Opposed to welfare (financial aid offered by a government).
batfowling
batfowling
noun
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.
blanketflower
blanketflower
noun
Gaillardia; a plant of the genus Gaillardia.
bowfront
bowfront
adj
Having a bow window in front.
Having an outward curving front.
contraflow
contraflow
noun
An abnormal state of a road or motorway where the traffic temporarily travels in the opposite direction to normal, usually as a result of repair work or an accident.
Flow in the opposite direction to normal.
counterflow
counterflow
noun
A flow in the opposite direction; or the flow of two fluids in opposite directions
verb
To flow in the opposite direction
counterflows
counterflows
noun
plural of counterflow
craftswoman
craftswoman
noun
A female artisan.
craftswomen
craftswomen
noun
plural of craftswoman
deflowerment
deflowerment
Noun
The loss of a girl or woman's virginity.
downdraft
downdraft
noun
(meteorology, American spelling) A strong, downward air current; an air pocket or air hole.
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
draftswoman
draftswoman
noun
A woman employed in making drawings.
A woman exceptionally skilled in drawing.
draftswomanship
draftswomanship
noun
(rare) The art or craft of a female draftsman.
draftwoman
draftwoman
noun
Alternative form of draftswoman
driftwind
driftwind
noun
A driving wind; a wind that drives snow, sand, etc., into heaps.
faithworthiness
faithworthiness
noun
(archaic) trustworthiness
fanwort
fanwort
noun
Any of the genus Cabomba of aquatic plants, having divided submerged leaves in the shape of a fan.
fanworts
fanworts
noun
plural of fanwort
fanwright
fanwright
noun
(historical) A person who makes fans for use in winnowing.
farmtown
farmtown
noun
A farmhouse, farmyard and associated buildings
farnsworth
fawniest
featherwing
felonwort
felonwort
noun
Other plants traditionally used to treat the type of bacterial infection known as a felon, such as celandine
The bittersweet nightshade, Solanum dulcamara.
fernwort
feuchtwanger
fiddletown
fishertown
fittstown
flagtown
fleetwing
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.
flourtown
flowcharting
flowcharting
noun
(computing) the design and construction of flowcharts
flowcontrol
flowmanostat
flowstone
flowstone
noun
(geology) A secondary layered mineral deposit of calcite or other mineral, formed by water flowing down the walls and along the floor of a cave.
fogertown
footworn
footworn
adj
Wearied in the feet; footsore.
Worn or eroded by the feet.
forbestown
forewent
forewent
verb
simple past tense of forego
forewonted
forewritten
forewritten
adj
Written beforehand or in advance.
verb
past participle of forewrite
forwardation
forwardation
noun
Synonym of contango
forwent
forwent
verb
simple past tense of forgo
fountaintown
fountainwise
fountainwise
adv
In the manner of a fountain.
fowent
fowlerton
fowlstown
foxtown
frametown
francestown
franklintown
franktown
fredericktown
freetown
freetown
Proper noun
The capital city of Sierra Leone
freewriting
freewriting
noun
A prewriting technique in which the writer writes continuously for a set period of time without regard to spelling, grammar, or topic.
verb
present participle of freewrite
freewritings
freewritings
noun
plural of freewriting
freewritten
freewritten
verb
past participle of freewrite
frenchtown
frontward
frontward
adj
Frontwards.
frontwards
frontwards
adj
Oriented towards the front.
frontways
frontways
adv
towards the front; forward
frontwise
frontwise
adv
Toward the front; in the direction of the front; frontward.
frowstiness
frowstiness
noun
Quality of being frowsty.
fruitgrowing
fruitgrowing
noun
The commercial growing of fruit.
fruitwoman
fruitwomen
funkstown
giftwrapping
giftwrapping
noun
Alternative form of gift-wrapping
verb
present participle of giftwrap
gnatflower
goffstown
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.
handicraftswoman
handicraftswoman
noun
A female practitioner of a handicraft.
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
interwhiff
jeffersontown
jeffersontown
Proper noun
a home rule-class city in Kentucky, USA, which is a major suburb of
kitchenwife
lanternflower
leeuwfontein
leftwing
leftwing
adj
Alternative spelling of left-wing
noun
Alternative spelling of left wing
leftwinger
leftwinger
noun
Alternative form of left-winger
mifflintown
newfanglement
newfanglement
noun
(countable) Something that is newfangled.
(uncountable) The quality of being newfangled; novelty or innovation, especially when very complicated or faddish.
nightfowl
outfawn
outfawn
verb
(transitive, rare) To exceed in fawning.
outfawned
outfawned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outfawn
outfawning
outfawning
verb
present participle of outfawn
outfawns
outfawns
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outfawn
outflowing
outflowing
adj
flowing out
noun
The act of something flowing out.
outflown
outflown
verb
past participle of outfly
outfrown
outfrown
verb
(transitive) To exceed in frowning.
outfrowned
outfrowned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outfrown
outfrowning
outfrowning
verb
present participle of outfrown
outfrowns
outfrowns
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outfrown
pfafftown
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.
schaefferstown
schweinfurt
snowcraft
snowcraft
noun
The art or skill of travelling or climbing on snowy terrain.
snowdrift
snowdrift
noun
A bank of snow accumulated by the wind.
snowdrifts
snowdrifts
noun
plural of snowdrift
snowflight
steppenwolf
straightforwardness
straightforwardness
noun
The state or quality of being straightforward.
stuffgownsman
swiften
swiften
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To make or become swifter or faster; to hasten.
swiftian
swiftian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Jonathan Swift (1667-1745), Anglo-Irish satirist and essayist, or his works.
swiftness
swiftness
noun
The state of being swift.
swiftnesses
swiftnesses
noun
plural of swiftness
swifton
swiftown
thenceforward
thenceforward
adv
from then on; from that time on
thenceforwards
thenceforwards
adv
From then on; from that time on
thencefoward
thunderflower
tongueflower
townfaring
townfolk
townfolk
noun
Synonym of townsfolk
townfolks
townfolks
noun
plural of townfolk
townful
townful
noun
As many people as a town can hold.
townified
townify
townifying
townsfellow
townsfellow
noun
A townsman.
townsfolk
townsfolk
noun
The people who live in a town, especially the lower and middle classes.
twelfhynde
twelfhyndeman
twentyfold
twentyfold
adj
By a factor of twenty.
twentyfourmo
twentyfourmo
noun
Alternative form of twenty-fourmo
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.