Opposed to welfare (financial aid offered by a government).
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
awfulnesses
awfulnesses
noun
plural of awfulness
balloonflower
bedwarfing
bedwarfing
verb
present participle of bedwarf
blanketflower
blanketflower
noun
Gaillardia; a plant of the genus Gaillardia.
cankerflower
clanfellow
clanfellow
noun
A fellow member of a clan.
craftswomen
craftswomen
noun
plural of craftswoman
daffadowndillies
daffadowndillies
noun
plural of daffadowndilly
daffodowndillies
daffodowndillies
noun
plural of daffodowndilly
daneflower
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.
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.
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.
dwarfishness
dwarfishness
noun
The quality of being dwarfish.
dwarfness
dwarfness
noun
The quality of being a dwarf, or unusually small specimen.
dwarfnesses
enfroward
facedown
facedown
adv
Alternative form of face-down
noun
Alternative form of face-down (“a confrontation”)
faithworthiness
faithworthiness
noun
(archaic) trustworthiness
fallowness
fallowness
noun
The state or quality of being fallow.
fallownesses
fanflower
fanflower
noun
A plant in the genus Scaevola.
fanshawe
fanwe
fanweed
fanweed
noun
The flowering plant Thlaspi arvense.
fanwise
fanwise
adj
In a radial arrangement resembling a hand-held fan.
adv
In a fanwise manner.
farawayness
farawayness
noun
The state of being faraway
farewelling
farewelling
verb
present participle of farewell
fawkener
fawne
fawned
fawned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fawn
fawner
fawner
noun
One who fawns; a sycophant.
fawners
fawners
noun
plural of fawner
fawnery
fawnier
fawniest
fawningness
fawningness
noun
Tendency to fawn; obsequious behaviour.
fawnlike
fawnlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a fawn.
featherwing
fellowman
fellowman
noun
Alternative spelling of fellow man
fernshaw
fernshaw
noun
A thicket of ferns.
feuchtwanger
fewmand
finedraw
finedraw
verb
(transitive) To sew up so finely that the seam is not visible; to renter.
finedrawing
finedrawing
verb
present participle of finedraw
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.
fisherwoman
fisherwoman
noun
A woman who fishes.
A woman whose profession is catching fish.
She is a fisherwoman, out on a trawler for days at a time.
flandowser
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.
flannelflower
flawedness
flawlessness
flawlessness
noun
The quality of being flawless
flaxwench
fliegerabwehrkanone
foreanswer
foreanswer
verb
To answer beforehand or in advance
foredawn
foredawn
noun
The time just before dawn.
verb
To anticipate dawning or emerging.
foreknowable
foreknowable
adj
That may be known in advance.
foreknowableness
foreshadowing
foreshadowing
noun
(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
foreswearing
foreswearing
verb
present participle of foreswear
forewarn
forewarn
verb
To warn in advance.
forewarned
forewarned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of forewarn
forewarner
forewarner
noun
One who forewarns.
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
forewarns
forewarns
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of forewarn
forewoman
forewoman
noun
(law) A female foreman of a jury.
(management) A female leader of a work crew (a female foreperson or female foreman).
forswearing
forswearing
noun
The act of one who forswears.
verb
present participle of forswear
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.
forwardness
forwardness
noun
The quality of being forward.
forwardnesses
forwardnesses
noun
plural of forwardness
forwean
forwean
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To accustom to bad habits; spoil by indulgence; pamper.
forwearying
forwearying
verb
present participle of forweary
fountainwise
fountainwise
adv
In the manner of a fountain.
frametown
francestown
frankewing
freedwoman
freedwoman
noun
A woman who has been released from a condition of slavery.
freewoman
freewoman
noun
(historical) A woman who is not a serf or slave.
frenchwoman
frenchwoman
Noun
A French woman.
freshwoman
freshwoman
noun
A female freshman.
frowardness
frowardness
noun
The quality of being froward.
gangflower
gnatflower
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.
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.
handsawfishes
hawfinches
hawfinches
noun
plural of hawfinch
henceforward
henceforward
adv
from now on; from this time on
henceforwards
henceforwards
adv
(archaic) henceforth, from this point onwards.
jawfallen
jawfallen
adj
(archaic) Dejected, dispirited.
(obsolete) Having a "fallen" or locked jaw (and hence sometimes unable to speak), variously attributed to dejection (the previous sense) or lockjaw.
knifeway
lanternflower
lawfullness
lawfulness
lawfulness
noun
Property of being lawful, of obeying the law.
Property of operating in a manner organized by certain laws.
lawfulnesses
lawfulnesses
noun
plural of lawfulness
lawnleaf
ludwigshafen
manifoldwise
newfangle
newfangle
adj
(obsolete) Eager for novelties; desirous of changing.
verb
(obsolete) To change by introducing novelties
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.
newfanglement
newfanglement
noun
(countable) Something that is newfangled.
(uncountable) The quality of being newfangled; novelty or innovation, especially when very complicated or faddish.
newfangleness
newfangleness
noun
Obsolete form of newfangledness.
newfashioned
newfashioned
adj
Alternative form of new-fashioned
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
outfawned
outfawned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outfawn
overforwardness
overforwardness
noun
The quality of being overforward.
passionflower
passionflower
noun
Any of very many vines, in North America and elsewhere, of the genus Passiflora that bear edible fruit called passion fruit, and showy flowers of a structure symbolic of the Passion of Christ.
prelawfulness
rewardfulness
rewardfulness
noun
The quality of being rewardful.
safeblowing
safeblowing
noun
The act of breaking into a safe using explosives.
sandflower
satinflower
satinflower
noun
(Australia) The flannel flower, Actinotus helianthi
(South Africa) Plants in the genus Geissorhiza.
A species of blue-eyed grass, Olsynium douglasii (syn. Sisyrhinchium douglasii)
A wildflower native to the western US and British Columbia, Clarkia amoena (syn. Godetia grandiflora).
Chickweed, Stellaria media
Honesty Lunaria annua subsp. annua
Stitchwort, Stellaria holostea
The related Sisyrinchium striatum.
schaefferstown
schwenkfeldian
schwenkfeldian
Noun
A Schwenkfelder.
snailfishessnailflower
snailflower
snailflower
noun
Cochliasanthus caracalla, a leguminous vine of South and Central America, whose fragrant flowers have a distinctive curled shape.
snakeflower
snowflake
snowflake
noun
(historical) Someone (usually white) who was opposed to the abolition of slavery (Missouri, 1860s)
(ophthalmology) A type of lesion that appears as scattered white-brown spots under high magnification light microscopy.
(slang, derogatory) Someone who believes they are particularly unique and special.
(slang, derogatory, chiefly alt-right) Someone hypersensitive to insult or offense, especially a young person with politically correct sensibilities.
(slang, usually derogatory) A Caucasian person.
A crystal of snow, having approximate hexagonal symmetry.
Any of several bulbous European plants, of the genus Leucojum, having white flowers.
Something that is unique in every presentation.
The snow bunting, Plectrophenax nivalis.
verb
(computing, databases) To arrange (data) into a snowflake schema.
To fall in the manner of a snowflake.
snowflakes
snowflakes
noun
plural of snowflake
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of snowflake