The quality of striking with awe, or with reverence
The state of being struck with awe; a spirit of solemnity; profound reverence.
The state or quality of being awful.
the awfulness of this sacred place
awfulnesses
awfulnesses
noun
plural of awfulness
backflow
backflow
noun
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.
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
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
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.
daffadowndillies
daffadowndillies
noun
plural of daffadowndilly
daffadowndilly
daffadowndilly
noun
(archaic, poetic) daffodil
daffodowndillies
daffodowndillies
noun
plural of daffodowndilly
daffodowndilly
daffodowndilly
noun
(informal) the daffodil.
daffydowndilly
daffydowndilly
noun
Alternative form of daffadowndilly
daneflower
dataflow
dataflow
noun
Alternative spelling of data flow
dayflower
dayflower
noun
Any of several plants, of the genus Commelina, whose flowers last only a day
dayflowers
dayflowers
noun
plural of dayflower
delftware
delftware
noun
Alternative spelling of Delftware
dewfall
dewfall
noun
The forming of dew.
The time when dew begins to form.
dewfalls
dewfalls
noun
plural of dewfall
downfall
downfall
noun
A precipitous decline in fortune; death or rapid deterioration, as in status or wealth.
An act of falling down.
The cause of such a fall; a critical blow or error.
verb
(intransitive) To fall down; deteriorate; decline.
downfallen
downfallen
adj
(figurative) Having undergone a defeat, or been ousted from a position of authority.
Fallen down.
crestfallen, depressed, down in the dumps.
verb
past participle of downfall.
downfalling
downfalling
adj
falling downward
noun
A downfall.
An act of falling downward.
downfalls
downfalls
noun
plural of downfall
drawerful
drawerful
noun
A drawer filled with something, or a sufficient quantity of something to fill a drawer
drawfile
drawfiling
drawfiling
noun
The process of smooth filing by working the file sidewise instead of lengthwise.
dwarfishly
dwarfishly
adv
In a dwarfish manner.
dwarflike
dwarflike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a dwarf; small, diminutive.
dwarfling
dwarfling
noun
A diminutive dwarf.
earflower
fairlawn
faldworth
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.
fallow
fallow
adj
(color) Of a pale red or yellow, light brown; dun.
(figurative) Inactive; undeveloped.
(of agricultural land) Left unworked and uncropped for some amount of time.
(of agricultural land) Ploughed but left unseeded for more than one planting season.
noun
(agriculture, uncountable) Ground ploughed and harrowed but left unseeded for one year.
(agriculture, uncountable) Uncultivated land.
The ploughing or tilling of land, without sowing it for a season.
verb
(transitive) To make land fallow for agricultural purposes.
fallowed
fallowed
adj
Of land, ploughed but left unseeded.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fallow
fallowing
fallowing
noun
A period during which a field is left fallow.
verb
present participle of fallow
fallowist
fallowist
noun
One who favors the practice of fallowing land.
fallowness
fallowness
noun
The state or quality of being fallow.
fallownesses
fallows
fallows
noun
plural of fallow (uncultivated land)
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fallow
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.
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.
fameflower
fameflower
noun
Any of several flowering plants in different families within the order Caryophyllales.
fanflower
fanflower
noun
A plant in the genus Scaevola.
farewell
farewell
adj
Parting, valedictory, final.
intj
Goodbye.
noun
A departure; the act of leaving
A wish of happiness or safety at parting, especially a permanent departure
verb
To bid farewell or say goodbye.
farewelled
farewelled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of farewell
farewelling
farewelling
verb
present participle of farewell
farewells
farewells
noun
plural of farewell
farwell
farwell
Proper noun
an unincorporated community in California, USA.
a village in Michigan, USA.
a tiny city in Minnesota, USA.
a village in Nebraska, USA.
a small city in Texas, USA
farweltered
fastwalk
fawningly
fawningly
adv
In a fawning or sycophantic manner.
fawnlike
fawnlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a fawn.
fellowcraft
fellowcraft
noun
A Freemason who has completed the second degree of initiation into Freemasonry.
fellowman
fellowman
noun
Alternative spelling of fellow man
fieldward
fieldward
adj
Towards a field.
fieldwards
fieldwards
Adverb
Towards a field.
firewall
firewall
noun
(architecture) A fireproof barrier used to prevent the spread of fire between or through buildings, structures, electrical substation transformers, or within an aircraft or vehicle.
