| ANGLERFISH | • anglerfish n. Any fish of the bony fish order Lophiiformes, which have an outgrowth they wiggle to lure and catch their prey. • angler␣fish n. Alternative spelling of anglerfish. • ANGLERFISH n. a widemouthed voracious fish that attracts its prey by waving filaments attached to its head. |
| 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. |
| CHAFFINGLY | • chaffingly adv. In a chaffing manner; teasingly. • CHAFFINGLY adv. CHAFFING. |
| CHAINFALLS | • chainfalls n. Plural of chainfall. • CHAINFALL n. a type of hoist. |
| CLIFFHANGS | • cliffhangs v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cliffhang. • CLIFFHANG v. to keep a reader in suspense. |
| 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. |
| FLASHINESS | • flashiness n. The quality of being flashy. • FLASHINESS n. the quality of being flashy. |
| FLASHPOINT | • flashpoint n. Alternative form of flash point. • flash␣point n. (Physics) The lowest temperature at which a liquid can form an ignitable mixture in air near the surface… • flash␣point n. (Figuratively) A hotspot; a dangerous place of violent political unrest. |
| FLAUGHTING | • FLAUGHT v. (Scots) to cut, pare. |
| 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serves to hold the pot in position… • flaunching n. A mortar fillet at the junction of the chimney stack and the roof; superseded in modern times by lead flashing. |
| FLINTHEADS | • flintheads n. Plural of flinthead. • FLINTHEAD n. an American wading bird, aka crested ibis. |
| FORHAILING | • FORHAILE v. (Spenser) to distract. |
| FRANCOPHIL | • Francophil n. Alternative form of Francophile. • Francophil adj. Alternative form of Francophile. • FRANCOPHIL n. a lover of France and French things, also FRANCOPHILE. |
| LOANSHIFTS | • loanshifts n. Plural of loanshift. • LOANSHIFT n. the adaptation of a word from one language to another. |
| NIGHTFALLS | • nightfalls n. Plural of nightfall. • NIGHTFALL n. the onset or beginning of the night. |
| UNFAITHFUL | • unfaithful adj. Not having religious faith. • unfaithful adj. Not keeping good faith; disloyal; not faithful. • unfaithful adj. Adulterous. |
| UNFLASHIER | • UNFLASHY adj. not flashy. |
| UPFLASHING | • upflashing v. Present participle of upflash. • UPFLASHING adj. flashing up. |