(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.
archinfamy
bellyfish
beneficiaryship
beneficiaryship
noun
The role or status of beneficiary.
blithefully
blithefully
adv
In a blitheful manner.
bonyfish
borofluohydric
brachyfacial
brachyfacial
adj
(anatomy) Having a short face.
butterflyfish
butterflyfish
noun
Any of a group of conspicuous tropical marine fish of the family Chaetodontidae; the bannerfish and coralfish are also included in this group. Butterflyfish are fairly small, mostly from 12 to 22 cm (c.7-9 in) in length.
butterflyfishes
butterflyfishes
noun
plural of butterflyfish
chaffingly
chaffingly
adv
in a chaffing manner; teasingly
cherryfield
chiefery
chiefery
noun
(historical) An Irish head tax
A colonial administrative centre.
The form of government in which people are ruled by a chief.
The land ruled over by a chief; chieftainship.
The leaders or chiefs of a people, collectively.
The status or role of a chief; chieftainship.
chiefly
chiefly
adj
of or relating to a chief
adv
(focus) Especially or primarily; above all.
(focus) Mainly or principally; almost entirely.
chiefry
chiefry
noun
A chief's territory.
A rent paid to a chief or supreme lord.
chieftaincy
chieftaincy
noun
The area or population ruled by a chief.
The position or period of rule of a chief.
chieftainry
chieftainry
noun
The role or status of chieftain.
chiefty
chiffony
chiffony
adj
Resembling or characteristic of chiffon material.
chifley
chinafy
chlorophylliferous
chlorotrifluoroethylene
chlorotrifluoroethylene
noun
(chemistry) A chlorofluorocarbon with chemical formula CF₂CClF, used as a cryogenic refrigerant and in the manufacture of plastics.
chondrify
chondrify
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To convert, or be converted, into cartilage.
chuffily
chuffily
adv
In a clownish manner.
chylifaction
chylifaction
noun
(biology) The formation of chyle.
chylifactive
chylifactive
adj
(physiology) Producing, or converting into, chyle; having the power to form chyle
chylifactory
chylifactory
adj
Alternative form of chylifactive
chyliferous
chyliferous
adj
That bears or transmits chyle.
chylific
chylific
adj
That produces chyle
chylification
chylification
Noun
The production of chyle
chylificatory
chylified
chylified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chylify
chyliform
chyliform
adj
(medicine) Having an appearance resembling chyle.
chylify
chylify
verb
(biochemistry, intransitive) To be converted into chyle.
(biochemistry, transitive) To make chyle of.
chylifying
chylifying
verb
present participle of chylify
chymiferous
chymiferous
adj
Bearing or containing chyme
chymification
chymification
noun
The conversion of food into chyme
chymified
chymified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chymify
chymify
chymify
verb
(physiology) To form into chyme.
chymifying
chymifying
verb
present participle of chymify
clothify
clothify
verb
(transitive, computer graphics) To give a cloth-like texture to.
codfishery
codfishery
noun
A fishery specifically dealing with cod.
conchyliferous
coniferophyte
coniferophyte
noun
(botany) conifer
crayfish
crayfish
noun
(Australia) A freshwater crayfish (family Parastacidae), such as the gilgie, marron, or yabby.
(Australia, New Zealand, South Africa) A rock lobster (family Palinuridae).
(New England, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota) A freshwater crustacean (family Cambaridae), sometimes used as an inexpensive seafood or as fish bait.
(Singapore) The species Thenus orientalis of the slipper lobster family (Scyllaridae).
Any of numerous freshwater decapod crustaceans in superfamily Astacoidea or Parastacoidea, resembling the related lobster but usually much smaller.
verb
Alternative form of crawfish (to backpedal, desert, or withdraw)
to catch crayfish
crayfishes
crayfishes
noun
plural of crayfish
crayfishing
crayfishing
noun
fishing for crayfish
verb
present participle of crayfish
cyathiform
cyathiform
adj
In the form of a cup, a little widened at the top.
deathify
dehumidify
dehumidify
verb
To reduce the moisture in a body of air; to lower the humidity.
dehumidifying
dehumidifying
verb
present participle of dehumidify
dehydrofreezing
dehydrofreezing
noun
The preservation of food by dehydration and subsequent freezing
verb
present participle of dehydrofreeze
delightfully
delightfully
adv
In a delightful manner.
demythify
dihdroxycholecalciferol
dimethylsulfoxide
dimethylsulfoxide
noun
Alternative spelling of dimethylsulphoxide
dutchify
dutchify
Verb
To render more Dutch.
dwarfishly
dwarfishly
adv
In a dwarfish manner.
effluviography
effluviography
noun
(photography, obsolete) The effects upon the dry photographic plate of certain electric emanations, including those later known as the X-rays.
eightyfold
eightyfold
adj
By a factor of eighty.
elfishly
elfishly
adv
In an elfish manner; mischievously.
etherify
etherify
verb
(organic chemistry) To convert (an alcohol etc.) into an ether.
etherifying
etherifying
verb
present participle of etherify
ethoxycaffeine
factoryship
faddishly
faddishly
adv
In a faddish way.
faintheartedly
faintheartedly
adv
In a fainthearted manner.
fairishly
fairishly
adv
Tolerably well; acceptably.
fairyhood
fairyhood
noun
The state or period of being a fairy.
fairyish
fairyish
adj
fairylike
fairyship
fairyship
noun
(with "your", "her", etc.) Title applied to a fairy.
faithfully
faithfully
adv
(US) A conventional formula for ending a letter, used when the salutation addresses the person for whom the letter is intended using an honorific.
