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.
cankerflower
changchowfu
clanfellow
clanfellow
noun
A fellow member of a clan.
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.
craftswoman
craftswoman
noun
A female artisan.
craftswomen
craftswomen
noun
plural of craftswoman
daffadowndillies
daffadowndillies
noun
plural of daffadowndilly
daffadowndilly
daffadowndilly
noun
(archaic, poetic) daffodil
daffodowndillies
daffodowndillies
noun
plural of daffodowndilly
daffodowndilly
daffodowndilly
noun
(informal) the daffodil.
daffydowndilly
daffydowndilly
noun
Alternative form of daffadowndilly
daneflower
downdraft
downdraft
noun
(meteorology, American spelling) A strong, downward air current; an air pocket or air hole.
downface
downface
adj
Having or on a downward oriented face.
adv
Further down the face
noun
(dogs) A profile characterized by a downward sloping muzzle.
The face that is oriented downward.
verb
(transitive) To disparage; to cause to lose face.
(transitive, archaic, rare) to persist in an assertion in the face of opposition.
downfall
downfall
noun
A precipitous decline in fortune; death or rapid deterioration, as in status or wealth.
An act of falling down.
The cause of such a fall; a critical blow or error.
verb
(intransitive) To fall down; deteriorate; decline.
downfallen
downfallen
adj
(figurative) Having undergone a defeat, or been ousted from a position of authority.
Fallen down.
crestfallen, depressed, down in the dumps.
verb
past participle of downfall.
downfalling
downfalling
adj
falling downward
noun
A downfall.
An act of falling downward.
downfalls
downfalls
noun
plural of downfall
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
enfroward
facedown
facedown
adv
Alternative form of face-down
noun
Alternative form of face-down (“a confrontation”)
faithworthiness
faithworthiness
noun
(archaic) trustworthiness
fallowing
fallowing
noun
A period during which a field is left fallow.
verb
present participle of fallow
fallowness
fallowness
noun
The state or quality of being fallow.
fallownesses
fancywork
fancywork
noun
Decorative embroidery.
fanflower
fanflower
noun
A plant in the genus Scaevola.
fanwood
fanwork
fanwork
noun
(architecture) Fan tracery.
A creative work produced by a fan, based on a book, movie, television show, musical group, etc.
A fan-shaped network of lines or projections.
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
farmtown
farmtown
noun
A farmhouse, farmyard and associated buildings
farnsworth
farrowing
farrowing
adj
Producing a litter of piglets
noun
The act of producing a litter of pigs
verb
present participle of farrow
fellowman
fellowman
noun
Alternative spelling of fellow man
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.
fishwoman
fishwoman
noun
(dated) A woman who sells fish.
flagtown
flandowser
flannelflower
flaxwoman
fliegerabwehrkanone
flowcharting
flowcharting
noun
(computing) the design and construction of flowcharts
flowmanostat
foreanswer
foreanswer
verb
To answer beforehand or in advance
foredawn
foredawn
noun
The time just before dawn.
verb
To anticipate dawning or emerging.
foreknowable
foreknowable
adj
That may be known in advance.
foreknowableness
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
forewarn
forewarn
verb
To warn in advance.
forewarned
forewarned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of forewarn
forewarner
forewarner
noun
One who forewarns.
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
forewarns
forewarns
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of forewarn
forewoman
forewoman
noun
(law) A female foreman of a jury.
(management) A female leader of a work crew (a female foreperson or female foreman).
forswearing
forswearing
noun
The act of one who forswears.
verb
present participle of forswear
forwander
forwander
verb
(intransitive, UK dialectal) To wander until weary; wander far and wide.
(transitive, UK dialectal) To weary with wandering; cause to wander until weary.
forwardation
forwardation
noun
Synonym of contango
forwarding
forwarding
noun
The act by which something is forwarded.
verb
present participle of forward
forwardness
forwardness
noun
The quality of being forward.
forwardnesses
forwardnesses
noun
plural of forwardness
forwarn
forwarn
verb
(transitive) To prohibit; forbid; deny (right, access to, etc.).
forwean
forwean
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To accustom to bad habits; spoil by indulgence; pamper.
forwearying
forwearying
verb
present participle of forweary
fountaintown
fountainwise
fountainwise
adv
In the manner of a fountain.
fowliang
frametown
francestown
franklintown
franktown
freedwoman
freedwoman
noun
A woman who has been released from a condition of slavery.
freewoman
freewoman
noun
(historical) A woman who is not a serf or slave.
frenchwoman
frenchwoman
Noun
A French woman.
freshwoman
freshwoman
noun
A female freshman.
frogspawn
frogspawn
noun
A gelatinous mass of frogs' eggs, laid in ponds and ditches.
frontward
frontward
adj
Frontwards.
frontwards
frontwards
adj
Oriented towards the front.
frontways
frontways
adv
towards the front; forward
frowardness
frowardness
noun
The quality of being froward.
fruitwoman
gangflower
gnatflower
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.
handicraftswoman
handicraftswoman
noun
A female practitioner of a handicraft.
henceforward
henceforward
adv
from now on; from this time on
henceforwards
henceforwards
adv
(archaic) henceforth, from this point onwards.
lanternflower
manifoldwise
newfashioned
newfashioned
adj
Alternative form of new-fashioned
newfoundland
newfoundland
Proper noun
A large island off the coast of eastern Canada, which, along with Labrador, has composed the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador since 1949.
The Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador.
Noun
A Newfoundland dog, a very large breed of working dog from Newfoundland, with a shaggy, usually black coat, known for its water rescue ability, strength, and gentle disposition.
newfoundlander
newfoundlander
Noun
A native or inhabitant of the island of Newfoundland.
nonflawed
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
overforwardness
overforwardness
noun
The quality of being overforward.
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.
pfafftown
rainfowl
safeblowing
safeblowing
noun
The act of breaking into a safe using explosives.
saffronwood
saffronwood
noun
The evergreen tree Elaeodendron croceum.
sandflower
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
snailfishessnailflower
snailflower
snailflower
noun
Cochliasanthus caracalla, a leguminous vine of South and Central America, whose fragrant flowers have a distinctive curled shape.
snakeflower
snowcraft
snowcraft
noun
The art or skill of travelling or climbing on snowy terrain.
snowfall
snowfall
noun
An instance of falling of snow.
The amount of snow that falls on one occasion.
snowfalls
snowfalls
noun
plural of snowfall
snowflake
snowflake
noun
(historical) Someone (usually white) who was opposed to the abolition of slavery (Missouri, 1860s)
(ophthalmology) A type of lesion that appears as scattered white-brown spots under high magnification light microscopy.
(slang, derogatory) Someone who believes they are particularly unique and special.
(slang, derogatory, chiefly alt-right) Someone hypersensitive to insult or offense, especially a young person with politically correct sensibilities.
(slang, usually derogatory) A Caucasian person.
A crystal of snow, having approximate hexagonal symmetry.
Any of several bulbous European plants, of the genus Leucojum, having white flowers.
Something that is unique in every presentation.
The snow bunting, Plectrophenax nivalis.
verb
(computing, databases) To arrange (data) into a snowflake schema.
To fall in the manner of a snowflake.
snowflakes
snowflakes
noun
plural of snowflake
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of snowflake
straightforwardness
straightforwardness
noun
The state or quality of being straightforward.
stuffgownsman
swanflower
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
townfaring
twistification
twistification
noun
(archaic or nonstandard) The act of twisting or its result; convolution or distortion.
(countable) A type of dance.
unaflow
unaflow
adj
Alternative form of uniflow
underframework
underframework
noun
(literally, figurative) An underlying or supportive framework or similar structure.