The light emitted by an incandescent object while cooling.
The mildly euphoric feeling experienced after a pleasurable experience, especially after an orgasm or drug-induced high.
afterwale
afterward
afterward
adv
(US) Alternative form of afterwards
afterwash
afterwise
afterwise
adj
Wise after the fact.
afterword
afterword
noun
(of a letter) a postscript.
(to a book) an appendix.
an epilogue.
afterwork
afterwort
arrowleaf
arrowleaf
adj
(in plant names) Having arrow-like leaves.
barrowful
barrowful
noun
The amount that can fit in a barrow
batfowler
batfowler
noun
One who takes part in batfowling.
bedwarfed
bedwarfed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bedwarf
broadwife
craftwork
craftwork
noun
An item produced by handicraft.
crawfoots
dayflower
dayflower
noun
Any of several plants, of the genus Commelina, whose flowers last only a day
delftware
delftware
noun
Alternative spelling of Delftware
downdraft
downdraft
noun
(meteorology, American spelling) A strong, downward air current; an air pocket or air hole.
drawerful
drawerful
noun
A drawer filled with something, or a sufficient quantity of something to fill a drawer
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.
dwarfisms
dwarfisms
noun
plural of dwarfism
dwarflike
dwarflike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a dwarf; small, diminutive.
dwarfling
dwarfling
noun
A diminutive dwarf.
dwarfness
dwarfness
noun
The quality of being a dwarf, or unusually small specimen.
earflower
enfroward
fairwater
fairwater
noun
(nautical) A device that improves the streamlining of a vessel.
faldworth
falsework
falsework
noun
(engineering) A temporary framework used in the building of bridges and arched structures in order to hold items in place until the structure is able to support itself.
(engineering) Scaffolding, a temporary frame serving to support and brace a building under construction until it can stand alone.
fancywork
fancywork
noun
Decorative embroidery.
fanflower
fanflower
noun
A plant in the genus Scaevola.
fanwright
fanwright
noun
(historical) A person who makes fans for use in winnowing.
farewells
farewells
noun
plural of farewell
farrowing
farrowing
adj
Producing a litter of piglets
noun
The act of producing a litter of pigs
verb
present participle of farrow
feedwater
feedwater
noun
Water added to a boiler to replace that lost during operation.
fiberware
fibreware
fieldward
fieldward
adj
Towards a field.
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.
fizzwater
flatwares
flatwares
noun
plural of flatware
flatworks
flatworms
flatworms
noun
plural of flatworm
fleaworts
fleaworts
noun
plural of fleawort
floorward
floorward
adv
Toward the floor.
flowchart
flowchart
noun
Alternative spelling of flow chart
flowerage
flowerage
noun
State of flowers; flowers, collectively or in general.
foldwards
foldwards
adv
(poetic) Towards a sheepfold.
foofaraws
foofaraws
noun
plural of foofaraw
footwears
footwears
noun
plural of footwear
footweary
foreswear
foreswear
verb
Alternative spelling of forswear
foresweat
forewarns
forewarns
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of forewarn
forewoman
forewoman
noun
(law) A female foreman of a jury.
(management) A female leader of a work crew (a female foreperson or female foreman).
forswears
forswears
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of forswear
forthward
forthward
adv
(obsolete) Forward.
forwander
forwander
verb
(intransitive, UK dialectal) To wander until weary; wander far and wide.
(transitive, UK dialectal) To weary with wandering; cause to wander until weary.
forwardal
forwardal
noun
(India) The forwarding of something, such as a letter.
forwarded
forwarded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of forward
forwarder
forwarder
adj
Comparative form of forward: more forward.
noun
One who, or that which, forwards something to another destination.
forwardly
forwardly
adv
In a forward manner
frametown
framework
framework
noun
(figuratively) A basic conceptual structure.
(figuratively) The larger branches of a tree that determine its shape.
(literally) A support structure comprising joined parts or conglomerated particles and intervening open spaces of similar or larger size.
(literally) The arrangement of support beams that represent a building's general shape and size.
(software engineering) A reusable piece of code (and, sometimes, other utilities) providing a standard environment within which an application can be implemented.
