Any of various flies of the family Calliphoridae that lay their eggs in rotting meat, dung, or open wounds.
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.
cynewulf
cynwulf
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.
fellowly
fellowly
adj
Fellowlike; companionable, sociable or sympathetic.
adv
In a fellowly manner.
ferryway
fessways
fessways
adv
Fesswise.
fireworky
fireworky
Adjective
Resembling or characteristic of a firework.
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
fittywise
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.
flightworthy
flightworthy
adj
(aviation) Safe enough to fly
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.
flowerfly
flowerfly
noun
Alternative spelling of flower-fly
flowerily
flowerily
adv
In a flowery way.
flowery
flowery
adj
(not comparable) Pertaining to flowers.
(of a speech or piece of writing) overly complicated or elaborate; with grandiloquent expressions; marked by rhetorical elegance
Decorated with or abundant in flowers.
flowingly
flowingly
adv
In a flowing manner.
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
flyblew
flyblew
verb
simple past tense of flyblow
flyblow
flyblow
noun
The larva of the blowfly, especially when found on rotten meat.
verb
(transitive) To deposit eggs upon, as a blowfly does on meat; to cause to be maggoty.
(transitive, by extension) To taint or contaminate.
flyblowing
flyblowing
verb
present participle of flyblow
flyblown
flyblown
adj
contaminated with flyblows
sordid, squalid
tainted
flyblows
flyblows
noun
plural of flyblow
flyflower
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
flyweight
flyweight
noun
(figuratively, adjectival use) Small, light or unimportant.
(martial arts) A weight class in many combat sports; e.g. in professional boxing of a maximum of 112 pounds or 50.8 kilograms.
(mechanics) A weight that moves outward depending on centrifugal force.
flyweights
flyweights
noun
plural of flyweight
flywheel
flywheel
noun
(mechanical engineering) A rotating mass used to maintain the speed of a machine within certain limits while the machine receives or releases energy at a varying rate, or as a form of energy storage.
flywheels
flywheels
noun
plural of flywheel
flywinch
flywire
flywire
noun
(chiefly Australia) A type of screening used to exclude flies and other insects.
flywort
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
followingly
followingly
adv
accordingly
as follows
subsequently, consequently
footway
footway
noun
A passage for pedestrians only.
footways
footways
noun
plural of footway
footweary
forebackwardly
forehatchway
foreknowingly
foreknowingly
adv
With foreknowledge.
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
forwhy
forwhy
conj
(obsolete) Because; for the reason that.
fowey
fowey
Proper noun
a small town and port on the south coast of Cornwall, England.
a river in Cornwall which flows from Bodmin Moor to the English Channel at the town of Fowey.
fowlery
fowlery
noun
A place where fowl are raised.
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
frowningly
frowningly
adv
While or as if frowning
frowny
frowny
adj
(informal or childish) Frowning.
She made a frowny face.
noun
Short for frowny face.
frowsily
frowsily
adv
In a frowsy manner.
frowstily
frowstily
adv
In a frowsty manner.
frowsty
frowsty
adj
(UK) musty; stuffy (atmosphere)
frowsy
frowsy
adj
Having a dingy, neglected, and scruffy appearance.
frowy
frowy
adj
(archaic) musty, rancid
frowzily
frowzily
adv
In a frowzy manner
frowzly
frowzy
frowzy
adj
Alternative spelling of frowsy
frwy
furrowy
furrowy
adj
Having furrows.
gillyflower
gillyflower
noun
(by extension) Any clove-scented flower.
(heraldry) A stylized representation of a carnation blossom, usually red, and shown with or without a slip and leaves.
A variety of purplish-red apple with a roundish conical shape and a large core.
Any of several species of wallflower.
Clove pink.
gillyflowers
gillyflowers
noun
plural of gillyflower
glowfly
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.
honeyflower
housewifely
housewifely
adj
Befitting a housewife.
housewifery
housewifery
noun
(obsolete) Household goods.
The state or activity of being a housewife; household management, domestic skills.
ivyflower
julyflower
knifeway
kynewulf
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.
lyreflower
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
midwifery
midwifery
noun
The practice and science of being a midwife.
moneyflower
monkeyflower
monkeyflower
noun
Any of various plants in the genus Mimulus.
newfangledly
newfangledly
adv
In a newfangled manner.
overfellowly
overflowingly
overflowingly
adv
So as to overflow; very excessively or generously.
overforwardly
overpowerfully
oversorrowfully
oysterwife
pennyflower
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.
powerfully
powerfully
adv
In a powerful manner.
prelawfully
rowdyproof
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.
screwfly
shaftway
shaftway
noun
The vertical space in a building in which the elevator or lift travels.
sorrowfully
sorrowfully
adv
In a sorrowful manner; with sorrow and regret.
straightforwardly
straightforwardly
adv
In a straightforward manner.
swayful
swayful
adj
Able to sway; swaying.
Full of sway or influence; influential; powerful.
swiftly
swiftly
adv
In a swift manner; quickly; with quick motion or velocity; fleetly.