A nocturnal, insectivorous mammal, Proteles cristatus, of southern and eastern Africa, related to and resembling the hyena.
aflow
aflow
Adverb
flowing
aflower
aflower
adj
(archaic, poetic) flowering, in bloom
aforeward
afrown
afrown
adj
frowning
afterblow
afterglow
afterglow
noun
An afterparty.
The glow seen in the sky after sunset.
The light emitted by a phosphor after excitation.
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
aftergrowth
aftergrowth
noun
(figuratively) Any abstraction of the above.
A second growth, seen in plants like crops or timber after harvesting.
afterknowledge
afterknowledge
noun
Knowledge acquired later, or after the event.
afterwisdom
afterword
afterword
noun
(of a letter) a postscript.
(to a book) an appendix.
an epilogue.
afterwork
afterworking
afterworld
afterworld
noun
A supposed world that is entered after death; the realm of the afterlife.
afterworlds
afterworlds
noun
plural of afterworld
afterwort
aircraftswoman
aircraftswoman
noun
An aircraftwoman.
aircraftswomen
aircraftswomen
noun
plural of aircraftswoman
aircraftwoman
aircraftwoman
noun
A female aircraftman.
airflow
airflow
noun
Any flow of air, especially the motion of air around a moving aircraft or aerofoil.
airflows
airflows
noun
plural of airflow
antifowl
antifowl
adj
(immunology) Synonym of antichicken
arrowleaf
arrowleaf
adj
(in plant names) Having arrow-like leaves.
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
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.
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
bowstaff
broadwife
cankerflower
carryforward
carryforward
noun
(accounting, taxation) An income tax loss or credit not usable in the current year that can be applied to offset income or taxes paid, respectively, in subsequent tax years.
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
changchowfu
chaochowfu
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
craftswoman
craftswoman
noun
A female artisan.
craftswomen
craftswomen
noun
plural of craftswoman
craftwork
craftwork
noun
An item produced by handicraft.
craftworker
craftworker
noun
A maker of craftwork.
crawfoot
crawfoots
crawford
crawford
Proper noun
derived from several different placenames.
crawfordsville
crawfordville
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
dowfart
downdraft
downdraft
noun
(meteorology, American spelling) A strong, downward air current; an air pocket or air hole.
downface
downface
adj
Having or on a downward oriented face.
adv
Further down the face
noun
(dogs) A profile characterized by a downward sloping muzzle.
The face that is oriented downward.
verb
(transitive) To disparage; to cause to lose face.
(transitive, archaic, rare) to persist in an assertion in the face of opposition.
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
draftswoman
draftswoman
noun
A woman employed in making drawings.
A woman exceptionally skilled in drawing.
draftswomanship
draftswomanship
noun
(rare) The art or craft of a female draftsman.
draftwoman
draftwoman
noun
Alternative form of draftswoman
drawoff
earflower
enfroward
facebow
facebow
noun
(dentistry) A prosthodontic instrument used to transfer functional and aesthetic components from the patient's mouth to the dental articulator.
facedown
facedown
adv
Alternative form of face-down
noun
Alternative form of face-down (“a confrontation”)
facework
facework
noun
(mining) work done at the face, such as the coalface
(sociology, psychology) The communicative strategies involved in upholding face, or social prestige.
The material of the outside or front side, as of a wall or building.
faithworthiness
faithworthiness
noun
(archaic) trustworthiness
faithworthy
faithworthy
adj
(archaic) trustworthy
faldworth
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
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.
fameworthy
fameworthy
adj
Worthy or deserving of fame.
fancywork
fancywork
noun
Decorative embroidery.
fanflower
fanflower
noun
A plant in the genus Scaevola.
fanwood
fanwork
fanwork
noun
(architecture) Fan tracery.
A creative work produced by a fan, based on a book, movie, television show, musical group, etc.
A fan-shaped network of lines or projections.
fanwort
fanwort
noun
Any of the genus Cabomba of aquatic plants, having divided submerged leaves in the shape of a fan.
fanworts
fanworts
noun
plural of fanwort
farmtown
farmtown
noun
A farmhouse, farmyard and associated buildings
farmworkers
farmworkers
noun
plural of farmworker
farnsworth
farrow
farrow
adj
(of cows) Not pregnant; not producing young (not calving) in a given season or year; barren.
noun
A litter of piglets.
verb
To give birth to a (litter of piglets).
farrowed
farrowed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of farrow
farrowing
farrowing
adj
Producing a litter of piglets
noun
The act of producing a litter of pigs
verb
present participle of farrow
farrows
farrows
noun
plural of farrow
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of farrow
fatwood
fatwood
noun
A heartwood of pine trees, impregnated with resin, useful in the manufacture of pitch and pine tar.
faywood
featherwood
featherwood
noun
(prison slang) A white female inmate, especially one who is racist or who is a member of a race-based prison gang.
featherwork
featherwork
noun
(countable) A cultural artifact made with feathers.
(uncountable) The working of feathers into a cultural artifact.
featherworker
fellowcraft
fellowcraft
noun
A Freemason who has completed the second degree of initiation into Freemasonry.
fellowman
fellowman
noun
Alternative spelling of fellow man
fisherwoman
fisherwoman
noun
A woman who fishes.
A woman whose profession is catching fish.
She is a fisherwoman, out on a trawler for days at a time.
fishwoman
fishwoman
noun
(dated) A woman who sells fish.
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
flandowser
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
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
flawflower
flaxwoman
flaxwort
flaxwort
noun
Any of the flax plants of genus Linum.
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.
The lady's bedstraw (Galium verum).
fleaworts
fleaworts
noun
plural of fleawort
fliegerabwehrkanone
floodwall
floodwall
noun
A man-made vertical barrier designed to temporarily contain the waters of a river or other waterway during a flood
floodwater
floodwater
noun
The water of a flood.
floodwaters
floodwaters
noun
The waters of a flood
floodway
floodway
noun
An engineered path to channel floodwaters away from areas to be protected.