kingly: Prefix, Suffix and Derived words
Prefixes of kingly
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strikingly
- adverb in a striking manner
- this was strikingly demonstrated
- the evidence was strikingly absent
- adverb in a striking manner
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strikingly
- adverb in a striking manner
- this was strikingly demonstrated
- the evidence was strikingly absent
- adverb in a striking manner
- painstakingly3/5
painstakingly
- adverb in a fastidious and painstaking manner
fastidiously.
- it is almost a waste of time painstakingly to learn the routines of selling
- adverb in a fastidious and painstaking manner
- jokingly3/5
jokingly
- adverb in jest
jestingly.
- I asked him jokingly whether he thought he could drive the Calcutta-Peshawar express
- adverb not seriously
facetiously; tongue-in-cheek.
- I meant it facetiously
- adverb in jest
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painstakingly
- adverb in a fastidious and painstaking manner
fastidiously.
- it is almost a waste of time painstakingly to learn the routines of selling
- adverb in a fastidious and painstaking manner
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jokingly
- adverb in jest
jestingly.
- I asked him jokingly whether he thought he could drive the Calcutta-Peshawar express
- adverb not seriously
facetiously; tongue-in-cheek.
- I meant it facetiously
- adverb in jest
- shockingly3/5
shockingly
- adverb extremely
- teachers were shockingly underpaid
- adverb so as to shock the feelings
- adverb extremely
- mockingly3/5
mockingly
- adverb in a disrespectful jeering manner
jeeringly; gibingly.
- adverb in a disrespectful and mocking manner
scoffingly; derisorily; derisively.
- `Sorry,' she repeated derisively
- adverb in a disrespectful jeering manner
- mockingly3/5
mockingly
- adverb in a disrespectful jeering manner
jeeringly; gibingly.
- adverb in a disrespectful and mocking manner
scoffingly; derisorily; derisively.
- `Sorry,' she repeated derisively
- adverb in a disrespectful jeering manner
- unthinkingly2/5
unthinkingly
- adverb in a thoughtless manner
thoughtlessly; unthinking.
- he stared thoughtlessly at the picture
- adverb in a thoughtless manner
- breathtakingly2/5
breathtaking
- adjective satellite tending to cause suspension of regular breathing
breathless.
- a breathless flight
- breathtaking adventure
- adjective satellite tending to cause suspension of regular breathing
- provokingly1/5
provokingly
- adverb in a provocative manner
provocatively.
- `Try it,' he said provocatively
- adverb in a provocative manner
- unblinkingly1/5
unblinkingly
- adverb showing no emotion
- the convicted killer listened unblinkingly to the reading of his sentence
- adverb showing no emotion
- provokingly1/5
provokingly
- adverb in a provocative manner
provocatively.
- `Try it,' he said provocatively
- adverb in a provocative manner
- unblinkingly1/5
unblinkingly
- adverb showing no emotion
- the convicted killer listened unblinkingly to the reading of his sentence
- adverb showing no emotion
- rebukingly1/5
rebukingly
- adverb in the manner of someone delivering a rebuke
- adverb in the manner of someone delivering a rebuke
- heartbreakingly1/5
heartbreaking
- adjective satellite causing or marked by grief or anguish
grievous; heartrending.
- a grievous loss
- a grievous cry
- her sigh was heartbreaking
- the heartrending words of Rabin's granddaughter
- adjective satellite causing or marked by grief or anguish
- chokingly1/5
choking
- noun a condition caused by blocking the airways to the lungs (as with food or swelling of the larynx)
- noun the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe
strangling; strangulation; throttling.
- no evidence that the choking was done by the accused
- noun a condition caused by blocking the airways to the lungs (as with food or swelling of the larynx)
- shrinkingly1/5
shrinking
- noun process or result of becoming less or smaller
shrinkage.
- the material lost 2 inches per yard in shrinkage
- noun the act of becoming less
- noun process or result of becoming less or smaller
- unkingly1/5
unking
To cause to cease to be a king. R.Shall his condescension, therefore, unking him? South.
- takingly1/5
taking
- noun the act of someone who picks up or takes something
pickings.
- the pickings were easy
- clothing could be had for the taking
- verb carry out
take.
- take action
- take steps
- take vengeance
- noun the act of someone who picks up or takes something
Derived words of kingly
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kingdom
- noun a domain in which something is dominant
land; realm.
- the untroubled kingdom of reason
- a land of make-believe
- the rise of the realm of cotton in the south
- noun a country with a king as head of state
- noun a domain in which something is dominant
- kings5/5
king
- noun a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
male monarch; Rex.
- noun a competitor who holds a preeminent position
world-beater; queen.
- noun a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
- checking5/5
check
- noun a written order directing a bank to pay money
cheque; bank check.
- he paid all his bills by check
- noun an appraisal of the state of affairs
assay.
- they made an assay of the contents
- a check on its dependability under stress
- noun a written order directing a bank to pay money
- talking5/5
talking
- noun an exchange of ideas via conversation
talk.
- let's have more work and less talk around here
- verb exchange thoughts; talk with
talk; speak.
- We often talk business
- Actions talk louder than words
- noun an exchange of ideas via conversation
- speaking5/5
speaking
- noun the utterance of intelligible speech
speech production.
- noun delivering an address to a public audience
speechmaking; oral presentation; public speaking.
- people came to see the candidates and hear the speechmaking
- noun the utterance of intelligible speech
- ranking5/5
ranking
- noun position on a scale in relation to others in a sport
- verb take or have a position relative to others
rank.
- This painting ranks among the best in the Western World
- noun position on a scale in relation to others in a sport
- making5/5
making
- noun the act that results in something coming to be
fashioning; devising.
- the devising of plans
- the fashioning of pots and pans
- the making of measurements
- it was already in the making
- noun an attribute that must be met or complied with and that fits a person for something
qualification.
- her qualifications for the job are excellent
- one of the qualifications for admission is an academic degree
- she has the makings of fine musician
- noun the act that results in something coming to be
- working5/5
working
- noun a mine or quarry that is being or has been worked
workings.
- verb exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
work.
- I will work hard to improve my grades
- she worked hard for better living conditions for the poor
- noun a mine or quarry that is being or has been worked
- taking5/5
taking
- noun the act of someone who picks up or takes something
pickings.
- the pickings were easy
- clothing could be had for the taking
- verb carry out
take.
- take action
- take steps
- take vengeance
- noun the act of someone who picks up or takes something
- walking5/5
walking
- noun the act of traveling by foot
walk.
- walking is a healthy form of exercise
- verb use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
walk.
- Walk, don't run!
- We walked instead of driving
- She walks with a slight limp
- The patient cannot walk yet
- Walk over to the cabinet
- noun the act of traveling by foot
- banking5/5
banking
- noun engaging in the business of keeping money for savings and checking accounts or for exchange or for issuing loans and credit etc.
- noun transacting business with a bank; depositing or withdrawing funds or requesting a loan etc.
- noun engaging in the business of keeping money for savings and checking accounts or for exchange or for issuing loans and credit etc.
- clicking5/5
click
- noun a short light metallic sound
clink; chink.
- noun a stop consonant made by the suction of air into the mouth (as in Bantu)
suction stop.
- noun a short light metallic sound
- blocking5/5
blocking
- noun the act of obstructing or deflecting someone's movements
block.
- verb render unsuitable for passage
bar; block up; stop; blockade; barricade; block off; block.
- block the way
- barricade the streets
- stop the busy road
- noun the act of obstructing or deflecting someone's movements
- looking5/5
looking
- noun the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
looking at; look.
- he went out to have a look
- his look was fixed on her eyes
- he gave it a good looking at
- his camera does his looking for him
- noun the act of searching visually
looking for.
- noun the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
- thinking5/5
thinking
- noun the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
cerebration; mentation; thought; intellection; thought process.
- thinking always made him frown
- she paused for thought
- verb judge or regard; look upon; judge
conceive; believe; think; consider.
- I think he is very smart
- I believe her to be very smart
- I think that he is her boyfriend
- The racist conceives such people to be inferior
- noun the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
- asking5/5
asking
- noun the verbal act of requesting
request.
- verb inquire about
ask; inquire; enquire.
- I asked about their special today
- He had to ask directions several times
- noun the verbal act of requesting
- seeking5/5
seeking
- noun the act of searching for something
quest.
- a quest for diamonds
- noun an attempt to acquire or gain something
- noun the act of searching for something
- breaking5/5
breaking
- noun the act of breaking something
break; breakage.
- the breakage was unavoidable
- verb terminate
interrupt; break.
- She interrupted her pregnancy
- break a lucky streak
- break the cycle of poverty
- noun the act of breaking something
- striking5/5
striking
- noun the physical coming together of two or more things
impinging; contact.
- contact with the pier scraped paint from the hull
- noun the act of contacting one thing with another
hitting; hit.
- repeated hitting raised a large bruise
- after three misses she finally got a hit
- noun the physical coming together of two or more things
- cooking5/5
cooking
- noun the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat
preparation; cookery.
- cooking can be a great art
- people are needed who have experience in cookery
- he left the preparation of meals to his wife
- verb prepare a hot meal
cook.
- My husband doesn't cook
- noun the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat
- shaking5/5
shaking
- noun the act of causing something to move up and down (or back and forth) with quick movements
- noun a shaky motion
quiver; quivering; vibration; palpitation; trembling; shakiness.
- the shaking of his fingers as he lit his pipe
- noun the act of causing something to move up and down (or back and forth) with quick movements
- linking5/5
link
- noun the means of connection between things linked in series
nexus.
- noun a fastener that serves to join or connect
tie-in; linkup; tie.
- the walls are held together with metal links placed in the wet mortar during construction
- noun the means of connection between things linked in series
- picking5/5
picking
- noun the quantity of a crop that is harvested
pick.
- he sent the first picking of berries to the market
- it was the biggest peach pick in years
- noun the act of picking (crops or fruit or hops etc.)
- noun the quantity of a crop that is harvested
- undertaking5/5
undertaking
- noun any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
project; task; labor.
- he prepared for great undertakings
- noun the trade of a funeral director
- noun any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
- marking5/5
marking
- noun a distinguishing symbol
marker; mark.
- the owner's mark was on all the sheep
- noun a pattern of marks
- noun a distinguishing symbol
- networking5/5
network
- noun an interconnected system of things or people
web.
- he owned a network of shops
- retirement meant dropping out of a whole network of people who had been part of my life
- tangled in a web of cloth
- noun (broadcasting) a communication system consisting of a group of broadcasting stations that all transmit the same programs
- the networks compete to broadcast important sports events
- noun an interconnected system of things or people
- drinking5/5
drinking
- noun the act of consuming liquids
imbibition; imbibing.
- noun the act of drinking alcoholic beverages to excess
crapulence; drink; boozing; drunkenness.
- drink was his downfall
- noun the act of consuming liquids
- parking5/5
parking
- noun space in which vehicles can be parked
- there is plenty of parking behind the store
- noun the act of maneuvering a vehicle into a location where it can be left temporarily
- noun space in which vehicles can be parked
- lacking5/5
lacking
- adjective satellite inadequate in amount or degree
deficient; wanting.
- a deficient education
- deficient in common sense
- lacking in stamina
- tested and found wanting
- verb be without
lack; miss.
- This soup lacks salt
- There is something missing in my jewelry box!
- adjective satellite inadequate in amount or degree
- tracking5/5
tracking
- noun the pursuit (of a person or animal) by following tracks or marks they left behind
trailing.
- verb carry on the feet and deposit
track.
- track mud into the house
- noun the pursuit (of a person or animal) by following tracks or marks they left behind
- smoking5/5
smoking
- noun the act of smoking tobacco or other substances
smoke.
- he went outside for a smoke
- smoking stinks
- noun a hot vapor containing fine particles of carbon being produced by combustion
smoke.
- the fire produced a tower of black smoke that could be seen for miles
- noun the act of smoking tobacco or other substances
- king5/5
king
- noun a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
male monarch; Rex.
- noun a competitor who holds a preeminent position
world-beater; queen.
- noun a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
- kingdoms4/5
kingdom
- noun a domain in which something is dominant
land; realm.
- the untroubled kingdom of reason
- a land of make-believe
- the rise of the realm of cotton in the south
- noun a country with a king as head of state
- noun a domain in which something is dominant
- kingship4/5
kingship
- noun the dignity or rank or position of a king
- noun the dignity or rank or position of a king
- attacking4/5
attacking
- adjective satellite disposed to attack
assaultive.
- verb launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with
assail; attack.
- Hitler attacked Poland on September 1, 1939 and started World War II
- Serbian forces assailed Bosnian towns all week
- adjective satellite disposed to attack
- provoking4/5
provoking
- adjective satellite causing or tending to cause anger or resentment
agitating; agitative.
- a provoking delay at the airport
- verb call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
raise; fire; enkindle; elicit; arouse; evoke; kindle; provoke.
- arouse pity
- raise a smile
- evoke sympathy
- adjective satellite causing or tending to cause anger or resentment
- workings4/5
workings
- noun the internal mechanism of a device
works.
- noun a mine or quarry that is being or has been worked
working.
- noun the internal mechanism of a device
- kicking4/5
kicking
- noun a rhythmic thrusting movement of the legs as in swimming or calisthenics
kick.
- the kick must be synchronized with the arm movements
- the swimmer's kicking left a wake behind him
- noun the act of delivering a blow with the foot
boot; kick.
- he gave the ball a powerful kick
- the team's kicking was excellent
- noun a rhythmic thrusting movement of the legs as in swimming or calisthenics
- barking4/5
bark
- noun tough protective covering of the woody stems and roots of trees and other woody plants
- noun a noise resembling the bark of a dog
- noun tough protective covering of the woody stems and roots of trees and other woody plants
- packing4/5
packing
- noun any material used especially to protect something
wadding; packing material.
- noun the enclosure of something in a package or box
boxing.
- noun any material used especially to protect something
- baking4/5
baking
- noun making bread or cake or pastry etc.
- noun cooking by dry heat in an oven
- noun making bread or cake or pastry etc.
- waking4/5
waking
- noun the state of remaining awake
- days of danger and nights of waking
- verb be awake, be alert, be there
wake.
- noun the state of remaining awake
- sticking4/5
sticking
- adjective satellite extending out above or beyond a surface or boundary
jutting; protruding; relieved; sticking out; projected; projecting.
- the jutting limb of a tree
- massive projected buttresses
- his protruding ribs
- a pile of boards sticking over the end of his truck
- verb put, fix, force, or implant
lodge; wedge; stick; deposit.
