| BEFOREHAND | • beforehand adv. At an earlier or preceding time. • beforehand adj. (Obsolete) In comfortable circumstances as regards property; forehanded. • beforehand adj. (Archaic, often followed by with) In a state of anticipation or preoccupation. |
| BONEFISHES | • bonefishes n. Plural of bonefish. • BONEFISH n. a slender marine fish. |
| FEATHERBRAIN | • featherbrain n. Alternative spelling of feather-brain. • feather-brain n. (Derogatory) a feather-brained or stupid person, especially a woman. • FEATHERBRAIN n. a foolish scatterbrained person. |
| FRONTBENCHER | • frontbencher n. (Politics) A Member of Parliament who sits on the front bench, and is typically part of the cabinet. • front-bencher n. Alternative form of frontbencher. • front␣bencher n. Alternative form of frontbencher. |
| HEREINBEFORE | • hereinbefore adv. (Formal) In a preceding part of this speech, book, or text; before this. • HEREINBEFORE adv. in the preceding part of this writing or document. |
| BASHFULNESSES | • bashfulnesses n. Plural of bashfulness. • BASHFULNESS n. the state of being bashful. |
| DIEFFENBACHIA | • dieffenbachia n. Any of several plants, of the genus Dieffenbachia, cultivated as houseplants. • Dieffenbachia prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Araceae – the mother-in-law’s tongue, dumb cane and similar plants. • DIEFFENBACHIA n. any plant of the tropical American araceous genus Dieffenbachia, including the dumbcane. |
| FEATHERBRAINS | • featherbrains n. Plural of featherbrain. • feather-brains n. Plural of feather-brain. • FEATHERBRAIN n. a foolish scatterbrained person. |
| FINGERBREADTH | • fingerbreadth n. A (usually approximate and informal) unit of measurement based upon the radial width of the human finger. • FINGERBREADTH n. the breadth of a finger. |
| FRONTBENCHERS | • frontbenchers n. Plural of frontbencher. • front-benchers n. Plural of front-bencher. • front␣benchers n. Plural of front bencher. |
| REFURBISHMENT | • refurbishment n. The act of refurbishing; renovation. • REFURBISHMENT n. the act of refurbishing. |
| THEREINBEFORE | • thereinbefore adv. (Formal) In a preceding part of that (Speech, book, etc.); before that. • THEREINBEFORE adv. in the preceding part of that writing or document. |
| DIEFFENBACHIAS | • dieffenbachias n. Plural of dieffenbachia. • DIEFFENBACHIA n. any plant of the tropical American araceous genus Dieffenbachia, including the dumbcane. |
| FEATHERBEDDING | • featherbedding v. Present participle of featherbed. • featherbedding n. (US) The employment of more workers than is necessary, typically because of labor union rules (or sometimes… • feather-bedding v. Present participle of feather-bed. |
| FEATHERBRAINED | • featherbrained adj. Alternative spelling of feather-brained. • feather-brained adj. Foolish, scatterbrained. • FEATHERBRAINED adj. foolish. |
| FINGERBREADTHS | • fingerbreadths n. Plural of fingerbreadth. • FINGERBREADTH n. the breadth of a finger. |
| REFURBISHMENTS | • refurbishments n. Plural of refurbishment. • REFURBISHMENT n. the act of refurbishing. |
| FASHIONABLENESS | • fashionableness n. The state of being fashionable; stylishness; elegance. • FASHIONABLENESS n. the state of being fashionable. |
| FEATHERBEDDINGS | • FEATHERBEDDING n. protecting (an industry, workers, etc.) by such practices as overmanning in order to save jobs. |