(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
afterwork
afterworking
alkylarylsulfonate
alkylbenzenesulfonate
alkylbenzenesulfonates
blackfoot
blackfoot
noun
A tropical American bush of the genus Melampodium
blanketflower
blanketflower
noun
Gaillardia; a plant of the genus Gaillardia.
bookcraft
bookcraft
noun
(archaic) Authorship; literary skill.
booklift
breakfront
breakfront
noun
(chiefly attributive) Any piece of furniture (especially a bookcase or cabinet) that has a central section that projects farther forward than the other sections.
breakfronts
breakfronts
noun
plural of breakfront
brickcroft
cityfolk
cockcroft
cockfight
cockfight
noun
A contest, in a cockpit, between gamecocks fitted with cockspurs
verb
To participate in (as a rooster), or organize and run (as a gambler or bookmaker), a cockfighting event.
cockfighter
cockfighter
noun
One who engages in a cockfight.
cockfighting
cockfighting
noun
A gambling blood sport (illegal in most countries) in which two roosters have spikes placed on their feet and are made to fight each other, usually to the death.
verb
present participle of cockfight
cockfights
cockfights
noun
plural of cockfight
cockloft
cockloft
noun
A small attic or garret
cocklofts
cocklofts
noun
plural of cockloft
cockneyfication
cockneyfication
noun
the use of cockney words or mannerisms, especially by non-cockneys
cocksfoot
cocksfoot
noun
Any of the genus Dactylis of Eurasian and North African bluegrasses, especially Dactylis glomerata.
countryfolk
countryfolk
noun
One who lives in the country; a rural dweller.
craftwork
craftwork
noun
An item produced by handicraft.
craftworker
craftworker
noun
A maker of craftwork.
duckfoot
duckfoot
noun
(agriculture, often attributive) A relatively small, shallow share used in tillage, shaped like a duck's foot.
duckfooted
duckfooted
adj
Alternative spelling of duck-footed
factorylike
factorylike
adj
Resembling a factory in any of various respects
fatstock
fatstock
noun
Fattened livestock.
fatstocks
fatstocks
noun
plural of fatstock
faulkton
faulkton
Proper noun
a small city in South Dakota, USA
featherwork
featherwork
noun
(countable) A cultural artifact made with feathers.
(uncountable) The working of feathers into a cultural artifact.
featherworker
feedstock
feedstock
noun
Any bulk raw material constituting the principal input for an industrial process.
feltwork
feltwork
noun
(medicine) A fibrous network
(medicine) A tight plexus of nerve fibrils
fetlock
fetlock
noun
A joint of the horse's leg below the knee or hock and above the hoof.
The tuft of hair that grows at this joint.
fetlocked
fetlocked
adj
(in combination) Having fetlocks (of a specified kind).
Tied by the fetlock.
fetlocks
fetlocks
noun
plural of fetlock
fetterlock
fetterlock
noun
(heraldry) A shackle or lock.
flatterdock
flatwork
flatwork
noun
(construction) Horizontal construction work using concrete, such as floors.
flatworks
flintlock
flintlock
noun
A type of lock used on muskets, rifles, and pistols from the early 17th to the mid-19th century.
An early type of firearm, using a spring-loaded flint to strike sparks into the firing pan.
flintlocks
flintlocks
noun
plural of flintlock
flintwork
flintwork
noun
decorative flint facing
work with flint
flintworker
flintworker
noun
A person who produces flintwork.
floatmaker
floatmaker
noun
A builder of floats (decorated trailers or vehicles for display in a parade or pageant).
flockiest
flockiest
adj
superlative form of flocky: most flocky
flockmaster
flockmaster
noun
A head shepherd.
flokati
flokati
noun
A handwoven woolen rug with a thick pile.
flokatis
flokatis
noun
plural of flokati
flokite
flukewort
flutework
flutework
noun
(architecture) Fluted ornamentation; groovework.
foldskirt
folkboat
folkboat
noun
A small, affordable sailboat, rigged as a sloop.
folkcraft
folkcraft
noun
folk craftsmanship
folkestone
folkestone
Proper noun
A coastal town in Kent, England
folkething
folketing
folketing
Proper noun
the title of the Danish parliament (Folketinget in Danish)
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
folkmoot
folkmoot
noun
(historical , or later revived in general usage) A general meeting (assembly) of the people of a town, district, or shire.
folkmooter
folkmoots
folkmoots
noun
plural of folkmoot
folkmot
folkmote
folkmote
noun
Alternative form of folkmoot
folkmoter
folkmotes
folkmotes
noun
plural of folkmote
folkmots
folkmots
noun
plural of folkmot
folkright
folkright
noun
(obsolete) The common law or right of the people.
