(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
akmolinsk
akoulalion
algonkian
algonkin
algonkins
alkaligenous
alkaligenous
adj
Producing or generating alkali.
alkalinisation
alkalinisation
noun
Alternative form of alkalinization
alkalinization
alkalinization
noun
The conversion of something to an alkali.
The process of becoming more alkaline.
alkalisation
alkalisation
noun
Alternative form of alkalization
alkalization
alkalization
noun
alkalinization
alkanethiol
alkanethiol
noun
(organic chemistry) Any simple aliphatic thiol.
alkaptonuria
alkaptonuria
noun
(medicine) A rare inherited genetic disorder of phenylalanine and tyrosine metabolism, causing the accumulation and eventual excretion of alkapton.
alkaptonuric
alkaptonuric
adj
Relating to alkaptonuria
alkoranic
alkylamino
alkylamino
noun
(chemistry) A group or radical containing both an alkyl and an amino group
alkylation
alkylation
noun
(organic chemistry) Any reaction in which an alkyl group is added to a molecule; used in the production of high-octane petroleum fuels.
alkylations
alkylations
noun
plural of alkylation
allokinesis
allokinetic
almondlike
almondlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a almond.
anakoluthia
analomink
anchorlike
anchorlike
adj
Resembling an anchor.
ankoli
ankylocheilia
ankylodactylia
ankylodontia
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.
ankylomerism
ankylophobia
ankylophobia
noun
The fear of ankylosis.
ankylopodia
ankylopoietic
ankyloproctia
ankylorrhinia
ankylosing
ankylosing
verb
present participle of ankylose
ankylosis
ankylosis
noun
(anatomy) The growing together of bones to form a single unit.
(figuratively) An onset of stiffness or inflexibility.
(medicine) The stiffening of a joint as the result of such abnormal fusion.
ankylostomiasis
ankylostomiasis
noun
Alternative form of ancylostomiasis
ankylotia
ankylotic
ankylotic
adj
Of or pertaining to ankylosis.
antiblock
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.
apolytikion
apolytikion
noun
A troparion chanted at Orthodox Christian worship services, summarizing the feast being celebrated that day.
apronlike
apronlike
adj
Resembling an apron.
autoalkylation
automatonlike
automatonlike
adj
Like an automaton; robotic.
backflowing
backflowing
adj
flowing backwards
verb
present participle of backflow
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
balkanization
balkanization
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Balkanization
balloonlike
balloonlike
adj
Resembling a balloon in form
baloskion
baloskionaceae
bankrolling
bankrolling
verb
present participle of bankroll
bathukolpian
bathukolpian
adj
Alternative spelling of bathykolpian
beckoningly
beckoningly
adv
So as to beckon or call near; enticingly.
becloaking
becloaking
verb
present participle of becloak
bellowsmaking
bibliokleptomania
bibliokleptomania
noun
A mental disorder that produces a compulsion to steal books.
bibliokleptomaniac
bibliokleptomaniac
noun
Someone who suffers from bibliokleptomania.
bickleton
billbroking
blackington
blacktopping
blacktopping
verb
present participle of blacktop
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.
blockheadishness
blockiness
blockiness
noun
The state or condition of being blocky.
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
blockishness
blockishness
noun
The state or quality of being blockish.
blockline
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
bloomkin
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
bobolink
bobolink
noun
An American migratory songbird, Dolichonyx oryzivorus, resembling a blackbird with the bill of a finch.
bobolinks
bobolinks
noun
plural of bobolink
boilermaking
boilermaking
noun
The manufacture of boilers.
boilinglike
bolingbroke
bolshevikian
boltmaking
boltmaking
noun
The manufacture of bolts.
bombernickel
bonelike
bonelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of bone.
bonnetlike
bonnetlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bonnet (traditional hat).
bookling
bookling
noun
A short-length or compact book, typically under one hundred pages.
bookselling
bookselling
noun
The sale of books.
booksellings
bootlicking
bootlicking
noun
servile behaviour
verb
present participle of bootlick
bottlemaking
bottlemaking
noun
The manufacture of bottles.
boylikeness
bradyteleokinesis
brinklow
brocklin
bronzelike
bronzelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of bronze.
brooklandville
brooklin
brookline
brookline
Proper noun
a town in Massachusetts, USA, which is an exclave of
a former village in Missouri, USA, now part of the city of
a town in New Hampshire, USA.
a neighbourhood in Pennsylvania, USA.
a town in Vermont, USA.
brooklynite
brooklynite
Noun
A native or inhabitant of Brooklyn, New York.
buttonlike
buttonlike
adj
Resembling a button.
canonlike
canonlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a canon in music.
cartoonlike
cartoonlike
adj
Resembling a cartoon
chameleonlike
chameleonlike
adj
Alternative form of chameleon-like.
championlike
championlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a champion.
chlorpikrin
chokingly
chokingly
adv
While or as if choking, or in such a way as to cause one to choke.
cholecystokinin
cholecystokinin
noun
(biochemistry) Any of several peptide hormones that stimulate the digestion of fat and protein; abbreviated to CCK.
choleokinase
cinnamonlike
cinnamonlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of cinnamon.
clinkstone
clinkstone
noun
phonolite
clintock
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.
cockbilling
cockbilling
verb
present participle of cockbill
cockling
cockling
noun
A young, small, or immature cock.
verb
present participle of cockle
cockneyishly
cockneyishly
adv
In a Cockneyish manner.
cockneylike
cocktailing
cocktailing
noun
Work as a cocktail waitress.
coldcocking
coldcocking
verb
present participle of coldcock
colormaking
colormaking
noun
The manufacture of paints or dyes.
coltskin
coltskin
noun
The skin of a colt.
conelike
conelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a cone.
confervalike
conklin
constablewick
constablewick
noun
(obsolete) The district to which a constable's power is limited.
contraclockwise
contraclockwise
adv
counterclockwise
corkline
corkline
noun
(fishing) The top line of a gillnet, which has attached floats (often, but not always, made of cork) that give that edge of the net buoyancy.
coronetlike
corpselikeness
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.
counterlocking
crinkleroot
crinkleroot
noun
Cardamine diphylla, a spring woodland plant native to North America.
crokinole
crokinole
noun
A game, popular in Canada, in which wooden discs are flicked towards the centre of a circular board.
crosslink
crosslink
noun
Alternative spelling of cross-link
crownlike
crownlike
adj
Resembling a crown.
cuckolding
cuckolding
noun
The practice of making a man a cuckold, especially as a sexual kink.
verb
present participle of cuckold
cuckoopintle
cupronickel
cupronickel
noun
An alloy of copper containing from 10 to 40% nickel.
cupronickels
cupronickels
noun
plural of cupronickel
cushionlike
cushionlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a cushion.
czechoslovakian
czechoslovakian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to the former nation of Czechoslovakia.
Noun
A person from Czechoslovakia.
czechoslovakians
deadlocking
deadlocking
verb
present participle of deadlock
dealkylation
dealkylation
noun
(organic chemistry) The removal of alkyl groups from a compound