(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.
allokurtic
alpenstock
alpenstock
noun
a stout adjustable walking stick with a metal point, used by mountain climbers and walkers in hilly or uneven terrain
antiknocks
antiknocks
noun
plural of antiknock
artichokes
artichokes
noun
plural of artichoke
backlotter
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.
batterdock
blackstock
blackstone
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.
bloodstock
bloodstock
noun
(countable) The breeding line of a thoroughbred horse or other animal.
(uncountable) Thoroughbred animals in general, but especially horses.
bontebucks
bontebucks
noun
plural of bontebuck
bootblacks
bootblacks
noun
plural of bootblack
bootlicked
bootlicked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bootlick
bootlicker
bootlicker
noun
(by extension, derogatory) Anyone who is seen as supporting authoritarianism.
(derogatory) A person who behaves in a servile or obsequious manner; a toady
bottleneck
bottleneck
noun
(by extension) The part of a process that is too slow or cumbersome.
(figurative) In traffic, any narrowing of the road, especially resulting in a delay.
The narrow portion that forms the pouring spout of a bottle; the neck of a bottle.
verb
(intransitive) To form a bottleneck.
(transitive) To slow by causing a bottleneck.
brickcroft
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.
bucketshop
bucketshop
noun
Alternative spelling of bucket shop
bucktooths
bullockite
cankerroot
cankerwort
cankerwort
noun
The plant Taraxacum officinale.
carpetwork
carpetwork
noun
carpeting generally
cementwork
centistoke
centistoke
noun
(physics) Misconstruction of centistokes (unit of kinematic viscosity)
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.
checklaton
checklaton
noun
Alternative form of ciclatoun
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
chickstone
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
chuckstone
chuckstone
Noun
A chuck; a pebble.
clinkstone
clinkstone
noun
phonolite
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.
cockatrice
cockatrice
noun
(fantasy, folklore) A snake or serpent that appears to be hatched of a rooster, or cock's, egg.
(mythology) A legendary creature about the size and shape of a dragon or wyvern, but in appearance resembling a giant rooster, with some lizard-like characteristics.
(obsolete) Mistress, harlot.
(obsolete, figurative) Any venomous or deadly thing.
(speculated) The cobra.
cockfights
cockfights
noun
plural of cockfight
cockleboat
cockleboat
noun
Alternative form of cockboat
cockmaster
cockmaster
noun
(vulgar, slang, derogatory) Term of abuse.
One who breeds gamecocks.
cocksurety
cocksurety
noun
The condition of being cocksure
cocktailed
cocktailed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cocktail
coldturkey
contoocook
copartaker
copartaker
noun
One who partakes in something with others.
cornstalks
cornstalks
noun
plural of cornstalk
cottonwick
cottonwick
noun
A grunt (fish) of the species Haemulon melanurum
crocketing
crocketing
noun
(architecture) ornamentation with crockets
crookedest
crookedest
adj
superlative form of crooked: most crooked
crookesite
crookesite
noun
(mineralogy) A tetragonal-disphenoidal mineral containing copper, selenium, silver, and thallium.
crosstrack
crosstrack
noun
(speedskating) An instance of crosstracking.
verb
(speedskating) To impede another speedskater by crossing over their projected track and cutting them off.
cuckoomate
cuckoopint
cuckoopint
noun
The flowering plant Arum maculatum that has arrow-shaped leaves and a cluster of scarlet berries.
The related plant Arum italicum.
dikaryotic
dikaryotic
adj
(biology) Relating to a dikaryon
(cytology, of a cell) Containing two nuclei
dockmaster
dockmaster
noun
Someone in charge of a dock, or of docking.
doctorlike
doctorlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a doctor.
dokimastic
dokimastic
adj
Alternative form of docimastic
drillstock
drillstock
noun
The part of a drill that holds the shank of the bit.
duckfooted
duckfooted
adj
Alternative spelling of duck-footed
earthshock
earthshock
Noun
An earthquake.
ektachrome
enrockment
enrockment
noun
A layer of stones and rocks laying on the bottom of a sea or lake that provides the base for a pier or breakwater.
fetterlock
fetterlock
noun
(heraldry) A shackle or lock.
flintlocks
flintlocks
noun
plural of flintlock
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.
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.
geckotidae
goatsucker
goatsucker
noun
Any bird in the nightjar family Caprimulgidae.
gottschalk
gunstocker
gunstocker
noun
A manufacturer of gunstocks.
hackathorn
hancockite
hancockite
noun
(mineralogy) A mineral of the epidote group, with lead and strontium replacing some of the calcium.
heartblock
hokaltecan
interblock
interblock
adj
Between blocks.
noun
A space or interval between two adjacent blocks or cells on a grid.
interchoke
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.
jackbooted
jackbooted
adj
(figuratively) Authoritarian or oppressive, especially in a cruel or violent manner.
