BUFFOONISH | • buffoonish adj. Characteristic of a buffoon. • BUFFOONISH adj. like a buffoon. |
CHIFFONADE | • chiffonade n. A culinary preparation of herbs or leafy vegetables cut into long, thin ribbons. • chiffonade v. To prepare a chiffonade. • CHIFFONADE n. (French) green plants cooked in butter, esp. a mixture of lettuce and sorrel. |
CHIFFONIER | • chiffonier n. A tall, elegant chest of drawers, often with a mirror attached. • chiffonier n. One who gathers rags and odds and ends; a ragpicker. • chiffonier n. A receptacle for rags or shreds. |
CHIFFOROBE | • chifforobe n. A piece of furniture consisting of a wardrobe combined with a chest of drawers. • CHIFFOROBE n. a combination of wardrobe and chest of drawers. |
CHROMAFFIN | • chromaffin adj. (Cytology) Having an affinity for (and thus being stained brownish yellow) by chromium salts. • CHROMAFFIN adj. staining deeply with chromium salts. |
FISHERFOLK | • fisherfolk n. People who fish for a living. • fisherfolk n. (Anthropology) Members of a culture that is dominated by fishing. • fisherfolk n. Recreational fishers. |
FOOLFISHES | • foolfishes n. Plural of foolfish. • FOOLFISH n. a marine fish, the orange filefish. |
FROGFISHES | • frogfishes n. Plural of frogfish. • FROGFISH n. a marine fish. |
HIPPOGRIFF | • hippogriff n. A mythical beast, half griffin and half horse, supposedly the offspring of a griffin and a filly. • HIPPOGRIFF n. a fabulous winged animal, half horse and half griffin, also HIPPOGRYPH. |
OFFISHNESS | • offishness n. Quality of being offish. • OFFISHNESS n. the state of being offish. |
OFFSHORING | • offshoring v. Present participle of offshore. • offshoring n. The location of a business in another country for tax purposes or lowering production costs, as the labor. • OFFSHORING n. the practice of substituting foreign labour for domestic. |
SHERIFFDOM | • sheriffdom n. The regions in which a sheriff has authority. • sheriffdom n. The office, or period of office, of a sheriff. • SHERIFFDOM n. the office of sheriff. |
WOLFFISHES | • wolffishes n. Plural of wolffish. • wolf-fishes n. Plural of wolf-fish. • wolf␣fishes n. Plural of wolf fish. |