(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
alkaliferous
alkaliferous
adj
Yielding alkalis.
alkylarylsulfonate
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
defrocks
defrocks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of defrock
disfrock
disfrock
verb
(transitive) To remove from status as a member of a clergy; to unfrock.
disfrocked
disfrocked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disfrock
disfrocking
disfrocking
verb
present participle of disfrock
disfrocks
disfrocks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disfrock
fairoaks
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.
farmworkers
farmworkers
noun
plural of farmworker
fibrinokinase
firelocks
firelocks
noun
plural of firelock
fireworkless
fireworkless
adj
Without fireworks.
fireworks
fireworks
noun
(plural only) An event or a display where fireworks are set off.
(plural only, figuratively) A boisterous or violent event or situation.
plural of firework.
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.
flatworks
flickermouse
flockmaster
flockmaster
noun
A head shepherd.
floorwalkers
floorwalkers
noun
plural of floorwalker
foldskirt
folklores
folklores
noun
plural of folklore
folklorish
folklorish
adj
(colloquial) Being similar to or having the quality of folklore.
folklorism
folklorism
noun
Invention or adaptation of folklore; including any use of a tradition outside the cultural context in which it was created.
folklorist
folklorist
noun
A person who studies or collects folklore
folkloristic
folkloristic
adj
about the traditions and stories of a country or community; Characteristic of folklore.
folklorists
folklorists
noun
plural of folklorist
folksier
folksier
adj
comparative form of folksy: more folksy
folksinger
folksinger
noun
A person who sings folk songs.
folksingers
folksingers
noun
plural of folksinger
footlockers
footlockers
noun
plural of footlocker
footmarks
footmarks
noun
plural of footmark
footworks
footworks
noun
plural of footwork
forcepslike
forcepslike
adj
Resembling a forceps.
forebespeak
forecheckers
forecheckers
noun
plural of forechecker
foredecks
foredecks
noun
plural of foredeck
foredesk
foreknowableness
foreknowledges
foreknowledges
noun
plural of foreknowledge
foreknows
foreknows
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of foreknow
forelocks
forelocks
noun
plural of forelock
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of forelock
foremilks
foremilks
noun
plural of foremilk
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.
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
foreskin
foreskin
noun
(anatomy) Ellipsis of clitoral foreskin.
(anatomy) The nerve-dense, retractable fold of skin which covers and protects the head of the penis in humans and some other animals.
verb
To remove the foreskin.
To sexually stimulate by manipulating the foreskin.
foreskins
foreskins
noun
plural of foreskin
foreskirt
foreskirt
noun
The front skirt of a garment, in distinction from the train.
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
forespoke
forespoke
verb
simple past tense of forespeak
forespoken
forespoken
adj
Spoken beforehand or in advance; foretold; predicted.
verb
past participle of forespeak.
forestick
forestick
noun
The front stick of a fire in a hearth.
forestlike
forestlike
adj
Like a forest.
foretokens
foretokens
noun
plural of foretoken
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of foretoken
forjaskit
forjesket
forkedness
forkedness
noun
The state or quality of being forked.
forkers
forkers
noun
plural of forker
forkfuls
forkfuls
noun
plural of forkful
forkiest
forkiness
forkiness
noun
The quality or state of being forky.
forkinesses
forkless
forkless
adj
Without a fork or forks.
forklifts
forklifts
noun
plural of forklift
forks
forks
noun
plural of fork
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fork
forksful
forksmith
forksville
forkwise
forkwise
adv
In the manner of a fork.
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
forseek
forseek
verb
(transitive) To seek thoroughly (for); seek out.
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
forsook
forsook
verb
simple past tense of forsake
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
forspoke
forspoke
verb
simple past tense of forspeak
forspoken
forspoken
adj
(obsolete) Bewitched, charmed.
verb
past participle of forspeak.
fortresslike
fortresslike
adj
Resembling a fortress in shape or impregnability.
fossicker
fossicker
noun
someone who fossicks.
fouroaks
frameworks
frameworks
noun
plural of framework
frankeniaceous
frankeniaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Frankeniaceae.
frankforters
frankforts
frankhouse
frankston
freakouts
freakouts
noun
plural of freakout
fredrickson
fretworks
fretworks
noun
plural of fretwork
frithsoken
frockless
frockless
adj
Without a frock.
frocks
frocks
noun
plural of frock
frogskin
frogskin
noun
(US, slang) A greenback, a United States dollar.
The skin of a frog, or leather made from it.
frogskins
frogskins
noun
plural of frogskin
frolickers
frolickers
noun
plural of frolicker
frolicks
frolicks
noun
plural of frolick
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of frolick
frosk
frosk
Noun
A frog.
frostlike
frostlike
adj
Resembling frost or some aspect of it.
frostwork
frostwork
noun
Any naturally occurring intricate pattern of ice crystals.
Any pattern that resembles a frost formation.
fructokinase
fructokinase
noun
(biochemistry) A transferase enzyme of the liver, intestine, and kidney cortex.
futhorks
futhorks
noun
plural of futhork
godforsaken
godforsaken
adj
Abandoned by a deity or god.
Particularly awful; very bad
hayforks
hayforks
noun
plural of hayfork
hoofmarks
hoofmarks
noun
plural of hoofmark
karnofsky
kingsford
kissproof
kissproof
adj
(of lipstick) Resistant to smearing when the wearer is kissed.
korsakoff
krasnoff
kristof
kristofer
kristoffer
kristofor
kristoforo
lifeworks
lifeworks
noun
plural of lifework
loferski
markgenossenschaft
maskflower
mistakeproof
mistakeproof
adj
Resistant to mistakes.
musketproof
musketproof
adj
resistant to damage by muskets
muskflower
muskflower
noun
The monkeyflower Erythranthe moschata.
nickeliferous
nickeliferous
adj
(of ore) Yielding or containing nickel.
oktoberfest
overfrankness
overfrankness
noun
Excessive frankness.
perofskite
perofskite
noun
Alternative form of perovskite
phosphofructokinase
phosphofructokinase
noun
(biochemistry) Any of a group of kinase enzymes that convert fructose phosphates to biphosphates
pitchforks
pitchforks
noun
plural of pitchfork
porkfish
porkfish
noun
Any grunt (fish) of the species Anisotremus virginicus.
porkfishes
postbreakfast
postbreakfast
adj
After breakfast.
professorlike
professorlike
adj
Resembling a professor, characteristic of a professor.