(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).
acknowledgeable
acknowledgeable
adj
Able to be acknowledged.
Worthy of acknowledgement.
acknowledged
acknowledged
adj
Generally accepted, recognized or admitted.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of acknowledg
simple past tense and past participle of acknowledge
acknowledgedly
acknowledgedly
adv
Confessedly, admittedly.
acknowledgement
acknowledgement
noun
(most common British spelling, also sometimes used in the US) Alternative spelling of acknowledgment
acknowledgements
acknowledgements
noun
plural of acknowledgement
acknowledger
acknowledger
noun
One who acknowledges.
acknowledgers
acknowledgers
noun
plural of acknowledger
acknowledges
acknowledges
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acknowledge
acknowledging
acknowledging
adj
(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
acknowledgment
acknowledgment
noun
(law) A formal statement or document recognizing the fulfillment or execution of a legal requirement or procedure.
(law) The act of a person admitting a child as their own.
(telecommunications, computing, networking) A response (ACK) sent by a receiver to indicate successful receipt of a transmission (See Wikipedia article on transmission).
A message from the addressee informing the originator that the originator's communication has been received and understood.
A recognition as genuine or valid; an avowing or admission in legal form.
A reward or other expression or token of gratitude.
An expression of gratitude for a benefit or an obligation.
The act of acknowledging
The act of recognizing in a particular character or relationship; recognition of existence, authority, truth, or genuineness.
acknowledgments
acknowledgments
noun
plural of acknowledgment
afterknowledge
afterknowledge
noun
Knowledge acquired later, or after the event.
afterworking
aiawong
allowancing
allowancing
verb
present participle of allowance
allowing
allowing
verb
present participle of allow
alpenglow
alpenglow
noun
A rosy or reddish glow seen during sunset or sunrise on the summits of mountains, especially snow-covered mountains on the opposite side of the sun.
angleworm
angleworm
noun
(Northern US) An earthworm, used as or destined to be used as bait to catch fish.
angleworms
angleworms
noun
plural of angleworm
angwantibo
angwantibo
noun
Either of two small primates, of the genus Arctocebus, similar to lemurs
antigrowth
antigrowth
adj
Opposing or countering growth.
arrowing
arrowing
verb
present participle of arrow
avowing
avowing
verb
present participle of avow
awrong
awrong
adv
(obsolete) Wrongly.
backflowing
backflowing
adj
flowing backwards
verb
present participle of backflow
backswording
backswording
noun
Sport or exercise using a backsword or singlestick.
bagwoman
bagwoman
noun
A female bagman (person involved with illicit money).
bagwomen
bagwomen
noun
plural of bagwoman
ballgown
ballgown
noun
A formal gown to be worn by women to balls and similar social events.
verb
(intransitive, UK, live action role-playing games) To roleplay romance as part of a roleplaying game.
ballgowns
ballgowns
noun
plural of ballgown
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ballgown
bamangwato
bandwagon
bandwagon
noun
(figuratively) A current movement that attracts wide support.
A large wagon used to carry a band of musicians in a parade.
bandwagons
bandwagons
noun
plural of bandwagon
bangalow
bangalow
noun
bangalow palm
batfowling
batfowling
noun
A method of catching birds at night, by holding a torch or other light, and beating the bush or perch where they roost so that the birds fly towards the light.
battlewagon
battlewagon
noun
(military) A heavily-armed combat vehicle.
(nautical) A battleship.
battlewagons
battlewagons
noun
plural of battlewagon
becowarding
beggarwoman
beggarwoman
noun
A female beggar.
bellowsmaking
beshadowing
beshadowing
verb
present participle of beshadow
bowmaking
bowmaking
noun
The manufacture of bows (for archery or for musical instruments).
bowyang
bowyang
noun
(Australia, New Zealand) A strap worn below the knee, especially by labourers, to keep the trousers up or to stop them stretching while bending.
bowyangs
bowyangs
noun
plural of bowyang
browbeating
browbeating
verb
present participle of browbeat
buckwagon
buckwagon
noun
(South Africa) A strong wagon with a frame over the wheels used for hauling goods.
(US) A buckboard; a wagon for personal transport as well as transporting goods.
bungalow
bungalow
noun
A single-storey house, typically with rooms all on one level, or sometimes also with upper rooms set into the roof space.
A thatched or tiled one-story house in India surrounded by a wide veranda; a similar house in this style.
bungalows
bungalows
noun
plural of bungalow
cabbagetown
cabinetworking
changchiakow
changchow
changchowfu
clergywoman
clergywoman
noun
A woman belonging to a clergyman's family.
An ordained (female) Christian minister; a female member of the clergy.
clownage
clownage
noun
(obsolete) The behaviour or manners of a clown or rustic.
congresswoman
congresswoman
noun
(US) A female member of the House of Representatives
A female member of congress
counterthwarting
counterwager
counterwager
noun
A wager in response or opposition to another wager.
coxswaining
coxswaining
verb
present participle of coxswain
coxwaining
crowbarring
crowbarring
verb
present participle of crowbar
crowncapping
currawong
currawong
noun
Any of the three species, and several subspecies, of large, mainly black, predatory passerine birds in the genus Strepera, of the family Artamidae, endemic to Australia.
diagonalwise
diagonalwise
adj
In a diagonal fashion.
disacknowledge
disacknowledge
verb
(transitive) To refuse to acknowledge or recognize something; to disavow or deny.
disacknowledgement
disacknowledgements
disallowing
disallowing
verb
present participle of disallow
disavowing
disavowing
verb
present participle of disavow
downdraught
downdraught
noun
Alternative spelling of downdraft
downfalling
downfalling
adj
falling downward
noun
A downfall.
