(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.
backspang
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.
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.
bagritski
basketing
basketing
verb
present participle of basket
bekissing
bekissing
verb
present participle of bekiss
beknights
beknights
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beknight
bengkalis
bergamask
bergomask
bergomask
noun
(obsolete) A kind of rustic dance.
besmoking
besmoking
verb
present participle of besmoke
blackgums
blackgums
noun
plural of blackgum
blackings
blackings
noun
plural of blacking
blacklegs
blacklegs
noun
plural of blackleg
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blackleg
blockages
blockages
noun
plural of blockage
bogsucker
bogsucker
noun
The American woodcock.
brakeages
breakages
breakages
noun
plural of breakage
breakings
breakings
noun
plural of breaking
brockages
brockages
noun
plural of brockage
brookings
brookings
Proper noun
A city in South Dakota, USA
A city in Oregon, USA.
casketing
casketing
verb
present participle of casket
caulkings
caulkings
noun
plural of caulking
chankings
chankings
noun
plural of chanking
clockings
clockings
noun
plural of clocking
cooksburg
crackings
crackings
noun
plural of cracking
damasking
damasking
verb
present participle of damask
darklings
darklings
adv
(poetic, obsolete) In the darkness.
noun
plural of darkling
dekagrams
dekagrams
noun
plural of dekagram
disliking
disliking
noun
gerund of dislike: a dislike.
verb
present participle of dislike
disyoking
disyoking
verb
present participle of disyoke
drygalski
ducklings
ducklings
noun
plural of duckling
embosking
embosking
verb
present participle of embosk
finksburg
flagstick
flagstick
noun
(golf) The pole which marks the location of a hole
flockings
flockings
noun
plural of flocking
folksongs
folksongs
noun
plural of folksong
forsaking
forsaking
noun
The act by which somebody is forsaken; an abandonment.
verb
present participle of forsake
frogskins
frogskins
noun
plural of frogskin
gaitskell
gaitskell
Proper noun
A surname, a variant of Gaskell.
gamecocks
gamecocks
noun
plural of gamecock
gasworker
gasworker
noun
Someone who works in a gasworks
gateworks
gavelocks
gavelocks
noun
plural of gavelock
gawkiness
gawkiness
noun
The quality of being gawky.
gawkishly
gawkishly
adv
In a gawkish manner.
gemsbucks
gemsbucks
noun
plural of gemsbuck
ghostlike
ghostlike
adj
Seemingly invisible; as a ghost, similar to a ghost.
gieseking
gimcracks
gimcracks
noun
plural of gimcrack
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of gimcrack
gipsylike
gipsylike
adj
Alternative form of gypsylike
glasslike
glasslike
adj
Resembling glass.
glasswork
glasswork
noun
glassware
the manufacturing of glass or glassware
goatskins
goatskins
noun
plural of goatskin
goldovsky
goldspink
goldspink
noun
(obsolete) The European goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis).
goosebeak
gooselike
gooselike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a goose.
gooseneck
gooseneck
noun
(nautical) The swivel connection on a sailboat located near the bottom of the mast that the boom attaches to. When a sailboat performs a tack or a jibe the gooseneck swings the boom from one side of the boat to the other.
(often attributive) Anything with a slender curved shape, resembling the neck of a goose, such as the shaft of some lamps.
Short for gooseneck barnacle.
gooseskin
gooseskin
noun
A kind of thin soft leather.
