(US, obsolete) A substance of uncertain composition once used to adulterate cheese to prevent it from swelling.
bandfish
bandfish
noun
Any of many perciform fish of the family Cepolidae
bonchief
bonefish
bonefish
noun
(New England) A doctorfish, common dogfish, Squalus acanthias.
A surgeonfish of the family Acanthuridae, especially genus Acanthurus.
Albula vulpes, the type of the genus and family.
Any of various game fish, of the family Albulidae, found in shallow, tropical waters.
bonyfish
bulfinch
chaffing
chaffing
noun
The act by which somebody is chaffed; a teasing.
verb
present participle of chaff
chanfrin
chanfrin
noun
The forepart of a horse's head.
cheffing
cheffing
noun
The activity of a chef.
verb
present participle of chef
chenfish
chiffons
chiffons
noun
plural of chiffon
chiffony
chiffony
adj
Resembling or characteristic of chiffon material.
chinfest
chinfest
noun
(colloquial) A session of chat or gossip; a chinwag.
chuffing
chuffing
adj
(England, slang) Used as a mild intensifier, especially as a substitute for "fucking".
noun
A noisy puffing sound, as of a steam locomotive.
verb
present participle of chuff
definish
enfamish
enfamish
verb
To famish; to starve.
faintish
faintish
adj
Somewhat faint.
faithing
faithing
noun
worship, practising faith
falchion
falchion
noun
(also attributively) A somewhat curved, single-edged medieval sword of European origin, with the cutting edge on its convex side, whose design is reminiscent of the Persian scimitar and the Chinese dao.
(obsolete) A billhook.
verb
(obsolete, rare, transitive) Attack with a falchion.
fanlight
fanlight
noun
a semicircular or semioval window over a door or other window, normally having a fan-like structure of ribs; sometimes hinged to the transom
an electric fan, usually a ceiling fan, that is also a light fixture
farinhas
farinhas
noun
plural of farinha
farthing
farthing
noun
(figurative) A very small quantity or value; the least possible amount.
(historical) Former British unit of currency worth one-quarter of an old penny; or a coin representing this.
(obsolete) A division of land.
fashions
fashions
noun
plural of fashion
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fashion
fellahin
fellahin
noun
plural of fellah
fengkieh
fenthion
fenthion
noun
An organothiophosphate insecticide, avicide, and acaricide.
fetching
fetching
adj
Attractive; pleasant to regard.
noun
The act by which something is fetched.
verb
present participle of fetch
fichtean
fiendish
fiendish
adj
Sinister; evil; like a fiend.
Very difficult.
fighting
fighting
adj
Apt to provoke a fight.
Engaged in war or other conflict.
noun
A fight or battle; an occasion on which people fight
The act or process of contending; violence or conflict.
verb
present participle of fight
filching
filching
noun
The act of one who filches; theft.
verb
present participle of filch
finchery
finchery
noun
(historical) A structure into which finches are decoyed so that they can be caught in a net.
finchley
findhorn
finished
finished
adj
(comparable) Processed or perfected.
Completed; concluded; done.
Done for; doomed; used up.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of finish
finisher
finisher
noun
(boxing) The blow that ends a fight; the knock-out blow.
(rugby) A substitute player who plays at the end of the game.
(sports) A player who scores points for their team.
(video games, informal) A finishing move.
A construction machine used to smooth a newly constructed road surface.
A person who applies a finish to something, such as furniture.
A person who finishes or completes something.
The person who applies the gilding and decoration in bookbinding.
finishes
finishes
noun
plural of finish
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of finish
finochio
finochio
noun
Alternative spelling of finocchio
fishbein
fishbone
fishbone
noun
A bone from a fish.
fishings
fishings
noun
plural of fishing
fishline
fishline
noun
A fishing line.
fishling
fishling
noun
A small or young fish; fry.
fishnets
fishnets
noun
Pairs or a pair of stockings made of fishnet fabric.
plural of fishnet
fishpond
fishpond
noun
A freshwater pond stocked with fish; especially one formerly attached to a monastery etc as a source of food
fishskin
fishskin
noun
Certain fishskins are used to make bags.
