(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
antibreakage
antibreakage
adj
Preventing breakage.
backbearing
backbreaking
backbreaking
adj
(figuratively) Of work, very physically tiring.
backchecking
backchecking
verb
present participle of backcheck
backening
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.
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
backscattering
backscattering
noun
(physics) The scattering of waves, particles, or signals back in the direction of their source.
verb
present participle of backscatter
backsetting
backsetting
verb
present participle of backset
backslidingness
baggyrinkle
baggywrinkle
baggywrinkle
noun
(nautical) A brush-like pad made of rope, attached to a shroud in order to prevent wear on sails.
bangwaketsi
barkening
barkening
verb
present participle of barken
barkpeeling
barrelmaking
barrelmaking
noun
The manufacture of barrels.
basingstoke
basingstoke
Proper noun
A town in Hampshire, England
basketing
basketing
verb
present participle of basket
basketmaking
basketmaking
noun
The construction of baskets, especially by traditional means.
basketweaving
basketweaving
noun
(figurative) Any useless, unproductive, or lightweight activity.
The act of weaving baskets, as for example from grasses, wicker, or rope.
bechalking
bechalking
verb
present participle of bechalk
becking
becking
verb
present participle of beck
beckoning
beckoning
adj
That beckons.
noun
Such a wave or similar action.
verb
present participle of beckon
beckoningly
beckoningly
adv
So as to beckon or call near; enticingly.
becloaking
becloaking
verb
present participle of becloak
bedarkening
bedarkening
verb
present participle of bedarken
bedecking
bedecking
noun
An ornament.
verb
present participle of bedeck
bedmaking
bedmaking
noun
The skill or act of making beds (arranging the sheets, etc.).
bedticking
beekeeping
beekeeping
noun
The practice or profession of keeping and caring for bees.
beekeepings
beermaking
beermaking
noun
The making of beer.
beflecking
beflecking
verb
present participle of befleck
begunk
begunk
noun
(dialectal, chiefly Scotland) An illusion; trick; cheat.
verb
(transitive, dialectal, chiefly Scotland) To befool; deceive; balk; jilt.
beking
bekissing
bekissing
verb
present participle of bekiss
beknight
beknight
verb
(transitive, rare) To make a knight of.
beknighted
beknighted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beknight
beknighting
beknighting
verb
present participle of beknight
beknights
beknights
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beknight
beknotting
bellmaking
bellmaking
noun
The manufacture of bells.
bellowsmaking
beltmaking
beltmaking
noun
The manufacture of belts.
bemocking
bemocking
verb
present participle of bemock
benchmarking
benchmarking
noun
A performance measurement according to a benchmark.
verb
present participle of benchmark
bengkalis
beraking
berrypicking
besmoking
besmoking
verb
present participle of besmoke
bespeaking
bespeaking
verb
present participle of bespeak
besprinkling
besprinkling
verb
present participle of besprinkle
besticking
besticking
verb
present participle of bestick
betaking
betaking
verb
present participle of betake
bethanking
bethanking
verb
present participle of bethank
bethinking
bethinking
noun
The act of thinking, thinking about, considering, reflecting, or remembering.
verb
present participle of bethink
betokening
betokening
verb
present participle of betoken
bickering
bickering
noun
Petty quarreling. Usually considered a childish behaviour, although often applied to adults.
verb
present participle of bicker
blackening
blackening
noun
(countable) The result or an instance of such an act or process; a black stain or mark.
(uncountable) The act or process of turning (becoming) black in colour.
Any of various (dark-colored) surface treatments for metal substrates, to inhibit corrosion; on steel, generally, synonym of bluing.
The act of defaming or sullying.
verb
present participle of blacken
blackenings
blackenings
noun
plural of blackening
blacklegging
blacklegging
noun
The practice of working in place of those who are engaged in a strike.
verb
present participle of blackleg
blacktongue
blagoveshchensk
blanketing
blanketing
noun
(countable) A layer of something that covers like a blanket.
(nautical, slang) A manoeuvre in which one vessel covers or becalms another with its sails.
(rail transport) Provision of a layer under the trackbed to prevent clay subsoil and water being forced to the surface by the weight of trains.
(uncountable, countable) Cloth for making blankets.
(uncountable, countable) The act or punishment of tossing in a blanket.
verb
present participle of blanket
blanketmaking
blanketmaking
noun
The manufacture of blankets.
blinkering
blinkering
verb
present participle of blinker
blitzkrieging
blockaderunning
bluestocking
bluestocking
noun
(historical) A member of an 18th-century Blue Stockings Society.
