(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
forwarding
forwarding
noun
The act by which something is forwarded.
verb
present participle of forward
giftwrapped
giftwrapped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of giftwrap
godawful
goldflower
goodwife
goodwife
noun
(obsolete) A female head of a household.
(obsolete) A title of respect for a woman.
groundflower
gudewife
guffawed
guffawed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of guffaw
guidwife
gulfwards
gulfweed
gulfweed
noun
sargassum; algae of the genus Sargassum.
gulfweeds
gulfweeds
noun
plural of gulfweed
ludwigshafen
midwifing
midwifing
verb
(rare) present participle of midwife
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.
nonforeknowledge
puddingwife
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
swordfishing
swordfishing
verb
present participle of swordfish
underflowing
underflowing
verb
present participle of underflow
unstraightforward
unstraightforward
adj
Not straightforward; oblique, evasive, equivocal, indirect.
unstraightforwardness
unstraightforwardness
noun
The state or quality of being unstraightforward; a lack of straightforwardness; obliqueness, evasiveness.
wallingford
warfordsburg
wedgefield
wildfowling
wildfowling
verb
present participle of wildfowl
wildfowlings
windsurfing
windsurfing
noun
A marine sport in which one stands on a floating board (typically 2 - 3 meters in length) to which a sail is attached. The board is steered by tilting the sail or banking the board. Some windsurfers use large waves to perform jumps and other stunts.