(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
ackworth
anticlockwise
anticlockwise
adj
(South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, British, Ireland, of movement) in a circular fashion so as to be moving to the left at the top of the circle and to the right at the bottom (when viewed from the front), in the opposite direction to the way the hands of an analogue clock move.
adv
(Australia, New Zealand, Britian, Ireland) In an anticlockwise fashion.
archworkmaster
awestricken
awestricken
adj
Filled with awe.
awestruck
awestruck
adj
Filled or overcome with awe or wonder.
backswept
backswept
adj
Swept back.
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.
backwater
backwater
noun
(idiomatic) A remote place; somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc.
(paper industry) Water used in the papermaking process. Recycled to reduce usage of fresh water, and usually containing residual amounts of chemicals and fibres.
A rowing stroke in which the oar is pushed forward to stop the boat; see back water
The water held back by a dam or other obstruction
verb
(idiomatic) To vacillate on a long-held position.
To row or paddle a backwater stroke.
backwatered
backwatered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backwater
backwaters
backwaters
noun
plural of backwater
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backwater
backwort
beckwith
beckwith
Proper noun
of origin.
bethwack
bethwack
verb
(transitive) To pelt, thrash, or cudgel soundly.
blackwater
blackwater
noun
Blackwater fever; malaria caused by Plasmodium falciparum.
Waste from domestic toilets; water containing fecal matter.
Water containing loam, tannins, etc., giving it a very dark appearance.
blackwaters
blackwaters
noun
plural of blackwater
blackwort
bostwick
botchwork
botchwork
noun
Inferior and shoddy work.
bracketwise
bracketwise
adv
In terms of brackets (in various senses).
buckeystown
buckwheat
buckwheat
noun
(Western US) Any of the wild buckwheats in the genus Eriogonum.
(cooking) The fruit of this plant used as a pseudocereal.
(derogatory, offensive, ethnic slur, US) Curly hair of a black person.
(slang) A slow and painful murder by the Mafia as a warning to others.
(slang) Pubic hair.
An Asian plant, of the species Fagopyrum esculentum. [from 16th c.]
buckwheater
buckwheater
noun
A poor and unskilled farmer.
buckwheatlike
buckwheatlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of buckwheat.
buckwheats
buckwheats
noun
plural of buckwheat
cabinetwork
cabinetwork
noun
cabinetmaking
furniture made by a cabinetmaker
cabinetworker
cabinetworker
noun
One who makes cabinets; a practitioner of cabinetwork.
cabinetworking
cabinetworks
candlestickward
cankerwort
cankerwort
noun
The plant Taraxacum officinale.
carpetwork
carpetwork
noun
carpeting generally
catchwork
catchwork
noun
A simple irrigation system, used on sloping land, in which water from a stream or spring is fed in at the top and allowed to trickle down over a number of artificial terraces.
catwalk
catwalk
noun
(by extension, "the catwalk") The business of making clothes for fashion shows.
(nautical) An elevated enclosed passage providing access fore and aft from the bridge of a merchant vessel.
A narrow elevated stage on which models parade; a runway
Any similar elevated walkway.
catwalks
catwalks
noun
plural of catwalk
cementwork
chawstick
chawstick
noun
Alternative form of chewstick (“plant”)
checkwriter
checkwriter
noun
A machine that writes on preprinted checks in such a way as to prevent fraudulent alteration of the check.
One who writes checks.
cheektowaga
chewstick
chewstick
noun
A twig with a frayed end, used for cleaning the teeth.
