A nocturnal, insectivorous mammal, Proteles cristatus, of southern and eastern Africa, related to and resembling the hyena.
aforeward
afterknowledge
afterknowledge
noun
Knowledge acquired later, or after the event.
afterward
afterward
adv
(US) Alternative form of afterwards
afterwards
afterwards
adv
(temporal location) At a later or succeeding time.
afterwisdom
afterwitted
afterwitted
adj
(dated) Characterized by afterwit; slow-witted.
afterword
afterword
noun
(of a letter) a postscript.
(to a book) an appendix.
an epilogue.
afterworld
afterworld
noun
A supposed world that is entered after death; the realm of the afterlife.
afterworlds
afterworlds
noun
plural of afterworld
aftward
aftward
adv
(nautical) Toward the stern.
aftwards
aftwards
adv
Alternative form of aftward
batfowled
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
broadwife
carryforward
carryforward
noun
(accounting, taxation) An income tax loss or credit not usable in the current year that can be applied to offset income or taxes paid, respectively, in subsequent tax years.
chafeweed
chafeweed
noun
Cudweed (Gnaphalium), used to prevent or cure chafing.
chaffweed
chaffweed
noun
A low glabrous weedy branching herb (Centunculus minimus) of the family Primulaceae, having short dry chaff-like leaves.
cradlefellow
crawfished
crawfished
verb
simple past tense and past participle of crawfish
crawford
crawford
Proper noun
derived from several different placenames.
crawfordsville
crawfordville
daffadowndillies
daffadowndillies
noun
plural of daffadowndilly
daffadowndilly
daffadowndilly
noun
(archaic, poetic) daffodil
daffodowndillies
daffodowndillies
noun
plural of daffodowndilly
daffodowndilly
daffodowndilly
noun
(informal) the daffodil.
daffydowndilly
daffydowndilly
noun
Alternative form of daffadowndilly
daneflower
dataflow
dataflow
noun
Alternative spelling of data flow
dayflower
dayflower
noun
Any of several plants, of the genus Commelina, whose flowers last only a day
dayflowers
dayflowers
noun
plural of dayflower
delftware
delftware
noun
Alternative spelling of Delftware
dewfall
dewfall
noun
The forming of dew.
The time when dew begins to form.
dewfalls
dewfalls
noun
plural of dewfall
dowfart
downdraft
downdraft
noun
(meteorology, American spelling) A strong, downward air current; an air pocket or air hole.
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.
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.
downfalling
downfalling
adj
falling downward
noun
A downfall.
An act of falling downward.
downfalls
downfalls
noun
plural of downfall
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
drawerful
drawerful
noun
A drawer filled with something, or a sufficient quantity of something to fill a drawer
drawfile
drawfiling
drawfiling
noun
The process of smooth filing by working the file sidewise instead of lengthwise.
drawknife
drawknife
noun
A joiner's tool having a blade with a handle at each end, used to shave off surfaces, by drawing it toward one; a shave; a drawshave.
A tool used for the purpose of making an incision along the path a saw is to follow, to prevent it from tearing the surface of the wood.
verb
(transitive) To cut or shave with a drawknife.
drawoff
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.
dwarf
dwarf
adj
(especially in botany) Miniature.
noun
(astronomy) A star of relatively small size.
(mythology) Any member of a race of beings from (especially Scandinavian and other Germanic) folklore, usually depicted as having some sort of supernatural powers and being skilled in crafting and metalworking, often as short with long beards, and sometimes as clashing with elves.
(now often offensive) A person of short stature, often one whose limbs are disproportionately small in relation to the body as compared with typical adults, usually as the result of a genetic condition.
An animal, plant or other thing much smaller than the usual of its sort.
verb
(intransitive) To become (much) smaller.
(transitive) To make appear (much) smaller, puny, tiny.
(transitive) To make appear insignificant.
(transitive) To render (much) smaller, turn into a dwarf (version).
