(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.
alkahestic
alkahestic
adj
Resembling or relating to alkahest.
alpenstock
alpenstock
noun
a stout adjustable walking stick with a metal point, used by mountain climbers and walkers in hilly or uneven terrain
anankastic
anankastic
adj
(linguistics) Imperative, as in the anankastic conditional.
(psychology) Characterised by compulsion; obsessive-compulsive.
antiknocks
antiknocks
noun
plural of antiknock
artichokes
artichokes
noun
plural of artichoke
backbiters
backbiters
noun
plural of backbiter
backstairs
backstairs
adj
Secret or furtive.
noun
A staircase at the rear of a building or one normally only used by servants and tradesmen.
An indirect or furtive means of access or intercourse.
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.
backstreet
backstreet
adj
(figuratively) Done in poor and unsanitary conditions, secretly and illegally; back-alley.
Associated with neighborhoods on back streets, often in older neighborhoods, with poorer residents.
noun
Alternative spelling of back street
backstring
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.
backtracks
backtracks
noun
plural of backtrack
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backtrack
backwaters
backwaters
noun
plural of backwater
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backwater
(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.
blackstick
blackstock
blackstone
blackstrap
blackstrap
noun
(obsolete) A mixture of spirituous liquor (usually rum) and molasses.
(obsolete, nautical, slang) Bad port wine; any common wine of the Mediterranean.
The dark, viscous molasses remaining after maximum extraction of sugar from raw sugar cane, used in manufacturing and cattle feed.
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
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.
bucketfuls
bucketfuls
noun
plural of bucketful
bucketsful
bucketshop
bucketshop
noun
Alternative spelling of bucket shop
bucktooths
buckwheats
buckwheats
noun
plural of buckwheat
cactuslike
cactuslike
adj
Having characteristics of a cactus
candystick
caretakers
caretakers
noun
plural of caretaker
casketlike
castlelike
castlelike
adj
Resembling a castle
catskinner
catskinner
noun
(slang, US) One who drives (or operates) a tracked vehicle.
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.
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.
checklists
checklists
noun
plural of checklist
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of checklist
checkmates
checkmates
noun
plural of checkmate
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of checkmate
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.
clarkeites
clatskanie
clerkliest
clerkliest
adj
superlative form of clerkly: most clerkly
clinkstone
clinkstone
noun
phonolite
clocksmith
cockfights
cockfights
noun
plural of cockfight
cockmaster
cockmaster
noun
(vulgar, slang, derogatory) Term of abuse.
One who breeds gamecocks.
cocksurety
cocksurety
noun
The condition of being cocksure
cornstalks
cornstalks
noun
plural of cornstalk
crackliest
crackliest
adj
superlative form of crackly: most crackly
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
cricketers
cricketers
noun
plural of cricketer
crinkliest
crinkliest
adj
superlative form of crinkly: most crinkly
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.
dockmaster
dockmaster
noun
Someone in charge of a dock, or of docking.
dokimastic
dokimastic
adj
Alternative form of docimastic
drillstock
drillstock
noun
The part of a drill that holds the shank of the bit.
drumsticks
drumsticks
noun
plural of drumstick
dumbstruck
dumbstruck
adj
so shocked as to be unable to speak
dyskinetic
dyskinetic
adj
Of or pertaining to dyskinesia
earthshock
earthshock
Noun
An earthquake.
finickiest
finickiest
adj
superlative form of finicky: most finicky
flintlocks
flintlocks
noun
plural of flintlock
freckliest
freckliest
adj
superlative form of freckly: most freckly
fruitcakes
fruitcakes
noun
plural of fruitcake
gieseckite
gieseckite
noun
(mineralogy) A greenish-grey variety of muscovite.
goatsucker
goatsucker
noun
Any bird in the nightjar family Caprimulgidae.
gottschalk
greenstick
greenstick
noun
A greenstick fracture.
gunstocker
gunstocker
noun
A manufacturer of gunstocks.
