(nautical) The act by which a person is keelhauled.
(slang, obsolete, by extension) A thorough thrashing or mauling; rough treatment.
verb
present participle of keelhaul.
kentiggerma
keratogenic
keratogenic
Adjective
Relating to keratogenesis.
keyboarding
keyboarding
noun
The act of typing at a keyboard (with or without a mouse or other pointing device)
kidnappings
kidnappings
noun
plural of kidnapping
kierkegaard
kilogausses
kilogausses
noun
plural of kilogauss
kilometrage
kilometrage
noun
An allowance for travel expenses at a specified rate per kilometre.
The number of kilometres travelled by a vehicle on a certain volume of fuel.
The total distance travelled, in kilometres.
kilovoltage
kilovoltage
noun
A voltage in the region of thousands of volts.
kimeridgian
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.
klausenburg
knapsacking
knapsacking
verb
present participle of knapsack
kneecapping
kneecapping
noun
(gerund) The act of injuring the knees of (a person), usually by shooting at the knees; often a punishment carried out by criminals or terrorists.
(gerund, figurative, by extension) An excessively and needlessly damaging attack or disparagement.
verb
present participle of kneecap
knotgrasses
knotgrasses
noun
plural of knotgrass
kwangchowan
kweihwating
kymographic
kymographic
adj
Of or pertaining to a kymograph.
lampworking
lampworking
verb
present participle of lampwork
landmarking
landmarking
verb
present participle of landmark
lawbreaking
lawbreaking
adj
unlawful; illegal.
noun
The commission of a criminal act, the violation or breaking of a law.
leavetaking
leavetaking
noun
alternative spelling of leave-taking
linebacking
linebacking
noun
(American football) Playing as a linebacker
lovemakings
lovemakings
noun
plural of lovemaking
mackereling
mackereling
noun
Alternative form of mackerelling
makeweights
makeweights
noun
plural of makeweight
mantoloking
maskalonges
maskanonges
maskinonges
maskinonges
noun
plural of maskinonge
matchmaking
matchmaking
noun
(business) A service aiming to bring together sellers and buyers or potential partners.
(video games) The act or process of locating suitable players to take part in a multiplayer game session.
An attempt to make two people romantically interested in each other, especially an attempt to set up a date between people or to arrange a marriage.
The manufacture of matches for kindling or burning.
verb
present participle of matchmake
meatpacking
meatpacking
noun
(US) The slaughter and further processing of animals for meat.
medevacking
medevacking
verb
present participle of medevac
medivacking
medivacking
verb
present participle of medivac
menangkabau
merrymaking
merrymaking
noun
Joyful festivities, especially as a celebration.
mispackaged
mispackaged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of mispackage
mispackages
mispackages
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mispackage
misspeaking
misspeaking
noun
(obsolete) Speaking ill; defamation, slander.
The fact or instance of speaking falsely or unclearly.
mistakingly
mistakingly
adv
Alternative form of mistakenly
modelmaking
modelmaking
noun
The creation of scale models.
moneymaking
moneymaking
adj
Alternative form of money-making
moonwalking
moonwalking
verb
present participle of moonwalk
moviemaking
moviemaking
noun
The production of movies
muskallonge
muskallunge
mythmakings
mythmakings
noun
plural of mythmaking
nightwalker
nightwalker
noun
(archaic, euphemistic) A prostitute who looks for clients on the streets.
(fantasy) A vampire.
noisemaking
noisemaking
noun
The production of noise.
noncranking
noncranking
adj
That does not crank.
nonsparking
nonsparking
adj
That does not give off sparks.
nonspeaking
nonspeaking
adj
Not speaking.
nosegaylike
outbreaking
outbreaking
noun
That which bursts forth.
The act of breaking out.
verb
present participle of outbreak
outflanking
outflanking
noun
The act of one who outflanks.
verb
present participle of outflank
outspeaking
outspeaking
verb
present participle of outspeak
outthanking
outthanking
verb
present participle of outthank
overbraking
overbraking
verb
present participle of overbrake
overcarking
overcarking
adj
(archaic) Too anxious; too full of care.
verb
present participle of overcark
overmarking
overmarking
verb
present participle of overmark
overpackage
overpackage
verb
(transitive) To package wastefully in more material than necessary.
overpacking
overpacking
verb
present participle of overpack
oversoaking
oversoaking
verb
present participle of oversoak
overtalking
overtalking
verb
present participle of overtalk
overtasking
overtasking
verb
present participle of overtask
pacemakings
painkilling
painkilling
adj
Reducing or eliminating pain.
painstaking
painstaking
adj
Carefully attentive to details; diligent in performing a process or procedure.
noun
The application of careful and attentive effort.
papermaking
papermaking
noun
The craft of making paper.
