(mineralogy) An evaporite, consisting of magnesium chloride with the chemical formula MgCl₂·6H₂O, found with potash deposits in Saxony.
blowfishes
blowfishes
noun
plural of blowfish
boarfishes
boarfishes
noun
plural of boarfish
bonefishes
bonefishes
noun
plural of bonefish
buffoonish
buffoonish
adj
Characteristic of a buffoon.
coalfishes
coalfishes
noun
plural of coalfish
cockfights
cockfights
noun
plural of cockfight
codfishery
codfishery
noun
A fishery specifically dealing with cod.
codfishing
cofferfish
cofferfish
noun
boxfish
combfishes
combfishes
noun
plural of combfish
cornetfish
cornetfish
noun
Any of several slender, elongate tropical fish, of the family Fistulariidae, that live in shallow water
damfoolish
deflourish
disfashion
disfashion
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To disfigure.
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.
factorship
factorship
Noun
The business of a factor.
fantoddish
fantoddish
adj
irritable
fashioners
fashioners
noun
plural of fashioner
fashioning
fashioning
noun
The act or process of fashioning something; manufacture.
verb
present participle of fashion
fashionist
fashionist
noun
(archaic) An obsequious follower of fashion.
fashionize
fashionize
verb
(transitive) To make fashionable; to bring into the realm of fashion.
fautorship
fautorship
noun
The role or status of fautor.
fellowship
fellowship
noun
(arithmetic, archaic) The proportional division of profit and loss among partners.
(dated) Company, companions; a group of people or things following another.
(education) A merit-based scholarship.
(education) A temporary position at an academic institution with limited teaching duties and ample time for research.
(medicine) A period of supervised, sub-specialty medical training in the United States and Canada that a physician may undertake after completing a specialty training program or residency.
A company of people that share the same interest or aim.
A feeling of friendship, relatedness or connection between people.
verb
(intransitive, now chiefly religious, especially in Canada, US) To join in fellowship; to associate with.
(transitive) To admit to fellowship, enter into fellowship with; to make feel welcome by showing friendship or building a cordial relationship. Now only in religious use.
firehouses
firehouses
noun
plural of firehouse
fisherboat
fisherboat
noun
Alternative form of fisher-boat
fisherfolk
fisherfolk
noun
(anthropology) Members of a culture that is dominated by fishing.
People who fish for a living.
Recreational fishers.
fishertown
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.
fishpotter
fishworker
fishworker
noun
A laborer in the fishing industry.
flightshot
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
foemanship
foemanship
noun
Enmity.
folklorish
folklorish
adj
(colloquial) Being similar to or having the quality of folklore.
foolfishes
foolfishes
noun
plural of foolfish
foolishest
foolishest
adj
superlative form of foolish: most foolish
footlights
footlights
noun
plural of footlight
foresights
foresights
noun
plural of foresight
forsythias
forsythias
noun
plural of forsythia
fortnights
fortnights
noun
plural of fortnight
fostership
fostership
noun
The relationship between foster parent and foster child.
franchisor
franchisor
noun
A company which, or a person who, grants franchises.
frightsome
frightsome
adj
Feeling fright; afraid; frightened.
Marked by fright or frightfulness; frightening; frightful; fearful; causing fear.
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
frothiness
frothiness
noun
The quality of being frothy
ghostified
ghostified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ghostify
goatfishes
goatfishes
noun
plural of goatfish
goldfishes
goldfishes
noun
plural of goldfish
hemofuscin
hiliferous
honorifics
honorifics
noun
plural of honorific
horsefight
horseflies
horseflies
noun
plural of horsefly
houseflies
houseflies
noun
plural of housefly
hustisford
hydrofoils
hydrofoils
noun
plural of hydrofoil
lionfishes
lionfishes
noun
plural of lionfish
misfashion
misfashion
verb
To form or fashion wrongly.
monkfishes
monkfishes
noun
plural of monkfish
moonfishes
moonfishes
noun
plural of moonfish
muttonfish
muttonfish
noun
(Australia) Any of several edible molluscs of the genus Haliotis; an abalone.
(chiefly US) Any of several Atlantic and Caribbean fishes which are said to taste of mutton, especially the mutton snapper, Lutjanus analis, the ocean pout, Macrozoarces americanus, or the Irish pompano, Diapterus auratus.
oafishness
oafishness
noun
The state or condition of being oafish; stupidity; dullness; folly.
offishness
offishness
noun
Quality of being offish.
overfished
overfished
adj
Fished to the point of sustained reduction of fish species population.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overfish
overfishes
overfishes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overfish
oysterfish
oysterfish
noun
tautog (Tautoga onitis)
parrotfish
parrotfish
noun
Any of several tropical marine fish of the family Scaridae known for their beak-like mass of teeth used to scrape algae from rocks or coral.
pitchforks
pitchforks
noun
plural of pitchfork
ploughfish
pondfishes
pondfishes
noun
plural of pondfish
porkfishes
postflight
postflight
adj
After a flight.
prefashion
prowfishes
prowfishes
noun
plural of prowfish
refashions
refashions
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of refashion
reflourish
reflourish
verb
(intransitive) To flourish again.
rheiformes
ribbonfish
ribbonfish
noun
Any of several lampriform fish, of the family Trachipteridae, having long, ribbon-like bodies.
rockfishes
rockfishes
noun
plural of rockfish
rosefishes
rosefishes
noun
plural of rosefish
sailorfish
schonfield
scyphiform
scyphiform
adj
(botany) Shaped like a cup.
seaforthia
sheriffdom
sheriffdom
noun
The office, or period of office, of a sheriff.
The regions in which a sheriff has authority.
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.
shoplifted
shoplifted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of shoplift
shoplifter
shoplifter
noun
A person who shoplifts, one who steals from shops.
shortliffe
shovelfish
shovelfish
noun
paddlefish
sightproof
sightproof
adj
invisible; not able to be seen
snowflight
soapfishes
soapfishes
noun
plural of soapfish
southfield
spathiform
spathiform
adj
(mineralogy) Resembling spar in form.
spheriform
stouthrief
stouthrief
noun
(archaic) A Scottish criminal offense; a form of rief (theft) committed by force.
thriftshop
thriftshop
noun
Alternative form of thrift shop
thyrsiform
toadfishes
toadfishes
noun
plural of toadfish
tomfoolish
tomfoolish
Adjective
silly; foolish
tonguefish
tonguefish
noun
Any of the flatfishes in the taxonomic family Cynoglossidae, distinguished by the presence of a long hook on the snout overhanging the mouth.
victorfish
wolffishes
wolffishes
noun
plural of wolffish
wormfishes
wormfishes
noun
plural of wormfish
worshipful
worshipful
adj
(chiefly Britain) Used as respectful form of address for a person or body of persons, especially in the name of a livery company. For example, Most Worshipful Grand Master of the Orange Order in Ireland.
Tending to worship; showing reverence.
noun
(obsolete) One who is respected or worshipped.
yellowfish
yellowfish
noun
Certain species of the genus Labeobarbus of mid-sized ray-finned fish.