(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).
backwinding
backwinding
verb
present participle of backwind
becowarding
beggarweeds
beggarweeds
noun
plural of beggarweed
belowground
belowground
adj
beneath the surface of the ground; underground
beshadowing
beshadowing
verb
present participle of beshadow
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
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
cabbagewood
cabbagewood
noun
The tree Ceodes umbellifera.
ceilingward
ceilingward
adj
Facing or directed toward the ceiling.
adv
Toward the ceiling.
chiggerweed
collingwood
collingwood
Proper noun
A town in New Zealand.
A community in Nova Scotia, Canada.
A town in Ontario, Canada.
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
finedrawing
finedrawing
verb
present participle of finedraw
gallowsward
gallowsward
adv
Toward the gallows.
gardenwards
gardenwards
adv
Towards a garden.
garlandwise
garlandwise
adv
In an arrangement resembling a garland.
gedecktwork
giftwrapped
giftwrapped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of giftwrap
gimbaljawed
gimberjawed
glenwillard
goldsworthy
goldthwaite
goldthwaite
Proper noun
a small city in Texas, USA
goodwillies
goodwillies
noun
plural of goodwilly
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.)
greasewoods
greasewoods
noun
plural of greasewood
greenswards
greenswards
noun
plural of greensward
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.
groundwards
groundwards
adv
Towards the ground; groundward.
groundwater
groundwater
noun
Water that exists beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers.
groundwoods
groundwoods
noun
plural of groundwood
groundworks
groundworks
noun
plural of groundwork
grousewards
gwendolynne
handweaving
handweaving
noun
the manufacture of handwoven goods
handwringer
handwringer
noun
A person who clasps and squeezes the hands in an excessive expression of distress.
handwriting
handwriting
noun
(by extension) A characteristic trait or hallmark by which somebody may be recognised.
Text that was written by hand.
The act or process of writing done with the hand, rather than typed or word-processed.
The characteristic writing of a particular person.
verb
present participle of handwrite
handwrought
handwrought
adj
Made by hand, handmade
hardworking
hardworking
adj
Of a person, taking their work seriously and doing it well and rapidly.
headworking
hoodwinking
hoodwinking
noun
An act of deception.
verb
present participle of hoodwink
inwandering
junglewards
junglewards
adv
Towards a jungle.
knowledging
knowledging
verb
present participle of knowledge
landownings
landownings
noun
plural of landowning
ludwigsburg
misawarding
misawarding
verb
present participle of misaward
morningward
morningward
adv
(poetic) Toward morning.
orangewoods
outcrowding
outcrowding
verb
present participle of outcrowd
outdwelling
outdwelling
verb
present participle of outdwell
outwrangled
outwrangled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outwrangle
outwriggled
outwriggled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outwriggle
overdrawing
overdrawing
verb
present participle of overdraw
overweighed
overweighed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overweigh
overwinding
overwinding
verb
present participle of overwind
puddingwife
rewardingly
rewardingly
adv
In a way or to an extent that is rewarding
rightwardly
rightwardly
adv
In a rightward direction.
sandwiching
sandwiching
verb
present participle of sandwich
shadowgraph
shadowgraph
noun
(physics) An optical technique of visualizing patterns of fluid flow by using differences in refractive index
A shadow-picture; a radiograph or X-ray photograph; a sciagram.
verb
(photography) To take a picture by means of X-ray, radium, or similar source of actinic radiation.
(transitive) To outline in a shadow-picture on a screen.
shinglewood
sideswiping
sideswiping
verb
present participle of sideswipe
springwoods
springwoods
noun
plural of springwood
staggerweed
swagbellied
swagbellied
adj
Having a prominent, overhanging belly.
swindlingly
swindlingly
adv
In a swindling manner; with swindling as a set objective.
swingaround
swingdingle
swordmaking
swordmaking
noun
The manufacture of swords.
twaddlingly
twaddlingly
adv
(rare) In a silly, weak manner.
undergrowth
undergrowth
noun
The plants in a forest which only reach a relatively low height (such as shrubs and bushes).
underwaving
underweight
underweight
adj
(finance) Being less invested in a particular area than market wisdom suggests.
Not too heavy for an intended purpose.
Of an inappropriately or unusually low weight.
noun
(countable) An underweight person.
