(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).
allowancing
allowancing
verb
present participle of allowance
angletwitch
angletwitch
noun
(rare, dialectal) An angleworm; earthworm.
answeringly
answeringly
adv
In a way that answers; so as to answer; in reply.
antiwhaling
antiwhaling
adj
Against the practice of whaling, the practice of hunting whales.
applegrower
applegrower
noun
A grower of apples.
awakeningly
awakeningly
adv
In a way that awakens, or brings new sensations.
backflowing
backflowing
adj
flowing backwards
verb
present participle of backflow
battlewagon
battlewagon
noun
(military) A heavily-armed combat vehicle.
(nautical) A battleship.
beflowering
beflowering
verb
present participle of beflower
bejewelling
belowground
belowground
adj
beneath the surface of the ground; underground
bewailingly
bewailingly
adv
in a bewailing manner
bewildering
bewildering
adj
Very baffling, confusing, or perplexing, often due to a very large choice being available.
noun
gerund of bewilder: bewilderment.
verb
present participle of bewilder
bewrayingly
bewrayingly
adv
(archaic) By way of disclosing secrets; in such manner as to bewray
bilgewaters
bilgewaters
noun
plural of bilgewater
boguslawsky
bushwalking
bushwalking
noun
(Australia, New Zealand) The activity of hiking or backpacking.
verb
present participle of bushwalk
cakewalking
cakewalking
verb
present participle of cakewalk
ceilingward
ceilingward
adj
Facing or directed toward the ceiling.
adv
Toward the ceiling.
clergywoman
clergywoman
noun
A woman belonging to a clergyman's family.
An ordained (female) Christian minister; a female member of the clergy.
clergywomen
clergywomen
noun
plural of clergywoman
collingwood
collingwood
Proper noun
A town in New Zealand.
A community in Nova Scotia, Canada.
A town in Ontario, Canada.
counterglow
counterglow
noun
The gegenschein.
cowleeching
cowleeching
noun
(obsolete) The work of a cowleech, giving medical treatment to cows.
deflowering
deflowering
noun
The breaking of the hymen of a virgin.
verb
present participle of deflower
disallowing
disallowing
verb
present participle of disallow
disboweling
downfalling
downfalling
adj
falling downward
noun
A downfall.
An act of falling downward.
downligging
downlinking
downlinking
verb
present participle of downlink
downloading
downloading
verb
present participle and gerund of download
downplaying
downplaying
noun
The act by which something is downplayed, or made to seem less important.
verb
present participle of downplay
downrightly
downrightly
adv
(dated) clearly; plainly; directly; downright
downscaling
downscaling
noun
The act by which something is downscaled; a reduction in size or numbers.
verb
present participle of downscale
downsliding
duckwalking
duckwalking
verb
present participle of duckwalk
embowelling
embowelling
noun
An act of disembowelment.
verb
present participle of embowel
enflowering
enflowering
verb
present participle of enflower
englishtown
evilwishing
farewelling
farewelling
verb
present participle of farewell
flowingness
flowingness
noun
A tendency to flow; fluency.
followingly
followingly
adv
accordingly
as follows
subsequently, consequently
furbelowing
furbelowing
verb
present participle of furbelow
gallowglass
gallowglass
noun
(historical) A mercenary warrior élite among Gaelic-Norse clans residing in the Western Isles of Scotland and Scottish Highlands from the mid 13th century to the end of the 16th century.
gallowsness
gallowsness
noun
(slang, rare, archaic) recklessness
gallowsward
gallowsward
adv
Toward the gallows.
garlandwise
garlandwise
adv
In an arrangement resembling a garland.
gentlewoman
gentlewoman
noun
(US, politics) A female member of a legislature, especially a female member of a House of Representatives.
(historical) A woman of the nobility.
gentlewomen
gentlewomen
noun
plural of gentlewoman
ghostflower
ghostflower
noun
Mohavea confertiflora, a flower native to the Sonoran and Mojave deserts.
gilliflower
gilliflower
noun
Alternative spelling of gillyflower
gillyflower
gillyflower
noun
(by extension) Any clove-scented flower.
(heraldry) A stylized representation of a carnation blossom, usually red, and shown with or without a slip and leaves.
A variety of purplish-red apple with a roundish conical shape and a large core.
Any of several species of wallflower.
Clove pink.
gimbaljawed
glassblower
glassblower
noun
A person skilled in the art of glassblowing.
glassworker
glassworker
noun
One who makes glasswork.
glenwillard
globeflower
globeflower
noun
More generally, any plant of the genus Trollius.
Trollius europaeus, a plant with globe-shaped flowers.
Trollius laxus, a similar American plant.
gloweringly
gloweringly
adv
In a glowering manner.
goldsworthy
goldthwaite
goldthwaite
Proper noun
a small city in Texas, USA
goodwillies
goodwillies
noun
plural of goodwilly
gooseflower
gospelwards
grapeflower
grassflower
grindelwald
groundswell
groundswell
noun
(by extension) A broadly-based shifting of public opinion.
