(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
adamstown
adamstown
Proper noun
The capital and only settlement of the
A village in Ireland
A in Maryland.
A borough in Pennsylvania.
afterknowledge
afterknowledge
noun
Knowledge acquired later, or after the event.
afterswarming
afterworking
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.
airworthiness
airworthiness
noun
The state of being airworthy.
allentown
anawalt
andrewartha
andrewsite
andrewsite
noun
(mineralogy, historical) A now-discredited mineral, reported in Cornwall and later shown to be a mixture of hentschelite and rockbridgeite, with minor chalcosiderite.
angletwitch
angletwitch
noun
(rare, dialectal) An angleworm; earthworm.
angwantibo
angwantibo
noun
Either of two small primates, of the genus Arctocebus, similar to lemurs
aniweta
answerability
answerability
noun
The state of being answerable.
antedawn
antewar
anthemwise
anthemwise
adv
(obsolete, music) Alternately.
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.
antipewism
antirailwayist
antitwilight
antitwilight
noun
Synonym of antitwilight arch (“atmospheric phenomenon”)
antiwar
antiwar
adj
Alternative spelling of anti-war
antiwarlike
antiwarlike
adj
Opposing war; pacifist.
antiwaste
antiwaste
adj
Opposing or preventing waste.
antiwear
antiwear
adj
Preventing mechanical wear.
antiwedge
antiweed
antiweed
adj
Opposing or countering weed (marijuana).
Opposing or countering weeds (unwanted plants).
antiwelfare
antiwelfare
adj
Opposed to welfare (financial aid offered by a government).
antiwhaling
antiwhaling
adj
Against the practice of whaling, the practice of hunting whales.
antiwhite
antiwhite
adj
Hostile to white people or white culture.
antiwhitism
antiwhitism
noun
Synonym of antiwhiteness (“hostility towards white people”)
antiwiretapping
antiwit
antiwoman
antiwoman
adj
Opposed to women.
antiworld
antiworld
noun
(astrophysics) A hypothetical world constructed from antimatter.
antiwrinkle
antiwrinkle
adj
(dermatology) Counteracting wrinkles.
antwerp
antwerp
Proper noun
The most populous province of Flanders and Belgium.
The capital city of the eponymous
antwerpen
antwise
anywhither
anywhither
adv
(rare) To (in the direction of) anywhere.
anywither
anywither
adv
Archaic form of anywhither.
arrowstone
aslantwise
aslantwise
adv
aslant; in a slanting orientation
attenweiler
attiwendaronk
atwain
atwain
adv
(archaic) Into two parts.
atween
atween
prep
(archaic, dialectal) Between.
atwin
atwind
atwind
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To escape.
auburntown
avowant
avowant
noun
(law) The defendant in replevin, who avows the distress of the goods, and justifies the taking.
awaiting
awaiting
verb
present participle of await
awakenment
awakenment
noun
An awakening.
awanting
awanting
adj
missing; wanting; deficient or absent
awardment
awardment
noun
The giving of an award; something awarded.
awarrant
awestricken
awestricken
adj
Filled with awe.
awunctive
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.
bairnwort
bakerstown
bamangwato
bandwidth
bandwidth
noun
(informal) The capacity, energy or time required.
(networking, informal) The rate of data flow in digital networks typically measured in bits per second; the bitrate.
(of a signal) The width of the smallest frequency band within which the signal can fit.
The width, usually measured in hertz, of a frequency band.
bandwidths
bandwidths
noun
plural of bandwidth
bandytown
banewort
banewort
noun
Atropa belladonna, deadly nightshade.
Ranunculus flammula, spearwort
bangwaketsi
bantamweight
bantamweight
noun
(boxing) A weight class in boxing and other sports, intermediate between flyweight and featherweight. In boxing it ranges from 112 to 118 pounds (51 to 54 kg).
A boxer or other competitor of this weight.
bantamweights
bantamweights
noun
plural of bantamweight
baptistown
bardstown
bardstown
Proper noun
a home rule-class city in Kentucky, USA
barrenwort
barrenwort
noun
A herb, Epimedium alpinum, once thought to prevent conception
barrytown
basementward
basementward
adv
Toward a basement.
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.
bassenthwaite
batchtown
batfowling
batfowling
noun
A method of catching birds at night, by holding a torch or other light, and beating the bush or perch where they roost so that the birds fly towards the light.
batswing
batswing
noun
(historical) A kind of gas burner with a slit at the top that causes the flame to take the shape of a bat's wing.
battletown
battlewagon
battlewagon
noun
(military) A heavily-armed combat vehicle.
