(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
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
afterknowledge
afterknowledge
noun
Knowledge acquired later, or after the event.
afterworld
afterworld
noun
A supposed world that is entered after death; the realm of the afterlife.
afterworlds
afterworlds
noun
plural of afterworld
allentown
allhallowtide
allhallowtide
Proper noun
The time at or near All Hallows'.
allworthy
alsworth
alyworth
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.
antifowl
antifowl
adj
(immunology) Synonym of antichicken
antiworld
antiworld
noun
(astrophysics) A hypothetical world constructed from antimatter.
arrowlet
arrowlet
noun
A small arrow.
arrowplate
awlwort
awlwort
noun
A plant, Subularia aquatica, with awl-shaped leaves.
awlworts
awlworts
noun
plural of awlwort
aylsworth
balewort
bartholomew
bartholomew
Proper noun
An Apostle, identified with Nathanael.
name of biblical origin.
bartholomewtide
batfowl
batfowled
batfowler
batfowler
noun
One who takes part in batfowling.
batfowling
batfowling
noun
A method of catching birds at night, by holding a torch or other light, and beating the bush or perch where they roost so that the birds fly towards the light.
batfowls
bathflower
batholomew
battletown
battlewagon
battlewagon
noun
(military) A heavily-armed combat vehicle.
(nautical) A battleship.
battlewagons
battlewagons
noun
plural of battlewagon
belchertown
bellwort
bellwort
noun
Any of several perennial plants, of the genus Uvularia, that have yellow, bell-shaped flowers.
Any of various plants in the Campanulaceae family.
bellworts
bellworts
noun
plural of bellwort
belowstairs
belowstairs
adv
Alternative form of below stairs.
bestowable
bestowable
adj
Capable of being bestowed.
bestowal
bestowal
noun
The act of bestowing.
bestowals
bestowals
noun
plural of bestowal
betallow
betallow
verb
(transitive) To cover with tallow.
bethflower
betowel
billetwood
billowiest
billowiest
adj
superlative form of billowy: most billowy
blackwort
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
blairstown
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.
blawort
blawort
noun
(Scotland) Centaurea cyanus, the cornflower.
blisterwort
bloodwit
bloodwit
noun
Alternative form of bloodwite
bloodwite
bloodwite
noun
A penalty for committing bloodshed, specifically under Anglo-Saxon law a penalty to be paid to the king or aldorman as distinct from the wergeld.
bloodwort
bloodwort
noun
Any of the Haemodoraceae, a family of flowering plants some of whose roots contain a red dye.
(Australia) An extreme and unexpected increase in costs, such as in government estimates for a project.
(geology) A sandy depression in a sand dune ecosystem caused by the removal of sediments by wind.
(slang) A large or extravagant meal.
(slang) A social function, especially one with large quantities of food.
(slang) An argument; an altercation.
(slang, sports) A sporting contest that is decidedly one-sided and whose outcome is no longer in doubt.
A sudden puncturing of a pneumatic tyre/tire.
A sudden release of oil and gas from a well.
An instance of having one's hair blow-dried and styled.
An unsightly flap of skin caused by an ear piercing that is too large.
The cleaning of the flues of a boiler from scale, etc., by a blast of steam.
blowouts
blowouts
noun
plural of blowout
blowpit
blowpoint
blowpoint
noun
(obsolete) A child's game of blowing small fragments of wood through a tube.
blowsiest
blowsiest
adj
superlative form of blowsy: most blowsy
blowth
blowth
noun
(archaic) Bloom or blossom; blossoms collectively; the state of blossoming.
blowtorch
blowtorch
noun
(US, military, slang) A jet fighter.
A tool which projects a controlled stream of a highly flammable gas over a spark in order to produce a controlled flame.
verb
To apply a blowtorch to something.
blowtorched
blowtorched
verb
past participle of blowtorch
blowtorches
blowtorches
noun
plural of blowtorch
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blowtorch
blowtorching
blowtorching
verb
present participle of blowtorch
blowtube
blowtube
noun
(rare) A blowgun.
