(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
blackfisher
cockchafers
cockchafers
noun
plural of cockchafer
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
creekfish
creekfish
noun
(US) Erimyzon oblongus, the chubsucker.
creekfishes
farsakh
farsakh
noun
parasang
feinschmecker
feinschmeckers
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.
folklorish
folklorish
adj
(colloquial) Being similar to or having the quality of folklore.
forecheckers
forecheckers
noun
plural of forechecker
foreshank
foreshank
noun
A cut of meat from this part.
The upper part of the foreleg of cattle.
foreshock
foreshock
noun
(geology) A small earth tremor which precedes the mainshock in an earthquake sequence. Not all mainshocks have foreshocks.
Any shock or disturbance which precedes an event
forksmith
frankheartedness
frankheartedness
noun
open-heartedness
frankheartness
frankhouse
frankish
frankish
Adjective
Of or pertaining to the Franks.
In or of the language of the Franks.
Proper noun
The language of the Franks, an extinct West Germanic language.
freakish
freakish
adj
Capricious, unpredictable.
Strange, unusual, abnormal or bizarre.
freakishly
freakishly
adv
In a freakish manner.
freakishness
freakishness
noun
The characteristic or quality of being freakish
frecklish
frecklish
adj
Having freckles; freckled.
Resembling or characteristic of a freckle.
freethinkers
freethinkers
noun
plural of freethinker
frithsoken
futharks
futharks
noun
plural of futhark
futhorks
futhorks
noun
plural of futhork
handkerchiefs
hayforks
hayforks
noun
plural of hayfork
hoofmarks
hoofmarks
noun
plural of hoofmark
kerchiefs
kerchiefs
noun
plural of kerchief
kingfisher
kingfisher
noun
Any of various birds of the suborder Alcedines (or the family Alcedinidae sensu lato), having a large head, short tail and brilliant colouration; they feed mostly on fish.
common kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
kingfishers
kingfishers
noun
plural of kingfisher
markgenossenschaft
neckerchiefs
neckerchiefs
noun
plural of neckerchief
phosphofructokinase
phosphofructokinase
noun
(biochemistry) Any of a group of kinase enzymes that convert fructose phosphates to biphosphates
pitchforks
pitchforks
noun
plural of pitchfork
porkfish
porkfish
noun
Any grunt (fish) of the species Anisotremus virginicus.
porkfishes
pricklefish
pricklefish
noun
Any of the family Stephanoberycidae of stephanoberyciform fishes.
rockfish
rockfish
noun
(derogatory, slang, ethnic slur, US) A black person who does not know how to swim.
A fish in the family Sebastidae, marine fishes that inhabit oceans around the world
A logperch (Percina caprodes), also known as common logperch or log perch
A long-spined bullhead (Taurulus bubalis)
A stonefishes (genus Synanceia), venomous fishes from the Indo-Pacific
A striped bass (Morone saxatilis), a species of fish from North America
Acanthoclinus, a genus of fish from New Zealand
Certain fish of genus Scorpaena, such as Madeira rockfish (Scorpaena maderensis), a common Mediterranean species
Certain groupers, in the subfamily Epinephelinae
Hexagrammos, a genus of greenling from the North Pacific
Hypoplectrodes, a genus of fish in the family Serranidae
Myliobatis goodei (southern eagle ray)
Salvelinus, a genus of fish in the salmon family
Scyliorhinus stellaris (nursehound), a shark known as rock salmon when used in cuisine
Sebastes, mainly of the North Pacific
rockfishes
rockfishes
noun
plural of rockfish
rockshaft
schwarzkopf
schwenkfelder
schwenkfelder
Noun
A member of the a small American Christian group rooted in the 16th-century Protestant Reformation teachings of
shacklefords
shakefork
shakefork
noun
(heraldry) A pall, especially one which stops short of the edges of the shield and which has pointed ends.
(obsolete) A fork for shaking hay; a pitchfork.
shakeproof
shakeproof
adj
(engineering) Of a washer: resistant to being loosened by vibration.
sharkful
sharkful
adj
Abounding in sharks.
sheriffwick
sheriffwick
noun
The area of jurisdiction of a sheriff.
shockproof
shockproof
adj
Made sturdily enough to withstand knocks and shocks without being damaged.
Protected from imparting electric shocks.
verb
(transitive) To protect from imparting electric shocks.
shriekproof
shrinkageproof
shrinkproof
shrinkproof
adj
resistant to shrinkage
smokefarthings
stockfather
suckerfish
suckerfish
noun
The remora and other fish of family Echeneidae, especially Echeneis naucrates.
suckerfishes
suckerfishes
noun
plural of suckerfish
superthankful
superthankfully
superthankfulness
trackshifter
trunkfish
trunkfish
noun
Species of genera Lactophrys and Rhinesomus (in boxfish family Ostraciidae).
trunkfishes
trunkfishes
noun
plural of trunkfish
turkeyfish
turkeyfish
noun
Another name for a lionfish
turkeyfishes
turkeyfishes
noun
plural of turkeyfish
undersheriffwick
undersheriffwick
noun
The area of jurisdiction of an undersheriff.
unfreakish
unfreakish
adj
Not freakish.
unfreakishly
unfreakishly
adv
Not freakishly.
unfreakishness
wreckfish
wreckfish
noun
Any of the perciform marine fish of the family Polyprionidae, often inhabiting caves and shipwrecks.