A perennial herb, Melanthium virginicum, having a branched cluster of pale flowers
cushionflower
downshifted
downshifted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of downshift
dwarfishness
dwarfishness
noun
The quality of being dwarfish.
faithworthiness
faithworthiness
noun
(archaic) trustworthiness
fanshawe
featherwing
fellowshiping
fellowshipping
fellowshipping
verb
present participle of fellowship
fernshaw
fernshaw
noun
A thicket of ferns.
feuchtwanger
fishertown
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.
fisherwomen
fisherwomen
noun
plural of fisherwoman
flaxwench
fliegerabwehrkanone
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
foreshowing
foreshowing
noun
The act or an instance of showing something, usually an event, ahead of time; a prognostication
verb
present participle of foreshow
foreshown
foreshown
verb
simple past tense and past participle of foreshow
freewheeling
freewheeling
adj
Unbounded by rules or conventions; unrestrained.
verb
present participle of freewheel.
freewheelingness
frenchtown
frenchweed
frenchwise
frenchwoman
frenchwoman
Noun
A French woman.
frenchwomen
freshwoman
freshwoman
noun
A female freshman.
halfpennyworth
halfpennyworth
noun
(Britain) As much as could be bought for a halfpenny (pre- or post-decimalisation).
(Britain, informal) A negligible amount.
(Britain, informal) One's opinion or thoughts; one's two cents.
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.
handsawfishes
hawfinches
hawfinches
noun
plural of hawfinch
henceforward
henceforward
adv
from now on; from this time on
henceforwards
henceforwards
adv
(archaic) henceforth, from this point onwards.
henwife
henwife
noun
A woman in charge of domestic fowl; sometimes used contemptuously about men.
hingeflower
honeyflower
housewifeliness
housewifeliness
noun
The quality of being housewifely.
housewifelinesses
interwhiff
kitchenwife
ludwigshafen
newfashioned
newfashioned
adj
Alternative form of new-fashioned
newfish
renfrewshire
renfrewshire
Proper noun
a historic county of Scotland, merged into Strathclyde region in 1975.
a council area in Scotland, created in 1996 on the abolition of Strathclyde region in part of the area of the historic county.
schaefferstown
schweinfurt
schwenkfelder
schwenkfelder
Noun
A member of the a small American Christian group rooted in the 16th-century Protestant Reformation teachings of
schwenkfeldian
schwenkfeldian
Noun
A Schwenkfelder.
shelfworn
shelfworn
adj
Alternative form of shelf-worn
showoffishness
shufflewing
shufflewing
Noun
The hedge sparrow.
snailfishessnailflower
straightforwardness
straightforwardness
noun
The state or quality of being straightforward.
swordfisherman
swordfisherman
noun
A fisherman who fishes for swordfish.
thenceforward
thenceforward
adv
from then on; from that time on
thenceforwards
thenceforwards
adv
From then on; from that time on
thencefoward
thunderflower
twelfhynde
twelfhyndeman
undersheriffwick
undersheriffwick
noun
The area of jurisdiction of an undersheriff.
unfaithworthiness
unfellowshiped
unfellowshiped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of unfellowship
unhousewifely
unhousewifely
adj
Not housewifely.
uninterferedwith
unstraightforwardness
unstraightforwardness
noun
The state or quality of being unstraightforward; a lack of straightforwardness; obliqueness, evasiveness.
unwatchfulness
unwatchfulness
noun
The quality of being unwatchful.
unwishfulness
unwishfulness
noun
(very rare) The state or condition of being unwishful.
unwrathfulness
watchfulness
watchfulness
noun
The state or quality of being watchful; alertness, vigilance or wakefulness.
watchfulnesses
watchfulnesses
noun
plural of watchfulness
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
weatherproofness
weatherproofness
noun
The quality or degree of being weatherproof.
weightlifting
weightlifting
noun
(sports) A sport in which competitors lift heavy weights in two events: the snatch and the clean and jerk.
A form of exercise in which weights are lifted.
wharfinger
wharfinger
noun
(chiefly historical) The owner or manager of a wharf.
wharfingers
wharfingers
noun
plural of wharfinger
wharfmen
wharfmen
noun
plural of wharfman
wharncliffe
wharncliffe
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Wharncliffe
whenceforth
whenceforth
adv
(formal) From which place, time, or point forth; forth from which; onward from which.
(formal, interrogative) Forth from what place, time, or point; onward from what place, time, or point.
whenceforward
whenceforward
adv
(formal or literary) From which point onwards (in time or space).
whiffen
whiffenpoof
whiffenpoof
noun
A fictional bird, said to fly forwards while looking backwards.
whitefieldian
wifething
windfishes
wingfishes
wingfishes
noun
plural of wingfish
wishfulness
wishfulness
noun
The state or quality of being wishful.
Wishful thinking.
wolfishness
wolfishness
noun
The quality of being wolfish.
worshipfulness
worshipfulness
noun
The state or condition of being worshipful; reverence.