(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
beefishness
beefishness
noun
The state of being beefish.
benchfellow
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.
blindfishes
blindfishes
noun
plural of blindfish
blithefully
blithefully
adv
In a blitheful manner.
blueshifted
blueshifted
adj
Whose frequency/wavelength has been changed by a blueshift
bonefishing
bonefishing
noun
Angling for bonefish.
buffleheads
buffleheads
noun
plural of bufflehead
bullfighter
bullfighter
noun
One who engages in bullfighting; a toreador or matador.
bullfinches
bullfinches
noun
plural of bullfinch
bunchflower
bunchflower
noun
A perennial herb, Melanthium virginicum, having a branched cluster of pale flowers
bushfighter
bushfighter
noun
One who takes part in bushfighting.
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
cheefullest
cheerfulize
cheerfulize
verb
(transitive, dated) To make cheerful.
cheerfuller
cheerfuller
adj
comparative form of cheerful: more cheerful
cheliferous
cheliferous
adj
Having chelae (cheliform claws)
chemoreflex
chemoreflex
noun
(physiology) A reflex in response to a chemical stimulus
cherryfield
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
chiffoniers
chiffoniers
noun
plural of chiffonier
chiffonnier
chiffonnier
noun
Alternative form of chiffonier
chifforobes
chifforobes
noun
plural of chifforobe
choleriform
choleriform
adj
Resembling cholera.
chondrified
chondrified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chondrify
christoffel
christoffer
churchified
churchified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of churchify
chyliferous
chyliferous
adj
That bears or transmits chyle.
chymiferous
chymiferous
adj
Bearing or containing chyme
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.
clinchfield
clingfishes
clingfishes
noun
plural of clingfish
coachfellow
coachfellow
noun
(figuratively) A comrade.
One of a pair of horses employed to draw a coach.
cobblerfish
cobblerfish
noun
Any of various catfish.
Trachinotus carolinus
cochleiform
cochleiform
adj
Having the form of a snail shell
cockchafers
cockchafers
noun
plural of cockchafer
cockfighter
cockfighter
noun
One who engages in a cockfight.
coffeehouse
coffeehouse
noun
An establishment where coffee is served to clients; a café.
cofreighter
conchfishes
counterhaft
crampfishes
crampfishes
noun
plural of crampfish
creekfishes
critchfield
dauerschlaf
dauerschlaf
noun
a prolonged sleep therapy
devilfishes
devilfishes
noun
plural of devilfish
downshifted
downshifted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of downshift
driftfishes
driftfishes
noun
plural of driftfish
driveshafts
driveshafts
noun
plural of driveshaft
echafaudage
effranchise
effranchise
verb
Obsolete form of enfranchise.
eichendorff
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.
etherifying
etherifying
verb
present participle of etherify
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.
felinophile
felinophile
noun
A person who likes cats.
felinophobe
felinophobe
noun
A person who dislikes cats.
fellowships
fellowships
noun
plural of fellowship
felsophyric
felspathose
feminophobe
feoffeeship
feoffeeship
noun
The role or position of feoffee.
ferrochrome
ferrochrome
noun
A corrosion-resistant alloy of chrome and iron containing between 50% and 65% chrome.
festschrift
festschrift
noun
A collection of articles, essays, etc., published together as a memorial or tribute to an academic or some other respected person.
festshrifts
fetichistic
fetichistic
adj
Dated form of fetishistic.
fetishistic
fetishistic
adj
Of or pertaining to fetishism or fetishists.
fetishizing
fetishizing
verb
present participle of fetishize
fevertwitch
fianchettos
fianchettos
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fianchetto