(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
brownfields
brownfields
noun
plural of brownfield
crawfished
crawfished
verb
simple past tense and past participle of crawfish
crawfordsville
crawfordville
deflowering
deflowering
noun
The breaking of the hymen of a virgin.
verb
present participle of deflower
draftswomanship
draftswomanship
noun
(rare) The art or craft of a female draftsman.
drawfile
drawfiling
drawfiling
noun
The process of smooth filing by working the file sidewise instead of lengthwise.
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.
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.
driftweed
driftweed
noun
Seaweed brought ashore by the wind.
driftwind
driftwind
noun
A driving wind; a wind that drives snow, sand, etc., into heaps.
driftwood
driftwood
noun
A floating piece, or pieces, of wood that drifts with the current of a body of water.
Such a piece of wood that has been cast ashore.
driftwoods
driftwoods
noun
plural of driftwood
drownproofing
drownproofing
verb
present participle of drownproof
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.
dwarfishly
dwarfishly
adv
In a dwarfish manner.
dwarfishness
dwarfishness
noun
The quality of being dwarfish.
dwarfism
dwarfism
noun
The condition of being a dwarf (person of short stature).
The quality of being puny or inferior.
dwarfisms
dwarfisms
noun
plural of dwarfism
dwarflike
dwarflike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a dwarf; small, diminutive.
dwarfling
dwarfling
noun
A diminutive dwarf.
ferdwit
fieldward
fieldward
adj
Towards a field.
fieldwards
fieldwards
Adverb
Towards a field.
fieldwork
fieldwork
noun
(countable, rare) A temporary fortification built by troops in the field; a defensive earthwork in the field.
(in scientific research) The collection of raw data in the field, field research, field study, field studies.
(uncountable) Work done out in the real world rather than in controlled conditions
(uncountable, agriculture) Work done out in the fields as opposed to that done elsewhere on the farm (e.g., barn, house, outbuildings, office).
fieldworker
fieldworker
noun
A person who does fieldwork.
fieldwort
fieldwort
noun
(botany) gentian
finedraw
finedraw
verb
(transitive) To sew up so finely that the seam is not visible; to renter.
finedrawing
finedrawing
verb
present participle of finedraw
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.
fireweed
fireweed
noun
A perennial herbaceous plant (Epilobium angustifolium or Chamaenerion angustifolium) in the willowherb family Onagraceae.
fireweeds
fireweeds
noun
plural of fireweed
firewood
firewood
noun
Wood intended to be burned, typically for heat.
firewoods
firewoods
noun
plural of firewood
fordwine
fordwine
Verb
To fade away; waste away; decay; dwindle; wither; vanish.
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
forewind
forewind
noun
A favourable wind.
forewisdom
forwardation
forwardation
noun
Synonym of contango
forwarding
forwarding
noun
The act by which something is forwarded.
verb
present participle of forward
forwearied
forwearied
adj
(obsolete) Worn out, exhausted.
fredericktown
friendliwise
friendswood
fruitwood
fruitwood
noun
In orchard culture, the woody growth of the scion of any grafted fruit tree above the graft, as opposed to the rootstock, which is the part of the plant below the graft.
Particular branches or twigs in particular positions, or of particular types or ages, that may be expected to bear fruit in most types of orchard trees, since fruit is not borne randomly all over the tree.
The wood of any fruit tree, particularly hardwood from species such as pear and cherry, that is valued for furniture, woodcuts and other applications.
giftwrapped
giftwrapped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of giftwrap
handicraftswoman
handicraftswoman
noun
A female practitioner of a handicraft.
interflowed
interflowed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of interflow
lidflower
lifeward
lifeward
adj
Leading towards life.
adv
Towards life.
midwiferies
midwiferies
noun
plural of midwifery
midwifery
midwifery
noun
The practice and science of being a midwife.
mildewproof
mildewproof
adj
Resistant to mildew.
verb
(transitive) To make resistant to mildew.
shieldflower
snowdrift
snowdrift
noun
A bank of snow accumulated by the wind.
