(obsolete) To cause (somebody) to die of hunger; to starve.
affiches
affiches
noun
plural of affiche
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of affiche
afghanis
afghanis
noun
plural of afghani
ashcroft
ashcroft
Proper noun
A village in British Columbia, Canada
A ghost town in Colorado
ashfield
ashfield
noun
A field that is covered in ash.
baitfish
baitfish
noun
(fishing) Fish that can be caught using bait.
(fishing) Small fish such as minnows that are used as bait to catch larger predatory fish.
bandfish
bandfish
noun
Any of many perciform fish of the family Cepolidae
boarfish
boarfish
noun
The Caproidae
The Pentacerotidae
camshaft
camshaft
noun
A shaft fitted with cams; especially one in a piston engine that activates the valves.
capsheaf
capsheaf
noun
(by extension) A crowning point
The top sheaf of a stook of wheat etc
cavefish
cavefish
noun
Any fish in the family Amblyopsidae
Any of various fish, typically blind and lacking pigment, that inhabit subterranean waters.
chaffers
chaffers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chaffer
chamfers
chamfers
noun
plural of chamfer
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chamfer
charshaf
chaufers
coalfish
coalfish
noun
any of several blackish fish, especially Pollachius virens, a pollack, and Anoplopoma fimbria, sablefish.
crabfish
crabfish
noun
(archaic) A freshwater crab found in Southern European rivers, streams, and lakes, Potamon fluviatile or Cancer fluviatilis.
(archaic) A lobster or crayfish.
crawfish
crawfish
noun
(Quebec, Canada, slang, derogatory) A slur against Anglo-Canadians used in some corners of Quebec (including the Gaspé).
(South Africa) Various marine crustaceans, rock lobster; especially Jasus lalandii, the Cape crawfish.
(Southern US, Midwestern US and Western US) Various freshwater crustaceans, crayfish.
verb
(colloquial, Southern US) To backpedal, desert or withdraw (also used with out).
crayfish
crayfish
noun
(Australia) A freshwater crayfish (family Parastacidae), such as the gilgie, marron, or yabby.
(Australia, New Zealand, South Africa) A rock lobster (family Palinuridae).
(New England, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota) A freshwater crustacean (family Cambaridae), sometimes used as an inexpensive seafood or as fish bait.
(Singapore) The species Thenus orientalis of the slipper lobster family (Scyllaridae).
Any of numerous freshwater decapod crustaceans in superfamily Astacoidea or Parastacoidea, resembling the related lobster but usually much smaller.
verb
Alternative form of crawfish (to backpedal, desert, or withdraw)
to catch crayfish
dealfish
dealfish
noun
A deep-sea ribbonfish, Trachipterus arcticus, from the north Atlantic
disfaith
draffish
draffish
adj
worthless; draffy
dwarfish
dwarfish
adj
Like a dwarf; being especially small or stunted.
Of, pertaining to, or made by or for dwarves.
enfamish
enfamish
verb
To famish; to starve.
eschaufe
faintish
faintish
adj
Somewhat faint.
fairship
fairyish
fairyish
adj
fairylike
falashas
fallfish
fallfish
noun
A small silvery freshwater fish (Semotilus corporalis) found in North America.
famished
famished
adj
Extremely hungry.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of famish
famishes
famishes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of famish
fanhouse
fanshawe
farhands
farinhas
farinhas
noun
plural of farinha
faroeish
farsalah
farsalah
noun
(historical) An old unit of weight used in trading, equal to 35 pounds.
farsight
farsight
noun
The faculty of looking far ahead; farsightedness; prescience.
farthest
farthest
adj
Alternative form of furthest. (See also usage notes at further.)
fasherie
fashions
fashions
noun
plural of fashion
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fashion
fashious
fasnacht
fasthold
fatheads
fatheads
noun
plural of fathead
feathers
feathers
noun
plural of feather
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of feather
felspath
fernshaw
fernshaw
noun
A thicket of ferns.
fishable
fishable
adj
(of a lake, pond etc.) Able to be fished in, able to be used for fishing
(of a species of fish) Able to be fished legally
(of fishing equipment) Able to be used for fishing.
fishback
fishboat
fishboat
noun
A fishing boat.
fishfall
fishmeal
fishmeal
noun
Ground dried fish, used mainly for livestock feed.
fishtail
fishtail
noun
A kind of chisel with a flared blade.
