(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.
barkleigh
beknights
beknights
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beknight
boghazkoy
chackling
chackling
verb
present participle of chackle
chankings
chankings
noun
plural of chanking
chickling
chickling
noun
A small chick or chicken; a baby chick.
The leguminous plant Lathyrus sativus as well as other Lathyrus species.
chinkiang
chokingly
chokingly
adv
While or as if choking, or in such a way as to cause one to choke.
chuckling
chuckling
noun
(gerund of chuckle) An instance in which someone chuckles
verb
present participle of chuckle
chungking
cockfight
cockfight
noun
A contest, in a cockpit, between gamecocks fitted with cockspurs
verb
To participate in (as a rooster), or organize and run (as a gambler or bookmaker), a cockfighting event.
cocklight
cocklight
noun
twilight at cockcrow; daybreak.
doughlike
doughlike
adj
Resembling dough.
eaglehawk
eaglehawk
noun
(Australia) Any large bird of prey, especially the wedge-tailed eagle, Aquila audax.
folkright
folkright
noun
(obsolete) The common law or right of the people.
gatchwork
gatchwork
noun
Decorative work made from gatch.
gawkihood
gawkishly
gawkishly
adv
In a gawkish manner.
ghostlike
ghostlike
adj
Seemingly invisible; as a ghost, similar to a ghost.
gorakhpur
gorchakov
grasshook
grilikhes
gunkholed
gunkholed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of gunkhole
gymkhanas
gymkhanas
noun
plural of gymkhana
hackingly
hackingly
adv
In a hacking manner; brokenly or jerkily.
hankering
hankering
noun
(often followed by for or after) A strong, restless desire, longing, or mental inclination.
verb
present participle of hanker
harkening
harkening
noun
The act of one who harkens or listens.
verb
present participle of harken
hatmaking
hatmaking
noun
The manufacture of hats.
havocking
haymaking
haymaking
noun
Taking full advantage of an opportunity while it lasts
The cutting of grass and subsequently curing it to make hay as fodder for animals.
hektogram
highjacks
highjacks
noun
plural of highjack
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of highjack
hijacking
hijacking
noun
The act of one who hijacks; the seizure of vehicles.
The instance of such an act; the seizure of a vehicle.
verb
present participle of hijack
hingelike
hingelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a hinge.
hogchoker
hogchoker
noun
Trinectes maculatus, a small flatfish found along the coast of parts of North America.
hogsucker
hogsucker
noun
Hypentelium nigricans, a species of fish found throughout the Mississippi river basin, growing up to two feet in length.
hubmaking
hulkingly
hulkingly
adv
In a hulking manner.
hunkering
hunkering
verb
present participle of hunker
hygrodeik
hygrodeik
noun
A form of hygrometer having wet and dry bulb thermometers, with an adjustable index showing the percentage of moisture in the air, etc.
jacklight
jacklight
noun
(Canada, US) A spotlight or lamp mounted on a car.
verb
(hunting, US, Canada) To shine a jacklight or spotlight on an animal, usually a deer, to aid in hunting at night.
kagoshima
kagoshima
Proper noun
A city in the south coast of the island of Kyushu in Japan
A prefecture in southwestern Japan
kaohsiung
kaohsiung
Proper noun
The second largest city in Taiwan.
kashering
kashering
verb
present participle of kasher
kavanaugh
kawaguchi
kernighan
kiboshing
kiboshing
verb
present participle of kibosh
kinghoods
kinghoods
noun
plural of kinghood
kingships
kingships
noun
plural of kingship
kinkcough
kinkcough
noun
Alternative form of chincough (“whooping cough”)
kirghizes
kirghizia
kiungchow
kiungshan
klagshamn
knightage
knightage
noun
knighthood; state of being a knight
knights collectively
knightess
knightess
noun
(rare) A female knight.
