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
backflow
backflow
noun
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
bailiffwick
bailiffwick
noun
Obsolete form of bailiwick.
ballflower
ballflower
noun
Alternative form of ball flower
balloonflower
barrowful
barrowful
noun
The amount that can fit in a barrow
batfowl
batfowled
batfowler
batfowler
noun
One who takes part in batfowling.
batfowling
batfowling
noun
A method of catching birds at night, by holding a torch or other light, and beating the bush or perch where they roost so that the birds fly towards the light.
batfowls
bathflower
bedfellow
bedfellow
noun
(by extension) An associate, often an otherwise improbable one.
One with whom one shares a bed.
bedfellows
bedfellows
noun
plural of bedfellow
bedfellowship
bedfellowship
noun
The state or role of being bedfellows.
bedflower
beeflower
beflower
beflower
verb
(obsolete) To cover with flowers.
beflowered
beflowered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beflower
beflowering
beflowering
verb
present participle of beflower
beflowers
beflowers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beflower
befurbelowed
befurbelowed
adj
(dated, possibly obsolete) Furbelowed; ornamented with frill.
bellflower
bellflower
noun
A flower of one of these plants, which is shaped like a bell.
Any flowering plant in genus Uvularia.
Any flowering plants in the genus Campanula.
Flowering plants in the genera, Campanulastrum, Codonopsis, or Platycodon, in the family Campanulaceae.
bellflowers
bellflowers
noun
plural of bellflower
bellowsful
bellowsful
noun
Enough to fill a bellows.
benchfellow
beowulf
beowulf
Proper noun
An Anglo-Saxon personal name, usually with reference to the hero of an Old English epic poem, or to the poem itself.
bethflower
bewitchful
bewitchful
adj
Bewitching; alluring; fascinating; amazing.
blackfellow
blackfellow
noun
(Australia, now usually considered offensive) A (male) Australian Aborigine.
blackfellows
blackfellows
noun
plural of blackfellow
blanketflower
blanketflower
noun
Gaillardia; a plant of the genus Gaillardia.
bloodflower
bloodflower
noun
A species of milkweed (Asclepias curassavica L.) with blood-red petals, native to the Central and South American tropics
Any plant in the genus Haemanthus, bulbous African plants of the amaryllis family.
blowfish
blowfish
noun
A delicacy popular in Japan, consisting of the fish served raw as sushi or perhaps fried. It may, if improperly prepared, contain considerably deadly levels of neurotoxins.
Any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe several times their normal size by swallowing water or air when threatened.
blowfishes
blowfishes
noun
plural of blowfish
blowflies
blowflies
noun
plural of blowfly
blowfly
blowfly
noun
Any of various flies of the family Calliphoridae that lay their eggs in rotting meat, dung, or open wounds.
blowoff
blowoff
noun
(UK, slang) A fart.
(colloquial) An outburst of temper or excitement.
A blowing off of steam, water, etc.
Something that is blown off.
The explosive separation of part of a rocket etc in order to prevent its destruction and allow for retrieval
blowoffs
blowoffs
noun
plural of blowoff
blowproof
blowproof
adj
Resistant to being blown.
boneflower
boonfellow
borowolframic
bottleflower
bowieful
bowlful
bowlful
Noun
As much as is held by a bowl.
bowlfuls
bowlfuls
noun
plural of bowlful
breechesflower
brookflower
brownfield
brownfield
adj
(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
bullflower
bunchflower
bunchflower
noun
A perennial herb, Melanthium virginicum, having a branched cluster of pale flowers
butterflower
cankerflower
cauliflower
cauliflower
noun
Brassica oleracea var. botrytis, an annual variety of cabbage, of which the cluster of young flower stalks and buds is eaten as a vegetable.
The edible head or curd of a cauliflower plant.
The swelling of a cauliflower ear.
