(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.
aftershocks
aftershocks
noun
plural of aftershock
aftertask
aktiengesellschaft
alkylarylsulfonate
alkylbenzenesulfonate
alkylbenzenesulfonates
backshift
backshift
noun
(grammar) The changing of the tense of a verb from present to past in reported speech.
(statistics) A function on a stochastic process whose value on any random variable is the preceding random variable in the process.
verb
(grammar, transitive) To change the tense of a verb from present to past in reported speech.
backstaff
backstaff
noun
(nautical) An early navigational instrument for measuring the altitude of the sun and hence calculating latitude.
basketful
basketful
noun
The amount that will fit into a basket
basketfuls
basketfuls
noun
plural of basketful
beefsteak
beefsteak
noun
(countable) Ellipsis of beefsteak mushroom.
(countable) Ellipsis of beefsteak plant, also known as perilla and shiso (Perilla frutescens var. crispa).
(countable) Ellipsis of beefsteak tomato.
(countable, archaic): A celebratory dinner, commonly held in New York between about 1870 and 1940 involving the consumption of enormous quantities of broiled steak and beer.
(countable, uncountable) (A) steak cut from beef cattle.
(uncountable) The herb prepared from the leaves of the beefsteak plant.
beefsteaks
beefsteaks
noun
plural of beefsteak
breakfast
breakfast
noun
(by extension) A meal consisting of food normally eaten in the morning, which may typically include eggs, sausages, toast, bacon, etc.
(largely obsolete outside religion) A meal eaten after a period of (now often religious) fasting.
The celebratory meal served after a wedding (and occasionally after other solemnities e.g. a funeral).
The first meal of the day, usually eaten in the morning.
verb
(intransitive) To eat the morning meal.
(transitive) To serve breakfast to.
breakfasted
breakfasted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of breakfast
breakfaster
breakfaster
noun
One eating breakfast.
breakfasters
breakfasters
noun
plural of breakfaster
breakfasting
breakfasting
noun
The act of eating breakfast.
verb
present participle of breakfast
breakfastless
breakfastless
adj
Without breakfast.
breakfasts
breakfasts
noun
plural of breakfast
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of breakfast
breakfronts
breakfronts
noun
plural of breakfront
bucketfuls
bucketfuls
noun
plural of bucketful
bucketsful
cockfights
cockfights
noun
plural of cockfight
cocklofts
cocklofts
noun
plural of cockloft
cocksfoot
cocksfoot
noun
Any of the genus Dactylis of Eurasian and North African bluegrasses, especially Dactylis glomerata.
craftsmanlike
craftsmanlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a craftsman
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.
crankshafts
crankshafts
noun
plural of crankshaft
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of crankshaft
creekstuff
distelfink
distelfink
noun
A stylized goldfinch in Pennsylvania Dutch folk art, representing happiness and good fortune.
distelfinks
distelfinks
noun
plural of distelfink
fantasiestck
fasibitikite
fastback
fastback
noun
A motor car having a continuous slope from the roof to the rear
fastbacks
fastbacks
noun
plural of fastback
fastwalk
fatbacks
fatbacks
noun
plural of fatback
fatstock
fatstock
noun
Fattened livestock.
fatstocks
fatstocks
noun
plural of fatstock
feedstock
feedstock
noun
Any bulk raw material constituting the principal input for an industrial process.
fetishlike
fetishlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a fetish.
fetlocks
fetlocks
noun
plural of fetlock
ficklest
ficklest
adj
superlative form of fickle: most fickle
fiddlestick
fiddlestick
intj
Dated form of fiddlesticks.
noun
A bow used to play the fiddle.
One of a pair of sticks, similar to drumsticks, used by a second player to percuss the strings of a fiddle while the main player plays via bow.
fiddlesticks
fiddlesticks
intj
(euphemistic) Darn! Expresses mild dismay or annoyance.
(euphemistic) Nonsense! Expresses dismissal or disdain.
noun
plural of fiddlestick
finickiest
finickiest
adj
superlative form of finicky: most finicky
finkelstein
finnickiest
finnickiest
adj
superlative form of finnicky: most finnicky
fistlike
fistlike
adj
Resembling a fist (clenched hand).
flagstick
flagstick
noun
(golf) The pole which marks the location of a hole
flakiest
flakiest
adj
superlative form of flaky: most flaky
flasket
flasket
noun
(dated) A vessel for serving food.
