(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
aeroplankton
aeroplankton
noun
The tiny lifeforms that float and drift in the air, carried by the current of the wind.
afterknowledge
afterknowledge
noun
Knowledge acquired later, or after the event.
aktiengesellschaft
aldoketene
aleknight
alkalescent
alkalescent
adj
Slightly alkaline; having the properties of an alkali.
alkalinities
alkalinities
noun
plural of alkalinity
alkanet
alkanet
noun
Alkanna tinctoria, a plant whose root is used as a red dye.
Anchusa barrelieri (false alkanet).
Anchusa ochroleuca (yellow alkanet).
Anchusa officinalis (common bugloss), a similar plant.
Lithospermum arvense (bastard alkanet or field gromwell).
Other plants of the genus Alkanna.
Pentaglottis sempervirens (green alkanet), a blue-flowered plant with evergreen leaves.
Puccoon (Sanguinaria canadensis).
The dyeing matter extracted from the plant, giving a deep red colour.
alkanethiol
alkanethiol
noun
(organic chemistry) Any simple aliphatic thiol.
alkanets
alkanets
noun
plural of alkanet
alkaptone
alkylarylsulfonate
alkylbenzenesulfonate
alkylbenzenesulfonates
allokinetic
alpenstock
alpenstock
noun
a stout adjustable walking stick with a metal point, used by mountain climbers and walkers in hilly or uneven terrain
alpenstocker
alpenstocker
noun
A mountain-climber, especially one that uses an alpenstock.
alpenstocks
alpenstocks
noun
plural of alpenstock
anklet
anklet
noun
A piece of jewelry/jewellery, resembling a bracelet but worn around the ankle.
An ankle sock.
anklets
anklets
noun
plural of anklet
ankylenteron
ankylopoietic
ankylotome
ankylurethria
ankylurethria
noun
(biology, medicine) Impaired patency of the urethra owing to any sort of fusion that either partially or completely obstructs its lumen (for example, stricture due to adhesions).
antalkalies
antalkaline
antalkaline
adj
Alternative form of antialkaline
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.
antileak
antileak
adj
Preventing leaks.
antileukemic
antileukemic
adj
(oncology, pharmacology) Preventing or countering leukemia.
noun
Any drug that prevents or counters leukemia.
antiskeptical
antislickens
antiwarlike
antiwarlike
adj
Opposing war; pacifist.
antiwrinkle
antiwrinkle
adj
(dermatology) Counteracting wrinkles.
antlike
antlike
adj
Resembling an ant. Often used specifically in reference to apparent size or significance.
asklent
atinkle
atinkle
adj
Making a tinkling sound.
auldfarrantlike
auntlike
auntlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of an aunt.
automatonlike
automatonlike
adj
Like an automaton; robotic.
autoskeleton
autoskeleton
noun
(zoology) The true skeleton of a sponge, composed of elements secreted by the sponge itself.
balkanite
balkanite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-disphenoidal white gray mineral containing copper, mercury, silver, and sulfur.
(figuratively, colloquial, by extension) A tall, slim person.
The stem of a bean plant, proverbially fast-growing and tall.
beanstalks
beanstalks
noun
plural of beanstalk
beknottedly
beltmaking
beltmaking
noun
The manufacture of belts.
bernkasteler
bespecklement
bibliokleptomania
bibliokleptomania
noun
A mental disorder that produces a compulsion to steal books.
bibliokleptomaniac
bibliokleptomaniac
noun
Someone who suffers from bibliokleptomania.
bickleton
blackheartedness
blackheartedness
noun
The state or quality of being blackhearted; villainy.
blackstone
blacktongue
blankest
blankest
adj
superlative form of blank: most blank
blanket
blanket
adj
General; covering or encompassing everything.
noun
A heavy, loosely woven fabric, usually large and woollen, used for warmth while sleeping or resting.
A layer of anything.
A streak or layer of blubber in whales.
A thick rubber mat used in the offset printing process to transfer ink from the plate to the paper being printed.
verb
(transitive) To cover with, or as if with, a blanket.
(transitive) To nullify the impact of (someone or something).
(transitive) To take the wind out of the sails of (another vessel) by sailing to windward of it.
(transitive) To toss in a blanket by way of punishment.
(transitive) To traverse or complete thoroughly.
Of a radio signal: to override or block out another radio signal.
blanketed
blanketed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blanket
blanketeer
blanketer
blanketers
blanketflower
blanketflower
noun
Gaillardia; a plant of the genus Gaillardia.
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
blanketless
blanketless
adj
Without a blanket or blankets.
blanketlike
blanketlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a blanket.
blanketmaker
blanketmaker
noun
A manufacturer of blankets.
blanketmaking
blanketmaking
noun
The manufacture of blankets.
blanketry
blankets
blankets
noun
plural of blanket
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blanket
blanketweed
blanketweed
noun
a filamentous alga often found in ponds
blankety
blankety
adj
(dated, euphemistic) damnable, damned
Resembling or related to a blanket.
blankite
blitzkrieging
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
blunket
blunket
adj
(obsolete) Gray; grayish or light blue.
noun
(obsolete) A cloth, or kind of cloth (blanket cloth), generally but not always of this color.
