(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
alpenstock
alpenstock
noun
a stout adjustable walking stick with a metal point, used by mountain climbers and walkers in hilly or uneven terrain
alpenstocker
alpenstocker
noun
A mountain-climber, especially one that uses an alpenstock.
alpenstocks
alpenstocks
noun
plural of alpenstock
anticlockwise
anticlockwise
adj
(South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, British, Ireland, of movement) in a circular fashion so as to be moving to the left at the top of the circle and to the right at the bottom (when viewed from the front), in the opposite direction to the way the hands of an analogue clock move.
adv
(Australia, New Zealand, Britian, Ireland) In an anticlockwise fashion.
archworkmaster
artichokes
artichokes
noun
plural of artichoke
backpointers
backstone
backstopped
backstopped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backstop
backstories
backstories
noun
plural of backstory
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.
backstroked
backstroked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backstroke
backstrokes
backstrokes
noun
plural of backstroke
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backstroke
backstromite
backstromite
noun
(mineralogy) Synonym of hydrohausmannite
blackstone
cabinetworks
cantankerous
cantankerous
adj
Given to or marked by an ill-tempered, quarrelsome nature; ill-tempered, cranky, crabby.
cantankerously
cantankerously
adv
In a cantankerous manner.
cantankerousness
cantankerousness
noun
The state of being cantankerous.
cantankerousnesses
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.
charnockites
charnockites
noun
plural of charnockite
chokestrap
chokestrap
noun
A strap leading from the bellyband to the lower part of the collar, to keep the collar in place.
clothesbasket
clothesbasket
noun
A basket for holding clothes to be laundered.
cockatrices
cockatrices
noun
plural of cockatrice
cockmaster
cockmaster
noun
(vulgar, slang, derogatory) Term of abuse.
One who breeds gamecocks.
constablewick
constablewick
noun
(obsolete) The district to which a constable's power is limited.
contraclockwise
contraclockwise
adv
counterclockwise
counterattacks
counterattacks
noun
plural of counterattack; alternative spelling of counter-attacks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of counterattack; alternative spelling of counter-attacks
counterblockades
counterblockades
noun
plural of counterblockade
counterbreastwork
countersank
countersank
verb
simple past tense of countersink
crackpottedness
croakiest
croakiest
adj
superlative form of croaky: most croaky
cytoskeletal
cytoskeletal
adj
Of or pertaining to a cytoskeleton.
disacknowledgement
disacknowledgements
dockmaster
dockmaster
noun
Someone in charge of a dock, or of docking.
dockmasters
dockmasters
noun
plural of dockmaster
earthshock
earthshock
Noun
An earthquake.
electrokinematics
flockmaster
flockmaster
noun
A head shepherd.
fructokinase
fructokinase
noun
(biochemistry) A transferase enzyme of the liver, intestine, and kidney cortex.
goatsucker
goatsucker
noun
Any bird in the nightjar family Caprimulgidae.
goatsuckers
goatsuckers
noun
plural of goatsucker
hackettstown
headstock
headstock
noun
(mining) A headframe.
(rail transport) A transverse structural member at the extreme end of a rail vehicle's underframe, also used on some bogies.
A beam that supports a bell.
A clamp that restrains a cow by the neck.
A part of a machine (such as a lathe or drill) that supports a rotating part
The part of a lute-type string instrument, such as a guitar, that holds the tuning pegs or tensioning screws of the strings.
hexakisoctahedron
hexakisoctahedron
noun
A three-dimensional solid with 48 faces arranged around 9 planes of reflection and 13 rotary axes.
hotcakes
hotcakes
noun
plural of hotcake
jacksonite
jacksonite
Noun
A Jacksonian.
jackstone
jackstone
noun
A jack; one of the playing pieces in the game of jacks.
jackstones
jackstones
noun
plural of jackstone
kakistocracies
kakistocracies
noun
plural of kakistocracy.
karyosystematics
karyosystematics
noun
The systematics of karyotypes
keratectomies
keratectomies
noun
plural of keratectomy
keratocentesis
keratoconjunctivitis
keratoconjunctivitis
noun
(pathology) An inflammation of the cornea and the conjunctiva.
keratoconus
keratoconus
noun
(pathology) A degenerative non-inflammatory disorder of the eye in which structural changes within the cornea cause it to thin and change to a more conical shape than its normal even curve
keratohelcosis
keratomycosis
keratomycosis
noun
fungal infection of the cornea
keratoncus
keratoplastic
keratoplastic
adj
Relating to keratoplasty.
keratoscope
keratoscope
noun
(ophthalmology) An ophthalmic instrument for assessing the shape of the anterior surface of the cornea.
keratoscopy
keratoscopy
noun
(ophthalmology) The measurement of the shape of the anterior surface of the cornea.
keratosic
keratosic
Adjective
Relating to keratosis.
kinetoplastic
kinetoplastic
adj
Relating to a kinetoplast
kleptomaniacs
kleptomaniacs
noun
plural of kleptomaniac
konstance
latticeworks
latticeworks
noun
plural of latticework
leatherstocking
leatherstocking
Noun
A man who develops survival skills in order to live in the wild, away from civilization.
