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.
bedwarfing
bedwarfing
verb
present participle of bedwarf
boneflower
boonfellow
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
clanfellow
clanfellow
noun
A fellow member of a clan.
coneflower
coneflower
noun
Any of certain species of genus Isopogon, in order Proteales, principally of temperate Australia
Any of several similar flowering plants of tribe Heliantheae in order Asterales, in genera Dracopis, Echinacea, Rudbeckia, and Ratibida, that have a cone-shaped disk of florets.
contraflow
contraflow
noun
An abnormal state of a road or motorway where the traffic temporarily travels in the opposite direction to normal, usually as a result of repair work or an accident.
Flow in the opposite direction to normal.
cornflower
cornflower
adj
Of a blue colour, as that of the cornflower; cornflower blue.
noun
A plant of the species Cichorium intybus.
A small annual plant in the family Asteraceae, Centaurea cyanus, usually with bushy blue flowers which grows natively in European cornfields (i.e. wheatfields).
Cornflower blue.
daneflower
downfallen
downfallen
adj
(figurative) Having undergone a defeat, or been ousted from a position of authority.
Fallen down.
crestfallen, depressed, down in the dumps.
verb
past participle of downfall.
downfolded
downfolded
adj
folded down
downshifts
downshifts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of downshift
draftwoman
draftwoman
noun
Alternative form of draftswoman
drawfiling
drawfiling
noun
The process of smooth filing by working the file sidewise instead of lengthwise.
enflowered
enflowered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of enflower
fallowness
fallowness
noun
The state or quality of being fallow.
farnsworth
ferngrower
fiddletown
fingerwise
fingerwise
adv
In the manner of fingers from a hand; spreading out in several narrow parts.
fingerwork
fingerwork
noun
Alternative spelling of finger work
firewarden
firewarden
noun
An officer who has authority to direct in the extinguishing of fires, or to order what precautions shall be taken against fires.
fishertown
flandowser
flawedness
flewelling
flockowner
flockowner
noun
Someone who owns a flock of animals.
flyblowing
flyblowing
verb
present participle of flyblow
followings
followings
noun
plural of following
forbestown
foreanswer
foreanswer
verb
To answer beforehand or in advance
foreknower
foreknower
noun
One who foreknows.
forewarned
forewarned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of forewarn
forewarner
forewarner
noun
One who forewarns.
forewonted
forwarding
forwarding
noun
The act by which something is forwarded.
verb
present participle of forward
frankewing
freedwoman
freedwoman
noun
A woman who has been released from a condition of slavery.
freedwomen
freedwomen
noun
plural of freedwoman
frenchtown
frenchweed
frenchwise
freshwoman
freshwoman
noun
A female freshman.
frontwards
frontwards
adj
Oriented towards the front.
frowningly
frowningly
adv
While or as if frowning
frowsiness
frowziness
frowziness
noun
The quality of being frowzy.
fruitwoman
fruitwomen
funnelwise
funnelwise
adv
In the manner of a funnel.
gangflower
gnatflower
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.
hawfinches
hawfinches
noun
plural of hawfinch
interwhiff
ironflower
juneflower
lawfulness
lawfulness
noun
Property of being lawful, of obeying the law.
Property of operating in a manner organized by certain laws.
leftwinger
leftwinger
noun
Alternative form of left-winger
longfellow
longfellow
Proper noun
originally a nickname for a tall person.
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, American poet.
lungflower
monkflower
moonflower
moonflower
noun
(obsolete) The ox-eye daisy, Leucanthemum vulgare
Any of several vines of the genus Ipomoea, especially Ipomoea alba.
Species in genus Cereus and in Hylocereus.
Species of Datura, including Datura inoxia.
Species of Mentzelia, including Mentzelia pumila.
The corn marigold, Glebionis segetum.
newfangled
newfangled
adj
(usually derogatory, disapproving, or humorous) new and often needlessly novel or gratuitously different; recently devised or fashionable, especially when not an improvement.
