(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.
ahorseback
ahorseback
adv
On the back of a horse; horseback.
anchorlike
anchorlike
adj
Resembling an anchor.
archipenko
archjockey
archmocker
archworker
artichokes
artichokes
noun
plural of artichoke
awkwardish
awkwardish
adj
Somewhat awkward.
backhander
backhander
noun
(informal) A bribe, a secret payment.
(racquet sports) A player who plays a backhand shot.
(racquet sports) A shot played backhand, a backhand stroke.
(surfing) A surfer who approaches a swell with the wave behind them ("on their backhand") rather than facing the wave ("on their forehand").
A blow with the back of the hand.
A glass of wine given out of turn, the bottle having been handed backwards.
backhooker
backlasher
backlasher
noun
A participant in a backlash
backrushes
backrushes
noun
plural of backrush
backwasher
backwasher
noun
(textiles) A machine used for washing wool after carding to remove the impurities.
bekerchief
benchmarks
benchmarks
noun
plural of benchmark
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of benchmark
berkshires
birkenhead
birkenhead
Proper noun
An English topographic surname
Either of F. E. Smith, Frederick Smith or Frederick Smith the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Earls of Birkenhead
the town itself.
birthmarks
birthmarks
noun
plural of birthmark
blackbrush
blackbrush
noun
A shrub of the genus Coleogyne
blackheart
blackheart
noun
A cruel and remorseless person.
A heart-shaped cherry with a very dark skin.
A type of malleable cast iron with minimum tensile strength of 350 N/mm².
Any of various plant diseases that cause darkening of the central tissue.
blackshear
blackshear
Proper noun
a city in Georgia, USA
blackshirt
blackshirt
noun
(by extension) Any member of a fascist party.
(historical, chiefly in the plural) A uniformed member of a paramilitary wing of the Italian Fascist Party.
blackthorn
blackthorn
noun
A large shrub or small tree, Prunus spinosa, that is native to Europe, western Asia, and north Africa. It has a dark bark and bears thorns.
A stick or staff taken from this tree.
blockholer
boneshaker
boneshaker
noun
A velocipede (the bicycle of the late 1860s).
Something jolty.
bookholder
bookholder
noun
(obsolete) A prompter at a theatre.
A support for a book, holding it open for reading or copying.
bookwright
bookwright
noun
A writer of books; an author.
brahmaloka
branchlike
branchlike
adj
resembling a branch of a tree
breakshugh
breasthook
breasthook
noun
(nautical) A horizontal timber fitted in the bows of a ship to add strength and to connect the sides to the stem.
brightwork
brightwork
noun
Polished metal fixtures, especially aboard a boat.
The varnished or oiled wood trim aboard a boat.
brokership
brokership
noun
The role or position of a broker.
brookhaven
brookhaven
Proper noun
Any of several towns and cities in the United States and Canada:
a city in Mississippi, USA, and the county seat of Named after Brookhaven, New York.
brookhouse
brookshire
broomshank
brushmaker
brushmaker
noun
A person who makes brushes.
buckwasher
burckhardt
burushaski
burushaski
Proper noun
A language of northwestern Kashmir, not known to be related to any other language.
byrthynsak
cashkeeper
chainbreak
chainmaker
chainmaker
noun
A tool use to add a link to a chain
One who makes chains.
chairmaker
chairmaker
noun
A manufacturer of chairs.
chalkboard
chalkboard
noun
A slate or enamel board for writing on with chalk; a predecessor to a whiteboard.
verb
To write or draw on a chalkboard.
chandrakhi
chaukidari
cheboksary
cheboksary
Proper noun
The capital city of Chuvashia, Russia
checkering
checkering
noun
Alternative form of chequering
verb
present participle of checker
checkerist
checkerist
noun
One who plays the game of checkers.
checkrooms
checkrooms
noun
plural of checkroom
checkrowed
checkrowed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of checkrow
checkrower
checkrower
noun
(agriculture) A device for checkrowing.
checkstrap
cherkesser
cherrylike
cherrylike
adj
Resembling a cherry, such as in shape, color, or flavor
cherubikon
cherublike
cherublike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a cherub.
chickories
chickories
noun
plural of chickory
chimarikan
chokeberry
chokeberry
noun
Either of two species in Aronia, formerly and sometimes in Photinia, deciduous shrubs, native to Russia and eastern North America and most commonly found in wet woods and swamps.
