(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
afterknowledge
afterknowledge
noun
Knowledge acquired later, or after the event.
agalawood
agalwood
agalwood
noun
Alternative form of agarwood
agalwoods
agilawood
agillawood
aguilawood
backswording
backswording
noun
Sport or exercise using a backsword or singlestick.
bandwagon
bandwagon
noun
(figuratively) A current movement that attracts wide support.
A large wagon used to carry a band of musicians in a parade.
bandwagons
bandwagons
noun
plural of bandwagon
becowarding
becrowding
becrowding
verb
present participle of becrowd
bedgown
bedgown
noun
A nightgown.
An article of women's clothing for the upper body, usually thigh-length and wrapping or tying in front; a bedjacket.
bedgowns
bedgowns
noun
plural of bedgown
begowned
begowned
adj
Wearing a gown.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of begown
belowground
belowground
adj
beneath the surface of the ground; underground
beshadowing
beshadowing
verb
present participle of beshadow
bodyweight
bodyweight
adj
Employing (only) a person's own weight as resistance to movement for the purpose of physical exercise.
noun
The weight or mass of an organism.
bogwood
bogwood
noun
The dark, shiny wood of trees, especially oaks, dug up from peat bogs, sometimes used for making ornaments.
bogwoods
bogwoods
noun
plural of bogwood
boroughwide
boroughwide
adj
Throughout a borough.
bowdlerising
bowdlerising
verb
present participle of bowdlerise
bowdlerizing
bowdlerizing
verb
present participle of bowdlerize
bowldering
bowlegged
bowlegged
adj
Alternative spelling of bow-legged
bowleggedness
bowleggedness
noun
The quality of being bow-legged.
bowstringed
bowstringed
adj
Supplied or fitted with a bowstring.
bridgetown
bridgetown
Proper noun
The capital of Barbados.
A town in Devon, UK.
A town in Western Australia.
A town in Nova Scotia, Canada.
A town in Ohio, US.
bridgework
bridgework
noun
(dentistry) A partial denture that is anchored to existing teeth.
The component parts of a bridge.
The construction or repair of bridges.
bridgeworks
bridgeworks
noun
plural of bridgework
brightwood
bringdown
bringdown
noun
comedown
disappointment, letdown
budgerow
budgerow
noun
(now historical) A large, slow-moving barge used in India.
cabbagewood
cabbagewood
noun
The tree Ceodes umbellifera.
childcrowing
chlodwig
chowdering
chowdering
verb
present participle of chowder
clogwood
clogwood
noun
The wood (typically alder) used for making clogs.
cogwood
coindwelling
collingswood
collingwood
collingwood
Proper noun
A town in New Zealand.
A community in Nova Scotia, Canada.
A town in Ontario, Canada.
coughweed
counterweighed
counterweighed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of counterweigh
counterweighted
counterweighted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of counterweight
cowhiding
cowhiding
noun
A flogging with a cowhide.
verb
present participle of cowhide
crowding
crowding
noun
The act by which somebody is crowded.
verb
present participle of crowd
dagwood
dagwood
noun
A multi-layered sandwich containing cold cuts, cheese, lettuce and any of several other fillings
dagwoods
dagwoods
noun
plural of dagwood
dayglow
dayglow
noun
The airglow of the sky during the day.
dayglows
dayglows
noun
plural of dayglow
decrowning
decrowning
verb
present participle of decrown
deflowering
deflowering
noun
The breaking of the hymen of a virgin.
verb
present participle of deflower
dewooling
dewooling
verb
present participle of dewool
deworming
deworming
noun
The elimination of parasitic worms from an animal.
verb
present participle of deworm
diagonalwise
diagonalwise
adj
In a diagonal fashion.
disacknowledge
disacknowledge
verb
(transitive) To refuse to acknowledge or recognize something; to disavow or deny.
disacknowledgement
disacknowledgements
disallowing
disallowing
verb
present participle of disallow
disavowing
disavowing
verb
present participle of disavow
disboweling
disbowelling
disbowelling
verb
present participle of disbowel
discrowning
discrowning
verb
present participle of discrown
disemboweling
disemboweling
noun
The act by which somebody is disemboweled.
verb
present participle of disembowel
disembowelling
disembowelling
noun
The act by which somebody is disembowelled.
verb
(chiefly Britain, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, South Africa) present participle of disembowel
disendowing
disendowing
verb
present participle of disendow
disgown
disgown
verb
(transitive) To divest of a gown of office; to defrock.
disowning
disowning
verb
present participle of disown
dogblow
dogwatch
dogwatch
noun
(by extension) A night shift, or other very late or early period of duty.
(nautical) A very brief period of naval service.
(nautical) Aboard a ship, either of the two short two-hour watches that take place between 4 p.m. and 8 p.m.
dogwatches
dogwatches
noun
plural of dogwatch
dogwinkle
dogwood
dogwood
noun
A wood or tree similar to this genus, used in different parts of the world.
Any of various small trees of the genus Cornus, especially the wild cornel and the flowering cornel
The wood of such trees and shrubs.
dogwoods
dogwoods
noun
plural of dogwood
dowage
dowager
dowager
noun
a widow holding property or title derived from her late husband
any lady of dignified bearing
dowagerism
dowagerism
noun
The rank or condition of a dowager.
dowagers
dowagers
noun
plural of dowager
dowagiac
dowding
doweling
dowelling
dowelling
noun
(construction) A dowel.
