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.
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
checkoffs
checkoffs
noun
plural of checkoff
cheekfuls
chestfuls
chestfuls
noun
plural of chestful
chiefdoms
chiefdoms
noun
plural of chiefdom
chiefless
chiefless
adj
Without a chief; leaderless.
chiefship
chiefship
noun
The role or position of a chief.
chieftess
chieftess
noun
Synonym of chieftainess: a female chieftain.
chinafish
chinafish
noun
Any of several fish of the family Ophicephalidae or of the genus Sebastodes
christoff
chuffiest
cigarfish
cigarfish
noun
Any of several scad, but especially Decapterus macarellus
clingfish
clingfish
noun
A small marine fish of the family Gobiesocidae which has a sucking disc on its underside that it uses to cling to rocks and seaweed.
codfisher
codfisher
noun
One who fishes for cod.
codfishes
codfishes
noun
plural of codfish
conchfish
countfish
cowfishes
cowfishes
noun
plural of cowfish
crampfish
crampfish
noun
A coffin ray (Hypnos monopterygius)
Atlantic torpedo (Torpedo nobiliana)
common torpedo (Torpedo torpedo)
crapefish
crapefish
noun
Salted codfish hardened by pressure.
creekfish
creekfish
noun
(US) Erimyzon oblongus, the chubsucker.
crestfish
crestfish
noun
Any of the fish in the lampriform family Lophotidae.
crossfish
crossfish
noun
(archaic) A starfish.
facesheet
facesheet
noun
(construction) A sheet of material serving as an outer face, like those surrounding the core of a sandwich panel.
falchions
falchions
noun
plural of falchion
fastnacht
fauchards
fauchards
noun
plural of fauchard
fetichism
fetichism
noun
Archaic form of fetishism.
fetichist
fetichist
noun
Archaic form of fetishist.
finochios
fischbein
fishyback
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.
flashcube
flashcube
noun
(photography) A rotating cube containing a flashbulb in each of four sides
fleischer
fletchers
fletchers
noun
plural of fletcher
flichters
flinchers
flinchers
noun
plural of flincher
forasmuch
forasmuch
adv
Inasmuch, seeing (that).
forechase
forechase
noun
The front of a hunt; a first assault
foreshock
foreshock
noun
(geology) A small earth tremor which precedes the mainshock in an earthquake sequence. Not all mainshocks have foreshocks.
Any shock or disturbance which precedes an event
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.
frecklish
frecklish
adj
Having freckles; freckled.
Resembling or characteristic of a freckle.
frenchies
frenchism
frenchism
Noun
A custom peculiar to France.
A word, phrase or linguistic feature typical of French.
fritzsche
fuchsines
fuchsines
noun
plural of fuchsine
halfbacks
halfbacks
noun
plural of halfback
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
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.
icefishes
icefishes
noun
plural of icefish
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of icefish
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.
kerchiefs
kerchiefs
noun
plural of kerchief
lifschitz
matchsafe
mischiefs
mischiefs
noun
plural of mischief
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mischief
pickshaft
pinchfist
pinchfist
noun
A miser.
rockshaft
scaldfish
scaldfish
noun
Any of several edible flatfish of the genus Arnoglossus.
scalefish
scalefish
noun
Any fish bearing scales.
scatheful
scatheful
adj
(archaic) Causing harm or mischief; destructive, injurious.
schaeffer
schemeful
schemeful
adj
Full of schemes or plans.
schiffman
schofield
schonfeld
schoolful
schoolful
noun
Enough to fill a school.
scotchify
scourfish
searchful
shameface
shelfback
sheriffcy
shipcraft
shipcraft
noun
The art or skill of navigating a ship.
shoecraft
shoecraft
noun
The art or skill of making and repairing shoes.
shoreface
shoreface
noun
(geology) A narrow, steeply sloping zone between a seaward limit of the shore at low water and a nearly horizontal offshore zone.
speechful
speechful
adj
voluble; loquacious
noun
The entire contents of a speech.
speechify
speechify
verb
(intransitive) To give a speech; to hold forth; (now especially) to pronounce pompously or at length.
(transitive, possibly obsolete) To make speeches to (someone); to address in a speech.
stenchful
stenchful
adj
Full of stench; foul-smelling.
stockfish
stockfish
noun
(South Africa) The shallow-water Cape hake (Merluccius capensis)
A cod (or similar fish) having been cut open and cured in the open air without salt.
subchiefs
subchiefs
noun
plural of subchief
surfperch
surfperch
noun
Any of the family Embiotocidae of viviparous perciform fishes, found mainly in the northeast Pacific Ocean.
vouchsafe
vouchsafe
verb
To disclose or divulge.
To graciously give, to condescendingly grant a right, benefit, outcome, etc.; to deign to acknowledge.
To receive or accept in condescension.
wheyfaces
wheyfaces
noun
plural of wheyface
wreckfish
wreckfish
noun
Any of the perciform marine fish of the family Polyprionidae, often inhabiting caves and shipwrecks.