(most common British spelling, also sometimes used in the US) Alternative spelling of acknowledgment
acknowledgements
acknowledgements
noun
plural of acknowledgement
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
backgame
backgame
noun
(backgammon) A game in which a player blocks the opponent's progress by forming two or more points in the opponent's home board.
An indirect strategy in which one attempts to achieve one's goals by maneuvering behind the scenes.
backgammon
backgammon
noun
A board game for two players in which each has 15 stones which move between 24 triangular points according to the roll of a pair of dice; the object is to move all of one's pieces around, and bear them off the board.
{{lb|en|backgammon}} A victory in the game when the loser has not borne off a stone, and still has one or more stones in the winner's inner home row or on the bar.
verb
To win at a backgammon game with the opponent having one or more pieces in the winner’s inner home row or on the bar.
backgammons
backgammons
noun
plural of backgammon
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backgammon
backstamping
bemocking
bemocking
verb
present participle of bemock
benchmarking
benchmarking
noun
A performance measurement according to a benchmark.
verb
present participle of benchmark
biscuitmaking
blackguardism
blackguardism
noun
Blackguardly behaviour or language.
blackgum
blackgum
noun
Alternative form of black gum (“tree”)
blackgums
blackgums
noun
plural of blackgum
blacklegism
blacklegism
noun
The character or actions of a blackleg.
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
blockmaking
blockmaking
noun
The manufacture of blocks for use in printing.
The manufacture of nautical blocks.
bluestockingism
bluestockingism
noun
(colloquial) The character or manner of a bluestocking; female pedantry.
bodicemaking
brickmaking
brickmaking
noun
The manufacture of bricks.
bucketmaking
bucketmaking
noun
The manufacture of buckets.
buckingham
buckingham
Proper noun
A place name:
A town in Buckinghamshire, England.
A former city in Quebec, Canada, merged into Gatineau in 2002.
An unincorporated community in Colorado, USA, named after a railroad official.
A census-designated place in Florida, USA.
A village in Illinois, USA.
An unincorporated community in Iowa, USA, named after Buckingham County, VA.
A former city in Texas, USA, now part of Richardson, Texas.
A census-designated place and county seat of Buckingham County in Virginia, USA.
A dukedom in the English peerage.
An English habitational surname derived from the place name.
buckinghamshire
buckinghamshire
Proper noun
An inland county of England bounded by Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Greater London, Berkshire and Oxfordshire.
buckraming
buckraming
verb
present participle of buckram
bumsucking
cabinetmaking
cabinetmaking
noun
The art of the cabinetmaker
cabinetmakings
cakemaking
cakemaking
noun
The making of cakes.
candlemaking
candlemaking
noun
The manufacture of candles.
candymaking
candymaking
noun
The manufacture of candy.
canmaking
capmaking
capmaking
noun
The manufacture of caps (the headgear).
cardmaking
cardmaking
noun
The manufacture of greeting cards (usually as a small-scale hobby).
carpetmaking
carpetmaking
noun
The manufacture of carpets.
cartmaking
cartmaking
noun
The manufacture of carts.
casemaking
casemaking
noun
The manufacture of cases.
cementmaking
chainmaking
chainmaking
noun
The manufacture of chains.
chairmaking
chairmaking
noun
The manufacture of chairs.
changemaker
changemaker
noun
One who makes a change.
checkmarking
checkmarking
verb
present participle of checkmark
checkmating
checkmating
verb
present participle of checkmate
checksumming
checksumming
verb
present participle of checksum
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.
checkweighmen
checkweighmen
noun
plural of checkweighman
cheesemaking
cheesemaking
noun
The production of cheese
chemicking
chemicking
verb
present participle of chemic
chickamauga
chikmagalur
cloakmaking
cloakmaking
noun
The manufacture of cloaks.
clockmaking
clockmaking
noun
The art or trade of a clockmaker; the manufacture of clocks.
clogmaker
clogmaker
noun
A manufacturer of clogs (type of shoe).
clogmaking
clogmaking
noun
The manufacture of clogs (type of shoe).
clothmaking
clothmaking
noun
The art or trade of a clothmaker.
coachmaking
coachmaking
noun
The manufacture of coaches (vehicles).
cockermeg
cockermeg
noun
An arrangement of pit props used to support a coalface
coffinmaking
coffinmaking
noun
The manufacture of coffins.
coinmaking
coinmaking
noun
The manufacture of coins.
colormaking
colormaking
noun
The manufacture of paints or dyes.
comaking
combmaking
combmaking
noun
The manufacture of combs.
conemaking
coremaking
coremaking
noun
(engineering) The manufacture of the cores used to produce the hollow parts of castings.
corkmaking
couchmaking
couchmaking
noun
The manufacture of couches.
cradlemaking
cradlemaking
noun
The manufacture of cradles.
cratemaking
cratemaking
noun
The manufacture of crates.
creammaking
cupmaking
cupmaking
noun
The manufacture of cups.
disacknowledgement
disacknowledgements
facemaking
gamecock
gamecock
noun
A fighting cock: a rooster used in cockfighting.
gamecocks
gamecocks
noun
plural of gamecock
gammick
gammock
gammock
noun
(UK, dialect) A frolic; fun.
verb
(UK, dialect, intransitive) To frolic; to lark about.
gebrauchsmusik
gemsbuck
gemsbuck
noun
Alternative form of gemsbok
gemsbucks
gemsbucks
noun
plural of gemsbuck
gemuetlichkeit
gemutlichkeit
gemutlichkeit
noun
Alternative form of Gemütlichkeit
gimcrack
gimcrack
adj
Showy but of poor quality; worthless.
noun
Something showy but worthless; a bauble or gimmick.
verb
(transitive) To embellish with gimcracks.