(obsolete) A color, generally a light bluish gray or blue or gray, but sometimes seemingly a dark red or violet.
bonnetlike
bonnetlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bonnet (traditional hat).
bottlemaking
bottlemaking
noun
The manufacture of bottles.
bottleneck
bottleneck
noun
(by extension) The part of a process that is too slow or cumbersome.
(figurative) In traffic, any narrowing of the road, especially resulting in a delay.
The narrow portion that forms the pouring spout of a bottle; the neck of a bottle.
verb
(intransitive) To form a bottleneck.
(transitive) To slow by causing a bottleneck.
bottlenecked
bottlenecked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bottleneck
bottlenecks
bottlenecks
noun
plural of bottleneck
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bottleneck
bradyteleokinesis
breathtakingly
breathtakingly
adv
In a breathtaking manner.
To a degree that causes shock or awe; shockingly.
brokenheartedly
brokenheartedly
adv
In a brokenhearted manner.
brooklynite
brooklynite
Noun
A native or inhabitant of Brooklyn, New York.
brooktondale
bucklandite
bulletmaking
bulletmaking
noun
The manufacture of bullets.
buttonlike
buttonlike
adj
Resembling a button.
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
cantankerously
cantankerously
adv
In a cantankerous manner.
cartoonlike
cartoonlike
adj
Resembling a cartoon
cementlike
cementlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of cement.
chalkstone
chalkstone
noun
(medicine) A chalk-like concretion, consisting mainly of urate of sodium, found in those affected with gout; a tophus.
(obsolete) A mass or piece of chalk.
checklaton
checklaton
noun
Alternative form of ciclatoun
checklisting
checklisting
verb
present participle of checklist
chickenheartedly
chickenheartedly
adv
Alternative form of chicken-heartedly
cholecystokinin
cholecystokinin
noun
(biochemistry) Any of several peptide hormones that stimulate the digestion of fat and protein; abbreviated to CCK.
chondroskeleton
chondroskeleton
noun
A skeleton (of some fish and of mammal embryos) composed of hyaline cartilage
christianlike
christianlike
Adjective
Befitting a Christian.
christlikeness
christlikeness
Noun
The quality of being Christlike.
clankety
clankety
intj
A clanking sound suggesting mechanical motion.
clatskanie
clinkstone
clinkstone
noun
phonolite
constablewick
constablewick
noun
(obsolete) The district to which a constable's power is limited.
contraclockwise
contraclockwise
adv
counterclockwise
coronetlike
counterblockade
counterblockade
noun
A blockade set up in opposition to another blockade.
counterblockades
counterblockades
noun
plural of counterblockade
counterclockwise
counterclockwise
adj
(US, Canada) Moving or located in the direction of rotation opposite from clockwise.
adv
(US, Canada) In the direction of rotation opposite from clockwise.
counterlocking
coxankylometer
craftsmanlike
craftsmanlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a craftsman
crankplate
crescentlike
crescentlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a crescent.
crinkleroot
crinkleroot
noun
Cardamine diphylla, a spring woodland plant native to North America.
crinkliest
crinkliest
adj
superlative form of crinkly: most crinkly
cuckoopintle
cytoskeleton
cytoskeleton
noun
A matrix of intercellular protein, in the forms of microfilaments and microtubules, that provide some rigidity to cells
dealkylation
dealkylation
noun
(organic chemistry) The removal of alkyl groups from a compound
deathlikeness
deerstalking
deerstalking
noun
The hunting of deer on foot, by stealing upon them unawares.
dermaskeleton
dermatoskeleton
dermatoskeleton
noun
exoskeleton
dermoskeleton
dermoskeleton
noun
(anatomy) An exoskeleton.
dimethyldiketone
dimethylketone
disacknowledgement
disacknowledgements
distelfink
distelfink
noun
A stylized goldfinch in Pennsylvania Dutch folk art, representing happiness and good fortune.
distelfinks
distelfinks
noun
plural of distelfink
doublethink
doublethink
noun
The holding of two contradictory beliefs in one's mind simultaneously and accepting both of them as true or correct, without realizing the contradiction.
doublethinking
doublethinks
doublethinks
noun
plural of doublethink
doughnutlike
doughnutlike
adj
Resembling a doughnut.
earthshakingly
earthshakingly
adv
In an earthshaking manner.
ectoskeleton
ectoskeleton
noun
Alternative form of exoskeleton
ekatantalum
ekatantalum
noun
Alternative form of eka-tantalum
ekaterinoslav
electrokinematics
electrokinetic
electrokinetic
adj
(physics) Describing any of several phenomena in which electric charge causes movement
(physics) Describing the heating effect of an electric current
electrokinetics
electrokinetics
noun
(physics) the electrodynamics of electrical circuits
elektron
elephantlike
elephantlike
adj
(figuratively) (Of memory) which is very good
Resembling or characteristic of an elephant.
elkmont
elkton
elkton
Proper noun
an unincorporated community in Alberta, Canada.
an extinct town in Colorado, USA.
an unincorporated community in Florida, USA.
a home rule-class city in Kentucky, USA
a town in Maryland, USA
a village in Michigan, USA.
a small city in Minnesota, USA.
an unincorporated community in Missouri, USA.
an unincorporated community in Ohio, USA.
a small city in Oregon, USA.
a small city in South Dakota, USA.
a small city in Tennessee, USA.
an incorporated town in Virginia, USA.
endoskeletal
endoskeletal
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to an internal skeleton, usually of bone (an endoskeleton).