An elevated section of floor over which one can walk.
floorwise
floorwise
adj
(India, nonstandard) Based on, or in terms of, the floor.
adv
(poetic, nonce word) Like a floor.
flopwing
flopwing
noun
(dialect, dated) A bird, the lapwing.
flossflower
flotow
flourtown
flow
flow
noun
(Scotland) A morass or marsh.
(mathematics) A formalization of the idea of the motion of particles in a fluid, as a group action of the real numbers on a set.
(psychology) A mental state characterized by concentration, focus and enjoyment of a given task.
(rap music slang) The ability to skilfully rap along to a beat.
(software) The sequence of steps taken in a piece of software to perform some action.
A flow pipe, carrying liquid away from a boiler or other central plant (compare with return pipe which returns fluid to central plant).
Movement in people or things characterized with a continuous motion, involving either a non solid mass or a multitude.
Smoothness or continuity.
The amount of a fluid that moves or the rate of fluid movement.
The emission of blood during menstruation.
The movement of a real or figurative fluid.
The rising movement of the tide.
verb
(intransitive) To discharge excessive blood from the uterus.
(intransitive) To hang loosely and wave.
(intransitive) To have or be in abundance; to abound, so as to run or flow over.
(intransitive) To move as a fluid from one position to another.
(intransitive) To move or match smoothly, gracefully, or continuously.
(intransitive) To proceed; to issue forth.
(intransitive) To rise, as the tide; opposed to ebb.
(transitive) To allow (a liquid) to flow.
(transitive) To cover with varnish.
(transitive) To cover with water or other liquid; to overflow; to inundate; to flood.
(transitive, computing) To arrange (text in a wordprocessor, etc.) so that it wraps neatly into a designated space; to reflow.
flowable
flowable
adj
That is able to flow.
flowage
flowage
noun
A flowing or overflowing of liquid.
flowages
flowages
noun
plural of flowage
flowchart
flowchart
noun
Alternative spelling of flow chart
flowcharted
flowcharting
flowcharting
noun
(computing) the design and construction of flowcharts
flowcharts
flowcharts
noun
plural of flowchart
flowcontrol
flowe
flowe
verb
Obsolete form of flow.
flowed
flowed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of flow
flower
flower
noun
(botany) A reproductive structure in angiosperms (flowering plants), often conspicuously colourful and typically including sepals, petals, and either or both stamens and/or a pistil.
(euphemistic, hypocoristic) The vulva, especially the labia majora.
(in the plural, chemistry, obsolete) A substance in the form of a powder, especially when condensed from sublimation.
(in the plural, obsolete) Menstrual discharges.
(obsolete) Flour.
(printing) Ornamental type used chiefly for borders around pages, cards, etc.
(rare) Something that flows, such as a river.
(usually with in) Of plants, a state of bearing blooms.
A colorful, conspicuous structure associated with angiosperms, frequently scented and attracting various insects, and which may or may not be used for sexual reproduction.
A cut flower; the stem of a flowering plant with the blossom or blossoms attached, used for decoration, as a gift, etc.
A delicate, fragile, or oversensitive person.
A figure of speech; an ornament of style.
A plant that bears flowers, especially a plant that is small and lacks wood.
The best examples or representatives of a group.
The best state of things; the prime.
verb
(archaic, intransitive) To froth; to ferment gently, as new beer.
(intransitive) To come off as flowers by sublimation.
(intransitive) To put forth blooms.
(intransitive) To reach a state of full development or achievement.
(transitive) To decorate with pictures of flowers.
flowerage
flowerage
noun
State of flowers; flowers, collectively or in general.
flowerbed
flowerbed
noun
A part of a garden or park where flowers are grown.
flowered
flowered
adj
(of a plant) That has produced flowers.
Covered or decorated with flowers, or images of flowers.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of flower
flowerer
flowerer
noun
Something (originally a plant) that flowers (often in a specified manner, or at a specified time)
flowerers
flowerers
noun
plural of flowerer
floweret
floweret
noun
A floret, or small or component flower
flowerets
flowerets
noun
plural of floweret
flowerettes
flowerettes
noun
plural of flowerette
flowerfence
flowerfly
flowerfly
noun
Alternative spelling of flower-fly
flowerful
flowerful
adj
(poetic) flowery, abundant in flowers.
flowerier
flowerier
adj
comparative form of flowery: more flowery
floweriest
floweriest
adj
superlative form of flowery: most flowery
flowerily
flowerily
adv
In a flowery way.
