(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).
alkahestica
alkalescent
alkalescent
adj
Slightly alkaline; having the properties of an alkali.
allocochick
allocochick
noun
(archaic, historical) shell money used by Native American peoples of California
allokinetic
alpenstocks
alpenstocks
noun
plural of alpenstock
attackingly
bacchuslike
backfilling
backfilling
noun
The process by which something is backfilled.
verb
present participle of backfill
backflipped
backflipped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backflip
backflowing
backflowing
adj
flowing backwards
verb
present participle of backflow
backhauling
backhauling
verb
present participle of backhaul
backlashers
backlashers
noun
plural of backlasher
backlashing
backlashing
verb
present participle of backlash
backlighted
backlisting
backlisting
verb
present participle of backlist
backloading
backloading
noun
(transport) The transportation of cargo or shipment on a return trip, using the space already paid for and used for the outward leg.
verb
present participle of backload
backlogging
backlogging
verb
present participle of backlog
backpedaled
backpedaled
verb
(US) simple past tense and past participle of backpedal
backsettler
backsettler
noun
One living in the back or outlying districts of a community.
backslapped
backslapped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backslap
backslapper
backslapper
noun
One who makes a show of liking another person with profuse or excessive displays of camaraderie, such as vigorous hand clasping, back-slapping, hearty words of greeting, etc.
backslashes
backslashes
noun
plural of backslash
backslidden
backslidden
verb
past participle of backslide
backsliders
backsliders
noun
plural of backslider
backsliding
backsliding
adj
sliding back
noun
An occasion on which one backslides, especially in a moral sense.
verb
present participle of backslide
backspliced
backspliced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backsplice
badderlocks
badderlocks
noun
(Scotland) The edible seaweed Alaria esculenta
bailiffwick
bailiffwick
noun
Obsolete form of bailiwick.
bareknuckle
bathukolpic
bathukolpic
adj
(rare) Deep-bosomed.
blackamoors
blackamoors
noun
plural of blackamoor
blackballed
blackballed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blackball
blackballer
blackballer
noun
One who blackballs, or casts a vote rejecting somebody.
blackbeetle
blackbirded
blackbirded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blackbird
blackbirder
blackbirder
noun
A person involved in blackbirding (kidnapping Pacific islanders as cheap labour).
A ship used for blackbirding.
blackboards
blackboards
noun
plural of blackboard
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blackboard
blackbodies
blackbodies
noun
plural of blackbody
blackbreast
blackenings
blackenings
noun
plural of blackening
blackfellow
blackfellow
noun
(Australia, now usually considered offensive) A (male) Australian Aborigine.
blackfisher
blackfishes
blackfishes
noun
plural of blackfish
blackfriars
blackfriars
intj
(obsolete, UK, thieves' cant) look out; beware
noun
plural of blackfriar
blackguards
blackguards
noun
plural of blackguard
blackhander
blackhearts
blackhearts
noun
plural of blackheart
blackington
blackjacked
blackjacked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blackjack
blacklegged
blacklegged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blackleg
blacklegism
blacklegism
noun
The character or actions of a blackleg.
blacklisted
blacklisted
adj
Being on a blacklist, or having been shunned and rejected due to information (true or false) being spread about scandalous activities or ideas, especially controversial political opinions.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blacklist
blacklister
blacklister
noun
One who blacklists.
blackmailed
blackmailed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blackmail
blackmailer
blackmailer
noun
Someone who blackmails.
blacknesses
blacknesses
noun
plural of blackness
blacksmiths
blacksmiths
noun
plural of blacksmith
blacksnakes
blacksnakes
noun
plural of blacksnake
blacksville
blackthorns
blackthorns
noun
plural of blackthorn
blacktongue
blacktopped
blacktopped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blacktop
blackwasher
blackwasher
noun
One who blackwashes.
blackwaters
blackwaters
noun
plural of blackwater
bleachworks
bleachworks
noun
A factory that manufactures bleach.
blockheaded
blockheaded
adj
Resembling a blockhead; stupid
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blockhead
blockmaking
blockmaking
noun
The manufacture of blocks for use in printing.
The manufacture of nautical blocks.
bluejackets
bluejackets
noun
plural of bluejacket
brainsickly
brainsickly
adv
(obsolete) In a brainsick manner.
bricklayers
bricklayers
noun
plural of bricklayer
bricklaying
bricklaying
noun
The act of building a wall by laying bricks, usually with cement between the surfaces of the bricks.
bucklandite
buffaloback
buffaloback
noun
The back of a buffalo
bullwhacker
bullwhacker
noun
(US) The driver of a bullock team.
cabbagelike
cabbagelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a cabbage.
cakewalkers
cakewalkers
noun
plural of cakewalker
cakewalking
cakewalking
verb
present participle of cakewalk
camelkeeper
candlemaker
candlemaker
noun
Someone who makes candles; chandler.
candlestick
candlestick
noun
(finance) A color-coded bar showing the open and closing prices of a stock on a candlestick chart.
(gymnastics) A gymnastics move in which the legs are pointed vertically upward.
A holder with a socket or spike for a candle.
verb
(investing) To analyze stock behavior using Japanese candlestick charts.
(of a parachute) To catch on fire, so that the chute resembles a tapered candle with a flame on top.
To adorn with candlesticks.
To form a tall, thin, tapering shape similar to a candle.
candlewicks
candlewicks
noun
plural of candlewick
cartoonlike
cartoonlike
adj
Resembling a cartoon
chachalakas
chalkboards
chalkboards
noun
plural of chalkboard
chalkcutter
chalkotheke
chalkworker
chariotlike
chariotlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a chariot.
chelyabinsk
chikmagalur
chockablock
chockablock
adj
(by extension) Jammed tightly together, jam-packed; very crowded; completely filled or stuffed.
