(transitive) To free from obligation, servitude or service.
affrighting
affrighting
verb
present participle of affright
afghanistan
afterchance
alexishafen
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
archfounder
archpontiff
balloonfish
balloonfish
noun
The pufferfish; blowfish
bashfulness
bashfulness
noun
The quality or property of being bashful
beachfronts
beachfronts
noun
plural of beachfront
beefishness
beefishness
noun
The state of being beefish.
benchfellow
blindfishes
blindfishes
noun
plural of blindfish
bonefishing
bonefishing
noun
Angling for bonefish.
branchiform
bullfinches
bullfinches
noun
plural of bullfinch
bunchflower
bunchflower
noun
A perennial herb, Melanthium virginicum, having a branched cluster of pale flowers
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.
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.
chiffonades
chiffonades
noun
plural of chiffonade
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chiffonade
chiffoniers
chiffoniers
noun
plural of chiffonier
chiffonnier
chiffonnier
noun
Alternative form of chiffonier
chondrified
chondrified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chondrify
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.
clinchfield
clingfishes
clingfishes
noun
plural of clingfish
conchfishes
convictfish
counterhaft
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
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
dolphinfish
dolphinfish
noun
A large food and game fish of the Coryphaenidae family which is commonly found in tropical and subtropical waters.
downshifted
downshifted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of downshift
effranchise
effranchise
verb
Obsolete form of enfranchise.
eichendorff
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.
etherifying
etherifying
verb
present participle of etherify
faddishness
faddishness
noun
The state or condition of being faddish.
fairishness
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.
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.
fatherlands
fatherlands
noun
plural of fatherland
fattishness
fattishness
noun
The quality of being fattish.
featherbone
featherbone
noun
A whalebone substitute made from the quills of geese and turkeys.
featherings
featherings
noun
plural of feathering
featherwing
featishness
felinophile
felinophile
noun
A person who likes cats.
felinophobe
felinophobe
noun
A person who dislikes cats.
feminophobe
fetishizing
fetishizing
verb
present participle of fetishize
fianchettos
fianchettos
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fianchetto
fichteanism
fifteenthly
fifteenthly
adv
In the fifteenth place; fifteenth in a row.
filthifying
filthifying
verb
present participle of filthify
finchbacked
fingerholds
fingerholds
noun
plural of fingerhold
fingersmith
fingersmith
noun
midwife
pickpocket
firemanship
firemanship
noun
The skills of fire safety, fire prevention, etc.
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.
fisherwomen
fisherwomen
noun
plural of fisherwoman
fishinesses
fishinesses
noun
plural of fishiness
fishmongers
fishmongers
noun
plural of fishmonger
fishtailing
fishtailing
verb
present participle of fishtail
flannelbush
flannelbush
noun
Any of various shrubs of the genus Fremontodendron.
fleshliness
fleshliness
noun
Indulgence in concerns of the flesh; bodily appetites.
fleshmonger
fleshmonger
noun
(archaic) One who deals in flesh; hence, a pimp, procurer, or pander.
flichtering
flightiness
flightiness
noun
The quality of being flighty.
flinchingly
flinchingly
adv
With a flinching motion.
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
flunkeyhood
flunkeyhood
noun
The role or status of a flunkey.
flushnesses
flushnesses
noun
plural of flushness
fogyishness
foliobranch
folkishness
folkishness
noun
The quality of being folkish.
foolishness
foolishness
noun
(countable) A thing or event that is foolish, or an absurdity.
(uncountable) The state of being foolish.
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.
foppishness
foppishness
noun
The characteristic or quality of being foppish.
forehandsel
forehinting
foremanship
foremanship
noun
The position of a foreman.
foreshorten
foreshorten
verb
To abridge, reduce, contract.
To make shorter.
To render the image of an object such that it appears to be receding in space as it is perceived visually.
foreshowing
foreshowing
noun
The act or an instance of showing something, usually an event, ahead of time; a prognostication
verb
present participle of foreshow
forethinker
forethinker
noun
One who thinks ahead, or plans things in advance.
forfouchten
forfoughten
forfoughten
Adjective
Exhausted from fighting.
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
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).
foundership
foundership
noun
The condition of having founded something.
fourteenths
fourteenths
noun
plural of fourteenth
foxhuntings
franchisees
franchisees
noun
plural of franchisee
franchisers
franchisers
noun
plural of franchiser
franchising
franchising
noun
The establishment, granting, or use of a franchise.
verb
present participle of franchise
franchisors
franchisors
noun
plural of franchisor
francophile
francophile
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Francophile
francophobe
francophone
francophone
adj
Alternative letter-case form of Francophone
frankenmuth
freeholding
freeholding
noun
property held in freehold
freemanship
freemanship
noun
The state of being a freeman.
freethinker
freethinker
noun
A person who has formed his or her opinions using reason and rational enquiry; somebody who has rejected dogma, especially with regard to religion.
freightment
frenchified
frenchified
adj
Alternative letter-case form of Frenchified
verb
past participle of frenchify
frenchifies
frenchifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of frenchify
frenchiness
frenchiness
Noun
The state or quality of being or seeming characteristically French.
frenchville
frenchwoman
frenchwoman
Noun
A French woman.
frenchwomen
freshnesses
freshnesses
noun
plural of freshness
friendships
friendships
noun
plural of friendship
frightening
frightening
adj
(figuratively) Awful, terrible, very bad.
Causing fear; of capable of causing fear; scary.
verb
present participle of frighten
fucoxanthin
fucoxanthin
noun
(organic chemistry) A carotenoid pigment found in the chloroplasts of brown algae.
funfkirchen
furbishment
furloughing
furloughing
verb
present participle of furlough
furnishable
furnishable
adj
Capable of being fitted with furniture.
Capable of being supplied or provided.
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
furnishment
furnishment
noun
(obsolete) The act of furnishing, or of supplying furniture.
(obsolete) furniture
furnishness
furtherance
furtherance
noun
Advancement or progress.
Promotion.
The act of furthering or helping forward
goldfinches
goldfinches
noun
plural of goldfinch
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.
gunfighters
gunfighters
noun
plural of gunfighter
gunfighting
gunfighting
noun
combat with guns
haddonfield
halfpennies
halleflinta
halleflinta
noun
A type of metamorphic rock, formed from volcanic tuff and rich in quartz and feldspars.
handcrafted
handcrafted
adj
Made by hand or using the hands, as opposed to by mass production or using machinery.