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
flowerist
flowerless
flowerless
adj
Without flowers.
flowerlessness
flowerlessness
noun
The absence of flowers.
flowerlet
flowerlet
noun
A little flower.
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.
flowerpot
flowerpot
noun
A pot filled with soil in which plants are grown.
flowerpots
flowerpots
noun
plural of flowerpot
flowers
flowers
noun
plural of flower
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of flower
flowerwork
flowery
flowery
adj
(not comparable) Pertaining to flowers.
(of a speech or piece of writing) overly complicated or elaborate; with grandiloquent expressions; marked by rhetorical elegance
Decorated with or abundant in flowers.
flowing
flowing
adj
Moving, proceeding or shaped smoothly, gracefully, or continuously.
Tending to flow.
noun
The action of the verb to flow
verb
present participle of flow
flowingly
flowingly
adv
In a flowing manner.
flowingness
flowingness
noun
A tendency to flow; fluency.
flowk
flowk
noun
Archaic form of fluke. (type of worm)
flowmanostat
flowmeter
flowmeter
noun
Any of various devices used to measure the flow of a fluid through a pipe, etc.
flown
flown
adj
(theater) Suspended in the flies.
verb
(rare, obsolete) past participle of flow
past participle of fly
flowoff
flowoff
noun
A channel for conveying such liquid.
Liquid that flows off or out of something.
flows
flows
noun
plural of flow
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of flow
flowsheet
flowsheet
noun
flowchart
flowsheets
flowsheets
noun
plural of flowsheet
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.
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
flutework
flutework
noun
(architecture) Fluted ornamentation; groovework.
fluxweed
flyaway
flyaway
adj
(of hair) Soft, light, unruly, and difficult to set into a style.
Disposed to fly away; unrestrained; light and free.
Flighty; frivolous
noun
(gymnastics) A kind of dismount from bars that incorporates one or more flips or twists.
(television) A portable satellite television antenna.
A stray hair that is difficult to style.
Anything that is difficult to capture or restrain.
flyaways
flyaways
noun
plural of flyaway
flyblew
flyblew
verb
simple past tense of flyblow
flyblow
flyblow
noun
The larva of the blowfly, especially when found on rotten meat.
verb
(transitive) To deposit eggs upon, as a blowfly does on meat; to cause to be maggoty.
(transitive, by extension) To taint or contaminate.
flyblowing
flyblowing
verb
present participle of flyblow
flyblown
flyblown
adj
contaminated with flyblows
sordid, squalid
tainted
flyblows
flyblows
noun
plural of flyblow
flyflower
flyswat
flyswat
noun
flyswatter
flyswatter
flyswatter
noun
A hand-held device for swatting flies or other insects, to kill or shoo them.
flyswatters
flyswatters
noun
plural of flyswatter
flyway
flyway
noun
A migratory route used by birds between breeding areas.
flyways
flyways
noun
plural of flyway
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
flywheel
flywheel
noun
(mechanical engineering) A rotating mass used to maintain the speed of a machine within certain limits while the machine receives or releases energy at a varying rate, or as a form of energy storage.
flywheels
flywheels
noun
plural of flywheel
flywinch
flywire
flywire
noun
(chiefly Australia) A type of screening used to exclude flies and other insects.
flywort
foamflower
foamflower
noun
Any of the genus Tiarella of wildflowers and garden plants in the saxifrage family.
foamflowers
foamflowers
noun
plural of foamflower
foldaway
foldaway
adj
That may be folded away when not in use.
noun
A piece of furniture, of any kind, that can be folded away when not in use.
foldwards
foldwards
adv
(poetic) Towards a sheepfold.
folkway
folkway
noun
Often plural: a belief or custom common to members of a culture or society.
folkways
folkways
noun
plural of folkway
follow
follow
noun
(social media) The act of following another user's online activity.
(sometimes attributive) In billiards and similar games, a stroke causing a ball to follow another ball after hitting it.
verb
(social media, transitive) To subscribe to see content from an account on a social media platform.
(transitive) To carry out (orders, instructions, etc.).
(transitive) To live one's life according to (religion, teachings, etc).
(transitive) To understand, to pay attention to.
(transitive) To walk in, as a road or course; to attend upon closely, as a profession or calling.
(transitive) To watch, to keep track of (reports of) some event or person.
(transitive, intransitive) To be a logical consequence of something.
(transitive, intransitive) To go after; to pursue; to move behind in the same path or direction, especially with the intent of catching.
