(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
agathokakological
agathokakological
adj
(rare) Composed of both good and evil.
aktiengesellschaft
attackingly
backbitingly
backbitingly
adv
In a backbiting manner.
backfilling
backfilling
noun
The process by which something is backfilled.
verb
present participle of backfill
backflipping
backflipping
verb
present participle of backflip
backflowing
backflowing
adj
flowing backwards
verb
present participle of backflow
backhauling
backhauling
verb
present participle of backhaul
backlashing
backlashing
verb
present participle of backlash
backliding
backlighted
backlighting
backlighting
noun
The illumination of a photographic subject from the rear, causing edges to glow while other areas remain in shadow.
verb
present participle of backlight
backlings
backlisting
backlisting
verb
present participle of backlist
backloading
backloading
noun
(transport) The transportation of cargo or shipment on a return trip, using the space already paid for and used for the outward leg.
verb
present participle of backload
backlogging
backlogging
verb
present participle of backlog
backpedaling
backpedaling
noun
The act of distancing oneself from a previously supported idea, action, behaviour, etc.; a U-turn or flip-flop.
verb
(US) present participle of backpedal
backslapping
backslapping
noun
action of the verb to backslap
verb
present participle of backslap
backsliding
backsliding
adj
sliding back
noun
An occasion on which one backslides, especially in a moral sense.
verb
present participle of backslide
backslidingness
backsplicing
backsplicing
verb
present participle of backsplice
bechalking
bechalking
verb
present participle of bechalk
beckoningly
beckoningly
adv
So as to beckon or call near; enticingly.
becloaking
becloaking
verb
present participle of becloak
beflecking
beflecking
verb
present participle of befleck
billsticking
billsticking
noun
Synonym of billposting
blackballing
blackballing
noun
An instance, or action, of a person being blackballed
verb
present participle of blackball
blackbirding
blackbirding
noun
(UK, Australia) The practice of kidnapping Pacific Islanders, or kanakas, for sale as cheap labour.
verb
present participle of blackbird
blackening
blackening
noun
(countable) The result or an instance of such an act or process; a black stain or mark.
(uncountable) The act or process of turning (becoming) black in colour.
Any of various (dark-colored) surface treatments for metal substrates, to inhibit corrosion; on steel, generally, synonym of bluing.
The act of defaming or sullying.
verb
present participle of blacken
blackenings
blackenings
noun
plural of blackening
blackfigured
blackfishing
blackfishing
noun
(slang, of a non-black person) The practice of appropriating signifiers of black identity, such as darkening the skin, or wearing traditionally black hairstyles.
verb
present participle of blackfish
blackguardism
blackguardism
noun
Blackguardly behaviour or language.
blackguardize
blackguardize
verb
To make blackguardly.
blacking
blacking
noun
A boycott, usually as part of an industrial dispute.
A preparation, containing lampblack, used to produce a shiny black coating.
Shoe polish.
verb
present participle of black
blackings
blackings
noun
plural of blacking
blackington
blackjacking
blackjacking
verb
present participle of blackjack
blacklegging
blacklegging
noun
The practice of working in place of those who are engaged in a strike.
verb
present participle of blackleg
blacklegism
blacklegism
noun
The character or actions of a blackleg.
blacklight
blacklight
noun
Alternative form of black light (“ultraviolet bulb”)
blacklisting
blacklisting
noun
The act of placing onto a blacklist.
verb
present participle of blacklist
blackmailing
blackmailing
noun
The act of one who blackmails.
verb
present participle of blackmail
blacksmithing
blacksmithing
noun
the business of a blacksmith
verb
present participle of blacksmith
blacktopping
blacktopping
verb
present participle of blacktop
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
blockaderunning
blockading
blockading
verb
present participle of blockade
blockbusting
blockbusting
adj
Having the characteristics of a blockbuster; hugely successful.
noun
(US) A technique used to encourage people to sell their property by giving the impression that a neighborhood is changing for the worse, especially by implying a change in its racial makeup.
blocking
blocking
noun
(computing) A feature that prevents a keyboard from registering multiple simultaneous keypresses that would cause ghosting.
Blocks used to support (a building, etc.) temporarily.
The act by which something is blocked; an obstruction.
The precise movement and positioning of actors in order to facilitate a performance (originally planned using miniature blocks).
verb
present participle of block
blockmaking
blockmaking
noun
The manufacture of blocks for use in printing.
The manufacture of nautical blocks.
bloodsucking
bloodsucking
adj
(by extension, of a person) parasitic, leechlike or freeloading
(of an insect or animal) That draws off the blood of another animal, or a person.
bloodsuckings
bluestocking
bluestocking
noun
(historical) A member of an 18th-century Blue Stockings Society.
(historical) The English parliament of 1653, more commonly called the Barebones Parliament
(usually derogatory) A scholarly, literary, or cultured woman.
bluestockingish
bluestockingish
adj
Like a bluestocking, or scholarly woman.
bluestockingism
bluestockingism
noun
(colloquial) The character or manner of a bluestocking; female pedantry.
bluestockings
bluestockings
noun
plural of bluestocking
bootlicking
bootlicking
noun
servile behaviour
verb
present participle of bootlick
bricklaying
bricklaying
noun
The act of building a wall by laying bricks, usually with cement between the surfaces of the bricks.
bricklayings
bricklayings
noun
plural of bricklaying
bricklining
bucklering
bucklering
verb
present participle of buckler
buckling
buckling
adj
Wavy; curly, as hair.
noun
(geology) A folding into hills and valleys.
A young male domestic goat of between one and two years.
Smoked herring.
The act of fastening a buckle.
The action of collapsing under pressure or stress.
verb
present participle of buckle
cabbagelike
cabbagelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a cabbage.
cackling
cackling
noun
A sound that cackles.
verb
present participle of cackle
cagelike
cagelike
adj
Like a cage.
cakewalking
cakewalking
verb
present participle of cakewalk
calking
calking
noun
Alternative form of caulking
verb
present participle of calk
candlemaking
candlemaking
noun
The manufacture of candles.
candlewicking
carkingly
carkingly
adv
(archaic) In a carking manner; so as to weary or distress.
caulking
caulking
noun
A sealing material used to seal joints between heterogeneous materials in many kinds of construction and manufacture.
verb
present participle of caulk
caulkings
caulkings
noun
plural of caulking
chackling
chackling
verb
present participle of chackle
chalking
chalking
noun
(painting) The appearance of non-gloss paint on an exterior surface due to chemical deterioration and removal by weather.
Something chalked on a surface.
verb
present participle of chalk
checklisting
checklisting
verb
present participle of checklist
chickling
chickling
noun
A small chick or chicken; a baby chick.
The leguminous plant Lathyrus sativus as well as other Lathyrus species.
chikmagalur
chokingly
chokingly
adv
While or as if choking, or in such a way as to cause one to choke.
chuckingly
chuckling
chuckling
noun
(gerund of chuckle) An instance in which someone chuckles
verb
present participle of chuckle
chucklingly
chucklingly
adv
in a chuckling manner
clacking
clacking
noun
A sound that clacks.
verb
present participle of clack
clanking
clanking
noun
A noise that clanks.
verb
present participle of clank
clankingly
clankingly
adv
With a clanking sound.
clankingness
cleeking
cleeking
verb
present participle of cleek
clergylike
clergylike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of the clergy.
clerking
clerking
verb
present participle of clerk
clicking
clicking
noun
The sound or action of a click.
verb
present participle of click
clinkering
clinkering
verb
present participle of clinker
clinking
clinking
noun
A noise that clinks.
verb
present participle of clink
cloaking
cloaking
noun
The act of wrapping or covering with a cloak.