To hinder from growing to the natural size; to make or keep small; to stunt.
dwarfed
dwarfed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dwarf
dwarfer
dwarfer
adj
(horticulture) comparative form of dwarf: more dwarf
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.
dwarfishly
dwarfishly
adv
In a dwarfish manner.
dwarfishness
dwarfishness
noun
The quality of being dwarfish.
dwarfism
dwarfism
noun
The condition of being a dwarf (person of short stature).
The quality of being puny or inferior.
dwarfisms
dwarfisms
noun
plural of dwarfism
dwarflike
dwarflike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a dwarf; small, diminutive.
dwarfling
dwarfling
noun
A diminutive dwarf.
dwarfness
dwarfness
noun
The quality of being a dwarf, or unusually small specimen.
dwarfnesses
dwarfs
dwarfs
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dwarf
dwarfy
dwarfy
adj
Much undersized; dwarfish.
enfroward
facedown
facedown
adv
Alternative form of face-down
noun
Alternative form of face-down (“a confrontation”)
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.
fadeaways
fadeaways
noun
plural of fadeaway
faldworth
fallowed
fallowed
adj
Of land, ploughed but left unseeded.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fallow
fanweed
fanweed
noun
The flowering plant Thlaspi arvense.
fanwood
farewelled
farewelled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of farewell
farrowed
farrowed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of farrow
farweltered
fatwood
fatwood
noun
A heartwood of pine trees, impregnated with resin, useful in the manufacture of pitch and pine tar.
fawned
fawned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fawn
faywood
featherweed
featherweed
noun
The flowering plant Gamochaeta ustulata in the sunflower family.
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.
feedwater
feedwater
noun
Water added to a boiler to replace that lost during operation.
feedway
feedway
noun
The channel along which material is fed into a machine for processing.
ferwerda
fewmand
fidawi
fieldward
fieldward
adj
Towards a field.
fieldwards
fieldwards
Adverb
Towards a field.
finedraw
finedraw
verb
(transitive) To sew up so finely that the seam is not visible; to renter.
finedrawing
finedrawing
verb
present participle of finedraw
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.
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.
flandowser
flashforward
flashforward
noun
(authorship) A dramatic device in which a future event is inserted into the normal chronological flow of a narrative.
verb
To use this dramatic device.
flashforwards
flashforwards
noun
plural of flashforward
flatweed
flatweed
noun
Hypochaeris radicata, a low-lying edible perennial herb often found in lawns.
flatwoods
flatwoods
noun
plural of flatwood
flawed
flawed
adj
Having a flaw or imperfection.
flawedness
flaxweed
flaxweed
noun
toadflax
fleaweed
fleaweed
noun
A plant, the lady's bedstraw (Galium verum).
fleawood
floodwall
floodwall
noun
A man-made vertical barrier designed to temporarily contain the waters of a river or other waterway during a flood
floodwater
floodwater
noun
The water of a flood.
floodwaters
floodwaters
noun
The waters of a flood
floodway
floodway
noun
An engineered path to channel floodwaters away from areas to be protected.
floodways
floodways
noun
plural of floodway
floorward
floorward
adv
Toward the floor.
flowcharted
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.
foldwards
foldwards
adv
(poetic) Towards a sheepfold.
forebackwardly
foredawn
foredawn
noun
The time just before dawn.
verb
To anticipate dawning or emerging.
foreshadow
foreshadow
verb
(transitive) To presage, or suggest something in advance.
foreshadowed
foreshadowed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of foreshadow
foreshadower
foreshadower
noun
One who or that which foreshadows.
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
foreshadows
foreshadows
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of foreshadow
forestwards
forestwards
adv
Towards a forest.
foresweared
foreward
foreward
adv
Misspelling of forward.
noun
(obsolete) An advance group; the vanguard.
Misspelling of foreword.
forewarned
forewarned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of forewarn
forthward
forthward
adv
(obsolete) Forward.
forwaked
forwaked
adj
(obsolete) tired out with excessive waking or watching
forwander
forwander
verb
(intransitive, UK dialectal) To wander until weary; wander far and wide.