- lodge a bullet in the table
- stick your thumb in the crack
- adjective satellite extending out above or beyond a surface or boundary
- knocking4/5
knocking
- noun the sound of knocking (as on a door or in an engine or bearing)
knock.
- the knocking grew louder
- verb deliver a sharp blow or push :"He knocked the glass clear across the room"
knock; strike hard.
- noun the sound of knocking (as on a door or in an engine or bearing)
- overlooking4/5
overlooking
- adjective satellite used of a height or viewpoint
dominating; commanding.
- a commanding view of the ocean
- looked up at the castle dominating the countryside
- the balcony overlooking the ballroom
- verb look past, fail to notice
overlook.
- adjective satellite used of a height or viewpoint
- cracking4/5
cracking
- noun a sudden sharp noise
snap; crack.
- the crack of a whip
- he heard the cracking of the ice
- he can hear the snap of a twig
- noun the act of cracking something
fracture; crack.
- noun a sudden sharp noise
- trafficking4/5
traffic
- noun the aggregation of things (pedestrians or vehicles) coming and going in a particular locality during a specified period of time
- noun buying and selling; especially illicit trade
- noun the aggregation of things (pedestrians or vehicles) coming and going in a particular locality during a specified period of time
- viking4/5
viking
One belonging to the pirate crews from among the Northmen, who plundered the coasts of Europe in the eighth, ninth, and tenth centuries. Of grim Vikings, and the rapture Of the sea fight, and the capture, And the life of slavery. Longfellow.
✍ Vikings differs in meaning from sea king, with which frequently confounded. "The sea king was a man connected with a royal race, either of the small kings of the country, or of the Haarfager family, and who, by right, received the title of king as soon he took the command of men, although only of a single ship's crew, and without having any land or kingdom . . . Vikings were merely pirates, alternately peasants and pirates, deriving the name of viking from the vicks, wicks, or inlets, on the coast in which they harbored with their long ships or rowing galleys." Laing.
- locking4/5
locking
- noun the act of locking something up to protect it
lockup.
- verb fasten with a lock
lock.
- lock the bike to the fence
- noun the act of locking something up to protect it
- hiking4/5
hiking
- noun a long walk usually for exercise or pleasure
hike; tramp.
- she enjoys a hike in her spare time
- verb increase
hike up; hike; boost.
- The landlord hiked up the rents
- noun a long walk usually for exercise or pleasure
- sucking4/5
sucking
- noun the act of sucking
suck; suction.
- verb draw into the mouth by creating a practical vacuum in the mouth
suck.
- suck the poison from the place where the snake bit
- suck on a straw
- the baby sucked on the mother's breast
- noun the act of sucking
- invoking4/5
invoke
- verb summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic
arouse; raise; conjure up; bring up; call down; call forth; evoke; put forward; stir; conjure.
- raise the specter of unemployment
- he conjured wild birds in the air
- call down the spirits from the mountain
- verb cite as an authority; resort to
appeal.
- He invoked the law that would save him
- I appealed to the law of 1900
- She invoked an ancient law
- verb summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic
- markings4/5
marking
- noun a distinguishing symbol
marker; mark.
- the owner's mark was on all the sheep
- noun a pattern of marks
- noun a distinguishing symbol
- stockings4/5
stocking
- noun close-fitting hosiery to cover the foot and leg; come in matched pairs (usually used in the plural)
- noun the activity of supplying a stock of something
- he supervised the stocking of the stream with trout
- noun close-fitting hosiery to cover the foot and leg; come in matched pairs (usually used in the plural)
- undertakings4/5
undertaking
- noun any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
project; task; labor.
- he prepared for great undertakings
- noun the trade of a funeral director
- noun any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
- joking4/5
joking
- adjective satellite characterized by jokes and good humor
jesting; jocular; jocose.
- verb tell a joke; speak humorously
joke; jest.
- He often jokes even when he appears serious
- adjective satellite characterized by jokes and good humor
- choking4/5
choking
- noun a condition caused by blocking the airways to the lungs (as with food or swelling of the larynx)
- noun the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe
strangling; strangulation; throttling.
- no evidence that the choking was done by the accused
- noun a condition caused by blocking the airways to the lungs (as with food or swelling of the larynx)
- lurking4/5
lurk
- verb lie in wait, lie in ambush, behave in a sneaky and secretive manner
skulk.
- verb be about
loaf; footle; mess about; lallygag; linger; lollygag; tarry; mill about; hang around; lounge; loiter; mill around.
- The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square
- Who is this man that is hanging around the department?
- verb lie in wait, lie in ambush, behave in a sneaky and secretive manner
- stocking4/5
stocking
- noun close-fitting hosiery to cover the foot and leg; come in matched pairs (usually used in the plural)
- noun the activity of supplying a stock of something
- he supervised the stocking of the stream with trout
- noun close-fitting hosiery to cover the foot and leg; come in matched pairs (usually used in the plural)
- blinking4/5
blinking
- noun a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly
nictitation; winking; eye blink; nictation; blink; wink.
- verb briefly shut the eyes
wink; nictitate; nictate; blink.
- The TV announcer never seems to blink
- noun a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly
- soaking4/5
soaking
- noun the process of becoming softened and saturated as a consequence of being immersed in water (or other liquid)
soakage; soak.
- a good soak put life back in the wagon
- noun the act of making something completely wet
souse; drenching; sousing.
- he gave it a good drenching
- noun the process of becoming softened and saturated as a consequence of being immersed in water (or other liquid)
- stalking4/5
stalking
- noun a hunt for game carried on by following it stealthily or waiting in ambush
still hunt; stalk.
- noun the act of following prey stealthily
stalk.
- noun a hunt for game carried on by following it stealthily or waiting in ambush
- backing4/5
backing
- noun the act of providing approval and support
patronage; championship; backup.
- his vigorous backing of the conservatives got him in trouble with progressives
- noun something forming a back that is added for strengthening
mount.
- noun the act of providing approval and support
- fucking4/5
fucking
- noun slang for sexual intercourse
ass; screw; piece of tail; shtup; screwing; fuck; roll in the hay; nookie; piece of ass; nooky; shag.
- verb have sexual intercourse with
love; fuck; sleep with; have it away; screw; have intercourse; get it on; lie with; hump; make love; make out; get laid; have a go at it; bonk; eff; have sex; jazz; be intimate; know; have it off; bang; bed; do it; roll in the hay; sleep together.
- This student sleeps with everyone in her dorm
- Adam knew Eve
- Were you ever intimate with this man?
- noun slang for sexual intercourse
- sinking4/5
sinking
- noun a descent as through liquid (especially through water)
- they still talk about the sinking of the Titanic
- noun a slow fall or decline (as for lack of strength)
- after several hours of sinking an unexpected rally rescued the market
- he could not control the sinking of his legs
- noun a descent as through liquid (especially through water)
- shocking4/5
shocking
- adjective satellite glaringly vivid and graphic; marked by sensationalism
lurid.
- lurid details of the accident
- verb surprise greatly; knock someone's socks off
take aback; shock; ball over; blow out of the water; floor.
- I was floored when I heard that I was promoted
- adjective satellite glaringly vivid and graphic; marked by sensationalism
- liking4/5
liking
- noun a feeling of pleasure and enjoyment
- I've always had a liking for reading
- she developed a liking for gin
- verb prefer or wish to do something
wish; like; care.
- Do you care to try this dish?
- Would you like to come along to the movies?
- noun a feeling of pleasure and enjoyment
- rethinking4/5
rethink
- noun thinking again about a choice previously made
second thought; afterthought; reconsideration.
- he had second thoughts about his purchase
- verb change one's mind
- He rethought his decision to take a vacation
- noun thinking again about a choice previously made
- rocking4/5
rock
- noun a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
stone.
- he threw a rock at me
- noun material consisting of the aggregate of minerals like those making up the Earth's crust
stone.
- that mountain is solid rock
- stone is abundant in New England and there are many quarries
- noun a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
- kingston4/5
kingston
(Zoöl.) The black angel fish. See Angel fish , underAngel .
- shrinking4/5
shrinking
- noun process or result of becoming less or smaller
shrinkage.
- the material lost 2 inches per yard in shrinkage
- noun the act of becoming less
- noun process or result of becoming less or smaller
- masking4/5
masking
- noun the act of concealing the existence of something by obstructing the view of it
cover; screening; covering.
- the cover concealed their guns from enemy aircraft
- noun the blocking of one sensation resulting from the presence of another sensation
- he studied auditory masking by pure tones
- noun the act of concealing the existence of something by obstructing the view of it
- mocking4/5
mocking
- adjective satellite abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule
derisive; gibelike; taunting; jeering.
- derisive laughter
- a jeering crowd
- her mocking smile
- taunting shouts of `coward' and `sissy'
- verb treat with contempt
bemock; mock.
- The new constitution mocks all democratic principles
- adjective satellite abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule
- stroking4/5
stroking
- noun a light touch with the hands
stroke.
- verb touch lightly and repeatedly, as with brushing motions
stroke.
- He stroked his long beard
- noun a light touch with the hands
- booking4/5
booking
- noun employment for performers or performing groups that lasts for a limited period of time
engagement.
- the play had bookings throughout the summer
- noun the act of reserving (a place or passage) or engaging the services of (a person or group)
reservation.
- wondered who had made the booking
- noun employment for performers or performing groups that lasts for a limited period of time
- peking4/5
peking
- noun capital of the People's Republic of China in the Hebei province in northeastern China; 2nd largest Chinese city
capital of Red China; Beijing; Peiping.
- noun capital of the People's Republic of China in the Hebei province in northeastern China; 2nd largest Chinese city
- thanking4/5
thank
- verb express gratitude or show appreciation to
give thanks.
- verb express gratitude or show appreciation to
- buckingham4/5
buckingham
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- rankings3/5
ranking
- noun position on a scale in relation to others in a sport
- verb take or have a position relative to others
rank.
- This painting ranks among the best in the Western World
- noun position on a scale in relation to others in a sport
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overtaking
- noun going by something that is moving in order to get in front of it
passing.
- she drove but well but her reckless passing of every car on the road frightened me
- verb catch up with and possibly overtake
catch; catch up with; overtake.
- The Rolls Royce caught us near the exit ramp
- noun going by something that is moving in order to get in front of it
- licking3/5
licking
- noun an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest
defeat.
- it was a narrow defeat
- the army's only defeat
- they suffered a convincing licking
- noun the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows
trouncing; whacking; drubbing; thrashing; lacing; beating.
- noun an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest
- takings3/5
takings
- noun the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
return; yield; take; issue; proceeds; payoff.
- the average return was about 5%
- noun the act of someone who picks up or takes something
taking; pickings.
- the pickings were easy
- clothing could be had for the taking
- noun the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
- lawmaking3/5
lawmaking
- noun the act of making or enacting laws
legislating; legislation.
- noun the act of making or enacting laws
- smacking3/5
smacking
- noun the act of smacking something; a blow delivered with an open hand
smack; slap.
- verb deliver a hard blow to
smack; thwack.
- The teacher smacked the student who had misbehaved
- noun the act of smacking something; a blow delivered with an open hand
- risking3/5
risk
- noun a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
endangerment; jeopardy; peril; hazard.
- drinking alcohol is a health hazard
- noun a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury
peril; danger.
- he saw the rewards but not the risks of crime
- there was a danger he would do the wrong thing
- noun a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
- hacking3/5
hack
- noun one who works hard at boring tasks
hacker; drudge.
- noun a politician who belongs to a small clique that controls a political party for private rather than public ends
political hack; machine politician; ward-heeler.
- noun one who works hard at boring tasks
- embarking3/5
embark
- verb go on board
ship.
- verb set out on (an enterprise or subject of study)
enter.
- she embarked upon a new career
- verb go on board
- sneaking3/5
sneaking
- adjective satellite not openly expressed
unavowed.
- a sneaking suspicion
- verb to go stealthily or furtively
pussyfoot; mouse; sneak; creep.
- ..stead of sneaking around spying on the neighbor's house
- adjective satellite not openly expressed
- evoking3/5
evoke
- verb call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
raise; fire; enkindle; elicit; arouse; kindle; provoke.
- arouse pity
- raise a smile
- evoke sympathy
- verb evoke or provoke to appear or occur
provoke; call forth; kick up.
- Her behavior provoked a quarrel between the couple
- verb call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
- mimicking3/5
mimic
- noun someone who mimics (especially an actor or actress)
mimicker.
- verb imitate (a person or manner), especially for satirical effect
mime.
- The actor mimicked the President very accurately
- noun someone who mimics (especially an actor or actress)
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viking
- noun any of the Scandinavian people who raided the coasts of Europe from the 8th to the 11th centuries
- noun any of the Scandinavian people who raided the coasts of Europe from the 8th to the 11th centuries
- stinking3/5
stinking
- adjective satellite very bad
shitty; stinky; crappy; lousy; rotten; icky.
- a lousy play
- it's a stinking world
- verb be extremely bad in quality or in one's performance
stink.
- This term paper stinks!
- adjective satellite very bad
- groundbreaking3/5
groundbreaking
- noun the ceremonial breaking of the ground to formally begin a construction project
groundbreaking ceremony.
- adjective satellite being or producing something like nothing done or experienced or created before
innovational; innovative.
- stylistically innovative works
- innovative members of the artistic community
- a mind so innovational, so original
- noun the ceremonial breaking of the ground to formally begin a construction project
- shrieking3/5
shrieking
- noun sharp piercing cry
screaming; screech; screeching; shriek; scream.
- her screaming attracted the neighbors
- noun a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry
shriek; screech; screeching; screaming; scream.
- he ducked at the screechings of shells
- he heard the scream of the brakes
- noun sharp piercing cry
- hawking3/5
hawking
- noun the act of selling goods for a living
vending; peddling; vendition.
- noun English theoretical physicist (born in 1942)
Stephen Hawking; Stephen William Hawking.
- noun the act of selling goods for a living
- plucking3/5
pluck
- noun the trait of showing courage and determination in spite of possible loss or injury
pluckiness; gutsiness.
- noun the act of pulling and releasing a taut cord
- noun the trait of showing courage and determination in spite of possible loss or injury
- winking3/5
winking
- noun a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly
nictitation; eye blink; nictation; blinking; blink; wink.
- verb signal by winking
wink.
- She winked at him
- noun a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly
- basking3/5
bask
- verb derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in
enjoy; savor; savour; relish.
