Aspidophoroides monopterygius, a bottom-dwelling marine fish in the family Agonidae, which is found along the coasts of the northwestern Atlantic.
alligatorfishes
alligatorfishes
noun
plural of alligatorfish
antiflash
antiflash
adj
Alternative form of anti-flash
antishoplifting
antishoplifting
adj
That serves to counter shoplifting.
blueshifted
blueshifted
adj
Whose frequency/wavelength has been changed by a blueshift
bullfighters
bullfighters
noun
plural of bullfighter
bullfights
bullfights
noun
plural of bullfight
butterflyfish
butterflyfish
noun
Any of a group of conspicuous tropical marine fish of the family Chaetodontidae; the bannerfish and coralfish are also included in this group. Butterflyfish are fairly small, mostly from 12 to 22 cm (c.7-9 in) in length.
butterflyfishes
butterflyfishes
noun
plural of butterflyfish
candleshrift
catchflies
catchflies
noun
plural of catchfly
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
chloroformist
chloroformist
noun
(medicine, archaic) One who uses chloroform as an anaesthetic.
christoffel
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.
cutlassfish
cutlassfish
noun
A predatory perciform marine fish in the family Trichiuridae, with large sharp teeth and an eel-like appearance.
cutlassfishes
cutlassfishes
noun
plural of cutlassfish
cuttlefish
cuttlefish
noun
any of various squid-like cephalopods (marine mollusks) of the order Sepiida that have eight arms, two retractable tentacles, and a calcareous internal shell, and can eject a dark ink when threatened
cuttlefishes
cuttlefishes
noun
plural of cuttlefish
delightfulness
delightfulness
noun
The state or quality of being delightful.
dimethylsulfoxide
dimethylsulfoxide
noun
Alternative spelling of dimethylsulphoxide
dispatchful
dispatchful
adj
Bent on haste; intent on speedy execution of business or any task.
electrofishing
electrofishing
noun
a kind of fishing that uses electricity to stun the fish before they are caught, often used in scientific surveys so that the fish can be studied and returned to the water alive
faithfulness
faithfulness
noun
The state of being faithful
faithfulnesses
faithfulnesses
noun
plural of faithfulness
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)
faithlessly
faithlessly
adv
In a faithless manner
faithlessness
faithlessness
noun
The quality of being faithless.
faithlessnesses
faithlessnesses
noun
plural of faithlessness
fanlights
fanlights
noun
plural of fanlight
farsightedly
farsightedly
adv
In a farsighted manner.
farthingales
farthingales
noun
plural of farthingale
farthingless
farthingless
adj
Without a farthing; very poor.
fashionability
fashionability
noun
Fashionableness.
fatherlandish
fatherlandish
adj
Relating to or characteristic of the fatherland, especially in the context of Nazi Germany.
fatherliness
fatherliness
noun
The property of being fatherly.
featishly
feldspathic
feldspathic
adj
(mineralogy) Containing feldspar.
feldspathization
feldspathization
noun
The process of conversion into feldspar.
feldspathoid
feldspathoid
adj
(mineralogy) Resembling a feldspar.
noun
(mineralogy) Any of a small group of igneous, plutonic, and volcanic minerals formed in magma that did not contain enough silica to satisfy all the chemical bonds. Feldspathoids are silica-poor variants of the feldspar group.
feldspathoidal
feldspathoidal
adj
(of a rock) Having feldspathoids.
felichthys
felsosphaerite
felspathic
felspathic
adj
Alternative form of feldspathic
fetishlike
fetishlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a fetish.
fibrochondrosteal
filesmith
filesmith
noun
A maker of files (rasping tools).
filthiest
filthiest
adj
superlative form of filthy: most filthy
filthiness
filthiness
noun
The property of being filthy.
filthinesses
filthinesses
noun
plural of filthiness
filthless
filthless
adj
Free of filth; clean; pure.
filths
filths
noun
plural of filth
fishability
fishability
noun
The quality or degree of being fishable.
fishbolt
fishbolt
noun
(engineering) A bolt used to fasten fishplates.
fishbolts
fishbolts
noun
plural of fishbolt
fishlet
fishlet
noun
A little fish.
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.
fishtail
fishtail
noun
A kind of chisel with a flared blade.
Short for fishtail palm.
The skidding of the back of a vehicle from side to side.
The tail of a fish, or an object resembling this.
verb
(intransitive) To move with the tail swinging from side to side in this way.
(intransitive) To swing the back of a vehicle (originally an aircraft) from side to side.
(transitive) To cause the back of (a vehicle) to swing from side to side.
fishtailed
fishtailed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fishtail
fishtailing
fishtailing
verb
present participle of fishtail
fishtails
fishtails
noun
plural of fishtail
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fishtail
flaithship
flashiest
flashiest
adj
superlative form of flash: most flash
flashlight
flashlight
noun
(US, Canada) A battery-powered hand-held light source.
