(genetics) The crossing of a hybrid with one of its parents or an individual genetically similar to its parent.
verb
present participle of backcross
backdropping
backdropping
verb
present participle of backdrop
backstroking
backstroking
verb
present participle of backstroke
backswording
backswording
noun
Sport or exercise using a backsword or singlestick.
backtracking
backtracking
noun
(aviation) The usage of a runway as a taxiway, especially at private strips and smaller airports.
(computer science) The act of building all possible solutions to a problem incrementally, abandoning any candidate solution if it cannot lead to a valid solution.
(countable, uncountable) The act of one who, or that which, backtracks; a retracing of one's steps.
verb
present participle of backtrack
baggywrinkle
baggywrinkle
noun
(nautical) A brush-like pad made of rope, attached to a shroud in order to prevent wear on sails.
barrelmaking
barrelmaking
noun
The manufacture of barrels.
beglerbeglik
beglerbeglik
noun
Alternative form of beglerbeglic
benchmarking
benchmarking
noun
A performance measurement according to a benchmark.
verb
present participle of benchmark
berrypicking
besprinkling
besprinkling
verb
present participle of besprinkle
blackbirding
blackbirding
noun
(UK, Australia) The practice of kidnapping Pacific Islanders, or kanakas, for sale as cheap labour.
verb
present participle of blackbird
blackfigured
blitzkrieged
boilermaking
boilermaking
noun
The manufacture of boilers.
brackenridge
breakfasting
breakfasting
noun
The act of eating breakfast.
verb
present participle of breakfast
breathtaking
breathtaking
adj
Very surprising or shocking; to such a degree as to cause astonishment.
stunningly beautiful; amazing
breckenridge
breckenridge
Proper noun
A town in Colorado, USA
an unincorporated community in Indiana, in the United States
A village/town in Michigan, US.
A city and county seat in Minnesota, US.
A city/town in Missouri, US.
A town in Oklahoma, US.
A city in Texas, USA
breckinridge
brickbatting
brickbatting
noun
The act of assailing with criticism.
The act of attacking by throwing brickbats.
verb
present participle of brickbat
bricklayings
bricklayings
noun
plural of bricklaying
bridgekeeper
bridgekeeper
noun
One who guards (or keeps) a bridge.
bridgemaking
buttermaking
carpetmaking
carpetmaking
noun
The manufacture of carpets.
checkmarking
checkmarking
verb
present participle of checkmark
checkweigher
checkweigher
noun
Alternative form of check weigher
cockthrowing
cockthrowing
noun
Alternative form of cock throwing
corkscrewing
corkscrewing
noun
A winding, twisting motion.
verb
present participle of corkscrew
cornhuskings
cornhuskings
noun
plural of cornhusking
cradlemaking
cradlemaking
noun
The manufacture of cradles.
daughterlike
daughterlike
adj
Resembling a daughter.
deerstalking
deerstalking
noun
The hunting of deer on foot, by stealing upon them unawares.
disembarking
disembarking
noun
A disembarkation.
verb
present participle of disembark
dismarketing
dressmakings
dressmakings
noun
plural of dressmaking
earthquaking
earthquaking
verb
present participle of earthquake
earthshaking
earthshaking
adj
Of global consequence or importance.
Very loud.
ekaterinburg
fingerpicked
fingerpicked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fingerpick
flickeringly
flickeringly
adv
Briefly
In a flickering manner
forechecking
forechecking
verb
present participle of forecheck
forespeaking
forespeaking
noun
(obsolete) A foretelling; a prediction.
verb
present participle of forespeak
forethinking
forethinking
verb
present participle of forethink
foretokening
foretokening
noun
Indication in advance.
verb
present participle of foretoken
frankalmoign
frankalmoign
noun
(UK, historical) A form of land tenure in return for religious duty or service.
freethinking
freethinking
noun
The principles of a freethinker; free thought
gadzookeries
gadzookeries
noun
plural of gadzookery
gardenmaking
gardenmaking
noun
The creation of gardens.
girllikeness
glassworking
glassworking
noun
The production of glasswork.
goldbrickers
goldbrickers
noun
plural of goldbricker
goldbricking
goldbricking
verb
present participle of goldbrick
graustarkian
greenbackism
greenbackism
noun
A movement advocating for the inflation of the US currency.
greenkeeping
greenkeeping
noun
The maintenance of a golf course.
greenockites
greenockites
noun
plural of greenockite
griddlecakes
griddlecakes
noun
plural of griddlecake
horsekeeping
hyperlinking
hyperlinking
verb
present participle of hyperlink
interbanking
interchoking
interlinkage
interlinkage
noun
linkage together
interlinking
interlinking
adj
Linked or locked closely together as by dovetailing.
noun
A linking between things or concepts; an interconnection.
interlocking
interlocking
noun
(rail transport) An arrangement of signal apparatus that prevents conflicting movements through a set of intersecting tracks, such as junctions or crossings.
verb
present participle of interlock
interworking
interworking
noun
Interoperability.
junketeering
junketeering
verb
present participle of junketeer
kangaroolike
kangaroolike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a kangaroo.
karyological
karyological
adj
karyologic
katjepiering
keratinizing
keratinizing
verb
present participle of keratinize
kickstarting
kickstarting
verb
present participle of kickstart
kindergarten
kindergarten
noun
(Canada, US, Australia) An educational institution for young children, usually between ages 4 and 6; nursery school.