(nautical, surfing) A broad undulation of the open ocean, often as the result of a distant disturbance.
gwendolynne
gwynneville
harrowingly
harrowingly
adv
In a way or to an extent that is harrowing
hingeflower
hornswaggle
hornswoggle
hornswoggle
noun
(slang) nonsense; humbug
verb
(transitive, slang) To deceive or trick.
inflowering
junglewards
junglewards
adv
Towards a jungle.
knowledging
knowledging
verb
present participle of knowledge
lampworking
lampworking
verb
present participle of lampwork
landownings
landownings
noun
plural of landowning
laughworthy
laughworthy
adj
(rare) Deserving to be laughed at, laughable.
lawbreaking
lawbreaking
adj
unlawful; illegal.
noun
The commission of a criminal act, the violation or breaking of a law.
lawrightman
lawrightman
noun
(historical) A lay judge in Orkney.
lawrightmen
lawrightmen
noun
plural of lawrightman
leatherwing
leatherwing
noun
soldier beetle
lightweight
lightweight
adj
(computing) Having a small footprint or performance impact
Having less than average weight
Lacking in earnestness, ability, or profundity
Lacking in strength
noun
(by extension) A person with low endurance.
(combat sports) A particular weight class, or member of such, as prescribed by the rules, between that of the heavier welterweight and the lighter featherweight. See Wikipedia for the specifics of each sport.
(rowing) A particular weight category as prescribed by the rules, separate from an open or heavyweight class.
(weightlifting) A competitive weight division as prescribed by the rules, between the heavier middleweight and the lighter featherweight.
A person who cannot handle their drink; one who gets drunk on very little alcohol.
A political candidate with little chance of winning
One of little consequence or ability.
verb
(transitive) To reduce the amount or weight of.
loungewears
lowercasing
lowercasing
verb
present participle of lowercase
lozengeways
lozengeways
adv
(heraldry) Lozengewise.
lozengewise
lozengewise
adv
(heraldry) Placed like a lozenge (a diamond).
ludwigsburg
melongrower
melongrower
noun
A person or company that grows melons.
millwrights
millwrights
noun
plural of millwright
moonwalking
moonwalking
verb
present participle of moonwalk
nightwalker
nightwalker
noun
(archaic, euphemistic) A prostitute who looks for clients on the streets.
(fantasy) A vampire.
novelwright
novelwright
noun
A writer of novels.
outbrawling
outbrawling
verb
present participle of outbrawl
outcrawling
outcrawling
verb
present participle of outcrawl
outdwelling
outdwelling
verb
present participle of outdwell
outwarbling
outwarbling
verb
present participle of outwarble
outwhirling
outwhirling
verb
present participle of outwhirl
outwiggling
outwrangled
outwrangled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outwrangle
outwriggled
outwriggled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outwriggle
overblowing
overblowing
verb
present participle of overblow
overflowing
overflowing
noun
overflow
verb
present participle of overflow
overwilling
overwilling
adj
Excessively willing; too keen.
owingsville
owingsville
Proper noun
a home-rule class city in Kentucky, USA
pilgrimwise
pinwheeling
pinwheeling
verb
present participle of pinwheel
playwrights
playwrights
noun
plural of playwright
playwriting
playwriting
noun
(authorship) The writing of plays.
plowrightia
porriwiggle
porriwiggle
noun
(dialect) A tadpole.
racewalking
racewalking
noun
(sports) A sport in which people try to walk as fast as possible, subject to the constraint that at least one foot must be on the ground at all time (or else they would be running).
verb
present participle of racewalk
reflowering
reflowering
noun
The process of flowering again.
verb
present participle of reflower
rewardingly
rewardingly
adv
In a way or to an extent that is rewarding
rightwardly
rightwardly
adv
In a rightward direction.
safeblowing
safeblowing
noun
The act of breaking into a safe using explosives.
scallawaggy
shingletown
shinglewise
shinglewise
adv
Laid out in an overlapping arrangement like shingles.
shinglewood
shufflewing
shufflewing
Noun
The hedge sparrow.
sleepwaking
sleepwaking
noun
The state of one who is mesmerized, or in a partial and morbid sleep.
snowballing
snowballing
verb
present participle of snowball
snowplowing
snowplowing
verb
present participle of snowplow
sorrowingly
sorrowingly
adv
While sorrowing; sorrowfully, woefully.
sprawlingly
sprawlingly
adv
In a sprawling manner; widely and haphazardly.
squawkingly
squawkingly
adv
In a squawking way; with squawking noises.
swagbellied
swagbellied
adj
Having a prominent, overhanging belly.
swagbellies
swagbellies
noun
plural of swagbelly
swallowling
swallowling
noun
A young swallow.
swindlingly
swindlingly
adv
In a swindling manner; with swindling as a set objective.