(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.
amphoterus
anastrophe
anastrophe
noun
(rhetoric) Unusual word order, often involving an inversion of the usual pattern of the sentence.
anchorites
anchorites
noun
plural of anchorite
antechoirs
antechoirs
noun
plural of antechoir
anthoceros
antiheroes
antiheroes
noun
plural of antihero
antrophose
apostrophe
apostrophe
noun
(orthography) The text character ’, which serves as a punctuation mark in various languages and as a diacritical mark in certain rare contexts.
(rhetoric) A sudden exclamatory piece of dialogue addressed to someone or something, especially absent.
archdespot
archdespot
noun
A chief despot.
archistome
artichokes
artichokes
noun
plural of artichoke
astonisher
astonisher
noun
(journalism) A headline or lead (introductory paragraph) designed to capture attention through a surprising statement.
(typography, journalism, chiefly US) A short line of smaller type above (or sometimes below) the main headline of an article, usually placed flush-left.
(typography, printing, computing, chiefly US) An exclamation mark, the punctuation mark “!”.
Someone who astonishes.
Something that astonishes; an astonishing thing or event.
athyreosis
athyreosis
noun
(medicine, pathology) Absence or complete dysfunction of the thyroid gland.
atmosphere
atmosphere
noun
(figuratively) The apparent mood felt in an environment.
(figuratively) The conditions (such as music, illumination etc.) that can influence the mood felt in an environment.
(television, film, uncountable) Extras in a scene who have no spoken lines.
A unit of measurement for pressure equal to 101325 Pa (symbol: atm)
The air in a particular place.
The gases surrounding the Earth or any astronomical body.
authorised
authorised
adj
Alternative spelling of authorized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of authorise
authoriser
authoriser
noun
Alternative form of authorizer
authorizes
authorizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of authorize
authorless
authorless
adj
Without an author.
averrhoist
betrothals
betrothals
noun
plural of betrothal
betrotheds
betrotheds
noun
plural of betrothed
birthstone
birthstone
noun
Any of a similar list of less costly substitutes.
Any of twelve gemstones traditionally associated with the month of one's birth.
botcheries
botcheries
noun
plural of botchery
bothersome
bothersome
adj
Causing trouble, annoyance, inconvenience, irritation, or perplexity.
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.
brightsome
brightsome
adj
(archaic) Marked by brightness or brilliance; resplendent in appearance; shining.
broadsheet
broadsheet
adj
In the format of a broadsheet.
Relating to a broadsheet or broadsheets.
noun
A newspaper having pages of standard dimensions (as opposed to a tabloid), especially one that carries serious treatment of news.
brochettes
brochettes
noun
plural of brochette
brodehurst
brotherson
bryophytes
bryophytes
noun
plural of bryophyte
butcherous
butcherous
adj
Involving butchery, or violent bloodshed.
carrothers
cartouches
cartouches
noun
plural of cartouche
cerecloths
cerecloths
noun
plural of cerecloth
cetorhinus
charleston
charleston
verb
(intransitive) To dance the Charleston.
charthouse
charthouse
noun
(nautical) The place on a (Royal Navy) ship in which the course is plotted manually on charts
chernovtsy
chervonets
chervonets
noun
Any of several former currencies of Russia: applied to various foreign gold coins prior to the reign of Peter I of Russia, then to a Russian gold coin of 1701-1757, and finally to a 1922 currency of the Soviet Union.
chervontsi
chesterton
chevrolets
chokestrap
chokestrap
noun
A strap leading from the bellyband to the lower part of the collar, to keep the collar in place.
chondrites
chondrites
noun
plural of chondrite
chorioptes
choristate
choristate
adj
Relating to, or exhibiting chorisis
choristers
choristers
noun
plural of chorister
chorobates
choultries
choultries
noun
plural of choultry
christoper
christophe
chrysolite
chrysolite
noun
(mineralogy) Originally, any of various green-coloured gems; later specifically peridot.
A piece of such stone.
chrysotile
chrysotile
noun
(mineralogy) A fibrous silicate mineral with the chemical formula Mg₃(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄; a form of serpentine asbestos.
colchester
colchester
Proper noun
A town in Essex, England (the oldest town in England).
cornetfish
cornetfish
noun
Any of several slender, elongate tropical fish, of the family Fistulariidae, that live in shallow water
cotheorist
courthouse
courthouse
noun
(US) The public building where most American counties have their county offices.
A public building housing courts of law.
crocheters
crocheters
noun
plural of crocheter
cystophore
cystorrhea
debtorship
debtorship
noun
The state of being in debt.
diastrophe
dinotheres
dinotheres
noun
plural of dinothere
diorthoses
diorthoses
noun
plural of diorthosis
diotrephes
disheritor
disheritor
noun
(law) One who puts another person out of an inheritance.
disthroned
disthroned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disthrone
dorchester
dorchester
Proper noun
A town in southern England, the county town of Dorset.
