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
afterknowledge
afterknowledge
noun
Knowledge acquired later, or after the event.
afterworld
afterworld
noun
A supposed world that is entered after death; the realm of the afterlife.
afterworlds
afterworlds
noun
plural of afterworld
batfowler
batfowler
noun
One who takes part in batfowling.
bathflower
bethflower
blanketflower
blanketflower
noun
Gaillardia; a plant of the genus Gaillardia.
bottleflower
butterflower
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.
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
deflowerment
deflowerment
Noun
The loss of a girl or woman's virginity.
elfwort
faldworth
fellowcraft
fellowcraft
noun
A Freemason who has completed the second degree of initiation into Freemasonry.
felonwort
felonwort
noun
Other plants traditionally used to treat the type of bacterial infection known as a felon, such as celandine
The bittersweet nightshade, Solanum dulcamara.
feltwork
feltwork
noun
(medicine) A fibrous network
(medicine) A tight plexus of nerve fibrils
feltwort
feltwort
noun
mullein (Verbascum gen. et spp.)
felwort
felwort
noun
A European herb, Swertia perennis (star swertia), of the gentian family.
Any member of any species in genus Swertia.
Any member of any species in the tribe Gentianeae
felworts
felworts
noun
plural of felwort
fieldwort
fieldwort
noun
(botany) gentian
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
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
flexowriter
flightworthy
flightworthy
adj
(aviation) Safe enough to fly
flintwork
flintwork
noun
decorative flint facing
work with flint
flintworker
flintworker
noun
A person who produces flintwork.
floodwater
floodwater
noun
The water of a flood.
floodwaters
floodwaters
noun
The waters of a flood
flourtown
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
floweret
floweret
noun
A floret, or small or component flower
flowerets
flowerets
noun
plural of floweret
flowerettes
flowerettes
noun
plural of flowerette
floweriest
floweriest
adj
superlative form of flowery: most flowery
flowerist
flowerlet
flowerlet
noun
A little flower.
flowerpot
flowerpot
noun
A pot filled with soil in which plants are grown.
flowerpots
flowerpots
noun
plural of flowerpot
flowmeter
flowmeter
noun
Any of various devices used to measure the flow of a fluid through a pipe, etc.
flukewort
flutework
flutework
noun
(architecture) Fluted ornamentation; groovework.
flywort
footblower
fowlerite
fowlerite
noun
(mineralogy) A variety of rhodonite that contains zinc.
fowlerton
franklintown
frostflower
frowstily
frowstily
adv
In a frowsty manner.
ghostflower
ghostflower
noun
Mohavea confertiflora, a flower native to the Sonoran and Mojave deserts.
gnatflower
growthful
growthful
adj
Causing growth.
Having the capacity to grow.
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.
helmetflower
hostlerwife
interflow
interflow
noun
(geology) The flow of water (from rain or snow) directly through the soil.
A flowing between two or more entities.
verb
(intransitive) To flow between.
(transitive, of fluids) To merge or mingle.
interflowed
interflowed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of interflow
interflowing
interflowing
verb
present participle of interflow
lanternflower
leatherflower
mistflower
mistflower
noun
Any of several plants in the tribe Eupatorieae, especially Ageratina riparia and members of the genus Conoclinium.
miterflower
mitreflower
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.
starchflower
starflower
starflower
noun
Borage (Borago officinalis), an annual herb, and its product, starflower oil (family Boraginaceae).
Calytrix, a shrub native to Australia (family Myrtaceae).
Erinus alpinus, an alpine plant (family Plantaginaceae).
Grewia occidentalis (crossberry or lavender star flower, family Malvaceae).
Ipheion, a genus of small bulbous perennials (family Amaryllidaceae).
Orbea variegata, a succulent from South Africa (family Apocynaceae).