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
arrowleaf
arrowleaf
adj
(in plant names) Having arrow-like leaves.
barrowful
barrowful
noun
The amount that can fit in a barrow
batfowler
batfowler
noun
One who takes part in batfowling.
bedflower
bedwarfed
bedwarfed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bedwarf
beeflower
beflowers
beflowers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beflower
blowproof
blowproof
adj
Resistant to being blown.
broadwife
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.
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
enfroward
fairwater
fairwater
noun
(nautical) A device that improves the streamlining of a vessel.
faldworth
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
feedwater
feedwater
noun
Water added to a boiler to replace that lost during operation.
fellowred
fellowred
Noun
Fellowship; company.
A company.
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.
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.
fiberware
fibreware
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
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
fishworks
fishworks
noun
A fish processing plant.
fizzwater
flatwares
flatwares
noun
plural of flatware
flatworks
flatworms
flatworms
noun
plural of flatworm
fleaworts
fleaworts
noun
plural of fleawort
flintwork
flintwork
noun
decorative flint facing
work with flint
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.
flowmeter
flowmeter
noun
Any of various devices used to measure the flow of a fluid through a pipe, etc.
flukeworm
flukeworm
noun
Any usually parasitic worm in the class Trematoda.
flukewort
flutework
flutework
noun
(architecture) Fluted ornamentation; groovework.
flyflower
fogertown
foldwards
foldwards
adv
(poetic) Towards a sheepfold.
followers
followers
noun
plural of follower
foofaraws
foofaraws
noun
plural of foofaraw
footwears
footwears
noun
plural of footwear
footweary
footworks
footworks
noun
plural of footwork
foreknown
foreknown
adj
anticipated or predicted
verb
past participle of foreknow
foreknows
foreknows
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of foreknow
foreshown
foreshown
verb
simple past tense and past participle of foreshow
foreshows
foreshows
noun
plural of foreshow
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of foreshow
foreswear
foreswear
verb
Alternative spelling of forswear
foresweat
foreswore
foresworn
foresworn
verb
past participle of foreswear
forewarns
forewarns
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of forewarn
foreweigh
foreweigh
verb
(transitive) To estimate in advance; to count the cost of beforehand.
forewings
forewings
noun
plural of forewing
forewoman
forewoman
noun
(law) A female foreman of a jury.
(management) A female leader of a work crew (a female foreperson or female foreman).
forewomen
forewomen
noun
plural of forewoman
forewords
forewords
noun
plural of foreword
foreworld
forswears
forswears
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of forswear
forthward
forthward
adv
(obsolete) Forward.
forthwith
forthwith
adv
(chiefly formal, literary) Without delay; immediately.
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.
forwardal
forwardal
noun
(India) The forwarding of something, such as a letter.
forwarded
forwarded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of forward
forwarder
forwarder
adj
Comparative form of forward: more forward.
noun
One who, or that which, forwards something to another destination.
forwardly
forwardly
adv
In a forward manner
forworden
fowlerite
fowlerite
noun
(mineralogy) A variety of rhodonite that contains zinc.
fowlerton
frametown
framework
framework
noun
(figuratively) A basic conceptual structure.
(figuratively) The larger branches of a tree that determine its shape.
(literally) A support structure comprising joined parts or conglomerated particles and intervening open spaces of similar or larger size.
(literally) The arrangement of support beams that represent a building's general shape and size.
(software engineering) A reusable piece of code (and, sometimes, other utilities) providing a standard environment within which an application can be implemented.
These ‘three principles of connexion’ compose the framework of principles in Hume's account of the association of ideas.
franktown
freewater
freewheel
freewheel
noun
a device in a transmission that disengages the driveshaft from the driven shaft when the driven shaft rotates faster than the driveshaft.
verb
(by extension) To operate free from constraints.
(of a cyclist) To ride a bicycle without pedalling, e.g. downhill.
(of a gear) To continue spinning after disengagement.
(of a motorist) To operate a motor vehicle which is coasting without power, e.g. downhill.
freewoman
freewoman
noun
(historical) A woman who is not a serf or slave.
freewomen
freewomen
noun
plural of freewoman
fretworks
fretworks
noun
plural of fretwork
frewsburg
frithwork
frogspawn
frogspawn
noun
A gelatinous mass of frogs' eggs, laid in ponds and ditches.
fromwards
fromwards
prep
(now dialectal) away from
frontward
frontward
adj
Frontwards.
frontways
frontways
adv
towards the front; forward
frontwise
frontwise
adv
Toward the front; in the direction of the front; frontward.
frostweed
frostweed
noun
An American species of rockrose (Crocanthemum canadense, syn. Helianthemum canadense).
Verbesina virginica (white crownbeard)
frostwork
frostwork
noun
Any naturally occurring intricate pattern of ice crystals.