(botany) Supporting anthers, as a part of a flower
anthraceniferous
anthraciferous
anthraciferous
adj
(mineralogy) Yielding anthracite.
anthracitiferous
atmosphereful
behoovefulness
bishopful
bismuthiferous
bismuthiferous
adj
Containing or producing bismuth.
brachiferous
branchiferous
branchiferous
adj
(anatomy) Having gills; branchiate.
brushoff
brushoff
noun
Alternative spelling of brush-off
brushoffs
brushoffs
noun
plural of brushoff
brushproof
brushproof
adj
Resistant to damage caused by brushing.
buffalofish
buffalofishes
buffoonish
buffoonish
adj
Characteristic of a buffoon.
buffoonishness
carbolfuchsin
carbolfuchsin
noun
A mixture of phenol and basic fuchsin, used in bacterial staining and as a topical antiseptic and antifungal.
cathodofluorescence
chaetiferous
chaetiferous
adj
(zoology) Bearing chaetae.
chalaziferous
chalaziferous
adj
Having or bearing chalazas.
cheerfulsome
cheerfulsome
adj
(archaic) cheerful
cheliferous
cheliferous
adj
Having chelae (cheliform claws)
chlorophylliferous
chondrofibromatous
chromiferous
chromiferous
adj
Containing, or yielding chromium.
chyliferous
chyliferous
adj
That bears or transmits chyle.
chymiferous
chymiferous
adj
Bearing or containing chyme
coffeebush
coffeehouse
coffeehouse
noun
An establishment where coffee is served to clients; a café.
coffeehoused
coffeehouses
coffeehouses
noun
plural of coffeehouse
coffeehousing
coffeehousing
noun
(by extension) Unethical behaviour at the table during bridge or another game.
The act of distracting an opponent in a game by chattering.
conchiferous
conchiferous
adj
(biology) Having a shell (used especially of bivalve molluscs)
(geology) Containing shells
conchyliferous
counterflashing
counterflashing
noun
(construction) Formed metal or elastomeric sheeting secured on or into a wall, curb, pipe or other surface, to cover and protect the upper edge of a base flashing and its associated fasteners.
countershaft
countershaft
noun
Synonym of jackshaft (“mechanical component for rotational force”)
verb
Synonym of jackshaft
countershafting
countershafting
verb
present participle of countershaft
countfish
crushproof
crushproof
adj
Strong enough to resist being deformed or crushed when subjected to more than normal physical stress or pressure.
cushioncraft
cushionflower
deflourish
dimethylsulfoxide
dimethylsulfoxide
noun
Alternative spelling of dimethylsulphoxide
doughfaceism
doughfaceism
noun
(derogatory) The character of a doughface; pliability.
doughfoots
facioscapulohumeral
facioscapulohumeral
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the face, scapula, and upper arms; applied to a form of muscular dystrophy.
fanhouse
farmhouse
farmhouse
noun
(traditionally and archetypally) A farmer's residence.
A house that was once a farmer's residence albeit today lived in by residents whose occupation is not farming.
farmhouses
farmhouses
noun
plural of farmhouse
farmhousey
farmhousey
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a farmhouse.
fashious
fashiousness
fautorship
fautorship
noun
The role or status of fautor.
ferrophosphorus
ferrophosphorus
noun
A ferroalloy of iron and phosphorus.
ferryhouse
ferryhouse
noun
A building on the shore beside the departure point of a ferry, where passengers may purchase tickets etc.
firehouse
firehouse
noun
(US, firefighting) A fire station
(dialectal) A house containing a fire to heat it; a dwelling-house, as opposed to a barn, a stable, or other outhouse.
firehouses
firehouses
noun
plural of firehouse
fishhouse
fishhouse
noun
A business located at the water's edge that provides support to fishermen and which buys and then processes and onsells their catch.
A business that breeds fish for aquariums, selling them either to pet shops or directly to the public.
A restaurant that specializes in fish and seafood.
A temporary shelter belonging to an individual fisherman for use while ice fishing.
fishmouth
fishmouth
noun
(colloquial) A chronically open mouth.
(roofing) A half-cylindrical or half-conical shaped opening or void in a lapped edge or seam, usually caused by wrinkling or shifting of ply sheets during installation.
(surgery) A horizontal incision on the breast aligned with the nipples made to drain or excise the breast fat as a form of top surgery.
(surgery) A wide incision made to drain fluid from under the fingernail.
fishpound
flannelmouths
flannelmouths
noun
plural of flannelmouth
flophouse
flophouse
noun
(US, slang) A cheap hotel or boarding house where many people sleep in large rooms.
verb
To stay in a flophouse.
flophouses
flophouses
noun
plural of flophouse
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of flophouse
flourish
flourish
noun
(architecture) A decorative embellishment on a building.
(music) A ceremonious passage such as a fanfare.
A dramatic gesture such as the waving of a flag.
An ornamentation.
verb
(intransitive) To be in a period of greatest influence.
(intransitive) To execute an irregular or fanciful strain of music, by way of ornament or prelude.
(intransitive) To make bold and sweeping, fanciful, or wanton movements, by way of ornament, parade, bravado, etc.; to play with fantastic and irregular motion.
(intransitive) To make ornamental strokes with the pen; to write graceful, decorative figures.
(intransitive) To prosper or fare well.
(intransitive) To thrive or grow well.
(intransitive) To use florid language; to indulge in rhetorical figures and lofty expressions.
(intransitive, obsolete) To boast; to vaunt; to brag.
(transitive) To adorn with beautiful figures or rhetoric; to ornament with anything showy; to embellish.
(transitive) To develop; to make thrive; to expand.
