(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
adiadochokinesia
adiadochokinesia
noun
A dyskinesia characterized by the inability to perform the rapid alternating movements of diadochokinesia.
adiadochokinesis
adiadochokinesis
noun
Alternative form of adiadochokinesia
aleksandrovac
anticked
anticked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of antic
arsenicked
arsenicked
adj
(rare) Poisoned with arsenic.
backbend
backbend
noun
(gymnastics, dance) A move in which the performer bends backwards until the hands touch the floor or catches him/herself with the hands.
verb
To perform such a move.
backbends
backbends
noun
plural of backbend
backberand
backberend
backboned
backboned
adj
Having a spine.
backened
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.
backgrounded
backgrounded
adj
(computing) (of a task) Made non-interactive
Moved to the background
verb
simple past tense and past participle of background
backgrounder
backgrounder
noun
(chiefly US) A briefing or document typically provided prior to a meeting or other event that gives basic details on subjects that are likely to be mentioned.
A cattle farmer or rancher who runs a backgrounding operation.
A person employed to draw backgrounds for a comic or cartoon.
backhanded
backhanded
adj
(of writing) inclining to the left
Backwards, turned around.
Indirect.
Insincere, sarcastic, ironic, or self-contradictory.
Involving a backward flip of the hand.
Retrospective, occurring after the fact rather than in advance.
Self-serving, corrupt, slipshod, or neglectful.
With the back of the hand.
adv
In a backhanded manner.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backhand
backhandedly
backhandedness
backhandedness
noun
(of writing) Leftward slant.
Backwardness of direction.
Deceit or neglect.
Indirection.
Insincerity, irony, or sarcasm.
The use of a backward flip of the hand.
backhander
backhander
noun
(informal) A bribe, a secret payment.
(racquet sports) A player who plays a backhand shot.
(racquet sports) A shot played backhand, a backhand stroke.
(surfing) A surfer who approaches a swell with the wave behind them ("on their backhand") rather than facing the wave ("on their forehand").
A blow with the back of the hand.
A glass of wine given out of turn, the bottle having been handed backwards.
backhanders
backhanders
noun
plural of backhander
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
backslidingness
backswordmen
backswordmen
noun
plural of backswordman
backtender
backwardness
backwardness
noun
Reluctance.
The state of being backward.
backwardnesses
backwardnesses
noun
plural of backwardness
backwinded
backwoodsiness
backwoodsiness
noun
The quality of being backwoodsy.
backwoodsmen
backwoodsmen
noun
plural of backwoodsman
bareknuckled
barenecked
barenecked
adj
Having the neck bare.
beckoned
beckoned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beckon
bedecking
bedecking
noun
An ornament.
verb
present participle of bedeck
bedticking
benchmarked
benchmarked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of benchmark
bendick
benedick
benedick
noun
A recently married man, especially one who has long held out against marriage.
benedicks
benedicks
noun
plural of benedick
blackened
blackened
adj
(food) Synonym of charred.
(steel) Synonym of blued.
Darkened to the point of appearing black; as:
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blacken
blackhander
blackhanders
blackhanders
noun
plural of blackhander
blackheartedness
blackheartedness
noun
The state or quality of being blackhearted; villainy.
blockaderunning
blockheadedness
blockheadedness
noun
The state or condition of being blockheaded.
blockheadishness
bodicemaking
bodychecking
bodychecking
verb
present participle of bodycheck
boondocker
boondocker
noun
A kind of combat boot worn in the US Marine Corps.
bottlenecked
bottlenecked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bottleneck
brackened
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
buckden
bucklandite
buckskinned
buckskinned
adj
Wearing clothes made from buckskin.
bullnecked
bullnecked
adj
Having a thick, muscular neck
bunchbacked
candlemaker
candlemaker
noun
Someone who makes candles; chandler.
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
candymaker
candymaker
noun
A manufacturer of candy.
cankerbird
cankered
cankered
adj
(figuratively) Corrupted; morally corrupt
(figuratively) bad-tempered
Infected with a canker or having a cankerous part
Ulcerated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of canker
cankeredly
cankeredly
adv
In a cankered manner.
cankeredness
cankeredness
noun
The state or quality of being cankered.
cankerweed
capeneddick
cardiokinetic
cardiokinetic
adj
That excites or stimulates the heart.
noun
A drug that stimulates the heart.
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.
childlikeness
childlikeness
noun
The state or quality of being childlike.
chinked
chinked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chink
chondroskeleton
chondroskeleton
noun
A skeleton (of some fish and of mammal embryos) composed of hyaline cartilage
chronodeik
chuckleheadedness
chuckleheadedness
noun
The quality of being chuckleheaded.
chunked
chunked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chunk
chunkhead
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.
clanked
clanked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of clank
clinked
clinked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of clink
clinkered
clinkered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of clinker
clodknocker
clodknocker
noun
Synonym of clodhopper
clonked
clonked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of clonk
clunked
clunked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of clunk
clydebank
clydebank
Proper noun
a town on the north side of the River in council area, Scotland
cockeyedness
cockeyedness
noun
The quality of being cockeyed.
cockneybred
cockneydom
cockneydom
Noun
The region or home of Cockneys; Cockneys collectively.
cockneyfied
cockneyfied
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cockneyfy
cockneyland
conked
conked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of conk
convoked
convoked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of convoke
counterattacked
counterattacked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of counterattack
counterblockade
counterblockade
noun
A blockade set up in opposition to another blockade.
counterblockades
counterblockades
noun
plural of counterblockade
counterdike
crackbrained
crackbrained
adj
Idiotic.
crackbrainedness
crackbrainedness
noun
The quality of being crackbrained; idiocy.
crackedness
crackedness
noun
The state or quality of being cracked.
crackpottedness
cradlemaking
cradlemaking
noun
The manufacture of cradles.
cranked
cranked
adj
Formed with, or having, a bend or crank.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of crank
crankled
crankled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of crankle
crinkled
crinkled
adj
Having crinkles
verb
simple past tense and past participle of crinkle
crookedness
crookedness
noun
The state of being crooked
crookednesses
crookednesses
noun
plural of crookedness
crookfingered
crookkneed
crooknecked
crooknosed
crooksterned
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
decken
deckhand
deckhand
noun
(nautical) A member of the crew of a merchant ship who performs manual labour.
(theater) A stagehand.
verb
(intransitive) To work on a boat as a deckhand; crew.
deckhands
deckhands
noun
plural of deckhand
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deckhand
decking
decking
noun
The material from which a deck is made.
verb
present participle of deck
deckings
deckings
noun
plural of decking
deckman
deckman
noun
A man who works on the deck of a ship.
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.