The act of one who fossicks; a search for gold, gems, etc. or (figuratively) information.
verb
present participle of fossick
friskingly
friskingly
adv
With frisking movements; while leaping.
funguslike
funguslike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of fungus.
gangplanks
gangplanks
noun
plural of gangplank
gastrodisk
getmjlkost
gieseckite
gieseckite
noun
(mineralogy) A greenish-grey variety of muscovite.
ginkgoales
glassmaker
glassmaker
noun
A person or company that makes glass or glass items.
glassworks
glassworks
noun
A factory that produces glass or items made from glass, such as glassware
goatsucker
goatsucker
noun
Any bird in the nightjar family Caprimulgidae.
goldbricks
goldbricks
noun
plural of goldbrick
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of goldbrick
goldilocks
goldilocks
noun
A goldilocks aster, Aster linosyris.
A person with golden hair, especially a girl with long hair.
goldylocks
goldylocks
noun
(less common) Alternative spelling of goldilocks
gorkiesque
gospellike
gospellike
adj
(Christianity) Like a proper Christian; according to the gospel.
(music) Similar to gospel music.
gottschalk
gowkedness
grapestalk
greenbacks
greenbacks
noun
plural of greenback
greenshank
greenshank
noun
A wading bird, Tringa nebularia, that has long greenish legs and is native to Eurasia.
greenstick
greenstick
noun
A greenstick fracture.
grillworks
grillworks
noun
plural of grillwork
grouselike
grouselike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a grouse.
grubstaked
grubstaked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of grubstake
grubstaker
grubstaker
noun
One who provides a prospector with a grubstake.
grubstakes
grubstakes
noun
plural of grubstake
guidebooks
guidebooks
noun
plural of guidebook
gunnysacks
gunnysacks
noun
plural of gunnysack
gunstocker
gunstocker
noun
A manufacturer of gunstocks.
hankerings
hankerings
noun
plural of hankering
hijackings
hijackings
noun
plural of hijacking
hodgkinson
hopsacking
hopsacking
noun
hopsack fabric
iceskating
iceskating
verb
present participle of iceskate
inglenooks
inglenooks
noun
plural of inglenook
inkslinger
inkslinger
noun
(derogatory) A careless or unskilful writer.
inspeaking
kaligenous
kaligenous
adj
(chemistry) Forming alkalis with oxygen, as some metals do.
keenesburg
keithsburg
kenduskeag
kensington
kensington
noun
(dated, Midwestern US and Western US) A sewing circle for women.
keogenesis
kesselring
keyserling
kieselguhr
kieselguhr
noun
Diatomaceous earth, a kind of soft rock containing the remains of diatoms; it absorbs nitroglycerine and is used to manufacture dynamite.
kiesselgur
kigensetsu
kinesalgia
kinesalgia
noun
Alternative form of kinesialgia
kingfisher
kingfisher
noun
Any of various birds of the suborder Alcedines (or the family Alcedinidae sensu lato), having a large head, short tail and brilliant colouration; they feed mostly on fish.
common kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
kingfishes
kingfishes
noun
plural of kingfish
kingliness
kingliness
noun
(countable) The result or product of being kingly.
(uncountable) The state or quality of being kingly.
kingsville
kiplingese
kiplingese
Noun
Language characteristic of the writer (1865-1936), characterised by realism, jingoism, etc.
kiplingism
kiplingism
Noun
An attitude or turn of phrase characteristic of Rudyard Kipling.
knightless
knightless
adj
(not comparable) Without a knight.
(rare, obsolete) Unbecoming of a knight; unchivalrous.
knightship
knightship
noun
(mathematics, computing) A spaceship, in a cellular automaton, which moves knightwise (i.e., moving two spaces along the x-axis for every space it moves along the y-axis [or vice versa], in the manner of a chess knight); a spaceship which moves with slope 2; a (2,1) spaceship.
Honorific formal address to a knighted person. Usually used with the relevant possessive pronoun.