The use of dowels in manufacture.
verb
present participle of dowel
dowering
dowering
verb
present participle of dower
dowing
dowing
verb
present participle of dow
dowling
dowling
Proper noun
A in Michigan.
downcoming
downcoming
adj
Moving downwards.
verb
present participle of downcome
downcrying
downdraught
downdraught
noun
Alternative spelling of downdraft
downfalling
downfalling
adj
falling downward
noun
A downfall.
An act of falling downward.
downgate
downgoing
downgoing
adj
(sciences, especially of a wave) Tending downward
noun
(rare, poetic) A descent
downgone
downgone
adj
(US, dialectal, Appalachia) Poor-looking; shabby
downgrade
downgrade
noun
A downhill gradient on a road or railway.
A reduction of a rating, as a financial or credit rating.
verb
(computing) To revert software back to an older version.
(meteorology) to reduce the official estimate of a storm's intensity.
(transitive) To disparage.
To place lower in position.
To reduce in complexity, or remove unnecessary parts; to dumb down.
downgraded
downgraded
adj
Whose rating, status etc has been reduced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of downgrade
downgrades
downgrades
noun
plural of downgrade
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of downgrade
downgrading
downgrading
noun
A downgrade; a reduction of a rating, as a financial or credit rating.
verb
present participle of downgrade
downgrowth
downgrowth
noun
A downward growth
downgyved
downgyved
adj
(poetic, obsolete) Alternative form of down-gyved
downhanging
downing
downing
noun
A defeat.
An occasion on which something is downed.
verb
present participle of down
downingia
downingtown
downligging
downlinking
downlinking
verb
present participle of downlink
downloading
downloading
verb
present participle and gerund of download
downlying
downlying
noun
(Scotland) The travail in childbirth.
The time of retiring to rest.
downplaying
downplaying
noun
The act by which something is downplayed, or made to seem less important.
verb
present participle of downplay
downpouring
downpouring
noun
The act of something being poured down.
verb
present participle of downpour
downrange
downrange
adj
In the horizontal direction away from the launch site of a rocket or projectile in the direction of its travel.
Using plain direct language; accustomed to express opinions directly and bluntly; blunt.
adv
(obsolete) Plainly, unambiguously; directly.
(obsolete) Straight down; perpendicularly.
(obsolete) Without delay; at once.
Really; actually; quite
downrightly
downrightly
adv
(dated) clearly; plainly; directly; downright
downrightness
downrightness
noun
The personal quality of being straightforward and direct in one's manner
downrushing
downrushing
verb
present participle of downrush
downscaling
downscaling
noun
The act by which something is downscaled; a reduction in size or numbers.
verb
present participle of downscale
downshifting
downshifting
noun
A social trend towards living a simpler, less ambitious life with a better work-life balance.
verb
present participle of downshift
downsinking
downsitting
downsitting
noun
The act of sitting down; repose; a resting.
downsizing
downsizing
noun
(automotive) Reducing engine's capacity at same power or increasing engine's power without increasing capacity
An act in which a company downsizes or is downsized
miniaturization
verb
present participle of downsize
downsliding
downstage
downstage
adj
At the front of a stage.
adv
Toward or at the front of a theatrical stage.
Towards a motion-picture or television camera.
noun
The part of a stage that is closest to the audience or camera.
verb
(medicine, transitive) To restage downward; to restage (a case of a disease, usually a cancer) to a lower stage than that found at last assessment (compare upstage).
downswing
downswing
noun
The portion of any movement along an arc or curve, heading in a lower direction.
downswings
downswings
noun
plural of downswing
downtrampling
downtreading
downtreading
verb
present participle of downtread
downtrending
downtrending
verb
present participle of downtrend
downweigh
downweigh
verb
(transitive) To weigh or press down; depress; cause to sink or prevent from rising.
downweight
downweight
verb
(statistics) To give something a lower weight
downweighted
downweighted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of downweight
dowsing
dowsing
noun
The practice of seeking water or other substances (usually liquid) with the aid of a forked stick or similar pointing device, as believed by some practitioners to derive from supernatural power.
verb
present participle of dowse
dragonwort
dragonwort
noun
A perennial herb of Europe and Asia, Bistorta officinalis (syns. Persicaria bistorta, Polygonum bistorta), formerly used as an astringent.
A perennial herb of Greece and the Balkans, Dracunculus vulgaris.
draughtswoman
draughtswoman
noun
Alternative spelling of draftswoman
draughtswomanship
draughtswomanship
noun
draughtsmanship by a woman
drawboring
drawboring
verb
present participle of drawbore
drawglove
drawtongs
drownding
drownding
verb
present participle of drownd
drowning
drowning
noun
An instance of a person or animal being drowned.
An instance of a person or animal drowning.
verb
present participle of drown
drowningly
drownings
drownings
noun
plural of drowning
drownproofing
drownproofing
verb
present participle of drownproof
drowsing
drowsing
noun
The act of one who drowses.
verb
present participle of drowse
eaglewood
eaglewood
noun
Synonym of agarwood
edgartown
edgartown
Proper noun
a town on Massachusetts, which is the county seat of