Short for fishtail palm.
The skidding of the back of a vehicle from side to side.
The tail of a fish, or an object resembling this.
verb
(intransitive) To move with the tail swinging from side to side in this way.
(intransitive) To swing the back of a vehicle (originally an aircraft) from side to side.
(transitive) To cause the back of (a vehicle) to swing from side to side.
fishtrap
fishways
fishways
noun
plural of fishway
fishyard
flagfish
flagfish
noun
(US) A freshwater fish in the family Cyprinodontidae native to Florida, Jordanella floridae, sometimes kept in aquaria and used in laboratory tests of the biological effects of environmental pollutants.
flaggish
flaggish
adj
Synonym of flagging (“becoming tired or less dynamic; declining in strength”)
flagship
flagship
noun
(by extension, often attributive) The most important one out of a related group.
(nautical) The ship regarded as most important out of a group, e.g. a nation's navy or company's fleet.
(nautical, military) The ship occupied by the fleet's commander (usually an admiral); it denotes this by flying his flag.
verb
To act as a flagship for.
flarfish
flashers
flashers
noun
plural of flasher
flashgun
flashgun
noun
(photography) An electrically powered device used to trigger a flashbulb.
(photography) Any similar unit used to generate repeatable flashes of light for photography.
flashier
flashier
adj
comparative form of flashy: more flashy
flashily
flashily
adv
In a flashy manner
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
flashpan
flashpan
noun
Alternative form of flash pan
flatfish
flatfish
noun
A fish of the order Pleuronectiformes, the adults of which have both eyes on one side and usually swim with the other side down, such as a flounder, a halibut, or a sole.
flattish
flattish
adj
Somewhat flat, in any comparable sense of the word.
flatwash
flaughts
flaxbush
flaxbush
noun
The bush (genus Phormium) bearing New Zealand flax.
forchase
forshape
forshape
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To metamorphose; change the shape of; transform.
(transitive, obsolete) To put out of shape; distort; make misshapen; disfigure.
frailish
frailish
adj
Somewhat frail.
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.
fraughts
fraughts
noun
plural of fraught
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fraught
fravashi
freakish
freakish
adj
Capricious, unpredictable.
Strange, unusual, abnormal or bizarre.
freshman
freshman
noun
(US, Canada, Philippines) A person (of either sex) entering the first year of an institution, especially a high school (ninth grade for US and Canada, grade 7 for Philippines), a university, or legislative body.
(obsolete) A novice; one in the rudiments of knowledge.
fuchsian
fuchsian
Adjective
Of or relating to (1833–1902), German mathematician
fuchsias
fuchsias
noun
plural of fuchsia
fulshear
futharcs
futharks
futharks
noun
plural of futhark
gairfish
ghastful
ghastful
adj
(archaic) Causing fear; terrifying; dreadful; fit to make one aghast; exceedingly dismal.
(archaic) Terrified, frightened.
goatfish
goatfish
noun
Any of many brightly coloured fishes, of the family Mullidae, having two barbels on the chin.
grafship
grafship
noun
The rank or position of a graf (German or Austrian count).
grayfish
hafflins
hafniums
haftaras
haftaras
noun
plural of haftara
halfness
halfness
noun
The quality of being half; incompleteness.
halfungs
halfwise
halsfang
handfast
handfast
adj
(obsolete) Fast by contract; betrothed by joining hands.
(rare) Strong; steadfast.
noun
(obsolete) A contract, agreement, covenant; specifically betrothal, espousal.
(obsolete) A hold, grasp; custody, power of confining or keeping.
verb
(transitive) To pledge; to bind.