(transitive) To put together quickly and without much care; to bodge.
gimcrackery
gimcrackery
noun
tastelessness
gimcrackiness
gimcrackiness
noun
The quality of being gimcracky.
gimcracks
gimcracks
noun
plural of gimcrack
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of gimcrack
gimcracky
gimcracky
adj
Gimcrack.
gimmick
gimmick
noun
(Philippines) A night out with one's friends.
(electronics) A gimmick capacitor.
A clever ploy or strategy.
A trick or device used to attain some end.
verb
To rig or set up with a trick or device.
gimmicked
gimmicked
adj
Furnished with gimmicks
verb
simple past tense and past participle of gimmick
gimmickery
gimmickery
noun
Alternative form of gimmickry
gimmicking
gimmicking
verb
present participle of gimmick
gimmickries
gimmickries
noun
plural of gimmickry
gimmickry
gimmickry
noun
Gimmicks collectively.
The use of gimmicks.
gimmicks
gimmicks
noun
plural of gimmick
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of gimmick
gimmicky
gimmicky
adj
Containing gimmicks.
Resembling, or characteristic of a gimmick.
gitanemuck
greenbackism
greenbackism
noun
A movement advocating for the inflation of the US currency.
gulfhammock
gumpoldskirchner
hughmanick
karyogamic
karyogamic
adj
Relating to karyogamy.
kcmg
kerygmatic
kerygmatic
adj
Presumptuous.
Relating to the kerygmata.
kilomegacycle
kilomegacycle
noun
gigahertz (1000 megacycles)
kinematographic
kinematographical
kinematographical
adj
cinematographical
kinematographically
kremenchug
kymographic
kymographic
adj
Of or pertaining to a kymograph.
lacemaking
lacemaking
noun
The manufacture of lace.
lampblacking
lampblacking
verb
present participle of lampblack
leukemogenic
leukemogenic
adj
That tends to cause leukemia
lockmaking
lockmaking
noun
The manufacture of locks.
locksmithing
locksmithing
noun
The science and art of making and defeating locks.
mackereling
mackereling
noun
Alternative form of mackerelling
mackling
mackling
verb
present participle of mackle
macksburg
mafficking
mafficking
noun
(dated) Extravagant rejoicings of a multitude.
magicked
magicked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of magic
magicking
magicking
verb
present participle of magic
mammocking
mammocking
verb
present participle of mammock
mangohick
markgenossenschaft
matchmaking
matchmaking
noun
(business) A service aiming to bring together sellers and buyers or potential partners.
(video games) The act or process of locating suitable players to take part in a multiplayer game session.
An attempt to make two people romantically interested in each other, especially an attempt to set up a date between people or to arrange a marriage.
The manufacture of matches for kindling or burning.
verb
present participle of matchmake
matchmakings
matchmakings
noun
plural of matchmaking
matchmarking
mcgirk
mcknight
mcknightstown
meatpacking
meatpacking
noun
(US) The slaughter and further processing of animals for meat.
meatpackings
mecklenburg
mecklenburg
Proper noun
An area in Baltic northern Germany.
mecklenburgian
meckling
medevacking
medevacking
verb
present participle of medevac
medivacking
medivacking
verb
present participle of medivac
megabuck
megabuck
noun
(informal) A million dollars.
megabucks
megabucks
noun
(informal) Collectively, a very large amount of money (whether in dollars or other currency).
plural of megabuck
megakaryocyte
megakaryocyte
noun
(anatomy) A large cell, found in bone marrow, responsible for the production of platelets.
megakaryocytic
megakaryocytic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or containing megakaryocytes
megalokaryocyte
megalokaryocyte
noun
megakaryocyte
mimicking
mimicking
noun
(uncountable) gerund of mimic: mimicry; (countable) an instance of this.
verb
present participle of mimic
mimmocking
misacknowledge
misacknowledge
verb
(rare) To fail to acknowledge; to acknowledge wrongly.
miscooking
miscooking
verb
present participle of miscook
mispackaged
mispackaged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of mispackage
mispackages
mispackages
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mispackage
mispackaging
mispackaging
verb
present participle of mispackage
misreckoning
misreckoning
noun
A false reckoning; a miscalculation.
verb
present participle of misreckon
mockage
mockage
noun
(obsolete) Mockery; mocking.
mockground
mocking
mocking
adj
derisive or contemptuous
teasing or taunting
noun
mockery
verb
present participle and gerund of mock
mockingbird
mockingbird
noun
(archaic) Synonym of tui (“a species of honeyeater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, a bird which is endemic to New Zealand”)
A long-tailed American songbird of the Mimidae family, noted for its ability to mimic calls of other birds.
mockingbirds
mockingbirds
noun
plural of mockingbird
mockingly
mockingly
adv
Said, written, or done with the intent to mock, or ridicule; with mocking effect.