The placenta and other material expelled via the birth canal following childbirth or parturition in mammals.
afterlight
afterlight
noun
Light that follows something, especially the dim light in the sky after the sun has fully set.
afternight
aftershine
afterwhile
afterwhile
adv
(US, dialect) Afterwards.
airfreight
airfreight
noun
The amount charged for such transport.
The transportation of freight by air.
verb
(transitive) To transport by air.
anguishful
anguishful
adj
Full of anguish.
archerfish
archerfish
noun
Any of the species of fish in the family Toxotidae (sole genus Toxotes), who prey on small animals near to the surface of a water by shooting them with water from their mouths.
archfiends
archfiends
noun
plural of archfiend
archfriend
archinfamy
aschaffite
banffshire
banffshire
Proper noun
a historic county in north-east Scotland, which was absorbed into Region in 1975. Its county town was
bannerfish
bannerfish
noun
A large fish of the genus Istiophorus, of the swordfish family, with a broad banner-like dorsal fin; the sailfish.
Any of several species of butterflyfish in the genus Heniochus that superficially resemble the Moorish idol, though unrelated.
barberfish
barberfish
noun
Johnrandallia nigrirostris, a cleaner fish.
barrelfish
barrelfish
noun
The black rudderfish, Hyperoglyphe perciformis
boarfishes
boarfishes
noun
plural of boarfish
candlefish
candlefish
noun
An oily edible fish, Thaleichthys pacificus, from the northern Pacific, that was once dried and used as a candle or torch by the Chinook Indians.
catchflies
catchflies
noun
plural of catchfly
cavefishes
cavefishes
noun
plural of cavefish
chaetifera
chaffering
chaffering
noun
The act of one who chaffers.
verb
present participle of chaffer
chaffiness
chaffiness
noun
Quality of being chaffy.
chaffingly
chaffingly
adv
in a chaffing manner; teasingly
chamfering
chamfering
noun
A chamfer.
verb
present participle of chamfer
chaudfroid
chaudfroid
noun
Alternative form of chaud-froid
chieftains
chieftains
noun
plural of chieftain
chiffchaff
chiffchaff
noun
(UK, onomatopoeic, uncountable) The song of the chiffchaff.
A small, common warbler, Phylloscopus collybita, with yellowish-green plumage that breeds throughout northern and temperate Europe and Asia.
Any of several other species of the same genus.
chiffonade
chiffonade
noun
A culinary preparation of herbs or leafy vegetables cut into long, thin ribbons.
verb
To prepare a chiffonade.
chromaffin
chromaffin
adj
(cytology) Having an affinity for (and thus being stained brownish yellow) by chromium salts.
coalfishes
coalfishes
noun
plural of coalfish
conchifera
crawfished
crawfished
verb
simple past tense and past participle of crawfish
crawfishes
crawfishes
noun
plural of crawfish
crayfishes
crayfishes
noun
plural of crayfish
cyathiform
cyathiform
adj
In the form of a cup, a little widened at the top.
damfoolish
damselfish
damselfish
noun
Any of a number of fish in the Pomacentridae family.
dealfishes
dealfishes
noun
plural of dealfish
disfashion
disfashion
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To disfigure.
dishpanful
dishpanful
noun
As much as a dishpan will hold.
dollarfish
dollarfish
noun
Peprilus triacanthus, the American butterfish.
dragonfish
dragonfish
noun
Any of several long, slender fishes, of the family Stomiidae, that have a luminous barbel used to attract prey.
dwarfishly
dwarfishly
adv
In a dwarfish manner.
factorship
factorship
Noun
The business of a factor.
fahlunitte
fahrenheit
fahrenheit
Adjective
Describing a temperature scale originally defined as having 0 °F as the lowest temperature obtainable with a mixture of ice and salt, and 96 °F as the temperature of the human body, and now defined with 32 °F equal to 0 °C, and each degree Fahrenheit equal to 5/9 of a degree Celsius or 5/9 kelvin.
faintheart
faintheart
noun
A person who is irresolute or fearful.
fairchance
faithfully
faithfully
adv
(US) A conventional formula for ending a letter, used when the salutation addresses the person for whom the letter is intended using an honorific.
