(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).
alkahestica
alkalescent
alkalescent
adj
Slightly alkaline; having the properties of an alkali.
allocochick
allocochick
noun
(archaic, historical) shell money used by Native American peoples of California
allokinetic
alpenstocks
alpenstocks
noun
plural of alpenstock
attackingly
bacchuslike
backfilling
backfilling
noun
The process by which something is backfilled.
verb
present participle of backfill
backflipped
backflipped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backflip
backflowing
backflowing
adj
flowing backwards
verb
present participle of backflow
backhauling
backhauling
verb
present participle of backhaul
backlashers
backlashers
noun
plural of backlasher
backlashing
backlashing
verb
present participle of backlash
backlighted
backlisting
backlisting
verb
present participle of backlist
backloading
backloading
noun
(transport) The transportation of cargo or shipment on a return trip, using the space already paid for and used for the outward leg.
verb
present participle of backload
backlogging
backlogging
verb
present participle of backlog
backpedaled
backpedaled
verb
(US) simple past tense and past participle of backpedal
backsettler
backsettler
noun
One living in the back or outlying districts of a community.
backslapped
backslapped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backslap
backslapper
backslapper
noun
One who makes a show of liking another person with profuse or excessive displays of camaraderie, such as vigorous hand clasping, back-slapping, hearty words of greeting, etc.
backslashes
backslashes
noun
plural of backslash
backslidden
backslidden
verb
past participle of backslide
backsliders
backsliders
noun
plural of backslider
backsliding
backsliding
adj
sliding back
noun
An occasion on which one backslides, especially in a moral sense.
verb
present participle of backslide
backspliced
backspliced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backsplice
badderlocks
badderlocks
noun
(Scotland) The edible seaweed Alaria esculenta
bailiffwick
bailiffwick
noun
Obsolete form of bailiwick.
bareknuckle
bathukolpic
bathukolpic
adj
(rare) Deep-bosomed.
beckoningly
beckoningly
adv
So as to beckon or call near; enticingly.
beetlestock
billsticker
billsticker
noun
Someone who sticks up advertisements on billboards, walls, and similar surfaces.
biscuitlike
biscuitlike
Adjective
Resembling a biscuit or some aspect of one.
blackamoors
blackamoors
noun
plural of blackamoor
blackballed
blackballed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blackball
blackballer
blackballer
noun
One who blackballs, or casts a vote rejecting somebody.
blackbeetle
blackbirded
blackbirded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blackbird
blackbirder
blackbirder
noun
A person involved in blackbirding (kidnapping Pacific islanders as cheap labour).
A ship used for blackbirding.
blackboards
blackboards
noun
plural of blackboard
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blackboard
blackbodies
blackbodies
noun
plural of blackbody
blackbreast
blackenings
blackenings
noun
plural of blackening
blackfellow
blackfellow
noun
(Australia, now usually considered offensive) A (male) Australian Aborigine.
blackfisher
blackfishes
blackfishes
noun
plural of blackfish
blackfriars
blackfriars
intj
(obsolete, UK, thieves' cant) look out; beware
noun
plural of blackfriar
blackguards
blackguards
noun
plural of blackguard
blackhander
blackhearts
blackhearts
noun
plural of blackheart
blackington
blackjacked
blackjacked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blackjack
blacklegged
blacklegged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blackleg
blacklegism
blacklegism
noun
The character or actions of a blackleg.
blacklisted
blacklisted
adj
Being on a blacklist, or having been shunned and rejected due to information (true or false) being spread about scandalous activities or ideas, especially controversial political opinions.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blacklist
blacklister
blacklister
noun
One who blacklists.
blackmailed
blackmailed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blackmail
blackmailer
blackmailer
noun
Someone who blackmails.
blacknesses
blacknesses
noun
plural of blackness
blacksmiths
blacksmiths
noun
plural of blacksmith
blacksnakes
blacksnakes
noun
plural of blacksnake
blacksville
blackthorns
blackthorns
noun
plural of blackthorn
blacktongue
blacktopped
blacktopped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blacktop
blackwasher
blackwasher
noun
One who blackwashes.
blackwaters
blackwaters
noun
plural of blackwater
bleachworks
bleachworks
noun
A factory that manufactures bleach.
blockbusted
blockbuster
blockbuster
noun
(US) One who engages in blockbusting (technique encouraging people to sell property).
(informal) Something, especially an event or a film, book or other creative work, that is intended to achieve high sales (perhaps indicated by large budgets or high advertising spending) or that is conceived on a large or epic scale
(informal) Something, such as a film or book, that sustains exceptional and widespread popularity and achieves enormous sales, as opposed to a box office bomb.
(slang) Anything very large or powerful; a whopper.
A high-explosive bomb used for the purposes of demolishing extensive areas, such as a city block.
A large firework of the firecracker type; an M-80.
blockheaded
blockheaded
adj
Resembling a blockhead; stupid
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blockhead
blockhouses
blockhouses
noun
plural of blockhouse
blockmaking
blockmaking
noun
The manufacture of blocks for use in printing.
The manufacture of nautical blocks.
bloodstocks
bloodstocks
noun
plural of bloodstock
bloodsucker
bloodsucker
noun
(by extension) Any parasite.
(by extension) One who attempts to take as much from others as possible; a leech.
A vampire.