(obsolete) A photograph taken with a flash camera.
A flashgun (device used to create flashes of light for photography).
verb
(transitive) To illuminate with a flashlight.
flashlights
flashlights
noun
plural of flashlight
flatfish
flatfish
noun
A fish of the order Pleuronectiformes, the adults of which have both eyes on one side and usually swim with the other side down, such as a flounder, a halibut, or a sole.
flatfishes
flatfishes
noun
plural of flatfish
flattish
flattish
adj
Somewhat flat, in any comparable sense of the word.
fleshiest
fleshiest
adj
superlative form of fleshy: most fleshy
fleshliest
fleshliest
adj
superlative form of fleshly: most fleshly
fletcherise
fletcherised
fletcherising
fletcherism
fletcherism
Noun
A dietary system prescribing the repeated chewing of food until all taste is lost, and in abstention from food until very hungry.
fletchings
fletchings
noun
plural of fletching
flichters
flightiest
flightiest
adj
superlative form of flighty: most flighty
flightiness
flightiness
noun
The quality of being flighty.
flightless
flightless
adj
Unable to fly. Usually used with birds such as the penguin, ostrich, and emu.
flights
flights
noun
plural of flight
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of flight
flightshot
flintshire
flintshire
Proper noun
A maritime traditional county bounded to the north by the Irish Sea, to the northeast by the Dee estuary, to the east by Cheshire and to the south and southwest by Denbighshire. A detached part, Maelor Saesneg, is bounded on the northwest by Denbighshire, on the northeast by Cheshire, and on the south by Shropshire. There is a further small detached part around Marford.
A local government principal area. It borders Merseyside, Cheshire, Wrexham and Denbighshire.
flirtish
flirtish
adj
of the nature of, or characterizing a flirt
flirtishness
flirtishness
noun
The quality of being flirtish.
flitches
flitches
noun
plural of flitch
floodlights
floodlights
noun
plural of floodlight
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of floodlight
floorshift
floorshifts
flourishment
flourishment
noun
The act or state of flourishing.
flyweights
flyweights
noun
plural of flyweight
foolhardiest
foolhardiest
adj
superlative form of foolhardy: most foolhardy
foolishest
foolishest
adj
superlative form of foolish: most foolish
foothills
foothills
noun
plural of foothill
foothils
footlights
footlights
noun
plural of footlight
foresightedly
foresightedly
adv
With foresight; in a foresighted manner.
foresightful
foresightful
adj
Having, exercising, or characterised by foresight; forward-looking; prudent
foresightless
foresightless
adj
Lacking foresight.
fortnightlies
fortnightlies
noun
plural of fortnightly
freightless
freightless
adj
Without freight.
frightfulness
frightfulness
noun
The quality of being frightful.
frightfulnesses
frightfulnesses
noun
plural of frightfulness
frightless
frightless
adj
Free from fright; fearless.
frithles
frithstool
frithstool
noun
(historical) An Anglo-Saxon stone seat, placed near the altar of a church, which afforded protection to those seeking sanctuary.
frontosphenoidal
gefulltefish
ghostlify
ghostlify
verb
To make ghostly; to haunt
griffithsville
halftimes
halftimes
noun
plural of halftime
hartsfield
hastifly
hastifoliate
hectocotyliferous
helfenstein
highfalutinism
highfalutinism
noun
highfalutin language or behaviour
hlithskjalf
hostlerwife
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
hydrofluosilicate
hydrofluosilicate
noun
(chemistry) A salt of hydrofluosilic acid.
hydrosulfite
hydrosulfite
noun
(chemistry) dithionite
hyperfastidiously
hyperfederalist
hyposulfite
hyposulfite
noun
(inorganic chemistry) The SO₂²⁻ oxyanion; any salt containing this ion
(inorganic chemistry) The thiosulfate anion and salts
insightful
insightful
adj
Possessing insight.
insightfully
insightfully
adv
In an insightful manner; with insight.
interflashing
lancetfish
lancetfish
noun
A voracious deep-sea fish in the genus Alepisaurus, having long, lancet-like teeth.
lancetfishes
lancetfishes
noun
plural of lancetfish
lanternfish
lanternfish
noun
any of small, deep sea fish of the large family Myctophidae, named after their conspicuous use of bioluminescence.
lanternfishes
lanternfishes
noun
plural of lanternfish
leatherfish
leatherfishes
leftish
leftish
adj
(politics) Leaning towards the political left.
lethiferous
lethiferous
adj
(obsolete) Deadly, lethal.
lifschitz
lightfast
lightfast
adj
Resistant to fading.
lightfastness
lightfastness
noun
The quality or degree of being lightfast.
lightfulness
lightfulness
noun
(rare) The quality of being lightful.
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.