The flow of a fluid (through a pipe etc.) in a direction opposite to that which is normal or intended.
verb
To flow in the wrong or backward direction.
backflowing
backflowing
adj
flowing backwards
verb
present participle of backflow
backfold
blackfellow
blackfellow
noun
(Australia, now usually considered offensive) A (male) Australian Aborigine.
blackfellows
blackfellows
noun
plural of blackfellow
blackfoot
blackfoot
noun
A tropical American bush of the genus Melampodium
blackford
blanketflower
blanketflower
noun
Gaillardia; a plant of the genus Gaillardia.
bondfolk
bookfold
bookful
bookful
adj
(obsolete) Full of book-knowledge; stuffed with ideas gleaned from books.
noun
As much as a book holds.
bookfuls
booklift
bookshelf
bookshelf
noun
A shelf or shelves for storing books for easy visual reference.
bookshelfs
brookfield
brookflower
buffaloback
buffaloback
noun
The back of a buffalo
cankerflower
chockful
chockful
adj
Alternative spelling of chock-full
chockfull
cityfolk
clansfolk
clansfolk
noun
Members of a clan; clanspeople.
clockface
clockface
noun
Alternative spelling of clock face
cocklewife
cockloft
cockloft
noun
A small attic or garret
cocklofts
cocklofts
noun
plural of cockloft
cofferlike
cofferlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a coffer.
confervalike
cornflakes
cornflakes
noun
Alternative spelling of corn flakes
countryfolk
countryfolk
noun
One who lives in the country; a rural dweller.
cuckooflower
cuckooflower
noun
lady's smock (Cardamine pratensis)
ragged robin (Silene flos-cuculi, syn. Lychnis flos-cuculi)
dalesfolk
dalesfolk
noun
Dalesmen.
elfenfolk
elfenfolk
noun
Alternative form of elvenfolk
elflock
elflock
noun
(now rare) A lock of hair that is tangled.
elflocks
elflocks
noun
plural of elflock
factorylike
factorylike
adj
Resembling a factory in any of various respects
fairyfolk
fairyfolk
noun
Alternative form of fairy folk
falconlike
falconlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a falcon.
fallbrook
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.
fanakalo
fanaloka
fanaloka
noun
A Malagasy civet (Fossa fossana).
faulkton
faulkton
Proper noun
a small city in South Dakota, USA
fellowlike
fellowlike
adj
Like a comrade; companionable; on equal terms.
feltwork
feltwork
noun
(medicine) A fibrous network
(medicine) A tight plexus of nerve fibrils
ferronickel
ferronickel
noun
A ferroalloy of iron and nickel.
fetlock
fetlock
noun
A joint of the horse's leg below the knee or hock and above the hoof.
The tuft of hair that grows at this joint.
fetlocked
fetlocked
adj
(in combination) Having fetlocks (of a specified kind).
Tied by the fetlock.
fetlocks
fetlocks
noun
plural of fetlock
fetterlock
fetterlock
noun
(heraldry) A shackle or lock.
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).
fieldworker
fieldworker
noun
A person who does fieldwork.
fillock
fillock
noun
A wanton girl.
firelock
firelock
noun
(by extension, historical) A firearm using such a gunlock.
(historical) A form of gunlock, in which the priming is ignited by a spark.
firelocks
firelocks
noun
plural of firelock
fireworkless
fireworkless
adj
Without fireworks.
fisherfolk
fisherfolk
noun
(anthropology) Members of a culture that is dominated by fishing.
People who fish for a living.
Recreational fishers.
flakeboard
flakeboard
noun
A type of board manufactured from wood flakes
flapdock
flatterdock
flatwork
flatwork
noun
(construction) Horizontal construction work using concrete, such as floors.
flatworks
fleadock
fleshhook
fleshhook
noun
(historical) A hook designed to lift meat out of boiling water.
flickermouse
flickerproof
fliegerabwehrkanone
flintlock
flintlock
noun
A type of lock used on muskets, rifles, and pistols from the early 17th to the mid-19th century.
An early type of firearm, using a spring-loaded flint to strike sparks into the firing pan.
flintlocks
flintlocks
noun
plural of flintlock
flintwork
flintwork
noun
decorative flint facing
work with flint
flintworker
flintworker
noun
A person who produces flintwork.
floatmaker
floatmaker
noun
A builder of floats (decorated trailers or vehicles for display in a parade or pageant).
flock
flock
noun
(Christianity) A religious congregation.
A large number of animals associated together in a group; commonly used of sheep, but (dated) also used for goats, farmed animals, and a wide variety of animals.
A large number of people.
A lock of wool or hair.
A number of birds together in a group, such as those gathered together for the purpose of migration.
Coarse tufts of wool or cotton used in bedding.
Those served by a particular pastor or shepherd.herd/flock
Very fine sifted woollen refuse, especially that from shearing the nap of cloths, formerly used as a coating for wallpaper to give it a velvety or clothlike appearance; also, the dust of vegetable fibre used for a similar purpose.
verb
(intransitive) To congregate in or head towards a place in large numbers.
(transitive) To coat a surface with dense fibers or particles; especially, to create a dense arrangement of fibers with a desired nap.
(transitive, obsolete) To flock to; to crowd.
To cover a Christmas tree with artificial snow.
To treat a pool with chemicals to remove suspended particles.
flockbed
flocked
flocked
adj
(of Christmas trees) Covered with artificial snow.
(of bristles) Having split, bushy ends.