The skin of a goose, especially the removable skin of a the goose form of a narnauk who transforms back into a goose by putting the skin back on.
gouldbusk
grainsick
grapeskin
grapeskin
noun
The skin of a grape.
grasshook
grasslike
grasslike
adj
That has the characteristics of grass.
grasswork
grasswork
noun
The making of handicrafts, such as woven baskets, from grass.
graustark
graybacks
graybacks
noun
plural of grayback
grayslake
greekless
greekless
Adjective
Lacking any of any form of the language.
of any Greek
greensick
greensick
adj
Afflicted with green sickness.
grilikhes
gripsacks
gripsacks
noun
plural of gripsack
groesbeck
groesbeck
Proper noun
a CDP in Ohio, USA, named after
a city in Texas, USA, and the county seat of Named after a railroad employee.
grosbeaks
grosbeaks
noun
plural of grosbeak
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.
grunitsky
gudesakes
guesswork
guesswork
noun
An estimate, judgment or opinion made by guessing, from limited information.
guiltsick
gunnysack
gunnysack
noun
Alternative spelling of gunny sack
gunstocks
gunstocks
noun
plural of gunstock
gymkhanas
gymkhanas
noun
plural of gymkhana
gypsylike
gypsylike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a gypsy.
highjacks
highjacks
noun
plural of highjack
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of highjack
hogsucker
hogsucker
noun
Hypentelium nigricans, a species of fish found throughout the Mississippi river basin, growing up to two feet in length.
ickesburg
insinking
kagoshima
kagoshima
Proper noun
A city in the south coast of the island of Kyushu in Japan
A prefecture in southwestern Japan
kaingangs
kalogeros
kangaroos
kangaroos
noun
plural of kangaroo
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of kangaroo
kaohsiung
kaohsiung
Proper noun
The second largest city in Taiwan.
kaoliangs
kaoliangs
noun
plural of kaoliang
kashering
kashering
verb
present participle of kasher
katangese
katangese
Adjective
from, in or relating to Katanga (all senses)
Noun
The inhabitants or descendants of the people of Katanga (all senses)
keansburg
kearsarge
kedgerees
kedgerees
noun
plural of kedgeree
keensburg
kiboshing
kiboshing
verb
present participle of kibosh
kieselgur
kieselgur
noun
Alternative spelling of kieselguhr
kilogauss
kilogauss
noun
(physics) A unit of magnetic field equal to 1,000 gauss
kilograms
kilograms
noun
plural of kilogram
kindlings
kindlings
noun
plural of kindling
kingbirds
kingbirds
noun
plural of kingbird
kingbolts
kingbolts
noun
plural of kingbolt
kinghoods
kinghoods
noun
plural of kinghood
kingliest
kingliest
adj
superlative form of kingly: most kingly
kingposts
kingposts
noun
plural of kingpost
kingsburg
kingsbury
kingsbury
Proper noun
a suburb in the London Borough of England
a village in district, Warwickshire, England
a suburb of Victoria, Australia.
a village municipality in region, Quebec, Canada.
a town in Indiana, USA.
a CDP in Nevada, USA.
a town in New York, USA.
a small city in Texas, USA.
kingsdown
kingsford
kingships
kingships
noun
plural of kingship
kingsides
kingsides
noun
plural of kingside
kingsland
kingsnake
kingsnake
noun
Any of various colubrid snakes of the genus Lampropeltis.
kingsport
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
kingwoods
kingwoods
noun
plural of kingwood
kirghizes
kirigamis
kisangani
kisangani
Proper noun
The capital city of the Orientale Province, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
kissinger
kissingly
kissingly
adv
So as to kiss, or make contact as if kissing.
kiungshan
klagshamn
knaggiest
knaggiest
adj
superlative form of knaggy: most knaggy
knightess
knightess
noun
(rare) A female knight.
(rare) The wife of a knight.
knightsen
knigsberg
knittings
knittings
noun
plural of knitting
knockings
knockings
noun
plural of knocking
knotgrass
knotgrass
noun
An annual plant, Polygonum aviculare, found in fields and wasteland
Paspalum distichum, a weedy perennial grass of wet areas
koksaghyz
koksaghyz
noun
The plant Taraxacum kok-saghyz, whose latex is used in rubber production.
kongolese
koshering
koshering
verb
present participle of kosher
krugerism
kyanising
kyanising
verb
present participle of kyanise
kymograms
kymograms
noun
plural of kymogram
kyongsong
macksburg
megabucks
megabucks
noun
(informal) Collectively, a very large amount of money (whether in dollars or other currency).