(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).
aftergrowth
aftergrowth
noun
(figuratively) Any abstraction of the above.
A second growth, seen in plants like crops or timber after harvesting.
ahgwahching
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.
archmugwump
awakeningly
awakeningly
adv
In a way that awakens, or brings new sensations.
backflowing
backflowing
adj
flowing backwards
verb
present participle of backflow
backwashing
backwashing
noun
A form of water treatment in which water is pumped backwards through the filter media, sometimes with intermittent use of compressed air.
backwinding
backwinding
verb
present participle of backwind
bangwaketsi
bargainwise
battlewagon
battlewagon
noun
(military) A heavily-armed combat vehicle.
(nautical) A battleship.
becowarding
beflowering
beflowering
verb
present participle of beflower
beggarweeds
beggarweeds
noun
plural of beggarweed
beggarwoman
beggarwoman
noun
A female beggar.
beggingwise
bejewelling
belowground
belowground
adj
beneath the surface of the ground; underground
beshadowing
beshadowing
verb
present participle of beshadow
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
boroughwide
boroughwide
adj
Throughout a borough.
bowstringed
bowstringed
adj
Supplied or fitted with a bowstring.
bridgewards
bridgewards
adv
Towards a bridge.
bridgewater
bridgeworks
bridgeworks
noun
plural of bridgework
brightworks
brightworks
noun
plural of brightwork
browbeating
browbeating
verb
present participle of browbeat
brownnosing
brownnosing
verb
present participle of brownnose
buckwashing
bushwalking
bushwalking
noun
(Australia, New Zealand) The activity of hiking or backpacking.
verb
present participle of bushwalk
cabbagetown
cabbagewood
cabbagewood
noun
The tree Ceodes umbellifera.
cabbageworm
cabbageworm
noun
Alternative form of cabbage worm
cakewalking
cakewalking
verb
present participle of cakewalk
carriageway
carriageway
noun
(UK, Ireland) One side of a dual carriageway that carries traffic in a single direction.
(UK, Ireland) The part of a road that carries traffic.
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.
caughnawaga
causewaying
causewaying
verb
present participle of causeway
ceilingward
ceilingward
adj
Facing or directed toward the ceiling.
adv
Toward the ceiling.
chainsawing
chainsawing
verb
present participle of chainsaw
changchowfu
changewater
checkrowing
checkrowing
verb
present participle of checkrow
cheektowaga
chiggerweed
chinwagging
chinwagging
verb
present participle of chinwag
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
coachwright
cockcrowing
cockcrowing
noun
The crowing sound of a cock.
cockcrow; daybreak
collingwood
collingwood
Proper noun
A town in New Zealand.
A community in Nova Scotia, Canada.
A town in Ontario, Canada.
copywriting
copywriting
verb
present participle of copywrite
counterglow
counterglow
noun
The gegenschein.
cowleeching
cowleeching
noun
(obsolete) The work of a cowleech, giving medical treatment to cows.
coxswaining
coxswaining
verb
present participle of coxswain
crawfishing
crawfishing
noun
fishing for crawfish
verb
present participle of crawfish
crowbarring
crowbarring
verb
present participle of crowbar
deadweights
deadweights
noun
plural of deadweight
deflowering
deflowering
noun
The breaking of the hymen of a virgin.
verb
present participle of deflower
disallowing
disallowing
verb
present participle of disallow
disboweling
discrowning
discrowning
verb
present participle of discrown
disendowing
disendowing
verb
present participle of disendow
dishwashing
dishwashing
noun
The act of cleaning the dishware.
downdraught
downdraught
noun
Alternative spelling of downdraft
downfalling
downfalling
adj
falling downward
noun
A downfall.
An act of falling downward.
downgrading
downgrading
noun
A downgrade; a reduction of a rating, as a financial or credit rating.
verb
present participle of downgrade
downhanging
downingtown
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
downpouring
downpouring
noun
The act of something being poured down.
verb
present participle of downpour
downrightly
downrightly
adv
(dated) clearly; plainly; directly; downright
downrushing
downrushing
verb
present participle of downrush
downscaling
downscaling
noun
The act by which something is downscaled; a reduction in size or numbers.
verb
present participle of downscale
downsinking
downsitting
downsitting
noun
The act of sitting down; repose; a resting.
downsliding
drainageway
drainageway
noun
A route or course along which water moves or may move to drain a region.
drawbridges
drawbridges
noun
plural of drawbridge
drawstrings
drawstrings
noun
plural of drawstring
duckwalking
duckwalking
verb
present participle of duckwalk
edwardsburg
embowelling
embowelling
noun
An act of disembowelment.
verb
present participle of embowel
enflowering
enflowering
verb
present participle of enflower
englishtown
enwreathing
enwreathing
verb
present participle of enwreathe
evilwishing
farewelling
farewelling
verb
present participle of farewell
fawningness
fawningness
noun
Tendency to fawn; obsequious behaviour.
featherwing
finedrawing
finedrawing
verb
present participle of finedraw
flowingness
flowingness
noun
A tendency to flow; fluency.
followingly
followingly
adv
accordingly
as follows
subsequently, consequently
foreknowing
foreknowing
noun
foreknowledge
verb
present participle of foreknow
foreshowing
foreshowing
noun
The act or an instance of showing something, usually an event, ahead of time; a prognostication
verb
present participle of foreshow
forewarning
forewarning
noun
An advance warning; an omen.
verb
present participle of forewarn
forewinning
forewrought
forewrought
adj
Wrought or worked beforehand or in advance.
verb
(archaic) simple past tense and past participle of forework
forswearing
forswearing
noun
The act of one who forswears.
verb
present participle of forswear
forwearying
forwearying
verb
present participle of forweary
freewriting
freewriting
noun
A prewriting technique in which the writer writes continuously for a set period of time without regard to spelling, grammar, or topic.
verb
present participle of freewrite
fruitgrower
fruitgrower
noun
A person or company that grows fruit.
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.
gardenwards
gardenwards
adv
Towards a garden.
garlandwise
garlandwise
adv
In an arrangement resembling a garland.
gawkinesses
gawkinesses
noun
plural of gawkiness
gawkishness
gawkishness
noun
The quality of being gawkish.
gedecktwork
gentianwort
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.
ghostwriter
ghostwriter
noun
A professional writer who is paid to write material that is officially credited to another person; one who writes on behalf of someone else, often for a celebrity.
Smith was listed as the author of his autobiography, but a ghostwriter did most of the work.
ghostwrites
ghostwrites
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ghostwrite
giftwrapped
giftwrapped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of giftwrap
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
gimberjawed
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
goosewinged
goosewinged
adj
(nautical) Having a goosewing; said of a fore-and-aft rigged vessel with foresail set on one side and mainsail on the other.
gospelwards
grandnephew
grandnephew
noun
A grandson of one's sibling; a son of one's nephew or niece. (Brother's grandson: fraternal grandnephew. Sister's grandson: sororal grandnephew.)
graniteware
graniteware
noun
Ironware that has been coated with a layer of vitreous enamel with a swirled or speckled pattern resembling granite.
Pottery with the same type of enamel coating.
grapeflower
grassflower
greasewoods
greasewoods
noun
plural of greasewood
greenswards
greenswards
noun
plural of greensward
greenwashes
greenwashes
noun
plural of greenwash
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of greenwash
grindelwald
groatsworth
groatsworth
noun
(historical) An object or quantity that can be purchased for a groat; hence (figurative) a small amount; a morsel.
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.