(Roman Catholicism) A religious confraternity that, as a special concession of the Holy See, can join or affiliate with, and extend privileges to, other similar brotherhoods.
archinfamy
artzybasheff
beneficiaryship
beneficiaryship
noun
The role or status of beneficiary.
brachyfacial
brachyfacial
adj
(anatomy) Having a short face.
chafery
chafery
noun
An open furnace or forge, in which blooms are heated before being wrought into bars.
chaffery
chaffery
noun
(obsolete) traffic; bargaining; buying and selling
charmfully
charmfully
adv
In a charmful manner.
chieftainry
chieftainry
noun
The role or status of chieftain.
chylifactory
chylifactory
adj
Alternative form of chylifactive
chylificatory
crayfish
crayfish
noun
(Australia) A freshwater crayfish (family Parastacidae), such as the gilgie, marron, or yabby.
(Australia, New Zealand, South Africa) A rock lobster (family Palinuridae).
(New England, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota) A freshwater crustacean (family Cambaridae), sometimes used as an inexpensive seafood or as fish bait.
(Singapore) The species Thenus orientalis of the slipper lobster family (Scyllaridae).
Any of numerous freshwater decapod crustaceans in superfamily Astacoidea or Parastacoidea, resembling the related lobster but usually much smaller.
verb
Alternative form of crawfish (to backpedal, desert, or withdraw)
to catch crayfish
crayfishes
crayfishes
noun
plural of crayfish
crayfishing
crayfishing
noun
fishing for crayfish
verb
present participle of crayfish
cyathiform
cyathiform
adj
In the form of a cup, a little widened at the top.
dihdroxycholecalciferol
dwarfishly
dwarfishly
adv
In a dwarfish manner.
effluviography
effluviography
noun
(photography, obsolete) The effects upon the dry photographic plate of certain electric emanations, including those later known as the X-rays.
factoryship
faintheartedly
faintheartedly
adv
In a fainthearted manner.
fairishly
fairishly
adv
Tolerably well; acceptably.
fairyhood
fairyhood
noun
The state or period of being a fairy.
fairyish
fairyish
adj
fairylike
fairyship
fairyship
noun
(with "your", "her", etc.) Title applied to a fairy.
Characteristic of what is considered the ideal behaviour pertaining to fatherhood.
adv
In a way pertaining to, befitting, or of a father.
featherway
feathery
feathery
adj
Resembling feathers.
feebleheartedly
feldsparphyre
ferricyanhydric
ferrihydrocyanic
ferrocyanhydric
ferrohydrocyanic
fetography
filmography
filmography
noun
A selective list of movie titles that share a similar characteristic such as the same genre, the same director, the same actor etc.
fishyard
flachery
flaherty
flexographically
flexographically
adv
By means of flexography.
flexography
flexography
noun
A method of printing using a rubber or polymer rotating printing plate, most commonly used for packaging (labels, tape etc.).
florigraphy
florigraphy
noun
Alternative form of floriography
fluorography
fluorography
noun
photofluorography
visualisation of radiolabelled material
flycatcher
flycatcher
noun
Any of many kinds of birds, of the families Muscicapidae (in Europe and Asia) and Tyrannidae (in the Americas), that catch insects in flight.
flycatchers
flycatchers
noun
plural of flycatcher
foolhardily
foolhardily
adv
In a foolhardy manner
foolhardy
foolhardy
adj
Marked by unthinking recklessness with disregard for danger; boldly rash; hotheaded.
noun
A person who is foolhardy.
forefatherly
forehandedly
forehandedly
adv
Ahead of time, in advance.
Prudently, with thrift and foresight.
forehatchway
formaldehyd
formaldehyde
formaldehyde
noun
(organic chemistry) The simplest aldehyde, HCHO, a colourless gas that has many industrial applications; it dissolves in water to give formol (10%) and formalin.
formaldehydes
formaldehydes
noun
plural of formaldehyde
formaldehydesulphoxylate
formaldehydesulphoxylate
noun
A salt or ester of formaldehydesulphoxylic acid.
formaldehydesulphoxylic
forsythia
forsythia
noun
Any of several shrubs, of the genus Forsythia, native to Asia and Eastern Europe, that are cultivated for their yellow flowers, which bloom in early spring.
forsythias
forsythias
noun
plural of forsythia
fotheringhay
frankheartedly
fratchety
fratchety
adj
(UK, dialect) argumentative
fratchy
fratchy
adj
(UK, informal) Irritable or argumentative.
freakishly
freakishly
adv
In a freakish manner.
freehandedly
freehandedly
adv
In a freehanded manner.
freeheartedly
freeheartedly
adv
In a freehearted manner; lightly and without constraint or worry.
freightyard
freightyard
noun
A yard where goods to be transported are stored.
freyah
frigotherapy
furaldehyde
furaldehyde
noun
(organic chemistry) furfural
furfuraldehyde
furfuraldehyde
Noun
furfural
grandfatherly
grandfatherly
adj
Having the characteristics of a grandfather.
