(mineralogy) A calcium hydroxide nesosilicate mineral, occurring as glassy, colourless to white prismatic monoclinic crystals.
applewife
blowflies
blowflies
noun
plural of blowfly
broadwife
childwife
cliffweed
cowfishes
cowfishes
noun
plural of cowfish
curfewing
downfield
downfield
adj
(chemistry) Describing an NMR resonance at a higher frequency to that of a reference signal
(sports) Toward the defending team's end of the playing field
adv
Towards the lower part of a field
drawknife
drawknife
noun
A joiner's tool having a blade with a handle at each end, used to shave off surfaces, by drawing it toward one; a shave; a drawshave.
A tool used for the purpose of making an incision along the path a saw is to follow, to prevent it from tearing the surface of the wood.
verb
(transitive) To cut or shave with a drawknife.
driftweed
driftweed
noun
Seaweed brought ashore by the wind.
dwarflike
dwarflike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a dwarf; small, diminutive.
elfinwood
elfinwood
noun
krummholz
fairwater
fairwater
noun
(nautical) A device that improves the streamlining of a vessel.
faithwise
faithwise
adv
In terms of religious faith.
fellowing
fellowing
verb
present participle of fellow
fessewise
fessewise
adv
Alternative spelling of fesswise
fevertwig
fiberware
fibreware
fiddlebow
fieldward
fieldward
adj
Towards a field.
fieldwork
fieldwork
noun
(countable, rare) A temporary fortification built by troops in the field; a defensive earthwork in the field.
(in scientific research) The collection of raw data in the field, field research, field study, field studies.
(uncountable) Work done out in the real world rather than in controlled conditions
(uncountable, agriculture) Work done out in the fields as opposed to that done elsewhere on the farm (e.g., barn, house, outbuildings, office).
fieldwort
fieldwort
noun
(botany) gentian
fightwite
fightwite
noun
(historical, law) A mulct or fine imposed on a person for disturbing the peace with a fight or quarrel.
fillowite
fillowite
noun
(mineralogy) A trigonal-rhombohedral mineral containing calcium, iron, manganese, oxygen, phosphorus, and sodium.
firepower
firepower
noun
(figurative) The ability and resources to dominate.
The ability to deliver fire.
The capacity of a weapon to deliver fire onto a target.
firetower
firewater
firewater
noun
(informal) High-proof alcohol, especially whiskey (especially in the context of its sale to or consumption by Native Americans).
(manufacturing) Water for use in firefighting.
High-temperature hydraulic condensate discharged from industrial boilers.
fireweeds
fireweeds
noun
plural of fireweed
firewoods
firewoods
noun
plural of firewood
fireworks
fireworks
noun
(plural only) An event or a display where fireworks are set off.
(plural only, figuratively) A boisterous or violent event or situation.
plural of firework.
fireworky
fireworky
Adjective
Resembling or characteristic of a firework.
fireworms
fireworms
noun
plural of fireworm
fishwives
fishwives
noun
plural of fishwife
fittywise
fizzwater
flankwise
flankwise
adv
In terms of, or by means of, a flank.
fleetwing
flockwise
flockwise
adv
In or as a flock.
floorwise
floorwise
adj
(India, nonstandard) Based on, or in terms of, the floor.
adv
(poetic, nonce word) Like a floor.
flowerier
flowerier
adj
comparative form of flowery: more flowery
flowerily
flowerily
adv
In a flowery way.
flowering
flowering
adj
(used only before the noun) Of a plant, that produces flowers.
aflower, in bloom
noun
(figurative) The period of time during which someone or something is at its peak.
