(mechanics) Countering or preventing backlash (jarring reflex motion in machinery).
antiblackism
antiblackism
noun
Antiblack sentiments or politics.
antibreakage
antibreakage
adj
Preventing breakage.
antikickback
antikickback
adj
Serving to counter kickbacks (illicit payments); antibribery.
Serving to prevent kickbacks (accidents with machinery).
backbenchers
backbenchers
noun
plural of backbencher
backbitingly
backbitingly
adv
In a backbiting manner.
backboneless
backboneless
adj
Cowardly, spineless.
Without a backbone; invertebrate.
backbreaking
backbreaking
adj
(figuratively) Of work, very physically tiring.
backchecking
backchecking
verb
present participle of backcheck
backcourtman
backcourtman
noun
(basketball) A backcourt player.
backcourtmen
backcourtmen
noun
plural of backcourtman
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
backflipping
backflipping
verb
present participle of backflip
backgrounded
backgrounded
adj
(computing) (of a task) Made non-interactive
Moved to the background
verb
simple past tense and past participle of background
backgrounder
backgrounder
noun
(chiefly US) A briefing or document typically provided prior to a meeting or other event that gives basic details on subjects that are likely to be mentioned.
A cattle farmer or rancher who runs a backgrounding operation.
A person employed to draw backgrounds for a comic or cartoon.
backhandedly
backlighting
backlighting
noun
The illumination of a photographic subject from the rear, causing edges to glow while other areas remain in shadow.
verb
present participle of backlight
backpedaling
backpedaling
noun
The act of distancing oneself from a previously supported idea, action, behaviour, etc.; a U-turn or flip-flop.
verb
(US) present participle of backpedal
backpointers
backslapping
backslapping
noun
action of the verb to backslap
verb
present participle of backslap
backsplicing
backsplicing
verb
present participle of backsplice
backstabbing
backstabbing
noun
The act of one who backstabs.
verb
present participle of backstab
backstamping
backstopping
backstopping
verb
present participle of backstop
backstroking
backstroking
verb
present participle of backstroke
backswording
backswording
noun
Sport or exercise using a backsword or singlestick.
backswordman
backswordman
noun
(historical) One who fights with a backsword or singlestick.
backswordmen
backswordmen
noun
plural of backswordman
backtracking
backtracking
noun
(aviation) The usage of a runway as a taxiway, especially at private strips and smaller airports.
(computer science) The act of building all possible solutions to a problem incrementally, abandoning any candidate solution if it cannot lead to a valid solution.
(countable, uncountable) The act of one who, or that which, backtracks; a retracing of one's steps.
verb
present participle of backtrack
backwardness
backwardness
noun
Reluctance.
The state of being backward.
backwoodsman
backwoodsman
noun
(informal, UK politics) A Peer who is seldom present in the House of Lords of the United Kingdom Parliament, who may be encouraged to attend when a very important vote is expected.
A person who is acclimated to living in a forest area that is far removed from civilization or modern conveniences.
An uncivilized person.
backwoodsmen
backwoodsmen
noun
plural of backwoodsman
baggywrinkle
baggywrinkle
noun
(nautical) A brush-like pad made of rope, attached to a shroud in order to prevent wear on sails.
bandaranaike
bankruptcies
bankruptcies
noun
plural of bankruptcy
bankruptlike
bankruptlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bankrupt.
bankruptship
bareknuckled
barrelmaking
barrelmaking
noun
The manufacture of barrels.
basketmaking
basketmaking
noun
The construction of baskets, especially by traditional means.
bathukolpian
bathukolpian
adj
Alternative spelling of bathykolpian
benchmarking
benchmarking
noun
A performance measurement according to a benchmark.
verb
present participle of benchmark
bernkasteler
blackballing
blackballing
noun
An instance, or action, of a person being blackballed
verb
present participle of blackball
blackbirding
blackbirding
noun
(UK, Australia) The practice of kidnapping Pacific Islanders, or kanakas, for sale as cheap labour.
verb
present participle of blackbird
blackcurrant
blackcurrant
noun
A shrub, Ribes nigrum, that produces small, very dark purple, edible berries.
The berry borne by this shrub.
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
blackhanders
blackhanders
noun
plural of blackhander
blackishness
blackishness
noun
The quality of being blackish, somewhat black.
blackjacking
blackjacking
verb
present participle of blackjack
blacklegging
blacklegging
noun
The practice of working in place of those who are engaged in a strike.
verb
present participle of blackleg
blacklisting
blacklisting
noun
The act of placing onto a blacklist.
verb
present participle of blacklist
blackmailing
blackmailing
noun
The act of one who blackmails.
verb
present participle of blackmail
blacktopping
blacktopping
verb
present participle of blacktop
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
blanketmaker
blanketmaker
noun
A manufacturer of blankets.
bodicemaking
boilermaking
boilermaking
noun
The manufacture of boilers.
bolshevikian
bottlemaking
bottlemaking
noun
The manufacture of bottles.
brackenridge
brackishness
brackishness
noun
distastefulness; unpleasantness
bradykinesia
bradykinesia
noun
(medicine) Slowness of movement.
bradykinesis
bradykinesis
noun
Alternative form of bradykinesia
bradykinetic
bradykinetic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or exhibiting bradykinesia
breakfasting
breakfasting
noun
The act of eating breakfast.
verb
present participle of breakfast
breathtaking
breathtaking
adj
Very surprising or shocking; to such a degree as to cause astonishment.
stunningly beautiful; amazing
brickbatting
brickbatting
noun
The act of assailing with criticism.