These ‘three principles of connexion’ compose the framework of principles in Hume's account of the association of ideas.
franktown
freewater
freewoman
freewoman
noun
(historical) A woman who is not a serf or slave.
frogspawn
frogspawn
noun
A gelatinous mass of frogs' eggs, laid in ponds and ditches.
fromwards
fromwards
prep
(now dialectal) away from
frontward
frontward
adj
Frontwards.
frontways
frontways
adv
towards the front; forward
frowardly
frowardly
adv
in a froward manner
garefowls
garefowls
noun
plural of garefowl
gulfwards
halfwords
halfwords
noun
plural of halfword
leafworms
leafworms
noun
plural of leafworm
leftwards
leftwards
adv
Leftward; towards the left.
marrowfat
marrowfat
noun
A large variety of pea that is often processed and sold in tins/cans.
mayflower
mayflower
noun
Any of several plants that flower in May - especially the hawthorn (in Britain) and the trailing arbutus (in the US).
overawful
overawful
adj
(obsolete) Excessively awful (awe-inspiring or reverential).
prelawful
rauwolfia
rauwolfia
noun
Any of a group of alkaloids extracted from these trees.
Any of several small trees and shrubs, of the genus Rauwolfia, that yield materials of medical use.
reforward
reforward
verb
To forward again, to forward something that has already been forwarded.
rewardful
rewardful
adj
Yielding reward.
safflower
safflower
noun
A cultivated thistle-like plant, Carthamus tinctorius, family Asteraceae, now grown mainly for its oil.
scarfwise
scarfwise
adv
In the manner of a scarf.
seaflower
selfwards
selfwards
Adverb
Towards oneself.
snowcraft
snowcraft
noun
The art or skill of travelling or climbing on snowy terrain.
softwares
softwares
noun
(nonstandard) plural of software
strawfork
tarflower
undwarfed
undwarfed
adj
Not dwarfed.
unforward
unforward
adj
Not forward or bold; retiring.
unfroward
unfroward
adj
Not froward.
waferlike
waferlike
adj
Having a shape or texture similar to a wafer.
waferwork
wanthrift
warcrafts
warcrafts
noun
plural of warcraft
warfaring
warfaring
noun
warfare; conflict
verb
present participle of warfare
warfarins
warfarins
noun
plural of warfarin
wartproof
washproof
washproof
adj
Capable of being washed without damage or loss.
wasterful
wasterful
adj
(obsolete) wasteful
watchfire
watchfire
noun
A fire maintained during the night by people keeping watch.
watchfree
waterfall
waterfall
noun
(colloquial, dated) A beard.
(colloquial, dated) A chignon.
(colloquial, dated) A necktie.
(figuratively) A waterfall-like outpouring of liquid, smoke, etc.
(slang, US) The action of drinking from a vessel without touching it with the lips, considered more sanitary for a shared vessel.
(technical, computing, slang) Waterfall model
A flow of water over the edge of a cliff.
verb
(intransitive) To fall like a waterfall.
(roller derby) Synonym of recycle
(transitive) To drink (something) from a container by pouring it from a height so as not to touch one's lips to the rim.
waterflow
waterflow
noun
the flow of water, especially as part of a hydraulic system.
waterford
waterford
Proper noun
A city in Munster, Ireland
A county of Ireland, see Wikipedia:County Waterford
waterfowl
waterfowl
noun
Any of the birds, such as ducks, geese and swans, that spend most of their non-flying time on water; especially those of the family Anatidae.
waterfree
waterfree
adj
Free of water.
waterleaf
waterleaf
noun
(architecture) A leaf-shaped decoration used on the capitals of columns in late 12th-century Romanesque architecture
(botany) Any plant of Hydrophyllaceae, the waterleaf family.
(botany) Any plant of the genus Hydrophyllum.
(paper technology) An absorbent unsized paper like blotters as opposed to slake-sized or hard sized papers.
A tropical plant (Talinum fruticosum), the leaves of which are eaten as a vegetable.
waveforms
waveforms
noun
plural of waveform
wavefront
wavefront
noun
(physics) An imaginary surface passing through points of a medium oscillating in phase.
waveproof
waveproof
adj
Resistant to waves (undulations in a liquid such as the ocean).
waxflower
waxflower
noun
Any plant of the genus Hoya.
Hoya carnosa, the waxplant.
wayfarers
wayfarers
noun
A pair of wayfarer glasses.
plural of wayfarer.
wayfaring
wayfaring
adj
Peripatetic.
Travelling, especially on foot.
noun
Travel, especially on foot.
verb
present participle of wayfare
wearproof
wearproof
adj
resistant to physical wear
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.
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.
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
wolframic
wolframic
adj
(chemistry, archaic) Of or pertaining to wolfram.
wolfwards
woodcraft
woodcraft
noun
(uncountable) The art or skill of wood carving.
Any of the skills related to a woodland habitat, especially those relating to outdoor survival; these skills collectively.
verb
To carve or craft from wood.
wordcraft
wordcraft
noun
Skill with words; clever use of words or speech, rhetoric.