| AFFRANCHISE | • affranchise v. (Transitive) To free from obligation, servitude or service. • AFFRANCHISE v. to free from slavery or similar obligation. |
| AFFRIGHTENS | • affrightens v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of affrighten. • AFFRIGHTEN v. to frighten, also AFFRIGHT. |
| AFTERSHAFTS | • aftershafts n. Plural of aftershaft. • after-shafts n. Plural of after-shaft. • AFTERSHAFT n. the second shaft coming out of the quill of a feather. |
| BUFFLEHEADS | • buffleheads n. Plural of bufflehead. • BUFFLEHEAD n. one who has a large head; a heavy, stupid fellow. |
| CHAFFINCHES | • chaffinches n. Plural of chaffinch. • CHAFFINCH n. a bird of the finch family. |
| CHAUFFEURED | • chauffeured v. Simple past tense and past participle of chauffeur. • CHAUFFEUR v. to drive a car for another. |
| CHAUFFEUSED | • CHAUFFEUSE v. to act as a chauffeuse. |
| CHAUFFEUSES | • chauffeuses n. Plural of chauffeuse. • CHAUFFEUSE n. (French) a female chauffeur. |
| CHIFFONADES | • chiffonades n. Plural of chiffonade. • chiffonades v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chiffonade. • CHIFFONADE n. (French) green plants cooked in butter, esp. a mixture of lettuce and sorrel. |
| CLIFFHANGER | • cliffhanger n. (Narratology) An ending or stopping point calculated to leave a story unresolved, in order to create suspense. • cliffhanger n. (By extension) An outcome which is awaited with keen anticipation, especially one which is delayed for… • cliff-hanger n. Alternative spelling of cliffhanger. |
| FOREFATHERS | • forefathers n. Plural of forefather. • FOREFATHER n. an ancestor. |
| FRAMESHIFTS | • frameshifts n. Plural of frameshift. • FRAMESHIFT n. a term in genetic manipulation, a type of mutation. |
| INFANGTHIEF | • infangthief n. (Historical, law) A privilege of some feudal lords permitting them to execute summary judgment upon… • INFANGTHIEF n. (Old English) the right of taking and fining a thief within the boundaries of one's own jurisdiction. |
| OFFHANDEDLY | • offhandedly adv. In an offhand manner. • off-handedly adv. Alternative form of offhandedly. • OFFHANDED adv. ungraciously curt, also OFFHAND. |
| RAFFISHNESS | • raffishness n. The characteristic of being raffish. • RAFFISHNESS n. the state of being raffish. |
| SCHEFFLERAS | • scheffleras n. Plural of schefflera. • SCHEFFLERA n. any of various evergreen tropical or subtropical shrubs of the family Araliaceae, having large compound leaves and clusters of small flowers followed by berries. |
| SHERIFFALTY | • sheriffalty n. The office or jurisdiction of a sheriff. • SHERIFFALTY n. the office of sheriff, also SHRIEVALTY. |