A nocturnal, insectivorous mammal, Proteles cristatus, of southern and eastern Africa, related to and resembling the hyena.
aardwolves
aardwolves
noun
plural of aardwolf
abbottstown
abbottstown
Proper noun
A borough in Adams County, Pennsylvania
ablow
ablow
adj
(dated, postpositive) Blowing or being blown; windy.
(obsolete, postpositive) Blossoming, blooming, in blossom.
abow
achomawi
achomawi
Proper noun
The native language spoken by the Pit River people of present-day California.
acknow
acknow
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To acknowledge; confess (often with "of" or "on"), reveal, disclose, realize
(transitive, obsolete) To recognize.
acknowing
acknowing
verb
present participle of acknow
acknowledge
acknowledge
verb
(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
acknown
acknown
verb
(obsolete) Acknowledged; confessed (often with "of" or "on"), revealed, disclosed, realized
Common bistort (Bistorta officinalis, syn. Persicaria bistorta) or snakeweed.
adowa
adown
adown
adv
(archaic) Down, downward; to or in a lower place.
prep
(archaic) Down.
adrowse
adrowse
adj
drowsy
advowee
advowee
noun
One who has an advowson.
advowry
advowry
noun
Alternative form of avowry
advowsance
advowson
advowson
noun
(UK, ecclesiastical law) The right to present a nominee to a vacant ecclesiastical benefice or church office.
advowsons
advowsons
noun
plural of advowson
aerotow
aeroview
aflow
aflow
Adverb
flowing
aflower
aflower
adj
(archaic, poetic) flowering, in bloom
aforeward
afrown
afrown
adj
frowning
afterblow
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
aftergrowth
aftergrowth
noun
(figuratively) Any abstraction of the above.
A second growth, seen in plants like crops or timber after harvesting.
afterknowledge
afterknowledge
noun
Knowledge acquired later, or after the event.
afterwisdom
afterword
afterword
noun
(of a letter) a postscript.
(to a book) an appendix.
an epilogue.
afterwork
afterworking
afterworld
afterworld
noun
A supposed world that is entered after death; the realm of the afterlife.
afterworlds
afterworlds
noun
plural of afterworld
afterwort
agalawood
agalwood
agalwood
noun
Alternative form of agarwood
agalwoods
agilawood
agillawood
aglow
aglow
adj
(sometimes figurative) glowing; radiant
aguilawood
aiawong
aimworthiness
aimworthiness
noun
The quality of having good aim (with a weapon).
ainsworth
ainsworth
Proper noun
A village in Greater Manchester, England
A village in British Columbia, Canada
An unincorporated community in Ross Townsip, Lake County, Indiana, United States, now defunct
A city in Iowa, United States
A city in Nebraska, United States, and the county seat of Brown County.
A town in Wisconsin, United States
A state park in Oregon, United States
aircraftswoman
aircraftswoman
noun
An aircraftwoman.
aircraftswomen
aircraftswomen
noun
plural of aircraftswoman
aircraftwoman
aircraftwoman
noun
A female aircraftman.
airflow
airflow
noun
Any flow of air, especially the motion of air around a moving aircraft or aerofoil.
airflows
airflows
noun
plural of airflow
airglow
airglow
noun
A faint illumination in the sky due to photochemical luminescence in the upper atmosphere, now rarely observed by earthbound humans without the assistance of instruments.
airglows
airglows
noun
plural of airglow
airwoman
airwoman
noun
A woman who flies in an aircraft; a female aviator.
airwomen
airwomen
noun
plural of airwoman
airworthier
airworthier
adj
comparative form of airworthy: more airworthy
airworthiest
airworthiest
adj
superlative form of airworthy: most airworthy
airworthiness
airworthiness
noun
The state of being airworthy.
airworthy
airworthy
adj
Meeting standards for safe flight
ajowan
ajowan
noun
Alternative form of ajwain
ajowans
aknow
aknow
verb
Obsolete form of acknow.
alderwoman
alderwoman
noun
(rare) A female alderman.
alderwomen
alderwomen
noun
plural of alderwoman
aldwon
allentown
allenwood
allhallow
allhallow
Proper noun
The evening before All Hallows'; Halloween.
allhallowmas
allhallowmas
Proper noun
All Saints' Day.
allhallows
allhallowtide
allhallowtide
Proper noun
The time at or near All Hallows'.
allow
allow
verb
(law, transitive) To decide (a request) in favour of the party who raised it; to grant victory to a party regarding (a request).
(obsolete) To sanction; to invest; to entrust.
(transitive) To acknowledge; to accept as true; to concede; to accede to an opinion.
(transitive) To grant (something) as a deduction or an addition; especially to abate or deduct.
(transitive) To grant license to; to permit; to consent to.
(transitive) To grant, give, admit, accord, afford, or yield; to let one have.
(transitive) To render physically possible.
(transitive) To take into account by making an allowance.
(transitive, obsolete) To like; to be suited or pleased with.
(transitive, obsolete) To praise; to approve of; hence, to sanction.
To not bar or obstruct.
allowable
allowable
adj
(obsolete) Praiseworthy.
Able to be added or deducted in consideration of something.
Appropriate; satisfactory; acceptable.
Intellectually admissible; valid; probable.
Permissible; tolerable; legitimate.
noun
permitted amount or activity.
allowableness
allowableness
noun
The state of being allowable; legitimacy; permissibleness.
allowably
allowably
adv
In an allowable manner.
allowance
allowance
noun
(commerce) A customary deduction from the gross weight of goods, differing by country.
