(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
aktiengesellschaft
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.
beefcakes
beefcakes
noun
plural of beefcake
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
calfskin
calfskin
noun
A fine leather made from the hide of a calf.
calfskins
calfskins
noun
plural of calfskin
chayefsky
clansfolk
clansfolk
noun
Members of a clan; clanspeople.
cockchafers
cockchafers
noun
plural of cockchafer
coffeecakes
coffeecakes
noun
plural of coffeecake
coffeemakers
coffeemakers
noun
plural of coffeemaker
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
draffsack
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
fallbacks
fallbacks
noun
plural of fallback
fancysick
fantasiestck
fastback
fastback
noun
A motor car having a continuous slope from the roof to the rear
fastbacks
fastbacks
noun
plural of fastback
fatbacks
fatbacks
noun
plural of fatback
fatstock
fatstock
noun
Fattened livestock.
fatstocks
fatstocks
noun
plural of fatstock
feedbacks
feedbacks
noun
(proscribed) plural of feedback
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of feedback
fiddlebacks
fiddlebacks
noun
plural of fiddleback
finbacks
finbacks
noun
plural of finback
firecrackers
firecrackers
noun
plural of firecracker
fishback
fishyback
fishybacking
flacks
flacks
noun
plural of flack
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of flack
flagstick
flagstick
noun
(golf) The pole which marks the location of a hole
flapjacks
flapjacks
noun
plural of flapjack; pancakes.
flashback
flashback
noun
(authorship) A dramatic device in which an earlier event is inserted into the normal chronological flow of a narrative.
(databases) A query that operates against data from an earlier time, before it was changed.
(psychology) A vivid mental image of a past trauma or other sensation that the trauma is happening in the present, especially one that recurs.
A similar recurrence of the effects of a hallucinogenic drug.
The condition of the flame propagating down the hose of an oxy-fuel welding system.
verb
(intransitive) To undergo a flashback; to experience a vivid mental image from the past.
flashbacks
flashbacks
noun
plural of flashback
flockmaster
flockmaster
noun
A head shepherd.
foreslack
foreslack
verb
Alternative form of forslack
forslack
forslack
verb
(intransitive, rare) To slack up; be or grow slack; pall.
(transitive, obsolete) To be slack in; neglect by idleness; relax; render slack; delay; lose or spoil by slackness.
franciscka
franciska
franciskus
frankeniaceous
frankeniaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Frankeniaceae.
frankincense
frankincense
noun
A type of incense obtained from the Boswellia thurifera tree.
frankincensed
frankincensed
adj
Perfumed with frankincense.
frankincenses
frankincenses
noun
plural of frankincense
fructokinase
fructokinase
noun
(biochemistry) A transferase enzyme of the liver, intestine, and kidney cortex.
fruitcakes
fruitcakes
noun
plural of fruitcake
fullbacks
fullbacks
noun
plural of fullback
halfbacks
halfbacks
noun
plural of halfback
handkerchiefs
jackassification
jackassification
noun
(nonce word) The condition or process of being or becoming a jackass (stupid person).
jackfish
jackfish
noun
A jack (in any of the senses referring to types of fish).
jackfishes
jackfishes
noun
plural of jackfish
jackknifes
jackknifes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of jackknife
jackshaft
jackshaft
noun
A common mechanical component used to transfer or synchronize rotational force in a machine.
A wheelless axle used to turn the wheels of a locomotive.
verb
To transfer or synchronize rotational force by means of a jackshaft.
kaffeeklatsch
kaffeeklatsch
noun
A coffee klatch.
lockfast
lockfast
adj
(Scotland) Fastened or secured with a lock.
mafficks
mafficks
noun
plural of maffick
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of maffick
markgenossenschaft
packstaff
packstaff
noun
A pole on which a traveller carries a burden on the shoulder.
pecksniffian
pecksniffian
adj
Of or pertaining to Pecksniffery; unctuously hypocritical; sanctimonious.
pecksniffianism
phosphofructokinase
phosphofructokinase
noun
(biochemistry) Any of a group of kinase enzymes that convert fructose phosphates to biphosphates
pickshaft
rackfuls
rackfuls
noun
plural of rackful
rockfalls
rockfalls
noun
plural of rockfall
rockshaft
rockstaff
sackful
sackful
adj
(obsolete) Intent on plunder.
noun
(figuratively) A large number or amount (of something).
The amount a sack will contain.
sackfuls
sackfuls
noun
plural of sackful
sacksful
safecracker
safecracker
noun
One who breaks into safes.
safecrackers
safecrackers
noun
plural of safecracker
safecracking
safecracking
noun
The act of defeating the security mechanisms of a safe or vault to gain access to its contents.
sassafrack
scarflike
scarflike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a scarf.
scarfskin
scarfskin
noun
(archaic) The epidermis, the outermost layer of skin, especially that which forms the cuticle of a nail.
schwarzkopf
schwenkfeldian
schwenkfeldian
Noun
A Schwenkfelder.
shacklefords
shelfback
skycraft
skycraft
noun
A vehicle that flies; an aircraft.
smackful
smockface
softback
softback
noun
A softcover or paperback book.
softbacks
softbacks
noun
plural of softback
softtack
speckfall
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.
stackful
stackful
adj
(programming) Using a stack (last-in-first-out data structure).
noun
Enough to fill or form a stack.
stickfast
stickleaf
stockfather
superflacks
superflacks
noun
plural of superflack
tackifies
tackifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of tackify
trackshifter
traffickers
traffickers
noun
plural of trafficker
trafficks
trafficks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of traffick