(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
aftertask
alkaliferous
alkaliferous
adj
Yielding alkalis.
alkylarylsulfonate
backfires
backfires
noun
plural of backfire
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backfire
bakersfield
bakersfield
Proper noun
A major city in California, USA
blackfisher
blackfriars
blackfriars
intj
(obsolete, UK, thieves' cant) look out; beware
noun
plural of blackfriar
breakfast
breakfast
noun
(by extension) A meal consisting of food normally eaten in the morning, which may typically include eggs, sausages, toast, bacon, etc.
(largely obsolete outside religion) A meal eaten after a period of (now often religious) fasting.
The celebratory meal served after a wedding (and occasionally after other solemnities e.g. a funeral).
The first meal of the day, usually eaten in the morning.
verb
(intransitive) To eat the morning meal.
(transitive) To serve breakfast to.
breakfasted
breakfasted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of breakfast
breakfaster
breakfaster
noun
One eating breakfast.
breakfasters
breakfasters
noun
plural of breakfaster
breakfasting
breakfasting
noun
The act of eating breakfast.
verb
present participle of breakfast
breakfastless
breakfastless
adj
Without breakfast.
breakfasts
breakfasts
noun
plural of breakfast
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of breakfast
breakfronts
breakfronts
noun
plural of breakfront
brickfields
brickfields
noun
plural of brickfield
brufsky
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
fairbanks
fairbanks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fairbank
fairoaks
fakeers
fakeers
noun
plural of fakeer
fakeries
fakeries
noun
plural of fakery
fakers
fakers
noun
plural of faker
fakirism
fakirism
noun
The practices of fakirs.
fakirs
fakirs
noun
plural of fakir
falsework
falsework
noun
(engineering) A temporary framework used in the building of bridges and arched structures in order to hold items in place until the structure is able to support itself.
(engineering) Scaffolding, a temporary frame serving to support and brace a building under construction until it can stand alone.
farkas
farkleberries
farkleberries
noun
plural of farkleberry
farmworkers
farmworkers
noun
plural of farmworker
farsakh
farsakh
noun
parasang
feinschmecker
feinschmeckers
fernsick
fibrinokinase
filemarks
filemarks
noun
plural of filemark
fingerpicks
fingerpicks
noun
plural of fingerpick
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fingerpick
finksburg
finmarks
finnmarks
firebreaks
firebreaks
noun
plural of firebreak
firebricks
firebricks
noun
plural of firebrick
firecrackers
firecrackers
noun
plural of firecracker
firelocks
firelocks
noun
plural of firelock
firepinks
firepinks
noun
plural of firepink
fireworkless
fireworkless
adj
Without fireworks.
fireworks
fireworks
noun
(plural only) An event or a display where fireworks are set off.
(plural only, figuratively) A boisterous or violent event or situation.
plural of firework.
firkins
firkins
noun
plural of firkin
fisherfolk
fisherfolk
noun
(anthropology) Members of a culture that is dominated by fishing.
People who fish for a living.
Recreational fishers.
fishworker
fishworker
noun
A laborer in the fishing industry.
fishworks
fishworks
noun
A fish processing plant.
flakers
flakers
noun
plural of flaker
flankers
flankers
noun
plural of flanker
flasker
flasker
noun
(historical) A whisky smuggler.
flatworks
flickermouse
flickers
flickers
noun
plural of flicker
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of flicker
fliskier
flockmaster
flockmaster
noun
A head shepherd.
floorwalkers
floorwalkers
noun
plural of floorwalker
flunkers
flunkers
noun
plural of flunker
flusker
foldskirt
folklores
folklores
noun
plural of folklore
folklorish
folklorish
adj
(colloquial) Being similar to or having the quality of folklore.
folklorism
folklorism
noun
Invention or adaptation of folklore; including any use of a tradition outside the cultural context in which it was created.
folklorist
folklorist
noun
A person who studies or collects folklore
folkloristic
folkloristic
adj
about the traditions and stories of a country or community; Characteristic of folklore.
folklorists
folklorists
noun
plural of folklorist
folksier
folksier
adj
comparative form of folksy: more folksy
folksinger
folksinger
noun
A person who sings folk songs.
