English words containing riflery:

noun

The removal of the flesh adhering to a skin or hide.

Usage examples:

After fleshing, the hide is soaked again

verb

Put weight on.

Usage examples:

He had fleshed out to a solid 220 pounds

phrasal verb

To add more detail when describing or explaining something

Usage examples:

Emily should have included these pieces of information to flesh out her argument.

noun

A radical derived from a phosphatidic acid by the loss of a hydrogen atom from the phosphate group. usually attributive or a formative element in the names of esters (phospholipids) occurring in cell membranes, in which a radical formed by the loss of a hydroxyl group from the compound denoted by the second element is attached to the phosphate group, as "phosphatidylinositol", "phosphatidylserine", etc.

adjective

Like a son; characteristic of or appropriate to a son; filial.

verb

Move with a hissing or rushing sound.

Usage examples:

A car swished by

noun

A hissing or rustling sound.

Usage examples:

He could hear the swish of a distant car

noun

A shot that goes through the basket without touching the backboard or rim.

Usage examples:

Three shots, three swishes; these somehow lifted the sense of occasion.

adjective

In need of rest or sleep

Usage examples:

I had been up all night with the baby and was really tired., i’m tired of cleaning up after you.