(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
forethink
forethink
verb
(transitive, rare) To plan (something) in advance; think, consider, or contrive beforehand; prognosticate.
(transitive, rare) To think about beforehand; to anticipate.
frecklish
frecklish
adj
Having freckles; freckled.
Resembling or characteristic of a freckle.
freethink
ghostlike
ghostlike
adj
Seemingly invisible; as a ghost, similar to a ghost.
grilikhes
gunkholed
gunkholed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of gunkhole
hackamore
hackamore
noun
A kind of bridle with no bit.
hackberry
hackberry
noun
(uncountable) The wood of these plants.
Any of several deciduous trees of the genus Celtis, widespread over the Northern Hemisphere, having small fruit.
Prunus padus, a species of cherry tree, of Eurasia, or its berry.
hackeries
hackeries
noun
plural of hackery
hackeymal
hackliest
hackneyed
hackneyed
adj
(dated) Let out for hire.
Repeated too often.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hackney
hackneyer
hackneyer
noun
One who hackneys (makes uninteresting or trite by frequent use).
haddocker
haddocker
noun
A commercial fisherman who catches haddock.
A fishing boat used for catching haddock.
haleakala
halfbeaks
halfbeaks
noun
plural of halfbeak
hamesoken
hammerkop
hammerkop
noun
A bird from southern Africa, Scopus umbretta, of the family Scopidaeand related to the herons.
handbrake
handbrake
noun
(mechanical engineering, automotive, rail transport) A brake in a vehicle, set by hand, and usually locking on until released by hand, enabling its use when parked.
(mechanical engineering, automotive, rail transport) The mechanism, particularly the locking hand-operated lever or foot-operated toggle lever in a motorcar or the hand-operated crank on a railcar, which is used to set and release such a brake.
verb
To apply the handbrake in a vehicle.
handshake
handshake
noun
(computing) An exchange of signals between two devices when communications begin in order to ensure synchronization.
The grasping of hands by two people when greeting, leave-taking, or making an agreement.
verb
(computing) To perform a handshake with another device.
To perform a handshake; to shake hands.
handspike
handspike
noun
A bar or lever, generally of wood, used in a windlass or capstan, for heaving anchor, and, in modified forms, for various purposes.
handspoke
handspoke
noun
Alternative form of handspike
hankerers
hankerers
noun
plural of hankerer
hankering
hankering
noun
(often followed by for or after) A strong, restless desire, longing, or mental inclination.
verb
present participle of hanker
hardwicke
harkeners
harkeners
noun
plural of harkener
harkening
harkening
noun
The act of one who harkens or listens.
verb
present participle of harken
harpylike
harpylike
Adjective
Resembling a harpy; ravenous or shrewish.
hatmakers
hatmakers
noun
plural of hatmaker
havelocks
havelocks
noun
plural of havelock
havercake
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.
havockers
havockers
noun
plural of havocker
hawknosed
hawknosed
adj
Having a nose that resembles a hawk's beak.
hawknoses
hawknoses
noun
plural of hawknose
hawksbeak
hawkweeds
hawkweeds
noun
plural of hawkweed
haymakers
haymakers
noun
plural of haymaker
haymarket
haymarket
Proper noun
Any of various placenames, particularly a street in Westminster, London and the in that street
A town in Virginia State.
headliked
headlocks
headlocks
noun
plural of headlock
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of headlock
headshake
headshake
noun
A shake of the head.
headstick
headstick
noun
(printing, historical) A straight piece of furniture placed at the head of a form, between the chase and the type.
A stick-like device strapped to a paralysed person's head to allow them to perform activities such as typing on a keyboard.
headstock
headstock
noun
(mining) A headframe.
(rail transport) A transverse structural member at the extreme end of a rail vehicle's underframe, also used on some bogies.
A beam that supports a bell.
A clamp that restrains a cow by the neck.
A part of a machine (such as a lathe or drill) that supports a rotating part
The part of a lute-type string instrument, such as a guitar, that holds the tuning pegs or tensioning screws of the strings.
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.
hearkened
hearkened
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hearken
hearkener
hearkener
noun
One who hearkens; a listener.
heartikin
heartikin
noun
(obsolete, diminutive) A little heart.
heartlike
heartlike
adj
Having the shape of a heart.
Resembling or characteristic of a heart.
heartsick
heartsick
adj
Very despondent or sorrowful.
heathlike
heathlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a heath.
heatmaker
heavyback
heckerism
heckerism
Noun
The teaching of Isaac Thomas Hecker (1819-1888), which interprets Catholicism as promoting human aspirations after liberty and truth, and as the religion best suited to the character and institutions of the American people.
heelmaker
heindrick
hekataean
hekhshers
hektogram
hellkites
hellkites
noun
plural of hellkite
hemiekton
hemiekton
noun
An ancient Attic dry measure of capacity, equivalent to 4.36 litres.
hemokonia
hendricks
henpecked
henpecked
adj
(particularly of husbands or boyfriends) Intimidated or overwhelmed by a nagging or overbearing wife or girlfriend.
heraklean
heterakid
heterakis
heyrovsky
hickified
hickories
hickories
noun
plural of hickory
hieromonk
hieromonk
noun
A monk of the Eastern Church who is also a priest.
hijackers
hijackers
noun
plural of hijacker
hillocked
hillocked
Adjective
Having hillocks.
hingelike
hingelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a hinge.
hitchhike
hitchhike
noun
(radio, advertising) Alternative form of hitchhiker (“advertisement at the end of a programme”)
verb
(by extension) To be carried along with something else.
