A second growth, seen in plants like crops or timber after harvesting.
afterwash
afterwhile
afterwhile
adv
(US, dialect) Afterwards.
afterwrath
archwife
archwife
noun
A big, masculine wife; a dominating woman; virago.
bathflower
bethflower
breechesflower
bunchflower
bunchflower
noun
A perennial herb, Melanthium virginicum, having a branched cluster of pale flowers
chamberfellow
cheeseflower
crawfished
crawfished
verb
simple past tense and past participle of crawfish
crawfishes
crawfishes
noun
plural of crawfish
cushionflower
dwarfishness
dwarfishness
noun
The quality of being dwarfish.
fairweather
fairweather
adj
Alternative spelling of fair-weather
faithworthiness
faithworthiness
noun
(archaic) trustworthiness
fameworthy
fameworthy
adj
Worthy or deserving of fame.
featherfew
featherfew
noun
Archaic form of feverfew.
featherway
featherweed
featherweed
noun
The flowering plant Gamochaeta ustulata in the sunflower family.
featherweight
featherweight
noun
A sportsman who fights in this division.
A weight class in many combat sports; e.g. in professional boxing of a maximum of 126 pounds or 57.2 kilograms.
The lightest weight that may be carried by a racehorse.
featherweights
featherweights
noun
plural of featherweight
featherwing
featherwise
featherwise
adv
Arranged at angles like the barbs of a feather.
featherwood
featherwood
noun
(prison slang) A white female inmate, especially one who is racist or who is a member of a race-based prison gang.
featherwork
featherwork
noun
(countable) A cultural artifact made with feathers.
(uncountable) The working of feathers into a cultural artifact.
featherworker
fellowheirship
fernshaw
fernshaw
noun
A thicket of ferns.
feuchtwanger
fevertwitch
fishertown
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
fishweir
fishweir
noun
An obstruction placed in tidal waters, or wholly or partially across a river, to trap fish or hinder their passage.
fishworker
fishworker
noun
A laborer in the fishing industry.
flamethrower
flamethrower
noun
A device that projects a flame for starting fires, and sometimes also additional fuel to help ignition. Used either as a weapon or a tool.
flamethrowers
flamethrowers
noun
plural of flamethrower
fliegerabwehrkanone
flowcharted
followership
followership
noun
A group of followers.
Adherence to a leader.
forehatchway
forehew
forehew
verb
(transitive) To hew or cut in front.
foreshadow
foreshadow
verb
(transitive) To presage, or suggest something in advance.
foreshadowed
foreshadowed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of foreshadow
foreshadower
foreshadower
noun
One who or that which foreshadows.
foreshadowing
foreshadowing
noun
(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
foreshadows
foreshadows
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of foreshadow
foreshow
foreshow
noun
(obsolete) A manifestation in advance; a prior indication.
verb
(transitive, archaic) To show in advance; to foretell, predict.
(transitive, obsolete) To foreshadow or prefigure.
foreshowed
foreshower
foreshower
noun
One who predicts.
foreshowing
foreshowing
noun
The act or an instance of showing something, usually an event, ahead of time; a prognostication
verb
present participle of foreshow
foreshown
foreshown
verb
simple past tense and past participle of foreshow
foreshows
foreshows
noun
plural of foreshow
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of foreshow
foreweigh
foreweigh
verb
(transitive) To estimate in advance; to count the cost of beforehand.
forewish
forewish
verb
(transitive) To wish or desire beforehand.
forewrought
forewrought
adj
Wrought or worked beforehand or in advance.
verb
(archaic) simple past tense and past participle of forework
forwardsearch
freewheel
freewheel
noun
a device in a transmission that disengages the driveshaft from the driven shaft when the driven shaft rotates faster than the driveshaft.
verb
(by extension) To operate free from constraints.
(of a cyclist) To ride a bicycle without pedalling, e.g. downhill.
(of a gear) To continue spinning after disengagement.
(of a motorist) To operate a motor vehicle which is coasting without power, e.g. downhill.
freewheeled
freewheeled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of freewheel
freewheeler
freewheeler
noun
A person who is primarily concerned with having a good time.
A vehicle that can freewheel.
Someone acting freely or even irresponsibly.
freewheelers
freewheelers
noun
plural of freewheeler
freewheeling
freewheeling
adj
Unbounded by rules or conventions; unrestrained.
verb
present participle of freewheel.
freewheelingness
frenchtown
frenchweed
frenchwise
frenchwoman
frenchwoman
Noun
A French woman.
frenchwomen
freshwater
freshwater
adj
(economics) neoclassical, in reference to U.S. macroeconomics and economics departments near the Great Lakes.
(nautical) Unskilled as a seaman.
Consisting of fresh water.
Living in fresh water.
noun
(countable) A body of fresh water
Alternative spelling of fresh water
freshwaters
freshwaters
noun
plural of freshwater
freshwoman
freshwoman
noun
A female freshman.
ghostflower
ghostflower
noun
Mohavea confertiflora, a flower native to the Sonoran and Mojave deserts.
halfpennyworth
halfpennyworth
noun
(Britain) As much as could be bought for a halfpenny (pre- or post-decimalisation).
