(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
ahorseback
ahorseback
adv
On the back of a horse; horseback.
ampherotokous
amphoriskoi
amphoriskos
anotherkins
anotherkins
adj
(UK, regional, obsolete) Of another kind.
archdukedoms
archdukedoms
noun
plural of archdukedom
archidiskodon
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
bleachworks
bleachworks
noun
A factory that manufactures bleach.
boneshaker
boneshaker
noun
A velocipede (the bicycle of the late 1860s).
Something jolty.
booksellerish
booksellerish
adj
(rare) Characteristic of a bookseller.
boschvark
boshvark
boshvarks
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.
brecknockshire
brecknockshire
Proper noun
An inland traditional county of Wales, bordered by Monmouthshire, Herefordshire, Radnorshire, Cardiganshire, Carmarthenshire and Glamorganshire.
breechblocks
breechblocks
noun
plural of breechblock
breshkovsky
brightworks
brightworks
noun
plural of brightwork
brockish
brockish
adj
(obsolete) beastly; brutal
brokenheartedness
brokenheartedness
noun
The quality of being brokenhearted.
brokership
brokership
noun
The role or position of a broker.
brookesmith
brookhouse
brookshire
broomshank
brushwork
brushwork
noun
(painting) The technique or practice of applying and manipulating paint (usually oil or gouache) in a painting.
buhlworks
chalkboards
chalkboards
noun
plural of chalkboard
chalkosideric
charlocks
charlocks
noun
plural of charlock
charnockites
charnockites
noun
plural of charnockite
cheboksary
cheboksary
Proper noun
The capital city of Chuvashia, Russia
checkerboards
checkerboards
noun
plural of checkerboard
checkerspot
checkerspot
noun
Any of a group of butterflies of the subfamily Nymphalinae whose wings bear a checkered, spotted pattern.
checkrooms
checkrooms
noun
plural of checkroom
checkrows
checkrows
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of checkrow
cherokees
chickories
chickories
noun
plural of chickory
chokeberries
chokeberries
noun
plural of chokeberry
chokecherries
chokecherries
noun
plural of chokecherry
chokers
chokers
noun
plural of choker
chokestrap
chokestrap
noun
A strap leading from the bellyband to the lower part of the collar, to keep the collar in place.
chondroskeleton
chondroskeleton
noun
A skeleton (of some fish and of mammal embryos) composed of hyaline cartilage
choruslike
choruslike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a chorus.
cockchafers
cockchafers
noun
plural of cockchafer
cockhorse
cockhorse
adj
(figuratively) Lofty in feeling; exultant, proud, upstart.
Lifted up, as one is on a tall horse.
noun
(archaic) A child's rocking horse.
(obsolete) A high or tall horse.
cockhorses
cockhorses
noun
plural of cockhorse
cockroaches
cockroaches
noun
plural of cockroach
corkish
corkish
adj
corklike
cornhusk
cornhusk
noun
The husk of an ear of corn (maize).
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.
cornhusking
cornhusking
noun
The removal of the husk from corn.
cornhuskings
cornhuskings
noun
plural of cornhusking
cornhusks
cornhusks
noun
plural of cornhusk
countershock
countershock
noun
A shock that travels in the opposite direction to an applied impulse
crookshouldered
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.
crosshackle
dikaryophase
dikaryophase
noun
(biology) The dikaryotic phase of the life cycle of some fungi
dikaryophasic
diskography
diskography
noun
(medicine) Alternative form of discography
disworkmanship
dneprodzerzhinsk
dorhawks
dorhawks
noun
plural of dorhawk
doukhobors
doukhobortsy
doukhobortsy
Noun
The Doukhobors.
droschken
droshkies
droshkies
noun
plural of droshky
droshky
droshky
noun
An open horse-drawn carriage, especially in Russia.
dukhobors
dukhobortsy
dworshak
dyakisdodecahedron
earthshock
earthshock
Noun
An earthquake.
earthsmoke
earthworks
earthworks
noun
plural of earthwork
ekphorias
ekphorias
noun
plural of ekphoria
electroshock
electroshock
noun
(An) electric shock.
