(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
americaward
americawards
archswindler
arcticward
arcticwards
backswording
backswording
noun
Sport or exercise using a backsword or singlestick.
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.
backwind
backwind
noun
(nautical) The flow of air so deflected
verb
(nautical) To deflect air into the back of a sail or of a vessel
(transitive) To wind backwards.
backwinded
backwinding
backwinding
verb
present participle of backwind
backwoodsiness
backwoodsiness
noun
The quality of being backwoodsy.
baldricwise
baldricwise
adv
In the manner of a baldric.
bawdric
bawdrick
bawdrics
bawdrics
noun
plural of bawdric
becowarding
becrowding
becrowding
verb
present participle of becrowd
bewitched
bewitched
adj
(Of a person) entranced, charmed, fascinated, as though subject to a magical influence.
Under a spell; subject to an act of witchcraft.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bewitch
bewitchedness
bewitchedness
noun
The state or quality of being bewitched.
birchwood
birchwood
noun
(countable) A wood largely populated with birch trees (Betula spp.).
(uncountable) The wood from a birch tree.
birdwatch
birdwatch
noun
A session of observing and identifying birds.
verb
(intransitive) To take part in birdwatching; to observe and identify birds.
birdwatched
birdwatched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of birdwatch
birdwatches
birdwatches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of birdwatch
birdwatching
birdwatching
noun
(slang) The hobby of watching rocket launches.
Observing or identifying wild birds in their natural environment.
bowdichia
bowditch
caddisworm
caddisworm
noun
The larva of the caddis fly.
caddisworms
caddisworms
noun
plural of caddisworm
candlestickward
candlewasting
candlewasting
Adjective
Causing a waste of candles by studying late into the night.
candlewick
candlewick
noun
A soft cotton yarn that gives a tufted pattern to embroidery
The thread used to make the wicks of candles
candlewicking
candlewicks
candlewicks
noun
plural of candlewick
candlewright
candlewright
noun
(obsolete) A chandler, or maker of candles.
caperdewsie
cathedralwise
ceilingward
ceilingward
adj
Facing or directed toward the ceiling.
adv
Toward the ceiling.
ceilingwards
ceilingwards
adv
Towards the ceiling.
chadwick
chadwicks
chickenweed
chickenweed
noun
The plant Euphorbia hypericifolia.
The plant Portulaca quadrifida.
The plant Senecio vulgaris.
chickweed
chickweed
noun
Ageratum conyzoides, chickweed
Cerastium - mouse-ear chickweed
Holosteum - jagged chickweed
Moenchia - upright chickweed
Paronychia - chickweed
Stellaria pro parte - chickweed
especially common chickweed, Stellaria media, a common, edible weed in North America and Europe.
chickweeds
chickweeds
noun
plural of chickweed
chiggerweed
childcrowing
childward
childwife
childwite
childwold
chindwin
chinwood
chipwood
chittamwood
chittamwood
noun
A North American tree (Sideroxylon lanuginosum); the wood of this tree
chlodwig
chowdering
chowdering
verb
present participle of chowder
christward
churchwardenism
churchwardenize
churchwardenship
churchwardenship
noun
The role or office of a churchwarden.
cinnamonwood
cinnamonwood
noun
Synonym of sassafras
citronwood
citronwood
noun
The wood of the citron tree (Citrus medica).
cityward
cityward
adj
Directed toward cities
adv
Toward a city or cities
citywards
citywards
adv
Towards a city
citywide
citywide
adj
Throughout a city.
noun
(slang, chiefly Philadelphia) A combined order of a shot of distilled spirit (especially bourbon) and an order of beer
cliffweed
cliffwood
clintwood
coindwelling
colicweed
colicweed
noun
Alternative form of colic weed
collingswood
collingwood
collingwood
Proper noun
A town in New Zealand.
A community in Nova Scotia, Canada.
A town in Ontario, Canada.
collinwood
communitywide
communitywide
adj
Throughout a community.
cordwain
cordwain
noun
A kind of leather from Córdoba, originally of tanned goatskin, later of horsehide.
cordwainer
cordwainer
noun
(countable) A member of the Worshipful Company of Cordwainers, a livery company.
(countable) A shoemaker.
(countable) A worker in cordwain.
