(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).
allowancing
allowancing
verb
present participle of allowance
anchorwoman
anchorwoman
noun
(athletics) The most reliable female runner in a relay team, usually the one that runs last.
A female anchorperson.
anchorwomen
anchorwomen
noun
plural of anchorwoman
backflowing
backflowing
adj
flowing backwards
verb
present participle of backflow
backwoodser
becowarding
blackfellow
blackfellow
noun
(Australia, now usually considered offensive) A (male) Australian Aborigine.
bleachworks
bleachworks
noun
A factory that manufactures bleach.
cabbagetown
cabbagewood
cabbagewood
noun
The tree Ceodes umbellifera.
cabbageworm
cabbageworm
noun
Alternative form of cabbage worm
cabinetwork
cabinetwork
noun
cabinetmaking
furniture made by a cabinetmaker
caddisworms
caddisworms
noun
plural of caddisworm
camerawoman
camerawoman
noun
A woman who operates any kind of camera.
camerawomen
camerawomen
noun
plural of camerawoman
campbeltown
camphorweed
camphorweed
noun
Any of the genus Pluchea of flowering plants in the Asteraceae family.
camphorwood
camphorwood
noun
The wood of Cinnamomum camphora, an evergreen tree whose leaves have a smell of camphor when crushed.
candlepower
candlepower
noun
(dated) A unit of luminous intensity of a light source, equal to 0.981 candelas.
candlewoods
candlewoods
noun
plural of candlewood
cankerworms
cankerworms
noun
plural of cankerworm
carpetwoven
carrolltown
caseworkers
caseworkers
noun
plural of caseworker
cassowaries
cassowaries
noun
plural of cassowary
catawampous
cauliflower
cauliflower
noun
Brassica oleracea var. botrytis, an annual variety of cabbage, of which the cluster of young flower stalks and buds is eaten as a vegetable.
The edible head or curd of a cauliflower plant.
The swelling of a cauliflower ear.
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To (cause to) swell up like a cauliflower ear.
cellarwoman
cellarwoman
noun
A female cellarman.
chalkworker
changchowfu
charlestown
cheektowaga
chittamwood
chittamwood
noun
A North American tree (Sideroxylon lanuginosum); the wood of this tree
chowderhead
chowderhead
noun
(US, informal, derogatory) An idiot; a dummy.
churchwoman
churchwoman
noun
The female equivalent of a churchman.
classfellow
classfellow
noun
(dated or India) classmate
cleaverwort
cleaverwort
noun
Synonym of cleavers (“the bedstraw”)
clergywoman
clergywoman
noun
A woman belonging to a clergyman's family.
An ordained (female) Christian minister; a female member of the clergy.
coachfellow
coachfellow
noun
(figuratively) A comrade.
One of a pair of horses employed to draw a coach.
coachwright
coastwaiter
coastwaiter
noun
A landwaiter who deals with coastal shipping
coawareness
coawareness
noun
Joint awareness; the condition of being aware with, or of, somebody else.
cocksparrow
codswallops
commonweals
commonweals
noun
plural of commonweal
coralflower
cordwainers
cordwainers
noun
plural of cordwainer
cordwainery
cordwainery
noun
shoemaking
cornwallite
cornwallite
noun
(mineralogy) A basic copper arsenate mineral with chemical formula Cu₅(AsO₄)₂(OH)₄.
countersway
countersway
noun
(obsolete) A swaying in a contrary direction; an opposing influence.
counterwall
counterwave
counterwave
noun
A wave (as of public opinion) going against an earlier wave.
countryward
countryward
adv
Toward the countryside.
coursewares
coursewares
noun
plural of courseware
cowansville
cowcatchers
cowcatchers
noun
plural of cowcatcher
coxswaining
coxswaining
verb
present participle of coxswain
craftswoman
craftswoman
noun
A female artisan.
craftswomen
craftswomen
noun
plural of craftswoman
craftworker
craftworker
noun
A maker of craftwork.
crashworthy
crashworthy
adj
(of a social event) Worthy of being gatecrashed.