(medicine) Electroconvulsive therapy.
verb
(medicine) To administer electroconvulsive therapy.
electroshocks
electroshocks
noun
plural of electroshock
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of electroshock
fisherfolk
fisherfolk
noun
(anthropology) Members of a culture that is dominated by fishing.
People who fish for a living.
Recreational fishers.
fishworker
fishworker
noun
A laborer in the fishing industry.
fishworks
fishworks
noun
A fish processing plant.
folklorish
folklorish
adj
(colloquial) Being similar to or having the quality of folklore.
forecheckers
forecheckers
noun
plural of forechecker
foreshank
foreshank
noun
A cut of meat from this part.
The upper part of the foreleg of cattle.
foreshock
foreshock
noun
(geology) A small earth tremor which precedes the mainshock in an earthquake sequence. Not all mainshocks have foreshocks.
Any shock or disturbance which precedes an event
forksmith
frankhouse
frithsoken
futhorks
futhorks
noun
plural of futhork
grasshook
groupthinks
gumpoldskirchner
hackworks
hackworks
noun
plural of hackwork
hairlocks
hairlocks
noun
plural of hairlock
hairworks
hairworks
noun
plural of hairwork
hammarskjold
hammerlocks
hammerlocks
noun
plural of hammerlock
hammerskjold
handistroke
handiworks
handiworks
noun
plural of handiwork
handstroke
handstroke
noun
(bellringing) The pull on the sally that swings the bell through a full circle
handworkers
handworkers
noun
plural of handworker
handworks
handworks
noun
plural of handwork
haskwort
havockers
havockers
noun
plural of havocker
hawksmoor
hayforks
hayforks
noun
plural of hayfork
headworks
headworks
noun
Any structure at the head or diversion point of a waterway. It is smaller than a barrage and is used to divert water from a river into a canal or from a large canal into a smaller canal.
heartbrokenness
heartbrokenness
noun
The state or quality of being heartbroken.
heatstroke
heatstroke
noun
Alternative spelling of heat stroke.
heatstrokes
heatstrokes
noun
plural of heatstroke
hektostere
hendrickson
herrenvolks
herrenvolks
noun
plural of herrenvolk
herskowitz
heterokaryosis
heterokaryosis
noun
(biology) The condition of being a heterokaryon.
heterokinesia
heterokinesis
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.
heyrovsky
hickories
hickories
noun
plural of hickory
hickscorner
hockers
hockers
noun
plural of hocker
hogsucker
hogsucker
noun
Hypentelium nigricans, a species of fish found throughout the Mississippi river basin, growing up to two feet in length.
homemakers
homemakers
noun
plural of homemaker
homeseeker
homeworks
homeworks
noun
plural of homework
honeymoonstruck
honeystucker
honeysucker
honeysucker
noun
(Africa) Any of the sunbirds.
(Australia, obsolete) A honeyeater.
(obsolete) A honeyguide.
honkers
honkers
noun
plural of honker
hoodwinkers
hoodwinkers
noun
plural of hoodwinker
hoofmarks
hoofmarks
noun
plural of hoofmark
hookers
hookers
noun
plural of hooker
hookworms
hookworms
noun
plural of hookworm
hoopskirt
hoopskirt
noun
Alternative spelling of hoop skirt
hornbooks
hornbooks
noun
plural of hornbook
horrocks
horseback
horseback
adv
On the back of a horse.
noun
(countable) A ridge of sand, gravel, and boulders.
(usually with on, upon, etc.) The back of a horse.
horsebacker
horsebacker
noun
One who rides on horseback.
horsebacks
horsebacks
noun
plural of horseback
horsebreaker
horsebreaker
noun
One who trains, or breaks in, horses.
horsejockey
horsekeeper
horsekeeper
noun
A person who looks after horses, for example in a coal mine.
horsekeeping
horselike
horselike
adj
Similar to a horse, or to a characteristic of a horse