(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
adiadochokinesia
adiadochokinesia
noun
A dyskinesia characterized by the inability to perform the rapid alternating movements of diadochokinesia.
adiadochokinesis
adiadochokinesis
noun
Alternative form of adiadochokinesia
adirondack
adirondack
Noun
A member of an Algonquin people that lived along the Ottawa River in Ontario and Quebec.
Proper noun
The Adirondacks
adirondacks
adirondacks
Proper noun
A range of mountains in New York State.
ankylodactylia
anticked
anticked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of antic
archidiskodon
arsenicked
arsenicked
adj
(rare) Poisoned with arsenic.
backadation
backdating
backdating
noun
The act by which something is backdated.
verb
present participle of backdate
backdropping
backdropping
verb
present participle of backdrop
backfriend
backfriend
noun
(UK, dialectal) A friend at one's back; a backer; one who does his best for another; a supporter.
(UK, dialectal) A hangnail.
(UK, dialectal, obsolete) A false friend; a secret enemy.
backhanding
backhanding
verb
present participle of backhand
backliding
backloading
backloading
noun
(transport) The transportation of cargo or shipment on a return trip, using the space already paid for and used for the outward leg.
verb
present participle of backload
backpedaling
backpedaling
noun
The act of distancing oneself from a previously supported idea, action, behaviour, etc.; a U-turn or flip-flop.
verb
(US) present participle of backpedal
backslidden
backslidden
verb
past participle of backslide
backsliding
backsliding
adj
sliding back
noun
An occasion on which one backslides, especially in a moral sense.
verb
present participle of backslide
backslidingness
backswording
backswording
noun
Sport or exercise using a backsword or singlestick.
backwardation
backwardation
noun
(obsolete) In the London Stock Exchange: a fee paid by a seller on settlement day either to the buyer or to a third party who lends stock, when the seller wishes to defer settlement until the next settlement day.
In full normal backwardation: the situation in a futures market where the price for future delivery of a commodity (the forward price) is lower than the price for immediate delivery (the spot price) or nearer delivery, generally arising from a near-term shortage of the commodity.
The situation in a stock market where the offer price for stock is lower than the bid price.
backwind
backwind
noun
(nautical) The flow of air so deflected
verb
(nautical) To deflect air into the back of a sail or of a vessel
(transitive) To wind backwards.
backwinded
backwinding
backwinding
verb
present participle of backwind
backwoodsiness
backwoodsiness
noun
The quality of being backwoodsy.
bedecking
bedecking
noun
An ornament.
verb
present participle of bedeck
bedticking
bendick
benedick
benedick
noun
A recently married man, especially one who has long held out against marriage.
benedicks
benedicks
noun
plural of benedick
blackbirding
blackbirding
noun
(UK, Australia) The practice of kidnapping Pacific Islanders, or kanakas, for sale as cheap labour.
verb
present participle of blackbird
blockaderunning
blockading
blockading
verb
present participle of blockade
blockheadishness
bloodsucking
bloodsucking
adj
(by extension, of a person) parasitic, leechlike or freeloading
(of an insect or animal) That draws off the blood of another animal, or a person.
bloodsuckings
bodicemaking
bodychecking
bodychecking
verb
present participle of bodycheck
brackenridge
bradykinetic
bradykinetic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or exhibiting bradykinesia
breckenridge
breckenridge
Proper noun
A town in Colorado, USA
an unincorporated community in Indiana, in the United States
A village/town in Michigan, US.
A city and county seat in Minnesota, US.
A city/town in Missouri, US.
A town in Oklahoma, US.
A city in Texas, USA
breckinridge
bucklandite
buckskinned
buckskinned
adj
Wearing clothes made from buckskin.
candlemaking
candlemaking
noun
The manufacture of candles.
candlestick
candlestick
noun
(finance) A color-coded bar showing the open and closing prices of a stock on a candlestick chart.
(gymnastics) A gymnastics move in which the legs are pointed vertically upward.
A holder with a socket or spike for a candle.
verb
(investing) To analyze stock behavior using Japanese candlestick charts.
(of a parachute) To catch on fire, so that the chute resembles a tapered candle with a flame on top.
To adorn with candlesticks.
To form a tall, thin, tapering shape similar to a candle.
candlesticked
candlesticked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of candlestick
candlesticks
candlesticks
noun
plural of candlestick
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of candlestick
candlestickward
candlewick
candlewick
noun
A soft cotton yarn that gives a tufted pattern to embroidery
The thread used to make the wicks of candles
candlewicking
candlewicks
candlewicks
noun
plural of candlewick
candylike
candylike
adj
Resembling candy, especially in flavor or appearance
candymaking
candymaking
noun
The manufacture of candy.
candystick
cankerbird
capeneddick
cardiokinetic
cardiokinetic
adj
That excites or stimulates the heart.
noun
A drug that stimulates the heart.
cardmaking
cardmaking
noun
The manufacture of greeting cards (usually as a small-scale hobby).
chandrakhi
checkerboarding
checkerboarding
noun
(computer graphics) Synonym of checkerboard rendering
verb
present participle of checkerboard
checkpointed
checkpointed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of checkpoint
chickenbreasted
chickened
chickened
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chicken
chickenhearted
chickenhearted
adj
Alternative form of chicken-hearted
chickenheartedly
chickenheartedly
adv
Alternative form of chicken-heartedly
chickenheartedness
chickenheartedness
noun
Alternative form of chicken-heartedness
chickenhood
chickenhood
noun
The state or period of being a chicken.
chickenweed
chickenweed
noun
The plant Euphorbia hypericifolia.
The plant Portulaca quadrifida.
