Any of various flies of the family Calliphoridae that lay their eggs in rotting meat, dung, or open wounds.
cynewulf
cynwulf
daffadowndilly
daffadowndilly
noun
(archaic, poetic) daffodil
daffodowndilly
daffodowndilly
noun
(informal) the daffodil.
daffydowndilly
daffydowndilly
noun
Alternative form of daffadowndilly
dayflower
dayflower
noun
Any of several plants, of the genus Commelina, whose flowers last only a day
dayflowers
dayflowers
noun
plural of dayflower
dwarfishly
dwarfishly
adv
In a dwarfish manner.
fallaway
fallaway
adj
(basketball) Of a shot, taken while moving away from the basket.
noun
(basketball) A shot taken while moving away from the basket.
fallway
fallway
noun
(US) A well or opening, through the successive floors of a factory or warehouse or the decks of a ship, providing access for goods, material, or people.
A hydraulic canal, as for a water-powered mill.
fawningly
fawningly
adv
In a fawning or sycophantic manner.
fellowly
fellowly
adj
Fellowlike; companionable, sociable or sympathetic.
adv
In a fellowly manner.
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.
flatway
flatways
flatways
adv
Alternative form of flatwise
flawlessly
flawlessly
adv
In a flawless manner.
flawy
flawy
adj
Full of flaws or cracks; broken; defective.
Subject to sudden flaws or gusts of wind.
flightworthy
flightworthy
adj
(aviation) Safe enough to fly
floodway
floodway
noun
An engineered path to channel floodwaters away from areas to be protected.
floodways
floodways
noun
plural of floodway
floorway
floorway
noun
An elevated section of floor over which one can walk.
flowerfly
flowerfly
noun
Alternative spelling of flower-fly
flowerily
flowerily
adv
In a flowery way.
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.
flowingly
flowingly
adv
In a flowing manner.
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
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.
folkway
folkway
noun
Often plural: a belief or custom common to members of a culture or society.
folkways
folkways
noun
plural of folkway
followingly
followingly
adv
accordingly
as follows
subsequently, consequently
forebackwardly
foreknowingly
foreknowingly
adv
With foreknowledge.
forewarningly
forewarningly
adv
So as to forewarn; in a way that gives advance warning.
forwardly
forwardly
adv
In a forward manner
fowlery
fowlery
noun
A place where fowl are raised.
frowardly
frowardly
adv
in a froward manner
frowningly
frowningly
adv
While or as if frowning
frowsily
frowsily
adv
In a frowsy manner.
frowstily
frowstily
adv
In a frowsty manner.
frowzily
frowzily
adv
In a frowzy manner
frowzly
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
glowfly
halfpennyworth
halfpennyworth
noun
(Britain) As much as could be bought for a halfpenny (pre- or post-decimalisation).
(Britain, informal) A negligible amount.
(Britain, informal) One's opinion or thoughts; one's two cents.
halfway
halfway
adv
Half of the way between two points; midway.
Moderately; somewhat.
honeyflower
housewifely
housewifely
adj
Befitting a housewife.
ivyflower
julyflower
kynewulf
lawfully
lawfully
adv
Conforming to the law; legally
leftwardly
leftwardly
adv
In a leftward direction.
lifeway
lifeway
noun
(now chiefly Canada, US) One's path through life; a lifestyle or behaviour, now especially when seen as traditional.
lifeways
lifeways
noun
plural of lifeway
llanfairpwllgwyngyll
llanfairpwllgwyngyll
Proper noun
A town in Anglesey, Wales, full name Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch.
lyreflower
mayflower
mayflower
noun
Any of several plants that flower in May - especially the hawthorn (in Britain) and the trailing arbutus (in the US).
mayflowers
mayflowers
noun
plural of mayflower
mayfowl
moneyflower
monkeyflower
monkeyflower
noun
Any of various plants in the genus Mimulus.
