Cudweed (Gnaphalium), used to prevent or cure chafing.
chaffweed
chaffweed
noun
A low glabrous weedy branching herb (Centunculus minimus) of the family Primulaceae, having short dry chaff-like leaves.
childwife
cowfishes
cowfishes
noun
plural of cowfish
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.)
faithwise
faithwise
adv
In terms of religious faith.
faldworth
fanwright
fanwright
noun
(historical) A person who makes fans for use in winnowing.
fightwite
fightwite
noun
(historical, law) A mulct or fine imposed on a person for disturbing the peace with a fight or quarrel.
fishbowls
fishbowls
noun
plural of fishbowl
fishwives
fishwives
noun
plural of fishwife
fishwoman
fishwoman
noun
(dated) A woman who sells fish.
fishworks
fishworks
noun
A fish processing plant.
flaxwench
floorshow
floorshow
noun
A set of performances held in a nightclub, restaurant or similar during the course of an evening.
flowchart
flowchart
noun
Alternative spelling of flow chart
flowsheet
flowsheet
noun
flowchart
flyweight
flyweight
noun
(figuratively, adjectival use) Small, light or unimportant.
(martial arts) A weight class in many combat sports; e.g. in professional boxing of a maximum of 112 pounds or 50.8 kilograms.
(mechanics) A weight that moves outward depending on centrifugal force.
flywheels
flywheels
noun
plural of flywheel
followeth
followeth
verb
(archaic) Third-person singular simple present indicative form of follow
foreshown
foreshown
verb
simple past tense and past participle of foreshow
foreshows
foreshows
noun
plural of foreshow
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of foreshow
foreweigh
foreweigh
verb
(transitive) To estimate in advance; to count the cost of beforehand.
forthward
forthward
adv
(obsolete) Forward.
forthwith
forthwith
adv
(chiefly formal, literary) Without delay; immediately.
freewheel
freewheel
noun
a device in a transmission that disengages the driveshaft from the driven shaft when the driven shaft rotates faster than the driveshaft.
verb
(by extension) To operate free from constraints.
(of a cyclist) To ride a bicycle without pedalling, e.g. downhill.
(of a gear) To continue spinning after disengagement.
(of a motorist) To operate a motor vehicle which is coasting without power, e.g. downhill.
frithwork
goshawful
goshawful
adj
Euphemistic form of god-awful.
growthful
growthful
adj
Causing growth.
Having the capacity to grow.
halfwords
halfwords
noun
plural of halfword
heathfowl
housewife
housewife
noun
(plural "housewifes") A little case or bag for materials used in sewing, and for other articles of female work.
(plural "housewives") A woman whose main employment is homemaking, maintaining the upkeep of her home and tending to household affairs; often, such a woman whose sole [unpaid] employment is homemaking.
(plural "housewives") The wife of a householder; the mistress of a family; the female head of a household.
(plural "housewives", obsolete) A worthless woman; a hussy.
verb
Alternative form of housewive
jawfishes
jawfishes
noun
plural of jawfish
jewelfish
jewelfish
noun
Any fish in the genus Hemichromis, native to Africa.
jewfishes
jewfishes
noun
plural of jewfish
nightfowl
oftwhiles
oftwhiles
adv
(archaic) Often; oftentimes.
sawfishes
sawfishes
noun
plural of sawfish
sheldfowl
shelfworn
shelfworn
adj
Alternative form of shelf-worn
showerful
showerful
adj
Full of showers; rainy, teary, etc.
noun
A quantity that falls in a shower.
skewwhiff
skewwhiff
adj
Alternative spelling of skew-whiff
squawfish
squawfish
noun
A cyprinid fish of the genus Ptychocheilus, a voracious predator on small trout and salmon.
sweetfish
sweetfish
noun
An amphidromous fish, the ayu of East Asia (Plecoglossus altivelis), the only member of its genus and family Plecoglossidae, named and prized for its sweet-tasting flesh, especially in Japan, as a game fish, and is also subject to extensive aquaculture.
swellfish
swellfish
noun
(zoology) Any plectognath fish that dilates itself, such as the pufferfish.
swordfish
swordfish
noun
A large marine fish with a long, pointed bill, Xiphias gladius.
A sudoku technique involving possible cell locations for a digit, or pair, or triple, in uniquely three rows and three columns only. This allows for the elimination of candidates around the grid.
verb
To fish for swordfish.
thiefwise
twelfthly
twelfthly
adv
In the twelfth place.
unwishful
unwishful
adj
Not wishful.
wanthrift
washproof
washproof
adj
Capable of being washed without damage or loss.
watchfire
watchfire
noun
A fire maintained during the night by people keeping watch.
watchfree
wealthful
wealthful
adj
Full of wealth; prosperous.
whafabout
wharfages
wharfages
noun
plural of wharfage
wharfhead
wharfland
wharfland
noun
The land area surrounding a wharf.
wharfless
wharfless
adj
Lacking a wharf
wharfside
wharfside
noun
The side of a wharf, where goods may be loaded and unloaded.
wherefore
wherefore
adv
(conjunctive, indicative, archaic or formal) Therefore.
(conjunctive, interrogative, archaic) Why, for what reason, because of what.
conj
(archaic) Because of which.
noun
An intent or purpose; a why.
wherefrom
wherefrom
adv
(archaic) from which; whence
(interrogative) from what? from where? whence?
wheyfaced
wheyfaces
wheyfaces
noun
plural of wheyface
whiffable
whifflers
whifflers
noun
plural of whiffler
whifflery
whifflery
noun
(obsolete) The behaviour of a whiffler (one who frequently changes course or opinion, or one who argues evasively).
whiffling
whiffling
noun
A breathy noise, as of a horse or a bird.
Aimless talk; waffle.
verb
present participle of whiffle
whipcraft
whipcraft
noun
(politics) The art or skill of a political whip, who enforces the party's policies in votes.
The art or skill of using a whip, for example in training animals.
whipgraft
whipgraft
noun
Alternative form of whip graft
whipstaff
whipstaff
noun
(nautical) A bar, going through the poopdeck, attached orthogonally to the tiller for steering a ship.
whirlpuff
whiteface
whiteface
noun
(countable) A traditional clown who ranks above the auguste.
(countable) Any bird of the genus Aphelocephala.
(countable) Any dragonfly of the genus Leucorrhinia.
(countable, slang) A person of European descent. (See usage notes.)
(uncountable) Makeup that makes the face appear white.
A Hereford cow.
whitefeet
whitefish
whitefish
noun
(fisheries) Any of several species of demersal fish with fins, particularly cod, whiting, and haddock, as opposed to the oily or pelagic fishes.
Any of several North American freshwater fish, of the genus Coregonus, used as food.
Any of several other fish, such as whiting (Merlangius merlangus) or menhaden (Brevoortia spp. and Ethmidium spp.).
The beluga (both the sturgeon and the whale)
verb
To fish for whitefish.
whitefoot
whiteford
whitfield
whitfield
Proper noun
One of two hamlets and three villages in England.
A in Pennsylvania.
whitfinch
wholefood
wholefood
noun
Alternative spelling of whole food
wifehoods
wifehoods
noun
plural of wifehood
wifething
wishfully
wishfully
adv
In a wishful manner.
witchleaf
witchwife
wolfforth
wolfhound
wolfhound
noun
A dog of various breeds originally developed to hunt wolves.
wolfishly
wolfishly
adv
In a wolfish way.
wreckfish
wreckfish
noun
Any of the perciform marine fish of the family Polyprionidae, often inhabiting caves and shipwrecks.