(of swabs) Having dense fibers with a desirable nap to optimize collection and elution of specimens.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of flock
flocker
flocker
noun
One who or that which flocks; a bird species that forms flocks.
flockier
flockier
adj
comparative form of flocky: more flocky
flockiest
flockiest
adj
superlative form of flocky: most flocky
flocking
flocking
noun
A material textured in this way, such as the artificial snow of a Christmas tree.
The process of adding small particles to a surface for the sake of texture.
verb
present participle of flock
flockings
flockings
noun
plural of flocking
flockless
flockless
adj
Without a flock.
flocklike
flocklike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of flocks.
flockling
flockling
noun
(obsolete, rare) A lamb.
flockman
flockmaster
flockmaster
noun
A head shepherd.
flockowner
flockowner
noun
Someone who owns a flock of animals.
flocks
flocks
noun
plural of flock
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of flock
flockwise
flockwise
adv
In or as a flock.
flocky
flocky
adj
Abounding with flocks; floccose.
floerkea
flokati
flokati
noun
A handwoven woolen rug with a thick pile.
flokatis
flokatis
noun
plural of flokati
flokite
floodcock
floodlike
floodlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a flood.
floodmark
floodmark
noun
A mark indicating the height reached by the waters in a previous flood.
flook
flook
noun
A fluke of an anchor.
flookan
floorwalker
floorwalker
noun
Alternative form of floor-walker
floorwalkers
floorwalkers
noun
plural of floorwalker
florikan
floriken
floriken
Noun
An Indian bustard (Otis aurita).
flourlike
flourlike
Adjective
Resembling flour.
flowerlike
flowerlike
adj
Resembling a flower, especially in shape
flowerpecker
flowerpecker
noun
Any member of the family Dicaeidae of passerine birds, many of which feed on nectar.
flowerwork
flowk
flowk
noun
Archaic form of fluke. (type of worm)
fluework
fluework
noun
A system of organ stops in which the sound is caused by wind passing through a flue or fissure and striking an edge above; distinguished from reedwork.
flukeworm
flukeworm
noun
Any usually parasitic worm in the class Trematoda.
flukewort
flunkeydom
flunkeydom
noun
The state of a being a flunkey
flunkeyhood
flunkeyhood
noun
The role or status of a flunkey.
flunkydom
flunkydom
noun
The place or region of flunkies.
flunkyhood
flunkyhood
noun
Alternative form of flunkeyhood
flutework
flutework
noun
(architecture) Fluted ornamentation; groovework.
flybook
flybook
noun
(fishing) A small case for holding fishing flies.
foamlike
foamlike
adj
Resembling foam; foamy.
fockle
foehnlike
foehnlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a foehn (type of wind).
foelike
foelike
adj
Of, like, or characteristic of a foe or enemy; adversarial.
foldskirt
folk
folk
adj
(architecture) Of or related to local building materials and styles.
Believed or transmitted by the common people; not academically correct or rigorous.
Of or pertaining to common people as opposed to ruling classes or elites.
Of or pertaining to the inhabitants of a land, their culture, tradition, or history.
noun
(archaic) A grouping of smaller peoples or tribes as a nation.
(music) Short for folk music.
(plural only) A particular group of people.
(plural only) People in general.
(plural only, plural: folks) One’s relatives, especially one’s parents.
The inhabitants of a region, especially the native inhabitants.
folkboat
folkboat
noun
A small, affordable sailboat, rigged as a sloop.
folkcraft
folkcraft
noun
folk craftsmanship
folkestone
folkestone
Proper noun
A coastal town in Kent, England
folkething
folketing
folketing
Proper noun
the title of the Danish parliament (Folketinget in Danish)
folkfree
folkfree
adj
(obsolete) Having folkright, as a free citizen.
folkie
folkie
adj
of, or relating to folk music
noun
A folk singer, or an enthusiast of folk music.
folkies
folkies
noun
plural of folkie
folkish
folkish
adj
(music) In the style of folk music.
(religion, Germanic paganism) Practicing a form of Heathenry that is traditional.
(religion, Germanic paganism, especially in white supremacy and Nazism) Practicing far-right and racist forms of Heathenry that are hostile towards minorities, Christians, and Jewish people; and also supporting Nazi influences.
Popular; referring to the culture of ordinary people.
folkishness
folkishness
noun
The quality of being folkish.
folkland
folkland
noun
(law, historical, UK) Land held in villeinage, being distributed among the folk, or people, at the pleasure of the lord of the manor, and taken back at his discretion.
folklike
folklike
adj
(music) Resembling the style of folk music
folklore
folklore
noun
(by extension) The tales, superstitions etc. of any particular group or community.
(mathematics, slang) The collective of proofs or techniques which are widely known among mathematicians, but have never been formally published.
The tales, legends, superstitions, and traditions of a particular ethnic population.
folklores
folklores
noun
plural of folklore
folkloric
folkloric
adj
Of, pertaining to, or having the character of folklore.
folklorish
folklorish
adj
(colloquial) Being similar to or having the quality of folklore.
folklorism
folklorism
noun
Invention or adaptation of folklore; including any use of a tradition outside the cultural context in which it was created.
folklorist
folklorist
noun
A person who studies or collects folklore
folkloristic
folkloristic
adj
about the traditions and stories of a country or community; Characteristic of folklore.
folklorists
folklorists
noun
plural of folklorist
folkmoot
folkmoot
noun
(historical , or later revived in general usage) A general meeting (assembly) of the people of a town, district, or shire.