A good comeback, retort one thinks of only after the end of discussion or after leaving a social gathering.
The lack of forethought.
Wisdom which comes after the event.
archwife
archwife
noun
A big, masculine wife; a dominating woman; virago.
awfuller
awfuller
adj
comparative form of awful: more awful
bedwarfs
bedwarfs
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bedwarf
beefwood
beefwood
noun
(uncountable) The timber of those trees.
Any of the Australian trees having timber resembling raw beef.
beflower
beflower
verb
(obsolete) To cover with flowers.
bowieful
buffware
buffware
noun
Any pottery of a buff colour.
bushwife
chafewax
chafewax
noun
Alternative form of chaffwax
crowfeet
curfewed
curfewed
adj
Subject to a curfew
cynewulf
deflower
deflower
verb
(transitive) To deprive of flowers.
(transitive) To deprive of grace and beauty.
(transitive) To take the virginity of (somebody), especially a woman or girl.
demiwolf
demiwolf
noun
(archaic) A mongrel dog, between a dog and a wolf.
dewfalls
dewfalls
noun
plural of dewfall
downface
downface
adj
Having or on a downward oriented face.
adv
Further down the face
noun
(dogs) A profile characterized by a downward sloping muzzle.
The face that is oriented downward.
verb
(transitive) To disparage; to cause to lose face.
(transitive, archaic, rare) to persist in an assertion in the face of opposition.
downfeed
drawfile
duckwife
dwarfest
dwarfest
adj
(horticulture) superlative form of dwarf: most dwarf
efflower
efflower
verb
(rare) To graze; (leatherworking) to remove the outer surface of (a skin) with a knife.
enflower
enflower
verb
(transitive, poetic) To cover or deck with flowers.
enfollow
enfurrow
facedown
facedown
adv
Alternative form of face-down
noun
Alternative form of face-down (“a confrontation”)
facewise
facewise
adv
By means of or in terms of the face.
facework
facework
noun
(mining) work done at the face, such as the coalface
(sociology, psychology) The communicative strategies involved in upholding face, or social prestige.
The material of the outside or front side, as of a wall or building.
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.
fairview
fallowed
fallowed
adj
Of land, ploughed but left unseeded.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fallow
fanshawe
farewell
farewell
adj
Parting, valedictory, final.
intj
Goodbye.
noun
A departure; the act of leaving
A wish of happiness or safety at parting, especially a permanent departure
verb
To bid farewell or say goodbye.
farmwife
farmwife
noun
A farmer's wife.
The wife in a married couple engaged in farming; a wife who shares in the duties of farming, such as farm management, homemaking on the farm, fieldwork, sales and marketing, or other work.
farrowed
farrowed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of farrow
fawcette
fawkener
fawniest
fawnlike
fawnlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a fawn.
feastraw
fellowed
fellowed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fellow
fellowly
fellowly
adj
Fellowlike; companionable, sociable or sympathetic.
adv
In a fellowly manner.
feltwork
feltwork
noun
(medicine) A fibrous network
(medicine) A tight plexus of nerve fibrils
feltwort
feltwort
noun
mullein (Verbascum gen. et spp.)
felworts
felworts
noun
plural of felwort
fencerow
fencerow
noun
The land adjacent to a fence
fernshaw
fernshaw
noun
A thicket of ferns.
fernwood
fernwort
ferryway
ferwerda
fessways
fessways
adv
Fesswise.
fesswise
fesswise
adv
(heraldry) In the manner of a fess; as a broad horizontal stripe across the middle of an escutcheon.
feverfew
feverfew
noun
A European aromatic perennial herb, Tanacetum parthenium (or Chrysanthemum parthenium or Pyrethrum parthenium), having daisy-like flowers; valued as a traditional medicine, especially for headaches.
fewneses
fewterer
fewterer
noun
Alternative spelling of feuterer
fewtrils
fewtrils
noun
(UK, dialect, obsolete) Little or unimportant things; trifles.
fezziwig
finedraw
finedraw
verb
(transitive) To sew up so finely that the seam is not visible; to renter.
fineview
fireplow
firewall
firewall
noun
(architecture) A fireproof barrier used to prevent the spread of fire between or through buildings, structures, electrical substation transformers, or within an aircraft or vehicle.
