(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.
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.
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
brookfield
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
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
fetterlock
fetterlock
noun
(heraldry) A shackle or lock.
fingerhook
fingerwork
fingerwork
noun
Alternative spelling of finger work
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
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
frameworks
frameworks
noun
plural of framework
frankforts
frankhouse
fretworked
fretworked
adj
Adorned with fretwork.
frithsoken
frockmaker
frolickers
frolickers
noun
plural of frolicker
frolicking
frolicking
noun
The act of one who frolics.
verb
present participle of frolic
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
kerflummox
kerflummox
verb
(transitive, informal) To flummox; to perplex or baffle.
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
maskflower
monkflower
muskflower
muskflower
noun
The monkeyflower Erythranthe moschata.
norfolkian
outflanker
outflanker
noun
(military) One who is positioned so as to outflank the enemy in combat.
parkerford
perofskite
perofskite
noun
Alternative form of perovskite
pitchforks
pitchforks
noun
plural of pitchfork
porkfishes
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
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
stockproof
stockproof
adj
Resistant to the passage of livestock.
tradesfolk
tradesfolk
noun
People employed in trade; tradesmen and tradeswomen.
tribesfolk
tribesfolk
noun
Synonym of tribespeople
trickproof
trickproof
adj
Resistant to trickery.
turkeyfoot
underfrock
underfrock
noun
An underslip worn beneath a dress.
unforsaken
unforsaken
adj
Not forsaken.
unfrocking
unfrocking
noun
The act of somebody being unfrocked.
verb
present participle of unfrock
unfroglike
unfroglike
adj
Not froglike.
workfellow
workfellow
noun
One engaged in the same work with another; a companion in work.