(archaic, transitive) To inspire fright in; to frighten, to terrify.
afghanis
afghanis
noun
plural of afghani
berghoff
catfight
catfight
noun
(slang) A fight or bickering between women.
A fight between cats.
chaffing
chaffing
noun
The act by which somebody is chaffed; a teasing.
verb
present participle of chaff
cheffing
cheffing
noun
The activity of a chef.
verb
present participle of chef
chiefage
chiefage
noun
(obsolete) A tribute by the head; a poll tax.
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
dogfight
dogfight
noun
(aviation, military) A twisting turning battle between two or more military aircraft, especially between fighters.
A fight between dogs, especially as part of the blood sport of dogfighting.
verb
To engage in a battle between fighter planes.
faithing
faithing
noun
worship, practising faith
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
farleigh
farsight
farsight
noun
The faculty of looking far ahead; farsightedness; prescience.
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.
fellagha
fellagha
noun
(historical) A guerrilla soldier fighting for independence in Algeria or Tunisia under French rule.
fengkieh
fetching
fetching
adj
Attractive; pleasant to regard.
noun
The act by which something is fetched.
verb
present participle of fetch
fighters
fighters
noun
plural of fighter
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
figshell
filching
filching
noun
The act of one who filches; theft.
verb
present participle of filch
fishgigs
fishgigs
noun
plural of fishgig
fishings
fishings
noun
plural of fishing
fishling
fishling
noun
A small or young fish; fry.
fitzhugh
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.
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.
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
flaughts
fleishig
fleishig
adj
Alternative form of fleischig
fleshing
fleshing
verb
present participle of flesh
flighted
flighted
adj
(of birds) Capable of flight.
Having a specified number or kind of flights (of stairs, a screw thread, etc.).
verb
simple past tense and past participle of flight
flighter
flighter
noun
(brewing) A horizontal vane revolving over the surface of wort in a cooler, so as to produce a circular current in the liquor..
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
foghorns
foghorns
noun
plural of foghorn
foughten
foughten
verb
(archaic) past participle of fight
fraughan
fraughan
noun
(Ireland) The bilberry or whortleberry (Vaccinium myrtillus).
fraughts
fraughts
noun
plural of fraught
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fraught
freights
freights
noun
plural of freight
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of freight
freshing
freshing
verb
present participle of fresh
friborgh
frighted
frighted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fright
frighten
frighten
verb
(transitive) To cause to feel fear; to scare; to cause to feel alarm or fright.
frighter
frogfish
frogfish
noun
(archaic) Any fish of genus Lophius.
Any of several benthic anglerfish, of the family Antennariidae, having a frog-like mouth with a lure.
Any of the benthic ray-finned fish of the family Batrachoididae (the sole family of order Batrachoidiformes), which are ambush predators and have a toad-like appearance.
froggish
froggish
adj
Aggressive.
Inclined to fight.
Resembling or characteristic of a frog.
froghood
froghood
noun
The state or period of being a frog.
frothing
frothing
noun
The act of something that froths.
verb
present participle of froth
fughetta
fughetta
noun
(music) A short, condensed version of a fugue.
fughette
furlough
furlough
noun
(Britain) especially one granted to a missionary.
(US) especially one granted to a member of the armed forces, or to a prisoner.
A period of unpaid time off, used by an employer to reduce costs.
The documents authorizing such leave.
verb
(transitive) To grant a furlough to (someone).
(transitive) To have (an employee) not work in order to reduce costs; to send (someone) on furlough.
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.
goldfish
goldfish
noun
(figuratively, informal) A person with an unreliable memory.
A type of small fish, Carassius auratus, typically orange-colored.
gorefish
gotthelf
grafship
grafship
noun
The rank or position of a graf (German or Austrian count).
grayfish
greyfish
griffith
griffith
Proper noun
name used in Wales, Anglicized from
gruffish
gruffish
adj
Somewhat gruff.
gufought
gunfight
gunfight
noun
A battle (or a duel) using small arms.
verb
To engage in battle using small arms.
gurdfish
halflang
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.
halfungs
halsfang
handflag
hangfire
hangfire
noun
Alternative form of hang fire
hengfeng
highlife
highlife
noun
(music, countable) A work or performance in this style.
(music, uncountable) A genre of music that originated in Ghana in the early 20th century, blending elements of traditional Akan music with Western instruments and ideas.
hogframe
hogframe
noun
(nautical) A trussed frame extending fore and aft, usually above deck, and intended to increase the longitudinal strength and stiffness, used chiefly in American river and lake steamers.
hufnagel
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
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)
kugelhof
laughful
laughful
adj
Full of laughter; merry.
lightful
lightful
adj
(poetic) Full of light; bright.
Light; cheerful.
lungfish
lungfish
noun
air-breathing fish, of the class Dipnoi, that have four limblike appendages instead of fins
mightful
mightful
adj
(now literary, archaic) Mighty, powerful.
oufought
outfight
outfight
verb
To fight or battle better than.
prefight
prefight
adj
Occurring before a fight.
refights
refights
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of refight
refought
refought
verb
simple past tense and past participle of refight
rightful
rightful
adj
By right; by law.
shafting
shafting
noun
(engineering) A system of connected shafts for communicating motion.
Shafts collectively.
verb
present participle of shaft
sheafage
sheafing
sheafing
verb
present participle of sheaf
shiftage
shiftage
noun
Movement by shifting.
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
sightful
sightful
adj
(obsolete) Easily or clearly seen; distinctly visible; perspicuous
Having full sight; clear-sighted; perspicacious and discerning; observant
tafinagh
tangfish
tangfish
noun
(UK, dialect) The common harbour seal.
tifinagh
unfought
unfought
adj
Not fought.
wharfage
wharfage
noun
A dock, quay, or pier.
A fee charged for using a wharf.
Wharfs collectively.
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.