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
beknighting
beknighting
verb
present participle of beknight
blankenship
bookishness
bookishness
noun
The property of being bookish.
brushmaking
brushmaking
noun
The manufacture of brushes.
buckishness
buckishness
noun
The quality of being buckish.
buckwashing
bulkheading
bulkheading
noun
bulkheads in general
bushwalking
bushwalking
noun
(Australia, New Zealand) The activity of hiking or backpacking.
verb
present participle of bushwalk
chainmaking
chainmaking
noun
The manufacture of chains.
chairmaking
chairmaking
noun
The manufacture of chairs.
charnockite
charnockite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthopyroxene-bearing quartz-feldspar rock.
checkmating
checkmating
verb
present participle of checkmate
checkpoints
checkpoints
noun
plural of checkpoint
checkrowing
checkrowing
verb
present participle of checkrow
checkstring
checkstring
noun
A cord used by a passenger in a carriage to signal to the driver to slow down or go faster.
chelyabinsk
chickenbill
chickenhood
chickenhood
noun
The state or period of being a chicken.
chickenshit
chickenshit
adj
(slang, vulgar) petty and contemptible; contemptibly unimportant. (Compare bullshit.)
(vulgar, slang) cowardly
noun
(slang, vulgar) (A) petty and contemptible thing(s).
(slang, vulgar) coward
(vulgar, military, slang) A low-ranking officer who lords over and needlessly makes life miserable for his underlings; a petty, abusive martinet.
chickenweed
chickenweed
noun
The plant Euphorbia hypericifolia.
The plant Portulaca quadrifida.
The plant Senecio vulgaris.
chickenwort
chickenwort
noun
common chickweed
chimneylike
chimneylike
adj
Resembling a chimney, especially in shape
chlorpikrin
choukoutien
chucklingly
chucklingly
adv
in a chuckling manner
clothmaking
clothmaking
noun
The art or trade of a clothmaker.
coachmaking
coachmaking
noun
The manufacture of coaches (vehicles).
cockishness
cockneyship
cornhusking
cornhusking
noun
The removal of the husk from corn.
couchmaking
couchmaking
noun
The manufacture of couches.
cruickshank
cushionlike
cushionlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a cushion.
dankishness
dankishness
noun
The quality of being dankish.
darkishness
darkishness
noun
The state or condition of being darkish; moderate darkness.
daughterkin
daughterkin
noun
(endearing) A daughter.
dolphinlike
dolphinlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a dolphin.
doublethink
doublethink
noun
The holding of two contradictory beliefs in one's mind simultaneously and accepting both of them as true or correct, without realizing the contradiction.
doughmaking
doughmaking
noun
The making of dough.
duckhunting
duskishness
duskishness
noun
Quality of being duskish.
earthmaking
enkephalins
enkephalins
noun
plural of enkephalin
finchbacked
folkishness
folkishness
noun
The quality of being folkish.
forethinker
forethinker
noun
One who thinks ahead, or plans things in advance.
forthinking
forthinking
verb
present participle of forthink
freethinker
freethinker
noun
A person who has formed his or her opinions using reason and rational enquiry; somebody who has rejected dogma, especially with regard to religion.
funfkirchen
gawkishness
gawkishness
noun
The quality of being gawkish.
groupthinks
hallmarking
hallmarking
noun
The action of making a hallmark
verb
present participle of hallmark
handistroke
handpicking
handpicking
verb
present participle of handpick
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
hankeringly
hankeringly
adv
In a hankering manner.
hardworking
hardworking
adj
Of a person, taking their work seriously and doing it well and rapidly.
harnesslike
harnesslike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a harness.
harpoonlike
hawkishness
hawkishness
noun
The characteristic of being hawkish.
headworking
hedgemaking
hedgemaking
noun
The construction of hedges.
helsingkite
hendrickson
herringlike
herringlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a herring
hexokinases
hexokinases
noun
plural of hexokinase
hickishness
hickscorner
highjacking
highjacking
noun
Alternative form of hijacking
verb
present participle of highjack
hitchhiking
hitchhiking
noun
(genetics) A form of evolution caused by genetic drift.
