(mechanics) Countering or preventing backlash (jarring reflex motion in machinery).
backbenchers
backbenchers
noun
plural of backbencher
backchecking
backchecking
verb
present participle of backcheck
backhandedly
backlighting
backlighting
noun
The illumination of a photographic subject from the rear, causing edges to glow while other areas remain in shadow.
verb
present participle of backlight
benchmarking
benchmarking
noun
A performance measurement according to a benchmark.
verb
present participle of benchmark
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
blackhanders
blackhanders
noun
plural of blackhander
blackishness
blackishness
noun
The quality of being blackish, somewhat black.
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
blockishness
blockishness
noun
The state or quality of being blockish.
bodychecking
bodychecking
verb
present participle of bodycheck
brackishness
brackishness
noun
distastefulness; unpleasantness
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
chakravartin
chakravartin
noun
(India, religion) An ideal universal ruler, who rules ethically and benevolently over the entire world.
championlike
championlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a champion.
chandrakanta
changchiakow
changepocket
charnockites
charnockites
noun
plural of charnockite
chaunoprockt
checklisting
checklisting
verb
present participle of checklist
checkmarking
checkmarking
verb
present participle of checkmark
checkpointed
checkpointed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of checkpoint
checksumming
checksumming
verb
present participle of checksum
cheekinesses
cheekinesses
noun
plural of cheekiness
cheesemaking
cheesemaking
noun
The production of cheese
chemokinesis
chemokinesis
noun
(chemistry, biology) The motile response of an organism to chemical compounds, especially at a cellular level
chemokinetic
chemokinetic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or provoking chemokinesis
chickahominy
chickenberry
chickenshits
chickenshits
noun
plural of chickenshit
choleokinase
cockfighting
cockfighting
noun
A gambling blood sport (illegal in most countries) in which two roosters have spikes placed on their feet and are made to fight each other, usually to the death.
verb
present participle of cockfight
cockneyishly
cockneyishly
adv
In a Cockneyish manner.
cockthrowing
cockthrowing
noun
Alternative form of cock throwing
conshohocken
cornhuskings
cornhuskings
noun
plural of cornhusking
countercheck
countercheck
noun
A restriction or limit.
A second check (in order to confirm or deny a previous one).
verb
To recheck.
To restrict or limit by counteracting.
countershock
countershock
noun
A shock that travels in the opposite direction to an applied impulse
ducklingship
fishybacking
forechecking
forechecking
verb
present participle of forecheck
hackettstown
handkerchief
handkerchief
noun
A piece of cloth shaped like a handkerchief to be worn about the neck; a neckerchief or neckcloth.
A piece of cloth, usually square and often fine and elegant, carried for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands.
homeokinetic
homeokinetic
adj
Relating to homeokinesis.
Relating to homeokinetics.
homesickness
homesickness
noun
The characteristic of being homesick; a strong, sad feeling of missing one's home (and often left-behind loved ones, such as family and friends) when physically away.
honeystucker
honeysuckled
honeysuckled
adj
Covered with honeysuckle.
honeysuckles
honeysuckles
noun
plural of honeysuckle
hydrokinetic
hydrokinetic
adj
Of or pertaining to hydrokinetics
Of or pertaining to the kinetic energy of moving fluids
hyperkinetic
hyperkinetic
adj
(neurology, pathology, psychiatry, psychology) Of, relating to, or affected with hyperkinesis or hyperactivity.
noun
A person exhibiting hyperkinesis or hyperactivity.
interchoking
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
kanchenjunga
khachaturian
kinaesthetic
kinaesthetic
adj
Alternative form of kinesthetic
kinchinjunga
kinetochores
kinetochores
noun
plural of kinetochore
kitchenettes
kitchenettes
noun
plural of kitchenette
kitchenwards
kitchenwards
adv
Alternative form of kitchenward
kitchenwares
kitchenwares
noun
plural of kitchenware
kitschifying
kitschifying
verb
present participle of kitschify
kittikachorn
knuckleheads
knuckleheads
noun
plural of knucklehead
leathernecks
leathernecks
noun
plural of leatherneck
locksmithing
locksmithing
noun
The science and art of making and defeating locks.
mackintoshed
mackintoshed
adj
Wearing a mackintosh.
mackintoshes
mackintoshes
noun
plural of mackintosh
matchmakings
matchmakings
noun
plural of matchmaking
matchmarking
merchantlike
merchantlike
adj
Befitting a good merchant; fair, honest, above board.
nackenheimer
neckerchiefs
neckerchiefs
noun
plural of neckerchief
neugkroschen
nonchokebore
nonhackneyed
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.
patchworking
patchworking
noun
The making of patchworks
verb
present participle of patchwork
photokinetic
photokinetic
adj
Of or pertaining to photokinesis.
pitchforking
pitchforking
noun
The act of pricking with a pitchfork
verb
present participle of pitchfork
quackishness
quackishness
noun
The state or condition of being quackish.
rockhounding
rockhounding
noun
The activities of a rock hound; amateur geology.
roughnecking
roughnecking
verb
present participle of roughneck
saskatchewan
saskatchewan
Proper noun
A river in Canada.
Prairie province in western Canada (named after the river, which flows through it) which has Regina as its capital city.
schnorkeling
scrimshanker
scrimshanker
noun
(UK, military, slang) A shirker; one who scrimshanks.
shacklebones
sheetrocking
sheetrocking
verb
present participle of sheetrock
shellackings
shellackings
noun
plural of shellacking
shipwrecking
shipwrecking
verb
present participle of shipwreck
shockingness
shockingness
noun
The state or quality of being shocking.
speechmaking
speechmaking
noun
The delivery of speeches
starchmaking
stickhandled
stickhandled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of stickhandle
stickhandler
stickhandler
noun
(ice hockey, field hockey, lacrosse) A player who is skilled in stickhandling.
stickhandles
stickhandles
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of stickhandle
stockholding
stockholding
noun
(finance) An ownership interest in one or more companies' stock.
stockishness
tappahannock
tappahannock
Proper noun
a town in Virginia, USA, which is the county seat of
thackerayana
thickbrained
thicknessing
throckmorton
thumbtacking
thumbtacking
verb
present participle of thumbtack
thundercrack
thundercrack
noun
A peal of thunder; thunderclap.
thunderstick
thunderstick
noun
A gun or cannon, especially a rifle.
A narrow plastic balloon that is used as a promotional noise maker by hitting one against another.
ticklishness
ticklishness
noun
The property of being ticklish.
trackmanship
trackmanship
noun
The role or work of a trackman.
trencherlike
trencherlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a trencher (long plate).