(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
alkaliferous
alkaliferous
adj
Yielding alkalis.
alkalifies
alkalifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of alkalify
alkylarylsulfonate
alkylbenzenesulfonate
alkylbenzenesulfonates
backfields
backfields
noun
plural of backfield
backfires
backfires
noun
plural of backfire
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backfire
backspacefile
bakersfield
bakersfield
Proper noun
A major city in California, USA
basketful
basketful
noun
The amount that will fit into a basket
basketfuls
basketfuls
noun
plural of basketful
beefcakes
beefcakes
noun
plural of beefcake
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
beflecks
beflecks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of befleck
biofeedbacks
biofeedbacks
noun
plural of biofeedback
blackfellows
blackfellows
noun
plural of blackfellow
blackfisher
blackfishes
blackfishes
noun
plural of blackfish
blackflies
blackflies
noun
plural of blackfly
bookshelf
bookshelf
noun
A shelf or shelves for storing books for easy visual reference.
bookshelfs
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
brickfields
brickfields
noun
plural of brickfield
bucketfuls
bucketfuls
noun
plural of bucketful
bucketsful
chayefsky
checkoffs
checkoffs
noun
plural of checkoff
cheekfuls
cockchafers
cockchafers
noun
plural of cockchafer
cockneyfies
cockneyfies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cockneyfy
coffeecakes
coffeecakes
noun
plural of coffeecake
coffeemakers
coffeemakers
noun
plural of coffeemaker
cornflakes
cornflakes
noun
Alternative spelling of corn flakes
craftsmanlike
craftsmanlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a craftsman
creekfish
creekfish
noun
(US) Erimyzon oblongus, the chubsucker.
creekfishes
creekstuff
dalesfolk
dalesfolk
noun
Dalesmen.
defrocks
defrocks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of defrock
disfrocked
disfrocked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disfrock
dislikeful
dislikeful
adj
(obsolete) Unpleasant; disagreeable.
distelfink
distelfink
noun
A stylized goldfinch in Pennsylvania Dutch folk art, representing happiness and good fortune.
distelfinks
distelfinks
noun
plural of distelfink
efecks
elflocks
elflocks
noun
plural of elflock
faikes
fakeers
fakeers
noun
plural of fakeer
fakeries
fakeries
noun
plural of fakery
fakers
fakers
noun
plural of faker
fakes
fakes
noun
plural of fake
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fake
fakiness
fakiness
noun
(colloquial) fakeness
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.
fantasiestck
farkleberries
farkleberries
noun
plural of farkleberry
farmworkers
farmworkers
noun
plural of farmworker
fasibitikite
fawkes
feckless
feckless
adj
(Britain, archaic) Lacking vitality.
Lacking purpose.
Lacking the courage to act in any meaningful way.
Without skill, ineffective, incompetent.
fecklessly
fecklessly
adv
In a feckless manner
fecklessness
fecklessness
noun
The state of being feckless.
fecks
fecks
noun
(in minced oaths) Faith.
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of feck
feedbacks
feedbacks
noun
(proscribed) plural of feedback
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of feedback
feedstock
feedstock
noun
Any bulk raw material constituting the principal input for an industrial process.
feinschmecker
feinschmeckers
feliks
felske
fenks
fenks
noun
The refuse whale blubber, used as a manure, and in the manufacture of Prussian blue.
fernsick
fetishlike
fetishlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a fetish.
fetlocks
fetlocks
noun
plural of fetlock
fibrinokinase
fickleness
fickleness
noun
The quality of being fickle.
ficklenesses
ficklenesses
noun
plural of fickleness
ficklest
ficklest
adj
superlative form of fickle: most fickle
ficklewise
fiddlebacks
fiddlebacks
noun
plural of fiddleback
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
filemarks
filemarks
noun
plural of filemark
fingerpicks
fingerpicks
noun
plural of fingerpick
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fingerpick
finickiest
finickiest
adj
superlative form of finicky: most finicky
finickiness
finickiness
noun
The quality of being finicky.
finickingness
finickingness
noun
The quality of being finicking.
finkelstein
finnesko
finnesko
noun
A thermal boot made from reindeer skin and fur.
finnickiest
finnickiest
adj
superlative form of finnicky: most finnicky
firebreaks
firebreaks
noun
plural of firebreak
firebricks
firebricks
noun
plural of firebrick
firecrackers
firecrackers
noun
plural of firecracker
firelocks
firelocks
noun
plural of firelock
firepinks
firepinks
noun
plural of firepink
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.
fisherfolk
fisherfolk
noun
(anthropology) Members of a culture that is dominated by fishing.
People who fish for a living.
Recreational fishers.
fishlike
fishlike
adj
Having some characteristics of a fish.
fishworker
fishworker
noun
A laborer in the fishing industry.
fiskdale
fiske
fisken
fiskeville
fistlike
fistlike
adj
Resembling a fist (clenched hand).
flakeless
flakeless
adj
Without flakes.
flakers
flakers
noun
plural of flaker
flakes
flakes
noun
plural of flake
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of flake
flakiest
flakiest
adj
superlative form of flaky: most flaky
flakiness
flakiness
noun
The characteristic or quality of being flaky.
flakinesses
flakinesses
noun
plural of flakiness
flankers
flankers
noun
plural of flanker
flankwise
flankwise
adv
In terms of, or by means of, a flank.
flashlike
flashlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a flash.
flasker
flasker
noun
(historical) A whisky smuggler.
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.
fleckiest
fleckiness
fleckiness
noun
The quality of being flecky.
fleckless
fleckless
adj
Without blame; faultless.
Without flecks or spots.
flecklessly
flecklessly
adv
In a fleckless manner.
flecks
flecks
noun
plural of fleck
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fleck
fleshhook
fleshhook
noun
(historical) A hook designed to lift meat out of boiling water.
fleshlike
fleshlike
adj
Resembling flesh
fleshquake
fleshquake
noun
A tremor or quiver of the body.
flickermouse
flickers
flickers
noun
plural of flicker
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of flicker