(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
agkistrodon
arkhangelsk
arkhangelsk
Proper noun
A city in northwestern Russia on the White Sea.
arsenicking
asterisking
asterisking
verb
present participle of asterisk
backbearing
backgrounds
backgrounds
noun
plural of background
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of background
baggyrinkle
bankrolling
bankrolling
verb
present participle of bankroll
bankrupting
bankrupting
verb
present participle of bankrupt
barkpeeling
bedarkening
bedarkening
verb
present participle of bedarken
bhaktimarga
blackguards
blackguards
noun
plural of blackguard
bookmarking
bookmarking
verb
present participle of bookmark
brakemaking
breadmaking
breadmaking
noun
The making of bread.
bribetaking
bribetaking
noun
The acceptance of bribes.
bricklaying
bricklaying
noun
The act of building a wall by laying bricks, usually with cement between the surfaces of the bricks.
brickmaking
brickmaking
noun
The manufacture of bricks.
bridgemaker
bridgemaker
noun
(figuratively) A person who connects others.
A person who designs and/or constructs bridges.
broommaking
brushmaking
brushmaking
noun
The manufacture of brushes.
caretakings
caretakings
noun
plural of caretaking
carjackings
carjackings
noun
plural of carjacking
chairmaking
chairmaking
noun
The manufacture of chairs.
changemaker
changemaker
noun
One who makes a change.
chikmagalur
colormaking
colormaking
noun
The manufacture of paints or dyes.
cratemaking
cratemaking
noun
The manufacture of crates.
creammaking
daughterkin
daughterkin
noun
(endearing) A daughter.
diskography
diskography
noun
(medicine) Alternative form of discography
drakensberg
dressmaking
dressmaking
noun
The craft of making custom clothing for women, such as dresses, blouses, and evening gowns.
earmarkings
earmarkings
noun
plural of earmarking
earthmaking
foretalking
forspeaking
forspeaking
verb
present participle of forspeak
frankpledge
frankpledge
noun
(law, historical) A decener: a member of a tithing bound in frankpledge.
(law, historical) A form of collective suretyship and punishment under English law among the members of a tithing.
(law, historical, uncommon) The tithing itself.
Any group so similarly answerable for the conduct of all its members and liable for collective punishment.
gainspeaker
gainspeaker
noun
(obsolete) A gainsayer; opponent.
gallerylike
gallerylike
adj
Resembling a gallery, especially an art gallery
gamekeepers
gamekeepers
noun
plural of gamekeeper
gardenmaker
gardenmaker
noun
A person who creates gardens.
garlandlike
garlandlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a garland.
garlickiest
garlickiest
adj
superlative form of garlicky: most garlicky
gatekeepers
gatekeepers
noun
plural of gatekeeper
gavelkinder
gavelkinder
noun
One who inherits through gavelkind.
gearksutite
gearksutite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic white mineral containing aluminum, calcium, fluorine, hydrogen, and oxygen.
gerlachovka
gimcrackery
gimcrackery
noun
tastelessness
glassmakers
glassmakers
noun
plural of glassmaker
glassworker
glassworker
noun
One who makes glasswork.
goalkeepers
goalkeepers
noun
plural of goalkeeper
goatsuckers
goatsuckers
noun
plural of goatsucker
godforsaken
godforsaken
adj
Abandoned by a deity or god.
Particularly awful; very bad
gorillalike
gorillalike
adj
(informal) Resembling or characteristic of a gorilla.
granitelike
granitelike
adj
Resembling granite.
gravemaking
greenbacker
greenbacker
noun
Alternative form of Greenbacker
greenshanks
greenshanks
noun
plural of greenshank
griddlecake
griddlecake
noun
Any of various forms of small pancake made from a spoonful of batter cooked on a griddle
grubstakers
grubstakers
noun
plural of grubstaker
grubstaking
grubstaking
verb
present participle of grubstake
hallmarking
hallmarking
noun
The action of making a hallmark
verb
present participle of hallmark
hankeringly
hankeringly
adv
In a hankering manner.
hardworking
hardworking
adj
Of a person, taking their work seriously and doing it well and rapidly.
headworking
hucksterage
hucksterage
noun
The business of a huckster; small dealing; peddling.
jackarooing
jackarooing
verb
present participle of jackaroo
jackerooing
jackerooing
verb
present participle of jackeroo
jacklighter
jacklighter
noun
A hunter who jacklights.
jackrolling
jackrolling
noun
(South Africa) gang rape of women by men
jacksonburg
jawbreaking
jawbreaking
adj
Very difficult to pronounce.
kaliningrad
kangarooing
kangarooing
verb
present participle of kangaroo
karyogamies
karyogamies
noun
plural of karyogamy
karyologies
karyologies
noun
plural of karyology
karyotyping
karyotyping
noun
The separation and identification of karyotypes
verb
present participle of karyotype
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)
kierkegaard
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.
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
knotgrasses
knotgrasses
noun
plural of knotgrass
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.
mackereling
mackereling
noun
Alternative form of mackerelling
merrymaking
merrymaking
noun
Joyful festivities, especially as a celebration.
nightwalker
nightwalker
noun
(archaic, euphemistic) A prostitute who looks for clients on the streets.
(fantasy) A vampire.
noncranking
noncranking
adj
That does not crank.
nonsparking
nonsparking
adj
That does not give off sparks.
outbreaking
outbreaking
noun
That which bursts forth.
The act of breaking out.
verb
present participle of outbreak
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
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.
piatigorsky
pilgarlicky
pockmarking
pockmarking
verb
present participle of pockmark
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
semimarking
shirtmaking
shirtmaking
noun
the industry or practice of making shirts
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
skyrgaliard
skyscraping
skyscraping
adj
Extremely tall; as tall as a skyscraper
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.
springmaker
springmaker
noun
A manufacturer of springs (mechanical devices that exert force).
stagestruck
stagestruck
adj
Enamored of the theatre, the craft of acting or of actors/actresses.
stringmaker
stringybark
stringybark
noun
Any of a number of Australian eucalyptus trees with fibrous bark, or the wood or bark of such trees.
swanmarking
swordmaking
swordmaking
noun
The manufacture of swords.
tanglewrack
tapermaking
thanksgiver
thanksgiver
noun
One who gives thanks, or acknowledges a kindness.
toolmarking
tracklaying
tracklaying
noun
(rail transport) The work that involves putting the track in place.
trafficking
trafficking
noun
(biochemistry) The movement of an enzyme (or other protein) through tissue.
Clipping of arms trafficking: the smuggling of illegal arms.
Clipping of drug trafficking: the distribution of illegal drugs.