(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
bankrolling
bankrolling
verb
present participle of bankroll
billbroking
bolingbroke
bookmarking
bookmarking
verb
present participle of bookmark
bridgeworks
bridgeworks
noun
plural of bridgework
brightworks
brightworks
noun
plural of brightwork
broommaking
checkrowing
checkrowing
verb
present participle of checkrow
cockcrowing
cockcrowing
noun
The crowing sound of a cock.
cockcrow; daybreak
cockfighter
cockfighter
noun
One who engages in a cockfight.
colormaking
colormaking
noun
The manufacture of paints or dyes.
cornhusking
cornhusking
noun
The removal of the husk from corn.
disfrocking
disfrocking
verb
present participle of disfrock
diskography
diskography
noun
(medicine) Alternative form of discography
folksingers
folksingers
noun
plural of folksinger
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
goldbricked
goldbricked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of goldbrick
goldbricker
goldbricker
noun
(US, informal) A lazy person; an idler.
gorillalike
gorillalike
adj
(informal) Resembling or characteristic of a gorilla.
greenockite
greenockite
noun
(mineralogy) A rare cadmium mineral that consists of cadmium sulfide in crystalline form.
gridlocking
gridlocking
verb
present participle of gridlock
groupthinks
hardworking
hardworking
adj
Of a person, taking their work seriously and doing it well and rapidly.
headworking
hockingport
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
kangarooing
kangarooing
verb
present participle of kangaroo
karyogamies
karyogamies
noun
plural of karyogamy
karyologies
karyologies
noun
plural of karyology
karyotyping
karyotyping
noun
The separation and identification of karyotypes
verb
present participle of karyotype
kenningwort
keratogenic
keratogenic
Adjective
Relating to keratogenesis.
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
kilometrage
kilometrage
noun
An allowance for travel expenses at a specified rate per kilometre.
The number of kilometres travelled by a vehicle on a certain volume of fuel.
The total distance travelled, in kilometres.
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.
knightswort
koenigsberg
kymographic
kymographic
adj
Of or pertaining to a kymograph.
lampworking
lampworking
verb
present participle of lampwork
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.
motorbiking
motorbiking
verb
present participle of motorbike
networkings
networkings
noun
plural of networking
nightworker
noncranking
noncranking
adj
That does not crank.
nondrinking
nondrinking
adj
Being a nondrinker; not drinking alcohol.
nonsparking
nonsparking
adj
That does not give off sparks.
nonstriking
nonstriking
adj
Not participating in a strike or work stoppage.
outbreaking
outbreaking
noun
That which bursts forth.
The act of breaking out.
verb
present participle of outbreak
outdrinking
outdrinking
verb
present participle of outdrink
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.
piatigorsky
pockmarking
pockmarking
verb
present participle of pockmark
postmarking
postmarking
verb
present participle of postmark
provokingly
provokingly
adv
In a provoking manner.
razormaking
razormaking
noun
The manufacture of razors.
redocketing
redocketing
verb
present participle of redocket
springbrook
springbrook
Proper noun
A hamlet in Alberta, Canada
A city in Iowa
A city in North Dakota
A town in Wisconsin
stockbridge
stockriding
stockwright
swordmaking
swordmaking
noun
The manufacture of swords.
toolmarking
turkologist
turkologist
Noun
A scholar specializing in the languages, history or cultures of Turkic peoples, including, for example Turkish, Kazakh, Uzbek, Azeri, Kyrgyz, Uyghur, Tuvan, Altai, Shor, Karakalpak and any of the other dozens of Turkic peoples.
unforsaking
unforsaking
adj
That does not forsake.
unprovoking
unprovoking
adj
Not provoking.
verb
present participle of unprovoke
wageworking
wageworking
adj
Working in order to earn a wage.
wireworking
wireworking
noun
The manufacture of wirework.
woodworking
woodworking
noun
The crafts of carpentry, cabinet making and related skills of making things from wood.
verb
present participle of woodwork
woolworking
woolworking
noun
The practice of working with wool.
worldmaking
worldmaking
noun
The creation of a world, as for example in writing fiction.