(physics) The scattering of waves, particles, or signals back in the direction of their source.
verb
present participle of backscatter
backsetting
backsetting
verb
present participle of backset
backslidingness
bangwaketsi
basingstoke
basingstoke
Proper noun
A town in Hampshire, England
basketing
basketing
verb
present participle of basket
basketmaking
basketmaking
noun
The construction of baskets, especially by traditional means.
basketweaving
basketweaving
noun
(figurative) Any useless, unproductive, or lightweight activity.
The act of weaving baskets, as for example from grasses, wicker, or rope.
beekeepings
bekissing
bekissing
verb
present participle of bekiss
beknights
beknights
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beknight
bellowsmaking
bengkalis
besmoking
besmoking
verb
present participle of besmoke
bespeaking
bespeaking
verb
present participle of bespeak
besprinkling
besprinkling
verb
present participle of besprinkle
besticking
besticking
verb
present participle of bestick
blackenings
blackenings
noun
plural of blackening
blacklegism
blacklegism
noun
The character or actions of a blackleg.
blitzkriegs
blitzkriegs
noun
plural of blitzkrieg
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
bookkeepings
bookkeepings
noun
plural of bookkeeping
bookselling
bookselling
noun
The sale of books.
booksellings
breakfasting
breakfasting
noun
The act of eating breakfast.
verb
present participle of breakfast
breakings
breakings
noun
plural of breaking
bridgeworks
bridgeworks
noun
plural of bridgework
briskening
briskening
verb
present participle of brisken
buckinghamshire
buckinghamshire
Proper noun
An inland county of England bounded by Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Greater London, Berkshire and Oxfordshire.
cabinetmakings
caretakings
caretakings
noun
plural of caretaking
casemaking
casemaking
noun
The manufacture of cases.
casketing
casketing
verb
present participle of casket
checklisting
checklisting
verb
present participle of checklist
checkstring
checkstring
noun
A cord used by a passenger in a carriage to signal to the driver to slow down or go faster.
checksumming
checksumming
verb
present participle of checksum
cheesemaking
cheesemaking
noun
The production of cheese
clankingness
corkscrewing
corkscrewing
noun
A winding, twisting motion.
verb
present participle of corkscrew
countersinking
countersinking
verb
present participle of countersink
cricketings
cricketings
noun
plural of cricketing
damaskeening
damaskeening
noun
Alternative form of damascening
verb
present participle of damaskeen
deckings
deckings
noun
plural of decking
deerstalking
deerstalking
noun
The hunting of deer on foot, by stealing upon them unawares.
diesinking
diesinking
noun
The process of engraving dies.
disacknowledge
disacknowledge
verb
(transitive) To refuse to acknowledge or recognize something; to disavow or deny.
disacknowledgement
disacknowledgements
disembarking
disembarking
noun
A disembarkation.
verb
present participle of disembark
dismarketing
dressmaking
dressmaking
noun
The craft of making custom clothing for women, such as dresses, blouses, and evening gowns.
dressmakings
dressmakings
noun
plural of dressmaking
duskingtide
earmarkings
earmarkings
noun
plural of earmarking
earthshaking
earthshaking
adj
Of global consequence or importance.
Very loud.
earthshakingly
earthshakingly
adv
In an earthshaking manner.
eggwhisk
eggwhisk
noun
Alternative spelling of egg whisk.
embosking
embosking
verb
present participle of embosk
enskying
enskying
verb
present participle of ensky
ereshkigal
ereshkigel
erlkings
erlkings
noun
plural of erlking
eskimologist
eskimologist
noun
(rare) Alternative spelling of Eskimologist
eskimology
eskimology
Noun
The study of the Eskimo people.
evilspeaking
fingerpicks
fingerpicks
noun
plural of fingerpick
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fingerpick
finickingness
finickingness
noun
The quality of being finicking.
flyspecking
flyspecking
noun
A technique for painting furniture with flicked drops of paint.
verb
present participle of flyspeck
folksinger
folksinger
noun
A person who sings folk songs.
folksingers
folksingers
noun
plural of folksinger
forespeaking
forespeaking
noun
(obsolete) A foretelling; a prediction.
