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
bewitchful
bewitchful
adj
Bewitching; alluring; fascinating; amazing.
blowfishes
blowfishes
noun
plural of blowfish
brownfield
brownfield
adj
(software engineering) Being a development that has to integrate with legacy systems.
noun
(often attributive) A site, to be used for housing or commerce, that has been previously used for industry and may be contaminated or need extensive clearing
butterwife
cocklewife
crawfished
crawfished
verb
simple past tense and past participle of crawfish
crawfishes
crawfishes
noun
plural of crawfish
downshifts
downshifts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of downshift
drawfiling
drawfiling
noun
The process of smooth filing by working the file sidewise instead of lengthwise.
driftwoods
driftwoods
noun
plural of driftwood
dwarfishly
dwarfishly
adv
In a dwarfish manner.
fellowlike
fellowlike
adj
Like a comrade; companionable; on equal terms.
fellowship
fellowship
noun
(arithmetic, archaic) The proportional division of profit and loss among partners.
(dated) Company, companions; a group of people or things following another.
(education) A merit-based scholarship.
(education) A temporary position at an academic institution with limited teaching duties and ample time for research.
(medicine) A period of supervised, sub-specialty medical training in the United States and Canada that a physician may undertake after completing a specialty training program or residency.
A company of people that share the same interest or aim.
A feeling of friendship, relatedness or connection between people.
verb
(intransitive, now chiefly religious, especially in Canada, US) To join in fellowship; to associate with.
(transitive) To admit to fellowship, enter into fellowship with; to make feel welcome by showing friendship or building a cordial relationship. Now only in religious use.
ficklewise
fiddletown
fiddlewood
fiddlewood
noun
Any of these trees.
The wood of several West Indian trees, mostly of the genus Citharexylum.
fieldwards
fieldwards
Adverb
Towards a field.
fingerwise
fingerwise
adv
In the manner of fingers from a hand; spreading out in several narrow parts.
fingerwork
fingerwork
noun
Alternative spelling of finger work
fireflower
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.
fishertown
fishworker
fishworker
noun
A laborer in the fishing industry.
flewelling
floweriest
floweriest
adj
superlative form of flowery: most flowery
flowerlike
flowerlike
adj
Resembling a flower, especially in shape
flyblowing
flyblowing
verb
present participle of flyblow
flyweights
flyweights
noun
plural of flyweight
followings
followings
noun
plural of following
forewisdom
forwarding
forwarding
noun
The act by which something is forwarded.
verb
present participle of forward
forwearied
forwearied
adj
(obsolete) Worn out, exhausted.
frankewing
frenchwise
frowningly
frowningly
adv
While or as if frowning
frowsiness
frowstiest
frowstiest
adj
superlative form of frowsty: most frowsty
frowziness
frowziness
noun
The quality of being frowzy.
fruitwoman
fruitwomen
funnelwise
funnelwise
adv
In the manner of a funnel.
furrowlike
furrowlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a furrow.
hawfinches
hawfinches
noun
plural of hawfinch
interwhiff
ironflower
leftwinger
leftwinger
noun
Alternative form of left-winger
mistflower
mistflower
noun
Any of several plants in the tribe Eupatorieae, especially Ageratina riparia and members of the genus Conoclinium.
nonflowing
nonflowing
adj
That does not flow.
outfawning
outfawning
verb
present participle of outfawn
outflowing
outflowing
adj
flowing out
noun
The act of something flowing out.
oysterwife
prowfishes
prowfishes
noun
plural of prowfish
silkflower
snowdrifts
snowdrifts
noun
plural of snowdrift
snowflight
swiftliest
swiftliest
adv
superlative form of swiftly: most swiftly
swiftwater
swingknife
tailflower
tailflower
noun
Synonym of anthurium
townfaring
townifying
trafficway
trafficway
noun
A highway intended for use by motorized traffic
twinflower
twinflower
noun
Dyschoriste oblongifolia, a dicotyledonous flowering plant of the family Acanthaceae, native to coastal plains regions of the United States.
Linnaea borealis, a woodland subshrub with opposite evergreen rounded oval leaves and pendulous pink flowers that occur in pairs.
twitchfire
unfowllike
unfrowning
unfrowning
adj
Not frowning.
unmidwifed
unwifelike
unwifelike
adj
Not wifelike.
unwilfully
unwilfully
adv
In an unwilful manner.
viewfinder
viewfinder
noun
A device on a camera that shows what will appear in the field of view of the lens; it helps the user target a subject, zoom and focus the image.
waitsfield
washerwife
washerwife
noun
(archaic) A washerwoman.
wayfarings
wayfarings
noun
plural of wayfaring
weakfishes
weakfishes
noun
plural of weakfish
wearifully
wearifully
adv
In a weariful manner.
weaselfish
wedgefield
weighshaft
westfalite
westfalite
noun
An explosive, used in mining, containing ammonium nitrate.
wharfinger
wharfinger
noun
(chiefly historical) The owner or manager of a wharf.
wheatfield
wheatfield
noun
A field of wheat; a plot of land planted with wheat.
whipstaffs
whiskified
whiskified
adj
Drunk on whisky.
whiskyfied
whitefield
whitefield
Proper noun
a town in the metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England
whiteflies
whiteflies
noun
plural of whitefly
wifeliness
wifeliness
noun
The condition of being wifely
wildflower
wildflower
noun
A flower from such a plant.
A wild (uncultivated) flowering plant.
wildfowler
wildfowler
noun
Someone who hunts wildfowl.
wilfulness
wilfulness
noun
(British spelling) The state or condition of being wilful; stubbornness.
willendorf
windcuffer
windcuffer
noun
(UK dialectal, originally Orkney, rare) The common kestrel.
windfallen
windfallen
adj
Blown down by the wind.
windfanner
windfishes
windflower
windflower
noun
An early spring flowering species of the family Ranunculaceae (Anemone nemorosa).
wingfishes
wingfishes
noun
plural of wingfish
winterfeed
winterfeed
verb
Alternative spelling of winter-feed
winterffed
witchcraft
witchcraft
noun
Something, such as an advanced technology, that seems almost magical.
The practice of witches; magic, sorcery, or the use of supernatural powers to influence or predict events.
woffington
wolfachite
wolffishes
wolffishes
noun
plural of wolffish
wolframine
wolframite
wolframite
noun
(mineralogy) A mineral that consists of a tungstate of iron and manganese; (Fe,Mn)WO₄.
wolframium
wolframium
noun
(obsolete) The chemical element wolfram or tungsten.
woodsfield
wormfishes
wormfishes
noun
plural of wormfish
worshipful
worshipful
adj
(chiefly Britain) Used as respectful form of address for a person or body of persons, especially in the name of a livery company. For example, Most Worshipful Grand Master of the Orange Order in Ireland.
Tending to worship; showing reverence.
noun
(obsolete) One who is respected or worshipped.
wrainstaff
wringstaff
wrinkleful
wycliffian
wycliffism
wycliffist
wycliffite
wycliffite
Adjective
Of or pertaining to the mediaeval English theologian John Wycliffe (mid-1320s–1384), his ideas, or his English translation of the Bible (Wyclif’s Bible).
Noun
A follower of John Wycliffe.
yellowfish
yellowfish
noun
Certain species of the genus Labeobarbus of mid-sized ray-finned fish.