A delicacy popular in Japan, consisting of the fish served raw as sushi or perhaps fried. It may, if improperly prepared, contain considerably deadly levels of neurotoxins.
Any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe several times their normal size by swallowing water or air when threatened.
blowfishes
blowfishes
noun
plural of blowfish
breechesflower
bunchflower
bunchflower
noun
A perennial herb, Melanthium virginicum, having a branched cluster of pale flowers
chamberfellow
cheeseflower
childwife
coachfellow
coachfellow
noun
(figuratively) A comrade.
One of a pair of horses employed to draw a coach.
cushionflower
disfellowship
disfellowship
noun
Lack of, or exclusion from, fellowship.
verb
(transitive) To subject to disfellowshipment.
dwarfishly
dwarfishly
adv
In a dwarfish manner.
faldworth
fellowheirship
fellowship
fellowship
noun
(arithmetic, archaic) The proportional division of profit and loss among partners.
(dated) Company, companions; a group of people or things following another.
(education) A merit-based scholarship.
(education) A temporary position at an academic institution with limited teaching duties and ample time for research.
(medicine) A period of supervised, sub-specialty medical training in the United States and Canada that a physician may undertake after completing a specialty training program or residency.
A company of people that share the same interest or aim.
A feeling of friendship, relatedness or connection between people.
verb
(intransitive, now chiefly religious, especially in Canada, US) To join in fellowship; to associate with.
(transitive) To admit to fellowship, enter into fellowship with; to make feel welcome by showing friendship or building a cordial relationship. Now only in religious use.
fellowshiped
fellowshiping
fellowshipped
fellowshipped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fellowship
fellowshipping
fellowshipping
verb
present participle of fellowship
fellowships
fellowships
noun
plural of fellowship
fishbowl
fishbowl
noun
Alternative spelling of fish bowl
fishbowls
fishbowls
noun
plural of fishbowl
flamethrower
flamethrower
noun
A device that projects a flame for starting fires, and sometimes also additional fuel to help ignition. Used either as a weapon or a tool.
flamethrowers
flamethrowers
noun
plural of flamethrower
flashforward
flashforward
noun
(authorship) A dramatic device in which a future event is inserted into the normal chronological flow of a narrative.
verb
To use this dramatic device.
flashforwards
flashforwards
noun
plural of flashforward
flatwash
flatwashes
flaxwench
fliegerabwehrkanone
flightworthy
flightworthy
adj
(aviation) Safe enough to fly
floorshow
floorshow
noun
A set of performances held in a nightclub, restaurant or similar during the course of an evening.
flowchart
flowchart
noun
Alternative spelling of flow chart
flowcharted
flowcharting
flowcharting
noun
(computing) the design and construction of flowcharts
flowcharts
flowcharts
noun
plural of flowchart
flowsheet
flowsheet
noun
flowchart
flowsheets
flowsheets
noun
plural of flowsheet
flyweight
flyweight
noun
(figuratively, adjectival use) Small, light or unimportant.
(martial arts) A weight class in many combat sports; e.g. in professional boxing of a maximum of 112 pounds or 50.8 kilograms.
(mechanics) A weight that moves outward depending on centrifugal force.
flyweights
flyweights
noun
plural of flyweight
flywheel
flywheel
noun
(mechanical engineering) A rotating mass used to maintain the speed of a machine within certain limits while the machine receives or releases energy at a varying rate, or as a form of energy storage.
flywheels
flywheels
noun
plural of flywheel
flywinch
followership
followership
noun
A group of followers.
Adherence to a leader.
followeth
followeth
verb
(archaic) Third-person singular simple present indicative form of follow
freewheel
freewheel
noun
a device in a transmission that disengages the driveshaft from the driven shaft when the driven shaft rotates faster than the driveshaft.
verb
(by extension) To operate free from constraints.
(of a cyclist) To ride a bicycle without pedalling, e.g. downhill.
(of a gear) To continue spinning after disengagement.
(of a motorist) To operate a motor vehicle which is coasting without power, e.g. downhill.
freewheeled
freewheeled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of freewheel
freewheeler
freewheeler
noun
A person who is primarily concerned with having a good time.
A vehicle that can freewheel.
Someone acting freely or even irresponsibly.
freewheelers
freewheelers
noun
plural of freewheeler
freewheeling
freewheeling
adj
Unbounded by rules or conventions; unrestrained.
verb
present participle of freewheel.
freewheelingness
ghostflower
ghostflower
noun
Mohavea confertiflora, a flower native to the Sonoran and Mojave deserts.
goshawful
goshawful
adj
Euphemistic form of god-awful.
growthful
growthful
adj
Causing growth.
Having the capacity to grow.
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.
halfway
halfway
adv
Half of the way between two points; midway.
Moderately; somewhat.
halfwise
halfwit
halfwit
noun
(informal) Someone lacking in intelligence.
halfword
halfword
noun
(computing) An area of storage one half the size of the word in a particular system; usually two bytes
halfwords
halfwords
noun
plural of halfword
handflower
handflower
noun
(sometimes in the phrase ‘handflower tree’) A Mexican hand tree (Chiranthodendron pentadactylon).