- She relished her fame and basked in her glory
- verb be exposed
- The seals were basking in the sun
- verb derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in
- hooking3/5
hooking
- noun a golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer
hook; draw.
- he took lessons to cure his hooking
- verb fasten with a hook
hook.
- noun a golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer
- peaking3/5
peak
- noun the most extreme possible amount or value
extremum.
- voltage peak
- noun the period of greatest prosperity or productivity
prime; flower; blossom; efflorescence; flush; bloom; heyday.
- noun the most extreme possible amount or value
- nanking3/5
nanking
- noun a city in eastern China on the Yangtze River; a former capital of China; the scene of a Japanese massacre in the 1930s
Nanjing.
- noun a city in eastern China on the Yangtze River; a former capital of China; the scene of a Japanese massacre in the 1930s
- racking3/5
racking
- adjective satellite causing great physical or mental suffering
wrenching.
- a wrenching pain
- verb go at a rack
single-foot; rack.
- the horses single-footed
- adjective satellite causing great physical or mental suffering
- staking3/5
stake
- noun (law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something
interest.
- they have interests all over the world
- a stake in the company's future
- noun a pole or stake set up to mark something (as the start or end of a race track)
post.
- a pair of posts marked the goal
- the corner of the lot was indicated by a stake
- noun (law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something
- stacking3/5
stack
- noun an orderly pile
- noun (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
plenty; great deal; pot; sight; flock; mint; slew; mountain; deal; wad; muckle; pile; lot; mickle; raft; quite a little; passel; hatful; mess; spate; heap; peck; good deal; batch; tidy sum; mass.
- a batch of letters
- a deal of trouble
- a lot of money
- he made a mint on the stock market
- see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos
- it must have cost plenty
- a slew of journalists
- a wad of money
- noun an orderly pile
- poking3/5
poking
- noun a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow)
poke; thrusting; jabbing; thrust; jab.
- he warned me with a jab with his finger
- he made a thrusting motion with his fist
- verb poke or thrust abruptly
stab; dig; prod; jab; poke.
- he jabbed his finger into her ribs
- noun a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow)
- interlocking3/5
interlocking
- noun contact by fitting together
engagement; meshing; mesh.
- the engagement of the clutch
- the meshing of gears
- noun the act of interlocking or meshing
mesh; interlock; meshing.
- an interlocking of arms by the police held the crowd in check
- noun contact by fitting together
- flanking3/5
flank
- noun the side of military or naval formation
wing.
- they attacked the enemy's right flank
- noun a subfigure consisting of a side of something
- noun the side of military or naval formation
- breathtaking3/5
breathtaking
- adjective satellite tending to cause suspension of regular breathing
breathless.
- a breathless flight
- breathtaking adventure
- adjective satellite tending to cause suspension of regular breathing
- ticking3/5
ticking
- noun a metallic tapping sound
tick.
- he counted the ticks of the clock
- noun a strong fabric used for mattress and pillow covers
- noun a metallic tapping sound
- docking3/5
docking
- noun the act of securing an arriving vessel with ropes
moorage; dockage; tying up.
- verb come into dock
dock.
- the ship docked
- noun the act of securing an arriving vessel with ropes
- milking3/5
milk
- noun a white nutritious liquid secreted by mammals and used as food by human beings
- noun produced by mammary glands of female mammals for feeding their young
- noun a white nutritious liquid secreted by mammals and used as food by human beings
- remarking3/5
remark
- noun a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information
comment; input.
- from time to time she contributed a personal comment on his account
- noun explicit notice
- it passed without remark
- noun a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information
- jerking3/5
jerking
- noun an abrupt spasmodic movement
jolt; jerk; saccade.
- verb pull, or move with a sudden movement
jerk; yank.
- He turned the handle and jerked the door open
- noun an abrupt spasmodic movement
- remaking3/5
remaking
- noun creation that is created again or anew
remake.
- it is a remake of an old film
- verb make new
refashion; redo; make over; remake.
- She is remaking her image
- noun creation that is created again or anew
- trucking3/5
trucking
- noun the activity of transporting goods by truck
hauling; truckage.
- verb convey (goods etc.) by truck
truck.
- truck fresh vegetables across the mountains
- noun the activity of transporting goods by truck
- pecking3/5
peck
- noun (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
plenty; great deal; pot; sight; flock; mint; slew; mountain; deal; wad; muckle; pile; lot; mickle; raft; quite a little; passel; hatful; mess; spate; heap; stack; good deal; batch; tidy sum; mass.
- a batch of letters
- a deal of trouble
- a lot of money
- he made a mint on the stock market
- see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos
- it must have cost plenty
- a slew of journalists
- a wad of money
- noun a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 2 gallons
- noun (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
- biking3/5
bike
- noun a motor vehicle with two wheels and a strong frame
motorcycle.
- noun a wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedals
wheel; bicycle; cycle.
- noun a motor vehicle with two wheels and a strong frame
- raking3/5
rake
- noun a dissolute man in fashionable society
rip; rakehell; blood; roue; profligate.
- noun degree of deviation from a horizontal plane
slant; pitch.
- the roof had a steep pitch
- noun a dissolute man in fashionable society
- unlocking3/5
unlock
- verb open the lock of
- unlock the door
- verb set free or release
- verb open the lock of
- flicking3/5
flick
- noun a light sharp contact (usually with something flexible)
- he gave it a flick with his finger
- he felt the flick of a whip
- noun a short stroke
- noun a light sharp contact (usually with something flexible)
- faking3/5
fake
- noun something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be
postiche; sham.
- noun a person who makes deceitful pretenses
fraud; shammer; imposter; impostor; pseudo; faker; pseud; role player; pretender; sham.
- noun something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be
- hijacking3/5
hijacking
- noun robbery of a traveller or vehicle in transit or seizing control of a vehicle by the use of force
highjacking.
- verb take arbitrarily or by force
hijack; commandeer; highjack; pirate.
- The Cubans commandeered the plane and flew it to Miami
- noun robbery of a traveller or vehicle in transit or seizing control of a vehicle by the use of force
- partaking3/5
partake
- verb have some of the qualities or attributes of something
- verb have, give, or receive a share of
partake in; share.
- We shared the cake
- verb have some of the qualities or attributes of something
- wrecking3/5
wrecking
- noun the event of a structure being completely demolished and leveled
razing.
- noun destruction achieved by causing something to be wrecked or ruined
ruination; laying waste; ruin; ruining.
- noun the event of a structure being completely demolished and leveled
- sparking3/5
spark
- noun a momentary flash of light
glint; flicker.
- noun merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenance
sparkle; light; twinkle.
- he had a sparkle in his eye
- there's a perpetual twinkle in his eyes
- noun a momentary flash of light
- trekking3/5
trek
- noun a journey by ox wagon (especially an organized migration by a group of settlers)
- noun any long and difficult trip
- noun a journey by ox wagon (especially an organized migration by a group of settlers)
- bookings3/5
booking
- noun employment for performers or performing groups that lasts for a limited period of time
engagement.
- the play had bookings throughout the summer
- noun the act of reserving (a place or passage) or engaging the services of (a person or group)
reservation.
- wondered who had made the booking
- noun employment for performers or performing groups that lasts for a limited period of time
- woodworking3/5
woodworking
- noun the craft of a carpenter: making things out of wood
woodwork; carpentry.
- noun the craft of a carpenter: making things out of wood
- sacking3/5
sacking
- noun coarse fabric used for bags or sacks
bagging.
- noun the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)
dismissal; firing; sack; liberation; release; discharge; dismission.
- noun coarse fabric used for bags or sacks
- bucking3/5
buck
- noun a gymnastic horse without pommels and with one end elongated; used lengthwise for vaulting
vaulting horse; long horse.
- noun a piece of paper money worth one dollar
dollar bill; clam; dollar; one dollar bill.
- noun a gymnastic horse without pommels and with one end elongated; used lengthwise for vaulting
- workingmen3/5
workingman
- noun an employee who performs manual or industrial labor
workman; working man; working person.
- noun an employee who performs manual or industrial labor
- leaking3/5
leak
- noun an accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape
- one of the tires developed a leak
- noun soft watery rot in fruits and vegetables caused by fungi
- noun an accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape
- lovemaking3/5
lovemaking
- noun sexual activities (often including sexual intercourse) between two people
making love; love life; love; sexual love.
- his lovemaking disgusted her
- he hadn't had any love in months
- he has a very complicated love life
- noun sexual activities (often including sexual intercourse) between two people
- braking3/5
brake
- noun a restraint used to slow or stop a vehicle
- noun any of various ferns of the genus Pteris having pinnately compound leaves and including several popular houseplants
- noun a restraint used to slow or stop a vehicle
- reworking3/5
rework
- verb use again in altered form
retread; make over.
- retread an old plot
- verb use again in altered form
- mistaking3/5
mistaking
- noun putting the wrong interpretation on
misunderstanding; misinterpretation.
- his misinterpretation of the question caused his error
- there was no mistaking her meaning
- verb identify incorrectly
misidentify; mistake.
- Don't mistake her for her twin sister
- noun putting the wrong interpretation on
- hardworking3/5
hardworking
- adjective satellite characterized by hard work and perseverance
untiring; industrious; tireless.
- adjective satellite characterized by hard work and perseverance
- creaking3/5
creaking
- noun a squeaking sound
creak.
- the creak of the floorboards gave him away
- verb make a high-pitched, screeching noise
skreak; whine; screech; squeak; creak; screak.
- The door creaked when I opened it slowly
- My car engine makes a whining noise
- noun a squeaking sound
- tucking3/5
tuck
- noun eatables (especially sweets)
- noun (sports) a bodily position adopted in some sports (such as diving or skiing) in which the knees are bent and the thighs are drawn close to the chest
- noun eatables (especially sweets)
- unpacking3/5
unpack
- verb remove from its packing
take out.
- unpack the presents
- verb remove from its packing
- peeking3/5
peek
- noun a secret look
peep.
- verb throw a glance at; take a brief look at
glance; glint.
- She only glanced at the paper
- I only peeked--I didn't see anything interesting
- noun a secret look
- ducking3/5
ducking
- noun hunting ducks
duck hunting.
- noun the act of wetting something by submerging it
immersion; submersion; dousing.
- noun hunting ducks
- spanking3/5
spanking
- noun the act of slapping on the buttocks
- he gave the brat a good spanking
- verb give a spanking to; subject to a spanking
larrup; paddle; spank.
- noun the act of slapping on the buttocks
- unthinking3/5
unthinking
- adjective satellite not exhibiting or characterized by careful thought
unthoughtful; unreflective.
- adjective satellite without care or thought for others; `Let them eat cake'"
thoughtless; uncaring.
- the thoughtless saying of a great princess on being informed that the people had no bread
- adjective satellite not exhibiting or characterized by careful thought
- painstaking3/5
painstaking
- adjective satellite characterized by extreme care and great effort
scrupulous; conscientious.
- conscientious application to the work at hand
- painstaking research
- scrupulous attention to details
- adjective satellite characterized by extreme care and great effort
- heartbreaking3/5
heartbreaking
- adjective satellite causing or marked by grief or anguish
grievous; heartrending.
- a grievous loss
- a grievous cry
- her sigh was heartbreaking
- the heartrending words of Rabin's granddaughter
- adjective satellite causing or marked by grief or anguish
- benchmarking3/5
benchmark
- noun a standard by which something can be measured or judged
- his painting sets the benchmark of quality
- noun a surveyor's mark on a permanent object of predetermined position and elevation used as a reference point
bench mark.
- noun a standard by which something can be measured or judged
- kingsley3/5
kingsley
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- policymaking3/5
- filmmaking3/5
- peacemaking3/5
peacemaking
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- watermarking3/5
watermark
- noun a line marking the level reached by a body of water
water line.
- noun a distinguishing mark impressed on paper during manufacture; visible when paper is held up to the light
- noun a line marking the level reached by a body of water
- multitasking3/5
multitasking
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- forking2/5
forking
- noun the place where something divides into branches
furcation.
- noun the act of branching out or dividing into branches
fork; branching; ramification.
- noun the place where something divides into branches
- makings2/5
making
- noun the act that results in something coming to be
fashioning; devising.
- the devising of plans
- the fashioning of pots and pans
- the making of measurements
- it was already in the making
- noun an attribute that must be met or complied with and that fits a person for something
qualification.
- her qualifications for the job are excellent
- one of the qualifications for admission is an academic degree
- she has the makings of fine musician
- noun the act that results in something coming to be
- honking2/5
honk
- noun the cry of a goose (or any sound resembling this)
- verb make a loud noise
beep; toot; claxon; blare.
- The horns of the taxis blared
- noun the cry of a goose (or any sound resembling this)
- revoking2/5
revoke
- noun the mistake of not following suit when able to do so
renege.
- verb fail to follow suit when able and required to do so
- noun the mistake of not following suit when able to do so
- croaking2/5
croaking
- noun a harsh hoarse utterance (as of a frog)
croak.
- verb pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
decease; give-up the ghost; pop off; perish; die; buy the farm; snuff it; choke; drop dead; pass away; expire; exit; croak; pass; go; kick the bucket; conk; cash in one's chips.
- She died from cancer
- The children perished in the fire
- The patient went peacefully
- The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of 102
- noun a harsh hoarse utterance (as of a frog)
- clucking2/5
clucking
- noun the sound made by a hen (as in calling her chicks)
cluck.
- verb make a clucking sounds, characteristic of hens
cluck; click; clack.
- noun the sound made by a hen (as in calling her chicks)
- clacking2/5
clack
- noun a sharp abrupt noise as if two objects hit together; may be repeated
clap.
- noun a simple valve with a hinge on one side; allows fluid to flow in only one direction
clack valve; clapper valve.
- noun a sharp abrupt noise as if two objects hit together; may be repeated
- outflanking2/5
outflank
- verb go around the flank of (an opposing army)
go around.
- verb get the better of
scoop; outdo; best; trump.
- the goal was to best the competition
- verb go around the flank of (an opposing army)
- quacking2/5
quack
- noun an untrained person who pretends to be a physician and who dispenses medical advice
- noun the harsh sound of a duck
- noun an untrained person who pretends to be a physician and who dispenses medical advice
- unblocking2/5
unblock
- verb clear or remove an obstruction from
- the procedure unblocked his arteries
- verb play the cards of (a suit) so that the last trick on which a hand can follow suit will be taken by a higher card in the hand of a partner who has the remaining cards of a combined holding
- verb clear or remove an obstruction from
- kayaking2/5
kayak
- noun a small canoe consisting of a light frame made watertight with animal skins; used by Eskimos
- verb travel in a small canoe
- we kayaked down the river
- noun a small canoe consisting of a light frame made watertight with animal skins; used by Eskimos
- cocking2/5
cock
- noun obscene terms for penis
shaft; prick; tool; dick; putz; peter; pecker.
