A big, masculine wife; a dominating woman; virago.
backfurrow
backfurrow
noun
(agriculture) The line of piled soil thrown up beside a furrow when it is created by a plow
verb
(agriculture) To throw or turn the soil in alternating directions for every other row that is plowed, so that every pair of furrows has a single backfurrow with clear areas on the outside.
borowolframic
breechesflower
bunchflower
bunchflower
noun
A perennial herb, Melanthium virginicum, having a branched cluster of pale flowers
cankerflower
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.
cauliflower
cauliflower
noun
Brassica oleracea var. botrytis, an annual variety of cabbage, of which the cluster of young flower stalks and buds is eaten as a vegetable.
The edible head or curd of a cauliflower plant.
The swelling of a cauliflower ear.
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To (cause to) swell up like a cauliflower ear.
cauliflowers
cauliflowers
noun
plural of cauliflower
chamberfellow
cheeseflower
coffeegrower
coffeegrower
noun
One who grows coffee.
coffeegrowing
coffeegrowing
noun
The growing of coffee.
cofferwork
cofferwork
noun
(masonry) rubblework faced with stone
coforeknown
colliflower
colliflower
noun
Obsolete form of cauliflower.
combflower
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.
coneflowers
coneflowers
noun
plural of coneflower
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.
coralflower
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.
cornflowers
cornflowers
noun
plural of cornflower
counterflow
counterflow
noun
A flow in the opposite direction; or the flow of two fluids in opposite directions
verb
To flow in the opposite direction
counterflows
counterflows
noun
plural of counterflow
cradlefellow
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.
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).
crawfished
crawfished
verb
simple past tense and past participle of crawfish
crawfishes
crawfishes
noun
plural of crawfish
crawfishing
crawfishing
noun
fishing for crawfish
verb
present participle of crawfish
crawfoot
crawfoots
crawford
crawford
Proper noun
derived from several different placenames.
crawfordsville
crawfordville
crawful
crawful
noun
As much (of something one dislikes) as one can accept.
Enough to fill the craw.
crossflow
crossflow
noun
A crosswise flow.
verb
To flow across, or in a contrary direction.
crossflower
crowfeet
crowflower
crowflower
noun
(obsolete) A kind of campion.
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
crowfooted
crowfoots
crowfoots
noun
plural of crowfoot
cuckooflower
cuckooflower
noun
lady's smock (Cardamine pratensis)
ragged robin (Silene flos-cuculi, syn. Lychnis flos-cuculi)
cupflower
cupflower
noun
Any plant of the genus Nierembergia.
curfew
curfew
noun
(historical) A regulation in feudal Europe by which fires had to be covered up or put out at a certain fixed time in the evening, marked by the ringing of an evening bell.
A fireplace accessory designed to bank a fire by completely covering the embers.
A signal indicating this time.
Any regulation requiring people to be off the streets and in their homes by a certain time.
The evening bell, which continued to be rung in many towns after the regulation itself became obsolete.
The time when such restriction begins.
curfewed
curfewed
adj
Subject to a curfew
curfewing
curfews
curfews
noun
plural of curfew
cushionflower
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.
fancywork
fancywork
noun
Decorative embroidery.
fellowcraft
fellowcraft
noun
A Freemason who has completed the second degree of initiation into Freemasonry.
fencerow
fencerow
noun
The land adjacent to a fence
feuchtwanger
fevertwitch
fleeceflower
fleeceflower
noun
Any of several plants of the genera Fallopia, Persicaria or Polygonum.
flockowner
flockowner
noun
Someone who owns a flock of animals.
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
flowcontrol
flowerfence
flowerpecker
flowerpecker
noun
Any member of the family Dicaeidae of passerine birds, many of which feed on nectar.
forebackwardly
foreclaw
foreclaw
noun
A front claw.
forehatchway
forwardsearch
francestown
fredericktown
frenchtown
frenchweed
frenchwise
frenchwoman
frenchwoman
Noun
A French woman.
frenchwomen
handicraftswoman
handicraftswoman
noun
A female practitioner of a handicraft.
henceforward
henceforward
adv
from now on; from this time on
henceforwards
henceforwards
adv
(archaic) henceforth, from this point onwards.
laceflower
laceflower
noun
Ammi majus.
Daucus carota.
Orlaya sp.
Ptilimnium nuttallii.
