The light emitted by an incandescent object while cooling.
The mildly euphoric feeling experienced after a pleasurable experience, especially after an orgasm or drug-induced high.
afterglows
afterglows
noun
plural of afterglow
afterknowledge
afterknowledge
noun
Knowledge acquired later, or after the event.
backflowing
backflowing
adj
flowing backwards
verb
present participle of backflow
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.
beflowering
beflowering
verb
present participle of beflower
deflowering
deflowering
noun
The breaking of the hymen of a virgin.
verb
present participle of deflower
downfalling
downfalling
adj
falling downward
noun
A downfall.
An act of falling downward.
drawfiling
drawfiling
noun
The process of smooth filing by working the file sidewise instead of lengthwise.
dwarfling
dwarfling
noun
A diminutive dwarf.
enflowering
enflowering
verb
present participle of enflower
fallowing
fallowing
noun
A period during which a field is left fallow.
verb
present participle of fallow
farewelling
farewelling
verb
present participle of farewell
fawningly
fawningly
adv
In a fawning or sycophantic manner.
fellowing
fellowing
verb
present participle of fellow
fellowshiping
fellowshipping
fellowshipping
verb
present participle of fellowship
fingerflower
flagtown
flagworm
flagworm
noun
A worm or grub found among flags and sedge.
flangeway
flangeway
noun
(rail transport) The gap in road surfaces, running rails at rails at junctions, etc, that allows the wheel flange of a rail vehicle to pass.
(rail transport, historical) An early type of railway that used flanged rails rather than flanged wheels.
flawing
flawing
verb
present participle of flaw
fleetwing
flewelling
fliegerabwehrkanone
flightworthy
flightworthy
adj
(aviation) Safe enough to fly
flopwing
flopwing
noun
(dialect, dated) A bird, the lapwing.
flowage
flowage
noun
A flowing or overflowing of liquid.
flowages
flowages
noun
plural of flowage
flowcharting
flowcharting
noun
(computing) the design and construction of flowcharts
flowerage
flowerage
noun
State of flowers; flowers, collectively or in general.
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
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.
flyblowing
flyblowing
verb
present participle of flyblow
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
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
foreglow
foreglow
noun
The glow of light appearing in the sky preceding sunrise
So as to forewarn; in a way that gives advance warning.
fowliang
fowling
fowling
noun
A session of hunting fowl.
verb
present participle of fowl
fowlings
fowlings
noun
plural of fowling
freewheeling
freewheeling
adj
Unbounded by rules or conventions; unrestrained.
verb
present participle of freewheel.
freewheelingness
fringeflower
frogflower
frowningly
frowningly
adv
While or as if frowning
fullgrownness
furbelowing
furbelowing
verb
present participle of furbelow
fwelling
gairfowl
gairfowl
noun
Alternative form of garefowl
gallflower
gallflower
noun
The short-styled female flower of certain figs.
gangflower
garefowl
garefowl
noun
The great auk.
The razorbill
garefowls
garefowls
noun
plural of garefowl
ghostflower
ghostflower
noun
Mohavea confertiflora, a flower native to the Sonoran and Mojave deserts.
gilliflower
gilliflower
noun
Alternative spelling of gillyflower
gillyflower
gillyflower
noun
(by extension) Any clove-scented flower.
(heraldry) A stylized representation of a carnation blossom, usually red, and shown with or without a slip and leaves.
A variety of purplish-red apple with a roundish conical shape and a large core.
Any of several species of wallflower.
Clove pink.
gillyflowers
gillyflowers
noun
plural of gillyflower
globeflower
globeflower
noun
More generally, any plant of the genus Trollius.
Trollius europaeus, a plant with globe-shaped flowers.
Trollius laxus, a similar American plant.
globeflowers
globeflowers
noun
plural of globeflower
glowflies
glowfly
gnatflower
godawful
goldflower
gooseflower
goshawful
goshawful
adj
Euphemistic form of god-awful.
grapeflower
grassflower
groundflower
growthful
growthful
adj
Causing growth.
