(transitive) To free from obligation, servitude or service.
affreighter
affreighter
noun
One who hires or charters a ship to transport goods.
affrightful
affrightful
adj
(obsolete) frightful
affrighting
affrighting
verb
present participle of affright
afghanistan
afterbirths
afterbirths
noun
plural of afterbirth
afterbreach
afterchance
afterchrome
afterchurch
afterchurch
adj
After attending a church.
aftergrowth
aftergrowth
noun
(figuratively) Any abstraction of the above.
A second growth, seen in plants like crops or timber after harvesting.
afterschool
afterschool
adj
Of or pertaining to a program intended to care for and educate children in the time immediately after school classes.
Taking place immediately after school classes.
aftershaves
aftershaves
noun
plural of aftershave
aftershocks
aftershocks
noun
plural of aftershock
afterspeech
afterthrift
airfreights
airfreights
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of airfreight
alexishafen
amberfishes
amberfishes
noun
plural of amberfish
angelfishes
angelfishes
noun
plural of angelfish
antheriform
antheriform
adj
Shaped like an anther.
anthrarufin
anthrarufin
noun
(organic chemistry) 1,5-dihydroxyanthraquinone
antifashion
antifashion
adj
Opposed to fashion.
noun
Any fashion that is intentionally contrary to the mainstream.
apofenchene
apofenchene
noun
(chemistry, obsolete) An unsaturated monocyclic hydrocarbon with the chemical formula C₉H₁₆.
archbuffoon
archdapifer
archfounder
archpontiff
argusfishes
authorcraft
authorcraft
noun
The craft of an author; the writing of books.
bailiffship
bailiffship
noun
The role or status of a bailiff.
balloonfish
balloonfish
noun
The pufferfish; blowfish
bashfulness
bashfulness
noun
The quality or property of being bashful
bathofloric
beachfronts
beachfronts
noun
plural of beachfront
beardfishes
beardfishes
noun
plural of beardfish
bechauffeur
blackfisher
blackfishes
blackfishes
noun
plural of blackfish
bleachfield
bleachfield
noun
(now chiefly historical) A field where cloth or clothing is laid out to be bleached by the sun or water.
branchiform
buffalofish
buffleheads
buffleheads
noun
plural of bufflehead
calathiform
chaffcutter
chaffinches
chaffinches
noun
plural of chaffinch
chancefully
chancefully
adv
by chance or coincidence
chancriform
chancriform
adj
(pathology) Having the form of a chancre
changchowfu
changefully
changefully
adv
In a changeful manner.
chantefable
chantefable
noun
A form of Medieval French literature with alternative spoken and sung passages.
chargfaires
chauffeured
chauffeured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chauffeur
chauffeuses
chauffeuses
noun
plural of chauffeuse
chieftaincy
chieftaincy
noun
The area or population ruled by a chief.
The position or period of rule of a chief.
chieftainry
chieftainry
noun
The role or status of chieftain.
chiffchaffs
chiffchaffs
noun
plural of chiffchaff
chiffonades
chiffonades
noun
plural of chiffonade
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chiffonade
churchcraft
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.
coachfellow
coachfellow
noun
(figuratively) A comrade.
One of a pair of horses employed to draw a coach.
cockchafers
cockchafers
noun
plural of cockchafer
counterhaft
crampfishes
crampfishes
noun
plural of crampfish
crankshafts
crankshafts
noun
plural of crankshaft
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of crankshaft
crawfishing
crawfishing
noun
fishing for crawfish
verb
present participle of crawfish
crayfishing
crayfishing
noun
fishing for crayfish
verb
present participle of crayfish
cutlassfish
cutlassfish
noun
A predatory perciform marine fish in the family Trichiuridae, with large sharp teeth and an eel-like appearance.
dauerschlaf
dauerschlaf
noun
a prolonged sleep therapy
dispatchful
dispatchful
adj
Bent on haste; intent on speedy execution of business or any task.
driveshafts
driveshafts
noun
plural of driveshaft
echafaudage
effranchise
effranchise
verb
Obsolete form of enfranchise.
enfranchise
enfranchise
verb
(property law, England & Wales, historical) to convert a copyhold estate into a freehold estate
To grant freedom from slavery, duty or servitude.
To grant municipal or parliamentary rights to an entity such as a city or constituency.
