(astronautics) The use of atmospheric drag to reduce the velocity of a spacecraft, especially so as to establish a stable orbit and to reduce fuel consumption.
verb
present participle of aerobrake
antibreakage
antibreakage
adj
Preventing breakage.
backbearing
backbreaking
backbreaking
adj
(figuratively) Of work, very physically tiring.
backgeared
backgrounded
backgrounded
adj
(computing) (of a task) Made non-interactive
Moved to the background
verb
simple past tense and past participle of background
backgrounder
backgrounder
noun
(chiefly US) A briefing or document typically provided prior to a meeting or other event that gives basic details on subjects that are likely to be mentioned.
A cattle farmer or rancher who runs a backgrounding operation.
A person employed to draw backgrounds for a comic or cartoon.
backscattering
backscattering
noun
(physics) The scattering of waves, particles, or signals back in the direction of their source.
verb
present participle of backscatter
badgerlike
badgerlike
adj
Similar to a badger.
Similar to that of a badger.
baggyrinkle
baggywrinkle
baggywrinkle
noun
(nautical) A brush-like pad made of rope, attached to a shroud in order to prevent wear on sails.
bagmaker
bagmaker
noun
A manufacturer of bags.
bargelike
bargelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a barge.
barkening
barkening
verb
present participle of barken
barkleigh
barkpeeling
barrelmaking
barrelmaking
noun
The manufacture of barrels.
bedarkening
bedarkening
verb
present participle of bedarken
beermaking
beermaking
noun
The making of beer.
beggarlike
beggarlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a beggar: poor, wheedling, insolent, etc.
beglerbeglik
beglerbeglik
noun
Alternative form of beglerbeglic
benchmarking
benchmarking
noun
A performance measurement according to a benchmark.
verb
present participle of benchmark
beraking
bergamask
bergomask
bergomask
noun
(obsolete) A kind of rustic dance.
berrypicking
besprinkling
besprinkling
verb
present participle of besprinkle
bickering
bickering
noun
Petty quarreling. Usually considered a childish behaviour, although often applied to adults.
verb
present participle of bicker
blackfigured
blackguarded
blackguarded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blackguard
blackguardize
blackguardize
verb
To make blackguardly.
blackleggery
blakesburg
blinkering
blinkering
verb
present participle of blinker
blitzkrieg
blitzkrieg
noun
A fast military offensive, typically involving a large and highly mobile tank force with air support.
blitzkrieged
blitzkrieging
blitzkriegs
blitzkriegs
noun
plural of blitzkrieg
blockaderunning
bogsucker
bogsucker
noun
The American woodcock.
boilermaking
boilermaking
noun
The manufacture of boilers.
bolingbroke
bookmonger
bookmonger
noun
(archaic) A bookseller.
brackenridge
bracketing
bracketing
noun
(architecture) A series or group of brackets; brackets, collectively.
The act of enclosing (text, etc.) in brackets.
verb
present participle of bracket
brakeage
brakeages
brakemaking
breadmaking
breadmaking
noun
The making of bread.
breakage
breakage
noun
(accounting) A service which is unused by a customer, such as an unredeemed gift card, which therefore represents a pure profit to the seller.
Something that has been broken.
The act of breaking.
The left-over money in a parimutuel betting pool resulting from rounding off the payoffs, added to the pool for the next race or event or kept as profit.
breakages
breakages
noun
plural of breakage
breakfasting
breakfasting
noun
The act of eating breakfast.
verb
present participle of breakfast
breaking
breaking
noun
(linguistics) A change of a vowel to a diphthong.
(music) A form of ornamentation in which groups of short notes are used instead of long ones.
Breakdancing.
The act by which something is broken.
verb
present participle of break
breakings
breakings
noun
plural of breaking
breakshugh
breakthrough
breakthrough
adj
(immunology) Involving the contraction of a disease by a person with a decreased susceptibility, such as a person who has been vaccinated to help prevent that disease.
(medicine) The emergence or one or more symptoms of a condition despite medication or other medical treatment.
Characterized by major progress or overcoming some obstacle.
noun
(construction) The penetration of a separating wall or the remaining distance to an adjacent hollow (a crosscut in mining) or between two parts of a tunnel build from both ends; knockthrough.
(military) An advance through and past enemy lines.
(sports) The penetration of the opposition's defence.
Any major progress; such as a great innovation or discovery that overcomes a significant obstacle.
breakthroughes
breakthroughs
breakthroughs
noun
plural of breakthrough
breathtaking
breathtaking
adj
Very surprising or shocking; to such a degree as to cause astonishment.
stunningly beautiful; amazing
breathtakingly
breathtakingly
adv
In a breathtaking manner.
To a degree that causes shock or awe; shockingly.
breckenridge
breckenridge
Proper noun
A town in Colorado, USA
an unincorporated community in Indiana, in the United States
A village/town in Michigan, US.
A city and county seat in Minnesota, US.
A city/town in Missouri, US.
A town in Oklahoma, US.
A city in Texas, USA
breckinridge
bribetaking
bribetaking
noun
The acceptance of bribes.
bridgekeeper
bridgekeeper
noun
One who guards (or keeps) a bridge.
bridgelike
bridgelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bridge.
Similar to the card game of bridge.
bridgemaker
bridgemaker
noun
(figuratively) A person who connects others.
A person who designs and/or constructs bridges.
bridgemaking
bridgework
bridgework
noun
(dentistry) A partial denture that is anchored to existing teeth.
The component parts of a bridge.
The construction or repair of bridges.
bridgeworks
bridgeworks
noun
plural of bridgework
briskening
briskening
verb
present participle of brisken
brockage
brockage
noun
(coin collecting) A type of error coin in which one side of the coin has the normal design and the other side has a mirror image of the same design impressed upon it.
brockages
brockages
noun
plural of brockage
brokage
brokage
noun
(archaic) The act of a broker; brokerage.
brokages
brokages
noun
plural of brokage
brokerage
brokerage
noun
A business, firm, or company whose business is to act as a broker (e.g., stockbroker).
