Light that follows something, especially the dim light in the sky after the sun has fully set.
afternight
airfreight
airfreight
noun
The amount charged for such transport.
The transportation of freight by air.
verb
(transitive) To transport by air.
anguishful
anguishful
adj
Full of anguish.
bullfights
bullfights
noun
plural of bullfight
chaffering
chaffering
noun
The act of one who chaffers.
verb
present participle of chaffer
chaffingly
chaffingly
adv
in a chaffing manner; teasingly
chamfering
chamfering
noun
A chamfer.
verb
present participle of chamfer
chylifying
chylifying
verb
present participle of chylify
chymifying
chymifying
verb
present participle of chymify
cockfights
cockfights
noun
plural of cockfight
codfishing
delightful
delightful
adj
Pleasant; pleasing, bringing enjoyment, satisfaction, or pleasure.
dingthrift
dingthrift
Noun
A spendthrift.
dragonfish
dragonfish
noun
Any of several long, slender fishes, of the family Stomiidae, that have a luminous barbel used to attract prey.
eightyfold
eightyfold
adj
By a factor of eighty.
farsighted
farsighted
adj
Considering the future with respect to one's own plans or deeds; showing anticipation.
Unable to focus with one's eyes on near objects; presbyopic.
fashioning
fashioning
noun
The act or process of fashioning something; manufacture.
verb
present participle of fashion
fatherling
fatherling
noun
(diminutive, endearing) A father.
A father's child.
feathering
feathering
noun
(architecture) An arrangement of small arcs or foils separated by projecting cusps, frequently forming the feather-like ornament on the inner mouldings of arches.
A feathered texture.
Plumage.
The fitting of feathers to arrows.
Visible offshoots of the trails of ink written on overly absorbent paper.
verb
present participle of feather
fetchingly
fetchingly
adv
In a fetching manner
fieldfight
fighteress
fighteress
noun
(archaic or humorous, rare) A female fighter.
fightingly
fightingly
adv
So as to fight; pugnaciously.
figurehead
figurehead
noun
(by extension) Someone in a nominal position of leadership who has no actual power; a front or front man.
(nautical) A carved figure on the prow of a sailing ship.
(nautical, slang, obsolete) A person's face.
filchingly
filchingly
adv
By means of petty theft.
fingerfish
fingerhold
fingerhold
noun
A grip with the fingers.
fingerhook
fireplough
fishergirl
fishfinger
fishfinger
noun
Alternative form of fish finger
fishifying
fishifying
verb
present participle of fishify
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.
fitchering
flagfishes
flashingly
flashingly
adv
With a flashing appearance.
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.
flaunching
flaunching
noun
A mortar fillet at the junction of the chimney stack and the roof; superseded in modern times by lead flashing.
The sloped mortar fillet around the base of a chimney pot, which serves to hold the pot in position and allow rainwater to run off.
verb
present participle of flaunch
flemishing
flemishing
verb
present participle of flemish
fletchings
fletchings
noun
plural of fletching
flighthead
flightiest
flightiest
adj
superlative form of flighty: most flighty
flightless
flightless
adj
Unable to fly. Usually used with birds such as the penguin, ostrich, and emu.
flightshot
floodlight
floodlight
noun
(chiefly in the plural) Powerful artificial illumination with a broad beam, especially in a series of units on pylons used to illuminate a sports ground.
A projector of a bright beam of light for use in theatres and studios; a flood
verb
(transitive) To enlighten or illuminate with floodlight(s).
flushingly
flushingly
adv
In a flushing manner; while flushing, while blushing (red with embarrassment):
flyweights
flyweights
noun
plural of flyweight
folkething
footlights
footlights
noun
plural of footlight
foresights
foresights
noun
plural of foresight
forthbring
forthbring
verb
(obsolete) To bring forth; bring out; produce.
forthgoing
forthgoing
adj
Going out or forth; departing.
noun
A going forth or utterance; a proceeding from or out.
verb
present participle of forthgo
forthright
forthright
adj
(archaic) Proceeding straight forth.
Fixed; settled; decided.
Frank, outspoken.
Markedly simple.
Straightforward; not evasive; candid and direct.
adv
(archaic) Straight forward, in a straight direction.
At once, forthwith.
Expressly, frankly, unhesitatingly.
Swiftly.
noun
(archaic) A straight path.
fortnights
fortnights
noun
plural of fortnight
framingham
fraughting
fraughting
verb
present participle of fraught
freightage
freightage
noun
The price of transporting goods.
freighters
freighters
noun
plural of freighter
freighting
freighting
verb
present participle of freight
freshening
freshening
noun
The act by which something is freshened.
verb
present participle of freshen
frightable
frightened
frightened
adj
Afraid; suffering from fear.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of frighten
frightener
frightener
noun
Agent noun of frighten; one who frightens.
frightless
frightless
adj
Free from fright; fearless.
frightment
frightment
noun
(obsolete) fear; terror
frightsome
frightsome
adj
Feeling fright; afraid; frightened.