(engineering) A planned deviation between an exact dimension and a nominal or theoretical dimension.
(horse racing) A permitted reduction in the weight that a racehorse must carry.
(minting) A permissible deviation in the fineness and weight of coins, owing to the difficulty in securing exact conformity to the standard prescribed by law.
(obsolete) Approval; approbation.
(obsolete) License; indulgence.
A child's allowance; pocket money.
Abatement; deduction; the taking into account of mitigating circumstances
Acknowledgment.
An amount, portion, or share that is allotted or granted; a sum granted as a reimbursement, a bounty, or as appropriate for any purpose
Permission; granting, conceding, or admitting
verb
(transitive) To put upon a fixed allowance (especially of provisions and drink).
(transitive) To supply in a fixed and limited quantity.
allowanced
allowanced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of allowance
allowances
allowances
noun
plural of allowance
allowancing
allowancing
verb
present participle of allowance
alloway
allowed
allowed
adj
(now rare) Acknowledged; admitted to be true.
(now rare) Allotted.
Permitted, authorized.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of allow
allowedly
allowedly
adv
admittedly
allower
allower
noun
One who allows or permits.
allowing
allowing
verb
present participle of allow
allows
allows
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of allow
allwork
allwork
noun
Domestic or other work of all kinds.
allworthy
almswoman
almswoman
noun
(archaic) A woman who depends on the receipt of alms; a female beggar.
almswomen
almswomen
noun
plural of almswoman
aloeswood
aloeswood
noun
agalloch (Aquilaria malaccensis)
aloewood
alow
alow
adj
(Scotland) alight; ablaze
adv
(nautical) Towards the lower part of a vessel; towards the lower rigging or the decks.
(now chiefly Scotland) Low down.
prep
(Scotland) Below.
alowe
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.
alsworth
alyworth
amowt
anchorwise
anchorwoman
anchorwoman
noun
(athletics) The most reliable female runner in a relay team, usually the one that runs last.
A female anchorperson.
anchorwomen
anchorwomen
noun
plural of anchorwoman
androw
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
angwantibo
angwantibo
noun
Either of two small primates, of the genus Arctocebus, similar to lemurs
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.
antiendowment
antiendowment
adj
Opposing an endowment.
antifowl
antifowl
adj
(immunology) Synonym of antichicken
antigrowth
antigrowth
adj
Opposing or countering growth.
antiwoman
antiwoman
adj
Opposed to women.
antiworld
antiworld
noun
(astrophysics) A hypothetical world constructed from antimatter.
anyhow
anyhow
adv
(conjunctive) In any case. Used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement.
(manner) In any way or manner whatever.
aow
applegrower
applegrower
noun
A grower of apples.
applewoman
applewoman
noun
(historical) A woman who sells apples.
applewood
applewood
Noun
The wood of the apple tree.
aprowl
aprowl
adj
Prowling.
aquashow
aquashow
noun
A spectacle consisting of underwater dance and gymnastics.
aquilawood
arborway
arborway
noun
avenue (lined with trees)
archcrown
archilowe
archworker
archworkmaster
armorwise
armyworm
armyworm
noun
The larva of any of the Spodoptera and Mythimna genera of noctuid moths, which typically feed in large, destructive groups on food crops and grasses.
armyworms
armyworms
noun
plural of armyworm
aronow
arow
arow
adv
In a row, line, or rank; successively.
arrow
arrow
abbrev
(obsolete) Contraction of ever a (sometimes used with a redundant a or an).
noun
(botany) The inflorescence or tassel of a mature sugar cane plant.
(colloquial, darts) A dart.
(computing) The -> symbol, which has specific meanings in various programming languages.
(graph theory) A directed edge.
A projectile consisting of a shaft, a point and a tail with stabilizing fins that is shot from a bow.
A sign or symbol used to indicate a direction (e.g. →).
verb
(computing, intransitive) To navigate using the arrow keys.
(intransitive) To move swiftly and directly (like an arrow).
(intransitive, botany, of a sugar cane plant) To develop an inflorescence.
(transitive) To let fly swiftly and directly.
arrowbush
arrowed
arrowed
adj
Equipped with arrows
Pointed to by an arrow (in a diagram)
verb
past participle of arrow
arrowhead
arrowhead
noun
(symbol) The pointed part of an arrow.
(weaponry) The pointed part of an arrow.
Any plant in the genus Sagittaria.
arrowheaded
arrowheaded
adj
Shaped like the head of an arrow; cuneiform; cuneatic.
arrowheads
arrowheads
noun
plural of arrowhead
arrowing
arrowing
verb
present participle of arrow
arrowleaf
arrowleaf
adj
(in plant names) Having arrow-like leaves.
arrowless
arrowless
adj
Without an arrow.
arrowlet
arrowlet
noun
A small arrow.
arrowlike
arrowlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of an arrow.
arrowplate
arrowroot
arrowroot
noun
(countable, uncountable) Maranta arundinacea from the Marantaceae family, a large perennial herb native to the Caribbean area with green leaves about 15 centimeters long.
(countable, uncountable) Usually preceded by an attributive word: some other plant whose rhizomes are used to prepare a substance similar to arrowroot (sense 3), such as Zamia integrifolia (Florida arrowroot) or Pueraria montana var. lobata (Japanese arrowroot or kudzu).
(uncountable) A starchy substance obtained from the rhizomes of an arrowroot plant used as a thickener.