(computing) A computer program that is executed to assess the performance of the runtime environment.
A standard by which something is evaluated or measured.
A surveyor's mark made on some stationary object and shown on a map; used as a reference point.
verb
(intransitive, followed by at) To give certain results in a benchmark test.
(transitive, intransitive, followed by against) To use something (e.g., a competitor's product) as a standard to improve one's own thing.
benchmarked
benchmarked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of benchmark
benchmarking
benchmarking
noun
A performance measurement according to a benchmark.
verb
present participle of benchmark
benchmarks
benchmarks
noun
plural of benchmark
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of benchmark
blacksmithing
blacksmithing
noun
the business of a blacksmith
verb
present participle of blacksmith
brinkmanship
brinkmanship
noun
(chiefly politics) The pursuit of an advantage by appearing to be willing to take a matter to the brink (for example, by risking a dangerous policy) rather than to concede a point.
brinksmanship
brinksmanship
noun
Alternative form of brinkmanship
broomshank
brushmaking
brushmaking
noun
The manufacture of brushes.
buckingham
buckingham
Proper noun
A place name:
A town in Buckinghamshire, England.
A former city in Quebec, Canada, merged into Gatineau in 2002.
An unincorporated community in Colorado, USA, named after a railroad official.
A census-designated place in Florida, USA.
A village in Illinois, USA.
An unincorporated community in Iowa, USA, named after Buckingham County, VA.
A former city in Texas, USA, now part of Richardson, Texas.
A census-designated place and county seat of Buckingham County in Virginia, USA.
A dukedom in the English peerage.
An English habitational surname derived from the place name.
buckinghamshire
buckinghamshire
Proper noun
An inland county of England bounded by Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Greater London, Berkshire and Oxfordshire.
bumpkinish
bumpkinish
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bumpkin.
bushmaking
chainmaker
chainmaker
noun
A tool use to add a link to a chain
One who makes chains.
chainmaking
chainmaking
noun
The manufacture of chains.
chairmaking
chairmaking
noun
The manufacture of chairs.
chameleonlike
chameleonlike
adj
Alternative form of chameleon-like.
chamkanni
championlike
championlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a champion.
changemaker
changemaker
noun
One who makes a change.
checkman
checkman
noun
A man employed to operate a check valve.
checkmarking
checkmarking
verb
present participle of checkmark
checkmating
checkmating
verb
present participle of checkmate
checksumming
checksumming
verb
present participle of checksum
checkweighman
checkweighman
noun
A person, elected by miners, whose task is to check what the mine owner's weighman states has been the amount of coal that has been mined; used especially if the miners' wages are related to production.
checkweighmen
checkweighmen
noun
plural of checkweighman
cheesemaking
cheesemaking
noun
The production of cheese
chemakuan
chemicking
chemicking
verb
present participle of chemic
chemokinesis
chemokinesis
noun
(chemistry, biology) The motile response of an organism to chemical compounds, especially at a cellular level
chemokinetic
chemokinetic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or provoking chemokinesis
chickahominy
chimakuan
chimarikan
chimkent
chimneylike
chimneylike
adj
Resembling a chimney, especially in shape
chipmunk
chipmunk
noun
A squirrel-like rodent of the genus Tamias, native mainly to North America.
verb
(transitive) To fill (one's mouth or cheeks) with food.
(transitive) To speed up (an audio recording, especially a song), to make the voices high-pitched.
(transitive) To stuff (food) into one's mouth or cheeks, sometimes as part of competitive eating.
chipmunks
chipmunks
noun
plural of chipmunk
chockman
chokerman
chokerman
noun
A person employed to fasten the choker around logs for haulage.
churnmilk
churnmilk
noun
Synonym of buttermilk
clackmannanshire
clackmannanshire
Proper noun
A historic county in Scotland (abolished in 1975) and present-day council area (created 1996) bordering the council areas of Stirling, Fife, and
clothmaking
clothmaking
noun
The art or trade of a clothmaker.
coachmaking
coachmaking
noun
The manufacture of coaches (vehicles).
couchmaking
couchmaking
noun
The manufacture of couches.
dimethyldiketone
dimethylketone
dishmaking
dishmaking
noun
The manufacture of dishes.
disworkmanship
doughmaking
doughmaking
noun
The making of dough.
earthmaking
ektodynamorphic
ektodynamorphic
adj
Alternative form of ectodynamorphic
feinschmecker
feinschmeckers
frankenmuth
gumpoldskirchner
gymkhana
gymkhana
noun
(India, dated) A meeting for such sports.
