15-letter words that end in ng
- system building — a method of building in which prefabricated components are used to speed the construction of buildings
- tactical voting — Tactical voting is the act of voting for a particular person or political party in order to prevent someone else from winning, rather than because you support that person or party.
- ten-pin bowling — game of skittles
- teng hsiao-ping — Deng Xiaoping.
- text processing — the handling of alphabetic characters by a computer
- thanks offering — an offering made as an expression of thanks to God
- the everlasting — God
- the first thing — even one thing
- the other thing — an unexpressed alternative
- thermal imaging — Thermal imaging is the use of special equipment that can detect the heat produced by people or things and use it to produce images of them.
- thimble-rigging — a sleight-of-hand swindling game in which the operator palms a pellet or pea while appearing to cover it with one of three thimblelike cups, and then, moving the cups about, offers to bet that no one can tell under which cup the pellet or pea lies.
- thirtysomething — a person in her or his thirties
- thought reading — mind reading.
- tiffany setting — a setting, as in a ring, in which the stone is held with prongs.
- tissue-matching — identification of specific genetically linked antigens in tissue in order to minimize antigenic differences between donor and recipient tissue in organ transplantation.
- toilet training — child: process of learning to use toilet
- toucan crossing — a place where people who are walking and cyclists can both cross a busy road together. They press a button at the side of the road, which operates traffic lights to stop the traffic
- traffic calming — Traffic calming consists of measures designed to make roads safer, for example making them narrower or placing obstacles in them, so that drivers are forced to slow down.
- treacle pudding — a sponge cake with syrup on top
- trigger warning — a stated warning that the content of a text, video, etc., may upset or offend some people, especially those who have previously experienced a related trauma: a blog post with a trigger warning for rape.
- troubleshooting — to act or be employed as a troubleshooter: She troubleshoots for a large industrial firm.
- tungsten rating — a film-speed rating that indicates the relative sensitivity of a particular film stock to light from incandescent lamps with tungsten filaments.
- unaccommodating — easy to deal with; eager to help or please; obliging.
- uncommunicating — to impart knowledge of; make known: to communicate information; to communicate one's happiness.
- uncomprehending — to understand the nature or meaning of; grasp with the mind; perceive: He did not comprehend the significance of the ambassador's remark.
- uncondescending — showing or implying a usually patronizing descent from dignity or superiority: They resented the older neighbors' condescending cordiality.
- uncorresponding — identical in all essentials or respects: corresponding fingerprints.
- underfulfilling — falling short of satisfactory
- undisappointing — not disappointing
- unprepossessing — that impresses favorably; engaging or attractive: a confident and prepossessing young man.
- unrelinquishing — to renounce or surrender (a possession, right, etc.): to relinquish the throne.
- unscintillating — animated; vivacious; effervescent: a scintillating personality.
- uranium-bearing — containing or producing uranium
- variant reading — an alternative interpretation of a word in a text to the one generally accepted
- video recording — sth filmed on videotape
- viral marketing — a marketing strategy that focuses on spreading information and opinions about a product or service from person to person, especially by using unconventional means such as the Internet or email: Which online social networks can help with viral marketing?
- völkerwanderung — the migration of peoples, esp of Germanic and Slavic peoples into S and W Europe from 2nd to 11th centuries
- vortex shedding — the process by which vortices formed continuously by the aerodynamic conditions associated with a solid body in a gas or air stream are carried downstream by the flow in the form of a vortex street
- wage bargaining — discussions between representatives of employees and employers in order to agree levels of pay
- wallace nutting — Wallace, 1861–1941, U.S. antiquary, author, and illustrator.
- weatherboarding — an early type of board used as a siding for a building.
- weatherproofing — Present participle of weatherproof.
- weight training — weightlifting done as a conditioning exercise.
- whistle-blowing — a person who informs on another or makes public disclosure of corruption or wrongdoing.
- white lightning — moonshine (def 1).
- window cleaning — the task of washing and shining windows
- window dressing — the art, act, or technique of trimming the display windows of a store.
- window shopping — browsing store displays
- window-dressing — the art, act, or technique of trimming the display windows of a store.
- winning opening — the dedans, winning gallery, or grille.