(mechanics) Countering or preventing backlash (jarring reflex motion in machinery).
backlashing
backlashing
verb
present participle of backlash
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
blackishness
blackishness
noun
The quality of being blackish, somewhat black.
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
blankenship
blankish
blankish
adj
Somewhat blank; more or less blank.
blockheadishness
blockishness
blockishness
noun
The state or quality of being blockish.
bluestockingish
bluestockingish
adj
Like a bluestocking, or scholarly woman.
bolshevikian
bushwalking
bushwalking
noun
(Australia, New Zealand) The activity of hiking or backpacking.
verb
present participle of bushwalk
chalkiness
chalkiness
noun
The state of being chalky.
checklisting
checklisting
verb
present participle of checklist
chelyabinsk
chelyuskin
childlikeness
childlikeness
noun
The state or quality of being childlike.
cholecystokinin
cholecystokinin
noun
(biochemistry) Any of several peptide hormones that stimulate the digestion of fat and protein; abbreviated to CCK.
choleokinase
christianlike
christianlike
Adjective
Befitting a Christian.
christlikeness
christlikeness
Noun
The quality of being Christlike.
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
cockneyishly
cockneyishly
adv
In a Cockneyish manner.
cushionlike
cushionlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a cushion.
czechoslovakian
czechoslovakian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to the former nation of Czechoslovakia.
Noun
A person from Czechoslovakia.
czechoslovakians
deathlikeness
doublethinks
doublethinks
noun
plural of doublethink
ducklingship
earthshakingly
earthshakingly
adv
In an earthshaking manner.
enkephalins
enkephalins
noun
plural of enkephalin
flunkeyish
flunkeyish
adj
Alternative form of flunkyish
flunkyish
flunkyish
adj
Like a flunky.
folkishness
folkishness
noun
The quality of being folkish.
gelsenkirchen
ghostlikeness
glossokinesthetic
gumpoldskirchner
hanksville
harnesslike
harnesslike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a harness.
hawkinsville
helsingkite
helsinki
helterskelteriness
homelikeness
homelikeness
noun
The quality of being homelike.
hopkinsville
hopkinsville
Proper noun
a home rule-class city in Kentucky, USA
an unincorporated community in Ohio, USA.
hulkiness
hulkingness
husbandlike
husbandlike
adj
Resembling a husband.
jeewhillikens
kephalins
kephalins
noun
plural of kephalin
khlustino
kinaesthetically
kinaesthetically
adv
Alternative form of kinesthetically
kinesthetically
kinesthetically
adv
In a kinesthetic way, or in terms of kinesthetics
kitchenless
kitchenless
adj
Lacking a kitchen
kithlessness
kithlessness
noun
(rare) Absence of friends or acquaintances.
kittenishly
kittenishly
adv
In a kittenish manner.
knappishly
knavishly
knavishly
adv
In a knavish manner.
knightless
knightless
adj
(not comparable) Without a knight.
(rare, obsolete) Unbecoming of a knight; unchivalrous.
knightliness
knightliness
noun
knightly behaviour; chivalry
knightsville
kolkhozniks
lakemanship
lakemanship
noun
Skill in, and knowledge of, the work of navigating, maintaining, and operating a vessel on a lake.
lakishness
lakishness
noun
The quality of being lakish.
lanarkshire
lanarkshire
Proper noun
A former county in Scotland.
lankish
lankish
adj
Somewhat lank.
larkishness
laughingstock
laughingstock
noun
Alternative spelling of laughing stock.
laughingstocks
laughingstocks
noun
plural of laughingstock
leatherlikeness
leatherstocking
leatherstocking
Noun
A man who develops survival skills in order to live in the wild, away from civilization.
lickerishness
lickerishness
noun
Quality of being lickerish.
linksmith
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.)
lobachevskian
lobachevskian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Nikolai Ivanovich Lobachevsky (1792–1856), Russian mathematician.
Of or related to hyperbolic geometry, which was developed by Nikolai Lobachevsky.
locksmithing
locksmithing
noun
The science and art of making and defeating locks.
lymphokines
lymphokines
noun
plural of lymphokine
milksoppishness
monkeyishly
monkeyishly
adv
In a monkeyish manner.
monkishly
monkishly
adv
In a monkish way.
neighborlikeness
nightwalkers
nightwalkers
noun
plural of nightwalker
nonbookishly
nonshrinkable
nonshrinkable
adj
Not shrinkable.
nonshrinkingly
outlandishlike
penthouselike
penthouselike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a penthouse.
phitsanulok
prankishly
prankishly
adv
In a prankish way.
quicksilverishness
quicksilverishness
noun
The quality of being quicksilverish.
recklinghausen
rhinoceroslike
rhinoceroslike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a rhinoceros.
sakhalin
sakhalin
Proper noun
The largest island of Russia, off its eastern coast, a Russian oblast located on the island.
schnecksville
schnorkeling
schoolkeeping
schwenkfeldian
schwenkfeldian
Noun
A Schwenkfelder.
scutcheonlike
shackling
shackling
verb
present participle of shackle
shakingly
shakingly
adv
In a shaking manner; shakily
shanksville
shantylike
shantylike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a shanty.
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
shockingly
shockingly
adv
In a shocking manner.
To a shocking degree.
shriekingly
shriekingly
adv
With a shrieking sound.
shrinelike
shrinelike
adj
Resembling, or having characteristics of, a shrine
shrinkable
shrinkable
adj
Capable of being made to shrink.
shrinkingly
shrinkingly
adv
In a shrinking manner; as if shrinking away
shuttlecocking
shuttlecocking
verb
present participle of shuttlecock
shylocking
shylocking
verb
present participle of shylock
sinkhole
sinkhole
noun
(Internet) A domain name server that has been configured to hand out non-routeable addresses for all domains, so that every computer that uses it will fail to get access to the real website.
(computer security) An attack which redirects requests - be it network or memory accesses - to a new location defined by the attacker.
(geology) A hole formed in soluble rock by the action of water, serving to conduct surface water to an underground passage.
(pinball) A hole in the playfield that rewards the player when the ball is guided into it.
A depressed area in which waste or drainage collects.
verb
(Internet, transitive) To configure as a sinkhole (domain name server that gives non-routeable addresses).
sinkholes
sinkholes
noun
plural of sinkhole
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of sinkhole
siphonlike
siphonlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a siphon.
sketchingly
skirmishingly
skirmishingly
adv
In a skirmishing manner.
snakeholing
sneakishly
sneakishly
adv
In a sneakish manner.
sphinxlike
sphinxlike
adj
Like a sphinx, or like that of a sphinx. Especially, not showing emotion
Mysterious; scheming; having a deceptive outward appearance
spinachlike
spinachlike
Adjective
Resembling spinach.
spindleshank
spindleshanks
spindleshanks
noun
(archaic, derogatory) A thin, lanky person with long legs.
stickhandle
stickhandle
verb
(chiefly Canada, by extension) To deal capably and swiftly with a situation, especially in a manner which deflects potential problems.
(transitive, intransitive, ice hockey, field hockey, lacrosse) To maintain individual possession of the puck or ball by controlling it with movements of one's stick, especially to do so in a skillful manner.
stickhandled
stickhandled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of stickhandle
stickhandler
stickhandler
noun
(ice hockey, field hockey, lacrosse) A player who is skilled in stickhandling.
stickhandles
stickhandles
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of stickhandle
stockholding
stockholding
noun
(finance) An ownership interest in one or more companies' stock.