(surveying) A measurement of a previously shot point, used to set the angle to zero when occupying a new position.
(surveying) A measurement or reading taken back towards a point of known elevation, used to calculate the height of the surveying instrument (theodolite, transit, total station).
The rear sight of a firearm.
verb
(surveying) To shoot a backsight.
backstitching
backstitching
verb
present participle of backstitch
backwashing
backwashing
noun
A form of water treatment in which water is pumped backwards through the filter media, sometimes with intermittent use of compressed air.
bakshishing
bakshishing
verb
present participle of bakshish
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
blacksmithing
blacksmithing
noun
the business of a blacksmith
verb
present participle of blacksmith
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
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.
buckwashing
bushmaking
bushwalking
bushwalking
noun
(Australia, New Zealand) The activity of hiking or backpacking.
verb
present participle of bushwalk
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
chankings
chankings
noun
plural of chanking
cheesemaking
cheesemaking
noun
The production of cheese
dishmaking
dishmaking
noun
The manufacture of dishes.
diskography
diskography
noun
(medicine) Alternative form of discography
earthshaking
earthshaking
adj
Of global consequence or importance.
Very loud.
earthshakingly
earthshakingly
adv
In an earthshaking manner.
ereshkigal
fishybacking
gawkish
gawkish
adj
gawky
gawkishly
gawkishly
adv
In a gawkish manner.
gawkishness
gawkishness
noun
The quality of being gawkish.
gebrauchsmusik
handshaking
handshaking
noun
(computing) A step in a protocol in which information is exchanged between computing processor devices; often as part of the initiation process for communications.
A greeting by clasping hands.
verb
present participle of handshake
hankerings
hankerings
noun
plural of hankering
hawkings
hawkings
noun
plural of hawking
heartsickening
highjacks
highjacks
noun
plural of highjack
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of highjack
hijackings
hijackings
noun
plural of hijacking
homemakings
homemakings
noun
plural of homemaking
hopsacking
hopsacking
noun
hopsack fabric
hopsackings
hopsackings
noun
plural of hopsacking
housebreaking
housebreaking
noun
The act of breaking into another person's house with unlawful intent.
verb
(animal training) present participle of housebreak
isokeraunographic
kagoshima
kagoshima
Proper noun
A city in the south coast of the island of Kyushu in Japan
A prefecture in southwestern Japan
kaohsiung
kaohsiung
Proper noun
The second largest city in Taiwan.
kashering
kashering
verb
present participle of kasher
kiaughs
kiungshan
kurbashing
kurbashing
verb
present participle of kurbash
kymographies
kymographies
noun
plural of kymography
laughingstock
laughingstock
noun
Alternative spelling of laughing stock.
laughingstocks
laughingstocks
noun
plural of laughingstock
leatherstocking
leatherstocking
Noun
A man who develops survival skills in order to live in the wild, away from civilization.
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.)
makeweights
makeweights
noun
plural of makeweight
matchmakings
matchmakings
noun
plural of matchmaking
mythmakings
mythmakings
noun
plural of mythmaking
nighthawks
nighthawks
noun
plural of nighthawk
nightwalkers
nightwalkers
noun
plural of nightwalker
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.
pharyngokeratosis
phrasemaking
phrasemaking
noun
The crafting of phrases; the art of rhetoric.
preshrinkage
recklinghausen
reshaking
reshaking
verb
present participle of reshake
sabbathbreaking
sabbathkeeping
schaghticoke
schaghticoke
Proper noun
An Eastern Woodlands tribe descended from an association of Mahican, Potatuck, Weantinock, Tunxis, and Podunk peoples, recognized by Connecticut and granted a reservation in 1736, but derecognized by the United States in 2005.
The Algonquian lect formerly spoken by this tribe.
A town in Rensselaer County, New York, incorporated in 1788.
A village in the Town of Schaghticoke, originally settled as Harts Falls, incorporated in 1867 and renamed Schaghticoke in 1881.
Noun
A member of this tribe.
schomburgkia
shacking
shacking
verb
present participle of shack
shackings
shackling
shackling
verb
present participle of shackle
shaglike
shaglike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of shag (the material).
shaking
shaking
noun
A movement that shakes.
verb
present participle of shake
shakingly
shakingly
adv
In a shaking manner; shakily
shakings
shakings
noun
(nautical) The sweepings from a ship's deck; the refuse of cordage, canvas, etc.
plural of shaking
shammocking
shanking
shanking
noun
(slang) A stabbing with a shank (improvised weapon).
verb
present participle of shank
shankings
shankings
noun
plural of shanking
sharking
sharking
noun
The act of one who sharks (in any sense)
verb
present participle of shark
shellacking
shellacking
noun
(informal, US) A heavy defeat, drubbing, or beating; used particularly in sports and political contexts.
The act or process of coating with shellac.
verb
present participle of shellac
shellackings
shellackings
noun
plural of shellacking
shikargah
shikargah
noun
(India, historical) A hunting-ground, or enclosed preserve.
(India, historical) An arabesque pattern depicting a variety of figures and groups of animals.
shikarring
shikarring
verb
present participle of shikar
shipbreaking
shipbreaking
noun
The breaking up of a ship for scrap recycling.
shirtmaking
shirtmaking
noun
the industry or practice of making shirts
shoemaking
shoemaking
noun
The making of shoes.
shopbreaking
shopbreaking
noun
The act of breaking into a shop with unlawful intent.
shrinkage
shrinkage
noun
(slang) The reduction in size of the male genitalia when cold, such as from immersion in cold water.
The act of shrinking, or the proportion by which something shrinks.
The loss of merchandise through theft, spoilage, and obsolescence.
shrinkageproof
shrinkages
shrinkages
noun
plural of shrinkage
skiagraph
skiagraph
noun
(physics) Alternative form of sciagraph
verb
Alternative form of sciagraph
skiagraphed
skiagraphed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of skiagraph
skiagrapher
skiagrapher
noun
Alternative form of sciagrapher
skiagraphic
skiagraphic
adj
Alternative form of sciagraphic
skiagraphical
skiagraphical
adj
Alternative form of sciagraphical
skiagraphically
skiagraphically
adv
Alternative form of sciagraphically
skiagraphing
skiagraphing
verb
present participle of skiagraph
skiagraphy
skiograph
skraigh
smokefarthings
snakeholing
speechmaking
speechmaking
noun
The delivery of speeches
starchmaking
straightjacket
straightjacket
noun
Misspelling of straitjacket.
swashbucklering
swashbucklering
adj
Alternative form of swashbuckling
swashbuckling
swashbuckling
adj
Adventurous, exciting.
swashbucklings
thanksgiver
thanksgiver
noun
One who gives thanks, or acknowledges a kindness.
thanksgiving
thanksgiving
noun
A public celebration in acknowledgement of divine favour.
A short prayer said at meals; grace, a benediction.