(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
afterthinker
afterthinker
noun
One who acts first and thinks afterwards.
aktiengesellschaft
backflash
backflash
noun
Synonym of flashback (“dramatic device”)
The hazardous situation where the flame propagates backward down the hose of an oxyfuel welding and cutting system.
backshift
backshift
noun
(grammar) The changing of the tense of a verb from present to past in reported speech.
(statistics) A function on a stochastic process whose value on any random variable is the preceding random variable in the process.
verb
(grammar, transitive) To change the tense of a verb from present to past in reported speech.
blackfish
blackfish
noun
(Australia, New Zealand) Any of various dark-coloured fishes of Australasia, especially the luderick, Girella tricuspidata, and a freshwater fish, Gadopsis marmoratus.
(Canada, US) Either of two dark-coloured fish of the west Atlantic, the tautog of New England (Tautoga onitis) and the black sea bass (Centropristis striata).
(chiefly Scotland) The Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar, especially a female after spawning.
A pilot whale, genus Globicephalus (occasionally also used for various other whales).
Any of various dark-coloured fish of the Old World, especially the rudderfish (Centrolophus niger).
verb
(Internet slang, derogatory, of a white person) To adopt signifiers of black identity (for example, by darkening the skin, or wearing traditionally black hairstyles).
(fishing) To go fishing for blackfish.
blackfisher
blackfishes
blackfishes
noun
plural of blackfish
blackfishing
blackfishing
noun
(slang, of a non-black person) The practice of appropriating signifiers of black identity, such as darkening the skin, or wearing traditionally black hairstyles.
verb
present participle of blackfish
chafflike
chafflike
adj
Resembling chaff.
chayefsky
chefornak
chuckfarthing
cockchafer
cockchafer
noun
Any of the large European beetles from the genus Melolontha that are destructive to vegetation.
Any of various other similar beetles, such as of the genera Acrossidius, Cyphochilus, Rhopaea, etc.
cockchafers
cockchafers
noun
plural of cockchafer
crankshaft
crankshaft
noun
A rotating shaft that drives (or is driven by) a crank.
verb
(of a straight bolt or rod) To deform in such a manner that part of the rod or bolt is displaced sideways, offset from the longitudinal axis of the part, but remains parallel with the part's main longitudinal axis, with the final shape somewhat resembling a crankshaft.
crankshafts
crankshafts
noun
plural of crankshaft
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of crankshaft
faithbreaker
faithbreaker
noun
Someone who breaks a promise or violates a treaty.
fakieh
falkenhayn
fanechka
farsakh
farsakh
noun
parasang
fatherkin
fatherkin
noun
(dated) Fond term of address for one's father.
fatherlike
fatherlike
adj
having the qualities of a father
featherback
featherback
noun
Any fish of the family Notopteridae.
featherlike
featherlike
adj
As light as a feather.
Having the characteristics of plumage.
featherwork
featherwork
noun
(countable) A cultural artifact made with feathers.
(uncountable) The working of feathers into a cultural artifact.
featherworker
ficklehearted
finchbacked
fishback
fishyback
fishybacking
flashback
flashback
noun
(authorship) A dramatic device in which an earlier event is inserted into the normal chronological flow of a narrative.
(databases) A query that operates against data from an earlier time, before it was changed.
(psychology) A vivid mental image of a past trauma or other sensation that the trauma is happening in the present, especially one that recurs.
A similar recurrence of the effects of a hallucinogenic drug.
The condition of the flame propagating down the hose of an oxy-fuel welding system.
verb
(intransitive) To undergo a flashback; to experience a vivid mental image from the past.
flashbacks
flashbacks
noun
plural of flashback
flashlike
flashlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a flash.
fleshquake
fleshquake
noun
A tremor or quiver of the body.
fliegerabwehrkanone
foreshank
foreshank
noun
A cut of meat from this part.
The upper part of the foreleg of cattle.
forkhead
forkhead
noun
(biochemistry) A sequence of amino acids that forms a motif, in FOX proteins, that binds to DNA.
(minced oath) Euphemistic form of fuckhead.
(obsolete) An arrow with a barbed tip.
The forked end of a rod in a knuckle joint or similar.
frankenmuth
frankhearted
frankheartedly
frankheartedness
frankheartedness
noun
open-heartedness
frankheartness
frankhouse
frankish
frankish
Adjective
Of or pertaining to the Franks.
In or of the language of the Franks.
Proper noun
The language of the Franks, an extinct West Germanic language.
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
fukushima
fukushima
Proper noun
A city in Japan.
A prefecture in Japan.
The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster following a tsunami in 2011.
futhark
futhark
noun
The Germanic runic alphabet; especially specifically the Elder or Younger futhark alphabet (of Scandinavia and the European mainland), as contrasted with the Anglo-Saxon futhorc.
futharks
futharks
noun
plural of futhark
gulfhammock
haffkinize
hakafoth
halfback
halfback
noun
(American football) An offensive back whose primary jobs are to carry the ball on running plays and to serve as a receiver or blocker on passing plays.
