(astronautics) The use of atmospheric drag to reduce the velocity of a spacecraft, especially so as to establish a stable orbit and to reduce fuel consumption.
verb
present participle of aerobrake
agkistrodon
antiketogen
antismoking
antismoking
adj
Opposing or prohibiting smoking, particularly the smoking of tobacco
backflowing
backflowing
adj
flowing backwards
verb
present participle of backflow
backloading
backloading
noun
(transport) The transportation of cargo or shipment on a return trip, using the space already paid for and used for the outward leg.
verb
present participle of backload
backlogging
backlogging
verb
present participle of backlog
bankrolling
bankrolling
verb
present participle of bankroll
basingstoke
basingstoke
Proper noun
A town in Hampshire, England
beckoningly
beckoningly
adv
So as to beckon or call near; enticingly.
billbroking
bivouacking
bivouacking
verb
present participle of bivouac
blackington
blockmaking
blockmaking
noun
The manufacture of blocks for use in printing.
The manufacture of nautical blocks.
boilinglike
bolingbroke
bookbinding
bookbinding
noun
The art, craft or process of binding books
bookkeeping
bookkeeping
noun
(accounting) The skill or practice of keeping books or systematic records of financial transactions, e.g. income and expenses.
(computing) General tasks for maintaining a system.
verb
present participle of bookkeep
bookmakings
bookmakings
noun
plural of bookmaking
bookmarking
bookmarking
verb
present participle of bookmark
bookselling
bookselling
noun
The sale of books.
bootlicking
bootlicking
noun
servile behaviour
verb
present participle of bootlick
broommaking
checkrowing
checkrowing
verb
present participle of checkrow
cloakmaking
cloakmaking
noun
The manufacture of cloaks.
clockmaking
clockmaking
noun
The art or trade of a clockmaker; the manufacture of clocks.
clothmaking
clothmaking
noun
The art or trade of a clothmaker.
coachmaking
coachmaking
noun
The manufacture of coaches (vehicles).
cockbilling
cockbilling
verb
present participle of cockbill
cockcrowing
cockcrowing
noun
The crowing sound of a cock.
cockcrow; daybreak
cocktailing
cocktailing
noun
Work as a cocktail waitress.
coldcocking
coldcocking
verb
present participle of coldcock
colormaking
colormaking
noun
The manufacture of paints or dyes.
cornhusking
cornhusking
noun
The removal of the husk from corn.
couchmaking
couchmaking
noun
The manufacture of couches.
deadlocking
deadlocking
verb
present participle of deadlock
disfrocking
disfrocking
verb
present participle of disfrock
doughmaking
doughmaking
noun
The making of dough.
downlinking
downlinking
verb
present participle of downlink
downsinking
dungeonlike
dungeonlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a dungeon
folksingers
folksingers
noun
plural of folksinger
folksinging
folksinging
noun
The singing of folk songs.
footlicking
footlicking
adj
sycophantic
noun
The act of licking someone's feet.
sycophantic behavior
foreknowing
foreknowing
noun
foreknowledge
verb
present participle of foreknow
forelocking
forelocking
verb
present participle of forelock
foretalking
forklifting
forklifting
verb
present participle of forklift
forspeaking
forspeaking
verb
present participle of forspeak
forthinking
forthinking
verb
present participle of forthink
gapingstock
gapingstock
noun
(archaic) A laughing stock.
gazingstock
gazingstock
noun
(archaic) An object, event or person that is stared at by many people; a spectacle.
ginkgoaceae
glovemaking
glovemaking
noun
The manufacture of gloves.
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.
goalkeeping
goalkeeping
noun
The art of a goalkeeper.
verb
present participle of goalkeep
godlikeness
godlikeness
noun
The quality of being godlike.
greenockite
greenockite
noun
(mineralogy) A rare cadmium mineral that consists of cadmium sulfide in crystalline form.
gridlocking
gridlocking
verb
present participle of gridlock
groupthinks
gunstocking
hardworking
hardworking
adj
Of a person, taking their work seriously and doing it well and rapidly.
headworking
hockingport
homekeeping
homekeeping
adj
Staying at home.
noun
Synonym of housekeeping (“looking after domestic affairs in a house”)
homemakings
homemakings
noun
plural of homemaking
hoodwinking
hoodwinking
noun
An act of deception.
verb
present participle of hoodwink
hopsackings
hopsackings
noun
plural of hopsacking
ironworking
ironworking
noun
The making of useful or decorative items from iron.
