Opposed to welfare (financial aid offered by a government).
backflowing
backflowing
adj
flowing backwards
verb
present participle of backflow
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.
bedwarfing
bedwarfing
verb
present participle of bedwarf
crawfishing
crawfishing
noun
fishing for crawfish
verb
present participle of crawfish
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
downfalling
downfalling
adj
falling downward
noun
A downfall.
An act of falling downward.
draftswomanship
draftswomanship
noun
(rare) The art or craft of a female draftsman.
drawfiling
drawfiling
noun
The process of smooth filing by working the file sidewise instead of lengthwise.
drawknife
drawknife
noun
A joiner's tool having a blade with a handle at each end, used to shave off surfaces, by drawing it toward one; a shave; a drawshave.
A tool used for the purpose of making an incision along the path a saw is to follow, to prevent it from tearing the surface of the wood.
verb
(transitive) To cut or shave with a drawknife.
dwarfing
dwarfing
noun
The situation where something is made to seem (relatively) small or unimportant.
verb
present participle of dwarf
dwarfishness
dwarfishness
noun
The quality of being dwarfish.
dwarfling
dwarfling
noun
A diminutive dwarf.
fairlawn
faithworthiness
faithworthiness
noun
(archaic) trustworthiness
fallowing
fallowing
noun
A period during which a field is left fallow.
verb
present participle of fallow
fanwise
fanwise
adj
In a radial arrangement resembling a hand-held fan.
adv
In a fanwise manner.
fanwright
fanwright
noun
(historical) A person who makes fans for use in winnowing.
farewelling
farewelling
verb
present participle of farewell
farrowing
farrowing
adj
Producing a litter of piglets
noun
The act of producing a litter of pigs
verb
present participle of farrow
fawnia
fawnier
fawniest
fawning
fawning
adj
Seeking favor by way of flattery; flattering, servile.
noun
Servile flattery.
verb
present participle of fawn
fawningly
fawningly
adv
In a fawning or sycophantic manner.
fawningness
fawningness
noun
Tendency to fawn; obsequious behaviour.
fawnlike
fawnlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a fawn.
fawnskin
fawnskin
noun
The skin of a fawn
featherwing
finedraw
finedraw
verb
(transitive) To sew up so finely that the seam is not visible; to renter.
finedrawing
finedrawing
verb
present participle of finedraw
firewarden
firewarden
noun
An officer who has authority to direct in the extinguishing of fires, or to order what precautions shall be taken against fires.
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.
flankwise
flankwise
adv
In terms of, or by means of, a flank.
flawing
flawing
verb
present participle of flaw
fliegerabwehrkanone
flowcharting
flowcharting
noun
(computing) the design and construction of flowcharts
foreshadowing
foreshadowing
noun
(literature, usually uncountable) A literary device whereby an author drops hints or symbolic representations of plot developments to come later in the story.
verb
present participle of foreshadow
foreswearing
foreswearing
verb
present participle of foreswear
forewarning
forewarning
noun
An advance warning; an omen.
verb
present participle of forewarn
forewarningly
forewarningly
adv
So as to forewarn; in a way that gives advance warning.
forewarnings
forewarnings
noun
plural of forewarning
forswearing
forswearing
noun
The act of one who forswears.
verb
present participle of forswear
forwardation
forwardation
noun
Synonym of contango
forwarding
forwarding
noun
The act by which something is forwarded.
verb
present participle of forward
forwearying
forwearying
verb
present participle of forweary
fountaintown
fountainwise
fountainwise
adv
In the manner of a fountain.
fowliang
frankewing
franklintown
fruitwoman
giftwrapping
giftwrapping
noun
Alternative form of gift-wrapping
verb
present participle of giftwrap
guffawing
guffawing
noun
boisterous laughter
verb
present participle of guffaw
handicraftswoman
handicraftswoman
noun
A female practitioner of a handicraft.
handsawfish
handsawfishes
hawfinch
hawfinch
noun
A large Eurasian finch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes), with a thick bill.
hawfinches
hawfinches
noun
plural of hawfinch
knifeway
llanfairpwllgwyngyll
llanfairpwllgwyngyll
Proper noun
A town in Anglesey, Wales, full name Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch.
ludwigshafen
manifoldwise
newfangledism
newfashioned
newfashioned
adj
Alternative form of new-fashioned
outfawning
outfawning
verb
present participle of outfawn
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.
rainfowl
safeblowing
safeblowing
noun
The act of breaking into a safe using explosives.
