Slanderous or speaking badly, especially of a person without that person's knowledge.
noun
The action of slandering a person without that person's knowledge.
verb
present participle of backbite
backbitingly
backbitingly
adv
In a backbiting manner.
backbitings
backbitings
noun
plural of backbiting
backdating
backdating
noun
The act by which something is backdated.
verb
present participle of backdate
backfitting
backfitting
verb
present participle of backfit
backlighted
backlighting
backlighting
noun
The illumination of a photographic subject from the rear, causing edges to glow while other areas remain in shadow.
verb
present participle of backlight
backlisting
backlisting
verb
present participle of backlist
backscattering
backscattering
noun
(physics) The scattering of waves, particles, or signals back in the direction of their source.
verb
present participle of backscatter
backscratching
backscratching
verb
present participle of backscratch
backsetting
backsetting
verb
present participle of backset
backsight
backsight
noun
(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.
backstabbing
backstabbing
noun
The act of one who backstabs.
verb
present participle of backstab
backstamping
backstitching
backstitching
verb
present participle of backstitch
backstopping
backstopping
verb
present participle of backstop
backstring
backstroking
backstroking
verb
present participle of backstroke
backtracking
backtracking
noun
(aviation) The usage of a runway as a taxiway, especially at private strips and smaller airports.
(computer science) The act of building all possible solutions to a problem incrementally, abandoning any candidate solution if it cannot lead to a valid solution.
(countable, uncountable) The act of one who, or that which, backtracks; a retracing of one's steps.
verb
present participle of backtrack
bagritski
bagtikan
bangwaketsi
bankrupting
bankrupting
verb
present participle of bankrupt
basingstoke
basingstoke
Proper noun
A town in Hampshire, England
basketing
basketing
verb
present participle of basket
basketmaking
basketmaking
noun
The construction of baskets, especially by traditional means.
basketweaving
basketweaving
noun
(figurative) Any useless, unproductive, or lightweight activity.
The act of weaving baskets, as for example from grasses, wicker, or rope.
batiking
batiking
verb
present participle of batik
bedticking
beknight
beknight
verb
(transitive, rare) To make a knight of.
beknighted
beknighted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beknight
beknighting
beknighting
verb
present participle of beknight
beknights
beknights
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beknight
beknotting
beltmaking
beltmaking
noun
The manufacture of belts.
besticking
besticking
verb
present participle of bestick
betaking
betaking
verb
present participle of betake
bethanking
bethanking
verb
present participle of bethank
bethinking
bethinking
noun
The act of thinking, thinking about, considering, reflecting, or remembering.
verb
present participle of bethink
betokening
betokening
verb
present participle of betoken
bhaktimarga
billsticking
billsticking
noun
Synonym of billposting
biscuitmaking
blackington
blacklight
blacklight
noun
Alternative form of black light (“ultraviolet bulb”)
blacklisting
blacklisting
noun
The act of placing onto a blacklist.
verb
present participle of blacklist
blacksmithing
blacksmithing
noun
the business of a blacksmith
verb
present participle of blacksmith
blacktopping
blacktopping
verb
present participle of blacktop
blanketing
blanketing
noun
(countable) A layer of something that covers like a blanket.
(nautical, slang) A manoeuvre in which one vessel covers or becalms another with its sails.
(rail transport) Provision of a layer under the trackbed to prevent clay subsoil and water being forced to the surface by the weight of trains.
(uncountable, countable) Cloth for making blankets.
(uncountable, countable) The act or punishment of tossing in a blanket.
verb
present participle of blanket
blanketmaking
blanketmaking
noun
The manufacture of blankets.
blitzkrieg
blitzkrieg
noun
A fast military offensive, typically involving a large and highly mobile tank force with air support.
blitzkrieged
blitzkrieging
blitzkriegs
blitzkriegs
noun
plural of blitzkrieg
blockbusting
blockbusting
adj
Having the characteristics of a blockbuster; hugely successful.
noun
(US) A technique used to encourage people to sell their property by giving the impression that a neighborhood is changing for the worse, especially by implying a change in its racial makeup.
bluestocking
bluestocking
noun
(historical) A member of an 18th-century Blue Stockings Society.
(historical) The English parliament of 1653, more commonly called the Barebones Parliament
(usually derogatory) A scholarly, literary, or cultured woman.
bluestockingish
bluestockingish
adj
Like a bluestocking, or scholarly woman.
bluestockingism
bluestockingism
noun
(colloquial) The character or manner of a bluestocking; female pedantry.
bluestockings
bluestockings
noun
plural of bluestocking
boltmaking
boltmaking
noun
The manufacture of bolts.
bookwright
bookwright
noun
A writer of books; an author.
bootlicking
bootlicking
noun
servile behaviour
verb
present participle of bootlick
bootmaking
bootmaking
noun
The making of boots.
bottlemaking
bottlemaking
noun
The manufacture of bottles.
bracketing
bracketing
noun
(architecture) A series or group of brackets; brackets, collectively.
