(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.
alikulufan
alkalified
alkalified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of alkalify
alkalifies
alkalifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of alkalify
aufklarung
backfatter
backfatter
noun
A pig yielding significant backfat.
backfields
backfields
noun
plural of backfield
backfilled
backfilled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backfill
backfiller
backfiller
noun
A machine for refilling an excavation.
backfiring
backfiring
noun
A failure that leads to further misfortune.
The occurrence of a backfire.
verb
present participle of backfire
backfriend
backfriend
noun
(UK, dialectal) A friend at one's back; a backer; one who does his best for another; a supporter.
(UK, dialectal) A hangnail.
(UK, dialectal, obsolete) A false friend; a secret enemy.
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.
basketfuls
basketfuls
noun
plural of basketful
beefsteaks
beefsteaks
noun
plural of beefsteak
blackflies
blackflies
noun
plural of blackfly
breakfasts
breakfasts
noun
plural of breakfast
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of breakfast
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.
cankerfret
clarkfield
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.
coffeecake
coffeecake
noun
Alternative form of coffee cake
cornflakes
cornflakes
noun
Alternative spelling of corn flakes
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.
fablemaker
fablemaker
noun
One who invents fables.
facemaking
fackeltanz
fackeltanz
noun
(music) a kind of polonaise, associated with German royal wedding celebrations
fairkeeper
falconlike
falconlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a falcon.
falkenhayn
farmerlike
farmerlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a farmer.
fatherlike
fatherlike
adj
having the qualities of a father
feltmaking
feltmaking
noun
The manufacture of felt.
fernambuck
fiddleback
fiddleback
noun
A feature of maple wood where the fibers are distorted in an undulating chatoyant pattern.
A kind of chasuble with the front cut away.
The brown recluse spider.
filemaking
filemaking
noun
The manufacture of files (rasping tools).
filmmaking
filmmaking
noun
The activity of preparing edited video works, formerly principally films, whether for entertainment or other purposes.
The manufacture of physical film.
fingermark
fingermark
noun
A blemish made by a dirty finger.
firebreaks
firebreaks
noun
plural of firebreak
flagmaking
flagmaking
noun
The manufacture of flags.
flakeboard
flakeboard
noun
A type of board manufactured from wood flakes
flanderkin
flashbacks
flashbacks
noun
plural of flashback
fleshquake
fleshquake
noun
A tremor or quiver of the body.
floatmaker
floatmaker
noun
A builder of floats (decorated trailers or vehicles for display in a parade or pageant).
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.
forsakenly
forsakenly
adv
(rare) helplessly
In a deserted manner; by itself; alone
frackville
frameworks
frameworks
noun
plural of framework
franciscka
franciskus
frankewing
frankforts
frankfurts
frankfurts
noun
plural of frankfurt
frankhouse
franklinia
franklinic
franklinic
adj
(physics, obsolete) Relating to the electricity from a machine, rather than from a redox reaction.
frankville
freakiness
freakiness
noun
The state or condition of being freaky.
freakishly
freakishly
adv
In a freakish manner.
fredericka
fredericka
Proper noun
form (female given name)
frockmaker
fruitcakes
fruitcakes
noun
plural of fruitcake
fruitcakey
fruitstalk
haffkinize
halfcocked
halfcocked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of halfcock
infantlike
infantlike
adj
Like an infant
jackfishes
jackfishes
noun
plural of jackfish
jackknifed
jackknifed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of jackknife
jackknifes
jackknifes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of jackknife
jacknifing
kaempferol
kaempferol
noun
(organic chemistry) A flavonoid, isolated from tea and other plants, that may reduce the risk of heart disease
kaffrarian
kafiristan
kafkaesque
kafkaesque
Adjective
Marked by a senseless, disorienting, often menacing complexity.
Marked by surreal distortion and often a sense of impending danger.
In the manner of something written by Franz Kafka.
kapfenberg
ketchcraft
klagenfurt
klangfarbe
knifeboard
knifeboard
noun
(historical, by extension) An early bus with narrow, restrictive seating; a knifeboard bus.
(historical, chiefly attributive) A way of arranging benches back to back, resembling a knifeboard; common on the open upper deck of early double-deck omnibuses and trams.
A board on which knives are cleaned or polished.
leafstalks
leafstalks
noun
plural of leafstalk
mafficking
mafficking
noun
(dated) Extravagant rejoicings of a multitude.
makeshifts
makeshifts
noun
plural of makeshift
makeshifty
makeshifty
adj
Somewhat makeshift.
maskflower
mistakeful
mistakeful
adj
Full of mistakes.
monkeyface
monkeyface
noun
(childish, derogatory) A term of abuse for an ugly person.
The mussel Theliderma metanevra.
nonflakily
norfolkian
oklafalaya
outflanked
outflanked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outflank
outflanker
outflanker
noun
(military) One who is positioned so as to outflank the enemy in combat.
paperknife
paperknife
noun
A knife for cutting paper or opening envelopes.
parkerford
plainsfolk
prefranked
prefranked
adj
Of mail, an envelope, etc.: franked in advance.
quakeproof
quakeproof
adj
Capable of withstanding an earthquake.
verb
(transitive) To modify (a structure) to make it capable of withstanding an earthquake.
safekeeper
safekeeper
noun
A person kept in prison while awaiting trial.
safemaking
safemaking
noun
The manufacture of safes.
sassafrack
shakeproof
shakeproof
adj
(engineering) Of a washer: resistant to being loosened by vibration.
smokeshaft
snakeflies
snakeflies
noun
plural of snakefly
snakeproof
snakeproof
adj
Resistant to snakes.
snowflakes
snowflakes
noun
plural of snowflake
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of snowflake
sparkproof
sparkproof
adj
Designed not to emit sparks.
stackfreed
stackfreed
noun
A simple spring-loaded cam mechanism used in early clocks and watches to even out the force of the mainspring and thus improve timekeeping accuracy.
tackifying
tackifying
verb
present participle of tackify
taffymaker
thankfully
thankfully
adv
(sometimes proscribed) fortunately, gratefully.
In a thankful manner; giving thanks.
thiefmaker
thieftaker
tradesfolk
tradesfolk
noun
People employed in trade; tradesmen and tradeswomen.
trafficked
trafficked
adj
Carrying traffic; subject to traffic.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of traffic
simple past tense and past participle of traffick
trafficker
trafficker
noun
(especially) A human trafficker or drug trafficker.