To hire (a ship etc.) for the transportation of freight.
affrights
affrights
noun
plural of affright
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of affright
afghanets
afterhand
afterhand
adj
(Scotland, law, archaic) Paid afterwards, rather than in advance.
adv
(archaic) Afterwards; subsequently.
afterharm
afterheat
afterheat
noun
Residual useful heat obtained from a nuclear reactor during aftercooling
afterhelp
afterhend
afterhold
afterhope
aftermath
aftermath
noun
(obsolete, agriculture) A second mowing; the grass which grows after the first crop of hay in the same season.
That which happens after, that which follows, usually of strongly negative connotation in most contexts, implying a preceding catastrophe.
aftership
afterwash
ahnfeltia
antiflash
antiflash
adj
Alternative form of anti-flash
antitheft
antitheft
adj
Against or preventing from being stolen.
archthief
backshift
backshift
noun
(grammar) The changing of the tense of a verb from present to past in reported speech.
(statistics) A function on a stochastic process whose value on any random variable is the preceding random variable in the process.
verb
(grammar, transitive) To change the tense of a verb from present to past in reported speech.
batfishes
batfishes
noun
plural of batfish
befeather
befeather
verb
(transitive) To deck or cover with feathers.
befraught
befraught
adj
(rare) fraught
befreight
belfather
blitheful
blitheful
adj
Full of gaiety; joyous.
breathful
breathful
adj
(obsolete) Full of odour; fragrant.
Characteristic of a breath; breath-like.
Focused on control of one's breathing.
Full of breath; breathy.
Not breathless; breathing easily.
Relaxed and quiet.
That breathes.
noun
A quantity that is exhaled in one breath.
A quantity that is inhaled in one breath.
That which is smelled or sensed in one breath.
The amount spoken on one breath.
bullfight
bullfight
noun
A public spectacle, in Spain and some other Latin countries, in which a person baits and often kills a bull.
bushcraft
bushcraft
noun
The skills needed to survive in the bush, and by extension in any natural environment.
campfight
campfight
noun
(historical) A form of trial by combat between two people, the winner being deemed innocent.
camshafts
camshafts
noun
plural of camshaft
catfishes
catfishes
noun
plural of catfish
chaffiest
chaffiest
adj
superlative form of chaffy: most chaffy
chairlift
chairlift
noun
A continuously moving series of open seats, slung from overhead cables, used to transport people (especially skiers) up the sides of mountains.
chatfield
chestfuls
chestfuls
noun
plural of chestful
chieftain
chieftain
noun
(by extension) A leader of a group.
A leader of a clan or tribe.
chieftess
chieftess
noun
Synonym of chieftainess: a female chieftain.
christoff
chuffiest
cockfight
cockfight
noun
A contest, in a cockpit, between gamecocks fitted with cockspurs
verb
To participate in (as a rooster), or organize and run (as a gambler or bookmaker), a cockfighting event.
cofighter
countfish
crestfish
crestfish
noun
Any of the fish in the lampriform family Lophotidae.
dehnstufe
dehnstufe
noun
(Indo-European linguistics) The lengthened grade that appears in words of a certain root group, or stem group, in the course of vocalic variations.
demythify
dogfights
dogfights
noun
plural of dogfight
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dogfight
dogfought
dogfought
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dogfight
doughfeet
doughfoot
downshift
downshift
noun
(automotive, cycling) A shift of a transmission into a lower gear.
A change in career or lifestyle to one which is not as well paid but less stressful and more personally rewarding.
A change of direction or a movement downwards.
A reduction in quality or quantity.
verb
(automotive, cycling) To shift (a car or bicycle) into a lower gear.
(automotive, cycling) To shift a transmission into a lower gear.
To change (one's career or lifestyle) to one which is not as well paid but less stressful and more personally rewarding.
To change one's career or lifestyle to one which is not as well paid but less stressful and more personally rewarding.
To function at a lower rate; to slacken.
To reduce (something) in quality or quantity (as effect, scope, speed, etc.)
driftfish
driftfish
noun
Any of the family Nomeidae of perciform fishes found in tropical and subtropical waters throughout the world.
earthfall
earthfall
noun
A landslide.
earthfast
earthfast
adj
Constructed with vertical roof-bearing timbers (posts) in direct contact with the ground, whether set in excavated holes or otherwise.
eightfoil
eightfoil
noun
(heraldry) An octofoil.
eightfold
eightfold
adj
Containing eight parts.
