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.
afterwale
afterward
afterward
adv
(US) Alternative form of afterwards
afterwash
afterwise
afterwise
adj
Wise after the fact.
afterword
afterword
noun
(of a letter) a postscript.
(to a book) an appendix.
an epilogue.
afterwork
afterwort
afwillite
afwillite
noun
(mineralogy) A calcium hydroxide nesosilicate mineral, occurring as glassy, colourless to white prismatic monoclinic crystals.
applewife
arrowleaf
arrowleaf
adj
(in plant names) Having arrow-like leaves.
awfullest
awfullest
adj
superlative form of awful: most awful
awfulness
awfulness
noun
The quality of striking with awe, or with reverence
The state of being struck with awe; a spirit of solemnity; profound reverence.
The state or quality of being awful.
the awfulness of this sacred place
barrowful
barrowful
noun
The amount that can fit in a barrow
batfowled
batfowler
batfowler
noun
One who takes part in batfowling.
bedfellow
bedfellow
noun
(by extension) An associate, often an otherwise improbable one.
One with whom one shares a bed.
bedflower
bedwarfed
bedwarfed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bedwarf
beeflower
beefwoods
beefwoods
noun
plural of beefwood
beflowers
beflowers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beflower
blowflies
blowflies
noun
plural of blowfly
blowproof
blowproof
adj
Resistant to being blown.
broadwife
chafeweed
chafeweed
noun
Cudweed (Gnaphalium), used to prevent or cure chafing.
chaffweed
chaffweed
noun
A low glabrous weedy branching herb (Centunculus minimus) of the family Primulaceae, having short dry chaff-like leaves.
childwife
cliffweed
cliffwood
cowfishes
cowfishes
noun
plural of cowfish
cowlstaff
cowlstaff
noun
A staff used to carry a cowl or other burden, especially held by two people on their shoulders.
craftwork
craftwork
noun
An item produced by handicraft.
crawfoots
crossflow
crossflow
noun
A crosswise flow.
verb
To flow across, or in a contrary direction.
crowfoots
crowfoots
noun
plural of crowfoot
cupflower
cupflower
noun
Any plant of the genus Nierembergia.
curfewing
dayflower
dayflower
noun
Any of several plants, of the genus Commelina, whose flowers last only a day
deflowers
deflowers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deflower
delftware
delftware
noun
Alternative spelling of Delftware
dewflower
downdraft
downdraft
noun
(meteorology, American spelling) A strong, downward air current; an air pocket or air hole.
downfalls
downfalls
noun
plural of downfall
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
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.)
drawerful
drawerful
noun
A drawer filled with something, or a sufficient quantity of something to fill a drawer
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.
driftweed
driftweed
noun
Seaweed brought ashore by the wind.
driftwind
driftwind
noun
A driving wind; a wind that drives snow, sand, etc., into heaps.
driftwood
driftwood
noun
A floating piece, or pieces, of wood that drifts with the current of a body of water.
Such a piece of wood that has been cast ashore.
dwarfisms
dwarfisms
noun
plural of dwarfism
dwarflike
dwarflike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a dwarf; small, diminutive.
dwarfling
dwarfling
noun
A diminutive dwarf.
dwarfness
dwarfness
noun
The quality of being a dwarf, or unusually small specimen.
earflower
elfinwood
elfinwood
noun
krummholz
enfroward
fadeaways
fadeaways
noun
plural of fadeaway
fairwater
fairwater
noun
(nautical) A device that improves the streamlining of a vessel.
faithwise
faithwise
adv
In terms of religious faith.
faldworth
fallowing
fallowing
noun
A period during which a field is left fallow.
verb
present participle of fallow
fallowist
fallowist
noun
One who favors the practice of fallowing land.
falsework
falsework
noun
(engineering) A temporary framework used in the building of bridges and arched structures in order to hold items in place until the structure is able to support itself.
(engineering) Scaffolding, a temporary frame serving to support and brace a building under construction until it can stand alone.
fancywork
fancywork
noun
Decorative embroidery.
fanflower
fanflower
noun
A plant in the genus Scaevola.
fanwright
fanwright
noun
(historical) A person who makes fans for use in winnowing.
farewells
farewells
noun
plural of farewell
farrowing
farrowing
adj
Producing a litter of piglets
noun
The act of producing a litter of pigs
verb
present participle of farrow
fawningly
fawningly
adv
In a fawning or sycophantic manner.
feedwater
feedwater
noun
Water added to a boiler to replace that lost during operation.
fellowess
fellowess
noun
(chiefly humorous) A female fellow.
fellowing
fellowing
verb
present participle of fellow
fellowman
fellowman
noun
Alternative spelling of fellow man
fellowmen
fellowmen
noun
plural of fellowman
fellowred
fellowred
Noun
Fellowship; company.
A company.
felonweed
felonwood
felonwood
noun
Synonym of felonwort (“Solanum dulcamara”)
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.
fessewise
fessewise
adv
Alternative spelling of fesswise
feverfews
feverfews
noun
plural of feverfew
fevertwig
feverweed
feverweed
noun
The plant Eupatorium purpureum.
feverwort
feverwort
noun
A plant of the genus Centaurium.
