(law, historical) A decener: a member of a tithing bound in frankpledge.
(law, historical) A form of collective suretyship and punishment under English law among the members of a tithing.
(law, historical, uncommon) The tithing itself.
Any group so similarly answerable for the conduct of all its members and liable for collective punishment.
frankpledges
frankpledges
noun
plural of frankpledge
gainspeaker
gainspeaker
noun
(obsolete) A gainsayer; opponent.
gedankenexperiment
gedankenexperiment
noun
thought experiment
grapeskin
grapeskin
noun
The skin of a grape.
imparking
imparking
verb
present participle of impark
isokeraunographic
kapfenberg
karyotyping
karyotyping
noun
The separation and identification of karyotypes
verb
present participle of karyotype
katjepiering
keraunograph
keraunograph
noun
(archaic) A figure or picture impressed by lightning upon the human body or elsewhere.
A ceraunograph; an instrument for measuring and recording lightning.
keraunographic
keraunographic
adj
Of or pertaining to keraunography.
keraunography
keraunography
noun
(archaic) The study of keraunographs (figures or pictures impressed by lightning upon the human body or elsewhere).
kinematograph
kinematograph
noun
Alternative form of cinematograph
kinematographer
kinematographer
noun
cinematographer
kinematographic
kinematographical
kinematographical
adj
cinematographical
kinematographically
kinematography
kinetograph
kinetograph
noun
(dated) A camera for making chronophotographs.
(dated) A machine for projecting chronophotographs upon a screen for the purpose of producing the effect of an animated picture, sometimes with an accompanying soundtrack.
kinetographer
kinetographer
noun
A person involved in kinetography (in either sense).
kinetographic
kinetographic
adj
(photography) Relating to kinetography.
kinetography
kinetography
noun
(choreography) Labanotation.
(dated, photography) The use of the kinetograph.
kinetophonograph
kinetophonograph
noun
Synonym of kinetophone
klydonograph
klydonograph
noun
A device that makes a photographic record of a voltage surge
lampworking
lampworking
verb
present participle of lampwork
marlingspike
nonsparking
nonsparking
adj
That does not give off sparks.
nonsparkling
nonsparkling
adj
Not sparkling; uncarbonated.
outsparkling
outsparkling
verb
present participle of outsparkle
overpacking
overpacking
verb
present participle of overpack
overspeaking
overspeaking
verb
present participle of overspeak
papermaking
papermaking
noun
The craft of making paper.
papermakings
papermakings
noun
plural of papermaking
parbuckling
parbuckling
verb
present participle of parbuckle
parking
parking
noun
Space in which to park a car or other vehicle.
The action of the verb to park.
verb
present participle of park
parkings
parkings
noun
plural of parking
partaking
partaking
noun
(archaic) An act of taking sides; partiality.
The act of taking part in something.
verb
present participle of partake
patchworking
patchworking
noun
The making of patchworks
verb
present participle of patchwork
pathbreaking
pathbreaking
adj
Opening a new path or approach
patternmaking
patternmaking
noun
The creation of patterns for either sewing or casting.
pawnbrokerage
pawnbrokerage
noun
(countable) A pawnbroker's shop.
(uncountable) The business of pawnbroking.
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
peacebreaking
peacebreaking
noun
Disturbing or destroying a state of peace.
pelargikon
pharyngokeratosis
phrasemaking
phrasemaking
noun
The crafting of phrases; the art of rhetoric.
picturemaking
pockmarking
pockmarking
verb
present participle of pockmark
postmarking
postmarking
verb
present participle of postmark
pranking
pranking
noun
(archaic) A showy adornment.
(archaic) The playing of pranks; tomfoolery.
verb
present participle of prank
prankingly
prankingly
adv
(archaic) With showy display or adornment.
prayermaking
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
preblockading
prefranking
prekindergarten
prekindergarten
adj
Before kindergarten, or not yet old enough to attend it.
noun
(US) The first formal academic learning environment for children, before kindergarten.
prekindergartens
prekindergartens
noun
plural of prekindergarten
premaking
premaking
verb
present participle of premake
premarketing
premarketing
adj
Before the marketing of a product or service.
prepackaging
prepackaging
noun
packaging applied prior to an object being sold
verb
present participle of prepackage
prepacking
prepacking
verb
present participle of prepack
prepartaking
preshrinkage
presoaking
presoaking
noun
The soaking of something in advance.
verb
present participle of presoak
preundertaking
printmaking
printmaking
noun
The field of art concerned, roughly, with the transfer of ink or paint from a plate or block or through a screen mesh to paper.
printmakings
prokindergarten
repackaging
repackaging
noun
The process of packaging something again or anew.
verb
present participle of repackage
repacking
repacking
noun
The process of packing something again or anew.
verb
present participle of repack
ropemaking
ropemaking
noun
The manufacture of rope.
shipbreaking
shipbreaking
noun
The breaking up of a ship for scrap recycling.
shopbreaking
shopbreaking
noun
The act of breaking into a shop with unlawful intent.
shrinkageproof
skiagraphing
skiagraphing
verb
present participle of skiagraph
skyscraping
skyscraping
adj
Extremely tall; as tall as a skyscraper
sparking
sparking
noun
The act of producing a spark.
verb
present participle of spark
sparkingly
sparkingly
adv
With or by sparks.
sparkling
sparkling
adj
(figurative) Brilliant and vivacious.
Of a beverage, especially an alcoholic beverage, containing dissolved carbon dioxide (either naturally or that has been added) that comes out of solution in the form of many tiny bubbles.
Of an object, reflecting light as if giving off tiny sparks or flashes of light.
noun
A sparkling wine.
Act or appearance of something that sparkles; a sparkle; a gleam.
verb
present participle and gerund of sparkle
sparklingly
sparklingly
adv
In a sparkling way.
sparklingness
sparklingness
noun
The quality of being sparkling.
sparkplugging
sparkplugging
verb
present participle of sparkplug
springmaker
springmaker
noun
A manufacturer of springs (mechanical devices that exert force).
springmaking
springmaking
noun
The manufacture of springs (mechanical devices that exert force).
superacknowledgment
tandjungpriok
tanjungpriok
tapermaking
telekinematography
thinkingpart
trapmaking
trapmaking
noun
The manufacture of traps.
undergamekeeper
undergamekeeper
noun
A subordinate gamekeeper.
underpacking
underpacking
noun
Insufficient, or less than the usual amount of packing