A perennial herb, Melanthium virginicum, having a branched cluster of pale flowers
changchowfu
crawfishing
crawfishing
noun
fishing for crawfish
verb
present participle of crawfish
cushionflower
downshift
downshift
noun
(automotive, cycling) A shift of a transmission into a lower gear.
A change in career or lifestyle to one which is not as well paid but less stressful and more personally rewarding.
A change of direction or a movement downwards.
A reduction in quality or quantity.
verb
(automotive, cycling) To shift (a car or bicycle) into a lower gear.
(automotive, cycling) To shift a transmission into a lower gear.
To change (one's career or lifestyle) to one which is not as well paid but less stressful and more personally rewarding.
To change one's career or lifestyle to one which is not as well paid but less stressful and more personally rewarding.
To function at a lower rate; to slacken.
To reduce (something) in quality or quantity (as effect, scope, speed, etc.)
downshifted
downshifted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of downshift
downshifting
downshifting
noun
A social trend towards living a simpler, less ambitious life with a better work-life balance.
verb
present participle of downshift
downshifts
downshifts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of downshift
draftswomanship
draftswomanship
noun
(rare) The art or craft of a female draftsman.
dwarfishness
dwarfishness
noun
The quality of being dwarfish.
faithworthiness
faithworthiness
noun
(archaic) trustworthiness
fanshawe
fanwright
fanwright
noun
(historical) A person who makes fans for use in winnowing.
farnsworth
featherwing
fellowshiping
fellowshipping
fellowshipping
verb
present participle of fellowship
fernshaw
fernshaw
noun
A thicket of ferns.
feuchtwanger
fishertown
fisherwoman
fisherwoman
noun
A woman who fishes.
A woman whose profession is catching fish.
She is a fisherwoman, out on a trawler for days at a time.
fisherwomen
fisherwomen
noun
plural of fisherwoman
fishwoman
fishwoman
noun
(dated) A woman who sells fish.
flaxwench
fliegerabwehrkanone
flowcharting
flowcharting
noun
(computing) the design and construction of flowcharts
flywinch
foreshadowing
foreshadowing
noun
(literature, usually uncountable) A literary device whereby an author drops hints or symbolic representations of plot developments to come later in the story.
verb
present participle of foreshadow
foreshowing
foreshowing
noun
The act or an instance of showing something, usually an event, ahead of time; a prognostication
verb
present participle of foreshow
foreshown
foreshown
verb
simple past tense and past participle of foreshow
freewheeling
freewheeling
adj
Unbounded by rules or conventions; unrestrained.
verb
present participle of freewheel.
freewheelingness
frenchtown
frenchweed
frenchwise
frenchwoman
frenchwoman
Noun
A French woman.
frenchwomen
freshwoman
freshwoman
noun
A female freshman.
halfpennyworth
halfpennyworth
noun
(Britain) As much as could be bought for a halfpenny (pre- or post-decimalisation).
(Britain, informal) A negligible amount.
(Britain, informal) One's opinion or thoughts; one's two cents.
handflower
handflower
noun
(sometimes in the phrase ‘handflower tree’) A Mexican hand tree (Chiranthodendron pentadactylon).
A wallflower (Erysimum cheiri, syns. Erysimum × cheiri, Cheiranthus cheiri).
An item of jewellery consisting of a bracelet linked to a ring by chains, lace or other elements which cross the back of the hand.
handicraftswoman
handicraftswoman
noun
A female practitioner of a handicraft.
handsawfish
handsawfishes
hawfinch
hawfinch
noun
A large Eurasian finch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes), with a thick bill.
hawfinches
hawfinches
noun
plural of hawfinch
henceforward
henceforward
adv
from now on; from this time on
henceforwards
henceforwards
adv
(archaic) henceforth, from this point onwards.
henwife
henwife
noun
A woman in charge of domestic fowl; sometimes used contemptuously about men.
hingeflower
honeyflower
housewifeliness
housewifeliness
noun
The quality of being housewifely.
housewifelinesses
howfing
interwhiff
kitchenwife
ludwigshafen
newfashioned
newfashioned
adj
Alternative form of new-fashioned
newfish
nightfowl
renfrewshire
renfrewshire
Proper noun
a historic county of Scotland, merged into Strathclyde region in 1975.
a council area in Scotland, created in 1996 on the abolition of Strathclyde region in part of the area of the historic county.
schaefferstown
schweinfurt
schwenkfelder
schwenkfelder
Noun
A member of the a small American Christian group rooted in the 16th-century Protestant Reformation teachings of
schwenkfeldian
schwenkfeldian
Noun
A Schwenkfelder.
