Opposing or prohibiting smoking, particularly the smoking of tobacco
arosaguntacook
asterisking
asterisking
verb
present participle of asterisk
backbitings
backbitings
noun
plural of backbiting
backlisting
backlisting
verb
present participle of backlist
backscattering
backscattering
noun
(physics) The scattering of waves, particles, or signals back in the direction of their source.
verb
present participle of backscatter
backscratching
backscratching
verb
present participle of backscratch
backsetting
backsetting
verb
present participle of backset
backsight
backsight
noun
(surveying) A measurement of a previously shot point, used to set the angle to zero when occupying a new position.
(surveying) A measurement or reading taken back towards a point of known elevation, used to calculate the height of the surveying instrument (theodolite, transit, total station).
The rear sight of a firearm.
verb
(surveying) To shoot a backsight.
backstabbing
backstabbing
noun
The act of one who backstabs.
verb
present participle of backstab
backstage
backstage
adj
Relating to, or situated in the area behind a stage.
Secret, concealed from the public.
adv
Out of view of the public.
Towards the area behind the stage.
noun
The area behind a stage out of view of the audience where performers wait to give their show; especially that of the dressing rooms.
The private portion of the space used by a business or enterprise.
backstamping
backstitching
backstitching
verb
present participle of backstitch
backstopping
backstopping
verb
present participle of backstop
backstring
backstroking
backstroking
verb
present participle of backstroke
bagritski
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.
beknights
beknights
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beknight
besticking
besticking
verb
present participle of bestick
billsticking
billsticking
noun
Synonym of billposting
biscuitmaking
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
blitzkriegs
blitzkriegs
noun
plural of blitzkrieg
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
breakfasting
breakfasting
noun
The act of eating breakfast.
verb
present participle of breakfast
breakthroughes
breakthroughs
breakthroughs
noun
plural of breakthrough
brightworks
brightworks
noun
plural of brightwork
cabinetmakings
caretakings
caretakings
noun
plural of caretaking
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.
cockfights
cockfights
noun
plural of cockfight
countersinking
countersinking
verb
present participle of countersink
cricketings
cricketings
noun
plural of cricketing
deerstalking
deerstalking
noun
The hunting of deer on foot, by stealing upon them unawares.
disacknowledgement
disacknowledgements
dismarketing
duskingtide
earthshaking
earthshaking
adj
Of global consequence or importance.
Very loud.
earthshakingly
earthshakingly
adv
In an earthshaking manner.
eskimologist
eskimologist
noun
(rare) Alternative spelling of Eskimologist
flagstick
flagstick
noun
(golf) The pole which marks the location of a hole
gaitskell
gaitskell
Proper noun
A surname, a variant of Gaskell.
gapingstock
gapingstock
noun
(archaic) A laughing stock.
garlickiest
garlickiest
adj
superlative form of garlicky: most garlicky
gasket
gasket
noun
(mechanics) Any mechanical seal that serves to fill the space between two objects, generally to prevent leakage between the two objects while under compression.
(sailing) A length of rope or canvas band used for reefing a sail, or holding a stowed sail in place.
A material which may be clamped between faces and acts as a static seal. Gaskets may be cut, formed, or molded to the desired configuration.
Any of a wide variety of seals or packings used between matched machine parts or around pipe joints to prevent the escape of a gas or fluid.
verb
To fit a gasket
To seal wth a gasket
gaskets
gaskets
noun
plural of gasket
gastrodisk
gatekeepers
gatekeepers
noun
plural of gatekeeper
gateworks
gawkiest
gawkiest
adj
superlative form of gawky: most gawky
gazingstock
gazingstock
noun
(archaic) An object, event or person that is stared at by many people; a spectacle.
gearksutite
gearksutite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic white mineral containing aluminum, calcium, fluorine, hydrogen, and oxygen.
geekiest
geekiest
adj
superlative form of geeky: most geeky
gentlefolks
gentlefolks
noun
Synonym of gentlefolk
gentlemanlikeness
gentlemanlikeness
noun
The quality of being gentlemanlike.
getmjlkost
ghostlike
ghostlike
adj
Seemingly invisible; as a ghost, similar to a ghost.
ghostlikeness
giantlikeness
gieseckite
gieseckite
noun
(mineralogy) A greenish-grey variety of muscovite.
gitksan
glaiketness
glaikitness
glossokinesthetic
goatskin
goatskin
noun
(Ireland, colloquial) a bodhran drum.
