Any of several very small insects in the family Miridae that are garden or agricultural pests.
fleshbrush
flichtered
flintshire
flintshire
Proper noun
A maritime traditional county bounded to the north by the Irish Sea, to the northeast by the Dee estuary, to the east by Cheshire and to the south and southwest by Denbighshire. A detached part, Maelor Saesneg, is bounded on the northwest by Denbighshire, on the northeast by Cheshire, and on the south by Shropshire. There is a further small detached part around Marford.
A local government principal area. It borders Merseyside, Cheshire, Wrexham and Denbighshire.
floorcloth
floorcloth
noun
A cloth, normally of flannel, used for cleaning floors.
Material used in place of carpeting for covering floors, such as linoleum or oilcloth.
floorshift
flourished
flourished
adj
Decorated with flourishes.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of flourish
flourisher
flourisher
noun
One who flourishes.
flourishes
flourishes
noun
plural of flourish
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of flourish
flowcharts
flowcharts
noun
plural of flowchart
flugelhorn
flugelhorn
noun
A brass instrument resembling a cornet but with a wider, conical bore, and usually with three valves, in the same B-flat pitch as many trumpets and cornets but with a more deeply conical mouthpiece than those. A bugle with valves.
fluidrachm
fluidrachm
noun
Alternative form of fluidram
fluohydric
fluohydric
adj
(chemistry) hydrofluoric
flushboard
flushboard
noun
Alternative form of flashboard
flusherman
flushermen
flycatcher
flycatcher
noun
Any of many kinds of birds, of the families Muscicapidae (in Europe and Asia) and Tyrannidae (in the Americas), that catch insects in flight.
folklorish
folklorish
adj
(colloquial) Being similar to or having the quality of folklore.
forechoice
forechoice
noun
(ethics) A motive which is in harmony or agreement with right desire.
Preference.
The act or process of choosing ahead of time; preselection.
forechoose
forechoose
verb
(transitive) To choose ahead of time; preelect; preselect.
(transitive) To prefer; choose in preference.
forechurch
forefather
forefather
noun
ancestor
cultural ancestor; one who originated an idea or tradition.
foregahger
foregather
foregather
verb
Alternative form of forgather
forehammer
forehammer
noun
A sledge or sledgehammer; the large hammer which strikes first, or before the smaller one.
forehanded
forehanded
adj
(not comparable) Executed with a forehand stroke.
(now US) Looking to the future; displaying foresight; prudent.
(obsolete) Paid or executed in advance.
(obsolete) Pertaining to the forequarters of a horse.
(obsolete, US) Wealthy.
Direct, straightforward, sincere.
adv
With a forehand stroke.
foreheaded
foreheaded
adj
(in combination) Having some specific type of forehead
forehearth
forehearth
noun
The forward extension of the hearth of a blast furnace under the tymp.
foreheater
forehooves
foremother
foremother
Noun
A female ancestor.
foreschool
foreshadow
foreshadow
verb
(transitive) To presage, or suggest something in advance.
foresheets
foresheets
noun
plural of foresheet
foreshowed
foreshower
foreshower
noun
One who predicts.
foreshroud
foresights
foresights
noun
plural of foresight
forespeech
forespeech
noun
a preface
forethough
forethrift
forfoughen
forgathers
forgathers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of forgather
forsythias
forsythias
noun
plural of forsythia
forthbring
forthbring
verb
(obsolete) To bring forth; bring out; produce.
forthcomer
forthcomer
noun
(archaic) One who comes forth.
forthgoing
forthgoing
adj
Going out or forth; departing.
noun
A going forth or utterance; a proceeding from or out.
verb
present participle of forthgo
forthought
forthought
verb
simple past tense and past participle of forthink
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
fosterhood
fosterhood
noun
The state of being a foster child.
fostership
fostership
noun
The relationship between foster parent and foster child.
fourchette
fourchette
noun
(anatomy) A fork-shaped structure, specifically the fold of skin where the labia minora meet above the perineum (the frenulum labiorum pudendi).
(card games) The combination of the card immediately above and the one immediately below a given card.
(surgery) An instrument used to raise and support the tongue during the cutting of the frenulum.
A fork-shaped instrument or device, specifically the forked structure between two fingers of a glove.
The frog of the hoof of the horse and allied animals.
The wishbone or furculum of birds
fourhanded
fourhanded
adj
Having four hands; quadrumanous.
Requiring four hands.
Requiring or involving four people.
a fourhanded card game
fourscorth
fourteenth
fourteenth
adj
The ordinal form of the number fourteen.
noun
(music) The interval comprising an octave and a seventh.
One of fourteen equal parts of a whole.
The person or thing in the fourteenth position.
foxborough
fraischeur
fraischeur
noun
(obsolete) freshness; coolness
frameshift
frameshift
noun
A frameshift mutation.
verb
To use a starting point for translating a series of nucleotides that is off by an amount not divisible by three, resulting in an entirely distinct set of codons.
framesmith
framesmith
noun
A maker of frames.
framingham
franchisal
franchisal
adj
Pertaining to franchises.
franchised
franchised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of franchise
franchisee
franchisee
noun
A holder of a franchise; a person who is granted a franchise.
franchiser
franchiser
noun
(rare) A person who has the right to vote.