(nautical) A battleship.
battlewagons
battlewagons
noun
plural of battlewagon
batwing
batwing
noun
(often attributive) An exercise or posture on the stomach wherein a dumbbell row or lateral raise is performed.
A long sleeve with a deep armhole, tapering toward the wrist.
An area of flabby fat under a person's arms.
One of a pair of swinging doors which typically do not lock nor cover the full vertical range of the doorway (leaving a large gap at the top and bottom), common especially in saloons.
Several South or Southeast Asian species of tailless dark swallowtail butterflies in the genus Atrophaneura.
The wing of a bat, or its shape.
verb
(transitive, intransitive, Internet slang) To kill or murder; to cause the untimely demise of someone.
batwoman
batwoman
noun
(UK, military) A female batman (servant)
batwomen
batwomen
noun
plural of batwoman
bawsint
bawsunt
bawsunt
adj
(archaic, rare, literary, or dialectal) Having white streaks or spots on a black or bay background (especially of an animal's or a mountain's face).
baytown
beardstown
beavertown
beekmantown
beetown
belchertown
bennetweed
bentwood
bentwood
noun
(countable) An object, especially a piece of furniture, made from bentwood.
(woodworking, countable and uncountable, sometimes attributive) Lengths of wood that have been made pliable by heating with steam and then bent into the appropriate shape (to make furniture, ships' hulls, etc.).
bentwoods
bentwoods
noun
plural of bentwood
bestowing
bestowing
verb
present participle of bestow
bestowment
bestowment
noun
Something, such as an honour, that is bestowed.
The act of bestowing or conferring something, especially an honour; bestowal
bestrewing
bestrewing
verb
present participle of bestrew
bestrewment
bestrewn
bestrewn
verb
past participle of bestrew
bestrowing
bestrowing
verb
present participle of bestrow
bestrown
bestrown
verb
(archaic) past participle of bestrew
besweeten
besweeten
verb
(literary, rare) Sublimely sweeten.
bethwine
between
between
noun
A kind of needle, shorter than a sharp, with a small rounded eye, used for making fine stitches on heavy fabrics.
prep
Combined (by effort or ownership).
Done together or reciprocally.
In the position or interval that separates (two things), or intermediate in quantity or degree. (See Usage notes below.)
In transit from (one to the other, or connecting places).
One of (representing a choice).
Shared in confidence.
Taking together the combined effect of.
betweenbrain
betweenbrain
noun
Alternative form of 'tweenbrain
betweenity
betweenity
noun
An object or area located between two things.
The state of being between two things.
betweenmaid
betweenness
betweenness
noun
(graph theory, countable) A measure of the number of geodesic paths through a node or edge.
(uncountable) The state or quality of being between.
betweens
betweens
noun
plural of between
betweentimes
betweentimes
adv
In an interim period; meanwhile.
betweenwhiles
betweenwhiles
adv
from time to time; now and again
betwine
betwine
verb
(transitive) To twine together; entwine.
betwixen
betwixen
prep
(obsolete) Betwixt; between.
bewailment
bewailment
noun
The act of bewailing.
bewhiten
bewilderment
bewilderment
noun
A confusing or perplexing situation.
The state of being bewildered.
bewilderments
bewilderments
noun
plural of bewilderment
bewinter
bewinter
verb
(transitive) To make like winter.
bewitchedness
bewitchedness
noun
The state or quality of being bewitched.
bewitching
bewitching
adj
Enchanting.
noun
The act by which somebody is bewitched; a curse or enchantment.
bewitchingly
bewitchingly
adv
In a bewitching manner
bewitchingness
bewitchingness
noun
The state or quality of being bewitching.
bewitchment
bewitchment
noun
The characteristic of being bewitched.
bewitchments
bewitchments
noun
plural of bewitchment
bewrayment
bewrayment
noun
The act or process of bewraying; betrayal
bindwith
birdwatching
birdwatching
noun
(slang) The hobby of watching rocket launches.
Observing or identifying wild birds in their natural environment.
bitewing
bitewing
noun
(dentistry) A radiograph taken to visualize the crowns of the posterior teeth and the height of the alveolar bone in relation to the cementoenamel junctions, commonly used to examine for interdental caries and recurrent caries under existing restorations.
bitewings
bitewings
noun
plural of bitewing
bittersweetness
bittersweetness
noun
The state or condition of being bittersweet.
biwinter
blairstown
blameworthiness
blameworthiness
noun
The characteristic of being blameworthy.
blameworthinesses
blanketflower
blanketflower
noun
Gaillardia; a plant of the genus Gaillardia.
blanketweed
blanketweed
noun
a filamentous alga often found in ponds
blendwater
blountstown
blowpoint
blowpoint
noun
(obsolete) A child's game of blowing small fragments of wood through a tube.