The process by which something is carried out or accomplished; the act or results of developing something.
verb
present participle of outwork
overknowing
overknowing
adj
Excessively knowing or cunning.
overworking
overworking
verb
present participle of overwork
paddywacking
patchworking
patchworking
noun
The making of patchworks
verb
present participle of patchwork
pawnbrokering
pawnbrokering
noun
Synonym of pawnbroking
pawnbroking
pawnbroking
noun
The business of a pawnbroker; advancing loans against pledges of household goods or personal possessions, and selling those pledges that are not redeemed.
pawnbrokings
plowmaking
preacknowledging
preacknowledging
verb
present participle of preacknowledge
preknowing
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
reacknowledging
reacknowledging
verb
present participle of reacknowledge
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
ringwalk
sawmaking
sawmaking
noun
The manufacture of saws.
sedgewick
sedgewick
Proper noun
A town in Alberta, Canada.
sedgewickville
sedgwick
semiwaking
shipwrecking
shipwrecking
verb
present participle of shipwreck
sidgwick
siegework
siegework
noun
A temporary fort where siege guns are mounted.
silkgrower
silkgrower
noun
A grower of silk.
skedgewith
skewering
skewering
noun
The act by which something is skewered.
verb
present participle of skewer
skewing
skewing
noun
The act of making something skewed; an alteration in a particular direction.
verb
present participle of skew
skewings
skewings
noun
plural of skewing
skywriting
skywriting
noun
Messages, left by leaving a trail of smoke from an airplane, that are visible from the ground.
skywritings
sleepwaking
sleepwaking
noun
The state of one who is mesmerized, or in a partial and morbid sleep.
sleepwalking
sleepwalking
noun
The act of walking while not conscious or aware of it, during one's sleep.
verb
present participle of sleepwalk
sneckdrawing
snickdrawing
snowmaking
snowmaking
noun
The artificial production of snow
spacewalking
spacewalking
verb
present participle of spacewalk
squawking
squawking
noun
squawk, the sound of a squawk
verb
present participle of squawk
squawkingly
squawkingly
adv
In a squawking way; with squawking noises.
steelworking
steelworking
noun
The act of working steel, the creation of steelwork or steelwares
stockwright
streetwalking
streetwalking
noun
The trade of a streetwalker; prostitution that is not tied to a particular brothel or establishment.
swacking
swacking
adj
(slang) Huge; whopping.
Characteristic of a swack.
verb
present participle of swack
swaglike
swaglike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a swag, or loop of draped fabric; falling in loops or folds.
swanking
swanking
verb
present participle of swank
swanmarking
swashbucklering
swashbucklering
adj
Alternative form of swashbuckling
swashbuckling
swashbuckling
adj
Adventurous, exciting.
swashbucklings
swingback
swingknife
swingstock
swinking
swinking
verb
present participle of swink
swordmaking
swordmaking
noun
The manufacture of swords.
tallowmaking
tallowmaking
noun
The manufacture of tallow.
thwacking
thwacking
noun
The action or sound of a thwack; a beating.
verb
present participle of thwack
thwackingly
thwackingly
adv
With a thwacking sound.
tiddlywinking
tinworking
tomahawking
tomahawking
verb
present participle of tomahawk
topworking
topworking
verb
present participle of topwork
trianglework
twanking
twanking
verb
present participle of twank
twankingly
tweaking
tweaking
noun
A tweak; a minor modification.
verb
present participle of tweak
twiglike
twiglike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a twig; thin and brittle.
twilightlike
twilightlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of twilight.
twinemaking
twinemaking
noun
The manufacture of twine.
twinkling
twinkling
adj
Sparkling intermittently.
noun
A shining with fast intermittent light.
