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.
afterwitted
afterwitted
adj
(dated) Characterized by afterwit; slow-witted.
afterworking
afterwrist
afwillite
afwillite
noun
(mineralogy) A calcium hydroxide nesosilicate mineral, occurring as glassy, colourless to white prismatic monoclinic crystals.
aircraftswomen
aircraftswomen
noun
plural of aircraftswoman
alewife
alewife
noun
(archaic) A woman who keeps an alehouse.
A migrating North American fish, Alosa pseudoharengus.
Any of several species similar in appearance.
antiwelfare
antiwelfare
adj
Opposed to welfare (financial aid offered by a government).
applewife
archwife
archwife
noun
A big, masculine wife; a dominating woman; virago.
bedwarfing
bedwarfing
verb
present participle of bedwarf
broadwife
cauliflower
cauliflower
noun
Brassica oleracea var. botrytis, an annual variety of cabbage, of which the cluster of young flower stalks and buds is eaten as a vegetable.
The edible head or curd of a cauliflower plant.
The swelling of a cauliflower ear.
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To (cause to) swell up like a cauliflower ear.
cauliflowers
cauliflowers
noun
plural of cauliflower
crawfished
crawfished
verb
simple past tense and past participle of crawfish
crawfishes
crawfishes
noun
plural of crawfish
crawfordsville
crawfordville
daffadowndillies
daffadowndillies
noun
plural of daffadowndilly
daffodowndillies
daffodowndillies
noun
plural of daffodowndilly
drawfile
drawknife
drawknife
noun
A joiner's tool having a blade with a handle at each end, used to shave off surfaces, by drawing it toward one; a shave; a drawshave.
A tool used for the purpose of making an incision along the path a saw is to follow, to prevent it from tearing the surface of the wood.
verb
(transitive) To cut or shave with a drawknife.
dwarfishness
dwarfishness
noun
The quality of being dwarfish.
dwarflike
dwarflike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a dwarf; small, diminutive.
facewise
facewise
adv
By means of or in terms of the face.
fairview
fairwater
fairwater
noun
(nautical) A device that improves the streamlining of a vessel.
fairweather
fairweather
adj
Alternative spelling of fair-weather
faithwise
faithwise
adv
In terms of religious faith.
faithworthiness
faithworthiness
noun
(archaic) trustworthiness
fanwise
fanwise
adj
In a radial arrangement resembling a hand-held fan.
adv
In a fanwise manner.
farewelling
farewelling
verb
present participle of farewell
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.
fawnier
fawniest
fawningness
fawningness
noun
Tendency to fawn; obsequious behaviour.
fawnlike
fawnlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a fawn.
featherweight
featherweight
noun
A sportsman who fights in this division.
A weight class in many combat sports; e.g. in professional boxing of a maximum of 126 pounds or 57.2 kilograms.
The lightest weight that may be carried by a racehorse.
featherweights
featherweights
noun
plural of featherweight
featherwing
featherwise
featherwise
adv
Arranged at angles like the barbs of a feather.
fiberware
fibreware
fieldward
fieldward
adj
Towards a field.
fieldwards
fieldwards
Adverb
Towards a field.
finedraw
finedraw
verb
(transitive) To sew up so finely that the seam is not visible; to renter.
finedrawing
finedrawing
verb
present participle of finedraw
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.
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.
firewater
firewater
noun
(informal) High-proof alcohol, especially whiskey (especially in the context of its sale to or consumption by Native Americans).
(manufacturing) Water for use in firefighting.
High-temperature hydraulic condensate discharged from industrial boilers.
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.
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.
fizzwater
flankwise
flankwise
adv
In terms of, or by means of, a flank.
flatwise
flatwise
adv
With a flat side down or otherwise in contact with a flat surface.
flawier
flawiest
flaxwife
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
foreswearing
foreswearing
verb
present participle of foreswear
forewarning
forewarning
noun
An advance warning; an omen.
verb
present participle of forewarn
forewarningly
forewarningly
adv
So as to forewarn; in a way that gives advance warning.
forewarnings
forewarnings
noun
plural of forewarning
forswearing
forswearing
noun
The act of one who forswears.
verb
present participle of forswear
forwearied
forwearied
adj
(obsolete) Worn out, exhausted.
forwearying
forwearying
verb
present participle of forweary
fountainwise
fountainwise
adv
In the manner of a fountain.