(computer security) The software that monitors traffic in and out of a private network or a personal computer and allows or blocks such traffic depending on its perceived threat.
(physics) A hypothetical phenomenon where an observer falling into a black hole encounters high-energy quanta at or near the event horizon.
verb
(intransitive, motor vehicles or aircraft, slang) To use maximum engine power or acceleration.
(transitive, computer security) To block with a firewall.
(transitive, computer security) To protect with a firewall.
flagtown
flagworm
flagworm
noun
A worm or grub found among flags and sedge.
flameflower
flameflower
noun
Any of various herbaceous succulent plants of the genus Talinum.
flamethrower
flamethrower
noun
A device that projects a flame for starting fires, and sometimes also additional fuel to help ignition. Used either as a weapon or a tool.
flamethrowers
flamethrowers
noun
plural of flamethrower
flamfew
flamfew
noun
(Scotland, obsolete) A worthless thing; a trifle or bauble.
flandowser
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.
flankwise
flankwise
adv
In terms of, or by means of, a flank.
flannelflower
flashforward
flashforward
noun
(authorship) A dramatic device in which a future event is inserted into the normal chronological flow of a narrative.
verb
To use this dramatic device.
flashforwards
flashforwards
noun
plural of flashforward
flatware
flatware
noun
(US) Eating utensils; cutlery, such as forks, knives and spoons.
plates, dishes and other relatively flat crockery.
flatwares
flatwares
noun
plural of flatware
flatwash
flatwashes
flatway
flatways
flatways
adv
Alternative form of flatwise
flatweed
flatweed
noun
Hypochaeris radicata, a low-lying edible perennial herb often found in lawns.
flatwise
flatwise
adv
With a flat side down or otherwise in contact with a flat surface.
flatwoods
flatwoods
noun
plural of flatwood
flatwork
flatwork
noun
(construction) Horizontal construction work using concrete, such as floors.
flatworks
flatworm
flatworm
noun
Any of very many parasitic or free-living worms, of the phylum Platyhelminthes, having a flattened body with no skeleton or body cavity.
flatworms
flatworms
noun
plural of flatworm
flaw
flaw
noun
(in particular) An inclusion, stain, or other defect of a diamond or other gemstone.
(law) A defect or error in a contract or other document which may make the document invalid or ineffective.
(obsolete) A flake, fragment, or shiver.
(obsolete) A thin cake, as of ice.
A crack or breach, a gap or fissure; a defect of continuity or cohesion.
A defect, fault, or imperfection, especially one that is hidden.
A storm of short duration.
A sudden burst of noise and disorder
A sudden burst or gust of wind of short duration; windflaw.
verb
(intransitive) To become imperfect or defective; to crack or break.
(transitive) To add a flaw to, to make imperfect or defective.
flawed
flawed
adj
Having a flaw or imperfection.
flawedness
flawflower
flawful
flawful
adj
Full of flaws; flawed
flawier
flawiest
flawing
flawing
verb
present participle of flaw
flawless
flawless
adj
Without flaws, defects, or shortcomings; perfect.
flawlessly
flawlessly
adv
In a flawless manner.
flawlessness
flawlessness
noun
The quality of being flawless
flawn
flawn
noun
(obsolete) A flan (custard-based desert)
(obsolete) A pancake or hotcake.
flaws
flaws
noun
plural of flaw
flawy
flawy
adj
Full of flaws or cracks; broken; defective.
Subject to sudden flaws or gusts of wind.
flaxweed
flaxweed
noun
toadflax
flaxwench
flaxwife
flaxwoman
flaxwort
flaxwort
noun
Any of the flax plants of genus Linum.
fleaweed
fleaweed
noun
A plant, the lady's bedstraw (Galium verum).
fleawood
fleawort
fleawort
noun
A herb, Plantago psyllium, whose seeds are supposed to resemble fleas.
Any of various unrelated plants that are supposed to kill or ward off fleas.