(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
aeroview
afterwisdom
afterworking
aimworthiness
aimworthiness
noun
The quality of having good aim (with a weapon).
aircraftswomen
aircraftswomen
noun
plural of aircraftswoman
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.
allhallowtide
allhallowtide
Proper noun
The time at or near All Hallows'.
anchorwise
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.
archilowe
armorwise
arrowlike
arrowlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of an arrow.
attiwendaronk
avowries
avowries
noun
plural of avowry
bachelorwise
bachelorwise
adv
In the manner of a bachelor; (as though) living alone as a single man.
backwoodsiness
backwoodsiness
noun
The quality of being backwoodsy.
bartholomewtide
beaconwise
beaconwise
adv
Like a beacon; in the manner of a beacon.
beclowning
beclowning
verb
present participle of beclown
becowarding
becrowding
becrowding
verb
present participle of becrowd
bedfellowship
bedfellowship
noun
The state or role of being bedfellows.
beflowering
beflowering
verb
present participle of beflower
behowling
behowling
verb
present participle of behowl
bellowing
bellowing
noun
The sound produced when someone or something bellows
verb
present participle of bellow
bellowslike
bellowslike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bellows (device for delivering pressurized air).
bellowsmaking
belowstairs
belowstairs
adv
Alternative form of below stairs.
berkowitz
beshadowing
beshadowing
verb
present participle of beshadow
besnowing
besnowing
verb
present participle of besnow
bestowing
bestowing
verb
present participle of bestow
bestrowing
bestrowing
verb
present participle of bestrow
bewidow
beworming
beworried
beworried
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beworry
beworries
beworries
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beworry
beworrying
beworrying
verb
present participle of beworry
beworship
bigelow
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.
billetwood
billowed
billowed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of billow
billowier
billowier
adj
comparative form of billowy: more billowy
billowiest
billowiest
adj
superlative form of billowy: most billowy
billowiness
billowiness
noun
The state or quality of being billowy.
birdwomen
birdwomen
noun
plural of birdwoman
bishopweed
bishopweed
noun
Alternative form of bishopsweed
bitterwood
bitterwood
noun
Jamaica quassia Picrasma excelsa, native to the Caribbean
paradise tree Simarouba glauca, native to Florida, the Caribbean and Central America
quassia (Quassia amara)
bitterworm
bitterwort
bitterwort
noun
The great yellow gentian (Gentiana lutea), which has a very bitter taste.
blameworthiness
blameworthiness
noun
The characteristic of being blameworthy.
blameworthinesses
blisterwort
bloodwite
bloodwite
noun
A penalty for committing bloodshed, specifically under Anglo-Saxon law a penalty to be paid to the king or aldorman as distinct from the wergeld.
blowfishes
blowfishes
noun
plural of blowfish
blowflies
blowflies
noun
plural of blowfly
blowie
blowie
noun
(Australia, slang) A blowfly, Lucilia cuprina.
(Australia, slang) The common toadfish, Tetractenos hamiltoni.
(sex, slang) A blow job.
blowier
blowier
adj
comparative form of blowy: more blowy
blowiest
blowiest
adj
superlative form of blowy: most blowy
blowiness
blowinesses
blowline
blowpipe
blowpipe
noun
(chemistry) a narrow tube through which a jet of air is directed onto a flame; used in the analysis of minerals etc and in jewelry manufacture
(glassblowing) a long narrow pipe, rotated in the hands, upon which glassware is blown
a weapon through which darts may be shot by blowing; a blowgun
blowpipes
blowpipes
noun
plural of blowpipe
blowsier
blowsier
adj
comparative form of blowsy: more blowsy
blowsiest
blowsiest
adj
superlative form of blowsy: most blowsy
blowzier
blowzier
adj
comparative form of blowzy: more blowzy
blowziest
blowziest
adj
superlative form of blowzy: most blowzy
blowziness
blowziness
noun
Alternative form of blowsiness.
boatwise
boatwise
adv
In the manner of a boat.
bobwhite
bobwhite
noun
Any one of four species of quail in the genus Colinus, of the bird family Odontophoridae, limited to the Americas.
bobwhites
bobwhites
noun
plural of bobwhite
bodkinwise
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.
bodywise
boilerworks
bonwier
boogiewoogie
bookwise
bookwise
adv
In the manner of a book.
boroughwide
boroughwide
adj
Throughout a borough.
