The light emitted by an incandescent object while cooling.
The mildly euphoric feeling experienced after a pleasurable experience, especially after an orgasm or drug-induced high.
afterglows
afterglows
noun
plural of afterglow
aftergrowth
aftergrowth
noun
(figuratively) Any abstraction of the above.
A second growth, seen in plants like crops or timber after harvesting.
afterknowledge
afterknowledge
noun
Knowledge acquired later, or after the event.
afterswarm
afterswarm
noun
A swarm of bees that leaves the hive after the primary swarm.
afterswarming
afterswell
afterwale
afterwar
afterwar
adj
Following a war.
afterward
afterward
adv
(US) Alternative form of afterwards
afterwards
afterwards
adv
(temporal location) At a later or succeeding time.
afterwash
afterwhile
afterwhile
adv
(US, dialect) Afterwards.
afterwisdom
afterwise
afterwise
adj
Wise after the fact.
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.
afterwitted
afterwitted
adj
(dated) Characterized by afterwit; slow-witted.
afterword
afterword
noun
(of a letter) a postscript.
(to a book) an appendix.
an epilogue.
afterwork
afterworking
afterworld
afterworld
noun
A supposed world that is entered after death; the realm of the afterlife.
afterworlds
afterworlds
noun
plural of afterworld
afterwort
afterwrath
afterwrist
aftward
aftward
adv
(nautical) Toward the stern.
aftwards
aftwards
adv
Alternative form of aftward
aircraftswoman
aircraftswoman
noun
An aircraftwoman.
aircraftswomen
aircraftswomen
noun
plural of aircraftswoman
aircraftwoman
aircraftwoman
noun
A female aircraftman.
antiwelfare
antiwelfare
adj
Opposed to welfare (financial aid offered by a government).
batfowler
batfowler
noun
One who takes part in batfowling.
bathflower
blanketflower
blanketflower
noun
Gaillardia; a plant of the genus Gaillardia.
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.
craftswoman
craftswoman
noun
A female artisan.
craftswomen
craftswomen
noun
plural of craftswoman
craftwork
craftwork
noun
An item produced by handicraft.
craftworker
craftworker
noun
A maker of craftwork.
crawfoot
crawfoots
delftware
delftware
noun
Alternative spelling of Delftware
dowfart
downdraft
downdraft
noun
(meteorology, American spelling) A strong, downward air current; an air pocket or air hole.
draftswoman
draftswoman
noun
A woman employed in making drawings.
A woman exceptionally skilled in drawing.
draftswomanship
draftswomanship
noun
(rare) The art or craft of a female draftsman.
draftwoman
draftwoman
noun
Alternative form of draftswoman
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.
dwarfest
dwarfest
adj
(horticulture) superlative form of dwarf: most dwarf
fairwater
fairwater
noun
(nautical) A device that improves the streamlining of a vessel.
fairweather
fairweather
adj
Alternative spelling of fair-weather
faithworthiness
faithworthiness
noun
(archaic) trustworthiness
faithworthy
faithworthy
adj
(archaic) trustworthy
faldworth
fameworthy
fameworthy
adj
Worthy or deserving of fame.
fanwort
fanwort
noun
Any of the genus Cabomba of aquatic plants, having divided submerged leaves in the shape of a fan.
fanworts
fanworts
noun
plural of fanwort
fanwright
fanwright
noun
(historical) A person who makes fans for use in winnowing.
farmtown
farmtown
noun
A farmhouse, farmyard and associated buildings
farnsworth
farweltered
feastraw
featherfew
featherfew
noun
Archaic form of feverfew.
featherway
featherweed
featherweed
noun
The flowering plant Gamochaeta ustulata in the sunflower family.
featherweight
featherweight
noun
A sportsman who fights in this division.
A weight class in many combat sports; e.g. in professional boxing of a maximum of 126 pounds or 57.2 kilograms.
The lightest weight that may be carried by a racehorse.
featherweights
featherweights
noun
plural of featherweight
featherwing
featherwise
featherwise
adv
Arranged at angles like the barbs of a feather.
featherwood
featherwood
noun
(prison slang) A white female inmate, especially one who is racist or who is a member of a race-based prison gang.
featherwork
featherwork
noun
(countable) A cultural artifact made with feathers.
(uncountable) The working of feathers into a cultural artifact.
featherworker
feedwater
feedwater
noun
Water added to a boiler to replace that lost during operation.
fellowcraft
fellowcraft
noun
A Freemason who has completed the second degree of initiation into Freemasonry.
feuchtwanger
firewater
firewater
noun
(informal) High-proof alcohol, especially whiskey (especially in the context of its sale to or consumption by Native Americans).
(manufacturing) Water for use in firefighting.