snowdrifts
snowdrifts
noun
plural of snowdrift
spiderflower
straightforward
straightforward
adj
(figurative) direct; forthright; frank; sincere
easy, simple, uncomplicated, without difficulty
proceeding in a straight course or manner; not deviating
adv
In a straightforward manner; straightforwards; straightforwardly.
straightforwarder
straightforwardest
straightforwardly
straightforwardly
adv
In a straightforward manner.
straightforwardness
straightforwardness
noun
The state or quality of being straightforward.
straightforwards
straightfoward
swordfish
swordfish
noun
A large marine fish with a long, pointed bill, Xiphias gladius.
A sudoku technique involving possible cell locations for a digit, or pair, or triple, in uniquely three rows and three columns only. This allows for the elimination of candidates around the grid.
verb
To fish for swordfish.
swordfisherman
swordfisherman
noun
A fisherman who fishes for swordfish.
swordfishery
swordfishes
swordfishes
noun
plural of swordfish
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of swordfish
swordfishing
swordfishing
verb
present participle of swordfish
underflowing
underflowing
verb
present participle of underflow
undersheriffwick
undersheriffwick
noun
The area of jurisdiction of an undersheriff.
uniflowered
uniflowered
adj
(botany) Bearing a single flower.
uninterferedwith
unstraightforward
unstraightforward
adj
Not straightforward; oblique, evasive, equivocal, indirect.
unstraightforwardness
unstraightforwardness
noun
The state or quality of being unstraightforward; a lack of straightforwardness; obliqueness, evasiveness.
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.
viewfinders
viewfinders
noun
plural of viewfinder
wallingford
wanfried
warfield
warfield
Proper noun
A village in Berkshire, England
A village in British Columbia, Canada
A city in Kentucky
A in Virginia
waterfinder
weirdful
weirdful
adj
(archaic) Weird; supernatural; eerie.
westerfield
wethersfield
wharfside
wharfside
noun
The side of a wharf, where goods may be loaded and unloaded.
whiteford
whitford
wifeward
wifeward
adv
Toward a wife or wives.
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.
wildfires
wildfires
noun
plural of wildfire
wildflower
wildflower
noun
A flower from such a plant.
A wild (uncultivated) flowering plant.
wildflowers
wildflowers
noun
plural of wildflower
wildfowler
wildfowler
noun
Someone who hunts wildfowl.
wildfowlers
wildfowlers
noun
plural of wildfowler
wilfred
wilfred
Proper noun
name, popular in the U.K. in the early twentieth century.
wilfreda
wilfrid
wilfrid
Proper noun
name, a less common form of Wilfred.
willendorf
williford
windcuffer
windcuffer
noun
(UK dialectal, originally Orkney, rare) The common kestrel.
windfanner
windfirm
windflower
windflower
noun
An early spring flowering species of the family Ranunculaceae (Anemone nemorosa).
windflowers
windflowers
noun
plural of windflower
windproof
windproof
adj
Providing protection from the wind.
verb
(transitive) To make resistant to the wind.
windsurf
windsurf
noun
An act of windsurfing
verb
To ride a surfboard that has an attached sail
windsurfing
windsurfing
noun
A marine sport in which one stands on a floating board (typically 2 - 3 meters in length) to which a sail is attached. The board is steered by tilting the sail or banking the board. Some windsurfers use large waves to perform jumps and other stunts.
verb
present participle of windsurf
windsurfings
winedraf
winfred
winfrid
winifred
winifred
Proper noun
name; the English form of Gwenfrewi.
winifrede
winnifred
winnifred
Proper noun
name; spelling variant of Winifred.
winterfed
winterfed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of winterfeed
winterfeed
winterfeed
verb
Alternative spelling of winter-feed
winterfeeding
winterfeeding
verb
present participle of winterfeed
winterfeeds
winterfeeds
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of winterfeed
winterffed
wisdomproof
woodcraftiness
woodcraftiness
noun
The quality of possessing woodcraft skills for outdoor survival in woodland habitats.