FINGERPICKING | • fingerpicking v. Present participle of fingerpick. • fingerpicking n. (Music) The plucking of the individual strings of a stringed instrument with the fingers. • FINGERPICKING n. playing the guitar with fingers rather than a plectrum. |
GREENSKEEPERS | • greenskeepers n. Plural of greenskeeper. • GREENSKEEPER n. a person responsible for the care and upkeep of a golf course, also GREENKEEPER. |
GROUNDSKEEPER | • groundskeeper n. Someone who takes care of the upkeep of grounds (Gardens, a playing field, woodlands, etc.). • GROUNDSKEEPER n. a person who cares for the grounds of a usually large property (as a sports field). |
KARYOMAPPINGS | • KARYOMAPPING n. a technique for determining whether an embryo has inherited a genetic defect by analysing DNA taken from it and its close relatives. |
KERAUNOGRAPHS | • keraunographs n. Plural of keraunograph. • KERAUNOGRAPH n. an instrument for detecting distant thunderstorms, also CERAUNOGRAPH. |
KINEMATOGRAPH | • kinematograph n. Alternative form of cinematograph. • KINEMATOGRAPH n. an apparatus for filming, printing and projecting a series of instantaneous photographs so as to give a moving representation of a scene, also CINEMATOGRAPH. |
KLIPSPRINGERS | • klipspringers n. Plural of klipspringer. • KLIPSPRINGER n. (South African) a small, hoofed African antelope. |
MARLINGSPIKES | • marlingspikes n. Plural of marlingspike. • marling␣spikes n. Plural of marling spike. • MARLINGSPIKE n. a tool used to separate rope strands while splicing, also MARLINESPIKE, MARLINSPIKE. |
MUCKSPREADING | • MUCKSPREAD v. to spread manure on fields. |
OVERPACKAGING | • overpackaging v. Present participle of overpackage. • OVERPACKAGE v. to package excessively. |
PHRASEMAKINGS | • phrasemakings n. Plural of phrasemaking. • PHRASEMAKING n. the act of making phrases. |
SCRAPBOOKINGS | • SCRAPBOOKING n. the practice of keeping cuttings. |
SHOPBREAKINGS | • shopbreakings n. Plural of shopbreaking. • SHOPBREAKING n. the act of breaking into a shop. |
SPARKPLUGGING | • sparkplugging v. Present participle of sparkplug. • SPARKPLUG v. to spark something off, in the manner of a sparkplug in a car carrying wires between which an electric spark passes to fire the explosive mixture of gases. |
SPRINGKEEPERS | • SPRINGKEEPER n. a salamander. |
STOREKEEPINGS | • STOREKEEPING n. the business of keeping a store. |
SUPERKINGDOMS | • superkingdoms n. Plural of superkingdom. • SUPERKINGDOM n. a taxonomical classification comprising several kingdoms. |