The honor bestowed that makes someone a knight.
knowingest
knowingest
adj
superlative form of knowing: most knowing
knowledges
knowledges
noun
plural of knowledg
plural of knowledge
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of knowledge
konigsberg
koshkonong
kriegspiel
kriegspiel
noun
A board game used to train military tactics and strategy.
A variant of chess in which the player cannot see their opponent's pieces.
kurbashing
kurbashing
verb
present participle of kurbash
lagerkvist
lockesburg
longshanks
longshanks
noun
A bird, the stilt.
longshucks
marketings
marketings
noun
plural of marketing
maskalonge
maskanonge
maskinonge
maskinonge
noun
The muskellunge
miscooking
miscooking
verb
present participle of miscook
miskeeping
miskeeping
verb
present participle of miskeep
miskenning
miskenning
noun
(law) A wrong citation.
verb
present participle of misken
misknowing
misknowing
verb
present participle of misknow
mismarking
mismarking
noun
An incorrect marking.
verb
present participle of mismark
mosaicking
mosaicking
noun
A process in which a mosaic (of images) is constructed.
muskhogean
muskhogean
Noun
Muskogee
Proper noun
Muskogee
mussorgski
mussorgsky
nankingese
nighthawks
nighthawks
noun
plural of nighthawk
nightstick
nightstick
noun
(US, law enforcement) A long narrow pole-like club carried by police and security personnel, for use in self-defense.
nightstock
nonsmoking
nonsmoking
adj
Alternative form of non-smoking
obelisking
outkissing
outkissing
verb
present participle of outkiss
outseeking
outsmoking
outsmoking
verb
present participle of outsmoke
outsulking
outsulking
verb
present participle of outsulk
outtasking
outtasking
verb
present participle of outtask
packagings
packagings
noun
plural of packaging
parkesburg
peastaking
pelasgikon
physicking
physicking
noun
(archaic) medication
verb
present participle of physic
piatigorsk
piggybacks
piggybacks
noun
plural of piggyback
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of piggyback
pigsticked
pigsticker
pigsticker
noun
(UK, India) A horse well-suited to hunt wild boar.
(UK, India) A hunter of wild boar.
(US, dialect) A sled with a pointed front.
A large knife, used as a weapon.
A pork butcher.
A spike bayonet
presoaking
presoaking
noun
The soaking of something in advance.
verb
present participle of presoak
pyatigorsk
pyatigorsk
Proper noun
spa city in south-Stavropol krai, administrative center of the of Russia
quicksburg
ransacking
ransacking
noun
The act by which something is ransacked.
verb
present participle of ransack
reckonings
reckonings
noun
plural of reckoning
repackages
repackages
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of repackage
restacking
restacking
noun
The act or result of stacking something again.
verb
present participle of restack
restocking
restocking
noun
An act of replenishing stock.
verb
present participle of restock
restriking
restriking
verb
present participle of restrike
roughnecks
roughnecks
noun
plural of roughneck
sackmaking
sackmaking
noun
The manufacture of sacks.
safemaking
safemaking
noun
The manufacture of safes.
sagaponack
sailmaking
sailmaking
noun
The occupation of making sails.
saltmaking
saltmaking
noun
The manufacture of salt.
seakeeping
seakeeping
noun
Effective operation of a ship at sea; remaining seaworthy.
semiwaking
shikarring
shikarring
verb
present participle of shikar
shockingly
shockingly
adv
In a shocking manner.
To a shocking degree.
shoemaking
shoemaking
noun
The making of shoes.
shrinkages
shrinkages
noun
plural of shrinkage
shunpiking
shunpiking
verb
present participle of shunpike
shylocking
shylocking
verb
present participle of shylock
silkgrower
silkgrower
noun
A grower of silk.
skedgewith
skeltering
skeltering
verb
present participle of skelter
skiagraphy
skibobbing
skibobbing
noun
A winter sport involving a bicycle-type frame attached to skis instead of wheels.