- noun faucet consisting of a rotating device for regulating flow of a liquid
stopcock; turncock.
- noun obscene terms for penis
- spiking2/5
spike
- noun a transient variation in voltage or current
- noun sports equipment consisting of a sharp point on the sole of a shoe worn by athletes
- spikes provide greater traction
- noun a transient variation in voltage or current
- tweaking2/5
tweak
- noun a squeeze with the fingers
pinch.
- verb pinch or squeeze sharply
- noun a squeeze with the fingers
- tacking2/5
tacking
- noun a loose temporary sewing stitch to hold layers of fabric together
basting stitch; baste; basting.
- noun (nautical) the act of changing tack
tack.
- noun a loose temporary sewing stitch to hold layers of fabric together
- rockingham2/5
rockingham
- noun English statesman who served as prime minister and who opposed the war with the American colonies (1730-1782)
Second Marquis of Rockingham; Charles Watson-Wentworth.
- noun English statesman who served as prime minister and who opposed the war with the American colonies (1730-1782)
- decking2/5
deck
- noun any of various platforms built into a vessel
- noun street name for a packet of illegal drugs
- noun any of various platforms built into a vessel
- backpacking2/5
backpacking
- noun carrying something in a pack on the back
packing.
- the backpacking of oxygen is essential for astronauts
- verb hike with a backpack
backpack; pack.
- Every summer they are backpacking in the Rockies
- noun carrying something in a pack on the back
- awaking2/5
awake
- verb stop sleeping
waken; come alive; arouse; wake; awaken; wake up.
- She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock
- adjective not in a state of sleep; completely conscious
- lay awake thinking about his new job
- still not fully awake
- verb stop sleeping
- sleepwalking2/5
sleepwalking
- noun walking by a person who is asleep
noctambulism; noctambulation; somnambulism; somnambulation.
- verb walk in one's sleep
somnambulate; sleepwalk.
- noun walking by a person who is asleep
- hocking2/5
hock
- noun any of several white wines from the Rhine River valley in Germany (`hock' is British usage)
Rhenish; Rhine wine.
- noun tarsal joint of the hind leg of hoofed mammals; corresponds to the human ankle
hock-joint.
- noun any of several white wines from the Rhine River valley in Germany (`hock' is British usage)
- skulking2/5
skulking
- noun evading duty or work by pretending to be incapacitated
malingering.
- they developed a test to detect malingering
- verb lie in wait, lie in ambush, behave in a sneaky and secretive manner
skulk; lurk.
- noun evading duty or work by pretending to be incapacitated
- pickings2/5
pickings
- noun the act of someone who picks up or takes something
taking.
- the pickings were easy
- clothing could be had for the taking
- noun the quantity of a crop that is harvested
picking; pick.
- he sent the first picking of berries to the market
- it was the biggest peach pick in years
- noun the act of someone who picks up or takes something
- rollicking2/5
rollicking
- adjective satellite given to merry frolicking
sportive; coltish; frolicsome; frolicky.
- frolicsome students celebrated their graduation with parties and practical jokes
- verb play boisterously
disport; rollick; cavort; romp; run around; skylark; sport; frisk; lark; lark about; frolic; gambol.
- The children frolicked in the garden
- the gamboling lambs in the meadows
- The toddlers romped in the playroom
- adjective satellite given to merry frolicking
- squawking2/5
squawk
- noun the noise of squawking
- she awoke to the squawk of chickens
- the squawk of car horns
- noun informal terms for objecting
gripe; beef; kick; bitch.
- I have a gripe about the service here
- noun the noise of squawking
- frolicking2/5
frolic
- noun gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement
caper; play; gambol; romp.
- it was all done in play
- their frolic in the surf threatened to become ugly
- verb play boisterously
disport; rollick; cavort; romp; run around; skylark; sport; frisk; lark; lark about; gambol.
- The children frolicked in the garden
- the gamboling lambs in the meadows
- The toddlers romped in the playroom
- noun gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement
- slinking2/5
slink
- verb walk stealthily
- I saw a cougar slinking toward its prey
- verb walk stealthily
- jacking2/5
jack
- noun a small worthless amount
diddlyshit; squat; shit; diddly-squat; diddly-shit; diddly; diddley; diddlysquat; doodly-squat.
- you don't know jack
- noun a man who serves as a sailor
Jack-tar; tar; old salt; sea dog; seaman; gob; seafarer; mariner.
- noun a small worthless amount
- chungking2/5
chungking
- noun a city in south-central China on the Chang Jiang; a commercial center for western China
Chongqing.
- noun a city in south-central China on the Chang Jiang; a commercial center for western China
- packings2/5
packing
- noun any material used especially to protect something
wadding; packing material.
- noun the enclosure of something in a package or box
boxing.
- noun any material used especially to protect something
- dunking2/5
dunk
- noun a basketball shot in which the basketball is propelled downward into the basket
dunk shot; stuff shot.
- verb immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate
souse; plunge; dip; douse.
- dip the garment into the cleaning solution
- dip the brush into the paint
- noun a basketball shot in which the basketball is propelled downward into the basket
- freethinking2/5
freethinking
- noun the doctrine that reason is the right basis for regulating conduct
rationalism.
- noun the doctrine that reason is the right basis for regulating conduct
- slacking2/5
slacking
- noun the evasion of work or duty
shirking; goofing off; soldiering; goldbricking.
- verb avoid responsibilities and work, be idle
slack.
- noun the evasion of work or duty
- stockinged2/5
stockinged
- adjective satellite wearing stockings
- walks about in his stockinged feet
- verb have on hand
carry; stockpile; stock.
- Do you carry kerosene heaters?
- adjective satellite wearing stockings
- nicking2/5
nick
- noun an impression in a surface (as made by a blow)
ding; gouge; dent.
- noun (British slang) a prison
- he's in the nick
- noun an impression in a surface (as made by a blow)
- frisking2/5
frisking
- noun the act of searching someone for concealed weapons or illegal drugs
frisk.
- he gave the suspect a quick frisk
- verb play boisterously
disport; rollick; cavort; romp; run around; skylark; sport; frisk; lark; lark about; frolic; gambol.
- The children frolicked in the garden
- the gamboling lambs in the meadows
- The toddlers romped in the playroom
- noun the act of searching someone for concealed weapons or illegal drugs
- balking2/5
balking
- adjective satellite stopping short and refusing to go on
balky.
- a balking
- a balky mule
- a balky customer
- verb refuse to comply
resist; jib; baulk; balk.
- adjective satellite stopping short and refusing to go on
- piggybacking2/5
piggyback
- noun the act of carrying something piggyback
- verb ride on someone's shoulders or back
- noun the act of carrying something piggyback
- clerking2/5
clerking
- noun the activity of recording business transactions
bookkeeping.
- verb work as a clerk, as in the legal business
clerk.
- noun the activity of recording business transactions
- bluestocking2/5
bluestocking
- noun a woman having literary or intellectual interests
bas bleu.
- noun a woman having literary or intellectual interests
- flocking2/5
flock
- noun a church congregation guided by a pastor
- noun a group of birds
- noun a church congregation guided by a pastor
- squeaking2/5
squeaking
- adjective satellite having or making a high-pitched sound such as that made by a mouse or a rusty hinge
screechy; screaky; squeaky; squealing.
- verb make a high-pitched, screeching noise
skreak; whine; screech; squeak; creak; screak.
- The door creaked when I opened it slowly
- My car engine makes a whining noise
- adjective satellite having or making a high-pitched sound such as that made by a mouse or a rusty hinge
- streaking2/5
streak
- noun an unbroken series of events
run.
- had a streak of bad luck
- Nicklaus had a run of birdies
- noun a distinctive characteristic
- he has a stubborn streak
- a streak of wildness
- noun an unbroken series of events
- flaking2/5
flake
- noun a crystal of snow
snowflake.
- noun a person with an unusual or odd personality
eccentric person; eccentric; geek; oddball.
- noun a crystal of snow
- quaking2/5
quake
- noun shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane of from volcanic activity
seism; temblor; earthquake.
- verb shake with fast, tremulous movements
palpitate; quiver.
- His nostrils palpitated
- noun shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane of from volcanic activity
- forsaking2/5
forsaking
- noun the act of forsaking
giving up.
- noun the act of giving something up
desertion; abandonment.
- noun the act of forsaking
- pricking2/5
pricking
- noun the act of puncturing with a small point
prick.
- he gave the balloon a small prick
- verb make a small hole into, as with a needle or a thorn
prick; prickle.
- The nurse pricked my finger to get a small blood sample
- noun the act of puncturing with a small point
- hulking2/5
hulking
- adjective satellite of great size and bulk
hulky.
- a hulking figure of a man
- three hulking battleships
- verb appear very large or occupy a commanding position
tower; loom; hulk; predominate.
- The huge sculpture predominates over the fountain
- Large shadows loomed on the canyon wall
- adjective satellite of great size and bulk
- shirking2/5
shirking
- noun the evasion of work or duty
slacking; goofing off; soldiering; goldbricking.
- verb avoid (one's assigned duties)
goldbrick; shrink from; shirk; fiddle.
- The derelict soldier shirked his duties
- noun the evasion of work or duty
- mockingbird2/5
mockingbird
- noun long-tailed grey-and-white songbird of the southern United States able to mimic songs of other birds
mocker; Mimus polyglotktos.
- noun long-tailed grey-and-white songbird of the southern United States able to mimic songs of other birds
- snaking2/5
snake
- noun limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous
ophidian; serpent.
- noun a deceitful or treacherous person
snake in the grass.
- noun limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous
- cranking2/5
crank
- noun a bad-tempered person
grouch; churl; grump; crosspatch.
- noun a whimsically eccentric person
screwball; fruitcake; nut case; nut; crackpot.
- noun a bad-tempered person
- smirking2/5
smirk
- noun a smile expressing smugness or scorn instead of pleasure
- verb smile affectedly or derisively
simper.
- noun a smile expressing smugness or scorn instead of pleasure
- sulking2/5
sulk
- noun a mood or display of sullen aloofness or withdrawal
sulkiness.
- stayed home in a sulk
- verb be in a huff and display one's displeasure
pout; brood.
- She is pouting because she didn't get what she wanted
- noun a mood or display of sullen aloofness or withdrawal
- disliking2/5
dislike
- noun an inclination to withhold approval from some person or group
disfavor; disapproval; disfavour.
- noun a feeling of aversion or antipathy
- my dislike of him was instinctive
- noun an inclination to withhold approval from some person or group
- clinking2/5
clinking
- adjective satellite like the light sharp ringing sound of glasses being tapped
- verb make a high sound typical of glass
clink.
- champagne glasses clinked to make a toast
- adjective satellite like the light sharp ringing sound of glasses being tapped
- whisking2/5
whisk
- noun a mixer incorporating a coil of wires; used for whipping eggs or cream
- noun a small short-handled broom used to brush clothes
whisk broom.
- noun a mixer incorporating a coil of wires; used for whipping eggs or cream
- winemaking2/5
winemaking
- noun the craft and science of growing grapes and making wine
wine making.
- noun the craft and science of growing grapes and making wine
- printmaking2/5
printmaking
- noun artistic design and manufacture of prints as woodcuts or silkscreens
- noun artistic design and manufacture of prints as woodcuts or silkscreens
- tasking2/5
task
- noun any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
project; undertaking; labor.
- he prepared for great undertakings
- noun a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee
job; chore.
- estimates of the city's loss on that job ranged as high as a million dollars
- the job of repairing the engine took several hours
- the endless task of classifying the samples
- the farmer's morning chores
- noun any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
- blacking2/5
blacking
- noun a substance used to produce a shiny protective surface on footwear
shoe polish.
- verb make or become black
melanize; black; blacken; melanise; nigrify.
- The smoke blackened the ceiling
- The ceiling blackened
- noun a substance used to produce a shiny protective surface on footwear
- clocking2/5
clocking
- noun the time taken to traverse a measured course
- it was a world record clocking
- verb measure the time or duration of an event or action or the person who performs an action in a certain period of time
time; clock.
- he clocked the runners
- noun the time taken to traverse a measured course
- workingman2/5
workingman
- noun an employee who performs manual or industrial labor
workman; working man; working person.
- noun an employee who performs manual or industrial labor
- hitchhiking2/5
hitchhike
- verb travel by getting free rides from motorists
thumb; hitch.
- verb travel by getting free rides from motorists
- wreaking2/5
wreak
- verb cause to happen or to occur as a consequence
bring; play; work; make for.
- I cannot work a miracle
- wreak havoc
- bring comments
- play a joke
- The rain brought relief to the drought-stricken area
- verb cause to happen or to occur as a consequence
- blanking2/5
blank
- noun a blank character used to separate successive words in writing or printing
space.
- he said the space is the most important character in the alphabet
- noun a blank gap or missing part
lacuna.
- noun a blank character used to separate successive words in writing or printing
- rebuking2/5
rebuke
- noun an act or expression of criticism and censure
reproof; reproval; reprehension; reprimand.
- he had to take the rebuke with a smile on his face
- verb censure severely or angrily
call on the carpet; rag; dress down; remonstrate; chew out; take to task; call down; jaw; lambast; trounce; scold; chide; berate; chew up; have words; reprimand; reproof; lecture; bawl out; lambaste.
- The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car
- The deputy ragged the Prime Minister
- The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup
- noun an act or expression of criticism and censure
- chunking2/5
chunking
- noun (psychology) the configuration of smaller units of information into large coordinated units
unitization; unitisation.
- verb put together indiscriminately
chunk; lump.
- lump together all the applicants
- noun (psychology) the configuration of smaller units of information into large coordinated units
- tricking2/5
trick
- noun a cunning or deceitful action or device
fast one.
- he played a trick on me
- he pulled a fast one and got away with it
- noun a period of work or duty
- noun a cunning or deceitful action or device
- disembarking2/5
disembark
- verb go ashore
set down; debark.
- The passengers disembarked at Southampton
- verb go ashore
- politicking2/5
politick
- verb engage in political activities
- This colleague is always politicking
- verb engage in political activities
- coking2/5
coke
- noun carbon fuel produced by distillation of coal
- noun Coca Cola is a trademarked cola
Coca Cola.
