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. |
CHAFFINGLY | • chaffingly adv. In a chaffing manner; teasingly. • CHAFFINGLY adv. CHAFFING. |
CLIFFHANGS | • cliffhangs v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cliffhang. • CLIFFHANG v. to keep a reader in suspense. |
FLANCHINGS | • flanchings n. Plural of flanching. • FLANCHING n. a sloping piece of cement, e.g. round the base of a chimneypot, also FLAUNCHING. |
FLASHBANGS | • flashbangs n. Plural of flashbang. • flash-bangs n. Plural of flash-bang. • flash␣bangs n. Plural of flash bang. |
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. |
FLAUGHTERS | • flaughters n. Plural of flaughter. • FLAUGHTER v. (Scots) to cut turfs. |
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serves to hold the pot in position… • flaunching n. A mortar fillet at the junction of the chimney stack and the roof; superseded in modern times by lead flashing. |
FORHAILING | • FORHAILE v. (Spenser) to distract. |
GHASTFULLY | • ghastfully adv. In a ghastful manner. • GHASTFUL adv. (Spenser) terrifying; full of fear, also GASTFULL. |
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. |
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. |
UPFLASHING | • upflashing v. Present participle of upflash. • UPFLASHING adj. flashing up. |