A village in southern England, on the river Thames in Oxfordshire.
doryanthes
dowitchers
dowitchers
noun
plural of dowitcher
drouthiest
drouthiest
adj
superlative form of drouthy: most drouthy
earthshock
earthshock
Noun
An earthquake.
earthsmoke
earthworks
earthworks
noun
plural of earthwork
earthworms
earthworms
noun
plural of earthworm
ectosphere
ectosphere
noun
The cortical zone of a centrosphere
editorship
editorship
noun
The position or job of being an editor
eightscore
eightscore
noun
(archaic) One hundred and sixty (160).
enthronise
enthronise
verb
Alternative spelling of enthronize
entosphere
eosphorite
eosphorite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, manganese, oxygen, and phosphorus.
epistrophe
epistrophe
noun
(rhetoric) The repetition of the same word or words at the end of successive phrases, clauses or sentences.
epistrophy
erymanthos
erymanthos
Proper noun
A mountain in the southcentral part of the Achaia prefecture in southwestern Greece
A river in the southwestern Peloponnese in southwestern Greece, it flows into the Achaia and the Ilia prefectures
erythrosin
erythrosin
noun
(chemistry) A red dyestuff obtained from fluorescein by the action of iodine.
(chemistry) A red substance formed by the oxidation of tyrosin.
erythrosis
escharotic
escharotic
adj
Capable of producing an eschar
noun
A caustic or corrosive material
esonarthex
esonarthex
noun
An inner narthex (in a church).
estherwood
euornithes
eutrophies
eutrophies
noun
plural of eutrophy
exhibitors
exhibitors
noun
plural of exhibitor
fisherboat
fisherboat
noun
Alternative form of fisher-boat
fishertown
fishpotter
foresheets
foresheets
noun
plural of foresheet
foresights
foresights
noun
plural of foresight
forgathers
forgathers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of forgather
fosterhood
fosterhood
noun
The state of being a foster child.
fostership
fostership
noun
The relationship between foster parent and foster child.
fratcheous
frightsome
frightsome
adj
Feeling fright; afraid; frightened.
Marked by fright or frightfulness; frightening; frightful; fearful; causing fear.
frithsoken
frothiness
frothiness
noun
The quality of being frothy
geisotherm
geisotherm
noun
Archaic form of geoisotherm.
gershonite
gershonite
Noun
A member of one of the four main divisions among the Levites in Biblical times, supposed to have had the care of the curtains, hangings, and ropes of the sanctuary.
ghostwrite
ghostwrite
verb
(authorship, intransitive) To write under the name of another (especially literary works).
(authorship, transitive) To author a literary work or speech in the place of another.
ghostwrote
ghostwrote
verb
simple past tense of ghostwrite
glenrothes
glenrothes
Proper noun
a town in council area, Scotland, and the administrative centre of Fife
godfathers
godfathers
noun
plural of godfather
godmothers
godmothers
noun
plural of godmother
gorsehatch
gothiciser
grouchiest
grouchiest
adj
superlative form of grouchy: most grouchy
growthless
growthless
adj
Devoid of growth.
hagerstown
hagerstown
Proper noun
A city in and county seat of located in the west-central part of the American state of Maryland.
A town in in the American state of Indiana.
hainesport
hammertoes
hammertoes
noun
plural of hammertoe
handstroke
handstroke
noun
(bellringing) The pull on the sally that swings the bell through a full circle
harlotries
harlotries
noun
plural of harlotry
hartshorne
hasteproof
headstrong
headstrong
adj
Determined to do as one pleases, and not as others want.
heartwoods
heartwoods
noun
plural of heartwood
heatstroke
heatstroke
noun
Alternative spelling of heat stroke.
hectograms
hectograms
noun
plural of hectogram
hectorship
hectorship
noun
(archaic) bullying behaviour; hectoring
hectostere
hectostere
noun
An old measure of volume equal to one hundred cubic metres.
hektostere
hereabouts
hereabouts
adv
Near here.
herotheism
herotheism
noun
The worship of a human hero as a god.
herskowitz
hesitatory
hesitatory
adj
hesitating
heterocyst
heterocyst
noun
Alternative form of heterocyte
heteroside
heteroside
noun
(biochemistry) A glycoside containing two different carbohydrate moieties
heterosome
heterosome
noun
(genetics) sex chromosome
heterosomi
hexatriose
hexoestrol
hexoestrol
noun
Alternative form of hexestrol
hezronites
highermost
highermost
adj
Uppermost; in the highest position.
hindermost
hindermost
adj
hindmost
hirtellous
hirtellous
adj
(botany, zoology) pubescent with minute and somewhat rigid hairs
hithermost
hithermost
adj
(archaic) Nearest to this side.
hoernesite
hofstadter
hofstetter
holosteric
holosteric
adj
Wholly solid; said of a barometer, such as the aneroid barometer, constructed of solid materials to show the variations of atmospheric pressure without the use of liquids.
hoppestere
horrescent
horsecloth
horsecloth
noun
A rug or similar cloth used to cover a horse, or as part of its trappings.