(computing) A computer program that is executed to assess the performance of the runtime environment.
A standard by which something is evaluated or measured.
A surveyor's mark made on some stationary object and shown on a map; used as a reference point.
verb
(intransitive, followed by at) To give certain results in a benchmark test.
(transitive, intransitive, followed by against) To use something (e.g., a competitor's product) as a standard to improve one's own thing.
benchmarked
benchmarked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of benchmark
benchmarking
benchmarking
noun
A performance measurement according to a benchmark.
verb
present participle of benchmark
benchmarks
benchmarks
noun
plural of benchmark
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of benchmark
blacksmithing
blacksmithing
noun
the business of a blacksmith
verb
present participle of blacksmith
brinkmanship
brinkmanship
noun
(chiefly politics) The pursuit of an advantage by appearing to be willing to take a matter to the brink (for example, by risking a dangerous policy) rather than to concede a point.
brinksmanship
brinksmanship
noun
Alternative form of brinkmanship
broomshank
brushmaking
brushmaking
noun
The manufacture of brushes.
buckingham
buckingham
Proper noun
A place name:
A town in Buckinghamshire, England.
A former city in Quebec, Canada, merged into Gatineau in 2002.
An unincorporated community in Colorado, USA, named after a railroad official.
A census-designated place in Florida, USA.
A village in Illinois, USA.
An unincorporated community in Iowa, USA, named after Buckingham County, VA.
A former city in Texas, USA, now part of Richardson, Texas.
A census-designated place and county seat of Buckingham County in Virginia, USA.
A dukedom in the English peerage.
An English habitational surname derived from the place name.
buckinghamshire
buckinghamshire
Proper noun
An inland county of England bounded by Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Greater London, Berkshire and Oxfordshire.
bushmaking
chainmaker
chainmaker
noun
A tool use to add a link to a chain
One who makes chains.
chainmaking
chainmaking
noun
The manufacture of chains.
chairmaking
chairmaking
noun
The manufacture of chairs.
chameleonlike
chameleonlike
adj
Alternative form of chameleon-like.
chamkanni
championlike
championlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a champion.
changemaker
changemaker
noun
One who makes a change.
checkman
checkman
noun
A man employed to operate a check valve.
checkmarking
checkmarking
verb
present participle of checkmark
checkmating
checkmating
verb
present participle of checkmate
checkweighman
checkweighman
noun
A person, elected by miners, whose task is to check what the mine owner's weighman states has been the amount of coal that has been mined; used especially if the miners' wages are related to production.
cheesemaking
cheesemaking
noun
The production of cheese
chemakuan
chickahominy
chimakuan
chimarikan
chockman
chokerman
chokerman
noun
A person employed to fasten the choker around logs for haulage.
clackmannanshire
clackmannanshire
Proper noun
A historic county in Scotland (abolished in 1975) and present-day council area (created 1996) bordering the council areas of Stirling, Fife, and
clothmaking
clothmaking
noun
The art or trade of a clothmaker.
coachmaking
coachmaking
noun
The manufacture of coaches (vehicles).
couchmaking
couchmaking
noun
The manufacture of couches.
dishmaking
dishmaking
noun
The manufacture of dishes.
disworkmanship
doughmaking
doughmaking
noun
The making of dough.
earthmaking
ektodynamorphic
ektodynamorphic
adj
Alternative form of ectodynamorphic
frankenmuth
gymkhana
gymkhana
noun
(India, dated) A meeting for such sports.
(India, dated) A place of public resort for athletic games, etc.
A competition where riders and horses display a range of skills and aptitudes.
gymkhanas
gymkhanas
noun
plural of gymkhana
hackman
hackman
noun
The driver of a hack
hackmen
hackmen
noun
plural of hackman
hackneyism
hackneyman
hackneyman
noun
(dated) A man who hires out horses and carriages.
haimsucken
hallmarking
hallmarking
noun
The action of making a hallmark
verb
present participle of hallmark
hamesoken
hamesucken
hamesucken
noun
(Scotland) An assault on a person in his own home, having broken in for that purpose.
handworkman
handworkman
noun
A man who works with his hands; one who carries out handwork.
hankamer
hatmaking
hatmaking
noun
The manufacture of hats.
haymaking
haymaking
noun
Taking full advantage of an opportunity while it lasts
The cutting of grass and subsequently curing it to make hay as fodder for animals.
heatmaking
heckman
hedgemaking
hedgemaking
noun
The construction of hedges.
heelmaking
helmetmaking
hemikaryon
hemiplankton
hemokonia
hickman
hickman
Proper noun
a city in Kentucky, USA
holidaymaking
holidaymaking
noun
(Britain) Going on holiday.
homemaking
homemaking
noun
The management of a household considered as an occupation.
homemakings
homemakings
noun
plural of homemaking
hookerman
hookmaking
hookmaking
noun
The manufacture of hooks.
hookman
hookman
noun
someone who uses a hook
hopkinsianism
hubmaking
hughmanick
humankind
humankind
noun
The human race; mankind, humanity; Homo sapiens.
humankinds
humankinds
noun
plural of humankind
humanlike
humanlike
adj
Having characteristics of a human.
humuhumunukunukuapuaa
humuhumunukunukuapuaa
noun
Either of two species, Rhinecanthus aculeatus and Rhinecanthus rectangulus, of triggerfishes native to the reefs of Hawaii.
hypokinemia
kamadhenu
kamanichile
kamchatkan
kamchatkan
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Kamchatka.
