(obsolete) To cause (somebody) to die of hunger; to starve.
affenpinscher
affenpinscher
Noun
A breed of toy dog bred in Western Europe.
affich
affiche
affiche
noun
A written or printed notice to be posted, as on a wall; a poster; a placard.
verb
To fix, fasten; to fix a poster or placard to a wall.
To parade, to advertise, publicise; to display, show.
affiches
affiches
noun
plural of affiche
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of affiche
affranchise
affranchise
verb
(transitive) To free from obligation, servitude or service.
affranchised
affranchised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of affranchise
affranchisement
affranchisement
noun
The act of freeing; enfranchisement.
affranchising
affranchising
verb
present participle of affranchise
affreight
affreight
verb
To hire (a ship etc.) for the transportation of freight.
affreighter
affreighter
noun
One who hires or charters a ship to transport goods.
affreightment
affreightment
noun
(nautical) The act of hiring, or the contract for use of, a vessel, or some part of it, to convey cargo.
affright
affright
adj
afraid; terrified; frightened
noun
(archaic) Great fear, terror, fright.
verb
(archaic, transitive) To inspire fright in; to frighten, to terrify.
affrighted
affrighted
adj
(archaic) Terrified.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of affright
affrightedly
affrightedly
adv
(archaic, poetic) with fright
affrighter
affrighter
noun
(archaic) One who frightens.
affrightful
affrightful
adj
(obsolete) frightful
affrightfully
affrightfully
adv
(obsolete) frightfully
affrighting
affrighting
verb
present participle of affright
affrightingly
affrightingly
adv
(archaic) So as to frighten or terrify.
affrightment
affrightment
noun
(archaic) Fright; fear; alarm; the fact or state of being frightened.
(obsolete) A cause of fear.
(obsolete) The action of frightening or terrifying; intimidation.
affrights
affrights
noun
plural of affright
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of affright
afghani
afghani
noun
The monetary currency of Afghanistan, divided into 100 pul.
afghanis
afghanis
noun
plural of afghani
afghanistan
aflight
aflight
adj
(obsolete) Showing distress, anxiety or other strong emotion.
Covered or filled (with something flying).
Fleeing.
Flying.
africah
africanthropus
afright
afright
adj
Alternative form of affright
afrikah
afterbirth
afterbirth
noun
The placenta and other material expelled via the birth canal following childbirth or parturition in mammals.
afterbirths
afterbirths
noun
plural of afterbirth
afterdischarge
afterdischarge
noun
Any discharge that occurs after the cause or stimulus has ceased
afterlight
afterlight
noun
Light that follows something, especially the dim light in the sky after the sun has fully set.
afternight
aftershine
aftership
afterthinker
afterthinker
noun
One who acts first and thinks afterwards.
afterthrift
afterwhile
afterwhile
adv
(US, dialect) Afterwards.
ahnfeltia
airfreight
airfreight
noun
The amount charged for such transport.
The transportation of freight by air.
verb
(transitive) To transport by air.
airfreighted
airfreighted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of airfreight
airfreighter
airfreights
airfreights
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of airfreight
aktiengesellschaft
alexishafen
alfheim
alligatorfish
alligatorfish
noun
Aspidophoroides monopterygius, a bottom-dwelling marine fish in the family Agonidae, which is found along the coasts of the northwestern Atlantic.
alligatorfishes
alligatorfishes
noun
plural of alligatorfish
alphabetiform
alphabetiform
adj
Having the form of a developed alphabet or its letters, as opposed to crude pictographic symbols.
amberfish
amberfish
noun
An amberjack.
amberfishes
amberfishes
noun
plural of amberfish
amianthiform
amianthiform
adj
Resembling amianthus in form.
amphiboliferous
amphiboliferous
adj
(mineralogy) Bearing amphibole.
amphipodiform
amphipodiform
adj
Resembling an amphipod
angelfish
angelfish
noun
A freshwater fish, tropical cichlids of the genus Pterophyllum.
A marine fish of the family Pomacanthidae, common on shallow tropical reefs.
angelfishes
angelfishes
noun
plural of angelfish
anglerfishes
anglerfishes
noun
plural of anglerfish
anguishful
anguishful
adj
Full of anguish.
antheriferous
antheriferous
adj
(botany) Producing anthers, as plants.
(botany) Supporting anthers, as a part of a flower
antheriform
antheriform
adj
Shaped like an anther.
anthraceniferous
anthraciferous
anthraciferous
adj
(mineralogy) Yielding anthracite.
anthracitiferous
anthraflavic
anthrarufin
anthrarufin
noun
(organic chemistry) 1,5-dihydroxyanthraquinone
antifashion
antifashion
adj
Opposed to fashion.
noun
Any fashion that is intentionally contrary to the mainstream.
antifashions
antifashions
noun
plural of antifashion
antiflash
antiflash
adj
Alternative form of anti-flash
antihuff
antihuff
noun
(US, obsolete) A substance of uncertain composition once used to adulterate cheese to prevent it from swelling.
antishoplifting
antishoplifting
adj
That serves to counter shoplifting.
antitheft
antitheft
adj
Against or preventing from being stolen.
archaeopterygiformes
archchief
archchief
noun
(rare) A supreme, primary leader of any organization.
archconfraternities
archconfraternities
noun
plural of archconfraternity
archconfraternity
archconfraternity
noun
(Roman Catholicism) A religious confraternity that, as a special concession of the Holy See, can join or affiliate with, and extend privileges to, other similar brotherhoods.
archdapifer
archdapifership
archerfish
archerfish
noun
Any of the species of fish in the family Toxotidae (sole genus Toxotes), who prey on small animals near to the surface of a water by shooting them with water from their mouths.
archerfishes
archerfishes
noun
plural of archerfish
archfiend
archfiend
noun
(preceded by “the”, often capitalized) Satan.
