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.
archfiends
archfiends
noun
plural of archfiend
archfriend
archinfamy
aschaffite
bekerchief
bewitchful
bewitchful
adj
Bewitching; alluring; fascinating; amazing.
bischofite
bischofite
noun
(mineralogy) An evaporite, consisting of magnesium chloride with the chemical formula MgCl₂·6H₂O, found with potash deposits in Saxony.
burchfield
candlefish
candlefish
noun
An oily edible fish, Thaleichthys pacificus, from the northern Pacific, that was once dried and used as a candle or torch by the Chinook Indians.
catchflies
catchflies
noun
plural of catchfly
cavefishes
cavefishes
noun
plural of cavefish
chaetifera
chaffering
chaffering
noun
The act of one who chaffers.
verb
present participle of chaffer
chaffiness
chaffiness
noun
Quality of being chaffy.
chaffingly
chaffingly
adv
in a chaffing manner; teasingly
chamfering
chamfering
noun
A chamfer.
verb
present participle of chamfer
chaudfroid
chaudfroid
noun
Alternative form of chaud-froid
cherubfish
chieftains
chieftains
noun
plural of chieftain
chiffchaff
chiffchaff
noun
(UK, onomatopoeic, uncountable) The song of the chiffchaff.
A small, common warbler, Phylloscopus collybita, with yellowish-green plumage that breeds throughout northern and temperate Europe and Asia.
Any of several other species of the same genus.
chifferobe
chifferobe
noun
Alternative spelling of chifforobe
chiffonade
chiffonade
noun
A culinary preparation of herbs or leafy vegetables cut into long, thin ribbons.
verb
To prepare a chiffonade.
chiffonier
chiffonier
noun
A receptacle for rags or shreds.
A tall, elegant chest of drawers, often with a mirror attached.
One who gathers rags and odds and ends; a ragpicker.
chifforobe
chifforobe
noun
A piece of furniture consisting of a wardrobe combined with a chest of drawers
childproof
childproof
adj
Designed to be unable for a child to use, operate, or open.
Made safe for children.
Made safe from children; resistant to damage by children.
verb
To make something childproof.
choreiform
choreiform
adj
(medicine) Resembling chorea.
chromaffin
chromaffin
adj
(cytology) Having an affinity for (and thus being stained brownish yellow) by chromium salts.
chuffiness
chuffiness
noun
The quality of being chuffy.
chylifying
chylifying
verb
present participle of chylify
chymifying
chymifying
verb
present participle of chymify
coalfishes
coalfishes
noun
plural of coalfish
cockfights
cockfights
noun
plural of cockfight
codfishery
codfishery
noun
A fishery specifically dealing with cod.
codfishing
cofferfish
cofferfish
noun
boxfish
combfishes
combfishes
noun
plural of combfish
conchifera
conchiform
conchiform
adj
Shaped like a conch.
cornetfish
cornetfish
noun
Any of several slender, elongate tropical fish, of the family Fistulariidae, that live in shallow water
coverchief
coverchief
noun
A covering for the head.
crawfished
crawfished
verb
simple past tense and past participle of crawfish
crawfishes
crawfishes
noun
plural of crawfish
crayfishes
crayfishes
noun
plural of crayfish
cuttlefish
cuttlefish
noun
any of various squid-like cephalopods (marine mollusks) of the order Sepiida that have eight arms, two retractable tentacles, and a calcareous internal shell, and can eject a dark ink when threatened
cyathiform
cyathiform
adj
In the form of a cup, a little widened at the top.
doctorfish
doctorfish
noun
Either of the fish Garra rufa and Cyprinion macrostomus, which feed on dead skin while leaving the healthy skin intact.
echiniform
enkerchief
factorship
factorship
Noun
The business of a factor.
fairchance
fechnerian
felichthys
felspathic
felspathic
adj
Alternative form of feldspathic
fetchingly
fetchingly
adv
In a fetching manner
fetichlike
fianchetti
fianchetti
noun
plural of fianchetto
fianchetto
fianchetto
noun
(chess) The development of a bishop by moving it one square to a long diagonal; specifically, a set of opening moves where a bishop is developed to the second rank of the adjacent knight file.
verb
(chess) To play a fianchetto.
fichtelite
fichtelite
noun
(mineralogy) A rare white monoclinic organic mineral, 7-isopropyl-1,4a-dimethyl-dodecahydro-1H-phenanthrene, found in fossilized wood from Bavaria.
filchingly
filchingly
adv
By means of petty theft.
filibranch
filibranch
adj
(biology, of gills) long, with tubular filaments
finchville
fischerite
fitchering
flaunching
flaunching
noun
A mortar fillet at the junction of the chimney stack and the roof; superseded in modern times by lead flashing.