In a faithful manner.
fallfishes
fallfishes
noun
plural of fallfish
famishment
famishment
noun
(now literary) The state or process of being famished.
(obsolete) Famine.
fantaddish
fantoddish
fantoddish
adj
irritable
farmership
farmership
noun
Skill in farming.
farsighted
farsighted
adj
Considering the future with respect to one's own plans or deeds; showing anticipation.
Unable to focus with one's eyes on near objects; presbyopic.
fashioners
fashioners
noun
plural of fashioner
fashioning
fashioning
noun
The act or process of fashioning something; manufacture.
verb
present participle of fashion
fashionist
fashionist
noun
(archaic) An obsequious follower of fashion.
fashionize
fashionize
verb
(transitive) To make fashionable; to bring into the realm of fashion.
fatherlike
fatherlike
adj
having the qualities of a father
fatherling
fatherling
noun
(diminutive, endearing) A father.
A father's child.
fathership
fathership
noun
(religion) A title of respect addressed to a priest.
The state of being a father; fatherhood; paternity.
fautorship
fautorship
noun
The role or status of fautor.
featherier
featherier
adj
comparative form of feathery: more feathery
feathering
feathering
noun
(architecture) An arrangement of small arcs or foils separated by projecting cusps, frequently forming the feather-like ornament on the inner mouldings of arches.
A feathered texture.
Plumage.
The fitting of feathers to arrows.
Visible offshoots of the trails of ink written on overly absorbent paper.
verb
present participle of feather
fechnerian
felspathic
felspathic
adj
Alternative form of feldspathic
fianchetti
fianchetti
noun
plural of fianchetto
fianchetto
fianchetto
noun
(chess) The development of a bishop by moving it one square to a long diagonal; specifically, a set of opening moves where a bishop is developed to the second rank of the adjacent knight file.
verb
(chess) To play a fianchetto.
fiddlehead
fiddlehead
noun
A similar scroll-shaped ornament on a ship's bow.
The furled fronds of a young fern harvested for food consumption.
The scroll-shaped decoration at the tip of a fiddle.
figurehead
figurehead
noun
(by extension) Someone in a nominal position of leadership who has no actual power; a front or front man.
(nautical) A carved figure on the prow of a sailing ship.
(nautical, slang, obsolete) A person's face.
filibranch
filibranch
adj
(biology, of gills) long, with tubular filaments
finishable
finishable
adj
That can be finished; completable.
fisherboat
fisherboat
noun
Alternative form of fisher-boat
fishtailed
fishtailed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fishtail
flagfishes
flaithship
flamenship
flamenship
noun
The role or status of a flamen.
flapperish
flarfishes
flashiness
flashiness
noun
The quality of being flashy.
flashingly
flashingly
adv
With a flashing appearance.
flashlight
flashlight
noun
(US, Canada) A battery-powered hand-held light source.
(obsolete) A photograph taken with a flash camera.
A flashgun (device used to create flashes of light for photography).
verb
(transitive) To illuminate with a flashlight.
flatfishes
flatfishes
noun
plural of flatfish
flaunching
flaunching
noun
A mortar fillet at the junction of the chimney stack and the roof; superseded in modern times by lead flashing.
The sloped mortar fillet around the base of a chimney pot, which serves to hold the pot in position and allow rainwater to run off.
verb
present participle of flaunch
flighthead
fluidrachm
fluidrachm
noun
Alternative form of fluidram
foemanship
foemanship
noun
Enmity.
forsythias
forsythias
noun
plural of forsythia
fraischeur
fraischeur
noun
(obsolete) freshness; coolness
frameshift
frameshift
noun
A frameshift mutation.
verb
To use a starting point for translating a series of nucleotides that is off by an amount not divisible by three, resulting in an entirely distinct set of codons.
framesmith
framesmith
noun
A maker of frames.
framingham
franchisal
franchisal
adj
Pertaining to franchises.
franchised
franchised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of franchise
franchisee
franchisee
noun
A holder of a franchise; a person who is granted a franchise.
franchiser
franchiser
noun
(rare) A person who has the right to vote.
