A written or printed notice to be posted, as on a wall; a poster; a placard.
verb
To fix, fasten; to fix a poster or placard to a wall.
To parade, to advertise, publicise; to display, show.
affiches
affiches
noun
plural of affiche
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of affiche
affranchise
affranchise
verb
(transitive) To free from obligation, servitude or service.
affranchised
affranchised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of affranchise
affranchisement
affranchisement
noun
The act of freeing; enfranchisement.
affranchising
affranchising
verb
present participle of affranchise
africah
africanthropus
afterdischarge
afterdischarge
noun
Any discharge that occurs after the cause or stimulus has ceased
aktiengesellschaft
anthraceniferous
anthraciferous
anthraciferous
adj
(mineralogy) Yielding anthracite.
anthracitiferous
anthraflavic
archaeopterygiformes
archchief
archchief
noun
(rare) A supreme, primary leader of any organization.
archconfraternities
archconfraternities
noun
plural of archconfraternity
archconfraternity
archconfraternity
noun
(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.
archdapifer
archdapifership
archerfish
archerfish
noun
Any of the species of fish in the family Toxotidae (sole genus Toxotes), who prey on small animals near to the surface of a water by shooting them with water from their mouths.
archerfishes
archerfishes
noun
plural of archerfish
archfiend
archfiend
noun
(preceded by “the”, often capitalized) Satan.
(transferred sense) A diabolically evil person.
A chief fiend (devil, demon or monster).
archfiends
archfiends
noun
plural of archfiend
archfire
archfriend
archinfamy
archinformer
archpilferer
archpontiff
archsacrificator
archsacrificer
archthief
archwife
archwife
noun
A big, masculine wife; a dominating woman; virago.
artificership
artificership
noun
The state or business of an artificer.
aschaffite
backshift
backshift
noun
(grammar) The changing of the tense of a verb from present to past in reported speech.
(statistics) A function on a stochastic process whose value on any random variable is the preceding random variable in the process.
verb
(grammar, transitive) To change the tense of a verb from present to past in reported speech.
bathofloric
befilch
bekerchief
benefactorship
benefactorship
noun
The role or status of benefactor.
beneficiaryship
beneficiaryship
noun
The role or status of beneficiary.
bewitchful
bewitchful
adj
Bewitching; alluring; fascinating; amazing.
birchleaf
bischofite
bischofite
noun
(mineralogy) An evaporite, consisting of magnesium chloride with the chemical formula MgCl₂·6H₂O, found with potash deposits in Saxony.
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.
blackfisher
blackfishes
blackfishes
noun
plural of blackfish
blackfishing
blackfishing
noun
(slang, of a non-black person) The practice of appropriating signifiers of black identity, such as darkening the skin, or wearing traditionally black hairstyles.
verb
present participle of blackfish
bleachfield
bleachfield
noun
(now chiefly historical) A field where cloth or clothing is laid out to be bleached by the sun or water.
bonchief
borofluohydric
brachiferous
brachiofacial
brachiofacial
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the arm and the face.
brachiofaciolingual
brachyfacial
brachyfacial
adj
(anatomy) Having a short face.
branchiferous
branchiferous
adj
(anatomy) Having gills; branchiate.
branchiform
bulfinch
bullfinch
bullfinch
noun
(UK, archaic, hunting, slang) A large, thick quickset hedge.
Any of various other Old World finches in the genus Pyrrhula.
The Eurasian bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula).
bullfinches
bullfinches
noun
plural of bullfinch
burchfield
calathiform
calfish
calfish
adj
(dated) Silly and awkward through immaturity.
campfight
campfight
noun
(historical) A form of trial by combat between two people, the winner being deemed innocent.
candlefish
candlefish
noun
An oily edible fish, Thaleichthys pacificus, from the northern Pacific, that was once dried and used as a candle or torch by the Chinook Indians.
candlefishes
candlefishes
noun
plural of candlefish
candleshrift
carbolfuchsin
carbolfuchsin
noun
A mixture of phenol and basic fuchsin, used in bacterial staining and as a topical antiseptic and antifungal.
cardinalfish
cardinalfish
noun
Any of the family Apogonidae of mostly marine ray-finned fishes.
cardinalfishes
cardinalfishes
noun
plural of cardinalfish
catchflies
catchflies
noun
plural of catchfly
catfight
catfight
noun
(slang) A fight or bickering between women.
A fight between cats.
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.
catfishes
catfishes
noun
plural of catfish
cavefish
cavefish
noun
Any fish in the family Amblyopsidae
Any of various fish, typically blind and lacking pigment, that inhabit subterranean waters.
cavefishes
cavefishes
noun
plural of cavefish
cephalofacial
cephalofacial
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the head and face.
chaetifera
chaetiferous
chaetiferous
adj
(zoology) Bearing chaetae.
chaferies
chaferies
noun
plural of chafery
chaffering
chaffering
noun
The act of one who chaffers.
verb
present participle of chaffer
chaffier
chaffier
adj
comparative form of chaffy: more chaffy
chaffiest
chaffiest
adj
superlative form of chaffy: most chaffy
chaffin
chaffinch
chaffinch
noun
A small passerine bird, Fringilla coelebs, of the finch family, found throughout Europe and eastward to Iran and eastern Mediterranean coastlands.
chaffinches
chaffinches
noun
plural of chaffinch
chaffiness
chaffiness
noun
Quality of being chaffy.
chaffing
chaffing
noun
The act by which somebody is chaffed; a teasing.
