| BACKWASHING | • backwashing n. A form of water treatment in which water is pumped backwards through the filter media, sometimes with… • back␣washing v. Present participle of back wash. • BACKWASH v. to affect with receding water. |
| BALLHAWKING | • ball-hawking n. (Sports) An act of catching or obtaining possession of the ball in a skillful manner; the action of a ball hawk. • BALLHAWK v. to act as a good defensive player. |
| CAKEWALKING | • cakewalking v. Present participle of cakewalk. • CAKEWALK v. to step stylishly. |
| JAWBREAKING | • jawbreaking adj. Very difficult to pronounce. • JAWBREAKING adj. difficult to pronounce. |
| JAYWALKINGS | • JAYWALKING n. walking in the road rather than on the pavement. |
| KAWANATANGA | • kawanatanga n. (Maori) sovereignty; governorship. • KAWANATANGA n. (Maori) sovereignty. |
| LAWBREAKING | • lawbreaking adj. Unlawful; illegal. • lawbreaking n. The commission of a criminal act, the violation or breaking of a law. • LAWBREAKING n. the act of breaking the law. |
| RACEWALKING | • racewalking n. (Sports) A sport in which people try to walk as fast as possible, subject to the constraint that at… • racewalking v. Present participle of racewalk. • race␣walking n. Alternative spelling of racewalking. |
| REAWAKENING | • reawakening v. Present participle of reawaken. • reawakening n. A second or subsequent awakening. • REAWAKENING n. the act of reawakening. |
| TOMAHAWKING | • tomahawking v. Present participle of tomahawk. • TOMAHAWK v. (Native American) to strike with a short axe. |
| UNAWAKENING | • unawakening adj. Not awakening; dormant, asleep. • UNAWAKENING adj. not awakening. |
| WARCHALKING | • warchalking v. Present participle of warchalk. • WARCHALKING n. the activity of drawing chalk symbols in public places in order to indicate the location of wireless Internet access points. |
| WATCHMAKING | • watchmaking n. The making (and repairing) of watches. • WATCHMAKING n. the profession of making watches. |