(transitive) To free from obligation, servitude or service.
affreighter
affreighter
noun
One who hires or charters a ship to transport goods.
afterbirths
afterbirths
noun
plural of afterbirth
afterbreach
afterchance
afterchrome
afterchurch
afterchurch
adj
After attending a church.
aftergrowth
aftergrowth
noun
(figuratively) Any abstraction of the above.
A second growth, seen in plants like crops or timber after harvesting.
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.
aftershaves
aftershaves
noun
plural of aftershave
aftershocks
aftershocks
noun
plural of aftershock
afterspeech
afterthrift
airfreights
airfreights
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of airfreight
alexishafen
amberfishes
amberfishes
noun
plural of amberfish
angelfishes
angelfishes
noun
plural of angelfish
antheriform
antheriform
adj
Shaped like an anther.
apofenchene
apofenchene
noun
(chemistry, obsolete) An unsaturated monocyclic hydrocarbon with the chemical formula C₉H₁₆.
archdapifer
archfounder
argusfishes
bashfulness
bashfulness
noun
The quality or property of being bashful
beachfronts
beachfronts
noun
plural of beachfront
beardfishes
beardfishes
noun
plural of beardfish
bechauffeur
blackfisher
blackfishes
blackfishes
noun
plural 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.
buffleheads
buffleheads
noun
plural of bufflehead
chaffcutter
chaffinches
chaffinches
noun
plural of chaffinch
chancefully
chancefully
adv
by chance or coincidence
changefully
changefully
adv
In a changeful manner.
chantefable
chantefable
noun
A form of Medieval French literature with alternative spoken and sung passages.
chargfaires
chauffeured
chauffeured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chauffeur
chauffeuses
chauffeuses
noun
plural of chauffeuse
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.
chiffonades
chiffonades
noun
plural of chiffonade
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chiffonade
cliffhanger
cliffhanger
noun
(by extension) An outcome which is awaited with keen anticipation, especially one which is delayed for a period of time or which is not known until the last minute.
(narratology) An ending or stopping point calculated to leave a story unresolved, in order to create suspense.
coachfellow
coachfellow
noun
(figuratively) A comrade.
One of a pair of horses employed to draw a coach.
cockchafers
cockchafers
noun
plural of cockchafer
counterhaft
crampfishes
crampfishes
noun
plural of crampfish
dauerschlaf
dauerschlaf
noun
a prolonged sleep therapy
driveshafts
driveshafts
noun
plural of driveshaft
echafaudage
effranchise
effranchise
verb
Obsolete form of enfranchise.
enfranchise
enfranchise
verb
(property law, England & Wales, historical) to convert a copyhold estate into a freehold estate
To grant freedom from slavery, duty or servitude.
To grant municipal or parliamentary rights to an entity such as a city or constituency.
To grant the privilege of voting to a person or group of people.
faddishness
faddishness
noun
The state or condition of being faddish.
fairishness
fairweather
fairweather
adj
Alternative spelling of fair-weather
faithbreach
faithbreach
noun
(rare, archaic or poetic) Breach of honour, faith, or loyalty; disloyalty.
faithlessly
faithlessly
adv
In a faithless manner
famishments
famishments
noun
plural of famishment
fartherance
fartherance
noun
Obsolete form of furtherance.
farthermore
farthermore
adv
Obsolete form of furthermore.
farthermost
farthermost
adj
superlative form of far: most far; most remote or distant; furthermost.
farthingale
farthingale
noun
(historical) A hooped structure in cloth worn to extend the skirt of women's dresses; a hooped petticoat.
fashionable
fashionable
adj
(archaic) genteel; well-bred
Characteristic of or influenced by a current popular trend or style.
Established or favoured by custom or use; current; prevailing at a particular time.
noun
A fashionable person; a fop.
fashionless
fashionless
adj
Not fashioned or contrived; natural.
fatheadedly
fatheadedly
adv
stupidly
fathercraft
fathercraft
noun
The knowledge and skills associated with fatherhood.
fatherhoods
fatherhoods
noun
plural of fatherhood
fatherlands
fatherlands
noun
plural of fatherland
fatshederas
fatshederas
noun
plural of fatshedera
fattishness
fattishness
noun
The quality of being fattish.
featherback
featherback
noun
Any fish of the family Notopteridae.
featherbeds
featherbeds
noun
plural of featherbed
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of featherbed
featherbird
featherbone
featherbone
noun
A whalebone substitute made from the quills of geese and turkeys.
featheredge
featheredge
noun
Alternative form of feather edge
featherfoil
featherfoil
noun
An aquatic plant (Hottonia palustris) with finely divided leaves.
featherhead
featherhead
Noun
A foolish person.
featheriest
featheriest
adj
superlative form of feathery: most feathery
featherings
featherings
noun
plural of feathering
featherleaf
featherleaf
adj
Applied to various plants characterized by feathery leaves.
featherless
featherless
adj
Having no feathers.
featherlike
featherlike
adj
As light as a feather.
