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
archfelon
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.
bashfully
bashfully
adv
In a bashful manner.
beadflush
belfather
birchleaf
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.
branchful
branchful
noun
As much as a branch can hold.
breachful
breachful
adj
(rare) Involving or characterized by a violation of law, of legal rights, or of other rules governing conduct.
breathful
breathful
adj
(obsolete) Full of odour; fragrant.
Characteristic of a breath; breath-like.
Focused on control of one's breathing.
Full of breath; breathy.
Not breathless; breathing easily.
Relaxed and quiet.
That breathes.
noun
A quantity that is exhaled in one breath.
A quantity that is inhaled in one breath.
That which is smelled or sensed in one breath.
The amount spoken on one breath.
chaffless
chaffless
adj
Without chaff.
chafflike
chafflike
adj
Resembling chaff.
chairlift
chairlift
noun
A continuously moving series of open seats, slung from overhead cables, used to transport people (especially skiers) up the sides of mountains.
chanceful
chanceful
adj
(obsolete) hazardous
changeful
changeful
adj
(rare) Changing frequently; very susceptible to change
chargeful
chargeful
adj
(obsolete) costly; expensive
chatfield
chiefland
cliffhang
cliffhang
verb
(intransitive) To be in suspense.
earthfall
earthfall
noun
A landslide.
eldfather
eldfather
noun
(dialectal, now archaic) One's grandfather or forefather.
(obsolete) One's father-in-law.
facecloth
facecloth
noun
A cloth laid over the face of a corpse.
A flannel for washing the face.
faddishly
faddishly
adv
In a faddish way.
faecalith
fagerholm
fahlbands
fahlbands
noun
plural of fahlband
fahlunite
fahlunite
noun
(mineralogy) A hydration of iolite.
fairchild
fairishly
fairishly
adv
Tolerably well; acceptably.
fairleigh
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)
falchions
falchions
noun
plural of falchion
faldworth
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.
fanlights
fanlights
noun
plural of fanlight
fashional
fashional
adj
(informal) fashionable
featishly
feldspath
feldspath
noun
Alternative form of feldspar
fellaheen
fightable
fightable
adj
(military) Capable in combat.
Able to be fought.
firehalls
firehalls
noun
plural of firehall
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.
fishtails
fishtails
noun
plural of fishtail
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fishtail
flacherie
flacherie
noun
A disease of silkworms, resulting from their consumption of infected or contaminated mulberry leaves.
flagships
flagships
noun
plural of flagship
flamefish
flanchard
flanchard
noun
(historical) A piece of armor designed to be attached to the sides of a saddle to protect the flanks of the horse.
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
flaughter
flaughter
noun
A flat spade used in peat cutting.
flaunched
flaunched
adj
(heraldry) Alternative form of flanched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of flaunch
flaxwench
flinthead
flinthead
noun
A bird, the wood stork.
floorhead
floorhead
noun
(nautical) Any of the upper extremities of the floor of a vessel.
flowchart
flowchart
noun
Alternative spelling of flow chart
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
fluxgraph
fomalhaut
fomalhaut
Proper noun
The brightest star in the constellation Piscis Austrinus and one of the brightest stars in the night sky; Alpha (α) Piscis Austrini.
foolhardy
foolhardy
adj
Marked by unthinking recklessness with disregard for danger; boldly rash; hotheaded.
noun
A person who is foolhardy.
formalith
forthcall
frontlash
frontlash
noun
A swell of support for a proposal that counters any backlash.
fultonham
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.
hailproof
hailproof
adj
Resistant to hail (form of frozen precipitation).
halfbacks
halfbacks
noun
plural of halfback
halfbeaks
halfbeaks
noun
plural of halfbeak
halfblood
halflings
halflings
noun
plural of halfling
halflives
halflives
noun
plural of halflife
halfpaced
halfpence
halfpence
noun
A halfpenny.
plural of halfpenny
halfpenny
halfpenny
adj
Costing or worth one halfpenny.
noun
(plural: halfpence) A quantity of money worth half a penny.
(plural: halfpennies) (historical) A discontinued British coin worth half of one penny (old or new).
halftimes
halftimes
noun
plural of halftime
halftones
halftones
noun
plural of halftone
halftrack
halftrack
noun
Alternative form of half-track
halfwords
halfwords
noun
plural of halfword
harborful
harborful
noun
Enough to fill a harbor.
harmfully
harmfully
adv
In a harmful manner.
hartfield
hatefully
hatefully
adv
In a hateful manner.
hayfields
hayfields
noun
plural of hayfield
hazardful
hazardful
adj
Full of hazard; dangerous; risky.
healthful
healthful
adj
(archaic) Synonym of healthy (“evincing health”)
Beneficial to bodily health.
Conducive to moral or spiritual prosperity; salutary.
heartfelt
heartfelt
adj
Believed or felt deeply and sincerely.
heartleaf
heartleaf
noun
Any of various plants with heart-shaped leaves, such as the Houttuynia cordata.
Wild ginger, Asarum caudatum
heathfowl
heavenful
heavenful
noun
skyful
hifalutin
holdfasts
holdfasts
noun
plural of holdfast
hollyleaf
honeyfall
khalifate
khalifate
noun
Alternative spelling of caliphate
launchful
launchful
noun
Enough to fill a launch (type of boat).
lightface
lightface
noun
The opposite of boldface, a font that is light (has a low ratio of ink to white space).
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.
nightfall
nightfall
noun
The close of the day; the coming of night.
parfleche
parfleche
noun
(US) A form of stiff leather made from rawhide
(US) A shield, bag or other item made from this material
patchleaf
paunchful
paunchful
noun
Enough to fill one's paunch; a bellyful.
pearlfish
pearlfish
noun
Any of various slender marine fish of the family Carapidae, resembling eels.
platyfish
platyfish
noun
Certain fish of the genus Xiphophorus lacking a sword-like extension of the lower tailfin.
raffishly
raffishly
adv
In a raffish manner.
sablefish
sablefish
noun
A dark-coloured marine fish, Anoplopoma fimbria, of North American Pacific waters.
safelight
safelight
noun
The lamp in a photographic darkroom.
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.
searchful
selfheals
selfheals
noun
plural of selfheal
shadflies
shadflies
noun
plural of shadfly
shaftless
shaftless
adj
Without a shaft.
shaftlike
shaftlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a shaft.
sheaflike
sheaflike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a sheaf.
shelfback
shelfmate
shelfmate
noun
A book or other object located on the same shelf.
shiftable
shiftable
adj
That can be shifted
shinleafs
shinleafs
noun
plural of shinleaf
shortfall
shortfall
noun
An instance of not meeting a quota, debt, or monthly payment on a debt or other obligation, or of having an insufficient amount to cover such obligations.
The amount by which a quota, debt, or monthly payment on a debt or other obligation is missed; the difference between the actual quota or debt and the lesser amount available to pay such obligations.
sideflash
sideflash
noun
A disruptive electrical discharge between a conductor traversed by an oscillatory current of high frequency (such as lightning) and neighbouring masses of metal, or between different parts of the same conductor.
snailfish
snailfish
noun
Any member of the Liparidae, a family of scorpaeniform marine fish.
spatheful
tailshaft
tailshaft
noun
(nautical) A shaft that connects a propeller to its engine
tallchief
thickleaf
thickleaf
adj
Applied to various kinds of plant characterized by thick leaves.