A form of water treatment in which water is pumped backwards through the filter media, sometimes with intermittent use of compressed air.
birdwatching
birdwatching
noun
(slang) The hobby of watching rocket launches.
Observing or identifying wild birds in their natural environment.
blackwashing
blackwashing
noun
(derogatory) The revisionist portrayal of something as belonging to a black race of people.
(derogatory) The revisionist portrayal of something as evil.
The application of a coating of blackwash.
verb
present participle of blackwash
braunschweig
braunschweig
Proper noun
a city in Lower Saxony, Germany; Brunswick
braunschweiger
braunschweiger
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Braunschweiger (a sausage).
buckwashing
bushwhacking
bushwhacking
noun
criticizing, by someone or a person(s), on policies and stances by George W. Bush, in forums and discussions
fighting, as a guerilla, especially in wooded country
travelling through thick wooded country, cutting away scrub to make progress
verb
present participle of bushwhack
candlewright
candlewright
noun
(obsolete) A chandler, or maker of candles.
cartwheeling
cartwheeling
verb
present participle of cartwheel
cartwrighting
cartwrighting
noun
The work of a cartwright, building carts.
caughnawaga
chainsawing
chainsawing
verb
present participle of chainsaw
changchiakow
changchow
changchowfu
changewater
chawing
chawing
verb
present participle of chaw, i.e. nonstandard variant of chewing.
checkweighman
checkweighman
noun
A person, elected by miners, whose task is to check what the mine owner's weighman states has been the amount of coal that has been mined; used especially if the miners' wages are related to production.
chingpaw
chinwag
chinwag
noun
(Britain, Ireland, informal) An informal conversation, usually about everyday matters; a chat, a gossip.
verb
(British, Ireland, informal) To chat, to gossip.
chinwagging
chinwagging
verb
present participle of chinwag
counterthwarting
crawfishing
crawfishing
noun
fishing for crawfish
verb
present participle of crawfish
feuchtwanger
flowcharting
flowcharting
noun
(computing) the design and construction of flowcharts
hangchow
kwangchow
kwangchowan
newchwang
nightcrawler
nightcrawler
noun
(chiefly Northern US, Western US) More generally, any arbitrarily large earthworm, especially those favored in angling.
An earthworm of the species Lumbricus terrestris, known for its large size and nocturnal surfacings.
nightcrawlers
nightcrawlers
noun
plural of nightcrawler
outwatching
outwatching
verb
present participle of outwatch
overwatching
overwatching
verb
present participle of overwatch
patchworking
patchworking
noun
The making of patchworks
verb
present participle of patchwork
sandwiching
sandwiching
verb
present participle of sandwich
scrimshawing
scrimshawing
verb
present participle of scrimshaw
showcasing
showcasing
noun
(Internet, retailing) The activity of going to bricks-and-mortar stores to examine goods before buying them online, frequently from a different retailer.
An instance of something being showcased or exhibited.
verb
present participle of showcase
swashbucklering
swashbucklering
adj
Alternative form of swashbuckling
swashbuckling
swashbuckling
adj
Adventurous, exciting.
swashbucklings
thwacking
thwacking
noun
The action or sound of a thwack; a beating.
verb
present participle of thwack
thwackingly
thwackingly
adv
With a thwacking sound.
unwatching
unwatching
verb
present participle of unwatch
walpurgisnacht
walpurgisnacht
Noun
Walpurgis night, a feast of witchcraft in German folklore; any orgiastic or bacchanalian party.
wangchuk
wappenschawing
watchdogging
watchdogging
verb
present participle of watchdog
watching
watching
noun
The act of one who watches.
verb
present participle of watch
watchingly
watchingly
adv
While watching; with watchful attention.
watchings
watchings
noun
plural of watching
watchmaking
watchmaking
noun
The making (and repairing) of watches
watchmakings
watchung
wauchting
wauchting
verb
present participle of waucht
weapschawing
weltanschauung
weltanschauung
noun
A person's or a group's conception, philosophy or view of the world; a worldview.
weltanschauungen
weltanschauungen
noun
plural of weltanschauung
whacking
whacking
adj
(informal) Exceptionally large; whopping (often followed by an adjective such as great or big).
verb
present participle of whack
whiggification
whiggification
noun
The process or result of whiggifying.
whitecapping
whitecapping
noun
(US, historical) The vigilante actions carried out by whitecaps.