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
beknights
beknights
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beknight
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.
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
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
dishmaking
dishmaking
noun
The manufacture of dishes.
ducklingship
earthshaking
earthshaking
adj
Of global consequence or importance.
Very loud.
earthshakingly
earthshakingly
adv
In an earthshaking manner.
fishybacking
gawkishness
gawkishness
noun
The quality of being gawkish.
gelsenkirchen
gherkins
gherkins
noun
plural of gherkin
ghostlikeness
glossokinesthetic
greenshank
greenshank
noun
A wading bird, Tringa nebularia, that has long greenish legs and is native to Eurasia.
greenshanks
greenshanks
noun
plural of greenshank
groupthinks
gumpoldskirchner
gymkhanas
gymkhanas
noun
plural of gymkhana
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
helsingkite
hijackings
hijackings
noun
plural of hijacking
hodgkinson
hodgkinsonite
hodgkinsonite
noun
(mineralogy) A rare monoclinic zinc manganese silicate mineral with the chemical formula Zn₂MnSiO₄(OH)₂, having a pink, red or yellow-red colour.
hogskin
hogskin
noun
Leather tanned from a hog's skin.
homemakings
homemakings
noun
plural of homemaking
hookswinging
hopsacking
hopsacking
noun
hopsack fabric
hopsackings
hopsackings
noun
plural of hopsacking
horsekeeping
housebreaking
housebreaking
noun
The act of breaking into another person's house with unlawful intent.
verb
(animal training) present participle of housebreak
housekeeping
housekeeping
noun
Any general tasks that involve preparation.
Hospitality; a liberal and hospitable table; a supply of provisions.
The chores of maintaining a house as a residence, especially cleaning.
hsinking
huckstering
huckstering
noun
The behaviour of a huckster.
verb
present participle of huckster
hulkingness
husking
husking
noun
A meeting of neighbours or friends to assist in husking maize.
verb
present participle of husk
huskings
huskings
noun
plural of husking
isokeraunographic
kaohsiung
kaohsiung
Proper noun
The second largest city in Taiwan.
kashering
kashering
verb
present participle of kasher
kiboshing
kiboshing
verb
present participle of kibosh
kingdomship
kingfish
kingfish
noun
Any of several food fishes of the genus Menticirrhus from the Atlantic; kingcroaker
Japanese meagre, Argyrosomus japonicus (Australia)
The cobia, Rachycentron canadum, of warm waters globally.
crevalle jack, Caranx hippos (Mauritania)
giant trevally (sometimes travelli) Caranx ignobilis (South Africa)
white croaker, Genyonemus lineatus (United Kingdom)
yellowtail amberjack, Seriola lalandi (Australia, New Zealand)
kingfisher
kingfisher
noun
Any of various birds of the suborder Alcedines (or the family Alcedinidae sensu lato), having a large head, short tail and brilliant colouration; they feed mostly on fish.
common kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
kingfishers
kingfishers
noun
plural of kingfisher
kingfishes
kingfishes
noun
plural of kingfish
kinghoods
kinghoods
noun
plural of kinghood
kingship
kingship
noun
A monarchy.
The dignity, rank or office of a king; the state of being a king.
The territory or dominion of a king; a kingdom.
kingships
kingships
noun
plural of kingship
kitschifying
kitschifying
verb
present participle of kitschify
kiungshan
klagshamn
knightess
knightess
noun
(rare) A female knight.
(rare) The wife of a knight.
knighthoods
knighthoods
noun
plural of knighthood
knightless
knightless
adj
(not comparable) Without a knight.
(rare, obsolete) Unbecoming of a knight; unchivalrous.
knightliness
knightliness
noun
knightly behaviour; chivalry
knights
knights
noun
plural of knight
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of knight
knightsbridge
knightsen
knightship
knightship
noun
(mathematics, computing) A spaceship, in a cellular automaton, which moves knightwise (i.e., moving two spaces along the x-axis for every space it moves along the y-axis [or vice versa], in the manner of a chess knight); a spaceship which moves with slope 2; a (2,1) spaceship.
Honorific formal address to a knighted person. Usually used with the relevant possessive pronoun.
The honor bestowed that makes someone a knight.
knightstown
knightsville
knightswort
knigshte
knownothingism
konigshutte
koshering
koshering
verb
present participle of kosher
koshkonong
kurbashing
kurbashing
verb
present participle of kurbash
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.)
locksmithing
locksmithing
noun
The science and art of making and defeating locks.
longshanks
longshanks
noun
A bird, the stilt.
longshucks
markgenossenschaft
matchmakings
matchmakings
noun
plural of matchmaking
mcknightstown
misthinking
misthinking
verb
present participle of misthink
muskhogean
muskhogean
Noun
Muskogee
Proper noun
Muskogee
mythmakings
mythmakings
noun
plural of mythmaking
neighborlikeness
neugkroschen
nighthawks
nighthawks
noun
plural of nighthawk
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
nightwalkers
nightwalkers
noun
plural of nightwalker
nonhousekeeping
nonhousekeeping
adj
Not of or relating to housekeeping.
nonshrinking
nonshrinking
adj
That does not suffer from shrinkage.
nonshrinkingly
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.
physicking
physicking
noun
(archaic) medication
verb
present participle of physic
preshrinkage
preshrinking
preshrinking
verb
present participle of preshrink
recklinghausen
reshaking
reshaking
verb
present participle of reshake
resketching
resketching
verb
present participle of resketch
roughnecks
roughnecks
noun
plural of roughneck
sabbathbreaking
sabbathkeeping
schnorkeling
schoolkeeping
shacking
shacking
verb
present participle of shack
shackings
shackling
shackling
verb
present participle of shackle
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
sheepkeeping
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
shikarring
shikarring
verb
present participle of shikar
shipbreaking
shipbreaking
noun
The breaking up of a ship for scrap recycling.
shipwrecking
shipwrecking
verb
present participle of shipwreck
shirking
shirking
noun
The act of one who shirks.
verb
present participle of shirk
shirtmaking
shirtmaking
noun
the industry or practice of making shirts
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.
shoemaking
shoemaking
noun
The making of shoes.
shopbreaking
shopbreaking
noun
The act of breaking into a shop with unlawful intent.