folksiest
folksiest
adj
superlative form of folksy: most folksy
folkston
folkston
Proper noun
A city in Georgia in the United States
folktale
folktale
noun
A tale or story that is part of the oral tradition of a people or a place.
folktales
folktales
noun
plural of folktale
footback
footfolk
foothook
foothook
noun
(nautical) Alternative form of futtock
footlicker
footlicker
noun
A sycophant; a fawner; a toady.
footlicking
footlicking
adj
sycophantic
noun
The act of licking someone's feet.
sycophantic behavior
footlike
footlike
adj
Resembling a foot.
footlock
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.
footlockers
footlockers
noun
plural of footlocker
footmaker
footmark
footmark
noun
footprint (an impression made by a foot)
footmarks
footmarks
noun
plural of footmark
footpick
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
footwalk
footwalk
noun
A pedestrian walkway.
footwork
footwork
noun
(uncountable, music) A subgenre of juke/ghetto house and style of street dance that originated in Chicago in the early 1990s.
Any movement of the feet, especially intricate or complex movement, as in sports or dancing.
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.
foretack
foretack
noun
(nautical) The fore tack (part of a sail)
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.
foretake
foretake
verb
(transitive) To take or choose before another (option); prefer.
(transitive) To take, receive, or adopt beforehand; assume.
foretalk
foretalk
noun
Small talk used prior to more meaningful conversation.
foretalking
forethink
forethink
verb
(transitive, rare) To plan (something) in advance; think, consider, or contrive beforehand; prognosticate.
(transitive, rare) To think about beforehand; to anticipate.
forethinker
forethinker
noun
One who thinks ahead, or plans things in advance.
forethinking
forethinking
verb
present participle of forethink
foretoken
foretoken
noun
A prognostic; a premonitory sign; warning or presentiment.
verb
(transitive) To betoken beforehand; prognosticate; foreshadow; give warning of; presage.
foretokened
foretokened
verb
simple past tense and past participle of foretoken
foretokening
foretokening
noun
Indication in advance.
verb
present participle of foretoken
foretokens
foretokens
noun
plural of foretoken
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of foretoken
forjaskit
forjesket
forkiest
forklift
forklift
noun
A small industrial vehicle with a power-operated fork-like pronged platform that can be raised and lowered for insertion under a load, often on pallets, to be lifted and moved.
verb
To move or stack with, or as if with, such a vehicle.
forklifting
forklifting
verb
present participle of forklift
forklifts
forklifts
noun
plural of forklift
forksmith
forktail
forktail
noun
(UK, dialect) A salmon in its fourth year's growth.
Any of various small insectivorous birds in the genus Enicurus.
fortake
fortake
verb
(transitive) To take away; remove; deprive.
(transitive, UK dialectal) To aim or deal a blow at; hit.
(transitive, UK dialectal) To mistake; make a mistake.
forthink
forthink
verb
(intransitive, obsolete) To repent, be sorry for.
(reflexive, obsolete) To regret; repent.
(transitive, obsolete) To change one's mind about; to renounce.
(transitive, obsolete) To regret.
(transitive, obsolete, impersonal) To cause distress or regret to; cause to regret or repent; to vex.
forthinking
forthinking
verb
present participle of forthink
fortresslike
fortresslike
adj
Resembling a fortress in shape or impregnability.
foskett
fountainlike
fountainlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a fountain.
franckot
frankfort
frankfort
Proper noun
A city in Indiana, USA
The capital city of the state of Kentucky in the United States of America
frankforter
frankforters
frankforts
franklinization
franklinton
franklintown
frankston
frankton
franktown
freakout
freakout
noun
(slang) A frightening or disorientating experience, especially one that results from the use of a hallucinogenic drug.
(slang) An occurrence of unrestrained or irrational behaviour.
freakouts
freakouts
noun
plural of freakout
freakpot
fredericktown
fretwork
fretwork
noun
ornamental woodwork either carved in low relief or cut through
fretworked
fretworked
adj
Adorned with fretwork.
fretworks
fretworks
noun
plural of fretwork
frithsoken
frithwork
frontierlike
frontierlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a frontier.
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.
fructokinase
fructokinase
noun
(biochemistry) A transferase enzyme of the liver, intestine, and kidney cortex.
funkstown
futhork
futhork
noun
Alternative spelling of futhorc
futhorks
futhorks
noun
plural of futhork
futtock
futtock
noun
(nautical) Any of the curved rib-like timbers that form the frame of a wooden ship.