A very short period, notionally the time it takes to blink the eyes.
verb
present participle and gerund of twinkle
twinklingly
twinklingly
adv
In a twinkling way.
unacknowledging
unacknowledging
adj
Failing to acknowledge.
verb
present participle of unacknowledge
unawakening
unawakening
adj
Not awakening; dormant, asleep.
unawaking
unawaking
Adjective
Not waking; dormant, asleep.
underworking
underworking
noun
lower or underlying workings
verb
present participle of underwork
ungentlewomanlike
ungentlewomanlike
adj
Not gentlewomanlike.
unknowing
unknowing
adj
(obsolete) Unknown, unbeknownst (to someone).
Without knowing; ignorant.
noun
Absence of knowledge; ignorance of something.
unknowingly
unknowingly
adv
Without awareness, without intent.
unknowingness
unknowingness
noun
The quality of not knowing; ignorance of something.
untwinkling
untwinkling
adj
Not twinkling.
unwakening
unwakening
adj
Not wakening.
unwaking
unwaking
adj
Not waking; dormant, asleep.
unwalking
unwalking
adj
Not walking.
unweakening
unwhiglike
unwinking
unwinking
adj
(by extension) Constantly on one's guard; vigilant.
Not winking.
unwinkingly
unwinkingly
adv
Without winking; with one's full attention.
unworking
unworking
adj
(rare) Not working for a living; subsisting without employment.
noun
A process of undoing or destroying something previously made.
verb
present participle of unwork
unwrinkling
unwrinkling
verb
present participle of unwrinkle
vowmaking
vowmaking
noun
The making of a vow.
wadmaking
wafermaking
wageworking
wageworking
adj
Working in order to earn a wage.
waglike
wagonmaking
wagonmaking
noun
The construction 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.
wakening
wakening
verb
present participle of waken
wakenings
wakenings
noun
plural of wakening
waking
waking
adj
Occurring during wakefulness.
noun
The act of becoming awake from sleep, or a period of time spent awake.
verb
present participle of wake
wakingly
wakingly
adv
While one is awake.
walking
walking
adj
Able to walk in spite of injury or sickness.
Characterized by or suitable for walking.
Heavily characterized by some given quality.
Incarnate as a human; living.
noun
gerund of walk.
verb
present participle of walk
walkings
walkings
noun
plural of walking
walkingstick
walkingstick
noun
Alternative form of walking stick
walkling
waremaking
waremaking
noun
The manufacture of wares.
warking
warking
verb
present participle of wark
warmaking
watchmaking
watchmaking
noun
The making (and repairing) of watches
watchmakings
watermarking
watermarking
verb
present participle of watermark
waterskiing
waterskiings
wauking
wauking
verb
present participle of wauk
waxmaking
waxmaking
noun
The manufacture of wax, or of items from wax.
waxworking
waxworking
noun
The creation of waxworks.
weakening
weakening
noun
(uncountable, mathematics) A structural principle of mathematical logic that states that the hypotheses of any derived fact may be freely extended with additional assumptions.
An instance or process of loss of strength.
verb
present participle of weaken
weakling
weakling
adj
weak, either physically, morally or mentally
noun
(figuratively) A person of weak character, lacking in courage and/or moral strength.
A person of weak or even sickly physical constitution
weaklings
weaklings
noun
plural of weakling
wealthmaking
wealthmaking
noun
The production of wealth.
weaponmaking
weaponmaking
noun
The manufacture of weapons.
weathermaking
weathermaking
noun
The (attempted) influencing of the weather, by magic or technology.
webmaking
wedgelike
wedgelike
adj
Shaped like a wedge.
weekending
weekending
verb
present participle of weekend
weekling
weeknight
weeknight
noun
The evening of a weekday.
weeknights
weeknights
adv
On weeknights.
noun
plural of weeknight
weighbauk
weighlock
weighlock
noun
A lock, as on a canal, in which boats are weighed and their tonnage is settled.
wellmaking
wellmaking
noun
The construction of wells (holes sunk into the ground for water, oil, etc.).
whacking
whacking
adj
(informal) Exceptionally large; whopping (often followed by an adjective such as great or big).