(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
afterking
afterknowledge
afterknowledge
noun
Knowledge acquired later, or after the event.
afterreckoning
afterworking
agkistrodon
alkargen
alkargen
noun
(chemistry) cacodylic acid
angarsk
angiokeratoma
angiokeratoma
noun
(medicine) A benign cutaneous lesion of capillaries, resulting in small marks of red to blue colour and characterized by hyperkeratosis.
angkor
angkor
Proper noun
A region of Cambodia that served as the seat of the Khmer Empire, which flourished from approximately the 9th to 15th centuries.
antibreakage
antibreakage
adj
Preventing breakage.
antiracketeering
antiracketeering
adj
Countering racketeering.
archking
archking
noun
(rare) A chief king.
arcking
arkhangelsk
arkhangelsk
Proper noun
A city in northwestern Russia on the White Sea.
arosaguntacook
arsenicking
asterisking
asterisking
verb
present participle of asterisk
aufklarung
aufklrung
backbearing
backbreaking
backbreaking
adj
(figuratively) Of work, very physically tiring.
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
backfiring
backfiring
noun
A failure that leads to further misfortune.
The occurrence of a backfire.
verb
present participle of backfire
background
background
adj
Less important or less noticeable in a scene or system.
noun
(computing) A type of activity on a computer that is not normally visible to the user.
(computing) The image or color over which a computer's desktop items are shown (e.g. icons or application windows).
(physics) Clipping of background radiation.
A less important feature of scenery (as opposed to foreground).
A part of the picture that depicts scenery to the rear or behind the main subject; context.
Information relevant to the current situation about past events; history.
One's social heritage, or previous life; what one did in the past.
verb
(journalism) To gather and provide background information (on).
To put in a position that is not prominent.
simple past tense and past participle of backgrind
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.
backgrounds
backgrounds
noun
plural of background
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of background
backscattering
backscattering
noun
(physics) The scattering of waves, particles, or signals back in the direction of their source.
verb
present participle of backscatter
backscratching
backscratching
verb
present participle of backscratch
backspringing
backstring
backstroking
backstroking
verb
present participle of backstroke
backswording
backswording
noun
Sport or exercise using a backsword or singlestick.
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
baggyrinkle
baggywrinkle
baggywrinkle
noun
(nautical) A brush-like pad made of rope, attached to a shroud in order to prevent wear on sails.
bankrolling
bankrolling
verb
present participle of bankroll
bankrupting
bankrupting
verb
present participle of bankrupt
barkening
barkening
verb
present participle of barken
barking
barking
adj
(British slang) Clipping of barking mad.
noun
The action of the verb to bark.
verb
present participle of bark
barkingly
barkingly
adv
With barking sounds.
barkpeeling
barracking
barracking
noun
(Australia, New Zealand) The act of cheering for or supporting a team.
An act of jeering or heckling.
verb
present participle of barrack
barrelmaking
barrelmaking
noun
The manufacture of barrels.
bedarkening
bedarkening
verb
present participle of bedarken
beermaking
beermaking
noun
The making of beer.
benchmarking
benchmarking
noun
A performance measurement according to a benchmark.
verb
present participle of benchmark
beraking
blackbirding
blackbirding
noun
(UK, Australia) The practice of kidnapping Pacific Islanders, or kanakas, for sale as cheap labour.
verb
present participle of blackbird
blockaderunning
boilermaking
boilermaking
noun
The manufacture of boilers.
bookmarking
bookmarking
verb
present participle of bookmark
brackenridge
bracketing
bracketing
noun
(architecture) A series or group of brackets; brackets, collectively.
The act of enclosing (text, etc.) in brackets.
verb
present participle of bracket
bracking
brakemaking
braking
braking
noun
The act of applying brakes.
verb
present participle of brake
breadmaking
breadmaking
noun
The making of bread.
breakfasting
breakfasting
noun
The act of eating breakfast.
verb
present participle of breakfast
breaking
breaking
noun
(linguistics) A change of a vowel to a diphthong.
(music) A form of ornamentation in which groups of short notes are used instead of long ones.
Breakdancing.
The act by which something is broken.
verb
present participle of break
breakings
breakings
noun
plural of breaking
breathtaking
breathtaking
adj
Very surprising or shocking; to such a degree as to cause astonishment.
stunningly beautiful; amazing
breathtakingly
breathtakingly
adv
In a breathtaking manner.
To a degree that causes shock or awe; shockingly.
bribetaking
bribetaking
noun
The acceptance of bribes.
brickbatting
brickbatting
noun
The act of assailing with criticism.
The act of attacking by throwing brickbats.
verb
present participle of brickbat
bricklaying
bricklaying
noun
The act of building a wall by laying bricks, usually with cement between the surfaces of the bricks.
bricklayings
bricklayings
noun
plural of bricklaying
brickmaking
brickmaking
noun
The manufacture of bricks.
bridgemaking
broommaking
brushmaking
brushmaking
noun
The manufacture of brushes.
buckinghamshire
buckinghamshire
Proper noun
An inland county of England bounded by Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Greater London, Berkshire and Oxfordshire.
buckraming
buckraming
verb
present participle of buckram
bulwarking
bulwarking
verb
present participle of bulwark
bungmaker
bunkerage
bunkerage
noun
(nautical) Oil or coal used for the engine of a vessel
(nautical) The act of bunkering (loading a vessel with oil or coal)
buttermaking
cabinetworking
cankering
cankering
verb
present participle of canker
cardmaking
cardmaking
noun
The manufacture of greeting cards (usually as a small-scale hobby).
caretaking
caretaking
noun
The act of taking care or taking charge of something.