(rare) The wife of a knight.
knighting
knighting
noun
The act of making somebody a knight.
verb
present participle of knight
knightsen
koksaghyz
koksaghyz
noun
The plant Taraxacum kok-saghyz, whose latex is used in rubber production.
koshering
koshering
verb
present participle of kosher
kuangchou
kvetching
kvetching
noun
Persistent complaining.
verb
present participle of kvetch
kwangchow
kymograph
kymograph
noun
A device that gives a graphical representation of a variation in a phenomenon such as blood pressure over time, using a pen on a rotating drum.
mangohick
nighthawk
nighthawk
noun
(UK, regional) A nightjar, especially Caprimulgus europaeus (Eurasian nightjar).
(US) A New World nightjar of the genus Chordeiles, especially Chordeiles minor.
A nighthawker (metal detectorist who works illegally at night).
A person whose preference or custom is to remain awake and active during the night and the early morning hours.
nightlike
nightlike
adj
Resembling night or some aspect of it; dark, tenebrous.
nightwake
nightwalk
nightwork
nightwork
noun
Work which is carried out at night.
radknight
radknight
noun
Synonym of radman
reshaking
reshaking
verb
present participle of reshake
rodknight
roughneck
roughneck
noun
(colloquial, chiefly US) A labourer on an oil rig.
(colloquial, chiefly US) An ironworker; a dirty or low-paid worker, a labourer.
(colloquial, chiefly US) Someone with rough manners; a rowdy or uncouth person.
verb
To work as a laborer on an oil rig.
roughwork
roughwork
verb
(dated, rare, transitive) To work over coarsely, without regard to nicety or smoothness.
shackings
shackling
shackling
verb
present participle of shackle
shagbarks
shagbarks
noun
plural of shagbark
shakingly
shakingly
adv
In a shaking manner; shakily
shankings
shankings
noun
plural of shanking
shikargah
shikargah
noun
(India, historical) A hunting-ground, or enclosed preserve.
(India, historical) An arabesque pattern depicting a variety of figures and groups of animals.
shrieking
shrieking
noun
gerund of shriek: an act of uttering a loud, sharp, or shrill cry or sound; also, a sound that shrieks.
verb
present participle of shriek
shrinkage
shrinkage
noun
(slang) The reduction in size of the male genitalia when cold, such as from immersion in cold water.
The act of shrinking, or the proportion by which something shrinks.
The loss of merchandise through theft, spoilage, and obsolescence.
shrinkerg
shrinking
shrinking
noun
The act of one who, or that which, shrinks; act of becoming smaller or moving timidly away.
verb
present participle of shrink
shrrinkng
shuckings
shuckings
noun
plural of shucking
skeighish
sketching
sketching
noun
Something drawn briefly and basically; a sketch.
verb
present participle of sketch
skiagraph
skiagraph
noun
(physics) Alternative form of sciagraph
verb
Alternative form of sciagraph
skintight
skintight
adj
Conforming tightly to the body, snug against the skin.
skiograph
skowhegan
skowhegan
Proper noun
a town in Maine, USA
skreeghed
skreighed
skylights
skylights
noun
plural of skylight
thegnlike
thinglike
thinglike
adj
(philosophy) Resembling a thing; having the properties associated with a physical object; objectlike.
thinkings
thinkings
noun
plural of thinking
thinkling
thwacking
thwacking
noun
The action or sound of a thwack; a beating.
verb
present participle of thwack
tightknit
tightknit
adj
Alternative spelling of tight-knit
unchoking
unchoking
verb
present participle of unchoke
unhooking
unhooking
noun
The removal of or from a hook.
verb
present participle of unhook
unhusking
unhusking
verb
present participle of unhusk
unshaking
unshaking
adj
Standing firm; unwavering.
verb
present participle of unshake
weeknight
weeknight
noun
The evening of a weekday.
weighbauk
weighlock
weighlock
noun
A lock, as on a canal, in which boats are weighed and their tonnage is settled.