A good comeback, retort one thinks of only after the end of discussion or after leaving a social gathering.
The lack of forethought.
Wisdom which comes after the event.
aircrews
aircrews
noun
plural of aircrew
airscrew
airscrew
noun
Any actuator disk whose working fluid is air.
The propeller of an aircraft; the prop.
airwaves
airwaves
noun
Radio or television broadcasts.
Radio-frequency electromagnetic waves, usually used in the context of wireless communication; radio waves.
airwomen
airwomen
noun
plural of airwoman
allwhere
allwhere
adv
(archaic) everywhere
andrewes
answered
answered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of answer
answerer
answerer
noun
A person who, or thing that, answers or responds.
antiwear
antiwear
adj
Preventing mechanical wear.
anywhere
anywhere
adv
In or at any location or an unknown location.
To (in the direction of) any location or an unknown location.
pron
Any location or an unknown location.
archwife
archwife
noun
A big, masculine wife; a dominating woman; virago.
archwise
archwise
adj
In the shape of an arch.
areaways
areaways
noun
plural of areaway
areawide
areawide
adj
Extending over the entire area
arrowlet
arrowlet
noun
A small arrow.
atwitter
atwitter
adj
(postpositive) nervously excited
(postpositive) twittering
avowries
avowries
noun
plural of avowry
awaiters
awaiters
noun
plural of awaiter
awakener
awakener
noun
One who, or that which, awakens.
awardees
awardees
noun
plural of awardee
awarders
awarders
noun
plural of awarder
awaredom
awaruite
awaruite
noun
(mineralogy) An isometric-hexoctahedral mineral containing iron and nickel.
awearied
awearied
adj
(poetic) weary; made tired
aweather
aweather
adv
(nautical) On the weather side, or toward the wind; in the direction from which the wind blows (See upwind)
awfuller
awfuller
adj
comparative form of awful: more awful
bahawder
bahawder
noun
Obsolete form of bahadur.
bakeware
bakeware
noun
Cooking equipment intended for use inside an oven.
balewort
banewort
banewort
noun
Atropa belladonna, deadly nightshade.
Ranunculus flammula, spearwort
barbwire
barbwire
noun
Alternative spelling of barbed wire
bardwell
barnwell
barwares
barwares
noun
plural of barware
bawdries
bawdries
noun
plural of bawdry
bawhorse
bawhorse
noun
Obsolete form of bathorse.
beadwork
beadwork
noun
Decorative work involving beads.
beamwork
bearward
bearward
noun
A keeper of bears.
bearwood
bearwort
bearwort
noun
A perennial alpine plant, Meum athamanticum.
becoward
becrawls
becrawls
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of becrawl
bedstraw
bedstraw
noun
(obsolete) straw put into a bed
Any plant of the genus Cruciata.
any plant of herb genus Galium of the madder family with small pointed leaves and hairy stems with small, white or yellow flowers
bedwards
bedwards
adv
Alternative form of bedward
bedwarfs
bedwarfs
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bedwarf
bellware
bergwall
bescrawl
bescrawl
verb
(transitive) To cover (something) with scrawls; to scribble over.
beswarms
beswarms
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beswarm
bewailer
bewailer
noun
One who bewails or laments.
bewaring
bewaring
verb
(archaic or nonstandard) present participle of beware
bewizard
bewizard
verb
(transitive) To influence by, or as though by, a wizard or wizardry.
bewrayed
bewrayed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bewray
bewrayer
bewrayer
noun
(archaic) A betrayer or divulger.
bewreath
bewreath
verb
(transitive) To wreath.
blaewort
bodywear
bodywear
noun
Lightweight, close-fitting clothing, such as leotards or bodysuits, worn for exercising, dancing, or leisure activity.
bowerman
bowermay
bowgrace
bowgrace
noun
(nautical) A frame or fender of rope or junk, laid out at the sides or bows of a vessel to secure it from damage.
