(nautical) The act of hiring, or the contract for use of, a vessel, or some part of it, to convey cargo.
affrightment
affrightment
noun
(archaic) Fright; fear; alarm; the fact or state of being frightened.
(obsolete) A cause of fear.
(obsolete) The action of frightening or terrifying; intimidation.
alfheim
alphabetiform
alphabetiform
adj
Having the form of a developed alphabet or its letters, as opposed to crude pictographic symbols.
amberfish
amberfish
noun
An amberjack.
amberfishes
amberfishes
noun
plural of amberfish
amphiboliferous
amphiboliferous
adj
(mineralogy) Bearing amphibole.
antheriform
antheriform
adj
Shaped like an anther.
archaeopterygiformes
archinformer
bismuthiferous
bismuthiferous
adj
Containing or producing bismuth.
bumblebeefish
bumblebeefishes
chamfering
chamfering
noun
A chamfer.
verb
present participle of chamfer
charadriiformes
cheliform
cheliform
adj
Having the form of a chela
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
chloralformamide
chloroformize
chloroformize
verb
To treat with chloroform, typically in order to attenuate an antigen
chlorotrifluoromethane
chlorotrifluoromethane
noun
(organic chemistry) The halogenated hydrocarbon CClF₃; it is a CFC once used as a refrigerant
choleriform
choleriform
adj
Resembling cholera.
choreiform
choreiform
adj
(medicine) Resembling chorea.
chromiferous
chromiferous
adj
Containing, or yielding chromium.
chymiferous
chymiferous
adj
Bearing or containing chyme
chymified
chymified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chymify
climbingfishes
cochleariform
cochleariform
adj
spoon-shaped
cochleiform
cochleiform
adj
Having the form of a snail shell
combfishes
combfishes
noun
plural of combfish
craftsmenship
craftsmenships
crampfishes
crampfishes
noun
plural of crampfish
damselfish
damselfish
noun
Any of a number of fish in the Pomacentridae family.
damselfishes
damselfishes
noun
plural of damselfish
dehumidification
dehumidification
noun
The act or process of dehumidifying.
dehumidified
dehumidified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dehumidify
dehumidifier
dehumidifier
noun
A device for removing the moisture content from air
dehumidifiers
dehumidifiers
noun
plural of dehumidifier
dehumidifies
dehumidifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dehumidify
dehumidify
dehumidify
verb
To reduce the moisture in a body of air; to lower the humidity.
dehumidifying
dehumidifying
verb
present participle of dehumidify
demichamfron
demifarthing
demythify
dichlorodifluoromethane
dichlorodifluoromethane
noun
(organic chemistry) A chlorofluorocarbon halomethane formerly used as a refrigerant and aerosol spray propellant, now banned in many countries because of its effects on the ozone layer.
diffeomorphic
diffeomorphic
adj
(mathematics) Having a diffeomorphism.
diffeomorphism
diffeomorphism
noun
(mathematics) A differentiable homeomorphism (with differentiable inverse) between differentiable manifolds.
dimethylsulfoxide
dimethylsulfoxide
noun
Alternative spelling of dimethylsulphoxide
dinornithiformes
disenfranchisement
disenfranchisement
noun
Explicit or implicit revocation of, or failure to grant, the right to vote, to a person or group of people.
disenfranchisements
disenfranchisements
noun
plural of disenfranchisement
disfranchisement
disfranchisement
noun
The act of disfranchising.
The deprivation of the privileges and immunities of citizenship.
disfranchisements
disfranchisements
noun
plural of disfranchisement
disfurnishment
disfurnishment
noun
(archaic) The act of disfurnishing, or the state of being disfurnished.
doughfaceism
doughfaceism
noun
(derogatory) The character of a doughface; pliability.
drumfishes
drumfishes
noun
plural of drumfish
dumfriesshire
dumfriesshire
Proper noun
a historic county in Scotland which was abolished in 1975 and absorbed into Region. Its county town was
echiniform
echinuliform
echinuliform
adj
Resembling small spines.
effingham
effingham
Proper noun
A village in Surrey, England
A city in Illinois, USA, and the county seat of Effingham County.
effranchisement
effranchisement
noun
Obsolete form of enfranchisement.
efthim
enfamish
enfamish
verb
To famish; to starve.
enfranchisement
enfranchisement
noun
(land legal, England & Wales, historical) the conversion of a copyhold estate into a freehold estate
A release from slavery
The act of enfranchising
The investiture with any of several municipal privileges
enfranchisements
enfranchisements
noun
plural of enfranchisement
enterochromaffin
enterochromaffin
adj
(cytology) Describing epithelial cells of the intestinal mucosa that contain serotonin; they are stained using chromium salts
etheriform
etheriform
adj
Having the form of ether.
facioscapulohumeral
facioscapulohumeral
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the face, scapula, and upper arms; applied to a form of muscular dystrophy.
famished
famished
adj
Extremely hungry.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of famish
famishes
famishes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of famish
famishment
famishment
noun
(now literary) The state or process of being famished.
