a historic county in north-east Scotland, which was absorbed into Region in 1975. Its county town was
bannerfish
bannerfish
noun
A large fish of the genus Istiophorus, of the swordfish family, with a broad banner-like dorsal fin; the sailfish.
Any of several species of butterflyfish in the genus Heniochus that superficially resemble the Moorish idol, though unrelated.
beachfront
beachfront
adj
Of property (real estate): located on a beach.
noun
The portion of land or property that runs alongside and facing a beach.
beforehand
beforehand
adj
(archaic, often followed by with) In a state of anticipation or preoccupation.
(obsolete) In comfortable circumstances as regards property; forehanded.
adv
At an earlier or preceding time.
bonhoeffer
bufflehorn
chaffering
chaffering
noun
The act of one who chaffers.
verb
present participle of chaffer
chamfering
chamfering
noun
A chamfer.
verb
present participle of chamfer
chiffonier
chiffonier
noun
A receptacle for rags or shreds.
A tall, elegant chest of drawers, often with a mirror attached.
One who gathers rags and odds and ends; a ragpicker.
chromaffin
chromaffin
adj
(cytology) Having an affinity for (and thus being stained brownish yellow) by chromium salts.
churnstaff
conchifera
conchiform
conchiform
adj
Shaped like a conch.
cornetfish
cornetfish
noun
Any of several slender, elongate tropical fish, of the family Fistulariidae, that live in shallow water
crankshaft
crankshaft
noun
A rotating shaft that drives (or is driven by) a crank.
verb
(of a straight bolt or rod) To deform in such a manner that part of the rod or bolt is displaced sideways, offset from the longitudinal axis of the part, but remains parallel with the part's main longitudinal axis, with the final shape somewhat resembling a crankshaft.
dingthrift
dingthrift
Noun
A spendthrift.
disfurnish
disfurnish
verb
(transitive, archaic) To deprive of that with which anything is furnished (furniture, equipment, etc.); to strip or divest.
dragonfish
dragonfish
noun
Any of several long, slender fishes, of the family Stomiidae, that have a luminous barbel used to attract prey.
echiniform
enkerchief
ethnoflora
ethnoflora
noun
The flora of a region that is used by that region's native inhabitants
faceharden
fahrenheit
fahrenheit
Adjective
Describing a temperature scale originally defined as having 0 °F as the lowest temperature obtainable with a mixture of ice and salt, and 96 °F as the temperature of the human body, and now defined with 32 °F equal to 0 °C, and each degree Fahrenheit equal to 5/9 of a degree Celsius or 5/9 kelvin.
fahrenhett
faintheart
faintheart
noun
A person who is irresolute or fearful.
fairchance
farnsworth
fashioners
fashioners
noun
plural of fashioner
fatherland
fatherland
noun
The country of one's birth, origin.
fatherling
fatherling
noun
(diminutive, endearing) A father.
A father's child.
fearnaught
fearnaught
noun
(by extension) A warm garment, especially one made of this cloth.
A fearless person.
A stout woolen cloth of great thickness; dreadnought
fearnought
fearnought
noun
Alternative form of fearnaught
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
featherman
fechnerian
filibranch
filibranch
adj
(biology, of gills) long, with tubular filaments
fingerfish
fingerhold
fingerhold
noun
A grip with the fingers.
fingerhook
fishertown
fishfinger
fishfinger
noun
Alternative form of fish finger
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
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.
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.
flusherman
flushermen
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.
forfoughen
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
fortnights
fortnights
noun
plural of fortnight
fourhanded
fourhanded
adj
Having four hands; quadrumanous.
Requiring four hands.
Requiring or involving four people.
a fourhanded card game
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.
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
fraughting
fraughting
verb
present participle of fraught
fraunhofer
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
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.
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.
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.
frightment
frightment
noun
(obsolete) fear; terror
fringehead
fringehead
noun
Any of several fishes of the genus Neoclinus.
frithsoken
frothiness
frothiness
noun
The quality of being frothy
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
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
grassfinch
grassfinch
noun
Any Australian finch of the genus Poephila.
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).
gunfighter
gunfighter
noun
A person who engages in gunfights; a gunslinger.
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
hausfrauen
hemingford
henceforth
henceforth
adv
(formal, temporal) From now on; from this time on.
(in metatextual self-reference) Further within this document.
holofernes
holofernes
Proper noun
a character in the deuterocanonical Book of Judith, an invading general of Nebuchadnezzar
hominiform
hominiform
noun
Synonym of hominid
honorifics
honorifics
noun
plural of honorific
horrifying
horrifying
adj
Tending to inspire horror; that horrifies; horrific.
verb
present participle of horrify
housefront
housefront
noun
The front of a house, the side that faces the street.
humaniform
humaniform
adj
Like a human or that of a human in form or appearance.
noun
(science fiction) A robot resembling a human.
hungerford
hungerford
Proper noun
A town in Berkshire, England
infighters
infighters
noun
plural of infighter
infrahuman
infrahuman
adj
Below the level of the human.
noun
(psychology) A creature that is not (yet) at the level of understanding of a human being, such as a presymbolic child or an animal.
infrahyoid
infrahyoid
adj
(anatomy, relational) Below the hyoid bone in the neck.
interchaff
interfaith
interfaith
adj
Involving members of different religions.
interwhiff
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)
niggerfish
niggerfish
noun
Alternative form of nigger-fish
nonfighter
nonfighter
noun
One who is not a fighter.
pathfinder
pathfinder
noun
One who discovers a way or path; one who explores untraversed regions.
One who first does something; a pioneer.
phenformin
phenformin
noun
(pharmacology) An antidiabetic drug of the biguanide class.
pinfeather
pinfeather
noun
A developing feather as it emerges through the skin
prefashion
prefurnish
punchproof
punchproof
adj
Resistant to being punched, or punched through.
refashions
refashions
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of refashion
refighting
refighting
verb
present participle of refight
refinished
refinished
verb
simple past tense and past participle of refinish
refinisher
refinisher
noun
A provider of refinishing services
refinishes
refinishes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of refinish
refreshant
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
rhinecliff
ribbonfish
ribbonfish
noun
Any of several lampriform fish, of the family Trachipteridae, having long, ribbon-like bodies.
richthofen
ruffianish
ruffianish
adj
Having the qualities or manners of a ruffian.
shieldfern
shieldfern
noun
Alternative form of shield fern
shirtfront
shirtfront
noun
(Australian rules football) A head-on charge aimed at bumping an opponent to the ground.
(cricket) A pitch that is easy to bat on.
(real estate, slang) An attractive facade applied only to the front of a house.
A detachable insert that simulates the front of a shirt.
The front part of a shirt.
verb
(transitive, Australia, politics) To confront in a threatening manner.
shorefront
shorefront
adj
Of property or real estate: adjacent to the shore.
noun
The area fronting on a coastline.
springfish
springfish
noun
Any of the fish in the goodeid genus Crenichthys.
sunfishery
thencefrom
thencefrom
adv
(obsolete) From that place; therefrom.
thiofurane
thornfield
thornproof
thornproof
adj
Resistant to tearing by thorns.
thunderful
thunderful
adj
Full of thunder.
tranchefer
transshift
transshift
verb
(transitive) To interchange or transpose.
tufthunter
tufthunter
noun
(UK, slang, archaic) A hanger-on to noblemen or persons of quality, especially in English universities; a toady.