(horticulture) The period of time during which a plant is in flower.
verb
present participle and gerund of flower
flowerist
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.
foreweigh
foreweigh
verb
(transitive) To estimate in advance; to count the cost of beforehand.
forewings
forewings
noun
plural of forewing
fowlerite
fowlerite
noun
(mineralogy) A variety of rhodonite that contains zinc.
frontwise
frontwise
adv
Toward the front; in the direction of the front; frontward.
frowsiest
frowsiest
adj
superlative form of frowsy: most frowsy
frowstier
frowstier
adj
comparative form of frowsty: more frowsty
frowziest
frowziest
adj
superlative form of frowzy: most frowzy
fruitwise
glowflies
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
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.
ivyflower
jawfishes
jawfishes
noun
plural of jawfish
jewelfish
jewelfish
noun
Any fish in the genus Hemichromis, native to Africa.
jewfishes
jewfishes
noun
plural of jewfish
lefkowitz
lidflower
lifeworks
lifeworks
noun
plural of lifework
midwifery
midwifery
noun
The practice and science of being a midwife.
oftwhiles
oftwhiles
adv
(archaic) Often; oftentimes.
overswift
overswift
adj
(rare) Overly swift.
pigflower
reflowing
reflowing
noun
A flowing again or back.
verb
present participle of reflow
sawfishes
sawfishes
noun
plural of sawfish
scarfwise
scarfwise
adv
In the manner of a scarf.
skewwhiff
skewwhiff
adj
Alternative spelling of skew-whiff
snowfield
snowfield
noun
A large permanent expanse of snow on a mountain or at the head of a glacier.
sousewife
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.
swiftlier
swiftlier
adv
comparative form of swiftly: more swiftly
swiftlike
swiftlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a swift (the bird).
swiftness
swiftness
noun
The state of being swift.
taffywise
thiefwise
townified
tripewife
waferlike
waferlike
adj
Having a shape or texture similar to a wafer.
wakefield
wakefield
noun
(physics) A small area of very strong potential gradient, in a laser beam or plasma stream, used to accelerate charged particles in a plasma wakefield accelerator
watchfire
watchfire
noun
A fire maintained during the night by people keeping watch.
welfaring
welfaring
verb
present participle of welfare
welfarism
welfarism
noun
(philosophy) An axiology or ethical theory in which value is determined by the well-being (e.g., happiness) of people or other sentient beings.
(rare, derogatory) The belief in or support of a welfare state.
welfarist
welfarist
adj
Pertaining to support for the politics or principles of the welfare state.
noun
A supporter of the politics or principles of the welfare state.
Someone who supports welfare, especially of animals.
westfield
wharfside
wharfside
noun
The side of a wharf, where goods may be loaded and unloaded.
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).
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.
wickliffe
wickliffe
Proper noun
a small town in the Rural City of Victoria, Australia.
an unincorporated community in Indiana, USA.
a small city in Kentucky, USA
a city in Ohio, USA.
a CDP in Oklahoma, USA.
an unincorporated community in Virginia, USA.
wifehoods
wifehoods
noun
plural of wifehood
wifeliest
wifeliest
adj
superlative form of wifely: most wifely
wifething
wildfires
wildfires
noun
plural of wildfire
wileproof
winifield
winifrede
winnfield
winnifred
winnifred
Proper noun
name; spelling variant of Winifred.
winterfed
winterfed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of winterfeed
witchleaf
witchwife
wittified
wittified
adj
(archaic, nonce word) Possessed of wit; witty.
woodfield
wreckfish
wreckfish
noun
Any of the perciform marine fish of the family Polyprionidae, often inhabiting caves and shipwrecks.
writeoffs
writeoffs
noun
plural of writeoff
wrongfile
wulfenite
wulfenite
noun
(mineralogy) An orange mineral, lead molybdate, PbMoO₄, found in lead veins.
wyclifite
yellowfin
yellowfin
noun
especially, yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares, in family Scombridae)
yellow-fin perchlet (Ambassis elongatus, in family Ambassidae)
yellowfin bream, any of several species in family Sparidae
yellowfin croaker (Umbrina roncador, in family Sciaenidae)
yellowfin cutthroat trout (†Oncorhynchus clarkii macdonaldi, in the family Salmonidae)
yellowfin fairy wrasse (Cirrhilabrus flavidorsalis, in family Labridae)
yellowfin grouper (Mycteroperca venenosa, in family Serranidae)
yellowfin madtom (Noturus flavipinnis, in family Ictaluridae)
yellowfin pike (Dinolestes lewini, in family Dinolestidae)
yellowfin sea bream, any of several species in family Sparidae
yellowfin surgeon (Acanthurus xanthopterus, in family Acanthuridae)
yellowfin whiting (Sillago schomburgkii, in family Sillaginidae)