(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.
aufklarung
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
breakfasts
breakfasts
noun
plural of breakfast
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of breakfast
breakfront
breakfront
noun
(chiefly attributive) Any piece of furniture (especially a bookcase or cabinet) that has a central section that projects farther forward than the other sections.
brickcroft
brickfield
brickfield
noun
A place where bricks are made; a brickyard.
brookfield
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
drinkproof
dunderfunk
dunderfunk
noun
(obsolete, nautical) ship's biscuit broken up, mixed with molasses etc. and baked
enkerchief
fablemaker
fablemaker
noun
One who invents fables.
fairkeeper
farmerlike
farmerlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a farmer.
fatherlike
fatherlike
adj
having the qualities of a father
fernambuck
ferntickle
fetterlock
fetterlock
noun
(heraldry) A shackle or lock.
fingerhook
fingerlike
fingerlike
adj
Resembling a finger, especially in shape
fingermark
fingermark
noun
A blemish made by a dirty finger.
fingerwork
fingerwork
noun
Alternative spelling of finger work
finnickier
finnickier
adj
comparative form of finnicky: more finnicky
firebreaks
firebreaks
noun
plural of firebreak
firebricks
firebricks
noun
plural of firebrick
fisherfolk
fisherfolk
noun
(anthropology) Members of a culture that is dominated by fishing.
People who fish for a living.
Recreational fishers.
fishworker
fishworker
noun
A laborer in the fishing industry.
flakeboard
flakeboard
noun
A type of board manufactured from wood flakes
flanderkin
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
floatmaker
floatmaker
noun
A builder of floats (decorated trailers or vehicles for display in a parade or pageant).
flockowner
flockowner
noun
Someone who owns a flock of animals.
flowerlike
flowerlike
adj
Resembling a flower, especially in shape
flowerwork
foenngreek
foenngreek
noun
Archaic form of fenugreek.
folklorish
folklorish
adj
(colloquial) Being similar to or having the quality of folklore.
folklorism
folklorism
noun
Invention or adaptation of folklore; including any use of a tradition outside the cultural context in which it was created.
folklorist
folklorist
noun
A person who studies or collects folklore
folkmooter
folksinger
folksinger
noun
A person who sings folk songs.
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.
foreknower
foreknower
noun
One who foreknows.
forereckon
forereckon
verb
(transitive) To reckon beforehand or in advance; prefigure
forespoken
forespoken
adj
Spoken beforehand or in advance; foretold; predicted.
verb
past participle of forespeak.
forestlike
forestlike
adj
Like a forest.
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.
foretokens
foretokens
noun
plural of foretoken
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of foretoken
forkedness
forkedness
noun
The state or quality of being forked.
forksville
forsakenly
forsakenly
adv
(rare) helplessly
In a deserted manner; by itself; alone
frackville
frameworks
frameworks
noun
plural of framework
franciscka
franciskus
frankewing
frankforts
frankfurts
frankfurts
noun
plural of frankfurt
frankhouse
franklinia
franklinic
franklinic
adj
(physics, obsolete) Relating to the electricity from a machine, rather than from a redox reaction.
frankville
freakiness
freakiness
noun
The state or condition of being freaky.
freakishly
freakishly
adv
In a freakish manner.
freckliest
freckliest
adj
superlative form of freckly: most freckly
fredericka
fredericka
Proper noun
form (female given name)
fredericks
freekirker
frenchlick
fretworked
fretworked
adj
Adorned with fretwork.
friederike
friendlike
friendlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a friend.
fringelike
fringelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a fringe.
friskiness
friskiness
noun
The characteristic or quality of being frisky.
friskingly
friskingly
adv
With frisking movements; while leaping.
frithsoken
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
fruitstalk
furrowlike
furrowlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a furrow.
kaempferol
kaempferol
noun
(organic chemistry) A flavonoid, isolated from tea and other plants, that may reduce the risk of heart disease
kaffrarian
kafiristan
kapfenberg
kerchiefed
kerchiefed
adj
Wearing a kerchief.
kerflummox
kerflummox
verb
(transitive, informal) To flummox; to perplex or baffle.
ketchcraft
kingfisher
kingfisher
noun
Any of various birds of the suborder Alcedines (or the family Alcedinidae sensu lato), having a large head, short tail and brilliant colouration; they feed mostly on fish.
common kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
klagenfurt
klangfarbe
knifeboard
knifeboard
noun
(historical, by extension) An early bus with narrow, restrictive seating; a knifeboard bus.
(historical, chiefly attributive) A way of arranging benches back to back, resembling a knifeboard; common on the open upper deck of early double-deck omnibuses and trams.
A board on which knives are cleaned or polished.
knifeproof
knifeproof
adj
Resistant to knives.
kristoffer
kristoforo
kupfferite
maskflower
monkflower
muckthrift
muskflower
muskflower
noun
The monkeyflower Erythranthe moschata.
norfolkian
outflanker
outflanker
noun
(military) One who is positioned so as to outflank the enemy in combat.
paperknife
paperknife
noun
A knife for cutting paper or opening envelopes.
parkerford
perofskite
perofskite
noun
Alternative form of perovskite
pitchforks
pitchforks
noun
plural of pitchfork
porkfishes
prefranked
prefranked
adj
Of mail, an envelope, etc.: franked in advance.
prickproof
prokofieff
quakeproof
quakeproof
adj
Capable of withstanding an earthquake.
verb
(transitive) To modify (a structure) to make it capable of withstanding an earthquake.
rockfishes
rockfishes
noun
plural of rockfish
safekeeper
safekeeper
noun
A person kept in prison while awaiting trial.
sassafrack
shakeproof
shakeproof
adj
(engineering) Of a washer: resistant to being loosened by vibration.
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.
silkflower
smokeproof
smokeproof
adj
Resistant to smoke.
snakeproof
snakeproof
adj
Resistant to snakes.
sparkproof
sparkproof
adj
Designed not to emit sparks.
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.
taffymaker
thiefmaker
thieftaker
thriftlike
tradesfolk
tradesfolk
noun
People employed in trade; tradesmen and tradeswomen.
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.