(nautical) The part of a ship's deck from amidships toward the stern
afterdecks
afterdecks
noun
plural of afterdeck
afterreckoning
aftershock
aftershock
noun
(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
backfatter
backfatter
noun
A pig yielding significant backfat.
backfitting
backfitting
verb
present participle of backfit
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.
backstaff
backstaff
noun
(nautical) An early navigational instrument for measuring the altitude of the sun and hence calculating latitude.
bifteck
blackfeet
blackfoot
blackfoot
noun
A tropical American bush of the genus Melampodium
bookcraft
bookcraft
noun
(archaic) Authorship; literary skill.
brickcroft
bucketful
bucketful
noun
(by extension) A large quantity.
The quantity contained in a bucket.
bucketfull
bucketfuls
bucketfuls
noun
plural of bucketful
bucketsful
cankerfret
chuckfarthing
cityfolk
cockcroft
cockfight
cockfight
noun
A contest, in a cockpit, between gamecocks fitted with cockspurs
verb
To participate in (as a rooster), or organize and run (as a gambler or bookmaker), a cockfighting event.
cockfighter
cockfighter
noun
One who engages in a cockfight.
cockfighting
cockfighting
noun
A gambling blood sport (illegal in most countries) in which two roosters have spikes placed on their feet and are made to fight each other, usually to the death.
verb
present participle of cockfight
cockfights
cockfights
noun
plural of cockfight
cockloft
cockloft
noun
A small attic or garret
cocklofts
cocklofts
noun
plural of cockloft
cockneyfication
cockneyfication
noun
the use of cockney words or mannerisms, especially by non-cockneys
cocksfoot
cocksfoot
noun
Any of the genus Dactylis of Eurasian and North African bluegrasses, especially Dactylis glomerata.
countryfolk
countryfolk
noun
One who lives in the country; a rural dweller.
craftsmanlike
craftsmanlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a craftsman
craftwork
craftwork
noun
An item produced by handicraft.
craftworker
craftworker
noun
A maker of craftwork.
crakefeet
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
creekstuff
duckfoot
duckfoot
noun
(agriculture, often attributive) A relatively small, shallow share used in tillage, shaped like a duck's foot.
duckfooted
duckfooted
adj
Alternative spelling of duck-footed
fackeltanz
fackeltanz
noun
(music) a kind of polonaise, associated with German royal wedding celebrations
factorylike
factorylike
adj
Resembling a factory in any of various respects
fantasiestck
fastback
fastback
noun
A motor car having a continuous slope from the roof to the rear
fastbacks
fastbacks
noun
plural of fastback
fatback
fatback
noun
(US) A layer of fat, along the back of a pig, used as a cut of meat or to make lard
A fish, the menhaden.
fatbacks
fatbacks
noun
plural of fatback
fatcake
fatstock
fatstock
noun
Fattened livestock.
fatstocks
fatstocks
noun
plural of fatstock
featherback
featherback
noun
Any fish of the family Notopteridae.
fecket
feedstock
feedstock
noun
Any bulk raw material constituting the principal input for an industrial process.
ferntickle
ferntickled
fetichlike
fetlock
fetlock
noun
A joint of the horse's leg below the knee or hock and above the hoof.
The tuft of hair that grows at this joint.
fetlocked
fetlocked
adj
(in combination) Having fetlocks (of a specified kind).
Tied by the fetlock.
fetlocks
fetlocks
noun
plural of fetlock
fetterlock
fetterlock
noun
(heraldry) A shackle or lock.
ficklehearted
ficklest
ficklest
adj
superlative form of fickle: most fickle
ficklety
ficklety
noun
(humorous) fickleness
fiddlestick
fiddlestick
intj
Dated form of fiddlesticks.
noun
A bow used to play the fiddle.
One of a pair of sticks, similar to drumsticks, used by a second player to percuss the strings of a fiddle while the main player plays via bow.
fiddlesticks
fiddlesticks
intj
(euphemistic) Darn! Expresses mild dismay or annoyance.
(euphemistic) Nonsense! Expresses dismissal or disdain.
noun
plural of fiddlestick
finickiest
finickiest
adj
superlative form of finicky: most finicky
finnickiest
finnickiest
adj
superlative form of finnicky: most finnicky
fitzpatrick
flacket
flacket
noun
A barrel-shaped bottle; a flagon.
flagstick
flagstick
noun
(golf) The pole which marks the location of a hole
flatlick
flatterdock
fleckiest
flickertail
flickertail
noun
Nickname for the North American ground squirrel, Citellus richardsoni.
flintlock
flintlock
noun
A type of lock used on muskets, rifles, and pistols from the early 17th to the mid-19th century.
An early type of firearm, using a spring-loaded flint to strike sparks into the firing pan.
flintlocks
flintlocks
noun
plural of flintlock
flockiest
flockiest
adj
superlative form of flocky: most flocky
flockmaster
flockmaster
noun
A head shepherd.
flunkeyistic
flunkeyistic
adj
Alternative form of flunkyistic
flunkyistic
flunkyistic
adj
Of or relating to flunkyism.
folkcraft
folkcraft
noun
folk craftsmanship
folkloristic
folkloristic
adj
about the traditions and stories of a country or community; Characteristic of folklore.
footback
footlicker
footlicker
noun
A sycophant; a fawner; a toady.
footlicking
footlicking
adj
sycophantic
noun
The act of licking someone's feet.
sycophantic behavior
footlock
footlocker
footlocker
noun
A long, rectangular trunk or similar container that lies flat on the floor, especially one used for personal belongings and kept at the foot of a bed, commonly used in barracks and dormitories.
footlockers
footlockers
noun
plural of footlocker
footpick
footstick
footstick
noun
A measuring rod that is one foot long.
