(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
arsenicked
arsenicked
adj
(rare) Poisoned with arsenic.
artichokes
artichokes
noun
plural of artichoke
backarrows
backbiters
backbiters
noun
plural of backbiter
backboards
backboards
noun
plural of backboard
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backboard
backlasher
backlasher
noun
A participant in a backlash
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
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.
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
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
barleysick
benchmarks
benchmarks
noun
plural of benchmark
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of benchmark
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
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.
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
blocksburg
brickmason
broomstick
broomstick
noun
(slang, rare) A gun.
A broom imbued with magic, enabling one to fly astride the handle.
The handle of a broom (sweeping tool).
verb
(intransitive) To fly on a broomstick, as witches are said to.
buckboards
buckboards
noun
plural of buckboard
buckwasher
bullsucker
cadilesker
cadilesker
noun
A chief judge in the Ottoman Empire.
canebrakes
canebrakes
noun
plural of canebrake
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.
caseworker
caseworker
noun
a social worker
cashkeeper
catskinner
catskinner
noun
(slang, US) One who drives (or operates) a tracked vehicle.
cheboksary
cheboksary
Proper noun
The capital city of Chuvashia, Russia
checkerist
checkerist
noun
One who plays the game of checkers.
checkrooms
checkrooms
noun
plural of checkroom
checkstrap
cherkesser
chickories
chickories
noun
plural of chickory
chokestrap
chokestrap
noun
A strap leading from the bellyband to the lower part of the collar, to keep the collar in place.
choruslike
choruslike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a chorus.
christlike
christlike
Adjective
Characteristic of Jesus Christ or his works.
chubsucker
chubsucker
noun
Any of various freshwater suckers of the genus Erimyzon, native to North America.
clarkeites
clarksboro
clarksburg
clarksburg
Proper noun
A city in West Virginia, United States
clarksdale
clearskins
clearskins
noun
plural of clearskin
clerkliest
clerkliest
adj
superlative form of clerkly: most clerkly
clerkships
clerkships
noun
plural of clerkship
cloakrooms
cloakrooms
noun
plural of cloakroom
clockworks
clockworks
noun
plural of clockwork
cockarouse
cockarouse
noun
(historical) A sachem or leader in certain Native American groups.
cockerouse
cockhorses
cockhorses
noun
plural of cockhorse
cockmaster
cockmaster
noun
(vulgar, slang, derogatory) Term of abuse.
One who breeds gamecocks.
cocksurely
cocksurely
adv
In a cocksure manner.
cocksurety
cocksurety
noun
The condition of being cocksure
copperskin
corkscrews
corkscrews
noun
plural of corkscrew
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of corkscrew
corkscrewy
corkscrewy
adj
Resembling the worm of a corkscrew in shape
cornflakes
cornflakes
noun
Alternative spelling of corn flakes
cornhusker
cornhusker
noun
(usually capitalized) A person who is a native or resident of the U.S. state of Nebraska.
A person or device that removes husks from corn.
cornstalks
cornstalks
noun
plural of cornstalk
corpselike
corpselike
adj
Resembling a corpse.
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
creekstuff
cricketers
cricketers
noun
plural of cricketer
crinkliest
crinkliest
adj
superlative form of crinkly: most crinkly
croakiness
croakiness
noun
The quality of being croaky.
crockeries
crockeries
noun
plural of crockery
crookedest
crookedest
adj
superlative form of crooked: most crooked
crookeries
crookeries
noun
plural of crookery
crookesite
crookesite
noun
(mineralogy) A tetragonal-disphenoidal mineral containing copper, selenium, silver, and thallium.
crooknecks
crooknecks
noun
plural of crookneck
crooknosed
crooksided
crosscheck
crosscheck
noun
(ice hockey) A penalty where a player strikes another with the shaft of his stick.
(lacrosse) A penalty where a player hits another player with the shaft of their lacrosse stick with their hands spread apart.
verb
(lacrosse) To hit another player with the shaft of a lacrosse stick.
To re-examine; to double-check.
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
crosswicks
cruikshank
culverkeys
culverkeys
noun
plural of culverkey
curlylocks
dekaparsec
dekaparsec
noun
Alternative form of decaparsec
disfrocked
disfrocked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disfrock
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.
drillstock
drillstock
noun
The part of a drill that holds the shank of the bit.
drumsticks
drumsticks
noun
plural of drumstick
duckboards
duckboards
noun
plural of duckboard
dumbstruck
dumbstruck
adj
so shocked as to be unable to speak
earthshock
earthshock
Noun
An earthquake.
firebricks
firebricks
noun
plural of firebrick
franciscka
franciskus
freckliest
freckliest
adj
superlative form of freckly: most freckly
fredericks
frolickers
frolickers
noun
plural of frolicker
fruitcakes
fruitcakes
noun
plural of fruitcake
goatsucker
goatsucker
noun
Any bird in the nightjar family Caprimulgidae.
goldbricks
goldbricks
noun
plural of goldbrick
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of goldbrick
greenbacks
greenbacks
noun
plural of greenback
greenstick
greenstick
noun
A greenstick fracture.
gunstocker
gunstocker
noun
A manufacturer of gunstocks.
hacksilber
hacksilber
noun
Alternative form of hacksilver
haversacks
haversacks
noun
plural of haversack
horsebacks
horsebacks
noun
plural of horseback
huckstered
huckstered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of huckster
hucksterer
hucksterer
noun
huckster
huckstress
huckstress
noun
A female huckster.
hystericky
hystericky
adj
(informal) Hysterical; inclined to hysterics.
interlocks
interlocks
noun
plural of interlock
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of interlock
intershock
intershock
adj
Between shocks.
verb
To shock mutually, as if by collision.
jackassery
jackassery
noun
The foolish or obnoxious behaviour of a jackass.
jackscrews
jackscrews
noun
plural of jackscrew
jackstraws
jackstraws
noun
plural of jackstraw
jinricksha
jinricksha
noun
Alternative spelling of jinriksha
jockstraps
jockstraps
noun
plural of jockstrap
keratoncus
kerchieves
keyserlick
khrushchev
khrushchev
Proper noun
English transliteration of the Russian surname
kicksorter
kicksorter
noun
A device for analyzing the amplitudes of electrical pulses.
kiloparsec
kiloparsec
noun
(astronomy) A unit of distance equal to one thousand parsecs
knackeries
knackeries
noun
plural of knackery
knackwurst
knackwurst
noun
A highly seasoned scalded sausage made from beef, pork, and fatty tissue similar to a frankfurter, but shorter and thicker.
knockwurst
knockwurst
noun
Alternative spelling of knackwurst
krypticism
lackluster
lackluster
adj
(figurative) Not exceptional; not worthy of special merit, attention, or interest; having no vitality.
Having no shine or lustre; dull.
Lacking brilliance or intelligence.
noun
(countable) A person or thing of no particular brilliance or intelligence.
(uncountable) Lack of brightness or points of interest.
lacklustre
lacklustre
adj
(Commonwealth spelling) Alternative spelling of lackluster
lamarckism
lamarckism
Noun
The theory that structural variations, characteristic of species and genera, are produced in animals and plants by the direct influence of physical environments, and especially, in the case of animals, by effort, or by use or disuse of certain organs.
lockesburg
lumpsucker
lumpsucker
noun
Any of the scorpaeniform fish in the family Cyclopteridae, with adhesive pelvic discs.