Any of various flies of the family Calliphoridae that lay their eggs in rotting meat, dung, or open wounds.
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.
daffadowndilly
daffadowndilly
noun
(archaic, poetic) daffodil
daffodowndilly
daffodowndilly
noun
(informal) the daffodil.
daffydowndilly
daffydowndilly
noun
Alternative form of daffadowndilly
dayflower
dayflower
noun
Any of several plants, of the genus Commelina, whose flowers last only a day
dayflowers
dayflowers
noun
plural of dayflower
faithworthy
faithworthy
adj
(archaic) trustworthy
fameworthy
fameworthy
adj
Worthy or deserving of fame.
fancywork
fancywork
noun
Decorative embroidery.
faywood
fellowly
fellowly
adj
Fellowlike; companionable, sociable or sympathetic.
adv
In a fellowly manner.
fireworky
fireworky
Adjective
Resembling or characteristic of a firework.
flightworthy
flightworthy
adj
(aviation) Safe enough to fly
floodway
floodway
noun
An engineered path to channel floodwaters away from areas to be protected.
floodways
floodways
noun
plural of floodway
floorway
floorway
noun
An elevated section of floor over which one can walk.
flowerfly
flowerfly
noun
Alternative spelling of flower-fly
flowerily
flowerily
adv
In a flowery way.
flowery
flowery
adj
(not comparable) Pertaining to flowers.
(of a speech or piece of writing) overly complicated or elaborate; with grandiloquent expressions; marked by rhetorical elegance
Decorated with or abundant in flowers.
flowingly
flowingly
adv
In a flowing manner.
flyblow
flyblow
noun
The larva of the blowfly, especially when found on rotten meat.
verb
(transitive) To deposit eggs upon, as a blowfly does on meat; to cause to be maggoty.
(transitive, by extension) To taint or contaminate.
flyblowing
flyblowing
verb
present participle of flyblow
flyblown
flyblown
adj
contaminated with flyblows
sordid, squalid
tainted
flyblows
flyblows
noun
plural of flyblow
flyflower
flywort
foldaway
foldaway
adj
That may be folded away when not in use.
noun
A piece of furniture, of any kind, that can be folded away when not in use.
folkway
folkway
noun
Often plural: a belief or custom common to members of a culture or society.
folkways
folkways
noun
plural of folkway
followingly
followingly
adv
accordingly
as follows
subsequently, consequently
footway
footway
noun
A passage for pedestrians only.
footways
footways
noun
plural of footway
footweary
forebackwardly
forehatchway
foreknowingly
foreknowingly
adv
With foreknowledge.
forewarningly
forewarningly
adv
So as to forewarn; in a way that gives advance warning.
forwardly
forwardly
adv
In a forward manner
forweary
forweary
adj
(obsolete) Excessively weary; exhausted with fatigue.
verb
(intransitive, obsolete) To become wearied.
(transitive, obsolete) To weary utterly; tire out.
forwearying
forwearying
verb
present participle of forweary
forwhy
forwhy
conj
(obsolete) Because; for the reason that.
fowey
fowey
Proper noun
a small town and port on the south coast of Cornwall, England.
a river in Cornwall which flows from Bodmin Moor to the English Channel at the town of Fowey.
fowlery
fowlery
noun
A place where fowl are raised.
frontways
frontways
adv
towards the front; forward
frowardly
frowardly
adv
in a froward manner
frowningly
frowningly
adv
While or as if frowning
frowny
frowny
adj
(informal or childish) Frowning.
She made a frowny face.
noun
Short for frowny face.
frowsily
frowsily
adv
In a frowsy manner.
frowstily
frowstily
adv
In a frowsty manner.
frowsty
frowsty
adj
(UK) musty; stuffy (atmosphere)
frowsy
frowsy
adj
Having a dingy, neglected, and scruffy appearance.
frowy
frowy
adj
(archaic) musty, rancid
frowzily
frowzily
adv
In a frowzy manner
frowzly
frowzy
frowzy
adj
Alternative spelling of frowsy
furrowy
furrowy
adj
Having furrows.
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
glowfly
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.
honeyflower
housewifely
housewifely
adj
Befitting a housewife.
housewifery
housewifery
noun
(obsolete) Household goods.
