(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
backhooker
backhouses
backhouses
noun
plural of backhouse
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.
blockheads
blockheads
noun
plural of blockhead
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blockhead
blockholer
blockhouse
blockhouse
noun
(dated) A temporary wooden fortification with a projecting upper story.
A reinforced building from which to control hazardous operations, such as an explosion or a rocket launch.
A sturdy military fortification, often of concrete, with gunports.
blockishly
bucketshop
bucketshop
noun
Alternative spelling of bucket shop
buckhannon
buckhannon
Proper noun
a city in West Virginia, USA
buckhounds
buckhounds
noun
plural of buckhound
bucktooths
chaikovski
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.
chalkstone
chalkstone
noun
(medicine) A chalk-like concretion, consisting mainly of urate of sodium, found in those affected with gout; a tophus.
(obsolete) A mass or piece of chalk.
chalkstony
chalkstony
adj
Having or resembling chalkstones.
cheboksary
cheboksary
Proper noun
The capital city of Chuvashia, Russia
checkbooks
checkbooks
noun
plural of checkbook
checklaton
checklaton
noun
Alternative form of ciclatoun
checkpoint
checkpoint
noun
(computing) A situation, often represented by a point in time, at which the state of a database system is known to be valid, and to which it can be returned in the event of a crisis by using a combination of backups and logs; the data stored at this event.
(video games) A predetermined point in a map, level or scenario that the player may resume from if they die or restart from if they choose to.
A point or place where a check is performed, especially a point along a road or on a frontier where travellers are stopped for inspection
verb
To set a checkpoint.
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.
checkstone
cheechakos
cheechakos
noun
plural of cheechako
cheekbones
cheekbones
noun
plural of cheekbone
chekhovian
chekhovian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (1860-1904) or his writings.
chequebook
chequebook
noun
A folder or booklet containing preprinted cheques for use by the holder of a bank account
cherubikon
chickenpox
chickenpox
noun
Alternative form of chicken pox
chickories
chickories
noun
plural of chickory
chickstone
chockstone
chockstone
noun
(climbing) A metal wedge or nut, threaded on a wire, used in rock climbing for protection by wedging it into a crack in the rock.
A stone, ranging in size from a boulder to a pebble, which has become wedged in a vertical fissure or cleft.
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.
chopsticks
chopsticks
noun
plural of chopstick
choruslike
choruslike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a chorus.
chronodeik
chuckholes
chuckholes
noun
plural of chuckhole
chuckstone
chuckstone
Noun
A chuck; a pebble.
clockhouse
clockhouse
noun
(architecture) A house or dwelling featuring a large visible clock on its exterior.
(architecture) A part of a building featuring such a clock; the section of a clocktower in which the clock is housed.
clockmutch
clockmutch
noun
(New York, obsolete) A three-piece cap or bonnet worn by women, with a straight central piece reaching from the neck to the forehead and two side pieces reaching as far down as the chin.
clocksmith
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.
cockfights
cockfights
noun
plural of cockfight
cockhorses
cockhorses
noun
plural of cockhorse
cockneyish
cockneyish
Adjective
Characteristic of, or resembling, Cockneys.
cockshying
cockshying
verb
present participle of cockshy
cookhouses
cookhouses
noun
plural of cookhouse
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.
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
deckhouses
deckhouses
noun
plural of deckhouse
doohickeys
doohickeys
noun
plural of doohickey
earthshock
earthshock
Noun
An earthquake.
ektachrome
gottschalk
hackathorn
hackbarrow
hackbarrow
noun
(historical) A kind of wheelbarrow used to carry new-made bricks to the hacks or racks where they are dried.
halfcocked
halfcocked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of halfcock
hammerlock
hammerlock
noun
A hold, in wrestling, in which an opponent's arm is twisted up behind his back; an armlock
hancockite
hancockite
noun
(mineralogy) A mineral of the epidote group, with lead and strontium replacing some of the calcium.
heartblock
hockenheim
hokaltecan
hollenbeck
hollyhocks
hollyhocks
noun
plural of hollyhock
homesickly
homesickly
adv
In a homesick way.
