(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
ampherotokous
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.
archdukedoms
archdukedoms
noun
plural of archdukedom
archdukes
archdukes
noun
plural of archduke
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
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
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.
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.
benchmarks
benchmarks
noun
plural of benchmark
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of benchmark
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
blackshirted
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.
brachyskelic
brachyskelic
adj
Having unusually short legs
brackebuschite
brackebuschite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing hydrogen, iron, lead, manganese, oxygen, vanadium, and zinc.
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.
brokenheartedness
brokenheartedness
noun
The quality of being brokenhearted.
brushmaker
brushmaker
noun
A person who makes brushes.
buckinghamshire
buckinghamshire
Proper noun
An inland county of England bounded by Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Greater London, Berkshire and Oxfordshire.
buckwasher
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
cashkeeper
chalkosideric
charnockites
charnockites
noun
plural of charnockite
cheboksary
cheboksary
Proper noun
The capital city of Chuvashia, Russia
checkerboards
checkerboards
noun
plural of checkerboard
checkerbreast
checkstrap
cheesemaker
cheesemaker
noun
A person skilled in the art of making cheese
chickenbreasted
chickenheartedness
chickenheartedness
noun
Alternative form of chicken-heartedness
chokestrap
chokestrap
noun
A strap leading from the bellyband to the lower part of the collar, to keep the collar in place.
christianlike
christianlike
Adjective
Befitting a Christian.
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
cockchafers
cockchafers
noun
plural of cockchafer
cockroaches
cockroaches
noun
plural of cockroach
creashaks
crosshackle
dakerhens
dakerhens
noun
plural of dakerhen
darkheartedness
darkishness
darkishness
noun
The state or condition of being darkish; moderate darkness.
dashmaker
deutschemark
deutschmark
dikaryophase
dikaryophase
noun
(biology) The dikaryotic phase of the life cycle of some fungi
dishmaker
dishmaker
noun
A manufacturer of dishes.
dressmakership
dyakisdodecahedron
earthquakes
earthquakes
noun
plural of earthquake
earthshaker
earthshaker
noun
Somebody or something that is earthshaking, or of great global importance.
earthshakers
earthshakers
noun
plural of earthshaker
earthshaking
earthshaking
adj
Of global consequence or importance.
Very loud.
earthshakingly
earthshakingly
adv
In an earthshaking manner.
earthshock
earthshock
Noun
An earthquake.
earthsmoke
earthworks
earthworks
noun
plural of earthwork
ekphorias
ekphorias
noun
plural of ekphoria
ereshkigal
foreshank
foreshank
noun
A cut of meat from this part.
The upper part of the foreleg of cattle.
frankheartedness
frankheartedness
noun
open-heartedness
frankheartness
frankhouse
freakish
freakish
adj
Capricious, unpredictable.
Strange, unusual, abnormal or bizarre.
freakishly
freakishly
adv
In a freakish manner.
freakishness
freakishness
noun
The characteristic or quality of being freakish
gebrauchsmusik
greenshank
greenshank
noun
A wading bird, Tringa nebularia, that has long greenish legs and is native to Eurasia.
greenshanks
greenshanks
noun
plural of greenshank
hackberries
hackberries
noun
plural of hackberry
hackeries
hackeries
noun
plural of hackery
hackers
hackers
noun
plural of hacker
hacklers
hacklers
noun
plural of hackler
hacksilber
hacksilber
noun
Alternative form of hacksilver
hackster
hackster
noun
(obsolete) A bully; a ruffian; an assassin.
hairstreak
hairstreak
noun
Any of many butterflies, of the subfamily Theclinae, that have hairlike projections on the back wings.
hairstreaks
hairstreaks
noun
plural of hairstreak
hallanshaker
hallanshaker
noun
(obsolete) A sturdy beggar.
halterbreaks
halterbreaks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of halterbreak
hammerlocks
hammerlocks
noun
plural of hammerlock
hammerskjold
handistroke
handkerchiefs
handkerchieves
handkerchieves
noun
plural of handkerchief
handshaker
handshaker
noun
One who gives a handshake.
handstroke
handstroke
noun
(bellringing) The pull on the sally that swings the bell through a full circle
handworkers
handworkers
noun
plural of handworker
hankerers
hankerers
noun
plural of hankerer
hankerings
hankerings
noun
plural of hankering
hankers
hankers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hanker
harkeners
harkeners
noun
plural of harkener
harkens
harkens
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of harken
harkness
harnesslike
harnesslike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a harness.
hatmakers
hatmakers
noun
plural of hatmaker
hauberks
hauberks
noun
plural of hauberk
haversack
haversack
noun
(archaic) An oat-sack, or nosebag for a horse.
A small, strong bag carried on the back or the shoulder, usually with only one strap, and originally made of canvas.
haversacks
haversacks
noun
plural of haversack
havockers
havockers
noun
plural of havocker
hawkers
hawkers
noun
plural of hawker
haymakers
haymakers
noun
plural of haymaker
headshaker
headshrinker
headshrinker
noun
Alternative form of head-shrinker
headworks
headworks
noun
Any structure at the head or diversion point of a waterway. It is smaller than a barrage and is used to divert water from a river into a canal or from a large canal into a smaller canal.
hearkens
hearkens
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hearken
hearselike
hearselike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a hearse.
heartbreaks
heartbreaks
noun
plural of heartbreak
heartbrokenness
heartbrokenness
noun
The state or quality of being heartbroken.
heartshake
heartsick
heartsick
adj
Very despondent or sorrowful.
heartsickening
heartsickness
heartsickness
noun
The condition of being heartsick
heartsicknesses
heartsicknesses
noun
plural of heartsickness
heatstroke
heatstroke
noun
Alternative spelling of heat stroke.
heatstrokes
heatstrokes
noun
plural of heatstroke
hektares
hektares
noun
plural of hektare
herakles
heterakis
heterokaryosis
heterokaryosis
noun
(biology) The condition of being a heterokaryon.
heterokinesia
hexakisoctahedron
hexakisoctahedron
noun
A three-dimensional solid with 48 faces arranged around 9 planes of reflection and 13 rotary axes.
hexakistetrahedron
hexakistetrahedron
noun
A polyhedron with 24 faces.
hijackers
hijackers
noun
plural of hijacker
homemakers
homemakers
noun
plural of homemaker
horseback
horseback
adv
On the back of a horse.
noun
(countable) A ridge of sand, gravel, and boulders.
(usually with on, upon, etc.) The back of a horse.