(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.
backfatter
backfatter
noun
A pig yielding significant backfat.
backfiller
backfiller
noun
A machine for refilling an excavation.
backfiring
backfiring
noun
A failure that leads to further misfortune.
The occurrence of a backfire.
verb
present participle of backfire
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.
backfurrow
backfurrow
noun
(agriculture) The line of piled soil thrown up beside a furrow when it is created by a plow
verb
(agriculture) To throw or turn the soil in alternating directions for every other row that is plowed, so that every pair of furrows has a single backfurrow with clear areas on the outside.
bekerchief
brickcroft
brickfield
brickfield
noun
A place where bricks are made; a brickyard.
cankerfret
clarkfield
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.
cofferlike
cofferlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a coffer.
cofferwork
cofferwork
noun
(masonry) rubblework faced with stone
cornflakes
cornflakes
noun
Alternative spelling of corn flakes
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.
creekstuff
defrocking
defrocking
noun
The formal removal of the rights and authority of a member of the clergy.
verb
present participle of defrock
disfrocked
disfrocked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disfrock
enkerchief
fernambuck
ferntickle
fetterlock
fetterlock
noun
(heraldry) A shackle or lock.
finnickier
finnickier
adj
comparative form of finnicky: more finnicky
firebricks
firebricks
noun
plural of firebrick
fleckering
fleckering
verb
present participle of flecker
flickering
flickering
adj
shining unsteadily or varying rapidly in brightness (referring to a light or a source of light)
noun
A short, uncertain burst.
verb
present participle of flicker
flockowner
flockowner
noun
Someone who owns a flock of animals.
footlicker
footlicker
noun
A sycophant; a fawner; a toady.
footlocker
footlocker
noun
A long, rectangular trunk or similar container that lies flat on the floor, especially one used for personal belongings and kept at the foot of a bed, commonly used in barracks and dormitories.
forereckon
forereckon
verb
(transitive) To reckon beforehand or in advance; prefigure
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
franciscka
franciskus
franklinic
franklinic
adj
(physics, obsolete) Relating to the electricity from a machine, rather than from a redox reaction.
freckliest
freckliest
adj
superlative form of freckly: most freckly
fredericka
fredericka
Proper noun
form (female given name)
fredericks
frenchlick
frockmaker
frolickers
frolickers
noun
plural of frolicker
frolicking
frolicking
noun
The act of one who frolics.
verb
present participle of frolic
fruitcakes
fruitcakes
noun
plural of fruitcake
fruitcakey
kerchiefed
kerchiefed
adj
Wearing a kerchief.
ketchcraft
muckthrift
pitchforks
pitchforks
noun
plural of pitchfork
prickproof
rockfishes
rockfishes
noun
plural of rockfish
sassafrack
shockproof
shockproof
adj
Made sturdily enough to withstand knocks and shocks without being damaged.
Protected from imparting electric shocks.
verb
(transitive) To protect from imparting electric shocks.
speckproof
stackfreed
stackfreed
noun
A simple spring-loaded cam mechanism used in early clocks and watches to even out the force of the mainspring and thus improve timekeeping accuracy.
stockproof
stockproof
adj
Resistant to the passage of livestock.
suckerfish
suckerfish
noun
The remora and other fish of family Echeneidae, especially Echeneis naucrates.
trafficked
trafficked
adj
Carrying traffic; subject to traffic.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of traffic
simple past tense and past participle of traffick
trafficker
trafficker
noun
(especially) A human trafficker or drug trafficker.