(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.
alkahestic
alkahestic
adj
Resembling or relating to alkahest.
alpenstock
alpenstock
noun
a stout adjustable walking stick with a metal point, used by mountain climbers and walkers in hilly or uneven terrain
amberjacks
amberjacks
noun
plural of amberjack
anankastic
anankastic
adj
(linguistics) Imperative, as in the anankastic conditional.
(psychology) Characterised by compulsion; obsessive-compulsive.
antiknocks
antiknocks
noun
plural of antiknock
applejacks
applejacks
noun
plural of applejack
arsenicked
arsenicked
adj
(rare) Poisoned with arsenic.
artichokes
artichokes
noun
plural of artichoke
ashkenazic
ashkenazic
Adjective
Of or relating to the Ashkenazi Jews.
assapanick
backarrows
backbiters
backbiters
noun
plural of backbiter
backblocks
backblocks
noun
plural of backblock
backboards
backboards
noun
plural of backboard
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backboard
backfields
backfields
noun
plural of backfield
backhouses
backhouses
noun
plural of backhouse
backlashed
backlashed
adj
Having a backlash.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backlash
backlasher
backlasher
noun
A participant in a backlash
backlashes
backlashes
noun
plural of backlash
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backlash
backplanes
backplanes
noun
plural of backplane
backrushes
backrushes
noun
plural of backrush
backsheesh
backsheesh
noun
Alternative spelling of baksheesh.
backslided
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.
backslides
backslides
noun
plural of backslide
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backslide
backspaced
backspaced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backspace
backspacer
backspacer
noun
A mechanism in a typewriter that controls backspacing.
backspaces
backspaces
noun
plural of backspace
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backspace
backsplice
backsplice
noun
Such a knot
verb
To secure the ends of a twisted rope within the rope itself in order to prevent fraying
backspread
backstairs
backstairs
adj
Secret or furtive.
noun
A staircase at the rear of a building or one normally only used by servants and tradesmen.
An indirect or furtive means of access or intercourse.
backstitch
backstitch
noun
(sewing) A type of sewing stitch where the stitch goes backwards on the top side of the fabric and doubles forward on the bottom, coming out farther in front, then repeats. The backstitch is a very tight and secure stitch, and also looks very neat.
verb
To sew with a backstitch.
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
backstring
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.
backtracks
backtracks
noun
plural of backtrack
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backtrack
backwashed
backwashed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backwash
backwasher
backwasher
noun
(textiles) A machine used for washing wool after carding to remove the impurities.
backwashes
backwashes
noun
plural of backwash
backwaters
backwaters
noun
plural of backwater
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backwater
backwoodsy
backwoodsy
adj
(US) Typical of something or someone from the backwoods
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of benchmark
blackballs
blackballs
noun
plural of blackball
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blackball
blackbirds
blackbirds
noun
plural of blackbird
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blackbird
blackbrush
blackbrush
noun
A shrub of the genus Coleogyne
blackeners
blackeners
noun
plural of blackener
blackflies
blackflies
noun
plural of blackfly
blackheads
blackheads
noun
plural of blackhead
blackishly
blackishly
adv
In a blackish way.
blackjacks
blackjacks
noun
plural of blackjack
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blackjack
blacklists
blacklists
noun
plural of blacklist
blackmails
blackmails
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blackmail
blacksburg
blackshear
blackshear
Proper noun
a city in Georgia, USA
blackshirt
blackshirt
noun
(by extension) Any member of a fascist party.
(historical, chiefly in the plural) A uniformed member of a paramilitary wing of the Italian Fascist Party.
blacksmith
blacksmith
noun
(informal) A person who shoes horses.
A blackish fish of the Pacific coast (Chromis punctipinnis).
A person who forges iron.
verb
(intransitive) To work as a blacksmith.
blacksnake
blacksnake
noun
(US) A long, tapering whip.
(chiefly vulgar, slang) A penis, especially a black penis.
Alternative form of black snake: any of several relatively harmless North American snakes.
verb
To whip with a long, tapering whip.
blackstick
blackstock
blackstone
blackstrap
blackstrap
noun
(obsolete) A mixture of spirituous liquor (usually rum) and molasses.
(obsolete, nautical, slang) Bad port wine; any common wine of the Mediterranean.
