(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
daneflower
deflowering
deflowering
noun
The breaking of the hymen of a virgin.
verb
present participle of deflower
deflowerment
deflowerment
Noun
The loss of a girl or woman's virginity.
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
downfeed
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
downflow
downflow
noun
A downward flow.
downfold
downfold
noun
(geology) A syncline.
downfolded
downfolded
adj
folded down
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
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
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.
dwarfness
dwarfness
noun
The quality of being a dwarf, or unusually small specimen.
dwarfnesses
elfinwood
elfinwood
noun
krummholz
enflowered
enflowered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of enflower
enfroward
facedown
facedown
adv
Alternative form of face-down
noun
Alternative form of face-down (“a confrontation”)
fanweed
fanweed
noun
The flowering plant Thlaspi arvense.
fanwood
fawned
fawned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fawn
felonweed
felonwood
felonwood
noun
Synonym of felonwort (“Solanum dulcamara”)
fernwood
fewmand
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.
flandowser
flawedness
flintwood
flintwood
noun
The very hard wood of the blackbutt tree.
foneswood
fordwine
fordwine
Verb
To fade away; waste away; decay; dwindle; wither; vanish.
(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
forewarned
forewarned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of forewarn
forewind
forewind
noun
A favourable wind.
forewonted
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.
forwardation
forwardation
noun
Synonym of contango
forwarding
forwarding
noun
The act by which something is forwarded.
verb
present participle of forward
forwardness
forwardness
noun
The quality of being forward.
forwardnesses
forwardnesses
noun
plural of forwardness
forweend
forwoden
forworden
fredericktown
freedwoman
freedwoman
noun
A woman who has been released from a condition of slavery.
freedwomen
freedwomen
noun
plural of freedwoman
frenchweed
friendliwise
friendswood
frontward
frontward
adj
Frontwards.
frontwards
frontwards
adj
Oriented towards the front.
frowardness
frowardness
noun
The quality of being froward.
frowned
frowned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of frown
groundflower
handflower
handflower
noun
(sometimes in the phrase ‘handflower tree’) A Mexican hand tree (Chiranthodendron pentadactylon).
A wallflower (Erysimum cheiri, syns. Erysimum × cheiri, Cheiranthus cheiri).
An item of jewellery consisting of a bracelet linked to a ring by chains, lace or other elements which cross the back of the hand.
handicraftswoman
handicraftswoman
noun
A female practitioner of a handicraft.
handsawfish
handsawfishes
henceforward
henceforward
adv
from now on; from this time on
henceforwards
henceforwards
adv
(archaic) henceforth, from this point onwards.
interflowed
interflowed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of interflow
ludwigshafen
manifoldwise
midwifing
midwifing
verb
(rare) present participle of midwife
newfangled
newfangled
adj
(usually derogatory, disapproving, or humorous) new and often needlessly novel or gratuitously different; recently devised or fashionable, especially when not an improvement.
Fond of novelty.
newfangledism
newfangledly
newfangledly
adv
In a newfangled manner.
newfangledness
newfangledness
noun
The quality of being newfangled.
newfashioned
newfashioned
adj
Alternative form of new-fashioned
newfeld
newfound
newfound
adj
Recently found; newly discovered.
newfoundland
newfoundland
Proper noun
A large island off the coast of eastern Canada, which, along with Labrador, has composed the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador since 1949.
The Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador.
Noun
A Newfoundland dog, a very large breed of working dog from Newfoundland, with a shaggy, usually black coat, known for its water rescue ability, strength, and gentle disposition.
newfoundlander
newfoundlander
Noun
A native or inhabitant of the island of Newfoundland.
nonflawed
nonforeknowledge
outfawned
outfawned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outfawn
outfrowned
outfrowned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outfrown
overforwardness
overforwardness
noun
The quality of being overforward.
puddingwife
rewardfulness
rewardfulness
noun
The quality of being rewardful.
saffronwood
saffronwood
noun
The evergreen tree Elaeodendron croceum.
sandflower
schwenkfelder
schwenkfelder
Noun
A member of the a small American Christian group rooted in the 16th-century Protestant Reformation teachings of
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
thenceforward
thenceforward
adv
from then on; from that time on
thenceforwards
thenceforwards
adv
From then on; from that time on
thencefoward
thunderflower
townified
twelfhynde
twelfhyndeman
twentyfold
twentyfold
adj
By a factor of twenty.
twinfold
twofoldness
twofoldness
noun
The property of being twofold.
undeflowered
undeflowered
adj
Not having been deflowered; pure, virginal.
underfellow
underfellow
noun
(archaic) A mean, low fellow.
(archaic) An underling.
underflow
underflow
noun
(computing) A condition in which the value of a computed quantity is smaller than the smallest non-zero value that can be physically stored; usually treated as an error condition
(computing) The error condition that results from an attempt to retrieve an item from an empty stack
A current flowing below the surface.
verb
(computing) To trigger the condition in which the value of a computed quantity is smaller than the smallest non-zero value that can be physically stored.
underflowed
underflowed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of underflow
underflowing
underflowing
verb
present participle of underflow
underflows
underflows
noun
plural of underflow
underframework
underframework
noun
(literally, figurative) An underlying or supportive framework or similar structure.
underfurrow
underfurrow
adv
Under a furrow.
verb
(transitive) To cover as if under a furrow; to plough in.
undersheriffwick
undersheriffwick
noun
The area of jurisdiction of an undersheriff.
underweft
undflow
undwarfed
undwarfed
adj
Not dwarfed.
unfallowed
unfallowed
adj
Not fallowed
unfarewelled
unfarewelled
adj
Not bidden farewell.
unfarrowed
unfarrowed
adj
Without a farrow or litter.
unfellowed
unfellowed
adj
Without a fellow; unmatched.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of unfellow
unfellowshiped
unfellowshiped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of unfellowship