(genetics) The crossing of a hybrid with one of its parents or an individual genetically similar to its parent.
verb
present participle of backcross
backings
backings
noun
plural of backing
backlashing
backlashing
verb
present participle of backlash
backlings
backlisting
backlisting
verb
present participle of backlist
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
backsetting
backsetting
verb
present participle of backset
backsight
backsight
noun
(surveying) A measurement of a previously shot point, used to set the angle to zero when occupying a new position.
(surveying) A measurement or reading taken back towards a point of known elevation, used to calculate the height of the surveying instrument (theodolite, transit, total station).
The rear sight of a firearm.
verb
(surveying) To shoot a backsight.
backslapping
backslapping
noun
action of the verb to backslap
verb
present participle of backslap
backsliding
backsliding
adj
sliding back
noun
An occasion on which one backslides, especially in a moral sense.
verb
present participle of backslide
backslidingness
backspacing
backspacing
verb
present participle of backspace
backsplicing
backsplicing
verb
present participle of backsplice
backspringing
backstabbing
backstabbing
noun
The act of one who backstabs.
verb
present participle of backstab
backstamping
backstitching
backstitching
verb
present participle of backstitch
backstopping
backstopping
verb
present participle of backstop
backstring
backstroking
backstroking
verb
present participle of backstroke
backswing
backswing
noun
(sports) The preparatory stroke preceding that which produces contact with the target. Normally associated with sports using an implement such as a bat, club, racket or stick.
verb
To swing backward.
backswording
backswording
noun
Sport or exercise using a backsword or singlestick.
backwashing
backwashing
noun
A form of water treatment in which water is pumped backwards through the filter media, sometimes with intermittent use of compressed air.
biscuitmaking
blackenings
blackenings
noun
plural of blackening
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
blackguardism
blackguardism
noun
Blackguardly behaviour or language.
blackings
blackings
noun
plural of blacking
blacklegism
blacklegism
noun
The character or actions of a blackleg.
blacklisting
blacklisting
noun
The act of placing onto a blacklist.
verb
present participle of blacklist
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
bricklayings
bricklayings
noun
plural of bricklaying
buckinghamshire
buckinghamshire
Proper noun
An inland county of England bounded by Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Greater London, Berkshire and Oxfordshire.
buckwashing
bushwhacking
bushwhacking
noun
criticizing, by someone or a person(s), on policies and stances by George W. Bush, in forums and discussions
fighting, as a guerilla, especially in wooded country
travelling through thick wooded country, cutting away scrub to make progress
verb
present participle of bushwhack
cabinetmakings
caretakings
caretakings
noun
plural of caretaking
carjackings
carjackings
noun
plural of carjacking
casemaking
casemaking
noun
The manufacture of cases.
casketing
casketing
verb
present participle of casket
casking
casking
verb
present participle of cask
caulkings
caulkings
noun
plural of caulking
chankings
chankings
noun
plural of chanking
cheesemaking
cheesemaking
noun
The production of cheese
clankingness
crackings
crackings
noun
plural of cracking
cracklings
cracklings
noun
plural of crackling
disacknowledge
disacknowledge
verb
(transitive) To refuse to acknowledge or recognize something; to disavow or deny.
disacknowledgement
disacknowledgements
fackings
fishybacking
flagstick
flagstick
noun
(golf) The pole which marks the location of a hole
gapingstock
gapingstock
noun
(archaic) A laughing stock.
garlickiest
garlickiest
adj
superlative form of garlicky: most garlicky
gazingstock
gazingstock
noun
(archaic) An object, event or person that is stared at by many people; a spectacle.
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gimcrackiness
gimcrackiness
noun
The quality of being gimcracky.
gimcracks
gimcracks
noun
plural of gimcrack
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of gimcrack
ginkgoaceous
ginkgoaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Ginkgoaceae.
glucokinase
glucokinase
noun
A hexokinase isozyme that facilitates phosphorylation of glucose to glucose-6-phosphate, occurring in cells in the liver, pancreas, gut, and brain of humans and most other vertebrates.
glucokinases
glucokinases
noun
plural of glucokinase
gluconokinase
gluconokinase
noun
(biochemistry) A transferase enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction ATP + D-gluconate ⇌ ADP + 6-phospho-D-gluconate.
grainsick
grainsickness
greenbackism
greenbackism
noun
A movement advocating for the inflation of the US currency.
griddlecakes
griddlecakes
noun
plural of griddlecake
gripsack
gripsack
noun
(colloquial, dated) A traveller's bag.
gripsacks
gripsacks
noun
plural of gripsack
heartsickening
highjacks
highjacks
noun
plural of highjack
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of highjack
hijackings
hijackings
noun
plural of hijacking
hopsacking
hopsacking
noun
hopsack fabric
hopsackings
hopsackings
noun
plural of hopsacking
iceskating
iceskating
verb
present participle of iceskate
isokeraunographic
kickstarting
kickstarting
verb
present participle of kickstart
kinesiological
kinesiological
adj
of, or related to kinesiology
knapsacking
knapsacking
verb
present participle of knapsack
kneecappings
kneecappings
noun
plural of kneecapping
laughingstock
laughingstock
noun
Alternative spelling of laughing stock.