The skin of a fish.
flashing
flashing
noun
(jewelry) The use of rhodium plating to temporarily enhance a ring's durability and shine.
(roofing) Components used to weatherproof or seal roof system edges at perimeters, penetrations, walls, expansion joints, valleys, drains and other places where the roof covering is interrupted or terminated.
A sudden blazing or bursting, as of fire or water.
The blinking of a light source, such as a light bulb or computer's cursor.
The exposing of one's naked body, or part of it, in public briefly (the action of the verb to flash).
The process of getting rid of gaps on shelves by bringing products from the back of the shelf to the front to create a 'fuller' shelf.
verb
present participle of flash
fleshing
fleshing
verb
present participle of flesh
flinched
flinched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of flinch
flincher
flincher
noun
One who flinches.
flinches
flinches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of flinch
flitchen
flushing
flushing
noun
(UK) A heavy, coarse cloth manufactured from shoddy.
A surface formed of floating threads.
Rushing of blood to the skin's surface, especially on the face, as happens under various physiological circumstances (e.g., in embarrassment or stress or during menopause).
The act by which something is flushed.
verb
present participle of flush
flywinch
forthink
forthink
verb
(intransitive, obsolete) To repent, be sorry for.
(reflexive, obsolete) To regret; repent.
(transitive, obsolete) To change one's mind about; to renounce.
(transitive, obsolete) To regret.
(transitive, obsolete, impersonal) To cause distress or regret to; cause to regret or repent; to vex.
frankish
frankish
Adjective
Of or pertaining to the Franks.
In or of the language of the Franks.
Proper noun
The language of the Franks, an extinct West Germanic language.
freshing
freshing
verb
present participle of fresh
frighten
frighten
verb
(transitive) To cause to feel fear; to scare; to cause to feel alarm or fright.
fronniah
frothing
frothing
noun
The act of something that froths.
verb
present participle of froth
fuchsian
fuchsian
Adjective
Of or relating to (1833–1902), German mathematician
fuchsine
fuchsine
noun
A dye (rosaniline hydrochloride, C₂₀H₁₉N₃·HCl) usually a deep red or magenta colour.
fuchsins
fuchsins
noun
plural of fuchsin
gunfight
gunfight
noun
A battle (or a duel) using small arms.
verb
To engage in battle using small arms.
hafflins
hafniums
halafian
halfling
halfling
noun
(fantasy) A fictional humanoid born of a human parent and a parent of another race in fantasy fiction.
(fantasy) A fictional small humanoid creature featuring in fantasy fiction; a hobbit.
A half-grown person, between a child and an adult.
hanafite
handfish
handfish
noun
Any of the anglerfishes of the genus Brachionichthys, which can "walk" on the sea floor using their pectoral fins.
hangfire
hangfire
noun
Alternative form of hang fire
hanifism
hanifite
hanifiya
hawfinch
hawfinch
noun
A large Eurasian finch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes), with a thick bill.
hindfell
hindorff
hominify
hornfair
hornfish
hornfish
noun
The garfish or sea needle.
humanify
humanify
verb
(transitive) To give humanity to; to make human or relatable.
hungrify
hungrify
verb
(informal, transitive) To make hungry.
infights
infights
noun
plural of infight
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of infight
inflight
inflight
adj
Alternative spelling of in-flight
infought
infought
verb
simple past tense and past participle of infight
junefish
khenifra
kingfish
kingfish
noun
Any of several food fishes of the genus Menticirrhus from the Atlantic; kingcroaker
Japanese meagre, Argyrosomus japonicus (Australia)
The cobia, Rachycentron canadum, of warm waters globally.
crevalle jack, Caranx hippos (Mauritania)
giant trevally (sometimes travelli) Caranx ignobilis (South Africa)
white croaker, Genyonemus lineatus (United Kingdom)
yellowtail amberjack, Seriola lalandi (Australia, New Zealand)
lionfish
lionfish
noun
Any of the venomous fish of the Scorpaenidae family, notable for their long and separated spines
lungfish
lungfish
noun
air-breathing fish, of the class Dipnoi, that have four limblike appendages instead of fins
minkfish
monkfish
monkfish
noun
Angel sharks of the genus Squatina.
