(transport) The transportation of cargo or shipment on a return trip, using the space already paid for and used for the outward leg.
verb
present participle of backload
backlogging
backlogging
verb
present participle of backlog
backsliding
backsliding
adj
sliding back
noun
An occasion on which one backslides, especially in a moral sense.
verb
present participle of backslide
baggyrinkle
balkanising
balkanising
verb
present participle of balkanise
balkanizing
balkanizing
verb
present participle of balkanize
bankrolling
bankrolling
verb
present participle of bankroll
barkpeeling
blackenings
blackenings
noun
plural of blackening
blackington
blacklegism
blacklegism
noun
The character or actions of a blackleg.
blockmaking
blockmaking
noun
The manufacture of blocks for use in printing.
The manufacture of nautical blocks.
bricklaying
bricklaying
noun
The act of building a wall by laying bricks, usually with cement between the surfaces of the bricks.
bulkheading
bulkheading
noun
bulkheads in general
bushwalking
bushwalking
noun
(Australia, New Zealand) The activity of hiking or backpacking.
verb
present participle of bushwalk
cabbagelike
cabbagelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a cabbage.
cakewalking
cakewalking
verb
present participle of cakewalk
chikmagalur
cloakmaking
cloakmaking
noun
The manufacture of cloaks.
clockmaking
clockmaking
noun
The art or trade of a clockmaker; the manufacture of clocks.
clothmaking
clothmaking
noun
The art or trade of a clothmaker.
cocktailing
cocktailing
noun
Work as a cocktail waitress.
colormaking
colormaking
noun
The manufacture of paints or dyes.
deadlocking
deadlocking
verb
present participle of deadlock
duckwalking
duckwalking
verb
present participle of duckwalk
filmmakings
filmmakings
noun
plural of filmmaking
foretalking
gallerylike
gallerylike
adj
Resembling a gallery, especially an art gallery
galligaskin
garlandlike
garlandlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a garland.
garlickiest
garlickiest
adj
superlative form of garlicky: most garlicky
gavelkinder
gavelkinder
noun
One who inherits through gavelkind.
gazellelike
gazellelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a gazelle.
glaiketness
glaikitness
glassmaking
glassmaking
noun
The craft or industry of producing glass
glovemaking
glovemaking
noun
The manufacture of gloves.
glucokinase
glucokinase
noun
A hexokinase isozyme that facilitates phosphorylation of glucose to glucose-6-phosphate, occurring in cells in the liver, pancreas, gut, and brain of humans and most other vertebrates.
goalkeeping
goalkeeping
noun
The art of a goalkeeper.
verb
present participle of goalkeep
gorillalike
gorillalike
adj
(informal) Resembling or characteristic of a gorilla.
granitelike
granitelike
adj
Resembling granite.
griddlecake
griddlecake
noun
Any of various forms of small pancake made from a spoonful of batter cooked on a griddle
hallmarking
hallmarking
noun
The action of making a hallmark
verb
present participle of hallmark
hankeringly
hankeringly
adv
In a hankering manner.
jacklighted
jacklighter
jacklighter
noun
A hunter who jacklights.
jackrolling
jackrolling
noun
(South Africa) gang rape of women by men
kaliningrad
kalsomining
kalsomining
verb
present participle of kalsomine
kaolinising
kaolinising
verb
present participle of kaolinise
kaolinizing
kaolinizing
verb
present participle of kaolinize
karyologies
karyologies
noun
plural of karyology
keelhauling
keelhauling
noun
(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.
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.
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
mantoloking
mistakingly
mistakingly
adv
Alternative form of mistakenly
modelmaking
modelmaking
noun
The creation of scale models.
moonwalking
moonwalking
verb
present participle of moonwalk
nightwalker
nightwalker
noun
(archaic, euphemistic) A prostitute who looks for clients on the streets.
(fantasy) A vampire.
nosegaylike
outflanking
outflanking
noun
The act of one who outflanks.
verb
present participle of outflank
overtalking
overtalking
verb
present participle of overtalk
painkilling
painkilling
adj
Reducing or eliminating pain.
parbuckling
parbuckling
verb
present participle of parbuckle
pilgarlicky
placemaking
placemaking
noun
The planning, design and management of public spaces with regard to the communities that will inhabit them.
platemaking
platemaking
noun
The production of plates (printing surfaces).
playmakings
plumemaking
polygynaiky
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
sausagelike
sausagelike
adj
Resembling a sausage; often specifically sausage-shaped.
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
skedaddling
skedaddling
verb
present participle of skedaddle
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.
skyrgaliard
slammocking
slatemaking
sleepwaking
sleepwaking
noun
The state of one who is mesmerized, or in a partial and morbid sleep.
smilemaking
snakeholing
sparklingly
sparklingly
adv
In a sparkling way.
squawkingly
squawkingly
adv
In a squawking way; with squawking noises.
squeakingly
squeakingly
adv
With a squeaking sound.
stallingken
steelmaking
steelmaking
noun
The manufacture of steel.
tablemaking
tablemaking
noun
The construction of tables of data.
The manufacture of tables.
thwackingly
thwackingly
adv
With a thwacking sound.
toolmakings
toolmarking
tracklaying
tracklaying
noun
(rail transport) The work that involves putting the track in place.
trailmaking
unbalkingly
unshackling
unshackling
verb
present participle of unshackle
unsparkling
unsparkling
adj
Not sparkling.
vagrantlike
vagrantlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a vagrant.
villagelike
villagelike
adj
Resembling a village or some aspect of a village.
vinegarlike
vinegarlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of vinegar.
wheelmaking
wheelmaking
noun
The manufacture of wheels.
worldmaking
worldmaking
noun
The creation of a world, as for example in writing fiction.