(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.
dwarfishness
dwarfishness
noun
The quality of being dwarfish.
faithworthiness
faithworthiness
noun
(archaic) trustworthiness
fanwise
fanwise
adj
In a radial arrangement resembling a hand-held fan.
adv
In a fanwise manner.
fawniest
fawningness
fawningness
noun
Tendency to fawn; obsequious behaviour.
fawnskin
fawnskin
noun
The skin of a fawn
fellowshiping
fellowshipping
fellowshipping
verb
present participle of fellowship
fingerwise
fingerwise
adv
In the manner of fingers from a hand; spreading out in several narrow parts.
fishertown
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.
fisherwomen
fisherwomen
noun
plural of fisherwoman
fishwoman
fishwoman
noun
(dated) A woman who sells fish.
fittstown
flankwise
flankwise
adv
In terms of, or by means of, a flank.
floweriness
floweriness
noun
The quality of being flowery.
flowerinesses
flowerinesses
noun
plural of floweriness
flowingness
flowingness
noun
A tendency to flow; fluency.
followings
followings
noun
plural of following
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
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
forewarnings
forewarnings
noun
plural of forewarning
forewings
forewings
noun
plural of forewing
forswearing
forswearing
noun
The act of one who forswears.
verb
present participle of forswear
fountainwise
fountainwise
adv
In the manner of a fountain.
fowlings
fowlings
noun
plural of fowling
freewheelingness
freewritings
freewritings
noun
plural of freewriting
frenchwise
friendliwise
friendswood
frontwise
frontwise
adv
Toward the front; in the direction of the front; frontward.
frowsiness
frowstiness
frowstiness
noun
Quality of being frowsty.
frowziness
frowziness
noun
The quality of being frowzy.
funnelwise
funnelwise
adv
In the manner of a funnel.
handicraftswoman
handicraftswoman
noun
A female practitioner of a handicraft.
handsawfish
handsawfishes
hawfinches
hawfinches
noun
plural of hawfinch
housewifeliness
housewifeliness
noun
The quality of being housewifely.
housewifelinesses
inflows
inflows
noun
plural of inflow
ludwigshafen
manifoldwise
newfangledism
newfashioned
newfashioned
adj
Alternative form of new-fashioned
newfish
overflowingness
overflowingness
noun
Quality of being overflowing; exuberance.
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.
renfrewshire
renfrewshire
Proper noun
a historic county of Scotland, merged into Strathclyde region in 1975.
a council area in Scotland, created in 1996 on the abolition of Strathclyde region in part of the area of the historic county.
safeblowing
safeblowing
noun
The act of breaking into a safe using explosives.
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.
schweinfurt
schwenkfeldian
schwenkfeldian
Noun
A Schwenkfelder.
showoffishness
shufflewing
shufflewing
Noun
The hedge sparrow.
snailfishessnailflower
snailflower
snailflower
noun
Cochliasanthus caracalla, a leguminous vine of South and Central America, whose fragrant flowers have a distinctive curled shape.
snowdrift
snowdrift
noun
A bank of snow accumulated by the wind.
snowdrifts
snowdrifts
noun
plural of snowdrift
snowfield
snowfield
noun
A large permanent expanse of snow on a mountain or at the head of a glacier.
snowflight
straightforwardness
straightforwardness
noun
The state or quality of being straightforward.
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
swingknife
swordfisherman
swordfisherman
noun
A fisherman who fishes for swordfish.
swordfishing
swordfishing
verb
present participle of swordfish
twinflowers
twinflowers
noun
plural of twinflower
twistification
twistification
noun
(archaic or nonstandard) The act of twisting or its result; convolution or distortion.
(countable) A type of dance.
undersheriffwick
undersheriffwick
noun
The area of jurisdiction of an undersheriff.
unfaithworthiness
unfellowshiped
unfellowshiped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of unfellowship
unhousewifely
unhousewifely
adj
Not housewifely.
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.
unwilfulness
unwilfulness
noun
The quality of being unwilful.
unwillfulness
unwillfulness
noun
Alternative form of unwilfulness
unwishful
unwishful
adj
Not wishful.
unwishfully
unwishfully
adv
(rare) In an unwishful manner; without wishing.
unwishfulness
unwishfulness
noun
(very rare) The state or condition of being unwishful.
unwistful
unwistful
adj
Not wistful.
unwistfully
unwistfulness
unworshipful
unworshipful
adj
Not worshipful.
viewfinders
viewfinders
noun
plural of viewfinder
wakerifeness
warfarins
warfarins
noun
plural of warfarin
waterproofings
waterproofings
noun
plural of waterproofing
wayfarings
wayfarings
noun
plural of wayfaring
waynesfield
wearifulness
wearifulness
noun
The quality of being weariful.
wharfingers
wharfingers
noun
plural of wharfinger
wifelessness
wifelessness
noun
Absence of a wife.
wifeliness
wifeliness
noun
The condition of being wifely
wifelinesses
wildfowlings
wilfulness
wilfulness
noun
(British spelling) The state or condition of being wilful; stubbornness.
willfulness
willfulness
noun
(American spelling) Alternative form of wilfulness
windfalls
windfalls
noun
plural of windfall
windfish
windfishes
windflaws
windflaws
noun
plural of windflaw
windflowers
windflowers
noun
plural of windflower
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
wineglassful
wineglassful
noun
As much as a wineglass will hold.
wineglassfuls
wingfish
wingfish
noun
A sea robin with large, wing-like pectoral fins.
wingfishes
wingfishes
noun
plural of wingfish
winterfeeds
winterfeeds
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of winterfeed
wishfulness
wishfulness
noun
The state or quality of being wishful.
Wishful thinking.
wistfulness
wistfulness
noun
The state or characteristic of being wistful.
wistfulnesses
wistfulnesses
noun
plural of wistfulness
wolffianism
wolfishness
wolfishness
noun
The quality of being wolfish.
wolfskin
wolfskin
noun
The skin of a wolf.
woodcraftiness
woodcraftiness
noun
The quality of possessing woodcraft skills for outdoor survival in woodland habitats.
worshipfulness
worshipfulness
noun
The state or condition of being worshipful; reverence.