| CANDLEFISH | • candlefish n. An oily edible fish, Thaleichthys pacificus, from the northern Pacific, that was once dried and used… • CANDLEFISH n. a marine fish, allied to the smelt, found on the north Pacific coast, aka eulachon, so named because it is so oily that, when dried, it may be used as a candle, by drawing a wick through it. |
| CATCHFLIES | • catchflies n. Plural of catchfly. • catch␣flies v. (Idiomatic) To have one’s mouth wide open for a prolonged period. • catch␣flies v. (Theater, informal) Of an actor: to distract the audience by moving or gesturing when the focus should be elsewhere. |
| CHAFFINGLY | • chaffingly adv. In a chaffing manner; teasingly. • CHAFFINGLY adv. CHAFFING. |
| CHAINFALLS | • chainfalls n. Plural of chainfall. • CHAINFALL n. a type of hoist. |
| CHAIRLIFTS | • chairlifts n. Plural of chairlift. • chair␣lifts n. Plural of chair lift. • CHAIRLIFT n. a series of chairs on an endless cable for carrying passengers up a mountain etc. |
| CLIFFHANGS | • cliffhangs v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cliffhang. • CLIFFHANG v. to keep a reader in suspense. |
| COALFISHES | • coalfishes n. Plural of coalfish. • COALFISH n. a dusky fish. |
| FAULCHIONS | • faulchions n. Plural of faulchion. • FAULCHION n. a curved short sword with a broad blade, also FALCHION, FAUCHION, FAUCHON. |
| FELSPATHIC | • felspathic adj. Alternative form of feldspathic. • FELSPATHIC adj. of or like felspar, also FELDSPATHIC, FELDSPATHOSE, FELSPATHOSE. |
| FLANCHINGS | • flanchings n. Plural of flanching. • FLANCHING n. a sloping piece of cement, e.g. round the base of a chimneypot, also FLAUNCHING. |
| FLAUNCHING | • flaunching v. Present participle of flaunch. • flaunching n. The sloped mortar fillet around the base of a chimney pot, which serves to hold the pot in position… • flaunching n. A mortar fillet at the junction of the chimney stack and the roof; superseded in modern times by lead flashing. |
| FLIPCHARTS | • flipcharts n. Plural of flipchart. • flip␣charts n. Plural of flip chart. • FLIPCHART n. a pad, containing large sheets of paper that can be easily turned over, mounted on a stand and used to present reports, data, etc. |
| FRANCOPHIL | • Francophil n. Alternative form of Francophile. • Francophil adj. Alternative form of Francophile. • FRANCOPHIL n. a lover of France and French things, also FRANCOPHILE. |
| LIFEHACKED | • LIFEHACK v. to live one's life in a way such as to simplify tasks and minimize effort. |
| LIFEHACKER | • lifehacker n. One who uses lifehacks. • LIFEHACKER n. one who lives in a way such as to simplify tasks and minimize effort. |
| LIGHTFACED | • lightfaced adj. Written, printed or drawn in lightface, using a font that has a low ration of ink to white space. • LIGHTFACED adj. in a typeface having comparatively light thin lines. |
| LIGHTFACES | • lightfaces n. Plural of lightface. • LIGHTFACE n. a typeface having comparatively light thin lines. |
| ULTRAFICHE | • ultrafiche n. An ultramicrofiche. • ULTRAFICHE n. a sheet of microfilm the same size as a microfiche but with a greater number of microcopied records on it. |