Tiarella trifoliata.
lawcraft
lawcraft
noun
The art or skill of a lawyer; knowledge of the law.
microsoftware
microsoftware
noun
(computing, dated) software for a microcomputer
paschflower
phosphowolframic
rockafellow
scarfwise
scarfwise
adv
In the manner of a scarf.
schaefferstown
schwarzkopf
schweinfurt
schwenkfelder
schwenkfelder
Noun
A member of the a small American Christian group rooted in the 16th-century Protestant Reformation teachings of
scowlproof
screwfly
scrofulaweed
sheriffwick
sheriffwick
noun
The area of jurisdiction of a sheriff.
snowcraft
snowcraft
noun
The art or skill of travelling or climbing on snowy terrain.
starchflower
sulfowolframic
sulphowolframic
swordcraft
swordcraft
noun
Knowledge of or skill in the use of the sword or swordplay.
Management by the sword, military skill, or military power; military compulsion.
thenceforward
thenceforward
adv
from then on; from that time on
thenceforwards
thenceforwards
adv
From then on; from that time on
thencefoward
trafficway
trafficway
noun
A highway intended for use by motorized traffic
twitchfire
undersheriffwick
undersheriffwick
noun
The area of jurisdiction of an undersheriff.
warcraft
warcraft
noun
(countable) A warship.
(uncountable) The art or skill of conducting a war.
warcrafts
warcrafts
noun
plural of warcraft
watchfire
watchfire
noun
A fire maintained during the night by people keeping watch.
watchfree
watercraft
watercraft
noun
(countable and uncountable) Any vessel with implements designed to move it in arbitrary direction through one or various bodies of water – a boat, ship, sea scooter, or similar vehicle.
(uncountable, rare) Skill in boating, swimming, or other water-related sports.
watercrafts
watercrafts
noun
plural of watercraft
welfaristic
welfaristic
adj
Supporting or relating to welfarism.
werecalf
wharncliffe
wharncliffe
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Wharncliffe
wheatcroft
whenceforth
whenceforth
adv
(formal) From which place, time, or point forth; forth from which; onward from which.
(formal, interrogative) Forth from what place, time, or point; onward from what place, time, or point.
whenceforward
whenceforward
adv
(formal or literary) From which point onwards (in time or space).
whipcraft
whipcraft
noun
(politics) The art or skill of a political whip, who enforces the party's policies in votes.
The art or skill of using a whip, for example in training animals.
wifecarl
wilberforce
wilberforce
Proper noun
most common in Yorkshire.
William Wilberforce, English politician and abolitionist.
windcuffer
windcuffer
noun
(UK dialectal, originally Orkney, rare) The common kestrel.
witchcraft
witchcraft
noun
Something, such as an advanced technology, that seems almost magical.
The practice of witches; magic, sorcery, or the use of supernatural powers to influence or predict events.
witchcrafts
witchcrafts
noun
plural of witchcraft
witcraft
witcraft
noun
Art or skill of the mind; mental skill; contrivance; invention; the art of wit.
The art of reasoning; logic.
withercraft
wolframic
wolframic
adj
(chemistry, archaic) Of or pertaining to wolfram.
wondercraft
woodcraf
woodcraft
woodcraft
noun
(uncountable) The art or skill of wood carving.
Any of the skills related to a woodland habitat, especially those relating to outdoor survival; these skills collectively.
verb
To carve or craft from wood.
woodcrafter
woodcrafter
noun
One who engages in woodcraft.
woodcraftiness
woodcraftiness
noun
The quality of possessing woodcraft skills for outdoor survival in woodland habitats.
woodcrafts
woodcrafts
noun
plural of woodcraft
woodcraftsman
woodcraftsman
noun
Alternative form of woodcraftman
woodcrafty
woodcrafty
adj
Skilled in woodcraft.
woodmancraft
woodmancraft
noun
Synonym of woodcraft (“skills related to a woodland habitat”)
wordcraft
wordcraft
noun
Skill with words; clever use of words or speech, rhetoric.
wordcraftsman
wordperfect
workforce
workforce
noun
All the workers employed by a specific organization or state, or on a specific project.
The total population of a country or region that is employed or employable.
wrackful
wrackful
adj
Full of wrack or wreckage; ruinous; destructive.
wreckfish
wreckfish
noun
Any of the perciform marine fish of the family Polyprionidae, often inhabiting caves and shipwrecks.