hopsacking
hopsacking
noun
hopsack fabric
horsebacks
horsebacks
noun
plural of horseback
hucklebone
hucklebone
noun
Alternative form of huckle bone
hydrocrack
hydrocrack
verb
(organic chemistry) To convert hydrocarbons by hydrocracking
interchoke
intershock
intershock
adj
Between shocks.
verb
To shock mutually, as if by collision.
jockeyship
jockeyship
noun
The art, character, or position, of a jockey; the personality of a jockey.
johnnycake
johnnycake
noun
(US) A dense, baked or fried flatbread made of cornmeal.
kammerchor
kataphoric
kataphoric
adj
Alternative form of cataphoric
kirichenko
kitchendom
kitchendom
noun
(dated) The domain of the kitchen; kitchenry.
klootchman
klootchman
noun
(US, Canada, western dialects) Woman, wife (especially if Native American).
kochetovka
kodachrome
kodachrome
Proper noun
A certain brand of photographic film.
loachapoka
locksmiths
locksmiths
noun
plural of locksmith
lockstitch
lockstitch
noun
(sewing) A stitch made by a sewing machine in which two threads are interlocked.
verb
(sewing) To use this kind of stitch.
longshucks
mackintosh
mackintosh
noun
A waterproof long coat made of rubberized cloth.
By extension, any waterproof coat or raincoat.
Waterproof rubberized cloth.
marcushook
marshlocks
matchbooks
matchbooks
noun
plural of matchbook
matchlocks
matchlocks
noun
plural of matchlock
nightstock
nouakchott
nouakchott
Proper noun
The capital of Mauritania.
okeechobee
okeechobee
Proper noun
A lake in Florida.
A city and county in Florida.
outkitchen
outkitchen
noun
An outbuilding used as a kitchen.
packhorses
packhorses
noun
plural of packhorse
patchworks
patchworks
noun
plural of patchwork
patchworky
patchworky
adj
Like patchwork; untidy, variegated, higgledy-piggledy.
peacockish
peacockish
adj
Characteristic of a peacock; striking; ostentatious.
petrouchka
pitchforks
pitchforks
noun
plural of pitchfork
pomeshchik
psychokyme
quickthorn
quickthorn
noun
The may-tree, any species of Crataegus or the species Crataegus monogyna.
rockerthon
rockfishes
rockfishes
noun
plural of rockfish
rockingham
rockingham
Proper noun
A village and civil parish in Northamptonshire, England.
A city in North Carolina, USA, and county seat of Richmond County.
A town in Vermont.
A city in Western Australia.
Noun
A 19th-century style of finely decorated porcelain.
rothermuck
roughnecks
roughnecks
noun
plural of roughneck
sackcloths
sackcloths
noun
plural of sackcloth
schoolbook
schoolbook
noun
A textbook, a book used, or prepared for use, in school.
schoollike
schoollike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a school.
schoolwork
schoolwork
noun
Work done for school, including both in class and homework.
scythework
scythework
noun
The work of cutting with a scythe.
shackatory
shackledom
shackledom
noun
The condition of being imprisoned or restrained.
shackleton
sheepcrook
shinnecock
shockingly
shockingly
adv
In a shocking manner.
To a shocking degree.
shockproof
shockproof
adj
Made sturdily enough to withstand knocks and shocks without being damaged.
Protected from imparting electric shocks.
verb
(transitive) To protect from imparting electric shocks.
shockstall
shortcakes
shortcakes
noun
plural of shortcake
shylocking
shylocking
verb
present participle of shylock
shylockism
sketchbook
sketchbook
noun
(dated) A printed book of literary sketches or skits.
A book of printed sketches.
A book or pad with blank pages for sketching; a sketch pad.
smoothback
spatchcock
spatchcock
noun
A rushed effort.
Chicken meat when prepared by spatchcocking. (See below.)
verb
To cut (poultry) along the spine and spread the halves apart, for more even cooking when grilled.
To interpolate, insert or sandwich (in or into).
To prepare in haste.
spitchcock
spitchcock
noun
Eel prepared by spitchcocking.
verb
(transitive) To split (an eel) along the back and then broil it.
stitchwork
stitchwork
noun
Work produced by stitching.
stockhouse
stockishly
stockishly
adv
motionless; stock still
suckauhock
suckauhock
noun
(rare) Dark-coloured shell-money, used by Native Americans.