Eight times as much; multiplied by eight.
adv
By a factor of eight.
eldfather
eldfather
noun
(dialectal, now archaic) One's grandfather or forefather.
(obsolete) One's father-in-law.
evenforth
facecloth
facecloth
noun
A cloth laid over the face of a corpse.
A flannel for washing the face.
facesheet
facesheet
noun
(construction) A sheet of material serving as an outer face, like those surrounding the core of a sandwich panel.
faecalith
fahlunite
fahlunite
noun
(mineralogy) A hydration of iolite.
faithfuls
faithfuls
noun
plural of faithful
faithless
faithless
adj
Lacking faith; lacking belief in something.
Not believing in God, religion, or a comparable ideology.
Not observant of promises or covenants.
Not true to allegiance, duty, or vows
Serving to disappoint or deceive
Unfaithful (said of people, towards their partners)
faithwise
faithwise
adv
In terms of religious faith.
faldworth
fanchette
fanlights
fanlights
noun
plural of fanlight
fanwright
fanwright
noun
(historical) A person who makes fans for use in winnowing.
farenheit
fartherer
fartherer
noun
Archaic form of furtherer.
farthings
farthings
noun
plural of farthing
fastnacht
fatheaded
fatheaded
adj
Characteristic of a fathead; stupid
fathering
fathering
verb
present participle of father
fatherkin
fatherkin
noun
(dated) Fond term of address for one's father.
fathogram
fathomage
fathomage
noun
(mining) The amount of money paid to a miner based on fathoms of material worked.
fathoming
fathoming
verb
present participle of fathom
feathered
feathered
adj
(Appalachia) Badly beaten.
(engineering, manufacturing) Having a finely bevelled edge.
(in combination) Having a specific type or number of feathers.
(poetic) Swift, like the flight of a feathered creature.
(rowing) Having the blades of oars or propellers parallel to the direction of motion.
Covered with feathers.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of feather
featherer
featherer
noun
One who feathers.
featishly
featurish
feldspath
feldspath
noun
Alternative form of feldspar
fetichism
fetichism
noun
Archaic form of fetishism.
fetichist
fetichist
noun
Archaic form of fetishist.
fetichize
fetisheer
fetishism
fetishism
noun
A form of paraphilia where the object of attraction is an inanimate object or a part of a person's body.
The belief that natural objects have supernatural powers, or that something created by people has power over people.
fetishist
fetishist
noun
(archaic) A believer in magical fetishes or talismans.
One who has a sexual fetish.
fetishize
fetishize
verb
(transitive) To make into a fetish, or magical object.
(transitive) To make the subject of (often sexual) obsession.
fifteenth
fifteenth
adj
The ordinal form of the number fifteen.
noun
(music) The interval comprising two octaves.
One of fifteen equal parts of a whole.
The person or thing in the fifteenth position.
fiftieths
fiftieths
noun
plural of fiftieth
fightable
fightable
adj
(military) Capable in combat.
Able to be fought.
fightings
fightings
noun
plural of fighting
fightwite
fightwite
noun
(historical, law) A mulct or fine imposed on a person for disturbing the peace with a fight or quarrel.
filesmith
filesmith
noun
A maker of files (rasping tools).
filthiest
filthiest
adj
superlative form of filthy: most filthy
filthless
filthless
adj
Free of filth; clean; pure.
firefight
firefight
noun
A skirmish involving an exchange of gunfire.
firelight
firelight
noun
The light of a fire, such as from a campfire or fireplace.
fireshaft
firethorn
firethorn
noun
A plant of the genus Pyracantha; the pyracantha.
firsthand
firsthand
adj
Direct, without intermediate stages.
Not previously owned or used; contrasted with secondhand.
firstship
fishboats
fishboats
noun
plural of fishboat
fishbolts
fishbolts
noun
plural of fishbolt
fisheater
fishgarth
fishgarth
noun
A fishweir.
fishmouth
fishmouth
noun
(colloquial) A chronically open mouth.