To grant the privilege of voting to a person or group of people.
factorships
factorships
noun
plural of factorship
factoryship
faddishness
faddishness
noun
The state or condition of being faddish.
fairishness
fairweather
fairweather
adj
Alternative spelling of fair-weather
faithbreach
faithbreach
noun
(rare, archaic or poetic) Breach of honour, faith, or loyalty; disloyalty.
faithlessly
faithlessly
adv
In a faithless manner
faithworthy
faithworthy
adj
(archaic) trustworthy
fallalishly
famishments
famishments
noun
plural of famishment
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.
fartherance
fartherance
noun
Obsolete form of furtherance.
farthermore
farthermore
adv
Obsolete form of furthermore.
farthermost
farthermost
adj
superlative form of far: most far; most remote or distant; furthermost.
farthingale
farthingale
noun
(historical) A hooped structure in cloth worn to extend the skirt of women's dresses; a hooped petticoat.
fashionable
fashionable
adj
(archaic) genteel; well-bred
Characteristic of or influenced by a current popular trend or style.
Established or favoured by custom or use; current; prevailing at a particular time.
noun
A fashionable person; a fop.
fashionably
fashionably
adv
In a fashionable manner.
fashionista
fashionista
noun
A person who creates or promotes high fashion, i.e. a fashion designer or fashion editor.
A person who dresses according to the trends of fashion, or one who closely follows those trends.
fashionless
fashionless
adj
Not fashioned or contrived; natural.
fatheadedly
fatheadedly
adv
stupidly
fathercraft
fathercraft
noun
The knowledge and skills associated with fatherhood.
fatherhoods
fatherhoods
noun
plural of fatherhood
fatherlands
fatherlands
noun
plural of fatherland
fatshederas
fatshederas
noun
plural of fatshedera
fattishness
fattishness
noun
The quality of being fattish.
featherback
featherback
noun
Any fish of the family Notopteridae.
featherbeds
featherbeds
noun
plural of featherbed
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of featherbed
featherbird
featherbone
featherbone
noun
A whalebone substitute made from the quills of geese and turkeys.
featheredge
featheredge
noun
Alternative form of feather edge
featherfoil
featherfoil
noun
An aquatic plant (Hottonia palustris) with finely divided leaves.
featherhead
featherhead
Noun
A foolish person.
featheriest
featheriest
adj
superlative form of feathery: most feathery
featherings
featherings
noun
plural of feathering
featherleaf
featherleaf
adj
Applied to various plants characterized by feathery leaves.
featherless
featherless
adj
Having no feathers.
featherlike
featherlike
adj
As light as a feather.
Having the characteristics of plumage.
featherpate
featherpate
noun
A foolish, frivolous person; an airhead.
featherweed
featherweed
noun
The flowering plant Gamochaeta ustulata in the sunflower family.
featherwing
featherwise
featherwise
adv
Arranged at angles like the barbs of a feather.
featherwood
featherwood
noun
(prison slang) A white female inmate, especially one who is racist or who is a member of a race-based prison gang.
featherwork
featherwork
noun
(countable) A cultural artifact made with feathers.
(uncountable) The working of feathers into a cultural artifact.
featishness
febriphobia
feldspathic
feldspathic
adj
(mineralogy) Containing feldspar.
felspathose
fianchettos
fianchettos
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fianchetto
fichteanism
fiddleheads
fiddleheads
noun
plural of fiddlehead
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.
finchbacked
fireflaught
firemanship
firemanship
noun
The skills of fire safety, fire prevention, etc.
firmhearted
fishability
fishability
noun
The quality or degree of being fishable.
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.
fishtailing
fishtailing
verb
present participle of fishtail
flamefishes
flameholder
flannelbush
flannelbush
noun
Any of various shrubs of the genus Fremontodendron.
flapmouthed
flapperhood
flapperhood
noun
The state of being a flapper (young woman).
flashboards
flashboards
noun
plural of flashboard
flashlights
flashlights
noun
plural of flashlight
flashtester
flaughtbred
fleahoppers
fleahoppers
noun
plural of fleahopper
flexography
flexography
noun
A method of printing using a rubber or polymer rotating printing plate, most commonly used for packaging (labels, tape etc.).
flitchplate
florigraphy
florigraphy
noun
Alternative form of floriography
flowcharted
fluviograph
fluviograph
noun
(dated) An instrument for measuring and automatically recording the rise and fall of a river.
flycatchers
flycatchers
noun
plural of flycatcher
foliobranch
foolhardier
foolhardier
adj
comparative form of foolhardy: more foolhardy
foolhardily
foolhardily
adv
In a foolhardy manner
footbreadth
footbreadth
noun
The breadth of a foot; used as a measure.
footmanhood
footmanhood
noun
The role or status of a footman.
footmanship
footmanship
noun
(archaic) The skill or ability to run (of humans or animals).
(historical) The post or position of footman; the skill or art of a footman.