(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.
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.
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.
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
chloroformist
chloroformist
noun
(medicine, archaic) One who uses chloroform as an anaesthetic.
chuckfarthing
chylification
chylification
Noun
The production of chyle
chylificatory
chymification
chymification
noun
The conversion of food into chyme
coniferophyte
coniferophyte
noun
(botany) conifer
convictfishes
counterflight
craftsmanship
craftsmanship
noun
An example of a craftsman's work.
The quality of being a craftsman.
craftsmenship
cutlassfishes
cutlassfishes
noun
plural of cutlassfish
draftsmanship
draftsmanship
noun
the art or craft of a draftsman
the skill of drawing
faithlessness
faithlessness
noun
The quality of being faithless.
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.
festschriften
festschriften
noun
plural of festschrift
fetishization
fetishization
noun
The act or process of fetishizing.
ficklehearted
fiercehearted
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
foregathering
foregathering
verb
present participle of foregather
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
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
handicrafters
handicrafters
noun
plural of handicrafter
harvestfishes
harvestfishes
noun
plural of harvestfish
hatchetfishes
hatchetfishes
noun
plural of hatchetfish
hertfordshire
hertfordshire
Proper noun
An inland county of south-east England bordered by Cambridgeshire, Essex, Greater London, Buckinghamshire and Bedfordshire.
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.
humidityproof
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.
infrathoracic
infrathoracic
adj
(anatomy) inferior to the thorax
infratracheal
interflashing
intershifting
lanternfishes
lanternfishes
noun
plural of lanternfish
leatherfishes
lightfastness
lightfastness
noun
The quality or degree of being lightfast.
lightfingered
lithification
lithification
noun
(geology) The compaction and cementation of sediment into rock.
lithofellinic
lithofracteur
lithofracteur
noun
An explosive compound of nitroglycerin.
makeshiftness
makeshiftness
noun
The quality of being makeshift.
mynpachtbrief
mythification
mythification
noun
Conversion into a myth.
northfieldite
olfactophobia
overfreighted
overfreighted
adj
Laden with too much freight.
overthriftily
photofinisher
photofinisher
noun
One who develops customers' films into photographic prints.
plaintiffship
plaintiffship
noun
The role or status of a plaintiff.
prizefighters
prizefighters
noun
plural of prizefighter
prizefighting
prizefighting
noun
(sports) Professional boxing, in which two fighters compete for a prize.
profitsharing
refashionment
refashionment
noun
The act of refashioning, or the state of being refashioned.
refurbishment
refurbishment
noun
The act of refurbishing; renovation.
refurnishment
refurnishment
noun
The act of refurnishing.
rutherfordine
rutherfordine
noun
(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing carbon, oxygen, and uranium.
rutherfordite
rutherfordium
rutherfordium
noun
(obsolete) A rejected name for lawrencium.
(obsolete) A rejected name for seaborgium.
A transuranic chemical element (symbol Rf) with an atomic number of 104.
shiftlessness
shiftlessness
noun
The property of being shiftless.
skilletfishes
staffordshire
staffordshire
Proper noun
An inland county of England bordered by Shropshire, Cheshire, Derbyshire, Warwickshire, West Midlands and Worcestershire.
standoffishly
standoffishly
adv
In a standoffish way.
streetfighter
streetfighter
noun
A person who regularly fights in the streets
sulfathiazole
sulfathiazole
noun
(pharmacology) A short-acting sulfa drug, a common oral and topical antimicrobial prior to the discovery of less toxic alternatives.
sulfomethylic
tenderfootish
thalamiflorae
thalamifloral
thalamifloral
adj
(botany) Bearing the stamens directly on the receptacle.
thereinbefore
thereinbefore
adv
(formal) In a preceding part of that (speech, book, etc.); before that.
thimbleflower
thiofurfurane
thunderfishes
thurification
thurification
noun
The act, or an instance, of burning incense.
thyrisiferous
thyrsiflorous
thysanuriform
thysanuriform
adj
Resembling organisms of the order Thysanura.
tightfistedly
triggerfishes
triggerfishes
noun
plural of triggerfish
trumpetfishes
trumpetfishes
noun
plural of trumpetfish
tscheffkinite
tscheffkinite
noun
a complex silicate mineral of calcium, cerium, thorium, iron, magnesium and titanium
unfaithworthy
unfrightening
unfrightening
adj
Not frightening.
verb
present participle of unfrighten
unthriftihood
unthriftiness
unthriftiness
noun
The quality of being unthrifty.
weatherfishes
weatherfishes
noun
plural of weatherfish
weightlifting
weightlifting
noun
(sports) A sport in which competitors lift heavy weights in two events: the snatch and the clean and jerk.