(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
afterknowledge
afterknowledge
noun
Knowledge acquired later, or after the event.
afterworld
afterworld
noun
A supposed world that is entered after death; the realm of the afterlife.
afterworlds
afterworlds
noun
plural of afterworld
allhallowtide
allhallowtide
Proper noun
The time at or near All Hallows'.
bartholomewtide
batfowled
battleward
battleward
adv
Toward battle.
beetleweed
beetleweed
noun
Galax urceolata, an evergreen herbaceous perennial plant native to the southeastern United States.
betwattled
betwattled
adj
(archaic, West Country) surprised, confounded, befuddled, to be in a distressed state of mind.
verb
(archaic) simple past tense and past participle of betwattle
bewilderment
bewilderment
noun
A confusing or perplexing situation.
The state of being bewildered.
bewilderments
bewilderments
noun
plural of bewilderment
billetwood
bladderwort
bladderwort
noun
Any of many aquatic carnivorous plants, of the genus Utricularia, that have open bladders that trap minute insects and crustaceans.
bladderworts
bladderworts
noun
plural of bladderwort
blanketweed
blanketweed
noun
a filamentous alga often found in ponds
blendwater
blisterweed
bloodwite
bloodwite
noun
A penalty for committing bloodshed, specifically under Anglo-Saxon law a penalty to be paid to the king or aldorman as distinct from the wergeld.
blowtorched
blowtorched
verb
past participle of blowtorch
blythewood
bondelswarts
bowdlerisation
bowdlerisation
noun
The action or instance of bowdlerising; the omission or removal of material considered vulgar or indecent.
bowdlerization
bowdlerization
noun
The action or instance of bowdlerizing; the omission or removal of material considered vulgar or indecent.
bowdlerizations
bowdlerizations
noun
plural of bowdlerization
bretwalda
bretwalda
noun
(historical) A title given to some of the rulers of Anglo-Saxon kingdoms from the 5th century onwards who had achieved overlordship of some or all of the other Anglo-Saxon kingdoms.
bretwaldadom
bretwaldaship
brittlewood
bulletwood
bulletwood
noun
A flowering tree, Spanish cherry or medlar (Mimusops elengi), whose flowers are used in Thai herbal medicine.
A tropical hardwood tree, Manilkara bidentata, grown commercially in Puerto Rico.
The timber of this tree.
candlestickward
candlewaster
candlewaster
noun
(obsolete, derogatory) One who consumes candles by staying up late reading and studying; a student.
candlewasting
candlewasting
Adjective
Causing a waste of candles by studying late into the night.
candlewright
candlewright
noun
(obsolete) A chandler, or maker of candles.
cartwheeled
cartwheeled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cartwheel
castleward
castleward
noun
Alternative form of castle-guard
castlewards
castlewards
noun
plural of castleward
castlewood
castlewood
Proper noun
Any of a number of towns in USA or Canada
caterwauled
caterwauled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of caterwaul
cathedralwise
childwite
clotweed
clotweed
noun
cocklebur
coldwater
coldwater
adj
Characterized by the presence or use of cold water.
Located in or near cold ocean waters.
counterworld
counterworld
noun
A world or realm that opposes or subverts the norms of another world or realm.
dearworthily
deathblow
deathblow
noun
A strike or blow that leads to death, especially a coup de grace.
Something that prevents the completion, or ends the existence, of a project etc.; a fatal setback.
deathblows
deathblows
noun
plural of deathblow
deflowerment
deflowerment
Noun
The loss of a girl or woman's virginity.
delftware
delftware
noun
Alternative spelling of Delftware
detacwable
deweylite
dewittville
dewlight
dimwittedly
dimwittedly
adv
In a dimwitted or stupid manner.
disacknowledgement
disacknowledgements
disembowelment
disembowelment
noun
The act of disemboweling.
disembowelments
disembowelments
noun
plural of disembowelment
dishtowel
dishtowel
noun
A cloth or towel used to dry dishes.
dishtowels
dishtowels
noun
plural of dishtowel
doublewidth
dovetailwise
dowelltown
dowmetal
downheartedly
downheartedly
adv
In a downhearted manner
doylestown
doylestown
Proper noun
a village in Ohio, USA.
a borough in Pennsylvania, USA
a village in Wisconsin, USA.
drawliest
drawliest
adj
superlative form of drawly: most drawly
drawplate
drawplate
noun
A hardened plate of metal, ruby, etc. having a hole, or a gradation of conical holes, through which wires are drawn to be reduced and elongated.
dwelt
dwelt
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dwell
dwindlement
dwindlement
noun
The process of dwindling; gradual reduction to nothing.
eastwardly
eastwardly
adj
(Blowing) from the east.
