(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
afterknowledge
afterknowledge
noun
Knowledge acquired later, or after the event.
againward
againward
adv
(obsolete) Back again.
agalawood
agalwood
agalwood
noun
Alternative form of agarwood
agalwoods
agilawood
agillawood
agueweed
agueweed
noun
An herb also known as common boneset.
agueweeds
agueweeds
noun
plural of agueweed
aguilawood
antiwedge
asswaged
asswaged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of asswage
awarding
awarding
noun
The act of bestowing an award.
The act of giving by official decision such as giving a contract.
verb
present participle of award
awninged
awninged
adj
Having an awning.
backswording
backswording
noun
Sport or exercise using a backsword or singlestick.
backwinding
backwinding
verb
present participle of backwind
badgerweed
bagwigged
bagwigged
adj
Wearing a bag wig.
bandsawing
bandsawing
verb
present participle of bandsaw
bandwagon
bandwagon
noun
(figuratively) A current movement that attracts wide support.
A large wagon used to carry a band of musicians in a parade.
bandwagons
bandwagons
noun
plural of bandwagon
becowarding
becrowding
becrowding
verb
present participle of becrowd
bedewing
bedewing
verb
present participle of bedew
bedgown
bedgown
noun
A nightgown.
An article of women's clothing for the upper body, usually thigh-length and wrapping or tying in front; a bedjacket.
bedgowns
bedgowns
noun
plural of bedgown
bedwarfing
bedwarfing
verb
present participle of bedwarf
beeswinged
beeswinged
adj
(by extension) Covered with a filmy layer.
Of wine: having the filmy, translucent crust called beeswing.
beewinged
beggarweed
beggarweed
noun
A type of plant, Desmodium incanum, native to Central and South America.
beggarweeds
beggarweeds
noun
plural of beggarweed
begnawed
begnawed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of begnaw
begowned
begowned
adj
Wearing a gown.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of begown
belowground
belowground
adj
beneath the surface of the ground; underground
beperiwigged
beperiwigged
adj
(archaic) Wearing a periwig.
beshadowing
beshadowing
verb
present participle of beshadow
bewigged
bewigged
adj
Perplexed, bewildered.
Wearing a wig.
bewildering
bewildering
adj
Very baffling, confusing, or perplexing, often due to a very large choice being available.
noun
gerund of bewilder: bewilderment.
verb
present participle of bewilder
bewilderingly
bewilderingly
adv
In a bewildering manner, or to a bewildering extent.
bewinged
bewinged
adj
Having, or equipped with wings
bigwigged
bigwiggedness
birdwatching
birdwatching
noun
(slang) The hobby of watching rocket launches.
Observing or identifying wild birds in their natural environment.
bodyweight
bodyweight
adj
Employing (only) a person's own weight as resistance to movement for the purpose of physical exercise.
noun
The weight or mass of an organism.
bogwood
bogwood
noun
The dark, shiny wood of trees, especially oaks, dug up from peat bogs, sometimes used for making ornaments.
bogwoods
bogwoods
noun
plural of bogwood
boroughwide
boroughwide
adj
Throughout a borough.
bowdlerising
bowdlerising
verb
present participle of bowdlerise
bowdlerizing
bowdlerizing
verb
present participle of bowdlerize
bowldering
bowlegged
bowlegged
adj
Alternative spelling of bow-legged
bowleggedness
bowleggedness
noun
The quality of being bow-legged.
bowstringed
bowstringed
adj
Supplied or fitted with a bowstring.
breadwinning
breadwinning
noun
The earning of a household's primary income.
bridgetown
bridgetown
Proper noun
The capital of Barbados.
A town in Devon, UK.
A town in Western Australia.
A town in Nova Scotia, Canada.
A town in Ohio, US.
bridgewall
bridgeward
bridgeward
adj
Toward a bridge.
bridgewards
bridgewards
adv
Towards a bridge.
bridgewater
bridgeway
bridgework
bridgework
noun
(dentistry) A partial denture that is anchored to existing teeth.
The component parts of a bridge.
