(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
brownfields
brownfields
noun
plural of brownfield
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
deflowering
deflowering
noun
The breaking of the hymen of a virgin.
verb
present participle of deflower
downfalling
downfalling
adj
falling downward
noun
A downfall.
An act of falling downward.
downfield
downfield
adj
(chemistry) Describing an NMR resonance at a higher frequency to that of a reference signal
(sports) Toward the defending team's end of the playing field
adv
Towards the lower part of a field
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.
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.
driftwind
driftwind
noun
A driving wind; a wind that drives snow, sand, etc., into heaps.
drownproofing
drownproofing
verb
present participle of drownproof
dwarfing
dwarfing
noun
The situation where something is made to seem (relatively) small or unimportant.
verb
present participle of dwarf
dwarfishness
dwarfishness
noun
The quality of being dwarfish.
dwarfling
dwarfling
noun
A diminutive dwarf.
elfinwood
elfinwood
noun
krummholz
fiddletown
finedraw
finedraw
verb
(transitive) To sew up so finely that the seam is not visible; to renter.
finedrawing
finedrawing
verb
present participle of finedraw
finewed
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.
flintwood
flintwood
noun
The very hard wood of the blackbutt tree.
fordwine
fordwine
Verb
To fade away; waste away; decay; dwindle; wither; vanish.
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
forewind
forewind
noun
A favourable wind.
forwardation
forwardation
noun
Synonym of contango
forwarding
forwarding
noun
The act by which something is forwarded.
verb
present participle of forward
fredericktown
friendliwise
friendswood
handicraftswoman
handicraftswoman
noun
A female practitioner of a handicraft.
handsawfish
handsawfishes
interflowed
interflowed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of interflow
ludwigshafen
manifoldwise
midwifing
midwifing
verb
(rare) present participle of midwife
newfangledism
newfashioned
newfashioned
adj
Alternative form of new-fashioned
puddingwife
schwenkfeldian
schwenkfeldian
Noun
A Schwenkfelder.
snowdrift
snowdrift
noun
A bank of snow accumulated by the wind.
snowdrifts
snowdrifts
noun
plural of snowdrift
snowfield
snowfield
noun
A large permanent expanse of snow on a mountain or at the head of a glacier.
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
townified
twinfold
underflowing
underflowing
verb
present participle of underflow
undersheriffwick
undersheriffwick
noun
The area of jurisdiction of an undersheriff.
unfellowshiped
unfellowshiped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of unfellowship
uniflowered
uniflowered
adj
(botany) Bearing a single flower.
uninterferedwith
unmidwifed
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.
unwifed
unwifed
adj
Not married to a woman.
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.
viewfinders
viewfinders
noun
plural of viewfinder
wallingford
wanfried
waterfinder
waynesfield
whitefieldian
wildfowling
wildfowling
verb
present participle of wildfowl
wildfowlings
willendorf
windcuffer
windcuffer
noun
(UK dialectal, originally Orkney, rare) The common kestrel.
windfall
windfall
noun
(figuratively) A sudden large benefit; especially, a sudden or unexpected large amount of money, as from lottery or sweepstakes winnings or an unexpected inheritance or gift.
A fruit that has fallen from a tree naturally, as from wind.
Something that has been blown down by the wind.
windfallen
windfallen
adj
Blown down by the wind.
windfalls
windfalls
noun
plural of windfall
windfanner
windfirm
windfish
windfishes
windflaw
windflaw
noun
A sudden, strong current of wind; flaw.
windflaws
windflaws
noun
plural of windflaw
windflower
windflower
noun
An early spring flowering species of the family Ranunculaceae (Anemone nemorosa).
windflowers
windflowers
noun
plural of windflower
windowful
windowful
noun
The amount displayed in a window.
windproof
windproof
adj
Providing protection from the wind.
verb
(transitive) To make resistant to the wind.
windsurf
windsurf
noun
An act of windsurfing
verb
To ride a surfboard that has an attached sail
windsurfing
windsurfing
noun
A marine sport in which one stands on a floating board (typically 2 - 3 meters in length) to which a sail is attached. The board is steered by tilting the sail or banking the board. Some windsurfers use large waves to perform jumps and other stunts.
verb
present participle of windsurf
windsurfings
winedraf
winfield
winfield
Proper noun
a city in Kansas, USA
a town in West Virginia, USA
winfred
winfrid
winifield
winifred
winifred
Proper noun
name; the English form of Gwenfrewi.
winifrede
winnfield
winnifred
winnifred
Proper noun
name; spelling variant of Winifred.
winterfed
winterfed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of winterfeed
winterfeed
winterfeed
verb
Alternative spelling of winter-feed
winterfeeding
winterfeeding
verb
present participle of winterfeed
winterfeeds
winterfeeds
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of winterfeed
winterffed
woodcraftiness
woodcraftiness
noun
The quality of possessing woodcraft skills for outdoor survival in woodland habitats.