(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
afterwisdom
afterwitted
afterwitted
adj
(dated) Characterized by afterwit; slow-witted.
againward
againward
adv
(obsolete) Back again.
agilawood
agillawood
aguilawood
ailweed
airward
airward
Adverb
Toward the air; upward.
airwards
airwards
adv
Toward the air; upward.
aiseweed
aldwin
allhallowtide
allhallowtide
Proper noun
The time at or near All Hallows'.
americaward
americawards
amidward
andrewsite
andrewsite
noun
(mineralogy, historical) A now-discredited mineral, reported in Cornwall and later shown to be a mixture of hentschelite and rockbridgeite, with minor chalcosiderite.
antiendowment
antiendowment
adj
Opposing an endowment.
antiwedge
antiweed
antiweed
adj
Opposing or countering weed (marijuana).
Opposing or countering weeds (unwanted plants).
antiworld
antiworld
noun
(astrophysics) A hypothetical world constructed from antimatter.
aquilawood
archswindler
arcticward
arcticwards
areawide
areawide
adj
Extending over the entire area
attiwendaronk
atwind
atwind
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To escape.
audwin
awadhi
awadhi
Proper noun
An Indo-Aryan language, usually considered a dialect of Hindi, spoken in India and Nepal.
Noun
A native or inhabitant of Awadh in India.
awaited
awaited
verb
simple past tense and past participle of await
awarding
awarding
noun
The act of bestowing an award.
The act of giving by official decision such as giving a contract.
verb
present participle of award
awearied
awearied
adj
(poetic) weary; made tired
awellimiden
awide
awkwardish
awkwardish
adj
Somewhat awkward.
awninged
awninged
adj
Having an awning.
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.
badawi
bagwigged
bagwigged
adj
Wearing a bag wig.
bailwood
baldricwise
baldricwise
adv
In the manner of a baldric.
baldwin
baldwin
Proper noun
name; rather rare in English.
Stanley Baldwin, British Prime Minister.
King Baldwin IV, ruler of the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem before the takeover of Saladin in 1187. He died in 1185 of complications of the socially unacceptable disease of leprosy. Also known as the leper king.
A town in Florida.
A city in Georgia in the United States.
A village in Illinois.
A city in Iowa.
A town in Louisiana.
A town in Maine.
A village in Michigan
A town and a hamlet in New York.
A township in Ontario, Canada.
A borough in Pennsylvania.
A town and village in Wisconsin.
Noun
A reddish, moderately acid, winter apple.
baldwinsville
baldwinville
balladwise
balladwise
adv
In the style of a ballad.
bandsawing
bandsawing
verb
present participle of bandsaw
bandwidth
bandwidth
noun
(informal) The capacity, energy or time required.
(networking, informal) The rate of data flow in digital networks typically measured in bits per second; the bitrate.
(of a signal) The width of the smallest frequency band within which the signal can fit.
The width, usually measured in hertz, of a frequency band.
bandwidths
bandwidths
noun
plural of bandwidth
bartholomewtide
basilweed
basilweed
noun
The wild basil, Clinopodium vulgare.
bawdier
bawdier
adj
comparative form of bawdy: more bawdy
bawdies
bawdiest
bawdiest
adj
superlative form of bawdy: most bawdy
bawdily
bawdily
adv
In a bawdy manner; lewdly or obscenely with humorous intent.
bawdiness
bawdiness
noun
A bawdy remark.
The state or characteristic of being bawdy.
bawdinesses
bawdinesses
noun
plural of bawdiness
bawdric
bawdrick
bawdrics
bawdrics
noun
plural of bawdric
bawdries
bawdries
noun
plural of bawdry
bawdship
bawdship
noun
The employment or office of a bawd
becowarding
bedwarfing
bedwarfing
verb
present participle of bedwarf
beshadowing
beshadowing
verb
present participle of beshadow
betweenmaid
bewailed
bewailed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bewail
bewaitered
bewearied
bewizard
bewizard
verb
(transitive) To influence by, or as though by, a wizard or wizardry.
birdwatch
birdwatch
noun
A session of observing and identifying birds.
verb
(intransitive) To take part in birdwatching; to observe and identify birds.
birdwatched
birdwatched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of birdwatch
birdwatches
birdwatches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of birdwatch
birdwatching
birdwatching
noun
(slang) The hobby of watching rocket launches.
Observing or identifying wild birds in their natural environment.
birdwoman
birdwoman
noun
(informal) a female aviator.
A mythological creature that is part woman and part bird.
A woman who works with birds.
birnamwood
bladewise
bladewise
adj
In the manner of a blade.
bodhisattwa
bowdichia
bowdlerisation
bowdlerisation
noun
The action or instance of bowdlerising; the omission or removal of material considered vulgar or indecent.
bowdlerization
bowdlerization
noun
The action or instance of bowdlerizing; the omission or removal of material considered vulgar or indecent.
bowdlerizations
bowdlerizations
noun
plural of bowdlerization
bowdoinham
bowermaiden
braidwood
brainward
brainwashed
brainwashed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of brainwash
brainwood
brandwein
brandywine
brandywine
noun
(archaic) brandy
brazilwood
brazilwood
noun
A Brazilian timber tree (Paubrasilia echinata, syn. Caesalpinia echinata), used primarily to make bows for string instruments.
brazilwoods
brazilwoods
noun
plural of brazilwood
breadthwise
breadthwise
adj
directed across the breadth of an object or place.
adv
Across the breadth of an object or place.
breadwinner
breadwinner
noun
The primary income-earner in a household.
breadwinners
breadwinners
noun
plural of breadwinner
breadwinning
breadwinning
noun
The earning of a household's primary income.
breakwind
breakwind
noun
(Australia, New Zealand) A windbreak.
bretwaldaship
briarwood
briarwood
noun
A pipe made from briarwood.
A small forest of briars.
Erica arborea, tree heath, an ericaceous flowering plant.
The wood of the briar-root, commonly used to make tobacco pipes.
bridewain
bridewain
noun
(historical, archaic or dialectal) A cart or waggon, loaded with household goods, conveyed from a bride's house to her new home; (by extension) the bridal gifts transported upon such a wain.
bridgewall
bridgeward
bridgeward
adj
Toward a bridge.
bridgewards
bridgewards
adv
Towards a bridge.
bridgewater
bridgeway
bridgwater
bridgwater
Proper noun
a market town in Somerset, England.
broadview
broadwayite
broadwife
broadwise
broadwise
adv
(obsolete) Breadthwise.
broadwives
caddisworm
caddisworm
noun
The larva of the caddis fly.
caddisworms
caddisworms
noun
plural of caddisworm
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.
caperdewsie
cathedralwise
ceilingward
ceilingward
adj
Facing or directed toward the ceiling.
adv
Toward the ceiling.
ceilingwards
ceilingwards
adv
Towards the ceiling.
chadwick
chadwicks
childward
chittamwood
chittamwood
noun
A North American tree (Sideroxylon lanuginosum); the wood of this tree
christward
churchwardenism
churchwardenize
churchwardenship
churchwardenship
noun
The role or office of a churchwarden.
cinnamonwood
cinnamonwood
noun
Synonym of sassafras
cityward
cityward
adj
Directed toward cities
adv
Toward a city or cities
citywards
citywards
adv
Towards a city
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.