(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
afterworking
awakening
awakening
adj
Rousing from sleep, in a natural or a figurative sense; rousing into activity; exciting
noun
(figurative) Being roused into action or activity.
(religion) A revival of religion, or more general attention to religious matters than usual.
The act of awaking, or ceasing to sleep.
The act of becoming aware of something.
verb
present participle of awaken
awakeningly
awakeningly
adv
In a way that awakens, or brings new sensations.
awakenings
awakenings
noun
plural of awakening
awaking
awaking
noun
Synonym of awakening
verb
present participle of awake
awakings
awakings
noun
plural of awaking
backflowing
backflowing
adj
flowing backwards
verb
present participle of backflow
backswing
backswing
noun
(sports) The preparatory stroke preceding that which produces contact with the target. Normally associated with sports using an implement such as a bat, club, racket or stick.
verb
To swing backward.
backswording
backswording
noun
Sport or exercise using a backsword or singlestick.
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
baggywrinkle
baggywrinkle
noun
(nautical) A brush-like pad made of rope, attached to a shroud in order to prevent wear on sails.
bangwaketsi
basketweaving
basketweaving
noun
(figurative) Any useless, unproductive, or lightweight activity.
The act of weaving baskets, as for example from grasses, wicker, or rope.
bellowsmaking
blackwashing
blackwashing
noun
(derogatory) The revisionist portrayal of something as belonging to a black race of people.
(derogatory) The revisionist portrayal of something as evil.
The application of a coating of blackwash.
verb
present participle of blackwash
bowmaking
bowmaking
noun
The manufacture of bows (for archery or for musical instruments).
buckwashing
bulwarking
bulwarking
verb
present participle of bulwark
bushwalking
bushwalking
noun
(Australia, New Zealand) The activity of hiking or backpacking.
verb
present participle of bushwalk
bushwhacking
bushwhacking
noun
criticizing, by someone or a person(s), on policies and stances by George W. Bush, in forums and discussions
fighting, as a guerilla, especially in wooded country
travelling through thick wooded country, cutting away scrub to make progress
verb
present participle of bushwhack
bywalking
cabinetworking
cakewalking
cakewalking
verb
present participle of cakewalk
candlewicking
changchiakow
checkweighman
checkweighman
noun
A person, elected by miners, whose task is to check what the mine owner's weighman states has been the amount of coal that has been mined; used especially if the miners' wages are related to production.
disacknowledge
disacknowledge
verb
(transitive) To refuse to acknowledge or recognize something; to disavow or deny.
disacknowledgement
disacknowledgements
duckwalking
duckwalking
verb
present participle of duckwalk
fliegerabwehrkanone
frankewing
gawkiness
gawkiness
noun
The quality of being gawky.
gawkinesses
gawkinesses
noun
plural of gawkiness
gawking
gawking
verb
present participle of gawk
gawkishness
gawkishness
noun
The quality of being gawkish.
gentlewomanlike
gentlewomanlike
adj
Characteristic of a gentlewoman; having the qualities of a gentlewoman.
adv
In a manner befitting a gentlewoman.
glassworking
glassworking
noun
The production of glasswork.
hardworking
hardworking
adj
Of a person, taking their work seriously and doing it well and rapidly.
hawking
hawking
noun
Action of the verb to hawk.
verb
present participle of hawk
hawkings
hawkings
noun
plural of hawking
headworking
jawbreaking
jawbreaking
adj
Very difficult to pronounce.
jawbreakingly
jawbreakingly
adv
In a way that is very difficult to say or pronounce.
jaywalking
jaywalking
noun
gerund of jaywalk.
verb
present participle of jaywalk
kiangwan
kingwana
knowledgeability
knowledgeability
noun
The condition of being knowledgeable.
kweihwating
kweiyang
lampworking
lampworking
verb
present participle of lampwork
lawbreaking
lawbreaking
adj
unlawful; illegal.
noun
The commission of a criminal act, the violation or breaking of a law.
lawbreakings
lawbreakings
noun
plural of lawbreaking
lawmaking
lawmaking
noun
The process of passing or enacting laws; legislation.
leatherworking
leatherworking
noun
The manufacture of articles from leather.
mawkingly
metalworking
metalworking
noun
The art and craft of shaping metal.
metalworkings
metalworkings
noun
plural of metalworking
milkwagon
misacknowledge
misacknowledge
verb
(rare) To fail to acknowledge; to acknowledge wrongly.
moonwalking
moonwalking
verb
present participle of moonwalk
nighthawk
nighthawk
noun
(UK, regional) A nightjar, especially Caprimulgus europaeus (Eurasian nightjar).
(US) A New World nightjar of the genus Chordeiles, especially Chordeiles minor.
A nighthawker (metal detectorist who works illegally at night).
A person whose preference or custom is to remain awake and active during the night and the early morning hours.
nighthawks
nighthawks
noun
plural of nighthawk
nightwake
nightwalk
nightwalker
nightwalker
noun
(archaic, euphemistic) A prostitute who looks for clients on the streets.
(fantasy) A vampire.
nightwalkers
nightwalkers
noun
plural of nightwalker
nightwalking
nightwalking
noun
(archaic, euphemistic) The activity of a prostitute who looks for clients on the streets.
nonwalking
nonwalking
adj
Not involving walking.