folksingers
folksingers
noun
plural of folksinger
footlockers
footlockers
noun
plural of footlocker
footmarks
footmarks
noun
plural of footmark
footworks
footworks
noun
plural of footwork
forcepslike
forcepslike
adj
Resembling a forceps.
forebespeak
forecheckers
forecheckers
noun
plural of forechecker
foredecks
foredecks
noun
plural of foredeck
foredesk
foreknowableness
foreknowledges
foreknowledges
noun
plural of foreknowledge
foreknows
foreknows
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of foreknow
forelocks
forelocks
noun
plural of forelock
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of forelock
foremilks
foremilks
noun
plural of foremilk
forepeaks
forepeaks
noun
plural of forepeak
foreranks
foreranks
noun
plural of forerank
foreshank
foreshank
noun
A cut of meat from this part.
The upper part of the foreleg of cattle.
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
foreskin
foreskin
noun
(anatomy) Ellipsis of clitoral foreskin.
(anatomy) The nerve-dense, retractable fold of skin which covers and protects the head of the penis in humans and some other animals.
verb
To remove the foreskin.
To sexually stimulate by manipulating the foreskin.
foreskins
foreskins
noun
plural of foreskin
foreskirt
foreskirt
noun
The front skirt of a garment, in distinction from the train.
foreslack
foreslack
verb
Alternative form of forslack
forespake
forespake
verb
(archaic) simple past tense of forespeak
forespeak
forespeak
verb
(transitive, archaic) To foretell, to predict.
Alternative spelling of forspeak
forespeaker
forespeaker
noun
(obsolete or historical) One who speaks on behalf of another; an advocate.
forespeaking
forespeaking
noun
(obsolete) A foretelling; a prediction.
verb
present participle of forespeak
forespoke
forespoke
verb
simple past tense of forespeak
forespoken
forespoken
adj
Spoken beforehand or in advance; foretold; predicted.
verb
past participle of forespeak.
forestick
forestick
noun
The front stick of a fire in a hearth.
forestlike
forestlike
adj
Like a forest.
foretokens
foretokens
noun
plural of foretoken
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of foretoken
forjaskit
forjesket
forkedness
forkedness
noun
The state or quality of being forked.
forkers
forkers
noun
plural of forker
forkfuls
forkfuls
noun
plural of forkful
forkiest
forkiness
forkiness
noun
The quality or state of being forky.
forkinesses
forkless
forkless
adj
Without a fork or forks.
forklifts
forklifts
noun
plural of forklift
forks
forks
noun
plural of fork
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fork
forksful
forksmith
forksville
forkwise
forkwise
adv
In the manner of a fork.
forsake
forsake
verb
(transitive) To abandon, to give up, to leave (permanently), to renounce (someone or something).
(transitive, obsolete) To avoid or shun (someone or something).
(transitive, obsolete) To cause disappointment to; to be insufficient for (someone or something).
(transitive, obsolete) To decline or refuse (something offered).
forsaken
forsaken
adj
Deserted; abandoned.
Helpless.
verb
past participle of forsake
forsakenly
forsakenly
adv
(rare) helplessly
In a deserted manner; by itself; alone
forsakenness
forsakenness
noun
The state or condition of being forsaken.
forsaker
forsaker
noun
One who forsakes.
forsakers
forsakers
noun
plural of forsaker
forsakes
forsakes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of forsake
forsaking
forsaking
noun
The act by which somebody is forsaken; an abandonment.
verb
present participle of forsake
forseek
forseek
verb
(transitive) To seek thoroughly (for); seek out.
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.
forslake
forsook
forsook
verb
simple past tense of forsake
forspeak
forspeak
verb
(transitive, dialectal, Northern England and Scotland) To injure or cause bad luck through immoderate praise or flattery; to affect with the curse of an evil tongue, which brings ill luck upon all objects of its praise.
(transitive, obsolete) Alternative spelling of forespeak
(transitive, obsolete) To bewitch, to charm.
(transitive, obsolete) To forbid, to prohibit; to oppose.
(transitive, obsolete) To say bad things about; to slander.