A plant of the genus Triosteum.
fewnesses
fewnesses
noun
plural of fewness
fiberware
fibreware
fiddlebow
fieldward
fieldward
adj
Towards a field.
fieldwork
fieldwork
noun
(countable, rare) A temporary fortification built by troops in the field; a defensive earthwork in the field.
(in scientific research) The collection of raw data in the field, field research, field study, field studies.
(uncountable) Work done out in the real world rather than in controlled conditions
(uncountable, agriculture) Work done out in the fields as opposed to that done elsewhere on the farm (e.g., barn, house, outbuildings, office).
fieldwort
fieldwort
noun
(botany) gentian
fightwite
fightwite
noun
(historical, law) A mulct or fine imposed on a person for disturbing the peace with a fight or quarrel.
fillowite
fillowite
noun
(mineralogy) A trigonal-rhombohedral mineral containing calcium, iron, manganese, oxygen, phosphorus, and sodium.
firepower
firepower
noun
(figurative) The ability and resources to dominate.
The ability to deliver fire.
The capacity of a weapon to deliver fire onto a target.
firetower
firewater
firewater
noun
(informal) High-proof alcohol, especially whiskey (especially in the context of its sale to or consumption by Native Americans).
(manufacturing) Water for use in firefighting.
High-temperature hydraulic condensate discharged from industrial boilers.
fireweeds
fireweeds
noun
plural of fireweed
firewoods
firewoods
noun
plural of firewood
fireworks
fireworks
noun
(plural only) An event or a display where fireworks are set off.
(plural only, figuratively) A boisterous or violent event or situation.
plural of firework.
fireworky
fireworky
Adjective
Resembling or characteristic of a firework.
fireworms
fireworms
noun
plural of fireworm
fishbowls
fishbowls
noun
plural of fishbowl
fishwives
fishwives
noun
plural of fishwife
fishwoman
fishwoman
noun
(dated) A woman who sells fish.
fishworks
fishworks
noun
A fish processing plant.
fittstown
fittyways
fittywise
fizzwater
flangeway
flangeway
noun
(rail transport) The gap in road surfaces, running rails at rails at junctions, etc, that allows the wheel flange of a rail vehicle to pass.
(rail transport, historical) An early type of railway that used flanged rails rather than flanged wheels.
flankwise
flankwise
adv
In terms of, or by means of, a flank.
flatwares
flatwares
noun
plural of flatware
flatwoods
flatwoods
noun
plural of flatwood
flatworks
flatworms
flatworms
noun
plural of flatworm
flaxwench
flaxwoman
fleaworts
fleaworts
noun
plural of fleawort
fleetwing
fleetwood
fleetwood
Proper noun
A coastal town in Lancashire, England
flintwood
flintwood
noun
The very hard wood of the blackbutt tree.
flintwork
flintwork
noun
decorative flint facing
work with flint
flockwise
flockwise
adv
In or as a flock.
floodwall
floodwall
noun
A man-made vertical barrier designed to temporarily contain the waters of a river or other waterway during a flood
floodways
floodways
noun
plural of floodway
floodwood
floorshow
floorshow
noun
A set of performances held in a nightclub, restaurant or similar during the course of an evening.
floorward
floorward
adv
Toward the floor.
floorwise
floorwise
adj
(India, nonstandard) Based on, or in terms of, the floor.
adv
(poetic, nonce word) Like a floor.
flourtown
flowchart
flowchart
noun
Alternative spelling of flow chart
flowerage
flowerage
noun
State of flowers; flowers, collectively or in general.
flowerbed
flowerbed
noun
A part of a garden or park where flowers are grown.
flowerers
flowerers
noun
plural of flowerer
flowerets
flowerets
noun
plural of floweret
flowerfly
flowerfly
noun
Alternative spelling of flower-fly
flowerful
flowerful
adj
(poetic) flowery, abundant in flowers.
flowerier
flowerier
adj
comparative form of flowery: more flowery
flowerily
flowerily
adv
In a flowery way.
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
flowerist
flowerlet
flowerlet
noun
A little flower.
flowerpot
flowerpot
noun
A pot filled with soil in which plants are grown.
flowingly
flowingly
adv
In a flowing manner.
flowmeter
flowmeter
noun
Any of various devices used to measure the flow of a fluid through a pipe, etc.
flowsheet
flowsheet
noun
flowchart
flowstone
flowstone
noun
(geology) A secondary layered mineral deposit of calcite or other mineral, formed by water flowing down the walls and along the floor of a cave.
flukeworm
flukeworm
noun
Any usually parasitic worm in the class Trematoda.
flukewort
flutework
flutework
noun
(architecture) Fluted ornamentation; groovework.
flyflower
flyweight
flyweight
noun
(figuratively, adjectival use) Small, light or unimportant.
(martial arts) A weight class in many combat sports; e.g. in professional boxing of a maximum of 112 pounds or 50.8 kilograms.
(mechanics) A weight that moves outward depending on centrifugal force.