A blowpipe (used in metallurgy, etc.).
blowtubes
blowtubes
noun
plural of blowtube
blowziest
blowziest
adj
superlative form of blowzy: most blowzy
blushwort
blushwort
noun
Any of various plants of the genus Aeschynanthus.
blythewood
bolewort
bolsterwork
boltwork
bondelswarts
bothwell
bottleflower
boutwell
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
bowerlet
bowerlet
noun
A little bower.
bowralite
bowtel
bowtell
breastplow
bretwaldadom
bristlewort
brittlewood
brittlewort
brownistical
browntail
browsability
browsability
noun
The quality or state of being browsable.
buglewort
bulletwood
bulletwood
noun
A flowering tree, Spanish cherry or medlar (Mimusops elengi), whose flowers are used in Thai herbal medicine.
A tropical hardwood tree, Manilkara bidentata, grown commercially in Puerto Rico.
The timber of this tree.
bullwort
bullwort
noun
A plant, bishop's weed, Ammi majus.
bultow
bultow
noun
A trawl; a boulter.
The mode of fishing with a boulter or spiller.
butterflower
buttonwillow
buttonwillow
noun
(US) A shrub with round flower heads found near water in California, the Eastern US, and Central America, Cephalanthus occidentalis.
callowest
callowest
adj
superlative form of callow: most callow
campbelltown
campbeltown
carrolltown
castlewood
castlewood
Proper noun
Any of a number of towns in USA or Canada
catalowne
catawampously
catawamptiously
catawamptiously
adv
Alternative form of catawampusly
charlestown
charlesworth
charlottetown
charlottetown
Proper noun
Provincial capital of Prince Edward Island (Canada).
clapwort
clapwort
noun
A North American herb (Conopholis americana) that is parasitic on the roots of oak
cleaverwort
cleaverwort
noun
Synonym of cleavers (“the bedstraw”)
clewiston
clintwood
clockwatcher
clockwatcher
noun
Alternative form of clock-watcher
cloisterwise
clothworker
clothworker
noun
A textile worker.
clotweed
clotweed
noun
cocklebur
clovewort
clovewort
noun
(historical) an herb mentioned in Old English herbals, probably Ranunculus acris
Any plant of the family Caryophyllaceae.
Avens, which has clove-scented roots
Clove pink, which has clove-scented flowers
coldwater
coldwater
adj
Characterized by the presence or use of cold water.
Located in or near cold ocean waters.
colewort
colewort
noun
A plant of the genus Brassica; now specifically, a Brassica plant without a head used for food, such as kale.
coleworts
coleworts
noun
plural of colewort
colicwort
collywest
collyweston
coltwood
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
contraflow
contraflow
noun
An abnormal state of a road or motorway where the traffic temporarily travels in the opposite direction to normal, usually as a result of repair work or an accident.
Flow in the opposite direction to normal.
coolwort
coralwort
coralwort
noun
A parasitic plant of certain species of genus Lathraea (family Orobanchaceae).
A plant now classified in the genus Cardamine (family Brassicaceae), formerly in the obsolete genus Dentaria.
cornwallite
cornwallite
noun
(mineralogy) A basic copper arsenate mineral with chemical formula Cu₅(AsO₄)₂(OH)₄.
costlew
cotswold
cotswold
Adjective
Of or pertaining to the Cotswolds range of hills.
A style of traditional Morris dancing originating from the Cotswolds area of England.
Noun
A sheep of a certain breed with long wool, formerly common in the English counties of Gloucester, Hereford, and Worcester.
Proper noun
a local government district in Gloucestershire, England.
cotswolds
cotswolds
Proper noun
A range of limestone hills in West-central England
The area of England characterised by the Cotswolds
The area of the Cotswold Hills AONB
cotwal
cotwal
noun
Alternative form of cutwal
counterblow
counterblow
noun
A blow delivered in reply to a previous blow by somebody else, such as an opponent in a boxing match.
counterblows
counterblows
noun
plural of counterblow
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.
counterflow
counterflow
noun
A flow in the opposite direction; or the flow of two fluids in opposite directions