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
aftergrowth
aftergrowth
noun
(figuratively) Any abstraction of the above.
A second growth, seen in plants like crops or timber after harvesting.
afterknowledge
afterknowledge
noun
Knowledge acquired later, or after the event.
afterworking
backflowing
backflowing
adj
flowing backwards
verb
present participle of backflow
batfowling
batfowling
noun
A method of catching birds at night, by holding a torch or other light, and beating the bush or perch where they roost so that the birds fly towards the light.
beflowering
beflowering
verb
present participle of beflower
changchowfu
coffeegrower
coffeegrower
noun
One who grows coffee.
coffeegrowing
coffeegrowing
noun
The growing of coffee.
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.
downshifting
downshifting
noun
A social trend towards living a simpler, less ambitious life with a better work-life balance.
Any of various woodland herbs and shrubs of the genus Scrophularia.
figworts
figworts
noun
plural of figwort
fingerflower
fingerwork
fingerwork
noun
Alternative spelling of finger work
flagtown
flagworm
flagworm
noun
A worm or grub found among flags and sedge.
fliegerabwehrkanone
flightworthy
flightworthy
adj
(aviation) Safe enough to fly
flopwing
flopwing
noun
(dialect, dated) A bird, the lapwing.
flowage
flowage
noun
A flowing or overflowing of liquid.
flowages
flowages
noun
plural of flowage
flowcharting
flowcharting
noun
(computing) the design and construction of flowcharts
flowerage
flowerage
noun
State of flowers; flowers, collectively or in general.
flowering
flowering
adj
(used only before the noun) Of a plant, that produces flowers.
aflower, in bloom
noun
(figurative) The period of time during which someone or something is at its peak.
(horticulture) The period of time during which a plant is in flower.
verb
present participle and gerund of flower
flowing
flowing
adj
Moving, proceeding or shaped smoothly, gracefully, or continuously.
Tending to flow.
noun
The action of the verb to flow
verb
present participle of flow
flowingly
flowingly
adv
In a flowing manner.
flowingness
flowingness
noun
A tendency to flow; fluency.
flyblowing
flyblowing
verb
present participle of flyblow
fogbow
fogbow
noun
(meteorology) A white arc or circle, similar to a rainbow, which can appear in the sky in foggy conditions as sunlight passes through small airborne water droplets.
fogbows
fogbows
noun
plural of fogbow
fogertown
following
following
adj
(of a wind) Blowing in the direction of travel.
About to be specified.
Coming next, either in sequence or in time.
noun
(with definite article, treated as singular or plural) A thing or things to be mentioned immediately after.
A group of followers, attendants or admirers; an entourage.
Vocation; business; profession.
prep
After, subsequent to.
verb
present participle of follow
followingly
followingly
adv
accordingly
as follows
subsequently, consequently
followings
followings
noun
plural of following
foreglow
foreglow
noun
The glow of light appearing in the sky preceding sunrise
(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
foreshowing
foreshowing
noun
The act or an instance of showing something, usually an event, ahead of time; a prognostication
verb
present participle of foreshow
foreswearing
foreswearing
verb
present participle of foreswear
forewarning
forewarning
noun
An advance warning; an omen.
verb
present participle of forewarn
forewarningly
forewarningly
adv
So as to forewarn; in a way that gives advance warning.
forewarnings
forewarnings
noun
plural of forewarning
foreweigh
foreweigh
verb
(transitive) To estimate in advance; to count the cost of beforehand.
forewing
forewing
noun
Alternative spelling of fore wing
forewings
forewings
noun
plural of forewing
forewinning
forewrought
forewrought
adj
Wrought or worked beforehand or in advance.
verb
(archaic) simple past tense and past participle of forework
forgrow
forgrow
verb
(intransitive, obsolete) To become grown over; overgrow; become covered with growth (usually one that is excessive or unsightly).