shelfworn
shelfworn
adj
Alternative form of shelf-worn
showoffishness
shufflewing
shufflewing
Noun
The hedge sparrow.
snailfishessnailflower
snowflight
straightforwardness
straightforwardness
noun
The state or quality of being straightforward.
swordfisherman
swordfisherman
noun
A fisherman who fishes for swordfish.
swordfishing
swordfishing
verb
present participle of swordfish
thenceforward
thenceforward
adv
from then on; from that time on
thenceforwards
thenceforwards
adv
From then on; from that time on
thencefoward
thunderflower
twelfhynde
twelfhyndeman
undersheriffwick
undersheriffwick
noun
The area of jurisdiction of an undersheriff.
unfaithworthiness
unfaithworthy
unfellowshiped
unfellowshiped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of unfellowship
unhousewifely
unhousewifely
adj
Not housewifely.
uninterferedwith
unstraightforward
unstraightforward
adj
Not straightforward; oblique, evasive, equivocal, indirect.
unstraightforwardness
unstraightforwardness
noun
The state or quality of being unstraightforward; a lack of straightforwardness; obliqueness, evasiveness.
unwatchful
unwatchful
adj
Not watchful
unwatchfully
unwatchfully
adv
In an unwatchful manner.
unwatchfulness
unwatchfulness
noun
The quality of being unwatchful.
unwishful
unwishful
adj
Not wishful.
unwishfully
unwishfully
adv
(rare) In an unwishful manner; without wishing.
unwishfulness
unwishfulness
noun
(very rare) The state or condition of being unwishful.
unworshipful
unworshipful
adj
Not worshipful.
unwrathful
unwrathful
adj
Not wrathful.
unwrathfully
unwrathfully
adv
In an unwrathful manner.
unwrathfulness
wanthrift
watchfulness
watchfulness
noun
The state or quality of being watchful; alertness, vigilance or wakefulness.
watchfulnesses
watchfulnesses
noun
plural of watchfulness
weatherproofing
weatherproofing
noun
(UK) The practice of protecting a building and its interior from the elements/weather and wind or Something protecting the interior of a building or similar from weather and wind
verb
present participle of weatherproof
weatherproofness
weatherproofness
noun
The quality or degree of being weatherproof.
weightlifting
weightlifting
noun
(sports) A sport in which competitors lift heavy weights in two events: the snatch and the clean and jerk.
A form of exercise in which weights are lifted.
wharfing
wharfing
noun
(engineering) A technique of facing seawalls and embankments with planks driven as piles and secured by ties.
The material for constructing a wharf.
verb
present participle of wharf
wharfinger
wharfinger
noun
(chiefly historical) The owner or manager of a wharf.
wharfingers
wharfingers
noun
plural of wharfinger
wharfland
wharfland
noun
The land area surrounding a wharf.
wharfman
wharfman
noun
A man who works on a wharf.
wharfmen
wharfmen
noun
plural of wharfman
wharncliffe
wharncliffe
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Wharncliffe
whenceforth
whenceforth
adv
(formal) From which place, time, or point forth; forth from which; onward from which.
(formal, interrogative) Forth from what place, time, or point; onward from what place, time, or point.
whenceforward
whenceforward
adv
(formal or literary) From which point onwards (in time or space).
whiffen
whiffenpoof
whiffenpoof
noun
A fictional bird, said to fly forwards while looking backwards.
whiffing
whiffing
noun
A mode of fishing with a hand line for pollock, mackerel, etc.
The act of one who, or that which, whiffs.
verb
present participle of whiff
whiffling
whiffling
noun
A breathy noise, as of a horse or a bird.
Aimless talk; waffle.
verb
present participle of whiffle
whifflingly
whiggification
whiggification
noun
The process or result of whiggifying.
whitefieldian
whitfinch
whoofing
whoofing
verb
present participle of whoof
wifething
windfish
windfishes
wingfish
wingfish
noun
A sea robin with large, wing-like pectoral fins.
wingfishes
wingfishes
noun
plural of wingfish
wishfulness
wishfulness
noun
The state or quality of being wishful.
Wishful thinking.
withinforth
withinforth
adv
(obsolete) within; inside; inwardly
wolfhound
wolfhound
noun
A dog of various breeds originally developed to hunt wolves.
wolfhounds
wolfhounds
noun
plural of wolfhound
wolfishness
wolfishness
noun
The quality of being wolfish.
worshipfulness
worshipfulness
noun
The state or condition of being worshipful; reverence.