A performance measurement according to a benchmark.
verb
present participle of benchmark
blacksmithing
blacksmithing
noun
the business of a blacksmith
verb
present participle of blacksmith
brinkmanship
brinkmanship
noun
(chiefly politics) The pursuit of an advantage by appearing to be willing to take a matter to the brink (for example, by risking a dangerous policy) rather than to concede a point.
brinksmanship
brinksmanship
noun
Alternative form of brinkmanship
brushmaking
brushmaking
noun
The manufacture of brushes.
buckingham
buckingham
Proper noun
A place name:
A town in Buckinghamshire, England.
A former city in Quebec, Canada, merged into Gatineau in 2002.
An unincorporated community in Colorado, USA, named after a railroad official.
A census-designated place in Florida, USA.
A village in Illinois, USA.
An unincorporated community in Iowa, USA, named after Buckingham County, VA.
A former city in Texas, USA, now part of Richardson, Texas.
A census-designated place and county seat of Buckingham County in Virginia, USA.
A dukedom in the English peerage.
An English habitational surname derived from the place name.
buckinghamshire
buckinghamshire
Proper noun
An inland county of England bounded by Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Greater London, Berkshire and Oxfordshire.
bumpkinish
bumpkinish
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bumpkin.
bushmaking
chainmaker
chainmaker
noun
A tool use to add a link to a chain
One who makes chains.
chainmaking
chainmaking
noun
The manufacture of chains.
chairmaking
chairmaking
noun
The manufacture of chairs.
chameleonlike
chameleonlike
adj
Alternative form of chameleon-like.
chamkanni
championlike
championlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a champion.
checkmarking
checkmarking
verb
present participle of checkmark
checkmating
checkmating
verb
present participle of checkmate
checksumming
checksumming
verb
present participle of checksum
checkweighman
checkweighman
noun
A person, elected by miners, whose task is to check what the mine owner's weighman states has been the amount of coal that has been mined; used especially if the miners' wages are related to production.
checkweighmen
checkweighmen
noun
plural of checkweighman
cheesemaking
cheesemaking
noun
The production of cheese
chemicking
chemicking
verb
present participle of chemic
chemokinesis
chemokinesis
noun
(chemistry, biology) The motile response of an organism to chemical compounds, especially at a cellular level
chemokinetic
chemokinetic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or provoking chemokinesis
chickahominy
chimakuan
chimarikan
chimkent
chimneylike
chimneylike
adj
Resembling a chimney, especially in shape
chipmunk
chipmunk
noun
A squirrel-like rodent of the genus Tamias, native mainly to North America.
verb
(transitive) To fill (one's mouth or cheeks) with food.
(transitive) To speed up (an audio recording, especially a song), to make the voices high-pitched.
(transitive) To stuff (food) into one's mouth or cheeks, sometimes as part of competitive eating.
chipmunks
chipmunks
noun
plural of chipmunk
churnmilk
churnmilk
noun
Synonym of buttermilk
clackmannanshire
clackmannanshire
Proper noun
A historic county in Scotland (abolished in 1975) and present-day council area (created 1996) bordering the council areas of Stirling, Fife, and
clothmaking
clothmaking
noun
The art or trade of a clothmaker.
coachmaking
coachmaking
noun
The manufacture of coaches (vehicles).
couchmaking
couchmaking
noun
The manufacture of couches.
dimethyldiketone
dimethylketone
dishmaking
dishmaking
noun
The manufacture of dishes.
disworkmanship
doughmaking
doughmaking
noun
The making of dough.
earthmaking
ektodynamorphic
ektodynamorphic
adj
Alternative form of ectodynamorphic
feinschmecker
feinschmeckers
gumpoldskirchner
hackneyism
haimsucken
hallmarking
hallmarking
noun
The action of making a hallmark
verb
present participle of hallmark
hatmaking
hatmaking
noun
The manufacture of hats.
haymaking
haymaking
noun
Taking full advantage of an opportunity while it lasts
The cutting of grass and subsequently curing it to make hay as fodder for animals.
heatmaking
hedgemaking
hedgemaking
noun
The construction of hedges.
heelmaking
helmetmaking
hemiekton
hemiekton
noun
An ancient Attic dry measure of capacity, equivalent to 4.36 litres.
hemikaryon
hemiplankton
hemokonia
hemokoniosis
hickman
hickman
Proper noun
a city in Kentucky, USA
hieromonk
hieromonk
noun
A monk of the Eastern Church who is also a priest.
hockenheim
holidaymaking
holidaymaking
noun
(Britain) Going on holiday.
homekeeping
homekeeping
adj
Staying at home.
noun
Synonym of housekeeping (“looking after domestic affairs in a house”)
homelikeness
homelikeness
noun
The quality of being homelike.
homemaking
homemaking
noun
The management of a household considered as an occupation.
homemakings
homemakings
noun
plural of homemaking
homeokinesis
homeokinesis
noun
The dynamic formation of equilibrium in a bodily function.
homeokinetic
homeokinetic
adj
Relating to homeokinesis.