The act of enclosing (text, etc.) in brackets.
verb
present participle of bracket
breakfasting
breakfasting
noun
The act of eating breakfast.
verb
present participle of breakfast
breathtaking
breathtaking
adj
Very surprising or shocking; to such a degree as to cause astonishment.
stunningly beautiful; amazing
breathtakingly
breathtakingly
adv
In a breathtaking manner.
To a degree that causes shock or awe; shockingly.
bribetaking
bribetaking
noun
The acceptance of bribes.
brickbatting
brickbatting
noun
The act of assailing with criticism.
The act of attacking by throwing brickbats.
verb
present participle of brickbat
brightwork
brightwork
noun
Polished metal fixtures, especially aboard a boat.
The varnished or oiled wood trim aboard a boat.
brightworks
brightworks
noun
plural of brightwork
bucketing
bucketing
noun
A heavy pouring down of liquid; a deluge.
Synonym of binning (“data pre-processing technique”)
The act of moving material using a bucket.
verb
present participle of bucket
bucketmaking
bucketmaking
noun
The manufacture of buckets.
bukittinggi
bulletmaking
bulletmaking
noun
The manufacture of bullets.
buttermaking
cabinetmaking
cabinetmaking
noun
The art of the cabinetmaker
cabinetmakings
cabinetworking
doublethinking
ekaterinburg
ekebergite
ekebergite
noun
(archaic, mineralogy) Wernerite, a scapolite mineral.
giftbook
gobstick
grubstaking
grubstaking
verb
present participle of grubstake
heartbreaking
heartbreaking
adj
That causes great grief, anguish or distress.
noun
The breaking of a heart; great grief, anguish or distress.
heartbreakingly
heartbreakingly
adv
In a heartbreaking manner
interbanking
katagelophobia
katagelophobia
noun
Alternative spelling of catagelophobia
kathemoglobin
keithsburg
kibitzing
kibitzing
noun
The action of the verb to kibitz.
verb
present participle of kibitz
kingbolt
kingbolt
noun
The main bolt of a structure, especially the bolt in a motor vehicle that links the chassis to the axle, providing the steering pivot.
kingbolts
kingbolts
noun
plural of kingbolt
kirkcudbright
kirkcudbrightshire
kirkcudbrightshire
Proper noun
A historic county, registration county and lieutenancy area in the informal Galloway area of south-western Scotland.
kitbag
kitbag
noun
(military, UK) A large cylindrical holdall.
knightsbridge
knowledgeability
knowledgeability
noun
The condition of being knowledgeable.
kongsbergite
kongsbergite
noun
(mineralogy) A variety of silver containing about 5% mercury
motorbiking
motorbiking
verb
present participle of motorbike
outbaking
outbaking
verb
present participle of outbake
outbarking
outbarking
verb
present participle of outbark
outbreaking
outbreaking
noun
That which bursts forth.
The act of breaking out.
verb
present participle of outbreak
pathbreaking
pathbreaking
adj
Opening a new path or approach
patricksburg
quarterbacking
quarterbacking
noun
(American football) The act of playing as a quarterback
(US) The action of making criticisms after the event
verb
present participle of quarterback
sabbathbreaking
sabbathkeeping
skateboarding
skateboarding
noun
the act of riding on a skateboard
verb
present participle of skateboard
skogbolite
stinkbug
stinkbug
noun
(Southwestern US) A pinacate beetle or stink beetle (genus Eleodes) that releases a pungent odor when threatened.
(entomology) Any of various insects of the Hemiptera order (the "true bugs"), in the Heteroptera suborder, principally in the superfamilies Pentatomoidea and Coreoidea.
Any of several insects, usually shield-shaped, possessing a gland that produces a foul-smelling liquid, usually containing aldehydes which they use to discourage predators.
stinkbugs
stinkbugs
noun
plural of stinkbug
stockbreeding
stockbreeding
noun
The breeding and rearing of livestock.
stockbridge
stockbroking
stockbroking
noun
The profession of a stockbroker.
stockjobbing
stockjobbing
noun
(trading, dated) Making markets in equity securities; dealing in stocks and shares.
strikebreaking
strikebreaking
adj
Of or pertaining to such activity.
noun
Activity intended to disrupt or end a strike without an agreement by workers.
verb
present participle of strikebreak
stringybark
stringybark
noun
Any of a number of Australian eucalyptus trees with fibrous bark, or the wood or bark of such trees.
stringybarks
stringybarks
noun
plural of stringybark
subtasking
tablemaking
tablemaking
noun
The construction of tables of data.
The manufacture of tables.
thimblemaking
thumbtacking
thumbtacking
verb
present participle of thumbtack
ticklenburg
ticklenburg
noun
A coarse, mixed linen fabric made to be sold in the West Indies.
ticklenburgs
ticklenburgs
noun
plural of ticklenburg
troublemaking
troublemaking
adj
Causing trouble.
noun
Causing trouble; acting in a disruptive way
trucebreaking
tubemaking
tubemaking
noun
The manufacture of tubes.
tubmaking
tubmaking
noun
The manufacture of tubs.
unbluestockingish
vegetablelike
vegetablelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a vegetable.
yekaterinburg
yekaterinburg
Proper noun
A city in the Sverdlovsk oblast of Russia, the fifth-largest in the country by population.