In a faithful manner.
faithlessly
faithlessly
adv
In a faithless manner
faithworthy
faithworthy
adj
(archaic) trustworthy
fallalishly
familyish
familyish
adj
(informal) Suitable for, or characteristic of, family.
farreachingly
farsightedly
farsightedly
adv
In a farsighted manner.
fashionability
fashionability
noun
Fashionableness.
fashionably
fashionably
adv
In a fashionable manner.
featishly
felichthys
felsophyric
ferricyanhydric
ferrihydrocyanic
ferrocyanhydric
ferrohydrocyanic
fetchingly
fetchingly
adv
In a fetching manner
fetichry
fetishry
feverishly
feverishly
adv
With excitement and determination.
With speed; rapidly.
fiendishly
fiendishly
adv
Extremely, very in harsh or negative contexts.
In a fiendish manner; evilly, wickedly.
fifteenthly
fifteenthly
adv
In the fifteenth place; fifteenth in a row.
fifthly
fifthly
adv
In the fifth place; fifth in a row.
fightingly
fightingly
adv
So as to fight; pugnaciously.
filchery
filchingly
filchingly
adv
By means of petty theft.
filmography
filmography
noun
A selective list of movie titles that share a similar characteristic such as the same genre, the same director, the same actor etc.
filthify
filthify
verb
(transitive) To make something filthy.
filthifying
filthifying
verb
present participle of filthify
filthily
filthily
adv
in a filthy manner
filthy
filthy
adj
Covered with filth; very dirty.
Obscene or offensive.
Very unpleasant or disagreeable.
verb
(transitive) To cover in filth.
(transitive) To make very dirty; to saturate something with dirt.
finchery
finchery
noun
(historical) A structure into which finches are decoyed so that they can be caught in a net.
finchley
fishability
fishability
noun
The quality or degree of being fishable.
fishberry
fishberry
noun
The poisonous fruit of Anamirta cocculus.
fisherboy
fisherboy
noun
A boy employed in catching fish; a young fisherman.
fishery
fishery
noun
(countable) A fishing company.
(countable) A right to fish in a particular location; Territorial fishing waters.
(uncountable) Fishing: the catching, processing and marketing of fish or other seafood.
A place where fish or other seafood are caught: a fishing ground.
A place where fish or other seafood are processed: a seafood factory.
A place where fish or other seafood are raised: a fish farm.
fisheye
fisheye
noun
An undesirable dull appearance in the table of a diamond that has been cut too shallow.
An undesirable effect in paint, particularly automotive finishes, normally caused by oil or other contaminants on the painted surface.
An unfriendly or suspicious glance.
Short for fisheye lens.
fisheyes
fisheyes
noun
plural of fisheye
fishify
fishify
verb
(transitive) To change (flesh) to fish; to transform into a fish.
(transitive, figuratively) To make as wet as a fish; to drench with water.
fishifying
fishifying
verb
present participle of fishify
fishily
fishily
adv
In a fishy manner
fishingly
fishingly
adv
In a manner that suggests fishing, such as groping in search of something, or seeking compliments.
fishway
fishway
Noun
A structure built on or around dams or locks to facilitate the migration of fish.
fishways
fishways
noun
plural of fishway
fishy
fishy
adj
(LGBT slang) Of drag queens: appearing feminine.
(figurative) Suspicious; inspiring doubt.
Of, from, or similar to fish.
noun
(childish) Diminutive of fish.
fishyard
fishyback
fishybacking
fitchery
fitchy
fitchy
adj
(heraldry) Sharpened to a point; pointed.
flashily
flashily
adv
In a flashy manner
flashingly
flashingly
adv
With a flashing appearance.
fleshlily
fleshlily
adv
In a fleshly or carnal manner.
flexographically
flexographically
adv
By means of flexography.
flightily
flightily
adv
In a flighty manner.
flightworthy
flightworthy
adj
(aviation) Safe enough to fly
flighty
flighty
adj
(obsolete) Swift.
(of a bird) That flies easily or often.
Given to unplanned and silly ideas or actions.
flinchingly
flinchingly
adv
With a flinching motion.
florigraphy
florigraphy
noun
Alternative form of floriography
flourishingly
flourishingly
adv
In a flourishing way; tending to succeed and grow.
flourishy
flourishy
adj
flourishing; characterised by flourishes
flunkeyish
flunkeyish
adj
Alternative form of flunkyish
flunkyish
flunkyish
adj
Like a flunky.
fluohydric
fluohydric
adj
(chemistry) hydrofluoric
fluorhydric
fluorhydric
adj
Alternative form of fluohydric
flushingly
flushingly
adv
In a flushing manner; while flushing, while blushing (red with embarrassment):
flyingh
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.
flyweights
flyweights
noun
plural of flyweight
flywinch
fogyish
fogyish
adj
Characteristic of a fogy
fogyishness
foolhardily
foolhardily
adv
In a foolhardy manner
foolishly
foolishly
adv
In a foolish manner.
Without good judgment.
foppishly
foppishly
adv
In a foppish way.
foresightedly
foresightedly
adv
With foresight; in a foresighted manner.
formaldehydesulphoxylic
forsythia
forsythia
noun
Any of several shrubs, of the genus Forsythia, native to Asia and Eastern Europe, that are cultivated for their yellow flowers, which bloom in early spring.