(most common British spelling, also sometimes used in the US) Alternative spelling of acknowledgment
acknowledgements
acknowledgements
noun
plural of acknowledgement
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
aeroplankton
aeroplankton
noun
The tiny lifeforms that float and drift in the air, carried by the current of the wind.
afterking
afterknowledge
afterknowledge
noun
Knowledge acquired later, or after the event.
afterreckoning
afterthinker
afterthinker
noun
One who acts first and thinks afterwards.
afterworking
aikinite
aikinite
noun
(mineralogy) A sulfide mineral of lead, copper and bismuth.
aitken
aitkenite
akenobeite
aketon
aketon
noun
(historical) A stuffed jacket worn under the mail, or (later) a jacket plated with mail.
akhenaten
akhenaten
Proper noun
given name
akhetaton
akinete
akinete
noun
(biology) A thick-walled, dormant cell found in cyanobacteria and green algae
akinetic
akinetic
adj
Of or pertaining to akinesia: akinesic.
akontae
akrabattine
akroterion
aktiengesellschaft
aldoketene
aleknight
alkalescent
alkalescent
adj
Slightly alkaline; having the properties of an alkali.
alkalinities
alkalinities
noun
plural of alkalinity
alkanet
alkanet
noun
Alkanna tinctoria, a plant whose root is used as a red dye.
Anchusa barrelieri (false alkanet).
Anchusa ochroleuca (yellow alkanet).
Anchusa officinalis (common bugloss), a similar plant.
Lithospermum arvense (bastard alkanet or field gromwell).
Other plants of the genus Alkanna.
Pentaglottis sempervirens (green alkanet), a blue-flowered plant with evergreen leaves.
Puccoon (Sanguinaria canadensis).
The dyeing matter extracted from the plant, giving a deep red colour.
alkanethiol
alkanethiol
noun
(organic chemistry) Any simple aliphatic thiol.
alkanets
alkanets
noun
plural of alkanet
alkaptone
alkylarylsulfonate
alkylbenzenesulfonate
alkylbenzenesulfonates
allokinetic
alpenstock
alpenstock
noun
a stout adjustable walking stick with a metal point, used by mountain climbers and walkers in hilly or uneven terrain
alpenstocker
alpenstocker
noun
A mountain-climber, especially one that uses an alpenstock.
alpenstocks
alpenstocks
noun
plural of alpenstock
amidoketone
aminoketone
aminoketone
noun
Any chemical compound containing both a ketone group and an amine.
anakinetic
anakinetomer
anakinetomeric
angekut
angiokeratoma
angiokeratoma
noun
(medicine) A benign cutaneous lesion of capillaries, resulting in small marks of red to blue colour and characterized by hyperkeratosis.
angiokinetic
angiokinetic
adj
Relating to angiokinesis or to an angiokine
animikite
ankaramite
ankaramite
noun
(geology) A specific type of volcanic rock
ankaratrite
ankerite
ankerite
noun
(mineralogy) Any of a group of mixed carbonate minerals, principally of calcium with iron, magnesium and manganese.
ankerites
ankerites
noun
plural of ankerite
anklet
anklet
noun
A piece of jewelry/jewellery, resembling a bracelet but worn around the ankle.
An ankle sock.
anklets
anklets
noun
plural of anklet
ankylenteron
ankylopoietic
ankylotome
ankylurethria
ankylurethria
noun
(biology, medicine) Impaired patency of the urethra owing to any sort of fusion that either partially or completely obstructs its lumen (for example, stricture due to adhesions).
anotherkins
anotherkins
adj
(UK, regional, obsolete) Of another kind.
antalkalies
antalkaline
antalkaline
adj
Alternative form of antialkaline
antemask
antibreakage
antibreakage
adj
Preventing breakage.
anticked
anticked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of antic
anticker
anticker
noun
(archaic) One who performs antics; a comic performer.
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.
antiduke
antikathode
antikathode
noun
Dated form of anticathode.
antikenotoxin
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
antikinase
antikythera
antileak
antileak
adj
Preventing leaks.
antileukemic
antileukemic
adj
(oncology, pharmacology) Preventing or countering leukemia.
noun
Any drug that prevents or counters leukemia.
antimasker
antimasker
noun
(healthcare, politics, neologism) A person who is opposed to the practice of wearing masks.
