The act of distancing oneself from a previously supported idea, action, behaviour, etc.; a U-turn or flip-flop.
verb
(US) present participle of backpedal
barkpeeling
beekeeping
beekeeping
noun
The practice or profession of keeping and caring for bees.
beekeepings
berrypicking
bespeaking
bespeaking
verb
present participle of bespeak
besprinkling
besprinkling
verb
present participle of besprinkle
bookkeeping
bookkeeping
noun
(accounting) The skill or practice of keeping books or systematic records of financial transactions, e.g. income and expenses.
(computing) General tasks for maintaining a system.
verb
present participle of bookkeep
bookkeepings
bookkeepings
noun
plural of bookkeeping
bridgekeeper
bridgekeeper
noun
One who guards (or keeps) a bridge.
carpetmaking
carpetmaking
noun
The manufacture of carpets.
changepocket
checkpointing
checkpointing
verb
present participle of checkpoint
evilspeaking
figpecker
figpecker
noun
A bird, the western Orphean warbler, Sylvia hortensis, prized by gourmets.
fingerpicked
fingerpicked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fingerpick
fingerpicks
fingerpicks
noun
plural of fingerpick
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fingerpick
flyspecking
flyspecking
noun
A technique for painting furniture with flicked drops of paint.
verb
present participle of flyspeck
forespeaking
forespeaking
noun
(obsolete) A foretelling; a prediction.
verb
present participle of forespeak
forspeaking
forspeaking
verb
present participle of forspeak
frankpledge
frankpledge
noun
(law, historical) A decener: a member of a tithing bound in frankpledge.
(law, historical) A form of collective suretyship and punishment under English law among the members of a tithing.
(law, historical, uncommon) The tithing itself.
Any group so similarly answerable for the conduct of all its members and liable for collective punishment.
frankpledges
frankpledges
noun
plural of frankpledge
gainspeaker
gainspeaker
noun
(obsolete) A gainsayer; opponent.
gainspeaking
gainspeaking
noun
(obsolete) A speaking against; opposition.
gamekeeper
gamekeeper
noun
A person employed to maintain the game for hunting and all associated materials and effects. Often shortened to keeper.
gamekeepers
gamekeepers
noun
plural of gamekeeper
gamekeeping
gamekeeping
noun
The keeping of game; the occupation of a gamekeeper.
garpike
garpike
noun
(especially UK) A saltwater fish in the family Belonidae.
(especially US) A freshwater fish in the family Lepisosteidae.
garpikes
garpikes
noun
plural of garpike
gatekeep
gatekeep
noun
A gatekeeper.
verb
(by extension, slang, Internet) To limit another party's participation in a collective identity or activity, usually due to undue pettiness, resentment, or overprotectiveness.
(sociology) To limit (sometimes manipulatively, rather than directly) how much of a role another party, often a spouse, has in some task.
To control or limit access to something.
gatekeeper
gatekeeper
noun
(psychology) In dissociative identity disorder, an aspect of the personality that controls access to the various identities.
A common orange and brown butterfly with eyespots, Pyronia tithonus, of the family Nymphalidae.
A person or group who controls access to something or somebody.
A person who guards or monitors passage through a gate.
One who gatekeeps.
gatekeepers
gatekeepers
noun
plural of gatekeeper
gatekeeping
gatekeeping
verb
present participle and gerund of gatekeep
gedankenexperiment
gedankenexperiment
noun
thought experiment
geeldikkop
geeldikkop
noun
(South Africa) tribulosis
geopolitik
gipsylike
gipsylike
adj
Alternative form of gypsylike
glockenspiel
glockenspiel
noun
(music) A musical instrument of the percussion idiophone family of instruments; like the xylophone, it has tuned bars arranged like the keys on a piano, and is also smaller in size and higher in pitch.
glockenspiels
glockenspiels
noun
plural of glockenspiel
glykopectic
glykopexic
goalkeeper
goalkeeper
noun
(sports) A designated player that attempts to prevent the opposing team from scoring by protecting a goal.
goalkeepers
goalkeepers
noun
plural of goalkeeper
goalkeeping
goalkeeping
noun
The art of a goalkeeper.
verb
present participle of goalkeep
goldenknop
gospellike
gospellike
adj
(Christianity) Like a proper Christian; according to the gospel.
