A nocturnal, insectivorous mammal, Proteles cristatus, of southern and eastern Africa, related to and resembling the hyena.
aflower
aflower
adj
(archaic, poetic) flowering, in bloom
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
afterknowledge
afterknowledge
noun
Knowledge acquired later, or after the event.
afterworld
afterworld
noun
A supposed world that is entered after death; the realm of the afterlife.
afterworlds
afterworlds
noun
plural of afterworld
airflow
airflow
noun
Any flow of air, especially the motion of air around a moving aircraft or aerofoil.
airflows
airflows
noun
plural of airflow
arrowleaf
arrowleaf
adj
(in plant names) Having arrow-like leaves.
ballflower
ballflower
noun
Alternative form of ball flower
balloonflower
barrowful
barrowful
noun
The amount that can fit in a barrow
batfowler
batfowler
noun
One who takes part in batfowling.
bathflower
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
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
cradlefellow
crawfordsville
crawfordville
daneflower
dayflower
dayflower
noun
Any of several plants, of the genus Commelina, whose flowers last only a day
dayflowers
dayflowers
noun
plural of dayflower
earflower
faldworth
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.
fellowcraft
fellowcraft
noun
A Freemason who has completed the second degree of initiation into Freemasonry.
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
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
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
fliegerabwehrkanone
floodwater
floodwater
noun
The water of a flood.
floodwaters
floodwaters
noun
The waters of a flood
floorwalker
floorwalker
noun
Alternative form of floor-walker
floorwalkers
floorwalkers
noun
plural of floorwalker
floorward
floorward
adv
Toward the floor.
floorway
floorway
noun
An elevated section of floor over which one can walk.
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
flowerage
flowerage
noun
State of flowers; flowers, collectively or in general.
foamflower
foamflower
noun
Any of the genus Tiarella of wildflowers and garden plants in the saxifrage family.
foamflowers
foamflowers
noun
plural of foamflower
foldwards
foldwards
adv
(poetic) Towards a sheepfold.
forebackwardly
foreclaw
foreclaw
noun
A front claw.
foreknowable
foreknowable
adj
That may be known in advance.
foreknowableness
forewarningly
forewarningly
adv
So as to forewarn; in a way that gives advance warning.
forwalk
forwalk
verb
(transitive) To walk (someone) excessively; weary with walking.
forwardal
forwardal
noun
(India) The forwarding of something, such as a letter.
forwardly
forwardly
adv
In a forward manner
franklintown
frowardly
frowardly
adv
in a froward manner
gairfowl
gairfowl
noun
Alternative form of garefowl
gallflower
gallflower
noun
The short-styled female flower of certain figs.
gangflower
garefowl
garefowl
noun
The great auk.
The razorbill
garefowls
garefowls
noun
plural of garefowl
gnatflower
grapeflower
grassflower
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.
halfword
halfword
noun
(computing) An area of storage one half the size of the word in a particular system; usually two bytes
halfwords
halfwords
noun
plural of halfword
handflower
handflower
noun
(sometimes in the phrase ‘handflower tree’) A Mexican hand tree (Chiranthodendron pentadactylon).
A wallflower (Erysimum cheiri, syns. Erysimum × cheiri, Cheiranthus cheiri).
An item of jewellery consisting of a bracelet linked to a ring by chains, lace or other elements which cross the back of the hand.
laceflower
laceflower
noun
Ammi majus.
Daucus carota.
Orlaya sp.
Ptilimnium nuttallii.
Tiarella trifoliata.
lampflower
lanternflower
lawford
lawproof
leafwork
leafwork
noun
Any design or structure resembling leaves or the pattern of leaves; foliage
leafworm
leafworm
noun
Any caterpillar that eats the leaves of plants.
leafworms
leafworms
noun
plural of leafworm
leatherflower
marshflower
maskflower
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
newfoundlander
newfoundlander
Noun
A native or inhabitant of the island of Newfoundland.
overawful
overawful
adj
(obsolete) Excessively awful (awe-inspiring or reverential).
overflowable
overflowable
adj
Capable of being overflowed.
overforwardly
paschflower
pasqueflower
pasqueflower
noun
Alternative spelling of pasque flower
passionflower
passionflower
noun
Any of very many vines, in North America and elsewhere, of the genus Passiflora that bear edible fruit called passion fruit, and showy flowers of a structure symbolic of the Passion of Christ.
phosphowolframic
rainfowl
rauwolfia
rauwolfia
noun
Any of a group of alkaloids extracted from these trees.
Any of several small trees and shrubs, of the genus Rauwolfia, that yield materials of medical use.
refallow
roadfellow
rockafellow
safeblower
safeblower
noun
A criminal who breaks into safes using explosives.
safflower
safflower
noun
A cultivated thistle-like plant, Carthamus tinctorius, family Asteraceae, now grown mainly for its oil.
safflowers
safflowers
noun
plural of safflower
sandflower
satinflower
satinflower
noun
(Australia) The flannel flower, Actinotus helianthi
(South Africa) Plants in the genus Geissorhiza.
A species of blue-eyed grass, Olsynium douglasii (syn. Sisyrhinchium douglasii)
A wildflower native to the western US and British Columbia, Clarkia amoena (syn. Godetia grandiflora).
Chickweed, Stellaria media
Honesty Lunaria annua subsp. annua
Stitchwort, Stellaria holostea
The related Sisyrinchium striatum.
scrofulaweed
seaflower
sealflower
shadflower
shadflower
noun
Draba verna, a plant in the mustard family.
snailfishessnailflower
snailflower
snailflower
noun
Cochliasanthus caracalla, a leguminous vine of South and Central America, whose fragrant flowers have a distinctive curled shape.
snakeflower
spearflower
squawflower
starchflower
starflower
starflower
noun
Borage (Borago officinalis), an annual herb, and its product, starflower oil (family Boraginaceae).
Calytrix, a shrub native to Australia (family Myrtaceae).
Erinus alpinus, an alpine plant (family Plantaginaceae).
Grewia occidentalis (crossberry or lavender star flower, family Malvaceae).
Ipheion, a genus of small bulbous perennials (family Amaryllidaceae).
Orbea variegata, a succulent from South Africa (family Apocynaceae).
Trientalis europaea, European starflower or Arctic starflower
Trientalis latifolia, Pacific starflower.
starflowers
starflowers
noun
plural of starflower
straightforwardly
straightforwardly
adv
In a straightforward manner.
strawflower
strawflower
noun
Any of many Australian plants of the genus Xerochrysum, especially Xerochrysum bracteatum, having deep yellow flowers than can be readily dried.
strawflowers
strawflowers
noun
plural of strawflower
sulfowolframic
sulphowolframic
swanflower
tailflower
tailflower
noun
Synonym of anthurium
tarflower
threadflower
toadflower
unforeknowable
unforeknowable
adj
Not foreknowable.
unforwardly
unfrowardly
unfurrowable
unfurrowable
adj
Not furrowable.
waldorf
waldorf
Noun
A Waldorf salad.
Proper noun
A city in Maryland.
A city in Minnesota.
walford
wallflower
wallflower
noun
(informal) Any person who is socially awkward, shy, or reserved.
A person who does not dance at a party, due to shyness or unpopularity; by extension, anyone who is left on the sidelines while an activity takes place.
Any of several short-lived herbs or shrubs of the Erysimum genus with bright yellow to red flowers.
Gastrolobium grandiflorum, a poisonous bushy shrub, endemic to Australia.
verb
(intransitive) To stand shyly apart from a dance, waiting to be asked to join in.