(of a vehicle) Capable of withstanding a crash.
crawleyroot
cromwellian
cromwellian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Oliver Cromwell, his ideas or policies
Noun
A partisan of Oliver Cromwell
crossbowman
crossbowman
noun
Someone (usually a soldier) equipped with a crossbow.
crowbarring
crowbarring
verb
present participle of crowbar
crystalwort
crystalwort
noun
Any of various plants of the genus Riccia.
currantworm
disavowance
disavowance
noun
(obsolete) disavowal
doomwatcher
doomwatcher
noun
A person with a pessimistic outlook on the future.
downpatrick
downscaling
downscaling
noun
The act by which something is downscaled; a reduction in size or numbers.
verb
present participle of downscale
electroweak
electroweak
adj
(physics) Describing the combination of the electromagnetic and weak nuclear forces.
fellowcraft
fellowcraft
noun
A Freemason who has completed the second degree of initiation into Freemasonry.
flowcharted
francestown
frenchwoman
frenchwoman
Noun
A French woman.
harwichport
hollowfaced
jabberwocky
jabberwocky
adj
absurd, nonsense, nonsensical
meaningless, worthless
noun
invented or meaningless language; nonsense
jacksontown
kawchodinne
kwangchowan
lacquerwork
lacquerwork
noun
Artistic or decorative work made with lacquer.
latticework
latticework
noun
A lattice or lattice-like structure; interlacing laths or strips.
lowercasing
lowercasing
verb
present participle of lowercase
mauricetown
microwaving
microwaving
verb
present participle of microwave
oswegatchie
outcrawling
outcrawling
verb
present participle of outcrawl
outwatching
outwatching
verb
present participle of outwatch
overwatched
overwatched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overwatch
overwatcher
overwatcher
noun
One who watches over; a supervisor.
overwatches
overwatches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overwatch
paschflower
patchworked
patchworked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of patchwork
peacockwise
peacockwise
adv
In the manner of a peacock.
pillowcases
pillowcases
noun
plural of pillowcase
policewoman
policewoman
noun
A female police officer.
reallowance
rockafellow
scallopwise
scallopwise
adv
In a scalloped arrangement.
schoolwards
schoolwards
adv
Alternative form of schoolward
schwarzkopf
scotchwoman
scotchwoman
Noun
A woman from Scotland.
scratchwork
scratchwork
noun
The first layer of plaster to be applied in plasterwork.
sparrowcide
sparrowcide
noun
(countable) One who kills sparrows.
The killing of sparrows.
starchworks
stopwatches
stopwatches
noun
plural of stopwatch
switchboard
switchboard
noun
(electrical engineering) A large piece of power-distribution equipment that directs electricity to multiple loads.
(telecommunications) The electronic panel that is used to direct telephone calls to the desired recipient.
terracework
tobaccoweed
tobaccowood
trackbarrow
treaclewort
wainscoting
wainscoting
noun
Alternative spelling of wainscotting
wainscotted
wainscotted
adj
Having a wainscot.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of wainscot
waistcloths
waistcloths
noun
plural of waistcloth
waistcoated
waistcoated
adj
Wearing a waistcoat
watchdogged
watchdogged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of watchdog
watchtowers
watchtowers
noun
plural of watchtower
watercolors
watercolors
noun
plural of watercolor
watercolour
watercolour
adj
Pertaining to the methods or products of watercolor.
noun
(countable) A painting made by using such pigment.
(countable) A water-soluble pigment.
(uncountable) This kind of painting as a genre.
verb
To paint using watercolour
watercooler
watercooler
noun
Alternative spelling of water cooler
watercourse
watercourse
noun
Any channel, either natural or artificial, through which water flows.
waterlocked
weathercock
weathercock
noun
(chiefly Canada, US) A kind of wind pump whose top behaves like a weather vane, moving with the wind direction, but which also has a wheel attached to measure wind speed.
(figuratively) One who veers with every change of current opinion; a fickle, inconstant person.
A weather vane, sometimes in the form of a cockerel.
verb
(intransitive, of a boat) To turn upwind because of the difference in water pressure on two sides.
(intransitive, of an airplane or missile) To veer into the direction of the oncoming (relative) wind.