The act of attacking by throwing brickbats.
verb
present participle of brickbat
bricklayings
bricklayings
noun
plural of bricklaying
bridgemaking
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.
brooktondale
bucketmaking
bucketmaking
noun
The manufacture of buckets.
bulletmaking
bulletmaking
noun
The manufacture of bullets.
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
buttermaking
cabinetmaker
cabinetmaker
noun
A skilled woodworker who makes high-quality wooden furniture
cabinetworks
crackbrained
crackbrained
adj
Idiotic.
debarkations
debarkations
noun
plural of debarkation
diamondbacks
diamondbacks
noun
plural of diamondback
disembarking
disembarking
noun
A disembarkation.
verb
present participle of disembark
drinkability
drinkability
noun
The extent to which something is drinkable.
The state or property of being drinkable.
ekaterinburg
embarkations
embarkations
noun
plural of embarkation
fishybacking
foreknowable
foreknowable
adj
That may be known in advance.
frankability
frankability
noun
The quality of being frankable.
gadsbodikins
greenbackers
greenbackers
noun
plural of greenbacker
greenbackism
greenbackism
noun
A movement advocating for the inflation of the US currency.
halterbroken
halterbroken
verb
past participle of halterbreak
hoodwinkable
hoodwinkable
adj
Able to be hoodwinked.
inattackable
interbanking
kabinettwein
kinetophobia
kissableness
kneadability
kneadability
noun
Ability to be kneaded, or worked into a mass.
knowableness
knowableness
noun
The state or quality of being knowable.
knowledgable
knowledgable
adj
(rare) Alternative form of knowledgeable
knowledgably
knowledgably
adv
Misspelling of knowledgeably.
knuckleballs
knuckleballs
noun
plural of knuckleball
kolombangara
lamblikeness
lampblacking
lampblacking
verb
present participle of lampblack
lawbreakings
lawbreakings
noun
plural of lawbreaking
likeableness
likeableness
noun
likeability
linebackings
manakinsabot
membranelike
membranelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a membrane.
mountebanked
mountebanked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of mountebank
mountebankly
nicknameable
nicknameable
adj
Able to be called by a nickname.
nonblockaded
nonbreakable
nonbreakable
adj
Not easily broken.
noun
(chiefly in the plural) Something that cannot be easily broken.
nondrinkable
nonrevokable
nonrevokable
adj
Not revokable.
pathbreaking
pathbreaking
adj
Opening a new path or approach
pawnbrokings
pickabacking
pickabacking
verb
present participle of pickaback
pickableness
piggybacking
piggybacking
noun
The practice of carrying something piggyback.
verb
present participle of piggyback
rackrentable
rebankruptcy
roadblocking
roadblocking
verb
present participle of roadblock
safebreaking
safebreaking
noun
The act of breaking into a safe.
shacklebones
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.
sikandarabad
stringybarks
stringybarks
noun
plural of stringybark
takedownable
tankerabogus
tankerabogus
noun
(UK, regional) A bogeyman; a fanciful monster used to frighten children.
thickbrained
thinkability
thinkability
Noun
The property of being thinkable.
thumbtacking
thumbtacking
verb
present participle of thumbtack
unattackable
unattackable
adj
which may not be attacked
unattackably
unattackably
adv
Such that it may not be attacked.
unbasketlike
undertakable
undertakable
adj
Capable of being undertaken; practicable.
unmarketable
unmarketable
adj
Not marketable
unmistakable
unmistakable
adj
Unique, such that it cannot be mistaken for something else.
unmistakably
unmistakably
adv
In an unmistakable manner; unquestionably.
unprovokable
unprovokable
adj
That cannot be provoked.
unrebukeable
unreckonable
unreckonable
adj
That cannot be reckoned; uncountable, innumerable.
unremarkable
unremarkable
adj
Not remarkable.
unremarkably
unremarkably
adv
In a way or to an extent that is unremarkable.
unshrinkable
unshrinkable
adj
That will not shrink
unsketchable
unsketchable
adj
Not sketchable.
unthinkables
wakeboarding
wakeboarding
noun
(sports) A water sport where a rider on a small board is towed by a motor boat, attached by a cable.