(astronautics) The use of atmospheric drag to reduce the velocity of a spacecraft, especially so as to establish a stable orbit and to reduce fuel consumption.
verb
present participle of aerobrake
afterreckoning
afterworking
agkistrodon
angiokeratoma
angiokeratoma
noun
(medicine) A benign cutaneous lesion of capillaries, resulting in small marks of red to blue colour and characterized by hyperkeratosis.
backcrossing
backcrossing
noun
(genetics) The crossing of a hybrid with one of its parents or an individual genetically similar to its parent.
verb
present participle of backcross
backdropping
backdropping
verb
present participle of backdrop
backstroking
backstroking
verb
present participle of backstroke
backswording
backswording
noun
Sport or exercise using a backsword or singlestick.
bankrolling
bankrolling
verb
present participle of bankroll
biforking
billbroking
blockaderunning
boilermaking
boilermaking
noun
The manufacture of boilers.
bolingbroke
bookmarking
bookmarking
verb
present participle of bookmark
bookwright
bookwright
noun
A writer of books; an author.
bridgework
bridgework
noun
(dentistry) A partial denture that is anchored to existing teeth.
The component parts of a bridge.
The construction or repair of bridges.
bridgeworks
bridgeworks
noun
plural of bridgework
brightwork
brightwork
noun
Polished metal fixtures, especially aboard a boat.
The varnished or oiled wood trim aboard a boat.
brightworks
brightworks
noun
plural of brightwork
broking
broking
noun
(computing) The action of a broker agent; exchange of messages or transactions involving a software agent.
The craft or profession of a broker; mediation in a sale or transaction.
brooking
brooking
verb
present participle of brook
brookings
brookings
Proper noun
A city in South Dakota, USA
A city in Oregon, USA.
broommaking
cabinetworking
checkerboarding
checkerboarding
noun
(computer graphics) Synonym of checkerboard rendering
verb
present participle of checkerboard
checkrowing
checkrowing
verb
present participle of checkrow
cockcrowing
cockcrowing
noun
The crowing sound of a cock.
cockcrow; daybreak
cockering
cockering
verb
present participle of cocker
cockfighter
cockfighter
noun
One who engages in a cockfight.
cockthrowing
cockthrowing
noun
Alternative form of cock throwing
colormaking
colormaking
noun
The manufacture of paints or dyes.
coremaking
coremaking
noun
(engineering) The manufacture of the cores used to produce the hollow parts of castings.
corking
corking
adj
(informal) splendid, enjoyable, bang-up
noun
The formation of white, cork-like striations on a jalapeño pepper.
verb
present participle of cork
corkmaking
corkscrewing
corkscrewing
noun
A winding, twisting motion.
verb
present participle of corkscrew
corkwing
corkwing
noun
corkwing wrasse (Symphodus melops)
cornhusking
cornhusking
noun
The removal of the husk from corn.
cornhuskings
cornhuskings
noun
plural of cornhusking
counterattacking
counterattacking
verb
present participle of counterattack
counterlocking
counterreckoning
countersinking
countersinking
verb
present participle of countersink
counterworking
counterworking
verb
present participle of counterwork
coworking
coworking
noun
The use of a shared working environment for independent activities by different organisations.
croaking
croaking
noun
The sound of something that croaks.
verb
present participle of croak
crocketing
crocketing
noun
(architecture) ornamentation with crockets
crocking
crocking
verb
present participle of crock
crookfingered
crooking
crooking
noun
The act by which something is crooked.
verb
present participle of crook
defrocking
defrocking
noun
The formal removal of the rights and authority of a member of the clergy.
verb
present participle of defrock
disfrocking
disfrocking
verb
present participle of disfrock
diskography
diskography
noun
(medicine) Alternative form of discography
dogtrick
doormaking
doormaking
noun
The manufacture of doors.
dorking
dorking
Proper noun
a market town in Surrey, England.
dragonkind
dragonkind
noun
All dragons, considered as a group.
dragonlike
dragonlike
Adjective
Resembling a dragon or some aspect of one.
drouking
fingerhook
fingerwork
fingerwork
noun
Alternative spelling of finger work
fliegerabwehrkanone
folkright
folkright
noun
(obsolete) The common law or right of the people.
folksinger
folksinger
noun
A person who sings folk songs.
folksingers
folksingers
noun
plural of folksinger
forechecking
forechecking
verb
present participle of forecheck
foreking
foreking
noun
A preceding king.
