(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
foreshowing
foreshowing
noun
The act or an instance of showing something, usually an event, ahead of time; a prognostication
verb
present participle of foreshow
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
forewing
forewing
noun
Alternative spelling of fore wing
forewings
forewings
noun
plural of forewing
forewinning
forswearing
forswearing
noun
The act of one who forswears.
verb
present participle of forswear
forwearying
forwearying
verb
present participle of forweary
frankewing
freewheeling
freewheeling
adj
Unbounded by rules or conventions; unrestrained.
verb
present participle of freewheel.
freewheelingness
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
fringeflower
fullgrownness
furbelowing
furbelowing
verb
present participle of furbelow
fwelling
gangflower
gnatflower
groundflower
hingeflower
inflowering
interflowing
interflowing
verb
present participle of interflow
leftwing
leftwing
adj
Alternative spelling of left-wing
noun
Alternative spelling of left wing
leftwinger
leftwinger
noun
Alternative form of left-winger
longfellow
longfellow
Proper noun
originally a nickname for a tall person.
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, American poet.
ludwigshafen
lungflower
newfangle
newfangle
adj
(obsolete) Eager for novelties; desirous of changing.
verb
(obsolete) To change by introducing novelties
newfangled
newfangled
adj
(usually derogatory, disapproving, or humorous) new and often needlessly novel or gratuitously different; recently devised or fashionable, especially when not an improvement.
Fond of novelty.
newfangledism
newfangledly
newfangledly
adv
In a newfangled manner.
newfangledness
newfangledness
noun
The quality of being newfangled.
newfanglement
newfanglement
noun
(countable) Something that is newfangled.
(uncountable) The quality of being newfangled; novelty or innovation, especially when very complicated or faddish.
newfangleness
newfangleness
noun
Obsolete form of newfangledness.
nonflowering
nonflowering
adj
(biology) Of a plant, not flowering; reproducing by means other than pollination from flowers.
nonforeknowledge
overflowing
overflowing
noun
overflow
verb
present participle of overflow
overflowingly
overflowingly
adv
So as to overflow; very excessively or generously.
overflowingness
overflowingness
noun
Quality of being overflowing; exuberance.
preflowering
preflowering
adj
(botany) Prior to flowering
puddingwife
reflowering
reflowering
noun
The process of flowering again.
verb
present participle of reflower
reflowing
reflowing
noun
A flowing again or back.
verb
present participle of reflow
roupingwife
safeblowing
safeblowing
noun
The act of breaking into a safe using explosives.
shufflewing
shufflewing
Noun
The hedge sparrow.
straightforwardness
straightforwardness
noun
The state or quality of being straightforward.
swingknife
tongueflower
underflowing
underflowing
verb
present participle of underflow
unflowering
unflowering
adj
Not flowering; that does not produce flowers.
unoverflowing
unoverflowing
adj
Not overflowing.
unstraightforwardness
unstraightforwardness
noun
The state or quality of being unstraightforward; a lack of straightforwardness; obliqueness, evasiveness.
unwrongfulness
vergeltungswaffe
wafering
wafering
verb
present participle of wafer
wafermaking
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
weightlifting
weightlifting
noun
(sports) A sport in which competitors lift heavy weights in two events: the snatch and the clean and jerk.
A form of exercise in which weights are lifted.
welfaring
welfaring
verb
present participle of welfare
wharfinger
wharfinger
noun
(chiefly historical) The owner or manager of a wharf.