Noun
A native or inhabitant of Kamchatka.
kameelthorn
kanchipuram
kanchipuram
Proper noun
A city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, India.
karmathian
karyenchyma
kashmirian
kathemoglobin
kathenotheism
kathenotheism
noun
Belief that multiple deities exist, and different deities are supreme among them at different times.
kathmandu
kechumaran
kemancha
kentishman
kermanshah
kermanshah
Proper noun
A city in and the capital of Kermanshah Province, Iran.
A province of Iran.
khamseen
khamseens
khamseens
noun
plural of khamseen
khamsin
khamsin
noun
A hot, dry wind, common in Egypt, Sudan and the Levant towards the end of March and April, which blows (for about 50 days each year) from the desert, bringing with it hot weather and sand / sandstorms.
khamsins
khamsins
noun
plural of khamsin
khansama
khansamah
khansamah
noun
(East India) A house-steward or native servant, being in charge of the kitchen and the food supplies.
khansaman
khansaman
noun
Alternative form of khansamah
khanum
khanum
noun
(historical) An aristocratic lady in the Middle East or South Asia.
khazenim
khoumaini
khwarazmian
kinematograph
kinematograph
noun
Alternative form of cinematograph
kinematographer
kinematographer
noun
cinematographer
kinematographic
kinematographical
kinematographical
adj
cinematographical
kinematographically
kinematography
kinsmanship
kinsmanship
noun
kinship
kirmanshah
kitchenmaid
kitchenmaid
noun
(archaic) A woman employed in a kitchen.
kitchenman
kitchenman
noun
A man employed in a kitchen.
klagshamn
klootchman
klootchman
noun
(US, Canada, western dialects) Woman, wife (especially if Native American).
kohanim
kohanim
noun
plural of kohen
krishnaism
kuhlman
lakemanship
lakemanship
noun
Skill in, and knowledge of, the work of navigating, maintaining, and operating a vessel on a lake.
leathermaking
leathermaking
noun
The manufacture of leather.
machinelike
machinelike
adj
Resembling a machine; mechanical in form
mackintosh
mackintosh
noun
A waterproof long coat made of rubberized cloth.
By extension, any waterproof coat or raincoat.
Waterproof rubberized cloth.
mackintoshed
mackintoshed
adj
Wearing a mackintosh.
mackintoshes
mackintoshes
noun
plural of mackintosh
mackintoshite
mackintoshite
noun
(mineralogy) Synonym of thorogummite
makedhonia
makeshiftiness
makeshiftiness
noun
The quality of being makeshifty.
makeshiftness
makeshiftness
noun
The quality of being makeshift.
makhzan
makhzan
noun
Alternative form of makhzen
makhzen
makhzen
noun
(historical) The governing institution in Morocco and in pre-1957 Tunisia, centered on the monarch and also including certain military personnel, landowners, civil servants, etc.
manahawkin
manchukuo
manchukuo
Proper noun
A Japanese-controlled puppet state in Manchuria that existed from 1932 to 1945.
mangohick
mannoketoheptose
markgenossenschaft
marksmanship
marksmanship
noun
The ability to shoot accurately at a target.
marksmanships
marksmanships
noun
plural of marksmanship
marshbanker
matchmaking
matchmaking
noun
(business) A service aiming to bring together sellers and buyers or potential partners.
(video games) The act or process of locating suitable players to take part in a multiplayer game session.
An attempt to make two people romantically interested in each other, especially an attempt to set up a date between people or to arrange a marriage.
The manufacture of matches for kindling or burning.
verb
present participle of matchmake
matchmakings
matchmakings
noun
plural of matchmaking
matchmarking
mawkishness
mawkishness
noun
The property of being mawkish.
mawkishnesses
mawkishnesses
noun
plural of mawkishness
meekheartedness
merchantlike
merchantlike
adj
Befitting a good merchant; fair, honest, above board.
mohawkian
mokihana
mokihana
noun
(Hawaii) The plant Melicope anisata.
monarchlike
monarchlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a monarch.
mountebankish
mountebankish
adj
Like a mountebank; using or suggesting quackery.
muehlenbeckia
muehlenbeckia
noun
(botany) Any of the genus Muehlenbeckia of maidenhairs.