caretakings
caretakings
noun
plural of caretaking
carjackings
carjackings
noun
plural of carjacking
carking
carking
adj
(archaic) Wearying, distressing (of care, or similar words).
noun
(archaic) Wearying; distress.
verb
present participle of cark
carkingly
carkingly
adv
(archaic) In a carking manner; so as to weary or distress.
carpetmaking
carpetmaking
noun
The manufacture of carpets.
cartmaking
cartmaking
noun
The manufacture of carts.
chairmaking
chairmaking
noun
The manufacture of chairs.
changemaker
changemaker
noun
One who makes a change.
charking
charking
verb
present participle of chark
checkerboarding
checkerboarding
noun
(computer graphics) Synonym of checkerboard rendering
verb
present participle of checkerboard
checkmarking
checkmarking
verb
present participle of checkmark
chuckfarthing
colormaking
colormaking
noun
The manufacture of paints or dyes.
coremaking
coremaking
noun
(engineering) The manufacture of the cores used to produce the hollow parts of castings.
corkmaking
counterattacking
counterattacking
verb
present participle of counterattack
cracking
cracking
adj
(colloquial) Enjoyable.
(colloquial) Great.
That cracks; that produces a sharp sound as of something splitting or breaking.
adv
(Britain) Very, usually associated with praise.
noun
(chemistry) The thermal decomposition of a substance, especially that of crude petroleum in order to produce petrol / gasoline.
The formation of cracks on a surface.
The production of a crack sound.
verb
present participle of crack
crackings
crackings
noun
plural of cracking
crackling
crackling
adj
Sounding with small, sharp cracks or reports, frequently repeated.
noun
(cooking, countable) A crispy, fried skin or rind, especially of pork.
(cooking, in the singular in Britain) The crispy rind of roast pork.
(cooking, often in the plural, US) Fat that, after roasting a joint, hardens and crispens
(obsolete, usually in the plural) Food for dogs, made from the refuse of tallow melting.
The making of small, sharp cracks or reports, frequently repeated.
Three stripes of velvet worn on the sleeves of students at St John's College, Cambridge.
verb
present participle of crackle
cracklings
cracklings
noun
plural of crackling
cradlemaking
cradlemaking
noun
The manufacture of cradles.
craking
craking
verb
present participle of crake
cranking
cranking
noun
The act by which something is cranked.
verb
present participle of crank
crankling
crankling
verb
present participle of crankle
cratemaking
cratemaking
noun
The manufacture of crates.
creaking
creaking
noun
A noise that creaks.
verb
present participle of creak
creakingly
creakingly
adv
With a creaking sound.
creammaking
croaking
croaking
noun
The sound of something that croaks.
verb
present participle of croak
dackering
daikering
daikering
verb
present participle of daiker
darkening
darkening
noun
The act of something becoming darker.
verb
present participle of darken
darking
darking
verb
present participle of dark
darkling
darkling
adj
(figurative) Obscure; taking place unseen, as if in the dark.
(poetic) Dark; growing dark; darkening.
adv
In the dark; in obscurity.
noun
(fantasy) A creature that lives in the dark.
Darkness
verb
present participle of darkle
darklings
darklings
adv
(poetic, obsolete) In the darkness.
noun
plural of darkling
daughterkin
daughterkin
noun
(endearing) A daughter.
debarking
debarking
verb
present participle of debark
deerstalking
deerstalking
noun
The hunting of deer on foot, by stealing upon them unawares.
demarking
demarking
verb
present participle of demark
disembarking
disembarking
noun
A disembarkation.
verb
present participle of disembark
dismarketing
doormaking
doormaking
noun
The manufacture of doors.
dragonkind
dragonkind
noun
All dragons, considered as a group.
dragonlike
dragonlike
Adjective
Resembling a dragon or some aspect of one.
drakensberg
dressmaking
dressmaking
noun
The craft of making custom clothing for women, such as dresses, blouses, and evening gowns.
dressmakings
dressmakings
noun
plural of dressmaking
dronkgrass
dronkgrass
noun
Alternative form of dronkgras
earmarking
earmarking
noun
An earmark (funding designation).
An earmark (identifying mark on the ear of an animal).
verb
present participle of earmark
earmarkings
earmarkings
noun
plural of earmarking
earthmaking
earthquaking
earthquaking
verb
present participle of earthquake
earthshaking
earthshaking
adj
Of global consequence or importance.
Very loud.
earthshakingly
earthshakingly
adv
In an earthshaking manner.
ekaterinburg
embarking
embarking
noun
An embarkation.
verb
present participle of embark
endokaryogamy
fingermark
fingermark
noun
A blemish made by a dirty finger.
fliegerabwehrkanone
folkvangr
forespeaking
forespeaking
noun
(obsolete) A foretelling; a prediction.
verb
present participle of forespeak
foretalking
forsaking
forsaking
noun
The act by which somebody is forsaken; an abandonment.
verb
present participle of forsake
forspeaking
forspeaking
verb
present participle of forspeak
frankalmoign
frankalmoign
noun
(UK, historical) A form of land tenure in return for religious duty or service.
frankalmoigne
frankalmoigne
noun
A tenure by which a religious corporation holds lands given to them and their successors forever, usually on condition of praying for the soul of the donor and his heirs; - called also tenure by free alms.
frankewing
franking
franking
noun
(Australia, finance, uncountable) A corporate tax system in which some or all of the tax paid by a company may be attributed, or imputed, to the shareholders by way of a tax credit to reduce the income tax payable on a distribution.
(countable) A device or marking such as postage stamp, printed or stamped impressions, codings, labels, manuscript writings, or any other authorized form of markings affixed or applied to mails to qualify them to be postally serviced.
verb
present participle of frank
frankmarriage
frankmarriage
noun
Alternative form of frank-marriage
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.