The metallurgy of iron.
jackarooing
jackarooing
verb
present participle of jackaroo
jackerooing
jackerooing
verb
present participle of jackeroo
jackrolling
jackrolling
noun
(South Africa) gang rape of women by men
kalsomining
kalsomining
verb
present participle of kalsomine
kangarooing
kangarooing
verb
present participle of kangaroo
kaolinising
kaolinising
verb
present participle of kaolinise
kaolinizing
kaolinizing
verb
present participle of kaolinize
karyotyping
karyotyping
noun
The separation and identification of karyotypes
verb
present participle of karyotype
kenningwort
kenogenesis
kenogenesis
noun
Alternative form of caenogenesis
kenogenetic
kenogenetic
adj
Of or pertaining to kenogenesis.
keratogenic
keratogenic
Adjective
Relating to keratogenesis.
ketogenesis
ketogenesis
noun
(physiology, biochemistry) The metabolic breakdown of fatty acids to produce ketone bodies.
ketogenetic
ketogenetic
adj
Of or pertaining to ketogenesis
keyboarding
keyboarding
noun
The act of typing at a keyboard (with or without a mouse or other pointing device)
keystroking
keystroking
verb
present participle of keystroke
kickboxings
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.
kinetogenic
kinetogenic
adj
(biology) Producing movement.
kinetograph
kinetograph
noun
(dated) A camera for making chronophotographs.
(dated) A machine for projecting chronophotographs upon a screen for the purpose of producing the effect of an animated picture, sometimes with an accompanying soundtrack.
kingdomless
kingdomless
adj
Without a kingdom.
kingdomship
kininogenic
knighthoods
knighthoods
noun
plural of knighthood
knightstown
knightswort
knowingness
knowingness
noun
Pretending to already be informed, as contrasted with a willingness to learn.
The quality or state of being knowing.
knowledging
knowledging
verb
present participle of knowledge
koenigsberg
konigshutte
lampworking
lampworking
verb
present participle of lampwork
lovemakings
lovemakings
noun
plural of lovemaking
mantoloking
maskinonges
maskinonges
noun
plural of maskinonge
milksopping
mockingbird
mockingbird
noun
(archaic) Synonym of tui (“a species of honeyeater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, a bird which is endemic to New Zealand”)
A long-tailed American songbird of the Mimidae family, noted for its ability to mimic calls of other birds.
modelmaking
modelmaking
noun
The creation of scale models.
moneymaking
moneymaking
adj
Alternative form of money-making
monkeyfying
monkeyfying
verb
present participle of monkeyfy
moonwalking
moonwalking
verb
present participle of moonwalk
motorbiking
motorbiking
verb
present participle of motorbike
moviemaking
moviemaking
noun
The production of movies
networkings
networkings
noun
plural of networking
nightworker
noisemaking
noisemaking
noun
The production of noise.
nonblocking
nonblocking
adj
(computing theory) That does not block; allowing other tasks to proceed immediately rather than having to wait for completion.
noncranking
noncranking
adj
That does not crank.
nondrinking
nondrinking
adj
Being a nondrinker; not drinking alcohol.
nonskidding
nonskidding
adj
That does not skid.
nonskipping
nonskipping
adj
Not skipping.
nonsparking
nonsparking
adj
That does not give off sparks.
nonspeaking
nonspeaking
adj
Not speaking.
nonstriking
nonstriking
adj
Not participating in a strike or work stoppage.
nonthinking
nonthinking
adj
(of a person) Tending not to think
(of an action) Done without forethought
noun
Not thinking; the absence of thought.
nosegaylike
outbreaking
outbreaking
noun
That which bursts forth.
The act of breaking out.
verb
present participle of outbreak
outdrinking
outdrinking
verb
present participle of outdrink
outflanking
outflanking
noun
The act of one who outflanks.
verb
present participle of outflank
outskipping
outskipping
verb
present participle of outskip
outslicking
outslicking
verb
present participle of outslick
outspeaking
outspeaking
verb
present participle of outspeak
outthanking
outthanking
verb
present participle of outthank
outthinking
outthinking
verb
present participle of outthink
outtinkling
outtricking
outtricking
verb
present participle of outtrick
overbooking
overbooking
noun
An instance of selling or guaranteeing more seats than are available.
verb
present participle of overbook
overbraking
overbraking
verb
present participle of overbrake
overcarking
overcarking
adj
(archaic) Too anxious; too full of care.
verb
present participle of overcark
overcooking
overcooking
verb
present participle of overcook
overdecking
overdecking
verb
present participle of overdeck
overkilling
overkilling
verb
present participle of overkill
overknowing
overknowing
adj
Excessively knowing or cunning.
overlooking
overlooking
verb
present participle of overlook
overmarking
overmarking
verb
present participle of overmark
overmilking
overmilking
verb
present participle of overmilk
overpacking
overpacking
verb
present participle of overpack
oversmoking
oversmoking
verb
present participle of oversmoke
oversoaking
oversoaking
verb
present participle of oversoak
overtalking
overtalking
verb
present participle of overtalk
overtasking
overtasking
verb
present participle of overtask
overworking
overworking
verb
present participle of overwork
pawnbroking
pawnbroking
noun
The business of a pawnbroker; advancing loans against pledges of household goods or personal possessions, and selling those pledges that are not redeemed.
pockmarking
pockmarking
verb
present participle of pockmark
pointmaking
politicking
politicking
noun
(often derogatory) The act of engaging in politics, or in political campaigning.