To try to get a ride in a passing vehicle while standing at the side of a road, generally by either sticking out one's finger or thumb or holding a sign with one's stated destination.
hockamore
hockamore
noun
(obsolete) A Rhenish white wine.
hockessin
hockmoney
hoddypeak
hogchoker
hogchoker
noun
Trinectes maculatus, a small flatfish found along the coast of parts of North America.
hogsucker
hogsucker
noun
Hypentelium nigricans, a species of fish found throughout the Mississippi river basin, growing up to two feet in length.
hokeyness
hokeyness
noun
Alternative form of hokiness
holbrooke
holishkes
homefolks
homemaker
homemaker
noun
(US) A person who maintains the administration and upkeep of his or her residence, especially one who is not employed outside the home; one who runs the household.
homeworks
homeworks
noun
plural of homework
honeylike
honeylike
adj
Like honey in taste, texture, or appearance.
honeysuck
honeysuck
noun
(dialect, archaic) honeysuckle
hookcheck
hookerman
hookerton
hookmaker
hookmaker
noun
A manufacturer of hooks.
hooknoses
hooknoses
noun
plural of hooknose
hoopmaker
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.
horselike
horselike
adj
Similar to a horse, or to a characteristic of a horse
horselock
houndlike
houndlike
adj
Like, resembling, or characteristic of a hound; houndly.
housekeep
housekeep
noun
(archaic or fantasy) The person in charge of a house; a housekeeper or innkeeper.
verb
(intransitive) To carry out the domestic duties of housekeeping.
(transitive, intransitive, computing) To perform the general tasks of housekeeping.
housekept
housekept
verb
simple past tense and past participle of housekeep
houseleek
houseleek
noun
Any of several succulent plants, of the genus Sempervivum, having a rosette of fleshy leaves
housework
housework
noun
(uncommon) Homework.
Domestic household chores such as cleaning and cooking.
hucksters
hucksters
noun
plural of huckster
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of huckster
huckstery
huckstery
noun
The activities of a huckster.
hulkiness
humanlike
humanlike
adj
Having characteristics of a human.
humuslike
humuslike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of humus (compounds in soil).
hunkering
hunkering
verb
present participle of hunker
hunkerism
hunkerism
noun
(US, politics) Excessive conservatism; hostility to progress.
hunkerous
hunkerous
adj
(dated) politically conservative
huskiness
huskiness
noun
The property of being husky.
hutkeeper
hutkeeper
noun
One who maintains a hut that can be used by hikers, climbers, etc.
hygrodeik
hygrodeik
noun
A form of hygrometer having wet and dry bulb thermometers, with an adjustable index showing the percentage of moisture in the air, etc.
icekhanas
icekhanas
noun
plural of icekhana
inkholder
inkholder
noun
A container for ink.
jayhawker
jayhawker
noun
(historical) An abolitionist raider in the Kansas–Missouri border skirmishes during the American Civil War.
Any robber or bandit.
jockeyish
jokesmith
jokesmith
noun
(humorous) A person who devises jokes.
junkerish
junkerish
adj
(historical) Characteristic of the aristocratic party in Prussia.
kaddishes
kaddishes
noun
plural of kaddish
kaffiyehs
kaffiyehs
noun
plural of kaffiyeh
kahikatea
kahikatea
noun
Dacrycarpus dacrydioides, a coniferous tree endemic to New Zealand.
kahoolawe
kahoolawe
Proper noun
the smallest of the eight main volcanic islands in Hawaii, uninhabited
kakawahie
kakawahie
noun
Paroreomyza flammea, an extinct Hawaiian honeycreeper.
kalanchoe
kalanchoe
noun
Any of the genus Kalanchoe of tropical, succulent flowering plants.
kamachile
kamachile
noun
Alternative form of camachile
kamadhenu
kampuchea
kanephore
kaneshite
karlsruhe
karlsruhe
Proper noun
A city in Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
A city/village in North Dakota.
kashering
kashering
verb
present participle of kasher
katharine
katharses
katherina
katherine
katherine
Proper noun
name, a popular spelling variant of Catherine.
A placename given to a river and a town in Northern Territory, Australia.
kathlynne
kedushoth
keelhaled
keelhaled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of keelhale
keelhales
keelhales
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of keelhale
keelhauls
keelhauls
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of keelhaul
keeshonds
kehilloth
kelyphite
kelyphite
noun
(mineralogy) A substitution mineral found surrounding garnet in peridotites.