The flow of a fluid (through a pipe etc.) in a direction opposite to that which is normal or intended.
verb
To flow in the wrong or backward direction.
backflowing
backflowing
adj
flowing backwards
verb
present participle of backflow
backfurrow
backfurrow
noun
(agriculture) The line of piled soil thrown up beside a furrow when it is created by a plow
verb
(agriculture) To throw or turn the soil in alternating directions for every other row that is plowed, so that every pair of furrows has a single backfurrow with clear areas on the outside.
bailiffwick
bailiffwick
noun
Obsolete form of bailiwick.
ballflower
ballflower
noun
Alternative form of ball flower
balloonflower
barrowful
barrowful
noun
The amount that can fit in a barrow
batfowl
batfowled
batfowler
batfowler
noun
One who takes part in batfowling.
batfowling
batfowling
noun
A method of catching birds at night, by holding a torch or other light, and beating the bush or perch where they roost so that the birds fly towards the light.
batfowls
bathflower
bedfellow
bedfellow
noun
(by extension) An associate, often an otherwise improbable one.
One with whom one shares a bed.
bedfellows
bedfellows
noun
plural of bedfellow
bedfellowship
bedfellowship
noun
The state or role of being bedfellows.
bedflower
bedwarf
bedwarf
verb
(archaic, transitive) To make a dwarf of; to stunt or hinder the growth of; to dwarf.
bedwarfed
bedwarfed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bedwarf
bedwarfing
bedwarfing
verb
present participle of bedwarf
bedwarfs
bedwarfs
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bedwarf
beeflower
beefwood
beefwood
noun
(uncountable) The timber of those trees.
Any of the Australian trees having timber resembling raw beef.
beefwoods
beefwoods
noun
plural of beefwood
beflower
beflower
verb
(obsolete) To cover with flowers.
beflowered
beflowered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beflower
beflowering
beflowering
verb
present participle of beflower
beflowers
beflowers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beflower
befurbelowed
befurbelowed
adj
(dated, possibly obsolete) Furbelowed; ornamented with frill.
bellflower
bellflower
noun
A flower of one of these plants, which is shaped like a bell.
Any flowering plant in genus Uvularia.
Any flowering plants in the genus Campanula.
Flowering plants in the genera, Campanulastrum, Codonopsis, or Platycodon, in the family Campanulaceae.
bellflowers
bellflowers
noun
plural of bellflower
bellowsful
bellowsful
noun
Enough to fill a bellows.
benchfellow
beowulf
beowulf
Proper noun
An Anglo-Saxon personal name, usually with reference to the hero of an Old English epic poem, or to the poem itself.
bethflower
bewitchful
bewitchful
adj
Bewitching; alluring; fascinating; amazing.
blackfellow
blackfellow
noun
(Australia, now usually considered offensive) A (male) Australian Aborigine.
blackfellows
blackfellows
noun
plural of blackfellow
blanketflower
blanketflower
noun
Gaillardia; a plant of the genus Gaillardia.
bloodflower
bloodflower
noun
A species of milkweed (Asclepias curassavica L.) with blood-red petals, native to the Central and South American tropics
Any plant in the genus Haemanthus, bulbous African plants of the amaryllis family.
blowfish
blowfish
noun
A delicacy popular in Japan, consisting of the fish served raw as sushi or perhaps fried. It may, if improperly prepared, contain considerably deadly levels of neurotoxins.
Any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe several times their normal size by swallowing water or air when threatened.
blowfishes
blowfishes
noun
plural of blowfish
blowflies
blowflies
noun
plural of blowfly
blowfly
blowfly
noun
Any of various flies of the family Calliphoridae that lay their eggs in rotting meat, dung, or open wounds.
blowoff
blowoff
noun
(UK, slang) A fart.
(colloquial) An outburst of temper or excitement.
A blowing off of steam, water, etc.
Something that is blown off.
The explosive separation of part of a rocket etc in order to prevent its destruction and allow for retrieval
blowoffs
blowoffs
noun
plural of blowoff
blowproof
blowproof
adj
Resistant to being blown.
boneflower
boonfellow
borowolframic
bottleflower
bowfin
bowfin
noun
A voracious ganoid fish, Amia calva, the last survivor of the order Amiiformes, found in the fresh waters of the United States.
bowfins
bowfins
noun
plural of bowfin
bowfront
bowfront
adj
Having a bow window in front.