(computer security) The software that monitors traffic in and out of a private network or a personal computer and allows or blocks such traffic depending on its perceived threat.
(physics) A hypothetical phenomenon where an observer falling into a black hole encounters high-energy quanta at or near the event horizon.
verb
(intransitive, motor vehicles or aircraft, slang) To use maximum engine power or acceleration.
(transitive, computer security) To block with a firewall.
(transitive, computer security) To protect with a firewall.
fireward
fireward
adj
Which faces a fire; which lies in the direction of a fire; etc.
adv
Toward a fire.
noun
(obsolete) A fire chief.
(obsolete) A fireman.
fireweed
fireweed
noun
A perennial herbaceous plant (Epilobium angustifolium or Chamaenerion angustifolium) in the willowherb family Onagraceae.
firewood
firewood
noun
Wood intended to be burned, typically for heat.
firework
firework
noun
A device using gunpowder and other chemicals which, when lit, emits a combination of coloured flames, sparks, whistles or bangs, and sometimes made to rocket high into the sky before exploding, used for entertainment or celebration.
fireworm
fireworm
noun
The bearded fireworm, Chloeia flava, a species of polychaete, in family Amphinomidae, which may cause pain if touched.
The larva of a small tortricid moth that feeds on cranberry leaves, giving the plant a burnt look; the cranberry worm.
The larva of any of several tortricid moths (family Tortricidae).
firmware
firmware
noun
(computing) Something in between hardware and software. Like software, it is created from source code, but it is closely tied to the hardware it runs on.
Software intended for such embedded computer applications.
fishweed
fishweir
fishweir
noun
An obstruction placed in tidal waters, or wholly or partially across a river, to trap fish or hinder their passage.
fishwife
fishwife
noun
(Tyneside, derogatory) A person, especially a woman, with poor personal hygiene.
(archaic) A woman who sells or works with fish; a female fishmonger.
(derogatory) A vulgar, abusive or nagging woman with a loud, unpleasant voice.
fistwise
fistwise
adv
By means of the fists; by fighting with the fists.
In the manner of a fist.
fitchews
fitchews
noun
plural of fitchew
flatware
flatware
noun
(US) Eating utensils; cutlery, such as forks, knives and spoons.
plates, dishes and other relatively flat crockery.
flatweed
flatweed
noun
Hypochaeris radicata, a low-lying edible perennial herb often found in lawns.
flatwise
flatwise
adv
With a flat side down or otherwise in contact with a flat surface.
flawiest
flawless
flawless
adj
Without flaws, defects, or shortcomings; perfect.
flaxweed
flaxweed
noun
toadflax
flaxwife
fleaweed
fleaweed
noun
A plant, the lady's bedstraw (Galium verum).
fleawood
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).
flitwite
flixweed
flixweed
noun
A tall, herbaceous flowering plant, Descurainia sophia, related to mustard
flowable
flowable
adj
That is able to flow.
flowages
flowages
noun
plural of flowage
flowered
flowered
adj
(of a plant) That has produced flowers.
Covered or decorated with flowers, or images of flowers.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of flower
flowerer
flowerer
noun
Something (originally a plant) that flowers (often in a specified manner, or at a specified time)
floweret
floweret
noun
A floret, or small or component flower
fluework
fluework
noun
A system of organ stops in which the sound is caused by wind passing through a flue or fissure and striking an edge above; distinguished from reedwork.
fluxweed
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.
followed
followed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of follow
follower
follower
noun
(Australian rules football) Any of the three players (the ruckman, ruck rover, and rover) who usually follow the ball around the ground rather than occupying a fixed position.
(colloquial, dated) A debt collector.
(literally) One who follows, comes after another.
(locksmithing) A tool used to remove the core from a pin-tumbler lock without causing the driver pins and springs to fall out.
(social media) An account holder who subscribes to see content from another account on a social media platform.
