One who hires or charters a ship to transport goods.
affrightful
affrightful
adj
(obsolete) frightful
affrighting
affrighting
verb
present participle of affright
afghanistan
aftergrowth
aftergrowth
noun
(figuratively) Any abstraction of the above.
A second growth, seen in plants like crops or timber after harvesting.
airfreights
airfreights
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of airfreight
angelfishes
angelfishes
noun
plural of angelfish
argusfishes
bonefishing
bonefishing
noun
Angling for bonefish.
bullfighter
bullfighter
noun
One who engages in bullfighting; a toreador or matador.
bushfighter
bushfighter
noun
One who takes part in bushfighting.
changchowfu
changefully
changefully
adv
In a changeful manner.
chargfaires
cliffhanger
cliffhanger
noun
(by extension) An outcome which is awaited with keen anticipation, especially one which is delayed for a period of time or which is not known until the last minute.
(narratology) An ending or stopping point calculated to leave a story unresolved, in order to create suspense.
clingfishes
clingfishes
noun
plural of clingfish
cockfighter
cockfighter
noun
One who engages in a cockfight.
cofreighter
crawfishing
crawfishing
noun
fishing for crawfish
verb
present participle of crawfish
crayfishing
crayfishing
noun
fishing for crayfish
verb
present participle of crayfish
dogfighting
dogfighting
noun
(military, aviation) Close combat between two military aircraft.
A blood sport in which dogs fight with one another.
verb
present participle of dogfight
echafaudage
etherifying
etherifying
verb
present participle of etherify
farnborough
farnborough
Proper noun
a town in north-east Hampshire, England.
a residential area in the London Borough of Bromley.
a village in Berkshire, and a village in Warwickshire, both in England.
farthingale
farthingale
noun
(historical) A hooped structure in cloth worn to extend the skirt of women's dresses; a hooped petticoat.
featheredge
featheredge
noun
Alternative form of feather edge
featherings
featherings
noun
plural of feathering
featherwing
fetishizing
fetishizing
verb
present participle of fetishize
figureheads
figureheads
noun
plural of figurehead
filmography
filmography
noun
A selective list of movie titles that share a similar characteristic such as the same genre, the same director, the same actor etc.
filthifying
filthifying
verb
present participle of filthify
fingerholds
fingerholds
noun
plural of fingerhold
fingersmith
fingersmith
noun
midwife
pickpocket
firefighter
firefighter
noun
A person who has been trained to put out fires.
fireflaught
fishmongers
fishmongers
noun
plural of fishmonger
fishtailing
fishtailing
verb
present participle of fishtail
flashlights
flashlights
noun
plural of flashlight
flaughtbred
fleshmonger
fleshmonger
noun
(archaic) One who deals in flesh; hence, a pimp, procurer, or pander.
flexography
flexography
noun
A method of printing using a rubber or polymer rotating printing plate, most commonly used for packaging (labels, tape etc.).
flichtering
flightiness
flightiness
noun
The quality of being flighty.
flinchingly
flinchingly
adv
With a flinching motion.
floodlights
floodlights
noun
plural of floodlight
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of floodlight
florigraphy
florigraphy
noun
Alternative form of floriography
flourishing
flourishing
adj
growing, thriving, doing well
noun
The action of the verb flourish; flowering.
verb
present participle of flourish
fluegelhorn
fluegelhorn
noun
Alternative spelling of flugelhorn
flugelhorns
flugelhorns
noun
plural of flugelhorn
fluviograph
fluviograph
noun
(dated) An instrument for measuring and automatically recording the rise and fall of a river.
fogyishness
foregathers
foregathers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of foregather
forehinting
foreshowing
foreshowing
noun
The act or an instance of showing something, usually an event, ahead of time; a prognostication
verb
present participle of foreshow
foresighted
foresighted
adj
Having foresight; foreseeing; provident.
forestburgh
forethought
forethought
adj
Thought of, or planned, beforehand.
noun
Anticipation.
Provident care; prudence.
Thinking beforehand or in advance, planning; prior or previous consideration; premeditation.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of forethink
forewrought
forewrought
adj
Wrought or worked beforehand or in advance.
verb
(archaic) simple past tense and past participle of forework
forfoughten
forfoughten
Adjective
Exhausted from fighting.
forgathered
forgathered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of forgather
forstraught
forstraught
adj
(obsolete, rare) Distracted.
forthcoming
forthcoming
adj
(not comparable) Approaching or about to take place.
Available when needed; in place, ready.
Willing to co-operate or provide information; candid, frank, responsive.
noun
An act of coming forth.
Something that is yet to come.
verb
present participle of forthcome
forthinking
forthinking
verb
present participle of forthink
forthrights
forthrights
noun
plural of forthright
fortnightly
fortnightly
adj
occurring once in a fortnight; once every two weeks
adv
once in a fortnight; once every two weeks
noun
A publication issued fortnightly (once every two weeks).
fothergilla
foxhuntings
franchising
franchising
noun
The establishment, granting, or use of a franchise.
verb
present participle of franchise
freeholding
freeholding
noun
property held in freehold
freightages
freightages
noun
plural of freightage
freightless
freightless
adj
Without freight.
freightment
freightyard
freightyard
noun
A yard where goods to be transported are stored.
frightening
frightening
adj
(figuratively) Awful, terrible, very bad.
Causing fear; of capable of causing fear; scary.
verb
present participle of frighten
frightfully
frightfully
adv
In a frightful manner.
froghoppers
froghoppers
noun
plural of froghopper
frogmarched
frogmarched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of frogmarch
frogmarches
frogmarches
noun
plural of frogmarch
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of frogmarch
fuciphagous
furloughing
furloughing
verb
present participle of furlough
furnishings
furnishings
noun
Accessories used with a dress.
