(nautical) The act of hiring, or the contract for use of, a vessel, or some part of it, to convey cargo.
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.
afterchrome
afterharm
aftermath
aftermath
noun
(obsolete, agriculture) A second mowing; the grass which grows after the first crop of hay in the same season.
That which happens after, that which follows, usually of strongly negative connotation in most contexts, implying a preceding catastrophe.
aftermaths
aftermaths
noun
plural of aftermath
alfheim
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
amphiboliferous
amphiboliferous
adj
(mineralogy) Bearing amphibole.
antheriform
antheriform
adj
Shaped like an anther.
archaeopterygiformes
archflamen
archflamen
noun
A chief flamen or priest.
archinformer
atmosphereful
chamberfellow
chamfer
chamfer
noun
An obtuse-angled relief or cut at an edge added for a finished appearance and to break sharp edges.
verb
(transitive) To cut a groove in something.
(transitive) To cut off the edge or corner of something.
chamfered
chamfered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chamfer
chamferer
chamfering
chamfering
noun
A chamfer.
verb
present participle of chamfer
chamfers
chamfers
noun
plural of chamfer
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chamfer
charadriiformes
charmfulness
charmfulness
noun
The state of being charmful.
chloralformamide
chlorofluoromethane
chlorofluoromethane
noun
(organic chemistry) Any halogenated derivative of methane containing both chlorine and fluorine; but especially CH₂ClF, sometimes used as a refrigerant
chloroformate
chloroformate
noun
(organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of chloroformic acid
chlorotrifluoromethane
chlorotrifluoromethane
noun
(organic chemistry) The halogenated hydrocarbon CClF₃; it is a CFC once used as a refrigerant
cochleariform
cochleariform
adj
spoon-shaped
craftsmenship
craftsmenships
crampfishes
crampfishes
noun
plural of crampfish
damselfish
damselfish
noun
Any of a number of fish in the Pomacentridae family.
damselfishes
damselfishes
noun
plural of damselfish
dehumidification
dehumidification
noun
The act or process of dehumidifying.
demichamfron
demifarthing
dichlorodifluoromethane
dichlorodifluoromethane
noun
(organic chemistry) A chlorofluorocarbon halomethane formerly used as a refrigerant and aerosol spray propellant, now banned in many countries because of its effects on the ozone layer.
disenfranchisement
disenfranchisement
noun
Explicit or implicit revocation of, or failure to grant, the right to vote, to a person or group of people.
disenfranchisements
disenfranchisements
noun
plural of disenfranchisement
disfranchisement
disfranchisement
noun
The act of disfranchising.
The deprivation of the privileges and immunities of citizenship.
disfranchisements
disfranchisements
noun
plural of disfranchisement
doughfaceism
doughfaceism
noun
(derogatory) The character of a doughface; pliability.
effingham
effingham
Proper noun
A village in Surrey, England
A city in Illinois, USA, and the county seat of Effingham County.
effranchisement
effranchisement
noun
Obsolete form of enfranchisement.
enfamish
enfamish
verb
To famish; to starve.
enfranchisement
enfranchisement
noun
(land legal, England & Wales, historical) the conversion of a copyhold estate into a freehold estate
A release from slavery
The act of enfranchising
The investiture with any of several municipal privileges
enfranchisements
enfranchisements
noun
plural of enfranchisement
enterochromaffin
enterochromaffin
adj
(cytology) Describing epithelial cells of the intestinal mucosa that contain serotonin; they are stained using chromium salts
ethmofrontal
ethmofrontal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the ethmoid and frontal bones
facioscapulohumeral
facioscapulohumeral
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the face, scapula, and upper arms; applied to a form of muscular dystrophy.
fagerholm
famechon
fameworthy
fameworthy
adj
Worthy or deserving of fame.
famished
famished
adj
Extremely hungry.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of famish
famishes
famishes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of famish
famishment
famishment
noun
(now literary) The state or process of being famished.
(obsolete) Famine.
famishments
famishments
noun
plural of famishment
fareham
fareham
Proper noun
a town and borough in Hampshire, England
farmerish
farmerish
adj
Characteristic of a farmer.
farmership
farmership
noun
Skill in farming.
farmhouse
farmhouse
noun
(traditionally and archetypally) A farmer's residence.
A house that was once a farmer's residence albeit today lived in by residents whose occupation is not farming.
farmhouses
farmhouses
noun
plural of farmhouse
farmhousey
farmhousey
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a farmhouse.
farnhamville
farthermore
farthermore
adv
Obsolete form of furthermore.
farthermost
farthermost
adj
superlative form of far: most far; most remote or distant; furthermost.
fashionmonger
fashionmonger
noun
(derogatory) One who slavishly follows the latest fashions.
fathomable
fathomable
adj
able to be fathomed
fathomableness
fathomableness
Noun
The quality of being fathomable.
fathomage
fathomage
noun
(mining) The amount of money paid to a miner based on fathoms of material worked.
fathomed
fathomed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fathom
fathomer
fathomer
noun
One who fathoms.
fathometer
fathometer
noun
(nautical) A depth finder that uses sound waves to determine the depth of water.
fathomless
fathomless
adj
(by extension) unfathomable or incomprehensible.