A machine part receiving motion from another.
A man courting a maidservant; suitor.
A metal piece placed at the top of a candle to keep the wax melting evenly.
A pursuer.
An imitator, who follows another's example.
One who follows mentally, adherer to the opinions, ideas or teachings of another, a movement etc.
One who is a part of master's physical group, such as a servant or retainer.
Something that comes after another thing.
Young cattle.
footwear
footwear
noun
Items or an item of clothing that is worn on the foot; a shoe, sandal, etc.
fordwine
fordwine
Verb
To fade away; waste away; decay; dwindle; wither; vanish.
forebows
foreclaw
foreclaw
noun
A front claw.
foredawn
foredawn
noun
The time just before dawn.
verb
To anticipate dawning or emerging.
foreglow
foreglow
noun
The glow of light appearing in the sky preceding sunrise
foreknew
foreknew
verb
simple past tense and past participle of foreknow
foreknow
foreknow
verb
To have knowledge of beforehand.
forenews
forepaws
forepaws
noun
plural of forepaw
foreshow
foreshow
noun
(obsolete) A manifestation in advance; a prior indication.
verb
(transitive, archaic) To show in advance; to foretell, predict.
(transitive, obsolete) To foreshadow or prefigure.
foreslow
foreslow
verb
(obsolete, intransitive) To be slow or tardy; to slow down.
(obsolete, transitive) To slow, hinder, delay, impede.
foreview
foreview
noun
(humorous, nonce word) A forward view
A preview
foreward
foreward
adv
Misspelling of forward.
noun
(obsolete) An advance group; the vanguard.
Misspelling of foreword.
forewarm
forewarn
forewarn
verb
To warn in advance.
foreween
foreweep
foreweep
verb
(obsolete) To weep before; usher in with weeping.
forewent
forewent
verb
simple past tense of forego
forewind
forewind
noun
A favourable wind.
forewing
forewing
noun
Alternative spelling of fore wing
forewish
forewish
verb
(transitive) To wish or desire beforehand.
foreword
foreword
noun
An introductory section preceding the main text of a book or other document; a preface or introduction.
foreworn
foreworn
adj
(archaic) worn out; wasted; used up.
forkwise
forkwise
adv
In the manner of a fork.
forswear
forswear
verb
(intransitive or reflexive) To commit perjury; to break an oath.
(transitive) To renounce or deny something, especially under oath.
forswore
forswore
verb
simple past tense of foreswear
forwaked
forwaked
adj
(obsolete) tired out with excessive waking or watching
forwaste
forwaste
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To use up; exhaust; render emaciated or feeble; spend wastefully.
(transitive, obsolete) To waste; waste completely; lay waste to; desolate.
forweary
forweary
adj
(obsolete) Excessively weary; exhausted with fatigue.
verb
(intransitive, obsolete) To become wearied.
(transitive, obsolete) To weary utterly; tire out.
forweend
forwoden
freetown
freetown
Proper noun
The capital city of Sierra Leone
freeward
freeways
freeways
noun
plural of freeway
freewill
freewill
adj
Voluntary, done of one's own accord.
fretsaws
fretsaws
noun
plural of fretsaw
fretways
fretwell
fretwise
fretwork
fretwork
noun
ornamental woodwork either carved in low relief or cut through
frowners
frowners
noun
plural of frowner
frowsier
frowsier
adj
comparative form of frowsy: more frowsy
frowsted
frowsted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of frowst
frowzier
frowzier
adj
comparative form of frowzy: more frowzy
frowzled
frowzled
adj
Messy and unkempt, especially of hair.
fuelwood
fuelwood
noun
wood grown or felled for use as commercial fuel
fumewort
fumewort
noun
Any of various plants of the subfamily Fumarioideae or family Fumariaceae.
furbelow
furbelow
noun
A frill, flounce, or ruffle, as on clothing; a decorative piece of fabric, especially one gathered or pleated as into a ruffle, etc.
A small, showy ornamentation.
verb
(transitive) To adorn with a furbelow; to ornament.