The act of distancing oneself from a previously supported idea, action, behaviour, etc.; a U-turn or flip-flop.
verb
(US) present participle of backpedal
barkpeeling
beekeeping
beekeeping
noun
The practice or profession of keeping and caring for bees.
beekeepings
berrypicking
bespeaking
bespeaking
verb
present participle of bespeak
besprinkling
besprinkling
verb
present participle of besprinkle
bookkeeping
bookkeeping
noun
(accounting) The skill or practice of keeping books or systematic records of financial transactions, e.g. income and expenses.
(computing) General tasks for maintaining a system.
verb
present participle of bookkeep
bookkeepings
bookkeepings
noun
plural of bookkeeping
carpetmaking
carpetmaking
noun
The manufacture of carpets.
checkpointing
checkpointing
verb
present participle of checkpoint
evilspeaking
fingerpicked
fingerpicked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fingerpick
fingerpicks
fingerpicks
noun
plural of fingerpick
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fingerpick
flyspecking
flyspecking
noun
A technique for painting furniture with flicked drops of paint.
verb
present participle of flyspeck
forespeaking
forespeaking
noun
(obsolete) A foretelling; a prediction.
verb
present participle of forespeak
forspeaking
forspeaking
verb
present participle of forspeak
gainspeaker
gainspeaker
noun
(obsolete) A gainsayer; opponent.
gainspeaking
gainspeaking
noun
(obsolete) A speaking against; opposition.
gamekeeping
gamekeeping
noun
The keeping of game; the occupation of a gamekeeper.
gatekeeping
gatekeeping
verb
present participle and gerund of gatekeep
gedankenexperiment
gedankenexperiment
noun
thought experiment
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
goalkeeping
goalkeeping
noun
The art of a goalkeeper.
verb
present participle of goalkeep
grapeskin
grapeskin
noun
The skin of a grape.
greenkeeping
greenkeeping
noun
The maintenance of a golf course.
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
gumpoldskirchner
henpecking
henpecking
noun
An instance of somebody being henpecked; nagging.
verb
present participle of henpeck
homekeeping
homekeeping
adj
Staying at home.
noun
Synonym of housekeeping (“looking after domestic affairs in a house”)
horsekeeping
housekeeping
housekeeping
noun
Any general tasks that involve preparation.
Hospitality; a liberal and hospitable table; a supply of provisions.
The chores of maintaining a house as a residence, especially cleaning.
hyperlinking
hyperlinking
verb
present participle of hyperlink
inspeaking
intersprinkling
intersprinkling
noun
A sprinkling between.
verb
present participle of intersprinkle
isokeraunographic
katjepiering
keepering
keepering
noun
gamekeeping
keeping
keeping
noun
Maintenance; support; provision; feed.
charge or care.
conformity or harmony.
verb
present participle of keep
keepings
keepings
noun
plural of keeping
kelping
kelping
verb
present participle of kelp
kepping
keraunographic
keraunographic
adj
Of or pertaining to keraunography.
kerplunking
kerplunking
verb
present participle of kerplunk
keypunching
keypunching
verb
present participle of keypunch
kinematograph
kinematograph
noun
Alternative form of cinematograph
kinematographer
kinematographer
noun
cinematographer
kinematographic
kinematographical
kinematographical
adj
cinematographical
kinematographically
kinematography
kinescoping
kinescoping
verb
present participle of kinescope
kinetograph
kinetograph
noun
(dated) A camera for making chronophotographs.
(dated) A machine for projecting chronophotographs upon a screen for the purpose of producing the effect of an animated picture, sometimes with an accompanying soundtrack.
kinetographer
kinetographer
noun
A person involved in kinetography (in either sense).
kinetographic
kinetographic
adj
(photography) Relating to kinetography.
kinetography
kinetography
noun
(choreography) Labanotation.
(dated, photography) The use of the kinetograph.
kinetophonograph
kinetophonograph
noun
Synonym of kinetophone
kingpiece
kiplingese
kiplingese
Noun
Language characteristic of the writer (1865-1936), characterised by realism, jingoism, etc.
kippering
kippering
noun
The development of an acquired hypospadias, usually as a result of long use of a catheter.
The trait of walking on the front legs while dragging the hind legs (applied to a dog).
verb
present participle of kipper
klipspringer
klipspringer
noun
A small antelope native to eastern and southern Africa having a dense, brown, speckled coat.
kneecapping
kneecapping
noun
(gerund) The act of injuring the knees of (a person), usually by shooting at the knees; often a punishment carried out by criminals or terrorists.
(gerund, figurative, by extension) An excessively and needlessly damaging attack or disparagement.
verb
present participle of kneecap
kneecappings
kneecappings
noun
plural of kneecapping
knipperdolling
loudspeaking
marlingspike
meatpacking
meatpacking
noun
(US) The slaughter and further processing of animals for meat.
meatpackings
miskeeping
miskeeping
verb
present participle of miskeep
misspeaking
misspeaking
noun
(obsolete) Speaking ill; defamation, slander.
