(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.
aftertouch
aftertouch
noun
(music, uncountable) Pressure sensitivity on an electronic synthesizer, allowing the musician to change the tone or sound of a note after it is struck.
(rare) A touch (feature or characteristic) added finally or as an afterthought.
(video games) A feature in football/soccer games allowing the player to swerve the ball immediately after kicking it.
aschaffite
beachfront
beachfront
adj
Of property (real estate): located on a beach.
noun
The portion of land or property that runs alongside and facing a beach.
bewitchful
bewitchful
adj
Bewitching; alluring; fascinating; amazing.
bischofite
bischofite
noun
(mineralogy) An evaporite, consisting of magnesium chloride with the chemical formula MgCl₂·6H₂O, found with potash deposits in Saxony.
catchflies
catchflies
noun
plural of catchfly
chaetifera
chapterful
chapterful
noun
As much as fills a chapter.
chieftains
chieftains
noun
plural of chieftain
churnstaff
cockfights
cockfights
noun
plural of cockfight
cornetfish
cornetfish
noun
Any of several slender, elongate tropical fish, of the family Fistulariidae, that live in shallow water
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.
cuttlefish
cuttlefish
noun
any of various squid-like cephalopods (marine mollusks) of the order Sepiida that have eight arms, two retractable tentacles, and a calcareous internal shell, and can eject a dark ink when threatened
cyathiform
cyathiform
adj
In the form of a cup, a little widened at the top.
doctorfish
doctorfish
noun
Either of the fish Garra rufa and Cyprinion macrostomus, which feed on dead skin while leaving the healthy skin intact.
facesheets
facesheets
noun
plural of facesheet
factorship
factorship
Noun
The business of a factor.
farfetched
farfetched
adj
Alternative spelling of far-fetched
feathercut
felichthys
felspathic
felspathic
adj
Alternative form of feldspathic
fetchingly
fetchingly
adv
In a fetching manner
fetichlike
fianchetti
fianchetti
noun
plural of fianchetto
fianchetto
fianchetto
noun
(chess) The development of a bishop by moving it one square to a long diagonal; specifically, a set of opening moves where a bishop is developed to the second rank of the adjacent knight file.
verb
(chess) To play a fianchetto.
fichtelite
fichtelite
noun
(mineralogy) A rare white monoclinic organic mineral, 7-isopropyl-1,4a-dimethyl-dodecahydro-1H-phenanthrene, found in fossilized wood from Bavaria.
fischerite
fitchering
flechettes
flechettes
noun
plural of flechette
fleechment
fletchings
fletchings
noun
plural of fletching
flichtered
floorcloth
floorcloth
noun
A cloth, normally of flannel, used for cleaning floors.
Material used in place of carpeting for covering floors, such as linoleum or oilcloth.
flowcharts
flowcharts
noun
plural of flowchart
flycatcher
flycatcher
noun
Any of many kinds of birds, of the families Muscicapidae (in Europe and Asia) and Tyrannidae (in the Americas), that catch insects in flight.
footcloths
footcloths
noun
plural of footcloth
forthcomer
forthcomer
noun
(archaic) One who comes forth.
fourchette
fourchette
noun
(anatomy) A fork-shaped structure, specifically the fold of skin where the labia minora meet above the perineum (the frenulum labiorum pudendi).
(card games) The combination of the card immediately above and the one immediately below a given card.
(surgery) An instrument used to raise and support the tongue during the cutting of the frenulum.
A fork-shaped instrument or device, specifically the forked structure between two fingers of a glove.
The frog of the hoof of the horse and allied animals.
The wishbone or furculum of birds
fourscorth
fratcheous
frenchiest
frenchtown
ghostcraft
ghostcraft
noun
Knowledge of lore about and methods of detecting or working with ghosts.
handcrafts
handcrafts
noun
plural of handcraft
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of handcraft
handicraft
handicraft
noun
(rare, obsolete) A man who earns his living by handicraft; a handicraftsman.
A trade requiring skill of hand; manual occupation; handcraft.
An artifact produced by handicraft.
henceforth
henceforth
adv
(formal, temporal) From now on; from this time on.
(in metatextual self-reference) Further within this document.
hitchproof
horsecraft
horsecraft
noun
horsemanship
housecraft
housecraft
noun
The art of homemaking.
hovercraft
hovercraft
noun
(vehicles, genericized trademark) A vehicle supported on a cushion of air, able to traverse many different types of terrain and travel over water, used for transport.
interchaff
ketchcraft
kitchenful
kitchenful
noun
As much as a kitchen will hold or produce.
lancetfish
lancetfish
noun
A voracious deep-sea fish in the genus Alepisaurus, having long, lancet-like teeth.
leechcraft
leechcraft
noun
(historical) The art or practice of healing or medicine.
The skill or expertise of a physician, medical knowledge; medical attendance.
lightfaced
lightfaced
adj
Written, printed or drawn in lightface, using a font that has a low ration of ink to white space.
litchfield
litchfield
noun
Alternative spelling of lichfield
muckthrift
neufchatel
pitcherful
pitcherful
noun
The quantity that a pitcher can hold.
pitchfield
pitchforks
pitchforks
noun
plural of pitchfork
richthofen
satchelful
satchelful
noun
As much as a satchel will hold.
smithcraft
smithcraft
noun
The art or occupation of a smith.
stomachful
stomachful
adj
(obsolete) sullen; obstinate; perverse
noun
As much as one can stomach.
Enough to fill one's stomach.
thencefrom
thencefrom
adv
(obsolete) From that place; therefrom.
thicketful
thiefcraft
tranchefer
trochiform
trochiform
adj
(zoology) Shaped like a top shell (family Trochidae).
twitchfire
ultrafiche
ultrafiche
noun
An ultramicrofiche.
unfetching
unfetching
adj
Not fetching; unattractive; ugly.
unfletched
unfletched
adj
Not fletched or feathered.
unflitched
unwatchful
unwatchful
adj
Not watchful
victorfish
watchfully
watchfully
adv
In a watchful manner.
wheatcroft
witchcraft
witchcraft
noun
Something, such as an advanced technology, that seems almost magical.
The practice of witches; magic, sorcery, or the use of supernatural powers to influence or predict events.