parbuckling
parbuckling
verb
present participle of parbuckle
parkersburg
parkersburg
Proper noun
A city in West Virginia, United States
passagework
passagework
noun
(music) An ornamental passage in a musical work, often resembling a scale; or the performance of such a passage
pawnbroking
pawnbroking
noun
The business of a pawnbroker; advancing loans against pledges of household goods or personal possessions, and selling those pledges that are not redeemed.
peacemaking
peacemaking
noun
The act of reconciling two people or groups who disagree.
peasticking
piatigorsky
piggybacked
piggybacked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of piggyback
pilgarlicky
placemaking
placemaking
noun
The planning, design and management of public spaces with regard to the communities that will inhabit them.
planktology
planktology
noun
The study of plankton
platemaking
platemaking
noun
The production of plates (printing surfaces).
playmakings
plumemaking
pockmarking
pockmarking
verb
present participle of pockmark
pointmaking
polygynaiky
postmarking
postmarking
verb
present participle of postmark
prefranking
prepackaged
prepackaged
adj
That has been packaged prior to being sold
verb
simple past tense and past participle of prepackage
prepackages
prepackages
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of prepackage
printmaking
printmaking
noun
The field of art concerned, roughly, with the transfer of ink or paint from a plate or block or through a screen mesh to paper.
racewalking
racewalking
noun
(sports) A sport in which people try to walk as fast as possible, subject to the constraint that at least one foot must be on the ground at all time (or else they would be running).
verb
present participle of racewalk
rainmakings
razormaking
razormaking
noun
The manufacture of razors.
reattacking
reattacking
verb
present participle of reattack
reawakening
reawakening
noun
A second or subsequent awakening.
verb
present participle of reawaken
reembarking
reembarking
verb
present participle of reembark
rejacketing
rejacketing
verb
present participle of rejacket
remarketing
remarketing
verb
present participle of remarket
repackagers
repackagers
noun
plural of repackager
repackaging
repackaging
noun
The process of packaging something again or anew.
verb
present participle of repackage
rhymemaking
ringbarking
ringbarking
verb
present participle of ringbark
ringstraked
ringstraked
adj
(archaic) striped with differently colored rings
safekeeping
safekeeping
noun
(US) not returning checks; a system wherein banks keep checks (cheques) that people write, rather than returning them to the account holder with their monthly statement.
the act of keeping something safe; protection from harm, damage, loss, or theft
the responsibility of a guardian
the storage of assets in a protected area
saucemaking
saucemaking
noun
(cooking) The making of sauces.
sausagelike
sausagelike
adj
Resembling a sausage; often specifically sausage-shaped.
semimarking
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
shirtmaking
shirtmaking
noun
the industry or practice of making shirts
skedaddling
skedaddling
verb
present participle of skedaddle
skiagraphed
skiagraphed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of skiagraph
skiagrapher
skiagrapher
noun
Alternative form of sciagrapher
skiagraphic
skiagraphic
adj
Alternative form of sciagraphic
skillagalee
skilligalee
skilligalee
noun
A drink made of oatmeal, sugar, and water, formerly consumed in the English navy and army.
A thin, weak broth or oatmeal porridge, formerly given to prisoners and paupers in England.
skittagetan
skyjackings
skyjackings
noun
plural of skyjacking
skyrgaliard
skyscraping
skyscraping
adj
Extremely tall; as tall as a skyscraper
slammocking
slatemaking
sleepwaking
sleepwaking
noun
The state of one who is mesmerized, or in a partial and morbid sleep.
smilemaking
snakeholing
sockdolager
sockdolager
noun
(US, fishing) A combination of two hooks which close upon each other, by means of a spring, as soon as the fish bites.
(US, slang, dated) A hard hit, a knockout or finishing blow, or conclusive argument.
(US, slang, dated) Something large or otherwise exceptional; a whopper.
sparklingly
sparklingly
adv
In a sparkling way.
spoonmaking
spoonmaking
noun
The manufacture of spoons.
springmaker
springmaker
noun
A manufacturer of springs (mechanical devices that exert force).
squawkingly
squawkingly
adv
In a squawking way; with squawking noises.
squeakingly
squeakingly
adv
With a squeaking sound.
stagestruck
stagestruck
adj
Enamored of the theatre, the craft of acting or of actors/actresses.
stallingken
steelmaking
steelmaking
noun
The manufacture of steel.
stockmaking
stocktaking
stocktaking
noun
the act of taking an inventory of merchandise etc.
the reappraisal of a situation or of one's prospects
stovemaking
stovemaking
noun
The manufacture of stoves.
stringmaker
stringybark
stringybark
noun
Any of a number of Australian eucalyptus trees with fibrous bark, or the wood or bark of such trees.