Furniture generally.
Items of furniture and/or accessories by which something is equipped so as to be more useful, convenient, or comfortable.
The objects, other than furniture, that occupy an interior space.
plural of furnishing
ghostfishes
ghostfishes
noun
plural of ghostfish
ghostflower
ghostflower
noun
Mohavea confertiflora, a flower native to the Sonoran and Mojave deserts.
globefishes
globefishes
noun
plural of globefish
godfathered
godfathered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of godfather
goldfinches
goldfinches
noun
plural of goldfinch
goosefishes
goosefishes
noun
plural of goosefish
grandfather
grandfather
noun
(by extension) A male forefather.
(computing) The archived older version of a file that immediately preceded the father file.
A father of someone's parent.
verb
(transitive) To be, or act as, a grandfather to.
(transitive, chiefly US, law) To retain discontinued laws or rules for (a thing, person or organization previously affected by them).
greenfishes
greenfishes
noun
plural of greenfish
griffinhood
griffinhood
noun
(India, dated) The status or behaviour of a griffin, a person newly arrived from Europe.
griffithite
gulfhammock
gunfighters
gunfighters
noun
plural of gunfighter
gunfighting
gunfighting
noun
combat with guns
handcuffing
handcuffing
noun
The act by which somebody is handcuffed.
verb
present participle of handcuff
handfasting
handfasting
noun
The ceremony in which people handfast.
verb
present participle of handfast
harangueful
harangueful
adj
Full of haranguing.
harengiform
harengiform
adj
(rare) herring-shaped
helilifting
helilifting
verb
present participle of helilift
helsingfors
heterograft
heterograft
noun
Synonym of xenograft.
verb
To perform a tissue graft using tissue taken from a species different from that of the recipient.
highfalutin
highfalutin
adj
(US, informal) Self-important, pompous; arrogant or egotistical.
noun
(archaic) Pompous speech or writing.
hingeflower
hippogriffs
hippogriffs
noun
plural of hippogriff
holdingford
humidifying
humidifying
verb
present participle of humidify
hungerproof
infangthief
infangthief
noun
(historical, law) A privilege of some feudal lords permitting them to execute summary judgment upon thieves captured within their estates, sometimes restricted to the lord's tenants or men and sometimes limited to those caught in flagrante delicto.
infightings
infightings
noun
plural of infighting
kingfishers
kingfishers
noun
plural of kingfisher
laughterful
laughterful
adj
Full of laughter; indicative of, characterised by, or expressing laughter or mirth.
lightfooted
lightfooted
adj
Alternative form of light-footed
outfighting
outfighting
verb
present participle of outfight
overchafing
overfishing
overfishing
noun
Fishing that reduces the stock of remaining fish in an area to below that which is acceptable.
verb
present participle of overfish
overflights
overflights
noun
plural of overflight
overfraught
overfraught
adj
Full of distress; overloaded with cares or worries.
verb
past participle of overfreight
overfreight
overfreight
verb
(transitive) To overload with freight.
pathfinding
pathfinding
noun
(biology) The finding of a path to a destination, such as by neuronal axons or developing cells.
(computing) The plotting by a computer application of the best route between two points.
photoflight
ploughstaff
ploughstaff
noun
(UK) The hind part or handle of a plough.
preflighted
preflighted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of preflight
prefrighten
prefurlough
prefurlough
adj
Before a furlough.
prizefights
prizefights
noun
plural of prizefight
psychofugal
refinishing
refinishing
verb
present participle of refinish
refugeeship
refugeeship
noun
The status of a refugee.
reshuffling
reshuffling
noun
(gerund of reshuffle) An act in which something is reshuffled
verb
present participle of reshuffle
rhagadiform
roughfooted
shandygaffs
shandygaffs
noun
plural of shandygaff
sheepifying
shoplifting
shoplifting
noun
(countable) A theft from a shop during trading hours.
(uncountable) The action of stealing goods from a shop; the action of the verb shoplift.
verb
present participle of shoplift
shufflewing
shufflewing
Noun
The hedge sparrow.
shufflingly
shufflingly
adv
In a shuffling manner.
singingfish
spaceflight
spaceflight
noun
Alternative spelling of space flight
sphingiform
stagefright
stagefright
noun
Alternative spelling of stage fright
stingfishes
stingfishes
noun
plural of stingfish
strengthful
strengthful
adj
(archaic) Full of strength; strong; having strength; powerful.
surgeonfish
surgeonfish
noun
Any of many species of reef-dwelling fishes, most of them brightly coloured, of the family Acanthuridae. They are named "surgeonfish" because they bear erectile, scalpel-like, dangerously sharp spines on either side of the caudal peduncle.
thiefmaking
thoughtfree
tigerfishes
tigerfishes
noun
plural of tigerfish
tightfisted
tightfisted
adj
Alternative spelling of tight-fisted
topflighter
triggerfish
triggerfish
noun
Any of several brightly coloured fish, of the family Balistidae, that inhabit tropical reefs and have an erectile spine on the dorsal fin.
tufthunting
tufthunting
noun
(UK, slang, archaic) The practice of seeking after, and hanging on, noblemen, or persons of quality, especially in English universities.
unchangeful
unchangeful
adj
Not changeful.
unfightable
unfightable
adj
That cannot be fought.
unflinching
unflinching
adj
Without flinching; staying committed despite any difficulty; steadfast.