DOWNDRAFT | • downdraft n. (Meteorology, American spelling) A strong, downward air current; an air pocket or air hole. • DOWNDRAFT n. a downward movement of air, also DOWNDRAUGHT. |
DOWNSHIFT | • downshift n. A change of direction or a movement downwards. • downshift n. A reduction in quality or quantity. • downshift n. A change in career or lifestyle to one which is not as well paid but less stressful and more personally rewarding. |
FATWAHING | • fatwahing v. Present participle of fatwah. • FATWAH v. (Arabic) to threaten death by religious decree, also FATWA, FETWA. |
FEWTERING | • fewtering v. Present participle of fewter. • FEWTER v. (Spenser) to set a spear in a rest, also FEUTRE. |
FLOWSTONE | • flowstone n. (Geology) A secondary layered mineral deposit of calcite or other mineral, formed by water flowing down… • FLOWSTONE n. a general term for deposits formed by dripping and flowing water on walls and floors of caves. |
FRONTWARD | • frontward adj. Frontwards. • frontward adv. Frontwards. • FRONTWARD adv. towards the front, also FRONTWARDS. |
FRONTWAYS | • frontways adv. Towards the front; forward. • FRONTWAYS adv. towards the front, also FRONTWISE. |
FRONTWISE | • frontwise adv. Toward the front; in the direction of the front; frontward. • FRONTWISE adv. towards the front, also FRONTWAYS. |
FROWNIEST | • frowniest adj. Superlative form of frowny: most frowny. • FROWNY adj. showing a frown. |
FROWSTING | • frowsting v. Present participle of frowst. • FROWST v. to luxuriate in hot stuffiness. |
INTERFLOW | • interflow v. (Intransitive) To flow between. • interflow v. (Transitive, of fluids) To merge or mingle. • interflow n. A flowing between two or more entities. |
OUTFAWNED | • outfawned v. Simple past tense and past participle of outfawn. • OUTFAWN v. to surpass in fawning. |
OUTFROWNS | • outfrowns v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outfrown. • OUTFROWN v. to frown more than. |
SNOWDRIFT | • snowdrift n. A bank of snow accumulated by the wind. • snow␣drift n. Alternative spelling of snowdrift. • SNOWDRIFT n. a drift of snow. |
SWIFTNESS | • swiftness n. The state of being swift. • SWIFTNESS n. the state of being swift. |
TOWNSFOLK | • townsfolk n. The people who live in a town, especially the lower and middle classes. • TOWNSFOLK n. the people of a town, also TOWNFOLK. |
UPWAFTING | • upwafting v. Present participle of upwaft. • UPWAFT v. to waft upward. |
WAVEFRONT | • wavefront n. (Physics) An imaginary surface passing through points of a medium oscillating in phase. • WAVEFRONT n. in a propagating vibratory disturbance, the continuous locus of points which are in the same phase of vibration. |
WINTERFED | • winterfed v. Simple past tense and past participle of winterfeed. • WINTERFEED v. to feed livestock in winter when the grazing is not rich enough. |
WULFENITE | • wulfenite n. (Mineralogy) An orange mineral, lead molybdate, PbMoO4, found in lead veins. • WULFENITE n. a molybdate of lead. |