The sloped mortar fillet around the base of a chimney pot, which serves to hold the pot in position and allow rainwater to run off.
verb
present participle of flaunch
fletchings
fletchings
noun
plural of fletching
flichtered
fluidrachm
fluidrachm
noun
Alternative form of fluidram
fluohydric
fluohydric
adj
(chemistry) hydrofluoric
forechoice
forechoice
noun
(ethics) A motive which is in harmony or agreement with right desire.
Preference.
The act or process of choosing ahead of time; preselection.
fraischeur
fraischeur
noun
(obsolete) freshness; coolness
franchisal
franchisal
adj
Pertaining to franchises.
franchised
franchised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of franchise
franchisee
franchisee
noun
A holder of a franchise; a person who is granted a franchise.
franchiser
franchiser
noun
(rare) A person who has the right to vote.
A franchisor, a company which or person who grants franchises.
franchises
franchises
noun
plural of franchise
franchisor
franchisor
noun
A company which, or a person who, grants franchises.
francophil
frenchiest
frenchlick
frenchwise
freshmanic
freshmanic
adj
(US, archaic, informal, humorous) Characteristic of a freshman.
grassfinch
grassfinch
noun
Any Australian finch of the genus Poephila.
greenfinch
greenfinch
noun
the European greenfinch, a common Old World finch, Carduelis chloris, now Chloris chloris, that is mainly green with yellow in the wings and tail.
the Oriental greenfinch, Carduelis sinica, now Chloris sinica
the Vietnam greenfinch, Carduelis monguilloti, now Chloris monguilloti
the black-headed greenfinch, Carduelis ambigua, now Chloris ambigua
the yellow-breasted greenfinch, Carduelis spinoides, now Chloris spinoides
handicraft
handicraft
noun
(rare, obsolete) A man who earns his living by handicraft; a handicraftsman.
A trade requiring skill of hand; manual occupation; handcraft.
An artifact produced by handicraft.
hawfinches
hawfinches
noun
plural of hawfinch
heliciform
heliciform
adj
Having the form of a helix; spiral.
hemifacial
hemifacial
adj
(anatomy) Relating to, or affecting, one half of the face.
hemofuscin
hierofalco
hirschfeld
hitchproof
honorifics
honorifics
noun
plural of honorific
hyraciform
interchaff
jackfishes
jackfishes
noun
plural of jackfish
kerchiefed
kerchiefed
adj
Wearing a kerchief.
kitchenful
kitchenful
noun
As much as a kitchen will hold or produce.
lancetfish
lancetfish
noun
A voracious deep-sea fish in the genus Alepisaurus, having long, lancet-like teeth.
lightfaced
lightfaced
adj
Written, printed or drawn in lightface, using a font that has a low ration of ink to white space.
litchfield
litchfield
noun
Alternative spelling of lichfield
machineful
machineful
noun
Enough laundry to fill a washing machine.
microfiche
microfiche
noun
A device used to magnify and read these sheets.
A sheet of microfilm, six by four inches, holding several hundred reduced images of document pages, read using a microfiche reader or microfilm reader.
verb
(transitive) To convert (documents) to microfiche format.
muckthrift
nonchafing
nonchafing
adj
That does not chafe.
pitcherful
pitcherful
noun
The quantity that a pitcher can hold.
pitchfield
pitchforks
pitchforks
noun
plural of pitchfork
rhinecliff
richthofen
rockfishes
rockfishes
noun
plural of rockfish
saccharify
saccharify
verb
(biochemistry, transitive) To convert (soluble polysaccharides) into simple sugars
schlieffen
schonfield
scyphiform
scyphiform
adj
(botany) Shaped like a cup.
shelfpiece
smithcraft
smithcraft
noun
The art or occupation of a smith.
suckerfish
suckerfish
noun
The remora and other fish of family Echeneidae, especially Echeneis naucrates.
suckfishes
suckfishes
noun
plural of suckfish
sulfhydric
sulfhydric
adj
(chemistry) Relating to hydrogen sulfide.
thicketful
thiefcraft
trochiform
trochiform
adj
(zoology) Shaped like a top shell (family Trochidae).
twitchfire
ultrafiche
ultrafiche
noun
An ultramicrofiche.
unchaffing
underchief
underchief
noun
A subordinate chief.
unfetching
unfetching
adj
Not fetching; unattractive; ugly.
unflitched
victorfish
witchcraft
witchcraft
noun
Something, such as an advanced technology, that seems almost magical.
The practice of witches; magic, sorcery, or the use of supernatural powers to influence or predict events.