A cord used by a passenger in a carriage to signal to the driver to slow down or go faster.
cricketings
cricketings
noun
plural of cricketing
dressmaking
dressmaking
noun
The craft of making custom clothing for women, such as dresses, blouses, and evening gowns.
duskingtide
earmarkings
earmarkings
noun
plural of earmarking
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
folksingers
folksingers
noun
plural of folksinger
forspeaking
forspeaking
verb
present participle of forspeak
gainspeaker
gainspeaker
noun
(obsolete) A gainsayer; opponent.
gawkinesses
gawkinesses
noun
plural of gawkiness
gawkishness
gawkishness
noun
The quality of being gawkish.
geekinesses
glaiketness
glaikitness
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.
godlikeness
godlikeness
noun
The quality of being godlike.
gumlikeness
helsingkite
homemakings
homemakings
noun
plural of homemaking
huckstering
huckstering
noun
The behaviour of a huckster.
verb
present participle of huckster
hulkingness
jenkinsburg
katagenesis
katagenesis
noun
Alternative form of catagenesis
kenogenesis
kenogenesis
noun
Alternative form of caenogenesis
ketogenesis
ketogenesis
noun
(physiology, biochemistry) The metabolic breakdown of fatty acids to produce ketone bodies.
keystroking
keystroking
verb
present participle of keystroke
killingness
killingness
noun
(dated) The quality of being devastatingly attractive.
kinescoping
kinescoping
verb
present participle of kinescope
kinesiology
kinesiology
noun
(medicine) The application of such principles to the diagnosis and treatment of muscular imbalance.
(medicine) The study of body movement.
kingdomless
kingdomless
adj
Without a kingdom.
kingfishers
kingfishers
noun
plural of kingfisher
knowingness
knowingness
noun
Pretending to already be informed, as contrasted with a willingness to learn.
The quality or state of being knowing.
koenigsberg
konigshutte
lovemakings
lovemakings
noun
plural of lovemaking
lurkingness
lurkingness
noun
Quality of lurking.
maskinonges
maskinonges
noun
plural of maskinonge
misspeaking
misspeaking
noun
(obsolete) Speaking ill; defamation, slander.
The fact or instance of speaking falsely or unclearly.
networkings
networkings
noun
plural of networking
nickelising
nickelising
verb
present participle of nickelise
noisemaking
noisemaking
noun
The production of noise.
nonspeaking
nonspeaking
adj
Not speaking.
nosegaylike
outspeaking
outspeaking
verb
present participle of outspeak
oversmoking
oversmoking
verb
present participle of oversmoke
oversoaking
oversoaking
verb
present participle of oversoak
overtasking
overtasking
verb
present participle of overtask
pacemakings
peasticking
resketching
resketching
verb
present participle of resketch
ringstraked
ringstraked
adj
(archaic) striped with differently colored rings
safekeeping
safekeeping
noun
(US) not returning checks; a system wherein banks keep checks (cheques) that people write, rather than returning them to the account holder with their monthly statement.
the act of keeping something safe; protection from harm, damage, loss, or theft
the responsibility of a guardian
the storage of assets in a protected area
saucemaking
saucemaking
noun
(cooking) The making of sauces.
semimarking
shellacking
shellacking
noun
(informal, US) A heavy defeat, drubbing, or beating; used particularly in sports and political contexts.
The act or process of coating with shellac.
verb
present participle of shellac
shopkeeping
shopkeeping
noun
The business of operating a shop
shriekingly
shriekingly
adv
With a shrieking sound.
sickeningly
sickeningly
adv
(sometimes figurative) In a manner to sicken.
singlestick
singlestick
noun
(uncountable) A martial art, sport or exercise using a cudgel or backsword.
A one-handed wooden stick used for fencing in place of a sword.
skedaddling
skedaddling
verb
present participle of skedaddle
sketchingly
skittagetan
slatemaking
sleepwaking
sleepwaking
noun
The state of one who is mesmerized, or in a partial and morbid sleep.
smilemaking
snakeholing
spelunkings
spelunkings
noun
plural of spelunking
spirketting
spirketting
noun
Alternative form of spirketing
springmaker
springmaker
noun
A manufacturer of springs (mechanical devices that exert force).