(intransitive, obsolete) To grow to excess or out of shape; grow unduly.
forgrown
forgrown
verb
past participle of forgrow
forswearing
forswearing
noun
The act of one who forswears.
verb
present participle of forswear
forwarding
forwarding
noun
The act by which something is forwarded.
verb
present participle of forward
forwearying
forwearying
verb
present participle of forweary
fowage
fowliang
fowling
fowling
noun
A session of hunting fowl.
verb
present participle of fowl
fowlings
fowlings
noun
plural of fowling
fringeflower
frogflower
frogspawn
frogspawn
noun
A gelatinous mass of frogs' eggs, laid in ponds and ditches.
frogwort
frowning
frowning
noun
The act of giving a frown.
verb
present participle of frown
frowningly
frowningly
adv
While or as if frowning
fruitgrower
fruitgrower
noun
A person or company that grows fruit.
fruitgrowing
fruitgrowing
noun
The commercial growing of fruit.
fullgrownness
furbelowing
furbelowing
verb
present participle of furbelow
furrowing
furrowing
noun
A furrowed pattern.
verb
present participle of furrow
gairfowl
gairfowl
noun
Alternative form of garefowl
gallflower
gallflower
noun
The short-styled female flower of certain figs.
gangflower
garefowl
garefowl
noun
The great auk.
The razorbill
garefowls
garefowls
noun
plural of garefowl
ghostflower
ghostflower
noun
Mohavea confertiflora, a flower native to the Sonoran and Mojave deserts.
gilliflower
gilliflower
noun
Alternative spelling of gillyflower
gillyflower
gillyflower
noun
(by extension) Any clove-scented flower.
(heraldry) A stylized representation of a carnation blossom, usually red, and shown with or without a slip and leaves.
A variety of purplish-red apple with a roundish conical shape and a large core.
Any of several species of wallflower.
Clove pink.
gillyflowers
gillyflowers
noun
plural of gillyflower
globeflower
globeflower
noun
More generally, any plant of the genus Trollius.
Trollius europaeus, a plant with globe-shaped flowers.
Trollius laxus, a similar American plant.
globeflowers
globeflowers
noun
plural of globeflower
glowflies
glowfly
gnatflower
godawful
goffstown
goldflower
goodwife
goodwife
noun
(obsolete) A female head of a household.
(obsolete) A title of respect for a woman.
gooseflower
goshawful
goshawful
adj
Euphemistic form of god-awful.
gowf
gowfer
grapeflower
grassflower
groundflower
growthful
growthful
adj
Causing growth.
Having the capacity to grow.
gumflower
hingeflower
howfing
inflowering
inflowing
inflowing
adj
Flowing in or inward.
noun
gerund of inflow: the act or process of flowing in; an inflow.
verb
present participle of inflow
interflowing
interflowing
verb
present participle of interflow
longfellow
longfellow
Proper noun
originally a nickname for a tall person.
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, American poet.
lungflower
nightfowl
nonflowering
nonflowering
adj
(biology) Of a plant, not flowering; reproducing by means other than pollination from flowers.
nonflowing
nonflowing
adj
That does not flow.
nonfollowing
nonforeknowledge
onflowing
onflowing
adj
flowing onward
outfawning
outfawning
verb
present participle of outfawn
outflowing
outflowing
adj
flowing out
noun
The act of something flowing out.
outfrowning
outfrowning
verb
present participle of outfrown
overflowing
overflowing
noun
overflow
verb
present participle of overflow
overflowingly
overflowingly
adv
So as to overflow; very excessively or generously.
overflowingness
overflowingness
noun
Quality of being overflowing; exuberance.
pigflower
preflowering
preflowering
adj
(botany) Prior to flowering
reflowering
reflowering
noun
The process of flowering again.
verb
present participle of reflower
reflowing
reflowing
noun
A flowing again or back.
verb
present participle of reflow
roupingwife
safeblowing
safeblowing
noun
The act of breaking into a safe using explosives.
snowflight
straightforward
straightforward
adj
(figurative) direct; forthright; frank; sincere
easy, simple, uncomplicated, without difficulty
proceeding in a straight course or manner; not deviating
adv
In a straightforward manner; straightforwards; straightforwardly.
straightforwarder
straightforwardest
straightforwardly
straightforwardly
adv
In a straightforward manner.
straightforwardness
straightforwardness
noun
The state or quality of being straightforward.
straightforwards
straightfoward
stuffgownsman
swordfishing
swordfishing
verb
present participle of swordfish
tigerflower
tongueflower
townfaring
townifying
underflowing
underflowing
verb
present participle of underflow
unflowering
unflowering
adj
Not flowering; that does not produce flowers.
unflowing
unflowing
adj
Not flowing.
unfollowing
unfollowing
verb
present participle of unfollow
unfrowning
unfrowning
adj
Not frowning.
unoverflowing
unoverflowing
adj
Not overflowing.
unstraightforward
unstraightforward
adj
Not straightforward; oblique, evasive, equivocal, indirect.