(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
backsliding
backsliding
adj
sliding back
noun
An occasion on which one backslides, especially in a moral sense.
verb
present participle of backslide
beckoningly
beckoningly
adv
So as to beckon or call near; enticingly.
blackenings
blackenings
noun
plural of blackening
blackington
blacklegism
blacklegism
noun
The character or actions of a blackleg.
blockmaking
blockmaking
noun
The manufacture of blocks for use in printing.
The manufacture of nautical blocks.
bootlicking
bootlicking
noun
servile behaviour
verb
present participle of bootlick
bricklaying
bricklaying
noun
The act of building a wall by laying bricks, usually with cement between the surfaces of the bricks.
bricklining
cabbagelike
cabbagelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a cabbage.
cakewalking
cakewalking
verb
present participle of cakewalk
chikmagalur
chucklingly
chucklingly
adv
in a chuckling manner
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.
cockbilling
cockbilling
verb
present participle of cockbill
cocktailing
cocktailing
noun
Work as a cocktail waitress.
coldcocking
coldcocking
verb
present participle of coldcock
colormaking
colormaking
noun
The manufacture of paints or dyes.
deadlocking
deadlocking
verb
present participle of deadlock
duckwalking
duckwalking
verb
present participle of duckwalk
finickingly
finickingly
adv
finically
flyspecking
flyspecking
noun
A technique for painting furniture with flicked drops of paint.
verb
present participle of flyspeck
footlicking
footlicking
adj
sycophantic
noun
The act of licking someone's feet.
sycophantic behavior
forelocking
forelocking
verb
present participle of forelock
garlickiest
garlickiest
adj
superlative form of garlicky: most garlicky
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.
glykopectic
goldbricked
goldbricked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of goldbrick
goldbricker
goldbricker
noun
(US, informal) A lazy person; an idler.
griddlecake
griddlecake
noun
Any of various forms of small pancake made from a spoonful of batter cooked on a griddle
gridlocking
gridlocking
verb
present participle of gridlock
grieshuckle
jacklighted
jacklighter
jacklighter
noun
A hunter who jacklights.
jackrolling
jackrolling
noun
(South Africa) gang rape of women by men
linebacking
linebacking
noun
(American football) Playing as a linebacker
mackereling
mackereling
noun
Alternative form of mackerelling
nickelising
nickelising
verb
present participle of nickelise
nickelizing
nickelizing
verb
present participle of nickelize
nonblocking
nonblocking
adj
(computing theory) That does not block; allowing other tasks to proceed immediately rather than having to wait for completion.
outslicking
outslicking
verb
present participle of outslick
parbuckling
parbuckling
verb
present participle of parbuckle
pilgarlicky
placemaking
placemaking
noun
The planning, design and management of public spaces with regard to the communities that will inhabit them.
politicking
politicking
noun
(often derogatory) The act of engaging in politics, or in political campaigning.
verb
present participle of politic
present participle of politick
pricklingly
pricklingly
adv
With a prickling action or sensation.
racewalking
racewalking
noun
(sports) A sport in which people try to walk as fast as possible, subject to the constraint that at least one foot must be on the ground at all time (or else they would be running).
verb
present participle of racewalk
shellacking
shellacking
noun
(informal, US) A heavy defeat, drubbing, or beating; used particularly in sports and political contexts.
The act or process of coating with shellac.
verb
present participle of shellac
sickeningly
sickeningly
adv
(sometimes figurative) In a manner to sicken.
singlestick
singlestick
noun
(uncountable) A martial art, sport or exercise using a cudgel or backsword.
A one-handed wooden stick used for fencing in place of a sword.
sketchingly
slammocking
stockpiling
stockpiling
noun
The process of building up a stockpile.
verb
present participle of stockpile
thwackingly
thwackingly
adv
With a thwacking sound.
ticklenburg
ticklenburg
noun
A coarse, mixed linen fabric made to be sold in the West Indies.
tracklaying
tracklaying
noun
(rail transport) The work that involves putting the track in place.