Alternative form of antimasquer.
antinuke
antinuke
adj
Opposed to nuclear weapons.
noun
(informal) One who opposes nuclear weapons.
antiracketeering
antiracketeering
adj
Countering racketeering.
antirickets
antirickets
adj
Preventing rickets.
antiskeptic
antiskeptic
noun
One who opposes a skeptical viewpoint.
antiskeptical
antiskepticism
antiskepticism
noun
Opposition to a skeptical viewpoint.
antislickens
antismokers
antismokers
noun
plural of antismoker
antistrike
antistrike
adj
Opposed to a strike (industrial action).
antistriker
antistriker
noun
One who opposes a strike (industrial action).
antitakeover
antitakeover
adj
(business) Countering a corporate takeover.
antiturnpikeism
antiwarlike
antiwarlike
adj
Opposing war; pacifist.
antiwrinkle
antiwrinkle
adj
(dermatology) Counteracting wrinkles.
antlike
antlike
adj
Resembling an ant. Often used specifically in reference to apparent size or significance.
antshrike
antshrike
noun
Any of several passerine bird species of various genera in the antbird (Thamnophilidae) family.
anukabiet
anukabiet
noun
An old Thai unit of length, approximately 2.6 centimetres.
areskutan
arkansite
arkansite
noun
(mineralogy) Synonym of brookite
arrenotokous
arrenotokous
adj
Alternative form of arrhenotokous
arrenotoky
arrenotoky
noun
Alternative form of arrhenotoky
arrhenotokous
arrhenotokous
adj
(zoology) Relating to arrhenotoky; producing males from unfertilized eggs.
arrhenotoky
arrhenotoky
noun
(biology) The production of male offspring by parthenogenesis.
asklent
aspartokinase
aspartokinase
noun
(organic chemistry) An enzyme that catalyzes the phosphorylation of the amino acid aspartate, the first step in the biosynthesis of three essential amino acids: methionine, lysine, and threonine.
asterisking
asterisking
verb
present participle of asterisk
astrakanite
astrakanite
noun
(mineralogy) An evaporite consisting of a mixed sodium and magnesium sulphate.
ateknia
ateknia
noun
childlessness
atinkle
atinkle
adj
Making a tinkling sound.
attiwendaronk
auldfarrantlike
auntlike
auntlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of an aunt.
autokinesis
autokinesis
noun
A visual illusion in which a stationary source of light appears to move.
Spontaneous or voluntary movement; movement due to an internal cause.
autokinesy
autokinesy
noun
autokinesis
autokinetic
autokinetic
adj
(historical) Of a fire-alarm telegraphy system, arranged so that when one alarm is being transmitted, no other alarm, sent in from another point, will be transmitted until after the first alarm has been disposed of.
Moving by itself or automatically.
automatonlike
automatonlike
adj
Like an automaton; robotic.
autoskeleton
autoskeleton
noun
(zoology) The true skeleton of a sponge, composed of elements secreted by the sponge itself.
awakenment
awakenment
noun
An awakening.
awestricken
awestricken
adj
Filled with awe.
backbitten
backbitten
verb
past participle of backbite
backcourtmen
backcourtmen
noun
plural of backcourtman
backpointer
backpointers
backscattering
backscattering
noun
(physics) The scattering of waves, particles, or signals back in the direction of their source.
verb
present participle of backscatter
backsetting
backsetting
verb
present participle of backset
backstein
backstone
backtender
backtenter
baikerinite
bakerstown
bakerton
bakestone
bakestone
noun
Synonym of Welshcake
Synonym of baking stone
balkanite
balkanite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-disphenoidal white gray mineral containing copper, mercury, silver, and sulfur.
banakite
banakite
noun
(geology) A form of trachyandesite
bangwaketsi
banket
banket
noun
A sweet almond dessert pastry that originated in the Netherlands.
banknote
banknote
noun
(now historical) A promissory note issued by a bank, payable at a given time to a specific beneficiary.
The construction of baskets, especially by traditional means.
basketweaving
basketweaving
noun
(figurative) Any useless, unproductive, or lightweight activity.
The act of weaving baskets, as for example from grasses, wicker, or rope.
basketwoman
basketwoman
noun
(historical) A woman who sells goods from a basket.
beanstalk
beanstalk
noun
(chiefly science fiction) A space elevator.
(figuratively, colloquial, by extension) A tall, slim person.
The stem of a bean plant, proverbially fast-growing and tall.
beanstalks
beanstalks
noun
plural of beanstalk
beatnik
beatnik
noun
A person associated with the Beat Generation of the 1950s and 1960s or its style.
A person who dresses in a manner that is not socially acceptable and is supposed to reject conventional norms of thought and behavior; nonconformist in dress and behavior.
beatnikism
beatnikism
noun
The social and artistic ideas associated with beatniks