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
bankrupting
bankrupting
verb
present participle of bankrupt
blockaderunning
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.
bucklering
bucklering
verb
present participle of buckler
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)
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
burking
burking
verb
present participle of burke
buttermaking
chuckfarthing
cornhusking
cornhusking
noun
The removal of the husk from corn.
cornhuskings
cornhuskings
noun
plural of cornhusking
counterattacking
counterattacking
verb
present participle of counterattack
counterlocking
counterreckoning
countersinking
countersinking
verb
present participle of countersink
counterworking
counterworking
verb
present participle of counterwork
daughterkin
daughterkin
noun
(endearing) A daughter.
drouking
earthquaking
earthquaking
verb
present participle of earthquake
ekaterinburg
fenugreek
fenugreek
noun
Any of the species leguminous plant, Trigonella foenum-graecum, eaten as a vegetable and with seeds used as a spice.
The seeds of this plant, used as a spice (especially in Indian and Thai cooking).
finksburg
gerenuk
gerenuk
noun
A type of long-necked gazelle, Litocranius walleri, native to central and eastern Africa.
gerenuks
gerenuks
noun
plural of gerenuk
gorkun
graustarkian
greenuk
groundbreaker
groundbreaker
noun
First person to do, make or fight for something. A pioneer; a seminal person.
groundkeeper
groundkeeper
noun
Alternative form of groundskeeper
groundskeep
groundskeeping
groundskeeping
noun
The activity of tending an area of land for aesthetic or functional purposes; typically as an employee of a person or institution
groundwork
groundwork
noun
The foundation; the basic or fundamental parts that support or allow for the rest.
groundworks
groundworks
noun
plural of groundwork
groupthink
groupthink
noun
A process of reasoning or decision-making by a group, especially one characterized by uncritical acceptance of or conformity to a perceived majority view.
groupthinks
grubstaking
grubstaking
verb
present participle of grubstake
grudgekin
grunitsky
guerickian
gumpoldskirchner
gunmaker
gunmaker
noun
One who manufactures guns.
gunrack
gunrack
noun
A rack for storing a gun.
gunstocker
gunstocker
noun
A manufacturer of gunstocks.
gurolinick
housebreaking
housebreaking
noun
The act of breaking into another person's house with unlawful intent.
verb
(animal training) present participle of housebreak
huckstering
huckstering
noun
The behaviour of a huckster.
verb
present participle of huckster
hunkering
hunkering
verb
present participle of hunker
hydraulicking
hydraulicking
noun
hydraulic mining (mining using pressurized water jets to dislodge rock or move sediment)
verb
present participle of hydraulic
isokeraunographic
jacksonburg
jenkinsburg
junggrammatiker
junketeering
junketeering
verb
present participle of junketeer
keansburg
keenesburg
keensburg
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.
keraunographic
keraunographic
adj
Of or pertaining to keraunography.
keraunography
keraunography
noun
(archaic) The study of keraunographs (figures or pictures impressed by lightning upon the human body or elsewhere).
kerguelen
kerplunking
kerplunking
verb
present participle of kerplunk
keruing
keruing
noun
A hardwood timber from Malaysia and Indonesia
kinghunter
kingsburg
kingsbury
kingsbury
Proper noun
a suburb in the London Borough of England
a village in district, Warwickshire, England
a suburb of Victoria, Australia.
a village municipality in region, Quebec, Canada.
a town in Indiana, USA.
a CDP in Nevada, USA.
a town in New York, USA.
a small city in Texas, USA.
klagenfurt
klausenburg
knurling
knurling
noun
A knurled pattern
verb
present participle of knurl
kranzburg
kremenchug
krugerrand
krugerrand
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Krugerrand
kungur
kurajong
kurbashing
kurbashing
verb
present participle of kurbash
kurgan
kurgan
noun
A prehistoric burial mound once used by peoples in Siberia and Central Asia.
kurgans
kurgans
noun
plural of kurgan
kurrajong
kurrajong
noun
(Australia) A peanut tree, Sterculia quadrifida, native to eastern coastal Australia; a red- or orange-fruited kurrajong.