An act of falling downward.
downgate
downgrade
downgrade
noun
A downhill gradient on a road or railway.
A reduction of a rating, as a financial or credit rating.
verb
(computing) To revert software back to an older version.
(meteorology) to reduce the official estimate of a storm's intensity.
(transitive) To disparage.
To place lower in position.
To reduce in complexity, or remove unnecessary parts; to dumb down.
downgraded
downgraded
adj
Whose rating, status etc has been reduced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of downgrade
downgrades
downgrades
noun
plural of downgrade
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of downgrade
downgrading
downgrading
noun
A downgrade; a reduction of a rating, as a financial or credit rating.
verb
present participle of downgrade
downhanging
downingia
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
downrange
downrange
adj
In the horizontal direction away from the launch site of a rocket or projectile in the direction of its travel.
downscaling
downscaling
noun
The act by which something is downscaled; a reduction in size or numbers.
verb
present participle of downscale
downstage
downstage
adj
At the front of a stage.
adv
Toward or at the front of a theatrical stage.
Towards a motion-picture or television camera.
noun
The part of a stage that is closest to the audience or camera.
verb
(medicine, transitive) To restage downward; to restage (a case of a disease, usually a cancer) to a lower stage than that found at last assessment (compare upstage).
downtrampling
downtreading
downtreading
verb
present participle of downtread
dragonwort
dragonwort
noun
A perennial herb of Europe and Asia, Bistorta officinalis (syns. Persicaria bistorta, Polygonum bistorta), formerly used as an astringent.
A perennial herb of Greece and the Balkans, Dracunculus vulgaris.
draughtswoman
draughtswoman
noun
Alternative spelling of draftswoman
draughtswomanship
draughtswomanship
noun
draughtsmanship by a woman
drawboring
drawboring
verb
present participle of drawbore
drawtongs
eagletown
edgartown
edgartown
Proper noun
a town on Massachusetts, which is the county seat of
englishwoman
englishwoman
Noun
A female native or inhabitant of England; a woman who is English by birth, descent or naturalisation.
fallowing
fallowing
noun
A period during which a field is left fallow.
verb
present participle of fallow
farrowing
farrowing
adj
Producing a litter of piglets
noun
The act of producing a litter of pigs
verb
present participle of farrow
flagtown
fliegerabwehrkanone
flowcharting
flowcharting
noun
(computing) the design and construction of flowcharts
foreshadowing
foreshadowing
noun
(literature, usually uncountable) A literary device whereby an author drops hints or symbolic representations of plot developments to come later in the story.
verb
present participle of foreshadow
foreswearing
foreswearing
verb
present participle of foreswear
forewarning
forewarning
noun
An advance warning; an omen.
verb
present participle of forewarn
forewarningly
forewarningly
adv
So as to forewarn; in a way that gives advance warning.
forewarnings
forewarnings
noun
plural of forewarning
forswearing
forswearing
noun
The act of one who forswears.
verb
present participle of forswear
forwarding
forwarding
noun
The act by which something is forwarded.
verb
present participle of forward
forwearying
forwearying
verb
present participle of forweary
fowliang
frogspawn
frogspawn
noun
A gelatinous mass of frogs' eggs, laid in ponds and ditches.
gablewindowed
gadswoons
gadswoons
intj
(archaic) Synonym of zounds
gaedown
gagetown
gagetown
Proper noun
A village in Michigan, USA
A village in New Brunswick, Canada
gainestown
gallowsness
gallowsness
noun
(slang, rare, archaic) recklessness
gangflower
gangplow
gangplows
ganowanian
garmentworker
garmentworker
noun
A person who works making clothes.
garnetwork
gatewoman
gatewoman
noun
The female equivalent of a gateman.
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.
gentlewomanhood
gentlewomanhood
noun
The qualities or condition of a gentlewoman.
gentlewomanish
gentlewomanlike
gentlewomanlike
adj
Characteristic of a gentlewoman; having the qualities of a gentlewoman.
adv
In a manner befitting a gentlewoman.
gentlewomanliness
gentlewomanliness
noun
The quality of being gentlewomanly.
gentlewomanly
gentlewomanly
adj
Having the manners or behavior of a gentlewoman; having social graces; polite.
germantown
gerrardstown
glassblowing
glassblowing
noun
The art of making objects from molten glass, especially by manipulating a lump of molten glass on the end of a tube whilst blowing into it.
glassblowings
glassworking
glassworking
noun
The production of glasswork.
gleewoman
gleewoman
noun
A female gleeman.
gnatflower
gnatworm
gnatworm
noun
The aquatic larva of a gnat.
godwinian
godwinian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to (1756–1836), English writer and political philosopher, an early advocate of utilitarianism and anarchism.
gondwana
gondwana
Proper noun
region in India.
Southern formed after the break up of before the period, including most of the landmasses which make up today's continents of the southern hemisphere.
gondwanaland
gondwanaland
Proper noun
Gondwana
gowan
gowan
noun
(Northumbria) The common daisy.
(mineralogy) Decomposed granite.
gowanda
gowaned
gowaned
adj
(poetic) Covered in daisies.
gowans
gowans
noun
plural of gowan
gowany
gowany
adj
(Scotland) Covered with daisies.
gowlan
gowland
gownsman
gownsman
noun
(archaic) A civilian, in distinction from a soldier.
One whose professional habit is a gown, such as a divine, a lawyer, or a member of certain English universities.
granttown
graytown
grosswardein
groundwall
groundwall
noun
A wall as foundation; a foundation.
groundward
groundward
adv
Towards the ground.
groundwards
groundwards
adv
Towards the ground; groundward.
groundwater
groundwater
noun
Water that exists beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers.