Opposed to welfare (financial aid offered by a government).
beflowering
beflowering
verb
present participle of beflower
brownfields
brownfields
noun
plural of brownfield
cauliflower
cauliflower
noun
Brassica oleracea var. botrytis, an annual variety of cabbage, of which the cluster of young flower stalks and buds is eaten as a vegetable.
The edible head or curd of a cauliflower plant.
The swelling of a cauliflower ear.
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To (cause to) swell up like a cauliflower ear.
colliflower
colliflower
noun
Obsolete form of cauliflower.
crawfishing
crawfishing
noun
fishing for crawfish
verb
present participle of crawfish
deflowering
deflowering
noun
The breaking of the hymen of a virgin.
verb
present participle of deflower
enflowering
enflowering
verb
present participle of enflower
fairweather
fairweather
adj
Alternative spelling of fair-weather
faithworthy
faithworthy
adj
(archaic) trustworthy
farewelling
farewelling
verb
present participle of farewell
featherwing
featherwise
featherwise
adv
Arranged at angles like the barbs of a feather.
fevertwitch
fieldworker
fieldworker
noun
A person who does fieldwork.
finedrawing
finedrawing
verb
present participle of finedraw
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
flexowriter
flintworker
flintworker
noun
A person who produces flintwork.
floweriness
floweriness
noun
The quality of being flowery.
forebowline
foreknowing
foreknowing
noun
foreknowledge
verb
present participle of foreknow
foreshowing
foreshowing
noun
The act or an instance of showing something, usually an event, ahead of time; a prognostication
verb
present participle of foreshow
forewarning
forewarning
noun
An advance warning; an omen.
verb
present participle of forewarn
forewinning
forewritten
forewritten
adj
Written beforehand or in advance.
verb
past participle of forewrite
forswearing
forswearing
noun
The act of one who forswears.
verb
present participle of forswear
forwearying
forwearying
verb
present participle of forweary
fowlerville
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
freewritten
freewritten
verb
past participle of freewrite
friendswood
frowstiness
frowstiness
noun
Quality of being frowsty.
fruitgrower
fruitgrower
noun
A person or company that grows fruit.
furbelowing
furbelowing
verb
present participle of furbelow
giftwrapped
giftwrapped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of giftwrap
gilliflower
gilliflower
noun
Alternative spelling of gillyflower
gillyflower
gillyflower
noun
(by extension) Any clove-scented flower.
(heraldry) A stylized representation of a carnation blossom, usually red, and shown with or without a slip and leaves.
A variety of purplish-red apple with a roundish conical shape and a large core.
Any of several species of wallflower.
Clove pink.
hingeflower
hostlerwife
housewifery
housewifery
noun
(obsolete) Household goods.
The state or activity of being a housewife; household management, domestic skills.
inflowering
interflowed
interflowed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of interflow
midwiferies
midwiferies
noun
plural of midwifery
mildewproof
mildewproof
adj
Resistant to mildew.
verb
(transitive) To make resistant to mildew.
minenwerfer
minenwerfer
noun
(military, now historical) A type of trench mortar used by German forces especially during the First World War, or the shells fired by such a mortar.
miterflower
mitreflower
outfrowning
outfrowning
verb
present participle of outfrown
overflowing
overflowing
noun
overflow
verb
present participle of overflow
reflowering
reflowering
noun
The process of flowering again.
verb
present participle of reflower
roupingwife
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
semiwarfare
sheriffwick
sheriffwick
noun
The area of jurisdiction of a sheriff.
snailflower
snailflower
noun
Cochliasanthus caracalla, a leguminous vine of South and Central America, whose fragrant flowers have a distinctive curled shape.
swordfishes
swordfishes
noun
plural of swordfish
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of swordfish
tigerflower
trefoilwise
trefoilwise
adv
In the form of a trefoil.
tulipflower
twinflowers
twinflowers
noun
plural of twinflower
unflowering
unflowering
adj
Not flowering; that does not produce flowers.
uniflowered
uniflowered
adj
(botany) Bearing a single flower.
viewfinders
viewfinders
noun
plural of viewfinder
wafermaking
wallingford
wastethrift
wastethrift
noun
(obsolete) A spendthrift.
waterfinder
wayfaringly
weatherfish
weatherfish
noun
A loach of the genus Misgurnus
especially, Misgurnus fossilis
weevilproof
welfaristic
welfaristic
adj
Supporting or relating to welfarism.
werewolfish
werewolfish
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a werewolf.
werewolfism
werewolfism
noun
lycanthropy; the transformation of a person into a wolf
westerfield
wharfingers
wharfingers
noun
plural of wharfinger
wharncliffe
wharncliffe
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Wharncliffe
whiffleries
whiffletree
whiffletree
noun
(US) a whippletree
whitefisher
whitefisher
noun
One who fishes for whitefish.
wilberforce
wilberforce
Proper noun
most common in Yorkshire.
William Wilberforce, English politician and abolitionist.
wildflowers
wildflowers
noun
plural of wildflower
wildfowlers
wildfowlers
noun
plural of wildfowler
windflowers
windflowers
noun
plural of windflower
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
winterfeeds
winterfeeds
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of winterfeed
winterproof
winterproof
adj
Resistant to the harsh weather conditions of winter.
verb
(transitive) To make resistant to the harsh weather conditions of winter.