(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
afterswarming
afterworking
aimworthiness
aimworthiness
noun
The quality of having good aim (with a weapon).
aircraftswomen
aircraftswomen
noun
plural of aircraftswoman
aircrewman
aircrewman
noun
A member of a military aircrew.
aircrewmen
aircrewmen
noun
plural of aircrewman
airwomen
airwomen
noun
plural of airwoman
airworthiness
airworthiness
noun
The state of being airworthy.
allwein
anchorwise
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.
anglewing
anglewing
noun
Any of various butterflies in the tribe Nymphalini.
anglewise
anglewise
adv
With respect to an angle; angularly.
anhwei
aniweta
answerability
answerability
noun
The state of being answerable.
answering
answering
noun
The act of giving an answer.
verb
present participle of answer
answeringly
answeringly
adv
In a way that answers; so as to answer; in reply.
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.
antipewism
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).
antiwhite
antiwhite
adj
Hostile to white people or white culture.
antiwiretapping
antiwrinkle
antiwrinkle
adj
(dermatology) Counteracting wrinkles.
antwise
anywhither
anywhither
adv
(rare) To (in the direction of) anywhere.
anywise
anywise
adv
In any case.
anywither
anywither
adv
Archaic form of anywhither.
archswindler
aslantwise
aslantwise
adv
aslant; in a slanting orientation
attenweiler
attiwendaronk
awakening
awakening
adj
Rousing from sleep, in a natural or a figurative sense; rousing into activity; exciting
noun
(figurative) Being roused into action or activity.
(religion) A revival of religion, or more general attention to religious matters than usual.
The act of awaking, or ceasing to sleep.
The act of becoming aware of something.
verb
present participle of awaken
awakeningly
awakeningly
adv
In a way that awakens, or brings new sensations.
awakenings
awakenings
noun
plural of awakening
aweing
awellimiden
awestricken
awestricken
adj
Filled with awe.
awninged
awninged
adj
Having an awning.
awnlike
awnlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of an awn.
awunctive
backwinded
backwoodsiness
backwoodsiness
noun
The quality of being backwoodsy.
baggywrinkle
baggywrinkle
noun
(nautical) A brush-like pad made of rope, attached to a shroud in order to prevent wear on sails.
balancewise
balancewise
adv
In terms of balance.
baldwinsville
baldwinville
bangwaketsi
bannerwise
bannerwise
adv
In the manner of a banner or flag.
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
bargainwise
basketweaving
basketweaving
noun
(figurative) Any useless, unproductive, or lightweight activity.
The act of weaving baskets, as for example from grasses, wicker, or rope.
bassenthwaite
bawdiness
bawdiness
noun
A bawdy remark.
The state or characteristic of being bawdy.
bawdinesses
bawdinesses
noun
plural of bawdiness
beaconwise
beaconwise
adv
Like a beacon; in the manner of a beacon.
beclowning
beclowning
verb
present participle of beclown
becowarding
becrawling
becrawling
verb
present participle of becrawl
becrowding
becrowding
verb
present participle of becrowd
bedewing
bedewing
verb
present participle of bedew
bedwarfing
bedwarfing
verb
present participle of bedwarf
beeswing
beeswing
noun
A filmy, translucent crust found in port and other old wines which have been bottled-aged for a long time.
Cream of tartar; potassium bitartrate; the residual salt of tartaric acid.
beeswinged
beeswinged
adj
(by extension) Covered with a filmy layer.
Of wine: having the filmy, translucent crust called beeswing.
beeswings
beeswings
noun
plural of beeswing
beewinged
beflowering
beflowering
verb
present participle of beflower
beggingwise
behowling
behowling
verb
present participle of behowl
bejeweling
bejeweling
verb
present participle of bejewel
bejewelling
bellowing
bellowing
noun
The sound produced when someone or something bellows
verb
present participle of bellow
bellowsmaking
bellwind
bellwine
bendwise
bendwise
adv
(heraldry) Diagonally; placed like a bend, i.e. running from the dexter chief to the sinister base.
berwind
beshadowing
beshadowing
verb
present participle of beshadow
beshrewing
beshrewing
verb
present participle of beshrew
besnowing
besnowing
verb
present participle of besnow
bestowing
bestowing
verb
present participle of bestow
bestrewing
bestrewing
verb
present participle of bestrew
bestrowing
bestrowing
verb
present participle of bestrow
beswarming
beswarming
verb
present participle of beswarm
beswinge
beswinge
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To scourge; beat.
beswink
beswink
verb
(obsolete) to labour, toil; belabour
bethwine
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
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.
bewailing
bewailing
noun
The act of one who bewails something.
verb
present participle of bewail
bewailingly
bewailingly
adv
in a bewailing manner
bewailment
bewailment
noun
The act of bewailing.
bewaring
bewaring
verb
(archaic or nonstandard) present participle of beware
bewearying
beweeping
beweeping
verb
present participle of beweep
bewhiten
bewigging
bewigging
verb
present participle of bewig
bewilderedness
bewilderedness
noun
The state or quality of being bewildered.
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.
bewilderment
bewilderment
noun
A confusing or perplexing situation.
The state of being bewildered.
bewilderments
bewilderments
noun
plural of bewilderment
bewinged
bewinged
adj
Having, or equipped with wings
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
beworming
beworrying
beworrying
verb
present participle of beworry
bewrapping
bewrapping
verb
present participle of bewrap
bewraying
bewraying
noun
The act or process of divulging or revealing information
verb
present participle of bewray
bewrayingly
bewrayingly
adv
(archaic) By way of disclosing secrets; in such manner as to bewray
bigwiggedness
bijwoner
bijwoner
noun
(South Africa, historical) A member of a class of poor white people who were permitted to inhabit shanties on the property of well-to-do Boers in return for semifeudal payments.
billowiness
billowiness
noun
The state or quality of being billowy.
bindweb
bindweed
bindweed
noun
bittersweet nightshade, blue bindweed (Solanum dulcamara).
black bindweed (Fallopia convolvulus).
false bindweed (Calystegia).
slender bindweed (Polymeria calycina).
true bindweed (Convolvulus).
bindweeds
bindweeds
noun
plural of bindweed
bineweed
birdwomen
birdwomen
noun
plural of birdwoman
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
blameworthiness
blameworthiness
noun
The characteristic of being blameworthy.
blameworthinesses
blindweed
blowiness
blowinesses
blowline
blowziness
blowziness
noun
Alternative form of blowsiness.
bluewing
bluewing
noun
(usually in the plural) Torenia (wishbone flower)
Anas discors (syn. Spatula discors), the blue-winged teal.
bodkinwise
bonwier
boswellian
boswellian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to (1740–1795), Scottish lawyer and writer, best known for his biography of
boswelliana
boswellizing
bowdlerisation
bowdlerisation
noun
The action or instance of bowdlerising; the omission or removal of material considered vulgar or indecent.