(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
akrochordite
akrochordite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic reddish brown mineral containing arsenic, hydrogen, magnesium, manganese, and oxygen.
alpenstocker
alpenstocker
noun
A mountain-climber, especially one that uses an alpenstock.
anakinetomeric
archworkmaster
artichoke
artichoke
noun
A dull green colour, like that of an artichoke.
A plant related to the thistle with enlarged flower heads eaten as a vegetable while immature, Cynara cardunculus var. scolymus.
artichokes
artichokes
noun
plural of artichoke
backcourtmen
backcourtmen
noun
plural of backcourtman
backlotter
backpointer
backpointers
backstories
backstories
noun
plural of backstory
backstroke
backstroke
noun
(bellringing) The pull on the tail of the rope that swings the bell through a full circle (compare handstroke)
(swimming) A stroke swum lying on one's back, while rotating both arms through the water as to propel the swimmer backwards.
A backhanded stroke or blow.
verb
To swim the backstroke.
backstroked
backstroked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backstroke
backstrokes
backstrokes
noun
plural of backstroke
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backstroke
backstromite
backstromite
noun
(mineralogy) Synonym of hydrohausmannite
batterdock
cabinetwork
cabinetwork
noun
cabinetmaking
furniture made by a cabinetmaker
cabinetworker
cabinetworker
noun
One who makes cabinets; a practitioner of cabinetwork.
cabinetworking
cabinetworks
cankerroot
cankerwort
cankerwort
noun
The plant Taraxacum officinale.
cantankerous
cantankerous
adj
Given to or marked by an ill-tempered, quarrelsome nature; ill-tempered, cranky, crabby.
cantankerously
cantankerously
adv
In a cantankerous manner.
cantankerousness
cantankerousness
noun
The state of being cantankerous.
cantankerousnesses
cardiokinetic
cardiokinetic
adj
That excites or stimulates the heart.
noun
A drug that stimulates the heart.
caretook
caretook
verb
simple past tense of caretake
carpetwork
carpetwork
noun
carpeting generally
cartoonlike
cartoonlike
adj
Resembling a cartoon
catakinetomer
catakinomeric
chariotlike
chariotlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a chariot.
charnockite
charnockite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthopyroxene-bearing quartz-feldspar rock.
charnockites
charnockites
noun
plural of charnockite
chokestrap
chokestrap
noun
A strap leading from the bellyband to the lower part of the collar, to keep the collar in place.
clockwatcher
clockwatcher
noun
Alternative form of clock-watcher
clothmaker
clothmaker
noun
A person who makes cloth.
cockatrice
cockatrice
noun
(fantasy, folklore) A snake or serpent that appears to be hatched of a rooster, or cock's, egg.
(mythology) A legendary creature about the size and shape of a dragon or wyvern, but in appearance resembling a giant rooster, with some lizard-like characteristics.
(obsolete) Mistress, harlot.
(obsolete, figurative) Any venomous or deadly thing.
(speculated) The cobra.
cockatrices
cockatrices
noun
plural of cockatrice
cockmaster
cockmaster
noun
(vulgar, slang, derogatory) Term of abuse.
One who breeds gamecocks.
contraclockwise
contraclockwise
adv
counterclockwise
copartaker
copartaker
noun
One who partakes in something with others.
counterattack
counterattack
noun
Alternative form of counter-attack
counterattacked
counterattacked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of counterattack
counterattacker
counterattacker
noun
One who carries out a counterattack.
counterattacking
counterattacking
verb
present participle of counterattack
counterattacks
counterattacks
noun
plural of counterattack; alternative spelling of counter-attacks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of counterattack; alternative spelling of counter-attacks
counterblockade
counterblockade
noun
A blockade set up in opposition to another blockade.
counterblockades
counterblockades
noun
plural of counterblockade
counterbreastwork
countermark
countermark
noun
(farriery) An artificial cavity made in the teeth of horses that have outgrown their natural mark, to disguise their age.
A mark or token added to those already existing, as a security or proof.
verb
(transitive) To apply a countermark to.
countersank
countersank
verb
simple past tense of countersink
countertack
coxankylometer
crackpottedness
craftworker
craftworker
noun
A maker of craftwork.
croakiest
croakiest
adj
superlative form of croaky: most croaky
dockmaster
dockmaster
noun
Someone in charge of a dock, or of docking.
dockmasters
dockmasters
noun
plural of dockmaster
earthshock
earthshock
Noun
An earthquake.
ektachrome
ektodynamorphic
ektodynamorphic
adj
Alternative form of ectodynamorphic
electrokinematics
electroweak
electroweak
adj
(physics) Describing the combination of the electromagnetic and weak nuclear forces.
factorylike
factorylike
adj
Resembling a factory in any of various respects
flatterdock
flockmaster
flockmaster
noun
A head shepherd.