(music) Similar to gospel music.
grapelike
grapelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a grape.
grapeskin
grapeskin
noun
The skin of a grape.
grapestalk
greenkeeper
greenkeeper
noun
(golf) An employee responsible for the maintenance of a golf course.
greenkeepers
greenkeepers
noun
plural of greenkeeper
greenkeeping
greenkeeping
noun
The maintenance of a golf course.
greenskeeper
greenskeeper
noun
Alternative form of greenkeeper
grippelike
groundkeeper
groundkeeper
noun
Alternative form of groundskeeper
groundskeep
groundskeeping
groundskeeping
noun
The activity of tending an area of land for aesthetic or functional purposes; typically as an employee of a person or institution
gumpoldskirchner
gypsylike
gypsylike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a gypsy.
hektograph
hektograph
noun
Alternative form of hectograph
henpecking
henpecking
noun
An instance of somebody being henpecked; nagging.
verb
present participle of henpeck
highpockets
homekeeping
homekeeping
adj
Staying at home.
noun
Synonym of housekeeping (“looking after domestic affairs in a house”)
horsekeeping
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.
hyperlinking
hyperlinking
verb
present participle of hyperlink
inspeaking
intersprinkling
intersprinkling
noun
A sprinkling between.
verb
present participle of intersprinkle
isokeraunographic
kapfenberg
katagelophobia
katagelophobia
noun
Alternative spelling of catagelophobia
katjepiering
keepering
keepering
noun
gamekeeping
keeping
keeping
noun
Maintenance; support; provision; feed.
charge or care.
conformity or harmony.
verb
present participle of keep
keepings
keepings
noun
plural of keeping
kelping
kelping
verb
present participle of kelp
kepping
keraunograph
keraunograph
noun
(archaic) A figure or picture impressed by lightning upon the human body or elsewhere.
A ceraunograph; an instrument for measuring and recording lightning.
keraunographic
keraunographic
adj
Of or pertaining to keraunography.
keraunography
keraunography
noun
(archaic) The study of keraunographs (figures or pictures impressed by lightning upon the human body or elsewhere).
kerplunking
kerplunking
verb
present participle of kerplunk
ketapang
ketapang
noun
The tropical tree Terminalia catappa.
keypunching
keypunching
verb
present participle of keypunch
kinematograph
kinematograph
noun
Alternative form of cinematograph
kinematographer
kinematographer
noun
cinematographer
kinematographic
kinematographical
kinematographical
adj
cinematographical
kinematographically
kinematography
kinescoping
kinescoping
verb
present participle of kinescope
kinetograph
kinetograph
noun
(dated) A camera for making chronophotographs.
(dated) A machine for projecting chronophotographs upon a screen for the purpose of producing the effect of an animated picture, sometimes with an accompanying soundtrack.
kinetographer
kinetographer
noun
A person involved in kinetography (in either sense).
kinetographic
kinetographic
adj
(photography) Relating to kinetography.
kinetography
kinetography
noun
(choreography) Labanotation.
(dated, photography) The use of the kinetograph.
kinetophonograph
kinetophonograph
noun
Synonym of kinetophone
kingpiece
kipage
kiplingese
kiplingese
Noun
Language characteristic of the writer (1865-1936), characterised by realism, jingoism, etc.
kippage
kippage
noun
(Scotland, obsolete) A fit of temper; rage.
(Scotland, obsolete) Confusion, disorder.
(chiefly Scotland, now rare, historical) Those sailing together on a ship, both crew and passengers.
kippering
kippering
noun
The development of an acquired hypospadias, usually as a result of long use of a catheter.
