(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.
ahepatokla
akolouthia
alkahestic
alkahestic
adj
Resembling or relating to alkahest.
amphitokal
antihijack
artichokes
artichokes
noun
plural of artichoke
athabaskan
athapaskan
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.
beknighted
beknighted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beknight
bethanking
bethanking
verb
present participle of bethank
bethinking
bethinking
noun
The act of thinking, thinking about, considering, reflecting, or remembering.
verb
present participle of bethink
birthmarks
birthmarks
noun
plural of birthmark
blackheart
blackheart
noun
A cruel and remorseless person.
A heart-shaped cherry with a very dark skin.
A type of malleable cast iron with minimum tensile strength of 350 N/mm².
Any of various plant diseases that cause darkening of the central tissue.
blacklight
blacklight
noun
Alternative form of black light (“ultraviolet bulb”)
blackpatch
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.
blackthorn
blackthorn
noun
A large shrub or small tree, Prunus spinosa, that is native to Europe, western Asia, and north Africa. It has a dark bark and bears thorns.
A stick or staff taken from this tree.
blithelike
bookwright
bookwright
noun
A writer of books; an author.
bottonhook
breasthook
breasthook
noun
(nautical) A horizontal timber fitted in the bows of a ship to add strength and to connect the sides to the stem.
brightwork
brightwork
noun
Polished metal fixtures, especially aboard a boat.
The varnished or oiled wood trim aboard a boat.
bucketshop
bucketshop
noun
Alternative spelling of bucket shop
bucktooths
buckwheats
buckwheats
noun
plural of buckwheat
burckhardt
buttonhook
buttonhook
noun
(American football) A play in which the receiver runs straight downfield, then turns back toward the line of scrimmage.
(sewing) A hook used to pull thread through the holes of a button.
A hook for pulling the buttons of gloves and shoes through the buttonholes.
verb
(American football) To perform the buttonhook play.
byrthynsak
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.
checkerist
checkerist
noun
One who plays the game of checkers.
checklaton
checklaton
noun
Alternative form of ciclatoun
checklists
checklists
noun
plural of checklist
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of checklist
checkmated
checkmated
adj
(chess) Having a king in check with no possible move to escape check, thus losing the game.
(figuratively) Suffering a personal loss with no obvious chance to escape the loss.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of checkmate
checkmates
checkmates
noun
plural of checkmate
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of checkmate
checkpoint
checkpoint
noun
(computing) A situation, often represented by a point in time, at which the state of a database system is known to be valid, and to which it can be returned in the event of a crisis by using a combination of backups and logs; the data stored at this event.
(video games) A predetermined point in a map, level or scenario that the player may resume from if they die or restart from if they choose to.
A point or place where a check is performed, especially a point along a road or on a frontier where travellers are stopped for inspection
verb
To set a checkpoint.
checkstone
checkstrap
chickstone
chikamatsu
chockstone
chockstone
noun
(climbing) A metal wedge or nut, threaded on a wire, used in rock climbing for protection by wedging it into a crack in the rock.
A stone, ranging in size from a boulder to a pebble, which has become wedged in a vertical fissure or cleft.
chokestrap
chokestrap
noun
A strap leading from the bellyband to the lower part of the collar, to keep the collar in place.
chopsticks
chopsticks
noun
plural of chopstick
christlike
christlike
Adjective
Characteristic of Jesus Christ or his works.
chuckstone
chuckstone
Noun
A chuck; a pebble.
chutzpadik
chutzpadik
adj
Showing chutzpah; not showing due respect; impudent; impertinent; brazen.
chutzpanik
clockmutch
clockmutch
noun
(New York, obsolete) A three-piece cap or bonnet worn by women, with a straight central piece reaching from the neck to the forehead and two side pieces reaching as far down as the chin.
clocksmith
clothmaker
clothmaker
noun
A person who makes cloth.
cockfights
cockfights
noun
plural of cockfight
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.
crutchlike
crutchlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a crutch.
dashnakist
earthdrake
earthdrake
noun
(in early Anglo-Saxon literature) a dragon.
earthmaker
earthquake
earthquake
noun
(planetary geology) Such a quake specifically occurring on the planet Earth, as opposed to other celestial bodies.
A shaking of the ground, caused by volcanic activity or movement around geologic faults.
verb
(intransitive) To undergo an earthquake.
earthshock
earthshock
Noun
An earthquake.
earthsmoke
earthworks
earthworks
noun
plural of earthwork
ektachrome
evtushenko
fatherlike
fatherlike
adj
having the qualities of a father
fetichlike
fetishlike
fetishlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a fetish.
folkething
frithsoken
gottschalk
groupthink
groupthink
noun
A process of reasoning or decision-making by a group, especially one characterized by uncritical acceptance of or conformity to a perceived majority view.
hackamatak
hackathorn
hackbuteer
hackbuteer
noun
An arquebusier.
hackbutter
hackbutter
Noun
An arquebusier.
hackmatack
hackmatack
noun
A balsam poplar, a tree of the species Populus balsamifera.
