(transitive) To admit the knowledge of; to recognize as a fact or truth; to declare one's belief in
(transitive) To be grateful of (e.g. a benefit or a favour)
(transitive) To own as genuine or valid; to assent to (a legal instrument) to give it validity; to avow or admit in legal form.
(transitive) To own or recognize in a particular quality, character or relationship; to admit the claims or authority of; to give recognition to.
(transitive) To report (the receipt of a message to its sender).
acknowledgeable
acknowledgeable
adj
Able to be acknowledged.
Worthy of acknowledgement.
acknowledged
acknowledged
adj
Generally accepted, recognized or admitted.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of acknowledg
simple past tense and past participle of acknowledge
acknowledgedly
acknowledgedly
adv
Confessedly, admittedly.
acknowledgement
acknowledgement
noun
(most common British spelling, also sometimes used in the US) Alternative spelling of acknowledgment
acknowledgements
acknowledgements
noun
plural of acknowledgement
acknowledger
acknowledger
noun
One who acknowledges.
acknowledgers
acknowledgers
noun
plural of acknowledger
acknowledges
acknowledges
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acknowledge
acknowledging
acknowledging
adj
(obsolete, specifically) Expressing esteem or gratitude.
That acknowledges, in various sense; (especially) that notices or recognises someone or something.
noun
(archaic) The act of acknowledging something.
verb
present participle of acknowledg
present participle of acknowledge
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
advowsance
aircraftswomen
aircraftswomen
noun
plural of aircraftswoman
allowance
allowance
noun
(commerce) A customary deduction from the gross weight of goods, differing by country.
(engineering) A planned deviation between an exact dimension and a nominal or theoretical dimension.
(horse racing) A permitted reduction in the weight that a racehorse must carry.
(minting) A permissible deviation in the fineness and weight of coins, owing to the difficulty in securing exact conformity to the standard prescribed by law.
(obsolete) Approval; approbation.
(obsolete) License; indulgence.
A child's allowance; pocket money.
Abatement; deduction; the taking into account of mitigating circumstances
Acknowledgment.
An amount, portion, or share that is allotted or granted; a sum granted as a reimbursement, a bounty, or as appropriate for any purpose
Permission; granting, conceding, or admitting
verb
(transitive) To put upon a fixed allowance (especially of provisions and drink).
(transitive) To supply in a fixed and limited quantity.
allowanced
allowanced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of allowance
allowances
allowances
noun
plural of allowance
anchorwise
anchorwomen
anchorwomen
noun
plural of anchorwoman
anticlockwise
anticlockwise
adj
(South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, British, Ireland, of movement) in a circular fashion so as to be moving to the left at the top of the circle and to the right at the bottom (when viewed from the front), in the opposite direction to the way the hands of an analogue clock move.
adv
(Australia, New Zealand, Britian, Ireland) In an anticlockwise fashion.
archilowe
archworker
archworkmaster
avowance
avowance
noun
(obsolete) An upholding; defence; vindication.
(obsolete) The act of avowing; avowal.
bachelorwise
bachelorwise
adv
In the manner of a bachelor; (as though) living alone as a single man.
backswordmen
backswordmen
noun
plural of backswordman
backwoodser
backwoodsiness
backwoodsiness
noun
The quality of being backwoodsy.
backwoodsmen
backwoodsmen
noun
plural of backwoodsman
baconweed
baconweed
noun
Synonym of pigweed (“the plant Chenopodium album”)
beachwood
beaconwise
beaconwise
adv
Like a beacon; in the manner of a beacon.
becoward
becowarded
becowarding
becowards
blackfellow
blackfellow
noun
(Australia, now usually considered offensive) A (male) Australian Aborigine.
blackfellows
blackfellows
noun
plural of blackfellow
bleachworks
bleachworks
noun
A factory that manufactures bleach.
blowcase
bowgrace
bowgrace
noun
(nautical) A frame or fender of rope or junk, laid out at the sides or bows of a vessel to secure it from damage.
browache
cabbagetown
cabbagewood
cabbagewood
noun
The tree Ceodes umbellifera.
cabbageworm
cabbageworm
noun
Alternative form of cabbage worm
cabbageworms
cabbageworms
noun
plural of cabbageworm
cabinetwork
cabinetwork
noun
cabinetmaking
furniture made by a cabinetmaker
cabinetworker
cabinetworker
noun
One who makes cabinets; a practitioner of cabinetwork.
cabinetworking
cabinetworks
cagework
cagework
noun
A cage or cage-like structure.
caldoracaldwell
callower
callower
adj
comparative form of callow: more callow
callowest
callowest
adj
superlative form of callow: most callow
callowness
callowness
noun
The condition of being callow; immaturity.
callownesses
callownesses
noun
plural of callowness
camerawoman
camerawoman
noun
A woman who operates any kind of camera.
camerawomen
camerawomen
noun
plural of camerawoman
camerawork
camerawork
noun
Skill or technique involving the use of a camera, especially a video camera.
campbelltown
campbeltown
camphorweed
camphorweed
noun
Any of the genus Pluchea of flowering plants in the Asteraceae family.
cancerwort
cancerwort
noun
(obsolete) A species of the speedwell plant (Veronica sp.).
Kickxia elatine (harpleaf cancerwort)
Kickxia spuria (roundleaf cancerwort)
Linaria vulgaris, the common toadflax.
candlepower
candlepower
noun
(dated) A unit of luminous intensity of a light source, equal to 0.981 candelas.
candlepowers
candlepowers
noun
plural of candlepower
candlewood
candlewood
noun
Dacryodes excelsa, a tree native to Puerto Rico.
