(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
aftertask
alkaliferous
alkaliferous
adj
Yielding alkalis.
alkylarylsulfonate
backfires
backfires
noun
plural of backfire
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backfire
bakersfield
bakersfield
Proper noun
A major city in California, USA
blackfisher
blackfriars
blackfriars
intj
(obsolete, UK, thieves' cant) look out; beware
noun
plural of blackfriar
breakfast
breakfast
noun
(by extension) A meal consisting of food normally eaten in the morning, which may typically include eggs, sausages, toast, bacon, etc.
(largely obsolete outside religion) A meal eaten after a period of (now often religious) fasting.
The celebratory meal served after a wedding (and occasionally after other solemnities e.g. a funeral).
The first meal of the day, usually eaten in the morning.
verb
(intransitive) To eat the morning meal.
(transitive) To serve breakfast to.
breakfasted
breakfasted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of breakfast
breakfaster
breakfaster
noun
One eating breakfast.
breakfasters
breakfasters
noun
plural of breakfaster
breakfasting
breakfasting
noun
The act of eating breakfast.
verb
present participle of breakfast
breakfastless
breakfastless
adj
Without breakfast.
breakfasts
breakfasts
noun
plural of breakfast
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of breakfast
breakfronts
breakfronts
noun
plural of breakfront
cockchafers
cockchafers
noun
plural of cockchafer
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
fairbanks
fairbanks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fairbank
fairoaks
fakeers
fakeers
noun
plural of fakeer
fakeries
fakeries
noun
plural of fakery
fakers
fakers
noun
plural of faker
fakirism
fakirism
noun
The practices of fakirs.
fakirs
fakirs
noun
plural of fakir
falsework
falsework
noun
(engineering) A temporary framework used in the building of bridges and arched structures in order to hold items in place until the structure is able to support itself.
(engineering) Scaffolding, a temporary frame serving to support and brace a building under construction until it can stand alone.
farkas
farkleberries
farkleberries
noun
plural of farkleberry
farmworkers
farmworkers
noun
plural of farmworker
farsakh
farsakh
noun
parasang
fibrinokinase
filemarks
filemarks
noun
plural of filemark
finmarks
finnmarks
firebreaks
firebreaks
noun
plural of firebreak
firecrackers
firecrackers
noun
plural of firecracker
flakers
flakers
noun
plural of flaker
flankers
flankers
noun
plural of flanker
flasker
flasker
noun
(historical) A whisky smuggler.
flatworks
flockmaster
flockmaster
noun
A head shepherd.
floorwalkers
floorwalkers
noun
plural of floorwalker
footmarks
footmarks
noun
plural of footmark
forebespeak
foreknowableness
forepeaks
forepeaks
noun
plural of forepeak
foreranks
foreranks
noun
plural of forerank
foreshank
foreshank
noun
A cut of meat from this part.
The upper part of the foreleg of cattle.
foreslack
foreslack
verb
Alternative form of forslack
forespake
forespake
verb
(archaic) simple past tense of forespeak
forespeak
forespeak
verb
(transitive, archaic) To foretell, to predict.
Alternative spelling of forspeak
forespeaker
forespeaker
noun
(obsolete or historical) One who speaks on behalf of another; an advocate.
forespeaking
forespeaking
noun
(obsolete) A foretelling; a prediction.
verb
present participle of forespeak
forjaskit
forsake
forsake
verb
(transitive) To abandon, to give up, to leave (permanently), to renounce (someone or something).
(transitive, obsolete) To avoid or shun (someone or something).
(transitive, obsolete) To cause disappointment to; to be insufficient for (someone or something).
(transitive, obsolete) To decline or refuse (something offered).
forsaken
forsaken
adj
Deserted; abandoned.
Helpless.
verb
past participle of forsake
forsakenly
forsakenly
adv
(rare) helplessly
In a deserted manner; by itself; alone
forsakenness
forsakenness
noun
The state or condition of being forsaken.
forsaker
forsaker
noun
One who forsakes.
forsakers
forsakers
noun
plural of forsaker
forsakes
forsakes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of forsake
forsaking
forsaking
noun
The act by which somebody is forsaken; an abandonment.
verb
present participle of forsake
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.
forslake
forspeak
forspeak
verb
(transitive, dialectal, Northern England and Scotland) To injure or cause bad luck through immoderate praise or flattery; to affect with the curse of an evil tongue, which brings ill luck upon all objects of its praise.
