(geology) A hard dark sandstone with poorly sorted angular grains of quartz, feldspar, and small rock fragments in a compact, clay-fine matrix.
grillework
grillework
noun
Alternative spelling of grillwork
guesswork
guesswork
noun
An estimate, judgment or opinion made by guessing, from limited information.
guessworker
guessworker
noun
A person who proceeds by guesswork.
headworking
interknowledge
interknowledge
noun
Reciprocal knowledge.
internetworking
internetworking
verb
present participle of internetwork
interworking
interworking
noun
Interoperability.
jawbreaking
jawbreaking
adj
Very difficult to pronounce.
jawbreakingly
jawbreakingly
adv
In a way that is very difficult to say or pronounce.
jogglework
kenningwort
killigrew
killigrew
noun
(UK, Scotland, dialect, archaic) A bird, the red-billed chough.
klingerstown
knowinger
knowinger
adj
comparative form of knowing: more knowing
kwarteng
lawbreaking
lawbreaking
adj
unlawful; illegal.
noun
The commission of a criminal act, the violation or breaking of a law.
lawbreakings
lawbreakings
noun
plural of lawbreaking
leatherworking
leatherworking
noun
The manufacture of articles from leather.
legwork
legwork
noun
Skillful or vigorous use of the legs, as in dance or sports.
Work, especially research or preparation, that involves significant walking, travel, or similar effort.
legworks
legworks
noun
plural of legwork
metalworking
metalworking
noun
The art and craft of shaping metal.
metalworkings
metalworkings
noun
plural of metalworking
networking
networking
noun
The process of meeting new people in a business or social context.
The use of computer networks.
verb
present participle of network
networkings
networkings
noun
plural of networking
nightwalker
nightwalker
noun
(archaic, euphemistic) A prostitute who looks for clients on the streets.
(fantasy) A vampire.
nightwalkers
nightwalkers
noun
plural of nightwalker
nightworker
nonforeknowledge
norridgewock
overknowing
overknowing
adj
Excessively knowing or cunning.
overworking
overworking
verb
present participle of overwork
passagework
passagework
noun
(music) An ornamental passage in a musical work, often resembling a scale; or the performance of such a passage
passageworks
passageworks
noun
plural of passagework
pawnbrokerage
pawnbrokerage
noun
(countable) A pawnbroker's shop.
(uncountable) The business of pawnbroking.
pawnbrokering
pawnbrokering
noun
Synonym of pawnbroking
preacknowledge
preacknowledge
verb
(transitive) To acknowledge in advance.
preacknowledged
preacknowledged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of preacknowledge
preacknowledgement
preacknowledgement
noun
Alternative form of preacknowledgment
preacknowledging
preacknowledging
verb
present participle of preacknowledge
preacknowledgment
preacknowledgment
noun
acknowledgment in advance
preknowing
preknowledge
preknowledge
noun
prior knowledge
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
racewalkings
rangework
rangework
noun
Masonry consisting of horizontal rows of ashlar.
reacknowledge
reacknowledge
verb
(transitive) To acknowledge again or anew.
reacknowledged
reacknowledged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of reacknowledge
reacknowledging
reacknowledging
verb
present participle of reacknowledge
reacknowledgment
reacknowledgment
noun
Alternative form of reacknowledgement
reawakening
reawakening
noun
A second or subsequent awakening.
verb
present participle of reawaken
reawakenings
reawakenings
noun
plural of reawakening
reawaking
reawaking
verb
present participle of reawake
rewakening
rewakening
noun
(archaic) reawakening
verb
present participle of rewaken
rewaking
rewaking
verb
present participle of rewake
reworking
reworking
noun
An act in which something is reworked.
verb
present participle of rework
shipwrecking
shipwrecking
verb
present participle of shipwreck
siegework
siegework
noun
A temporary fort where siege guns are mounted.
silkgrower
silkgrower
noun
A grower of silk.
skewering
skewering
noun
The act by which something is skewered.
verb
present participle of skewer
sneckdrawing
steelworking
steelworking
noun
The act of working steel, the creation of steelwork or steelwares
streetwalking
streetwalking
noun
The trade of a streetwalker; prostitution that is not tied to a particular brothel or establishment.
superacknowledgment
superknowledge
superknowledge
noun
superhuman or supernatural knowledge
swashbucklering
swashbucklering
adj
Alternative form of swashbuckling
tagwerk
tagwerk
noun
(historical) A unit of land area, the amount that could be ploughed in one day.
tanglewrack
trianglework
underworking
underworking
noun
lower or underlying workings
verb
present participle of underwork
volkerwanderung
wafermaking
wagework
wagework
noun
Work done to earn a wage.
wageworker
wageworker
noun
A worker who earns a wage.
wageworkers
wageworkers
noun
plural of wageworker
wageworking
wageworking
adj
Working in order to earn a wage.
wagonmaker
wagonmaker
noun
A manufacturer of wagons.
wakeboarding
wakeboarding
noun
(sports) A water sport where a rider on a small board is towed by a motor boat, attached by a cable.
waremaking
waremaking
noun
The manufacture of wares.
watermarking
watermarking
verb
present participle of watermark
waterskiing
waterskiings
weathermaking
weathermaking
noun
The (attempted) influencing of the weather, by magic or technology.
whickering
whickering
noun
The act of producing a whicker.
verb
present participle of whicker
whiskerage
whiskerage
noun
Whiskers.
wickenburg
wigmaker
wigmaker
noun
A person who makes wigs.
wigmakers
wigmakers
noun
plural of wigmaker
winterkilling
winterkilling
verb
present participle of winterkill
wiremaking
wiremaking
noun
The manufacture of wire.
wireworking
wireworking
noun
The manufacture of wirework.
wisecracking
wisecracking
adj
Making many wisecracks.
verb
present participle of wisecrack
workingmen
workingmen
noun
plural of workingman
workingwomen
workingwomen
noun
plural of workingwoman
wreaking
wreaking
noun
The act by which something is wreaked.
verb
present participle of wreak
wreathmaking
wreathmaking
noun
The construction of wreaths of flowers.
wreckage
wreckage
noun
Something wrecked, especially the remains or debris of something which has been severely damaged or destroyed.
wreckages
wreckages
noun
plural of wreckage
wrecking
wrecking
noun
The act by which something is wrecked.
The taking of valuables from a shipwreck close to the shore.