- noun carbon fuel produced by distillation of coal
- handshaking2/5
handshaking
- noun grasping and shaking a person's hand (as to acknowledge an introduction or to agree on a contract)
handshake; handclasp; shake.
- noun grasping and shaking a person's hand (as to acknowledge an introduction or to agree on a contract)
- wracking2/5
wrack
- noun dried seaweed especially that cast ashore
- noun the destruction or collapse of something
rack.
- wrack and ruin
- noun dried seaweed especially that cast ashore
- necking2/5
necking
- noun the molding at the top of a column
gorgerin.
- noun affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs)
cuddling; petting; caressing; smooching; hugging; snuggling; kissing; fondling.
- noun the molding at the top of a column
- meatpacking2/5
meatpacking
- noun wholesale packaging of meat for future sale (including slaughtering and processing and distribution to retailers)
meat-packing business; meat packing.
- noun wholesale packaging of meat for future sale (including slaughtering and processing and distribution to retailers)
- dressmaking2/5
dressmaking
- noun the craft of making dresses
- noun the craft of making dresses
- whacking2/5
whacking
- noun the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows
trouncing; drubbing; thrashing; licking; lacing; beating.
- verb hit hard
wham; whop; whack; wallop.
- The teacher whacked the boy
- noun the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows
- inking2/5
ink
- noun a liquid used for printing or writing or drawing
- noun dark protective fluid ejected into the water by cuttlefish and other cephalopods
- noun a liquid used for printing or writing or drawing
- moneymaking2/5
moneymaking
- noun the act of making money (and accumulating wealth)
- adjective satellite producing a sizeable profit
remunerative; lucrative.
- a remunerative business
- noun the act of making money (and accumulating wealth)
- papermaking2/5
papermaking
- noun the craft of making paper
- noun the craft of making paper
- mucking2/5
muck
- noun any thick, viscous matter
goo; gunk; guck; gook; slime; ooze; goop; sludge.
- noun fecal matter of animals
droppings; dung.
- noun any thick, viscous matter
- restocking2/5
restock
- verb stock again
- He restocked his land with pheasants
- verb stock again
- kingpin2/5
kingpin
- noun the most important person in a group or undertaking
bigwig; top banana.
- noun bolt that provides a steering joint in a motor vehicle
kingbolt; swivel pin.
- noun the most important person in a group or undertaking
- hijackings2/5
hijacking
- noun robbery of a traveller or vehicle in transit or seizing control of a vehicle by the use of force
highjacking.
- verb take arbitrarily or by force
hijack; commandeer; highjack; pirate.
- The Cubans commandeered the plane and flew it to Miami
- noun robbery of a traveller or vehicle in transit or seizing control of a vehicle by the use of force
- retaking2/5
retaking
- noun the act of taking something back
recapture.
- verb take back by force, as after a battle
retake; recapture.
- The military forces managed to recapture the fort
- noun the act of taking something back
- chucking2/5
chuck
- noun informal terms for a meal
eats; grub; chow.
- noun the part of a forequarter from the neck to the ribs and including the shoulder blade
- noun informal terms for a meal
- teleworking2/5
teleworking
- noun employment at home while communicating with the workplace by phone or fax or modem
telecommuting.
- noun employment at home while communicating with the workplace by phone or fax or modem
- ransacking2/5
ransacking
- noun a thorough search for something (often causing disorder or confusion)
rummage.
- he gave the attic a good rummage but couldn't find his skis
- verb steal goods; take as spoils
pillage; strip; despoil; plunder; foray; rifle; loot; reave; ransack.
- During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners
- noun a thorough search for something (often causing disorder or confusion)
- kinking2/5
kink
- noun a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (`rick' and `wrick' are British)
wrick; rick; crick.
- noun a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight
twist; twirl.
- noun a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (`rick' and `wrick' are British)
- interlinking2/5
interlinking
- adjective satellite linked or locked closely together as by dovetailing
interwoven; interlacing; interlocking.
- verb be interwoven or interconnected
complect; interconnect; interlink.
- The bones are interconnected via the muscle
- adjective satellite linked or locked closely together as by dovetailing
- earmarking2/5
earmark
- noun identification mark on the ear of a domestic animal
- noun a distinctive characteristic or attribute
hallmark; trademark; stylemark.
- noun identification mark on the ear of a domestic animal
- kingstown2/5
kingstown
- noun the capital of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; on Saint Vincent
- noun the capital of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; on Saint Vincent
- shoemaking2/5
shoemaking
- noun the shoemaker's trade
shoe repairing; cobbling.
- noun the shoemaker's trade
- kingfish2/5
kingfish
- noun the lean flesh of any of several fish caught off the Atlantic coast of the United States
- noun large edible mackerel of temperate United States coastal Atlantic waters
cero; Scomberomorus regalis; pintado.
- noun the lean flesh of any of several fish caught off the Atlantic coast of the United States
- brooking2/5
brook
- noun a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
creek.
- the creek dried up every summer
- verb put up with something or somebody unpleasant
stomach; support; put up; tolerate; bear; abide; endure; stick out; suffer; digest; stand.
- I cannot bear his constant criticism
- The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks
- he learned to tolerate the heat
- She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage
- noun a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
- overworking2/5
overworking
- noun the act of working too much or too long
overwork.
- he became ill from overwork
- verb use too much
overwork.
- This play has been overworked
- noun the act of working too much or too long
- housebreaking2/5
housebreaking
- noun trespassing for an unlawful purpose; illegal entrance into premises with criminal intent
break-in; breaking and entering.
- verb train (a pet) to live cleanly in a house
house-train; housebreak.
- noun trespassing for an unlawful purpose; illegal entrance into premises with criminal intent
- flunking2/5
flunk
- noun failure to reach a minimum required performance
failing.
- his failing the course led to his disqualification
- he got two flunks on his report
- verb fail to get a passing grade
fail; flush it; bomb.
- She studied hard but failed nevertheless
- Did I fail the test?
- noun failure to reach a minimum required performance
- likings2/5
liking
- noun a feeling of pleasure and enjoyment
- I've always had a liking for reading
- she developed a liking for gin
- verb prefer or wish to do something
wish; like; care.
- Do you care to try this dish?
- Would you like to come along to the movies?
- noun a feeling of pleasure and enjoyment
- carjacking2/5
carjacking
- noun the violent theft of an occupied car
- verb take someone's car from him by force, usually with the intention of stealing it
carjack.
- My car was carjacked last night!
- noun the violent theft of an occupied car
- reeking2/5
reeking
- adjective satellite wet with secreted or exuded moisture such as sweat or tears
watery.
- wiped his reeking neck
- verb have an element suggestive (of something)
smack; reek; smell.
- his speeches smacked of racism
- this passage smells of plagiarism
- adjective satellite wet with secreted or exuded moisture such as sweat or tears
- unmasking2/5
unmasking
- noun the exposure of an impostor or a fraud
expose.
- he published an expose of the graft and corruption in city government
- verb reveal the true nature of
unmask; uncloak.
- The journal article unmasked the corrupt politician
- noun the exposure of an impostor or a fraud
- yanking2/5
yank
- noun an American who lives in the North (especially during the American Civil War)
Northerner; Yankee.
- noun an American (especially to non-Americans)
Yankee-Doodle; Yankee.
- noun an American who lives in the North (especially during the American Civil War)
- backtracking2/5
backtrack
- verb retrace one's course
turn back; double back.
- The hikers got into a storm and had to turn back
- verb retrace one's course
- clanking2/5
clanking
- adjective satellite having a hard nonresonant metallic sound
- clanking chains
- the clanking arms of the soldiers near him
- verb make a clank
clank.
- the train clanked through the village
- adjective satellite having a hard nonresonant metallic sound
- planking2/5
planking
- noun planks collectively; a quantity of planks
- noun (nautical) a covering or flooring constructed of planks (as on a ship)
- noun planks collectively; a quantity of planks
- metalworking2/5
metalworking
- noun the activity of making things out of metal in a skillful manner
metalwork.
- noun the activity of making things out of metal in a skillful manner
- debunking2/5
debunking
- noun the exposure of falseness or pretensions
repudiation.
- the debunking of religion has been too successful
- verb expose while ridiculing; especially of pretentious or false claims and ideas
debunk; expose.
- The physicist debunked the psychic's claims
- noun the exposure of falseness or pretensions
- unblinking2/5
unblinking
- adjective satellite showing no visible emotion
- stood unblinking and accepted a sentence of a year
- adjective satellite not shrinking from danger
unintimidated; unshrinking; unflinching.
- adjective satellite showing no visible emotion
- panicking2/5
panic
- noun an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
terror; affright.
- noun sudden mass fear and anxiety over anticipated events
scare.
- panic in the stock market
- a war scare
- a bomb scare led them to evacuate the building
- noun an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
- matchmaking2/5
matchmaking
- noun mediation in order to bring about a marriage between others
- noun mediation in order to bring about a marriage between others
- picnicking2/5
picnic
- noun a day devoted to an outdoor social gathering
field day; outing.
- noun any undertaking that is easy to do
walkover; duck soup; piece of cake; breeze; child's play; cinch; snap; pushover.
- marketing this product will be no picnic
- noun a day devoted to an outdoor social gathering
- homemaking2/5
homemaking
- noun the management of a household
- noun the management of a household
- unmaking2/5
unmake
- verb deprive of certain characteristics
undo.
- verb deprive of certain characteristics
- gawking2/5
gawk
- noun an awkward stupid person
clod; oaf; goon; lout; lump; lummox; stumblebum; lubber.
- verb look with amazement; look stupidly
goggle; gape; gawp.
- noun an awkward stupid person
- bulking2/5
bulk
- noun the property resulting from being or relating to the greater in number of two parts; the main part
majority.
- the majority of his customers prefer it
- the bulk of the work is finished
- noun the property of something that is great in magnitude
volume; mass.
- it is cheaper to buy it in bulk
- he received a mass of correspondence
- the volume of exports
- noun the property resulting from being or relating to the greater in number of two parts; the main part
- snacking2/5
snack
- noun a light informal meal
collation; bite.
- verb eat a snack; eat lightly
nosh.
- She never loses weight because she snacks between meals
- noun a light informal meal
- cloaking2/5
cloak
- noun anything that covers or conceals
- noun a loose outer garment
- noun anything that covers or conceals
- backbreaking2/5
backbreaking
- adjective satellite characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort
heavy; toilsome; grueling; punishing; operose; hard; arduous; gruelling; laborious.
- worked their arduous way up the mining valley
- a grueling campaign
- hard labor
- heavy work
- heavy going
- spent many laborious hours on the project
- set a punishing pace
- adjective satellite characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort
- harking2/5
hark
- verb listen; used mostly in the imperative
hearken; harken.
- verb listen; used mostly in the imperative
- muckraking2/5
muckraking
- noun the exposure of scandal (especially about public figures)
- verb explore and expose misconduct and scandals concerning public figures
muckrake.
- This reporter was well-known for his muckraking
- noun the exposure of scandal (especially about public figures)
- puking2/5
puking
- noun the reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth
emesis; disgorgement; vomiting; vomit; regurgitation.
- verb eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth
retch; regorge; be sick; disgorge; spew; vomit up; puke; honk; cat; purge; cast; spue; upchuck; vomit; sick; barf; regurgitate; throw up; chuck.
- After drinking too much, the students vomited
- He purged continuously
- The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night
- noun the reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth
- merrymaking2/5
merrymaking
- noun a boisterous celebration; a merry festivity
jollification; conviviality.
- noun a boisterous celebration; a merry festivity
- yoking2/5
yoke
- noun fabric comprising a fitted part at the top of a garment
- noun an oppressive power
- under the yoke of a tyrant
- they threw off the yoke of domination
- noun fabric comprising a fitted part at the top of a garment
- moviemaking2/5
moviemaking
- noun the production of movies
movie making; film making.
- noun the production of movies
- mapmaking2/5
mapmaking
- noun the making of maps and charts
cartography.
- noun the making of maps and charts
- husking2/5
husking
- noun the removal of covering
uncovering; stripping; baring; denudation.
- verb remove the husks from
shell; husk.
- husk corn
- noun the removal of covering
- reworkings2/5
rework
- verb use again in altered form
retread; make over.
- retread an old plot
- verb use again in altered form
- chalking2/5
chalk
- noun a soft whitish calcite
- noun a pure flat white with little reflectance
- noun a soft whitish calcite
- shucking2/5
shuck
- noun material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds
stubble; chaff; straw; husk; stalk.
- verb remove from the shell
- shuck oysters
- noun material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds
- stocktaking2/5
stocktaking
- noun reappraisal of a situation or position or outlook
stock-taking.
- noun making an itemized list of merchandise or supplies on hand
inventorying; stock-taking; inventory.
- an inventory may be necessary to see if anything is missing
- they held an inventory every month
- noun reappraisal of a situation or position or outlook
- packinghouse2/5
packinghouse
- noun a building where foodstuffs are processed and packed
- they came from an apple packinghouse
- noun a plant where livestock are slaughtered and processed and packed as meat products
packing plant.
- noun a building where foodstuffs are processed and packed
- rainmaking2/5
rainmaking
- noun activity intended to produce rain
- noun activity intended to produce rain
- kingfisher2/5
kingfisher
- noun nonpasserine large-headed bird with a short tail and long sharp bill; usually crested and bright-colored; feed mostly on fish
- noun nonpasserine large-headed bird with a short tail and long sharp bill; usually crested and bright-colored; feed mostly on fish
- freaking2/5
freak
- noun a person or animal that is markedly unusual or deformed
monstrosity; lusus naturae; monster.
- noun someone who is so ardently devoted to something that it resembles an addiction
nut; addict; junkie; junky.
- a golf addict
- a car nut
- a bodybuilding freak
- a news junkie
- noun a person or animal that is markedly unusual or deformed
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caulking
- noun a waterproof filler and sealant that is used in building and repair to make watertight
caulk.
- verb seal with caulking
calk; caulk.
- caulk the window
- noun a waterproof filler and sealant that is used in building and repair to make watertight
- stoking2/5
stoke
- verb stir up or tend; of a fire
- verb stir up or tend; of a fire
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kingfisher
- noun nonpasserine large-headed bird with a short tail and long sharp bill; usually crested and bright-colored; feed mostly on fish
- noun nonpasserine large-headed bird with a short tail and long sharp bill; usually crested and bright-colored; feed mostly on fish
- dorking2/5
dork
- noun a dull stupid fatuous person
jerk.
