(mechanics) Countering or preventing backlash (jarring reflex motion in machinery).
auchinleck
backhauling
backhauling
verb
present participle of backhaul
backlashing
backlashing
verb
present participle of backlash
backlighting
backlighting
noun
The illumination of a photographic subject from the rear, causing edges to glow while other areas remain in shadow.
verb
present participle of backlight
bankalachi
bechalking
bechalking
verb
present participle of bechalk
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
blockheadishness
blockishness
blockishness
noun
The state or quality of being blockish.
bluestockingish
bluestockingish
adj
Like a bluestocking, or scholarly woman.
branchlike
branchlike
adj
resembling a branch of a tree
chackling
chackling
verb
present participle of chackle
chainlike
chainlike
adj
Having the form of a chain
chalkiness
chalkiness
noun
The state of being chalky.
chalking
chalking
noun
(painting) The appearance of non-gloss paint on an exterior surface due to chemical deterioration and removal by weather.
Something chalked on a surface.
verb
present participle of chalk
chalkline
chameleonlike
chameleonlike
adj
Alternative form of chameleon-like.
championlike
championlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a champion.
checkline
checklisting
checklisting
verb
present participle of checklist
chelyabinsk
chelyuskin
chickenbill
chickenheartedly
chickenheartedly
adv
Alternative form of chicken-heartedly
chickling
chickling
noun
A small chick or chicken; a baby chick.
The leguminous plant Lathyrus sativus as well as other Lathyrus species.
childkind
childkind
noun
All children, considered as a group.
childlikeness
childlikeness
noun
The state or quality of being childlike.
chimneylike
chimneylike
adj
Resembling a chimney, especially in shape
chinalike
chinalike
adj
Resembling china (the ceramic or porcelain material) or some aspect of it.
chinkle
chinkle
noun
(nautical) A turn or kink in a rope.
(rare) A ringing sound of low volume.
verb
(rare, intransitive) To chink or jingle.
(transitive) To tinkle or cause to tinkle; to produce a continued chinking sound with.
chlorpikrin
chokingly
chokingly
adv
While or as if choking, or in such a way as to cause one to choke.
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.
chuckingly
chuckling
chuckling
noun
(gerund of chuckle) An instance in which someone chuckles
verb
present participle of chuckle
chucklingly
chucklingly
adv
in a chuckling manner
chunkily
chunkily
adv
In a chunky way.
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.
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
ducklingship
frenchlick
gelsenkirchen
glossokinesthetic
gumpoldskirchner
hackingly
hackingly
adv
In a hacking manner; brokenly or jerkily.
hackling
hackling
verb
present participle of hackle
haeckelian
haeckelian
Adjective
Of or relating to the zoologist (1834-1919).
handkerchiefful
handkerchiefful
noun
As much as a handkerchief will hold.
heckling
heckling
noun
The act of one who heckles.
The preparation of flax for spinning using special combs called hackles.
verb
present participle of heckle
hillinck
hinckley
hockling
holoplanktonic
holoplanktonic
adj
Of or pertaining to holoplankton
hydraulicking
hydraulicking
noun
hydraulic mining (mining using pressurized water jets to dislodge rock or move sediment)
verb
present participle of hydraulic
hydrokinetical
hydrokinetical
adj
Synonym of hydrokinetic
hypoplanktonic
jacklighting
jacklighting
noun
(hunting, US, Canada) The action of the verb to jacklight; the act of illuminating an animal for the purpose of hunting.
verb
present participle of jacklight
kamanichile
kanchil
kanchil
noun
A small, agile chevrotain of the genus Tragulus, especially Tragulus kanchil (lesser mouse-deer).
kelchin
keratinophilic
keratinophilic
adj
Capable of thriving on keratin.
kinaesthetically
kinaesthetically
adv
Alternative form of kinesthetically
kincheloe
kinematographical
kinematographical
adj
cinematographical
kinematographically
kinesthetically
kinesthetically
adv
In a kinesthetic way, or in terms of kinesthetics
kinloch
kitchenful
kitchenful
noun
As much as a kitchen will hold or produce.
kitchenless
kitchenless
adj
Lacking a kitchen
knaidlach
knaidlach
noun
plural of knaidel
kochliarion
kochliarion
noun
(historical) A kind of spoon used for eating in the Early Byzantine period.
koechlinite
koechlinite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing bismuth, molybdenum, and oxygen.
koilanaglyphic
koilonychia
koilonychia
noun
A deformity of the nails characterized by concavity of the outer surface
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.
leechkin
lichenlike
lichenlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of lichen.
lickerishness
lickerishness
noun
Quality of being lickerish.
liebknecht
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.
machinelike
machinelike
adj
Resembling a machine; mechanical in form
merchantlike
merchantlike
adj
Befitting a good merchant; fair, honest, above board.
monarchlike
monarchlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a monarch.
muehlenbeckia
muehlenbeckia
noun
(botany) Any of the genus Muehlenbeckia of maidenhairs.
nalchik
netchilik
ninilchik
parchmentlike
parchmentlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of parchment.
phenylketonuric
phenylketonuric
adj
Having or relating to phenylketonuria.
noun
A person who has phenylketonuria.
phytoplanktonic
phytoplanktonic
adj
Pertaining to, or derived from, phytoplankton
pickthankly
punchlike
punchlike
adj
Resembling a punch (tool for punching holes).
Resembling or characteristic of punch (the drink).
quicksilverishness
quicksilverishness
noun
The quality of being quicksilverish.
ranchlike
ranchlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a ranch.
recklinghausen
rhinoceroslike
rhinoceroslike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a rhinoceros.
schnecksville
schnorkeling
schoolkeeping
schwenkfeldian
schwenkfeldian
Noun
A Schwenkfelder.
scutcheonlike
shackling
shackling
verb
present participle of shackle
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.
shuttlecocking
shuttlecocking
verb
present participle of shuttlecock
shylocking
shylocking
verb
present participle of shylock
sketchingly
spinachlike
spinachlike
Adjective
Resembling spinach.
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.
stockholdings
stockholdings
noun
plural of stockholding
swashbucklering
swashbucklering
adj
Alternative form of swashbuckling
swashbuckling
swashbuckling
adj
Adventurous, exciting.
swashbucklings
thwackingly
thwackingly
adv
With a thwacking sound.
ticklishness
ticklishness
noun
The property of being ticklish.
ticklishnesses
trencherlike
trencherlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a trencher (long plate).
trenchlike
trenchlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a trench.
unbluestockingish
unbutcherlike
unbutcherlike
adj
Not butcherlike.
unchildlike
unchildlike
adj
Not childlike; inappropriate for a child to do or be