A form of water treatment in which water is pumped backwards through the filter media, sometimes with intermittent use of compressed air.
bangwaketsi
bargainwise
beggingwise
beshadowing
beshadowing
verb
present participle of beshadow
bowstringed
bowstringed
adj
Supplied or fitted with a bowstring.
brownnosing
brownnosing
verb
present participle of brownnose
buckwashing
bushwalking
bushwalking
noun
(Australia, New Zealand) The activity of hiking or backpacking.
verb
present participle of bushwalk
causewaying
causewaying
verb
present participle of causeway
chainsawing
chainsawing
verb
present participle of chainsaw
coxswaining
coxswaining
verb
present participle of coxswain
crawfishing
crawfishing
noun
fishing for crawfish
verb
present participle of crawfish
disallowing
disallowing
verb
present participle of disallow
disboweling
discrowning
discrowning
verb
present participle of discrown
disendowing
disendowing
verb
present participle of disendow
dishwashing
dishwashing
noun
The act of cleaning the dishware.
downrushing
downrushing
verb
present participle of downrush
downscaling
downscaling
noun
The act by which something is downscaled; a reduction in size or numbers.
verb
present participle of downscale
downsinking
downsitting
downsitting
noun
The act of sitting down; repose; a resting.
downsliding
drawstrings
drawstrings
noun
plural of drawstring
englishtown
evilwishing
fawningness
fawningness
noun
Tendency to fawn; obsequious behaviour.
flowingness
flowingness
noun
A tendency to flow; fluency.
foreshowing
foreshowing
noun
The act or an instance of showing something, usually an event, ahead of time; a prognostication
verb
present participle of foreshow
forswearing
forswearing
noun
The act of one who forswears.
verb
present participle of forswear
gallowsness
gallowsness
noun
(slang, rare, archaic) recklessness
gardenwards
gardenwards
adv
Towards a garden.
garlandwise
garlandwise
adv
In an arrangement resembling a garland.
gawkinesses
gawkinesses
noun
plural of gawkiness
gawkishness
gawkishness
noun
The quality of being gawkish.
goosewinged
goosewinged
adj
(nautical) Having a goosewing; said of a fore-and-aft rigged vessel with foresail set on one side and mainsail on the other.
greenswards
greenswards
noun
plural of greensward
greenwashes
greenwashes
noun
plural of greenwash
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of greenwash
groundswell
groundswell
noun
(by extension) A broadly-based shifting of public opinion.
(nautical, surfing) A broad undulation of the open ocean, often as the result of a distant disturbance.
groundwards
groundwards
adv
Towards the ground; groundward.
groundwoods
groundwoods
noun
plural of groundwood
groundworks
groundworks
noun
plural of groundwork
growthiness
growthiness
noun
The quality of being growthy.
hornswaggle
hornswoggle
hornswoggle
noun
(slang) nonsense; humbug
verb
(transitive, slang) To deceive or trick.
ingrownness
ingrownness
noun
The quality of being ingrown.
junglewards
junglewards
adv
Towards a jungle.
knightstown
knightswort
knowingness
knowingness
noun
Pretending to already be informed, as contrasted with a willingness to learn.
The quality or state of being knowing.
landownings
landownings
noun
plural of landowning
loungewears
lowercasing
lowercasing
verb
present participle of lowercase
lozengeways
lozengeways
adv
(heraldry) Lozengewise.
lozengewise
lozengewise
adv
(heraldry) Placed like a lozenge (a diamond).
misawarding
misawarding
verb
present participle of misaward
misthrowing
misthrowing
verb
present participle of misthrow
narrowsburg
networkings
networkings
noun
plural of networking
newmanising
newscasting
newscasting
noun
The production of newscasts
newsmongers
newsmongers
noun
plural of newsmonger
newsmongery
newsmongery
noun
Journalism, especially the type that is sensationalist.
The act of spreading gossip.
newswriting
newswriting
noun
writing for the news media
nonbrowsing
nonbrowsing
adj
Not relating to the browsing of the Internet.
That does not feed by browsing.
nonswearing
nonswearing
adj
Not swearing; not making an oath.
