The hazardous situation where the flame propagates backward down the hose of an oxyfuel welding and cutting system.
blackfish
blackfish
noun
(Australia, New Zealand) Any of various dark-coloured fishes of Australasia, especially the luderick, Girella tricuspidata, and a freshwater fish, Gadopsis marmoratus.
(Canada, US) Either of two dark-coloured fish of the west Atlantic, the tautog of New England (Tautoga onitis) and the black sea bass (Centropristis striata).
(chiefly Scotland) The Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar, especially a female after spawning.
A pilot whale, genus Globicephalus (occasionally also used for various other whales).
Any of various dark-coloured fish of the Old World, especially the rudderfish (Centrolophus niger).
verb
(Internet slang, derogatory, of a white person) To adopt signifiers of black identity (for example, by darkening the skin, or wearing traditionally black hairstyles).
(fishing) To go fishing for blackfish.
blackfisher
blackfishes
blackfishes
noun
plural of blackfish
blackfishing
blackfishing
noun
(slang, of a non-black person) The practice of appropriating signifiers of black identity, such as darkening the skin, or wearing traditionally black hairstyles.
verb
present participle of blackfish
bookshelf
bookshelf
noun
A shelf or shelves for storing books for easy visual reference.
bookshelfs
chafflike
chafflike
adj
Resembling chaff.
cheekful
cheekful
noun
A partial mouthful, enough to fill one's cheek.
cheekfuls
chkfil
chkfile
chockful
chockful
adj
Alternative spelling of chock-full
chockfull
chuckfull
falkenhayn
fatherlike
fatherlike
adj
having the qualities of a father
featherlike
featherlike
adj
As light as a feather.
Having the characteristics of plumage.
fetichlike
fetishlike
fetishlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a fetish.
ficklehearted
fisherfolk
fisherfolk
noun
(anthropology) Members of a culture that is dominated by fishing.
People who fish for a living.
Recreational fishers.
fishkill
fishkill
noun
An environmental event in which fish are killed.
fishlike
fishlike
adj
Having some characteristics of a fish.
flashback
flashback
noun
(authorship) A dramatic device in which an earlier event is inserted into the normal chronological flow of a narrative.
(databases) A query that operates against data from an earlier time, before it was changed.
(psychology) A vivid mental image of a past trauma or other sensation that the trauma is happening in the present, especially one that recurs.
A similar recurrence of the effects of a hallucinogenic drug.
The condition of the flame propagating down the hose of an oxy-fuel welding system.
verb
(intransitive) To undergo a flashback; to experience a vivid mental image from the past.
flashbacks
flashbacks
noun
plural of flashback
flashlike
flashlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a flash.
fleshhook
fleshhook
noun
(historical) A hook designed to lift meat out of boiling water.
fleshlike
fleshlike
adj
Resembling flesh
fleshquake
fleshquake
noun
A tremor or quiver of the body.
fliegerabwehrkanone
flunkeyhood
flunkeyhood
noun
The role or status of a flunkey.
flunkeyish
flunkeyish
adj
Alternative form of flunkyish
flunkyhood
flunkyhood
noun
Alternative form of flunkeyhood
flunkyish
flunkyish
adj
Like a flunky.
foehnlike
foehnlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a foehn (type of wind).
folkething
folkish
folkish
adj
(music) In the style of folk music.
(religion, Germanic paganism) Practicing a form of Heathenry that is traditional.
(religion, Germanic paganism, especially in white supremacy and Nazism) Practicing far-right and racist forms of Heathenry that are hostile towards minorities, Christians, and Jewish people; and also supporting Nazi influences.
Popular; referring to the culture of ordinary people.
folkishness
folkishness
noun
The quality of being folkish.
folklorish
folklorish
adj
(colloquial) Being similar to or having the quality of folklore.
folkright
folkright
noun
(obsolete) The common law or right of the people.
frankheartedly
freakishly
freakishly
adv
In a freakish manner.
frecklish
frecklish
adj
Having freckles; freckled.
Resembling or characteristic of a freckle.
frenchlick
gulfhammock
halfback
halfback
noun
(American football) An offensive back whose primary jobs are to carry the ball on running plays and to serve as a receiver or blocker on passing plays.
(Australian rules football) One of three players (the centre halfback and two halfback flankers) on the line between the centre line and the fullback line.
(Canadian football) A defensive back whose primary jobs are to cover the slotback on passing plays and prevent running plays from going to the outside.