Any large bottom-dwelling anglerfish of the genus Lophius, such as Lophius piscatorius, of the Atlantic, having a large head and mouth.
moonfish
moonfish
noun
Atlantic spadefish (Chaetodipterus faber)
Family Molidae (ocean sunfish)
Family Monodactylidae (fingerfishes, silver angelfishes)
Mene maculata, of tropical coastal waters of the Indo-Pacific
Most species of genus Selene
The cusk (Brosme brosme), a North Atlantic cod-like fish in the ling family Lotidae, the only species in its genus.
The opahs in the family Lamprididae.
The southern platyfish (Xiphophorus maculatus)
niflheim
niflheim
Proper noun
Germanic and Norse cosmology, the Norse underworld, location of the domain Hel and of the realm of Hel, the goddess of the dead
nihilify
numbfish
numbfish
noun
An electric ray of the family Narcinidae, capable of delivering numbing shocks.
pathfind
pinkfish
pondfish
pondfish
noun
Any of numerous species of American freshwater fishes belonging to the family Centrarchidae.
redfinch
redfinch
noun
(rare) The common linnet (Linaria cannabina).
refinish
refinish
verb
To finish again; especially, to apply a fresh finish, as a new coat of varnish or paint.
sandfish
sandfish
noun
Awaous tajasica, usually sand fish, a species of goby fish (family Gobiidae)
Diplectrum formosum (sand perch, family Serranidae)
Genus Gonorynchus spp. (also called beaked sandfishes), long, thin ray-finned fishes (family Gonorychidae)
Malacanthus plumieri (sand tilefish, family Malacanthidae)
Trichodontidae, a family of perch-like fish
certain sea cucumbers (Holothuria scabra and Thelenota ananas)
sandfish skink (Scincus scincus), a land-dwelling lizard that swims in sand
shafting
shafting
noun
(engineering) A system of connected shafts for communicating motion.
Shafts collectively.
verb
present participle of shaft
sheafing
sheafing
verb
present participle of sheaf
shifting
shifting
noun
(linguistics) The phenomenon by which two or more constituents appearing on the same side of their common head exchange positions to obtain non-canonical order.
A shift or change; a shifting movement.
verb
present participle of shift
shiftman
shinleaf
shinleaf
noun
A perennial ericaceous herb (Pyrola elliptica) with a cluster of radical leaves and a raceme of greenish-white flowers.
sniffish
sniffish
adj
sniffy; disdainful; haughty.
snuffish
snuffish
adj
Resembling or characteristic of snuff; snuffy.
tafinagh
tangfish
tangfish
noun
(UK, dialect) The common harbour seal.
thinkful
thinkful
adj
thoughtful
thorfinn
tifinagh
unfaiths
unfaiths
noun
plural of unfaith
unfinish
unfinish
noun
A state of incompletion; lack of finish; unfinishedness
unfished
unfished
adj
Not fished.
unshifts
unshifts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of unshift
unshifty
unshifty
adj
Not shifty (in various senses).
unthrift
unthrift
adj
Unthrifty.
noun
(now rare) Someone who is not thrifty; a spendthrift, someone who is not careful with their money.
A lack of thriftiness; prodigality.
wharfing
wharfing
noun
(engineering) A technique of facing seawalls and embankments with planks driven as piles and secured by ties.
The material for constructing a wharf.
verb
present participle of wharf
whiffing
whiffing
noun
A mode of fishing with a hand line for pollock, mackerel, etc.