Not swearing; not using bad language.
nonsweating
nonswimming
nonswimming
adj
Not of or pertaining to swimming.
orangewoods
outswearing
outswearing
verb
present participle of outswear
outsweeping
outsweeping
verb
present participle of outsweep
outswimming
outswimming
verb
present participle of outswim
outswinging
outswinging
adj
(cricket) Moving with outswing
(soccer) Moving so as to curve away from the goal or centre
Of or pertaining to doors or windows that open in the outwards direction.
owingsville
owingsville
Proper noun
a home-rule class city in Kentucky, USA
pigeonwings
pigeonwings
noun
plural of pigeonwing
postweaning
postweaning
adj
Following the weaning period
prayingwise
prewritings
prewritings
noun
plural of prewriting
rainwashing
rainwashing
verb
present participle of rainwash
reshowering
safeblowing
safeblowing
noun
The act of breaking into a safe using explosives.
sandwiching
sandwiching
verb
present participle of sandwich
scenewright
scenewright
noun
A person who works in scenecraft.
shingletown
shinglewise
shinglewise
adv
Laid out in an overlapping arrangement like shingles.
shinglewood
shortwaving
showboating
showboating
verb
present participle of showboat
showjumping
showjumping
noun
(sports, equestrianism) A sporting competition where horses are ridden around a course consisting of several jumps, to demonstrate the skill of both the rider and the horse.
shufflewing
shufflewing
Noun
The hedge sparrow.
sideswiping
sideswiping
verb
present participle of sideswipe
skywritings
sleepwaking
sleepwaking
noun
The state of one who is mesmerized, or in a partial and morbid sleep.
snowballing
snowballing
verb
present participle of snowball
snowplowing
snowplowing
verb
present participle of snowplow
snowshoeing
snowshoeing
noun
The act or sport of travelling on snowshoes.
verb
present participle of snowshoe
songwriters
songwriters
noun
plural of songwriter
songwriting
songwriting
noun
(authorship) The work of a songwriter.
sorrowingly
sorrowingly
adv
While sorrowing; sorrowfully, woefully.
spongewares
spongewares
noun
plural of spongeware
sprawlingly
sprawlingly
adv
In a sprawling manner; widely and haphazardly.
springwater
springwater
noun
Water originating from a spring.
Water that is purportedly, and marketed as, originating from a spring, but is mostly or entirely filtered or tap water.
springwoods
springwoods
noun
plural of springwood
squawkingly
squawkingly
adv
In a squawking way; with squawking noises.
swallowling
swallowling
noun
A young swallow.
swanmarking
sweetenings
sweetenings
noun
plural of sweetening
swindlingly
swindlingly
adv
In a swindling manner; with swindling as a set objective.
swingaround
swingdingle
swingeingly
swingeingly
adv
In a swingeing manner.
swingingest
swingingest
adj
superlative form of swinging: most swinging
swingletail
swingletail
noun
(archaic, rare) The thrasher, or fox shark.
swingletree
swingletree
noun
Alternative form of singletree
swingometer
swingometer
noun
(Britain) A graphic device used to illustrate swing in an election.
swordmaking
swordmaking
noun
The manufacture of swords.
twinighters
unanswering
unanswering
adj
Giving no answer; unresponsive.
undisowning
unrightwise
unrightwise
adj
Obsolete form of unrighteous.
unscrawling
unshowering
unsorrowing
unsorrowing
adj
Not sorrowing.
unswaddling
unswaddling
verb
present participle of unswaddle
unswiveling
unswiveling
verb
present participle of unswivel
unwastingly
volkswagens
waggishness
waggishness
noun
Waggish behaviour.
waggonsmith
wagneresque
wainscoting
wainscoting
noun
Alternative spelling of wainscotting
wainwrights
wainwrights
noun
plural of wainwright
waitlisting
waitlisting
verb
present participle of waitlist
waitressing
waitressing
verb
present participle of waitress
walstonburg
wantingness
warehousing
warehousing
noun
The act of storing goods in a warehouse.
verb
present participle of warehouse
warrensburg
waspnesting
wastingness
waterskiing
wavelengths
wavelengths
noun
plural of wavelength
weatherings
weatherings
noun
plural of weathering
weightiness
weightiness
noun
The quality of being weighty.
wellingtons
wellingtons
noun
plural of wellington
wellsprings
wellsprings
noun
plural of wellspring
wharfingers
wharfingers
noun
plural of wharfinger
whisperings
whisperings
noun
plural of whispering
whistlewing
whistlewing
noun
The American goldeneye.
whistlingly
whistlingly
adv
With a whistling sound.
wholesaling
wholesaling
verb
present participle of wholesale
wiggishness
wiggishness
noun
The quality of being wiggish.
willingness
willingness
noun
The state of being willing
windingness
windingness
noun
The quality of being winding (twisting, turning or sinuous).