A franchisor, a company which or person who grants franchises.
franchises
franchises
noun
plural of franchise
franchisor
franchisor
noun
A company which, or a person who, grants franchises.
francophil
frankhouse
fratcheous
fraughtage
fraughtage
noun
(obsolete) freight; cargo
fraughting
fraughting
verb
present participle of fraught
fraunhofer
freakishly
freakishly
adv
In a freakish manner.
freehanded
freehanded
adj
(finance) Transferable to other assets.
Freehand, unassisted.
Having empty hands.
Openhanded; generous.
Unconstrained.
adv
Unassisted.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of freehand
freeholder
freeholder
noun
A person who holds tenure by freehold
freightage
freightage
noun
The price of transporting goods.
freighters
freighters
noun
plural of freighter
freighting
freighting
verb
present participle of freight
frenchboro
frenchburg
frenchiest
frenchless
frenchlick
frenchness
frenchness
Noun
The quality or characteristic of being French.
frenchtown
frenchweed
frenchwise
fresheners
fresheners
noun
plural of freshener
freshening
freshening
noun
The act by which something is freshened.
verb
present participle of freshen
freshmanic
freshmanic
adj
(US, archaic, informal, humorous) Characteristic of a freshman.
freshwater
freshwater
adj
(economics) neoclassical, in reference to U.S. macroeconomics and economics departments near the Great Lakes.
(nautical) Unskilled as a seaman.
Consisting of fresh water.
Living in fresh water.
noun
(countable) A body of fresh water
Alternative spelling of fresh water
freshwoman
freshwoman
noun
A female freshman.
friendship
friendship
noun
(countable) A friendly relationship, or a relationship as friends.
(uncountable) Good will.
(uncountable) The condition of being friends.
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
frithsoken
frithstool
frithstool
noun
(historical) An Anglo-Saxon stone seat, placed near the altar of a church, which afforded protection to those seeking sanctuary.
frogfishes
frogfishes
noun
plural of frogfish
froghopper
froghopper
noun
Any of various small insects of the superfamily Cercopoidea that feed on plant sap and whose larvae produce cuckoo spit.
frogmouths
frogmouths
noun
plural of frogmouth
frothiness
frothiness
noun
The quality of being frothy
fruithurst
frumpishly
frumpishly
adv
In a frumpish manner.
fundholder
fundholder
noun
(Britain) A general practitioner who manages his or her own budget, purchasing healthcare from one or more hospital trusts.
One who has money in the public funds.
furbishing
furbishing
noun
The act by which something is furbished.
verb
present participle of furbish
furloughed
furloughed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of furlough
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
furomethyl
furtherest
furtherest
adj
(nonstandard, humorous use only, informal) furthest
furthering
furthering
noun
The act by which something is furthered; furtherance.
verb
present participle of further
futhermore
futhermore
adv
Misspelling of furthermore.
gearshifts
gearshifts
noun
plural of gearshift
ghostcraft
ghostcraft
noun
Knowledge of lore about and methods of detecting or working with ghosts.
godfathers
godfathers
noun
plural of godfather
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).
gudefather
guitarfish
guitarfish
noun
Any ray in the family Rhinobatidae.
gunfighter
gunfighter
noun
A person who engages in gunfights; a gunslinger.
halfhourly
hallieford
hammerfest
hammerfest
Proper noun
A municipality in Finnmark, Norway.
hammerfish
hammerfish
noun
The hammerhead shark.
handcrafts
handcrafts
noun
plural of handcraft
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of handcraft
handflower
handflower
noun
(sometimes in the phrase ‘handflower tree’) A Mexican hand tree (Chiranthodendron pentadactylon).
A wallflower (Erysimum cheiri, syns. Erysimum × cheiri, Cheiranthus cheiri).
An item of jewellery consisting of a bracelet linked to a ring by chains, lace or other elements which cross the back of the hand.
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.
handyframe
hardfisted
hardfisted
adj
Alternative form of hard-fisted
harefooted
hartsfield
hasteproof
hausfrauen
heartfully
heartfully
adv
In a heartful manner.
heartgrief
heartgrief
noun
heartache; sorrow
hederiform
hederiform
adj
ivy-shaped
heiferhood
heiferhood
noun
The state or time of being a heifer.
heliciform
heliciform
adj
Having the form of a helix; spiral.
hemingford
henceforth
henceforth
adv
(formal, temporal) From now on; from this time on.
(in metatextual self-reference) Further within this document.
hereafters
hereafters
noun
plural of hereafter
herebefore
herebefore
adv
(archaic) before now
heretofore
heretofore
adv
(formal, temporal) Before now, until now, up to the present time; from the beginning to this point.
(metatextual) Previously within the present text; earlier herein.
hierofalco
hiliferous
hippogriff
hippogriff
noun
a mythical beast, half griffin and half horse, supposedly the offspring of a griffin and a filly.