(computing) Playful solving of technical work that requires deep understanding, especially of a computer system.
(computing) Unauthorized attempts to bypass the security mechanisms of an information system or network. See also cracker.
(massage) The act of striking the muscles with the side of the hand.
(obsolete) The operation of working over the faces of rough or worn grindstones with a hack-hammer.
(obsolete, brick-making) The piling of bricks for drying.
(obsolete, gem-cutting) The cuts and grooves made in the metal laps by holding the cutting edge of a steel blade against them while in motion, for the purpose of providing receptacles or pockets for the powders using in cutting and polishing gems.
(obsolete, masonry) The separation of a course of stones into two smaller courses, when there are not enough large stones to form a single course.
(pathology) A dry coughing; the emission of a succession of short coughs.
(sports, chiefly American football, soccer, rugby) A kick in the shins.
verb
present participle of hack
hanking
hanking
verb
present participle of hank
harking
harking
noun
The act of harking back; a reversion or return.
verb
present participle of hark
hawking
hawking
noun
Action of the verb to hawk.
verb
present participle of hawk
hokiang
hukawng
jacking
jacking
noun
(colloquial) A street robbery.
verb
present participle of jack
jangkar
jauking
kabonga
kaesong
kaifeng
kaifeng
Proper noun
A prefecture-level city in east-central Henan, China.
kaingin
kaingin
noun
(Philippines) Land that has been cleared using slash-and-burn techniques.
kalinga
kalongs
kalongs
noun
plural of kalong
kampong
kampong
noun
(Cambodia) A landing, a port; a river town.
Dated spelling of kampung.
kananga
kangani
kangani
noun
(historical) A form of labour recruitment and organization in parts of Southeast Asia under British colonial rule, similar to indentured servitude, and involving foremen who directly recruited and supervised migrants from India via networks of friends, family and other contacts.
kangany
kangany
noun
(India) The head of a gang of labourers
karagan
karagan
noun
Alternative form of karagane
karling
karting
karting
noun
An open-wheeled motorsport that uses small vehicles called karts or go-karts.
katanga
katanga
Proper noun
A region in southeastern Congo, originally conquered by the Congo Free State (owned by the Belgian king, not his European state) but administered as a corporate mining concession.
Since 1910, an autonomous part of the Belgian colony Congo.
Since 1933, a regular province, until 1947 however named after its capital: Elisabethstad in Dutch or Elisabethville in French.
In 1960 a unilaterally declared independent state; in 1961-63 reconquered by Congo and reorganized in three provinces until 1966; renamed Shaba 1972-1997 as part of president Mobutu's Zairization.
kayoing
kayoing
verb
present participle of kayo
keating
kentiga
kiangan
kiangpu
kiangsi
kiangsu
kiangsu
Proper noun
the province of China northeast of the Yangtze Delta.
kimbang
kingman
kingman
Proper noun
a city in Arizona, USA
a town in Indiana, USA.
a city in Kansas, USA
an unorganised territory in Maine, USA.
an unincorporated community in Ohio.
kisaeng
kisaeng
noun
(historical) A member of a traditional Korean caste of female entertainers, whose work often included prostitution.
knagged
knagged
adj
(obsolete) Having protuberances, knobs or knots
verb
simple past tense and past participle of knag
koepang
kogasin
koniaga
kubango
kurgans
kurgans
noun
plural of kurgan
kwangju
kwapong
lacking
lacking
adj
Missing or not having enough of (a good quality, etc).
noun
The absence of something; a lack.
verb
present participle of lack
lakings
larking
larking
noun
A spirited or playful adventure.
verb
present participle of lark
lasking
leaking
leaking
noun
(in the plural) That which leaks out.
The act by which something leaks.
verb
present participle of leak
linkage
linkage
noun
(US, politics, historical) A United States foreign policy, during the 1970s détente in the Cold War, of persuading the Soviet Union to co-operate in restraining revolutions in the Third World in return for nuclear and economic concessions.
(genetics) The property of genes of being inherited together.
(linguistics) A set of definitely related languages for which no proto-language can be derived, typically a group of languages within a family that have formed a sprachbund.
(software compilation) The act or result of linking: the combination of multiple object files into one executable, library, or object file.
A connection or relation between things or ideas.
A mechanical device that connects things.
lugansk
makings
makings
noun
That which is needed for something: necessary ingredients.
plural of making
marking
marking
noun
(graph theory) Any configuration of a Petri net with a number of marks or tokens distributed across it.
A mark.
The action of marking.
