(genetics) The crossing of a hybrid with one of its parents or an individual genetically similar to its parent.
verb
present participle of backcross
backdropping
backdropping
verb
present participle of backdrop
backfiring
backfiring
noun
A failure that leads to further misfortune.
The occurrence of a backfire.
verb
present participle of backfire
backgeared
background
background
adj
Less important or less noticeable in a scene or system.
noun
(computing) A type of activity on a computer that is not normally visible to the user.
(computing) The image or color over which a computer's desktop items are shown (e.g. icons or application windows).
(physics) Clipping of background radiation.
A less important feature of scenery (as opposed to foreground).
A part of the picture that depicts scenery to the rear or behind the main subject; context.
Information relevant to the current situation about past events; history.
One's social heritage, or previous life; what one did in the past.
verb
(journalism) To gather and provide background information (on).
To put in a position that is not prominent.
simple past tense and past participle of backgrind
backgrounded
backgrounded
adj
(computing) (of a task) Made non-interactive
Moved to the background
verb
simple past tense and past participle of background
backgrounder
backgrounder
noun
(chiefly US) A briefing or document typically provided prior to a meeting or other event that gives basic details on subjects that are likely to be mentioned.
A cattle farmer or rancher who runs a backgrounding operation.
A person employed to draw backgrounds for a comic or cartoon.
backgrounds
backgrounds
noun
plural of background
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of background
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
backspringing
backstring
backstroking
backstroking
verb
present participle of backstroke
backswording
backswording
noun
Sport or exercise using a backsword or singlestick.
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
barracking
barracking
noun
(Australia, New Zealand) The act of cheering for or supporting a team.
An act of jeering or heckling.
verb
present participle of barrack
benchmarking
benchmarking
noun
A performance measurement according to a benchmark.
verb
present participle of benchmark
berrypicking
bickering
bickering
noun
Petty quarreling. Usually considered a childish behaviour, although often applied to adults.
verb
present participle of bicker
blackbirding
blackbirding
noun
(UK, Australia) The practice of kidnapping Pacific Islanders, or kanakas, for sale as cheap labour.
verb
present participle of blackbird
blackfigured
blackguard
blackguard
noun
(archaic) A man who uses foul language in front of a woman, typically a woman of high standing in society.
(old-fashioned, usually used only of men) A scoundrel; an unprincipled contemptible person; an untrustworthy person.
The lowest servant in a household charged with pots, pans, and other kitchen equipment.
verb
(intransitive) To act like a blackguard; to be a scoundrel.
(transitive) To revile or abuse in scurrilous language.
blackguarded
blackguarded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blackguard
blackguardism
blackguardism
noun
Blackguardly behaviour or language.
blackguardize
blackguardize
verb
To make blackguardly.
blackguardly
blackguardly
adj
Characteristic of a blackguard.
blackguardry
blackguards
blackguards
noun
plural of blackguard
blackleggery
blackrag
blacksburg
blockaderunning
blocksburg
bogsucker
bogsucker
noun
The American woodcock.
brackenridge
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
bracking
breckenridge
breckenridge
Proper noun
A town in Colorado, USA
an unincorporated community in Indiana, in the United States
A village/town in Michigan, US.
A city and county seat in Minnesota, US.
A city/town in Missouri, US.
A town in Oklahoma, US.
A city in Texas, USA
breckinridge
brickbatting
brickbatting
noun
The act of assailing with criticism.
The act of attacking by throwing brickbats.
verb
present participle of brickbat
bricking
bricking
noun
The act of pelting with bricks.
verb
present participle of brick
bricklaying
bricklaying
noun
The act of building a wall by laying bricks, usually with cement between the surfaces of the bricks.
bricklayings
bricklayings
noun
plural of bricklaying
bricklining
brickmaking
brickmaking
noun
The manufacture of bricks.
brockage
brockage
noun
(coin collecting) A type of error coin in which one side of the coin has the normal design and the other side has a mirror image of the same design impressed upon it.
brockages
brockages
noun
plural of brockage
buckinghamshire
buckinghamshire
Proper noun
An inland county of England bounded by Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Greater London, Berkshire and Oxfordshire.
bucklering
bucklering
verb
present participle of buckler
buckraming
buckraming
verb
present participle of buckram
cabinetworking
cagework
cagework
noun
A cage or cage-like structure.
cankering
cankering
verb
present participle of canker
cardmaking
cardmaking
noun
The manufacture of greeting cards (usually as a small-scale hobby).
caretaking
caretaking
noun
The act of taking care or taking charge of something.
caretakings
caretakings
noun
plural of caretaking
carjackings
carjackings
noun
plural of carjacking
carking
carking
adj
(archaic) Wearying, distressing (of care, or similar words).
noun
(archaic) Wearying; distress.
verb
present participle of cark
carkingly
carkingly
adv
(archaic) In a carking manner; so as to weary or distress.
carpetmaking
carpetmaking
noun
The manufacture of carpets.
cartmaking
cartmaking
noun
The manufacture of carts.
chairmaking
chairmaking
noun
The manufacture of chairs.
chalkography
changemaker
changemaker
noun
One who makes a change.
charking
charking
verb
present participle of chark
checkerboarding
checkerboarding
noun
(computer graphics) Synonym of checkerboard rendering
verb
present participle of checkerboard
checkering
checkering
noun
Alternative form of chequering
verb
present participle of checker
checkmarking
checkmarking
verb
present participle of checkmark
checkrowing
checkrowing
verb
present participle of checkrow
checkstring
checkstring
noun
A cord used by a passenger in a carriage to signal to the driver to slow down or go faster.