Any of various plants in the genus Gouania used for oral hygiene, especieally Gouania lupuloides, of the Caribbean.
chickenwort
chickenwort
noun
common chickweed
chickwit
clockwatcher
clockwatcher
noun
Alternative form of clock-watcher
clothworker
clothworker
noun
A textile worker.
cockthrowing
cockthrowing
noun
Alternative form of cock throwing
constablewick
constablewick
noun
(obsolete) The district to which a constable's power is limited.
contraclockwise
contraclockwise
adv
counterclockwise
cookstown
cottonwick
cottonwick
noun
A grunt (fish) of the species Haemulon melanurum
counterbreastwork
counterclockwise
counterclockwise
adj
(US, Canada) Moving or located in the direction of rotation opposite from clockwise.
adv
(US, Canada) In the direction of rotation opposite from clockwise.
counterwork
counterwork
verb
(transitive) To work in opposition to; to counteract.
counterworker
counterworker
noun
(rare) One who works against something; a saboteur.
(rare) One who works at a counter.
counterworking
counterworking
verb
present participle of counterwork
craftwork
craftwork
noun
An item produced by handicraft.
craftworker
craftworker
noun
A maker of craftwork.
crowstick
cutwork
cutwork
noun
A form of embroidery in which intervening fabric is cut away
cutworks
cutworks
noun
plural of cutwork
disacknowledgement
disacknowledgements
downpatrick
downtick
downtick
noun
(finance) A stock market transaction or quote at a price below a preceding one.
A small decrease or downward change in something that has been steady or rising.
ducktown
duckwater
duckwheat
ductwork
ductwork
noun
The system of ducts in a particular building.
electroweak
electroweak
adj
(physics) Describing the combination of the electromagnetic and weak nuclear forces.
fredericktown
fuckwit
fuckwit
noun
(derogatory, vulgar, slang) A contemptible person.
(derogatory, vulgar, slang) A very stupid person.
gatchwork
gatchwork
noun
Decorative work made from gatch.
gedecktwork
hackettstown
hartwick
hickorywithe
jacketwise
jacketwise
adv
In the manner of a jacket.
jacksontown
jackstraw
jackstraw
adj
(obsolete, of a person) Of no substance or worth.
Resembling a bundle of jackstraws that has been strewn on a surface.
noun
(dated) An insignificant person.
(usually plural) One of the pieces used for the game called jackstraws or pick-up sticks.
jackstraws
jackstraws
noun
plural of jackstraw
katowice
katowice
Proper noun
A city in southern Poland, capital of Silesian Voivodeship.
kitchenward
kitchenward
adj
To the kitchen
adv
(figuratively) Toward food in general.
Toward the kitchen.
kitchenwards
kitchenwards
adv
Alternative form of kitchenward
kitchenware
kitchenware
noun
(attributive, uncountable) Of or pertaining to utensils and appliances used for food preparation.
Instruments and utensils found in a kitchen, particularly those associated with the preparation and serving of food.
kitchenwares
kitchenwares
noun
plural of kitchenware
kitchenwife
knackwurst
knackwurst
noun
A highly seasoned scalded sausage made from beef, pork, and fatty tissue similar to a frankfurter, but shorter and thicker.
knackwursts
knackwursts
noun
plural of knackwurst
knockwurst
knockwurst
noun
Alternative spelling of knackwurst
knockwursts
knockwursts
noun
plural of knockwurst
kowatch
lackwit
lackwit
adj
Foolish; idiotic or simple-minded.
noun
A witless person; a fool.
lackwitted
lackwitted
adj
foolish; stupid
lackwittedly
lackwittedness
lackwittedness
noun
The quality of being lackwitted.
latticework
latticework
noun
A lattice or lattice-like structure; interlacing laths or strips.
latticeworks
latticeworks
noun
plural of latticework
mcknightstown
mucksweat
nicktown
nonacknowledgment
nonacknowledgment
noun
Absence of acknowledgment; failure to acknowledge something.
outthwack
outwick
patchwork
patchwork
noun
(derogatory) A state of regulations whose constituents have an opaque scope of application because of their questionable delimitation with regard to each other.
(figurative) Any kind of creation that utilizes many different aspects to create one whole piece.
A work, such as a blanket, composed of many different colors and shapes, sewn together to make an interesting whole.
verb
To assemble from a variety of sources; to cobble together.
