A nocturnal, insectivorous mammal, Proteles cristatus, of southern and eastern Africa, related to and resembling the hyena.
afterwar
afterwar
adj
Following a war.
afterwit
afterwit
noun
A good comeback, retort one thinks of only after the end of discussion or after leaving a social gathering.
The lack of forethought.
Wisdom which comes after the event.
aftwards
aftwards
adv
Alternative form of aftward
airflows
airflows
noun
plural of airflow
antifowl
antifowl
adj
(immunology) Synonym of antichicken
archwife
archwife
noun
A big, masculine wife; a dominating woman; virago.
awfuller
awfuller
adj
comparative form of awful: more awful
backflow
backflow
noun
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.
batfowls
bedwarfs
bedwarfs
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bedwarf
beefwood
beefwood
noun
(uncountable) The timber of those trees.
Any of the Australian trees having timber resembling raw beef.
beflower
beflower
verb
(obsolete) To cover with flowers.
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.
blowoffs
blowoffs
noun
plural of blowoff
bowfront
bowfront
adj
Having a bow window in front.
Having an outward curving front.
bowieful
bowlfuls
bowlfuls
noun
plural of bowlful
bowstaff
buffware
buffware
noun
Any pottery of a buff colour.
bushwife
chafewax
chafewax
noun
Alternative form of chaffwax
chaffwax
chaffwax
noun
(UK, law, historical) A chancery officer who fitted wax for sealing writs and other documents.
cowflaps
cowflaps
noun
plural of cowflap
cowflops
cowflops
noun
plural of cowflop
crawfish
crawfish
noun
(Quebec, Canada, slang, derogatory) A slur against Anglo-Canadians used in some corners of Quebec (including the Gaspé).
(South Africa) Various marine crustaceans, rock lobster; especially Jasus lalandii, the Cape crawfish.
(Southern US, Midwestern US and Western US) Various freshwater crustaceans, crayfish.
verb
(colloquial, Southern US) To backpedal, desert or withdraw (also used with out).
crawfoot
crawford
crawford
Proper noun
derived from several different placenames.
crowfeet
crowfoot
crowfoot
noun
Any of many plants, mostly of the genus Ranunculus, that have a leaf shaped somewhat like a bird's foot; especially the buttercups
curfewed
curfewed
adj
Subject to a curfew
cynewulf
dataflow
dataflow
noun
Alternative spelling of data flow
deflower
deflower
verb
(transitive) To deprive of flowers.
(transitive) To deprive of grace and beauty.
(transitive) To take the virginity of (somebody), especially a woman or girl.
demiwolf
demiwolf
noun
(archaic) A mongrel dog, between a dog and a wolf.
dewfalls
dewfalls
noun
plural of dewfall
downface
downface
adj
Having or on a downward oriented face.
adv
Further down the face
noun
(dogs) A profile characterized by a downward sloping muzzle.
The face that is oriented downward.
verb
(transitive) To disparage; to cause to lose face.
(transitive, archaic, rare) to persist in an assertion in the face of opposition.
downfall
downfall
noun
A precipitous decline in fortune; death or rapid deterioration, as in status or wealth.
An act of falling down.
The cause of such a fall; a critical blow or error.
verb
(intransitive) To fall down; deteriorate; decline.
downfeed
downflow
downflow
noun
A downward flow.
downfold
downfold
noun
(geology) A syncline.
drawfile
driftway
driftway
noun
(US, Rhode Island) An access road to the sea.
(mining) A drift, or horizontal passage in a mine.
A common road or path for driving cattle.
duckwife
dwarfest
dwarfest
adj
(horticulture) superlative form of dwarf: most dwarf
dwarfing
dwarfing
noun
The situation where something is made to seem (relatively) small or unimportant.
verb
present participle of dwarf
dwarfish
dwarfish
adj
Like a dwarf; being especially small or stunted.
Of, pertaining to, or made by or for dwarves.
dwarfism
dwarfism
noun
The condition of being a dwarf (person of short stature).
The quality of being puny or inferior.
efflower
efflower
verb
(rare) To graze; (leatherworking) to remove the outer surface of (a skin) with a knife.
enflower
enflower
verb
(transitive, poetic) To cover or deck with flowers.
enfollow
enfurrow
facedown
facedown
adv
Alternative form of face-down
noun
Alternative form of face-down (“a confrontation”)
facewise
facewise
adv
By means of or in terms of the face.
facework
facework
noun
(mining) work done at the face, such as the coalface
(sociology, psychology) The communicative strategies involved in upholding face, or social prestige.
