| 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. |
| 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. |
| FELSPATHIC | • felspathic adj. Alternative form of feldspathic. • FELSPATHIC adj. of or like felspar, also FELDSPATHIC, FELDSPATHOSE, FELSPATHOSE. |
| FISHPLATES | • fishplates n. Plural of fishplate. • FISHPLATE n. an iron plate used to join railway lines. |
| FISHTAILED | • fishtailed v. Simple past tense and past participle of fishtail. • FISHTAIL v. to swing the tail of a moving vehicle from side to side. |
| FLASHLIGHT | • flashlight n. (US, Canada) A battery-powered hand-held light source. • flashlight n. A flashgun (device used to create flashes of light for photography). • flashlight n. (Obsolete) A photograph taken with a flash camera. |
| 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. |
| FLATFISHES | • flatfishes n. Plural of flatfish. • FLATFISH n. a marine fish that habitually lies on its side. |
| FLINTHEADS | • flintheads n. Plural of flinthead. • FLINTHEAD n. an American wading bird, aka crested ibis. |
| 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. |
| KHALIFATES | • khalifates n. Plural of khalifate. • KHALIFATE n. (Arabic) the office of khalif, also CALIFATE, CALIPHATE, KALIPHATE, KHALIFAT, KHILAFAT. |
| LIGHTFACES | • lightfaces n. Plural of lightface. • LIGHTFACE n. a typeface having comparatively light thin lines. |
| LOANSHIFTS | • loanshifts n. Plural of loanshift. • LOANSHIFT n. the adaptation of a word from one language to another. |
| MULTIFLASH | • multiflash adj. (Photography) Involving more than one flash. • MULTIFLASH adj. with many flashes. |
| NIGHTFALLS | • nightfalls n. Plural of nightfall. • NIGHTFALL n. the onset or beginning of the night. |
| SAFELIGHTS | • safelights n. Plural of safelight. • SAFELIGHT n. a light used in a photographic darkroom etc., which emits light of an intensity and colour which will not damage the materials being processed. |
| SALTFISHES | • saltfishes n. Plural of saltfish. • SALTFISH n. salted cod. |