(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.
ahorseback
ahorseback
adv
On the back of a horse; horseback.
amberjacks
amberjacks
noun
plural of amberjack
anchorlike
anchorlike
adj
Resembling an anchor.
archipenko
archjockey
archmocker
archworker
arsenicked
arsenicked
adj
(rare) Poisoned with arsenic.
artichokes
artichokes
noun
plural of artichoke
backberand
backberend
backbiters
backbiters
noun
plural of backbiter
backfatter
backfatter
noun
A pig yielding significant backfat.
backfiller
backfiller
noun
A machine for refilling an excavation.
backfriend
backfriend
noun
(UK, dialectal) A friend at one's back; a backer; one who does his best for another; a supporter.
(UK, dialectal) A hangnail.
(UK, dialectal, obsolete) A false friend; a secret enemy.
backgeared
backhander
backhander
noun
(informal) A bribe, a secret payment.
(racquet sports) A player who plays a backhand shot.
(racquet sports) A shot played backhand, a backhand stroke.
(surfing) A surfer who approaches a swell with the wave behind them ("on their backhand") rather than facing the wave ("on their forehand").
A blow with the back of the hand.
A glass of wine given out of turn, the bottle having been handed backwards.
backhooker
backiebird
backlasher
backlasher
noun
A participant in a backlash
backlotter
backpacker
backpacker
noun
(music, slang) A fan or performer of backpack rap.
A traveler whose luggage consists of a backpack; especially, such a traveler who uses hostels, public transport, and other inexpensive services.
backrushes
backrushes
noun
plural of backrush
backslider
backslider
noun
A recidivist; one who backslides, especially in a religious sense; an apostate.
She married him thinking to change his ways, and for a while he got religion, but he was ever a backslider; she soon began finding bottles stashed about the house.
backspacer
backspacer
noun
A mechanism in a typewriter that controls backspacing.
backspread
backstreet
backstreet
adj
(figuratively) Done in poor and unsanitary conditions, secretly and illegally; back-alley.
Associated with neighborhoods on back streets, often in older neighborhoods, with poorer residents.
noun
Alternative spelling of back street
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.
backtender
backtenter
backvelder
backvelder
noun
A native or inhabitant of the backveld.
backwasher
backwasher
noun
(textiles) A machine used for washing wool after carding to remove the impurities.
backwaters
backwaters
noun
plural of backwater
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backwater
backyarder
backyarder
noun
One who carries on a project or business in a backyard, especially the raising of poultry.
baldricked
baldricked
adj
Wearing a baldrick (ornamental belt).
barebacked
barebacked
adj
Of a bird raised for meat: lacking feathers, seen as an undesirable trait.
adv
Synonym of bareback
barenecked
barenecked
adj
Having the neck bare.
barkcutter
barleysick
battercake
battercake
noun
A kind of flat cake similar to a pancake.
batterdock
benchmarks
benchmarks
noun
plural of benchmark
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of benchmark
birdieback
blackbeard
blackbeard
Proper noun
The archetypal pirate, who lived in the 17th and 18th centuries.
blackberry
blackberry
noun
(UK, dialectal) The blackcurrant.
A fruit-bearing shrub of the aggregate species Rubus fruticosus and some hybrids.
The soft fruit borne by this shrub, formed of a black (when ripe) cluster of drupelets.
verb
To gather or forage for blackberries.
blackeners
blackeners
noun
plural of blackener
blacketeer
blacketeer
noun
Short for black marketeer.
blackheart
blackheart
noun
A cruel and remorseless person.
A heart-shaped cherry with a very dark skin.
A type of malleable cast iron with minimum tensile strength of 350 N/mm².
Any of various plant diseases that cause darkening of the central tissue.
blackshear
blackshear
Proper noun
a city in Georgia, USA
blackwater
blackwater
noun
Blackwater fever; malaria caused by Plasmodium falciparum.
Waste from domestic toilets; water containing fecal matter.
Water containing loam, tannins, etc., giving it a very dark appearance.
blockaders
blockaders
noun
plural of blockader
blocklayer
blocklayer
noun
A person employed to lay down blocks of material, for example as a road surface.
blockmaker
blockmaker
noun
A manufacturer of blocks for use in printing.
A manufacturer of nautical blocks.
bracketing
bracketing
noun
(architecture) A series or group of brackets; brackets, collectively.
The act of enclosing (text, etc.) in brackets.
verb
present participle of bracket
bracketted
branchlike
branchlike
adj
resembling a branch of a tree
bricklayer
bricklayer
noun
A craftsman who builds walls and suchlike out of bricks.
brickmaker
brickmaker
noun
A maker of bricks.
buckwasher
butterback
cadilesker
cadilesker
noun
A chief judge in the Ottoman Empire.
cakewalker
cakewalker
noun
A performer of the cakewalk dance.
camerawork
camerawork
noun
Skill or technique involving the use of a camera, especially a video camera.
candymaker
candymaker
noun
A manufacturer of candy.
canebrakes
canebrakes
noun
plural of canebrake
cankerbird
cankeredly
cankeredly
adv
In a cankered manner.
cankerfret
cankerroot
cankerweed
cankerworm
cankerworm
noun
(figurative) A corrupting or destructive force.