leukoblastic
leukoblastic
adj
Relating to leukoblasts.
leukocytoblast
mackintoshed
mackintoshed
adj
Wearing a mackintosh.
mackintoshes
mackintoshes
noun
plural of mackintosh
mackintoshite
mackintoshite
noun
(mineralogy) Synonym of thorogummite
markgenossenschaft
mesoplanktonic
mesoplanktonic
adj
Relating to mesoplankton.
microleukoblast
musculoskeletal
musculoskeletal
adj
of, or relating to both muscles and the skeleton
nonskeptical
nonskeptical
adj
Not skeptical.
oatcakes
oatcakes
noun
plural of oatcake
octakishexahedron
octakishexahedron
noun
(geometry, rare) A polyhedron with 48 faces.
overskeptical
overskeptical
adj
Excessively skeptical.
overskeptically
overskepticalness
paddockstone
peacockiest
peacockiest
adj
superlative form of peacocky: most peacocky
pharmacokinetics
pharmacokinetics
noun
(pharmacology) A branch of pharmacology concerned with the rate at which drugs are absorbed, distributed, metabolized, and eliminated by the body.
(pharmacology) The particular rates at which drugs are absorbed, distributed, metabolized, and eliminated by the body.
phenakistoscope
phenakistoscope
noun
An early animation device consisting of a disc or drum which rotated, showing successive images through slits, often via a mirror, thus producing the illusion of motion.
phosphofructokinase
phosphofructokinase
noun
(biochemistry) Any of a group of kinase enzymes that convert fructose phosphates to biphosphates
picketboats
picketboats
noun
plural of picketboat
pocketableness
pocketcase
postcardlike
postcardlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a postcard; picturesque.
rickettsialpox
rickettsialpox
noun
An illness caused by bacteria of the Rickettsia genus.
sackclothed
sackclothed
adj
Dressed in sackcloth.
schaghticoke
schaghticoke
Proper noun
An Eastern Woodlands tribe descended from an association of Mahican, Potatuck, Weantinock, Tunxis, and Podunk peoples, recognized by Connecticut and granted a reservation in 1736, but derecognized by the United States in 2005.
The Algonquian lect formerly spoken by this tribe.
A town in Rensselaer County, New York, incorporated in 1788.
A village in the Town of Schaghticoke, originally settled as Harts Falls, incorporated in 1867 and renamed Schaghticoke in 1881.
Noun
A member of this tribe.
schoolmasterlike
sclerokeratitis
sclerokeratoiritis
scleroskeletal
shackleton
shortcake
shortcake
noun
A dessert made with such a cake, typically having layers of cream and fruit.
A sweet cake or biscuit (crumbly leavened bread) typically made with flour, sugar, salt, butter, milk or cream, and sometimes eggs, and leavened with baking powder or baking soda.
shortcakes
shortcakes
noun
plural of shortcake
skeletomuscular
skeletomuscular
adj
Relating to the skeleton and muscles.
skeltonical
smokestack
smokestack
noun
A conduit or group of conduits atop a structure allowing smoke to flow out, as on a steam locomotive, ship, factory, or power plant using fossil fuels.
smokestacks
smokestacks
noun
plural of smokestack
spatterdock
spatterdock
noun
A species of water lily, Nuphar advena
spatterdocks
spatterdocks
noun
plural of spatterdock
splanchnoskeletal
splanchnoskeleton
splanchnoskeleton
noun
(anatomy) That part of the skeleton connected with the sense organs and the viscera.
splatterdock
splatterdock
noun
Alternative form of spatterdock (“species of water lily”)
stackencloud
stackencloud
noun
A cumulus cloud.
stackhousiaceae
stackhousiaceous
stickadore
stickadove
stockade
stockade
noun
(colloquial) a military prison
(military) an enclosure protected by a wall of wooden posts
verb
(transitive) To enclose in a stockade.
stockaded
stockaded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of stockade
stockades
stockades
noun
plural of stockade
stockage
stockage
noun
stock; a supply of goods stored for later use
stockannet
stockateer
stockateer
noun
A stockbroker who operates fraudulently.
stockbrokerage
stockbrokerage
noun
stockbroking
stockdale
stockfather
stockhausen
stockmaker
stocktaker
stocktaker
noun
One who stocktakes.
superacknowledgment
tavestock
tavistockite
tektosilicate
tektosilicate
noun
(mineralogy) Any silicate, of formula (SiO₂)ₙ in which each tetrahedral group shares all of its oxygen atoms with neighboring groups.
thermokinematics
ticktacktoes
triakisicosahedral
triakisicosahedron
triakisoctahedral
triakisoctahedrid
triakisoctahedron
triakisoctahedron
noun
(crystallography) A trigonal trisoctahedron.
tuckahoes
tuckahoes
noun
plural of tuckahoe
visceroskeletal
visceroskeletal
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the framework, or skeleton, of the viscera.