(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
afterknowledge
afterknowledge
noun
Knowledge acquired later, or after the event.
agatelike
agatelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of agate.
agathokakological
agathokakological
adj
(rare) Composed of both good and evil.
aktiebolag
aktiengesellschaft
aleknight
alkylating
alkylating
verb
present participle of alkylate
attackingly
backbitingly
backbitingly
adv
In a backbiting manner.
backlighted
backlighting
backlighting
noun
The illumination of a photographic subject from the rear, causing edges to glow while other areas remain in shadow.
verb
present participle of backlight
backlisting
backlisting
verb
present participle of backlist
beltmaking
beltmaking
noun
The manufacture of belts.
billsticking
billsticking
noun
Synonym of billposting
blackington
blacklight
blacklight
noun
Alternative form of black light (“ultraviolet bulb”)
blacklisting
blacklisting
noun
The act of placing onto a blacklist.
verb
present participle of blacklist
blacksmithing
blacksmithing
noun
the business of a blacksmith
verb
present participle of blacksmith
blacktongue
blacktopping
blacktopping
verb
present participle of blacktop
blanketing
blanketing
noun
(countable) A layer of something that covers like a blanket.
(nautical, slang) A manoeuvre in which one vessel covers or becalms another with its sails.
(rail transport) Provision of a layer under the trackbed to prevent clay subsoil and water being forced to the surface by the weight of trains.
(uncountable, countable) Cloth for making blankets.
(uncountable, countable) The act or punishment of tossing in a blanket.
verb
present participle of blanket
blanketmaking
blanketmaking
noun
The manufacture of blankets.
blitzkrieg
blitzkrieg
noun
A fast military offensive, typically involving a large and highly mobile tank force with air support.
blitzkrieged
blitzkrieging
blitzkriegs
blitzkriegs
noun
plural of blitzkrieg
blockbusting
blockbusting
adj
Having the characteristics of a blockbuster; hugely successful.
noun
(US) A technique used to encourage people to sell their property by giving the impression that a neighborhood is changing for the worse, especially by implying a change in its racial makeup.
bluestocking
bluestocking
noun
(historical) A member of an 18th-century Blue Stockings Society.
(historical) The English parliament of 1653, more commonly called the Barebones Parliament
(usually derogatory) A scholarly, literary, or cultured woman.
bluestockingish
bluestockingish
adj
Like a bluestocking, or scholarly woman.
bluestockingism
bluestockingism
noun
(colloquial) The character or manner of a bluestocking; female pedantry.
bluestockings
bluestockings
noun
plural of bluestocking
boltmaking
boltmaking
noun
The manufacture of bolts.
bootlicking
bootlicking
noun
servile behaviour
verb
present participle of bootlick
bottlemaking
bottlemaking
noun
The manufacture of bottles.
breathtakingly
breathtakingly
adv
In a breathtaking manner.
To a degree that causes shock or awe; shockingly.
bulletmaking
bulletmaking
noun
The manufacture of bullets.
checklisting
checklisting
verb
present participle of checklist
clothmaking
clothmaking
noun
The art or trade of a clothmaker.
cocklight
cocklight
noun
twilight at cockcrow; daybreak.
cocktailing
cocktailing
noun
Work as a cocktail waitress.
counterlocking
daughterlike
daughterlike
adj
Resembling a daughter.
deerstalking
deerstalking
noun
The hunting of deer on foot, by stealing upon them unawares.
disacknowledgement
disacknowledgements
doublethinking
doughnutlike
doughnutlike
adj
Resembling a doughnut.
earthshakingly
earthshakingly
adv
In an earthshaking manner.
eskimologist
eskimologist
noun
(rare) Alternative spelling of Eskimologist
feltmaking
feltmaking
noun
The manufacture of felt.
flagstick
flagstick
noun
(golf) The pole which marks the location of a hole
folkething
folketing
folketing
Proper noun
the title of the Danish parliament (Folketinget in Danish)
folkright
folkright
noun
(obsolete) The common law or right of the people.
footlicking
footlicking
adj
sycophantic
noun
The act of licking someone's feet.
sycophantic behavior
foretalking
forklifting
forklifting
verb
present participle of forklift
gaitskell
gaitskell
Proper noun
A surname, a variant of Gaskell.
galziekte
galziekte
noun
(South Africa) A disease of cattle caused by Trypanosoma theileri.
garlickiest
garlickiest
adj
superlative form of garlicky: most garlicky
garnetlike
gatelike
gatelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a gate.
geikielite
geikielite
noun
(mineralogy) A trigonal-rhombohedral mineral containing magnesium, oxygen, and titanium.
gemuetlichkeit
gemutlichkeit
gemutlichkeit
noun
Alternative form of Gemütlichkeit
gentlefolk
gentlefolk
noun
(archaic) People of superior social position.
gentlefolks
gentlefolks
noun
Synonym of gentlefolk
gentlemanlike
gentlemanlike
adj
Like a gentleman; courteous.
gentlemanlikeness
gentlemanlikeness
noun
The quality of being gentlemanlike.
gentlewomanlike
gentlewomanlike
adj
Characteristic of a gentlewoman; having the qualities of a gentlewoman.
adv
In a manner befitting a gentlewoman.
geopolitik
getmjlkost
ghostlike
ghostlike
adj
Seemingly invisible; as a ghost, similar to a ghost.