The trait of walking on the front legs while dragging the hind legs (applied to a dog).
verb
present participle of kipper
klipspringer
klipspringer
noun
A small antelope native to eastern and southern Africa having a dense, brown, speckled coat.
kneecapping
kneecapping
noun
(gerund) The act of injuring the knees of (a person), usually by shooting at the knees; often a punishment carried out by criminals or terrorists.
(gerund, figurative, by extension) An excessively and needlessly damaging attack or disparagement.
verb
present participle of kneecap
kneecappings
kneecappings
noun
plural of kneecapping
knipperdolling
koepang
kriegspiel
kriegspiel
noun
A board game used to train military tactics and strategy.
A variant of chess in which the player cannot see their opponent's pieces.
krugersdorp
kymographies
kymographies
noun
plural of kymography
lightkeeper
lightkeeper
noun
The person who has charge of the light in a lighthouse or lightship.
loudspeaking
marlingspike
meatpacking
meatpacking
noun
(US) The slaughter and further processing of animals for meat.
meatpackings
miskeeping
miskeeping
verb
present participle of miskeep
mispackaged
mispackaged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of mispackage
mispackages
mispackages
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mispackage
misspeaking
misspeaking
noun
(obsolete) Speaking ill; defamation, slander.
The fact or instance of speaking falsely or unclearly.
nonhousekeeping
nonhousekeeping
adj
Not of or relating to housekeeping.
nonspeaking
nonspeaking
adj
Not speaking.
outkeeping
outkeeping
verb
present participle of outkeep
outpocketing
outpocketing
noun
The growth of a surface so as to form a cavity (sac or pocket); the cavity so formed
outspeaking
outspeaking
verb
present participle of outspeak
overpackage
overpackage
verb
(transitive) To package wastefully in more material than necessary.
overpackaged
overpackaged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overpackage
overpackages
overpackages
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overpackage
overpacking
overpacking
verb
present participle of overpack
overprovoking
overprovoking
verb
present participle of overprovoke
overspeaking
overspeaking
verb
present participle of overspeak
pacemaking
pacemaking
noun
The action of a pacemaker (in any sense)
pacemakings
package
package
noun
(euphemistic, vulgar) The male genitalia.
(journalism) A group of related stories spread over several pages.
(software) A piece of software which has been prepared in such a way that it can be installed with a package manager.
(television, radio) Synonym of wrap (“complete news report ready for broadcast”)
(uncountable, archaic) The act of packing something.
(uncountable, historical) A charge made for packing goods.
A football formation.
A package holiday.
Something resembling a package.
Something which consists of various components, such as a piece of computer software.
Something which is packed, a parcel, a box, an envelope.
verb
To pack or bundle something.
To prepare (a book, a television series, etc.), including all stages from research to production, in order to sell the result to a publisher or broadcaster.
To travel on a package holiday.
packaged
packaged
adj
Having been placed in a package.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of package
packager
packager
noun
A comic book studio that produces content for comic book publishers on demand.
A person who packages.
A tool or machine used to package objects.
packagers
packagers
noun
plural of packager
packages
packages
noun
plural of package
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of package
packeting
packeting
verb
present participle of packet
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.
pagelike
pagelike
adj
Resembling a page (sheet in a book, etc.).
pagodalike
pagodalike
adj
Resembling a pagoda.
painstakingness
painstakingness
noun
The state or characteristic of being painstaking; the giving of careful attention to details.
palankeening
palankeeningly
paligorskite
papermaking
papermaking
noun
The craft of making paper.
papermakings
papermakings
noun
plural of papermaking
parkersburg
parkersburg
Proper noun
A city in West Virginia, United States
parkesburg
partridgelike
partridgelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a partridge.
passadumkeag
passagework
passagework
noun
(music) An ornamental passage in a musical work, often resembling a scale; or the performance of such a passage
passageworks
passageworks
noun
plural of passagework
pathbreaking
pathbreaking
adj
Opening a new path or approach
patternmaking
patternmaking
noun
The creation of patterns for either sewing or casting.