The illumination of a photographic subject from the rear, causing edges to glow while other areas remain in shadow.
verb
present participle of backlight
barkleigh
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
blacklight
blacklight
noun
Alternative form of black light (“ultraviolet bulb”)
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.
breathtakingly
breathtakingly
adv
In a breathtaking manner.
To a degree that causes shock or awe; shockingly.
bulkheading
bulkheading
noun
bulkheads in general
bushwalking
bushwalking
noun
(Australia, New Zealand) The activity of hiking or backpacking.
verb
present participle of bushwalk
chackling
chackling
verb
present participle of chackle
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
chalkography
checklisting
checklisting
verb
present participle of checklist
chickling
chickling
noun
A small chick or chicken; a baby chick.
The leguminous plant Lathyrus sativus as well as other Lathyrus species.
chikmagalur
chokingly
chokingly
adv
While or as if choking, or in such a way as to cause one to choke.
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
clothmaking
clothmaking
noun
The art or trade of a clothmaker.
cocklight
cocklight
noun
twilight at cockcrow; daybreak.
daughterlike
daughterlike
adj
Resembling a daughter.
doublethinking
doughlike
doughlike
adj
Resembling dough.
doughnutlike
doughnutlike
adj
Resembling a doughnut.
ducklingship
eaglehawk
eaglehawk
noun
(Australia) Any large bird of prey, especially the wedge-tailed eagle, Aquila audax.
earthshakingly
earthshakingly
adv
In an earthshaking manner.
ereshkigal
ereshkigel
fliegerabwehrkanone
folkething
folkright
folkright
noun
(obsolete) The common law or right of the people.
gawkishly
gawkishly
adv
In a gawkish manner.
gelsenkirchen
gemuetlichkeit
gemutlichkeit
gemutlichkeit
noun
Alternative form of Gemütlichkeit
gerlachovka
ghostlike
ghostlike
adj
Seemingly invisible; as a ghost, similar to a ghost.
ghostlikeness
glossokinesthetic
gorkhali
gottschalk
grieshuckle
grilikhes
gulfhammock
gumpoldskirchner
gunkhole
gunkhole
noun
(nautical) A small cove, especially a small fishing community.
verb
(nautical) To cruise in shallow coastal waters, spending the nights in gunkholes.
gunkholed
gunkholed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of gunkhole
gunkholing
gunkholing
noun
(nautical) cruising in shallow, coastal waters, spending the nights in gunkholes.
gurkhali
hackingly
hackingly
adv
In a hacking manner; brokenly or jerkily.
hackleburg
hackling
hackling
verb
present participle of hackle
hacklog
haglike
haglike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a hag; hideous, cronelike.
hallmarking
hallmarking
noun
The action of making a hallmark
verb
present participle of hallmark
hankeringly
hankeringly
adv
In a hankering manner.
heartbreakingly
heartbreakingly
adv
In a heartbreaking manner
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
heelmaking
heilungkiang
helmetmaking
helsingkite
herringlike
herringlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a herring
hingelike
hingelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a hinge.
hockling
hoglike
hoglike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a hog.
holidaymaking
holidaymaking
noun
(Britain) Going on holiday.
holking
holking
verb
present participle of holk
hulkage
hulking
hulking
adj
Large and bulky, heavily built; massive.
noun
A kind of sloping embankment used as a coastal defence.
verb
present participle of hulk
hulkingly
hulkingly
adv
In a hulking manner.
hulkingness
hydraulicking
hydraulicking
noun
hydraulic mining (mining using pressurized water jets to dislodge rock or move sediment)
verb
present participle of hydraulic
hyperlinking
hyperlinking
verb
present participle of hyperlink
jacklight
jacklight
noun
(Canada, US) A spotlight or lamp mounted on a car.
verb
(hunting, US, Canada) To shine a jacklight or spotlight on an animal, usually a deer, to aid in hunting at night.
jacklighted
jacklighter
jacklighter
noun
A hunter who jacklights.
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
kalagher
kalokagathia
kalokagathia
noun
(philosophy) A Platonic teaching consisting of the harmonious combination of bodily, moral and spiritual virtues.
katagelophobia
katagelophobia
noun
Alternative spelling of catagelophobia
kathemoglobin
keelhaling
keelhaling
verb
present participle of keelhale
keelhauling
keelhauling
noun
(nautical) The act by which a person is keelhauled.
(slang, obsolete, by extension) A thorough thrashing or mauling; rough treatment.
verb
present participle of keelhaul.
keighley
keighley
Proper noun
a town in West Yorkshire, England.
kenleigh
kieselguhr
kieselguhr
noun
Diatomaceous earth, a kind of soft rock containing the remains of diatoms; it absorbs nitroglycerine and is used to manufacture dynamite.
kieselguhrs
kieselguhrs
noun
plural of kieselguhr
kiesselguhr
kilhig
kilhig
noun
A short pole used as a lever to direct the fall of a tree during logging.
kinematographical
kinematographical
adj
cinematographical
kinematographically
kinglihood
kinglihood
noun
kingliness; majesty
klagshamn
klydonograph
klydonograph
noun
A device that makes a photographic record of a voltage surge
knightdale
knightless
knightless
adj
(not comparable) Without a knight.
(rare, obsolete) Unbecoming of a knight; unchivalrous.
knightlihood
knightlihood
noun
Quality of being knightly.
knightlike
knightlike
adj
Knightly; bold, gallant, etc.
knightliness
knightliness
noun
knightly behaviour; chivalry
knightling
knightling
noun
A small or petty knight.
knightly
knightly
adj
Befitting a knight; formally courteous (as a knight); chivalrous, gallant and courtly.
Of or pertaining to a knight or knights.
adv
In the manner of a knight; chivalrously.
knightsville
koilanaglyphic
krahling
kugelhof
laughingstock
laughingstock
noun
Alternative spelling of laughing stock.
laughingstocks
laughingstocks
noun
plural of laughingstock
leathermaking
leathermaking
noun
The manufacture of leather.
leatherstocking
leatherstocking
Noun
A man who develops survival skills in order to live in the wild, away from civilization.
leatherworking
leatherworking
noun
The manufacture of articles from leather.
lightkeeper
lightkeeper
noun
The person who has charge of the light in a lighthouse or lightship.
lightninglike
lightninglike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of lightning.
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
neighborlike
neighborlike
adj
US standard spelling of neighbourlike.
neighborlikeness
neighbourlike
neighbourlike
adj
(Britain, Canada) Synonym of neighbourly
nightlike
nightlike
adj
Resembling night or some aspect of it; dark, tenebrous.
nightwalk
nightwalker
nightwalker
noun
(archaic, euphemistic) A prostitute who looks for clients on the streets.
(fantasy) A vampire.
nightwalkers
nightwalkers
noun
plural of nightwalker
nightwalking
nightwalking
noun
(archaic, euphemistic) The activity of a prostitute who looks for clients on the streets.
nonshrinkingly
recklinghausen
schnorkeling
schoolkeeping
shackling
shackling
verb
present participle of shackle
shaglike
shaglike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of shag (the material).
shakingly
shakingly
adv
In a shaking manner; shakily
shcheglovsk
shellacking
shellacking
noun
(informal, US) A heavy defeat, drubbing, or beating; used particularly in sports and political contexts.