A form of water treatment in which water is pumped backwards through the filter media, sometimes with intermittent use of compressed air.
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
blagoveshchensk
bluestockingish
bluestockingish
adj
Like a bluestocking, or scholarly woman.
buckinghamshire
buckinghamshire
Proper noun
An inland county of England bounded by Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Greater London, Berkshire and Oxfordshire.
buckwashing
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
checklisting
checklisting
verb
present participle of checklist
checkstring
checkstring
noun
A cord used by a passenger in a carriage to signal to the driver to slow down or go faster.
checksumming
checksumming
verb
present participle of checksum
cheesemaking
cheesemaking
noun
The production of cheese
cockshying
cockshying
verb
present participle of cockshy
cornhusking
cornhusking
noun
The removal of the husk from corn.
cornhuskings
cornhuskings
noun
plural of cornhusking
ducklingship
fishybacking
gelsenkirchen
glossokinesthetic
gumpoldskirchner
heartsickening
hijackings
hijackings
noun
plural of hijacking
hopsacking
hopsacking
noun
hopsack fabric
hopsackings
hopsackings
noun
plural of hopsacking
huckstering
huckstering
noun
The behaviour of a huckster.
verb
present participle of huckster
isokeraunographic
kitschifying
kitschifying
verb
present participle of kitschify
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.
locksmithing
locksmithing
noun
The science and art of making and defeating locks.
longshucks
markgenossenschaft
matchmakings
matchmakings
noun
plural of matchmaking
mcknightstown
neugkroschen
nightstick
nightstick
noun
(US, law enforcement) A long narrow pole-like club carried by police and security personnel, for use in self-defense.
nightsticks
nightsticks
noun
plural of nightstick
nightstock
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.
physicking
physicking
noun
(archaic) medication
verb
present participle of physic
recklinghausen
resketching
resketching
verb
present participle of resketch
roughnecks
roughnecks
noun
plural of roughneck
schnorkeling
schoolkeeping
shacking
shacking
verb
present participle of shack
shackings
shackling
shackling
verb
present participle of shackle
shammocking
sheetrocking
sheetrocking
verb
present participle of sheetrock
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
shipwrecking
shipwrecking
verb
present participle of shipwreck
shocking
shocking
adj
(colloquial) Extremely bad.
Inspiring shock; startling.
Unusually obscene or lewd.
noun
The application of an electric shock.
verb
present participle of shock
shockingly
shockingly
adv
In a shocking manner.
To a shocking degree.
shockingness
shockingness
noun
The state or quality of being shocking.
shucking
shucking
noun
An event at which something is shucked.
verb
present participle of shuck
shuckings
shuckings
noun
plural of shucking
shuttlecocking
shuttlecocking
verb
present participle of shuttlecock
shylocking
shylocking
verb
present participle of shylock
sketching
sketching
noun
Something drawn briefly and basically; a sketch.
verb
present participle of sketch
sketchingly
speechmaking
speechmaking
noun
The delivery of speeches
spitchcocking
spitchcocking
verb
present participle of spitchcock
starchmaking
stockholding
stockholding
noun
(finance) An ownership interest in one or more companies' stock.