(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
aerobraking
aerobraking
noun
(astronautics) The use of atmospheric drag to reduce the velocity of a spacecraft, especially so as to establish a stable orbit and to reduce fuel consumption.
verb
present participle of aerobrake
afterknowledge
afterknowledge
noun
Knowledge acquired later, or after the event.
afterreckoning
afterworking
agkistrodon
akonge
algonkian
algonkin
algonkins
alkaligenous
alkaligenous
adj
Producing or generating alkali.
alkylogen
anagignoskomena
angakok
angakok
Noun
An Inuit shaman.
angakoks
angakoks
noun
plural of angakok
angekkok
angekkok
noun
Alternative spelling of angekok
angekok
angekok
noun
An Eskimo/Inuit sorcerer or shaman.
angeyok
angiokeratoma
angiokeratoma
noun
(medicine) A benign cutaneous lesion of capillaries, resulting in small marks of red to blue colour and characterized by hyperkeratosis.
angiokinesis
angiokinetic
angiokinetic
adj
Relating to angiokinesis or to an angiokine
angkor
angkor
Proper noun
A region of Cambodia that served as the seat of the Khmer Empire, which flourished from approximately the 9th to 15th centuries.
anglehook
anklong
ankyloglossia
ankyloglossia
noun
(medicine) A congenital oral anomaly in which the lingual frenulum is unusually short and thick, decreasing mobility of the tongue and affecting eating, speech, etc.
ankylosing
ankylosing
verb
present participle of ankylose
antiketogen
antiketogenesis
antiketogenesis
noun
The inhibition of ketogenesis
antiketogenic
antiketogenic
adj
(biochemistry) That inhibits the formation of ketones during the metabolism of fats and carbohydrates in the liver
antismoking
antismoking
adj
Opposing or prohibiting smoking, particularly the smoking of tobacco
arosaguntacook
backcrossing
backcrossing
noun
(genetics) The crossing of a hybrid with one of its parents or an individual genetically similar to its parent.
verb
present participle of backcross
backdropping
backdropping
verb
present participle of backdrop
backflowing
backflowing
adj
flowing backwards
verb
present participle of backflow
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
background
background
adj
Less important or less noticeable in a scene or system.
noun
(computing) A type of activity on a computer that is not normally visible to the user.
(computing) The image or color over which a computer's desktop items are shown (e.g. icons or application windows).
(physics) Clipping of background radiation.
A less important feature of scenery (as opposed to foreground).
A part of the picture that depicts scenery to the rear or behind the main subject; context.
Information relevant to the current situation about past events; history.
One's social heritage, or previous life; what one did in the past.
verb
(journalism) To gather and provide background information (on).
To put in a position that is not prominent.
simple past tense and past participle of backgrind
backgrounded
backgrounded
adj
(computing) (of a task) Made non-interactive
Moved to the background
verb
simple past tense and past participle of background
backgrounder
backgrounder
noun
(chiefly US) A briefing or document typically provided prior to a meeting or other event that gives basic details on subjects that are likely to be mentioned.
A cattle farmer or rancher who runs a backgrounding operation.
A person employed to draw backgrounds for a comic or cartoon.
backgrounds
backgrounds
noun
plural of background
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of background
backloading
backloading
noun
(transport) The transportation of cargo or shipment on a return trip, using the space already paid for and used for the outward leg.
verb
present participle of backload
backlogging
backlogging
verb
present participle of backlog
backstopping
backstopping
verb
present participle of backstop
backstroking
backstroking
verb
present participle of backstroke
backswording
backswording
noun
Sport or exercise using a backsword or singlestick.
bakongo
bangkok
bangkok
noun
A kind of straw hat.
bangkoks
bangkoks
noun
plural of bangkok
bankrolling
bankrolling
verb
present participle of bankroll
basingstoke
basingstoke
Proper noun
A town in Hampshire, England
beckoning
beckoning
adj
That beckons.
noun
Such a wave or similar action.
verb
present participle of beckon
beckoningly
beckoningly
adv
So as to beckon or call near; enticingly.
becloaking
becloaking
verb
present participle of becloak
beknotting
bellowsmaking
bemocking
bemocking
verb
present participle of bemock
besmoking
besmoking
verb
present participle of besmoke
betokening
betokening
verb
present participle of betoken
biforking
billbroking
bivouacking
bivouacking
verb
present participle of bivouac
blackington
blacktongue
blacktopping
blacktopping
verb
present participle of blacktop
blagoveshchensk
blockaderunning
blockading
blockading
verb
present participle of blockade
blockbusting
blockbusting
adj
Having the characteristics of a blockbuster; hugely successful.
noun
(US) A technique used to encourage people to sell their property by giving the impression that a neighborhood is changing for the worse, especially by implying a change in its racial makeup.
blocking
blocking
noun
(computing) A feature that prevents a keyboard from registering multiple simultaneous keypresses that would cause ghosting.
Blocks used to support (a building, etc.) temporarily.
The act by which something is blocked; an obstruction.
The precise movement and positioning of actors in order to facilitate a performance (originally planned using miniature blocks).
verb
present participle of block
blockmaking
blockmaking
noun
The manufacture of blocks for use in printing.
The manufacture of nautical blocks.
bloodsucking
bloodsucking
adj
(by extension, of a person) parasitic, leechlike or freeloading
(of an insect or animal) That draws off the blood of another animal, or a person.
bloodsuckings
bluestocking
bluestocking
noun
(historical) A member of an 18th-century Blue Stockings Society.