A wallflower (Erysimum cheiri, syns. Erysimum × cheiri, Cheiranthus cheiri).
An item of jewellery consisting of a bracelet linked to a ring by chains, lace or other elements which cross the back of the hand.
heathfowl
helmetflower
hingeflower
hollowfaced
hollowfoot
honeyflower
horseflower
hostlerwife
housewifeliness
housewifeliness
noun
The quality of being housewifely.
housewifelinesses
housewifely
housewifely
adj
Befitting a housewife.
jewelfish
jewelfish
noun
Any fish in the genus Hemichromis, native to Africa.
jewelfishes
jewelfishes
noun
plural of jewelfish
leatherflower
leftwich
ludwigshafen
marshflower
nightfowl
oftwhiles
oftwhiles
adv
(archaic) Often; oftentimes.
paschflower
phosphowolframic
playfellowship
playfellowship
noun
(rare) The state or duration of being playfellows; camaraderie between children.
plowfish
schoolfellow
schoolfellow
noun
Synonym of schoolmate: a student at the same school.
schoolfellows
schoolfellows
noun
plural of schoolfellow
schoolfellowship
schoolfellowship
noun
The condition of being schoolfellows.
schwenkfelder
schwenkfelder
Noun
A member of the a small American Christian group rooted in the 16th-century Protestant Reformation teachings of
schwenkfeldian
schwenkfeldian
Noun
A Schwenkfelder.
shadflower
shadflower
noun
Draba verna, a plant in the mustard family.
shawfowl
sheldfowl
shelffellow
shelfworn
shelfworn
adj
Alternative form of shelf-worn
shellflower
shellflower
noun
A plant in the mint family grown for its distinctive circular green calyxes.
shieldflower
shoeflower
showerful
showerful
adj
Full of showers; rainy, teary, etc.
noun
A quantity that falls in a shower.
showfolk
showfolk
noun
showpeople
showful
showful
adj
(archaic) showy; gaudy
noun
Enough to fill a show.
shufflewing
shufflewing
Noun
The hedge sparrow.
snailfishessnailflower
snowflight
starchflower
straightforwardly
straightforwardly
adv
In a straightforward manner.
sulphowolframic
swellfish
swellfish
noun
(zoology) Any plectognath fish that dilates itself, such as the pufferfish.
swellfishes
swellfishes
noun
plural of swellfish
tablefellowship
tablefellowship
noun
The role or status of tablefellow.
thimbleflower
thoftfellow
threadflower
thunderflower
toothflower
twelfhynde
twelfhyndeman
twelfth
twelfth
adj
The ordinal form of the number twelve, describing a person or thing in position number 12 of a sequence.
noun
(music) An interval equal to an octave plus a fifth.
One of twelve equal parts of a whole.
twelfthly
twelfthly
adv
In the twelfth place.
twelfths
twelfths
noun
plural of twelfth
twelfthtide
twelfthtide
Proper noun
The season including Epiphany (the twelfth day after Christmas) and the evening of the preceding day (Twelfth Night), regarded as the end of the Christmas season; Epiphany itself.
unfellowshiped
unfellowshiped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of unfellowship
unhousewifely
unhousewifely
adj
Not housewifely.
unwatchful
unwatchful
adj
Not watchful
unwatchfully
unwatchfully
adv
In an unwatchful manner.
unwatchfulness
unwatchfulness
noun
The quality of being unwatchful.
unwishful
unwishful
adj
Not wishful.
unwishfully
unwishfully
adv
(rare) In an unwishful manner; without wishing.
unwishfulness
unwishfulness
noun
(very rare) The state or condition of being unwishful.
unworshipful
unworshipful
adj
Not worshipful.
unwrathful
unwrathful
adj
Not wrathful.
unwrathfully
unwrathfully
adv
In an unwrathful manner.
unwrathfulness
warehouseful
warehouseful
noun
As much as a warehouse can hold.
watchful
watchful
adj
Fully observant, vigilant, or aware.
watchfully
watchfully
adv
In a watchful manner.
watchfulness
watchfulness
noun
The state or quality of being watchful; alertness, vigilance or wakefulness.
watchfulnesses
watchfulnesses
noun
plural of watchfulness
watchglassful
watchglassful
noun
Enough to fill a watch glass (item of laboratory equipment).
wealthful
wealthful
adj
Full of wealth; prosperous.
wealthfully
wealthfully
adv
In prosperity or happiness; prosperously.
weaselfish
weightlifter
weightlifter
noun
(weightlifting) A person who competes for maximum weight lifted in a series of specific lifts.
A person who uses weights to train the muscles of the body, usually for strength or for improved performance in a sport.
weightlifting
weightlifting
noun
(sports) A sport in which competitors lift heavy weights in two events: the snatch and the clean and jerk.
A form of exercise in which weights are lifted.
werewolfish
werewolfish
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a werewolf.
westfahl
wethersfield
wharfholder
wharfholder
noun
(historical, rare) The owner of a wharf.
wharfland
wharfland
noun
The land area surrounding a wharf.
wharfless
wharfless
adj
Lacking a wharf
wharncliffe
wharncliffe
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Wharncliffe
wheatfield
wheatfield
noun
A field of wheat; a plot of land planted with wheat.