The characteristic colouration and patterning of an animal.
verb
present participle of mark
masking
masking
noun
An entertainment at which the guests conceal their faces with masks.
The act by which something is masked; the act of masking, of concealing or disguising.
The practice of wearing safety masks, such as face masks.
verb
present participle of mask
mayking
meaking
nagaika
nagaika
noun
A short, thick braided whip with a round cross-section, used by the Cossacks.
nanking
narking
narking
adj
That narks or annoys; annoying.
verb
present participle of nark
oakling
oakling
noun
A small or young oak tree.
okaying
okaying
verb
present participle of okay
packing
packing
noun
(rugby) The forming of players into a scrum.
(sciences, mathematics) The spatial arrangement of objects, items or constituent parts.
A fee charged to cover the costs of packaging.
Clipping of meatpacking.
Material used to fill in the space around something, especially to make a piston etc. watertight or airtight.
Material used to wrap a product for sale etc.; packaging.
Special material used to fill containers or vessels for certain chemically related applications.
The action of putting things together, especially of putting clothes into a suitcase for a journey.
The gathering of birds, animals etc. into a pack.
verb
present participle of pack
paiking
paktong
paktong
noun
An alloy of zinc, copper and nickel, closely resembling silver, of Chinese origin; any of a number of similar alloys developed in imitation of the Chinese product.
parking
parking
noun
Space in which to park a car or other vehicle.
The action of the verb to park.
verb
present participle of park
peaking
peaking
adj
peaky; sickly; pining
noun
The act of something reaching a peak.
verb
present participle of peak
quaking
quaking
adj
Shaking uncontrollably, especially due to fear or awe; trembling or shivering.
noun
The action of the verb quake.
verb
present participle of quake
racking
racking
adj
Alternative spelling of wracking
noun
(brewing) The process of clarifying, and thereby deterring further fermentation of, beer, wine or cider by draining or siphoning it from the dregs.
(nautical) spun yarn used in racking ropes
(roofing) A method of asphalt shingle application, whereby shingle courses are applied vertically, up the roof rather than laterally across and up.
verb
present participle of rack
ranking
ranking
adj
(in combination) Having a specified rank.
Superior in rank.
noun
One’s relative placement in a list.
verb
present participle of rank
sacking
sacking
noun
(countable) Firing or termination of an employee.
(uncountable) Cheap rough cloth such as would be used to make bags (sacks).
verb
present participle of sack
sarking
sarking
noun
(chiefly Scotland, Australia, New Zealand, architecture) Wood, felt, or other material placed under the shingles of a roof in order to provide support or insulation; the practice of furnishing roofs with such material; an installation of such material.
shaking
shaking
noun
A movement that shakes.
verb
present participle of shake
sinkage
sinkage
noun
An amount of material involved in a sinking.
An area of sunken ground; a depression.
The change in draft that a vessel obtains when moving through the water.
skating
skating
noun
(skiing, uncountable) A method of propulsion, where one moves similar to how a skater propels themselves. A technique in skiing, where a ski is planted diagonally, to push off of, and one slides forward on the ski facing straight forward, and then repeats the process with the swapping of the feet's actions.
(uncountable) The sport of moving along a surface using skates.
The action of moving along a surface (ice or ground) using skates.
verb
present participle of skate
slaking
slaking
verb
present participle of slake
snaking
snaking
noun
A twisting, serpentine layout or motion.
verb
present participle of snake
soaking
soaking
adj
Extremely wet; saturated.
Of rain, heavy but slow enough to penetrate deeply into the top soil.
noun
Immersion in water; a drenching or dunking.
The practice of inserting a penis into a vagina and remaining stationary, without thrusting, supposedly used by some conservative Christians in lieu of traditional sexual intercourse.
verb
present participle of soak
staking
staking
noun
An act of stabbing with a stake.
verb
present participle of stake
tacking
tacking
noun
(law) A union of securities given at different times, all of which must be redeemed before an intermediate purchaser can interpose a claim.
(law) The joining together of consecutive periods of possession of property, especially between squatters in cases of adverse possession.
(nautical) The act of changing tack.
(sewing) Loose temporary stitches in dressmaking etc.
verb
present participle of tack
takeing
takeing
verb
Archaic spelling of taking.
takings
takings
noun
plural of taking
talking
talking
noun
The action of the verb talk.
verb
present participle of talk
tankage
tankage
noun
(agriculture) Waste matter from tanks, especially the dried nitrogenous residue from tanks in which fat has been rendered, used as a fertilizer.