(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
ahorseback
ahorseback
adv
On the back of a horse; horseback.
airchecks
airchecks
noun
plural of aircheck
akhisar
akhissar
ampherotokous
amphoriskoi
amphoriskos
anotherkins
anotherkins
adj
(UK, regional, obsolete) Of another kind.
antshrike
antshrike
noun
Any of several passerine bird species of various genera in the antbird (Thamnophilidae) family.
apparatchiks
apparatchiks
noun
plural of apparatchik
archdukedoms
archdukedoms
noun
plural of archdukedom
archdukes
archdukes
noun
plural of archduke
archidiskodon
archworkmaster
arkhangelsk
arkhangelsk
Proper noun
A city in northwestern Russia on the White Sea.
arrhenotokous
arrhenotokous
adj
(zoology) Relating to arrhenotoky; producing males from unfertilized eggs.
artichokes
artichokes
noun
plural of artichoke
astrakhan
astrakhan
noun
Closely-curled black or grey fleece of very young karakul lambs from Astrakhan.
Cloth resembling the above mentioned fur, often made from wool and mohair and used for trimmings.
awkwardish
awkwardish
adj
Somewhat awkward.
backbenchers
backbenchers
noun
plural of backbencher
backhanders
backhanders
noun
plural of backhander
backlasher
backlasher
noun
A participant in a backlash
backlashers
backlashers
noun
plural of backlasher
backrush
backrush
noun
A rushing backward; a retreat.
backrushes
backrushes
noun
plural of backrush
backscratcher
backscratcher
noun
A long slender rod with a rake-like device on one end, sometimes in the form of a human hand, designed to let a person scratch their own back.
backscratching
backscratching
verb
present participle of backscratch
backstretch
backstretch
noun
(athletics, horse racing, car racing) Synonym of back straight (“straight part of a racetrack, running track, etc., opposite the finishing line”).
(exercise) An exercise that stretches the muscles of the back.
(figuratively) The middle part of an event.
(horse racing) An area next to a racetrack used to stable the racehorses and house employees.
backstretches
backstretches
noun
plural of backstretch.
backwasher
backwasher
noun
(textiles) A machine used for washing wool after carding to remove the impurities.
bakership
bakership
noun
The role or status of a baker.
bankruptship
bashkir
bashkiria
bashkiria
Proper noun
A republic of Russia in the south of the country, with capital Ufa.
benchmarks
benchmarks
noun
plural of benchmark
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of benchmark
berkshire
berkshire
Proper noun
A inland county of England, bounded by Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Hampshire, Surrey, Greater London and Wiltshire.
Noun
A breed of pig from Berkshire county.
berkshires
berwickshire
berwickshire
Proper noun
A lieutenancy area and historic county in the Scottish Borders.
beshriek
bewhisker
bewhisker
verb
(transitive) To give or add whiskers to; to put whiskers on.
bewhiskered
bewhiskered
adj
Having whiskers
birthmarks
birthmarks
noun
plural of birthmark
blackbrush
blackbrush
noun
A shrub of the genus Coleogyne
blackfisher
blackhanders
blackhanders
noun
plural of blackhander
blackheartedness
blackheartedness
noun
The state or quality of being blackhearted; villainy.
blackhearts
blackhearts
noun
plural of blackheart
blackshear
blackshear
Proper noun
a city in Georgia, USA
blackshirt
blackshirt
noun
(by extension) Any member of a fascist party.
(historical, chiefly in the plural) A uniformed member of a paramilitary wing of the Italian Fascist Party.
blackshirted
blackthorns
blackthorns
noun
plural of blackthorn
blackwasher
blackwasher
noun
One who blackwashes.
blatherskite
blatherskite
noun
A voluble purveyor of nonsense; a blusterer.
A worthless fellow; a deadbeat.
Nonsense or blather; empty talk.
blatherskites
blatherskites
noun
plural of blatherskite
bleachworks
bleachworks
noun
A factory that manufactures bleach.
bletherskate
boneshaker
boneshaker
noun
A velocipede (the bicycle of the late 1860s).
Something jolty.
booksellerish
booksellerish
adj
(rare) Characteristic of a bookseller.
boschvark
boshvark
boshvarks
brachyskelic
brachyskelic
adj
Having unusually short legs
brackebuschite
brackebuschite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing hydrogen, iron, lead, manganese, oxygen, vanadium, and zinc.
brackish
brackish
adj
(of water) Salty or slightly salty, as a mixture of fresh and sea water, such as that found in estuaries.
Distasteful; unpleasant; not appealing to the taste.
Repulsive
brackishness
brackishness
noun
distastefulness; unpleasantness
breakshugh
breakthroughes
breakthroughs
breakthroughs
noun
plural of breakthrough
breasthook
breasthook
noun
(nautical) A horizontal timber fitted in the bows of a ship to add strength and to connect the sides to the stem.
brecknockshire
brecknockshire
Proper noun
An inland traditional county of Wales, bordered by Monmouthshire, Herefordshire, Radnorshire, Cardiganshire, Carmarthenshire and Glamorganshire.
breechblocks
breechblocks
noun
plural of breechblock
breshkovsky
brickish
brickish
adj
(slang, UK, dated) Like a brick, a helpful or reliable person.
