(figuratively) By extension, any result or consequence following a major event.
An earthquake that follows in the same vicinity as another, usually larger, earthquake (the "mainshock").
Emotional and physical distress following a traumatic event.
aftershocks
aftershocks
noun
plural of aftershock
aktiengesellschaft
blackfisher
blackfishes
blackfishes
noun
plural of blackfish
bookshelf
bookshelf
noun
A shelf or shelves for storing books for easy visual reference.
bookshelfs
chayefsky
checkoffs
checkoffs
noun
plural of checkoff
cheekfuls
cockchafers
cockchafers
noun
plural of cockchafer
creekfish
creekfish
noun
(US) Erimyzon oblongus, the chubsucker.
creekfishes
feinschmecker
feinschmeckers
fetishlike
fetishlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a fetish.
fisherfolk
fisherfolk
noun
(anthropology) Members of a culture that is dominated by fishing.
People who fish for a living.
Recreational fishers.
fishlike
fishlike
adj
Having some characteristics of a fish.
fishworker
fishworker
noun
A laborer in the fishing industry.
flashlike
flashlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a flash.
fleshhook
fleshhook
noun
(historical) A hook designed to lift meat out of boiling water.
fleshlike
fleshlike
adj
Resembling flesh
fleshquake
fleshquake
noun
A tremor or quiver of the body.
flunkeyish
flunkeyish
adj
Alternative form of flunkyish
folkishness
folkishness
noun
The quality of being folkish.
forecheckers
forecheckers
noun
plural of forechecker
foreshank
foreshank
noun
A cut of meat from this part.
The upper part of the foreleg of cattle.
foreshock
foreshock
noun
(geology) A small earth tremor which precedes the mainshock in an earthquake sequence. Not all mainshocks have foreshocks.
Any shock or disturbance which precedes an event
frankheartedness
frankheartedness
noun
open-heartedness
frankheartness
frankhouse
freakish
freakish
adj
Capricious, unpredictable.
Strange, unusual, abnormal or bizarre.
freakishly
freakishly
adv
In a freakish manner.
freakishness
freakishness
noun
The characteristic or quality of being freakish
frecklish
frecklish
adj
Having freckles; freckled.
Resembling or characteristic of a freckle.
freethinkers
freethinkers
noun
plural of freethinker
frithsoken
halfbeaks
halfbeaks
noun
plural of halfbeak
handkerchiefs
homefolks
jackfishes
jackfishes
noun
plural of jackfish
kaffeeklatsch
kaffeeklatsch
noun
A coffee klatch.
kaffiyehs
kaffiyehs
noun
plural of kaffiyeh
kelpfish
kelpfish
noun
A perciform fish in the family Chironemidae, native to coastal Australia and New Zealand.
kelpfishes
kelpfishes
noun
plural of kelpfish
kerchiefs
kerchiefs
noun
plural of kerchief
killifishes
killifishes
noun
plural of killifish
kingfisher
kingfisher
noun
Any of various birds of the suborder Alcedines (or the family Alcedinidae sensu lato), having a large head, short tail and brilliant colouration; they feed mostly on fish.
common kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
kingfishers
kingfishers
noun
plural of kingfisher
kingfishes
kingfishes
noun
plural of kingfish
kitschified
kitschified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of kitschify
kitschifies
kitschifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of kitschify
knifesmith
knifesmith
noun
A cutler who makes knives.
makeshift
makeshift
adj
Made to work or suffice; improvised; substituted.
noun
(obsolete) A rogue; a shifty person.
A temporary (usually insubstantial) substitution.
makeshiftiness
makeshiftiness
noun
The quality of being makeshifty.
makeshiftness
makeshiftness
noun
The quality of being makeshift.
makeshifts
makeshifts
noun
plural of makeshift
makeshifty
makeshifty
adj
Somewhat makeshift.
markgenossenschaft
milkfishes
milkfishes
noun
plural of milkfish
minkfishes
monkfishes
monkfishes
noun
plural of monkfish
neckerchiefs
neckerchiefs
noun
plural of neckerchief
phosphofructokinase
phosphofructokinase
noun
(biochemistry) Any of a group of kinase enzymes that convert fructose phosphates to biphosphates
pinkfishes
porkfishes
pricklefish
pricklefish
noun
Any of the family Stephanoberycidae of stephanoberyciform fishes.
rockfishes
rockfishes
noun
plural of rockfish
schwenkfelder
schwenkfelder
Noun
A member of the a small American Christian group rooted in the 16th-century Protestant Reformation teachings of
schwenkfeldian
schwenkfeldian
Noun
A Schwenkfelder.
sefekhet
seqfchk
shacklefords
shaftlike
shaftlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a shaft.
shakefork
shakefork
noun
(heraldry) A pall, especially one which stops short of the edges of the shield and which has pointed ends.
(obsolete) A fork for shaking hay; a pitchfork.
shakeproof
shakeproof
adj
(engineering) Of a washer: resistant to being loosened by vibration.
sheaflike
sheaflike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a sheaf.
shelfback
shelflike
shelflike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a shelf.
sheriffwick
sheriffwick
noun
The area of jurisdiction of a sheriff.
shriekproof
shrinkageproof
skewwhiff
skewwhiff
adj
Alternative spelling of skew-whiff
skilletfish
skilletfishes
smokefarthings
smokeshaft
snakefish
snakefish
noun
Any of the several fish that resemble a snake.
Trachinocephalus myops
snakefishes
snakefishes
noun
plural of snakefish
spikefish
spikefish
noun
Any of the family Triacanthodidae of ray-finned fishes related to the pufferfishes and triggerfishes.
spikefishes
spikefishes
noun
plural of spikefish
stockfather
stockfishes
stockfishes
noun
plural of stockfish
suckerfish
suckerfish
noun
The remora and other fish of family Echeneidae, especially Echeneis naucrates.
suckerfishes
suckerfishes
noun
plural of suckerfish
suckfishes
suckfishes
noun
plural of suckfish
superthankful
superthankfully
superthankfulness
thankfullest
thankfullest
adj
superlative form of thankful: most thankful
thankfulness
thankfulness
noun
The state of being thankful.
thankfulnesses
thankfulnesses
noun
plural of thankfulness
trackshifter
trunkfishes
trunkfishes
noun
plural of trunkfish
tscheffkinite
tscheffkinite
noun
a complex silicate mineral of calcium, cerium, thorium, iron, magnesium and titanium
turkeyfish
turkeyfish
noun
Another name for a lionfish
turkeyfishes
turkeyfishes
noun
plural of turkeyfish
undersheriffwick
undersheriffwick
noun
The area of jurisdiction of an undersheriff.
unfishlike
unfishlike
adj
Not fishlike; unlike a fish.
unfreakish
unfreakish
adj
Not freakish.
unfreakishly
unfreakishly
adv
Not freakishly.
unfreakishness
unthankfulness
unthankfulness
noun
The state or condition of being unthankful; ingratitude.
weakfish
weakfish
noun
Any of several species of game fish, of the genus Cynoscion, found in North American waters.
weakfishes
weakfishes
noun
plural of weakfish
wheatflakes
wheatflakes
noun
plural of wheatflake
whiskified
whiskified
adj
Drunk on whisky.
whiskyfied
wreckfish
wreckfish
noun
Any of the perciform marine fish of the family Polyprionidae, often inhabiting caves and shipwrecks.