(obsolete, specifically) Expressing esteem or gratitude.
That acknowledges, in various sense; (especially) that notices or recognises someone or something.
noun
(archaic) The act of acknowledging something.
verb
present participle of acknowledg
present participle of acknowledge
archswindler
backswording
backswording
noun
Sport or exercise using a backsword or singlestick.
backwardation
backwardation
noun
(obsolete) In the London Stock Exchange: a fee paid by a seller on settlement day either to the buyer or to a third party who lends stock, when the seller wishes to defer settlement until the next settlement day.
In full normal backwardation: the situation in a futures market where the price for future delivery of a commodity (the forward price) is lower than the price for immediate delivery (the spot price) or nearer delivery, generally arising from a near-term shortage of the commodity.
The situation in a stock market where the offer price for stock is lower than the bid price.
backwind
backwind
noun
(nautical) The flow of air so deflected
verb
(nautical) To deflect air into the back of a sail or of a vessel
(transitive) To wind backwards.
backwinded
backwinding
backwinding
verb
present participle of backwind
backwoodsiness
backwoodsiness
noun
The quality of being backwoodsy.
becowarding
birdwatching
birdwatching
noun
(slang) The hobby of watching rocket launches.
Observing or identifying wild birds in their natural environment.
candlestickward
candlewasting
candlewasting
Adjective
Causing a waste of candles by studying late into the night.
candlewick
candlewick
noun
A soft cotton yarn that gives a tufted pattern to embroidery
The thread used to make the wicks of candles
candlewicking
candlewicks
candlewicks
noun
plural of candlewick
candlewright
candlewright
noun
(obsolete) A chandler, or maker of candles.
ceilingward
ceilingward
adj
Facing or directed toward the ceiling.
adv
Toward the ceiling.
ceilingwards
ceilingwards
adv
Towards the ceiling.
churchwardenism
churchwardenize
churchwardenship
churchwardenship
noun
The role or office of a churchwarden.
cinnamonwood
cinnamonwood
noun
Synonym of sassafras
cordwain
cordwain
noun
A kind of leather from Córdoba, originally of tanned goatskin, later of horsehide.
cordwainer
cordwainer
noun
(countable) A member of the Worshipful Company of Cordwainers, a livery company.
(countable) A shoemaker.
(countable) A worker in cordwain.
A leather from Córdoba.
cordwainers
cordwainers
noun
plural of cordwainer
cordwainery
cordwainery
noun
shoemaking
cordwains
cordwains
noun
plural of cordwain
cowardliness
cowardliness
noun
A cowardly action.
The characteristic of being cowardly.
coxswained
coxswained
verb
simple past tense and past participle of coxswain
darwinical
darwinically
darwinistic
darwinistic
Adjective
Relating to Darwinism, the theory of evolution by natural selection.
dawsoniaceae
dawsoniaceous
disacknowledge
disacknowledge
verb
(transitive) To refuse to acknowledge or recognize something; to disavow or deny.
disacknowledgement
disacknowledgements
disallowance
disallowance
noun
(law, politics) A power a higher level authority has to disallow particular legislation of the lower level jurisdiction; such as a federal government disallowing state/provincial legislation, or the crown disallowing federal legislation.
The action of not allowing, or of withdrawing allowance.
disallowances
disallowances
noun
plural of disallowance
disavowance
disavowance
noun
(obsolete) disavowal
downpatrick
downscaling
downscaling
noun
The act by which something is downscaled; a reduction in size or numbers.
verb
present participle of downscale
drawcansir
drawcansir
noun
(now rare) A blustering, bullying person; a braggart.
duckwalking
duckwalking
verb
present participle of duckwalk
handicraftswoman
handicraftswoman
noun
A female practitioner of a handicraft.
kawchodinne
kitchenward
kitchenward
adj
To the kitchen
adv
(figuratively) Toward food in general.
Toward the kitchen.
kitchenwards
kitchenwards
adv
Alternative form of kitchenward
lackwittedness
lackwittedness
noun
The quality of being lackwitted.
mackinawed
mackinawed
adj
Clad in garments made of mackinaw.
microdrawing
microdrawing
noun
A drawing showing the microscopic detail of something.
misacknowledge
misacknowledge
verb
(rare) To fail to acknowledge; to acknowledge wrongly.
paddywacking
preacknowledging
preacknowledging
verb
present participle of preacknowledge
reacknowledging
reacknowledging
verb
present participle of reacknowledge
sandwich
sandwich
adj
(US) Of a meal or serving size that is smaller than a dinner.
noun
(UK) A layer cake or sandwich cake.
(archaic) A sandwichman (one who wears a sandwich board).
(by extension) Any combination formed by layering one type of material between two layers of some other material.
A dish or foodstuff where at least one piece, but typically two or more pieces, of bread serve(s) as the wrapper or container of some other food.
verb
(figuratively) To put or set something between two others, in time.
(sex) To double penetrate
To eat sandwiches.
To feed sandwiches.
To place one item physically between two other, usually flat, items.
sandwiched
sandwiched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of sandwich
sandwiches
sandwiches
noun
plural of sandwich
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of sandwich
sandwiching
sandwiching
verb
present participle of sandwich
schwendenerian
schwenkfeldian
schwenkfeldian
Noun
A Schwenkfelder.
slackwittedness
sneckdrawing
snickdraw
snickdrawing
unacknowledging
unacknowledging
adj
Failing to acknowledge.
verb
present participle of unacknowledge
underwaistcoat
unwainscoted
unwainscoted
adj
Alternative form of unwainscotted
unwainscotted
unwainscotted
adj
Not wainscotted.
wainscoted
wainscoted
adj
Alternative spelling of wainscotted
wainscotted
wainscotted
adj
Having a wainscot.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of wainscot
warrandice
warrandice
noun
(law) A form of warranty, in Scots law, in which a person conveying property was held liable for any outstanding claims on the property
watchdogging
watchdogging
verb
present participle of watchdog
wattenscheid
wellacquainted
wildcatting
wildcatting
verb
present participle of wildcat
windbracing
windbroach
windcatcher
windcatcher
noun
A traditional Persian architectural element for creating natural ventilation in buildings.
windcheater
windcheater
noun
(chiefly Britain) A heavy weatherproof jacket
wiredancer
wiredancer
noun
Alternative form of wire-dancer
wiredancing
wiseacredness
woodcarving
woodcarving
noun
Alternative spelling of wood carving
woodcarvings
woodcarvings
noun
plural of woodcarving
woodcraftiness
woodcraftiness
noun
The quality of possessing woodcraft skills for outdoor survival in woodland habitats.