(obsolete) Famine.
famishments
famishments
noun
plural of famishment
farmerish
farmerish
adj
Characteristic of a farmer.
farmership
farmership
noun
Skill in farming.
farnhamville
fashionmonger
fashionmonger
noun
(derogatory) One who slavishly follows the latest fashions.
fehmic
feinschmecker
feinschmeckers
feminophobe
ferrihemoglobin
ferrihemoglobin
noun
(biochemistry) A form of hemoglobin in which the central ferrous iron atom is oxidised to the ferric state
ferrochromium
ferrochromium
noun
An alloy of iron and chromium
fetichism
fetichism
noun
Archaic form of fetishism.
fetichmonger
fetishism
fetishism
noun
A form of paraphilia where the object of attraction is an inanimate object or a part of a person's body.
The belief that natural objects have supernatural powers, or that something created by people has power over people.
fetishmonger
fibroenchondroma
fibrohemorrhagic
fichteanism
filesmith
filesmith
noun
A maker of files (rasping tools).
filmographies
filmographies
noun
plural of filmography
fingersmith
fingersmith
noun
midwife
pickpocket
firemanship
firemanship
noun
The skills of fire safety, fire prevention, etc.
firmhearted
fisherman
fisherman
noun
A person whose profession is catching fish.
A vessel (boat or ship) used for fishing.
Any person who attempts to catch fish.
fishermen
fishermen
noun
plural of fisherman
fisherwoman
fisherwoman
noun
A woman who fishes.
A woman whose profession is catching fish.
She is a fisherwoman, out on a trawler for days at a time.
fisherwomen
fisherwomen
noun
plural of fisherwoman
fishmeal
fishmeal
noun
Ground dried fish, used mainly for livestock feed.
fishmeals
fishmeals
noun
plural of fishmeal
fishmen
fishmen
noun
plural of fishman
fishmonger
fishmonger
noun
(Britain) A person who sells fish.
(Britain, rare) A fishmonger's, a fishmonger's shop: a shop that sells fish.
(archaic) A pimp.
fishmongers
fishmongers
noun
plural of fishmonger
flamefish
flamefishes
flamenship
flamenship
noun
The role or status of a flamen.
fleischmanns
flemish
flemish
noun
(nautical) Short for Flemish coil (“a rope that has been arranged into a neat, flat spiral coil”).
verb
(transitive, nautical) Often followed by down: to arrange (a rope) into a neat, flat spiral coil.
flemished
flemished
verb
simple past tense and past participle of flemish
flemishes
flemishes
noun
plural of flemish
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of flemish
flemishing
flemishing
verb
present participle of flemish
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.
flourishment
flourishment
noun
The act or state of flourishing.
foemanship
foemanship
noun
Enmity.
foreadmonish
foreadmonish
verb
(rare, transitive) To admonish beforehand, or before the act or event.
foremanship
foremanship
noun
The position of a foreman.
foremanships
foremanships
noun
plural of foremanship
formaldehydesulphoxylic
forthcomingness
forthcomingness
noun
The state or quality of being forthcoming.
frameshift
frameshift
noun
A frameshift mutation.
verb
To use a starting point for translating a series of nucleotides that is off by an amount not divisible by three, resulting in an entirely distinct set of codons.
frameshifts
frameshifts
noun
plural of frameshift
framesmith
framesmith
noun
A maker of frames.
franchisement
franchisement
noun
release; deliverance; freedom
freechurchism
freemanship
freemanship
noun
The state of being a freeman.
freightment
frenchism
frenchism
Noun
A custom peculiar to France.
A word, phrase or linguistic feature typical of French.
freshmanic
freshmanic
adj
(US, archaic, informal, humorous) Characteristic of a freshman.
freshmanship
freshmanship
noun
The state of being a freshman.
friedheim
frightment
frightment
noun
(obsolete) fear; terror
frightsome
frightsome
adj
Feeling fright; afraid; frightened.
Marked by fright or frightfulness; frightening; frightful; fearful; causing fear.
frontoethmoid
frumpishness
frumpishness
noun
The quality of being frumpish.
fuglemanship
fumishness
fumishness
noun
(obsolete) fretfulness; passion
furbishment
furnishment
furnishment
noun
(obsolete) The act of furnishing, or of supplying furniture.
(obsolete) furniture
gemeinschaft
gemeinschaft
noun
(sociology) A society or group characterized by a strong sense of common identity, personal relationships, and attachments to various concerns.
An association or group of individuals sharing common beliefs, attitudes, and tastes; a fellowship.
gemeinschaften
halftime
halftime
noun
(American football) The halftime show, the primary light entertainment of a game, after the second quarter, when players can physically recover, coaches can give players a pep talk, bets can be doubled, etc.
(US) Alternative spelling of half-time
halftimes
halftimes
noun
plural of halftime
hammerfish
hammerfish
noun
The hammerhead shark.
handicrafsmen
handicraftsmen
handicraftsmen
noun
plural of handicraftsman
harengiform
harengiform
adj
(rare) herring-shaped
hederiform
hederiform
adj
ivy-shaped
heliciform
heliciform
adj
Having the form of a helix; spiral.
hemafibrite
hemafibrite
Noun
synadelphite
hemifacial
hemifacial
adj
(anatomy) Relating to, or affecting, one half of the face.