Having an outward curving front.
bowieful
bowlful
bowlful
Noun
As much as is held by a bowl.
bowlfuls
bowlfuls
noun
plural of bowlful
bowstaff
breechesflower
broadwife
brookflower
brownfield
brownfield
adj
(software engineering) Being a development that has to integrate with legacy systems.
noun
(often attributive) A site, to be used for housing or commerce, that has been previously used for industry and may be contaminated or need extensive clearing
brownfields
brownfields
noun
plural of brownfield
buffware
buffware
noun
Any pottery of a buff colour.
bullflower
bunchflower
bunchflower
noun
A perennial herb, Melanthium virginicum, having a branched cluster of pale flowers
bushwife
butterflower
butterwife
chamberfellow
clubfellow
clubfellow
noun
A fellow member of a club.
combflower
facebow
facebow
noun
(dentistry) A prosthodontic instrument used to transfer functional and aesthetic components from the patient's mouth to the dental articulator.
fiberware
fibreware
fiddlebow
fishbowl
fishbowl
noun
Alternative spelling of fish bowl
fishbowls
fishbowls
noun
plural of fishbowl
fliegerabwehrkanone
flowable
flowable
adj
That is able to flow.
flowerbed
flowerbed
noun
A part of a garden or park where flowers are grown.
flyblew
flyblew
verb
simple past tense of flyblow
flyblow
flyblow
noun
The larva of the blowfly, especially when found on rotten meat.
verb
(transitive) To deposit eggs upon, as a blowfly does on meat; to cause to be maggoty.
(transitive, by extension) To taint or contaminate.
flyblowing
flyblowing
verb
present participle of flyblow
flyblown
flyblown
adj
contaminated with flyblows
sordid, squalid
tainted
flyblows
flyblows
noun
plural of flyblow
foambow
foambow
noun
A kind of rainbow or fogbow seen as sunlight passes through the airborne water droplets of a waterfall.
fogbow
fogbow
noun
(meteorology) A white arc or circle, similar to a rainbow, which can appear in the sky in foggy conditions as sunlight passes through small airborne water droplets.
fogbows
fogbows
noun
plural of fogbow
followable
followable
adj
Able to be followed.
footblower
forbestown
forblow
forbow
forebackwardly
forebow
forebowels
forebowline
forebows
foreknowable
foreknowable
adj
That may be known in advance.
foreknowableness
frewsburg
frostbow
frostbow
noun
A white arc or circle in the sky during frosty weather, formed by reflection of sunlight from ice crystals floating in the air.
furbelow
furbelow
noun
A frill, flounce, or ruffle, as on clothing; a decorative piece of fabric, especially one gathered or pleated as into a ruffle, etc.
A small, showy ornamentation.
verb
(transitive) To adorn with a furbelow; to ornament.
furbelowed
furbelowed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of furbelow
furbelowing
furbelowing
verb
present participle of furbelow
furbelows
furbelows
noun
plural of furbelow
globeflower
globeflower
noun
More generally, any plant of the genus Trollius.
Trollius europaeus, a plant with globe-shaped flowers.
Trollius laxus, a similar American plant.
globeflowers
globeflowers
noun
plural of globeflower
herbwife
overflowable
overflowable
adj
Capable of being overflowed.
safeblower
safeblower
noun
A criminal who breaks into safes using explosives.
safeblowing
safeblowing
noun
The act of breaking into a safe using explosives.
subdwarf
subdwarf
noun
(astronomy) A star that is dimmer than a main sequence star of same temperature. They are located below the main sequence in the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram.
tablefellow
tablefellow
noun
Synonym of tablemate
tablefellowship
tablefellowship
noun
The role or status of tablefellow.
thimbleflower
tubeflower
unfollowable
unfollowable
adj
Not followable.
unforeknowable
unforeknowable
adj
Not foreknowable.
unfurbelowed
unfurbelowed
adj
Without furbelows.
unfurrowable
unfurrowable
adj
Not furrowable.
waflib
warfordsburg
webfed
webfeet
webfeet
noun
plural of webfoot
webfoot
webfoot
noun
a foot that has toes connected by folds of skin
a web-footed animal
webfooted
webfooted
adj
Having webbed feet.
webfooter
whafabout
wheelbarrowful
wheelbarrowful
noun
The amount that can fit in a wheelbarrow.
whiffable
wilberforce
wilberforce
Proper noun
most common in Yorkshire.
William Wilberforce, English politician and abolitionist.
wolfbane
wolfbane
noun
Alternative form of wolfsbane
wolfberries
wolfberries
noun
plural of wolfberry
wolfberry
wolfberry
noun
Any of flowering species of the genus Lycium.
Lycium barbarum or Lycium chinense
The berry of this plant.
The western snowberry, Symphoricarpos occidentalis, a shrub native to nothern and central North America.
wolfeboro
wolfsbane
wolfsbane
noun
Any of several poisonous perennial herbs of the genus Aconitum.