(Canada, US, Australia) The elementary school grade before first grade.
(Philippines) The two levels between nursery and prep; the second and third years of preschool.
kinetography
kinetography
noun
(choreography) Labanotation.
(dated, photography) The use of the kinetograph.
klingerstown
klipspringer
klipspringer
noun
A small antelope native to eastern and southern Africa having a dense, brown, speckled coat.
kongsbergite
kongsbergite
noun
(mineralogy) A variety of silver containing about 5% mercury
kremlinology
kremlinology
Noun
The study of the internal politics of the high members of the government of the USSR.
The study of the internal politics of any powerful and secretive organization.
kymographies
kymographies
noun
plural of kymography
lawbreakings
lawbreakings
noun
plural of lawbreaking
loansharking
loansharking
verb
present participle of loanshark (Committing crimes as a loan shark, committing usury (loaning money at excessive rate of interest) especially when collecting under threat of violence.)
magnitogorsk
magnitogorsk
Proper noun
A city in Chelyabinsk oblast, Russia.
marlingspike
matchmarking
merrymakings
merrymakings
noun
plural of merrymaking
metalworking
metalworking
noun
The art and craft of shaping metal.
misprovoking
misreckoning
misreckoning
noun
A false reckoning; a miscalculation.
verb
present participle of misreckon
mockingbirds
mockingbirds
noun
plural of mockingbird
neighborlike
neighborlike
adj
US standard spelling of neighbourlike.
nightwalkers
nightwalkers
noun
plural of nightwalker
nonshrinking
nonshrinking
adj
That does not suffer from shrinkage.
nonsparkling
nonsparkling
adj
Not sparkling; uncarbonated.
norridgewock
outreckoning
outreckoning
verb
present participle of outreckon
outsparkling
outsparkling
verb
present participle of outsparkle
overdrinking
overdrinking
verb
present participle of overdrink
overspeaking
overspeaking
verb
present participle of overspeak
overstocking
overstocking
noun
A stocking intended to be worn over another stocking.
verb
present participle of overstock
overstriking
overstriking
verb
present participle of overstrike
overthinking
overthinking
verb
present participle of overthink
paligorskite
papermakings
papermakings
noun
plural of papermaking
patchworking
patchworking
noun
The making of patchworks
verb
present participle of patchwork
pathbreaking
pathbreaking
adj
Opening a new path or approach
patricksburg
pawnbrokings
phrasemaking
phrasemaking
noun
The crafting of phrases; the art of rhetoric.
pickeringite
pickeringite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-sphenoidal mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, magnesium, oxygen, and sulfur.
pickerington
pitchforking
pitchforking
noun
The act of pricking with a pitchfork
verb
present participle of pitchfork
porridgelike
porridgelike
adj
Resembling porridge or some aspect of it.
prayermaking
predisliking
premarketing
premarketing
adj
Before the marketing of a product or service.
prepackaging
prepackaging
noun
packaging applied prior to an object being sold
verb
present participle of prepackage
prepartaking
preprovoking
prereckoning
preshrinkage
preshrinking
preshrinking
verb
present participle of preshrink
printmakings
prologuelike
prologuelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a prologue.
racewalkings
rackateering
racketeering
racketeering
noun
The criminal action of being involved in a racket.
verb
present participle of racketeer
reawakenings
reawakenings
noun
plural of reawakening
resprinkling
roadblocking
roadblocking
verb
present participle of roadblock
rockhounding
rockhounding
noun
The activities of a rock hound; amateur geology.
rollermaking
rollickingly
rollickingly
adv
In a rollicking manner.
roughnecking
roughnecking
verb
present participle of roughneck
safebreaking
safebreaking
noun
The act of breaking into a safe.
safecracking
safecracking
noun
The act of defeating the security mechanisms of a safe or vault to gain access to its contents.
schnorkeling
schomburgkia
scorekeeping
scorekeeping
noun
The keeping of score.
sheetrocking
sheetrocking
verb
present participle of sheetrock
shipbreaking
shipbreaking
noun
The breaking up of a ship for scrap recycling.
shipwrecking
shipwrecking
verb
present participle of shipwreck
shopbreaking
shopbreaking
noun
The act of breaking into a shop with unlawful intent.
sidetracking
sidetracking
verb
present participle of sidetrack
skiagraphing
skiagraphing
verb
present participle of skiagraph
skyrocketing
skyrocketing
verb
present participle of skyrocket
sneckdrawing
snickdrawing
snickeringly
snickeringly
adv
In a snickering manner.
springmaking
springmaking
noun
The manufacture of springs (mechanical devices that exert force).