(dated, UK) A long, shallow basket with two handles.
flaskets
flaskets
noun
plural of flasket
flasklet
flasklet
noun
A small flask; a phial.
flatworks
fleckiest
flintlocks
flintlocks
noun
plural of flintlock
fliskiest
flockiest
flockiest
adj
superlative form of flocky: most flocky
flockmaster
flockmaster
noun
A head shepherd.
flokatis
flokatis
noun
plural of flokati
flukiest
flukiest
adj
superlative form of fluky: most fluky
flunkeyistic
flunkeyistic
adj
Alternative form of flunkyistic
flunkyistic
flunkyistic
adj
Of or relating to flunkyism.
foldskirt
folkestone
folkestone
Proper noun
A coastal town in Kent, England
folklorist
folklorist
noun
A person who studies or collects folklore
folkloristic
folkloristic
adj
about the traditions and stories of a country or community; Characteristic of folklore.
folklorists
folklorists
noun
plural of folklorist
folkmoots
folkmoots
noun
plural of folkmoot
folkmotes
folkmotes
noun
plural of folkmote
folkmots
folkmots
noun
plural of folkmot
folksiest
folksiest
adj
superlative form of folksy: most folksy
folkston
folkston
Proper noun
A city in Georgia in the United States
folktales
folktales
noun
plural of folktale
footlockers
footlockers
noun
plural of footlocker
footmarks
footmarks
noun
plural of footmark
footstalk
footstalk
noun
(botany) A stalk (such as a peduncle or pedicel) that supports another structure.
footstick
footstick
noun
A measuring rod that is one foot long.
A piece of wood serving as a simple bridge over water.
footstock
footworks
footworks
noun
plural of footwork
foreskirt
foreskirt
noun
The front skirt of a garment, in distinction from the train.
forestick
forestick
noun
The front stick of a fire in a hearth.
forestlike
forestlike
adj
Like a forest.
foretokens
foretokens
noun
plural of foretoken
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of foretoken
forjaskit
forjesket
forkiest
forklifts
forklifts
noun
plural of forklift
forksmith
fortresslike
fortresslike
adj
Resembling a fortress in shape or impregnability.
foskett
frakturs
frakturs
noun
plural of fraktur
frankenstein
frankenstein
noun
Alternative form of Frankenstein
verb
Alternative spelling of Frankenstein
frankensteins
frankensteins
noun
plural of frankenstein
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of frankenstein
frankest
frankest
adj
superlative form of frank: most frank
frankforters
frankforts
frankfurters
frankfurters
noun
plural of frankfurter
frankfurts
frankfurts
noun
plural of frankfurt
frankheartedness
frankheartedness
noun
open-heartedness
frankheartness
frankist
frankist
Noun
A follower of Frankism.
franklinist
franklinites
franklinites
noun
plural of franklinite
frankston
freakiest
freakiest
adj
superlative form of freaky: most freaky
freakouts
freakouts
noun
plural of freakout
freckliest
freckliest
adj
superlative form of freckly: most freckly
frederiksted
fredrikstad
freethinkers
freethinkers
noun
plural of freethinker
fretworks
fretworks
noun
plural of fretwork
friskest
frisket
frisket
noun
(printing) A thin frame in a printing press that holds the sheet of paper in position and acts as a mask.
friskets
friskets
noun
plural of frisket
friskiest
friskiest
adj
superlative form of frisky: most frisky
frithsoken
frostlike
frostlike
adj
Resembling frost or some aspect of it.
frostwork
frostwork
noun
Any naturally occurring intricate pattern of ice crystals.
Any pattern that resembles a frost formation.
frsiket
frsikets
fructokinase
fructokinase
noun
(biochemistry) A transferase enzyme of the liver, intestine, and kidney cortex.
fruitcakes
fruitcakes
noun
plural of fruitcake
fruitstalk
funkiest
funkiest
adj
superlative form of funky: most funky
funkstown
futharks
futharks
noun
plural of futhark
futhorks
futhorks
noun
plural of futhork
futtocks
futtocks
noun
plural of futtock
gentlefolks
gentlefolks
noun
Synonym of gentlefolk
hlithskjalf
jackassification
jackassification
noun
(nonce word) The condition or process of being or becoming a jackass (stupid person).
jackshaft
jackshaft
noun
A common mechanical component used to transfer or synchronize rotational force in a machine.
A wheelless axle used to turn the wheels of a locomotive.
verb
To transfer or synchronize rotational force by means of a jackshaft.
kaffeeklatsch
kaffeeklatsch
noun
A coffee klatch.
kafiristan
kaftans
kaftans
noun
plural of kaftan
kalifates
kalifates
noun
plural of kalifate
kistful
kistful
noun
(Scotland) A chestful.
kistfuls
kistfuls
noun
plural of kistful
kitschified
kitschified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of kitschify
kitschifies
kitschifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of kitschify
kitschifying
kitschifying
verb
present participle of kitschify
knifepoints
knifepoints
noun
plural of knifepoint
kniferest
knifesmith
knifesmith
noun
A cutler who makes knives.
krafts
kristof
kristofer
kristoffer
kristofor
kristoforo
leafstalk
leafstalk
noun
The stalk that supports a leaf and connects it to the plant.