(transitive, Scotland, archaic or historical except Wicca) To betroth by joining hands, in order to allow for cohabitation before the celebration of marriage; to marry provisionally.
handfish
handfish
noun
Any of the anglerfishes of the genus Brachionichthys, which can "walk" on the sea floor using their pectoral fins.
handfuls
handfuls
noun
plural of handful
handoffs
handoffs
noun
plural of handoff, alternative form of hand-off.
handsful
hanifism
hansford
hardfist
hasteful
hasteful
adj
(dated) hasty; rapid; speedy
hastifly
hausfrau
hausfrau
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Hausfrau
hayforks
hayforks
noun
plural of hayfork
haylofts
haylofts
noun
plural of hayloft
headfast
headfast
noun
(nautical) A rope at the bows of a ship used to fasten it to a wharf, etc.
headfish
headfish
noun
The sunfish (of family Molidae).
hipflask
hipflask
noun
Alternative spelling of hip flask
holdfast
holdfast
noun
(archaic, medicine) Actinomycosis.
(biology) A root-like structure that anchors aquatic sessile organisms, such as seaweed, other sessile algae, stalked crinoids, benthic cnidarians, and sponges, to the substrate.
Something to or by which an object can be securely fastened.
The aspect of a character that experiences destructive temptation.
hosfmann
jackfish
jackfish
noun
A jack (in any of the senses referring to types of fish).
khalifas
khalifas
noun
plural of khalifa
ladyfish
ladyfish
noun
A coastal dwelling fish (Elops saurus), found throughout the tropical and sub-tropical regions.
Albula vulpes, one of the fish called bonefish.
The Spanish hogfish (Bodianus rufus)
layshaft
layshaft
noun
A subsidiary transmission shaft.
misfaith
misfaith
noun
Bad or misplaced religious belief.
Lack of faith; distrust.
nonshaft
nonshaft
adj
Not of or relating to a shaft.
oafishly
oafishly
adv
in an oafish manner
outflash
outflash
verb
(poetic, transitive) To flash more brightly than; to outshine.
parflesh
parflesh
noun
Alternative form of parfleche
phrasify
pooftahs
pooftahs
noun
plural of pooftah
safehold
sailfish
sailfish
noun
A fish of the genus Istiophorus, having a characteristic sail-like fin on its back.
The basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus).
The quillback (Carpiodes cyprinus).
saltfish
saltfish
noun
salt cod: dried and salted cod.
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
scathful
scathful
adj
(obsolete) harmful; pernicious
schaefer
schaffel
schaffer
scrfchar
seaforth
selfheal
selfheal
noun
A small, herbaceous European plant with blue-violet flowers from any species of genus Prunella.
Especially, Prunella vulgaris.
shabbify
shabbify
verb
(transitive) To make shabby.
shadeful
shadeful
adj
Full of shade; shady.
shadoofs
shadoofs
noun
plural of shadoof
shaeffer
shaffert
shafiite
shafiite
Noun
A member of the (Arabic: شافعي Šāfiʿī), one of the schools of fiqh, or religious law, within the Sunni branch of Islam, recognising four sources of jurisprudence.
shafting
shafting
noun
(engineering) A system of connected shafts for communicating motion.
Shafts collectively.
verb
present participle of shaft
shaftman
shaftman
noun
A man who sinks a mineshaft.
shaftway
shaftway
noun
The vertical space in a building in which the elevator or lift travels.
shameful
shameful
adj
Causing or meriting shame or disgrace; disgraceful
Giving offense.
shapeful
shapeful
adj
Having a distinct form; not shapeless.
Having an attractive shape; shapely.
sharkful
sharkful
adj
Abounding in sharks.
shawfowl
sheafage
sheafing
sheafing
verb
present participle of sheaf
shiftage
shiftage
noun
Movement by shifting.
shiftman
shinleaf
shinleaf
noun
A perennial ericaceous herb (Pyrola elliptica) with a cluster of radical leaves and a raceme of greenish-white flowers.