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
chlorophylliferous
chyliferous
chyliferous
adj
That bears or transmits chyle.
chymiferous
chymiferous
adj
Bearing or containing chyme
codfishery
codfishery
noun
A fishery specifically dealing with cod.
conchyliferous
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
dimethylsulfoxide
dimethylsulfoxide
noun
Alternative spelling of dimethylsulphoxide
dwarfishly
dwarfishly
adv
In a dwarfish manner.
elfishly
elfishly
adv
In an elfish manner; mischievously.
factoryship
faddishly
faddishly
adv
In a faddish way.
fairishly
fairishly
adv
Tolerably well; acceptably.
fairyish
fairyish
adj
fairylike
fairyship
fairyship
noun
(with "your", "her", etc.) Title applied to a fairy.
faithlessly
faithlessly
adv
In a faithless manner
fallalishly
familyish
familyish
adj
(informal) Suitable for, or characteristic of, family.
farsightedly
farsightedly
adv
In a farsighted manner.
fashionability
fashionability
noun
Fashionableness.
fashionably
fashionably
adv
In a fashionable manner.
featishly
felichthys
felsophyric
fetishry
feverishly
feverishly
adv
With excitement and determination.
With speed; rapidly.
fiendishly
fiendishly
adv
Extremely, very in harsh or negative contexts.
In a fiendish manner; evilly, wickedly.
fishability
fishability
noun
The quality or degree of being fishable.
fishberry
fishberry
noun
The poisonous fruit of Anamirta cocculus.
fisherboy
fisherboy
noun
A boy employed in catching fish; a young fisherman.
fishery
fishery
noun
(countable) A fishing company.
(countable) A right to fish in a particular location; Territorial fishing waters.
(uncountable) Fishing: the catching, processing and marketing of fish or other seafood.
A place where fish or other seafood are caught: a fishing ground.
A place where fish or other seafood are processed: a seafood factory.
A place where fish or other seafood are raised: a fish farm.
fisheye
fisheye
noun
An undesirable dull appearance in the table of a diamond that has been cut too shallow.
An undesirable effect in paint, particularly automotive finishes, normally caused by oil or other contaminants on the painted surface.
An unfriendly or suspicious glance.
Short for fisheye lens.
fisheyes
fisheyes
noun
plural of fisheye
fishify
fishify
verb
(transitive) To change (flesh) to fish; to transform into a fish.
(transitive, figuratively) To make as wet as a fish; to drench with water.
fishifying
fishifying
verb
present participle of fishify
fishily
fishily
adv
In a fishy manner
fishingly
fishingly
adv
In a manner that suggests fishing, such as groping in search of something, or seeking compliments.
fishway
fishway
Noun
A structure built on or around dams or locks to facilitate the migration of fish.
fishways
fishways
noun
plural of fishway
fishy
fishy
adj
(LGBT slang) Of drag queens: appearing feminine.
(figurative) Suspicious; inspiring doubt.
Of, from, or similar to fish.
noun
(childish) Diminutive of fish.
fishyard
fishyback
fishybacking
flashily
flashily
adv
In a flashy manner
flashingly
flashingly
adv
With a flashing appearance.
fleshlily
fleshlily
adv
In a fleshly or carnal manner.
flourishingly
flourishingly
adv
In a flourishing way; tending to succeed and grow.
flourishy
flourishy
adj
flourishing; characterised by flourishes
flunkeyish
flunkeyish
adj
Alternative form of flunkyish
flunkyish
flunkyish
adj
Like a flunky.
flushingly
flushingly
adv
In a flushing manner; while flushing, while blushing (red with embarrassment):
flyweights
flyweights
noun
plural of flyweight
fogyish
fogyish
adj
Characteristic of a fogy
fogyishness
foolishly
foolishly
adv
In a foolish manner.
Without good judgment.
foppishly
foppishly
adv
In a foppish way.
foresightedly
foresightedly
adv
With foresight; in a foresighted manner.
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
fortyish
fortyish
adj
About forty years old.
Close to the number forty
num
Any number close to forty.
freakishly
freakishly
adv
In a freakish manner.
frelinghuysen
frumpishly
frumpishly
adv
In a frumpish manner.
fumishly
fuscohyaline
ghostlify
ghostlify
verb
To make ghostly; to haunt
grayfish
grayfishes
greyfish
hastifly
hayfields
hayfields
noun
plural of hayfield
hectocotyliferous
historify
historify
verb
To record in or as history.
horsify
housewifely
housewifely
adj
Befitting a housewife.
housewifery
housewifery
noun
(obsolete) Household goods.
The state or activity of being a housewife; household management, domestic skills.
huffishly
huffishly
adv
In a huffish manner.
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.
hydrofluosilicic
hydrofoils
hydrofoils
noun
plural of hydrofoil
hydrogasification
hydrogasification
noun
The reaction of hydrogen with coal under high pressure to form methane
hydrosulfide
hydrosulfide
noun
(chemistry) Any compound formally derived from hydrogen sulfide by replacing one hydrogen atom with a metal or other radical; a thiol or mercaptan.
(chemistry) The HS⁻ anion.
hydrosulfite
hydrosulfite
noun
(chemistry) dithionite
hymeniferous
hyperconformist
hyperfastidious
hyperfastidious
Adjective
Extremely fastidious.
hyperfastidiously
hyperfastidiousness
hyperfederalist
hyperflexibleness
hyposulfite
hyposulfite
noun
(inorganic chemistry) The SO₂²⁻ oxyanion; any salt containing this ion
(inorganic chemistry) The thiosulfate anion and salts
hypsiliform
hysteriform
ichthyornithiformes
ichthyosiform
ichthyosiform
adj
(medicine) Resembling ichthyosis.
insightfully
insightfully
adv
In an insightful manner; with insight.
jellyfish
jellyfish
noun
A cnidarian, a member of the phylum Cnidaria.
A ctenophore, a member of the phylum Ctenophora (the comb jellies).
A scyphozoan, a member of the class Scyphozoa (the true jellies).
A sudoku technique involving possible cell locations for a digit, or pair, or triple, in uniquely four rows and four columns only. This allows for the elimination of candidates around the grid.
jellyfishes
jellyfishes
noun
plural of jellyfish
kaffiyehs
kaffiyehs
noun
plural of kaffiyeh
kitschifying
kitschifying
verb
present participle of kitschify
ladyfish
ladyfish
noun
A coastal dwelling fish (Elops saurus), found throughout the tropical and sub-tropical regions.
Albula vulpes, one of the fish called bonefish.
The Spanish hogfish (Bodianus rufus)
ladyfishes
ladyfishes
noun
plural of ladyfish
makeshifty
makeshifty
adj
Somewhat makeshift.
mayfish
mayfish
noun
A striped killifish (Fundulus majalis).
mayfishes
mayfishes
noun
plural of mayfish
nonfashionably
nonfeverishly
oafishly
oafishly
adv
in an oafish manner
offishly
offishly
adv
In an offish manner.
overfoolishly
oysterfish
oysterfish
noun
tautog (Tautoga onitis)
oysterfishes
oysterfishes
noun
plural of oysterfish
paraphysiferous
phrasify
phthalylsulfathiazole
phthalylsulfathiazole
noun
The sulfonamide C₁₇H₁₃N₃O₅S₂.
physiform
phytiferous
platyfish
platyfish
noun
Certain fish of the genus Xiphophorus lacking a sword-like extension of the lower tailfin.
platyfishes
platyfishes
noun
plural of platyfish
playfellowship
playfellowship
noun
(rare) The state or duration of being playfellows; camaraderie between children.
pollyfish
pollyfishes
poppyfish
poppyfishes
pseudofaithfully
pseudofeverishly
puppyfish
raffishly
raffishly
adv
In a raffish manner.
referendaryship
referendaryship
noun
The state or business of a referendary.
refreshingly
refreshingly
adv
In a refreshing manner.
saccharify
saccharify
verb
(biochemistry, transitive) To convert (soluble polysaccharides) into simple sugars
saccharifying
saccharifying
verb
present participle of saccharify
scotchify
scyphiferous
scyphiform
scyphiform
adj
(botany) Shaped like a cup.
selfhypnotization
selfishly
selfishly
adv
In a selfish manner; with regard to private interest only or chiefly.