verb
present participle of forespeak
forspeaking
forspeaking
verb
present participle of forspeak
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
funguslike
funguslike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of fungus.
gadzookeries
gadzookeries
noun
plural of gadzookery
gainspeaker
gainspeaker
noun
(obsolete) A gainsayer; opponent.
gainspeaking
gainspeaking
noun
(obsolete) A speaking against; opposition.
gaitskell
gaitskell
Proper noun
A surname, a variant of Gaskell.
garlickiest
garlickiest
adj
superlative form of garlicky: most garlicky
garpikes
garpikes
noun
plural of garpike
gaslike
gaslike
adj
Having characteristics of a gas
gawkies
gawkies
noun
plural of gawky
gawkiest
gawkiest
adj
superlative form of gawky: most gawky
gawkiness
gawkiness
noun
The quality of being gawky.
gawkinesses
gawkinesses
noun
plural of gawkiness
gawkishness
gawkishness
noun
The quality of being gawkish.
gearksutite
gearksutite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic white mineral containing aluminum, calcium, fluorine, hydrogen, and oxygen.
gebrauchsmusik
geekiest
geekiest
adj
superlative form of geeky: most geeky
geekinesses
gelsenkirchen
gentlemanlikeness
gentlemanlikeness
noun
The quality of being gentlemanlike.
gherkins
gherkins
noun
plural of gherkin
ghostlike
ghostlike
adj
Seemingly invisible; as a ghost, similar to a ghost.
ghostlikeness
giantlikeness
giesecke
gieseckite
gieseckite
noun
(mineralogy) A greenish-grey variety of muscovite.
gieseking
gimcrackiness
gimcrackiness
noun
The quality of being gimcracky.
gimmickries
gimmickries
noun
plural of gimmickry
gingkoes
ginkgoaceous
ginkgoaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Ginkgoaceae.
ginkgoales
ginkgoes
gipsylike
gipsylike
adj
Alternative form of gypsylike
girllikeness
glaiketness
glaikitness
glasslike
glasslike
adj
Resembling glass.
glasslikeness
glockenspiel
glockenspiel
noun
(music) A musical instrument of the percussion idiophone family of instruments; like the xylophone, it has tuned bars arranged like the keys on a piano, and is also smaller in size and higher in pitch.
glockenspiels
glockenspiels
noun
plural of glockenspiel
glossokinesthetic
glucokinase
glucokinase
noun
A hexokinase isozyme that facilitates phosphorylation of glucose to glucose-6-phosphate, occurring in cells in the liver, pancreas, gut, and brain of humans and most other vertebrates.
glucokinases
glucokinases
noun
plural of glucokinase
gluconokinase
gluconokinase
noun
(biochemistry) A transferase enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction ATP + D-gluconate ⇌ ADP + 6-phospho-D-gluconate.
gluelikeness
godlikeness
godlikeness
noun
The quality of being godlike.
goldbrickers
goldbrickers
noun
plural of goldbricker
gooselike
gooselike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a goose.
gooseskin
gooseskin
noun
A kind of thin soft leather.
The skin of a goose, especially the removable skin of a the goose form of a narnauk who transforms back into a goose by putting the skin back on.
gorkiesque
gospellike
gospellike
adj
(Christianity) Like a proper Christian; according to the gospel.
(music) Similar to gospel music.
grainsickness
grapeskin
grapeskin
noun
The skin of a grape.
grasslike
grasslike
adj
That has the characteristics of grass.
greekish
greekish
Adjective
Resembling or having the characteristics of Greek or the Greeks
greekism
greekist
greenbackism
greenbackism
noun
A movement advocating for the inflation of the US currency.
greenockites
greenockites
noun
plural of greenockite
greensick
greensick
adj
Afflicted with green sickness.
greensickness
greensickness
noun
Alternative form of green sickness
greenstick
greenstick
noun
A greenstick fracture.
greyskin
griddlecakes
griddlecakes
noun
plural of griddlecake
grieshuckle
grilikhes
groundskeeping
groundskeeping
noun
The activity of tending an area of land for aesthetic or functional purposes; typically as an employee of a person or institution