Either of two caterpillars, the larvae of geometrid moths, that are destructive to fruit, buds and leaves.
cankerwort
cankerwort
noun
The plant Taraxacum officinale.
caretakers
caretakers
noun
plural of caretaker
caretaking
caretaking
noun
The act of taking care or taking charge of something.
carpetwork
carpetwork
noun
carpeting generally
carpsucker
carpsucker
noun
Any of various fish of the genus Carpiodes.
casekeeper
casekeeper
noun
(card games) An employee at a gambling establishment who assists the players and prevents dealer cheating by counting cards using an abacus-like device with counters on spindles.
caseworker
caseworker
noun
a social worker
cashkeeper
catskinner
catskinner
noun
(slang, US) One who drives (or operates) a tracked vehicle.
cavekeeper
cavernlike
cavernlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a cavern.
cedarbrook
chainbreak
chainmaker
chainmaker
noun
A tool use to add a link to a chain
One who makes chains.
chairmaker
chairmaker
noun
A manufacturer of chairs.
cheboksary
cheboksary
Proper noun
The capital city of Chuvashia, Russia
checkstrap
chokestrap
chokestrap
noun
A strap leading from the bellyband to the lower part of the collar, to keep the collar in place.
clarkedale
clarkeites
clarkfield
clarksdale
clearbrook
clearskins
clearskins
noun
plural of clearskin
cloakmaker
cloakmaker
noun
Someone who makes cloaks.
clockmaker
clockmaker
noun
A person who makes clocks.
clothmaker
clothmaker
noun
A person who makes cloth.
coachmaker
coachmaker
noun
A coachbuilder.
cockarouse
cockarouse
noun
(historical) A sachem or leader in certain Native American groups.
cockatrice
cockatrice
noun
(fantasy, folklore) A snake or serpent that appears to be hatched of a rooster, or cock's, egg.
(mythology) A legendary creature about the size and shape of a dragon or wyvern, but in appearance resembling a giant rooster, with some lizard-like characteristics.
(obsolete) Mistress, harlot.
(obsolete, figurative) Any venomous or deadly thing.
(speculated) The cobra.
cockchafer
cockchafer
noun
Any of the large European beetles from the genus Melolontha that are destructive to vegetation.
Any of various other similar beetles, such as of the genera Acrossidius, Cyphochilus, Rhopaea, etc.
cockmaster
cockmaster
noun
(vulgar, slang, derogatory) Term of abuse.
One who breeds gamecocks.
colormaker
colormaker
noun
(American spelling) A maker of paints or dyes; a colorman.
comebacker
comebacker
noun
(baseball) A batted ball that travels toward the pitcher.
copartaker
copartaker
noun
One who partakes in something with others.
coremaking
coremaking
noun
(engineering) The manufacture of the cores used to produce the hollow parts of castings.
cornerback
cornerback
noun
(American football, Gaelic football, hurling) Any of the defensive players who are in position on each side farthest laterally from the ball and whose principal responsibility is to defend against passes.
cornflakes
cornflakes
noun
Alternative spelling of corn flakes
couchmaker
couchmaker
noun
A manufacturer of couches.
crackiness
crackiness
noun
The quality of being cracky.
crackliest
crackliest
adj
superlative form of crackly: most crackly
cradlelike
cradlelike
adj
Resembling a cradle.
crankcases
crankcases
noun
plural of crankcase
crankiness
crankiness
noun
The state of being cranky.
crankplate
cratemaker
cratemaker
noun
A manufacturer of crates.
craterlike
craterlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a crater.
creakiness
creakiness
noun
The state of being creaky
creakingly
creakingly
adv
With a creaking sound.
creammaker
croakiness
croakiness
noun
The quality of being croaky.
crownmaker
crownmaker
noun
A manufacturer of crowns.
czerniakov
dekadarchy
dekadarchy
noun
(politics) Synonym of decarchy: rule by ten people.
dekadrachm
dekaparsec
dekaparsec
noun
Alternative form of decaparsec
derrickman
derrickman
noun
A member of an oil drilling rig who works on a derrick suspended above the rig floor, manhandling the drillpipe.
dockmaster
dockmaster
noun
Someone in charge of a dock, or of docking.
dreadlocks
dreadlocks
noun
A hairstyle worn by Rastafarians and others in which the hair is left to grow into long matted strings.
earthshock
earthshock
Noun
An earthquake.
ektachrome
fernambuck
foretackle
foretackle
noun
(nautical) The tackle that attaches or hooks on to the pendant (on a masthead or foremast) for the purposes of hoisting, tautening, or securing a stay.
frackville
fredericka
fredericka
Proper noun
form (female given name)
frockmaker
fruitcakes
fruitcakes
noun
plural of fruitcake
fruitcakey
garliclike
garliclike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of garlic.
girdlecake
goatsucker
goatsucker
noun
Any bird in the nightjar family Caprimulgidae.
greenbacks
greenbacks
noun
plural of greenback
guerickian
hackbuteer
hackbuteer
noun
An arquebusier.
hackbutter
hackbutter
Noun
An arquebusier.
hackdriver
hackleburg
hacksilber
hacksilber
noun
Alternative form of hacksilver
hammerlock
hammerlock
noun
A hold, in wrestling, in which an opponent's arm is twisted up behind his back; an armlock