Having the capacity to grow.
gulfwards
gulfweed
gulfweed
noun
sargassum; algae of the genus Sargassum.
gulfweeds
gulfweeds
noun
plural of gulfweed
gumflower
hingeflower
inflowering
inflowing
inflowing
adj
Flowing in or inward.
noun
gerund of inflow: the act or process of flowing in; an inflow.
verb
present participle of inflow
interflowing
interflowing
verb
present participle of interflow
leftwing
leftwing
adj
Alternative spelling of left-wing
noun
Alternative spelling of left wing
leftwinger
leftwinger
noun
Alternative form of left-winger
llanfairpwllgwyngyll
llanfairpwllgwyngyll
Proper noun
A town in Anglesey, Wales, full name Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch.
longfellow
longfellow
Proper noun
originally a nickname for a tall person.
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, American poet.
ludwigshafen
lungflower
newfangle
newfangle
adj
(obsolete) Eager for novelties; desirous of changing.
verb
(obsolete) To change by introducing novelties
newfangled
newfangled
adj
(usually derogatory, disapproving, or humorous) new and often needlessly novel or gratuitously different; recently devised or fashionable, especially when not an improvement.
Fond of novelty.
newfangledism
newfangledly
newfangledly
adv
In a newfangled manner.
newfangledness
newfangledness
noun
The quality of being newfangled.
newfanglement
newfanglement
noun
(countable) Something that is newfangled.
(uncountable) The quality of being newfangled; novelty or innovation, especially when very complicated or faddish.
newfangleness
newfangleness
noun
Obsolete form of newfangledness.
nightfowl
nonflowering
nonflowering
adj
(biology) Of a plant, not flowering; reproducing by means other than pollination from flowers.
nonflowing
nonflowing
adj
That does not flow.
nonfollowing
nonforeknowledge
onflowing
onflowing
adj
flowing onward
outflowing
outflowing
adj
flowing out
noun
The act of something flowing out.
overflowing
overflowing
noun
overflow
verb
present participle of overflow
overflowingly
overflowingly
adv
So as to overflow; very excessively or generously.
overflowingness
overflowingness
noun
Quality of being overflowing; exuberance.
pigflower
preflowering
preflowering
adj
(botany) Prior to flowering
reflowering
reflowering
noun
The process of flowering again.
verb
present participle of reflower
reflowing
reflowing
noun
A flowing again or back.
verb
present participle of reflow
safeblowing
safeblowing
noun
The act of breaking into a safe using explosives.
shufflewing
shufflewing
Noun
The hedge sparrow.
snowflight
straightforwardly
straightforwardly
adv
In a straightforward manner.
tigerflower
tongueflower
twigful
twigful
noun
As much as a twig will hold.
underflowing
underflowing
verb
present participle of underflow
unflowering
unflowering
adj
Not flowering; that does not produce flowers.
unflowing
unflowing
adj
Not flowing.
unfollowing
unfollowing
verb
present participle of unfollow
unoverflowing
unoverflowing
adj
Not overflowing.
unwrongful
unwrongful
adj
Not wrongful.
unwrongfully
unwrongfulness
upflowing
upflowing
verb
present participle of upflow
vergeltungswaffe
waffling
waffling
noun
A repetitive speech or response to a question.
verb
present participle of waffle (To ramble on without a point; to argue a point without substantial evidence or a clear opinion.)
wagonful
wagonful
noun
The amount that will fit in a wagon.
wallingford
watchglassful
watchglassful
noun
Enough to fill a watch glass (item of laboratory equipment).
waterfowling
waterfowling
noun
The sport of hunting waterfowl.
wayfaringly
wedgefield
weightlifter
weightlifter
noun
(weightlifting) A person who competes for maximum weight lifted in a series of specific lifts.
A person who uses weights to train the muscles of the body, usually for strength or for improved performance in a sport.
weightlifting
weightlifting
noun
(sports) A sport in which competitors lift heavy weights in two events: the snatch and the clean and jerk.