(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
ampherotokous
amphitokous
anotherkins
anotherkins
adj
(UK, regional, obsolete) Of another kind.
archworkmaster
arrhenotokous
arrhenotokous
adj
(zoology) Relating to arrhenotoky; producing males from unfertilized eggs.
artichokes
artichokes
noun
plural of artichoke
blackthorns
blackthorns
noun
plural of blackthorn
breakthroughes
breakthroughs
breakthroughs
noun
plural of breakthrough
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.
brokenheartedness
brokenheartedness
noun
The quality of being brokenhearted.
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.
charnockites
charnockites
noun
plural of charnockite
chokestrap
chokestrap
noun
A strap leading from the bellyband to the lower part of the collar, to keep the collar in place.
clothesbasket
clothesbasket
noun
A basket for holding clothes to be laundered.
earthshock
earthshock
Noun
An earthquake.
earthsmoke
earthworks
earthworks
noun
plural of earthwork
gottschalk
hackettstown
handistroke
handstroke
handstroke
noun
(bellringing) The pull on the sally that swings the bell through a full circle
haskwort
hawkmoths
hawkmoths
noun
plural of hawkmoth
headstock
headstock
noun
(mining) A headframe.
(rail transport) A transverse structural member at the extreme end of a rail vehicle's underframe, also used on some bogies.
A beam that supports a bell.
A clamp that restrains a cow by the neck.
A part of a machine (such as a lathe or drill) that supports a rotating part
The part of a lute-type string instrument, such as a guitar, that holds the tuning pegs or tensioning screws of the strings.
heartbrokenness
heartbrokenness
noun
The state or quality of being heartbroken.
heatstroke
heatstroke
noun
Alternative spelling of heat stroke.
heatstrokes
heatstrokes
noun
plural of heatstroke
heterokaryosis
heterokaryosis
noun
(biology) The condition of being a heterokaryon.
heterokinesia
hexakisoctahedron
hexakisoctahedron
noun
A three-dimensional solid with 48 faces arranged around 9 planes of reflection and 13 rotary axes.
hexakistetrahedron
hexakistetrahedron
noun
A polyhedron with 24 faces.
hotcakes
hotcakes
noun
plural of hotcake
hyperkatabolism
hyperkatabolism
noun
Alternative form of hypercatabolism
hyperkeratoses
hyperkeratoses
noun
plural of hyperkeratosis
hyperkeratosis
hyperkeratosis
noun
(pathology) Excess keratin formation on the skin surface, as can be seen in a number of dermatologic conditions.
hyposkeletal
hyposkeletal
adj
(anatomy) Beneath the endoskeleton; hypaxial.
kahlotus
kalathos
kalathos
noun
Alternative form of calathus
kantharos
kantharos
noun
Alternative form of cantharus (“ancient drinking-cup”)
katachromasis
katamorphism
katamorphism
noun
(geology) Any form of metamorphism that occurs near the Earth's surface
kataphoresis
kataphoresis
noun
Alternative form of cataphoresis
kathenotheism
kathenotheism
noun
Belief that multiple deities exist, and different deities are supreme among them at different times.
kathodes
kathodes
noun
plural of kathode
katholikos
katholikos
noun
Alternative form of catholicos
katholikoses
katholikoses
noun
plural of katholikos
kathopanishad
keratohelcosis
keratorrhexis
keratorrhexis
noun
rupture of the cornea
kharoshthi
khotanese
khotanese
Proper noun
An extinct Eastern Iranian language formerly spoken in the Kingdom of Khotan.
kohistan
kohistan
Proper noun
a political district in Afghanistan, Pakistan or Tajikistan
kohistani
kohistani
Noun
A person from Kohistan.
Adjective
From or relating to Kohistan or Kohistani people.
koreshanity
koridethianus
kshatriyahood
kshatriyahood
noun
The quality of being a kshatriya.
kyathos
kyathos
noun
(historical) A style of painted Greek vase with a single long flat looping handle resembling a ladle.
lathworks
lathworks
noun
plural of lathwork
laughingstock
laughingstock
noun
Alternative spelling of laughing stock.
laughingstocks
laughingstocks
noun
plural of laughingstock
leatherstocking
leatherstocking
Noun
A man who develops survival skills in order to live in the wild, away from civilization.
mackintosh
mackintosh
noun
A waterproof long coat made of rubberized cloth.
By extension, any waterproof coat or raincoat.
Waterproof rubberized cloth.
mackintoshed
mackintoshed
adj
Wearing a mackintosh.
mackintoshes
mackintoshes
noun
plural of mackintosh
mackintoshite
mackintoshite
noun
(mineralogy) Synonym of thorogummite
mannoketoheptose
markgenossenschaft
markshot
massekhoth
matchbooks
matchbooks
noun
plural of matchbook
matchlocks
matchlocks
noun
plural of matchlock
meathooks
meathooks
noun
plural of meathook
mountebankish
mountebankish
adj
Like a mountebank; using or suggesting quackery.
novoshakhtinsk
oakhurst
octakishexahedron
octakishexahedron
noun
(geometry, rare) A polyhedron with 48 faces.
oistrakh
outlandishlike
outshake
outshake
verb
(transitive) To surpass in shaking; to shake more or better than.
outthanks
outthanks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outthank
patchworks
patchworks
noun
plural of patchwork
pharmacokinetics
pharmacokinetics
noun
(pharmacology) A branch of pharmacology concerned with the rate at which drugs are absorbed, distributed, metabolized, and eliminated by the body.
