A good comeback, retort one thinks of only after the end of discussion or after leaving a social gathering.
The lack of forethought.
Wisdom which comes after the event.
afterwitted
afterwitted
adj
(dated) Characterized by afterwit; slow-witted.
afterworking
afterwrist
afwillite
afwillite
noun
(mineralogy) A calcium hydroxide nesosilicate mineral, occurring as glassy, colourless to white prismatic monoclinic crystals.
aircraftswomen
aircraftswomen
noun
plural of aircraftswoman
antiwelfare
antiwelfare
adj
Opposed to welfare (financial aid offered by a government).
bewitchful
bewitchful
adj
Bewitching; alluring; fascinating; amazing.
butterwife
downshifted
downshifted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of downshift
driftweed
driftweed
noun
Seaweed brought ashore by the wind.
fairwater
fairwater
noun
(nautical) A device that improves the streamlining of a vessel.
fairweather
fairweather
adj
Alternative spelling of fair-weather
faithwise
faithwise
adv
In terms of religious faith.
faithworthiness
faithworthiness
noun
(archaic) trustworthiness
fawniest
featherweight
featherweight
noun
A sportsman who fights in this division.
A weight class in many combat sports; e.g. in professional boxing of a maximum of 126 pounds or 57.2 kilograms.
The lightest weight that may be carried by a racehorse.
featherweights
featherweights
noun
plural of featherweight
featherwing
featherwise
featherwise
adv
Arranged at angles like the barbs of a feather.
ferdwit
fevertwig
fevertwitch
fewtrils
fewtrils
noun
(UK, dialect, obsolete) Little or unimportant things; trifles.
fiddletown
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.
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.
fishertown
fistwise
fistwise
adv
By means of the fists; by fighting with the fists.
In the manner of a fist.
fitchew
fitchew
noun
(obsolete) polecat
fitchews
fitchews
noun
plural of fitchew
fittywise
fitweed
fitweed
noun
Eryngium foetidum, a plant supposed to be a remedy for fits.
fizzwater
flatwise
flatwise
adv
With a flat side down or otherwise in contact with a flat surface.
flawiest
fleetwing
flewit
flexowriter
flintworker
flintworker
noun
A person who produces flintwork.
flitwite
floweriest
floweriest
adj
superlative form of flowery: most flowery
flowerist
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.
flyweights
flyweights
noun
plural of flyweight
forewit
forewit
noun
One who puts himself forward as a leader in matters of taste or criticism.
Timely knowledge; precaution; foresight.
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To foreknow.
forewritten
forewritten
adj
Written beforehand or in advance.
verb
past participle of forewrite
fountainwise
fountainwise
adv
In the manner of a fountain.
fowlerite
fowlerite
noun
(mineralogy) A variety of rhodonite that contains zinc.
fredericktown
freewriting
freewriting
noun
A prewriting technique in which the writer writes continuously for a set period of time without regard to spelling, grammar, or topic.
verb
present participle of freewrite
freewritings
freewritings
noun
plural of freewriting
freewritten
freewritten
verb
past participle of freewrite
fretwise
frontwise
frontwise
adv
Toward the front; in the direction of the front; frontward.
frowsiest
frowsiest
adj
superlative form of frowsy: most frowsy
frowstier
frowstier
adj
comparative form of frowsty: more frowsty
frowstiest
frowstiest
adj
superlative form of frowsty: most frowsty
frowstiness
frowstiness
noun
Quality of being frowsty.
frowziest
frowziest
adj
superlative form of frowzy: most frowzy
fruitgrower
fruitgrower
noun
A person or company that grows fruit.
fruitwise
fruitwomen
giftware
giftware
noun
Items designed to be bought as gifts
giftwrapped
giftwrapped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of giftwrap
hostlerwife
interflow
interflow
noun
(geology) The flow of water (from rain or snow) directly through the soil.
A flowing between two or more entities.
verb
(intransitive) To flow between.