(roofing) A half-cylindrical or half-conical shaped opening or void in a lapped edge or seam, usually caused by wrinkling or shifting of ply sheets during installation.
(surgery) A horizontal incision on the breast aligned with the nipples made to drain or excise the breast fat as a form of top surgery.
(surgery) A wide incision made to drain fluid from under the fingernail.
fishplate
fishplate
noun
(rail transport) A metal bar that is bolted to the ends of two rails to join them together in a track.
verb
(transitive, rail transport) To connect (rails) together using a fishplate.
fishtails
fishtails
noun
plural of fishtail
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fishtail
fistfight
fistfight
noun
A fight using bare fists.
verb
To fight using bare fists.
fitchburg
fitchered
flashiest
flashiest
adj
superlative form of flash: most flash
flashtube
flashtube
noun
Synonym of flashlamp
flatheads
flatheads
noun
plural of flathead
flaughter
flaughter
noun
A flat spade used in peat cutting.
flechette
flechette
noun
(dated, uncountable) The game of lawn darts.
A small sharp antipersonnel projectile, used as shrapnel, fired from a shotgun, or scattered from an aircraft.
fleshiest
fleshiest
adj
superlative form of fleshy: most fleshy
fleshment
fleshment
noun
(obsolete) The act of fleshing, or the excitement attending a successful beginning.
fleshpots
fleshpots
noun
plural of fleshpot
fletchers
fletchers
noun
plural of fletcher
fletching
fletching
noun
The fins or feathers so attached.
The process of attaching fins, such as halved feathers, to a projectile in order to stabilize its flight.
verb
present participle of fletch
flichters
flightful
flightful
adj
(archaic) Able to fly.
flightier
flightier
adj
comparative form of flighty: more flighty
flightily
flightily
adv
In a flighty manner.
flighting
flighting
verb
present participle of flight
flinthead
flinthead
noun
A bird, the wood stork.
flitching
flitching
verb
present participle of flitch
flowchart
flowchart
noun
Alternative spelling of flow chart
flowsheet
flowsheet
noun
flowchart
flushgate
flyweight
flyweight
noun
(figuratively, adjectival use) Small, light or unimportant.
(martial arts) A weight class in many combat sports; e.g. in professional boxing of a maximum of 112 pounds or 50.8 kilograms.
(mechanics) A weight that moves outward depending on centrifugal force.
folkright
folkright
noun
(obsolete) The common law or right of the people.
followeth
followeth
verb
(archaic) Third-person singular simple present indicative form of follow
fomalhaut
fomalhaut
Proper noun
The brightest star in the constellation Piscis Austrinus and one of the brightest stars in the night sky; Alpha (α) Piscis Austrini.
footbaths
footbaths
noun
plural of footbath
footcloth
footcloth
noun
(historical) A housing or caparison for a horse.
foothills
foothills
noun
plural of foothill
footholds
footholds
noun
plural of foothold
footlight
footlight
noun
A stage light located at the front edge of the stage that illuminates the actors from foot level up.
footpaths
footpaths
noun
plural of footpath
foregirth
foregirth
noun
(equestrianism) A martingale.
forehatch
forehatch
noun
(nautical) A hatch in a fore position, typically near the foremast.
forenight
forenight
noun
(Scotland) The evening, between twilight and bedtime.
foreright
foreright
adj
(obsolete) Characterising a wind blowing on the line of one's travel; favourable.
adv
(obsolete) Directly forwards, straight ahead.
foreshaft
foreshaft
noun
The front, projecting part of an object, especially of an arrow or other projectile, on which the tip is attached
foresheet
foresheet
noun
(nautical) one of the sheets (ropes) that controls the foresail
foreshift
foreshift
noun
An early shift, or one which precedes another.
foreshots
foreshots
noun
plural of foreshot
foresight
foresight
noun
(surveying) a bearing taken forwards towards a new object
The ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future.
the front sight on a rifle or similar weapon
forestish
forestish
adj
(archaic, nonce word) Characteristic of a forest.
foreteach
foreteach
verb
(transitive) To teach or instruct beforehand.
foreteeth
foreteeth
noun
plural of foretooth
forethink
forethink
verb
(transitive, rare) To plan (something) in advance; think, consider, or contrive beforehand; prognosticate.
(transitive, rare) To think about beforehand; to anticipate.