bowmaker
bowmaker
noun
Alternative form of bow maker
bradwell
bramwell
braswell
brawlers
brawlers
noun
plural of brawler
brawlier
brawlier
adj
comparative form of brawly: more brawly
brawnier
brawnier
adj
comparative form of brawny: more brawny
brewages
brewages
noun
plural of brewage
browache
browbeat
browbeat
verb
(transitive) To bully in an intimidating, bossy, or supercilious way.
browsage
buffware
buffware
noun
Any pottery of a buff colour.
burgware
bywalker
bywaters
cagework
cagework
noun
A cage or cage-like structure.
callower
callower
adj
comparative form of callow: more callow
caneware
caneware
noun
A form of traditional unglazed light-brown stoneware.
canework
canework
noun
Objects made from canes (slender, flexible plant stems).
capework
capework
noun
The use of a cape, in bullfighting, to distract the bull
cardwell
careworn
careworn
adj
Worn down by cares: showing the signs of long-term stress, tired and haggard due to prolonged worry.
cartware
cartwell
casework
casework
noun
The work required to deal with cases in any profession where a "case" has a specific definition (e.g. legal, social work, planning, etc.).
caseworm
caseworm
noun
A worm or grub that makes a case for itself.
cawnpore
chewbark
clayware
clayware
noun
Articles made from clay.
clearway
clearway
noun
(UK, Australia, New Zealand) A road or other path that is kept free of obstructions, or on which stopping is strictly regulated, in order to maintain free flow of movement.
(aviation) An area projecting from the end of a runway that is kept clear of obstructions exceeding a height that increases with distance from the end of the runway.
cookware
cookware
noun
The assorted objects, such as pots, pans, baking sheets, etc., used for cooking
cowheart
crabweed
crabwise
crabwise
adj
(figuratively) Incidental.
In the manner of a crab; sideways.
craneway
craneway
noun
An opening allowing cranes to pass in and out of an industrial building.
The area within which a crane operates or can move.
cranwell
crawlers
crawlers
noun
plural of crawler
crawlier
crawlier
adj
comparative form of crawly: more crawly
crenshaw
cutwater
cutwater
noun
(nautical) The forward curve of the stem of a ship.
A black skimmer; a sea bird of the species Rynchops niger, that flies low over the sea, "cutting" the water surface with its lower mandible to catch small fish.
The wedge of a bridge pier, that resists the flow of water and ice.
damewort
damewort
noun
dame's rocket, Hesperis matronalis.
danewort
danewort
noun
A European dwarf version of the elder, Sambucus ebulus, that has a bad smell
dawdlers
dawdlers
noun
plural of dawdler
deadwork
deadwork
noun
Unprofitable work that is necessary as a preliminary, e.g. preparing a mine before ore can be extracted.
deadwort
delaware
delaware
Proper noun
An indigenous Native American people.
The Algonquian languages of these people.
A river that arises in the Catskill mountains.
A
A city in Ohio, USA
Noun
A member of the Delaware people.
An American variety of grape, with compact bunches of small, sweet, amber-colored berries.
democraw
dewaters
dewaters
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dewater
diredawa
dishware
dishware
noun
crockery used for serving or cooking food
dowagers
dowagers
noun
plural of dowager
downbear
downbear
verb
(transitive) To bear or press down (on); press upon; depress; subdue.
(transitive) To bear, bring or carry down.
(transitive) To lessen; reduce.
drawable
drawable
adj
Capable of being drawn (deduced or inferred).
Capable of being drawn (pulled or extracted).
Capable of being drawn (represented graphically).
drawbeam
drawbore
drawbore
noun
(joinery) A hole bored through a tenon nearer to the shoulder than the holes through the cheeks are to the edge or abutment against which the shoulder is to rest, so that a pin or bolt, when driven into it, will draw these parts together.
verb
To enlarge the bore of a gun barrel by drawing, instead of thrusting, a revolving tool through it.
