The illumination of a photographic subject from the rear, causing edges to glow while other areas remain in shadow.
verb
present participle of backlight
barkleigh
bechalking
bechalking
verb
present participle of bechalk
blackfishing
blackfishing
noun
(slang, of a non-black person) The practice of appropriating signifiers of black identity, such as darkening the skin, or wearing traditionally black hairstyles.
verb
present participle of blackfish
blacklight
blacklight
noun
Alternative form of black light (“ultraviolet bulb”)
blacksmithing
blacksmithing
noun
the business of a blacksmith
verb
present participle of blacksmith
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
blagoveshchensk
breathtakingly
breathtakingly
adv
In a breathtaking manner.
To a degree that causes shock or awe; shockingly.
bulkheading
bulkheading
noun
bulkheads in general
bushwalking
bushwalking
noun
(Australia, New Zealand) The activity of hiking or backpacking.
verb
present participle of bushwalk
chackling
chackling
verb
present participle of chackle
chalking
chalking
noun
(painting) The appearance of non-gloss paint on an exterior surface due to chemical deterioration and removal by weather.
Something chalked on a surface.
verb
present participle of chalk
chalkography
chikmagalur
clothmaking
clothmaking
noun
The art or trade of a clothmaker.
daughterlike
daughterlike
adj
Resembling a daughter.
eaglehawk
eaglehawk
noun
(Australia) Any large bird of prey, especially the wedge-tailed eagle, Aquila audax.
earthshakingly
earthshakingly
adv
In an earthshaking manner.
ereshkigal
fliegerabwehrkanone
gawkishly
gawkishly
adv
In a gawkish manner.
gerlachovka
gorkhali
gottschalk
gulfhammock
gurkhali
hackingly
hackingly
adv
In a hacking manner; brokenly or jerkily.
hackleburg
hackling
hackling
verb
present participle of hackle
hacklog
haglike
haglike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a hag; hideous, cronelike.
hallmarking
hallmarking
noun
The action of making a hallmark
verb
present participle of hallmark
hankeringly
hankeringly
adv
In a hankering manner.
heartbreakingly
heartbreakingly
adv
In a heartbreaking manner
heelmaking
heilungkiang
helmetmaking
holidaymaking
holidaymaking
noun
(Britain) Going on holiday.
hulkage
hydraulicking
hydraulicking
noun
hydraulic mining (mining using pressurized water jets to dislodge rock or move sediment)
verb
present participle of hydraulic
jacklight
jacklight
noun
(Canada, US) A spotlight or lamp mounted on a car.
verb
(hunting, US, Canada) To shine a jacklight or spotlight on an animal, usually a deer, to aid in hunting at night.
jacklighted
jacklighter
jacklighter
noun
A hunter who jacklights.
jacklighting
jacklighting
noun
(hunting, US, Canada) The action of the verb to jacklight; the act of illuminating an animal for the purpose of hunting.
verb
present participle of jacklight
kalagher
kalokagathia
kalokagathia
noun
(philosophy) A Platonic teaching consisting of the harmonious combination of bodily, moral and spiritual virtues.
katagelophobia
katagelophobia
noun
Alternative spelling of catagelophobia
kathemoglobin
keelhaling
keelhaling
verb
present participle of keelhale
keelhauling
keelhauling
noun
(nautical) The act by which a person is keelhauled.
(slang, obsolete, by extension) A thorough thrashing or mauling; rough treatment.
verb
present participle of keelhaul.
kinematographical
kinematographical
adj
cinematographical
kinematographically
klagshamn
klydonograph
klydonograph
noun
A device that makes a photographic record of a voltage surge
knightdale
koilanaglyphic
krahling
laughingstock
laughingstock
noun
Alternative spelling of laughing stock.
laughingstocks
laughingstocks
noun
plural of laughingstock
leathermaking
leathermaking
noun
The manufacture of leather.
leatherstocking
leatherstocking
Noun
A man who develops survival skills in order to live in the wild, away from civilization.
leatherworking
leatherworking
noun
The manufacture of articles from leather.
loansharking
loansharking
verb
present participle of loanshark (Committing crimes as a loan shark, committing usury (loaning money at excessive rate of interest) especially when collecting under threat of violence.)
longshanks
longshanks
noun
A bird, the stilt.
nightwalk
nightwalker
nightwalker
noun
(archaic, euphemistic) A prostitute who looks for clients on the streets.
(fantasy) A vampire.
nightwalkers
nightwalkers
noun
plural of nightwalker
nightwalking
nightwalking
noun
(archaic, euphemistic) The activity of a prostitute who looks for clients on the streets.
recklinghausen
shackling
shackling
verb
present participle of shackle
shaglike
shaglike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of shag (the material).
shakingly
shakingly
adv
In a shaking manner; shakily
shellacking
shellacking
noun
(informal, US) A heavy defeat, drubbing, or beating; used particularly in sports and political contexts.