- noun a dull stupid fatuous person
- caking2/5
cake
- noun a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax)
bar.
- a bar of chocolate
- noun small flat mass of chopped food
patty.
- noun a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax)
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caretaking
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nonsmoking
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nonworking
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interworking
The act of working in together; interweaving. Milton.
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trunk
- noun the main stem of a tree; usually covered with bark; the bole is usually the part that is commercially useful for lumber
bole; tree trunk.
- noun luggage consisting of a large strong case used when traveling or for storage
- noun the main stem of a tree; usually covered with bark; the bole is usually the part that is commercially useful for lumber
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- eking2/5
eking
(Shipbuilding) (a) A lengthening or filling piece to make good a deficiency in length. (b) The carved work under the quarter piece at the aft part of the quarter gallery. Written also eiking .
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- bookmaking2/5
bookmaking
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tarkington
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- outworking2/5
outwork
- noun subsidiary defensive structure lying outside the main fortified area
- the outworks of the castle
- noun subsidiary defensive structure lying outside the main fortified area
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broke
- adjective satellite lacking funds
skint; stone-broke; stony-broke; bust.
- `skint' is a British slang term
- verb terminate
interrupt; break.
- She interrupted her pregnancy
- break a lucky streak
- break the cycle of poverty
- adjective satellite lacking funds
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repack
To pack a second time or anew; as, to repack beef; torepack a trunk.
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- wicking2/5
wick
- noun any piece of cord that conveys liquid by capillary action
- the physician put a wick in the wound to drain it
- noun a loosely woven cord (in a candle or oil lamp) that draws fuel by capillary action up into the flame
taper.
- noun any piece of cord that conveys liquid by capillary action
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bookmark
- noun a marker (a piece of paper or ribbon) placed between the pages of a book to mark the reader's place
bookmarker.
- noun a marker (a piece of paper or ribbon) placed between the pages of a book to mark the reader's place
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lawbreaking
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kingship
- noun the dignity or rank or position of a king
- noun the dignity or rank or position of a king
- speakings1/5
speaking
- noun the utterance of intelligible speech
speech production.
- noun delivering an address to a public audience
speechmaking; oral presentation; public speaking.
- people came to see the candidates and hear the speechmaking
- noun the utterance of intelligible speech
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busk
- verb play music in a public place and solicit money for it
- three young men were busking in the plaza
- verb play music in a public place and solicit money for it
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quarterback
- noun (football) the person who plays quarterback
field general; signal caller.
- noun (American football) the position of the football player in the backfield who directs the offensive play of his team
field general; signal caller.
- quarterback is the most important position on the team
- noun (football) the person who plays quarterback
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tsk
- verb utter `tsk,' `tut,' or `tut-tut,' as in disapproval
tut-tut; tut.
- verb utter `tsk,' `tut,' or `tut-tut,' as in disapproval
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blocking
- noun the act of obstructing or deflecting someone's movements
block.
- verb render unsuitable for passage
bar; block up; stop; blockade; barricade; block off; block.
- block the way
- barricade the streets
- stop the busy road
- noun the act of obstructing or deflecting someone's movements
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croaking
- noun a harsh hoarse utterance (as of a frog)
croak.
- verb pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
decease; give-up the ghost; pop off; perish; die; buy the farm; snuff it; choke; drop dead; pass away; expire; exit; croak; pass; go; kick the bucket; conk; cash in one's chips.
- She died from cancer
- The children perished in the fire
- The patient went peacefully
- The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of 102
- noun a harsh hoarse utterance (as of a frog)
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licking
- noun an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest
defeat.
- it was a narrow defeat
- the army's only defeat
- they suffered a convincing licking
- noun the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows
trouncing; whacking; drubbing; thrashing; lacing; beating.
- noun an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest
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slake
- verb satisfy (thirst)
quench; allay; assuage.
- The cold water quenched his thirst
- verb make less active or intense
slack; abate.
- verb satisfy (thirst)
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kingmaker
- noun an important person who can bring leaders to power through the exercise of political influence
- the Earl of Warwick was the first kingmaker
- noun English statesman; during the War of the Roses he fought first for the house of York and secured the throne for Edward IV and then changed sides to fight for the house of Lancaster and secured the throne for Henry VI (1428-1471)
Earl of Warwick; Richard Neville; Warwick.
- noun an important person who can bring leaders to power through the exercise of political influence
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bunk
- noun a long trough for feeding cattle
feed bunk.
- noun a bed on a ship or train; usually in tiers
built in bed; berth.
- noun a long trough for feeding cattle
- bespeaking1/5
bespeak
- verb be a signal for or a symptom of
indicate; signal; betoken; point.
- These symptoms indicate a serious illness
- Her behavior points to a severe neurosis
- The economic indicators signal that the euro is undervalued
- verb express the need or desire for; ask for
call for; quest; request.
- She requested an extra bed in her room
- She called for room service
- verb be a signal for or a symptom of
- larking1/5
lark
- noun North American songbirds having a yellow breast
meadowlark.
- noun a songbird that lives mainly on the ground in open country; has streaky brown plumage
pipit; titlark.
- noun North American songbirds having a yellow breast
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yak
- noun noisy talk
yack; chatter; cackle; yakety-yak.
- noun large long-haired wild ox of Tibet often domesticated
Bos grunniens.
- noun noisy talk
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counterattack
- noun an attack by a defending force against an attacking enemy force in order to regain lost ground or cut off enemy advance units etc.
countermove.
- noun (chess) an attack that is intended to counter the opponent's advantage in another part of the board
counterplay.
- noun an attack by a defending force against an attacking enemy force in order to regain lost ground or cut off enemy advance units etc.
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kingmaker
- noun English statesman; during the War of the Roses he fought first for the house of York and secured the throne for Edward IV and then changed sides to fight for the house of Lancaster and secured the throne for Henry VI (1428-1471)
Earl of Warwick; Richard Neville; Warwick.
- noun an important person who can bring leaders to power through the exercise of political influence
- the Earl of Warwick was the first kingmaker
- noun English statesman; during the War of the Roses he fought first for the house of York and secured the throne for Edward IV and then changed sides to fight for the house of Lancaster and secured the throne for Henry VI (1428-1471)
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shaking
- noun the act of causing something to move up and down (or back and forth) with quick movements
- noun a shaky motion
quiver; quivering; vibration; palpitation; trembling; shakiness.
- the shaking of his fingers as he lit his pipe
- noun the act of causing something to move up and down (or back and forth) with quick movements
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bluestocking
- noun a woman having literary or intellectual interests
bas bleu.
- noun a woman having literary or intellectual interests
- thinkings1/5
thinking
- noun the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
cerebration; mentation; thought; intellection; thought process.
- thinking always made him frown
- she paused for thought
- verb judge or regard; look upon; judge
conceive; believe; think; consider.
- I think he is very smart
- I believe her to be very smart
- I think that he is her boyfriend
- The racist conceives such people to be inferior
- noun the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
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unpick
- verb become or cause to become undone by separating the fibers or threads of
untangle; unravel; unknot; unscramble.
- unravel the thread
- verb undo (the stitches) of (a piece of sewing)
- verb become or cause to become undone by separating the fibers or threads of
- skylarking1/5
skylark
- noun brown-speckled European lark noted for singing while hovering at a great height
Alauda arvensis.
- verb play boisterously
disport; rollick; cavort; romp; run around; sport; frisk; lark; lark about; frolic; gambol.
- The children frolicked in the garden
- the gamboling lambs in the meadows
- The toddlers romped in the playroom
- noun brown-speckled European lark noted for singing while hovering at a great height
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knocking
- noun the sound of knocking (as on a door or in an engine or bearing)
knock.
- the knocking grew louder
- verb deliver a sharp blow or push :"He knocked the glass clear across the room"
knock; strike hard.
- noun the sound of knocking (as on a door or in an engine or bearing)
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bilk
- verb cheat somebody out of what is due, especially money
- verb hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
thwart; cross; frustrate; baffle; foil; spoil; queer; scotch.
- What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge
- foil your opponent
- verb cheat somebody out of what is due, especially money
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breaking
- noun the act of breaking something
break; breakage.
- the breakage was unavoidable
- verb terminate
interrupt; break.
- She interrupted her pregnancy
- break a lucky streak
- break the cycle of poverty
- noun the act of breaking something
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hawking
- noun English theoretical physicist (born in 1942)
Stephen Hawking; Stephen William Hawking.
- noun the act of selling goods for a living
vending; peddling; vendition.
- noun English theoretical physicist (born in 1942)
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waking
- noun the state of remaining awake
- days of danger and nights of waking
- verb be awake, be alert, be there
wake.
- noun the state of remaining awake
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wank
- noun slang for masturbation
jacking off; hand job; jerking off.
- verb get sexual gratification through self-stimulation
fuck off; jerk off; she-bop; masturbate; jack off.
- noun slang for masturbation
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calk
- noun a metal cleat on the bottom front of a horseshoe to prevent slipping
calkin.
- verb provide with calks
- calk horse shoes
- noun a metal cleat on the bottom front of a horseshoe to prevent slipping
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baulk
- noun the area on a billiard table behind the balkline
balk.
- a player with ball in hand must play from the balk
- noun something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
balk; handicap; check; impediment; hindrance; deterrent; hinderance.
- noun the area on a billiard table behind the balkline
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conk
- noun informal term for the nose
- verb come to a stop
stall.
- The car stalled in the driveway
- noun informal term for the nose
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soaking
- noun the process of becoming softened and saturated as a consequence of being immersed in water (or other liquid)
soakage; soak.
- a good soak put life back in the wagon
- noun the act of making something completely wet
souse; drenching; sousing.
- he gave it a good drenching
- noun the process of becoming softened and saturated as a consequence of being immersed in water (or other liquid)
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trademark
- noun a distinctive characteristic or attribute
earmark; hallmark; stylemark.
- noun a formally registered symbol identifying the manufacturer or distributor of a product
- noun a distinctive characteristic or attribute
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spacewalk
- verb move in space outside a space craft
- verb move in space outside a space craft
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sinking
- noun a descent as through liquid (especially through water)
- they still talk about the sinking of the Titanic
- noun a slow fall or decline (as for lack of strength)
- after several hours of sinking an unexpected rally rescued the market
- he could not control the sinking of his legs
- noun a descent as through liquid (especially through water)
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bloodsucking
- adjective satellite drawing blood from the body of another
- a plague of bloodsucking insects
- adjective satellite of plants or persons; having the nature or habits of a parasite or leech; living off another
parasitical; parasitic; leechlike.
- a wealthy class parasitic upon the labor of the masses
- parasitic vines that strangle the trees
- bloodsucking blackmailer
- his indolent leechlike existence
- adjective satellite drawing blood from the body of another
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perk
- noun an incidental benefit awarded for certain types of employment (especially if it is regarded as a right)
fringe benefit; perquisite.
- a limousine is one of the fringe benefits of the job
- verb gain or regain energy
pick up; perk up; gain vigor; percolate.
- I picked up after a nap
- noun an incidental benefit awarded for certain types of employment (especially if it is regarded as a right)
- speechmaking1/5
speechmaking
- noun delivering an address to a public audience
oral presentation; public speaking; speaking.
- people came to see the candidates and hear the speechmaking
- noun delivering an address to a public audience
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mockingbird
- noun long-tailed grey-and-white songbird of the southern United States able to mimic songs of other birds
mocker; Mimus polyglotktos.
- noun long-tailed grey-and-white songbird of the southern United States able to mimic songs of other birds
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chink
- noun (ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Chinese descent
Chinaman.
- noun a narrow opening as e.g. between planks in a wall
- noun (ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Chinese descent
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nitpick
- verb be overly critical; criticize minor details
- verb be overly critical; criticize minor details
- plunking1/5
plunk
- noun a hollow twanging sound
- noun (baseball) hitting a baseball so that it drops suddenly
plunker.
- noun a hollow twanging sound
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overstock
- verb stock excessively
- verb stock excessively
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kingpin
- noun the most important person in a group or undertaking
bigwig; top banana.
- noun bolt that provides a steering joint in a motor vehicle
kingbolt; swivel pin.
- noun the most important person in a group or undertaking
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clunking
- noun the sound of a horse's hoofs hitting on a hard surface
clip-clop; clopping; clop; clippety-clop; clumping.
- verb make or move along with a sound as of a horse's hooves striking the ground
clump; clop; clunk; plunk.
- noun the sound of a horse's hoofs hitting on a hard surface
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backing
- noun the act of providing approval and support
patronage; championship; backup.
- his vigorous backing of the conservatives got him in trouble with progressives
- noun something forming a back that is added for strengthening
mount.
- noun the act of providing approval and support
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shack
- noun small crude shelter used as a dwelling
hut; hutch; hovel; shanty.
- verb make one's home in a particular place or community
reside; domiciliate; domicile.
- may parents reside in Florida
- noun small crude shelter used as a dwelling
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corking
- adjective satellite very good
groovy; dandy; bully; not bad; swell; smashing; great; keen; slap-up; neat; cracking; nifty; peachy; bang-up.
- he did a bully job
- a neat sports car
- had a great time at the party
- you look simply smashing
- verb close a bottle with a cork
cork up; cork.
- adjective satellite very good
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bushwhacking
- adjective satellite lying in ambush
- bushwhacking guerrillas attacking from ambush
- verb wait in hiding to attack
scupper; lie in wait; lurk; bushwhack; ambush; waylay; ambuscade.
- adjective satellite lying in ambush
- debarking1/5
debark
- verb go ashore
disembark; set down.
- The passengers disembarked at Southampton
- verb go ashore
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spelunk
- verb explore natural caves
cave.
- verb explore natural caves
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uncork
- verb release
- uncork his anger
- verb draw the cork from (bottles)
- uncork the French wine
- verb release
- strikebreaking1/5
strikebreaking
- noun confrontational activities intended to break up a strike by workers
- noun confrontational activities intended to break up a strike by workers
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hoodwink
- verb influence by slyness
juggle; beguile.
- verb conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end
lead by the nose; play false; snow; pull the wool over someone's eyes; bamboozle.
- He bamboozled his professors into thinking that he knew the subject well
- verb influence by slyness
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bivouacking
- noun the act of encamping and living in tents in a camp
encampment; tenting; camping.
- verb live in or as if in a tent
bivouac; camp; encamp; camp out; tent.
- Can we go camping again this summer?
- The circus tented near the town
- The houseguests had to camp in the living room
- noun the act of encamping and living in tents in a camp
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crook
- noun someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
malefactor; outlaw; criminal; felon.