Fond of novelty.
nonflowing
nonflowing
adj
That does not flow.
noonflower
noonflower
noun
Flowers of the family Aizoaceae, especially those of the genus Carpobrotus.
Flowers of the genus Bauhinia.
Tragopogon, a type of aster that closes at midday.
outfawning
outfawning
verb
present participle of outfawn
outflowing
outflowing
adj
flowing out
noun
The act of something flowing out.
outfrowned
outfrowned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outfrown
sandflower
snowdrifts
snowdrifts
noun
plural of snowdrift
snowflakes
snowflakes
noun
plural of snowflake
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of snowflake
snowflight
snowflower
sunflowers
sunflowers
noun
plural of sunflower
swanflower
swingknife
townfaring
townifying
twelfhynde
twentyfold
twentyfold
adj
By a factor of twenty.
twinflower
twinflower
noun
Dyschoriste oblongifolia, a dicotyledonous flowering plant of the family Acanthaceae, native to coastal plains regions of the United States.
Linnaea borealis, a woodland subshrub with opposite evergreen rounded oval leaves and pendulous pink flowers that occur in pairs.
underflows
underflows
noun
plural of underflow
unfallowed
unfallowed
adj
Not fallowed
unfarrowed
unfarrowed
adj
Without a farrow or litter.
unfellowed
unfellowed
adj
Without a fellow; unmatched.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of unfellow
unfellowly
unfellowly
adj
Not fellowly.
unflowered
unflowered
adj
Not having flowered.
unfollowed
unfollowed
adj
not followed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of unfollow
unforsworn
unforsworn
adj
Not forsworn.
unfowllike
unfrowning
unfrowning
adj
Not frowning.
unfurrowed
unfurrowed
adj
Not furrowed.
unlawfully
unlawfully
adv
In a manner not conforming to the law.
unmidwifed
unpowerful
unpowerful
adj
Not powerful.
unwasteful
unwasteful
Adjective
Not wasteful.
unwatchful
unwatchful
adj
Not watchful
unwifelike
unwifelike
adj
Not wifelike.
unwilfully
unwilfully
adv
In an unwilful manner.
unwoefully
unwrathful
unwrathful
adj
Not wrathful.
unwrongful
unwrongful
adj
Not wrongful.
viewfinder
viewfinder
noun
A device on a camera that shows what will appear in the field of view of the lens; it helps the user target a subject, zoom and focus the image.
waferwoman
wandflower
wanrestful
wanrestful
adj
(dialectal, chiefly Scotland) Restless; uneasy.
waterfront
waterfront
noun
The dockland district of a town.
The land alongside a body of water.
wavefronts
wavefronts
noun
plural of wavefront
wayfarings
wayfarings
noun
plural of wayfaring
wharfinger
wharfinger
noun
(chiefly historical) The owner or manager of a wharf.
wifeliness
wifeliness
noun
The condition of being wifely
wilfulness
wilfulness
noun
(British spelling) The state or condition of being wilful; stubbornness.
willendorf
windcuffer
windcuffer
noun
(UK dialectal, originally Orkney, rare) The common kestrel.
windfallen
windfallen
adj
Blown down by the wind.
windfanner
windfishes
windflower
windflower
noun
An early spring flowering species of the family Ranunculaceae (Anemone nemorosa).
wingfishes
wingfishes
noun
plural of wingfish
winterfeed
winterfeed
verb
Alternative spelling of winter-feed
winterffed
woefulness
woefulness
noun
The quality of being woeful.
woffington
wolfhounds
wolfhounds
noun
plural of wolfhound
wolframine
wolfsbanes
wolfsbanes
noun
plural of wolfsbane
womanfully
womanfully
adv
In a womanly manner.
womanproof
womanproof
adj
(chiefly humorous) Resistant to women or their romantic appeal.