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.
schwenkfeldian
schwenkfeldian
Noun
A Schwenkfelder.
snailfishessnailflower
snailflower
snailflower
noun
Cochliasanthus caracalla, a leguminous vine of South and Central America, whose fragrant flowers have a distinctive curled shape.
straightforwardness
straightforwardness
noun
The state or quality of being straightforward.
swiftian
swiftian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Jonathan Swift (1667-1745), Anglo-Irish satirist and essayist, or his works.
(archaic or nonstandard) The act of twisting or its result; convolution or distortion.
(countable) A type of dance.
unfaithworthiness
unfaithworthy
unfawning
unfawning
adj
Not fawning.
unstraightforward
unstraightforward
adj
Not straightforward; oblique, evasive, equivocal, indirect.
unstraightforwardness
unstraightforwardness
noun
The state or quality of being unstraightforward; a lack of straightforwardness; obliqueness, evasiveness.
upwafting
upwafting
verb
present participle of upwaft
wafering
wafering
verb
present participle of wafer
wafermaking
waffing
waffing
verb
present participle of waff
waffling
waffling
noun
A repetitive speech or response to a question.
verb
present participle of waffle (To ramble on without a point; to argue a point without substantial evidence or a clear opinion.)
wafting
wafting
noun
An instance of wafting; the action of something that wafts.
verb
present participle of waft
waifing
waifing
verb
present participle of waif
wainful
wainful
noun
A quantity that fills a wain; wagonful.
wakerifeness
wallingford
wanfried
wanthrift
warfarin
warfarin
noun
Manufactured as a chemical, used in high dosage as a pesticide.
Manufactured as a pharmaceutical drug and used in low dosage, with regular monitoring, for the prevention of thrombosis and embolism.
warfaring
warfaring
noun
warfare; conflict
verb
present participle of warfare
warfarins
warfarins
noun
plural of warfarin
warningproof
waterfinder
waterfowling
waterfowling
noun
The sport of hunting waterfowl.
waterproofing
waterproofing
noun
A waterproof material.
The treatment of something to make it waterproof.
verb
present participle of waterproof
waterproofings
waterproofings
noun
plural of waterproofing
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
waynesfield
wearifulness
wearifulness
noun
The quality of being weariful.
weatherproofing
weatherproofing
noun
(UK) The practice of protecting a building and its interior from the elements/weather and wind or Something protecting the interior of a building or similar from weather and wind
verb
present participle of weatherproof
welfaring
welfaring
verb
present participle of welfare
wharfing
wharfing
noun
(engineering) A technique of facing seawalls and embankments with planks driven as piles and secured by ties.
The material for constructing a wharf.
verb
present participle of wharf
wharfinger
wharfinger
noun
(chiefly historical) The owner or manager of a wharf.
wharfingers
wharfingers
noun
plural of wharfinger
wharncliffe
wharncliffe
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Wharncliffe
whiggification
whiggification
noun
The process or result of whiggifying.
whitefieldian
windfall
windfall
noun
(figuratively) A sudden large benefit; especially, a sudden or unexpected large amount of money, as from lottery or sweepstakes winnings or an unexpected inheritance or gift.
A fruit that has fallen from a tree naturally, as from wind.
Something that has been blown down by the wind.
windfallen
windfallen
adj
Blown down by the wind.
windfalls
windfalls
noun
plural of windfall
windfanner
windflaw
windflaw
noun
A sudden, strong current of wind; flaw.
windflaws
windflaws
noun
plural of windflaw
winedraf
wineglassful
wineglassful
noun
As much as a wineglass will hold.
wineglassfuls
winfall
wolffian
wolffian
adj
Alternative letter-case form of Wolffian.
wolffianism
wolfian
wolframine
wolframinium
woodcraftiness
woodcraftiness
noun
The quality of possessing woodcraft skills for outdoor survival in woodland habitats.