(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
alfakis
alfakis
noun
plural of alfaki
alkaliferous
alkaliferous
adj
Yielding alkalis.
alkalifies
alkalifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of alkalify
alkylarylsulfonate
alkylbenzenesulfonate
alkylbenzenesulfonates
almsfolk
almsfolk
noun
(archaic) Persons supported by alms; almsmen.
backfields
backfields
noun
plural of backfield
backfills
backfills
noun
plural of backfill
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backfill
backfires
backfires
noun
plural of backfire
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backfire
backflash
backflash
noun
Synonym of flashback (“dramatic device”)
The hazardous situation where the flame propagates backward down the hose of an oxyfuel welding and cutting system.
backshift
backshift
noun
(grammar) The changing of the tense of a verb from present to past in reported speech.
(statistics) A function on a stochastic process whose value on any random variable is the preceding random variable in the process.
verb
(grammar, transitive) To change the tense of a verb from present to past in reported speech.
backspacefile
backstaff
backstaff
noun
(nautical) An early navigational instrument for measuring the altitude of the sun and hence calculating latitude.
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
blackfins
blackfins
noun
plural of blackfin
blackfish
blackfish
noun
(Australia, New Zealand) Any of various dark-coloured fishes of Australasia, especially the luderick, Girella tricuspidata, and a freshwater fish, Gadopsis marmoratus.
(Canada, US) Either of two dark-coloured fish of the west Atlantic, the tautog of New England (Tautoga onitis) and the black sea bass (Centropristis striata).
(chiefly Scotland) The Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar, especially a female after spawning.
A pilot whale, genus Globicephalus (occasionally also used for various other whales).
Any of various dark-coloured fish of the Old World, especially the rudderfish (Centrolophus niger).
verb
(Internet slang, derogatory, of a white person) To adopt signifiers of black identity (for example, by darkening the skin, or wearing traditionally black hairstyles).
(fishing) To go fishing for blackfish.
blackfisher
blackfishes
blackfishes
noun
plural of blackfish
blackfishing
blackfishing
noun
(slang, of a non-black person) The practice of appropriating signifiers of black identity, such as darkening the skin, or wearing traditionally black hairstyles.
verb
present participle of blackfish
blackflies
blackflies
noun
plural of blackfly
blackfriars
blackfriars
intj
(obsolete, UK, thieves' cant) look out; beware
noun
plural of blackfriar
bookfuls
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
brufsky
bucketfuls
bucketfuls
noun
plural of bucketful
bucketsful
calfskin
calfskin
noun
A fine leather made from the hide of a calf.
calfskins
calfskins
noun
plural of calfskin
chayefsky
checkoffs
checkoffs
noun
plural of checkoff
cheekfuls
clansfolk
clansfolk
noun
Members of a clan; clanspeople.
cockchafers
cockchafers
noun
plural of cockchafer
cockfights
cockfights
noun
plural of cockfight
cocklofts
cocklofts
noun
plural of cockloft
cockneyfies
cockneyfies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cockneyfy
cocksfoot
cocksfoot
noun
Any of the genus Dactylis of Eurasian and North African bluegrasses, especially Dactylis glomerata.
coffeecakes
coffeecakes
noun
plural of coffeecake
coffeemakers
coffeemakers
noun
plural of coffeemaker
cofsky
confisk
cornflakes
cornflakes
noun
Alternative spelling of corn flakes
craftsmanlike
craftsmanlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a craftsman
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
creekstuff
cufflinks
cufflinks
noun
plural of cufflink
dalesfolk
dalesfolk
noun
Dalesmen.
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
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
draffsack
dummkopfs
dummkopfs
noun
plural of dummkopf
efecks
elflocks
elflocks
noun
plural of elflock
fackings
fackins
fackins
noun
(obsolete) Used in exclamatory phrases to express surprise, insistence, etc.
facks
facks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fack
faikes
fairbanks
fairbanks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fairbank
fairoaks
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
fakirism
fakirism
noun
The practices of fakirs.
fakirs
fakirs
noun
plural of fakir
fallbacks
fallbacks
noun
plural of fallback
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.
fancysick
fantasiestck
farkas
farkleberries
farkleberries
noun
plural of farkleberry
farmworkers
farmworkers
noun
plural of farmworker
farsakh
farsakh
noun
parasang
fasibitikite
fastback
fastback
noun
A motor car having a continuous slope from the roof to the rear
fastbacks
fastbacks
noun
plural of fastback
fastwalk
fatbacks
fatbacks
noun
plural of fatback
fatstock
fatstock
noun
Fattened livestock.
fatstocks
fatstocks
noun
plural of fatstock
fawkes
fawnskin
fawnskin
noun
The skin of a fawn
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
filmmakings
filmmakings
noun
plural of filmmaking
finbacks
finbacks
noun
plural of finback
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
finks
finks
noun
plural of fink
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fink