Resembling or characteristic of brick.
brightworks
brightworks
noun
plural of brightwork
brinkmanship
brinkmanship
noun
(chiefly politics) The pursuit of an advantage by appearing to be willing to take a matter to the brink (for example, by risking a dangerous policy) rather than to concede a point.
brinksmanship
brinksmanship
noun
Alternative form of brinkmanship
briskish
briskish
adj
Somewhat brisk.
brockish
brockish
adj
(obsolete) beastly; brutal
brokenheartedness
brokenheartedness
noun
The quality of being brokenhearted.
brokership
brokership
noun
The role or position of a broker.
brookesmith
brookhouse
brookshire
broomshank
brushback
brushback
noun
(baseball) Synonym of brushback pitch
brushlike
brushlike
adj
Having the form of a brush.
brushmaker
brushmaker
noun
A person who makes brushes.
brushmaking
brushmaking
noun
The manufacture of brushes.
brushwork
brushwork
noun
(painting) The technique or practice of applying and manipulating paint (usually oil or gouache) in a painting.
buckbrush
buckbrush
noun
Ceanothus spp.
Phyllanthopsis phyllanthoides, maidenbrush
Purshia spp.
Symphoricarpos orbiculatus
buckbrushes
buckbrushes
noun
plural of buckbrush
buckinghamshire
buckinghamshire
Proper noun
An inland county of England bounded by Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Greater London, Berkshire and Oxfordshire.
buckwasher
buhlworks
bulrushlike
bulrushlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bulrush.
burushaski
burushaski
Proper noun
A language of northwestern Kashmir, not known to be related to any other language.
bushmaker
bushwhacker
bushwhacker
noun
(Australia) A person who lives in the bush, especially as a fugitive; a person who clears woods and bush country.
(US) One who travels through the woods, off the designated path.
(US, historical) A guerrilla (of either side) during the American Civil War.
(dated) Someone who attacks without warning.
A small, soft-floored inflatable boat (designed for use by one or two people).
bushwhackers
bushwhackers
noun
plural of bushwhacker
byrthynsak
cardshark
cardshark
noun
(chiefly US) A cardsharp.
cashkeeper
chakras
chakras
noun
plural of chakra
chalkboards
chalkboards
noun
plural of chalkboard
chalkosideric
charkas
charkas
noun
plural of charka
charkhas
charkhas
noun
plural of charkha
charks
charks
noun
plural of chark
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chark
charlocks
charlocks
noun
plural of charlock
charnockites
charnockites
noun
plural of charnockite
cheboksary
cheboksary
Proper noun
The capital city of Chuvashia, Russia
checkerbellies
checkerberries
checkerberries
noun
plural of checkerberry
checkerboards
checkerboards
noun
plural of checkerboard
checkerbreast
checkerist
checkerist
noun
One who plays the game of checkers.
checkers
checkers
noun
(board games, US, Canada, in the singular) A game for two players played on a chessboard; the players have 12 pieces each, and the object is to capture all the opponent’s pieces by jumping over them. Other European varieties have larger boards and more playing pieces.
plural of checker
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of checker
checkerspot
checkerspot
noun
Any of a group of butterflies of the subfamily Nymphalinae whose wings bear a checkered, spotted pattern.
checkerwise
checkerwise
adj
Alternative spelling of chequerwise
checkrooms
checkrooms
noun
plural of checkroom
checkrows
checkrows
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of checkrow
checkstrap
checkstring
checkstring
noun
A cord used by a passenger in a carriage to signal to the driver to slow down or go faster.
cheesemaker
cheesemaker
noun
A person skilled in the art of making cheese
cherkess
cherkesser
cherokees
chickenbreasted
chickenheartedness
chickenheartedness
noun
Alternative form of chicken-heartedness
chickories
chickories
noun
plural of chickory
chinkers
chirkest
chirkest
adj
superlative form of chirk: most chirk
chirks
chirks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chirk
chokeberries
chokeberries
noun
plural of chokeberry
chokecherries
chokecherries
noun
plural of chokecherry
chokers
chokers
noun
plural of choker
chokestrap
chokestrap
noun
A strap leading from the bellyband to the lower part of the collar, to keep the collar in place.
chondroskeleton
chondroskeleton
noun
A skeleton (of some fish and of mammal embryos) composed of hyaline cartilage
choruslike
choruslike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a chorus.
christianlike
christianlike
Adjective
Befitting a Christian.
christlike
christlike
Adjective
Characteristic of Jesus Christ or his works.
christlikeness
christlikeness
Noun
The quality of being Christlike.
chubsucker
chubsucker
noun
Any of various freshwater suckers of the genus Erimyzon, native to North America.
chucklers
chucklers
noun
plural of chuckler
chukars
chukars
noun
plural of chukar
chukkars
chukkars
noun
plural of chukkar
chukkers
chukkers
noun
plural of chukker
clackmannanshire
clackmannanshire
Proper noun
A historic county in Scotland (abolished in 1975) and present-day council area (created 1996) bordering the council areas of Stirling, Fife, and
clerkish
clerkish
adj
Like or resembling a clerk.
clerkship
clerkship
noun
(law) A temporary job of assisting a judge in writing legal opinions, generally available to a beginning attorney for one to two years.
(medicine) Clinical training for physicians during the second half of medical school.
The state or business of a clerk.
clerkships
clerkships
noun
plural of clerkship
cockchafers
cockchafers
noun
plural of cockchafer
cockhorse
cockhorse
adj
(figuratively) Lofty in feeling; exultant, proud, upstart.