(medicine) A congenital oral anomaly in which the lingual frenulum is unusually short and thick, decreasing mobility of the tongue and affecting eating, speech, etc.
ankylosing
ankylosing
verb
present participle of ankylose
antiketogenesis
antiketogenesis
noun
The inhibition of ketogenesis
antikings
antikings
noun
plural of antiking
antiskidding
antiskidding
adj
antiskid
antismoking
antismoking
adj
Opposing or prohibiting smoking, particularly the smoking of tobacco
arguslike
arsenicking
ashikaga
asking
asking
adj
That asks; that expresses a question or request.
noun
(in the plural) The marriage banns.
(rare in the singular) A request, or petition.
The act or process of posing a question or making a request.
verb
present participle of ask
askingly
askingly
adv
In an asking manner; so as to ask.
askings
askings
noun
plural of asking
asterisking
asterisking
verb
present participle of asterisk
awakenings
awakenings
noun
plural of awakening
awakings
awakings
noun
plural of awaking
backbitings
backbitings
noun
plural of backbiting
backcrossing
backcrossing
noun
(genetics) The crossing of a hybrid with one of its parents or an individual genetically similar to its parent.
verb
present participle of backcross
backings
backings
noun
plural of backing
backlashing
backlashing
verb
present participle of backlash
backlings
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.
backslapping
backslapping
noun
action of the verb to backslap
verb
present participle of backslap
backsliding
backsliding
adj
sliding back
noun
An occasion on which one backslides, especially in a moral sense.
verb
present participle of backslide
backslidingness
backspacing
backspacing
verb
present participle of backspace
backsplicing
backsplicing
verb
present participle of backsplice
backspringing
backstabbing
backstabbing
noun
The act of one who backstabs.
verb
present participle of backstab
backstamping
backstitching
backstitching
verb
present participle of backstitch
backstopping
backstopping
verb
present participle of backstop
backstring
backstroking
backstroking
verb
present participle of backstroke
backswing
backswing
noun
(sports) The preparatory stroke preceding that which produces contact with the target. Normally associated with sports using an implement such as a bat, club, racket or stick.
verb
To swing backward.
backswording
backswording
noun
Sport or exercise using a backsword or singlestick.
backwashing
backwashing
noun
A form of water treatment in which water is pumped backwards through the filter media, sometimes with intermittent use of compressed air.
bagritski
bakings
bakings
noun
plural of baking
bakshishing
bakshishing
verb
present participle of bakshish
balkanising
balkanising
verb
present participle of balkanise
bangwaketsi
bankings
bankings
noun
plural of banking
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.
basking
basking
noun
The act of one who basks.
verb
present participle of bask
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
billsticking
billsticking
noun
Synonym of billposting
biscuitmaking
blackenings
blackenings
noun
plural of blackening
blackfishing
blackfishing
noun
(slang, of a non-black person) The practice of appropriating signifiers of black identity, such as darkening the skin, or wearing traditionally black hairstyles.
verb
present participle of blackfish
blackguardism
blackguardism
noun
Blackguardly behaviour or language.
blackings
blackings
noun
plural of blacking
blacklegism
blacklegism
noun
The character or actions of a blackleg.
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
blackwashing
blackwashing
noun
(derogatory) The revisionist portrayal of something as belonging to a black race of people.
(derogatory) The revisionist portrayal of something as evil.
The application of a coating of blackwash.
verb
present participle of blackwash
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.
bloodsucking
bloodsucking
adj
(by extension, of a person) parasitic, leechlike or freeloading
(of an insect or animal) That draws off the blood of another animal, or a person.
bloodsuckings
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
bookbindings
bookbindings
noun
plural of bookbinding
bookings
bookings
noun
plural of booking
bookkeepings
bookkeepings
noun
plural of bookkeeping
bookmakings
bookmakings
noun
plural of bookmaking
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
bricklayings
bricklayings
noun
plural of bricklaying
bridgeworks
bridgeworks
noun
plural of bridgework
brightworks
brightworks
noun
plural of brightwork
briskening
briskening
verb
present participle of brisken
brisking
brisking
verb
present participle of brisk
brookings
brookings
Proper noun
A city in South Dakota, USA
A city in Oregon, USA.
brushmaking
brushmaking
noun
The manufacture of brushes.
buckinghamshire
buckinghamshire
Proper noun
An inland county of England bounded by Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Greater London, Berkshire and Oxfordshire.
buckwashing
bumsucking
bushmaking
bushwalking
bushwalking
noun
(Australia, New Zealand) The activity of hiking or backpacking.
verb
present participle of bushwalk
bushwhacking
bushwhacking
noun
criticizing, by someone or a person(s), on policies and stances by George W. Bush, in forums and discussions
fighting, as a guerilla, especially in wooded country
travelling through thick wooded country, cutting away scrub to make progress
verb
present participle of bushwhack
busking
busking
noun
(obsolete) Clothing; dress; ornaments worn.
verb
present participle of busk
cabinetmakings
caretakings
caretakings
noun
plural of caretaking
carjackings
carjackings
noun
plural of carjacking
casemaking
casemaking
noun
The manufacture of cases.
casketing
casketing
verb
present participle of casket
casking
casking
verb
present participle of cask
caulkings
caulkings
noun
plural of caulking
chankings
chankings
noun
plural of chanking
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
clockings
clockings
noun
plural of clocking
cockfights
cockfights
noun
plural of cockfight
cockshying
cockshying
verb
present participle of cockshy
cookings
cookings
noun
plural of cooking
corkscrewing
corkscrewing
noun
A winding, twisting motion.
verb
present participle of corkscrew
cornhusking
cornhusking
noun
The removal of the husk from corn.
cornhuskings
cornhuskings
noun
plural of cornhusking
countersinking
countersinking
verb
present participle of countersink
crackings
crackings
noun
plural of cracking
cracklings
cracklings
noun
plural of crackling
cricketings
cricketings
noun
plural of cricketing
damaskeening
damaskeening
noun
Alternative form of damascening
verb
present participle of damaskeen
damasking
damasking
verb
present participle of damask
darklings
darklings
adv
(poetic, obsolete) In the darkness.
noun
plural of darkling
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
disfrocking
disfrocking
verb
present participle of disfrock
dishmaking
dishmaking
noun
The manufacture of dishes.
disking
disking
verb
present participle of disk
diskography
diskography
noun
(medicine) Alternative form of discography
disliking
disliking
noun
gerund of dislike: a dislike.
verb
present participle of dislike
dismarketing
disyoking
disyoking
verb
present participle of disyoke
dogskin
dogskin
noun
Leather made from the skin of a dog, or from sheepskin in imitation of it.
downsinking
dressmaking
dressmaking
noun
The craft of making custom clothing for women, such as dresses, blouses, and evening gowns.