A performance measurement according to a benchmark.
verb
present participle of benchmark
breakshugh
breakthrough
breakthrough
adj
(immunology) Involving the contraction of a disease by a person with a decreased susceptibility, such as a person who has been vaccinated to help prevent that disease.
(medicine) The emergence or one or more symptoms of a condition despite medication or other medical treatment.
Characterized by major progress or overcoming some obstacle.
noun
(construction) The penetration of a separating wall or the remaining distance to an adjacent hollow (a crosscut in mining) or between two parts of a tunnel build from both ends; knockthrough.
(military) An advance through and past enemy lines.
(sports) The penetration of the opposition's defence.
Any major progress; such as a great innovation or discovery that overcomes a significant obstacle.
breakthroughes
breakthroughs
breakthroughs
noun
plural of breakthrough
breathtaking
breathtaking
adj
Very surprising or shocking; to such a degree as to cause astonishment.
stunningly beautiful; amazing
breathtakingly
breathtakingly
adv
In a breathtaking manner.
To a degree that causes shock or awe; shockingly.
buckinghamshire
buckinghamshire
Proper noun
An inland county of England bounded by Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Greater London, Berkshire and Oxfordshire.
changemaker
changemaker
noun
One who makes a change.
checkerboarding
checkerboarding
noun
(computer graphics) Synonym of checkerboard rendering
verb
present participle of checkerboard
checkering
checkering
noun
Alternative form of chequering
verb
present participle of checker
checkmarking
checkmarking
verb
present participle of checkmark
checkrowing
checkrowing
verb
present participle of checkrow
checkstring
checkstring
noun
A cord used by a passenger in a carriage to signal to the driver to slow down or go faster.
checkweigher
checkweigher
noun
Alternative form of check weigher
cockfighter
cockfighter
noun
One who engages in a cockfight.
daughterkin
daughterkin
noun
(endearing) A daughter.
daughterlike
daughterlike
adj
Resembling a daughter.
doughmaker
earthmaking
earthquaking
earthquaking
verb
present participle of earthquake
earthshaking
earthshaking
adj
Of global consequence or importance.
Very loud.
earthshakingly
earthshakingly
adv
In an earthshaking manner.
ereshkigal
ereshkigel
fingerhook
fliegerabwehrkanone
forechecking
forechecking
verb
present participle of forecheck
forethinking
forethinking
verb
present participle of forethink
freethinking
freethinking
noun
The principles of a freethinker; free thought
gawkhammer
gebrauchsmusik
gelsenkirchen
gerlachovka
gherkin
gherkin
noun
A small cucumber, often pickled whole.
gherkins
gherkins
noun
plural of gherkin
greekish
greekish
Adjective
Resembling or having the characteristics of Greek or the Greeks
greenshank
greenshank
noun
A wading bird, Tringa nebularia, that has long greenish legs and is native to Eurasia.
greenshanks
greenshanks
noun
plural of greenshank
grieshuckle
grilikhes
gumpoldskirchner
hackleburg
hankering
hankering
noun
(often followed by for or after) A strong, restless desire, longing, or mental inclination.
verb
present participle of hanker
hankeringly
hankeringly
adv
In a hankering manner.
hankerings
hankerings
noun
plural of hankering
harkening
harkening
noun
The act of one who harkens or listens.
verb
present participle of harken
headworking
hearkening
hearkening
noun
The act of one who hearkens or listens.
verb
present participle of hearken
heartbreaking
heartbreaking
adj
That causes great grief, anguish or distress.
noun
The breaking of a heart; great grief, anguish or distress.
heartbreakingly
heartbreakingly
adv
In a heartbreaking manner
heartsickening
hedgebreaker
hedgemaker
hedgemaker
noun
One who constructs a hedge.
hektogram
hektograph
hektograph
noun
Alternative form of hectograph
herringlike
herringlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a herring
highjacker
highjacker
noun
Alternative spelling of hijacker
hogchoker
hogchoker
noun
Trinectes maculatus, a small flatfish found along the coast of parts of North America.
hogsucker
hogsucker
noun
Hypentelium nigricans, a species of fish found throughout the Mississippi river basin, growing up to two feet in length.
horsekeeping
housebreaking
housebreaking
noun
The act of breaking into another person's house with unlawful intent.
verb
(animal training) present participle of housebreak
hucksterage
hucksterage
noun
The business of a huckster; small dealing; peddling.