frankewing
giftware
giftware
noun
Items designed to be bought as gifts
giftwrapped
giftwrapped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of giftwrap
halfwise
handsawfishes
hawfinches
hawfinches
noun
plural of hawfinch
jawfishes
jawfishes
noun
plural of jawfish
kalewife
knifeway
lifeward
lifeward
adj
Leading towards life.
adv
Towards life.
lifeway
lifeway
noun
(now chiefly Canada, US) One's path through life; a lifestyle or behaviour, now especially when seen as traditional.
lifeways
lifeways
noun
plural of lifeway
ludwigshafen
manifoldwise
microsoftware
microsoftware
noun
(computing, dated) software for a microcomputer
newfangledism
newfashioned
newfashioned
adj
Alternative form of new-fashioned
passionflower
passionflower
noun
Any of very many vines, in North America and elsewhere, of the genus Passiflora that bear edible fruit called passion fruit, and showy flowers of a structure symbolic of the Passion of Christ.
playfellowship
playfellowship
noun
(rare) The state or duration of being playfellows; camaraderie between children.
safeblowing
safeblowing
noun
The act of breaking into a safe using explosives.
saltwife
satinflower
satinflower
noun
(Australia) The flannel flower, Actinotus helianthi
(South Africa) Plants in the genus Geissorhiza.
A species of blue-eyed grass, Olsynium douglasii (syn. Sisyrhinchium douglasii)
A wildflower native to the western US and British Columbia, Clarkia amoena (syn. Godetia grandiflora).
Chickweed, Stellaria media
Honesty Lunaria annua subsp. annua
Stitchwort, Stellaria holostea
The related Sisyrinchium striatum.
sawfishes
sawfishes
noun
plural of sawfish
sawflies
sawflies
noun
plural of sawfly
scarfwise
scarfwise
adv
In the manner of a scarf.
schwenkfeldian
schwenkfeldian
Noun
A Schwenkfelder.
seawife
semiwarfare
snailfishessnailflower
snailflower
snailflower
noun
Cochliasanthus caracalla, a leguminous vine of South and Central America, whose fragrant flowers have a distinctive curled shape.
The state or quality of being unstraightforward; a lack of straightforwardness; obliqueness, evasiveness.
wafering
wafering
verb
present participle of wafer
waferish
waferish
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a wafer.
waferlike
waferlike
adj
Having a shape or texture similar to a wafer.
wafermaking
waffie
waffies
wafflike
waifed
waifed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of waif
waitsfield
wakefield
wakefield
noun
(physics) A small area of very strong potential gradient, in a laser beam or plasma stream, used to accelerate charged particles in a plasma wakefield accelerator
wakerife
wakerifeness
walkrife
wanfried
warfield
warfield
Proper noun
A village in Berkshire, England
A village in British Columbia, Canada
A city in Kentucky
A in Virginia
washerwife
washerwife
noun
(archaic) A washerwoman.
wastethrift
wastethrift
noun
(obsolete) A spendthrift.
wastrife
watchfire
watchfire
noun
A fire maintained during the night by people keeping watch.
waterfinder
waterfowling
waterfowling
noun
The sport of hunting waterfowl.
waterproofing
waterproofing
noun
A waterproof material.
The treatment of something to make it waterproof.
verb
present participle of waterproof
waterproofings
waterproofings
noun
plural of waterproofing
waufie
waukrife
waynesfield
weakfish
weakfish
noun
Any of several species of game fish, of the genus Cynoscion, found in North American waters.
weakfishes
weakfishes
noun
plural of weakfish
weariful
weariful
adj
Causing weariness
Very weary; exhausted
wearifully
wearifully
adv
In a weariful manner.
wearifulness
wearifulness
noun
The quality of being weariful.
weaselfish
weatherfish
weatherfish
noun
A loach of the genus Misgurnus
especially, Misgurnus fossilis
weatherfishes
weatherfishes
noun
plural of weatherfish
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
weighshaft
welfaring
welfaring
verb
present participle of welfare
welfarism
welfarism
noun
(philosophy) An axiology or ethical theory in which value is determined by the well-being (e.g., happiness) of people or other sentient beings.
(rare, derogatory) The belief in or support of a welfare state.
welfarist
welfarist
adj
Pertaining to support for the politics or principles of the welfare state.
noun
A supporter of the politics or principles of the welfare state.
Someone who supports welfare, especially of animals.