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.
downshift
downshift
noun
(automotive, cycling) A shift of a transmission into a lower gear.
A change in career or lifestyle to one which is not as well paid but less stressful and more personally rewarding.
A change of direction or a movement downwards.
A reduction in quality or quantity.
verb
(automotive, cycling) To shift (a car or bicycle) into a lower gear.
(automotive, cycling) To shift a transmission into a lower gear.
To change (one's career or lifestyle) to one which is not as well paid but less stressful and more personally rewarding.
To change one's career or lifestyle to one which is not as well paid but less stressful and more personally rewarding.
To function at a lower rate; to slacken.
To reduce (something) in quality or quantity (as effect, scope, speed, etc.)
downshifted
downshifted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of downshift
downshifting
downshifting
noun
A social trend towards living a simpler, less ambitious life with a better work-life balance.
verb
present participle of downshift
downshifts
downshifts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of downshift
draftswomanship
draftswomanship
noun
(rare) The art or craft of a female draftsman.
driftwood
driftwood
noun
A floating piece, or pieces, of wood that drifts with the current of a body of water.
Any of various woodland herbs and shrubs of the genus Scrophularia.
figworts
figworts
noun
plural of figwort
fillowite
fillowite
noun
(mineralogy) A trigonal-rhombohedral mineral containing calcium, iron, manganese, oxygen, phosphorus, and sodium.
firetower
fishertown
fittstown
flexowriter
flightworthy
flightworthy
adj
(aviation) Safe enough to fly
flintwood
flintwood
noun
The very hard wood of the blackbutt tree.
flintwork
flintwork
noun
decorative flint facing
work with flint
flintworker
flintworker
noun
A person who produces flintwork.
flowcharting
flowcharting
noun
(computing) the design and construction of flowcharts
floweriest
floweriest
adj
superlative form of flowery: most flowery
flowerist
forewit
forewit
noun
One who puts himself forward as a leader in matters of taste or criticism.
Timely knowledge; precaution; foresight.
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To foreknow.
forewritten
forewritten
adj
Written beforehand or in advance.
verb
past participle of forewrite
forthwith
forthwith
adv
(chiefly formal, literary) Without delay; immediately.
forwardation
forwardation
noun
Synonym of contango
fountaintown
fountainwise
fountainwise
adv
In the manner of a fountain.
fowlerite
fowlerite
noun
(mineralogy) A variety of rhodonite that contains zinc.
franklintown
fredericktown
frithwork
frontwise
frontwise
adv
Toward the front; in the direction of the front; frontward.
frowsiest
frowsiest
adj
superlative form of frowsy: most frowsy
frowstier
frowstier
adj
comparative form of frowsty: more frowsty
frowstiest
frowstiest
adj
superlative form of frowsty: most frowsty
frowstily
frowstily
adv
In a frowsty manner.
frowstiness
frowstiness
noun
Quality of being frowsty.
frowziest
frowziest
adj
superlative form of frowzy: most frowzy
fruitgrower
fruitgrower
noun
A person or company that grows fruit.
fruitgrowing
fruitgrowing
noun
The commercial growing of fruit.
fruitwoman
fruitwomen
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.
fruitworm
fruitworm
noun
The larva of any of several moths; they are responsible for damage to many types of fruit crop
handicraftswoman
handicraftswoman
noun
A female practitioner of a handicraft.
hostlerwife
interflow
interflow
noun
(geology) The flow of water (from rain or snow) directly through the soil.
A flowing between two or more entities.
verb
(intransitive) To flow between.
(transitive, of fluids) To merge or mingle.
interflowed
interflowed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of interflow
interflowing
interflowing
verb
present participle of interflow
leeuwfontein
lefkowitz
microsoftware
microsoftware
noun
(computing, dated) software for a microcomputer
mifflintown
mistflower
mistflower
noun
Any of several plants in the tribe Eupatorieae, especially Ageratina riparia and members of the genus Conoclinium.
miterflower
mitreflower
multiflow
nightfowl
oftwhiles
oftwhiles
adv
(archaic) Often; oftentimes.
outfawning
outfawning
verb
present participle of outfawn
outflowing
outflowing
adj
flowing out
noun
The act of something flowing out.
outfrowning
outfrowning
verb
present participle of outfrown
outswift
overswift
overswift
adj
(rare) Overly swift.
oysterwife
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.
snowdrift
snowdrift
noun
A bank of snow accumulated by the wind.
snowdrifts
snowdrifts
noun
plural of snowdrift
snowflight
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
swiftfoot
swiftfoot
adj
(obsolete) nimble; fleet
noun
A bird, the courser.
swifton
swiftown
tablefellowship
tablefellowship
noun
The role or status of tablefellow.
tailflower
tailflower
noun
Synonym of anthurium
thimbleflower
tigerflower
townfaring
townified
townify
townifying
trefoilwise
trefoilwise
adv
In the form of a trefoil.
tulipflower
twifallow
twifallow
noun
(obsolete) The process of twifallowing land.
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To plow a second time, as fallow land, to prepare it for seed.
twifoil
twifoil
noun
(heraldry) A head of two leaves growing out of a stem.
twifold
twifold
adv
(archaic) In a twofold manner or measure.
twifoldly
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.
twinflowers
twinflowers
noun
plural of twinflower
twinfold
twinkleproof
twistification
twistification
noun
(archaic or nonstandard) The act of twisting or its result; convolution or distortion.
(countable) A type of dance.
unfaithworthiness
unfaithworthy
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.
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
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
whiggification
whiggification
noun
The process or result of whiggifying.
whitefoot
whitefootism
whiteford
whitford
wiltproof
wiltproof
adj
Resistant to wilting.
winterproof
winterproof
adj
Resistant to the harsh weather conditions of winter.
verb
(transitive) To make resistant to the harsh weather conditions of winter.
withinforth
withinforth
adv
(obsolete) within; inside; inwardly
withoutforth
withoutforth
adv
(obsolete) without; outside; outwardly
witloof
witloof
noun
(cooking) Belgian endive, common chicory (Cichorium intybus)
witloofs
witloofs
noun
plural of witloof
woffington
wolfachite
wolfit
wolframite
wolframite
noun
(mineralogy) A mineral that consists of a tungstate of iron and manganese; (Fe,Mn)WO₄.
wolframites
wolframites
noun
plural of wolframite
wolfsbergite
wolfsbergite
noun
(mineralogy) chalcostibite; jamesonite
woodcraftiness
woodcraftiness
noun
The quality of possessing woodcraft skills for outdoor survival in woodland habitats.