The act of one who hitchhikes.
verb
present participle of hitchhike
hockingport
homekeeping
homekeeping
adj
Staying at home.
noun
Synonym of housekeeping (“looking after domestic affairs in a house”)
homemakings
homemakings
noun
plural of homemaking
hoodwinkers
hoodwinkers
noun
plural of hoodwinker
hoodwinking
hoodwinking
noun
An act of deception.
verb
present participle of hoodwink
hopsackings
hopsackings
noun
plural of hopsacking
hormonelike
hormonelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a hormone.
huckstering
huckstering
noun
The behaviour of a huckster.
verb
present participle of huckster
hulkingness
humperdinck
husbandlike
husbandlike
adj
Resembling a husband.
huskinesses
huskinesses
noun
plural of huskiness
hyperlinked
hyperlinked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hyperlink
hypokinemia
hypokinesia
hypokinesia
noun
(pathology) Slowed or diminished movement of the body.
hypokinesis
hypokinesis
noun
(pathology) Diminished power of movement; hypomotility
hypokinetic
hypokinetic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or exhibiting hypokinesis
inkhornizer
inkstandish
inkstandish
noun
(obsolete) An inkstand.
interchoked
jackanapish
jackanapish
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a jackanapes.
jinrickshas
jinrickshas
noun
plural of jinricksha
jinrickshaw
jinrikishas
jinrikishas
noun
plural of jinrikisha
jnanashakti
joukahainen
kabirpanthi
kaleidophon
kaleidophon
noun
Alternative form of kaleidophone
kamanichile
kanchipuram
kanchipuram
Proper noun
A city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, India.
kataphrenia
kawchodinne
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.
kephallenia
keypunching
keypunching
verb
present participle of keypunch
khwarazmian
kiddishness
kinaestheic
kinchinmort
kindhearted
kindhearted
adj
Having an innately kind disposition or character.
kindredship
kindredship
noun
The quality of being kindred.
kinesipathy
kinesipathy
noun
kinesiatrics
kinestheses
kinestheses
noun
plural of kinesthesis
kinesthesia
kinesthesia
noun
(performing arts) A spectator's perception of the motion of a performer, or, the effect of the motion of a scene on the spectator.
(physiology) The perception of the movement of one's own body, its limbs and muscles etc.
Proprioception or static position sense; the perception of the position and posture of the body; also, more broadly, including the motion of the body as well. See usage notes below.
Sensation or perception of motion.
kinesthesis
kinesthesis
noun
Ability to feel motion of the body and limbs.
kinesthetic
kinesthetic
adj
Of or relating to kinesthesia.
kinetochore
kinetochore
noun
(biology) The protein structure in eukaryotes which assembles on the centromere and links the chromosome to microtubule polymers from the mitotic spindle during mitosis.
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.
kinetophone
kinetophone
noun
(historical) A machine combining a kinetoscope and a phonograph synchronized so as to reproduce a scene and its accompanying sounds.
kingdomship
kingfishers
kingfishers
noun
plural of kingfisher
kingtehchen
kinorhyncha
kinsmanship
kinsmanship
noun
kinship
kitchenette
kitchenette
noun
small kitchen or area for preparing food, often just a part of a room instead of a separate room
kitchenless
kitchenless
adj
Lacking a kitchen
kitchenmaid
kitchenmaid
noun
(archaic) A woman employed in a kitchen.
kitchenward
kitchenward
adj
To the kitchen
adv
(figuratively) Toward food in general.
Toward the kitchen.
kitchenware
kitchenware
noun
(attributive, uncountable) Of or pertaining to utensils and appliances used for food preparation.
Instruments and utensils found in a kitchen, particularly those associated with the preparation and serving of food.
kitchenwife
kittenishly
kittenishly
adv
In a kittenish manner.
knavishness
knavishness
noun
The quality of being knavish.
knighthoods
knighthoods
noun
plural of knighthood
knightstown
knightswort
kochliarion
kochliarion
noun
(historical) A kind of spoon used for eating in the Early Byzantine period.
koechlinite
koechlinite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing bismuth, molybdenum, and oxygen.
koilonychia
koilonychia
noun
A deformity of the nails characterized by concavity of the outer surface