Pterocelastrus tricuspidatus, a medium-sized evergreen tree indigenous to South Africa.
candlewoods
candlewoods
noun
plural of candlewood
canework
canework
noun
Objects made from canes (slender, flexible plant stems).
cankerflower
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
cankerwort
cankerwort
noun
The plant Taraxacum officinale.
canoewood
canoewood
noun
The wood of the tree Liriodendron tulipifera.
caperwort
caperwort
noun
Any plant of the family Capparaceae
capetown
capework
capework
noun
The use of a cape, in bullfighting, to distract the bull
capeworks
careworn
careworn
adj
Worn down by cares: showing the signs of long-term stress, tired and haggard due to prolonged worry.
careywood
carpenterworm
carpenterworm
noun
The larva of the moth Prionoxystus robinae
carpetwork
carpetwork
noun
carpeting generally
carpetwoven
carrotweed
carrotweed
noun
The ragweed Ambrosia elatior
casewood
casework
casework
noun
The work required to deal with cases in any profession where a "case" has a specific definition (e.g. legal, social work, planning, etc.).
caseworker
caseworker
noun
a social worker
caseworkers
caseworkers
noun
plural of caseworker
caseworks
caseworm
caseworm
noun
A worm or grub that makes a case for itself.
caseworms
caseworms
noun
plural of caseworm
cassowaries
cassowaries
noun
plural of cassowary
castlewood
castlewood
Proper noun
Any of a number of towns in USA or Canada
catalowne
catercornerways
catherwood
cauliflower
cauliflower
noun
Brassica oleracea var. botrytis, an annual variety of cabbage, of which the cluster of young flower stalks and buds is eaten as a vegetable.
The edible head or curd of a cauliflower plant.
The swelling of a cauliflower ear.
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To (cause to) swell up like a cauliflower ear.
cauliflowers
cauliflowers
noun
plural of cauliflower
cavetown
cawnpore
cedartown
cedarwood
cedarwood
noun
The wood of the cedar tree.
cellarwoman
cellarwoman
noun
A female cellarman.
chairwomen
chairwomen
noun
plural of chairwoman
chalkworker
chamberfellow
chamberwoman
chamberwoman
noun
Synonym of chambermaid
charlestown
charlesworth
charlottetown
charlottetown
Proper noun
Provincial capital of Prince Edward Island (Canada).
charwomen
charwomen
noun
plural of charwoman
chawbone
cheektowaga
chowderhead
chowderhead
noun
(US, informal, derogatory) An idiot; a dummy.
chowderheaded
chowderheaded
adj
Stupid; foolish; lacking in common sense.
chowderheadedness
chowderheads
chowderheads
noun
plural of chowderhead
clanfellow
clanfellow
noun
A fellow member of a clan.
clanswomen
clanswomen
noun
plural of clanswoman
classfellow
classfellow
noun
(dated or India) classmate
cleaverwort
cleaverwort
noun
Synonym of cleavers (“the bedstraw”)
clergywoman
clergywoman
noun
A woman belonging to a clergyman's family.
An ordained (female) Christian minister; a female member of the clergy.
cloakwise
cloakwise
adv
In the manner of a cloak.
clockwatcher
clockwatcher
noun
Alternative form of clock-watcher
clownade
clownage
clownage
noun
(obsolete) The behaviour or manners of a clown or rustic.
clownheal
clownheal
noun
The herb Stachys palustris, supposedly used to heal wounds to the feet made with a scythe
coachfellow
coachfellow
noun
(figuratively) A comrade.
One of a pair of horses employed to draw a coach.
coachwise
coastwaiter
coastwaiter
noun
A landwaiter who deals with coastal shipping
coastwise
coastwise
adj
Along the coast.
coawareness
coawareness
noun
Joint awareness; the condition of being aware with, or of, somebody else.
cobewail
cocashweed
cocashweed
noun
A form of ragwort
cochairwomen
cochairwomen
noun
plural of cochairwoman
cochurchwarden
cockawee
cockawee
noun
Synonym of long-tailed duck
cogswellia
cogware
cogware
noun
A coarse cloth of the 14th century.
A coarse, narrow cloth, like frieze, used by the lower classes in the 16th century.
coldwater
coldwater
adj
Characterized by the presence or use of cold water.
Located in or near cold ocean waters.
coleslaw
coleslaw
noun
A salad of finely shredded raw cabbage and sometimes shredded carrots, dressed with mayonnaise (white slaw) or a vinaigrette (red slaw).
coleslaws
coleslaws
noun
plural of coleslaw
committeewoman
committeewoman
noun
(US) A woman who is a local leader of a political party.
A woman who is a member of a committee.
commonweal
commonweal
noun
(obsolete or archaic) The common good; public wellbeing or prosperity
The body politic; republic
commonweals
commonweals
noun
plural of commonweal
commonwealth
commonwealth
noun
(obsolete) The well-being of a community.
Republic. Often capitalized, as Commonwealth.
The entirety of a (secular) society, a polity, a state.
commonwealthism
commonwealthism
noun
(politics) The condition or policy of operating as a commonwealth.
commonwealths
commonwealths
noun
plural of commonwealth
congresswoman
congresswoman
noun
(US) A female member of the House of Representatives
A female member of congress
constablewick
constablewick
noun
(obsolete) The district to which a constable's power is limited.
contraclockwise
contraclockwise
adv
counterclockwise
contrariwise
contrariwise
adv
(literary) in the contrary or opposite way, order, or direction
(literary) on the other hand
contrawise
contrawise
adv
Alternative form of contrariwise
cookware
cookware
noun
The assorted objects, such as pots, pans, baking sheets, etc., used for cooking