Resembling or characteristic of a gnat; tiny, insignificant.
goatlike
goatlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a goat.
gottschalk
granitelike
granitelike
adj
Resembling granite.
grapestalk
gratelike
grottolike
grottolike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a grotto
guiltsick
guitarlike
guitarlike
adj
Resembling a guitar
gutlike
gutlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a gut.
gutterlike
gutterlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a gutter.
heartbreakingly
heartbreakingly
adv
In a heartbreaking manner
helmetmaking
helsingkite
inguklimiut
interknowledge
interknowledge
noun
Reciprocal knowledge.
interlinkage
interlinkage
noun
linkage together
interlinking
interlinking
adj
Linked or locked closely together as by dovetailing.
noun
A linking between things or concepts; an interconnection.
interlocking
interlocking
noun
(rail transport) An arrangement of signal apparatus that prevents conflicting movements through a set of intersecting tracks, such as junctions or crossings.
verb
present participle of interlock
intersprinkling
intersprinkling
noun
A sprinkling between.
verb
present participle of intersprinkle
jacklight
jacklight
noun
(Canada, US) A spotlight or lamp mounted on a car.
verb
(hunting, US, Canada) To shine a jacklight or spotlight on an animal, usually a deer, to aid in hunting at night.
jacklighted
jacklighter
jacklighter
noun
A hunter who jacklights.
jacklighting
jacklighting
noun
(hunting, US, Canada) The action of the verb to jacklight; the act of illuminating an animal for the purpose of hunting.
verb
present participle of jacklight
jockteleg
jockteleg
noun
(Scotland, archaic) A folding knife.
joktaleg
kalokagathia
kalokagathia
noun
(philosophy) A Platonic teaching consisting of the harmonious combination of bodily, moral and spiritual virtues.
katagelophobia
katagelophobia
noun
Alternative spelling of catagelophobia
katalyzing
katalyzing
verb
present participle of katalyze
kathemoglobin
katogle
keligot
kenogenetically
kentledge
kentledge
noun
(nautical) Weights (often scrap or pig iron) used as permanent ballast on ships.
A system of weights (usually concrete or cast-iron blocks) used for load-testing piled foundations.
keratalgia
keratalgia
noun
Pain of the cornea
keratoglobus
keratoglobus
noun
(pathology) A disorder of the eye in which the cornea is enlarged and globular in shape.
keratoglossus
kettlemaking
killington
kilogrammetre
kilogrammetre
noun
Alternative spelling of kilogram-meter
kilometrage
kilometrage
noun
An allowance for travel expenses at a specified rate per kilometre.
The number of kilometres travelled by a vehicle on a certain volume of fuel.
The total distance travelled, in kilometres.
kilovoltage
kilovoltage
noun
A voltage in the region of thousands of volts.
kilting
kilting
noun
A method of vertically arranging flat plaits such that each plait is folded so as to cover half the of the one before it.
verb
present participle of kilt
kiltings
kiltings
noun
plural of kilting
kinematographical
kinematographical
adj
cinematographical
kinematographically
kinetogenetically
kingbolt
kingbolt
noun
The main bolt of a structure, especially the bolt in a motor vehicle that links the chassis to the axle, providing the steering pivot.
kingbolts
kingbolts
noun
plural of kingbolt
kinglet
kinglet
noun
(chiefly derogatory) A petty king; a king ruling over a small or unimportant territory.
A prince.
A young or little king.
Any of several birds of the family Regulidae.
kinglets
kinglets
noun
plural of kinglet
kingliest
kingliest
adj
superlative form of kingly: most kingly
kintlage
kiteflying
kiteflying
noun
(archaic) A mode of raising money, or sustaining one's credit, by the use of paper which is merely nominal.
The flying of kites.
kitling
kitling
noun
(archaic) Any young animal, especially a kitten; kit.
kitlings
kitlings
noun
plural of kitling
kittling
kittling
noun
(obsolete) Alternative form of kitling
verb
present participle of kittle
klagenfurt
klingerstown
knightdale
knightless
knightless
adj
(not comparable) Without a knight.
(rare, obsolete) Unbecoming of a knight; unchivalrous.
knightlihood
knightlihood
noun
Quality of being knightly.
knightlike
knightlike
adj
Knightly; bold, gallant, etc.
knightliness
knightliness
noun
knightly behaviour; chivalry
knightling
knightling
noun
A small or petty knight.
knightly
knightly
adj
Befitting a knight; formally courteous (as a knight); chivalrous, gallant and courtly.