Towards the east.
adv
In or from an easterly direction.
ehrwaldite
eichwaldite
elderwort
elderwort
noun
danewort
farweltered
fiddletown
fieldwort
fieldwort
noun
(botany) gentian
flatweed
flatweed
noun
Hypochaeris radicata, a low-lying edible perennial herb often found in lawns.
fleetwood
fleetwood
Proper noun
A coastal town in Lancashire, England
floodwater
floodwater
noun
The water of a flood.
floodwaters
floodwaters
noun
The waters of a flood
flowcharted
gentlewomanhood
gentlewomanhood
noun
The qualities or condition of a gentlewoman.
gladewater
glidewort
goldthwaite
goldthwaite
Proper noun
a small city in Texas, USA
goldwater
hallowtide
hallowtide
Noun
Hallowmas
healthward
healthward
adj
Towards a healthy state.
hollowhearted
hollowhearted
adj
Alternative form of hollow-hearted
hollowheartedness
hollowheartedness
noun
Alternative form of hollow-heartedness
hollywoodite
hotelward
hotelward
adv
Toward a hotel.
indwelt
interflowed
interflowed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of interflow
interknowledge
interknowledge
noun
Reciprocal knowledge.
interweld
interwhistled
interworld
interworld
adj
Between worlds.
noun
A world between other worlds.
knowledgeability
knowledgeability
noun
The condition of being knowledgeable.
knowledgement
knowledgement
noun
(non-native speakers' English) Misconstruction of knowledge.
lackwitted
lackwitted
adj
foolish; stupid
lackwittedly
lackwittedness
lackwittedness
noun
The quality of being lackwitted.
ladylintywhite
landwaiter
landwaiter
noun
A customs officer who oversees the landing of goods, etc., from vessels.
lateward
lateward
adv
(obsolete) rather late
latewood
latewood
noun
wood formed in a tree relatively late in the season
latewoods
latewoods
noun
plural of latewood
leadwort
leadwort
noun
Any of various maritime herbs of the genus Plumbago, some of which have lead-coloured spots on the leaves or nearly lead-coloured flowers.
leadworts
leadworts
noun
plural of leadwort
leatherwood
leatherwood
noun
Any deciduous shrub, of the genus Dirca, that has leathery bark
Any subalpine shrub or small tree found only in New Zealand, Olearia colensoi
Cyrilla spp,
leatherwoods
leatherwoods
noun
plural of leatherwood
leewardmost
leewardmost
adj
superlative form of leeward: most leeward
leftward
leftward
adj
To or from the left.
leftwardly
leftwardly
adv
In a leftward direction.
leftwards
leftwards
adv
Leftward; towards the left.
leonardtown
leonardtown
Proper noun
a town in Maryland, USA
letdown
letdown
noun
Alternative form of let-down
letdowns
letdowns
noun
plural of letdown
letterwood
letterwood
noun
The wood of the tree Brosimum guianense, marked with black spots resembling hieroglyphics.
lewdest
lewdest
adj
superlative form of lewd: most lewd
lewdster
lewdster
noun
A lewd person; a lecher.
lotewood
ludwigite
ludwigite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing boron, iron, magnesium, and oxygen.
mcclellandtown
meltdown
meltdown
noun
(informal) A tantrum or emotional outburst.
(psychology) An autistic response to stress or sensory overload, in which the person is overwhelmed by intense, seemingly disproportionate emotions, behaving erratically and becoming unable to mask.
A situation being likened to a nuclear meltdown; a crisis.
Computer engineers were at a loss last night to explain why the Government had been hit by arguably the worst electronic meltdown in the history of Whitehall. https://web.archive.org/web/20041209011615/http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/politics/story.jsp?story=587262
Severe overheating of the core of a nuclear reactor resulting in the core melting and potentially in radiation escaping.
meltdowns
meltdowns
noun
plural of meltdown
middlesworth
middletown
middleweight
middleweight
noun
(countable) A boxer who fights in this division; a similar wrestler etc
(countable, business, by extension) An employee ranking anywhere between junior and senior.
(uncountable) A weight class in professional boxing between light middleweight or welterweight and super middleweight or cruiserweight; a similar division in wrestling and other sports
middleweights
middleweights
noun
plural of middleweight
midwinterly
multidwelling
multidwelling
adj
Relating to more than one dwelling.
noun
A dwelling occupied by more than one household.
multitowered
multitowered
adj
Having more than one tower.
multiwarhead
multiwarhead
adj
(of a missile) Comprising more than one warhead.
myrtlewood
netherworld
netherworld
noun
(by extension) A hidden, shadowy, or sinister subculture, such as that of organized crime.
Specifically, a location of punishment in the afterlife; a hell.
The locale of the spirit world or afterlife, whether deemed to be situated below the world of the living or not.
The place to which one's spirit descends upon death, conceived as below the surface of the earth.
netherworlds
netherworlds
noun
plural of netherworld
newlandite
nonacknowledgment
nonacknowledgment
noun
Absence of acknowledgment; failure to acknowledge something.
northeastwardly
northeastwardly
adv
Towards the northeast.
northwestwardly
northwestwardly
adv
Towards the northwest.
otherworld
otherworld
noun
A mythical abode of otherworldly beings.
A world beyond death; an afterlife.
A world other than the everyday world.
otherworldliness
otherworldliness
noun
The quality of being otherworldly
otherworldly
otherworldly
adj
Not belonging to the real world; unnatural; odd and unfamiliar.
Of, concerned with, or preoccupied with a different world than that of the tangible here and now, such as a heavenly, spiritual, or imaginary world.
otherworldness
otherworldness
noun
Synonym of otherworldliness
otherworlds
otherworlds
noun
plural of otherworld
outbawled
outbawled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outbawl
outcrawled
outcrawled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outcrawl
outdwell
outdwell
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To dwell or stay beyond; to outstay
outdweller
outdweller
noun
One who holds land in a parish, but lives elsewhere.