boswellia
boswellian
boswellian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to (1740–1795), Scottish lawyer and writer, best known for his biography of
boswelliana
boswellism
boswellism
Noun
The writing style of (1740–1795), Scottish lawyer and writer, best known for his biography of
boswellize
boswellize
Verb
To eulogize.
boswellized
boswellizing
bowdlerisation
bowdlerisation
noun
The action or instance of bowdlerising; the omission or removal of material considered vulgar or indecent.
bowdlerise
bowdlerise
verb
Alternative form of bowdlerize
bowdlerised
bowdlerised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bowdlerise
bowdlerises
bowdlerises
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bowdlerise
bowdlerising
bowdlerising
verb
present participle of bowdlerise
bowdlerism
bowdlerism
noun
A policy of bowdlerization, or censorship by removing what is considered indecent.
bowdlerization
bowdlerization
noun
The action or instance of bowdlerizing; the omission or removal of material considered vulgar or indecent.
bowdlerizations
bowdlerizations
noun
plural of bowdlerization
bowdlerize
bowdlerize
verb
To remove or alter those parts of a text considered offensive, vulgar, or otherwise unseemly.
bowdlerized
bowdlerized
adj
Expurgated, especially in a comprehensive way (such as systematically throughout an entire work).
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bowdlerize
bowdlerizer
bowdlerizer
noun
One who bowdlerizes.
bowdlerizers
bowdlerizers
noun
plural of bowdlerizer
bowdlerizes
bowdlerizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bowdlerize
bowdlerizing
bowdlerizing
verb
present participle of bowdlerize
boweling
bowellike
bowelling
bowelling
verb
present participle of bowel
bowenite
bowenite
noun
(mineralogy) A hard, compact variety of the serpentine species antigorite.
bowerbird
bowerbird
noun
Alternative spelling of bower bird
boweries
boweries
noun
plural of bowery
bowering
bowering
verb
present participle of bower
bowerlike
bowermaiden
bowersville
boweryish
bowie
bowie
noun
A Bowie knife
bowieful
bowldering
bowlike
bowlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bow (bent frame for firing arrows).
bowline
bowline
noun
(nautical) A knot tied so as to produce an eye or loop in the end of a rope that will not slip or jam.
(nautical) A rope fastened near the middle of the leech or perpendicular edge of the square sails.
bowlines
bowlines
noun
plural of bowline
bowllike
bowllike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bowl.
bowmansville
bowralite
bowsie
bowsie
noun
(Ireland) Alternative spelling of bowsy (“lout”)
(sailing) A simple device with three holes used for tensioning stays on boats or guy-lines on tents.
bowstringed
bowstringed
adj
Supplied or fitted with a bowstring.
bowtie
bowtie
adj
Having the shape that the displayed part of a bowtie does when the latter is tied.
noun
(US) A kind of road intersection. See Bowtie (road).
A man's necktie tied in a bow around the throat.
brainpower
brainpower
noun
Intelligent people considered as a group.
Mental ability; intelligence.
brainpowers
brainpowers
noun
plural of brainpower
brainworker
bribeworthy
bridebowl
bridewort
bridewort
noun
Filipendula ulmaria
Spiraea alba, the pale bridewort
Spiraea salicifolia
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.
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
brierwood
brimstonewort
brimstonewort
noun
Rosa canina, the dog rose.
bristlewort
brittlewood
brittlewort
broadview
broadwayite
broadwife
broadwise
broadwise
adv
(obsolete) Breadthwise.
broadwives
bronzewing
bronzewing
noun
Any of several species of bird in the genera Henicophaps and Phaps in the pigeon family, found in Australasia.
brookview
browbeating
browbeating
verb
present participle of browbeat
browerville
brownfield
brownfield
adj
(software engineering) Being a development that has to integrate with legacy systems.
noun
(often attributive) A site, to be used for housing or commerce, that has been previously used for industry and may be contaminated or need extensive clearing
brownfields
brownfields
noun
plural of brownfield
brownie
brownie
noun
(Australia, New Zealand, colloquial) A tall, long-necked beer bottle, made from brown coloured glass.
(cooking) A small square piece of rich cake, usually made with chocolate.
(ethnic slur, offensive) A person of Arab, Indian or Hispanic descent. Sometimes used for a Native American or Pacific Islander.
(folklore) A mythical creature, a helpful elf who would secretly do people's housework for them.
(informal) The widow rockfish (Sebastes entomelas), a fish in the family Sebastidae.
(paganism) A household spirit or revered ancestor.
A girl in the first level of Girl Guides (US: Girl Scouts).
Any of various lycaenid butterflies of the Eurasian genus Miletus.