Very deep (especially of water deeper than a lead line can measure); bottomless.
fathomlessly
fathomlessly
adv
In a fathomless manner, to a fathomless degree.
fathomlessness
fathomlessness
noun
The state or condition of being fathomless.
featherdom
featherdom
noun
The world or sphere of birds.
featherman
feathermonger
ferfathmur
fermanagh
fermanagh
Proper noun
one of the six traditional counties of Northern Ireland, often known as County Fermanagh.
fibroenchondroma
fibrohemorrhagic
fichteanism
filmographies
filmographies
noun
plural of filmography
firemanship
firemanship
noun
The skills of fire safety, fire prevention, etc.
firmhearted
fisherman
fisherman
noun
A person whose profession is catching fish.
A vessel (boat or ship) used for fishing.
Any person who attempts to catch fish.
fisherwoman
fisherwoman
noun
A woman who fishes.
A woman whose profession is catching fish.
She is a fisherwoman, out on a trawler for days at a time.
fishmeal
fishmeal
noun
Ground dried fish, used mainly for livestock feed.
fishmeals
fishmeals
noun
plural of fishmeal
flamefish
flamefishes
flameholder
flamenship
flamenship
noun
The role or status of a flamen.
flamethrower
flamethrower
noun
A device that projects a flame for starting fires, and sometimes also additional fuel to help ignition. Used either as a weapon or a tool.
flamethrowers
flamethrowers
noun
plural of flamethrower
flannelmouth
flannelmouth
noun
(informal, dated) One who speaks in a glib manner with the intent of deceiving or manipulating others.
(informal, dated) One who speaks in an unclear, muffled, or sluggish manner.
flannelmouthed
flannelmouthed
adj
Alternative form of flannel-mouthed
flannelmouths
flannelmouths
noun
plural of flannelmouth
flapmouthed
fleischmanns
flusherman
foemanship
foemanship
noun
Enmity.
foreadmonish
foreadmonish
verb
(rare, transitive) To admonish beforehand, or before the act or event.
forechamber
forehammer
forehammer
noun
A sledge or sledgehammer; the large hammer which strikes first, or before the smaller one.
foremanship
foremanship
noun
The position of a foreman.
foremanships
foremanships
noun
plural of foremanship
foremarch
foremasthand
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
forthcame
forthcame
verb
simple past tense of forthcome
frameshift
frameshift
noun
A frameshift mutation.
verb
To use a starting point for translating a series of nucleotides that is off by an amount not divisible by three, resulting in an entirely distinct set of codons.
frameshifts
frameshifts
noun
plural of frameshift
framesmith
framesmith
noun
A maker of frames.
franchisement
franchisement
noun
release; deliverance; freedom
frankenmuth
freemanship
freemanship
noun
The state of being a freeman.
frenchman
frenchman
Noun
A man of French birth or nationality.
A home-made tool used by bricklayers to cut excess mortar from newly pointed brickwork.
The red-legged partridge.
frenchwoman
frenchwoman
Noun
A French woman.
freshman
freshman
noun
(US, Canada, Philippines) A person (of either sex) entering the first year of an institution, especially a high school (ninth grade for US and Canada, grade 7 for Philippines), a university, or legislative body.
(obsolete) A novice; one in the rudiments of knowledge.
freshmanhood
freshmanhood
noun
The state or period of being a freshman.
freshmanic
freshmanic
adj
(US, archaic, informal, humorous) Characteristic of a freshman.
freshmanship
freshmanship
noun
The state of being a freshman.
freshwoman
freshwoman
noun
A female freshman.
frogmarched
frogmarched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of frogmarch
frogmarches
frogmarches
noun
plural of frogmarch
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of frogmarch
fuglemanship
gemeinschaft
gemeinschaft
noun
(sociology) A society or group characterized by a strong sense of common identity, personal relationships, and attachments to various concerns.
An association or group of individuals sharing common beliefs, attitudes, and tastes; a fellowship.
gemeinschaften
haemoflagellate
haemoflagellate
noun
Alternative form of hemoflagellate
halftime
halftime
noun
(American football) The halftime show, the primary light entertainment of a game, after the second quarter, when players can physically recover, coaches can give players a pep talk, bets can be doubled, etc.
(US) Alternative spelling of half-time
halftimes
halftimes
noun
plural of halftime
hamfare
hamfatter
hamfatter
noun
(US slang, acting) A low-grade actor; a ham.
hammerfest
hammerfest
Proper noun
A municipality in Finnmark, Norway.
hammerfish
hammerfish
noun
The hammerhead shark.
handicrafsmen
handicraftsmen
handicraftsmen
noun
plural of handicraftsman
handyframe
harengiform
harengiform
adj
(rare) herring-shaped
harmfulness
harmfulness
noun
The characteristic of being harmful.
harmfulnesses
harmfulnesses
noun
plural of harmfulness
headforemost
headforemost
adv
headfirst
headframe
headframe
noun
(mining) the structure supporting machinery above the entrance to an underground mineshaft.
hemafibrite
hemafibrite
Noun
synadelphite
hemifacial
hemifacial
adj
(anatomy) Relating to, or affecting, one half of the face.
hemoflagellate
hemoflagellate
noun
Any flagellate protozoan that is parasitic in the blood