(nautical) The part of a ship's deck from amidships toward the stern
afterdecks
afterdecks
noun
plural of afterdeck
afterreckoning
aftershock
aftershock
noun
(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
backfatter
backfatter
noun
A pig yielding significant backfat.
backfitting
backfitting
verb
present participle of backfit
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.
backstaff
backstaff
noun
(nautical) An early navigational instrument for measuring the altitude of the sun and hence calculating latitude.
blackfeet
blackfoot
blackfoot
noun
A tropical American bush of the genus Melampodium
bookcraft
bookcraft
noun
(archaic) Authorship; literary skill.
cankerfret
chuckfarthing
cockneyfication
cockneyfication
noun
the use of cockney words or mannerisms, especially by non-cockneys
craftsmanlike
craftsmanlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a craftsman
craftwork
craftwork
noun
An item produced by handicraft.
craftworker
craftworker
noun
A maker of craftwork.
crakefeet
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
fackeltanz
fackeltanz
noun
(music) a kind of polonaise, associated with German royal wedding celebrations
factorylike
factorylike
adj
Resembling a factory in any of various respects
fantasiestck
fastback
fastback
noun
A motor car having a continuous slope from the roof to the rear
fastbacks
fastbacks
noun
plural of fastback
fatback
fatback
noun
(US) A layer of fat, along the back of a pig, used as a cut of meat or to make lard
A fish, the menhaden.
fatbacks
fatbacks
noun
plural of fatback
fatcake
fatstock
fatstock
noun
Fattened livestock.
fatstocks
fatstocks
noun
plural of fatstock
featherback
featherback
noun
Any fish of the family Notopteridae.
ficklehearted
fitzpatrick
flacket
flacket
noun
A barrel-shaped bottle; a flagon.
flagstick
flagstick
noun
(golf) The pole which marks the location of a hole
flatlick
flatterdock
flickertail
flickertail
noun
Nickname for the North American ground squirrel, Citellus richardsoni.
flockmaster
flockmaster
noun
A head shepherd.
folkcraft
folkcraft
noun
folk craftsmanship
footback
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.
franckot
fructokinase
fructokinase
noun
(biochemistry) A transferase enzyme of the liver, intestine, and kidney cortex.
fruitcake
fruitcake
noun
(US, slang, colloquial, derogatory, dated) A homosexual male.
(colloquial, derogatory) A crazy or eccentric person.
A cake containing dried fruits and, optionally, nuts, citrus peel and spice.
fruitcakes
fruitcakes
noun
plural of fruitcake
fruitcakey
halftrack
halftrack
noun
Alternative form of half-track
intertrafficked
intertrafficking
jackassification
jackassification
noun
(nonce word) The condition or process of being or becoming a jackass (stupid person).
jackfruit
jackfruit
noun
A tree, Artocarpus heterophyllus, of the Moraceae family, which produces edible fruit.
The large fruit from this tree.
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.
ketchcraft
kingcraft
kingcraft
noun
The skills needed to rule effectively as a king.
lockfast
lockfast
adj
(Scotland) Fastened or secured with a lock.
markgenossenschaft
monkcraft
offtrack
offtrack
adj
Alternative spelling of off-track
packstaff
packstaff
noun
A pole on which a traveller carries a burden on the shoulder.
phosphofructokinase
phosphofructokinase
noun
(biochemistry) Any of a group of kinase enzymes that convert fructose phosphates to biphosphates
pickshaft
pumpkinification
pumpkinification
noun
The act of turning into a pumpkin; usually in jocular opposition to deification.
racketproof
rockcraft
rockshaft
rockstaff
skycraft
skycraft
noun
A vehicle that flies; an aircraft.
softback
softback
noun
A softcover or paperback book.
softbacks
softbacks
noun
plural of softback
softtack
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
tackified
tackified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of tackify
tackifier
tackifier
noun
(manufacturing, chemistry) A tackiness agent; a substance which is added in order to increase tack.
tackifies
tackifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of tackify
tackify
tackify
verb
(transitive) To make (a material) tacky.
tackifying
tackifying
verb
present participle of tackify
tackproof
tharfcake
thickleaf
thickleaf
adj
Applied to various kinds of plant characterized by thick leaves.
tickfaw
trackshifter
traffick
traffick
noun
Archaic spelling of traffic.
verb
Alternative spelling of traffic (especially of illegal goods)
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.
Someone who traffics; a trader or merchant.
traffickers
traffickers
noun
plural of trafficker
trafficking
trafficking
noun
(biochemistry) The movement of an enzyme (or other protein) through tissue.
Clipping of arms trafficking: the smuggling of illegal arms.
Clipping of drug trafficking: the distribution of illegal drugs.
Clipping of human trafficking.
verb
present participle of traffic
present participle of traffick
trafficks
trafficks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of traffick
trafflicker
turkification
turkification
Noun
assimilation into the various historical Turkic states and cultures, such as the Ottoman Empire