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
backfurrow
backfurrow
noun
(agriculture) The line of piled soil thrown up beside a furrow when it is created by a plow
verb
(agriculture) To throw or turn the soil in alternating directions for every other row that is plowed, so that every pair of furrows has a single backfurrow with clear areas on the outside.
bailiffwick
bailiffwick
noun
Obsolete form of bailiwick.
ballflower
ballflower
noun
Alternative form of ball flower
balloonflower
barrowful
barrowful
noun
The amount that can fit in a barrow
batfowl
batfowled
batfowler
batfowler
noun
One who takes part in batfowling.
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.
batfowls
bathflower
bedwarf
bedwarf
verb
(archaic, transitive) To make a dwarf of; to stunt or hinder the growth of; to dwarf.
bedwarfed
bedwarfed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bedwarf
bedwarfing
bedwarfing
verb
present participle of bedwarf
bedwarfs
bedwarfs
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bedwarf
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.
borowolframic
bowstaff
broadwife
buffware
buffware
noun
Any pottery of a buff colour.
chamberfellow
facebow
facebow
noun
(dentistry) A prosthodontic instrument used to transfer functional and aesthetic components from the patient's mouth to the dental articulator.
fiberware
fibreware
fliegerabwehrkanone
flowable
flowable
adj
That is able to flow.
foambow
foambow
noun
A kind of rainbow or fogbow seen as sunlight passes through the airborne water droplets of a waterfall.
followable
followable
adj
Able to be followed.
forebackwardly
foreknowable
foreknowable
adj
That may be known in advance.
foreknowableness
overflowable
overflowable
adj
Capable of being overflowed.
safeblower
safeblower
noun
A criminal who breaks into safes using explosives.
safeblowing
safeblowing
noun
The act of breaking into a safe using explosives.
subdwarf
subdwarf
noun
(astronomy) A star that is dimmer than a main sequence star of same temperature. They are located below the main sequence in the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram.
tablefellow
tablefellow
noun
Synonym of tablemate
tablefellowship
tablefellowship
noun
The role or status of tablefellow.
unfollowable
unfollowable
adj
Not followable.
unforeknowable
unforeknowable
adj
Not foreknowable.
unfurrowable
unfurrowable
adj
Not furrowable.
waflib
warfordsburg
whafabout
wheelbarrowful
wheelbarrowful
noun
The amount that can fit in a wheelbarrow.
whiffable
wolfbane
wolfbane
noun
Alternative form of wolfsbane
wolfsbane
wolfsbane
noun
Any of several poisonous perennial herbs of the genus Aconitum.