A franchisor, a company which or person who grants franchises.
franchises
franchises
noun
plural of franchise
franchisor
franchisor
noun
A company which, or a person who, grants franchises.
francophil
fraughting
fraughting
verb
present participle of fraught
freakishly
freakishly
adv
In a freakish manner.
freightage
freightage
noun
The price of transporting goods.
freshmanic
freshmanic
adj
(US, archaic, informal, humorous) Characteristic of a freshman.
frightable
fringehead
fringehead
noun
Any of several fishes of the genus Neoclinus.
fustianish
gearshifts
gearshifts
noun
plural of gearshift
goatfishes
goatfishes
noun
plural of goatfish
grassfinch
grassfinch
noun
Any Australian finch of the genus Poephila.
grayfishes
guitarfish
guitarfish
noun
Any ray in the family Rhinobatidae.
haffkinize
hallieford
hammerfish
hammerfish
noun
The hammerhead shark.
handicraft
handicraft
noun
(rare, obsolete) A man who earns his living by handicraft; a handicraftsman.
A trade requiring skill of hand; manual occupation; handcraft.
An artifact produced by handicraft.
handyfight
hardfisted
hardfisted
adj
Alternative form of hard-fisted
hartsfield
hastifness
hawfinches
hawfinches
noun
plural of hawfinch
headfishes
headfishes
noun
plural of headfish
heartgrief
heartgrief
noun
heartache; sorrow
heliofugal
hemifacial
hemifacial
adj
(anatomy) Relating to, or affecting, one half of the face.
hierofalco
humaniform
humaniform
adj
Like a human or that of a human in form or appearance.
noun
(science fiction) A robot resembling a human.
hydatiform
hydatiform
Adjective
Resembling a hydatid.
hyraciform
infangthef
infangthef
noun
Alternative form of infangthief
infanthood
infanthood
noun
Infancy.
infrahuman
infrahuman
adj
Below the level of the human.
noun
(psychology) A creature that is not (yet) at the level of understanding of a human being, such as a presymbolic child or an animal.
infrahyoid
infrahyoid
adj
(anatomy, relational) Below the hyoid bone in the neck.
interchaff
interfaith
interfaith
adj
Involving members of different religions.
jackfishes
jackfishes
noun
plural of jackfish
ladyfishes
ladyfishes
noun
plural of ladyfish
lancetfish
lancetfish
noun
A voracious deep-sea fish in the genus Alepisaurus, having long, lancet-like teeth.
lightfaced
lightfaced
adj
Written, printed or drawn in lightface, using a font that has a low ration of ink to white space.
lizardfish
lizardfish
noun
Any member of the family Synodontidae of aulopiform fish.
machineful
machineful
noun
Enough laundry to fill a washing machine.
makeshifts
makeshifts
noun
plural of makeshift
makeshifty
makeshifty
adj
Somewhat makeshift.
marshfield
misfashion
misfashion
verb
To form or fashion wrongly.
multiflash
multiflash
adj
(photography) Involving more than one flash.
nightfalls
nightfalls
noun
plural of nightfall
nonchafing
nonchafing
adj
That does not chafe.
oafishness
oafishness
noun
The state or condition of being oafish; stupidity; dullness; folly.
paddlefish
paddlefish
noun
Any of several primitive fish, of the family Polyodontidae, that have a long snout shaped like a paddle.
parrotfish
parrotfish
noun
Any of several tropical marine fish of the family Scaridae known for their beak-like mass of teeth used to scrape algae from rocks or coral.
pathfinder
pathfinder
noun
One who discovers a way or path; one who explores untraversed regions.
One who first does something; a pioneer.
pinfeather
pinfeather
noun
A developing feather as it emerges through the skin