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
chaffingly
chaffingly
adv
in a chaffing manner; teasingly
chapfallen
chapfallen
adj
Crestfallen, dejected.
chapterful
chapterful
noun
As much as fills a chapter.
charmfully
charmfully
adv
In a charmful manner.
cheefuller
cheerfully
cheerfully
adv
In a cheerful manner.
chelmsford
chelmsford
Proper noun
The county town of Essex, England
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.
chloroform
chloroform
noun
(organic chemistry) A halogenated hydrocarbon, trichloromethane, CHCl₃; it is a volatile, sweet-smelling liquid, used extensively as a solvent and formerly as an anesthetic.
verb
To treat with chloroform, or to render unconscious with chloroform.
chopfallen
chopfallen
adj
Synonym of chapfallen
chylifying
chylifying
verb
present participle of chylify
coalfishes
coalfishes
noun
plural of coalfish
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
felichthys
felspathic
felspathic
adj
Alternative form of feldspathic
fetchingly
fetchingly
adv
In a fetching manner
fetichlike
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
flashbacks
flashbacks
noun
plural of flashback
flashcubes
flashcubes
noun
plural of flashcube
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A mortar fillet at the junction of the chimney stack and the roof; superseded in modern times by lead flashing.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
flechettes
flechettes
noun
plural of flechette
fleechment
fletchings
fletchings
noun
plural of fletching
flichtered
floorcloth
floorcloth
noun
A cloth, normally of flannel, used for cleaning floors.
Material used in place of carpeting for covering floors, such as linoleum or oilcloth.
flowcharts
flowcharts
noun
plural of flowchart
fluidrachm
fluidrachm
noun
Alternative form of fluidram
fluohydric
fluohydric
adj
(chemistry) hydrofluoric
flycatcher
flycatcher
noun
Any of many kinds of birds, of the families Muscicapidae (in Europe and Asia) and Tyrannidae (in the Americas), that catch insects in flight.
footcloths
footcloths
noun
plural of footcloth
foreschool
franchisal
franchisal
adj
Pertaining to franchises.
francophil
frenchless
frenchlick
halfcocked
halfcocked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of halfcock
heliciform
heliciform
adj
Having the form of a helix; spiral.
hemifacial
hemifacial
adj
(anatomy) Relating to, or affecting, one half of the face.
hierofalco
hirschfeld
hyperfocal
hyperfocal
adj
(photography) Describing the distance on which a camera must be focused in order to achieve the maximum depth of field
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.
leechcraft
leechcraft
noun
(historical) The art or practice of healing or medicine.
The skill or expertise of a physician, medical knowledge; medical attendance.
lightfaced
lightfaced
adj
Written, printed or drawn in lightface, using a font that has a low ration of ink to white space.