(nautical, of a ship's hoisting tackle) Having the blocks drawn close together so no further movement is possible, as when the tackle is hauled to the utmost.
adv
In a crowded manner; as completely or closely as possible.
chuckawalla
chuckawalla
noun
Alternative form of chuckwalla
chucklehead
chucklehead
noun
(informal) A stupid or clumsy person.
A coastal rockfish of California, Sebastes chlorostictus.
chuckwallas
chuckwallas
noun
plural of chuckwalla
clackmannan
clackmannan
Proper noun
a town in council area, Scotland, which was the county town of the historic county of until 1822
a local government district in Region, Scotland, created in 1975 when the county of Clackmannanshire was abolished, and renamed again in 1996 when it became a council area.
clamcracker
clarksville
clarksville
Proper noun
A community in
A near
A in the U.S. state of that is the of
An in
An unincorporated community in
An unincorporated community in
An unincorporated community in
A in
An unincorporated community in Indiana.
A city in
An unincorporated community in
A in
A city in
A town in
An unincorporated community in
An unincorporated community in New Jersey.
A in the town of
A town in New York.
A village in
A in Ohio.
An unincorporated community in Ohio.
An unincorporated community in
A in
A city in that is the of
A city in that is the county seat of
A town in and
cloakmaking
cloakmaking
noun
The manufacture of cloaks.
clockmaking
clockmaking
noun
The art or trade of a clockmaker; the manufacture of clocks.
clodbreaker
clothmaking
clothmaking
noun
The art or trade of a clothmaker.
cockaleekie
cockaleekie
noun
Alternative form of cock-a-leekie
cockalorums
cockalorums
noun
plural of cockalorum
cockneyland
cocktailing
cocktailing
noun
Work as a cocktail waitress.
colormaking
colormaking
noun
The manufacture of paints or dyes.
crackleware
crackleware
noun
Articles made with a crackle glaze.
cradlemaker
cradlemaker
noun
One who makes cradles.
crosshackle
crystallike
cycloalkane
cycloalkane
noun
(organic chemistry) Any saturated alicyclic hydrocarbon.
deadlocking
deadlocking
verb
present participle of deadlock
duckwalking
duckwalking
verb
present participle of duckwalk
electroweak
electroweak
adj
(physics) Describing the combination of the electromagnetic and weak nuclear forces.
factorylike
factorylike
adj
Resembling a factory in any of various respects
fiddlebacks
fiddlebacks
noun
plural of fiddleback
flatterdock
flickertail
flickertail
noun
Nickname for the North American ground squirrel, Citellus richardsoni.
flockmaster
flockmaster
noun
A head shepherd.
furnacelike
furnacelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a furnace.
garlickiest
garlickiest
adj
superlative form of garlicky: most garlicky
gerlachovka
glucokinase
glucokinase
noun
A hexokinase isozyme that facilitates phosphorylation of glucose to glucose-6-phosphate, occurring in cells in the liver, pancreas, gut, and brain of humans and most other vertebrates.
griddlecake
griddlecake
noun
Any of various forms of small pancake made from a spoonful of batter cooked on a griddle
gulfhammock
hackneyedly
hammerlocks
hammerlocks
noun
plural of hammerlock
hammocklike
hammocklike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a hammock.
hatchetlike
hatchetlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a hatchet.
hypokalemic
hypokalemic
adj
Having a low percentage of potassium in one's blood.
jacklighted
jacklighter
jacklighter
noun
A hunter who jacklights.
jackqueline
jackrolling
jackrolling
noun
(South Africa) gang rape of women by men
kalymmocyte
kamanichile
kamptulicon
kamptulicon
noun
(archaic) A kind of elastic floorcloth, made of India rubber, gutta-percha, linseed oil, and powdered cork.
kataplectic
kataplectic
adj
Alternative form of cataplectic
keratolytic
keratolytic
adj
Pertaining to keratolysis.
noun
Any substance that promotes keratolysis.
kilocalorie
kilocalorie
noun
A non-SI unit of energy equal to 1,000 calories, used (now rare) in chemistry or physics; equal to 1 calorie as used in nutrition. Symbol kcal.
kiloparsecs
kiloparsecs
noun
plural of kiloparsec
kilopascals
kilopascals
noun
plural of kilopascal
kinematical
kinematical
adj
kinematic
kinesically
kinesically
adv
By means of, or in terms of, kinesics.
kinetically
kinetically
adv
Concerning kinetics.
In a kinetic manner.
kinoplasmic
kinoplasmic
adj
of or related to kinoplasm
knuckleball
knuckleball
noun
(baseball) A pitch thrown with the ball gripped on the fingertips and released with no rotation, which travels over an unpredictable path to the plate due to micro-turbulence in the air.
(figurative) An event that is hard to predict.
verb
(intransitive, baseball) To pitch knuckleballs.
knucklehead
knucklehead
noun
An idiot; a stupid or inept person.
kochliarion
kochliarion
noun
(historical) A kind of spoon used for eating in the Early Byzantine period.
koilonychia
koilonychia
noun
A deformity of the nails characterized by concavity of the outer surface
lackadaisic
lackadaisic
adj
(rare, nonstandard or poetic) Lackadaisical.
lackbrained
lacklusters
lacklusters
noun
plural of lackluster
lacquerwork
lacquerwork
noun
Artistic or decorative work made with lacquer.
lampblacked
lampblacked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of lampblack