laughingstocks
laughingstocks
noun
plural of laughingstock
leatherstocking
leatherstocking
Noun
A man who develops survival skills in order to live in the wild, away from civilization.
linebackings
matchmakings
matchmakings
noun
plural of matchmaking
meatpackings
misacknowledge
misacknowledge
verb
(rare) To fail to acknowledge; to acknowledge wrongly.
mispackaged
mispackaged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of mispackage
mispackages
mispackages
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mispackage
mispackaging
mispackaging
verb
present participle of mispackage
mosaicking
mosaicking
noun
A process in which a mosaic (of images) is constructed.
pacemakings
packagings
packagings
noun
plural of packaging
packinghouse
packinghouse
noun
A facility where harvested food is processed into a salable condition.
A slaughterhouse wherein animals are slaughtered, and the meat is then processed into smaller cuts.
packings
packings
noun
plural of packing
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peacekeepings
peacekeepings
noun
plural of peacekeeping
peacemakings
peacemakings
noun
plural of peacemaking
peasticking
piggybacks
piggybacks
noun
plural of piggyback
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of piggyback
racewalkings
racketeerings
racketeerings
noun
plural of racketeering
ransacking
ransacking
noun
The act by which something is ransacked.
verb
present participle of ransack
recklinghausen
restacking
restacking
noun
The act or result of stacking something again.
verb
present participle of restack
sacking
sacking
noun
(countable) Firing or termination of an employee.
(uncountable) Cheap rough cloth such as would be used to make bags (sacks).
verb
present participle of sack
sackings
sackings
noun
plural of sacking
sackmaking
sackmaking
noun
The manufacture of sacks.
safecracking
safecracking
noun
The act of defeating the security mechanisms of a safe or vault to gain access to its contents.
saucemaking
saucemaking
noun
(cooking) The making of sauces.
schaghticoke
schaghticoke
Proper noun
An Eastern Woodlands tribe descended from an association of Mahican, Potatuck, Weantinock, Tunxis, and Podunk peoples, recognized by Connecticut and granted a reservation in 1736, but derecognized by the United States in 2005.
The Algonquian lect formerly spoken by this tribe.
A town in Rensselaer County, New York, incorporated in 1788.
A village in the Town of Schaghticoke, originally settled as Harts Falls, incorporated in 1867 and renamed Schaghticoke in 1881.
Noun
A member of this tribe.
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screaking
screaking
noun
A shriek or screech.
verb
present participle of screak
shacking
shacking
verb
present participle of shack
shackings
shackling
shackling
verb
present participle of shackle
shammocking
shellacking
shellacking
noun
(informal, US) A heavy defeat, drubbing, or beating; used particularly in sports and political contexts.
The act or process of coating with shellac.
verb
present participle of shellac
shellackings
shellackings
noun
plural of shellacking
sidetracking
sidetracking
verb
present participle of sidetrack
skiagraphic
skiagraphic
adj
Alternative form of sciagraphic
skiagraphical
skiagraphical
adj
Alternative form of sciagraphical
skiagraphically
skiagraphically
adv
Alternative form of sciagraphically
skyjacking
skyjacking
noun
The kidnapping of the passengers of an airplane by threat of force. The hijacking of an airplane, especially in flight.
verb
present participle of skyjack
skyjackings
skyjackings
noun
plural of skyjacking
skyscraping
skyscraping
adj
Extremely tall; as tall as a skyscraper
slackening
slackening
noun
The act by which something slackens; loss of speed, tautness, etc.
verb
present participle of slacken
slacking
slacking
verb
present participle of slack
slackingly
slammocking
slingback
slingback
noun
A type of women's shoe having a strap behind the heel or ankle
smacking
smacking
adj
That resounds with a loud smack or series of smacks.
noun
A series of smacks; the act by which somebody is smacked.
verb
present participle of smack
smackingly
smackingly
adv
With a smacking sound or motion.
snacking
snacking
verb
present participle of snack
sneckdrawing
snickdrawing
sockmaking
spacewalking
spacewalking
verb
present participle of spacewalk
spackling
spackling
noun
Something used to spackle; a material that fills cracks or holes.
verb
present participle of spackle
spectaclemaking
spectaclemaking
noun
The manufacture of spectacles (eyewear).
speechmaking
speechmaking
noun
The delivery of speeches
spookological
spookological
adj
(informal) Relating to the study of ghosts.
stackering
stacking
stacking
noun
(chemistry, countable) A stacked arrangement of often aromatic molecules, adopted due to interatomic interactions.
(photography) An image processing technique to reduce noise or add special effects.
(television) A technique for keeping a captive audience by grouping together programs with similar appeal.
(uncountable) Sport stacking.
Making claims for a single incident on multiple insurance policies.
The act by which something is stacked.
verb
present participle of stack
starchmaking
stencilmaking
stencilmaking
noun
The manufacture of stencils.
stickage
stockading
stockading
verb
present participle of stockade
stockmaking
stocktaking
stocktaking
noun
the act of taking an inventory of merchandise etc.
the reappraisal of a situation or of one's prospects