The material from which cloaks are made.
verb
present participle of cloak
cloakmaking
cloakmaking
noun
The manufacture of cloaks.
clocking
clocking
noun
A time measurement made according to a clock.
verb
present participle of clock
clockings
clockings
noun
plural of clocking
clockmaking
clockmaking
noun
The art or trade of a clockmaker; the manufacture of clocks.
cloglike
cloglike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a clog (type of shoe).
clogmaking
clogmaking
noun
The manufacture of clogs (type of shoe).
clonking
clonking
verb
present participle of clonk
clothmaking
clothmaking
noun
The art or trade of a clothmaker.
clucking
clucking
adj
(slang, euphemistic) fucking (as intensifier)
noun
The action of the verb cluck; a cluck sound.
verb
present participle of cluck
clunking
clunking
adj
clunky; awkward
noun
A sound that clunks.
verb
present participle of clunk
clyfaking
clyfaking
noun
(slang, obsolete) Pickpocketing.
cockbilling
cockbilling
verb
present participle of cockbill
cocklight
cocklight
noun
twilight at cockcrow; daybreak.
cockling
cockling
noun
A young, small, or immature cock.
verb
present participle of cockle
cocktailing
cocktailing
noun
Work as a cocktail waitress.
coldcocking
coldcocking
verb
present participle of coldcock
colormaking
colormaking
noun
The manufacture of paints or dyes.
counterlocking
crackling
crackling
adj
Sounding with small, sharp cracks or reports, frequently repeated.
noun
(cooking, countable) A crispy, fried skin or rind, especially of pork.
(cooking, in the singular in Britain) The crispy rind of roast pork.
(cooking, often in the plural, US) Fat that, after roasting a joint, hardens and crispens
(obsolete, usually in the plural) Food for dogs, made from the refuse of tallow melting.
The making of small, sharp cracks or reports, frequently repeated.
Three stripes of velvet worn on the sleeves of students at St John's College, Cambridge.
verb
present participle of crackle
cracklings
cracklings
noun
plural of crackling
cradlemaking
cradlemaking
noun
The manufacture of cradles.
craglike
craglike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a crag.
crankling
crankling
verb
present participle of crankle
creakingly
creakingly
adv
With a creaking sound.
crinkling
crinkling
noun
The act or sound or something being crinkled.
verb
present participle of crinkle
cuckolding
cuckolding
noun
The practice of making a man a cuckold, especially as a sexual kink.
verb
present participle of cuckold
deadlocking
deadlocking
verb
present participle of deadlock
deblocking
deblocking
verb
present participle of deblock
disacknowledge
disacknowledge
verb
(transitive) To refuse to acknowledge or recognize something; to disavow or deny.
disacknowledgement
disacknowledgements
duckling
duckling
noun
A young duck.
ducklings
ducklings
noun
plural of duckling
ducklingship
duckwalking
duckwalking
verb
present participle of duckwalk
finickingly
finickingly
adv
finically
flacking
flacking
verb
present participle of flack
flagstick
flagstick
noun
(golf) The pole which marks the location of a hole
fleckering
fleckering
verb
present participle of flecker
flecking
flecking
noun
A flecked pattern.
verb
present participle of fleck
flickering
flickering
adj
shining unsteadily or varying rapidly in brightness (referring to a light or a source of light)
noun
A short, uncertain burst.
verb
present participle of flicker
flickeringly
flickeringly
adv
Briefly
In a flickering manner
flicking
flicking
noun
The act by which something is flicked.
verb
present participle of flick
flocking
flocking
noun
A material textured in this way, such as the artificial snow of a Christmas tree.
The process of adding small particles to a surface for the sake of texture.
verb
present participle of flock
flockings
flockings
noun
plural of flocking
flockling
flockling
noun
(obsolete, rare) A lamb.
flyspecking
flyspecking
noun
A technique for painting furniture with flicked drops of paint.
verb
present participle of flyspeck
footlicking
footlicking
adj
sycophantic
noun
The act of licking someone's feet.
sycophantic behavior
forelocking
forelocking
verb
present participle of forelock
freckling
freckling
noun
A pattern of freckles
verb
present participle of freckle
frolicking
frolicking
noun
The act of one who frolics.
verb
present participle of frolic
garlickiest
garlickiest
adj
superlative form of garlicky: most garlicky
garlicky
garlicky
adj
Tasting or smelling of garlic.
garliclike
garliclike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of garlic.
gelsenkirchen
gemuetlichkeit
gemutlichkeit
gemutlichkeit
noun
Alternative form of Gemütlichkeit
girdlecake
glick
glockenspiel
glockenspiel
noun
(music) A musical instrument of the percussion idiophone family of instruments; like the xylophone, it has tuned bars arranged like the keys on a piano, and is also smaller in size and higher in pitch.