A larch, a tree of the species Larix laricina.
hairstreak
hairstreak
noun
Any of many butterflies, of the subfamily Theclinae, that have hairlike projections on the back wings.
halakistic
halterlike
hancockite
hancockite
noun
(mineralogy) A mineral of the epidote group, with lead and strontium replacing some of the calcium.
handstroke
handstroke
noun
(bellringing) The pull on the sally that swings the bell through a full circle
hatchbacks
hatchbacks
noun
plural of hatchback
heartblock
heartbreak
heartbreak
noun
overwhelming mental anguish or grief, especially that caused by loss or disappointment
heartbroke
heartbroke
adj
(dialect or nonstandard) heartbroken
heartquake
heartquake
noun
Trembling of the heart; trepidation; fear.
heartshake
heatmaking
heatstroke
heatstroke
noun
Alternative spelling of heat stroke.
hektograph
hektograph
noun
Alternative form of hectograph
hektoliter
hektometer
hektostere
helmetlike
helmetlike
adj
Resembling a helmet.
hermitlike
hermitlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a hermit
herskowitz
hitchhiked
hitchhiked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hitchhike
hitchhiker
hitchhiker
noun
(informal, botany) A bur that attaches and clings to clothing, or a bur-bearing plant.
(preceded by definite article) A dance move in which the dancer mimics the motions of someone thumbing a ride.
(radio, advertising) An advertisement at the end of a programme.
A person or thing that hitchhikes.
An item attached to a travel bug and hidden in a geocache to be found and transported to other caches or around the world.
hitchhikes
hitchhikes
noun
plural of hitchhike
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hitchhike
hokaltecan
holyokeite
honkytonks
honkytonks
noun
plural of honkytonk
hoskinston
housekkept
huckstered
huckstered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of huckster
hucksterer
hucksterer
noun
huckster
huckstress
huckstress
noun
A female huckster.
hunchakist
hunterlike
hunterlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a hunter.
hystericky
hystericky
adj
(informal) Hysterical; inclined to hysterics.
inkhornist
inkhornist
noun
One who uses or favours inkhorn terms.
intercheck
interchoke
intershock
intershock
adj
Between shocks.
verb
To shock mutually, as if by collision.
kamchatkan
kamchatkan
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Kamchatka.
Noun
A native or inhabitant of Kamchatka.
kaneelhart
karinghota
karmathian
katabothra
kataphoric
kataphoric
adj
Alternative form of cataphoric
kathismata
kathismata
noun
plural of kathisma
katholikoi
katholikos
katholikos
noun
Alternative form of catholicos
katsushika
kazakhstan
kazakhstan
Proper noun
country in Central Asia. Official name: Republic of Kazakhstan.
keepworthy
keepworthy
adj
Worth keeping.
keilhauite
keilhauite
noun
(mineralogy) yttrotitanite
keithsburg
keithville
kenilworth
kenilworth
Proper noun
A town in Warwickshire, England.
A placename given to several towns, suburbs, etc., in Australia, Canada, South Africa and the United States.
kentishman
kentishmen
keratohyal
keratophyr
ketchcraft
ketohexose
ketohexose
noun
(biochemistry) Any hexose containing a ketone group.
khagiarite
khagiarite
noun
(mineralogy) A black vitreous variety of pantellerite.
kharoshthi
khartoumer
khediviate
khidmatgar
khidmutgar
khidmutgar
noun
Alternative form of khitmatgar
khitmatgar
khitmatgar
noun
(British India, South Asia) A male servant, with responsibility for waiting at table.
khitmutgar
khitmutgar
noun
Alternative spelling of khitmatgar
kinghunter
kitakyushu
kitakyushu
Proper noun
A city in Fukuoka prefecture, Kyushu, Japan.
kitchendom
kitchendom
noun
(dated) The domain of the kitchen; kitchenry.
kitchenful
kitchenful
noun
As much as a kitchen will hold or produce.
kitchenman
kitchenman
noun
A man employed in a kitchen.
kitkahaxki
kitkehahki
kittenhood
kittenhood
noun
The state or time of being a kitten.
kittenship
kittenship
noun
The state or condition of a kitten; kittenhood.
klootchman
klootchman
noun
(US, Canada, western dialects) Woman, wife (especially if Native American).