huckstering
huckstering
noun
The behaviour of a huckster.
verb
present participle of huckster
hunkering
hunkering
verb
present participle of hunker
hygrodeik
hygrodeik
noun
A form of hygrometer having wet and dry bulb thermometers, with an adjustable index showing the percentage of moisture in the air, etc.
hyperlinking
hyperlinking
verb
present participle of hyperlink
interchoking
isokeraunographic
jacklighter
jacklighter
noun
A hunter who jacklights.
kalagher
kashering
kashering
verb
present participle of kasher
keithsburg
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).
kerchug
kerchug
intj
The sound of something dropping into water; a plop.
kernighan
khagiarite
khagiarite
noun
(mineralogy) A black vitreous variety of pantellerite.
kieselguhr
kieselguhr
noun
Diatomaceous earth, a kind of soft rock containing the remains of diatoms; it absorbs nitroglycerine and is used to manufacture dynamite.
kieselguhrs
kieselguhrs
noun
plural of kieselguhr
kiesselguhr
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
kingfisher
kingfisher
noun
Any of various birds of the suborder Alcedines (or the family Alcedinidae sensu lato), having a large head, short tail and brilliant colouration; they feed mostly on fish.
common kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
kingfishers
kingfishers
noun
plural of kingfisher
kinghunter
kirghizean
kirghizes
kirkcudbrightshire
kirkcudbrightshire
Proper noun
A historic county, registration county and lieutenancy area in the informal Galloway area of south-western Scotland.
knightsbridge
koshering
koshering
verb
present participle of kosher
kremenchug
kymographies
kymographies
noun
plural of kymography
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.
lightkeeper
lightkeeper
noun
The person who has charge of the light in a lighthouse or lightship.
markgenossenschaft
neighborlike
neighborlike
adj
US standard spelling of neighbourlike.
neighborlikeness
neighbourlike
neighbourlike
adj
(Britain, Canada) Synonym of neighbourly
neugkroschen
nightwalker
nightwalker
noun
(archaic, euphemistic) A prostitute who looks for clients on the streets.
(fantasy) A vampire.
nightwalkers
nightwalkers
noun
plural of nightwalker
nightworker
overthinking
overthinking
verb
present participle of overthink
pathbreaking
pathbreaking
adj
Opening a new path or approach
pharyngokeratosis
phrasemaking
phrasemaking
noun
The crafting of phrases; the art of rhetoric.
prechecking
prechecking
verb
present participle of precheck
preshrinkage
preshrinking
preshrinking
verb
present participle of preshrink
rechecking
rechecking
noun
A second or subsequent checking; reverification.
verb
present participle of recheck
recklinghausen
reshaking
reshaking
verb
present participle of reshake
resketching
resketching
verb
present participle of resketch
rethinking
rethinking
noun
The act of thinking again or differently.
verb
present participle of rethink
rhymemaking
roughneck
roughneck
noun
(colloquial, chiefly US) A labourer on an oil rig.
(colloquial, chiefly US) An ironworker; a dirty or low-paid worker, a labourer.
(colloquial, chiefly US) Someone with rough manners; a rowdy or uncouth person.
verb
To work as a laborer on an oil rig.
roughnecked
roughnecked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of roughneck
roughnecking
roughnecking
verb
present participle of roughneck
roughnecks
roughnecks
noun
plural of roughneck
sabbathbreaking
schnorkeling
shakerag
shakerag
noun
A pauper; a bum.
sheetrocking
sheetrocking
verb
present participle of sheetrock
shipbreaking
shipbreaking
noun
The breaking up of a ship for scrap recycling.
shipwrecking
shipwrecking
verb
present participle of shipwreck
shopbreaking
shopbreaking
noun
The act of breaking into a shop with unlawful intent.
shrieking
shrieking
noun
gerund of shriek: an act of uttering a loud, sharp, or shrill cry or sound; also, a sound that shrieks.
verb
present participle of shriek
shriekingly
shriekingly
adv
With a shrieking sound.
shrinkage
shrinkage
noun
(slang) The reduction in size of the male genitalia when cold, such as from immersion in cold water.
The act of shrinking, or the proportion by which something shrinks.
The loss of merchandise through theft, spoilage, and obsolescence.
shrinkageproof
shrinkages
shrinkages
noun
plural of shrinkage
shrinkerg
shrinkingness
skiagraphed
skiagraphed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of skiagraph