A delicacy popular in Japan, consisting of the fish served raw as sushi or perhaps fried. It may, if improperly prepared, contain considerably deadly levels of neurotoxins.
Any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe several times their normal size by swallowing water or air when threatened.
bluefish
bluefish
noun
(Bermuda) The puddingwife wrasse (Halichoeres radiatus).
(Canada) An Arctic grayling (Thymallus arcticus).
(Malaysia) Kyphosus vaigiensis.
(UK) A sablefish (Anoplopoma fimbria).
A New Zealand bluefish (Girella cyanea).
A voracious fish (Pomatomus saltatrix) found in waters of the Atlantic and Indian Ocean.
blushful
blushful
adj
Full of blushes.
boarfish
boarfish
noun
The Caproidae
The Pentacerotidae
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
brushful
brushful
noun
A sufficient quantity to fill the bristles of a brush.
brushoff
brushoff
noun
Alternative spelling of brush-off
burrfish
burrfish
noun
Chilomycterus schoepfi, a fish of the family Diodontidae distinguished from the porcupinefish by the shorter and blunter spines covering the somewhat spherical body.
bushfire
bushfire
noun
(Australia) An uncontrolled fire in a wooded or grassy area; a wildfire.
bushwife
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
chefdoms
chenfish
chestful
chestful
noun
As much as a chest will hold
chiefess
chiefess
noun
(Hawaii) Synonym of chieftainess, a female chief.
chiefest
chiefest
adj
superlative form of chief: most chief
chiefish
chiffons
chiffons
noun
plural of chiffon
chinfest
chinfest
noun
(colloquial) A session of chat or gossip; a chinwag.
chuffest
coalfish
coalfish
noun
any of several blackish fish, especially Pollachius virens, a pollack, and Anoplopoma fimbria, sablefish.
combfish
combfish
noun
An Australasian wrasse, Coris picta, having a comb-like stripe
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
definish
disfaith
disflesh
disflesh
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To disembody.
(obsolete, transitive) To reduce the flesh or obesity of.
dishfuls
dishfuls
noun
plural of dishful
dolefish
dollfish
draffish
draffish
adj
worthless; draffy
drumfish
drumfish
noun
Any fish of the family Sciaenidae; they make a loud noise by means of an air bladder.
dumbfish
dwarfish
dwarfish
adj
Like a dwarf; being especially small or stunted.
Of, pertaining to, or made by or for dwarves.
elfishly
elfishly
adv
In an elfish manner; mischievously.
enfamish
enfamish
verb
To famish; to starve.
eschaufe
eschrufe
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
feeblish
feeblish
adj
Somewhat feeble.
feldsher
feldsher
noun
Alternative form of feldscher
felspath
fernshaw
fernshaw
noun
A thicket of ferns.
fetchers
fetchers
noun
plural of fetcher
fetiches
fetiches
noun
plural of fetich
plural of fetiche
fetisher
fetisher
noun
(rare) A fetishist.
fetishes
fetishes
noun
plural of fetish
fetishic
fetishic
adj
Of or relating to a fetish.
fetishry
feverish
feverish
adj
Filled with excess energy.
Having a fever, an elevated body temperature.
Morbidly eager.
fieldish
fieldish
adj
Of, belonging to, or characteristic of the field; belonging to the country; rural.
fiendish
fiendish
adj
Sinister; evil; like a fiend.
Very difficult.
fighters
fighters
noun
plural of fighter
figshell
filchers
filchers
noun
plural of filcher
filefish
filefish
noun
Any fish of the family Monacanthidae, with very slender bodies.
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
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
fishbein
fishboat
fishboat
noun
A fishing boat.
fishbolt
fishbolt
noun
(engineering) A bolt used to fasten fishplates.
fishbone
fishbone
noun
A bone from a fish.
fishbowl
fishbowl
noun
Alternative spelling of fish bowl
fisheyes
fisheyes
noun
plural of fisheye
fishfall
fishgigs
fishgigs
noun
plural of fishgig
fishhold
fishhood
fishhood
noun
The state or condition of being a fish.
fishhook
fishhook
noun
(slang) a jack (the playing card)
a barbed hook, usually metal, used for fishing
fishiest
fishiest
adj
superlative form of fishy: most fishy
fishings
fishings
noun
plural of fishing
fishkill
fishkill
noun
An environmental event in which fish are killed.
fishless
fishless
adj
Without fish.
fishlike
fishlike
adj
Having some characteristics of a fish.
fishline
fishline
noun
A fishing line.
fishling
fishling
noun
A small or young fish; fry.
fishmeal
fishmeal
noun
Ground dried fish, used mainly for livestock feed.
fishnets
fishnets
noun
Pairs or a pair of stockings made of fishnet fabric.
plural of fishnet
fishpole
fishpole
noun
A boom pole.
A fishing pole.
fishpond
fishpond
noun
A freshwater pond stocked with fish; especially one formerly attached to a monastery etc as a source of food
fishpool
fishpool
noun
A pool of water containing fish; fishpond.
fishskin
fishskin
noun
Certain fishskins are used to make bags.
The skin of a fish.
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
fishweed
fishweir
fishweir
noun
An obstruction placed in tidal waters, or wholly or partially across a river, to trap fish or hinder their passage.
fishwife
fishwife
noun
(Tyneside, derogatory) A person, especially a woman, with poor personal hygiene.
(archaic) A woman who sells or works with fish; a female fishmonger.
(derogatory) A vulgar, abusive or nagging woman with a loud, unpleasant voice.
fishwood
fishworm
fishworm
noun
A worm used as bait in angling.
fishyard
fitchets
fitchets
noun
plural of fitchet
fitchews
fitchews
noun
plural of fitchew
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.
fleeches
fleeches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fleech
fleerish
fleisher
fleishig
fleishig
adj
Alternative form of fleischig
flenches
flenches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of flench