An animal that drinks the blood of others, especially by sucking blood through a puncture wound; a hemovore.
The changeable lizard (Calotes versicolor).
bluejackets
bluejackets
noun
plural of bluejacket
bootlickers
bootlickers
noun
plural of bootlicker
bootlicking
bootlicking
noun
servile behaviour
verb
present participle of bootlick
bottlenecks
bottlenecks
noun
plural of bottleneck
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bottleneck
brainsickly
brainsickly
adv
(obsolete) In a brainsick manner.
brecksville
breechblock
breechblock
noun
(firearms) The metal block that closes the breech of a breech-loading gun after insertion of the cartridge.
brickfields
brickfields
noun
plural of brickfield
bricklayers
bricklayers
noun
plural of bricklayer
bricklaying
bricklaying
noun
The act of building a wall by laying bricks, usually with cement between the surfaces of the bricks.
brickleness
brickleness
noun
(obsolete) brittleness
bricklining
bruckleness
bucklandite
buffaloback
buffaloback
noun
The back of a buffalo
bullsticker
bullwhacker
bullwhacker
noun
(US) The driver of a bullock team.
cabbagelike
cabbagelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a cabbage.
cakewalkers
cakewalkers
noun
plural of cakewalker
cakewalking
cakewalking
verb
present participle of cakewalk
camelkeeper
candlemaker
candlemaker
noun
Someone who makes candles; chandler.
candlestick
candlestick
noun
(finance) A color-coded bar showing the open and closing prices of a stock on a candlestick chart.
(gymnastics) A gymnastics move in which the legs are pointed vertically upward.
A holder with a socket or spike for a candle.
verb
(investing) To analyze stock behavior using Japanese candlestick charts.
(of a parachute) To catch on fire, so that the chute resembles a tapered candle with a flame on top.
To adorn with candlesticks.
To form a tall, thin, tapering shape similar to a candle.
candlewicks
candlewicks
noun
plural of candlewick
cartoonlike
cartoonlike
adj
Resembling a cartoon
chachalakas
chalkboards
chalkboards
noun
plural of chalkboard
chalkcutter
chalkotheke
chalkworker
chariotlike
chariotlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a chariot.
checklisted
checklisted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of checklist
chelyabinsk
chickenbill
chikmagalur
chimneylike
chimneylike
adj
Resembling a chimney, especially in shape
chlorpikrin
chmielewski
chockablock
chockablock
adj
(by extension) Jammed tightly together, jam-packed; very crowded; completely filled or stuffed.
(nautical, of a ship's hoisting tackle) Having the blocks drawn close together so no further movement is possible, as when the tackle is hauled to the utmost.
adv
In a crowded manner; as completely or closely as possible.
chokoloskee
chuckawalla
chuckawalla
noun
Alternative form of chuckwalla
chucklehead
chucklehead
noun
(informal) A stupid or clumsy person.
A coastal rockfish of California, Sebastes chlorostictus.
chucklesome
chucklesome
adj
Causing chuckles; humorous.
chucklingly
chucklingly
adv
in a chuckling manner
chuckwallas
chuckwallas
noun
plural of chuckwalla
clackmannan
clackmannan
Proper noun
a town in council area, Scotland, which was the county town of the historic county of until 1822
a local government district in Region, Scotland, created in 1975 when the county of Clackmannanshire was abolished, and renamed again in 1996 when it became a council area.
clamcracker
clarksville
clarksville
Proper noun
A community in
A near
A in the U.S. state of that is the of
An in
An unincorporated community in
An unincorporated community in
An unincorporated community in
A in
An unincorporated community in Indiana.
A city in
An unincorporated community in
A in
A city in
A town in
An unincorporated community in
An unincorporated community in New Jersey.
A in the town of
A town in New York.
A village in
A in Ohio.
An unincorporated community in Ohio.
An unincorporated community in
A in
A city in that is the of
A city in that is the county seat of
A town in and
clerkliness
clerkliness
Noun
scholarship
cloakmaking
cloakmaking
noun
The manufacture of cloaks.
clockkeeper
clockmaking
clockmaking
noun
The art or trade of a clockmaker; the manufacture of clocks.
clockworked
clodbreaker
clodknocker
clodknocker
noun
Synonym of clodhopper
clothmaking
clothmaking
noun
The art or trade of a clothmaker.
clothworker
clothworker
noun
A textile worker.
cockaleekie
cockaleekie
noun
Alternative form of cock-a-leekie
cockalorums
cockalorums
noun
plural of cockalorum
cockbilling
cockbilling
verb
present participle of cockbill
cockleshell
cockleshell
noun
A small, flimsy boat.
The shell of a cockle (or similar shell).
cockneyland
cockneylike
cocktailing
cocktailing
noun
Work as a cocktail waitress.
coldcocking
coldcocking
verb
present participle of coldcock
colormaking
colormaking
noun
The manufacture of paints or dyes.
coronetlike
countryfolk
countryfolk
noun
One who lives in the country; a rural dweller.
crackleware
crackleware
noun
Articles made with a crackle glaze.
cradlemaker
cradlemaker
noun
One who makes cradles.
crewelworks
crewelworks
noun
plural of crewelwork
cricketlike
cricketlike
adj
Similar to or resembling a cricket (the insect).
crinkleroot
crinkleroot
noun
Cardamine diphylla, a spring woodland plant native to North America.