| BACKCASTING | • backcasting v. Present participle of backcast. • BACKCAST v. to make a backward cast in fishing. |
| BACKDRAUGHT | • backdraught n. (Firefighting, chiefly British spelling) Alternative spelling of backdraft. • BACKDRAUGHT n. a reverse movement of air, also BACKDRAFT. |
| CARETAKINGS | • caretakings n. Plural of caretaking. • care-takings n. Plural of care-taking. • CARETAKING n. acting as caretaker (for a property, etc.). |
| KAWANATANGA | • kawanatanga n. (Maori) sovereignty; governorship. • KAWANATANGA n. (Maori) sovereignty. |
| KOTAHITANGA | • KOTAHITANGA n. (Maori) unity or solidarity. |
| MATCHMAKING | • matchmaking n. An attempt to make two people romantically interested in each other, especially an attempt to set up… • matchmaking n. (Business) A service aiming to bring together sellers and buyers or potential partners. • matchmaking n. (Video games) The act or process of locating suitable players to take part in a multiplayer game session. |
| MEATPACKING | • meatpacking n. (US) The slaughter and further processing of animals for meat. • MEATPACKING n. the wholesale meat industry. |
| PAINSTAKING | • painstaking adj. Carefully attentive to details; diligent in performing a process or procedure. • painstaking n. The application of careful and attentive effort. • PAINSTAKING adj. taking pains. |
| PARAKITINGS | • PARAKITING n. the sport of soaring suspended from a parachute which is being towed. |
| PLATEMAKING | • platemaking n. The production of plates (printing surfaces). • PLATEMAKING n. the act of making printing plates. |
| REATTACKING | • reattacking v. Present participle of reattack. • REATTACK v. to attack again. |
| TOMAHAWKING | • tomahawking v. Present participle of tomahawk. • TOMAHAWK v. (Native American) to strike with a short axe. |
| TRACKLAYING | • tracklaying n. (Rail transport) The work that involves putting the track in place. • TRACKLAYING n. the laying of tracks on a railway line. |
| WATCHMAKING | • watchmaking n. The making (and repairing) of watches. • WATCHMAKING n. the profession of making watches. |