(historical) The English parliament of 1653, more commonly called the Barebones Parliament
(usually derogatory) A scholarly, literary, or cultured woman.
bluestockingish
bluestockingish
adj
Like a bluestocking, or scholarly woman.
bluestockingism
bluestockingism
noun
(colloquial) The character or manner of a bluestocking; female pedantry.
bluestockings
bluestockings
noun
plural of bluestocking
bodicemaking
bodychecking
bodychecking
verb
present participle of bodycheck
boilermaking
boilermaking
noun
The manufacture of boilers.
boilinglike
bolingbroke
bookkeeping
bookkeeping
noun
(accounting) The skill or practice of keeping books or systematic records of financial transactions, e.g. income and expenses.
(computing) General tasks for maintaining a system.
verb
present participle of bookkeep
bookkeepings
bookkeepings
noun
plural of bookkeeping
bookmonger
bookmonger
noun
(archaic) A bookseller.
bookselling
bookselling
noun
The sale of books.
booksellings
bottlemaking
bottlemaking
noun
The manufacture of bottles.
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
brakemaking
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.
breckenridge
breckenridge
Proper noun
A town in Colorado, USA
an unincorporated community in Indiana, in the United States
A village/town in Michigan, US.
A city and county seat in Minnesota, US.
A city/town in Missouri, US.
A town in Oklahoma, US.
A city in Texas, USA
breckinridge
bribetaking
bribetaking
noun
The acceptance of bribes.
bridgemaking
briskening
briskening
verb
present participle of brisken
bucketing
bucketing
noun
A heavy pouring down of liquid; a deluge.
Synonym of binning (“data pre-processing technique”)
The act of moving material using a bucket.
verb
present participle of bucket
bucketmaking
bucketmaking
noun
The manufacture of buckets.
buckinghamshire
buckinghamshire
Proper noun
An inland county of England bounded by Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Greater London, Berkshire and Oxfordshire.
bucklering
bucklering
verb
present participle of buckler
bulkheading
bulkheading
noun
bulkheads in general
bulletmaking
bulletmaking
noun
The manufacture of bullets.
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)
bunkering
bunkering
noun
(chiefly Nigeria) The illicit removal of oil from a pipeline or other distribution system.
(nautical) The taking on board of bunker fuel.
verb
present participle of bunker
buttermaking
cabinetmaking
cabinetmaking
noun
The art of the cabinetmaker
cabinetmakings
cabinetworking
checkerboarding
checkerboarding
noun
(computer graphics) Synonym of checkerboard rendering
verb
present participle of checkerboard
debarking
debarking
verb
present participle of debark
deblocking
deblocking
verb
present participle of deblock
debunking
debunking
noun
The act of showing something to be false (or bunkum)
verb
present participle of debunk
disembarking
disembarking
noun
A disembarkation.
verb
present participle of disembark
doublethinking
drakensberg
dungbeck
ekaterinburg
embanking
embanking
verb
present participle of embank
embarking
embarking
noun
An embarkation.
verb
present participle of embark
embosking
embosking
verb
present participle of embosk
fliegerabwehrkanone
glenbrook
goldenback
goldenback
noun
(regional) The natterjack.
Any of a group of large woodpeckers that are resident breeders in tropical southern Asia.
greenback
greenback
noun
(US) Any bill that is legal tender in the US (originally printed with green and black ink) issued by the Federal Reserve.
(historical) A unit of American currency issued during the Civil War by the Treasury Department.
(surfing) A wave that has not yet begun to break.
The United States dollar.
greenbacker
greenbacker
noun
Alternative form of Greenbacker
greenbackers
greenbackers
noun
plural of greenbacker
greenbackism
greenbackism
noun
A movement advocating for the inflation of the US currency.
greenbacks
greenbacks
noun
plural of greenback
greenbackville
greenbank
greenbank
Proper noun
An urban district of Bristol, England between Easton, Eastville and Whitehall
A large civil cemetery in this district
greenbark
groundbreaker
groundbreaker
noun
First person to do, make or fight for something. A pioneer; a seminal person.
gulbenkian
heartbreaking
heartbreaking
adj
That causes great grief, anguish or distress.
noun
The breaking of a heart; great grief, anguish or distress.
heartbreakingly
heartbreakingly
adv
In a heartbreaking manner
housebreaking
housebreaking
noun
The act of breaking into another person's house with unlawful intent.
verb
(animal training) present participle of housebreak
inbreaking
inbreaking
noun
The act of breaking in; incursion; invasion; inroad.
interbanking
jawbreaking
jawbreaking
adj
Very difficult to pronounce.
jawbreakingly
jawbreakingly
adv
In a way that is very difficult to say or pronounce.
jenkinsburg
kapfenberg
kathemoglobin
keansburg
keenesburg
keensburg
kerbing
kerbing
noun
A strip of kerb.
verb
present participle of kerb
keyboarding
keyboarding
noun
The act of typing at a keyboard (with or without a mouse or other pointing device)