(obsolete) To cause (somebody) to die of hunger; to starve.
affenpinscher
affenpinscher
Noun
A breed of toy dog bred in Western Europe.
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
affrights
affrights
noun
plural of affright
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of affright
afghanets
afghanis
afghanis
noun
plural of afghani
afghanistan
afghans
afghans
noun
plural of afghan
aflush
aflush
adj
(archaic or poetic) flushed, blushing
afresh
afresh
adv
Anew; again; once more
africanthropus
afshah
afshar
afterbirths
afterbirths
noun
plural of afterbirth
afterdischarge
afterdischarge
noun
Any discharge that occurs after the cause or stimulus has ceased
afterhours
aftermaths
aftermaths
noun
plural of aftermath
afterschool
afterschool
adj
Of or pertaining to a program intended to care for and educate children in the time immediately after school classes.
Taking place immediately after school classes.
aftershaft
aftershaft
noun
(ornithology) An accessory plume arising from the posterior of the contour feathers of many birds.
aftershafted
aftershave
aftershave
noun
a lotion, gel, or liquid used after finishing shaving
aftershaves
aftershaves
noun
plural of aftershave
aftershine
aftership
aftershock
aftershock
noun
(figuratively) By extension, any result or consequence following a major event.
An earthquake that follows in the same vicinity as another, usually larger, earthquake (the "mainshock").
Emotional and physical distress following a traumatic event.
aftershocks
aftershocks
noun
plural of aftershock
afterspeech
afterstretch
afterthoughts
afterthoughts
noun
plural of afterthought
afterwash
airfreights
airfreights
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of airfreight
aktiengesellschaft
alexishafen
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
amberfish
amberfish
noun
An amberjack.
amberfishes
amberfishes
noun
plural of amberfish
amphiboliferous
amphiboliferous
adj
(mineralogy) Bearing amphibole.
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
anthraceniferous
anthraciferous
anthraciferous
adj
(mineralogy) Yielding anthracite.
anthracitiferous
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
antishoplifting
antishoplifting
adj
That serves to counter shoplifting.
archaeopterygiformes
archconfraternities
archconfraternities
noun
plural of archconfraternity
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
archfiends
archfiends
noun
plural of archfiend
archsacrificator
archsacrificer
argusfish
argusfishes
artificership
artificership
noun
The state or business of an artificer.
artzybasheff
aschaffenburg
aschaffite
ashcroft
ashcroft
Proper noun
A village in British Columbia, Canada
A ghost town in Colorado
ashfall
ashfall
noun
The precipitation of ash from a volcanic eruption
ashfield
ashfield
noun
A field that is covered in ash.
ashford
ashford
Proper noun
A town in Kent.
A town in borough, Surrey (previously in Middlesex).
A village in district, Devon, England
A village in district, Devon
A village in Derbyshire, Ashford-in-the-Water.
ashraf
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.
atmosphereful
backflash
backflash
noun
Synonym of flashback (“dramatic device”)
The hazardous situation where the flame propagates backward down the hose of an oxyfuel welding and cutting system.
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
bashful
bashful
adj
Indicating bashfulness.
Shy; not liking to be noticed; socially timid.
bashfully
bashfully
adv
In a bashful manner.
bashfulness
bashfulness
noun
The quality or property of being bashful
bashfulnesses
bashfulnesses
noun
plural of bashfulness
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
beachfronts
beachfronts
noun
plural of beachfront
beadflush
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
bedfellowship
bedfellowship
noun
The state or role of being bedfellows.
bedfordshire
bedfordshire
Proper noun
A midland county of England, county town Bedford, bounded by Northamptonshire, Cambridgeshire, Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire.
Bed.
beefish
beefish
adj
resembling beef
beefishness
beefishness
noun
The state of being beefish.
befetished
befetished
adj
(dated) Wearing amulets or talismans.
beforehandedness
behoovefulness
bellyfish
benefactorship
benefactorship
noun
The role or status of benefactor.
beneficiaryship
beneficiaryship
noun
The role or status of beneficiary.
billfish
billfish
noun
Any of several fish, of the families Istiophoridae and Xiphiidae, that have an elongated jaw.
(mineralogy) An evaporite, consisting of magnesium chloride with the chemical formula MgCl₂·6H₂O, found with potash deposits in Saxony.
bishopful
bismuthiferous
bismuthiferous
adj
Containing or producing bismuth.
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
blindfish
blindfish
noun
Any of various fish, having only rudimentary eyes, that inhabit underground waters.
blindfishes
blindfishes
noun
plural of blindfish
blowfish
blowfish
noun
A delicacy popular in Japan, consisting of the fish served raw as sushi or perhaps fried. It may, if improperly prepared, contain considerably deadly levels of neurotoxins.
Any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe several times their normal size by swallowing water or air when threatened.
blowfishes
blowfishes
noun
plural of blowfish
bluefish
bluefish
noun
(Bermuda) The puddingwife wrasse (Halichoeres radiatus).
(Canada) An Arctic grayling (Thymallus arcticus).
(Malaysia) Kyphosus vaigiensis.
(UK) A sablefish (Anoplopoma fimbria).
A New Zealand bluefish (Girella cyanea).
A voracious fish (Pomatomus saltatrix) found in waters of the Atlantic and Indian Ocean.
bluefishes
bluefishes
noun
plural of bluefish
blueshifted
blueshifted
adj
Whose frequency/wavelength has been changed by a blueshift
blushful
blushful
adj
Full of blushes.
blushfully
blushfully
adv
In a blushful manner
blushfulness
blushfulness
noun
The quality of being blushful.
boarfish
boarfish
noun
The Caproidae
The Pentacerotidae
boarfishes
boarfishes
noun
plural of boarfish
bodfish
bonefish
bonefish
noun
(New England) A doctorfish, common dogfish, Squalus acanthias.
A surgeonfish of the family Acanthuridae, especially genus Acanthurus.
Albula vulpes, the type of the genus and family.
Any of various game fish, of the family Albulidae, found in shallow, tropical waters.
bonefishes
bonefishes
noun
plural of bonefish
bonefishing
bonefishing
noun
Angling for bonefish.
bonefishings
bonyfish
bookshelf
bookshelf
noun
A shelf or shelves for storing books for easy visual reference.
bookshelfs
boxfish
boxfish
noun
Any of the family Ostraciidae of often colorful, squared, bony fishes.
Certain species in Ostraciidae, principally in genus Ostracion.
boxfishes
boxfishes
noun
plural of boxfish
brachiferous
branchiferous
branchiferous
adj
(anatomy) Having gills; branchiate.
breechesflower
brushfire
brushfire
noun
(politics, attributive) A war that does not directly involve the world's superpowers.
A large fire in a scrubland or prairie, as opposed to a forest fire, which happens in forests.
brushfires
brushfires
noun
plural of brushfire
brushful
brushful
noun
A sufficient quantity to fill the bristles of a brush.