(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
angletwitch
angletwitch
noun
(rare, dialectal) An angleworm; earthworm.
bewitching
bewitching
adj
Enchanting.
noun
The act by which somebody is bewitched; a curse or enchantment.
bewitchingly
bewitchingly
adv
In a bewitching manner
bewitchingness
bewitchingness
noun
The state or quality of being bewitching.
birdwatching
birdwatching
noun
(slang) The hobby of watching rocket launches.
Observing or identifying wild birds in their natural environment.
blowtorching
blowtorching
verb
present participle of blowtorch
cabbagetown
cabinetworking
candlewasting
candlewasting
Adjective
Causing a waste of candles by studying late into the night.
candlewright
candlewright
noun
(obsolete) A chandler, or maker of candles.
cartwheeling
cartwheeling
verb
present participle of cartwheel
cartwright
cartwright
noun
a person who makes carts; a wainwright
cartwrighting
cartwrighting
noun
The work of a cartwright, building carts.
catchweight
catchweight
adj
(sports) Without any weight restrictions; having no handicap.
Having no standard weight, but rather having weight determined when packaged for sale or shipping.
adv
(horse racing) Without any weight restrictions; without being handicapped.
to ride catchweight
noun
(sports) A weight category other than the standard weight categories: either an agreed-upon weight range or an agreement to allow any weight.
The weight of all the fish caught.
The weight of an item that is not set to a standard, but which varies around an approximate value.
caterwauling
caterwauling
noun
A sound that caterwauls.
verb
present participle of caterwaul
changewater
cheektowaga
chugwater
chugwater
Proper noun
A town in the state of Wyoming, United States.
clewgarnet
coachwright
cockthrowing
cockthrowing
noun
Alternative form of cock throwing
combwright
concertgebouw
copywriting
copywriting
verb
present participle of copywrite
coughwort
counterglow
counterglow
noun
The gegenschein.
counterswing
counterswing
noun
A swing in the opposite direction.
verb
To swing in the opposite direction.
counterthwarting
counterwager
counterwager
noun
A wager in response or opposition to another wager.
counterweigh
counterweigh
verb
(intransitive) To act as counterbalance (against something).
(transitive) To counterbalance; to balance out.
counterweighed
counterweighed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of counterweigh
counterweighing
counterweighing
verb
present participle of counterweigh
counterweight
counterweight
noun
A heavy mass of often iron or concrete, mechanically linked in opposition to a load which is to be raised and lowered, with the intent of reducing the amount of work which must be done to effect the raising and lowering. Counterweights are used, for example, in cable-hauled elevators and some kinds of movable bridges (e.g. a bascule bridge).
verb
(transitive) To fit with a counterweight.
counterweighted
counterweighted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of counterweight
counterweights
counterweights
noun
plural of counterweight
counterwilling
counterworking
counterworking
verb
present participle of counterwork
cowgate
cowtongue
cruiserweight
cruiserweight
noun
(boxing) A boxer weighing less than 200lb; heavier than a light heavyweight and lighter than a heavyweight.
(boxing, Britain, obsolete) light heavyweight
(wrestling) A wrestler weighing less than 210lb; heavier than a light heavyweight and lighter than a heavyweight.
disacknowledgement
disacknowledgements
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
electrowinning
electrowinning
noun
The electrodeposition of metals from their ores that have been put in solution or liquefied.
feuchtwanger
flowcharting
flowcharting
noun
(computing) the design and construction of flowcharts
gabrilowitsch
garlicwort
gatchwork
gatchwork
noun
Decorative work made from gatch.
gedecktwork
mcknightstown
newscasting
newscasting
noun
The production of newscasts
nightcrawler
nightcrawler
noun
(chiefly Northern US, Western US) More generally, any arbitrarily large earthworm, especially those favored in angling.
An earthworm of the species Lumbricus terrestris, known for its large size and nocturnal surfacings.
nightcrawlers
nightcrawlers
noun
plural of nightcrawler
nonacknowledgment
nonacknowledgment
noun
Absence of acknowledgment; failure to acknowledge something.
notchwing
notchwing
noun
Any of various moths of the genus Acleris (syn. Teras).