(transferred sense) A diabolically evil person.
A chief fiend (devil, demon or monster).
archfiends
archfiends
noun
plural of archfiend
archfire
archfriend
archinfamy
archinformer
archpilferer
archpontiff
archsacrificator
archsacrificer
archthief
archwife
archwife
noun
A big, masculine wife; a dominating woman; virago.
argusfish
argusfishes
artificership
artificership
noun
The state or business of an artificer.
aschaffite
ashfield
ashfield
noun
A field that is covered in ash.
ashrafi
ashrafi
noun
(historical) A coin of usually gold issued by Muslim dynasties in the Middle East, Central Asia, and South Asia, worth in India two mohurs.
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.
bailiffship
bailiffship
noun
The role or status of a bailiff.
bailiffships
bailiffships
noun
plural of bailiffship
bairnsfather
baitfish
baitfish
noun
(fishing) Fish that can be caught using bait.
(fishing) Small fish such as minnows that are used as bait to catch larger predatory fish.
balloonfish
balloonfish
noun
The pufferfish; blowfish
balloonfishes
balloonfishes
noun
plural of balloonfish
bandfish
bandfish
noun
Any of many perciform fish of the family Cepolidae
banffshire
banffshire
Proper noun
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.
barberfish
barberfish
noun
Johnrandallia nigrirostris, a cleaner fish.
barfish
barfish
noun
A black crappie, Pomoxis nigromaculatus
A white bass, Morone chrysops
A yellow bass, Morone mississippiensis
barrelfish
barrelfish
noun
The black rudderfish, Hyperoglyphe perciformis
barrelfishes
barrelfishes
noun
plural of barrelfish
batfish
batfish
noun
Any of several anglerfish of the family Ogcocephalidae
Any of several spade-shaped, laterally compressed, reef-dwelling tropical fish of the genus Platax.
batfishes
batfishes
noun
plural of batfish
bathofloric
beardfish
beardfish
noun
Any of various deep-sea fish, of the family Polymixiidae, that have a pair of long hyoid barbels.
beardfishes
beardfishes
noun
plural of beardfish
benefactorship
benefactorship
noun
The role or status of benefactor.
beneficiaryship
beneficiaryship
noun
The role or status of beneficiary.
benzothiofuran
birchleaf
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
bleachfield
bleachfield
noun
(now chiefly historical) A field where cloth or clothing is laid out to be bleached by the sun or water.
boarfish
boarfish
noun
The Caproidae
The Pentacerotidae
boarfishes
boarfishes
noun
plural of boarfish
brachiferous
brachiofacial
brachiofacial
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the arm and the face.
brachiofaciolingual
brachyfacial
brachyfacial
adj
(anatomy) Having a short face.
branchiferous
branchiferous
adj
(anatomy) Having gills; branchiate.
branchiform
buffalofish
buffalofishes
bumbailiffship
calathiform
calfish
calfish
adj
(dated) Silly and awkward through immaturity.
campfight
campfight
noun
(historical) A form of trial by combat between two people, the winner being deemed innocent.
candlefish
candlefish
noun
An oily edible fish, Thaleichthys pacificus, from the northern Pacific, that was once dried and used as a candle or torch by the Chinook Indians.
candlefishes
candlefishes
noun
plural of candlefish
candleshrift
carbolfuchsin
carbolfuchsin
noun
A mixture of phenol and basic fuchsin, used in bacterial staining and as a topical antiseptic and antifungal.
cardinalfish
cardinalfish
noun
Any of the family Apogonidae of mostly marine ray-finned fishes.
cardinalfishes
cardinalfishes
noun
plural of cardinalfish
catchflies
catchflies
noun
plural of catchfly
catfight
catfight
noun
(slang) A fight or bickering between women.
A fight between cats.
catfish
catfish
noun
(Internet) Someone who creates a fake profile on a social media platform in order to deceive people.
(Internet) Such a fake profile.
Any fish of the order Siluriformes, mainly found in fresh water, lacking scales, and having barbels like whiskers around the mouth.
The meat of such a fish, popular in the Southern U.S. and Central Europe.
verb
(Internet, slang, transitive) To create and operate a fake online profile to deceive (someone).
To fish for catfish.
catfishes
catfishes
noun
plural of catfish
cavefish
cavefish
noun
Any fish in the family Amblyopsidae
Any of various fish, typically blind and lacking pigment, that inhabit subterranean waters.