Marked by fright or frightfulness; frightening; frightful; fearful; causing fear.
fringehead
fringehead
noun
Any of several fishes of the genus Neoclinus.
frithborgh
frogfishes
frogfishes
noun
plural of frogfish
furbishing
furbishing
noun
The act by which something is furbished.
verb
present participle of furbish
furnishing
furnishing
noun
(chiefly in the plural) Furniture, fittings, and other detachable accessories.
(of an animal, in the plural) A portion of longer hair within the coat of a dog, rabbit, etc.
verb
present participle of furnish
furthering
furthering
noun
The act by which something is furthered; furtherance.
verb
present participle of further
gearshifts
gearshifts
noun
plural of gearshift
ghostified
ghostified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ghostify
goatfishes
goatfishes
noun
plural of goatfish
goldfishes
goldfishes
noun
plural of goldfish
grassfinch
grassfinch
noun
Any Australian finch of the genus Poephila.
grayfishes
greenfinch
greenfinch
noun
the European greenfinch, a common Old World finch, Carduelis chloris, now Chloris chloris, that is mainly green with yellow in the wings and tail.
the Oriental greenfinch, Carduelis sinica, now Chloris sinica
the Vietnam greenfinch, Carduelis monguilloti, now Chloris monguilloti
the black-headed greenfinch, Carduelis ambigua, now Chloris ambigua
the yellow-breasted greenfinch, Carduelis spinoides, now Chloris spinoides
griffinish
griffinish
adj
(historical) Resembling or characteristic of a griffin (new arrival in British India).
guitarfish
guitarfish
noun
Any ray in the family Rhinobatidae.
gunfighter
gunfighter
noun
A person who engages in gunfights; a gunslinger.
handyfight
heartgrief
heartgrief
noun
heartache; sorrow
heliofugal
hemingford
highflying
highflying
adj
Alternative form of high-flying.
hippogriff
hippogriff
noun
a mythical beast, half griffin and half horse, supposedly the offspring of a griffin and a filly.
horrifying
horrifying
adj
Tending to inspire horror; that horrifies; horrific.
verb
present participle of horrify
horsefight
hotfooting
hotfooting
verb
present participle of hotfoot
infangthef
infangthef
noun
Alternative form of infangthief
infighters
infighters
noun
plural of infighter
infighting
infighting
noun
(boxing) Fighting with one's opponent closer than arm's length.
Fighting or quarreling among the members of a single group or side.
verb
present participle of infight
insightful
insightful
adj
Possessing insight.
kingfisher
kingfisher
noun
Any of various birds of the suborder Alcedines (or the family Alcedinidae sensu lato), having a large head, short tail and brilliant colouration; they feed mostly on fish.
common kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
kingfishes
kingfishes
noun
plural of kingfish
lighterful
lighterful
noun
Enough to fill a lighter (flat-bottomed boat).
lightfaced
lightfaced
adj
Written, printed or drawn in lightface, using a font that has a low ration of ink to white space.
lightfully
lightproof
lightproof
adj
Sealed so that no light can enter.
lithifying
lithifying
verb
present participle of lithify
lungfishes
lungfishes
noun
plural of lungfish
mightfully
mythifying
mythifying
verb
present participle of mythify
niggerfish
niggerfish
noun
Alternative form of nigger-fish
nightfalls
nightfalls
noun
plural of nightfall
nonchafing
nonchafing
adj
That does not chafe.
nonfighter
nonfighter
noun
One who is not a fighter.
outfighter
overflight
overflight
noun
The flight of an aircraft over a particular place; used especially to refer to a flight over foreign or enemy territory.
ploughfish
postflight
postflight
adj
After a flight.
prizefight
prizefight
noun
A professional boxing match, in which two boxers compete for a prize (usually money).
refighting
refighting
verb
present participle of refight
refreshing
refreshing
adj
Serving to refresh, particularly with respect to an electronic screen, or a browser window or similar computer application.
That refreshes someone; pleasantly fresh and different; granting vitality and energy.
noun
That which gives refreshment.
The action of refresh; refreshment given or received.
verb
present participle of refresh
refrighten
rightforth
rightfully
rightfully
adv
In accordance with what is right or just; fairly.
Rightly, correctly.
seafighter
shiftingly
shiftingly
adv
In a shifting manner.
sightproof
sightproof
adj
invisible; not able to be seen
sleightful
sleightful
adj
(obsolete) cunning; dexterous
snowflight
sprightful
sprightful
adj
sprightly; spirited; lively; animated
springfish
springfish
noun
Any of the fish in the goodeid genus Crenichthys.
tangfishes
tanglefish
tonguefish
tonguefish
noun
Any of the flatfishes in the taxonomic family Cynoglossidae, distinguished by the presence of a long hook on the snout overhanging the mouth.
unchaffing
unfetching
unfetching
adj
Not fetching; unattractive; ugly.
unfighting
unfighting
adj
That does not fight.
unflashing
unflashing
adj
Not flashing.
unfrighted
unfrighted
adj
(archaic) unfrightened
unfrothing
unrightful
unrightful
adj
Not rightful.
unshifting
unshifting
verb
present participle of unshift
upshifting
upshifting
verb
present participle of upshift
weighshaft
wharfinger
wharfinger
noun
(chiefly historical) The owner or manager of a wharf.