The state or activity of being a housewife; household management, domestic skills.
ivyflower
julyflower
lyreflower
mayflower
mayflower
noun
Any of several plants that flower in May - especially the hawthorn (in Britain) and the trailing arbutus (in the US).
mayflowers
mayflowers
noun
plural of mayflower
mayfowl
moneyflower
monkeyflower
monkeyflower
noun
Any of various plants in the genus Mimulus.
overfellowly
overflowingly
overflowingly
adv
So as to overflow; very excessively or generously.
overforwardly
overpowerfully
oversorrowfully
oysterwife
pennyflower
playfellow
playfellow
noun
(dated) playmate; companion for someone (especially children) to play with.
playfellows
playfellows
noun
plural of playfellow
playfellowship
playfellowship
noun
(rare) The state or duration of being playfellows; camaraderie between children.
powerfully
powerfully
adv
In a powerful manner.
rowdyproof
sorrowfully
sorrowfully
adv
In a sorrowful manner; with sorrow and regret.
straightforwardly
straightforwardly
adv
In a straightforward manner.
swordfishery
townify
townifying
twentyfold
twentyfold
adj
By a factor of twenty.
twentyfourmo
twentyfourmo
noun
Alternative form of twenty-fourmo
tweyfold
twifoldly
twofoldly
twofoldly
adv
In a twofold manner
unfaithworthy
unfellowly
unfellowly
adj
Not fellowly.
unflowery
unflowery
adj
(of speech or writing) Not flowery; simple, direct, and possibly austere.
Not bearing a flowery motif.
unforwardly
unfrowardly
unhousewifely
unhousewifely
adj
Not housewifely.
unwoefully
unwonderfully
unwrongfully
wayfellow
wayfellow
noun
A fellow wayfarer; one who accompanies another during a journey.
whyfor
whyfor
adv
(dialect) why; for what reason
woefully
woefully
adv
In a woeful manner; to an unfortunately great extent.
woefully inadequate
wofully
wofully
adv
Archaic form of woefully.
wolfberry
wolfberry
noun
Any of flowering species of the genus Lycium.
Lycium barbarum or Lycium chinense
The berry of this plant.
The western snowberry, Symphoricarpos occidentalis, a shrub native to nothern and central North America.
wolfishly
wolfishly
adv
In a wolfish way.
wolfy
wolfy
adj
wolfish; like a wolf
noun
Diminutive of wolf
womanfully
womanfully
adv
In a womanly manner.
wonderfully
wonderfully
adv
In a wonderful manner.
To an extent inspiring wonder.
woodcrafty
woodcrafty
adj
Skilled in woodcraft.
woofy
woofy
adj
(archaic) Having a close texture; dense
Prone to woofing
Similar in sound to the woof of a dog.
worryproof
worshipfully
worshipfully
adv
In a worshipful manner; reverentially.
wrongfully
wrongfully
adv
In a wrongful manner; unjustly.
wrongfuly
wrothfully
wrothfully
adv
Alternative form of wrathfully
wyckoff
wycoff
wykoff
yawnproof
yellowfin
yellowfin
noun
especially, yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares, in family Scombridae)
yellow-fin perchlet (Ambassis elongatus, in family Ambassidae)
yellowfin bream, any of several species in family Sparidae
yellowfin croaker (Umbrina roncador, in family Sciaenidae)
yellowfin cutthroat trout (†Oncorhynchus clarkii macdonaldi, in the family Salmonidae)
yellowfin fairy wrasse (Cirrhilabrus flavidorsalis, in family Labridae)
yellowfin grouper (Mycteroperca venenosa, in family Serranidae)
yellowfin madtom (Noturus flavipinnis, in family Ictaluridae)
yellowfin pike (Dinolestes lewini, in family Dinolestidae)
yellowfin sea bream, any of several species in family Sparidae
yellowfin surgeon (Acanthurus xanthopterus, in family Acanthuridae)
yellowfin whiting (Sillago schomburgkii, in family Sillaginidae)
yellowfish
yellowfish
noun
Certain species of the genus Labeobarbus of mid-sized ray-finned fish.
yellowknife
yellowknife
Proper noun
Capital of the Northwest Territories, Canada.
yokefellow
yokefellow
noun
(now rare, historical) Someone joined in marriage to another; a spouse.
A companion; a fellow labourer, a person who works at the same task as another.