(transitive, obsolete) Alternative spelling of forespeak
(transitive, obsolete) To bewitch, to charm.
(transitive, obsolete) To forbid, to prohibit; to oppose.
(transitive, obsolete) To say bad things about; to slander.
forspeaking
forspeaking
verb
present participle of forspeak
fouroaks
frakes
frakturs
frakturs
noun
plural of fraktur
frameworks
frameworks
noun
plural of framework
franciscka
franciska
franciskus
frankeniaceous
frankeniaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Frankeniaceae.
frankenstein
frankenstein
noun
Alternative form of Frankenstein
verb
Alternative spelling of Frankenstein
frankensteins
frankensteins
noun
plural of frankenstein
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of frankenstein
frankers
frankers
noun
plural of franker
frankest
frankest
adj
superlative form of frank: most frank
frankforters
frankforts
frankfurters
frankfurters
noun
plural of frankfurter
frankfurts
frankfurts
noun
plural of frankfurt
frankheartedness
frankheartedness
noun
open-heartedness
frankheartness
frankhouse
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
frankish
frankish
Adjective
Of or pertaining to the Franks.
In or of the language of the Franks.
Proper noun
The language of the Franks, an extinct West Germanic language.
frankist
frankist
Noun
A follower of Frankism.
franklinism
franklinist
franklinites
franklinites
noun
plural of franklinite
franklins
franklins
noun
plural of franklin
frankness
frankness
noun
The state of being frank; candour; honesty.
franknesses
franknesses
noun
plural of frankness
frankpledges
frankpledges
noun
plural of frankpledge
franks
franks
noun
plural of frank
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of frank
frankston
franksville
freakiest
freakiest
adj
superlative form of freaky: most freaky
freakiness
freakiness
noun
The state or condition of being freaky.
freakinesses
freakinesses
noun
plural of freakiness
freakish
freakish
adj
Capricious, unpredictable.
Strange, unusual, abnormal or bizarre.
freakishly
freakishly
adv
In a freakish manner.
freakishness
freakishness
noun
The characteristic or quality of being freakish
freakouts
freakouts
noun
plural of freakout
freaks
freaks
noun
plural of freak.
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of freak
fredrikstad
friszka
fructokinase
fructokinase
noun
(biochemistry) A transferase enzyme of the liver, intestine, and kidney cortex.
fruitcakes
fruitcakes
noun
plural of fruitcake
fruitstalk
futharks
futharks
noun
plural of futhark
godforsaken
godforsaken
adj
Abandoned by a deity or god.
Particularly awful; very bad
handkerchiefs
hayforks
hayforks
noun
plural of hayfork
hoofmarks
hoofmarks
noun
plural of hoofmark
kaffirs
kaffirs
noun
plural of kaffir
kafiristan
kafirs
karnofsky
korsakoff
krafts
krasnoff
markgenossenschaft
maskflower
mistakeproof
mistakeproof
adj
Resistant to mistakes.
overfrankness
overfrankness
noun
Excessive frankness.
phosphofructokinase
phosphofructokinase
noun
(biochemistry) Any of a group of kinase enzymes that convert fructose phosphates to biphosphates
postbreakfast
postbreakfast
adj
After breakfast.
prankfulness
prankfulness
noun
The quality of being prankful.
prebreakfast
prebreakfast
adj
Before breakfast.
prefrankness
prefranks
rackfuls
rackfuls
noun
plural of rackful
rakeoffs
rakeoffs
noun
plural of rakeoff
ratfinks
ratfinks
noun
plural of ratfink.
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ratfink
razoumofskya
reforsake
rockfalls
rockfalls
noun
plural of rockfall
rockshaft
rockstaff
safebreaker
safebreaker
noun
A person, usually criminal, who breaks into safes; a safecracker.