A piece of wood serving as a simple bridge over water.
footstock
forestick
forestick
noun
The front stick of a fire in a hearth.
foretack
foretack
noun
(nautical) The fore tack (part of a sail)
foretackle
foretackle
noun
(nautical) The tackle that attaches or hooks on to the pendant (on a masthead or foremast) for the purposes of hoisting, tautening, or securing a stay.
franckot
frecket
freckliest
freckliest
adj
superlative form of freckly: most freckly
fredericktown
fructokinase
fructokinase
noun
(biochemistry) A transferase enzyme of the liver, intestine, and kidney cortex.
fruitcake
fruitcake
noun
(US, slang, colloquial, derogatory, dated) A homosexual male.
(colloquial, derogatory) A crazy or eccentric person.
A cake containing dried fruits and, optionally, nuts, citrus peel and spice.
fruitcakes
fruitcakes
noun
plural of fruitcake
fruitcakey
fuckwit
fuckwit
noun
(derogatory, vulgar, slang) A contemptible person.
(derogatory, vulgar, slang) A very stupid person.
futtock
futtock
noun
(nautical) Any of the curved rib-like timbers that form the frame of a wooden ship.
futtocks
futtocks
noun
plural of futtock
halftrack
halftrack
noun
Alternative form of half-track
intertrafficked
intertrafficking
jackassification
jackassification
noun
(nonce word) The condition or process of being or becoming a jackass (stupid person).
jackfruit
jackfruit
noun
A tree, Artocarpus heterophyllus, of the Moraceae family, which produces edible fruit.
The large fruit from this tree.
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.
kerchieft
ketchcraft
kingcraft
kingcraft
noun
The skills needed to rule effectively as a king.
kitchenful
kitchenful
noun
As much as a kitchen will hold or produce.
kitchenwife
kitschified
kitschified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of kitschify
kitschifies
kitschifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of kitschify
kitschifying
kitschifying
verb
present participle of kitschify
lockfast
lockfast
adj
(Scotland) Fastened or secured with a lock.
markgenossenschaft
metchnikoff
monkcraft
motherfucker
motherfucker
intj
(vulgar) A semi-voluntary vocalization in place of a gasp.
(vulgar) Expressing dismay or discontent.
(vulgar) Synonym of ouch.
(vulgar) Synonym of wow.
noun
(vulgar) A good very close friend or relative.
(vulgar) An extremely intense experience, often but not always negative.
(vulgar) Any person, often but not always with the connotation that the person is disliked or is threatening.
(vulgar, literally) One who engages in incest with their mother.
(vulgar, literally) One who engages in sex with a mother, not necessarily one's own.
(vulgar, offensive) An extremely contemptible or mean person.
(with as or like, forming a compound unit adverbial intensifier) To an extreme degree.
muckthrift
offtrack
offtrack
adj
Alternative spelling of off-track
packstaff
packstaff
noun
A pole on which a traveller carries a burden on the shoulder.
phosphofructokinase
phosphofructokinase
noun
(biochemistry) Any of a group of kinase enzymes that convert fructose phosphates to biphosphates
pickshaft
pitchfork
pitchfork
noun
(casual, loosely) Any fork used for farm labor, even a digging fork (but such usage is often considered ignorant by experienced farmers).
(rare) A tuning fork.
A similar fork with slightly more and heavier tines, used for mucking stalls and pitching soiled bedding into a wagon or manure spreader.
An agricultural tool comprising a fork with sparse, light tines, attached to a long handle, used for pitching hay (especially loose hay) high up onto a stack (as on a wagon or haystack, or into a haymow).
verb
(transitive) To toss or carry with a pitchfork.
(transitive, figurative) To throw suddenly.
pitchforked
pitchforked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of pitchfork
pitchforking
pitchforking
noun
The act of pricking with a pitchfork
verb
present participle of pitchfork
pitchforks
pitchforks
noun
plural of pitchfork
pocketful
pocketful
noun
(figurative) A small or moderate amount.
The amount that a pocket would hold.
pocketfuls
pocketfuls
noun
plural of pocketful
pocketknife
pocketknife
noun
A knife with blades or tools that the user can fold or retract into its handle, and of a size small enough for carrying safely and handily in a pocket. Since the late 19th century the term "penknife" has not been distinct from "pocketknife", but the latter tends to refer to larger and more robust versions, sometimes with more attached tools, suited to heavier duty for casual or ad hoc applications outdoors or in workshops.
pocketsful
prickfoot
puckfist
puckfist
noun
A puffball (Lycoperdon giganteum).
puckfoist
pumpkinification
pumpkinification
noun
The act of turning into a pumpkin; usually in jocular opposition to deification.
quickfoot
racketproof
rockcraft
rockshaft
rockstaff
scoffingstock
skycraft
skycraft
noun
A vehicle that flies; an aircraft.
socketful
softback
softback
noun
A softcover or paperback book.
softbacks
softbacks
noun
plural of softback
softtack
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.