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
clanfellow
clanfellow
noun
A fellow member of a clan.
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.
daneflower
downfallen
downfallen
adj
(figurative) Having undergone a defeat, or been ousted from a position of authority.
Fallen down.
crestfallen, depressed, down in the dumps.
verb
past participle of downfall.
draftwoman
draftwoman
noun
Alternative form of draftswoman
drawfiling
drawfiling
noun
The process of smooth filing by working the file sidewise instead of lengthwise.
fallowness
fallowness
noun
The state or quality of being fallow.
farnsworth
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.
flandowser
flawedness
foreanswer
foreanswer
verb
To answer beforehand or in advance
forewarned
forewarned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of forewarn
forewarner
forewarner
noun
One who forewarns.
forwarding
forwarding
noun
The act by which something is forwarded.
verb
present participle of forward
frankewing
freedwoman
freedwoman
noun
A woman who has been released from a condition of slavery.
freshwoman
freshwoman
noun
A female freshman.
frontwards
frontwards
adj
Oriented towards the front.
fruitwoman
gangflower
gnatflower
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.
hawfinches
hawfinches
noun
plural of hawfinch
lawfulness
lawfulness
noun
Property of being lawful, of obeying the law.
Property of operating in a manner organized by certain laws.
newfangled
newfangled
adj
(usually derogatory, disapproving, or humorous) new and often needlessly novel or gratuitously different; recently devised or fashionable, especially when not an improvement.
Fond of novelty.
outfawning
outfawning
verb
present participle of outfawn
sandflower
snowflakes
snowflakes
noun
plural of snowflake
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of snowflake
swanflower
townfaring
unfallowed
unfallowed
adj
Not fallowed
unfarrowed
unfarrowed
adj
Without a farrow or litter.
unlawfully
unlawfully
adv
In a manner not conforming to the law.
unwasteful
unwasteful
Adjective
Not wasteful.
unwatchful
unwatchful
adj
Not watchful
unwrathful
unwrathful
adj
Not wrathful.
waferwoman
wandflower
wanrestful
wanrestful
adj
(dialectal, chiefly Scotland) Restless; uneasy.
waterfront
waterfront
noun
The dockland district of a town.
The land alongside a body of water.
wavefronts
wavefronts
noun
plural of wavefront
wayfarings
wayfarings
noun
plural of wayfaring
wharfinger
wharfinger
noun
(chiefly historical) The owner or manager of a wharf.
windfallen
windfallen
adj
Blown down by the wind.
windfanner
wolframine
wolfsbanes
wolfsbanes
noun
plural of wolfsbane
womanfully
womanfully
adv
In a womanly manner.
womanproof
womanproof
adj
(chiefly humorous) Resistant to women or their romantic appeal.