| FLUSHWORK | • flushwork n. (Architecture) A decorative combination of flint and ashlar on a wall, typically of a church. • FLUSHWORK n. decorative treatment of the surface of an outside wall with flints split to show their smooth black surface. |
| FORECHECK | • forecheck v. (Ice hockey) To pressure the puck carrier for the opposing team. • FORECHECK v. to check an opponent in ice hockey in his own defensive zone. |
| FOREHOCKS | • forehocks n. Plural of forehock. • FOREHOCK n. a foreleg cut of bacon or pork. |
| FORESHANK | • foreshank n. The upper part of the foreleg of cattle. • foreshank n. A cut of meat from this part. • FORESHANK n. the upper part of the foreleg of cattle. |
| FORESHOCK | • foreshock n. (Geology) A small earth tremor which precedes the mainshock in an earthquake sequence. Not all mainshocks… • foreshock n. Any shock or disturbance that precedes an event. • FORESHOCK n. a minor tremor that precedes an earthquake. |
| FORETHINK | • forethink v. (Transitive, rare) To plan (something) in advance; think, consider, or contrive beforehand; prognosticate. • forethink v. (Transitive, rare) To think about beforehand; to anticipate. • FORETHINK v. to think beforehand. |
| FORKHEADS | • forkheads n. Plural of forkhead. • FORKHEAD n. the forked end of a rod, holding a connecting pin. |
| FORTHINKS | • forthinks v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of forthink. • FORTHINK v. to repent; to regret. |
| FOXSHARKS | • fox␣sharks n. Plural of fox shark. • FOXSHARK n. a large long-tailed shark, aka thresher. |
| HALFTRACK | • halftrack n. Alternative form of half-track. • halftrack adj. Alternative form of half-track. • half-track n. A vehicle combining both wheels and treads (caterpillar tracks). |
| KERCHIEFS | • kerchiefs n. Plural of kerchief. • KERCHIEF n. a cloth or scarf used to cover the head, esp. by a woman. |
| PITCHFORK | • pitchfork n. An agricultural tool comprising a fork with sparse, light tines, attached to a long handle, used for… • pitchfork n. A similar fork with slightly more and heavier tines, used for mucking stalls and pitching soiled bedding… • pitchfork n. (Casual, loosely) Any fork used for farm labor, even a digging fork (but such usage is often considered… |
| RANKSHIFT | • rankshift v. (Linguistics) To use a phrase as a subunit of a longer one. • rankshift n. The action of rankshifting. • RANKSHIFT v. to shift or be shifted from one linguistic rank to another. |
| ROCKSHAFT | • rock␣shaft n. A shaft in a steam engine that oscillates instead of revolving. • ROCKSHAFT n. a shaft that rocks. |
| SHIFTWORK | • shiftwork n. Scheduled work outside of customary daylight working hours. • shiftwork n. A mode of employment in which sets of workers are rotated to maintain a continuous 24/7 operation. • shift␣work n. Alternative spelling of shiftwork. |
| TRUNKFISH | • trunkfish n. Species of genera Lactophrys and Rhinesomus (in boxfish family Ostraciidae). • TRUNKFISH n. any fish of the genus Ostracion, aka boxfish, that has a boxlike bony covering enveloping its entire body. |
| WRECKFISH | • wreckfish n. Any of the perciform marine fish of the family Polyprionidae, often inhabiting caves and shipwrecks. • WRECKFISH n. a stone bass. |