(Australia) Any of a number of species of tree or shrub in the genus Brachychiton.
kurung
lurking
lurking
noun
The act of one who lurks.
verb
present participle of lurk
lurkingly
lurkingly
adv
So as to lurk; in sinister concealment.
lurkingness
lurkingness
noun
Quality of lurking.
mecklenburg
mecklenburg
Proper noun
An area in Baltic northern Germany.
mecklenburgian
mockground
muckraking
muckraking
verb
present participle of muckrake
naumkeager
naumkeager
noun
(historical) The operator of a naumkeag machine.
neckguard
neckguard
noun
Alternative form of neck guard
neighbourlike
neighbourlike
adj
(Britain, Canada) Synonym of neighbourly
neugkroschen
outbarking
outbarking
verb
present participle of outbark
outbreaking
outbreaking
noun
That which bursts forth.
The act of breaking out.
verb
present participle of outbreak
outdrinking
outdrinking
verb
present participle of outdrink
outranking
outranking
verb
present participle of outrank
outreckoning
outreckoning
verb
present participle of outreckon
outrocking
outrocking
verb
present participle of outrock
outsparkling
outsparkling
verb
present participle of outsparkle
outtricking
outtricking
verb
present participle of outtrick
outworking
outworking
noun
The process by which something is carried out or accomplished; the act or results of developing something.
verb
present participle of outwork
parbuckling
parbuckling
verb
present participle of parbuckle
picturemaking
preundertaking
prongbuck
prongbuck
noun
(dated) The springbok.
The pronghorn
puckering
puckering
noun
A fold or pinched bunch of fabric caused by the shrinkage of one layer among many.
verb
present participle of pucker
quarterbacking
quarterbacking
noun
(American football) The act of playing as a quarterback
(US) The action of making criticisms after the event
verb
present participle of quarterback
quicksilvering
quicksilvering
noun
An amalgam of mercury and tin formerly applied to the backs of mirrors.
verb
present participle of quicksilver
quirking
quirking
verb
present participle of quirk
rebuckling
rebuckling
verb
present participle of rebuckle
rebuking
rebuking
noun
The act of giving a rebuke.
verb
present participle of rebuke
rebukingly
rebukingly
adv
In a rebuking manner.
recklinghausen
rockhounding
rockhounding
noun
The activities of a rock hound; amateur geology.
roughneck
roughneck
noun
(colloquial, chiefly US) A labourer on an oil rig.
(colloquial, chiefly US) An ironworker; a dirty or low-paid worker, a labourer.
(colloquial, chiefly US) Someone with rough manners; a rowdy or uncouth person.
verb
To work as a laborer on an oil rig.
roughnecked
roughnecked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of roughneck
roughnecking
roughnecking
verb
present participle of roughneck
roughnecks
roughnecks
noun
plural of roughneck
rubbernecking
rubbernecking
noun
Generally, any act of observation in a manner considered unduly overt or otherwise unseemly.
The act of slowing down whilst driving a vehicle, in order to see the scene of an accident.
verb
present participle of rubberneck
rucking
rucking
verb
present participle of ruck
ruckling
ruckling
verb
present participle of ruckle
rugmaking
rugmaking
Noun
The manufacture of rugs.
runkling
runkling
verb
present participle of runkle
sparkplugging
sparkplugging
verb
present participle of sparkplug
springbuck
springbuck
noun
Alternative form of springbok
suckering
suckering
verb
present participle of sucker
superacknowledgment
superknowledge
superknowledge
noun
superhuman or supernatural knowledge
swashbucklering
swashbucklering
adj
Alternative form of swashbuckling
tandjungpriok
tanjungpriok
tankerabogus
tankerabogus
noun
(UK, regional) A bogeyman; a fanciful monster used to frighten children.
throughknow
ticklenburg
ticklenburg
noun
A coarse, mixed linen fabric made to be sold in the West Indies.
ticklenburgs
ticklenburgs
noun
plural of ticklenburg
trackingscout
troublemaking
troublemaking
adj
Causing trouble.
noun
Causing trouble; acting in a disruptive way
trucebreaking
trucemaking
trucking
trucking
noun
(US) the conveyance of freight by trucks.
(broadcasting) Lateral movement of the camera.
(now rare) Trading, bartering.
moving quickly
walking
verb
present participle of truck
truckings
truckings
noun
plural of trucking
truckling
truckling
adj
Apt to truckle, often fawning, obsequious, ingratiating.
noun
fawning; ingratiation
verb
present participle of truckle
trucklingly
trunking
trunking
noun
(UK) A system of ducts for cables, heating or ventilation.
(UK) Plastic conduit or duct used to conceal and protect electrical wiring.
(business) The movement of containers or packages between a terminal and a transporter's inland facilities, or the scheduled transportation service between locations.
A two-way radio technique that uses a control channel to automatically assign frequency channels to groups of user radios.
All the electrical and communications cables bundled together and distributed through a building.