Relating to homeokinetics.
homesickness
homesickness
noun
The characteristic of being homesick; a strong, sad feeling of missing one's home (and often left-behind loved ones, such as family and friends) when physically away.
homesicknesses
homesicknesses
noun
plural of homesickness
homoeokinesis
hookmaking
hookmaking
noun
The manufacture of hooks.
hopkinsianism
hormonelike
hormonelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a hormone.
hubmaking
hughmanick
humankind
humankind
noun
The human race; mankind, humanity; Homo sapiens.
humankinds
humankinds
noun
plural of humankind
humanlike
humanlike
adj
Having characteristics of a human.
humperdinck
hunkerism
hunkerism
noun
(US, politics) Excessive conservatism; hostility to progress.
hymnlike
hymnlike
adj
Resembling a hymn in form or sound
hypokeimenometry
hypokinemia
inkhornism
inkhornism
noun
(countable) An inkhorn term.
Pedantry.
kamanichile
kanchipuram
kanchipuram
Proper noun
A city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, India.
karmathian
kashmirian
kathemoglobin
kathenotheism
kathenotheism
noun
Belief that multiple deities exist, and different deities are supreme among them at different times.
kentishman
kentishmen
khamsin
khamsin
noun
A hot, dry wind, common in Egypt, Sudan and the Levant towards the end of March and April, which blows (for about 50 days each year) from the desert, bringing with it hot weather and sand / sandstorms.
khamsins
khamsins
noun
plural of khamsin
khazenim
khoumaini
khwarazmian
kinchinmort
kinematograph
kinematograph
noun
Alternative form of cinematograph
kinematographer
kinematographer
noun
cinematographer
kinematographic
kinematographical
kinematographical
adj
cinematographical
kinematographically
kinematography
kingdomship
kinsmanship
kinsmanship
noun
kinship
kirmanshah
kitchendom
kitchendom
noun
(dated) The domain of the kitchen; kitchenry.
kitchenmaid
kitchenmaid
noun
(archaic) A woman employed in a kitchen.
kitchenman
kitchenman
noun
A man employed in a kitchen.
knifesmith
knifesmith
noun
A cutler who makes knives.
knownothingism
kohanim
kohanim
noun
plural of kohen
konomihu
krishnaism
lakemanship
lakemanship
noun
Skill in, and knowledge of, the work of navigating, maintaining, and operating a vessel on a lake.
leathermaking
leathermaking
noun
The manufacture of leather.
linksmith
locksmithing
locksmithing
noun
The science and art of making and defeating locks.
lymphokines
lymphokines
noun
plural of lymphokine
machinelike
machinelike
adj
Resembling a machine; mechanical in form
mackintosh
mackintosh
noun
A waterproof long coat made of rubberized cloth.
By extension, any waterproof coat or raincoat.
Waterproof rubberized cloth.
mackintoshed
mackintoshed
adj
Wearing a mackintosh.
mackintoshes
mackintoshes
noun
plural of mackintosh
mackintoshite
mackintoshite
noun
(mineralogy) Synonym of thorogummite
makedhonia
makeshiftiness
makeshiftiness
noun
The quality of being makeshifty.
makeshiftness
makeshiftness
noun
The quality of being makeshift.
manahawkin
mangohick
marksmanship
marksmanship
noun
The ability to shoot accurately at a target.
marksmanships
marksmanships
noun
plural of marksmanship
matchmaking
matchmaking
noun
(business) A service aiming to bring together sellers and buyers or potential partners.
(video games) The act or process of locating suitable players to take part in a multiplayer game session.
An attempt to make two people romantically interested in each other, especially an attempt to set up a date between people or to arrange a marriage.
The manufacture of matches for kindling or burning.
verb
present participle of matchmake
matchmakings
matchmakings
noun
plural of matchmaking
matchmarking
mawkishness
mawkishness
noun
The property of being mawkish.
mawkishnesses
mawkishnesses
noun
plural of mawkishness
mcknight
mcknightstown
mechnikov
menshevik
menshevik
Noun
A member of the gradualist or moderate wing of the Russian Social Democratic Workers' Party during the years preceding the Russian Revolution, when they split with the Bolsheviks; or a member of a later independent moderate-Marxist party formed in 1917.
merchantlike
merchantlike
adj
Befitting a good merchant; fair, honest, above board.
metchnikoff
methinks
methinks
abbrev
(archaic or humorous) It seems to me.
milksoppishness
minkfish
minkfishes
minkish
minkish
adj
Resembling or characteristic of mink or a mink.
mishikhwutmetunne
misthink
misthink
verb
(intransitive, obsolete) To have sinful thoughts.
(transitive, intransitive, obsolete) To think wrongly or badly (of).