(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
adderwort
adderwort
noun
Common bistort (Bistorta officinalis, syn. Persicaria bistorta) or snakeweed.
aerotow
afterblow
afterglow
afterglow
noun
An afterparty.
The glow seen in the sky after sunset.
The light emitted by a phosphor after excitation.
The light emitted by an incandescent object while cooling.
The mildly euphoric feeling experienced after a pleasurable experience, especially after an orgasm or drug-induced high.
afterglows
afterglows
noun
plural of afterglow
aftergrowth
aftergrowth
noun
(figuratively) Any abstraction of the above.
A second growth, seen in plants like crops or timber after harvesting.
afterknowledge
afterknowledge
noun
Knowledge acquired later, or after the event.
afterwisdom
afterword
afterword
noun
(of a letter) a postscript.
(to a book) an appendix.
an epilogue.
afterwork
afterworking
afterworld
afterworld
noun
A supposed world that is entered after death; the realm of the afterlife.
afterworlds
afterworlds
noun
plural of afterworld
afterwort
aimworthiness
aimworthiness
noun
The quality of having good aim (with a weapon).
aircraftswomen
aircraftswomen
noun
plural of aircraftswoman
airworthier
airworthier
adj
comparative form of airworthy: more airworthy
airworthiest
airworthiest
adj
superlative form of airworthy: most airworthy
airworthiness
airworthiness
noun
The state of being airworthy.
allentown
allhallowtide
allhallowtide
Proper noun
The time at or near All Hallows'.
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.
antiendowment
antiendowment
adj
Opposing an endowment.
archworkmaster
arrowlet
arrowlet
noun
A small arrow.
arrowplate
arrowstone
asterwort
asterwort
noun
aster (any of several plants of the genus Aster)
attiwendaronk
automower
automower
noun
An automatic lawnmower.
autoworkers
autoworkers
noun
plural of autoworker
avowter
aweto
aweto
noun
(New Zealand) A parasitic fungus of the genus Ophiocordyceps.
bakerstown
balewort
banewort
banewort
noun
Atropa belladonna, deadly nightshade.
Ranunculus flammula, spearwort
barrenwort
barrenwort
noun
A herb, Epimedium alpinum, once thought to prevent conception
bartholomew
bartholomew
Proper noun
An Apostle, identified with Nathanael.
name of biblical origin.
bartholomewtide
basketwoman
basketwoman
noun
(historical) A woman who sells goods from a basket.
basketwood
basketwood
noun
Any of various kinds of wood traditionally used for making baskets.
basketwork
basketwork
noun
Material woven in the style of a basket.
The craft of making such material.
basketworks
basketworks
noun
plural of basketwork
basketworm
basketworm
noun
The larva of a psychid moth.
batfowled
batfowler
batfowler
noun
One who takes part in batfowling.
bathflower
batholomew
battletown
battlewagon
battlewagon
noun
(military) A heavily-armed combat vehicle.
(nautical) A battleship.
battlewagons
battlewagons
noun
plural of battlewagon
batwomen
batwomen
noun
plural of batwoman
beardstown
bearwort
bearwort
noun
A perennial alpine plant, Meum athamanticum.
beavertown
beekmantown
belowstairs
belowstairs
adv
Alternative form of below stairs.
bestowable
bestowable
adj
Capable of being bestowed.
bestowage
bestowage
noun
(obsolete) Stowage.
bestowal
bestowal
noun
The act of bestowing.
bestowals
bestowals
noun
plural of bestowal
betallow
betallow
verb
(transitive) To cover with tallow.
bladderwort
bladderwort
noun
Any of many aquatic carnivorous plants, of the genus Utricularia, that have open bladders that trap minute insects and crustaceans.
bladderworts
bladderworts
noun
plural of bladderwort
blaewort
blameworthiness
blameworthiness
noun
The characteristic of being blameworthy.
blameworthinesses
blameworthy
blameworthy
adj
Deserving blame or censure; reprehensible.
blanketflower
blanketflower
noun
Gaillardia; a plant of the genus Gaillardia.
boatowner
boatowner
noun
Someone who owns a boat
boatwise
boatwise
adv
In the manner of a boat.
bondelswarts
bowdlerisation
bowdlerisation
noun
The action or instance of bowdlerising; the omission or removal of material considered vulgar or indecent.
bowdlerization
bowdlerization
noun
The action or instance of bowdlerizing; the omission or removal of material considered vulgar or indecent.
bowdlerizations
bowdlerizations
noun
plural of bowdlerization
bowralite
bowstave
bowstave
noun
The stave of a bow, to which the string is attached.
breastplow
breastwood
breastwork
breastwork
noun
(nautical) A railing on the quarter-deck and forecastle.