(Australian rules football) One of three players (the centre halfback and two halfback flankers) on the line between the centre line and the fullback line.
(Canadian football) A defensive back whose primary jobs are to cover the slotback on passing plays and prevent running plays from going to the outside.
(field hockey) A player in the halfback position, with both offensive and defensive roles.
(field sports) Any of various positions on the field of play between the forwards and the fullbacks.
(rugby) The player who feeds the ball into the scrum, and receives the ball as it emerges from the back of the scrum.
verb
To play in the position of halfback.
halfbacks
halfbacks
noun
plural of halfback
halfbeak
halfbeak
noun
(zoology) Any slender, marine fish of the family Hemiramphidae, having the upper jaw much shorter than the lower, the balahoos or ballyhoos.
halfbeaks
halfbeaks
noun
plural of halfbeak
halfcock
halfcock
noun
(firearms) The position when the cock of a gun is at the first notch.
verb
(firearms) To set the cock of a firearm at the first notch.
halfcocked
halfcocked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of halfcock
halftrack
halftrack
noun
Alternative form of half-track
handkerchief
handkerchief
noun
A piece of cloth shaped like a handkerchief to be worn about the neck; a neckerchief or neckcloth.
A piece of cloth, usually square and often fine and elegant, carried for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands.
handkerchiefful
handkerchiefful
noun
As much as a handkerchief will hold.
handkerchiefs
hayfork
hayfork
noun
A tool used for moving hay; a pitchfork.
hayforks
hayforks
noun
plural of hayfork
headkerchief
headkerchief
noun
A kerchief worn on the head
hipflask
hipflask
noun
Alternative spelling of hip flask
hlidhskjalf
hlithskjalf
hoofmark
hoofmark
noun
The imprint made by a hoof; a hoofprint.
hoofmarks
hoofmarks
noun
plural of hoofmark
huffaker
hydrofranklinite
jackfish
jackfish
noun
A jack (in any of the senses referring to types of fish).
jackfishes
jackfishes
noun
plural of jackfish
jackshaft
jackshaft
noun
A common mechanical component used to transfer or synchronize rotational force in a machine.
A wheelless axle used to turn the wheels of a locomotive.
verb
To transfer or synchronize rotational force by means of a jackshaft.
kaffeeklatsch
kaffeeklatsch
noun
A coffee klatch.
kaffiyeh
kaffiyeh
noun
Alternative spelling of keffiyeh
kaffiyehs
kaffiyehs
noun
plural of kaffiyeh
ketchcraft
khaf
khaf
noun
The eleventh letter of the Hebrew and Aramaic alphabets, kaph, especially when pronounced as a fricative (rather than as a plosive).
khafaje
khafajeh
khafre
khafs
khafs
noun
plural of khaf
khalif
khalifa
khalifa
noun
Alternative form of caliph
khalifas
khalifas
noun
plural of khalifa
khalifat
khalifat
noun
Dated form of caliphate.
khalifate
khalifate
noun
Alternative spelling of caliphate
khalifs
khalifs
noun
plural of khalif
kharif
kharif
adj
(South Asia) Of crops: cultivated and harvested during the monsoon season.
khenifra
kniphofia
kniphofia
noun
Any of several plants, of the genus Kniphofia, having bright, upright flowers.
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
pfannkuchen
phosphofructokinase
phosphofructokinase
noun
(biochemistry) Any of a group of kinase enzymes that convert fructose phosphates to biphosphates
pickshaft
rockshaft
schwarzkopf
schwenkfeldian
schwenkfeldian
Noun
A Schwenkfelder.
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.
sharkful
sharkful
adj
Abounding in sharks.
sheaflike
sheaflike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a sheaf.
shelfback
shrinkageproof
smokefarthings
smokeshaft
snakefish
snakefish
noun
Any of the several fish that resemble a snake.
Trachinocephalus myops
snakefishes
snakefishes
noun
plural of snakefish
stockfather
superthankful
superthankfully
superthankfulness
thankful
thankful
adj
(obsolete) Obtaining or deserving thanks; thankworthy.
Showing appreciation or gratitude.
thankfuller
thankfuller
adj
comparative form of thankful: more thankful
thankfullest
thankfullest
adj
superlative form of thankful: most thankful
thankfully
thankfully
adv
(sometimes proscribed) fortunately, gratefully.
In a thankful manner; giving thanks.
thankfulness
thankfulness
noun
The state of being thankful.
thankfulnesses
thankfulnesses
noun
plural of thankfulness
tharfcake
thickleaf
thickleaf
adj
Applied to various kinds of plant characterized by thick leaves.
thiefmaker
thiefmaking
thieftaker
trackshifter
unfatherlike
unfatherlike
adj
Not befitting a father.
unfreakish
unfreakish
adj
Not freakish.
unfreakishly
unfreakishly
adv
Not freakishly.
unfreakishness
unthankful
unthankful
adj
Not thankful; ungrateful.
unthankfully
unthankfully
adv
In an unthankful way; ungratefully.
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.