The dark, viscous molasses remaining after maximum extraction of sugar from raw sugar cane, used in manufacturing and cattle feed.
blockaders
blockaders
noun
plural of blockader
blockheads
blockheads
noun
plural of blockhead
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blockhead
bootblacks
bootblacks
noun
plural of bootblack
brickmason
buckboards
buckboards
noun
plural of buckboard
buckwasher
buckwheats
buckwheats
noun
plural of buckwheat
bushwhacks
bushwhacks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bushwhack
cactuslike
cactuslike
adj
Having characteristics of a cactus
cadilesker
cadilesker
noun
A chief judge in the Ottoman Empire.
cambyuskan
candystick
canebrakes
canebrakes
noun
plural of canebrake
canvasback
canvasback
noun
A North American wild duck, Aythya valisineria, popular as a game bird.
canvaslike
canvaslike
adj
Resembling canvas (the fabric).
caretakers
caretakers
noun
plural of caretaker
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.
casemaking
casemaking
noun
The manufacture of cases.
caseworker
caseworker
noun
a social worker
cashkeeper
casketlike
castlelike
castlelike
adj
Resembling a castle
catskinner
catskinner
noun
(slang, US) One who drives (or operates) a tracked vehicle.
chaikovski
chalkiness
chalkiness
noun
The state of being chalky.
chalkstone
chalkstone
noun
(medicine) A chalk-like concretion, consisting mainly of urate of sodium, found in those affected with gout; a tophus.
(obsolete) A mass or piece of chalk.
chalkstony
chalkstony
adj
Having or resembling chalkstones.
cheapskate
cheapskate
noun
(by extension) Someone who does not give freely.
Someone who stingily avoids spending money.
cheboksary
cheboksary
Proper noun
The capital city of Chuvashia, Russia
checkmates
checkmates
noun
plural of checkmate
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of checkmate
checkstrap
cheechakos
cheechakos
noun
plural of cheechako
cheesecake
cheesecake
noun
(countable and uncountable) A pie made of sweetened and flavoured cottage cheese or cream cheese, eggs and milk on a crunchy base.
(countable and uncountable, obsolete) A pie made of cream, eggs and milk (somewhat resembling the modern American chess cake).
(uncountable) Imagery of scantily clad, sexually attractive young women; pin-ups.
chesapeake
chesapeake
Noun
Any member of a Native American tribe that once inhabited the area now known as in Virginia, United States.
chickadees
chickadees
noun
plural of chickadee
chickasaws
chikamatsu
chokestrap
chokestrap
noun
A strap leading from the bellyband to the lower part of the collar, to keep the collar in place.
clarkeites
clarksboro
clarksburg
clarksburg
Proper noun
A city in West Virginia, United States
clarksdale
clatskanie
cleanskins
cleanskins
noun
plural of cleanskin
clearskins
clearskins
noun
plural of clearskin
cloakrooms
cloakrooms
noun
plural of cloakroom
cockarouse
cockarouse
noun
(historical) A sachem or leader in certain Native American groups.
cockmaster
cockmaster
noun
(vulgar, slang, derogatory) Term of abuse.
One who breeds gamecocks.
cornflakes
cornflakes
noun
Alternative spelling of corn flakes
cornstalks
cornstalks
noun
plural of cornstalk
crackdowns
crackdowns
noun
plural of crackdown
crackiness
crackiness
noun
The quality of being cracky.
crackliest
crackliest
adj
superlative form of crackly: most crackly
cracklings
cracklings
noun
plural of crackling
crackskull
crankcases
crankcases
noun
plural of crankcase
crankiness
crankiness
noun
The state of being cranky.
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.
creakiness
creakiness
noun
The state of being creaky
croakiness
croakiness
noun
The quality of being croaky.
crosstrack
crosstrack
noun
(speedskating) An instance of crosstracking.
verb
(speedskating) To impede another speedskater by crossing over their projected track and cutting them off.
crosswalks
crosswalks
noun
plural of crosswalk
cruikshank
dekaparsec
dekaparsec
noun
Alternative form of decaparsec
dickensian
dickensian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Charles Dickens or, especially, his writings.
Reminiscent of the environments and situations most commonly portrayed in Dickens' writings, such as poverty and social injustice and other aspects of Victorian England.
Noun
A person who studies or admires the works of
dockmaster
dockmaster
noun
Someone in charge of a dock, or of docking.
dokimastic
dokimastic
adj
Alternative form of docimastic
doodlesack
doodlesack
noun
(archaic or UK dialectal) The bagpipes.
dreadlocks
dreadlocks
noun
A hairstyle worn by Rastafarians and others in which the hair is left to grow into long matted strings.
duckboards
duckboards
noun
plural of duckboard
earthshock
earthshock
Noun
An earthquake.
ekacaesium
ekacaesium
noun
Alternative form of eka-caesium
ekasilicon
ekasilicon
noun
(chemistry, element, obsolete) The predicted element lying below silicon in the periodic table — later named germanium.