(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
alkaliferous
alkaliferous
adj
Yielding alkalis.
alkylarylsulfonate
backfurrow
backfurrow
noun
(agriculture) The line of piled soil thrown up beside a furrow when it is created by a plow
verb
(agriculture) To throw or turn the soil in alternating directions for every other row that is plowed, so that every pair of furrows has a single backfurrow with clear areas on the outside.
beckford
befrocked
befrocked
adj
Wearing a frock.
biforked
biforked
adj
forked into two; bifurcate
biforking
birkhoff
blackford
blanketflower
blanketflower
noun
Gaillardia; a plant of the genus Gaillardia.
bookcraft
bookcraft
noun
(archaic) Authorship; literary skill.
bookfair
boufarik
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
breakoff
breakoff
noun
discontinuance (act of breaking off)
brickcroft
brookfield
brookflower
cankerflower
chefornak
chirikof
cockchafer
cockchafer
noun
Any of the large European beetles from the genus Melolontha that are destructive to vegetation.
Any of various other similar beetles, such as of the genera Acrossidius, Cyphochilus, Rhopaea, etc.
cockchafers
cockchafers
noun
plural of cockchafer
cockcroft
cockfighter
cockfighter
noun
One who engages in a cockfight.
coffeemaker
coffeemaker
noun
(obsolete) A person who makes coffee.
Any of several different types of kitchen apparatus used to brew and filter coffee.
coffeemakers
coffeemakers
noun
plural of coffeemaker
cofferlike
cofferlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a coffer.
cofferwork
cofferwork
noun
(masonry) rubblework faced with stone
coffinmaker
coffinmaker
noun
A manufacturer of coffins.
coforeknown
confervalike
cornflakes
cornflakes
noun
Alternative spelling of corn flakes
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.
crockford
crookfingered
cuckooflower
cuckooflower
noun
lady's smock (Cardamine pratensis)
ragged robin (Silene flos-cuculi, syn. Lychnis flos-cuculi)
defrock
defrock
verb
(by extension) To formally remove the rights and authority of someone, e.g. a government official or a medical practitioner.
(figuratively) To formally remove the rights and authority of a member of the clergy.
(literally) To divest of a frock.
defrocked
defrocked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of defrock
defrocking
defrocking
noun
The formal removal of the rights and authority of a member of the clergy.
verb
present participle of defrock
defrocks
defrocks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of defrock
disfrock
disfrock
verb
(transitive) To remove from status as a member of a clergy; to unfrock.
disfrocked
disfrocked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disfrock
disfrocking
disfrocking
verb
present participle of disfrock
disfrocks
disfrocks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disfrock
drinkproof
ecofreak
ecofreak
noun
(informal, derogatory) A person with a passion for protecting the natural environment; an ecological activist.
enfork
fabrikoid
facework
facework
noun
(mining) work done at the face, such as the coalface
(sociology, psychology) The communicative strategies involved in upholding face, or social prestige.
The material of the outside or front side, as of a wall or building.
factorylike
factorylike
adj
Resembling a factory in any of various respects
fairoaks
fairyfolk
fairyfolk
noun
Alternative form of fairy folk
fallbrook
falsework
falsework
noun
(engineering) A temporary framework used in the building of bridges and arched structures in order to hold items in place until the structure is able to support itself.
(engineering) Scaffolding, a temporary frame serving to support and brace a building under construction until it can stand alone.
fancywork
fancywork
noun
Decorative embroidery.
fanwork
fanwork
noun
(architecture) Fan tracery.
A creative work produced by a fan, based on a book, movie, television show, musical group, etc.
A fan-shaped network of lines or projections.
farmworkers
farmworkers
noun
plural of farmworker
farouk
featherwork
featherwork
noun
(countable) A cultural artifact made with feathers.
(uncountable) The working of feathers into a cultural artifact.
featherworker
fecifork
fedirko
feltwork
feltwork
noun
(medicine) A fibrous network
(medicine) A tight plexus of nerve fibrils
ferronickel
ferronickel
noun
A ferroalloy of iron and nickel.
fetterlock
fetterlock
noun
(heraldry) A shackle or lock.
fibrinokinase
fieldwork
fieldwork
noun
(countable, rare) A temporary fortification built by troops in the field; a defensive earthwork in the field.
(in scientific research) The collection of raw data in the field, field research, field study, field studies.
