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.
blackfellow
blackfellow
noun
(Australia, now usually considered offensive) A (male) Australian Aborigine.
blackfellows
blackfellows
noun
plural of blackfellow
borowolframic
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
clanfellow
clanfellow
noun
A fellow member of a clan.
classfellow
classfellow
noun
(dated or India) classmate
coachfellow
coachfellow
noun
(figuratively) A comrade.
One of a pair of horses employed to draw a coach.
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
cowflap
cowflap
noun
Alternative form of cowflop (“a cowpat”)
cowflaps
cowflaps
noun
plural of cowflap
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.
fellowcraft
fellowcraft
noun
A Freemason who has completed the second degree of initiation into Freemasonry.
flaxwench
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
forebackwardly
foreclaw
foreclaw
noun
A front claw.
hollowfaced
laceflower
laceflower
noun
Ammi majus.
Daucus carota.
Orlaya sp.
Ptilimnium nuttallii.
Tiarella trifoliata.
lawcraft
lawcraft
noun
The art or skill of a lawyer; knowledge of the law.
paschflower
phosphowolframic
rockafellow
schwenkfeldian
schwenkfeldian
Noun
A Schwenkfelder.
scofflaw
scofflaw
noun
(US) One who habitually violates minor laws or fails to answer trivial court summonses (such as parking tickets).
scofflaws
scofflaws
noun
plural of scofflaw
scrofulaweed
starchflower
sulfowolframic
sulphowolframic
unwatchful
unwatchful
adj
Not watchful
unwatchfully
unwatchfully
adv
In an unwatchful manner.
unwatchfulness
unwatchfulness
noun
The quality of being unwatchful.
walcoff
watchful
watchful
adj
Fully observant, vigilant, or aware.
watchfully
watchfully
adv
In a watchful manner.
watchfulness
watchfulness
noun
The state or quality of being watchful; alertness, vigilance or wakefulness.
watchfulnesses
watchfulnesses
noun
plural of watchfulness
watchglassful
watchglassful
noun
Enough to fill a watch glass (item of laboratory equipment).