(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
gabrilowitsch
handsawfishes
harrowingness
harrowingness
noun
The quality of being harrowing.
housewarmings
housewarmings
noun
plural of housewarming
landownership
landownership
noun
The land belonging to a landowner; a smallholding.
The state or position of landowner.
mawkishnesses
mawkishnesses
noun
plural of mawkishness
mechanicstown
nightcrawlers
nightcrawlers
noun
plural of nightcrawler
overshadowing
overshadowing
noun
A dominating shadow or malign influence.
verb
present participle of overshadow
playwrightess
playwrightess
noun
(rare) A female playwright.
praisworthily
satterthwaite
schweizerkase
seaworthiness
seaworthiness
noun
(nautical) The property of a watercraft that makes it fit to go to sea.
shadowgraphic
shadowgraphic
adj
Relating to shadowgraphy.
straightwards
subheadwaiter
subwardenship
superhighways
superhighways
noun
plural of superhighway
swashbuckling
swashbuckling
adj
Adventurous, exciting.
sweepwashings
sweethearting
sweethearting
noun
(business, retail) theft by employees at the cash register, as for example by giving away merchandise to friends and family
(dated) courting; lovemaking
swordsmanship
swordsmanship
noun
the skill of using a sword
unshowmanlike
unshowmanlike
adj
Not showmanlike.
unweatherwise
unweatherwise
adj
Not weather-wise.
unwhimsically
unwhisperable
unwhisperable
adj
Unable to be whispered; too sacred, terrible, etc. to be mentioned; unspeakable.
unwhitewashed
unwhitewashed
adj
Not having been whitewashed.
waistcoathole
wallowishness
wappenshawing
washingtonese
washingtonian
washingtonian
Adjective
Of, or pertaining to, the state of Washington or its culture.
Of, or pertaining to, Washington, D.C. or its culture.
Of, or pertaining to, the life, values, or presidential administration of
Noun
A native or resident of the state of Washington in the United States of America.
An inhabitant or a resident of Washington, D.C..
A member of the a 19th-century sobriety support group.
weaponshowing
weatherfishes
weatherfishes
noun
plural of weatherfish
weatherliness
weatherliness
noun
(nautical) The quality of being weatherly.
weatherstrips
weatherstrips
noun
plural of weatherstrip
whigmaleeries
whimsicalness
whimsicalness
noun
Whimsicality.
whiskerandoed
whitaturalist
wilhelmshaven
wiseheartedly
withdrawnness
withdrawnness
noun
The state or condition of being withdrawn or isolated.
wonderlandish
wonderlandish
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a wonderland.
wordsworthian
wordsworthian
Noun
A scholar of the works of William Wordsworth (1770–1850)