(uncountable) Work done out in the real world rather than in controlled conditions
(uncountable, agriculture) Work done out in the fields as opposed to that done elsewhere on the farm (e.g., barn, house, outbuildings, office).
fieldworker
fieldworker
noun
A person who does fieldwork.
fingerhook
fingerwork
fingerwork
noun
Alternative spelling of finger work
firelock
firelock
noun
(by extension, historical) A firearm using such a gunlock.
(historical) A form of gunlock, in which the priming is ignited by a spark.
firelocks
firelocks
noun
plural of firelock
firework
firework
noun
A device using gunpowder and other chemicals which, when lit, emits a combination of coloured flames, sparks, whistles or bangs, and sometimes made to rocket high into the sky before exploding, used for entertainment or celebration.
fireworkless
fireworkless
adj
Without fireworks.
fireworks
fireworks
noun
(plural only) An event or a display where fireworks are set off.
(plural only, figuratively) A boisterous or violent event or situation.
plural of firework.
fireworky
fireworky
Adjective
Resembling or characteristic of a firework.
fisherfolk
fisherfolk
noun
(anthropology) Members of a culture that is dominated by fishing.
People who fish for a living.
Recreational fishers.
fishworker
fishworker
noun
A laborer in the fishing industry.
fishworks
fishworks
noun
A fish processing plant.
flakeboard
flakeboard
noun
A type of board manufactured from wood flakes
flatterdock
flatwork
flatwork
noun
(construction) Horizontal construction work using concrete, such as floors.
flatworks
flickermouse
flickerproof
fliegerabwehrkanone
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).
flocker
flocker
noun
One who or that which flocks; a bird species that forms flocks.
flockier
flockier
adj
comparative form of flocky: more flocky
flockmaster
flockmaster
noun
A head shepherd.
flockowner
flockowner
noun
Someone who owns a flock of animals.
floerkea
floodmark
floodmark
noun
A mark indicating the height reached by the waters in a previous flood.
floorwalker
floorwalker
noun
Alternative form of floor-walker
floorwalkers
floorwalkers
noun
plural of floorwalker
florikan
floriken
floriken
Noun
An Indian bustard (Otis aurita).
flourlike
flourlike
Adjective
Resembling flour.
flowerlike
flowerlike
adj
Resembling a flower, especially in shape
flowerpecker
flowerpecker
noun
Any member of the family Dicaeidae of passerine birds, many of which feed on nectar.
flowerwork
fluework
fluework
noun
A system of organ stops in which the sound is caused by wind passing through a flue or fissure and striking an edge above; distinguished from reedwork.
flukeworm
flukeworm
noun
Any usually parasitic worm in the class Trematoda.
flukewort
flutework
flutework
noun
(architecture) Fluted ornamentation; groovework.
foenngreek
foenngreek
noun
Archaic form of fenugreek.
fokker
fokker
Noun
Any of a class of aeroplanes produced by the Fokker company, used by Germany in World War I.
foldskirt
folkcraft
folkcraft
noun
folk craftsmanship
folkfree
folkfree
adj
(obsolete) Having folkright, as a free citizen.
folklore
folklore
noun
(by extension) The tales, superstitions etc. of any particular group or community.
(mathematics, slang) The collective of proofs or techniques which are widely known among mathematicians, but have never been formally published.
The tales, legends, superstitions, and traditions of a particular ethnic population.
folklores
folklores
noun
plural of folklore
folkloric
folkloric
adj
Of, pertaining to, or having the character of folklore.
folklorish
folklorish
adj
(colloquial) Being similar to or having the quality of folklore.
folklorism
folklorism
noun
Invention or adaptation of folklore; including any use of a tradition outside the cultural context in which it was created.
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
folkmooter
folkmoter
folkright
folkright
noun
(obsolete) The common law or right of the people.
folksier
folksier
adj
comparative form of folksy: more folksy
folksinger
folksinger
noun
A person who sings folk songs.
folksingers
folksingers
noun
plural of folksinger
folkvangr
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.
footlockers
footlockers
noun
plural of footlocker
footmaker
footmark
footmark
noun
footprint (an impression made by a foot)
footmarks
footmarks
noun
plural of footmark
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
foraker
forblack
forblack
adj
(archaic) Extremely black; jet-black.
forbreak
forbreak
verb
(archaic) To break in pieces, break up, destroy.
(archaic) To break through, interrupt.
forcepslike
forcepslike
adj
Resembling a forceps.
forebackwardly
forebespeak
forechecked
forechecked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of forecheck