(software engineering) Being a development that has to integrate with legacy systems.
noun
(often attributive) A site, to be used for housing or commerce, that has been previously used for industry and may be contaminated or need extensive clearing
brownfields
brownfields
noun
plural of brownfield
bunchflower
bunchflower
noun
A perennial herb, Melanthium virginicum, having a branched cluster of pale flowers
cankerflower
clanfellow
clanfellow
noun
A fellow member of a clan.
coffeegrowing
coffeegrowing
noun
The growing of coffee.
coforeknown
coneflower
coneflower
noun
Any of certain species of genus Isopogon, in order Proteales, principally of temperate Australia
Any of several similar flowering plants of tribe Heliantheae in order Asterales, in genera Dracopis, Echinacea, Rudbeckia, and Ratibida, that have a cone-shaped disk of florets.
coneflowers
coneflowers
noun
plural of coneflower
cornflower
cornflower
adj
Of a blue colour, as that of the cornflower; cornflower blue.
noun
A plant of the species Cichorium intybus.
A small annual plant in the family Asteraceae, Centaurea cyanus, usually with bushy blue flowers which grows natively in European cornfields (i.e. wheatfields).
Cornflower blue.
cornflowers
cornflowers
noun
plural of cornflower
counterflow
counterflow
noun
A flow in the opposite direction; or the flow of two fluids in opposite directions
verb
To flow in the opposite direction
counterflows
counterflows
noun
plural of counterflow
craftswomen
craftswomen
noun
plural of craftswoman
cushionflower
daffadowndillies
daffadowndillies
noun
plural of daffadowndilly
daffodowndillies
daffodowndillies
noun
plural of daffodowndilly
daneflower
deflowering
deflowering
noun
The breaking of the hymen of a virgin.
verb
present participle of deflower
deflowerment
deflowerment
Noun
The loss of a girl or woman's virginity.
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.
downfeed
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
downfolded
downfolded
adj
folded down
downshifted
downshifted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of downshift
elfinwood
elfinwood
noun
krummholz
enflower
enflower
verb
(transitive, poetic) To cover or deck with flowers.
enflowered
enflowered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of enflower
enflowering
enflowering
verb
present participle of enflower
enfollow
enfroward
enfurrow
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.
fellowing
fellowing
verb
present participle of fellow
fellowman
fellowman
noun
Alternative spelling of fellow man
fellowmen
fellowmen
noun
plural of fellowman
fellowshiping
fellowshipping
fellowshipping
verb
present participle of fellowship
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.
fencerow
fencerow
noun
The land adjacent to a fence
fennelflower
fennelflower
noun
Nigella damascena, ragged lady
Nigella sativa, an annual flowering plant native to south and southwest Asia.
ferngrower
fernwood
fernwort
fiddletown
fingerflower
fingerwork
fingerwork
noun
Alternative spelling of finger work
fishertown
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.
fisherwomen
fisherwomen
noun
plural of fisherwoman
flandowser
flannelflower
fliegerabwehrkanone
flintworker
flintworker
noun
A person who produces flintwork.
flockowner
flockowner
noun
Someone who owns a flock of animals.
flowerfence
floweriness
floweriness
noun
The quality of being flowery.
flowerinesses
flowerinesses
noun
plural of floweriness
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
flowerlessness
flowerlessness
noun
The absence of flowers.
flowingness
flowingness
noun
A tendency to flow; fluency.
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.
fogertown
foneswood
forbestown
fordwine
fordwine
Verb
To fade away; waste away; decay; dwindle; wither; vanish.
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of foreknow
forenews
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
foreshowing
foreshowing
noun
The act or an instance of showing something, usually an event, ahead of time; a prognostication
verb
present participle of foreshow
foreshown
foreshown
verb
simple past tense and past participle of foreshow
foreswearing
foreswearing
verb
present participle of foreswear
foresworn
foresworn
verb
past 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
foreween
forewent
forewent
verb
simple past tense of forego
forewind
forewind
noun
A favourable wind.
forewing
forewing
noun
Alternative spelling of fore wing
forewings
forewings
noun
plural of forewing
forewinning
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
forewonted
foreworn
foreworn
adj
(archaic) worn out; wasted; used up.
forewritten
forewritten
adj
Written beforehand or in advance.
verb
past participle of forewrite
forswearing
forswearing
noun
The act of one who forswears.
verb
present participle of forswear
forswornness
forswornness
noun
The state of being forsworn.
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
forweend
forwent
forwent
verb
simple past tense of forgo
forwoden
forworden
fountainwise
fountainwise
adv
In the manner of a fountain.
fowent
fowlerton
frametown
francestown
fredericktown
freedwoman
freedwoman
noun
A woman who has been released from a condition of slavery.
freedwomen
freedwomen
noun
plural of freedwoman
freetown
freetown
Proper noun
The capital city of Sierra Leone
freewoman
freewoman
noun
(historical) A woman who is not a serf or slave.
freewomen
freewomen
noun
plural of freewoman
frenchtown
frenchwoman
frenchwoman
Noun
A French woman.
frenchwomen
freshwoman
freshwoman
noun
A female freshman.
friendswood
fringeflower
frontwise
frontwise
adv
Toward the front; in the direction of the front; frontward.