephalidae or of the genus Sebastodes
cigarfish
cigarfish
noun
Any of several scad, but especially Decapterus macarellus
crampfish
crampfish
noun
A coffin ray (Hypnos monopterygius)
Atlantic torpedo (Torpedo nobiliana)
common torpedo (Torpedo torpedo)
crapefish
crapefish
noun
Salted codfish hardened by pressure.
earthfast
earthfast
adj
Constructed with vertical roof-bearing timbers (posts) in direct contact with the ground, whether set in excavated holes or otherwise.
facesheet
facesheet
noun
(construction) A sheet of material serving as an outer face, like those surrounding the core of a sandwich panel.
faddishly
faddishly
adv
In a faddish way.
fahlbands
fahlbands
noun
plural of fahlband
fairishly
fairishly
adv
Tolerably well; acceptably.
fairyship
fairyship
noun
(with "your", "her", etc.) Title applied to a fairy.
faithfuls
faithfuls
noun
plural of faithful
faithless
faithless
adj
Lacking faith; lacking belief in something.
Not believing in God, religion, or a comparable ideology.
Not observant of promises or covenants.
Not true to allegiance, duty, or vows
Serving to disappoint or deceive
Unfaithful (said of people, towards their partners)
faithwise
faithwise
adv
In terms of religious faith.
falchions
falchions
noun
plural of falchion
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.
familyish
familyish
adj
(informal) Suitable for, or characteristic of, family.
famishing
famishing
verb
present participle of famish
fanfishes
fanfishes
noun
plural of fanfish
fanlights
fanlights
noun
plural of fanlight
farmerish
farmerish
adj
Characteristic of a farmer.
farmhands
farmhands
noun
plural of farmhand
farmhouse
farmhouse
noun
(traditionally and archetypally) A farmer's residence.
A house that was once a farmer's residence albeit today lived in by residents whose occupation is not farming.
farthings
farthings
noun
plural of farthing
fashional
fashional
adj
(informal) fashionable
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
fashioner
fashioner
noun
One who fashions something; the maker or designer.
fastnacht
fauchards
fauchards
noun
plural of fauchard
featishly
featurish
feldspath
feldspath
noun
Alternative form of feldspar
feurabush
firehalls
firehalls
noun
plural of firehall
fireshaft
firsthand
firsthand
adj
Direct, without intermediate stages.
Not previously owned or used; contrasted with secondhand.
fishboats
fishboats
noun
plural of fishboat
fisheater
fisherman
fisherman
noun
A person whose profession is catching fish.
A vessel (boat or ship) used for fishing.
Any person who attempts to catch fish.
fishgarth
fishgarth
noun
A fishweir.
fishgrass
fishmeals
fishmeals
noun
plural of fishmeal
fishplate
fishplate
noun
(rail transport) A metal bar that is bolted to the ends of two rails to join them together in a track.
verb
(transitive, rail transport) To connect (rails) together using a fishplate.
fishspear
fishspear
noun
A spear for catching fish.
fishtails
fishtails
noun
plural of fishtail
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fishtail
fishwoman
fishwoman
noun
(dated) A woman who sells fish.
fishyback
flagships
flagships
noun
plural of flagship
flamefish
flashback
flashback
noun
(authorship) A dramatic device in which an earlier event is inserted into the normal chronological flow of a narrative.
(databases) A query that operates against data from an earlier time, before it was changed.
(psychology) A vivid mental image of a past trauma or other sensation that the trauma is happening in the present, especially one that recurs.
A similar recurrence of the effects of a hallucinogenic drug.
The condition of the flame propagating down the hose of an oxy-fuel welding system.
verb
(intransitive) To undergo a flashback; to experience a vivid mental image from the past.
flashbulb
flashbulb
noun
(historical, photography) A glass bulb that made a single bright flash for illumination during a photograph.
flashcube
flashcube
noun
(photography) A rotating cube containing a flashbulb in each of four sides
flashguns
flashguns
noun
plural of flashgun
flashiest
flashiest
adj
superlative form of flash: most flash
flashings
flashings
noun
plural of flashing
flashlamp
flashlamp
noun
A kind of lamp that uses an electric current to start powder burning and produce a brief sudden burst of bright light. It was formerly used in flash photography.
flashlike
flashlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a flash.
flashness
flashness
noun
Quality of being flash.
flashover
flashover
noun
An unintended electric discharge or arc over or around an insulator.
The near simultaneous ignition of all combustible material in an enclosed area.
flashtube
flashtube
noun
Synonym of flashlamp
flatheads
flatheads
noun
plural of flathead
flushable
flushable
adj
(of a product) Designed to be disposed of by flushing down the toilet.
(of a toilet) That has a flushing mechanism.
noun
A wipe or similar product designed to be disposed of by flushing down the toilet.
flushgate
footbaths
footbaths
noun
plural of footbath
footpaths
footpaths
noun
plural of footpath
forasmuch
forasmuch
adv
Inasmuch, seeing (that).
forechase
forechase
noun
The front of a hunt; a first assault
forehands
forehands
noun
plural of forehand
foreheads
foreheads
noun
plural of forehead
foreshaft
foreshaft
noun
The front, projecting part of an object, especially of an arrow or other projectile, on which the tip is attached
foreshank
foreshank
noun
A cut of meat from this part.