The fruit of such a shrub.
chokestrap
chokestrap
noun
A strap leading from the bellyband to the lower part of the collar, to keep the collar in place.
choruslike
choruslike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a chorus.
christlike
christlike
Adjective
Characteristic of Jesus Christ or his works.
chronodeik
chubsucker
chubsucker
noun
Any of various freshwater suckers of the genus Erimyzon, native to North America.
churchlike
churchlike
adj
Resembling or befitting a church or a worship service.
clerkships
clerkships
noun
plural of clerkship
clothmaker
clothmaker
noun
A person who makes cloth.
coachmaker
coachmaker
noun
A coachbuilder.
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.
cockhorses
cockhorses
noun
plural of cockhorse
cornhusker
cornhusker
noun
(usually capitalized) A person who is a native or resident of the U.S. state of Nebraska.
A person or device that removes husks from corn.
couchmaker
couchmaker
noun
A manufacturer of couches.
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.
crosscheck
crosscheck
noun
(ice hockey) A penalty where a player strikes another with the shaft of his stick.
(lacrosse) A penalty where a player hits another player with the shaft of their lacrosse stick with their hands spread apart.
verb
(lacrosse) To hit another player with the shaft of a lacrosse stick.
To re-examine; to double-check.
crouchback
cruikshank
crutchlike
crutchlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a crutch.
darkhaired
dekadarchy
dekadarchy
noun
(politics) Synonym of decarchy: rule by ten people.
dekadrachm
dharmakaya
doughmaker
doukhobors
dykehopper
dzerzhinsk
earthdrake
earthdrake
noun
(in early Anglo-Saxon literature) a dragon.
earthmaker
earthquake
earthquake
noun
(planetary geology) Such a quake specifically occurring on the planet Earth, as opposed to other celestial bodies.
A shaking of the ground, caused by volcanic activity or movement around geologic faults.
verb
(intransitive) To undergo an earthquake.
earthshock
earthshock
Noun
An earthquake.
earthsmoke
earthworks
earthworks
noun
plural of earthwork
ektachrome
enkerchief
ereshkigal
ereshkigel
eskishehir
fatherlike
fatherlike
adj
having the qualities of a father
fingerhook
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.
folklorish
folklorish
adj
(colloquial) Being similar to or having the quality of folklore.
frankhouse
freakishly
freakishly
adv
In a freakish manner.
frenchlick
frithsoken
gawkhammer
greenshank
greenshank
noun
A wading bird, Tringa nebularia, that has long greenish legs and is native to Eurasia.
groupthink
groupthink
noun
A process of reasoning or decision-making by a group, especially one characterized by uncritical acceptance of or conformity to a perceived majority view.
hackathorn
hackbarrow
hackbarrow
noun
(historical) A kind of wheelbarrow used to carry new-made bricks to the hacks or racks where they are dried.
hackbuteer
hackbuteer
noun
An arquebusier.
hackbutter
hackbutter
Noun
An arquebusier.
hackdriver
hackleburg
hacksilber
hacksilber
noun
Alternative form of hacksilver
hairstreak
hairstreak
noun
Any of many butterflies, of the subfamily Theclinae, that have hairlike projections on the back wings.
hakenkreuz
hakenkreuz
noun
(chiefly India, often capitalized) The swastika that is used as a Nazi symbol.
hallmarked
hallmarked
adj
Stamped with a hallmark
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hallmark
hallmarker
hallmarker
noun
A person who, or device that applies a hallmark
halterlike
hammerlike
hammerlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a hammer.
hammerlock
hammerlock
noun
A hold, in wrestling, in which an opponent's arm is twisted up behind his back; an armlock
hammerwork
handbanker
handiworks
handiworks
noun
plural of handiwork
handshaker
handshaker
noun
One who gives a handshake.
handstroke
handstroke
noun
(bellringing) The pull on the sally that swings the bell through a full circle
handworked
handworked
adj
worked by hand
handworker
handworker
noun
One who carries out handwork, working by hand rather than using a machine.
hankerings
hankerings
noun
plural of hankering
hardwickia
haversacks
haversacks
noun
plural of haversack
headshaker
headworker
headworker
noun
One who performs mental or intellectual labour.
hearkening
hearkening
noun
The act of one who hearkens or listens.
verb
present participle of hearken
hearselike
hearselike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a hearse.
heartblock
heartbreak
heartbreak
noun
overwhelming mental anguish or grief, especially that caused by loss or disappointment