The material of the outside or front side, as of a wall or building.
fadeaway
fadeaway
noun
(basketball) A jump shot made while jumping backwards, away from the basket. The goal is to create space between the shooter and the defender, making it much harder to block.
(slang) The ending of a personal relationship by stopping any contact with the other party and not providing an explanation.
An instance of fading away, of diminishing in proximity or intensity.
fairlawn
fairview
fairways
fairways
noun
plural of fairway
fallaway
fallaway
adj
(basketball) Of a shot, taken while moving away from the basket.
noun
(basketball) A shot taken while moving away from the basket.
fallowed
fallowed
adj
Of land, ploughed but left unseeded.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fallow
fanshawe
fanworts
fanworts
noun
plural of fanwort
farewell
farewell
adj
Parting, valedictory, final.
intj
Goodbye.
noun
A departure; the act of leaving
A wish of happiness or safety at parting, especially a permanent departure
verb
To bid farewell or say goodbye.
farmtown
farmtown
noun
A farmhouse, farmyard and associated buildings
farmwife
farmwife
noun
A farmer's wife.
The wife in a married couple engaged in farming; a wife who shares in the duties of farming, such as farm management, homemaking on the farm, fieldwork, sales and marketing, or other work.
farrowed
farrowed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of farrow
fastwalk
fawcette
fawkener
fawniest
fawnlike
fawnlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a fawn.
fawnskin
fawnskin
noun
The skin of a fawn
feastraw
fellowed
fellowed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fellow
fellowly
fellowly
adj
Fellowlike; companionable, sociable or sympathetic.
adv
In a fellowly manner.
feltwork
feltwork
noun
(medicine) A fibrous network
(medicine) A tight plexus of nerve fibrils
feltwort
feltwort
noun
mullein (Verbascum gen. et spp.)
felworts
felworts
noun
plural of felwort
fencerow
fencerow
noun
The land adjacent to a fence
fernshaw
fernshaw
noun
A thicket of ferns.
fernwood
fernwort
ferryway
ferwerda
fessways
fessways
adv
Fesswise.
fesswise
fesswise
adv
(heraldry) In the manner of a fess; as a broad horizontal stripe across the middle of an escutcheon.
feverfew
feverfew
noun
A European aromatic perennial herb, Tanacetum parthenium (or Chrysanthemum parthenium or Pyrethrum parthenium), having daisy-like flowers; valued as a traditional medicine, especially for headaches.
fewneses
fewterer
fewterer
noun
Alternative spelling of feuterer
fewtrils
fewtrils
noun
(UK, dialect, obsolete) Little or unimportant things; trifles.
fezziwig
figworts
figworts
noun
plural of figwort
finedraw
finedraw
verb
(transitive) To sew up so finely that the seam is not visible; to renter.
fineview
fireplow
firewall
firewall
noun
(architecture) A fireproof barrier used to prevent the spread of fire between or through buildings, structures, electrical substation transformers, or within an aircraft or vehicle.
(computer security) The software that monitors traffic in and out of a private network or a personal computer and allows or blocks such traffic depending on its perceived threat.
(physics) A hypothetical phenomenon where an observer falling into a black hole encounters high-energy quanta at or near the event horizon.
verb
(intransitive, motor vehicles or aircraft, slang) To use maximum engine power or acceleration.
(transitive, computer security) To block with a firewall.
(transitive, computer security) To protect with a firewall.
fireward
fireward
adj
Which faces a fire; which lies in the direction of a fire; etc.
adv
Toward a fire.
noun
(obsolete) A fire chief.
(obsolete) A fireman.
fireweed
fireweed
noun
A perennial herbaceous plant (Epilobium angustifolium or Chamaenerion angustifolium) in the willowherb family Onagraceae.
firewood
firewood
noun
Wood intended to be burned, typically for heat.
firework
firework
noun
A device using gunpowder and other chemicals which, when lit, emits a combination of coloured flames, sparks, whistles or bangs, and sometimes made to rocket high into the sky before exploding, used for entertainment or celebration.
fireworm
fireworm
noun
The bearded fireworm, Chloeia flava, a species of polychaete, in family Amphinomidae, which may cause pain if touched.
The larva of a small tortricid moth that feeds on cranberry leaves, giving the plant a burnt look; the cranberry worm.
The larva of any of several tortricid moths (family Tortricidae).
firmware
firmware
noun
(computing) Something in between hardware and software. Like software, it is created from source code, but it is closely tied to the hardware it runs on.
