(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.
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
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.
dwarfishly
dwarfishly
adv
In a dwarfish manner.
dwarfy
dwarfy
adj
Much undersized; dwarfish.
fadeaway
fadeaway
noun
(basketball) A jump shot made while jumping backwards, away from the basket. The goal is to create space between the shooter and the defender, making it much harder to block.
(slang) The ending of a personal relationship by stopping any contact with the other party and not providing an explanation.
An instance of fading away, of diminishing in proximity or intensity.
fadeaways
fadeaways
noun
plural of fadeaway
fairway
fairway
noun
(golf) The area between the tee and the green, where the grass is cut short.
(military) A channel either from offshore, in a river, or in a harbor that has enough depth to accommodate the draft of large vessels. (JP 4-01.6)
(nautical) A navigable channel in a harbour, offshore etc; the usual course taken by vessels in such places.
Any tract of land free from obstacles.
fairways
fairways
noun
plural of fairway
faithworthy
faithworthy
adj
(archaic) trustworthy
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.
fameworthy
fameworthy
adj
Worthy or deserving of fame.
fancywork
fancywork
noun
Decorative embroidery.
faraway
faraway
adj
Distant.
Not mentally present, as when daydreaming.
noun
One who lives a great distance away.
farawayness
farawayness
noun
The state of being faraway
fawnery
fawningly
fawningly
adv
In a fawning or sycophantic manner.
fawny
fawny
adj
Somewhat fawn in colour.
noun
(UK, slang, obsolete) A finger ring.
faywood
featherway
feedway
feedway
noun
The channel along which material is fed into a machine for processing.
ferryway
fessways
fessways
adv
Fesswise.
fishway
fishway
Noun
A structure built on or around dams or locks to facilitate the migration of fish.
fishways
fishways
noun
plural of fishway
fittyways
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.
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.
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
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
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
footway
footway
noun
A passage for pedestrians only.
footways
footways
noun
plural of footway
footweary
forebackwardly
forehatchway
forewarningly
forewarningly
adv
So as to forewarn; in a way that gives advance warning.
forwardly
forwardly
adv
In a forward manner
forweary
forweary
adj
(obsolete) Excessively weary; exhausted with fatigue.
verb
(intransitive, obsolete) To become wearied.
(transitive, obsolete) To weary utterly; tire out.
forwearying
forwearying
verb
present participle of forweary
freeway
freeway
noun
(In parts of Canada, the U.S. and Australia) A highway with grade-separated crossings (rather than level crossings) and designed (and only permitted) for high-speed motor-traffic running in two directions on one separate carriageway each
A toll-free highway.
freeways
freeways
noun
plural of freeway
fretways
frontways
frontways
adv
towards the front; forward
frowardly
frowardly
adv
in a froward manner
gwynfa
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.
knifeway
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.
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
newfangledly
newfangledly
adv
In a newfangled manner.
overforwardly
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.
prelawfully
safeway
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.
shaftway
shaftway
noun
The vertical space in a building in which the elevator or lift travels.
straightforwardly
straightforwardly
adv
In a straightforward manner.
swayful
swayful
adj
Able to sway; swaying.
Full of sway or influence; influential; powerful.
taffywise
trafficway
trafficway
noun
A highway intended for use by motorized traffic
twelfhyndeman
unawfully
unfaithworthy
unforwardly
unfrowardly
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.
unwrathfully
unwrathfully
adv
In an unwrathful manner.
wafery
wafery
adj
(of bread) Sliced very thinly.
Like a wafer (especially, thin, brittle, light).
noun
(obsolete, historical) A kitchen or building in which wafers and other pastries are prepared; the department of the royal household responsible for the preparation of wafers.
waffly
waffly
adj
Characterized by the presence of waffle (vague speech)
wafty
wafty
adj
Tending to waft; gaseous, insubstantial.
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.
wayfare
wayfare
noun
(archaic) Travel, journeying.
verb
(intransitive, archaic) To make a journey; to travel.
wayfarer
wayfarer
noun
A traveller, especially one on foot.
A type of glasses, with pointed ends and rounded bottoms.
wayfarers
wayfarers
noun
A pair of wayfarer glasses.
plural of wayfarer.
wayfaring
wayfaring
adj
Peripatetic.
Travelling, especially on foot.
noun
Travel, especially on foot.
verb
present participle of wayfare
wayfaringly
wayfarings
wayfarings
noun
plural of wayfaring
wayfellow
wayfellow
noun
A fellow wayfarer; one who accompanies another during a journey.