(transitive) To make bold, sweeping movements with.
flourishable
flourishable
adj
Able or fit to be flourished.
flourished
flourished
adj
Decorated with flourishes.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of flourish
flourisher
flourisher
noun
One who flourishes.
flourishers
flourishers
noun
plural of flourisher
flourishes
flourishes
noun
plural of flourish
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of flourish
flourishing
flourishing
adj
growing, thriving, doing well
noun
The action of the verb flourish; flowering.
verb
present participle of flourish
flourishingly
flourishingly
adv
In a flourishing way; tending to succeed and grow.
flourishment
flourishment
noun
The act or state of flourishing.
flourishy
flourishy
adj
flourishing; characterised by flourishes
floush
floush
verb
(UK, dialect) Alternative form of flouse (“to splash”)
fluegelhorns
fluegelhorns
noun
plural of fluegelhorn
flugelhorns
flugelhorns
noun
plural of flugelhorn
fluophosphate
fluophosphate
noun
(chemistry) A double salt of fluoric acid and phosphoric acid.
fluorophosphate
fluorophosphate
noun
(inorganic chemistry) The anion PO₃F²⁻ formed by replacing one hydroxyl of a phosphate anion with a fluorine atom; any salt containing such an anion
(organic chemistry) The functional group >PO₃F formed by replacing one hydroxyl of a phosphate group with a fluorine atom; any compound containing such a group
flushboard
flushboard
noun
Alternative form of flashboard
forasmuch
forasmuch
adv
Inasmuch, seeing (that).
forebush
forerunnership
forerunnership
noun
The state or condition of a forerunner.
foreshoulder
foreshroud
foresightful
foresightful
adj
Having, exercising, or characterised by foresight; forward-looking; prudent
forestburgh
forethoughtfulness
forethoughtfulness
noun
The condition of being forethoughtful
forethoughtless
forethoughtless
adj
Without forethought.
forethoughts
forethoughts
noun
plural of forethought
formaldehydesulphoxylate
formaldehydesulphoxylate
noun
A salt or ester of formaldehydesulphoxylic acid.
formaldehydesulphoxylic
forstraught
forstraught
adj
(obsolete, rare) Distracted.
foulish
foulish
adj
Obsolete form of foolish.
Somewhat foul.
foulmouthedness
foulmouthedness
noun
The quality or state of being foul-mouthed.
foundership
foundership
noun
The condition of having founded something.
fountainheads
fountainheads
noun
plural of fountainhead
fourfiusher
fourflusher
fourflusher
noun
Alternative spelling of four-flusher (“cheat; charlatan”)
fourflushers
fourflushers
noun
plural of fourflusher
fourscorth
fourteenths
fourteenths
noun
plural of fourteenth
fourths
fourths
noun
plural of fourth
foushee
foxhounds
foxhounds
noun
plural of foxhound
foxhuntings
frankhouse
fratcheous
frogmouths
frogmouths
noun
plural of frogmouth
fuchsinophil
fuchsinophil
adj
Alternative form of fuchsinophilic
noun
(cytology) Cells or cellular material that stains readily with fuchsin.
fuchsinophilous
fuchsone
fuciphagous
fucoxanthins
fucoxanthins
noun
plural of fucoxanthin
furloughs
furloughs
noun
plural of furlough
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of furlough
furthermost
furthermost
adj
superlative form of far: most far; farthest
furthersome
furthersome
adj
Tending to further, advance, or promote; helpful; advantageous.
fuscohyaline
futhorcs
futhorcs
noun
plural of futhorc
futhorks
futhorks
noun
plural of futhork
goshawful
goshawful
adj
Euphemistic form of god-awful.
groundfishes
groundfishes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of groundfish
hausdorff
hausdorff
Adjective
Such that any two points have disjoint neighborhoods.
haushofer
hectocotyliferous
hederiferous
hederiferous
adj
Producing or bearing ivy.
hemofuscin
hemoglobiniferous
herbiferous
herbiferous
adj
Bearing herbs or vegetation.
hiliferous
hohenstaufen
hopefulness
hopefulness
noun
The property of being hopeful.
hopefulnesses
hopefulnesses
noun
plural of hopefulness
hopefuls
hopefuls
noun
plural of hopeful
horseplayful
horseplayful
adj
Engaging in horseplay.
houndfish
houndfish
noun
A small European shark (Scyliorhinus canicula), small-spotted dogfish.
Tylosurus crocodilus, a large gamefish of the family Belonidae.
houndfishes
houndfishes
noun
plural of houndfish
houndsfoot
housecraft
housecraft
noun
The art of homemaking.
housefast
housefather
housefather
noun
A man in charge of a house in a boarding school
The father of a family; the male head of household, or of any collection of persons living as a family or in common, as in a primative community.
housefathers
housefathers
noun
plural of housefather
houseflies
houseflies
noun
plural of housefly
housefly
housefly
noun
Any fly regularly found in human dwellings.
The common housefly, Musca domestica, that frequents most homes and spreads some diseases.
housefront
housefront
noun
The front of a house, the side that faces the street.
housefronts
housefronts
noun
plural of housefront
houseful
houseful
noun
as many as a house will hold
housefuls
housefuls
noun
plural of houseful
housefurnishings
housefurnishings
noun
plural of housefurnishing
housewife
housewife
noun
(plural "housewifes") A little case or bag for materials used in sewing, and for other articles of female work.
(plural "housewives") A woman whose main employment is homemaking, maintaining the upkeep of her home and tending to household affairs; often, such a woman whose sole [unpaid] employment is homemaking.
(plural "housewives") The wife of a householder; the mistress of a family; the female head of a household.
(plural "housewives", obsolete) A worthless woman; a hussy.