(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.
airlocks
airlocks
noun
plural of airlock
aleksandrovac
alpenstocker
alpenstocker
noun
A mountain-climber, especially one that uses an alpenstock.
archdukedoms
archdukedoms
noun
plural of archdukedom
archidiskodon
archworkmaster
arkosic
arkosic
adj
(geology) Of or pertaining to arkose.
armlocks
armlocks
noun
plural of armlock
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of armlock
arosaguntacook
artichokes
artichokes
noun
plural of artichoke
backarrows
backboards
backboards
noun
plural of backboard
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backboard
backcross
backcross
noun
(genetics) An organism produced by such a crossing.
(genetics) The act of crossing a hybrid with one of its parents.
(juggling) Alternative form of back cross
verb
(genetics) To cross a hybrid with one of its parents.
backcrossed
backcrossed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backcross
backcrosses
backcrosses
noun
plural of backcross
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backcross
backcrossing
backcrossing
noun
(genetics) The crossing of a hybrid with one of its parents or an individual genetically similar to its parent.
verb
present participle of backcross
backdrops
backdrops
noun
plural of backdrop
backgrounds
backgrounds
noun
plural of background
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of background
backpointers
backropes
backstories
backstories
noun
plural of backstory
backstroke
backstroke
noun
(bellringing) The pull on the tail of the rope that swings the bell through a full circle (compare handstroke)
(swimming) A stroke swum lying on one's back, while rotating both arms through the water as to propel the swimmer backwards.
A backhanded stroke or blow.
verb
To swim the backstroke.
backstroked
backstroked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backstroke
backstrokes
backstrokes
noun
plural of backstroke
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backstroke
backstroking
backstroking
verb
present participle of backstroke
backstromite
backstromite
noun
(mineralogy) Synonym of hydrohausmannite
backsword
backsword
noun
(UK, dated) A stick with a basket handle, used in rustic amusements.
(UK, dated) The game in which the stick is used.
A sword with one sharp edge.
backswording
backswording
noun
Sport or exercise using a backsword or singlestick.
backswordman
backswordman
noun
(historical) One who fights with a backsword or singlestick.
backswordmen
backswordmen
noun
plural of backswordman
backswordsman
backwoodser
badderlocks
badderlocks
noun
(Scotland) The edible seaweed Alaria esculenta
barnstock
beckoners
beckoners
noun
plural of beckoner
bedrocks
bedrocks
noun
plural of bedrock
blackamoors
blackamoors
noun
plural of blackamoor
blackboards
blackboards
noun
plural of blackboard
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blackboard
blackthorns
blackthorns
noun
plural of blackthorn
bleachworks
bleachworks
noun
A factory that manufactures bleach.
blockaders
blockaders
noun
plural of blockader
blockbuster
blockbuster
noun
(US) One who engages in blockbusting (technique encouraging people to sell property).
(informal) Something, especially an event or a film, book or other creative work, that is intended to achieve high sales (perhaps indicated by large budgets or high advertising spending) or that is conceived on a large or epic scale
(informal) Something, such as a film or book, that sustains exceptional and widespread popularity and achieves enormous sales, as opposed to a box office bomb.
(slang) Anything very large or powerful; a whopper.
A high-explosive bomb used for the purposes of demolishing extensive areas, such as a city block.
A large firework of the firecracker type; an M-80.
blockbusters
blockbusters
noun
plural of blockbuster
blockers
blockers
noun
plural of blocker
blocksburg
bloodsucker
bloodsucker
noun
(by extension) Any parasite.
(by extension) One who attempts to take as much from others as possible; a leech.
A vampire.
An animal that drinks the blood of others, especially by sucking blood through a puncture wound; a hemovore.
The changeable lizard (Calotes versicolor).
bloodsuckers
bloodsuckers
noun
plural of bloodsucker
bogsucker
bogsucker
noun
The American woodcock.
bookracks
bookracks
noun
plural of bookrack
bootlickers
bootlickers
noun
plural of bootlicker
boschvark
branstock
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
brickmason
brockages
brockages
noun
plural of brockage
brockets
brockets
noun
plural of brocket
brockish
brockish
adj
(obsolete) beastly; brutal
brocks
brocks
noun
plural of brock
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of brock
broomstick
broomstick
noun
(slang, rare) A gun.
A broom imbued with magic, enabling one to fly astride the handle.
The handle of a broom (sweeping tool).
verb
(intransitive) To fly on a broomstick, as witches are said to.
broomsticks
broomsticks
noun
plural of broomstick
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of broomstick
browsick
buckaroos
buckaroos
noun
plural of buckaroo
buckayros
buckayros
noun
plural of buckayro
buckboards
buckboards
noun
plural of buckboard
buckeroos
buckeroos
noun
plural of buckeroo
bucksport
burdocks
burdocks
noun
plural of burdock
cabinetworks
cankerous
cankerous
adj
Causing canker; ulcerating.