(uncountable) The state or quality of being underweight.
verb
(countable, finance)
(transitive) To give insufficient weight to (a consideration); to underestimate the importance of.
(transitive) To underestimate the weight of.
undisowning
undwindling
undwindling
adj
Not dwindling.
unrewarding
unrewarding
adj
Not providing reward or satisfaction
unswaddling
unswaddling
verb
present participle of unswaddle
unwandering
unwandering
adj
Not wandering.
unwedgeable
unwedgeable
adj
That cannot be split, as with a wedge.
unwindingly
unwindingly
adv
So as to unwind.
unwondering
unwondering
adj
Without wonder.
verb
present participle of unwonder
villageward
villageward
Adverb
Toward a village.
vinegarweed
vinegarweed
noun
Trichostema lanceolatum, an annual flowering herb of the mint family with an intensely pungent scent, native to western North America.
waldgravine
wallingford
wanderingly
wanderingly
adv
In a wandering manner; without any particular direction.
So as to wander; while wandering.
wardholding
wardholding
noun
(now historical) A form of land tenure in Scotland, equivalent to knight service in England.
watchdogged
watchdogged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of watchdog
waterlogged
waterlogged
adj
(nautical) in danger of sinking because of excess water onboard
soaked with water
weedingtime
weighbridge
weighbridge
noun
(UK) a platform, flush with the roadway, having a mechanism for weighing vehicles, wagons, livestock, etc.
whangdoodle
whangdoodle
noun
(obsolete) Term of disparagement
(often humorous) A whimsical monster in folklore and children's fiction; a bugbear.
(poker) A ruling in which the opening stake limits are doubled for the next play after the appearance of a very good hand.
wheedlingly
wheedlingly
adv
In a wheedling manner.
wildcatting
wildcatting
verb
present participle of wildcat
wildfowling
wildfowling
verb
present participle of wildfowl
willinghood
windbaggery
windbaggery
noun
The behaviour of a windbag; excessive or pompous speech; blather.
windbracing
windburning
windingness
windingness
noun
The quality of being winding (twisting, turning or sinuous).
windjamming
windjamming
noun
Excessive talking; loquaciousness.
Playing a wind instrument, possibly badly.
Sailing a windjammer.
windlassing
windlassing
verb
present participle of windlass
windmilling
windmilling
noun
The process of milling with a windmill.
verb
present participle of windmill
windowlight
windowlight
noun
Natural light that enters a building through the window.
windsurfing
windsurfing
noun
A marine sport in which one stands on a floating board (typically 2 - 3 meters in length) to which a sail is attached. The board is steered by tilting the sail or banking the board. Some windsurfers use large waves to perform jumps and other stunts.
verb
present participle of windsurf
wingspreads
wingspreads
noun
plural of wingspread
wiredancing
wiredrawing
wiredrawing
noun
gerund of wiredraw: the stretching of words, etc. to suit one's own purposes.
verb
present participle of wiredraw
withdraught
withdraught
noun
(law, obsolete) A fine imposed on plaintiffs for such a dismissal.
(law, obsolete) Retraxit: a dismissal with prejudice based on a plaintiff's withdrawal of the suit.
(obsolete) A place to withdraw to: a private chamber or retreat.
(obsolete) A sewer or watercourse used for sewerage.
withdrawing
withdrawing
noun
withdrawal
verb
present participle of withdraw
withholding
withholding
noun
The deduction of taxes from an employee's salary.
The tax so deducted, and paid to local or national government.
verb
present participle of withhold
wonderingly
wonderingly
adv
In a wondering manner; with wonderment.
woodburning
woodburning
adj
Designed to burn wood.
woodcarving
woodcarving
noun
Alternative spelling of wood carving
woodcutting
woodcutting
noun
The felling of trees, or the cutting of wood.
The process of making woodcuts.
woodturning
woodturning
noun
The craft of turning wood on a lathe to make useful or decorative objects.
woodworking
woodworking
noun
The crafts of carpentry, cabinet making and related skills of making things from wood.
verb
present participle of woodwork
wordmongers
wordmongers
noun
plural of wordmonger
wordmongery
wordmongery
noun
(obsolete) The memorization of written texts.
Clever writing or speaking, especially that which is superficially impressive but of very little substance.
The art of putting something into words, especially when done cleverly.
worldmaking
worldmaking
noun
The creation of a world, as for example in writing fiction.