- noun a circular segment of a curve
twist; bend; turn.
- a bend in the road
- a crook in the path
- noun someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
- convoking1/5
convoke
- verb call together
convene.
- The students were convened in the auditorium
- verb call together
- flecking1/5
fleck
- noun a small fragment of something broken off from the whole
bit; chip; flake; scrap.
- a bit of rock caught him in the eye
- noun a small contrasting part of something
speckle; spot; patch; maculation; dapple.
- a bald spot
- a leopard's spots
- a patch of clouds
- patches of thin ice
- a fleck of red
- noun a small fragment of something broken off from the whole
- bonking1/5
bonk
- verb have sexual intercourse with
love; fuck; sleep with; have it away; screw; have intercourse; get it on; lie with; hump; make love; make out; get laid; have a go at it; eff; have sex; jazz; be intimate; know; have it off; bang; bed; do it; roll in the hay; sleep together.
- This student sleeps with everyone in her dorm
- Adam knew Eve
- Were you ever intimate with this man?
- verb hit hard
whap; bop; sock; whop; bash.
- verb have sexual intercourse with
- smocking1/5
smocking
- noun embroidery consisting of ornamental needlework on a garment that is made by gathering the cloth tightly in stitches
- verb embellish by sewing in straight lines crossing each other diagonally
smock.
- The folk dancers wore smocked shirts
- noun embroidery consisting of ornamental needlework on a garment that is made by gathering the cloth tightly in stitches
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sidetrack
- noun a short stretch of railroad track used to store rolling stock or enable trains on the same line to pass
siding; turnout; railroad siding.
- verb wander from a direct or straight course
straggle; digress; depart.
- noun a short stretch of railroad track used to store rolling stock or enable trains on the same line to pass
- nuking1/5
nuke
- noun the warhead of a missile designed to deliver an atom bomb
atomic warhead; nuclear warhead; thermonuclear warhead.
- verb strike at with firepower or bombs
atomize; atomise; zap.
- zap the enemy
- noun the warhead of a missile designed to deliver an atom bomb
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sacking
- noun coarse fabric used for bags or sacks
bagging.
- noun the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)
dismissal; firing; sack; liberation; release; discharge; dismission.
- noun coarse fabric used for bags or sacks
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carjacking
- noun the violent theft of an occupied car
- verb take someone's car from him by force, usually with the intention of stealing it
carjack.
- My car was carjacked last night!
- noun the violent theft of an occupied car
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pricking
- noun the act of puncturing with a small point
prick.
- he gave the balloon a small prick
- verb make a small hole into, as with a needle or a thorn
prick; prickle.
- The nurse pricked my finger to get a small blood sample
- noun the act of puncturing with a small point
- chocking1/5
chock
- noun a block of wood used to prevent the sliding or rolling of a heavy object
wedge.
- verb secure with chocks
- noun a block of wood used to prevent the sliding or rolling of a heavy object
- nocking1/5
nock
- verb make small marks into the surface of
score; mark.
- score the clay before firing it
- verb make small marks into the surface of
- skyjacking1/5
skyjack
- verb subject an aircraft to air piracy
- the plane was skyjacked to Uzbekistan
- verb subject an aircraft to air piracy
- barracking1/5
barracking
- noun shouting to interrupt a speech with which you disagree
heckling.
- verb lodge in barracks
barrack.
- noun shouting to interrupt a speech with which you disagree
- cheeking1/5
cheek
- noun either side of the face below the eyes
- noun an impudent statement
impudence; impertinence.
- noun either side of the face below the eyes
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milk
- noun a white nutritious liquid secreted by mammals and used as food by human beings
- noun produced by mammary glands of female mammals for feeding their young
- noun a white nutritious liquid secreted by mammals and used as food by human beings
- mockings1/5
mock
- noun the act of mocking or ridiculing
- they made a mock of him
- verb treat with contempt
bemock.
- The new constitution mocks all democratic principles
- noun the act of mocking or ridiculing
- highjacking1/5
highjacking
- noun robbery of a traveller or vehicle in transit or seizing control of a vehicle by the use of force
hijacking.
- verb take arbitrarily or by force
hijack; commandeer; highjack; pirate.
- The Cubans commandeered the plane and flew it to Miami
- noun robbery of a traveller or vehicle in transit or seizing control of a vehicle by the use of force
- bedecking1/5
bedeck
- verb decorate
bedight; deck.
- deck the halls with holly
- verb decorate
- bottlenecking1/5
bottleneck
- noun a narrowing that reduces the flow through a channel
chokepoint; constriction.
- noun the narrow part of a bottle near the top
- noun a narrowing that reduces the flow through a channel
- sicking1/5
sic
- verb urge to attack someone
set.
- The owner sicked his dogs on the intruders
- the shaman sics sorcerers on the evil spirits
- adverb intentionally so written (used after a printed word or phrase)
- verb urge to attack someone
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drinking
- noun the act of consuming liquids
imbibition; imbibing.
- noun the act of drinking alcoholic beverages to excess
crapulence; drink; boozing; drunkenness.
- drink was his downfall
- noun the act of consuming liquids
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headshaking
- noun the act of turning your head left and right to signify denial or disbelief or bemusement
headshake.
- I could tell from their headshakes that they didn't believe me
- noun the act of turning your head left and right to signify denial or disbelief or bemusement
- pranking1/5
prank
- noun acting like a clown or buffoon
japery; harlequinade; clowning; frivolity; buffoonery.
- noun a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement
caper; joke; trick; antic; put-on.
- noun acting like a clown or buffoon
- dockings1/5
docking
- noun the act of securing an arriving vessel with ropes
moorage; dockage; tying up.
- verb come into dock
dock.
- the ship docked
- noun the act of securing an arriving vessel with ropes
- taskings1/5
task
- noun any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
project; undertaking; labor.
- he prepared for great undertakings
- noun a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee
job; chore.
- estimates of the city's loss on that job ranged as high as a million dollars
- the job of repairing the engine took several hours
- the endless task of classifying the samples
- the farmer's morning chores
- noun any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
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ticking
- noun a metallic tapping sound
tick.
- he counted the ticks of the clock
- noun a strong fabric used for mattress and pillow covers
- noun a metallic tapping sound
- goldbricking1/5
goldbricking
- noun the evasion of work or duty
slacking; shirking; goofing off; soldiering.
- verb deprive of by deceit
rook; scam; gip; nobble; goldbrick; con; short-change; mulct; gyp; bunco; victimize; hornswoggle; diddle; defraud; swindle.
- He swindled me out of my inheritance
- She defrauded the customers who trusted her
- the cashier gypped me when he gave me too little change
- noun the evasion of work or duty
- finking1/5
fink
- noun someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police
sneaker; stool pigeon; canary; sneak; stoolpigeon; stoolie; snitch; snitcher.
- verb take the place of work of someone on strike
scab; rat; blackleg.
- noun someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police
- crocking1/5
crock
- noun a black colloidal substance consisting wholly or principally of amorphous carbon and used to make pigments and ink
smut; soot; lampblack; carbon black.
- noun nonsense; foolish talk
- that's a crock
- noun a black colloidal substance consisting wholly or principally of amorphous carbon and used to make pigments and ink
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speck
- noun a very small spot
pinpoint.
- the plane was just a speck in the sky
- noun (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything
particle; atom; molecule; corpuscle; mote.
- noun a very small spot
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burke
- noun British statesman famous for his oratory; pleaded the cause of the American colonists in British Parliament and defended the parliamentary system (1729-1797)
Edmund Burke.
- noun United States frontierswoman and legendary figure of the Wild West noted for her marksmanship (1852-1903)
Calamity Jane; Martha Jane Burk; Burk; Martha Jane Burke.
- noun British statesman famous for his oratory; pleaded the cause of the American colonists in British Parliament and defended the parliamentary system (1729-1797)
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jerking
- noun an abrupt spasmodic movement
jolt; jerk; saccade.
- verb pull, or move with a sudden movement
jerk; yank.
- He turned the handle and jerked the door open
- noun an abrupt spasmodic movement
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skyjack
- verb subject an aircraft to air piracy
- the plane was skyjacked to Uzbekistan
- verb subject an aircraft to air piracy
- wisecracking1/5
wisecrack
- noun witty remark
sally; quip; crack.
- verb make a comment, usually ironic
- noun witty remark
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hydrocracking
- noun the process whereby hydrocarbon molecules of petroleum are broken down into kerosene and gasolene by the addition of hydrogen under high pressure in the presence of a catalyst
- noun the process whereby hydrocarbon molecules of petroleum are broken down into kerosene and gasolene by the addition of hydrogen under high pressure in the presence of a catalyst
- haymaking1/5
haymaking
- noun taking full advantage of an opportunity while it lasts
- noun cutting grass and curing it to make hay
- noun taking full advantage of an opportunity while it lasts
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earthshaking
- adjective satellite loud enough to shake the very earth
- adjective satellite sufficiently significant to affect the whole world
world-shattering; world-shaking.
- earthshaking proposals
- the contest was no world-shaking affair
- the conversation...could hardly be called world-shattering
- adjective satellite loud enough to shake the very earth
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pink
- noun a light shade of red
- noun any of various flowers of plants of the genus Dianthus cultivated for their fragrant flowers
garden pink.
- noun a light shade of red
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shark
- noun any of numerous elongate mostly marine carnivorous fishes with heterocercal caudal fins and tough skin covered with small toothlike scales
- noun a person who is ruthless and greedy and dishonest
- noun any of numerous elongate mostly marine carnivorous fishes with heterocercal caudal fins and tough skin covered with small toothlike scales
- spooking1/5
spook
- noun someone unpleasantly strange or eccentric
weirdy; weirdo; weirdie; creep.
- noun a mental representation of some haunting experience
ghost; spectre; shade; specter; wraith.
- he looked like he had seen a ghost
- it aroused specters from his past
- noun someone unpleasantly strange or eccentric
- outranking1/5
outrank
- verb take precedence or surpass others in rank
rank.
- verb take precedence or surpass others in rank
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spanking
- noun the act of slapping on the buttocks
- he gave the brat a good spanking
- verb give a spanking to; subject to a spanking
larrup; paddle; spank.
- noun the act of slapping on the buttocks
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tank
- noun an enclosed armored military vehicle; has a cannon and moves on caterpillar treads
armoured combat vehicle; armored combat vehicle; army tank.
- noun a large (usually metallic) vessel for holding gases or liquids
storage tank.
- noun an enclosed armored military vehicle; has a cannon and moves on caterpillar treads
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kinglet
- noun small birds resembling warblers but having some of the habits of titmice
- noun small birds resembling warblers but having some of the habits of titmice
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jaywalk
- verb cross the road at a red light
- verb cross the road at a red light
- overcooking1/5
overcook
- verb cook too long
- The vegetables were completely overcooked
- verb cook too long
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cabinetmaking
- noun the craft of a joiner
joinery.
- noun the craft of a joiner
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kinglet
- noun small birds resembling warblers but having some of the habits of titmice
- noun small birds resembling warblers but having some of the habits of titmice
- socking1/5
sock
- noun hosiery consisting of a cloth covering for the foot; worn inside the shoe; reaches to between the ankle and the knee
- noun a truncated cloth cone mounted on a mast; used (e.g., at airports) to show the direction of the wind
windsock; wind sock; air sock; wind sleeve; drogue; wind cone; air-sleeve.
- noun hosiery consisting of a cloth covering for the foot; worn inside the shoe; reaches to between the ankle and the knee
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bethink
- verb cause oneself to consider something
- verb consider or ponder something carefully
- She bethought her of their predicament
- verb cause oneself to consider something
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kingwood
- noun handsome violet-streaked wood of the kingwood tree; used especially in cabinetwork
- noun Brazilian tree yielding a handsome cabinet wood
kingwood tree; Dalbergia cearensis.
- noun handsome violet-streaked wood of the kingwood tree; used especially in cabinetwork
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packinghouse
- noun a building where foodstuffs are processed and packed
- they came from an apple packinghouse
- noun a plant where livestock are slaughtered and processed and packed as meat products
packing plant.
- noun a building where foodstuffs are processed and packed
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slick
- noun a slippery smoothness
slickness; slipperiness; slip.
- he could feel the slickness of the tiller
- noun a magazine printed on good quality paper
glossy; slick magazine.
- noun a slippery smoothness
- undocking1/5
undock
- verb move out of a dock
- We docked at noon
- verb take (a ship) out of a dock
- undock the ship
- verb move out of a dock
- junking1/5
junk
- noun the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up
dust; detritus; debris; rubble.
- noun any of various Chinese boats with a high poop and lugsails
- noun the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up
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streetwalk
- verb walk the streets in search of customers
street-walk.
- The prostitute is street-walking every night
- verb walk the streets in search of customers
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rubberneck
- noun a tourist who is visiting sights of interest
tripper; excursionist; sightseer.
- noun a person who stares inquisitively
rubbernecker.
- noun a tourist who is visiting sights of interest
- thwacking1/5
thwack
- noun a hard blow with a flat object
- verb deliver a hard blow to
smack.
- The teacher smacked the student who had misbehaved
- noun a hard blow with a flat object
- pocking1/5
pock
- noun a pustule in an eruptive disease
- verb mark with a scar
scar; pit; mark.
- The skin disease scarred his face permanently
- noun a pustule in an eruptive disease
- embanking1/5
embank
- verb enclose with banks, as for support or protection
- The river was embanked with a dyke
- verb enclose with banks, as for support or protection
- plonking1/5
plonk
- noun a cheap wine of inferior quality
- noun the noise of something dropping (as into liquid)
- noun a cheap wine of inferior quality
- irking1/5
irk
- verb irritate or vex
gall.
- It galls me that we lost the suit
- verb irritate or vex
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padlock
- noun a detachable lock; has a hinged shackle that can be passed through the staple of a hasp or the links in a chain and then snapped shut
- verb fasten with a padlock
- noun a detachable lock; has a hinged shackle that can be passed through the staple of a hasp or the links in a chain and then snapped shut
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subkingdom
- noun (biology) a taxonomic group comprising a major division of a kingdom
- noun (biology) a taxonomic group comprising a major division of a kingdom
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bootlicking
- adjective satellite attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery
obsequious; toadyish; fawning; sycophantic.
- verb try to gain favor by cringing or flattering
fawn; kowtow; kotow; bootlick; toady; suck up; truckle.
- He is always kowtowing to his boss
- adjective satellite attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery
- precooking1/5
precook
- verb cook beforehand so that the actual preparation won't take long
- precook the rice
- verb cook beforehand so that the actual preparation won't take long
- funking1/5
funk
- noun a state of nervous depression
blue funk.
