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
blanketflower
blanketflower
noun
Gaillardia; a plant of the genus Gaillardia.
brookflower
cankerflower
cocklewife
cuckooflower
cuckooflower
noun
lady's smock (Cardamine pratensis)
ragged robin (Silene flos-cuculi, syn. Lychnis flos-cuculi)
dwarflike
dwarflike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a dwarf; small, diminutive.
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.
fastwalk
fawnlike
fawnlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a fawn.
fellowlike
fellowlike
adj
Like a comrade; companionable; on equal terms.
feltwork
feltwork
noun
(medicine) A fibrous network
(medicine) A tight plexus of nerve fibrils
ficklewise
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.
fireworkless
fireworkless
adj
Without fireworks.
flankwise
flankwise
adv
In terms of, or by means of, a flank.
flatwork
flatwork
noun
(construction) Horizontal construction work using concrete, such as floors.
flatworks
fliegerabwehrkanone
flintwork
flintwork
noun
decorative flint facing
work with flint
flintworker
flintworker
noun
A person who produces flintwork.
flockowner
flockowner
noun
Someone who owns a flock of animals.
flockwise
flockwise
adv
In or as a flock.
floorwalker
floorwalker
noun
Alternative form of floor-walker
floorwalkers
floorwalkers
noun
plural of floorwalker
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
flutework
flutework
noun
(architecture) Fluted ornamentation; groovework.
folkway
folkway
noun
Often plural: a belief or custom common to members of a culture or society.
(transitive) To walk (someone) excessively; weary with walking.
forwelk
forwelk
verb
(intransitive, obsolete) To wither; decay; fade.
fowlkes
franklintown
furrowlike
furrowlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a furrow.
kalewife
kynewulf
leafwork
leafwork
noun
Any design or structure resembling leaves or the pattern of leaves; foliage
lefkowitz
lifework
lifework
noun
The main occupation or vocation of a person's life.
lifeworks
lifeworks
noun
plural of lifework
maskflower
monkeyflower
monkeyflower
noun
Any of various plants in the genus Mimulus.
monkflower
muskflower
muskflower
noun
The monkeyflower Erythranthe moschata.
nonforeknowledge
overfellowlike
rockafellow
schwenkfelder
schwenkfelder
Noun
A member of the a small American Christian group rooted in the 16th-century Protestant Reformation teachings of
schwenkfeldian
schwenkfeldian
Noun
A Schwenkfelder.
showfolk
showfolk
noun
showpeople
silkflower
snakeflower
snowflake
snowflake
noun
(historical) Someone (usually white) who was opposed to the abolition of slavery (Missouri, 1860s)
(ophthalmology) A type of lesion that appears as scattered white-brown spots under high magnification light microscopy.
(slang, derogatory) Someone who believes they are particularly unique and special.
(slang, derogatory, chiefly alt-right) Someone hypersensitive to insult or offense, especially a young person with politically correct sensibilities.
(slang, usually derogatory) A Caucasian person.
A crystal of snow, having approximate hexagonal symmetry.
Any of several bulbous European plants, of the genus Leucojum, having white flowers.
Something that is unique in every presentation.
The snow bunting, Plectrophenax nivalis.
verb
(computing, databases) To arrange (data) into a snowflake schema.
To fall in the manner of a snowflake.
snowflakes
snowflakes
noun
plural of snowflake
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of snowflake
swiftlike
swiftlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a swift (the bird).
townfolk
townfolk
noun
Synonym of townsfolk
townfolks
townfolks
noun
plural of townfolk
townsfolk
townsfolk
noun
The people who live in a town, especially the lower and middle classes.
twinkleproof
unfellowlike
unforeknowable
unforeknowable
adj
Not foreknowable.
unfowllike
unwakeful
unwakeful
adj
Not wakeful.
unwakefully
unwakefulness
unwakefulness
noun
The property of being unwakeful.
unwifelike
unwifelike
adj
Not wifelike.
waferlike
waferlike
adj
Having a shape or texture similar to a wafer.
wafflike
wakefield
wakefield
noun
(physics) A small area of very strong potential gradient, in a laser beam or plasma stream, used to accelerate charged particles in a plasma wakefield accelerator
wakeful
wakeful
adj
Awake; not sleeping.
Sleepless.
Vigilant and alert; watchful.
wakefully
wakefully
adv
In a wakeful manner.
wakefulness
wakefulness
noun
The state of being wakeful.
wakefulnesses
wakefulnesses
noun
plural of wakefulness
walkrife
werefolk
werefolk
noun
werecreatures
wheatflakes
wheatflakes
noun
plural of wheatflake
whiskful
whiskful
noun
As much as a whisk will hold.
wickliffe
wickliffe
Proper noun
a small town in the Rural City of Victoria, Australia.
an unincorporated community in Indiana, USA.
a small city in Kentucky, USA
a city in Ohio, USA.
a CDP in Oklahoma, USA.
an unincorporated community in Virginia, USA.
wifelike
wifelike
adj
Resembling a wife.
wifelkin
wifelkin
noun
(archaic, diminutive, endearing) A wife.
wolfkin
wolfkin
noun
(fantasy) Any of various nonhuman and non-wolf fantasy creatures that have features of a wolf.
A young or small wolf.
wolflike
wolflike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a wolf.
wolfskin
wolfskin
noun
The skin of a wolf.
womanfolk
womenfolk
womenfolk
noun
The adult female members of a community.
Women collectively.
womenfolks
womenfolks
noun
Alternative form of womenfolk
workfellow
workfellow
noun
One engaged in the same work with another; a companion in work.
workfile
workfolk
workfolk
noun
People who perform manual labour.
workfolks
workfolks
noun
plural of workfolk
workful
workful
adj
(rare) Full of activity or work; laborious; industrious.
wrackful
wrackful
adj
Full of wrack or wreckage; ruinous; destructive.
wreakful
wreakful
adj
(poetic or obsolete) Vengeful; angry, furious.
wreckful
wreckful
adj
(poetic) Causing wreckage; ruinous.
wrinkleful
wrinkleproof
wrinkleproof
adj
Resistant to wrinkles.
yellowknife
yellowknife
Proper noun
Capital of the Northwest Territories, Canada.
yokefellow
yokefellow
noun
(now rare, historical) Someone joined in marriage to another; a spouse.
A companion; a fellow labourer, a person who works at the same task as another.