(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
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.
archdapifer
argusfishes
beardfishes
beardfishes
noun
plural of beardfish
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.
chaffinches
chaffinches
noun
plural of chaffinch
chargfaires
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.
crampfishes
crampfishes
noun
plural of crampfish
driveshafts
driveshafts
noun
plural of driveshaft
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
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.
fattishness
fattishness
noun
The quality of being fattish.
featherbird
featherfoil
featherfoil
noun
An aquatic plant (Hottonia palustris) with finely divided leaves.
featheriest
featheriest
adj
superlative form of feathery: most feathery
featherings
featherings
noun
plural of feathering
featherlike
featherlike
adj
As light as a feather.
Having the characteristics of plumage.
featherwing
featherwise
featherwise
adv
Arranged at angles like the barbs of a feather.
featishness
febriphobia
feldspathic
feldspathic
adj
(mineralogy) Containing feldspar.
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
flitchplate
foolhardier
foolhardier
adj
comparative form of foolhardy: more foolhardy
foremanship
foremanship
noun
The position of a foreman.
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
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.
furbishable
furbishable
adj
Capable of being furbished.
furnishable
furnishable
adj
Capable of being fitted with furniture.
Capable of being supplied or provided.
haddonfield
halfpennies
halleflinta
halleflinta
noun
A type of metamorphic rock, formed from volcanic tuff and rich in quartz and feldspars.
harengiform
harengiform
adj
(rare) herring-shaped
harvestfish
harvestfish
noun
Peprilus paru, a kind of butterfish.
hatchetfish
hatchetfish
noun
Any fish in the deep-sea stomiiform family Sternoptychidae
Any of several freshwater tropical fish of the family Gasteropelecidae
hemafibrite
hemafibrite
Noun
synadelphite
hereinafter
hereinafter
adv
In the parts of this document, statement, or book that follow; after this
hoffmannite
infangthief
infangthief
noun
(historical, law) A privilege of some feudal lords permitting them to execute summary judgment upon thieves captured within their estates, sometimes restricted to the lord's tenants or men and sometimes limited to those caught in flagrante delicto.
infranchise
infranchise
verb
Archaic form of enfranchise.
lanternfish
lanternfish
noun
any of small, deep sea fish of the large family Myctophidae, named after their conspicuous use of bioluminescence.
leatherfish
lifemanship
lifemanship
noun
The art or skill of living well.
loafishness
overchafing
pathfinders
pathfinders
noun
plural of pathfinder
pearlfishes
pearlfishes
noun
plural of pearlfish
pinfeathers
pinfeathers
noun
plural of pinfeather
pinfeathery
platyfishes
platyfishes
noun
plural of platyfish
preachified
preachified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of preachify
preachifies
preachifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of preachify
profanchise
raffishness
raffishness
noun
The characteristic of being raffish.
razorfishes
razorfishes
noun
plural of razorfish
refashioned
refashioned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of refashion
refashioner
refashioner
noun
One who refashions.
riefenstahl
sablefishes
sablefishes
noun
plural of sablefish
scapethrift
schaefferia
semifashion
sheatfishes
sheatfishes
noun
plural of sheatfish
sheriffalty
siphonifera
snakefishes
snakefishes
noun
plural of snakefish
spaceflight
spaceflight
noun
Alternative spelling of space flight
spadefishes
spadefishes
noun
plural of spadefish
spearfished
spearfished
verb
simple past tense and past participle of spearfish
spearfishes
spearfishes
noun
plural of spearfish
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of spearfish
squawfishes
squawfishes
noun
plural of squawfish
stagefright
stagefright
noun
Alternative spelling of stage fright
stanchfield
sulfohalite
thiefmaking
thiosulfate
thiosulfate
noun
(chemistry) any salt or ester of thiosulfuric acid
thurificate
ultrafiches
ultrafiches
noun
plural of ultrafiche
unfashioned
unfashioned
adj
Not fashioned; unmade, unformed.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of unfashion