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To (cause to) swell up like a cauliflower ear.
cauliflowers
cauliflowers
noun
plural of cauliflower
chamberfellow
cheeseflower
childwife
clanfellow
clanfellow
noun
A fellow member of a clan.
classfellow
classfellow
noun
(dated or India) classmate
cliffweed
cliffwood
clubfellow
clubfellow
noun
A fellow member of a club.
coachfellow
coachfellow
noun
(figuratively) A comrade.
One of a pair of horses employed to draw a coach.
cocklewife
colliflower
colliflower
noun
Obsolete form of cauliflower.
combflower
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
conflow
conflow
verb
to flow together into one stream, to converge
contraflow
contraflow
noun
An abnormal state of a road or motorway where the traffic temporarily travels in the opposite direction to normal, usually as a result of repair work or an accident.
Flow in the opposite direction to normal.
coralflower
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
cowflap
cowflap
noun
Alternative form of cowflop (“a cowpat”)
cowflaps
cowflaps
noun
plural of cowflap
cowflop
cowflop
noun
A cowpat.
cowflops
cowflops
noun
plural of cowflop
cowlstaff
cowlstaff
noun
A staff used to carry a cowl or other burden, especially held by two people on their shoulders.
cradlefellow
crawfordsville
crawfordville
crawful
crawful
noun
As much (of something one dislikes) as one can accept.
Enough to fill the craw.
crossflow
crossflow
noun
A crosswise flow.
verb
To flow across, or in a contrary direction.
crossflower
crowflower
crowflower
noun
(obsolete) A kind of campion.
cuckooflower
cuckooflower
noun
lady's smock (Cardamine pratensis)
ragged robin (Silene flos-cuculi, syn. Lychnis flos-cuculi)
cupflower
cupflower
noun
Any plant of the genus Nierembergia.
cushionflower
cynewulf
cynwulf
daffadowndillies
daffadowndillies
noun
plural of daffadowndilly
daffadowndilly
daffadowndilly
noun
(archaic, poetic) daffodil
daffodowndillies
daffodowndillies
noun
plural of daffodowndilly
daffodowndilly
daffodowndilly
noun
(informal) the daffodil.
daffydowndilly
daffydowndilly
noun
Alternative form of daffadowndilly
daneflower
dataflow
dataflow
noun
Alternative spelling of data flow
dayflower
dayflower
noun
Any of several plants, of the genus Commelina, whose flowers last only a day
dayflowers
dayflowers
noun
plural of dayflower
deflow
deflow
verb
(obsolete) To flow down.
deflower
deflower
verb
(transitive) To deprive of flowers.
(transitive) To deprive of grace and beauty.
(transitive) To take the virginity of (somebody), especially a woman or girl.
deflowered
deflowered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of deflower
deflowerer
deflowerer
noun
One who deflowers.
deflowerers
deflowerers
noun
plural of deflowerer
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.
deflowers
deflowers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deflower
delftware
delftware
noun
Alternative spelling of Delftware
demiwolf
demiwolf
noun
(archaic) A mongrel dog, between a dog and a wolf.
dewfall
dewfall
noun
The forming of dew.
The time when dew begins to form.
dewfalls
dewfalls
noun
plural of dewfall
dewflower
disfellowship
disfellowship
noun
Lack of, or exclusion from, fellowship.
verb
(transitive) To subject to disfellowshipment.
doveflower
downfall
downfall
noun
A precipitous decline in fortune; death or rapid deterioration, as in status or wealth.
An act of falling down.
The cause of such a fall; a critical blow or error.
verb
(intransitive) To fall down; deteriorate; decline.
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.
downfalling
downfalling
adj
falling downward
noun
A downfall.
An act of falling downward.
downfalls
downfalls
noun
plural of downfall
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
downflow
downflow
noun
A downward flow.
downfold
downfold
noun
(geology) A syncline.
downfolded
downfolded
adj
folded down
drawerful
drawerful
noun
A drawer filled with something, or a sufficient quantity of something to fill a drawer
drawfile
drawfiling
drawfiling
noun
The process of smooth filing by working the file sidewise instead of lengthwise.