(most common British spelling, also sometimes used in the US) Alternative spelling of acknowledgment
acknowledgements
acknowledgements
noun
plural of acknowledgement
acknowledgment
acknowledgment
noun
(law) A formal statement or document recognizing the fulfillment or execution of a legal requirement or procedure.
(law) The act of a person admitting a child as their own.
(telecommunications, computing, networking) A response (ACK) sent by a receiver to indicate successful receipt of a transmission (See Wikipedia article on transmission).
A message from the addressee informing the originator that the originator's communication has been received and understood.
A recognition as genuine or valid; an avowing or admission in legal form.
A reward or other expression or token of gratitude.
An expression of gratitude for a benefit or an obligation.
The act of acknowledging
The act of recognizing in a particular character or relationship; recognition of existence, authority, truth, or genuineness.
acknowledgments
acknowledgments
noun
plural of acknowledgment
anakinetomeric
antiblackism
antiblackism
noun
Antiblack sentiments or politics.
antileukemic
antileukemic
adj
(oncology, pharmacology) Preventing or countering leukemia.
noun
Any drug that prevents or counters leukemia.
antiskepticism
antiskepticism
noun
Opposition to a skeptical viewpoint.
attackman
attackman
noun
(sports) A player in a position whose primary responsibility is offense.
backcourtman
backcourtman
noun
(basketball) A backcourt player.
backcourtmen
backcourtmen
noun
plural of backcourtman
backgammon
backgammon
noun
A board game for two players in which each has 15 stones which move between 24 triangular points according to the roll of a pair of dice; the object is to move all of one's pieces around, and bear them off the board.
{{lb|en|backgammon}} A victory in the game when the loser has not borne off a stone, and still has one or more stones in the winner's inner home row or on the bar.
verb
To win at a backgammon game with the opponent having one or more pieces in the winner’s inner home row or on the bar.
backgammons
backgammons
noun
plural of backgammon
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backgammon
backstamping
backswordman
backswordman
noun
(historical) One who fights with a backsword or singlestick.
backswordmen
backswordmen
noun
plural of backswordman
backswordsman
backwoodsman
backwoodsman
noun
(informal, UK politics) A Peer who is seldom present in the House of Lords of the United Kingdom Parliament, who may be encouraged to attend when a very important vote is expected.
A person who is acclimated to living in a forest area that is far removed from civilization or modern conveniences.
An uncivilized person.
backwoodsmen
backwoodsmen
noun
plural of backwoodsman
beckerman
beckman
beckmann
bemocking
bemocking
verb
present participle of bemock
benchmark
benchmark
noun
(computing) A computer program that is executed to assess the performance of the runtime environment.
A standard by which something is evaluated or measured.
A surveyor's mark made on some stationary object and shown on a map; used as a reference point.
verb
(intransitive, followed by at) To give certain results in a benchmark test.
(transitive, intransitive, followed by against) To use something (e.g., a competitor's product) as a standard to improve one's own thing.
benchmarked
benchmarked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of benchmark
benchmarking
benchmarking
noun
A performance measurement according to a benchmark.
verb
present participle of benchmark
benchmarks
benchmarks
noun
plural of benchmark
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of benchmark
bespecklement
bibliokleptomaniac
bibliokleptomaniac
noun
Someone who suffers from bibliokleptomania.
biscuitmaking
bismarckian
bismarckian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to (1815-1898), German statesman associated with antisocialism, complex diplomacy and the creation of the welfare state.
bismarckianism
blackmailing
blackmailing
noun
The act of one who blackmails.
verb
present participle of blackmail
blackman
blackman
noun
(nonstandard) Alternative form of black man
blackmun
blacksmithing
blacksmithing
noun
the business of a blacksmith
verb
present participle of blacksmith
blockmaking
blockmaking
noun
The manufacture of blocks for use in printing.
The manufacture of nautical blocks.
blockman
bluestockingism
bluestockingism
noun
(colloquial) The character or manner of a bluestocking; female pedantry.
bodicemaking
bombernickel
brickmaking
brickmaking
noun
The manufacture of bricks.
brickmason
bucketmaking
bucketmaking
noun
The manufacture of buckets.
bucketman
buckingham
buckingham
Proper noun
A place name:
A town in Buckinghamshire, England.
A former city in Quebec, Canada, merged into Gatineau in 2002.
An unincorporated community in Colorado, USA, named after a railroad official.
A census-designated place in Florida, USA.
A village in Illinois, USA.
An unincorporated community in Iowa, USA, named after Buckingham County, VA.
A former city in Texas, USA, now part of Richardson, Texas.
A census-designated place and county seat of Buckingham County in Virginia, USA.
A dukedom in the English peerage.
An English habitational surname derived from the place name.
buckinghamshire
buckinghamshire
Proper noun
An inland county of England bounded by Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Greater London, Berkshire and Oxfordshire.
buckman
buckraming
buckraming
verb
present participle of buckram
bullockman
bumsucking
cabinetmake
cabinetmaker
cabinetmaker
noun
A skilled woodworker who makes high-quality wooden furniture
cabinetmakers
cabinetmakers
noun
plural of cabinetmaker
cabinetmaking
cabinetmaking
noun
The art of the cabinetmaker
cabinetmakings
cakemaking
cakemaking
noun
The making of cakes.
cambyuskan
camiknickers
camiknickers
noun
(dated) A women's undergarment covering the torso, worn for example under short dresses or slacks.
candlemaker
candlemaker
noun
Someone who makes candles; chandler.
candlemaking
candlemaking
noun
The manufacture of candles.
candymaker
candymaker
noun
A manufacturer of candy.
candymaking
candymaking
noun
The manufacture of candy.
cankerworm
cankerworm
noun
(figurative) A corrupting or destructive force.