- he was in a funk
- noun United States biochemist (born in Poland) who showed that several diseases were caused by dietary deficiencies and who coined the term `vitamin' for the chemicals involved (1884-1967)
Casimir Funk.
- noun a state of nervous depression
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merrymaking
- noun a boisterous celebration; a merry festivity
jollification; conviviality.
- noun a boisterous celebration; a merry festivity
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pekinese
- noun a Chinese breed of small short-legged dogs with a long silky coat and broad flat muzzle
Pekingese; Peke.
- noun a Chinese breed of small short-legged dogs with a long silky coat and broad flat muzzle
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frank
- noun a member of the ancient Germanic peoples who spread from the Rhine into the Roman Empire in the 4th century
- noun a smooth-textured sausage of minced beef or pork usually smoked; often served on a bread roll
dog; hot dog; wiener; wienerwurst; frankfurter; weenie; hotdog.
- noun a member of the ancient Germanic peoples who spread from the Rhine into the Roman Empire in the 4th century
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ruck
- noun a crowd especially of ordinary or undistinguished persons or things
herd.
- his brilliance raised him above the ruck
- the children resembled a fairy herd
- noun an irregular fold in an otherwise even surface (as in cloth)
pucker.
- noun a crowd especially of ordinary or undistinguished persons or things
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disk
- noun something with a round shape resembling a flat circular plate
disc; saucer.
- the moon's disk hung in a cloudless sky
- noun a flat circular plate
disc.
- noun something with a round shape resembling a flat circular plate
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walkingstick
- noun any of various mostly tropical insects having long twiglike bodies
stick insect; walking stick.
- noun any of various mostly tropical insects having long twiglike bodies
- unshrinking1/5
unshrinking
- adjective satellite not shrinking from danger
unintimidated; unblinking; unflinching.
- adjective satellite not shrinking from danger
- diking1/5
dike
- noun (slang) offensive term for a lesbian who is noticeably masculine
butch; dyke.
- noun a barrier constructed to contain the flow of water or to keep out the sea
dam; dyke.
- noun (slang) offensive term for a lesbian who is noticeably masculine
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quirk
- noun a strange attitude or habit
crotchet; quirkiness; queerness; oddity.
- noun a narrow groove beside a beading
- noun a strange attitude or habit
- shellacking1/5
shellac
- noun lac purified by heating and filtering; usually in thin orange or yellow flakes but sometimes bleached white
- noun a thin varnish made by dissolving lac in ethanol; used to finish wood
shellac varnish.
- noun lac purified by heating and filtering; usually in thin orange or yellow flakes but sometimes bleached white
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wonderworking
- adjective satellite performing or able to perform wonders or miracles
- adjective satellite performing or able to perform wonders or miracles
- carking1/5
cark
- verb disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed
perturb; disquiet; distract; trouble; disorder; unhinge.
- She was rather perturbed by the news that her father was seriously ill
- verb disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed
- defrocking1/5
defrock
- verb divest of the frock; of church officials
unfrock.
- verb divest of the frock; of church officials
- walkingsticks1/5
walkingstick
- noun any of various mostly tropical insects having long twiglike bodies
stick insect; walking stick.
- noun any of various mostly tropical insects having long twiglike bodies
- dyking1/5
dyke
- noun (slang) offensive term for a lesbian who is noticeably masculine
butch; dike.
- noun a barrier constructed to contain the flow of water or to keep out the sea
dam; dike.
- noun (slang) offensive term for a lesbian who is noticeably masculine
- unhooking1/5
unhook
- verb take off a hook
- verb take off a hook
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kingbird
- noun large American flycatcher
Tyrannus tyrannus.
- noun large American flycatcher
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kingbird
- noun large American flycatcher
Tyrannus tyrannus.
- noun large American flycatcher
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countersink
- noun a hole (usually in wood) with the top part enlarged so that a screw or bolt will fit into it and lie below the surface
- noun a bit for enlarging the upper part of a hole
counterbore; countersink bit.
- noun a hole (usually in wood) with the top part enlarged so that a screw or bolt will fit into it and lie below the surface
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kingsnake
- noun any of numerous nonvenomous North American constrictors; feed on other snakes and small mammals
king snake.
- noun any of numerous nonvenomous North American constrictors; feed on other snakes and small mammals
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kingsnake
- noun any of numerous nonvenomous North American constrictors; feed on other snakes and small mammals
king snake.
- noun any of numerous nonvenomous North American constrictors; feed on other snakes and small mammals
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nonspeaking
- adjective not capable of or especially not involving speech or spoken lines
walk-on.
- had a nonspeaking role in the play
- adjective not capable of or especially not involving speech or spoken lines
- rechecking1/5
rechecking
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- overbooking1/5
overbooking
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- aking1/5
ak
- noun a state in northwestern North America; the 49th state admitted to the union
Alaska; Last Frontier.
- Alaska is the largest state in the United States
- noun a state in northwestern North America; the 49th state admitted to the union
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toolmaking
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- miking1/5
mike
- noun device for converting sound waves into electrical energy
microphone.
- noun device for converting sound waves into electrical energy
- troublemaking1/5
- relinking1/5
- reinking1/5
- ironworking1/5
ironwork
- noun work made of iron (gratings or rails or railings etc)
- the houses had much ornamental ironwork
- noun work made of iron (gratings or rails or railings etc)
- unking1/5
unking
To cause to cease to be a king. R.Shall his condescension, therefore, unking him? South.
- cheesemaking1/5
- overclocking1/5
overclocking
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- snowmaking1/5
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kinghorn
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- nonbanking1/5
- hyperlinking1/5
hyperlink
- noun a link from a hypertext file to another location or file; typically activated by clicking on a highlighted word or icon at a particular location on the screen
- noun a link from a hypertext file to another location or file; typically activated by clicking on a highlighted word or icon at a particular location on the screen
- warmaking1/5
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stockbroking
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- homeworking1/5
homework
- noun preparatory school work done outside school (especially at home)
preparation; prep.
- noun preparatory school work done outside school (especially at home)
- unchecking1/5
- lucking1/5
luck
- noun your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
fortune; destiny; fate; portion; lot; circumstances.
- whatever my fortune may be
- deserved a better fate
- has a happy lot
- the luck of the Irish
- a victim of circumstances
- success that was her portion
- noun an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
chance; fortune; hazard.
- bad luck caused his downfall
- we ran into each other by pure chance
- noun your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
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watchmaking
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- ironmaking1/5
- becking1/5
beck
- noun a beckoning gesture
- noun a beckoning gesture
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- bocking1/5
bock
- noun a very strong lager traditionally brewed in the fall and aged through the winter for consumption in the spring
bock beer.
- noun a very strong lager traditionally brewed in the fall and aged through the winter for consumption in the spring
- hanking1/5
hank
- noun a coil of rope or wool or yarn
- noun a coil of rope or wool or yarn
- unwinking1/5
- unlinking1/5
unlink
To separate or undo, as links; to uncoil; to unfasten. Shak.
- ratemaking1/5
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- unspeaking1/5
unspeak
To retract, as what has been spoken; to recant; to unsay. R. Shak.
- betaking1/5
betake
To take or seize. Obs. Spenser.
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kingstone
(Zoöl.) The black angel fish. See Angel fish , underAngel .
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workingwomen
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- onlooking1/5
onlooking
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bushwalking
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- kingsize1/5
kingsize
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wike
A temporary mark or boundary, as a bough of a tree set up in marking out or dividing anything, as tithes, swaths to be mowed in common ground, etc.; -- called also Prov. Eng.wicker .
- overthinking1/5
overthinking
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kingi
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- pawnbroking1/5
pawnbroking
The business of a pawnbroker.
- phreaking1/5
phreaking
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- deblocking1/5
- stockinger1/5
stocking
- noun close-fitting hosiery to cover the foot and leg; come in matched pairs (usually used in the plural)
- noun the activity of supplying a stock of something
- he supervised the stocking of the stream with trout
- noun close-fitting hosiery to cover the foot and leg; come in matched pairs (usually used in the plural)
- dealmaking1/5
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pacemaking
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king
- noun a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
male monarch; Rex.
- noun a competitor who holds a preeminent position
world-beater; queen.
- noun a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
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lacemaking
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soapmaking
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- laking1/5
lake
- noun a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
- noun a purplish red pigment prepared from lac or cochineal
- noun a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
- placemaking1/5
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- plinking1/5
plinking
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- handpicking1/5
handpicking
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- lekking1/5
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crosscheck
- noun an instance of confirming something by considering information from several sources
- noun an illegal check (chopping at an opponent's arms or stick)
- noun an instance of confirming something by considering information from several sources
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silk
- noun a fabric made from the fine threads produced by certain insect larvae
- noun animal fibers produced by silkworms and other larvae that spin cocoons and by most spiders
- noun a fabric made from the fine threads produced by certain insect larvae
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- inbreaking1/5
inbreaking
A breaking in; inroad; invasion.
- duking1/5
duke
- noun a British peer of the highest rank
- noun a nobleman (in various countries) of high rank
- noun a British peer of the highest rank
- bricking1/5
brick
- noun rectangular block of clay baked by the sun or in a kiln; used as a building or paving material
- noun a good fellow; helpful and trustworthy
- noun rectangular block of clay baked by the sun or in a kiln; used as a building or paving material
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dick
- noun someone who is a detective
gumshoe; hawkshaw.
- noun obscene terms for penis
shaft; prick; cock; tool; putz; peter; pecker.
- noun someone who is a detective
- thunking1/5
thunk
- noun a dull hollow sound
- the basketball made a thunk as it hit the rim
- noun a dull hollow sound
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- landmarking1/5
landmark
- noun the position of a prominent or well-known object in a particular landscape
- the church steeple provided a convenient landmark
- noun an event marking a unique or important historical change of course or one on which important developments depend
turning point; watershed.
- the agreement was a watershed in the history of both nations
- noun the position of a prominent or well-known object in a particular landscape
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- kingliness1/5
kingliness
The state or quality of being kingly.
- jinking1/5
jinking
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nonthinking
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- saltmaking1/5
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erlking
A personification, in German and Scandinavian mythology, of a spirit natural power supposed to work mischief and ruin, esp. to children.
- overdrinking1/5
overdrink
To drink to excess.
- narcotrafficking1/5
- kingless1/5
kingless
Having no king. F. Lieber.
- tentmaking1/5
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bollock
- noun one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens
testis; ball; orchis; nut; ballock; egg; testicle.
- she kicked him in the balls and got away
- noun a pulley-block at the head of a topmast
bullock block.
- noun one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens
- toking1/5
toke
- noun a puff of a marijuana or hashish cigarette
- the boys took a few tokes on a joint
- noun a puff of a marijuana or hashish cigarette
- leatherworking1/5
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- spellchecking1/5
spellchecking
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ark
- noun (Judaism) sacred chest where the ancient Hebrews kept the two tablets containing the Ten Commandments
Ark of the Covenant.
- noun a boat built by Noah to save his family and animals from the flood
- noun (Judaism) sacred chest where the ancient Hebrews kept the two tablets containing the Ten Commandments
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kingcraft
The craft of kings; the art of governing as a sovereign; royal policy. Prescott.
- loansharking1/5
loansharking
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deadlock
- noun a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible
dead end; impasse; standstill; stalemate.
- reached an impasse on the negotiations
- noun a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible
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- oking1/5
ok
- adjective satellite being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
all right; okay; hunky-dory; o.k.; fine.
- an all-right movie
- the passengers were shaken up but are all right
- is everything all right?
- everything's fine
- things are okay
- dinner and the movies had been fine
- another minute I'd have been fine
- noun a state in south central United States
Oklahoma; Sooner State.
- adjective satellite being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
- outbreaking1/5
outbreak
- noun a sudden violent spontaneous occurrence (usually of some undesirable condition)
eruption; irruption.
- the outbreak of hostilities
- noun a sudden violent spontaneous occurrence (usually of some undesirable condition)
- uplinking1/5
uplink
- noun a transmission from Earth to a spacecraft or the path of such a transmission
- noun a transmission from Earth to a spacecraft or the path of such a transmission
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presoaking
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- recking1/5
reck
To make account of; to care for; to heed; to regard. ArchaicThis son of mine not recking danger. Sir P. Sidney.
And may you better reck the rede Than ever did the adviser. Burns.
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finicking
Finical; unduly particular. Colloq.
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restacking
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- hallmarking1/5
hallmark
- noun a distinctive characteristic or attribute
earmark; trademark; stylemark.
- noun a mark on an article of trade to indicate its origin and authenticity
authentication; assay-mark.
- noun a distinctive characteristic or attribute
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- misliking1/5
misliking
Dislike; aversion.
- porking1/5
pork
- noun meat from a domestic hog or pig
porc.
- noun a legislative appropriation designed to ingratiate legislators with their constituents
pork barrel.
- noun meat from a domestic hog or pig
- demarking1/5
demarking
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unstack
To remove, or take away, from a stack; to remove, as something constituting a stack.
- physicking1/5
physicking
p. pr. & vb. n. fr. Physic , v. t.
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tocking
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kingside
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- polking1/5
polk
- noun 11th President of the United States; his expansionism led to the Mexican War and the annexation of California and much of the southwest (1795-1849)
President Polk; James Polk; James K. Polk; James Knox Polk.
- noun 11th President of the United States; his expansionism led to the Mexican War and the annexation of California and much of the southwest (1795-1849)
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- unsticking1/5
unstick
To release, as one thing stuck to another. Richardson.
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- kinghood1/5
kinghood
The state of being a king; the attributes of a king; kingship. Gower.
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safecracking
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boinking
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workingwoman
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kinglike
- adjective satellite having the rank of or resembling or befitting a king
kingly.
- symbolizing kingly power
- the murder of his kingly guest
- adjective satellite having the rank of or resembling or befitting a king
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kinglihood
King-liness. Tennyson.
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This page lists all the words created by adding prefixes, suffixes to the word `kingly`. For each word, youwill notice a blue bar below the word. The longer the blue bar below a word, the more common/popular the word. Very short blue bars indicate rare usage.
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About Prefix and Suffix Words
This page lists all the words created by adding prefixes, suffixes to the word `kingly`. For each word, youwill notice a blue bar below the word. The longer the blue bar below a word, the more common/popular the word. Very short blue bars indicate rare usage.
While some of the words are direct derivations of the word `kingly`, some are not.
You can click on each word to see it's meaning.