A liquid container (especially of wine or water) made from goat leather.
The skin of a goat.
goatskins
goatskins
noun
plural of goatskin
goatsucker
goatsucker
noun
Any bird in the nightjar family Caprimulgidae.
goatsuckers
goatsuckers
noun
plural of goatsucker
gobstick
gottschalk
grapestalk
graustark
graustarkian
greekist
greenockites
greenockites
noun
plural of greenockite
greenstick
greenstick
noun
A greenstick fracture.
grotesk
groupthinks
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
grubstaking
grubstaking
verb
present participle of grubstake
grunitsky
guiltsick
gunstick
gunstick
noun
A stick to ram down the charge of a musket, etc.; a rammer or ramrod.
gunstock
gunstock
noun
The handle of a handgun.
The rear part of a musket, rifle or shotgun which is pressed into the shoulder.
gunstocker
gunstocker
noun
A manufacturer of gunstocks.
gunstocking
gunstocks
gunstocks
noun
plural of gunstock
gymnotokous
gzhatsk
heartsickening
helsingkite
highpockets
hodgkinsonite
hodgkinsonite
noun
(mineralogy) A rare monoclinic zinc manganese silicate mineral with the chemical formula Zn₂MnSiO₄(OH)₂, having a pink, red or yellow-red colour.
hucksterage
hucksterage
noun
The business of a huckster; small dealing; peddling.
huckstering
huckstering
noun
The behaviour of a huckster.
verb
present participle of huckster
iceskating
iceskating
verb
present participle of iceskate
intersprinkling
intersprinkling
noun
A sprinkling between.
verb
present participle of intersprinkle
jestingstock
kartings
katagenesis
katagenesis
noun
Alternative form of catagenesis
katangese
katangese
Adjective
from, in or relating to Katanga (all senses)
Noun
The inhabitants or descendants of the people of Katanga (all senses)
keithsburg
kensington
kensington
noun
(dated, Midwestern US and Western US) A sewing circle for women.
keratogenous
keratogenous
adj
That produces horny tissue
keratoglobus
keratoglobus
noun
(pathology) A disorder of the eye in which the cornea is enlarged and globular in shape.
keratoglossus
ketogeneses
ketogenesis
ketogenesis
noun
(physiology, biochemistry) The metabolic breakdown of fatty acids to produce ketone bodies.
keystroking
keystroking
verb
present participle of keystroke
kickstarting
kickstarting
verb
present participle of kickstart
kigensetsu
kiltings
kiltings
noun
plural of kilting
kindergartens
kindergartens
noun
plural of kindergarten
kindergartners
kindergartners
noun
plural of kindergartner
kinetogenesis
kinetogenesis
noun
(biology, historical) The neo-Lamarckian doctrine or hypothesis that animal structures have been produced, directly or indirectly, by animal movements.
kingbolts
kingbolts
noun
plural of kingbolt
kinglets
kinglets
noun
plural of kinglet
kingliest
kingliest
adj
superlative form of kingly: most kingly
kingpost
kingpost
noun
Alternative spelling of king post
kingposts
kingposts
noun
plural of kingpost
kingsport
kingston
kingston
noun
monkfish, angel shark (Squatina squatina)
kingstown
kingstown
Proper noun
The name of several places in the United States, Australia, and the Caribbean, including the capital city of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
The former name for Dún Laoghaire in Ireland.
kingstree
kirkcudbrightshire
kirkcudbrightshire
Proper noun
A historic county, registration county and lieutenancy area in the informal Galloway area of south-western Scotland.