To make a drawbore in
drawfile
drawgate
drawgear
drawgear
noun
(rail transport) The means or parts by which cars are connected to be drawn.
A harness for draught horses.
drawhead
drawhead
noun
(rail transport) A name applied to the drawgear.
(rail transport) The flanged outer end of a drawbar.
drawlers
drawlers
noun
plural of drawler
drawlier
drawlier
adj
comparative form of drawly: more drawly
drawtube
drawtube
noun
The tube that is drawn out in order to expand a telescope.
driveway
driveway
noun
(UK, US) A short private road that leads to a house or garage.
(US) A road that enters or circulates through a defined area, such as an institution, compound, land area, etc., for the purpose of private access, maintenance, or security.
dwarfest
dwarfest
adj
(horticulture) superlative form of dwarf: most dwarf
eaceworm
eaceworm
noun
(dialectal, rare, archaic, New England) An earthworm.
earjewel
earscrew
earwaxes
earwiggy
earwiggy
adj
Infested with earwigs.
earworms
earworms
noun
plural of earworm
eastward
eastward
adj
Situated or directed towards the east.
noun
The direction or area lying to the east.
entryway
entryway
noun
An opening or hallway allowing entry into a structure.
enwreath
enwreath
verb
Misspelling of enwreathe.
everyway
everyway
adv
(dated) In every direction.
(dated) In every way, however possible.
eyewater
eyewater
noun
(Caribbean, Jamaica) Tears; water cried from the eyes.
(archaic, slang) Gin.
(medicine) A wash or lotion for application to the eyes.
facework
facework
noun
(mining) work done at the face, such as the coalface
(sociology, psychology) The communicative strategies involved in upholding face, or social prestige.
The material of the outside or front side, as of a wall or building.
fairview
farewell
farewell
adj
Parting, valedictory, final.
intj
Goodbye.
noun
A departure; the act of leaving
A wish of happiness or safety at parting, especially a permanent departure
verb
To bid farewell or say goodbye.
farmwife
farmwife
noun
A farmer's wife.
The wife in a married couple engaged in farming; a wife who shares in the duties of farming, such as farm management, homemaking on the farm, fieldwork, sales and marketing, or other work.
farrowed
farrowed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of farrow
fawkener
feastraw
fernshaw
fernshaw
noun
A thicket of ferns.
ferryway
ferwerda
finedraw
finedraw
verb
(transitive) To sew up so finely that the seam is not visible; to renter.
firewall
firewall
noun
(architecture) A fireproof barrier used to prevent the spread of fire between or through buildings, structures, electrical substation transformers, or within an aircraft or vehicle.
(computer security) The software that monitors traffic in and out of a private network or a personal computer and allows or blocks such traffic depending on its perceived threat.
(physics) A hypothetical phenomenon where an observer falling into a black hole encounters high-energy quanta at or near the event horizon.
verb
(intransitive, motor vehicles or aircraft, slang) To use maximum engine power or acceleration.
(transitive, computer security) To block with a firewall.
(transitive, computer security) To protect with a firewall.
fireward
fireward
adj
Which faces a fire; which lies in the direction of a fire; etc.
adv
Toward a fire.
noun
(obsolete) A fire chief.
(obsolete) A fireman.
firmware
firmware
noun
(computing) Something in between hardware and software. Like software, it is created from source code, but it is closely tied to the hardware it runs on.
Software intended for such embedded computer applications.
flatware
flatware
noun
(US) Eating utensils; cutlery, such as forks, knives and spoons.
plates, dishes and other relatively flat crockery.
fleawort
fleawort
noun
A herb, Plantago psyllium, whose seeds are supposed to resemble fleas.
Any of various unrelated plants that are supposed to kill or ward off fleas.
The lady's bedstraw (Galium verum).
footwear
footwear
noun
Items or an item of clothing that is worn on the foot; a shoe, sandal, etc.