The plant Senecio vulgaris.
childkind
childkind
noun
All children, considered as a group.
childlikeness
childlikeness
noun
The state or quality of being childlike.
chinked
chinked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chink
chronodeik
ciderkin
ciderkin
noun
(historical, possibly dialectal) A weak cider made by steeping the refuse pomace in water; considered a drink for commoners, and traditionally often given to children.
cinderlike
cinderlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a cinder.
clinked
clinked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of clink
clinkered
clinkered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of clinker
cockneyfied
cockneyfied
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cockneyfy
coldcocking
coldcocking
verb
present participle of coldcock
counterdike
crackbrained
crackbrained
adj
Idiotic.
crackbrainedness
crackbrainedness
noun
The quality of being crackbrained; idiocy.
cradlemaking
cradlemaking
noun
The manufacture of cradles.
crankbird
crankbird
noun
(dialect, dated) A small European woodpecker (Picus minor).
crankdisk
crinkled
crinkled
adj
Having crinkles
verb
simple past tense and past participle of crinkle
crookfingered
cuckolding
cuckolding
noun
The practice of making a man a cuckold, especially as a sexual kink.
verb
present participle of cuckold
cuckoomaiden
cylinderlike
cylinderlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a cylinder.
dackering
deadlocking
deadlocking
verb
present participle of deadlock
deblocking
deblocking
verb
present participle of deblock
decisionmake
decking
decking
noun
The material from which a deck is made.
verb
present participle of deck
deckings
deckings
noun
plural of decking
defrocking
defrocking
noun
The formal removal of the rights and authority of a member of the clergy.
verb
present participle of defrock
derricking
derricking
verb
present participle of derrick
derrickman
derrickman
noun
A member of an oil drilling rig who works on a derrick suspended above the rig floor, manhandling the drillpipe.
derrickmen
derrickmen
noun
plural of derrickman
deticking
deticking
verb
present participle of detick
dezincked
dezincking
diadochokinesia
diadochokinesia
noun
Alternative form of diadochokinesis
diadochokinesis
diadochokinesis
noun
The action of alternately flexing and extending a limb
diadochokinetic
diadochokinetic
adj
Relating to diadochokinesis.
diakinetic
diakinetic
adj
(biology) of, relating to, or produced by diakinesis
diamondback
diamondback
noun
(common name) Either of two species of rattlesnake having a diamond pattern on the back: Crotalus adamanteus, found in the southeastern United States, and Crotalus atrox, found in the southwestern United States and northwestern and central Mexico.
The saltmarsh terrapin of the Atlantic coast (Malaclemys terrapin).
diamondbacked
diamondbacks
diamondbacks
noun
plural of diamondback
dickens
dickens
noun
(euphemistic) The devil.
A disturbance or row.
In the phrase the dickens (Used as an intensifier).
dickenses
dickensian
dickensian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Charles Dickens or, especially, his writings.
Reminiscent of the environments and situations most commonly portrayed in Dickens' writings, such as poverty and social injustice and other aspects of Victorian England.
Noun
A person who studies or admires the works of
dickensiana
dickenson
dickering
dickering
noun
bargaining
bartering
verb
present participle of dicker
dickerson
dicking
dicking
noun
(slang, vulgar) An act of being sexually penetrated.
verb
present participle of dick
dickinson
dickinson
Proper noun
a city in North Dakota, USA
dickinsonite
dickinsonite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-domatic mineral containing aluminum, calcium, hydrogen, iron, lithium, manganese, oxygen, phosphorus, potassium, and sodium.
dickman
dickson
dickson
Proper noun
A ghost town in Alaska
A hamlet in Alberta, Canada
A town in Oklahoma
A city in Tennessee
dicksonia
disacknowledge
disacknowledge
verb
(transitive) To refuse to acknowledge or recognize something; to disavow or deny.
disacknowledgement
disacknowledgements
disfrocking
disfrocking
verb
present participle of disfrock
ditchbank
docketing
docketing
noun
The act by which something is docketed.
verb
present participle of docket
docking
docking
noun
(astronautics) The process of connecting one spacecraft to another.
(molecular biology) A method which predicts the preferred orientation of one molecule to a second when bound to each other to form a stable complex.
(nautical) The securing of a vessel to the quayside with cables.
(sexuality, slang) The sex act involving two men co-joined by their penises, with overlapping foreskins.
The process of cutting off or trimming the tail or ears of an animal.
verb
present participle of dock
dockization
dockization
noun
conversion of an area of water into a dock, by excluding the tide with a dam
domenick
dominick
dominick
Proper noun
name, a spelling variant of Dominic.
dominicker
dominicker
Noun
A Dominique (breed of chicken).
dominickers
dominickers
noun
plural of dominicker
dominicks
donicker
donnick
dornick
dornick
noun
A coarse sort of damask, originally made at Tournay (in Flemish, Doornick), Belgium, and used for hangings, carpets, etc.
A stout figured linen manufactured in Scotland.
dornicks
dornicks
noun
plural of dornick
downpatrick
downtick
downtick
noun
(finance) A stock market transaction or quote at a price below a preceding one.
A small decrease or downward change in something that has been steady or rising.
duckblind
duckhunting
ducking
ducking
adj
(slang, humorous) Euphemistic form of fucking.
noun
(countable) An instance of ducking (a person in water, etc).
(uncountable) The action of the verb to duck.
verb
present participle of duck
duckling
duckling
noun
A young duck.
ducklings
ducklings
noun
plural of duckling
ducklingship
duckpin
duckpin
noun
A short, squat form of tenpin.
duckpins
duckpins
noun
A game played by bowling a small ball at such pins.
plural of duckpin
duckwalking
duckwalking
verb
present participle of duckwalk
duckwing
duckwing
noun
Any of various types of chicken noted for their triangular wing patch