(transitive, of fluids) To merge or mingle.
interflowed
interflowed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of interflow
interflowing
interflowing
verb
present participle of interflow
interwhiff
kitchenwife
leeuwfontein
lefkowitz
leftwich
leftwing
leftwing
adj
Alternative spelling of left-wing
noun
Alternative spelling of left wing
leftwinger
leftwinger
noun
Alternative form of left-winger
microsoftware
microsoftware
noun
(computing, dated) software for a microcomputer
mistflower
mistflower
noun
Any of several plants in the tribe Eupatorieae, especially Ageratina riparia and members of the genus Conoclinium.
miterflower
mitreflower
oftwhiles
oftwhiles
adv
(archaic) Often; oftentimes.
overswift
overswift
adj
(rare) Overly swift.
oysterwife
saltwife
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.
schweinfurt
straightforwarder
straightforwardest
straightforwardness
straightforwardness
noun
The state or quality of being straightforward.
sweetfish
sweetfish
noun
An amphidromous fish, the ayu of East Asia (Plecoglossus altivelis), the only member of its genus and family Plecoglossidae, named and prized for its sweet-tasting flesh, especially in Japan, as a game fish, and is also subject to extensive aquaculture.
sweetiewife
swiften
swiften
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To make or become swifter or faster; to hasten.
swifter
swifter
adj
comparative form of swift: more swift
noun
(nautical) A rope used to encircle a boat longitudinally, to strengthen and defend her sides.
(nautical) A rope used to retain the bars of the capstan in their sockets while it is being turned.
(nautical) The forward shroud of a lower mast.
verb
(nautical, transitive) To tighten (e.g. slack standing rigging) by bringing the opposite shrouds nearer.
swifters
swifters
noun
plural of swifter
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of swifter
swiftest
swiftest
adj
superlative form of swift: most swift
swiftie
swiftie
noun
Alternative form of Tom Swifty.
Someone or something that moves swiftly.
swiftlet
swiftlet
noun
Any of the various tropical and subtropical birds of the four genera Aerodramus, Hydrochous, Schoutedenapus, and Collocalia in the swift family, many of which can navigate in darkness using echolocation.
swiftlier
swiftlier
adv
comparative form of swiftly: more swiftly
swiftliest
swiftliest
adv
superlative form of swiftly: most swiftly
swiftlike
swiftlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a swift (the bird).
swiftness
swiftness
noun
The state of being swift.
swiftnesses
swiftnesses
noun
plural of swiftness
swiftwater
tablefellowship
tablefellowship
noun
The role or status of tablefellow.
taffywise
tailflower
tailflower
noun
Synonym of anthurium
tewfik
thiefwise
thimbleflower
tigerflower
townified
trefoilwise
trefoilwise
adv
In the form of a trefoil.
tripewife
tulipflower
turfwise
turfwise
adv
(rare) In terms of turf.
twelfthtide
twelfthtide
Proper noun
The season including Epiphany (the twelfth day after Christmas) and the evening of the preceding day (Twelfth Night), regarded as the end of the Christmas season; Epiphany itself.
twinflower
twinflower
noun
Dyschoriste oblongifolia, a dicotyledonous flowering plant of the family Acanthaceae, native to coastal plains regions of the United States.
Linnaea borealis, a woodland subshrub with opposite evergreen rounded oval leaves and pendulous pink flowers that occur in pairs.
The state or quality of being unstraightforward; a lack of straightforwardness; obliqueness, evasiveness.
unwistfulness
waitsfield
wastethrift
wastethrift
noun
(obsolete) A spendthrift.
wastrife
watchfire
watchfire
noun
A fire maintained during the night by people keeping watch.
waterfinder
waterfowling
waterfowling
noun
The sport of hunting waterfowl.
waterproofing
waterproofing
noun
A waterproof material.
The treatment of something to make it waterproof.
verb
present participle of waterproof
waterproofings
waterproofings
noun
plural of waterproofing
weatherfish
weatherfish
noun
A loach of the genus Misgurnus
especially, Misgurnus fossilis
weatherfishes
weatherfishes
noun
plural of weatherfish
weatherproofing
weatherproofing
noun
(UK) The practice of protecting a building and its interior from the elements/weather and wind or Something protecting the interior of a building or similar from weather and wind
verb
present participle of weatherproof
weftwise
weftwise
adj
In the orientation of the weft in woven yarn.
weftwize
weighshaft
weightlifter
weightlifter
noun
(weightlifting) A person who competes for maximum weight lifted in a series of specific lifts.
A person who uses weights to train the muscles of the body, usually for strength or for improved performance in a sport.
weightlifting
weightlifting
noun
(sports) A sport in which competitors lift heavy weights in two events: the snatch and the clean and jerk.
A form of exercise in which weights are lifted.
welfarist
welfarist
adj
Pertaining to support for the politics or principles of the welfare state.
noun
A supporter of the politics or principles of the welfare state.
Someone who supports welfare, especially of animals.
welfaristic
welfaristic
adj
Supporting or relating to welfarism.
westerfield
westfalite
westfalite
noun
An explosive, used in mining, containing ammonium nitrate.
westfield
wethersfield
wheatfield
wheatfield
noun
A field of wheat; a plot of land planted with wheat.