High-temperature hydraulic condensate discharged from industrial boilers.
fizzwater
flamethrower
flamethrower
noun
A device that projects a flame for starting fires, and sometimes also additional fuel to help ignition. Used either as a weapon or a tool.
flamethrowers
flamethrowers
noun
plural of flamethrower
flatware
flatware
noun
(US) Eating utensils; cutlery, such as forks, knives and spoons.
plates, dishes and other relatively flat crockery.
flatwares
flatwares
noun
plural of flatware
flatwork
flatwork
noun
(construction) Horizontal construction work using concrete, such as floors.
flatworks
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.
flatworms
flatworms
noun
plural of flatworm
flaxwort
flaxwort
noun
Any of the flax plants of genus Linum.
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).
fleaworts
fleaworts
noun
plural of fleawort
floodwater
floodwater
noun
The water of a flood.
floodwaters
floodwaters
noun
The waters of a flood
flowchart
flowchart
noun
Alternative spelling of flow chart
flowcharted
flowcharting
flowcharting
noun
(computing) the design and construction of flowcharts
flowcharts
flowcharts
noun
plural of flowchart
flyswatter
flyswatter
noun
A hand-held device for swatting flies or other insects, to kill or shoo them.
flyswatters
flyswatters
noun
plural of flyswatter
footwarmer
footwarmer
noun
Something used to keep the feet warm, especially during a journey.
footwarmers
footwarmers
noun
plural of footwarmer
footwear
footwear
noun
Items or an item of clothing that is worn on the foot; a shoe, sandal, etc.
footwears
footwears
noun
plural of footwear
footweary
forehatchway
forestwards
forestwards
adv
Towards a forest.
foresweat
forewaters
forewaters
noun
plural of forewater
forswat
forswat
adj
(obsolete) Overheated; covered with sweat.
forthward
forthward
adv
(obsolete) Forward.
forwardation
forwardation
noun
Synonym of contango
forwardest
forwardest
adj
Superlative form of forward: most forward.
forwaste
forwaste
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To use up; exhaust; render emaciated or feeble; spend wastefully.
(transitive, obsolete) To waste; waste completely; lay waste to; desolate.
frametown
francestown
franklintown
franktown
freewater
freshwater
freshwater
adj
(economics) neoclassical, in reference to U.S. macroeconomics and economics departments near the Great Lakes.
(nautical) Unskilled as a seaman.
Consisting of fresh water.
Living in fresh water.
noun
(countable) A body of fresh water
Alternative spelling of fresh water
freshwaters
freshwaters
noun
plural of freshwater
fretsaw
fretsaw
noun
A saw consisting of a metal frame having a fine-toothed narrow blade held under tension, used in making curved cuts.
verb
To cut with a fretsaw.
fretsaws
fretsaws
noun
plural of fretsaw
fretways
frontward
frontward
adj
Frontwards.
frontwards
frontwards
adj
Oriented towards the front.
frontways
frontways
adv
towards the front; forward
fruitwoman
giftware
giftware
noun
Items designed to be bought as gifts
giftwrap
giftwrap
verb
Alternative form of gift-wrap
giftwrapped
giftwrapped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of giftwrap
giftwrapping
giftwrapping
noun
Alternative form of gift-wrapping
verb
present participle of giftwrap
gnatflower
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.
handicraftswoman
handicraftswoman
noun
A female practitioner of a handicraft.
hereafterward
hereafterward
adv
(archaic) hereafter
lanternflower
lawcraft
lawcraft
noun
The art or skill of a lawyer; knowledge of the law.
leatherflower
leftward
leftward
adj
To or from the left.
leftwardly
leftwardly
adv
In a leftward direction.
leftwards
leftwards
adv
Leftward; towards the left.
marrowfat
marrowfat
noun
A large variety of pea that is often processed and sold in tins/cans.
microsoftware
microsoftware
noun
(computing, dated) software for a microcomputer
satinflower
satinflower
noun
(Australia) The flannel flower, Actinotus helianthi
(South Africa) Plants in the genus Geissorhiza.
A species of blue-eyed grass, Olsynium douglasii (syn. Sisyrhinchium douglasii)
A wildflower native to the western US and British Columbia, Clarkia amoena (syn. Godetia grandiflora).
Chickweed, Stellaria media
Honesty Lunaria annua subsp. annua
Stitchwort, Stellaria holostea
The related Sisyrinchium striatum.
schaefferstown
snowcraft
snowcraft
noun
The art or skill of travelling or climbing on snowy terrain.
software
software
noun
(computing) Encoded computer instructions, usually modifiable (unless stored in some form of unalterable memory such as ROM).
(military) The human beings involved in warfare, as opposed to hardware such as weapons and vehicles.