Unable to walk.
outwalking
outwalking
verb
present participle of outwalk
paddywacking
patchworking
patchworking
noun
The making of patchworks
verb
present participle of patchwork
pawnbrokering
pawnbrokering
noun
Synonym of pawnbroking
pawnbroking
pawnbroking
noun
The business of a pawnbroker; advancing loans against pledges of household goods or personal possessions, and selling those pledges that are not redeemed.
pawnbrokings
plowmaking
preacknowledging
preacknowledging
verb
present participle of preacknowledge
racewalking
racewalking
noun
(sports) A sport in which people try to walk as fast as possible, subject to the constraint that at least one foot must be on the ground at all time (or else they would be running).
verb
present participle of racewalk
racewalkings
reacknowledging
reacknowledging
verb
present participle of reacknowledge
reawakening
reawakening
noun
A second or subsequent awakening.
verb
present participle of reawaken
reawakenings
reawakenings
noun
plural of reawakening
reawaking
reawaking
verb
present participle of reawake
rewakening
rewakening
noun
(archaic) reawakening
verb
present participle of rewaken
rewaking
rewaking
verb
present participle of rewake
ringwalk
sawmaking
sawmaking
noun
The manufacture of saws.
semiwaking
sleepwaking
sleepwaking
noun
The state of one who is mesmerized, or in a partial and morbid sleep.
sleepwalking
sleepwalking
noun
The act of walking while not conscious or aware of it, during one's sleep.
verb
present participle of sleepwalk
sneckdrawing
snickdrawing
snowmaking
snowmaking
noun
The artificial production of snow
spacewalking
spacewalking
verb
present participle of spacewalk
squawking
squawking
noun
squawk, the sound of a squawk
verb
present participle of squawk
squawkingly
squawkingly
adv
In a squawking way; with squawking noises.
streetwalking
streetwalking
noun
The trade of a streetwalker; prostitution that is not tied to a particular brothel or establishment.
swacking
swacking
adj
(slang) Huge; whopping.
Characteristic of a swack.
verb
present participle of swack
swanking
swanking
verb
present participle of swank
swanmarking
swashbucklering
swashbucklering
adj
Alternative form of swashbuckling
swashbuckling
swashbuckling
adj
Adventurous, exciting.
swashbucklings
swingback
swordmaking
swordmaking
noun
The manufacture of swords.
tallowmaking
tallowmaking
noun
The manufacture of tallow.
thwacking
thwacking
noun
The action or sound of a thwack; a beating.
verb
present participle of thwack
thwackingly
thwackingly
adv
With a thwacking sound.
tomahawking
tomahawking
verb
present participle of tomahawk
trianglework
twanking
twanking
verb
present participle of twank
twankingly
tweaking
tweaking
noun
A tweak; a minor modification.
verb
present participle of tweak
twinemaking
twinemaking
noun
The manufacture of twine.
unacknowledging
unacknowledging
adj
Failing to acknowledge.
verb
present participle of unacknowledge
unawakening
unawakening
adj
Not awakening; dormant, asleep.
unawaking
unawaking
Adjective
Not waking; dormant, asleep.
ungentlewomanlike
ungentlewomanlike
adj
Not gentlewomanlike.
unwakening
unwakening
adj
Not wakening.
unwaking
unwaking
adj
Not waking; dormant, asleep.
unwalking
unwalking
adj
Not walking.
unweakening
vowmaking
vowmaking
noun
The making of a vow.
wadmaking
wafermaking
wageworking
wageworking
adj
Working in order to earn a wage.
wagonmaking
wagonmaking
noun
The construction of wagons.
wakeboarding
wakeboarding
noun
(sports) A water sport where a rider on a small board is towed by a motor boat, attached by a cable.
wakening
wakening
verb
present participle of waken
wakenings
wakenings
noun
plural of wakening
waking
waking
adj
Occurring during wakefulness.
noun
The act of becoming awake from sleep, or a period of time spent awake.
verb
present participle of wake
wakingly
wakingly
adv
While one is awake.
walking
walking
adj
Able to walk in spite of injury or sickness.
Characterized by or suitable for walking.
Heavily characterized by some given quality.
Incarnate as a human; living.
noun
gerund of walk.
verb
present participle of walk
walkings
walkings
noun
plural of walking
walkingstick
walkingstick
noun
Alternative form of walking stick
walkling
waremaking
waremaking
noun
The manufacture of wares.
warking
warking
verb
present participle of wark
warmaking
watchmaking
watchmaking
noun
The making (and repairing) of watches
watchmakings
watermarking
watermarking
verb
present participle of watermark
waterskiing
waterskiings
wauking
wauking
verb
present participle of wauk
waxmaking
waxmaking
noun
The manufacture of wax, or of items from wax.
waxworking
waxworking
noun
The creation of waxworks.
weakening
weakening
noun
(uncountable, mathematics) A structural principle of mathematical logic that states that the hypotheses of any derived fact may be freely extended with additional assumptions.
An instance or process of loss of strength.
verb
present participle of weaken
weakling
weakling
adj
weak, either physically, morally or mentally
noun
(figuratively) A person of weak character, lacking in courage and/or moral strength.
A person of weak or even sickly physical constitution
weaklings
weaklings
noun
plural of weakling
wealthmaking
wealthmaking
noun
The production of wealth.
weaponmaking
weaponmaking
noun
The manufacture of weapons.
weathermaking
weathermaking
noun
The (attempted) influencing of the weather, by magic or technology.