Software intended for such embedded computer applications.
fishbowl
fishbowl
noun
Alternative spelling of fish bowl
fishways
fishways
noun
plural of fishway
fishweed
fishweir
fishweir
noun
An obstruction placed in tidal waters, or wholly or partially across a river, to trap fish or hinder their passage.
fishwife
fishwife
noun
(Tyneside, derogatory) A person, especially a woman, with poor personal hygiene.
(archaic) A woman who sells or works with fish; a female fishmonger.
(derogatory) A vulgar, abusive or nagging woman with a loud, unpleasant voice.
fishwood
fishworm
fishworm
noun
A worm used as bait in angling.
fistwise
fistwise
adv
By means of the fists; by fighting with the fists.
In the manner of a fist.
fitchews
fitchews
noun
plural of fitchew
flagtown
flagworm
flagworm
noun
A worm or grub found among flags and sedge.
flatware
flatware
noun
(US) Eating utensils; cutlery, such as forks, knives and spoons.
plates, dishes and other relatively flat crockery.
flatwash
flatways
flatways
adv
Alternative form of flatwise
flatweed
flatweed
noun
Hypochaeris radicata, a low-lying edible perennial herb often found in lawns.
flatwise
flatwise
adv
With a flat side down or otherwise in contact with a flat surface.
flatwork
flatwork
noun
(construction) Horizontal construction work using concrete, such as floors.
flatworm
flatworm
noun
Any of very many parasitic or free-living worms, of the phylum Platyhelminthes, having a flattened body with no skeleton or body cavity.
flawiest
flawless
flawless
adj
Without flaws, defects, or shortcomings; perfect.
flaxweed
flaxweed
noun
toadflax
flaxwife
flaxwort
flaxwort
noun
Any of the flax plants of genus Linum.
fleaweed
fleaweed
noun
A plant, the lady's bedstraw (Galium verum).
fleawood
fleawort
fleawort
noun
A herb, Plantago psyllium, whose seeds are supposed to resemble fleas.
Any of various unrelated plants that are supposed to kill or ward off fleas.
The lady's bedstraw (Galium verum).
flitwite
flixweed
flixweed
noun
A tall, herbaceous flowering plant, Descurainia sophia, related to mustard
floodway
floodway
noun
An engineered path to channel floodwaters away from areas to be protected.
floorway
floorway
noun
An elevated section of floor over which one can walk.
flopwing
flopwing
noun
(dialect, dated) A bird, the lapwing.
flowable
flowable
adj
That is able to flow.
flowages
flowages
noun
plural of flowage
flowered
flowered
adj
(of a plant) That has produced flowers.
Covered or decorated with flowers, or images of flowers.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of flower
flowerer
flowerer
noun
Something (originally a plant) that flowers (often in a specified manner, or at a specified time)
floweret
floweret
noun
A floret, or small or component flower
fluework
fluework
noun
A system of organ stops in which the sound is caused by wind passing through a flue or fissure and striking an edge above; distinguished from reedwork.
fluxweed
flyaways
flyaways
noun
plural of flyaway
flyblown
flyblown
adj
contaminated with flyblows
sordid, squalid
tainted
flyblows
flyblows
noun
plural of flyblow
flywheel
flywheel
noun
(mechanical engineering) A rotating mass used to maintain the speed of a machine within certain limits while the machine receives or releases energy at a varying rate, or as a form of energy storage.
flywinch
fofarraw
foldaway
foldaway
adj
That may be folded away when not in use.
noun
A piece of furniture, of any kind, that can be folded away when not in use.
folkways
folkways
noun
plural of folkway
followed
followed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of follow
follower
follower
noun
(Australian rules football) Any of the three players (the ruckman, ruck rover, and rover) who usually follow the ball around the ground rather than occupying a fixed position.
(colloquial, dated) A debt collector.
(literally) One who follows, comes after another.
(locksmithing) A tool used to remove the core from a pin-tumbler lock without causing the driver pins and springs to fall out.
(social media) An account holder who subscribes to see content from another account on a social media platform.
A machine part receiving motion from another.
A man courting a maidservant; suitor.
A metal piece placed at the top of a candle to keep the wax melting evenly.
A pursuer.
An imitator, who follows another's example.
One who follows mentally, adherer to the opinions, ideas or teachings of another, a movement etc.
One who is a part of master's physical group, such as a servant or retainer.
Something that comes after another thing.
Young cattle.
followup
followup
noun
Alternative spelling of follow-up
foofaraw
foofaraw
noun
Fuss over something of little importance.
Overly excessive or flashy ornamentation or decoration.
footwalk
footwalk
noun
A pedestrian walkway.
footwall
footwall
noun
(geology) The section of rock that extends below a diagonal fault line (the corresponding upper section being the hanging wall).