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.
afterswarm
afterswarm
noun
A swarm of bees that leaves the hive after the primary swarm.
afterswarming
afterswell
afterwale
afterwar
afterwar
adj
Following a war.
afterward
afterward
adv
(US) Alternative form of afterwards
afterwards
afterwards
adv
(temporal location) At a later or succeeding time.
afterwash
afterwhile
afterwhile
adv
(US, dialect) Afterwards.
afterwisdom
afterwise
afterwise
adj
Wise after the fact.
afterwit
afterwit
noun
A good comeback, retort one thinks of only after the end of discussion or after leaving a social gathering.
The lack of forethought.
Wisdom which comes after the event.
afterwitted
afterwitted
adj
(dated) Characterized by afterwit; slow-witted.
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
afterwrath
afterwrist
aftward
aftward
adv
(nautical) Toward the stern.
aftwards
aftwards
adv
Alternative form of aftward
afwillite
afwillite
noun
(mineralogy) A calcium hydroxide nesosilicate mineral, occurring as glassy, colourless to white prismatic monoclinic crystals.
aircraftswoman
aircraftswoman
noun
An aircraftwoman.
aircraftswomen
aircraftswomen
noun
plural of aircraftswoman
aircraftwoman
aircraftwoman
noun
A female aircraftman.
antifowl
antifowl
adj
(immunology) Synonym of antichicken
antiwelfare
antiwelfare
adj
Opposed to welfare (financial aid offered by a government).
awaft
awfullest
awfullest
adj
superlative form of awful: most awful
awheft
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
blanketflower
blanketflower
noun
Gaillardia; a plant of the genus Gaillardia.
bowstaff
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.
cowlstaff
cowlstaff
noun
A staff used to carry a cowl or other burden, especially held by two people on their shoulders.
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
dataflow
dataflow
noun
Alternative spelling of data flow
delftware
delftware
noun
Alternative spelling of Delftware
dowfart
downdraft
downdraft
noun
(meteorology, American spelling) A strong, downward air current; an air pocket or air hole.
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
driftway
driftway
noun
(US, Rhode Island) An access road to the sea.
(mining) A drift, or horizontal passage in a mine.
A common road or path for driving cattle.
dwarfest
dwarfest
adj
(horticulture) superlative form of dwarf: most dwarf
fairwater
fairwater
noun
(nautical) A device that improves the streamlining of a vessel.
fairweather
fairweather
adj
Alternative spelling of fair-weather
faithwise
faithwise
adv
In terms of religious faith.
faithworthiness
faithworthiness
noun
(archaic) trustworthiness
faithworthy
faithworthy
adj
(archaic) trustworthy
faldworth
fallowist
fallowist
noun
One who favors the practice of fallowing land.
fameworthy
fameworthy
adj
Worthy or deserving of fame.
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
fanwright
fanwright
noun
(historical) A person who makes fans for use in winnowing.
farmtown
farmtown
noun
A farmhouse, farmyard and associated buildings
farnsworth
farweltered
fastwalk
fatwa
fatwa
noun
(Islam) A legal opinion, decree or ruling issued by a mufti or other Islamic lawyer.
verb
(rare, transitive) To make somebody the subject of a fatwa, especially a ban or death sentence.
fatwood
fatwood
noun
A heartwood of pine trees, impregnated with resin, useful in the manufacture of pitch and pine tar.
fawcett
fawcette
fawniest
feastraw
featherfew
featherfew
noun
Archaic form of feverfew.
featherway
featherweed
featherweed
noun
The flowering plant Gamochaeta ustulata in the sunflower family.
featherweight
featherweight
noun
A sportsman who fights in this division.
A weight class in many combat sports; e.g. in professional boxing of a maximum of 126 pounds or 57.2 kilograms.
The lightest weight that may be carried by a racehorse.
featherweights
featherweights
noun
plural of featherweight
featherwing
featherwise
featherwise
adv
Arranged at angles like the barbs of a feather.
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
feedwater
feedwater
noun
Water added to a boiler to replace that lost during operation.
fellowcraft
fellowcraft
noun
A Freemason who has completed the second degree of initiation into Freemasonry.
fetwa
fetwa
noun
Alternative form of fatwa
feuchtwanger
firewater
firewater
noun
(informal) High-proof alcohol, especially whiskey (especially in the context of its sale to or consumption by Native Americans).
(manufacturing) Water for use in firefighting.
High-temperature hydraulic condensate discharged from industrial boilers.
fittyways
fizzwater
flagtown
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
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
flawiest
flaxwort
flaxwort
noun
Any of the flax plants of genus Linum.
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
floodwater
floodwater
noun
The water of a flood.
floodwaters
floodwaters
noun
The waters of a flood
flowchart
flowchart
noun
Alternative spelling of flow chart
flowcharted
flowcharting
flowcharting
noun
(computing) the design and construction of flowcharts
flowcharts
flowcharts
noun
plural of flowchart
flowmanostat
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
footwalk
footwalk
noun
A pedestrian walkway.
footwall
footwall
noun
(geology) The section of rock that extends below a diagonal fault line (the corresponding upper section being the hanging wall).
(mining) The under wall of an enclosed vein.
footwalls
footwalls
noun
plural of footwall
footwarmer
footwarmer
noun
Something used to keep the feet warm, especially during a journey.
footwarmers
footwarmers
noun
plural of footwarmer
footway
footway
noun
A passage for pedestrians only.
footways
footways
noun
plural of footway
footwear
footwear
noun
Items or an item of clothing that is worn on the foot; a shoe, sandal, etc.
footwears
footwears
noun
plural of footwear
footweary
forehatchway
forestwards
forestwards
adv
Towards a forest.
foresweat
forewaters
forewaters
noun
plural of forewater
forswat
forswat
adj
(obsolete) Overheated; covered with sweat.
forthward
forthward
adv
(obsolete) Forward.
forwardation
forwardation
noun
Synonym of contango
forwardest
forwardest
adj
Superlative form of forward: most forward.
forwaste
forwaste
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To use up; exhaust; render emaciated or feeble; spend wastefully.
(transitive, obsolete) To waste; waste completely; lay waste to; desolate.