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.
fructokinase
fructokinase
noun
(biochemistry) A transferase enzyme of the liver, intestine, and kidney cortex.
goatsucker
goatsucker
noun
Any bird in the nightjar family Caprimulgidae.
goatsuckers
goatsuckers
noun
plural of goatsucker
heartblock
hemikaryotic
heterokaryotic
heterokaryotic
adj
Relating to heterokaryosis or to heterokaryons
hexakisoctahedron
hexakisoctahedron
noun
A three-dimensional solid with 48 faces arranged around 9 planes of reflection and 13 rotary axes.
hydrokinetical
hydrokinetical
adj
Synonym of hydrokinetic
hyperkeratotic
hyperkeratotic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or suffering from hyperkeratosis
intraleukocytic
intraleukocytic
adj
(cytology) Between leukocytes.
kakistocracies
kakistocracies
noun
plural of kakistocracy.
karyocyte
karyocyte
noun
(cytology) Any cell that has a nucleus
karyokinetic
karyokinetic
adj
Of or pertaining to karyokinesis.
karyosystematics
karyosystematics
noun
The systematics of karyotypes
katakinetomeric
kataphoretic
kataphoretic
adj
Alternative form of cataphoretic
keratectomies
keratectomies
noun
plural of keratectomy
keratectomy
keratectomy
noun
(surgery) An operation that removes part of the cornea, as in keratomileusis
keratinophilic
keratinophilic
adj
Capable of thriving on keratin.
keratocele
keratocele
noun
(ophthalmology) A herniation of Descemet's membrane in the eye.
keratocentesis
keratocni
keratoconi
keratoconjunctivitis
keratoconjunctivitis
noun
(pathology) An inflammation of the cornea and the conjunctiva.
keratoconus
keratoconus
noun
(pathology) A degenerative non-inflammatory disorder of the eye in which structural changes within the cornea cause it to thin and change to a more conical shape than its normal even curve
keratocricoid
keratogenic
keratogenic
Adjective
Relating to keratogenesis.
keratohelcosis
keratolytic
keratolytic
adj
Pertaining to keratolysis.
noun
Any substance that promotes keratolysis.
keratomalacia
keratomalacia
noun
An eye disorder that leads to a dry cornea, often caused by a deficiency of vitamin A.
keratometric
keratometric
adj
Measured with a keratometer
Relating to keratometry
keratomycosis
keratomycosis
noun
fungal infection of the cornea
keratoncus
keratoplastic
keratoplastic
adj
Relating to keratoplasty.
keratoscope
keratoscope
noun
(ophthalmology) An ophthalmic instrument for assessing the shape of the anterior surface of the cornea.
keratoscopy
keratoscopy
noun
(ophthalmology) The measurement of the shape of the anterior surface of the cornea.
keratosic
keratosic
Adjective
Relating to keratosis.
keratotic
keratotic
adj
Relating to keratosis.
kilometrical
kinematographic
kinematographical
kinematographical
adj
cinematographical
kinematographically
kinetographic
kinetographic
adj
(photography) Relating to kinetography.
kratogenic
kryptocyanine
kryptocyanine
noun
Alternative form of cryptocyanine
latticework
latticework
noun
A lattice or lattice-like structure; interlacing laths or strips.
latticeworks
latticeworks
noun
plural of latticework
leatherstocking
leatherstocking
Noun
A man who develops survival skills in order to live in the wild, away from civilization.
mantlerock
markgenossenschaft
megakaryocyte
megakaryocyte
noun
(anatomy) A large cell, found in bone marrow, responsible for the production of platelets.
megakaryocytic
megakaryocytic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or containing megakaryocytes
megalokaryocyte
megalokaryocyte
noun
megakaryocyte
meroplanktonic
meroplanktonic
adj
Of or pertaining to meroplankton
microleukoblast
microplakite
octakishexahedron
octakishexahedron
noun
(geometry, rare) A polyhedron with 48 faces.
outbacker
outbacker
noun
One who lives in the outback.
overjacket
overskeptical
overskeptical
adj
Excessively skeptical.
overskeptically
overskepticalness
overtrack
overtrack
adj
(rail transport) Over and above a railway track.
patchworked
patchworked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of patchwork
petrouchka
pharmacokinetic
pharmacokinetic
adj
(pharmacology) Of or relating to pharmacokinetics.
pharmacokinetics
pharmacokinetics
noun
(pharmacology) A branch of pharmacology concerned with the rate at which drugs are absorbed, distributed, metabolized, and eliminated by the body.
(pharmacology) The particular rates at which drugs are absorbed, distributed, metabolized, and eliminated by the body.
phosphofructokinase
phosphofructokinase
noun
(biochemistry) Any of a group of kinase enzymes that convert fructose phosphates to biphosphates
polykaryocyte
polykaryocyte
noun
(cytology) A cell that has many nuclei
postcardlike
postcardlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a postcard; picturesque.
preacknowledgement
preacknowledgement
noun
Alternative form of preacknowledgment
preacknowledgment
preacknowledgment
noun
acknowledgment in advance
racketproof
reacknowledgment
reacknowledgment
noun
Alternative form of reacknowledgement
retropack
retropack
noun
A group of retrorockets on a spacecraft
rickettsialpox
rickettsialpox
noun
An illness caused by bacteria of the Rickettsia genus.
rockallite
rockallite
noun
(mineralogy) A relatively dark, iron-rich peralkaline granite forming part of the islet of Rockall.
rockhearted
schoolmasterlike
sclerokeratitis
sclerokeratoiritis
scleroskeletal
shortcake
shortcake
noun
A dessert made with such a cake, typically having layers of cream and fruit.
A sweet cake or biscuit (crumbly leavened bread) typically made with flour, sugar, salt, butter, milk or cream, and sometimes eggs, and leavened with baking powder or baking soda.