(field hockey) A player in the halfback position, with both offensive and defensive roles.
(field sports) Any of various positions on the field of play between the forwards and the fullbacks.
(rugby) The player who feeds the ball into the scrum, and receives the ball as it emerges from the back of the scrum.
verb
To play in the position of halfback.
halfbacks
halfbacks
noun
plural of halfback
halfbeak
halfbeak
noun
(zoology) Any slender, marine fish of the family Hemiramphidae, having the upper jaw much shorter than the lower, the balahoos or ballyhoos.
halfbeaks
halfbeaks
noun
plural of halfbeak
halfcock
halfcock
noun
(firearms) The position when the cock of a gun is at the first notch.
verb
(firearms) To set the cock of a firearm at the first notch.
halfcocked
halfcocked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of halfcock
halftrack
halftrack
noun
Alternative form of half-track
handkerchiefful
handkerchiefful
noun
As much as a handkerchief will hold.
hipflask
hipflask
noun
Alternative spelling of hip flask
hlidhskjalf
hlithskjalf
homefolk
homefolks
hooflike
hooflike
adj
Resembling a hoof.
hydrofranklinite
kaffeeklatsch
kaffeeklatsch
noun
A coffee klatch.
kelpfish
kelpfish
noun
A perciform fish in the family Chironemidae, native to coastal Australia and New Zealand.
kelpfishes
kelpfishes
noun
plural of kelpfish
khalif
khalifa
khalifa
noun
Alternative form of caliph
khalifas
khalifas
noun
plural of khalifa
khalifat
khalifat
noun
Dated form of caliphate.
khalifate
khalifate
noun
Alternative spelling of caliphate
khalifs
khalifs
noun
plural of khalif
killifish
killifish
noun
Any of a number of tiny fish in the Cyprinodontiformes order of ray-finned fish.
killifishes
killifishes
noun
plural of killifish
kitchenful
kitchenful
noun
As much as a kitchen will hold or produce.
klipfish
klipfish
noun
A fish of certain genera in the family Clinidae.
Sun-dried salted cod, exported from Norway.
kugelhof
milkfish
milkfish
noun
Chanos chanos, an important food fish in southeast Asia.
milkfishes
milkfishes
noun
plural of milkfish
pricklefish
pricklefish
noun
Any of the family Stephanoberycidae of stephanoberyciform fishes.
schwenkfelder
schwenkfelder
Noun
A member of the a small American Christian group rooted in the 16th-century Protestant Reformation teachings of
schwenkfeldian
schwenkfeldian
Noun
A Schwenkfelder.
shacklefords
shaftlike
shaftlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a shaft.
sharkful
sharkful
adj
Abounding in sharks.
sheaflike
sheaflike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a sheaf.
shelfback
shelflike
shelflike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a shelf.
shopfolk
shopfolk
noun
(archaic) People who work in shops: shopkeepers and shop assistants.
showfolk
showfolk
noun
showpeople
skilfish
skilfish
noun
A fish, of the genus Erilepis, found on deep rocky bottoms in the North Pacific.
skilletfish
skilletfishes
skullfish
skullfish
noun
(nautical, whaling, obsolete) A whale more than two years old.
superthankful
superthankfully
superthankfulness
thankful
thankful
adj
(obsolete) Obtaining or deserving thanks; thankworthy.
Showing appreciation or gratitude.
thankfuller
thankfuller
adj
comparative form of thankful: more thankful
thankfullest
thankfullest
adj
superlative form of thankful: most thankful
thankfully
thankfully
adv
(sometimes proscribed) fortunately, gratefully.
In a thankful manner; giving thanks.
thankfulness
thankfulness
noun
The state of being thankful.
thankfulnesses
thankfulnesses
noun
plural of thankfulness
thicketful
thickleaf
thickleaf
adj
Applied to various kinds of plant characterized by thick leaves.
thinkful
thinkful
adj
thoughtful
thriftlike
unfatherlike
unfatherlike
adj
Not befitting a father.
unfishlike
unfishlike
adj
Not fishlike; unlike a fish.
unfreakishly
unfreakishly
adv
Not freakishly.
unthankful
unthankful
adj
Not thankful; ungrateful.
unthankfully
unthankfully
adv
In an unthankful way; ungratefully.
unthankfulness
unthankfulness
noun
The state or condition of being unthankful; ingratitude.