A leather from Córdoba.
cordwainers
cordwainers
noun
plural of cordwainer
cordwainery
cordwainery
noun
shoemaking
cordwains
cordwains
noun
plural of cordwain
cotwinned
counterweighed
counterweighed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of counterweigh
counterweighted
counterweighted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of counterweight
counterwind
counterwind
noun
A wind that blows in the opposite direction to another.
countrywide
countrywide
adj
Throughout a country; nationwide.
countywide
countywide
adj
Occurring or extending throughout a county
adv
Throughout a county.
cowardice
cowardice
noun
Lack of courage.
cowardices
cowardices
noun
plural of cowardice
cowardish
cowardish
adj
(obsolete) cowardly
cowardliness
cowardliness
noun
A cowardly action.
The characteristic of being cowardly.
cowbind
cowbind
noun
The white bryony, Bryonia alba.
cowbinds
cowbird
cowbird
noun
Any bird of the genus Molothrus. The cowbirds are brood parasites.
cowbirds
cowbirds
noun
plural of cowbird
cowdie
cowdie
noun
The kauri tree.
cowhide
cowhide
noun
(countable) A hide of a cow.
(uncountable) Any quantity of hides of cows.
(uncountable) Leather made from the hide of cows.
A coarse whip made of untanned leather.
verb
(transitive) To flog with a cowhide.
cowhided
cowhided
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cowhide
cowhides
cowhides
noun
plural of cowhide
cowhiding
cowhiding
noun
A flogging with a cowhide.
verb
present participle of cowhide
cowroid
cowslipped
cowslipped
adj
Adorned with cowslips.
coxswained
coxswained
verb
simple past tense and past participle of coxswain
crawdaddies
crawdaddies
noun
plural of crawdaddy
crawfished
crawfished
verb
simple past tense and past participle of crawfish
crawfordsville
crawfordville
creditworthy
creditworthy
adj
(finance) Deemed likely to repay debts.
(finance) Having an acceptable credit rating.
crosswind
crosswind
noun
A wind blowing across a line of travel.
crowdie
crowdie
noun
(Scotland, now historical) Gruel or thin porridge.
A Scottish form of cottage cheese.
crowdies
crowdies
noun
plural of crowdie
plural of crowdy
crowding
crowding
noun
The act by which somebody is crowded.
verb
present participle of crowd
cushewbird
darwinical
darwinically
darwinistic
darwinistic
Adjective
Relating to Darwinism, the theory of evolution by natural selection.
dawsoniaceae
dawsoniaceous
decrowning
decrowning
verb
present participle of decrown
decwriter
disacknowledge
disacknowledge
verb
(transitive) To refuse to acknowledge or recognize something; to disavow or deny.
disacknowledgement
disacknowledgements
disallowance
disallowance
noun
(law, politics) A power a higher level authority has to disallow particular legislation of the lower level jurisdiction; such as a federal government disallowing state/provincial legislation, or the crown disallowing federal legislation.
The action of not allowing, or of withdrawing allowance.
disallowances
disallowances
noun
plural of disallowance
disavowance
disavowance
noun
(obsolete) disavowal
discrown
discrown
verb
(transitive) To remove the crown from; thus, to deprive of royal status.
discrowned
discrowned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of discrown
discrowning
discrowning
verb
present participle of discrown
discrownment
discrowns
discrowns
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of discrown
diswench
ditchdown
ditchwater
ditchwater
noun
The stagnant water that collects in a ditch.
dowagiac
dowitch
dowitcher
dowitcher
noun
Any of three long-legged and long-billed migratory wading birds in the genus Limnodromus of the family Scolopacidae.
dowitchers
dowitchers
noun
plural of dowitcher
downcoming
downcoming
adj
Moving downwards.
verb
present participle of downcome
downcried
downcrying
downpatrick
downscaling
downscaling
noun
The act by which something is downscaled; a reduction in size or numbers.
verb
present participle of downscale
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.
drawcansir
drawcansir
noun
(now rare) A blustering, bullying person; a braggart.
drivescrew
duckwalking
duckwalking
verb
present participle of duckwalk
duckwife
duckwing
duckwing
noun
Any of various types of chicken noted for their triangular wing patch
eichwaldite
fredericktown
handicraftswoman
handicraftswoman
noun
A female practitioner of a handicraft.
hardwick
hardwicke
hardwickia
herdwick
herdwick
Noun
A sheep of a Cumbrian breed prized for their robust health and durable wool.