The upper part of the foreleg of cattle.
foreshape
foreshape
noun
A forward or projecting form, piece, or shape.
verb
(transitive) To shape or mould beforehand; prepare in advance.
forsythia
forsythia
noun
Any of several shrubs, of the genus Forsythia, native to Asia and Eastern Europe, that are cultivated for their yellow flowers, which bloom in early spring.
franchise
franchise
noun
(business, marketing) The positive influence on the buying behavior of customers exerted by the reputation of a company or a brand.
(sports) The collection of organizations in the history of a sports team; the tradition of a sports team as an entity, extending beyond the contemporary organization.
A business operating under such authorization, a franchisee.
A legal exemption from jurisdiction.
A right or privilege officially granted to a person, a group of people, or a company by a government.
An acknowledgment of a corporation's existence and ownership.
Exemption from constraint or oppression; freedom; liberty.
The authorization granted by a company to sell or distribute its goods or services in a certain area.
The district or jurisdiction to which a particular privilege extends; the limits of an immunity; hence, an asylum or sanctuary.
The loose collection of fictional works pertaining to a particular fictional universe, including literary, film, or television series from various sources, generally when all authorized by a copyright holder or similar authority.
The membership of a corporation or state; citizenship.
The right to vote at a public election or referendum; see: suffrage, suffragette.
verb
(transitive) To confer certain powers on; grant a franchise to; authorize.
(transitive, rare) To set free; invest with a franchise or privilege; enfranchise.
frontlash
frontlash
noun
A swell of support for a proposal that counters any backlash.
fughettas
fughettas
noun
plural of fughetta
fukushima
fukushima
Proper noun
A city in Japan.
A prefecture in Japan.
The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster following a tsunami in 2011.
garfishes
garfishes
noun
plural of garfish
gearshift
gearshift
noun
Alternative spelling of gear shift
verb
(rare) To shift gears.
giraffish
giraffish
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a giraffe, especially in being unusually tall.
glassfish
glassfish
noun
Any of several unrelated small fish that have almost transparent bodies, especially those of the genera Ambassis or Chanda
goshawful
goshawful
adj
Euphemistic form of god-awful.
guardfish
guardfish
noun
Synonym of houndfish
haftarahs
haftarahs
noun
plural of haftarah
haftorahs
hagfishes
hagfishes
noun
plural of hagfish
halfbacks
halfbacks
noun
plural of halfback
halfbeaks
halfbeaks
noun
plural of halfbeak
halflings
halflings
noun
plural of halfling
halflives
halflives
noun
plural of halflife
halftimes
halftimes
noun
plural of halftime
halftones
halftones
noun
plural of halftone
halfwords
halfwords
noun
plural of halfword
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
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.
hangfires
hangfires
noun
plural of hangfire
hastiform
hastiform
adj
spear-shaped; hastate
hausdorff
hausdorff
Adjective
Such that any two points have disjoint neighborhoods.
hausfraus
hausfraus
noun
plural of hausfrau
haushofer
hayfields
hayfields
noun
plural of hayfield
headfirst
headfirst
adv
Rashly; precipitately; without deliberation; hastily.
With the head in front; headlong.
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.
hoarfrost
hoarfrost
noun
Dewdrops which have undergone deposition and frozen into ice crystals to form a white deposit on an exposed surface, when the air is cold and moist.
holdfasts
holdfasts
noun
plural of holdfast
hoodsheaf
hoofbeats
hoofbeats
noun
plural of hoofbeat
hoofmarks
hoofmarks
noun
plural of hoofmark
horsefair
horsefair
noun
Alternative form of horse fair
housefast
jackshaft
jackshaft
noun
A common mechanical component used to transfer or synchronize rotational force in a machine.
A wheelless axle used to turn the wheels of a locomotive.
verb
To transfer or synchronize rotational force by means of a jackshaft.
jawfishes
jawfishes
noun
plural of jawfish
kaffiyehs
kaffiyehs
noun
plural of kaffiyeh
lightfast
lightfast
adj
Resistant to fading.
loaferish
loaferish
adj
Like a loafer; idle.
loanshift
loanshift
noun
A word whose meaning has changed in this way.
The situation in which a word changes or extends its meaning under the influence of another language.
lufthansa
lufthansa
Proper noun
A particular German airline.
makeshift
makeshift
adj
Made to work or suffice; improvised; substituted.
noun
(obsolete) A rogue; a shifty person.
A temporary (usually insubstantial) substitution.
marshfire
matchsafe
mayfishes
mayfishes
noun
plural of mayfish
misfaiths
misfaiths
noun
plural of misfaith
misfather
mustahfiz
mustahfiz
noun
(military, historical) A member of the territorial militia of the Ottoman Empire.
oarfishes
oarfishes
noun
plural of oarfish
panfishes
panfishes
noun
plural of panfish
pearlfish
pearlfish
noun
Any of various slender marine fish of the family Carapidae, resembling eels.
pickshaft
platyfish
platyfish
noun
Certain fish of the genus Xiphophorus lacking a sword-like extension of the lower tailfin.