The construction or repair of bridges.
bridgeworks
bridgeworks
noun
plural of bridgework
bridgwater
bridgwater
Proper noun
a market town in Somerset, England.
brightwood
bringdown
bringdown
noun
comedown
disappointment, letdown
budgerow
budgerow
noun
(now historical) A large, slow-moving barge used in India.
budwig
bugleweed
bugleweed
noun
Ajuga, a group of herbs used for ground cover; bugle
Any of the aromatic herbs in genus Lycopus, especially Lycopus virginicus, water horehound
bugweed
cabbagewood
cabbagewood
noun
The tree Ceodes umbellifera.
candlewasting
candlewasting
Adjective
Causing a waste of candles by studying late into the night.
candlewicking
candlewright
candlewright
noun
(obsolete) A chandler, or maker of candles.
ceilingward
ceilingward
adj
Facing or directed toward the ceiling.
adv
Toward the ceiling.
ceilingwards
ceilingwards
adv
Towards the ceiling.
chiggerweed
childcrowing
chlodwig
chowdering
chowdering
verb
present participle of chowder
clogwood
clogwood
noun
The wood (typically alder) used for making clogs.
cogwood
coindwelling
collingswood
collingwood
collingwood
Proper noun
A town in New Zealand.
A community in Nova Scotia, Canada.
A town in Ontario, Canada.
coughweed
counterweighed
counterweighed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of counterweigh
counterweighted
counterweighted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of counterweight
cowhiding
cowhiding
noun
A flogging with a cowhide.
verb
present participle of cowhide
crowding
crowding
noun
The act by which somebody is crowded.
verb
present participle of crowd
dagswain
dagswain
noun
(obsolete) A coarse woollen fabric made of daglocks.
dagwood
dagwood
noun
A multi-layered sandwich containing cold cuts, cheese, lettuce and any of several other fillings
dagwoods
dagwoods
noun
plural of dagwood
dawdling
dawdling
noun
gerund of dawdle: the act of one who dawdles.
verb
present participle of dawdle
dawdlingly
dawdlingly
adv
In a dawdling manner.
dawing
dawing
noun
(obsolete outside Scotland) Dawn, daybreak.
verb
present participle of daw
dawning
dawning
noun
(chiefly poetic) Dawn.
The first beginnings of something.
verb
present participle of dawn
dawnlight
dawnlight
noun
The light of dawn.
dawting
dawting
verb
present participle of dawt
dayglow
dayglow
noun
The airglow of the sky during the day.
dayglows
dayglows
noun
plural of dayglow
deadweight
deadweight
noun
Alternative spelling of dead weight
deadweights
deadweights
noun
plural of deadweight
decrowning
decrowning
verb
present participle of decrown
deflowering
deflowering
noun
The breaking of the hymen of a virgin.
verb
present participle of deflower
degreewise
dewatering
dewatering
noun
An instance of the removal of water, typically from a structure.
Any of various techniques for the removal of water, either from a solid or from a structure.
verb
present participle of dewater
dewaxing
dewaxing
noun
A process in which wax is removed from a material or a surface.
verb
present participle of dewax
dewing
dewing
noun
A contributor to corrosion?
verb
present participle of dew
dewlight
dewooling
dewooling
verb
present participle of dewool
deworming
deworming
noun
The elimination of parasitic worms from an animal.
verb
present participle of deworm
diagonalwise
diagonalwise
adj
In a diagonal fashion.
dingwall
disacknowledge
disacknowledge
verb
(transitive) To refuse to acknowledge or recognize something; to disavow or deny.
disacknowledgement
disacknowledgements
disallowing
disallowing
verb
present participle of disallow
disavowing
disavowing
verb
present participle of disavow
disboweling
disbowelling
disbowelling
verb
present participle of disbowel
discrowning
discrowning
verb
present participle of discrown
disemboweling
disemboweling
noun
The act by which somebody is disemboweled.
verb
present participle of disembowel
disembowelling
disembowelling
noun
The act by which somebody is disembowelled.
verb
(chiefly Britain, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, South Africa) present participle of disembowel
disendowing
disendowing
verb
present participle of disendow
disentwining
disentwining
verb
present participle of disentwine
disgown
disgown
verb
(transitive) To divest of a gown of office; to defrock.
dishwashing
dishwashing
noun
The act of cleaning the dishware.
dishwashings
dishwashings
noun
plural of dishwashing
dishwiping
disowning
disowning
verb
present participle of disown
disperiwig
diswarrening
diswarrening
verb
present participle of diswarren
diswashing
dogblow
dogwatch
dogwatch
noun
(by extension) A night shift, or other very late or early period of duty.
(nautical) A very brief period of naval service.
(nautical) Aboard a ship, either of the two short two-hour watches that take place between 4 p.m. and 8 p.m.
dogwatches
dogwatches
noun
plural of dogwatch
dogwinkle
dogwood
dogwood
noun
A wood or tree similar to this genus, used in different parts of the world.
Any of various small trees of the genus Cornus, especially the wild cornel and the flowering cornel
The wood of such trees and shrubs.
dogwoods
dogwoods
noun
plural of dogwood
dowage
dowager
dowager
noun
a widow holding property or title derived from her late husband