newfangledly
newfangledly
adv
In a newfangled manner.
overfellowly
overflowingly
overflowingly
adv
So as to overflow; very excessively or generously.
overforwardly
overpowerfully
oversorrowfully
pennyflower
playfellow
playfellow
noun
(dated) playmate; companion for someone (especially children) to play with.
playfellows
playfellows
noun
plural of playfellow
playfellowship
playfellowship
noun
(rare) The state or duration of being playfellows; camaraderie between children.
powerfully
powerfully
adv
In a powerful manner.
prelawfully
sawfly
sawfly
noun
Any of various flying insects of the suborder Symphyta whose ovipositor is long and often serrated and is used to cut into plants to lay eggs.
screwfly
sorrowfully
sorrowfully
adv
In a sorrowful manner; with sorrow and regret.
straightforwardly
straightforwardly
adv
In a straightforward manner.
swayful
swayful
adj
Able to sway; swaying.
Full of sway or influence; influential; powerful.
swiftly
swiftly
adv
In a swift manner; quickly; with quick motion or velocity; fleetly.
twelfhynde
twelfhyndeman
twelfthly
twelfthly
adv
In the twelfth place.
twentyfold
twentyfold
adj
By a factor of twenty.
tweyfold
twifoldly
twofoldly
twofoldly
adv
In a twofold manner
unawfully
unfellowly
unfellowly
adj
Not fellowly.
unflowery
unflowery
adj
(of speech or writing) Not flowery; simple, direct, and possibly austere.
Not bearing a flowery motif.
unforwardly
unfrowardly
unhousewifely
unhousewifely
adj
Not housewifely.
unlawfully
unlawfully
adv
In a manner not conforming to the law.
unwakefully
unwastefully
unwastefully
adv
Not wastefully, in a way that avoids waste.
unwatchfully
unwatchfully
adv
In an unwatchful manner.
unwifely
unwifely
adj
Not wifely.
unwilfully
unwilfully
adv
In an unwilful manner.
unwillfully
unwillfully
adv
Alternative form of unwilfully
unwishfully
unwishfully
adv
(rare) In an unwishful manner; without wishing.
unwistfully
unwoefully
unwonderfully
unwrathfully
unwrathfully
adv
In an unwrathful manner.
unwrongfully
waffly
waffly
adj
Characterized by the presence of waffle (vague speech)
wailfully
wailfully
adv
In a wailful manner.
wakefully
wakefully
adv
In a wakeful manner.
wastefully
wastefully
adv
In a wasteful manner.
wasterfully
watchfully
watchfully
adv
In a watchful manner.
wayfaringly
wayfellow
wayfellow
noun
A fellow wayfarer; one who accompanies another during a journey.
waynesfield
wealthfully
wealthfully
adv
In prosperity or happiness; prosperously.
wearifully
wearifully
adv
In a weariful manner.
whifflery
whifflery
noun
(obsolete) The behaviour of a whiffler (one who frequently changes course or opinion, or one who argues evasively).
whifflingly
whitefly
whitefly
noun
Any of various small insects of the family Aleyrodidae that have long wings, and a white body; often a garden pest
wifely
wifely
adj
Of, befitting, pertaining to, or characteristic of a wife.
wilfully
wilfully
adv
(obsolete) Willingly, of one's own free will.
Deliberately, on purpose.
willfully
willfully
adv
US standard spelling of wilfully.
wishfully
wishfully
adv
In a wishful manner.
wistfully
wistfully
adv
In a wistful manner.
woefully
woefully
adv
In a woeful manner; to an unfortunately great extent.
woefully inadequate
wofully
wofully
adv
Archaic form of woefully.
wolfberry
wolfberry
noun
Any of flowering species of the genus Lycium.
Lycium barbarum or Lycium chinense
The berry of this plant.
The western snowberry, Symphoricarpos occidentalis, a shrub native to nothern and central North America.