AARDWOLF | • aardwolf n. A nocturnal, insectivorous mammal, Proteles cristatus, of southern and eastern Africa, related to and… • aard-wolf n. Archaic spelling of aardwolf. • AARDWOLF n. (South African) a hyena-like African mammal, aka earthwolf. |
AFTERWORLD | • afterworld n. A supposed world that is entered after death; the realm of the afterlife. • after-world n. Alternative spelling of afterworld. • AFTERWORLD n. a future world. |
AFTERWORLDS | • afterworlds n. Plural of afterworld. • after-worlds n. Plural of after-world. • AFTERWORLD n. a future world. |
DAYFLOWER | • dayflower n. Any of several plants, of the genus Commelina, whose flowers last only a day. • DAYFLOWER n. a genus consisting mostly of tropical perennial herbs, having ephemeral flowers. |
DAYFLOWERS | • dayflowers n. Plural of dayflower. • DAYFLOWER n. a genus consisting mostly of tropical perennial herbs, having ephemeral flowers. |
FLASHFORWARD | • flashforward n. (Authorship) A dramatic device in which a future event is inserted into the normal chronological flow of a narrative. • flashforward v. To use this dramatic device. • flash␣forward v. (Of a memory or vision) To move forward in time. |
FLASHFORWARDS | • flashforwards n. Plural of flashforward. • FLASHFORWARD n. a transition in a novel, film, etc., to a scene or event in the future. |
FLOODWATER | • floodwater n. The water of a flood. • flood␣water n. Alternative form of floodwater. • FLOODWATER n. the water of a flood. |
FLOODWATERS | • floodwaters n. The waters of a flood. • flood␣waters n. Plural of flood water. • FLOODWATER n. the water of a flood. |
FORWARDLY | • forwardly adv. In a forward manner. • FORWARD adv. towards the future. |
FROWARDLY | • frowardly adv. In a froward manner. • FROWARD adv. (archaic) habitually disposed to disobedience and opposition. |
STRANDWOLF | • strandwolf n. (South Africa) The brown hyena (Hyaena brunnea). • STRANDWOLF n. the brown hyena that scavenges the shores in Africa. |
WATERFLOOD | • waterflood n. An inundation of water. • waterflood v. To pump water into the ground around an oil well nearing depletion in order to loosen and force out additional oil. • WATERFLOOD n. a flood of water; an inundation. |
WATERFLOODED | • waterflooded v. Simple past tense and past participle of waterflood. • WATERFLOOD v. to inject water to maintain pressure in a reservoir and to drive the oil etc. towards the production wells. |
WATERFLOODING | • waterflooding v. Present participle of waterflood. • WATERFLOODING n. the practice, in oil, gas or petroleum production, of injecting water to maintain pressure in a reservoir and to drive the oil, etc. towards the production wells. |
WATERFLOODINGS | • WATERFLOODING n. the practice, in oil, gas or petroleum production, of injecting water to maintain pressure in a reservoir and to drive the oil, etc. towards the production wells. |
WATERFLOODS | • waterfloods n. Plural of waterflood. • waterfloods v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of waterflood. • WATERFLOOD n. a flood of water; an inundation. |