An oily edible fish, Thaleichthys pacificus, from the northern Pacific, that was once dried and used as a candle or torch by the Chinook Indians.
chaudfroid
chaudfroid
noun
Alternative form of chaud-froid
chiffonade
chiffonade
noun
A culinary preparation of herbs or leafy vegetables cut into long, thin ribbons.
verb
To prepare a chiffonade.
childproof
childproof
adj
Designed to be unable for a child to use, operate, or open.
Made safe for children.
Made safe from children; resistant to damage by children.
verb
To make something childproof.
codfishery
codfishery
noun
A fishery specifically dealing with cod.
codfishing
crawfished
crawfished
verb
simple past tense and past participle of crawfish
damfoolish
damselfish
damselfish
noun
Any of a number of fish in the Pomacentridae family.
dealfishes
dealfishes
noun
plural of dealfish
deflourish
dehumidify
dehumidify
verb
To reduce the moisture in a body of air; to lower the humidity.
delightful
delightful
adj
Pleasant; pleasing, bringing enjoyment, satisfaction, or pleasure.
dingthrift
dingthrift
Noun
A spendthrift.
disfashion
disfashion
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To disfigure.
disfurnish
disfurnish
verb
(transitive, archaic) To deprive of that with which anything is furnished (furniture, equipment, etc.); to strip or divest.
dishpanful
dishpanful
noun
As much as a dishpan will hold.
doctorfish
doctorfish
noun
Either of the fish Garra rufa and Cyprinion macrostomus, which feed on dead skin while leaving the healthy skin intact.
dollarfish
dollarfish
noun
Peprilus triacanthus, the American butterfish.
downshifts
downshifts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of downshift
dragonfish
dragonfish
noun
Any of several long, slender fishes, of the family Stomiidae, that have a luminous barbel used to attract prey.
drumfishes
drumfishes
noun
plural of drumfish
dwarfishly
dwarfishly
adv
In a dwarfish manner.
eightyfold
eightyfold
adj
By a factor of eighty.
etherified
etherified
adj
Converted into an ether
verb
simple past tense and past participle of etherify
fantaddish
fantoddish
fantoddish
adj
irritable
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.
fiddlehead
fiddlehead
noun
A similar scroll-shaped ornament on a ship's bow.
The furled fronds of a young fern harvested for food consumption.
The scroll-shaped decoration at the tip of a fiddle.
fieldfight
fiendishly
fiendishly
adv
Extremely, very in harsh or negative contexts.
In a fiendish manner; evilly, wickedly.
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.
filthified
filthified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of filthify
fingerhold
fingerhold
noun
A grip with the fingers.
fishtailed
fishtailed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fishtail
flichtered
flighthead
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).
flourished
flourished
adj
Decorated with flourishes.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of flourish
fluidrachm
fluidrachm
noun
Alternative form of fluidram
fluohydric
fluohydric
adj
(chemistry) hydrofluoric
franchised
franchised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of franchise
friendship
friendship
noun
(countable) A friendly relationship, or a relationship as friends.
(uncountable) Good will.
(uncountable) The condition of being friends.
frightened
frightened
adj
Afraid; suffering from fear.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of frighten
fringehead
fringehead
noun
Any of several fishes of the genus Neoclinus.
ghostified
ghostified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ghostify
goldfishes
goldfishes
noun
plural of goldfish
hallieford
handicraft
handicraft
noun
(rare, obsolete) A man who earns his living by handicraft; a handicraftsman.
A trade requiring skill of hand; manual occupation; handcraft.
An artifact produced by handicraft.
handyfight
hardfisted
hardfisted
adj
Alternative form of hard-fisted
hartsfield
headfishes
headfishes
noun
plural of headfish
hederiform
hederiform
adj
ivy-shaped
heiferhood
heiferhood
noun
The state or time of being a heifer.
hemingford
hirschfeld
hordeiform
humidified
humidified
adj
Modified by humidification
verb
simple past tense and past participle of humidify
humidifier
humidifier
noun
A device that is used to increase the humidity of the air.
humidifies
humidifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of humidify
hurdsfield
hustisford
hydatiform
hydatiform
Adjective
Resembling a hydatid.
hydrofoils
hydrofoils
noun
plural of hydrofoil
hyperdeify
infanthood
infanthood
noun
Infancy.
infrahyoid
infrahyoid
adj
(anatomy, relational) Below the hyoid bone in the neck.
kerchiefed
kerchiefed
adj
Wearing a kerchief.
ladyfishes
ladyfishes
noun
plural of ladyfish
lifeholder
lightfaced
lightfaced
adj
Written, printed or drawn in lightface, using a font that has a low ration of ink to white space.
litchfield
litchfield
noun
Alternative spelling of lichfield
lizardfish
lizardfish
noun
Any member of the family Synodontidae of aulopiform fish.
marshfield
needlefish
needlefish
noun
Slender fish, in the family Belonidae, usually found in shallow marine habitats.
overfished
overfished
adj
Fished to the point of sustained reduction of fish species population.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overfish
paddlefish
paddlefish
noun
Any of several primitive fish, of the family Polyodontidae, that have a long snout shaped like a paddle.
pathfinder
pathfinder
noun
One who discovers a way or path; one who explores untraversed regions.
One who first does something; a pioneer.
pitchfield
pondfishes
pondfishes
noun
plural of pondfish
refinished
refinished
verb
simple past tense and past participle of refinish
rudderfish
rudderfish
noun
Any of various unrelated fish that have the habit of following ships
Centrolophus niger, a medusafish, the only member of the genus Centrolophus.
sandfishes
sandfishes
noun
plural of sandfish
schonfield
sheepified
sheriffdom
sheriffdom
noun
The office, or period of office, of a sheriff.
The regions in which a sheriff has authority.
shieldfern
shieldfern
noun
Alternative form of shield fern
shoplifted
shoplifted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of shoplift
smithfield
southfield
studfishes
studfishes
noun
plural of studfish
sulfhydric
sulfhydric
adj
(chemistry) Relating to hydrogen sulfide.
thirtyfold
thirtyfold
adj
thirty times as great, or as many
adv
By a factor of thirty
thornfield
threadfish
threadfish
noun
A cutlassfish (Trichiuridae).
Any of the genus Alectis of fish, noted for their filamentous anal and dorsal fins.
toadfishes
toadfishes
noun
plural of toadfish
underchief
underchief
noun
A subordinate chief.
underthief
unfinished
unfinished
adj
Not finished, not completed.
unflitched
unfrighted
unfrighted
adj
(archaic) unfrightened
wheatfield
wheatfield
noun
A field of wheat; a plot of land planted with wheat.
whiskified
whiskified
adj
Drunk on whisky.
whiskyfied
whitefield
whitefield
Proper noun
a town in the metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England