The commission paid to a broker.
The occupation of being a broker.
brokerages
brokerages
noun
plural of brokerage
buckinghamshire
buckinghamshire
Proper noun
An inland county of England bounded by Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Greater London, Berkshire and Oxfordshire.
bucklering
bucklering
verb
present participle of buckler
bungmaker
bunkerage
bunkerage
noun
(nautical) Oil or coal used for the engine of a vessel
(nautical) The act of bunkering (loading a vessel with oil or coal)
bunkering
bunkering
noun
(chiefly Nigeria) The illicit removal of oil from a pipeline or other distribution system.
(nautical) The taking on board of bunker fuel.
verb
present participle of bunker
buttermaking
cabinetworking
checkerboarding
checkerboarding
noun
(computer graphics) Synonym of checkerboard rendering
verb
present participle of checkerboard
cokeburg
debarking
debarking
verb
present participle of debark
disembarking
disembarking
noun
A disembarkation.
verb
present participle of disembark
drakensberg
ekaterinburg
ekebergite
ekebergite
noun
(archaic, mineralogy) Wernerite, a scapolite mineral.
embarking
embarking
noun
An embarkation.
verb
present participle of embark
fliegerabwehrkanone
fredericksburg
fredericksburg
Proper noun
A town in Posey County, Indiana, United States.
A city/town in Iowa State.
A village in Ohio State.
A city in Texas State.
A city in the northern part Virginia Commonwealth.
frederiksberg
gebrauchsmusik
gerbatka
glenbrook
goldbricked
goldbricked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of goldbrick
goldbricker
goldbricker
noun
(US, informal) A lazy person; an idler.
goldbrickers
goldbrickers
noun
plural of goldbricker
greenback
greenback
noun
(US) Any bill that is legal tender in the US (originally printed with green and black ink) issued by the Federal Reserve.
(historical) A unit of American currency issued during the Civil War by the Treasury Department.
(surfing) A wave that has not yet begun to break.
The United States dollar.
greenbacker
greenbacker
noun
Alternative form of Greenbacker
greenbackers
greenbackers
noun
plural of greenbacker
greenbackism
greenbackism
noun
A movement advocating for the inflation of the US currency.
greenbacks
greenbacks
noun
plural of greenback
greenbackville
greenbank
greenbank
Proper noun
An urban district of Bristol, England between Easton, Eastville and Whitehall
A large civil cemetery in this district
greenbark
greyback
greyback
noun
(dated) A louse.
(historical, US, colloquial) A Confederate soldier during the US Civil War (because of the grey uniforms).
(regional) Any of various grey birds.
groesbeck
groesbeck
Proper noun
a CDP in Ohio, USA, named after
a city in Texas, USA, and the county seat of Named after a railroad employee.
grosbeak
grosbeak
noun
Any of several finches and cardinals that have a large, powerful bill
grosbeaks
grosbeaks
noun
plural of grosbeak
groundbreaker
groundbreaker
noun
First person to do, make or fight for something. A pioneer; a seminal person.
grubstake
grubstake
noun
(business) An amount of money advanced to someone starting a business in return for a share of the future profits.
(mining) Money, materials, tools, food etc. provided to a prospector in return for a share in future profits.
Money, necessities stockpiled to sustain an effort for a period of time.
verb
(transitive) To supply such funds to.
grubstaked
grubstaked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of grubstake
grubstaker
grubstaker
noun
One who provides a prospector with a grubstake.
grubstakers
grubstakers
noun
plural of grubstaker
grubstakes
grubstakes
noun
plural of grubstake
hackleburg
heartbreaking
heartbreaking
adj
That causes great grief, anguish or distress.
noun
The breaking of a heart; great grief, anguish or distress.
heartbreakingly
heartbreakingly
adv
In a heartbreaking manner
hedgebreaker
housebreaking
housebreaking
noun
The act of breaking into another person's house with unlawful intent.
verb
(animal training) present participle of housebreak
ickesburg
inbreaking
inbreaking
noun
The act of breaking in; incursion; invasion; inroad.
interbanking
jawbreaking
jawbreaking
adj
Very difficult to pronounce.
jawbreakingly
jawbreakingly
adv
In a way that is very difficult to say or pronounce.
jenkinsburg
kapfenberg
keansburg
keenesburg
keensburg
keithsburg
keratoglobus
keratoglobus
noun
(pathology) A disorder of the eye in which the cornea is enlarged and globular in shape.
kerbing
kerbing
noun
A strip of kerb.
verb
present participle of kerb
keyboarding
keyboarding
noun
The act of typing at a keyboard (with or without a mouse or other pointing device)
kirkcudbrightshire
kirkcudbrightshire
Proper noun
A historic county, registration county and lieutenancy area in the informal Galloway area of south-western Scotland.
klangfarbe
klausenburg
knightsbridge
knigsberg
koenigsberg
kongsbergite
kongsbergite
noun
(mineralogy) A variety of silver containing about 5% mercury
konigsberg
kornberg
kreymborg
lawbreaking
lawbreaking
adj
unlawful; illegal.
noun
The commission of a criminal act, the violation or breaking of a law.
lawbreakings
lawbreakings
noun
plural of lawbreaking
lockesburg
markleysburg
mecklenburg
mecklenburg
Proper noun
An area in Baltic northern Germany.
mecklenburgian
megakaryoblast
megakaryoblast
noun
(cytology) A precursor cell in hematopoiesis which gives rise to the promegakaryocyte, which in turn gives rise to the megakaryocyte.