| FLOODGATE | • floodgate n. An adjustable gate or valve used to control the flow of water through a sluice. • floodgate n. (By extension) Anything that controls or limits an outpouring of people, emotion etc. • floodgate n. (Obsolete) A stream that passes through a floodgate; a torrent. |
| GOODFACED | • GOODFACED adj. (Shakespeare) having a handsome face. |
| GOODFELLA | • goodfella n. (US, informal) A Mafia gangster. • GOODFELLA n. a gangster, esp. a member of the Mafia. |
| FLOODGATES | • floodgates n. Plural of floodgate. • flood-gates n. Plural of flood-gate (alternative spelling of floodgates). • flood␣gates n. Plural of flood gate. |
| GOODFELLAS | • goodfellas n. Plural of goodfella. • GOODFELLA n. a gangster, esp. a member of the Mafia. |
| FOOTDRAGGER | • footdragger n. One who deliberately delays obligatory action. • foot-dragger n. Alternative form of footdragger. • FOOTDRAGGER n. one who engages in footdragging. |
| GODFORSAKEN | • godforsaken adj. Abandoned by a deity or god. • godforsaken adj. Particularly awful; very bad. • Godforsaken adj. Alternative form of godforsaken. |
| FOOTDRAGGERS | • footdraggers n. Plural of footdragger. • foot-draggers n. Plural of foot-dragger. • FOOTDRAGGER n. one who engages in footdragging. |
| PROOFREADING | • proofreading v. Present participle of proofread. • proofreading n. The act or process by which a document is proofread. • proof-reading v. Present participle of proof-read. |
| FOREORDAINING | • foreordaining v. Present participle of foreordain. • FOREORDAIN v. to ordain or appoint beforehand. |
| FORESHADOWING | • foreshadowing v. Present participle of foreshadow. • foreshadowing n. (Literature, usually uncountable) A literary device whereby an author drops hints or symbolic representations… • FORESHADOWING n. the act of foreshadowing. |
| PROOFREADINGS | • proofreadings n. Plural of proofreading. • PROOFREADING n. the process of reading to check for mistakes. |
| 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. |
| DRAUGHTPROOFED | • draughtproofed v. Simple past tense and past participle of draughtproof. • DRAUGHTPROOF v. to make proof against draughts. |
| FORESHADOWINGS | • foreshadowings n. Plural of foreshadowing. • FORESHADOWING n. the act of foreshadowing. |
| 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. |