In the manner of a grandfather.
grayfish
grayfishes
halfheartedly
halfheartedly
adv
Without enthusiasm or interest.
halfhourly
halfpennyworth
halfpennyworth
noun
(Britain) As much as could be bought for a halfpenny (pre- or post-decimalisation).
(Britain, informal) A negligible amount.
(Britain, informal) One's opinion or thoughts; one's two cents.
handyframe
harmfully
harmfully
adv
In a harmful manner.
hayfork
hayfork
noun
A tool used for moving hay; a pitchfork.
hayforks
hayforks
noun
plural of hayfork
heartfully
heartfully
adv
In a heartful manner.
honorifically
honorifically
adv
In an honorific manner.
horrifically
horrifically
adv
In a horrific manner.
horseplayful
horseplayful
adj
Engaging in horseplay.
hydatidiform
hydatidiform
adj
Resembling a hydatid.
hydatiform
hydatiform
Adjective
Resembling a hydatid.
hydrodesulfurization
hydrodesulfurization
noun
(chemistry) a process for lowering the sulfur content of petroleum and similar products by catalytic hydrogenation, sulfur compounds being converted to hydrogen sulfide
hydroferricyanic
hydroferricyanic
adj
(chemistry) Pertaining to, or containing, or obtained from, hydrogen, ferric iron, and cyanogen.
hydroferrocyanate
hydroferrocyanic
hydroferrocyanic
adj
(chemistry) Pertaining to, or containing, or obtained from hydrogen, ferrous iron, and cyanogen.
hydrofluate
hydrofluate
noun
(chemistry, archaic) A supposed compound of hydrofluoric acid and a base; a fluoride.
hydrofluosilicate
hydrofluosilicate
noun
(chemistry) A salt of hydrofluosilic acid.
hydroformylation
hydroformylation
noun
(chemistry) The reaction of an olefin with carbon monoxide and hydrogen to form an aldehyde.
hydrofranklinite
hydrogasification
hydrogasification
noun
The reaction of hydrogen with coal under high pressure to form methane
hydrosulfate
hydrosulfate
noun
(chemistry) Any sulfate of an organic base
hyperdeification
hyperfastidious
hyperfastidious
Adjective
Extremely fastidious.
hyperfastidiously
hyperfastidiousness
hyperfederalist
hyperfocal
hyperfocal
adj
(photography) Describing the distance on which a camera must be focused in order to achieve the maximum depth of field
hyperfunctional
hyperfunctional
adj
Having, or characterised by, increased function
hyperfunctionally
hyperinflation
hyperinflation
noun
(economics) A very high rate of inflation.
hypersurface
hypersurface
noun
(mathematics) A n-dimensional surface in a space (often a Euclidean space) of dimension n+1
hypocrateriform
hypocrateriform
adj
(botany) Shaped like a salver.
hyraciform
infrahyoid
infrahyoid
adj
(anatomy, relational) Below the hyoid bone in the neck.
labyrinthiform
labyrinthiform
adj
Having the form of a labyrinth; intricate.
lachrymaeform
lachrymiform
lachrymiform
adj
Shaped like a teardrop
lymphangiofibroma
metaformaldehyde
metaformaldehyde
noun
(chemistry) 1,3,5-trioxane
methoxyflurane
methoxyflurane
noun
(pharmaceutical drugs) An inhalational anaesthetic of the 1960s and early 1970s, now largely abandoned because of detrimental effects on the kidneys.
mynpachtbrief
overbashfully
overfaithfully
overfaithfully
adv
In an overfaithful manner.
paraformaldehyde
paraformaldehyde
noun
(organic chemistry) A solid oligomer of formaldehyde that is used as a fumigant, and as a fixative in histology
paraphysiferous
photofluorography
photofluorography
noun
(medicine, photography) The photographic recording of fluoroscope images
phrasify
pinfeathery
polytetrafluoroethylene
polytetrafluoroethylene
noun
A tough synthetic resin used to make seals and bearings and to create a nonstick coating on cooking utensils.
preachify
preachify
verb
To preach didactically; to sermonize.
preachifying
preachifying
verb
present participle of preachify
pseudofatherly
raffishly
raffishly
adv
In a raffish manner.
referendaryship
referendaryship
noun
The state or business of a referendary.
reproachfully
reproachfully
adv
In a reproachful manner.
saccharify
saccharify
verb
(biochemistry, transitive) To convert (soluble polysaccharides) into simple sugars
saccharifying
saccharifying
verb
present participle of saccharify
shaftesbury
shaftesbury
Proper noun
A in
An English
shaftsbury
sheriffalty
softheartedly
softheartedly
adv
In a softhearted manner; with sentimental tenderness.
stepfatherly
stepfatherly
adj
Like or befitting a stepfather.
straightforwardly
straightforwardly
adv
In a straightforward manner.
sulfhydrate
sulfhydrate
noun
Synonym of hydrosulfide
sulfohydrate
superthankfully
synchroflash
synchroflash
noun
(photography, chiefly attributive) synchronization of the flash and shutter of a camera