Having the characteristics of plumage.
featherpate
featherpate
noun
A foolish, frivolous person; an airhead.
featherweed
featherweed
noun
The flowering plant Gamochaeta ustulata in the sunflower family.
featherwing
featherwise
featherwise
adv
Arranged at angles like the barbs of a feather.
featherwood
featherwood
noun
(prison slang) A white female inmate, especially one who is racist or who is a member of a race-based prison gang.
featherwork
featherwork
noun
(countable) A cultural artifact made with feathers.
(uncountable) The working of feathers into a cultural artifact.
featishness
febriphobia
feldspathic
feldspathic
adj
(mineralogy) Containing feldspar.
felspathose
fianchettos
fianchettos
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fianchetto
fichteanism
fiddleheads
fiddleheads
noun
plural of fiddlehead
figureheads
figureheads
noun
plural of figurehead
finchbacked
fireflaught
firemanship
firemanship
noun
The skills of fire safety, fire prevention, etc.
firmhearted
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.
flamefishes
flameholder
flannelbush
flannelbush
noun
Any of various shrubs of the genus Fremontodendron.
flapmouthed
flapperhood
flapperhood
noun
The state of being a flapper (young woman).
flashtester
flaughtbred
fleahoppers
fleahoppers
noun
plural of fleahopper
flexography
flexography
noun
A method of printing using a rubber or polymer rotating printing plate, most commonly used for packaging (labels, tape etc.).
flitchplate
flowcharted
flycatchers
flycatchers
noun
plural of flycatcher
foolhardier
foolhardier
adj
comparative form of foolhardy: more foolhardy
footbreadth
footbreadth
noun
The breadth of a foot; used as a measure.
forechamber
forefathers
forefathers
noun
plural of forefather
foregathers
foregathers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of foregather
forehandsel
foremanship
foremanship
noun
The position of a foreman.
forereached
forereached
verb
simple past tense and past participle of forereach
forereaches
forereaches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of forereach
foreshadows
foreshadows
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of foreshadow
forgathered
forgathered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of forgather
formaldehyd
fothergilla
frameshifts
frameshifts
noun
plural of frameshift
franchisees
franchisees
noun
plural of franchisee
franchisers
franchisers
noun
plural of franchiser
francophile
francophile
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Francophile
francophobe
francophone
francophone
adj
Alternative letter-case form of Francophone
frankenmuth
freehearted
freehearted
adj
liberal; unrestrained
freemanship
freemanship
noun
The state of being a freeman.
freightages
freightages
noun
plural of freightage
freightyard
freightyard
noun
A yard where goods to be transported are stored.
frenchwoman
frenchwoman
Noun
A French woman.
freshwaters
freshwaters
noun
plural of freshwater
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
fullhearted
fullhearted
adj
Alternative form of full-hearted
furaldehyde
furaldehyde
noun
(organic chemistry) furfural
furbishable
furbishable
adj
Capable of being furbished.
furnishable
furnishable
adj
Capable of being fitted with furniture.
Capable of being supplied or provided.
furtherance
furtherance
noun
Advancement or progress.
Promotion.
The act of furthering or helping forward
godfathered
godfathered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of godfather
grandfather
grandfather
noun
(by extension) A male forefather.
(computing) The archived older version of a file that immediately preceded the father file.
A father of someone's parent.
verb
(transitive) To be, or act as, a grandfather to.
(transitive, chiefly US, law) To retain discontinued laws or rules for (a thing, person or organization previously affected by them).
haddonfield
halfhearted
halfhearted
adj
(obsolete) Lacking in heart or spirit; ungenerous; unkind.
Lacking full energy, effort, commitment, or resolve.
halfpennies
halleflinta
halleflinta
noun
A type of metamorphic rock, formed from volcanic tuff and rich in quartz and feldspars.
halterproof
handcrafted
handcrafted
adj
Made by hand or using the hands, as opposed to by mass production or using machinery.