(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
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.
cockfights
cockfights
noun
plural of cockfight
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
fetishlike
fetishlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a fetish.
forksmith
frankheartedness
frankheartedness
noun
open-heartedness
frankheartness
freethinkers
freethinkers
noun
plural of freethinker
frithsoken
futharks
futharks
noun
plural of futhark
futhorks
futhorks
noun
plural of futhork
hlithskjalf
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.
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
knifesmith
knifesmith
noun
A cutler who makes knives.
makeshift
makeshift
adj
Made to work or suffice; improvised; substituted.
noun
(obsolete) A rogue; a shifty person.
A temporary (usually insubstantial) substitution.
makeshiftiness
makeshiftiness
noun
The quality of being makeshifty.
makeshiftness
makeshiftness
noun
The quality of being makeshift.
makeshifts
makeshifts
noun
plural of makeshift
makeshifty
makeshifty
adj
Somewhat makeshift.
markgenossenschaft
phosphofructokinase
phosphofructokinase
noun
(biochemistry) Any of a group of kinase enzymes that convert fructose phosphates to biphosphates
pickshaft
pitchforks
pitchforks
noun
plural of pitchfork
rockshaft
sefekhet
shaftlike
shaftlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a shaft.
skilletfish
skilletfishes
smokefarthings
smokeshaft
stockfather
stockfish
stockfish
noun
(South Africa) The shallow-water Cape hake (Merluccius capensis)
A cod (or similar fish) having been cut open and cured in the open air without salt.
stockfishes
stockfishes
noun
plural of stockfish
superthankful
superthankfully
superthankfulness
thankfullest
thankfullest
adj
superlative form of thankful: most thankful
thankfulness
thankfulness
noun
The state of being thankful.
thankfulnesses
thankfulnesses
noun
plural of thankfulness
trackshifter
trunkfish
trunkfish
noun
Species of genera Lactophrys and Rhinesomus (in boxfish family Ostraciidae).
trunkfishes
trunkfishes
noun
plural of trunkfish
tscheffkinite
tscheffkinite
noun
a complex silicate mineral of calcium, cerium, thorium, iron, magnesium and titanium
turkeyfish
turkeyfish
noun
Another name for a lionfish
turkeyfishes
turkeyfishes
noun
plural of turkeyfish
unthankfulness
unthankfulness
noun
The state or condition of being unthankful; ingratitude.