(historical) The English parliament of 1653, more commonly called the Barebones Parliament
(usually derogatory) A scholarly, literary, or cultured woman.
bluestockingish
bluestockingish
adj
Like a bluestocking, or scholarly woman.
bluestockingism
bluestockingism
noun
(colloquial) The character or manner of a bluestocking; female pedantry.
bluestockings
bluestockings
noun
plural of bluestocking
bocking
bocking
noun
A coarse woollen fabric, used for floor cloths, to cover carpets, etc.
bodicemaking
bodychecking
bodychecking
verb
present participle of bodycheck
bodymaking
boilermaking
boilermaking
noun
The manufacture of boilers.
boilinglike
bolingbroke
boltmaking
boltmaking
noun
The manufacture of bolts.
bonking
bonking
verb
present participle of bonk
bookbinding
bookbinding
noun
The art, craft or process of binding books
bookbindings
bookbindings
noun
plural of bookbinding
booking
booking
noun
(law) The process of photographing, fingerprinting and recording the identifying data of a suspect following arrest.
(sports) The issuing of a caution which is usually written down in a book, and results in a yellow card or (after two bookings) a red card, that is to say, the player is sent from the field of play.
A reservation for a service, such as travel or hotel accommodation.
The act or process of writing something down in a book or books, e.g. in accounting.
The engagement of a performer for a particular performance.
verb
present participle of book
bookings
bookings
noun
plural of booking
bookkeeping
bookkeeping
noun
(accounting) The skill or practice of keeping books or systematic records of financial transactions, e.g. income and expenses.
(computing) General tasks for maintaining a system.
verb
present participle of bookkeep
bookkeepings
bookkeepings
noun
plural of bookkeeping
bookling
bookling
noun
A short-length or compact book, typically under one hundred pages.
bookmaking
bookmaking
noun
The art or practice of compiling books from the writings of others.
The art or profession of determining odds and receiving and paying off bets, especially bets on the outcome of sporting events.
bookmakings
bookmakings
noun
plural of bookmaking
bookmarking
bookmarking
verb
present participle of bookmark
bookmonger
bookmonger
noun
(archaic) A bookseller.
bookselling
bookselling
noun
The sale of books.
booksellings
bootlicking
bootlicking
noun
servile behaviour
verb
present participle of bootlick
bootmaking
bootmaking
noun
The making of boots.
bottlemaking
bottlemaking
noun
The manufacture of bottles.
bowmaking
bowmaking
noun
The manufacture of bows (for archery or for musical instruments).
boxmaking
boxmaking
noun
The manufacture of boxes.
broking
broking
noun
(computing) The action of a broker agent; exchange of messages or transactions involving a software agent.
The craft or profession of a broker; mediation in a sale or transaction.
brooking
brooking
verb
present participle of brook
brookings
brookings
Proper noun
A city in South Dakota, USA
A city in Oregon, USA.
broommaking
buckwagon
buckwagon
noun
(South Africa) A strong wagon with a frame over the wheels used for hauling goods.
(US) A buckboard; a wagon for personal transport as well as transporting goods.
bunkoing
bunkoing
verb
present participle of bunko
cabinetworking
changchiakow
changepocket
checkerboarding
checkerboarding
noun
(computer graphics) Synonym of checkerboard rendering
verb
present participle of checkerboard
checkpointing
checkpointing
verb
present participle of checkpoint
checkrowing
checkrowing
verb
present participle of checkrow
chocking
chocking
verb
present participle of chock
choking
choking
noun
The act of coughing when a person finds it difficult to breath.
The act of trying to kill a person by strangulation.
The process in which a person's airway becomes blocked, resulting in asphyxia in cases that are not treated promptly.
verb
present participle of choke
chokingly
chokingly
adv
While or as if choking, or in such a way as to cause one to choke.
cloaking
cloaking
noun
The act of wrapping or covering with a cloak.
The material from which cloaks are made.
verb
present participle of cloak
cloakmaking
cloakmaking
noun
The manufacture of cloaks.
clocking
clocking
noun
A time measurement made according to a clock.
verb
present participle of clock
clockings
clockings
noun
plural of clocking
clockmaking
clockmaking
noun
The art or trade of a clockmaker; the manufacture of clocks.
clogmaking
clogmaking
noun
The manufacture of clogs (type of shoe).
clonking
clonking
verb
present participle of clonk
clothmaking
clothmaking
noun
The art or trade of a clothmaker.
coachmaking
coachmaking
noun
The manufacture of coaches (vehicles).
cockaigne
cockaigne
Proper noun
A land of plenty, luxury and idleness.
cockbilling
cockbilling
verb
present participle of cockbill
cockcrowing
cockcrowing
noun
The crowing sound of a cock.
cockcrow; daybreak
cockering
cockering
verb
present participle of cocker
cocketing
cockfighting
cockfighting
noun
A gambling blood sport (illegal in most countries) in which two roosters have spikes placed on their feet and are made to fight each other, usually to the death.
verb
present participle of cockfight
cocking
cocking
adj
(vulgar) offensive or worthless
noun
(archaic) The hunting of gamecocks.
(obsolete) Cockfighting.
verb
present participle of cock
cockling
cockling
noun
A young, small, or immature cock.
verb
present participle of cockle
cockneyfying
cockneyfying
verb
present participle of cockneyfy
cockshying
cockshying
verb
present participle of cockshy
cocktailing
cocktailing
noun
Work as a cocktail waitress.
cockthrowing
cockthrowing
noun
Alternative form of cock throwing
coffinmaking
coffinmaking
noun
The manufacture of coffins.
coinmaking
coinmaking
noun
The manufacture of coins.
coking
coking
noun
The manufacture of coke via the destructive distillation of coal