(slang) Breast augmentation.
A fortification consisting of a breast-high bulwark; a parapet.
A parapet.
breastworks
breastworks
noun
plural of breastwork
bretwaldadom
broadwater
broadwayite
browbeat
browbeat
verb
(transitive) To bully in an intimidating, bossy, or supercilious way.
browbeaten
browbeaten
adj
intimidated or subjugated
verb
past participle of browbeat
browbeater
browbeater
noun
One who browbeats.
browbeating
browbeating
verb
present participle of browbeat
browbeats
browbeats
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of browbeat
butterwoman
butterwoman
noun
(dated) A woman who makes or sells butter.
cabbagetown
cabinetwork
cabinetwork
noun
cabinetmaking
furniture made by a cabinetmaker
cabinetworker
cabinetworker
noun
One who makes cabinets; a practitioner of cabinetwork.
cabinetworking
cabinetworks
callowest
callowest
adj
superlative form of callow: most callow
campbelltown
campbeltown
cancerwort
cancerwort
noun
(obsolete) A species of the speedwell plant (Veronica sp.).
Kickxia elatine (harpleaf cancerwort)
Kickxia spuria (roundleaf cancerwort)
Linaria vulgaris, the common toadflax.
cankerwort
cankerwort
noun
The plant Taraxacum officinale.
caperwort
caperwort
noun
Any plant of the family Capparaceae
capetown
carpenterworm
carpenterworm
noun
The larva of the moth Prionoxystus robinae
carpetwork
carpetwork
noun
carpeting generally
carpetwoven
carrotweed
carrotweed
noun
The ragweed Ambrosia elatior
castlewood
castlewood
Proper noun
Any of a number of towns in USA or Canada
catalowne
catercornerways
catherwood
cavetown
cedartown
charlestown
charlesworth
charlottetown
charlottetown
Proper noun
Provincial capital of Prince Edward Island (Canada).
cheektowaga
cleaverwort
cleaverwort
noun
Synonym of cleavers (“the bedstraw”)
clockwatcher
clockwatcher
noun
Alternative form of clock-watcher
coastwaiter
coastwaiter
noun
A landwaiter who deals with coastal shipping
coastwise
coastwise
adj
Along the coast.
coldwater
coldwater
adj
Characterized by the presence or use of cold water.
Located in or near cold ocean waters.
committeewoman
committeewoman
noun
(US) A woman who is a local leader of a political party.
A woman who is a member of a committee.
commonwealth
commonwealth
noun
(obsolete) The well-being of a community.
Republic. Often capitalized, as Commonwealth.
The entirety of a (secular) society, a polity, a state.
commonwealthism
commonwealthism
noun
(politics) The condition or policy of operating as a commonwealth.
commonwealths
commonwealths
noun
plural of commonwealth
constablewick
constablewick
noun
(obsolete) The district to which a constable's power is limited.
contraclockwise
contraclockwise
adv
counterclockwise
contrariwise
contrariwise
adv
(literary) in the contrary or opposite way, order, or direction
(literary) on the other hand
contrawise
contrawise
adv
Alternative form of contrariwise
cornwallite
cornwallite
noun
(mineralogy) A basic copper arsenate mineral with chemical formula Cu₅(AsO₄)₂(OH)₄.
cotterway
counteranswer
counteranswer
noun
A counterreply.
counterbreastwork
counterlaw
counterlaw
noun
A law that counteracts or opposes another law.
countersway
countersway
noun
(obsolete) A swaying in a contrary direction; an opposing influence.
counterthwarting
counterwager
counterwager
noun
A wager in response or opposition to another wager.
counterwall
counterwarmth
counterwave
counterwave
noun
A wave (as of public opinion) going against an earlier wave.
cowcatcher
cowcatcher
noun
(radio, advertising) An advertisement at the start of a programme.
(rail transport, principally US) The V-shaped device on the front of a locomotive (or other large vehicle) shaped so as to push objects on the tracks out of the way, to prevent major damage to the train.