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.
airflows
airflows
noun
plural of airflow
antifowl
antifowl
adj
(immunology) Synonym of antichicken
archwife
archwife
noun
A big, masculine wife; a dominating woman; virago.
blowfish
blowfish
noun
A delicacy popular in Japan, consisting of the fish served raw as sushi or perhaps fried. It may, if improperly prepared, contain considerably deadly levels of neurotoxins.
Any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe several times their normal size by swallowing water or air when threatened.
bowieful
bushwife
crawfish
crawfish
noun
(Quebec, Canada, slang, derogatory) A slur against Anglo-Canadians used in some corners of Quebec (including the Gaspé).
(South Africa) Various marine crustaceans, rock lobster; especially Jasus lalandii, the Cape crawfish.
(Southern US, Midwestern US and Western US) Various freshwater crustaceans, crayfish.
verb
(colloquial, Southern US) To backpedal, desert or withdraw (also used with out).
demiwolf
demiwolf
noun
(archaic) A mongrel dog, between a dog and a wolf.
drawfile
driftway
driftway
noun
(US, Rhode Island) An access road to the sea.
(mining) A drift, or horizontal passage in a mine.
A common road or path for driving cattle.
duckwife
dwarfing
dwarfing
noun
The situation where something is made to seem (relatively) small or unimportant.
verb
present participle of dwarf
dwarfish
dwarfish
adj
Like a dwarf; being especially small or stunted.
Of, pertaining to, or made by or for dwarves.
dwarfism
dwarfism
noun
The condition of being a dwarf (person of short stature).
The quality of being puny or inferior.
facewise
facewise
adv
By means of or in terms of the face.
fairlawn
fairview
fairways
fairways
noun
plural of fairway
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.
fawniest
fawnlike
fawnlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a fawn.
fawnskin
fawnskin
noun
The skin of a fawn
fesswise
fesswise
adv
(heraldry) In the manner of a fess; as a broad horizontal stripe across the middle of an escutcheon.
fewtrils
fewtrils
noun
(UK, dialect, obsolete) Little or unimportant things; trifles.
fezziwig
figworts
figworts
noun
plural of figwort
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.
fishbowl
fishbowl
noun
Alternative spelling of fish bowl
fishways
fishways
noun
plural of fishway
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.
fishwood
fishworm
fishworm
noun
A worm used as bait in angling.
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
flatwise
flatwise
adv
With a flat side down or otherwise in contact with a flat surface.
flawiest
flaxwife
flitwite
flixweed
flixweed
noun
A tall, herbaceous flowering plant, Descurainia sophia, related to mustard
flopwing
flopwing
noun
(dialect, dated) A bird, the lapwing.
flywinch
fordwine
fordwine
Verb
To fade away; waste away; decay; dwindle; wither; vanish.
foreview
foreview
noun
(humorous, nonce word) A forward view
A preview
forewind
forewind
noun
A favourable wind.
forewing
forewing
noun
Alternative spelling of fore wing
forewish
forewish
verb
(transitive) To wish or desire beforehand.
forkwise
forkwise
adv
In the manner of a fork.
fowliang
fowlings
fowlings
noun
plural of fowling
freewill
freewill
adj
Voluntary, done of one's own accord.
fretwise
frowning
frowning
noun
The act of giving a frown.
verb
present participle of frown
frowsier
frowsier
adj
comparative form of frowsy: more frowsy
frowsily
frowsily
adv
In a frowsy manner.
frowzier
frowzier
adj
comparative form of frowzy: more frowzy
frowzily
frowzily
adv
In a frowzy manner
fujiwara
fwelling
gairfowl
gairfowl
noun
Alternative form of garefowl
giftware
giftware
noun
Items designed to be bought as gifts
giftwrap
giftwrap
verb
Alternative form of gift-wrap
goodwife
goodwife
noun
(obsolete) A female head of a household.
