(transitive) To admit the knowledge of; to recognize as a fact or truth; to declare one's belief in
(transitive) To be grateful of (e.g. a benefit or a favour)
(transitive) To own as genuine or valid; to assent to (a legal instrument) to give it validity; to avow or admit in legal form.
(transitive) To own or recognize in a particular quality, character or relationship; to admit the claims or authority of; to give recognition to.
(transitive) To report (the receipt of a message to its sender).
acknowledgeable
acknowledgeable
adj
Able to be acknowledged.
Worthy of acknowledgement.
acknowledged
acknowledged
adj
Generally accepted, recognized or admitted.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of acknowledg
simple past tense and past participle of acknowledge
acknowledgedly
acknowledgedly
adv
Confessedly, admittedly.
acknowledgement
acknowledgement
noun
(most common British spelling, also sometimes used in the US) Alternative spelling of acknowledgment
acknowledgements
acknowledgements
noun
plural of acknowledgement
acknowledger
acknowledger
noun
One who acknowledges.
acknowledgers
acknowledgers
noun
plural of acknowledger
acknowledges
acknowledges
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acknowledge
acknowledging
acknowledging
adj
(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
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
afterglow
afterglow
noun
An afterparty.
The glow seen in the sky after sunset.
The light emitted by a phosphor after excitation.
The light emitted by an incandescent object while cooling.
The mildly euphoric feeling experienced after a pleasurable experience, especially after an orgasm or drug-induced high.
afterglows
afterglows
noun
plural of afterglow
afterknowledge
afterknowledge
noun
Knowledge acquired later, or after the event.
alpenglow
alpenglow
noun
A rosy or reddish glow seen during sunset or sunrise on the summits of mountains, especially snow-covered mountains on the opposite side of the sun.
angletwitch
angletwitch
noun
(rare, dialectal) An angleworm; earthworm.
anglewing
anglewing
noun
Any of various butterflies in the tribe Nymphalini.
anglewise
anglewise
adv
With respect to an angle; angularly.
angleworm
angleworm
noun
(Northern US) An earthworm, used as or destined to be used as bait to catch fish.
angleworms
angleworms
noun
plural of angleworm
answeringly
answeringly
adv
In a way that answers; so as to answer; in reply.
applegrower
applegrower
noun
A grower of apples.
awakeningly
awakeningly
adv
In a way that awakens, or brings new sensations.
awiggle
awiggle
adj
wiggling
baggywrinkle
baggywrinkle
noun
(nautical) A brush-like pad made of rope, attached to a shroud in order to prevent wear on sails.
bagwell
bangweulu
battlewagon
battlewagon
noun
(military) A heavily-armed combat vehicle.
(nautical) A battleship.
battlewagons
battlewagons
noun
plural of battlewagon
beclowning
beclowning
verb
present participle of beclown
becrawling
becrawling
verb
present participle of becrawl
beflowering
beflowering
verb
present participle of beflower
beglew
behowling
behowling
verb
present participle of behowl
bejeweling
bejeweling
verb
present participle of bejewel
bejewelling
bellowing
bellowing
noun
The sound produced when someone or something bellows
verb
present participle of bellow
bellowsmaking
belowground
belowground
adj
beneath the surface of the ground; underground
belswagger
belswagger
noun
(obsolete) A bully.
(obsolete) A lewd man.
bergwall
bewailing
bewailing
noun
The act of one who bewails something.
verb
present participle of bewail
bewailingly
bewailingly
adv
in a bewailing manner
bewildering
bewildering
adj
Very baffling, confusing, or perplexing, often due to a very large choice being available.
noun
gerund of bewilder: bewilderment.
verb
present participle of bewilder
bewilderingly
bewilderingly
adv
In a bewildering manner, or to a bewildering extent.
bewitchingly
bewitchingly
adv
In a bewitching manner
bewrayingly
bewrayingly
adv
(archaic) By way of disclosing secrets; in such manner as to bewray
bigelow
bilgewater
bilgewater
noun
(nautical) Water which collects in the bilges of a ship.
(slang) Stupid talk or writing; nonsense.
bilgewaters
bilgewaters
noun
plural of bilgewater
bilgeway
bilgeway
noun
(nautical, historical) Either of a pair of rails down which a ship is launched.
blawenburg
bluegown
bluegown
Noun
One of a class of paupers or pensioners, or licensed beggars, in Scotland, who received certain alms every year on the king's birthday, including a blue gown.
bluewing
bluewing
noun
(usually in the plural) Torenia (wishbone flower)
Anas discors (syn. Spatula discors), the blue-winged teal.
boswellizing
bowdlerising
bowdlerising
verb
present participle of bowdlerise
bowdlerizing
bowdlerizing
verb
present participle of bowdlerize
boweling
bowelling
bowelling
verb
present participle of bowel
bowldering
bowleg
bowleg
noun
A leg that curves outward at the knee. It might refer to the leg of a human, animal or even a piece of furniture.
bowlegged
bowlegged
adj
Alternative spelling of bow-legged
bowleggedness
bowleggedness
noun
The quality of being bow-legged.
bowlegs
bowlegs
noun
plural of bowleg
bridgewall
bugleweed
bugleweed
noun
Ajuga, a group of herbs used for ground cover; bugle
Any of the aromatic herbs in genus Lycopus, especially Lycopus virginicus, water horehound
buglewort
burgwell
cakewalking
cakewalking
verb
present participle of cakewalk
candlewasting
candlewasting
Adjective
Causing a waste of candles by studying late into the night.
candlewicking
candlewright
candlewright
noun
(obsolete) A chandler, or maker of candles.
cartwheeling
cartwheeling
verb
present participle of cartwheel
caterwauling
caterwauling
noun
A sound that caterwauls.
verb
present participle of caterwaul
ceilingward
ceilingward
adj
Facing or directed toward the ceiling.
adv
Toward the ceiling.
ceilingwards
ceilingwards
adv
Towards the ceiling.
chigwell
clearwing
clearwing
noun
Any of various moths, of the family Sesiidae, that have transparent wings
Any of various nymphalid butterflies, usually of the tribe Ithomiini, that have transparent wings
clergywoman
clergywoman
noun
A woman belonging to a clergyman's family.
An ordained (female) Christian minister; a female member of the clergy.
clergywomen
clergywomen
noun
plural of clergywoman
clewgarnet
clewing
clewing
verb
present participle of clew
clogwheel
clogwheel
noun
(obsolete, Yorkshire) A solid cartwheel (rather than one with spokes)
closewing
clownage
clownage
noun
(obsolete) The behaviour or manners of a clown or rustic.
cogswell
cogswellia
cogweel
cogweels
cogwheel
cogwheel
noun
(attributive) Something behaving in a jerky manner similar to a a cogwheel, e.g. cogwheel respiration as a side effect of hyperbaric medicine.
A gear wheel.
cogwheels
cogwheels
noun
plural of cogwheel
coindwelling
counterglow
counterglow
noun
The gegenschein.
counterwilling
coweringly
coweringly
adv
In a cowering manner.
cowleeching
cowleeching
noun
(obsolete) The work of a cowleech, giving medical treatment to cows.
deflowering
deflowering
noun
The breaking of the hymen of a virgin.
verb
present participle of deflower
dewlight
dewooling
dewooling
verb
present participle of dewool
diagonalwise
diagonalwise
adj
In a diagonal fashion.
disacknowledge
disacknowledge
verb
(transitive) To refuse to acknowledge or recognize something; to disavow or deny.
disacknowledgement
disacknowledgements
disboweling
disbowelling
disbowelling
verb
present participle of disbowel
disemboweling
disemboweling
noun
The act by which somebody is disemboweled.
verb
present participle of disembowel
disembowelling
disembowelling
noun
The act by which somebody is disembowelled.
verb
(chiefly Britain, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, South Africa) present participle of disembowel
dogwinkle
doweling
dowelling
dowelling
noun
(construction) A dowel.
The use of dowels in manufacture.
verb
present participle of dowel
drawglove
drawlingness
drawlingness
noun
A drawling quality of the voice.
dwelling
dwelling
noun
A house or place in which a person lives; a habitation, a home.
verb
present participle of dwell
dwellings
dwellings
noun
plural of dwelling
eaglehawk
eaglehawk
noun
(Australia) Any large bird of prey, especially the wedge-tailed eagle, Aquila audax.
eagletown
eaglewood
eaglewood
noun
Synonym of agarwood
elbowing
elbowing
noun
A nudge or jostle with the elbow.
verb
present participle of elbow
electrowinning
electrowinning
noun
The electrodeposition of metals from their ores that have been put in solution or liquefied.
emboweling
embowelling
embowelling
noun
An act of disembowelment.
verb
present participle of embowel
enflowering
enflowering
verb
present participle of enflower
englewood
englishtown
englishwoman
englishwoman
Noun
A female native or inhabitant of England; a woman who is English by birth, descent or naturalisation.
englishwomen
enwheeling
enwheeling
verb
present participle of enwheel
enwingly
evenglow
evilwishing
farewelling
farewelling
verb
present participle of farewell
fellowing
fellowing
verb
present participle of fellow
fellowshiping
fellowshipping
fellowshipping
verb
present participle of fellowship
fingerflower
flangeway
flangeway
noun
(rail transport) The gap in road surfaces, running rails at rails at junctions, etc, that allows the wheel flange of a rail vehicle to pass.
(rail transport, historical) An early type of railway that used flanged rails rather than flanged wheels.
fleetwing
flewelling
fliegerabwehrkanone
flowage
flowage
noun
A flowing or overflowing of liquid.
flowages
flowages
noun
plural of flowage
flowerage
flowerage
noun
State of flowers; flowers, collectively or in general.
flowering
flowering
adj
(used only before the noun) Of a plant, that produces flowers.
aflower, in bloom
noun
(figurative) The period of time during which someone or something is at its peak.
(horticulture) The period of time during which a plant is in flower.
verb
present participle and gerund of flower
flowingness
flowingness
noun
A tendency to flow; fluency.
flyweight
flyweight
noun
(figuratively, adjectival use) Small, light or unimportant.
(martial arts) A weight class in many combat sports; e.g. in professional boxing of a maximum of 112 pounds or 50.8 kilograms.
(mechanics) A weight that moves outward depending on centrifugal force.
flyweights
flyweights
noun
plural of flyweight
foreglow
foreglow
noun
The glow of light appearing in the sky preceding sunrise