(pharmacology) The particular rates at which drugs are absorbed, distributed, metabolized, and eliminated by the body.
pharyngokeratosis
phenakistoscope
phenakistoscope
noun
An early animation device consisting of a disc or drum which rotated, showing successive images through slits, often via a mirror, thus producing the illusion of motion.
phitsanulok
phosphofructokinase
phosphofructokinase
noun
(biochemistry) Any of a group of kinase enzymes that convert fructose phosphates to biphosphates
rockshaft
sabathikos
sackcloth
sackcloth
adj
Made of sackcloth.
noun
(usually with “and ashes”, also figurative) Garments worn as an act of penance.
A coarse hessian style of cloth used to make sacks.
sackclothed
sackclothed
adj
Dressed in sackcloth.
sackcloths
sackcloths
noun
plural of sackcloth
samothrake
satyashodak
schaghticoke
schaghticoke
Proper noun
An Eastern Woodlands tribe descended from an association of Mahican, Potatuck, Weantinock, Tunxis, and Podunk peoples, recognized by Connecticut and granted a reservation in 1736, but derecognized by the United States in 2005.
The Algonquian lect formerly spoken by this tribe.
A town in Rensselaer County, New York, incorporated in 1788.
A village in the Town of Schaghticoke, originally settled as Harts Falls, incorporated in 1867 and renamed Schaghticoke in 1881.
Noun
A member of this tribe.
schoolmasterlike
scratchwork
scratchwork
noun
The first layer of plaster to be applied in plasterwork.
shackatory
shackbolt
shackleton
shakeout
shakeout
noun
(engineering) The separation of molds from their flask, the castings from the molding sand, and potentially the cores from the castings.
An event that causes marginal constituents to be eliminated.
The shaking of an object to spread it wide and eject any debris.
shakeouts
shakeouts
noun
plural of shakeout
shakespearolater
shakespearolatry
shockability
shockability
noun
The condition of being shockable; the capacity to be shocked.
shockstall
shoptalk
shoptalk
noun
Discussion of business in a social setting, especially using jargon.
shoptalks
shoptalks
noun
plural of shoptalk
shortcake
shortcake
noun
A dessert made with such a cake, typically having layers of cream and fruit.
A sweet cake or biscuit (crumbly leavened bread) typically made with flour, sugar, salt, butter, milk or cream, and sometimes eggs, and leavened with baking powder or baking soda.
shortcakes
shortcakes
noun
plural of shortcake
shostakovich
shotmaker
shotmaker
noun
(sports) A player who is skilled at making shots and scoring even against skilled defense.
shtokavski
skeptophylaxia
skeptophylaxis
smokefarthings
smokeshaft
smoothback
snakemouth
snakemouth
noun
The orchid Pogonia ophioglossoides.
snakemouths
snakemouths
noun
plural of snakemouth
southwark
southwark
Proper noun
A London Borough within Greater London, to the south of the River Thames, including the historic borough plus the Pool of London and Bankside.
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.
sphakiot
splanchnoskeletal
splanchnoskeleton
splanchnoskeleton
noun
(anatomy) That part of the skeleton connected with the sense organs and the viscera.
stackhousia
stackhousiaceae
stackhousiaceous
stakeholder
stakeholder
noun
(business) A person or organisation with a legitimate interest in a given situation, action or enterprise.
(law) A person filing an interpleader action, such as a garnishee or trustee, who acknowledges possession of property that is owed to one or more of several other claimants.
A person holding the stakes of bettors, with the responsibility of delivering the pot to the winner of the bet.
An escrow agent or custodian.
stakeholders
stakeholders
noun
plural of stakeholder
stakhanov
stakhanovism
stakhanovism
Noun
A system instituted in communist countries to encourage increased productivity
stakhanovite
stakhanovite
Noun
An extremely productive or hard-working worker, especially in the former USSR, who may earn special rewards; a workaholic.
Adjective
Pertaining to a Stakhanovite; heroically hard-working.
starchworks
steaakhouse
steakhouse
steakhouse
noun
A restaurant that specializes in good cuts of meat, particularly steak.
steakhouses
steakhouses
noun
plural of steakhouse
stephanokontae
stethokyrtograph
stethokyrtograph
noun
An instrument for measuring a person's chest.
stockfather
stockhausen
taurokathapsia
taurokathapsia
noun
(rare) Bull-leaping, as depicted in Bronze Age art, especially from Minoan Crete.
tchaikovsky
tchaikovsky
Proper noun
definition usually applying to Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.