(transitive, UK dialectal) To weary with wandering; cause to wander until weary.
forward
forward
adj
(figuratively) Moving in the desired direction of progress.
(finance, commerce) Expected or scheduled to take place in the future.
(obsolete) Ready; prompt; ardently inclined; in a bad sense, eager or hasty.
(of troops, guns etc.) Situated toward or near the enemy lines.
Acting in or pertaining to the direction in which someone or something is facing.
Acting in or pertaining to the direction of travel or movement.
Advanced beyond the usual degree; advanced for the season; precocious.
Having the usual order or sequence.
Situated toward or at the front of something.
Without customary restraint or modesty; bold, cheeky, pert, presumptuous or pushy.
adv
(nautical) At, near, or towards the bow of a vessel (with the frame of reference within the vessel).
At, near or towards the front of something.
In the desired or usual direction of movement or progress, physically or figuratively; onwards.
In the direction in which someone or something is facing.
In the usual order or sequence.
Into the future.
So that front and back are in the usual orientation.
To an earlier point in time. See also bring forward.
noun
(Internet) An e-mail message that is forwarded to another recipient or recipients; an electronic chain letter.
(basketball) The small forward or power forward position; two frontcourt positions that are taller than guards but shorter than centers.
(dialectal or obsolete) Agreement; covenant.
(finance) A direct agreement between two parties to buy or sell an asset at a specific point in the future; distinguished from a futures contract in that the latter is standardized and traded on an exchange.
(ice hockey) An umbrella term for a centre or winger in ice hockey.
(nautical) The front part of a vessel.
(rugby) One of the eight players (comprising two props, one hooker, two locks, two flankers and one number eight, collectively known as the pack) whose primary task is to gain and maintain possession of the ball (compare back).
(soccer) A player on a team in football (soccer) in the row nearest to the opposing team's goal, who are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals.
Misspelling of foreword (“preface or introduction”)..
verb
(transitive) To advance, promote.
(transitive) To send (a letter, email etc.) on to a third party.
(transitive, bookbinding) To assemble (a book) by sewing sections, attaching cover boards, and so on.
forwardal
forwardal
noun
(India) The forwarding of something, such as a letter.
forwardation
forwardation
noun
Synonym of contango
forwarded
forwarded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of forward
forwarder
forwarder
adj
Comparative form of forward: more forward.
noun
One who, or that which, forwards something to another destination.
forwarders
forwarders
noun
plural of forwarder
forwardest
forwardest
adj
Superlative form of forward: most forward.
forwarding
forwarding
noun
The act by which something is forwarded.
verb
present participle of forward
forwardly
forwardly
adv
In a forward manner
forwardness
forwardness
noun
The quality of being forward.
forwardnesses
forwardnesses
noun
plural of forwardness
forwards
forwards
adj
(sometimes nonstandard) Synonym of forward.
adv
Synonym of forward (most senses).
noun
Plural of forward.
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of forward.
forwardsearch
forwearied
forwearied
adj
(obsolete) Worn out, exhausted.
freedwoman
freedwoman
noun
A woman who has been released from a condition of slavery.
freeward
fromward
fromward
adj
(now dialect, Southern England, Midlands, West Country) Leaning or listing away from; distant from; on the right-hand side; on the opposite side.
Turned away; averse.
adv
(now dialect, Southern England, Midlands, West Country) Forth; forward.
noun
(now dialect, Southern England, Midlands, West Country) A cleaving tool; an iron instrument with a blade set at right angles on a short handle, used for splitting laths or rails.
prep
(now dialect, Southern England, Midlands, West Country) From; away from.
fromwards
fromwards
prep
(now dialectal) away from
frontward
frontward
adj
Frontwards.
frontwards
frontwards
adj
Oriented towards the front.
froward
froward
adj
(archaic, literary) Disobedient, contrary, unmanageable; difficult to deal with; with an evil disposition.