The illumination of a photographic subject from the rear, causing edges to glow while other areas remain in shadow.
verb
present participle of backlight
backlisting
backlisting
verb
present participle of backlist
billsticking
billsticking
noun
Synonym of billposting
blackington
blacklisting
blacklisting
noun
The act of placing onto a blacklist.
verb
present participle of blacklist
blacksmithing
blacksmithing
noun
the business of a blacksmith
verb
present participle of blacksmith
blacktopping
blacktopping
verb
present participle of blacktop
blockbusting
blockbusting
adj
Having the characteristics of a blockbuster; hugely successful.
noun
(US) A technique used to encourage people to sell their property by giving the impression that a neighborhood is changing for the worse, especially by implying a change in its racial makeup.
bluestocking
bluestocking
noun
(historical) A member of an 18th-century Blue Stockings Society.
(historical) The English parliament of 1653, more commonly called the Barebones Parliament
(usually derogatory) A scholarly, literary, or cultured woman.
bluestockingish
bluestockingish
adj
Like a bluestocking, or scholarly woman.
bluestockingism
bluestockingism
noun
(colloquial) The character or manner of a bluestocking; female pedantry.
bluestockings
bluestockings
noun
plural of bluestocking
bootlicking
bootlicking
noun
servile behaviour
verb
present participle of bootlick
checklisting
checklisting
verb
present participle of checklist
clothmaking
clothmaking
noun
The art or trade of a clothmaker.
cocktailing
cocktailing
noun
Work as a cocktail waitress.
counterlocking
disacknowledgement
disacknowledgements
footlicking
footlicking
adj
sycophantic
noun
The act of licking someone's feet.
sycophantic behavior
glossokinesthetic
interlocking
interlocking
noun
(rail transport) An arrangement of signal apparatus that prevents conflicting movements through a set of intersecting tracks, such as junctions or crossings.
verb
present participle of interlock
jacklighting
jacklighting
noun
(hunting, US, Canada) The action of the verb to jacklight; the act of illuminating an animal for the purpose of hunting.
verb
present participle of jacklight
kenogenetically
kinematographical
kinematographical
adj
cinematographical
kinematographically
kinetogenetically
laughingstock
laughingstock
noun
Alternative spelling of laughing stock.
laughingstocks
laughingstocks
noun
plural of laughingstock
leatherstocking
leatherstocking
Noun
A man who develops survival skills in order to live in the wild, away from civilization.
lickspittling
lickspittling
verb
present participle of lickspittle
locksmithing
locksmithing
noun
The science and art of making and defeating locks.
outslicking
outslicking
verb
present participle of outslick
politicking
politicking
noun
(often derogatory) The act of engaging in politics, or in political campaigning.
verb
present participle of politic
present participle of politick
shuttlecocking
shuttlecocking
verb
present participle of shuttlecock
singlestick
singlestick
noun
(uncountable) A martial art, sport or exercise using a cudgel or backsword.
A one-handed wooden stick used for fencing in place of a sword.
singlesticker
singlesticks
singlesticks
noun
plural of singlestick
sketchingly
slockingstone
spectaclemaking
spectaclemaking
noun
The manufacture of spectacles (eyewear).
steckling
stencilmaking
stencilmaking
noun
The manufacture of stencils.
stickling
stickling
verb
present participle of stickle
stockholding
stockholding
noun
(finance) An ownership interest in one or more companies' stock.
stockholdings
stockholdings
noun
plural of stockholding
stockingless
stockingless
adj
Not wearing stockings.
stockpiling
stockpiling
noun
The process of building up a stockpile.
verb
present participle of stockpile
strackling
strickling
strickling
verb
present participle of strickle
stuckling
tackingly
tackling
tackling
noun
(nautical) The tackle of a vessel.
The harness for drawing a carriage.
The process by which something is tackled or dealt with.
verb
present participle of tackle
tacklings
tacklings
noun
plural of tackling
talcking
thwackingly
thwackingly
adv
With a thwacking sound.
ticklenburg
ticklenburg
noun
A coarse, mixed linen fabric made to be sold in the West Indies.
ticklenburgs
ticklenburgs
noun
plural of ticklenburg
tickling
tickling
adj
That tickles
noun
A sensation that tickles.
The act by which someone is tickled.
verb
present participle of tickle
ticklingly
ticklingly
adv
In a tickling way.
tracklaying
tracklaying
noun
(rail transport) The work that involves putting the track in place.
tracklayings
trickingly
trickling
trickling
noun
The act or result of something that trickles.
verb
present participle of trickle
tricklingly
tricklingly
adv
In a trickling way.
truckling
truckling
adj
Apt to truckle, often fawning, obsequious, ingratiating.