halakistic
hatchbacks
hatchbacks
noun
plural of hatchback
hitchhikes
hitchhikes
noun
plural of hitchhike
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hitchhike
huckstered
huckstered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of huckster
hucksterer
hucksterer
noun
huckster
huckstress
huckstress
noun
A female huckster.
hunchakist
hystericky
hystericky
adj
(informal) Hysterical; inclined to hysterics.
iceskating
iceskating
verb
present participle of iceskate
insectlike
insectlike
adj
Resembling an insect in any of various attributes such as form, behavior, or sound
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.
jacketless
jacketless
adj
Without a jacket (book cover).
Without a jacket (coat).
jacketwise
jacketwise
adv
In the manner of a jacket.
jacksmelts
jacksmelts
noun
plural of jacksmelt
jacksonite
jacksonite
Noun
A Jacksonian.
jackstones
jackstones
noun
plural of jackstone
jackstraws
jackstraws
noun
plural of jackstraw
jockstraps
jockstraps
noun
plural of jockstrap
katastatic
katastatic
adj
Alternative form of catastatic
kenoticism
kenoticism
noun
The doctrine of kenosis
kenoticist
kenoticist
noun
kenotist
keratoncus
kettlecase
kicksorter
kicksorter
noun
A device for analyzing the amplitudes of electrical pulses.
kickstands
kickstands
noun
plural of kickstand
kinematics
kinematics
noun
(physics) The branch of mechanics concerned with objects in motion, but not with the forces involved.
kineticism
kineticism
noun
Energetic movement, particularly applied to any visual arts.
Kinetic art.
kineticist
kineticist
noun
One who studies kinetics.
kleptistic
knackwurst
knackwurst
noun
A highly seasoned scalded sausage made from beef, pork, and fatty tissue similar to a frankfurter, but shorter and thicker.
knockstone
knockstone
noun
(mining) A block upon which ore is broken up.
knockwurst
knockwurst
noun
Alternative spelling of knackwurst
knuckliest
knuckliest
adj
superlative form of knuckly: most knuckly
krypticism
lackluster
lackluster
adj
(figurative) Not exceptional; not worthy of special merit, attention, or interest; having no vitality.
Having no shine or lustre; dull.
Lacking brilliance or intelligence.
noun
(countable) A person or thing of no particular brilliance or intelligence.
(uncountable) Lack of brightness or points of interest.
lacklustre
lacklustre
adj
(Commonwealth spelling) Alternative spelling of lackluster
lansknecht
lansknecht
noun
Alternative form of lansquenet
leukocytes
leukocytes
noun
plural of leukocyte
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.
matchbooks
matchbooks
noun
plural of matchbook
matchlocks
matchlocks
noun
plural of matchlock
matchstalk
matchstalk
noun
Misspelling of matchstick.
matchstick
matchstick
noun
(chiefly in the plural) Any similarly small and thin piece.
A small, slender piece of wood or cardboard serving as a component of a match.
mckeesport
mesokurtic
mesokurtic
adj
(statistics) Of a distribution: having kurtosis equal to that of a normal distribution; equivalently, having zero excess kurtosis.
meterstick
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.
nachtmusik
nightstick
nightstick
noun
(US, law enforcement) A long narrow pole-like club carried by police and security personnel, for use in self-defense.
nightstock
nitpickers
nitpickers
noun
plural of nitpicker
nonskeptic
nonskeptic
noun
One who is not a skeptic.
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
packstaves
packstaves
noun
plural of packstaff
panickiest
panickiest
adj
superlative form of panicky: most panicky
pastrycook
pastrycook
noun
A cook who makes desserts and pastries.
patchworks
patchworks
noun
plural of patchwork
phthisicky
phthisicky
adj
Having phthisis, or some symptom of it, as difficulty in breathing.
pigsticked
pigsticker
pigsticker
noun
(UK, India) A horse well-suited to hunt wild boar.