checkweigher
checkweigher
noun
Alternative form of check weigher
chikmagalur
chirking
chirking
verb
present participle of chirk
chuckfarthing
clarksburg
clarksburg
Proper noun
A city in West Virginia, United States
clergylike
clergylike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of the clergy.
clerkage
clerkage
noun
The work of a clerk.
clerking
clerking
verb
present participle of clerk
clinkering
clinkering
verb
present participle of clinker
clogmaker
clogmaker
noun
A manufacturer of clogs (type of shoe).
cockcrowing
cockcrowing
noun
The crowing sound of a cock.
cockcrow; daybreak
cockering
cockering
verb
present participle of cocker
cockermeg
cockermeg
noun
An arrangement of pit props used to support a coalface
cockfighter
cockfighter
noun
One who engages in a cockfight.
cockthrowing
cockthrowing
noun
Alternative form of cock throwing
cokeburg
colormaking
colormaking
noun
The manufacture of paints or dyes.
cooksburg
coremaking
coremaking
noun
(engineering) The manufacture of the cores used to produce the hollow parts of castings.
corkage
corkage
noun
A fee charged by a restaurant to serve wine that a diner has provided.
corkages
corkages
noun
plural of corkage
corking
corking
adj
(informal) splendid, enjoyable, bang-up
noun
The formation of white, cork-like striations on a jalapeño pepper.
verb
present participle of cork
corkmaking
corkscrewing
corkscrewing
noun
A winding, twisting motion.
verb
present participle of corkscrew
corkwing
corkwing
noun
corkwing wrasse (Symphodus melops)
cornhusking
cornhusking
noun
The removal of the husk from corn.
cornhuskings
cornhuskings
noun
plural of cornhusking
counterattacking
counterattacking
verb
present participle of counterattack
counterlocking
counterreckoning
countersinking
countersinking
verb
present participle of countersink
counterworking
counterworking
verb
present participle of counterwork
coworking
coworking
noun
The use of a shared working environment for independent activities by different organisations.
cracking
cracking
adj
(colloquial) Enjoyable.
(colloquial) Great.
That cracks; that produces a sharp sound as of something splitting or breaking.
adv
(Britain) Very, usually associated with praise.
noun
(chemistry) The thermal decomposition of a substance, especially that of crude petroleum in order to produce petrol / gasoline.
The formation of cracks on a surface.
The production of a crack sound.
verb
present participle of crack
crackings
crackings
noun
plural of cracking
crackling
crackling
adj
Sounding with small, sharp cracks or reports, frequently repeated.
noun
(cooking, countable) A crispy, fried skin or rind, especially of pork.
(cooking, in the singular in Britain) The crispy rind of roast pork.
(cooking, often in the plural, US) Fat that, after roasting a joint, hardens and crispens
(obsolete, usually in the plural) Food for dogs, made from the refuse of tallow melting.
The making of small, sharp cracks or reports, frequently repeated.
Three stripes of velvet worn on the sleeves of students at St John's College, Cambridge.
verb
present participle of crackle
cracklings
cracklings
noun
plural of crackling
cradlemaking
cradlemaking
noun
The manufacture of cradles.
craglike
craglike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a crag.
cragwork
craking
craking
verb
present participle of crake
cranking
cranking
noun
The act by which something is cranked.
verb
present participle of crank
crankling
crankling
verb
present participle of crankle
cratemaking
cratemaking
noun
The manufacture of crates.
creaking
creaking
noun
A noise that creaks.
verb
present participle of creak
creakingly
creakingly
adv
With a creaking sound.
creammaking
cricketing
cricketing
adj
That plays cricket.
noun
(archaic) A game of cricket.
verb
present participle of cricket
cricketings
cricketings
noun
plural of cricketing
cricking
cricking
verb
present participle of crick
crinkling
crinkling
noun
The act or sound or something being crinkled.
verb
present participle of crinkle
croaking
croaking
noun
The sound of something that croaks.
verb
present participle of croak
crocketing
crocketing
noun
(architecture) ornamentation with crockets
crocking
crocking
verb
present participle of crock
crookfingered
crooking
crooking
noun
The act by which something is crooked.
verb
present participle of crook
crooklegged
dackering
defrocking
defrocking
noun
The formal removal of the rights and authority of a member of the clergy.
verb
present participle of defrock
derricking
derricking
verb
present participle of derrick
dickering
dickering
noun
bargaining
bartering
verb
present participle of dicker
disfrocking
disfrocking
verb
present participle of disfrock
dogtrick
figpecker
figpecker
noun
A bird, the western Orphean warbler, Sylvia hortensis, prized by gourmets.
fingerpicked
fingerpicked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fingerpick
fingerpicks
fingerpicks
noun
plural of fingerpick
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fingerpick
fleckering
fleckering
verb
present participle of flecker
flickering
flickering
adj
shining unsteadily or varying rapidly in brightness (referring to a light or a source of light)
noun
A short, uncertain burst.
verb
present participle of flicker
flickeringly
flickeringly
adv
Briefly
In a flickering manner
forechecking
forechecking
verb
present participle of forecheck
forelocking
forelocking
verb
present participle of forelock
freckling
freckling
noun
A pattern of freckles
verb
present participle of freckle
fredericksburg
fredericksburg
Proper noun
A town in Posey County, Indiana, United States.
A city/town in Iowa State.
A village in Ohio State.
A city in Texas State.
A city in the northern part Virginia Commonwealth.