Wearing jackboots.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of jackboot
jacksonite
jacksonite
Noun
A Jacksonian.
jackstones
jackstones
noun
plural of jackstone
jockstraps
jockstraps
noun
plural of jockstrap
karyolitic
karyolytic
karyolytic
adj
relating to, or causing karyolysis
karyotypic
karyotypic
adj
(genetics) Of or pertaining to karyotypes
katacrotic
kataphoric
kataphoric
adj
Alternative form of cataphoric
kenoticism
kenoticism
noun
The doctrine of kenosis
kenoticist
kenoticist
noun
kenotist
keratocele
keratocele
noun
(ophthalmology) A herniation of Descemet's membrane in the eye.
keratoconi
keratoncus
kicksorter
kicksorter
noun
A device for analyzing the amplitudes of electrical pulses.
kilometric
kilometric
adj
Measured in kilometres/kilometers
kinotannic
kionectomy
kitchendom
kitchendom
noun
(dated) The domain of the kitchen; kitchenry.
klootchman
klootchman
noun
(US, Canada, western dialects) Woman, wife (especially if Native American).
knickpoint
knickpoint
noun
(geomorphology) Part of a river or channel where there is a sharp change in slope, such as a waterfall or lake.
knockabout
knockabout
adj
Boisterous
Suitable for rough use.
noun
(circus) A tumbler.
(entertainment) A slapstick comedy or comedian.
(sailing) A small sailboat lacking a bowsprit, of a type found primarily in the Massachusetts area
A person living in rough, violent conditions.
A worker habitually engaged in casual employment.
Clothing suitable for rough use.
knockstone
knockstone
noun
(mining) A block upon which ore is broken up.
knockwurst
knockwurst
noun
Alternative spelling of knackwurst
kochetovka
koninckite
koninckite
noun
(mineralogy) A tetragonal mineral containing hydrogen, iron, oxygen, and phosphorus.
kratogenic
leukocytes
leukocytes
noun
plural of leukocyte
leukocytic
leukocytic
adj
Relating to, or containing leukocytes
livestocks
livestocks
noun
plural of livestock
locksmiths
locksmiths
noun
plural of locksmith
lockstitch
lockstitch
noun
(sewing) A stitch made by a sewing machine in which two threads are interlocked.
verb
(sewing) To use this kind of stitch.
locustlike
locustlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a locust.
mackintosh
mackintosh
noun
A waterproof long coat made of rubberized cloth.
By extension, any waterproof coat or raincoat.
Waterproof rubberized cloth.
mantlerock
matchbooks
matchbooks
noun
plural of matchbook
matchlocks
matchlocks
noun
plural of matchlock
matlockite
matlockite
noun
(mineralogy) A tetragonal-ditetragonal dipyramidal mineral containing chlorine, fluorine, and lead.
mckeesport
mesokurtic
mesokurtic
adj
(statistics) Of a distribution: having kurtosis equal to that of a normal distribution; equivalently, having zero excess kurtosis.
micklemote
microskirt
microskirt
noun
An extremely short miniskirt with its hemline at the upper thigh, at or just below crotch or underwear level.
moonstruck
moonstruck
adj
(by extension) Showing irrational behaviour, especially of a romantic or sentimental nature.
(obsolete) Crazy or insane when affected by the phases of the Moon.
(obsolete) Made sick, or (like fishes) unsuitable for food, by the supposed influence of the Moon.
motortruck
motortruck
noun
Alternative form of motor truck
multiblock
multiblock
adj
Of or pertaining to more than one block (in various senses).
nightstock
nonkinetic
nonskeptic
nonskeptic
noun
One who is not a skeptic.
nouakchott
nouakchott
Proper noun
The capital of Mauritania.
outblacken
outcooking
outcooking
verb
present participle of outcook
outcricket
outkicking
outkicking
verb
present participle of outkick
outkitchen
outkitchen
noun
An outbuilding used as a kitchen.
outrocking
outrocking
verb
present participle of outrock
outtricked
outtricked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outtrick
overjacket
overstocks
overstocks
noun
plural of overstock
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overstock
overstruck
overstruck
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overstrike
pastrycook
pastrycook
noun
A cook who makes desserts and pastries.
patchworks
patchworks
noun
plural of patchwork
patchworky
patchworky
adj
Like patchwork; untidy, variegated, higgledy-piggledy.
petrouchka
picketboat
picketboat
noun
Alternative form of picket boat
pickpocket
pickpocket
noun
One who steals from the pocket of a passerby, usually by sleight of hand.
verb
To pick pockets; to steal.
pitchforks
pitchforks
noun
plural of pitchfork
planktonic
planktonic
adj
Floating in the open sea rather than living on the seafloor.
Of or pertaining to plankton.
pocketable
pocketable
adj
Able to be put in one's pocket
pocketbook
pocketbook
noun
(US) a purse or handbag.
(dated) A wallet for paper money.
(figuratively) One's personal budget or economic capacity - the amount one can afford.
(uncommon) A small book, particularly (US) a paperback or (UK) notebook able to fit into a pocket.