(obsolete) A title of respect for a woman.
gudewife
guidwife
halfwise
hawfinch
hawfinch
noun
A large Eurasian finch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes), with a thick bill.
herbwife
huswifes
huswifes
noun
plural of huswife
iwflower
kalewife
knifeway
leftwich
leftwing
leftwing
adj
Alternative spelling of left-wing
noun
Alternative spelling of left wing
lifeward
lifeward
adj
Leading towards life.
adv
Towards life.
lifeways
lifeways
noun
plural of lifeway
lifework
lifework
noun
The main occupation or vocation of a person's life.
lowlifer
lowlifer
noun
Synonym of lowlife
lowlifes
lowlifes
noun
plural of lowlife
midwifed
midwifed
verb
(rare) simple past tense and past participle of midwife.
midwifes
midwifes
verb
(rare) Third-person singular simple present indicative form of midwife
muirfowl
outswift
plowfish
prowfish
prowfish
noun
Subtropical perciform saltwater fish found in the North Pacific; Zaprora silenus.
rainfowl
roofwise
saltwife
sawflies
sawflies
noun
plural of sawfly
shopwife
spaewife
spaewife
noun
female fortuneteller
swifters
swifters
noun
plural of swifter
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of swifter
swiftest
swiftest
adj
superlative form of swift: most swift
swiftian
swiftian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Jonathan Swift (1667-1745), Anglo-Irish satirist and essayist, or his works.
swiftlet
swiftlet
noun
Any of the various tropical and subtropical birds of the four genera Aerodramus, Hydrochous, Schoutedenapus, and Collocalia in the swift family, many of which can navigate in darkness using echolocation.
present participle of waffle (To ramble on without a point; to argue a point without substantial evidence or a clear opinion.)
wakerife
walkrife
wanfried
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.
warfield
warfield
Proper noun
A village in Berkshire, England
A village in British Columbia, Canada
A city in Kentucky
A in Virginia
wastrife
waukrife
weakfish
weakfish
noun
Any of several species of game fish, of the genus Cynoscion, found in North American waters.
weariful
weariful
adj
Causing weariness
Very weary; exhausted
weftwise
weftwise
adj
In the orientation of the weft in woven yarn.
weftwize
weirdful
weirdful
adj
(archaic) Weird; supernatural; eerie.
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
whiffers
whiffers
noun
plural of whiffer
whiffets
whiffets
noun
plural of whiffet
whiffing
whiffing
noun
A mode of fishing with a hand line for pollock, mackerel, etc.
The act of one who, or that which, whiffs.
verb
present participle of whiff
whiffled
whiffled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of whiffle
whiffler
whiffler
noun
(US, dialectal) The goldeneye.
(obsolete) An officer who went before a procession to clear the way, by blowing a horn or otherwise; hence, any person who marched at the head of a procession; a harbinger.
(obsolete) One who argues evasively; a trifler.
(obsolete) One who plays on a whiffle; a fifer or piper.
(obsolete) One who whiffles, or frequently changes their course or opinion.
whiffles
whiffles
noun
plural of whiffle
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of whiffle
whiggify
whiggify
verb
(transitive) To make whiggish.
whiskful
whiskful
noun
As much as a whisk will hold.
whitefly
whitefly
noun
Any of various small insects of the family Aleyrodidae that have long wings, and a white body; often a garden pest
whitford
whoofing
whoofing
verb
present participle of whoof
widdifow
wifecarl
wifedoms
wifehood
wifehood
noun
The character or behaviour that befits a good wife; wifeliness.
The quality or state of being a wife.
wifeless
wifeless
adj
Having no wife; unmarried or celibate.
Without a wife present.
wifelier
wifelier
adj
comparative form of wifely: more wifely
wifelike
wifelike
adj
Resembling a wife.
wifeling
wifeling
noun
(diminutive, endearing) A wife; a little wife.
wifelkin
wifelkin
noun
(archaic, diminutive, endearing) A wife.
wifeship
wifeship
noun
The role or status of a wife.
wifeward
wifeward
adv
Toward a wife or wives.
wifiekie
wildfire
wildfire
noun
(dermatology) A spreading disease of the skin, particularly erysipelas.
(figuratively) Something that acts quickly and uncontrollably.
(historical) Greek fire, Byzantine fire.
A rapidly spreading fire, especially one occurring in a wildland area.
wildfowl
wildfowl
noun
Any wild bird such as ducks, geese or swans.
Waterfowl.
verb
To hunt wildfowl.
wildlife
wildlife
noun
(in particular) Wild animals (especially to the exclusion of fish).
(slang) Members of a college fraternity
Animals, plants, and fungi, not normally domesticated, often to the exclusion of plants, fungi, fish, insects and other invertebrates, and microscopic plants and animals; hence: