simple past tense and past participle of acknowledg
simple past tense and past participle of acknowledge
acknowledger
acknowledger
noun
One who acknowledges.
acknowledges
acknowledges
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acknowledge
afterworking
alkaligenous
alkaligenous
adj
Producing or generating alkali.
alkalinising
alkalinising
verb
present participle of alkalinise
alkalinizing
alkalinizing
verb
present participle of alkalinize
angiokinesis
angiokinetic
angiokinetic
adj
Relating to angiokinesis or to an angiokine
antibreakage
antibreakage
adj
Preventing breakage.
antiskidding
antiskidding
adj
antiskid
backbitingly
backbitingly
adv
In a backbiting manner.
backbreaking
backbreaking
adj
(figuratively) Of work, very physically tiring.
backchecking
backchecking
verb
present participle of backcheck
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
backflipping
backflipping
verb
present participle of backflip
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.
backlighting
backlighting
noun
The illumination of a photographic subject from the rear, causing edges to glow while other areas remain in shadow.
verb
present participle of backlight
backpedaling
backpedaling
noun
The act of distancing oneself from a previously supported idea, action, behaviour, etc.; a U-turn or flip-flop.
verb
(US) present participle of backpedal
backslapping
backslapping
noun
action of the verb to backslap
verb
present participle of backslap
backsplicing
backsplicing
verb
present participle of backsplice
backstabbing
backstabbing
noun
The act of one who backstabs.
verb
present participle of backstab
backstamping
backstopping
backstopping
verb
present participle of backstop
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
baggywrinkle
baggywrinkle
noun
(nautical) A brush-like pad made of rope, attached to a shroud in order to prevent wear on sails.
barrelmaking
barrelmaking
noun
The manufacture of barrels.
basketmaking
basketmaking
noun
The construction of baskets, especially by traditional means.
benchmarking
benchmarking
noun
A performance measurement according to a benchmark.
verb
present participle of benchmark
blackballing
blackballing
noun
An instance, or action, of a person being blackballed
verb
present participle of blackball
blackbirding
blackbirding
noun
(UK, Australia) The practice of kidnapping Pacific Islanders, or kanakas, for sale as cheap labour.
verb
present participle of blackbird
blackfishing
blackfishing
noun
(slang, of a non-black person) The practice of appropriating signifiers of black identity, such as darkening the skin, or wearing traditionally black hairstyles.
verb
present participle of blackfish
blackjacking
blackjacking
verb
present participle of blackjack
blacklegging
blacklegging
noun
The practice of working in place of those who are engaged in a strike.
verb
present participle of blackleg
blacklisting
blacklisting
noun
The act of placing onto a blacklist.
verb
present participle of blacklist
blackmailing
blackmailing
noun
The act of one who blackmails.
verb
present participle of blackmail
blacktopping
blacktopping
verb
present participle of blacktop
blackwashing
blackwashing
noun
(derogatory) The revisionist portrayal of something as belonging to a black race of people.
(derogatory) The revisionist portrayal of something as evil.
The application of a coating of blackwash.
verb
present participle of blackwash
bodicemaking
boilermaking
boilermaking
noun
The manufacture of boilers.
bottlemaking
bottlemaking
noun
The manufacture of bottles.
brackenridge
breakfasting
breakfasting
noun
The act of eating breakfast.
verb
present participle of breakfast
breathtaking
breathtaking
adj
Very surprising or shocking; to such a degree as to cause astonishment.
stunningly beautiful; amazing
brickbatting
brickbatting
noun
The act of assailing with criticism.
The act of attacking by throwing brickbats.
verb
present participle of brickbat
bricklayings
bricklayings
noun
plural of bricklaying
bridgemaking
bucketmaking
bucketmaking
noun
The manufacture of buckets.
bulletmaking
bulletmaking
noun
The manufacture of bullets.
bushwhacking
bushwhacking
noun
criticizing, by someone or a person(s), on policies and stances by George W. Bush, in forums and discussions
fighting, as a guerilla, especially in wooded country
travelling through thick wooded country, cutting away scrub to make progress
verb
present participle of bushwhack
buttermaking
candlemaking
candlemaking
noun
The manufacture of candles.
carpetmaking
carpetmaking
noun
The manufacture of carpets.
cementmaking
changchiakow
changepocket
checkmarking
checkmarking
verb
present participle of checkmark
cheesemaking
cheesemaking
noun
The production of cheese
clankingness
coffinmaking
coffinmaking
noun
The manufacture of coffins.
cradlemaking
cradlemaking
noun
The manufacture of cradles.
damaskeening
damaskeening
noun
Alternative form of damascening
verb
present participle of damaskeen
deerstalking
deerstalking
noun
The hunting of deer on foot, by stealing upon them unawares.
disembarking
disembarking
noun
A disembarkation.
verb
present participle of disembark
dismarketing
dressmakings
dressmakings
noun
plural of dressmaking
earthquaking
earthquaking
verb
present participle of earthquake
earthshaking
earthshaking
adj
Of global consequence or importance.
Very loud.
ekamanganese
ekamanganese
noun
(chemistry) the name given by Dmitri Mendeleev to the predicted element (technetium) lying below manganese in the periodic table
ekaterinburg
evilspeaking
fishybacking
forespeaking
forespeaking
noun
(obsolete) A foretelling; a prediction.
verb
present participle of forespeak
frankalmoign
frankalmoign
noun
(UK, historical) A form of land tenure in return for religious duty or service.
frankpledges
frankpledges
noun
plural of frankpledge
gadsbodikins
gainspeaking
gainspeaking
noun
(obsolete) A speaking against; opposition.
galligaskins
galligaskins
noun
(archaic, historical) Large, loose breeches, fashionable in the 16th and 17th centuries.
gallygaskins
gallygaskins
noun
Alternative form of galligaskins
gardenmaking
gardenmaking
noun
The creation of gardens.
garmentmaker
garmentmaker
noun
A manufacturer of garments.
ginkgoaceous
ginkgoaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Ginkgoaceae.
glassmakings
glassworking
glassworking
noun
The production of glasswork.
glucokinases
glucokinases
noun
plural of glucokinase
graustarkian
greenbackers
greenbackers
noun
plural of greenbacker
greenbackism
greenbackism
noun
A movement advocating for the inflation of the US currency.
heilungkiang
helmetmaking
interbanking
interlinkage
interlinkage
noun
linkage together
jacklighting
jacklighting
noun
(hunting, US, Canada) The action of the verb to jacklight; the act of illuminating an animal for the purpose of hunting.
verb
present participle of jacklight
kainogenesis
kanchenjunga
kangaroolike
kangaroolike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a kangaroo.
katjepiering
keratinizing
keratinizing
verb
present participle of keratinize
keratogenous
keratogenous
adj
That produces horny tissue
keraunograph
keraunograph
noun
(archaic) A figure or picture impressed by lightning upon the human body or elsewhere.
A ceraunograph; an instrument for measuring and recording lightning.
kettlemaking
kickstarting
kickstarting
verb
present participle of kickstart
kinchinjunga
kindergarten
kindergarten
noun
(Canada, US, Australia) An educational institution for young children, usually between ages 4 and 6; nursery school.
(Canada, US, Australia) The elementary school grade before first grade.
(Philippines) The two levels between nursery and prep; the second and third years of preschool.
kinetography
kinetography
noun
(choreography) Labanotation.
(dated, photography) The use of the kinetograph.
klydonograph
klydonograph
noun
A device that makes a photographic record of a voltage surge
kneecappings
kneecappings
noun
plural of kneecapping
knowledgable
knowledgable
adj
(rare) Alternative form of knowledgeable
knowledgably
knowledgably
adv
Misspelling of knowledgeably.
kolombangara
lampblacking
lampblacking
verb
present participle of lampblack
lawbreakings
lawbreakings
noun
plural of lawbreaking
linebackings
loansharking
loansharking
verb
present participle of loanshark (Committing crimes as a loan shark, committing usury (loaning money at excessive rate of interest) especially when collecting under threat of violence.)
loudspeaking
magnitogorsk
magnitogorsk
Proper noun
A city in Chelyabinsk oblast, Russia.
mantuamaking
mantuamaking
noun
The manufacture of mantuas.
marlingspike
matchmakings
matchmakings
noun
plural of matchmaking
matchmarking
meatpackings
merrymakings
merrymakings
noun
plural of merrymaking
metalworking
metalworking
noun
The art and craft of shaping metal.
mispackaging
mispackaging
verb
present participle of mispackage
moneymakings
moviemakings
multitasking
multitasking
noun
(buzzword, figuratively) The practice or capability of handling more than one task at the same time.
(computing) The simultaneous execution of multiple tasks (programs) under the control of an interrupt-driven operating system.
verb
present participle of multitask
needlemaking
needlemaking
noun
The manufacture of needles.
nightwalkers
nightwalkers
noun
plural of nightwalker
nightwalking
nightwalking
noun
(archaic, euphemistic) The activity of a prostitute who looks for clients on the streets.
noisemakings
noisemakings
noun
plural of noisemaking
nonattacking
nonattacking
adj
Not attacking.
nonsparkling
nonsparkling
adj
Not sparkling; uncarbonated.
outsparkling
outsparkling
verb
present participle of outsparkle
overspeaking
overspeaking
verb
present participle of overspeak
packinghouse
packinghouse
noun
A facility where harvested food is processed into a salable condition.
A slaughterhouse wherein animals are slaughtered, and the meat is then processed into smaller cuts.
paddywacking
painstakings
painstakings
noun
plural of painstaking
palankeening
papermakings
papermakings
noun
plural of papermaking
patchworking
patchworking
noun
The making of patchworks
verb
present participle of patchwork
pathbreaking
pathbreaking
adj
Opening a new path or approach
pawnbrokings
peacekeeping
peacekeeping
noun
(as a noun modifier) (for example) a peacekeeping force.
The act of preserving peace, specifically between hostile groups or states, especially by a sanctioned military force.