a historic county in north-east Scotland, which was absorbed into Region in 1975. Its county town was
bannerfish
bannerfish
noun
A large fish of the genus Istiophorus, of the swordfish family, with a broad banner-like dorsal fin; the sailfish.
Any of several species of butterflyfish in the genus Heniochus that superficially resemble the Moorish idol, though unrelated.
barberfish
barberfish
noun
Johnrandallia nigrirostris, a cleaner fish.
barefisted
barrelfish
barrelfish
noun
The black rudderfish, Hyperoglyphe perciformis
barrelfuls
barrelfuls
noun
plural of barrelful
barrelsful
basifacial
basifacial
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the lower half of the face
basketfuls
basketfuls
noun
plural of basketful
beautifies
beautifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beautify
beccaficos
beccaficos
noun
plural of beccafico
bedfellows
bedfellows
noun
plural of bedfellow
beefeaters
beefeaters
noun
plural of beefeater
beefsteaks
beefsteaks
noun
plural of beefsteak
befetished
befetished
adj
(dated) Wearing amulets or talismans.
beforeness
beforeness
noun
The state or quality of being before.
beforesaid
beforesaid
adj
(archaic) Previously said.
beforested
befuddlers
befuddlers
noun
plural of befuddler
beliefless
beliefless
adj
Without a belief or beliefs; faithless or nothingarian.
bellowsful
bellowsful
noun
Enough to fill a bellows.
bellyfulls
bernstorff
besanctify
bifidities
bifidities
noun
plural of bifidity
bifistular
bifistular
adj
Doubly fistular; having two tubelike parts.
bifurcates
bifurcates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bifurcate
biliferous
biliferous
adj
Generating bile.
bilifuscin
bilifuscin
noun
(biochemistry) A brownish-green pigment, derived from bilirubin, found in human gallstones and in old bile.
billfishes
billfishes
noun
plural of billfish
bischofite
bischofite
noun
(mineralogy) An evaporite, consisting of magnesium chloride with the chemical formula MgCl₂·6H₂O, found with potash deposits in Saxony.
blackflies
blackflies
noun
plural of blackfly
blindfolds
blindfolds
noun
plural of blindfold
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blindfold
blissfield
blissfully
blissfully
adv
In a blissful, happy or joyful manner.
blowfishes
blowfishes
noun
plural of blowfish
bluefields
bluefishes
bluefishes
noun
plural of bluefish
blushfully
blushfully
adv
In a blushful manner
boarfishes
boarfishes
noun
plural of boarfish
boastfully
boastfully
adv
In a boastful manner.
bodysurfed
bodysurfed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bodysurf
bodysurfer
bodysurfer
noun
One who bodysurfs.
bonefishes
bonefishes
noun
plural of bonefish
bookshelfs
bottlefuls
bottlesful
bottlesful
noun
plural of bottleful
boyfriends
boyfriends
noun
plural of boyfriend
brantsford
breadstuff
breadstuff
noun
Any of the ingredients for making bread, especially as commodities in trade and especially the principal ones, namely, flour/meal or the grain with which to mill it (such as wheat, oats, rye, or any other cereal grain).
Bread or bread-like baked goods of any sort.
breakfasts
breakfasts
noun
plural of breakfast
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of breakfast
breastfast
breastfast
noun
(nautical) A large rope to fasten the midship part of a ship to a wharf or to another vessel.
briefcases
briefcases
noun
plural of briefcase
broomstaff
broomstaff
noun
(obsolete) A broomstick.
brunfelsia
brunfelsia
noun
(botany) Any of the plants of the genus Brunfelsia.
brushfires
brushfires
noun
plural of brushfire
brushproof
brushproof
adj
Resistant to damage caused by brushing.
bucketfuls
bucketfuls
noun
plural of bucketful
bucketsful
bufferrers
buffetings
buffetings
noun
plural of buffeting
buffoonish
buffoonish
adj
Characteristic of a buffoon.
buffoonism
buffoonism
noun
(rare, archaic) The practices of a buffoon; buffoonery.
bullfights
bullfights
noun
plural of bullfight
burrfishes
burrfishes
noun
plural of burrfish
bushelfuls
butterfats
butterfats
noun
plural of butterfat.
butterfish
butterfish
noun
(informal) The sablefish (Anoplopoma fimbria) (the sablefish is not a true butterfish; but is called such informally)
(obsolete) The Murray perch, Oligorus mitchelli; an Australian perciform fish of Murray river, now known as trout cod, Maccullochella macquariensis http://www.fishbase.org/Nomenclature/SynonymsList.php?ID=6308&SynCode=26048&GenusName=Maccullochella&SpeciesName=macquariensis, http://www.fishbase.org/summary/Maccullochella-macquariensis.html.
A rock gunnel, Pholis gunnellus, an eel-like fish found in the intertidal and subtidal zones of the North Atlantic.
Perciform fish of the family Stromateidae, including the genera Pampus, Peprilus and Stromateus.
The New Zealand fish Odax pullus, also known as greenbone.
cherubfish
clubfisted
clubfisted
adj
Crude and blunt, lacking finesse.