To create a patchwork from pieces of fabric.
patchworked
patchworked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of patchwork
patchworking
patchworking
noun
The making of patchworks
verb
present participle of patchwork
patchworks
patchworks
noun
plural of patchwork
patchworky
patchworky
adj
Like patchwork; untidy, variegated, higgledy-piggledy.
pawcatuck
pawtucket
pawtucket
Proper noun
A large city in Rhode Island.
pedricktown
pickstown
pitchwork
pitchwork
noun
The work of a coal miner who is paid in a share of the mined material.
preacknowledgement
preacknowledgement
noun
Alternative form of preacknowledgment
preacknowledgment
preacknowledgment
noun
acknowledgment in advance
prestwick
prestwick
Proper noun
a coastal town in council area, Scotland, which is probably more famous for its airport
quickwater
quickwater
noun
(canoeing) Water with limited currents or rapids, less turbulent than white water.
quickwittedness
quickwittedness
noun
The state or condition of being quickwitted.
reacknowledgment
reacknowledgment
noun
Alternative form of reacknowledgement
rusticwork
saskatchewan
saskatchewan
Proper noun
A river in Canada.
Prairie province in western Canada (named after the river, which flows through it) which has Regina as its capital city.
scratchwork
scratchwork
noun
The first layer of plaster to be applied in plasterwork.
screwstock
scythework
scythework
noun
The work of cutting with a scythe.
shrewstruck
sicklewort
sicklewort
noun
A plant of the genus Coronilla (especially, Coronilla scorpioides), with curved pods.
The heal-all (Prunella vulgaris).
slackwitted
slackwittedness
smethwick
smethwick
Proper noun
a town in the metropolitan borough of West Midlands, England
smithwick
starchworks
stickjaw
stickjaw
noun
Food that is difficult to chew or swallow, such as toffee or pudding.
stickwater
stickwater
noun
A solution of proteins and other bio-nutrients obtained as a coproduct in the processing of animal by-products; typically produced at a slaughterhouse, or at rendering facilities which processes fishmeal or meat and bone meal. Stickwater is furthermore processed and added to animal feeds as a source of nutrients.
stickweed
stickweed
noun
Any of various unrelated plants that have seeds that stick to clothing
stickwork
stickwork
noun
(sports) Use of the stick in lacrosse, hockey, etc.
stitchwork
stitchwork
noun
Work produced by stitching.
stockbow
stockertown
stockowner
stockwell
stockwell
Proper noun
a suburb in south London, England
stockwood
stockwood
Proper noun
A southern district of Bristol, England between Whitchurch, Brislington and Keynsham
stockwork
stockwork
noun
(geology) A metalliferous deposit characterized by the impregnation of the mass of rock with many small veins or nests irregularly grouped, especially common with tin ore.
(mining) A system of working in ore, etc., when it lies not in strata or veins, but in solid masses, so as to be worked in chambers or stories.
stockwright
strawstack
strawstacker
stuccowork
stuccowork
noun
work done in stucco
stuccoworker
stuccoworks
stuccoworks
noun
plural of stuccowork
superacknowledgment
swartback
swartback
noun
(UK, dialect) The black-backed gull (Larus marinus), or swarbie.
sweptback
sweptback
adj
(of a hairstyle) Backswept.
(of an aircraft wing) Angled backwards from its attachment to the fuselage.
swingstock
switchback
switchback
noun
(aviation) A flight path consisting of a series of steep ascents and descents, generally flown as a stunt.
(chiefly Britain) A path or road having a series of steep ascents and descents.
(chiefly Canada, US, road transport) A sharp bend in a path or road which causes a traveller to almost reverse their direction of travel, especially one of a series of such bends on an incline; a hairpin bend; also a path or road having such a series of bends.
A railway track on a steep slope in a zigzag formation, in which a train travels in a reverse direction at each switch.
A railway track on which there are steep ascents and descents, a train moving partially or fully by the force of gravity using the momentum generated when descending to travel up an ascending part of the track; especially (Britain, dated), such a track built for fun rides at an amusement park; a type of rollercoaster.