| ARCHFIENDS | • archfiends n. Plural of archfiend. • ARCHFIEND n. the chief devil, Satan. |
| 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. |
| CATFISHING | • catfishing v. Present participle of catfish (“to fish for catfish”). • catfishing v. Present participle of catfish (“to create and operate a fake online profile”). • CATFISH v. to create a false identity on social media in order to lure someone into establishing a relationship. |
| CHAINFALLS | • chainfalls n. Plural of chainfall. • CHAINFALL n. a type of hoist. |
| CHAMFRAINS | • chamfrains n. Plural of chamfrain. • CHAMFRAIN n. a piece of leather, or plate of steel, to protect the head of a horse in battle, also CHAFFRON, CHAMFRON, CHANFRON. |
| CHIEFTAINS | • chieftains n. Plural of chieftain. • CHIEFTAIN n. the head of a clan; a leader or commander. |
| CLIFFHANGS | • cliffhangs v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cliffhang. • CLIFFHANG v. to keep a reader in suspense. |
| CRANKSHAFT | • crankshaft n. A rotating shaft that drives (or is driven by) a crank. • crankshaft v. (Of a straight bolt or rod) To deform in such a manner that part of the rod or bolt is displaced sideways… • crank␣shaft n. Alternative form of crankshaft. |
| FAULCHIONS | • faulchions n. Plural of faulchion. • FAULCHION n. a curved short sword with a broad blade, also FALCHION, FAUCHION, FAUCHON. |
| FLANCHINGS | • flanchings n. Plural of flanching. • FLANCHING n. a sloping piece of cement, e.g. round the base of a chimneypot, also FLAUNCHING. |
| FRANCHISED | • franchised v. Simple past tense and past participle of franchise. • FRANCHISE v. to grant a franchise to. |
| FRANCHISEE | • franchisee n. A holder of a franchise; a person who is granted a franchise. • FRANCHISEE n. one who receives a franchise. |
| FRANCHISER | • franchiser n. A franchisor, a company which or person who grants franchises. • franchiser n. (Rare) A person who has the right to vote. • FRANCHISER n. one who grants a franchise, also FRANCHISOR. |
| FRANCHISES | • franchises n. Plural of franchise. • FRANCHISE v. to grant a franchise to. |
| FRANCHISOR | • franchisor n. A company which, or a person who, grants franchises. • FRANCHISOR n. one who grants a franchise, also FRANCHISER. |
| GRASSFINCH | • grassfinch n. Any Australian finch of the genus Poephila. • GRASSFINCH n. an Australian weaverbird, brightly coloured and kept as a cage-bird. |
| HANDCRAFTS | • handcrafts n. Plural of handcraft. • handcrafts v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of handcraft. • HANDCRAFT v. to fashion by hand. |
| HANDICUFFS | • handicuffs n. Hand-to-hand fighting; fisticuffs. • HANDICUFFS n. fisticuffs. |
| HAWFINCHES | • hawfinches n. Plural of hawfinch. • HAWFINCH n. a Eurasian finch. |