Having a large fist.
coffeebush
combfishes
combfishes
noun
plural of combfish
confusable
confusable
adj
Able to be confused.
noun
A word or phrase that is easily confused with another
confusably
confusably
adv
In a confusable way; such that they may be confused.
craftsbury
defeasible
defeasible
adj
(law, logic) Capable of being defeated, terminated, annulled, voided or invalidated.
defensible
defensible
adj
(of an argument etc) capable of being justified
(of an installation etc) capable of being defended against armed attack
defensibly
defensibly
adv
Defendably
In a defensible manner.
diffusible
diffusible
adj
Able to be diffused
diffusibly
disbeliefs
disbeliefs
noun
plural of disbelief
dumbfounds
dumbfounds
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dumbfound
enfeeblish
fabricates
fabricates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fabricate
fabulosity
fabulosity
noun
(obsolete, countable) A fabulous thing; a fable.
(uncountable) Fabulousness; the quality of being fabulous; fictitiousness; mythical character.
fabulously
fabulously
adv
In a fabulous manner.
In fables.
fassbinder
febrifuges
febrifuges
noun
plural of febrifuge
februaries
februarius
feebleness
feebleness
noun
The quality or state of being feeble; debility; infirmity.
ferrisburg
ferryboats
ferryboats
noun
plural of ferryboat
ferrysburg
fetterbush
fetterbush
noun
Leucothoe fontanesiana
Leucothoe spp., especially
Lyonia lucida (shiny lyonia)
Pieris floribunda (mountain fetterbush)
fiaroblast
fiberglass
fiberglass
noun
(American spelling) Alternative form of fibreglass
fiberscope
fiberscope
noun
(American spelling) a flexible fibreoptic device for viewing otherwise inaccessible areas
fibreglass
fibreglass
noun
A composite material made from fine fibres of spun glass held together with resin.
Ellipsis of fibreglass wool.
Silica based glass extruded into fibers that possess a length at least 1000 times greater than their width.
verb
To apply fibreglass to.
fibrillose
fibrillose
adj
Covered with fibrils, such as fungi or the undersurface of some lichens.
fibrillous
fibrillous
adj
Alternative spelling of fibrillose
fibrinosis
fibroblast
fibroblast
noun
A cell found in connective tissue that produces fibers, such as collagen.
fibrositis
fibrositis
noun
fibromyalgia
fibrovasal
filibuster
filibuster
noun
(US politics) A member of a legislative body causing such an obstruction; a filibusterer.
(US politics) A tactic (such as giving long, often irrelevant speeches) employed to delay the proceedings of, or the making of a decision by, a legislative body, particularly the United States Senate.
A mercenary soldier; a freebooter; specifically, a mercenary who travelled illegally in an organized group from the United States to a country in Central America or the Spanish West Indies in the mid-19th century seeking economic and political benefits through armed force.
verb
(originally and mainly US, politics) To use obstructionist tactics in a legislative body.
To take part in a private military action in a foreign country.
finishable
finishable
adj
That can be finished; completable.
firebrands
firebrands
noun
plural of firebrand
firebreaks
firebreaks
noun
plural of firebreak
firebricks
firebricks
noun
plural of firebrick
fisherboat
fisherboat
noun
Alternative form of fisher-boat
flabbiness
flabbiness
noun
The characteristic or quality of being flabby
flashbacks
flashbacks
noun
plural of flashback
flashboard
flashboard
noun
(US) A board placed temporarily upon a milldam, to raise the water in the pond above its usual level.
flashbulbs
flashbulbs
noun
plural of flashbulb
flashcubes
flashcubes
noun
plural of flashcube
flashtubes
flashtubes
noun
plural of flashtube
fleshbrush
flibustier
flibustier
noun
(obsolete) A French buccaneer; a French pirate in the Americas.
flushboard
flushboard
noun
Alternative form of flashboard
follansbee
footboards
footboards
noun
plural of footboard
forbearers
forbearers
noun
plural of forbearer
forbecause
forbestown
forebodies
forebodies
noun
plural of forebody
forebowels
forebreast
forebreast
noun
(Britain, mining) forefield
the anterior part of the chest especially of a quadruped
forebroads
forestburg
forseeable
forseeable
adj
Alternative form of foreseeable
fosterable
fosterable
adj
Capable of being fostered; suitable for fostering.
foxberries
foxberries
noun
plural of foxberry
frabjously
frabjously
adv
In a frabjous manner; wonderfully, fabulously.
framboesia
framboesia
noun
Alternative form of frambesia
fribbleism
froebelism
froebelist
frostbiter
frostbites
frostbites
noun
plural of frostbite
frostbound
frostbound
adj
Bound or confined by frost.
frustrable
frustrable
adj
Capable of being frustrated or defeated
funebrious
funebrious
adj
Obsolete form of funebrial.
furbishing
furbishing
noun
The act by which something is furbished.
verb
present participle of furbish
fusibility
fusibility
noun
The ease with which a material will melt.
fusobteria
fussbudget
fussbudget
noun
(colloquial, derogatory, Canada, US) One who complains or fusses a great deal, especially about unimportant matters; a fusspot.