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
catchfly
catchfly
noun
Any of several unrelated plants that have sticky leaves on which flies become stuck; especially, the silenes or campions.
chaffingly
chaffingly
adv
in a chaffing manner; teasingly
chancefully
chancefully
adv
by chance or coincidence
changefully
changefully
adv
In a changeful manner.
chapfallenly
charmfully
charmfully
adv
In a charmful manner.
cheerfully
cheerfully
adv
In a cheerful manner.
cherryfield
chiefly
chiefly
adj
of or relating to a chief
adv
(focus) Especially or primarily; above all.
(focus) Mainly or principally; almost entirely.
chifley
chlorophylliferous
chlorotrifluoroethylene
chlorotrifluoroethylene
noun
(chemistry) A chlorofluorocarbon with chemical formula CF₂CClF, used as a cryogenic refrigerant and in the manufacture of plastics.
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
clothify
clothify
verb
(transitive, computer graphics) To give a cloth-like texture to.
conchyliferous
deathfully
deathfully
adv
In a deathful manner.
delightfully
delightfully
adv
In a delightful manner.
dihdroxycholecalciferol
dimethylsulfoxide
dimethylsulfoxide
noun
Alternative spelling of dimethylsulphoxide
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.
faddishly
faddishly
adv
In a faddish way.
faintheartedly
faintheartedly
adv
In a fainthearted manner.
fairishly
fairishly
adv
Tolerably well; acceptably.
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
falkenhayn
fallalishly
falseheartedly
falseheartedly
adv
In a falsehearted manner.
familyish
familyish
adj
(informal) Suitable for, or characteristic of, family.
farforthly
farreachingly
farsightedly
farsightedly
adv
In a farsighted manner.
fashionability
fashionability
noun
Fashionableness.
fashionably
fashionably
adv
In a fashionable manner.
fatheadedly
fatheadedly
adv
stupidly
fatherly
fatherly
adj
Characteristic of fathers, paternal.
Characteristic of what is considered the ideal behaviour pertaining to fatherhood.
adv
In a way pertaining to, befitting, or of a father.
fathomlessly
fathomlessly
adv
In a fathomless manner, to a fathomless degree.
featishly
feebleheartedly
feldsparphyre
felichthys
felsophyre
felsophyric
fenchyl
fenchyl
noun
(organic chemistry, especially in combination) A univalent radical derived from fenchol
fetchingly
fetchingly
adv
In a fetching manner
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.
finchley
fishability
fishability
noun
The quality or degree of being fishable.
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.
flachery
flaherty
flashily
flashily
adv
In a flashy manner
flashingly
flashingly
adv
With a flashing appearance.
flashly
flashly
adv
In a flash manner.
flashy
flashy
adj
(archaic) Drunk; tipsy.
(dated, poetic) Flashing; producing flashes.
Showy; visually impressive, attention-getting, or appealing.
fleshlily
fleshlily
adv
In a fleshly or carnal manner.
fleshly
fleshly
adj
Of or relating to non-spiritual or non-religious matters.
Of or relating to pleasurable (often sexual) sensations.
Of or relating to the body.
Of, relating to or resembling flesh; composed of flesh; having a lot of flesh.
adv
(archaic) In a sensual way; in a sexual way; carnally.
fleshy
fleshy
adj
(of a person) Having considerable flesh; plump.
Of, related to, or resembling flesh.
flexographically
flexographically
adv
By means of flexography.
flexography
flexography
noun
A method of printing using a rubber or polymer rotating printing plate, most commonly used for packaging (labels, tape etc.).
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
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.
fluohydric
fluohydric
adj
(chemistry) hydrofluoric
fluorhydric
fluorhydric
adj
Alternative form of fluohydric
fluorography
fluorography
noun
photofluorography
visualisation of radiolabelled material
flushingly
flushingly
adv
In a flushing manner; while flushing, while blushing (red with embarrassment):
flushy
flushy
adj
Synonym of flushed
flybrush
flycatcher
flycatcher
noun
Any of many kinds of birds, of the families Muscicapidae (in Europe and Asia) and Tyrannidae (in the Americas), that catch insects in flight.
flycatchers
flycatchers
noun
plural of flycatcher
flyingh
flysch
flysch
noun
(geology) A series of sandstones and schists overlying the true nummulitic formation in the Alps, and included in the Eocene Tertiary.
flysches
flysches
noun
plural of flysch
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
flywheel
flywheel
noun
(mechanical engineering) A rotating mass used to maintain the speed of a machine within certain limits while the machine receives or releases energy at a varying rate, or as a form of energy storage.
flywheels
flywheels
noun
plural of flywheel
flywinch
foolhardily
foolhardily
adv
In a foolhardy manner
foolhardy
foolhardy
adj
Marked by unthinking recklessness with disregard for danger; boldly rash; hotheaded.
noun
A person who is foolhardy.
foolishly
foolishly
adv
In a foolish manner.
Without good judgment.
foppishly
foppishly
adv
In a foppish way.
forefatherly
forehandedly
forehandedly
adv
Ahead of time, in advance.
Prudently, with thrift and foresight.
foresightedly
foresightedly
adv
With foresight; in a foresighted manner.
forethoughtfully
forethoughtfully
adv
With forethought.
formaldehyd
formaldehyde
formaldehyde
noun
(organic chemistry) The simplest aldehyde, HCHO, a colourless gas that has many industrial applications; it dissolves in water to give formol (10%) and formalin.
formaldehydes
formaldehydes
noun
plural of formaldehyde
formaldehydesulphoxylate
formaldehydesulphoxylate
noun
A salt or ester of formaldehydesulphoxylic acid.
formaldehydesulphoxylic
forthrightly
forthrightly
adv
In a forthright manner
fortnightly
fortnightly
adj
occurring once in a fortnight; once every two weeks
adv
once in a fortnight; once every two weeks
noun
A publication issued fortnightly (once every two weeks).
foulmouthedly
fourteenthly
fourteenthly
adv
In the fourteenth place; fourteenth in a row.
fourthly
fourthly
adv
In the fourth place; fourth in a row.
frankheartedly
freakishly
freakishly
adv
In a freakish manner.
freehandedly
freehandedly
adv
In a freehanded manner.
freeheartedly
freeheartedly
adv
In a freehearted manner; lightly and without constraint or worry.
frelinghuysen
frenchily
frenchly
frenchly
Adjective
French.
Adverb
In the manner of the French or their language.
freshly
freshly
adv
(uncommon) In a rude or impertinent manner.
Recently, newly.
frightenedly
frightenedly
adv
In a frightened manner.
frighteningly
frighteningly
adv
In a frightening or terrifying manner.
Very; beyond usual expectation so as to cause surprise or concern.