noun (n.) The act or process of cooking in an oven, or of drying and hardening by heat or cold.
noun (n.) The quantity baked at once; a batch; as, a baking of bread.
noun (n.) A harsh grating or squeaking sound, or the act of making such a sound.
fleaking noun (n.) A light covering of reeds, over which the main covering is laid, in thatching houses.
forespeaking noun (n.) A prediction; also, a preface.
heartbreaking adjective (a.) Causing overpowering sorrow.
housebreaking noun (n.) The act of breaking open and entering, with a felonious purpose, the dwelling house of another, whether done by day or night. See Burglary, and To break a house, under Break.
inbreaking noun (n.) A breaking in; inroad; invasion.
noun (n.) An error; a mistake.
oathbreaking noun (n.) The violation of an oath; perjury.
outbreaking noun (n.) The act of breaking out.
noun (n.) That which bursts forth.
() a. & n. from Quake, v.
painstaking noun (n.) The act of taking pains; carefulness and fidelity in performance.
adjective (a.) Careful in doing; diligent; faithful; attentive.
noun (n.) The act or process of using a rake; the going over a space with a rake.
noun (n.) A space gone over with a rake; also, the work done, or the quantity of hay, grain, etc., collected, by going once over a space with a rake.