(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
backfires
backfires
noun
plural of backfire
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backfire
blackfisher
blackfriars
blackfriars
intj
(obsolete, UK, thieves' cant) look out; beware
noun
plural of blackfriar
brickfields
brickfields
noun
plural of brickfield
cockchafers
cockchafers
noun
plural of cockchafer
coffeemakers
coffeemakers
noun
plural of coffeemaker
cornflakes
cornflakes
noun
Alternative spelling of corn flakes
craftsmanlike
craftsmanlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a craftsman
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
creekfish
creekfish
noun
(US) Erimyzon oblongus, the chubsucker.
creekfishes
creekstuff
defrocks
defrocks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of defrock
disfrock
disfrock
verb
(transitive) To remove from status as a member of a clergy; to unfrock.
disfrocked
disfrocked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disfrock
disfrocking
disfrocking
verb
present participle of disfrock
disfrocks
disfrocks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disfrock
draffsack
feinschmecker
feinschmeckers
fernsick
fingerpicks
fingerpicks
noun
plural of fingerpick
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fingerpick
firebricks
firebricks
noun
plural of firebrick
firecrackers
firecrackers
noun
plural of firecracker
firelocks
firelocks
noun
plural of firelock
flickermouse
flickers
flickers
noun
plural of flicker
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of flicker
flockmaster
flockmaster
noun
A head shepherd.
folkloristic
folkloristic
adj
about the traditions and stories of a country or community; Characteristic of folklore.
footlockers
footlockers
noun
plural of footlocker
forcepslike
forcepslike
adj
Resembling a forceps.
forecheckers
forecheckers
noun
plural of forechecker
foredecks
foredecks
noun
plural of foredeck
forelocks
forelocks
noun
plural of forelock
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of forelock
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
foreslack
foreslack
verb
Alternative form of forslack
forestick
forestick
noun
The front stick of a fire in a hearth.
forslack
forslack
verb
(intransitive, rare) To slack up; be or grow slack; pall.
(transitive, obsolete) To be slack in; neglect by idleness; relax; render slack; delay; lose or spoil by slackness.
fossicker
fossicker
noun
someone who fossicks.
franciscka
franciska
franciskus
frankeniaceous
frankeniaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Frankeniaceae.
frankincense
frankincense
noun
A type of incense obtained from the Boswellia thurifera tree.
frankincensed
frankincensed
adj
Perfumed with frankincense.
frankincenses
frankincenses
noun
plural of frankincense
freckledness
freckledness
noun
The quality of being freckled.
freckles
freckles
noun
plural of freckle
freckliest
freckliest
adj
superlative form of freckly: most freckly
freckliness
frecklish
frecklish
adj
Having freckles; freckled.
Resembling or characteristic of a freckle.
fredericks
fredericksburg
fredericksburg
Proper noun
A town in Posey County, Indiana, United States.
A city/town in Iowa State.
A village in Ohio State.
A city in Texas State.
A city in the northern part Virginia Commonwealth.
fredrickson
frockless
frockless
adj
Without a frock.
frocks
frocks
noun
plural of frock
frolickers
frolickers
noun
plural of frolicker
frolicks
frolicks
noun
plural of frolick
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of frolick
fructokinase
fructokinase
noun
(biochemistry) A transferase enzyme of the liver, intestine, and kidney cortex.
fruitcakes
fruitcakes
noun
plural of fruitcake
fuckers
fuckers
noun
plural of fucker
handkerchiefs
kerchiefs
kerchiefs
noun
plural of kerchief
markgenossenschaft
neckerchiefs
neckerchiefs
noun
plural of neckerchief
nickeliferous
nickeliferous
adj
(of ore) Yielding or containing nickel.
pecksniffery
pecksniffery
Noun
unctuous, hypocritical or sanctimonious behaviour
phosphofructokinase
phosphofructokinase
noun
(biochemistry) Any of a group of kinase enzymes that convert fructose phosphates to biphosphates
pitchforks
pitchforks
noun
plural of pitchfork
pricklefish
pricklefish
noun
Any of the family Stephanoberycidae of stephanoberyciform fishes.
rackfuls
rackfuls
noun
plural of rackful
rockfalls
rockfalls
noun
plural of rockfall
rockfish
rockfish
noun
(derogatory, slang, ethnic slur, US) A black person who does not know how to swim.
A fish in the family Sebastidae, marine fishes that inhabit oceans around the world
A logperch (Percina caprodes), also known as common logperch or log perch
A long-spined bullhead (Taurulus bubalis)
A stonefishes (genus Synanceia), venomous fishes from the Indo-Pacific
A striped bass (Morone saxatilis), a species of fish from North America
Acanthoclinus, a genus of fish from New Zealand
Certain fish of genus Scorpaena, such as Madeira rockfish (Scorpaena maderensis), a common Mediterranean species
Certain groupers, in the subfamily Epinephelinae
Hexagrammos, a genus of greenling from the North Pacific
Hypoplectrodes, a genus of fish in the family Serranidae
Myliobatis goodei (southern eagle ray)
Salvelinus, a genus of fish in the salmon family
Scyliorhinus stellaris (nursehound), a shark known as rock salmon when used in cuisine
Sebastes, mainly of the North Pacific
rockfishes
rockfishes
noun
plural of rockfish
rockshaft
rockstaff
safecracker
safecracker
noun
One who breaks into safes.
safecrackers
safecrackers
noun
plural of safecracker
safecracking
safecracking
noun
The act of defeating the security mechanisms of a safe or vault to gain access to its contents.
sassafrack
scarflike
scarflike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a scarf.
scarfskin
scarfskin
noun
(archaic) The epidermis, the outermost layer of skin, especially that which forms the cuticle of a nail.
schwarzkopf
schwenkfelder
schwenkfelder
Noun
A member of the a small American Christian group rooted in the 16th-century Protestant Reformation teachings of
scurflike
scurflike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of scurf.
shacklefords
sheriffwick
sheriffwick
noun
The area of jurisdiction of a sheriff.
shockproof
shockproof
adj
Made sturdily enough to withstand knocks and shocks without being damaged.
Protected from imparting electric shocks.
verb
(transitive) To protect from imparting electric shocks.
sicknessproof
skycraft
skycraft
noun
A vehicle that flies; an aircraft.
speckproof
stackfreed
stackfreed
noun
A simple spring-loaded cam mechanism used in early clocks and watches to even out the force of the mainspring and thus improve timekeeping accuracy.
stockfather
stockproof
stockproof
adj
Resistant to the passage of livestock.
suckerfish
suckerfish
noun
The remora and other fish of family Echeneidae, especially Echeneis naucrates.
suckerfishes
suckerfishes
noun
plural of suckerfish
superflacks
superflacks
noun
plural of superflack
trackshifter
traffickers
traffickers
noun
plural of trafficker
trafficks
trafficks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of traffick
undersheriffwick
undersheriffwick
noun
The area of jurisdiction of an undersheriff.
unfrocks
unfrocks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of unfrock
wreckfish
wreckfish
noun
Any of the perciform marine fish of the family Polyprionidae, often inhabiting caves and shipwrecks.