verb
present participle of chaff
chaffingly
chaffingly
adv
in a chaffing manner; teasingly
chafflike
chafflike
adj
Resembling chaff.
chafing
chafing
noun
The act by which something is chafed.
verb
present participle of chafe
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.
chalaziferous
chalaziferous
adj
Having or bearing chalazas.
chalcidiform
chamfering
chamfering
noun
A chamfer.
verb
present participle of chamfer
chamfrain
chamfrain
noun
Alternative form of chamfron
chancriform
chancriform
adj
(pathology) Having the form of a chancre
chanfrin
chanfrin
noun
The forepart of a horse's head.
charadriiform
charadriiform
adj
(ornithology) Belonging to the Charadriiformes.
noun
Any bird of the order Charadriiformes
charadriiformes
chargfaires
chatfield
chaudfroid
chaudfroid
noun
Alternative form of chaud-froid
chauffeuring
chauffeuring
verb
present participle of chauffeur
chauffeurship
chauffeurship
noun
The condition of being, or employment as, a chauffeur.
cheerfulize
cheerfulize
verb
(transitive, dated) To make cheerful.
cheffing
cheffing
noun
The activity of a chef.
verb
present participle of chef
chefrinia
chelifer
chelifer
noun
book-scorpion
cheliferidea
cheliferous
cheliferous
adj
Having chelae (cheliform claws)
cheliform
cheliform
adj
Having the form of a chela
chenfish
cherryfield
cherubfish
cherubfishes
chesterfield
chesterfield
noun
(Canada) Any couch or sofa.
A couch, sofa, or love seat with padded arms and back of the same height, often curved outward at the top.
chesterfieldian
chesterfieldian
Noun
Someone who acts in a sophisticated, aristocratic manner, reminiscent of the
Adjective
In the style of the fourth Earl of Chesterfield, marked by brilliance, wit, and elegance in writing, and aristocratic assurance in life
chesterfields
chesterfields
noun
plural of chesterfield
chetif
chief
chief
adj
(Scotland) Intimate, friendly.
Primary; principal.
noun
(US, Canada, offensive) An informal term of address for a Native American or First Nations man.
(heraldry) The top part of a shield or escutcheon; more specifically, an ordinary consisting of the upper part of the field cut off by a horizontal line, generally occupying the top third.
(sometimes ironic) An informal term of address.
A leader or head of a group of people, organisation, etc.
The principal part or top of anything.
verb
(US, slang) To smoke cannabis.
chiefage
chiefage
noun
(obsolete) A tribute by the head; a poll tax.
chiefdom
chiefdom
noun
(anthropology) A society larger than a tribe, but smaller or simpler than a state.
An area or region governed by a chief.
chiefdoms
chiefdoms
noun
plural of chiefdom
chiefer
chiefer
adj
(rare) comparative form of chief: more chief
chiefery
chiefery
noun
(historical) An Irish head tax
A colonial administrative centre.
The form of government in which people are ruled by a chief.
The land ruled over by a chief; chieftainship.
The leaders or chiefs of a people, collectively.
The status or role of a chief; chieftainship.
chiefess
chiefess
noun
(Hawaii) Synonym of chieftainess, a female chief.
chiefest
chiefest
adj
superlative form of chief: most chief
chiefish
chiefland
chiefless
chiefless
adj
Without a chief; leaderless.
chiefling
chiefling
noun
A little or petty chief.
chiefly
chiefly
adj
of or relating to a chief
adv
(focus) Especially or primarily; above all.
(focus) Mainly or principally; almost entirely.
chiefry
chiefry
noun
A chief's territory.
A rent paid to a chief or supreme lord.
chiefs
chiefs
noun
plural of chief
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chief
chiefship
chiefship
noun
The role or position of a chief.
chieftain
chieftain
noun
(by extension) A leader of a group.
A leader of a clan or tribe.
chieftaincies
chieftaincies
noun
plural of chieftaincy
chieftaincy
chieftaincy
noun
The area or population ruled by a chief.
The position or period of rule of a chief.
chieftainess
chieftainess
noun
A female chieftain.
The wife of a chieftain.
chieftainries
chieftainries
noun
plural of chieftainry
chieftainry
chieftainry
noun
The role or status of chieftain.
chieftains
chieftains
noun
plural of chieftain
chieftainship
chieftainship
noun
(countable) The area ruled by a chieftain
(uncountable) The state of being a chieftain
chieftainships
chieftainships
noun
plural of chieftainship
chieftess
chieftess
noun
Synonym of chieftainess: a female chieftain.
chiefty
chiffchaff
chiffchaff
noun
(UK, onomatopoeic, uncountable) The song of the chiffchaff.
A small, common warbler, Phylloscopus collybita, with yellowish-green plumage that breeds throughout northern and temperate Europe and Asia.
Any of several other species of the same genus.
chiffchaffs
chiffchaffs
noun
plural of chiffchaff
chiffer
chifferobe
chifferobe
noun
Alternative spelling of chifforobe
chiffon
chiffon
noun
A lightweight, balanced plain-woven sheer fabric, or gauze, like gossamer, woven of alternate S- and Z-twist crepe (high-twist) yarns made of silk, polyester, or cotton.
Any purely ornamental accessory on a woman's dress, such as a bunch of ribbon, lace, etc.
chiffonade
chiffonade
noun
A culinary preparation of herbs or leafy vegetables cut into long, thin ribbons.