oswegatchie
outcrawling
outcrawling
verb
present participle of outcrawl
outcrowding
outcrowding
verb
present participle of outcrowd
outcrowing
outcrowing
verb
present participle of outcrow
outwatching
outwatching
verb
present participle of outwatch
overwatching
overwatching
verb
present participle of overwatch
patchworking
patchworking
noun
The making of patchworks
verb
present participle of patchwork
preacknowledgement
preacknowledgement
noun
Alternative form of preacknowledgment
preacknowledgment
preacknowledgment
noun
acknowledgment in advance
reacknowledgment
reacknowledgment
noun
Alternative form of reacknowledgement
scenewright
scenewright
noun
A person who works in scenecraft.
scriptwriting
scriptwriting
noun
The writing of scripts, usually for film or television.
stockwright
superacknowledgment
swingstock
switchgear
switchgear
noun
(electrical engineering) A device used to control, meter, protect, and regulate electronics as part of electricity generation, transmission, and distribution.
switchgirl
switchgirl
noun
The female equivalent of a switchman.
switchgrass
switchgrass
noun
A tall North American perennial grass, Panicum virgatum, used as forage and to make hay.
switching
switching
noun
Back-and-forth movement of an animal's tail, etc.
Change from one product/service provider to another.
Corporal punishment by use of a switch (twig or twigs).
The movement of a locomotive from one track to another.
The transference of an investment from one fund to another.
verb
present participle of switch
switchings
switchings
noun
plural of switching
tanglewrack
thwacking
thwacking
noun
The action or sound of a thwack; a beating.
verb
present participle of thwack
thwackingly
thwackingly
adv
With a thwacking sound.
twitcheling
twitching
twitching
adj
That twitches.
noun
(birdwatching) Compulsive birdwatching by people (twitchers) who travel long distances to see rare species.
The motion of something that twitches.
verb
present participle of twitch
twitchingly
twitchingly
adv
In a twitching manner.
unacknowledgment
unacknowledgment
noun
Lack of acknowledgment; failure to acknowledge.
unbewitching
unbewitching
adj
Not bewitching.
noun
The cancellation of a spell cast upon somebody or something.
verb
present participle of unbewitch
unbewitchingly
untwitching
unwatching
unwatching
verb
present participle of unwatch
wainscoting
wainscoting
noun
Alternative spelling of wainscotting
wainscotings
wainscotings
noun
plural of wainscoting
wainscotting
wainscotting
noun
Wooden (especially oaken) panelling on the lower part of a room’s walls.
verb
present participle of wainscot
waistcoating
waistcoating
noun
A fabric designed for waistcoats, often with a multicoloured pattern of different yarns.
walkingstick
walkingstick
noun
Alternative form of walking stick
walpurgisnacht
walpurgisnacht
Noun
Walpurgis night, a feast of witchcraft in German folklore; any orgiastic or bacchanalian party.
watchdog
watchdog
noun
(electronics, computing) Ellipsis of watchdog timer.
(figurative) An individual or group that monitors the activities of another entity (such as an individual, corporation, non-profit group, or governmental organization) on behalf of the public to ensure that entity does not behave illegally or unethically.
A guard dog.
verb
(electronics) To be continuously reset by a watchdog timer.
To perform a function analogous to that of a watchdog; to guard and warn.
watchdogged
watchdogged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of watchdog
watchdogging
watchdogging
verb
present participle of watchdog
watchdogs
watchdogs
noun
plural of watchdog
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of watchdog
watchglass
watchglass
noun
Alternative form of watch glass
watchglassful
watchglassful
noun
Enough to fill a watch glass (item of laboratory equipment).
watching
watching
noun
The act of one who watches.
verb
present participle of watch
watchingly
watchingly
adv
While watching; with watchful attention.
watchings
watchings
noun
plural of watching
watchmaking
watchmaking
noun
The making (and repairing) of watches
watchmakings
watchung
watercoloring
watercoloring
noun
The practice of painting in watercolors.
wauchting
wauchting
verb
present participle of waucht
weightchaser
weltanschauung
weltanschauung
noun
A person's or a group's conception, philosophy or view of the world; a worldview.
weltanschauungen
weltanschauungen
noun
plural of weltanschauung
whiggification
whiggification
noun
The process or result of whiggifying.
whipstitching
whipstitching
verb
present participle of whipstitch
whitecapping
whitecapping
noun
(US, historical) The vigilante actions carried out by whitecaps.
wicketkeeping
wicketkeeping
noun
(cricket) The role of the wicketkeeper.
wickthing
wildcatting
wildcatting
verb
present participle of wildcat
wingcut
wisigothic
witchering
witchgrass
witchgrass
noun
Any of several grasses, of the genus Panicum, often found as a weed.
couch grass (a European grass that spreads rapidly, Elymus repens)