A predecessor on the throne.
foreknowing
foreknowing
noun
foreknowledge
verb
present participle of foreknow
foreknowingly
foreknowingly
adv
With foreknowledge.
forelocking
forelocking
verb
present participle of forelock
forespeaking
forespeaking
noun
(obsolete) A foretelling; a prediction.
verb
present participle of forespeak
foretalking
forethinking
forethinking
verb
present participle of forethink
foretokening
foretokening
noun
Indication in advance.
verb
present participle of foretoken
forking
forking
noun
division into forks
verb
present participle of fork
forklifting
forklifting
verb
present participle of forklift
forsaking
forsaking
noun
The act by which somebody is forsaken; an abandonment.
verb
present participle of forsake
forspeaking
forspeaking
verb
present participle of forspeak
forthinking
forthinking
verb
present participle of forthink
frankalmoign
frankalmoign
noun
(UK, historical) A form of land tenure in return for religious duty or service.
frankalmoigne
frankalmoigne
noun
A tenure by which a religious corporation holds lands given to them and their successors forever, usually on condition of praying for the soul of the donor and his heirs; - called also tenure by free alms.
frocking
frocking
noun
material for making frocks
verb
present participle of frock
froglike
froglike
adj
Similar to a frog (amphibian), or to a characteristic of a frog.
a froglike croak
adv
In a froglike way
frogskin
frogskin
noun
(US, slang) A greenback, a United States dollar.
The skin of a frog, or leather made from it.
frogskins
frogskins
noun
plural of frogskin
frolicking
frolicking
noun
The act of one who frolics.
verb
present participle of frolic
gadzookeries
gadzookeries
noun
plural of gadzookery
gastrodisk
gingerwork
girrock
girrock
noun
|(archaic) A garfish.
glassworking
glassworking
noun
The production of glasswork.
goldbrick
goldbrick
noun
(US, slang, dated) A shirker or malingerer.
(US, slang, dated) A swindler.
Something fraudulent or nonexistent offered for sale; a swindle or con.
verb
(US, slang, dated) To shirk or malinger.
(US, slang, dated) To swindle.
goldbricked
goldbricked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of goldbrick
goldbricker
goldbricker
noun
(US, informal) A lazy person; an idler.
goldbrickers
goldbrickers
noun
plural of goldbricker
goldbricking
goldbricking
verb
present participle of goldbrick
goldbricks
goldbricks
noun
plural of goldbrick
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of goldbrick
gorgonlike
gorgonlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a gorgon.
gorillalike
gorillalike
adj
(informal) Resembling or characteristic of a gorilla.
gorkhali
gorki
gorkiesque
gorlicki
gorski
gourdlike
gourdlike
adj
Resembling a gourd.
greenockite
greenockite
noun
(mineralogy) A rare cadmium mineral that consists of cadmium sulfide in crystalline form.
greenockites
greenockites
noun
plural of greenockite
gridlock
gridlock
noun
(figuratively, by extension) any paralysis of a complex system due to severe congestion, conflict, or deadlock.
A condition of total, interlocking traffic congestion on the streets or highways of a crowded city, in which no one can move because everyone is in someone else's way.
On a smaller scale: the situation in which cars enter a signal-controlled intersection too late during the green light cycle, and are unable to clear the intersection (due to congestion in the next block) when the light turns red, thus blocking the cross traffic when it's their turn to go. Repeated at enough intersections, this phenomenon can lead to citywide gridlock.
verb
To cause traffic congestion.
gridlocking
gridlocking
verb
present participle of gridlock
grieko
grillework
grillework
noun
Alternative spelling of grillwork
grillwork
grillwork
noun
The mesh of metal wire or bars which makes up a decorative metal grating
grillworks
grillworks
noun
plural of grillwork
gritrock
gritrock
noun
gritstone
groovelike
groovelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a groove (channel or depression).
grottolike
grottolike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a grotto
groundskeeping
groundskeeping
noun
The activity of tending an area of land for aesthetic or functional purposes; typically as an employee of a person or institution
groupthink
groupthink
noun
A process of reasoning or decision-making by a group, especially one characterized by uncritical acceptance of or conformity to a perceived majority view.
groupthinks
grouselike
grouselike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a grouse.
guiderock
gumpoldskirchner
gurolinick
hardworking
hardworking
adj
Of a person, taking their work seriously and doing it well and rapidly.
headworking
hockingport
horsekeeping
housebreaking
housebreaking
noun
The act of breaking into another person's house with unlawful intent.
verb
(animal training) present participle of housebreak
hydrocracking
hydrocracking
noun
(organic chemistry) the production of high-octane petroleum fuel and kerosene by hydrogenating large or complex hydrocarbons and then cracking them.
verb
present participle of hydrocrack
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.
interchoking
interknotting
interknotting
verb
present participle of interknot
interknowledge
interknowledge
noun
Reciprocal knowledge.
interlocking
interlocking
noun
(rail transport) An arrangement of signal apparatus that prevents conflicting movements through a set of intersecting tracks, such as junctions or crossings.
verb
present participle of interlock
internetworking
internetworking
verb
present participle of internetwork
interworking
interworking
noun
Interoperability.
ironmaking
ironmaking
noun
The making of iron (from an ore)
ironworking
ironworking
noun
The making of useful or decorative items from iron.