Infected with canker; ulcerous.
cankerworms
cankerworms
noun
plural of cankerworm
cantankerous
cantankerous
adj
Given to or marked by an ill-tempered, quarrelsome nature; ill-tempered, cranky, crabby.
cantankerously
cantankerously
adv
In a cantankerous manner.
cantankerousness
cantankerousness
noun
The state of being cantankerous.
cantankerousnesses
capeworks
caprocks
caprocks
noun
plural of caprock
cardstock
cardstock
noun
Alternative spelling of card stock
carnovsky
casework
casework
noun
The work required to deal with cases in any profession where a "case" has a specific definition (e.g. legal, social work, planning, etc.).
caseworker
caseworker
noun
a social worker
caseworkers
caseworkers
noun
plural of caseworker
caseworks
chalkboards
chalkboards
noun
plural of chalkboard
chalkosideric
charlocks
charlocks
noun
plural of charlock
charnockites
charnockites
noun
plural of charnockite
cheboksary
cheboksary
Proper noun
The capital city of Chuvashia, Russia
checkerboards
checkerboards
noun
plural of checkerboard
checkerspot
checkerspot
noun
Any of a group of butterflies of the subfamily Nymphalinae whose wings bear a checkered, spotted pattern.
checkrooms
checkrooms
noun
plural of checkroom
checkrows
checkrows
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of checkrow
cherokees
chickories
chickories
noun
plural of chickory
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.
clarksboro
clarkson
clarkston
classwork
classwork
noun
That part of a scholar's work that is done in class.
clerkdoms
clerkdoms
noun
plural of clerkdom
cloakrooms
cloakrooms
noun
plural of cloakroom
clockers
clockers
noun
plural of clocker
clockworks
clockworks
noun
plural of clockwork
cloisterlike
cloisterlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a cloister.
coatracks
coatracks
noun
plural of coatrack
cockalorums
cockalorums
noun
plural of cockalorum
cockarouse
cockarouse
noun
(historical) A sachem or leader in certain Native American groups.
cockatrices
cockatrices
noun
plural of cockatrice
cockchafers
cockchafers
noun
plural of cockchafer
cockcrows
cockcrows
noun
plural of cockcrow
cockerels
cockerels
noun
plural of cockerel
cockerouse
cockers
cockers
noun
plural of cocker
cockhorse
cockhorse
adj
(figuratively) Lofty in feeling; exultant, proud, upstart.
Lifted up, as one is on a tall horse.
noun
(archaic) A child's rocking horse.
(obsolete) A high or tall horse.
cockhorses
cockhorses
noun
plural of cockhorse
cockmaster
cockmaster
noun
(vulgar, slang, derogatory) Term of abuse.
One who breeds gamecocks.
cockroaches
cockroaches
noun
plural of cockroach
cocksparrow
cockspur
cockspur
noun
A blade for tying to the foot of a gamecock.
A kind of grass (Echinochloa crus-galli).
A kind of hawthorn (Crataegus crus-galli).
cockspurs
cockspurs
noun
plural of cockspur
cocksuckers
cocksuckers
noun
(vulgar) plural of cocksucker
cocksure
cocksure
adj
(informal) Too confident; overconfident.
cocksuredom
cocksureism
cocksurely
cocksurely
adv
In a cocksure manner.
cocksureness
cocksureness
noun
the state or condition of being cocksure
cocksurety
cocksurety
noun
The condition of being cocksure
coffeemakers
coffeemakers
noun
plural of coffeemaker
cokers
cokers
noun
plural of coker
cokuloris
cokuloris
noun
Alternative form of cucoloris
comakers
comakers
noun
plural of comaker
computerniks
computerniks
noun
plural of computernik
comstockeries
comstockery
comstockery
noun
(US) Censorship of literature and performances because of especially broad definitions of obscenity or immorality.
concertstck
concertstuck
conkers
conkers
noun
(Britain, games) A game for two players in which the participants each have a horse-chestnut (known as a "conker") suspended from a length of string, and take turns to strike their opponent's conker with their own with the object of destroying the opponent's conker before their own is destroyed.
plural of conker
contraclockwise
contraclockwise
adv
counterclockwise
convokers
convokers
noun
plural of convoker
cookeries
cookeries
noun
plural of cookery
cookers
cookers
noun
plural of cooker
cooksburg
cookwares
cookwares
noun
plural of cookware
copperskin
copperworks
copperworks
noun
A place where copper is manufactured and/or shaped.