Either of two caterpillars, the larvae of geometrid moths, that are destructive to fruit, buds and leaves.
cankerworms
cankerworms
noun
plural of cankerworm
canmaker
canmaking
capmaking
capmaking
noun
The manufacture of caps (the headgear).
cardmaking
cardmaking
noun
The manufacture of greeting cards (usually as a small-scale hobby).
carpetmaking
carpetmaking
noun
The manufacture of carpets.
cartmaking
cartmaking
noun
The manufacture of carts.
casemaking
casemaking
noun
The manufacture of cases.
catakinetomer
catakinomeric
cementlike
cementlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of cement.
cementmaker
cementmaking
cementwork
chainmaker
chainmaker
noun
A tool use to add a link to a chain
One who makes chains.
chainmaking
chainmaking
noun
The manufacture of chains.
chairmaking
chairmaking
noun
The manufacture of chairs.
chameleonlike
chameleonlike
adj
Alternative form of chameleon-like.
chamkanni
championlike
championlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a champion.
changemaker
changemaker
noun
One who makes a change.
checkman
checkman
noun
A man employed to operate a check valve.
checkmarking
checkmarking
verb
present participle of checkmark
checkmating
checkmating
verb
present participle of checkmate
checksumming
checksumming
verb
present participle of checksum
checkweighman
checkweighman
noun
A person, elected by miners, whose task is to check what the mine owner's weighman states has been the amount of coal that has been mined; used especially if the miners' wages are related to production.
checkweighmen
checkweighmen
noun
plural of checkweighman
cheesemaking
cheesemaking
noun
The production of cheese
chemakuan
chemicking
chemicking
verb
present participle of chemic
chemokinesis
chemokinesis
noun
(chemistry, biology) The motile response of an organism to chemical compounds, especially at a cellular level
chemokinetic
chemokinetic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or provoking chemokinesis
chickahominy
chimakuan
chimarikan
chimkent
chimneylike
chimneylike
adj
Resembling a chimney, especially in shape
chipmunk
chipmunk
noun
A squirrel-like rodent of the genus Tamias, native mainly to North America.
verb
(transitive) To fill (one's mouth or cheeks) with food.
(transitive) To speed up (an audio recording, especially a song), to make the voices high-pitched.
(transitive) To stuff (food) into one's mouth or cheeks, sometimes as part of competitive eating.
chipmunks
chipmunks
noun
plural of chipmunk
chockman
chokerman
chokerman
noun
A person employed to fasten the choker around logs for haulage.
churnmilk
churnmilk
noun
Synonym of buttermilk
cinnamonlike
cinnamonlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of cinnamon.
clackmannan
clackmannan
Proper noun
a town in council area, Scotland, which was the county town of the historic county of until 1822
a local government district in Region, Scotland, created in 1975 when the county of Clackmannanshire was abolished, and renamed again in 1996 when it became a council area.
clackmannanshire
clackmannanshire
Proper noun
A historic county in Scotland (abolished in 1975) and present-day council area (created 1996) bordering the council areas of Stirling, Fife, and
clankum
clinkum
cloakmaking
cloakmaking
noun
The manufacture of cloaks.
clockmaking
clockmaking
noun
The art or trade of a clockmaker; the manufacture of clocks.
clogmaking
clogmaking
noun
The manufacture of clogs (type of shoe).
clothmaking
clothmaking
noun
The art or trade of a clothmaker.
coachmaking
coachmaking
noun
The manufacture of coaches (vehicles).
cockneydom
cockneydom
Noun
The region or home of Cockneys; Cockneys collectively.
cockneyism
cockneyism
noun
A Cockney phrase or idiom.
The characteristics, manners, or dialect of a Cockney.
cockneyisms
cockneyisms
noun
plural of cockneyism
coffinmaker
coffinmaker
noun
A manufacturer of coffins.
coffinmaking
coffinmaking
noun
The manufacture of coffins.
coinmaker
coinmaker
noun
One who makes coins.
coinmaking
coinmaking
noun
The manufacture of coins.
cokeman
cokeman
noun
A worker at a cokeworks.
colormaking
colormaking
noun
The manufacture of paints or dyes.
comaking
combmaking
combmaking
noun
The manufacture of combs.
comiakin
computernik
computernik
noun
(informal, dated) A computer enthusiast.
computerniks
computerniks
noun
plural of computernik
conemaker
conemaking
coremaking
coremaking
noun
(engineering) The manufacture of the cores used to produce the hollow parts of castings.
corkmaking
couchmaking
couchmaking
noun
The manufacture of couches.
countermark
countermark
noun
(farriery) An artificial cavity made in the teeth of horses that have outgrown their natural mark, to disguise their age.
A mark or token added to those already existing, as a security or proof.