The fact or instance of speaking falsely or unclearly.
nonhousekeeping
nonhousekeeping
adj
Not of or relating to housekeeping.
nonspeaking
nonspeaking
adj
Not speaking.
outkeeping
outkeeping
verb
present participle of outkeep
outpocketing
outpocketing
noun
The growth of a surface so as to form a cavity (sac or pocket); the cavity so formed
outspeaking
outspeaking
verb
present participle of outspeak
overpacking
overpacking
verb
present participle of overpack
overprovoking
overprovoking
verb
present participle of overprovoke
overspeaking
overspeaking
verb
present participle of overspeak
pacemaking
pacemaking
noun
The action of a pacemaker (in any sense)
pacemakings
packeting
packeting
verb
present participle of packet
packinghouse
packinghouse
noun
A facility where harvested food is processed into a salable condition.
A slaughterhouse wherein animals are slaughtered, and the meat is then processed into smaller cuts.
painstakingness
painstakingness
noun
The state or characteristic of being painstaking; the giving of careful attention to details.
palankeening
palankeeningly
papermaking
papermaking
noun
The craft of making paper.
papermakings
papermakings
noun
plural of papermaking
pathbreaking
pathbreaking
adj
Opening a new path or approach
patternmaking
patternmaking
noun
The creation of patterns for either sewing or casting.
pawnbrokering
pawnbrokering
noun
Synonym of pawnbroking
peacebreaking
peacebreaking
noun
Disturbing or destroying a state of peace.
peacekeeping
peacekeeping
noun
(as a noun modifier) (for example) a peacekeeping force.
The act of preserving peace, specifically between hostile groups or states, especially by a sanctioned military force.
peacekeepings
peacekeepings
noun
plural of peacekeeping
peacemaking
peacemaking
noun
The act of reconciling two people or groups who disagree.
peacemakings
peacemakings
noun
plural of peacemaking
peacocking
peacocking
noun
(seduction community) Ostentatious dress or behaviour employed by a man in an attempt to impress women.
peaking
peaking
adj
peaky; sickly; pining
noun
The act of something reaching a peak.
verb
present participle of peak
peastaking
peasticking
pecking
pecking
noun
(obsolete) The sport of throwing pebbles at birds.
The act by which something is pecked.
The ancient skill of shaping stone into tools, containers, or artworks.
verb
present participle of peck
peeking
peeking
noun
The act of one who peeks.
verb
present participle of peek
peking
peking
Adjective
Of or related to Beijing
pekingese
pekingese
Proper noun
The Beijing dialect of Chinese, as distinct from standardized Mandarin.
Noun
A native or inhabitant of Beijing, the capital of the People's Republic of China.
A small toy dog from China.
Adjective
of or related to Beijing, the capital of the People's Republic of China
pelargikon
pelasgikon
penmaking
penmaking
noun
The manufacture of pens for writing.
perking
perking
noun
The act of something being perked.
verb
present participle of perk
perkingly
pharyngokeratosis
phrasemaking
phrasemaking
noun
The crafting of phrases; the art of rhetoric.
pickeering
pickeering
verb
present participle of pickeer
pickering
pickering
Proper noun
A town in North Yorkshire, England.
A city in Ontario, Canada.
from the town.
pickeringite
pickeringite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-sphenoidal mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, magnesium, oxygen, and sulfur.
pickerington
picketing
picketing
noun
The act of one who pickets (in any sense).
verb
present participle of picket
picturemaking
pikemonger
placekicking
placekicking
noun
The act or skill of taking placekicks.
verb
present participle of placekick
placemaking
placemaking
noun
The planning, design and management of public spaces with regard to the communities that will inhabit them.
platemaking
platemaking
noun
The production of plates (printing surfaces).
platemakings
plumemaking
pocketing
pocketing
noun
A structure resembling a pocket or pouch.
Material used for making pockets for clothing.
The act of something being illicitly taken or purloined.
verb
present participle of pocket
prayermaking
preacknowledging
preacknowledging
verb
present participle of preacknowledge
preblockading
prechecking
prechecking
verb
present participle of precheck
precooking
precooking
verb
present participle of precook
predisliking
prefranking
prekindergarten
prekindergarten
adj
Before kindergarten, or not yet old enough to attend it.
noun
(US) The first formal academic learning environment for children, before kindergarten.
prekindergartens
prekindergartens
noun
plural of prekindergarten
prekindling
preknowing
premaking
premaking
verb
present participle of premake
premarketing
premarketing
adj
Before the marketing of a product or service.
prepackaging
prepackaging
noun
packaging applied prior to an object being sold
verb
present participle of prepackage
prepacking
prepacking
verb
present participle of prepack
prepartaking
preprovoking
prereckoning
preshrinkage
preshrinking
preshrinking
verb
present participle of preshrink
presoaking
presoaking
noun
The soaking of something in advance.
verb
present participle of presoak
presprinkling
presprinkling
verb
present participle of presprinkle
preundertaking
prokindergarten
pronglike
pronglike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a prong.
provokingness
provokingness
noun
The state or condition of being provoking.
puckering
puckering
noun
A fold or pinched bunch of fabric caused by the shrinkage of one layer among many.