(transitive, intransitive) To go or come after in a sequence.
followable
followable
adj
Able to be followed.
followed
followed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of follow
follower
follower
noun
(Australian rules football) Any of the three players (the ruckman, ruck rover, and rover) who usually follow the ball around the ground rather than occupying a fixed position.
(colloquial, dated) A debt collector.
(literally) One who follows, comes after another.
(locksmithing) A tool used to remove the core from a pin-tumbler lock without causing the driver pins and springs to fall out.
(social media) An account holder who subscribes to see content from another account on a social media platform.
A machine part receiving motion from another.
A man courting a maidservant; suitor.
A metal piece placed at the top of a candle to keep the wax melting evenly.
A pursuer.
An imitator, who follows another's example.
One who follows mentally, adherer to the opinions, ideas or teachings of another, a movement etc.
One who is a part of master's physical group, such as a servant or retainer.
Something that comes after another thing.
Young cattle.
followers
followers
noun
plural of follower
followership
followership
noun
A group of followers.
Adherence to a leader.
followeth
followeth
verb
(archaic) Third-person singular simple present indicative form of follow
following
following
adj
(of a wind) Blowing in the direction of travel.
About to be specified.
Coming next, either in sequence or in time.
noun
(with definite article, treated as singular or plural) A thing or things to be mentioned immediately after.
A group of followers, attendants or admirers; an entourage.
Vocation; business; profession.
prep
After, subsequent to.
verb
present participle of follow
followingly
followingly
adv
accordingly
as follows
subsequently, consequently
followings
followings
noun
plural of following
follows
follows
noun
plural of follow
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of follow
followup
followup
noun
Alternative spelling of follow-up
footblower
footwalk
footwalk
noun
A pedestrian walkway.
footwall
footwall
noun
(geology) The section of rock that extends below a diagonal fault line (the corresponding upper section being the hanging wall).
(mining) The under wall of an enclosed vein.
footwalls
footwalls
noun
plural of footwall
forblow
forebackwardly
forebowels
forebowline
foreclaw
foreclaw
noun
A front claw.
foreglow
foreglow
noun
The glow of light appearing in the sky preceding sunrise
(obsolete, intransitive) To be slow or tardy; to slow down.
(obsolete, transitive) To slow, hinder, delay, impede.
forewarningly
forewarningly
adv
So as to forewarn; in a way that gives advance warning.
foreworld
forslow
forslow
verb
(intransitive, obsolete) To be slow or dilatory; loiter.
(transitive, obsolete) To be dilatory about; put off; postpone; neglect; omit.
(transitive, obsolete) To delay; hinder; impede; obstruct.
forwalk
forwalk
verb
(transitive) To walk (someone) excessively; weary with walking.
forwardal
forwardal
noun
(India) The forwarding of something, such as a letter.
forwardly
forwardly
adv
In a forward manner
forwelk
forwelk
verb
(intransitive, obsolete) To wither; decay; fade.
fowells
fowl
fowl
adj
(obsolete) foul
noun
(archaic) A bird.
A bird of the order Galliformes, including chickens, turkeys, pheasant, partridges and quail.
Birds which are hunted or kept for food, including Galliformes and also waterfowl of the order Anseriformes such as ducks, geese and swans, together forming the clade Galloanserae.
verb
To hunt fowl.
fowle
fowle
noun
Obsolete spelling of fowl
fowled
fowled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fowl
fowler
fowler
noun
A hunter of wildfowl.
fowlerite
fowlerite
noun
(mineralogy) A variety of rhodonite that contains zinc.
fowlers
fowlers
noun
plural of fowler
fowlerton
fowlerville
fowlery
fowlery
noun
A place where fowl are raised.
fowlfoot
fowliang
fowling
fowling
noun
A session of hunting fowl.
verb
present participle of fowl
fowlings
fowlings
noun
plural of fowling
fowlkes
fowlpox
fowlpox
noun
A disease of poultry caused by viruses of the family Poxviridae and the genus Avipoxvirus.
fowlpoxes
fowls
fowls
noun
plural of fowl
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fowl
fowlstown
franklintown
freewheel
freewheel
noun
a device in a transmission that disengages the driveshaft from the driven shaft when the driven shaft rotates faster than the driveshaft.
verb
(by extension) To operate free from constraints.
(of a cyclist) To ride a bicycle without pedalling, e.g. downhill.
(of a gear) To continue spinning after disengagement.
(of a motorist) To operate a motor vehicle which is coasting without power, e.g. downhill.
freewheeled
freewheeled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of freewheel
freewheeler
freewheeler
noun
A person who is primarily concerned with having a good time.