(India, dated) A place of public resort for athletic games, etc.
A competition where riders and horses display a range of skills and aptitudes.
gymkhanas
gymkhanas
noun
plural of gymkhana
hackman
hackman
noun
The driver of a hack
hackmen
hackmen
noun
plural of hackman
hackneyism
hackneyman
hackneyman
noun
(dated) A man who hires out horses and carriages.
haimsucken
hallmarking
hallmarking
noun
The action of making a hallmark
verb
present participle of hallmark
hamesoken
hamesucken
hamesucken
noun
(Scotland) An assault on a person in his own home, having broken in for that purpose.
handworkman
handworkman
noun
A man who works with his hands; one who carries out handwork.
hankamer
hatmaking
hatmaking
noun
The manufacture of hats.
haymaking
haymaking
noun
Taking full advantage of an opportunity while it lasts
The cutting of grass and subsequently curing it to make hay as fodder for animals.
heatmaking
heckman
hedgemaking
hedgemaking
noun
The construction of hedges.
heelmaking
helmetmaking
hemiekton
hemiekton
noun
An ancient Attic dry measure of capacity, equivalent to 4.36 litres.
hemikaryon
hemiplankton
hemokonia
hemokoniosis
hickman
hickman
Proper noun
a city in Kentucky, USA
hieromonk
hieromonk
noun
A monk of the Eastern Church who is also a priest.
hockenheim
hockmoney
holidaymaking
holidaymaking
noun
(Britain) Going on holiday.
homekeeping
homekeeping
adj
Staying at home.
noun
Synonym of housekeeping (“looking after domestic affairs in a house”)
homelikeness
homelikeness
noun
The quality of being homelike.
homemaking
homemaking
noun
The management of a household considered as an occupation.
homemakings
homemakings
noun
plural of homemaking
homeokinesis
homeokinesis
noun
The dynamic formation of equilibrium in a bodily function.
homeokinetic
homeokinetic
adj
Relating to homeokinesis.
Relating to homeokinetics.
homesickness
homesickness
noun
The characteristic of being homesick; a strong, sad feeling of missing one's home (and often left-behind loved ones, such as family and friends) when physically away.
homesicknesses
homesicknesses
noun
plural of homesickness
homoeokinesis
honeymoonstruck
hookerman
hookmaking
hookmaking
noun
The manufacture of hooks.
hookman
hookman
noun
someone who uses a hook
hopkinsianism
hormonelike
hormonelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a hormone.
hubmaking
hughmanick
humankind
humankind
noun
The human race; mankind, humanity; Homo sapiens.
humankinds
humankinds
noun
plural of humankind
humanlike
humanlike
adj
Having characteristics of a human.
humnoke
humperdinck
humuhumunukunukuapuaa
humuhumunukunukuapuaa
noun
Either of two species, Rhinecanthus aculeatus and Rhinecanthus rectangulus, of triggerfishes native to the reefs of Hawaii.
hunkerism
hunkerism
noun
(US, politics) Excessive conservatism; hostility to progress.
hymnbook
hymnbook
noun
(Britain) A book containing a collection of hymns.
hymnbooks
hymnbooks
noun
plural of hymnbook
hymnlike
hymnlike
adj
Resembling a hymn in form or sound
hypokeimenometry
hypokinemia
inkhornism
inkhornism
noun
(countable) An inkhorn term.
Pedantry.
kamadhenu
kamanichile
kamchatkan
kamchatkan
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Kamchatka.
Noun
A native or inhabitant of Kamchatka.
kameelthorn
kanchipuram
kanchipuram
Proper noun
A city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, India.
karmathian
karyenchyma
kashmirian
kathemoglobin
kathenotheism
kathenotheism
noun
Belief that multiple deities exist, and different deities are supreme among them at different times.
kathmandu
kechumaran
kemancha
kentishman
kentishmen
kermanshah
kermanshah
Proper noun
A city in and the capital of Kermanshah Province, Iran.
A province of Iran.
khamseen
khamseens
khamseens
noun
plural of khamseen
khamsin
khamsin
noun
A hot, dry wind, common in Egypt, Sudan and the Levant towards the end of March and April, which blows (for about 50 days each year) from the desert, bringing with it hot weather and sand / sandstorms.
khamsins
khamsins
noun
plural of khamsin
khansama
khansamah
khansamah
noun
(East India) A house-steward or native servant, being in charge of the kitchen and the food supplies.
khansaman
khansaman
noun
Alternative form of khansamah
khanum
khanum
noun
(historical) An aristocratic lady in the Middle East or South Asia.