(Britain, informal) A negligible amount.
(Britain, informal) One's opinion or thoughts; one's two cents.
handflower
handflower
noun
(sometimes in the phrase ‘handflower tree’) A Mexican hand tree (Chiranthodendron pentadactylon).
A wallflower (Erysimum cheiri, syns. Erysimum × cheiri, Cheiranthus cheiri).
An item of jewellery consisting of a bracelet linked to a ring by chains, lace or other elements which cross the back of the hand.
helmetflower
henceforward
henceforward
adv
from now on; from this time on
henceforwards
henceforwards
adv
(archaic) henceforth, from this point onwards.
herbwife
hereafterward
hereafterward
adv
(archaic) hereafter
hingeflower
honeyflower
horseflower
hostlerwife
housewiferies
housewiferies
noun
plural of housewifery
housewifery
housewifery
noun
(obsolete) Household goods.
The state or activity of being a housewife; household management, domestic skills.
interwhiff
leatherflower
marshflower
paschflower
prowfishes
prowfishes
noun
plural of prowfish
renfrewshire
renfrewshire
Proper noun
a historic county of Scotland, merged into Strathclyde region in 1975.
a council area in Scotland, created in 1996 on the abolition of Strathclyde region in part of the area of the historic county.
schaefferstown
schweinfurt
schwenkfelder
schwenkfelder
Noun
A member of the a small American Christian group rooted in the 16th-century Protestant Reformation teachings of
shadflower
shadflower
noun
Draba verna, a plant in the mustard family.
shelfworn
shelfworn
adj
Alternative form of shelf-worn
shellflower
shellflower
noun
A plant in the mint family grown for its distinctive circular green calyxes.
sheriffwick
sheriffwick
noun
The area of jurisdiction of a sheriff.
shieldflower
shoeflower
showerful
showerful
adj
Full of showers; rainy, teary, etc.
noun
A quantity that falls in a shower.
showerproof
showerproof
adj
That does not absorb water during light rainfall.
verb
(transitive) To make resistant to light rainfall.
snailfishessnailflower
starchflower
straightforwarder
straightforwardest
straightforwardness
straightforwardness
noun
The state or quality of being straightforward.
swordfisherman
swordfisherman
noun
A fisherman who fishes for swordfish.
swordfishery
swordfishes
swordfishes
noun
plural of swordfish
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of swordfish
thenceforward
thenceforward
adv
from then on; from that time on
thenceforwards
thenceforwards
adv
From then on; from that time on
thencefoward
thereafterward
thimbleflower
threadflower
thunderflower
toothflower
twitchfire
undersheriffwick
undersheriffwick
noun
The area of jurisdiction of an undersheriff.
unfaithworthiness
uninterferedwith
unstraightforwardness
unstraightforwardness
noun
The state or quality of being unstraightforward; a lack of straightforwardness; obliqueness, evasiveness.
unwrathfulness
waferish
waferish
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a wafer.
warehouseful
warehouseful
noun
As much as a warehouse can hold.
washerwife
washerwife
noun
(archaic) A washerwoman.
wastethrift
wastethrift
noun
(obsolete) A spendthrift.
watchfire
watchfire
noun
A fire maintained during the night by people keeping watch.
watchfree
weatherfish
weatherfish
noun
A loach of the genus Misgurnus
especially, Misgurnus fossilis
weatherfishes
weatherfishes
noun
plural of weatherfish
weatherford
weatherford
Proper noun
a city in Oklahoma, USA.
a city in Texas, USA
weatherproof
weatherproof
adj
Capable of resisting damage caused by the weather.
verb
(UK) To make something resistant to damage caused by the weather.
weatherproofed
weatherproofed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of weatherproof
weatherproofing
weatherproofing
noun
(UK) The practice of protecting a building and its interior from the elements/weather and wind or Something protecting the interior of a building or similar from weather and wind
verb
present participle of weatherproof
weatherproofness
weatherproofness
noun
The quality or degree of being weatherproof.
weatherproofs
weatherproofs
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of weatherproof
weightlifter
weightlifter
noun
(weightlifting) A person who competes for maximum weight lifted in a series of specific lifts.
A person who uses weights to train the muscles of the body, usually for strength or for improved performance in a sport.
werewolfish
werewolfish
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a werewolf.
wethersfield
wharfage
wharfage
noun
A dock, quay, or pier.
A fee charged for using a wharf.
Wharfs collectively.
wharfages
wharfages
noun
plural of wharfage
wharfe
wharfed
wharfed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of wharf
wharfhead
wharfholder
wharfholder
noun
(historical, rare) The owner of a wharf.
wharfie
wharfie
noun
(Australia, New Zealand, informal, colloquial) A wharf labourer or stevedore.
wharfinger
wharfinger
noun
(chiefly historical) The owner or manager of a wharf.