Alternative form of cafiso, particularly in Italian contexts.
calfish
calfish
adj
(dated) Silly and awkward through immaturity.
catfish
catfish
noun
(Internet) Someone who creates a fake profile on a social media platform in order to deceive people.
(Internet) Such a fake profile.
Any fish of the order Siluriformes, mainly found in fresh water, lacking scales, and having barbels like whiskers around the mouth.
The meat of such a fish, popular in the Southern U.S. and Central Europe.
verb
(Internet, slang, transitive) To create and operate a fake online profile to deceive (someone).
To fish for catfish.
cliffes
codfish
codfish
noun
(countable) A cod (the fish).
(uncountable) The flesh of the cod as food.
coffins
coffins
noun
plural of coffin
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of coffin
coiffes
coiffes
noun
plural of coiffe
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of coiffe
comfits
comfits
noun
plural of comfit
confisk
coosify
corosif
cowfish
cowfish
noun
A common bottlenose dolphin of California, Tursiops truncatus gillii.
A common galaxias (Galaxias maculatus)
A marine plectognath fish, Acanthostracion quadricornis and allied species, having two projections, like horns, in front.
Any of genera Acanthostracion and Lactoria, of the boxfish family Ostraciidae.
The grampus, Grampus griseus, Risso's dolphin.
crifasi
fabrics
fabrics
noun
plural of fabric
facials
facials
noun
plural of facial
faciest
facings
facings
noun
plural of facing
fackins
fackins
noun
(obsolete) Used in exclamatory phrases to express surprise, insistence, etc.
factish
factish
adj
Focused on fact rather than reason or speculation.
Similar to facts, but not necessarily factual; fact-like.
noun
(sociology) A scientific "fact" whose power is believed in, but which is ultimately a construction, just as fetishes are constructions believed to hold spiritual powers.
falisci
fancies
fancies
noun
plural of fancie
plural of fancy
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fancy
farcies
farcies
noun
plural of farcy
farcist
farcist
noun
A writer of farces.
fasciae
fasciae
noun
plural of fascia
fascial
fascial
adj
Relating to a fascia.
fascias
fascili
fascine
fascine
noun
(chiefly construction) Originally a cylindrical bundle of small sticks of wood, and now often a bundle of plastic pipes, bound together, and used for strengthening purposes, such as in revetments for riverbanks, and in mats for dams, jetties, etc.
(figuratively, rare) Something which is used for defensive purposes.
(specifically, military fortification) A similar bundle of sticks of wood or plastic pipes used for filling in ditches for armoured fighting vehicles to drive over, and for making parapets, raising batteries, and strengthening ramparts.
verb
(transitive, originally military, chiefly New Zealand) To use fascines to build or reinforce (something), or to fill in (a trench, etc.).
fascism
fascism
noun
(by extension, derogatory) Any system of strong autocracy or oligarchy usually to the extent of bending and breaking the law, race-baiting, and/or violence against largely unarmed populations.
(figurative, derogatory) Any extreme reliance on or enforcement of rules and regulations.
Any right-wing, authoritarian, nationalist ideology characterized by centralized, totalitarian governance, strong regimentation of the economy and society, and repression of criticism or opposition.
Hyponyms: alt-right, Falangism, Kahanism, Nazism
fascist
fascist
adj
(informal) Unfairly oppressive or needlessly strict.
Of or relating to fascism.
Supporting the principles of fascism.
noun
A member of a political party or other organization that advocates fascist principles.
A proponent of fascism, frequently (highly derogatory) as an accusation towards any opponent of any political viewpoint whatsoever.
feceris
fecials
fecials
noun
plural of fecial
fiacres
fiacres
noun
plural of fiacre
fiances
fiances
noun
plural of fiance
fiaschi
fiaschi
noun
(often pedantic) plural of fiasco
fiascos
fiascos
noun
plural of fiasco
ficuses
ficuses
noun
plural of ficus
filches
filches
noun
plural of filch.
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of filch
filices
finches
finches
noun
plural of finch
fiscals
fiscals
noun
plural of fiscal
fischer
fistuca
fistuca
noun
(historical) A kind of piledriver used by the ancient Romans.
fitches
fitches
noun
plural of fitch
focoids
fosdick
fossick
fossick
verb
(intransitive, Australia, Britain, New Zealand) To search for something; to rummage.
(intransitive, Australia, Britain, New Zealand, specifically) To elicit information; to ferret out.
(intransitive, Australia, Britain, New Zealand, specifically) To search for gems, gold, etc., on the surface or in abandoned workings.
(intransitive, British dialect) To be troublesome.
francis
friesic
friesic
Proper noun
Frisian
friscal
frolics
frolics
noun
plural of frolic
fuchsia
fuchsia
adj
Having a purplish-red colour.
noun
A popular garden plant, of the genus Fuchsia, of the Onagraceae family, shrubs with red, pink or purple flowers.
A purplish-red colour, the color of fuchsin, an aniline dye.
fuchsin
fuchsin
noun
Alternative spelling of fuchsine
fucoids
fucoids
noun
plural of fucoid
fustics
fustics
noun
plural of fustic
icefish
icefish
noun
Any member of notothenioid family Channichthyidae; these Antarctic fishes are named for the lack of hemoglobin in their blood
The noodlefish (family Salangidae in order Osmeriformes).
verb
Alternative form of ice fish
infects
infects
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of infect
offices
offices
noun
plural of office
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of office
ossific
ossific
adj
Capable of producing bone; having the power to change cartilage or other tissue into bone.
sacrify
sacrify
verb
Obsolete form of sacrifice.
scaffie
scaffie
noun
(UK, dialect, dated) A dustman or street sweeper.
scarify
scarify
verb
(horticulture) To damage the testa (seed coat) of a seed by cutting, scraping, chemicals, hot water, or fire to allow permeation of water and faster germination.
(horticulture) To remove thatch (build-up of organic matter on the soil) from a lawn, to dethatch.
(obsolete or nonstandard) Denude, or lay waste to.
(obsolete or nonstandard) To scar.
To break up, loosen, or roughen the surface of a field or road or a hard surface.
To harrow the feelings.
To make scratches or cuts on.
To scratch, etch, burn, or cut designs into one's skin as a form of body modification.
schifra
scomfit
scomfit
noun
(obsolete) discomfiture
verb
(obsolete) To defeat, vanquish.
scorify
scorify
verb
(transitive) To reduce (an ore) to scoria.
sebific
sebific
adj
(entomology) relating to the fatty fluid secreted by insects from the colleterium in order to cement eggs together
serific
sferics
sferics
noun
Electromagnetic pulses caused by atmospheric phenomena, such as lightning. plural of sferic
Radio interference caused by sferics; atmospherics.
plural of sferic
specify
specify
verb
(intransitive, obsolete) To speak explicitly or in detail (often used with of).
(transitive) To bring about a specific result.
(transitive) To include in a specification.
(transitive) To state explicitly, or in detail, or as a condition.
suffice
suffice
verb
(intransitive) To be enough or sufficient; to meet the need (of anything); to be adequate; to be good enough.
(transitive) To satisfy; to content; to be equal to the wants or demands of.