(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).
aerobraking
aerobraking
noun
(astronautics) The use of atmospheric drag to reduce the velocity of a spacecraft, especially so as to establish a stable orbit and to reduce fuel consumption.
verb
present participle of aerobrake
aleksandrov
alkanethiol
alkanethiol
noun
(organic chemistry) Any simple aliphatic thiol.
allokinesis
allokinetic
alpenstocks
alpenstocks
noun
plural of alpenstock
amidoketone
aminoketone
aminoketone
noun
Any chemical compound containing both a ketone group and an amine.
aniseikonia
aniseikonia
noun
(pathology, ophthalmology) An ophthalmological condition where there is a significant difference in the perceived size of images.
aniseikonic
aniseikonic
adj
Having or relating to aniseikonia.
anotherkins
anotherkins
adj
(UK, regional, obsolete) Of another kind.
antikathode
antikathode
noun
Dated form of anticathode.
antiketogen
antismokers
antismokers
noun
plural of antismoker
arrhenotoky
arrhenotoky
noun
(biology) The production of male offspring by parthenogenesis.
autokinesis
autokinesis
noun
A visual illusion in which a stationary source of light appears to move.
Spontaneous or voluntary movement; movement due to an internal cause.
autokinetic
autokinetic
adj
(historical) Of a fire-alarm telegraphy system, arranged so that when one alarm is being transmitted, no other alarm, sent in from another point, will be transmitted until after the first alarm has been disposed of.
Moving by itself or automatically.
backpointer
balloonlike
balloonlike
adj
Resembling a balloon in form
bankrollers
bankrollers
noun
plural of bankroller
basingstoke
basingstoke
Proper noun
A town in Hampshire, England
basketwoman
basketwoman
noun
(historical) A woman who sells goods from a basket.
beekmantown
blacktongue
bonebreaker
brainworker
breakfronts
breakfronts
noun
plural of breakfront
breakpoints
breakpoints
noun
plural of breakpoint
cabinetwork
cabinetwork
noun
cabinetmaking
furniture made by a cabinetmaker
cankerworms
cankerworms
noun
plural of cankerworm
cartoonlike
cartoonlike
adj
Resembling a cartoon
charnockite
charnockite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthopyroxene-bearing quartz-feldspar rock.
cockneyland
coffinmaker
coffinmaker
noun
A manufacturer of coffins.
corncracker
corncracker
noun
Alternative form of corn-cracker
cornerbacks
cornerbacks
noun
plural of cornerback
countermark
countermark
noun
(farriery) An artificial cavity made in the teeth of horses that have outgrown their natural mark, to disguise their age.
A mark or token added to those already existing, as a security or proof.
verb
(transitive) To apply a countermark to.
countersank
countersank
verb
simple past tense of countersink
countertack
cycloalkane
cycloalkane
noun
(organic chemistry) Any saturated alicyclic hydrocarbon.
deadlocking
deadlocking
verb
present participle of deadlock
debarkation
debarkation
noun
Disembarkation.
demarkation
demarkation
noun
Alternative spelling of demarcation
diamondlike
diamondlike
adj
Having characteristics, or molecular structure, of diamond
diazoalkane
diazoalkane
noun
(organic chemistry) Any diazo derivative of an alkane
embarkation
embarkation
noun
(obsolete) A vessel.
The act of embarking.
The process of loading military personnel and vehicles etc into ships or aircraft.
epimanikion
epimanikion
noun
A cuff worn over the sticharion by clergy in the Greek Orthodox Church, corresponding to a maniple in other Catholic churches.
epiplankton
epiplankton
noun
Plankton normally living in the top hundred fathoms of a body of water (at a depth of about 180 metres or less).
foretalking
forspeaking
forspeaking
verb
present participle of forspeak
frankforter
ginkgoaceae
glovemaking
glovemaking
noun
The manufacture of gloves.
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.
goalkeeping
goalkeeping
noun
The art of a goalkeeper.
verb
present participle of goalkeep
godforsaken
godforsaken
adj
Abandoned by a deity or god.
Particularly awful; very bad
handistroke
handworkers
handworkers
noun
plural of handworker
harpoonlike
headworking
heartbroken
heartbroken
adj
Suffering from grief, especially after a failed romance.
hexokinases
hexokinases
noun
plural of hexokinase
homemakings
homemakings
noun
plural of homemaking
hypokinemia
hypokinesia
hypokinesia
noun
(pathology) Slowed or diminished movement of the body.
isokeraunic
isokeraunic
adj
Indicating areas that have the same amount of thunderstorm activity.
jackerooing
jackerooing
verb
present participle of jackeroo
johnnycakes
johnnycakes
noun
plural of johnnycake
joukahainen
journeycake
journeycake
noun
Alternative form of johnnycake
kaleidophon
kaleidophon
noun
Alternative form of kaleidophone
kameeldoorn
kameeldoorn
noun
(South Africa) camelthorn
kameelthorn
kamelaukion
kamelaukion
noun
A stiff cylindrical head-covering worn for religious reasons in Orthodox Christian and Eastern Catholic traditions.
katipuneros
kawchodinne
keelboatman
keelboatman
noun
The person who operates a keelboat.
keelboatmen
keelboatmen
noun
plural of keelboatman
keratoconus
keratoconus
noun
(pathology) A degenerative non-inflammatory disorder of the eye in which structural changes within the cornea cause it to thin and change to a more conical shape than its normal even curve
keratogenic
keratogenic
Adjective
Relating to keratogenesis.
keratonosus
keratonyxis
keratonyxis
noun
(medicine, archaic) The operation of removing a cataract by thrusting a needle through the cornea of the eye and breaking up the opaque mass.
keraulophon
keyboarding
keyboarding
noun
The act of typing at a keyboard (with or without a mouse or other pointing device)
kinetograph
kinetograph
noun
(dated) A camera for making chronophotographs.
(dated) A machine for projecting chronophotographs upon a screen for the purpose of producing the effect of an animated picture, sometimes with an accompanying soundtrack.
kinetoplast
kinetoplast
noun
(microbiology) A disk-shaped mass of circular DNA inside a large mitochondrion, found specifically in protozoa of the class Kinetoplastea (kinetoplastids).
A kinetoplastid.
kleptomania
kleptomania
noun
(psychology) A psychological disorder that causes an uncontrollable obsession with stealing without economic or material need.
knotgrasses
knotgrasses
noun
plural of knotgrass
koeberlinia
konstantine
koreshanity
kostelanetz
leopardskin
leopardskin
noun
(uncountable, attributive) A design, especially on fabric, similar to the markings of a leopard.
Such a skin forming a simple article of clothing.
The skin or pelt of a leopard.
leukopenias
leukopenias
noun
plural of leukopenia
leukotaxine
lovemakings
lovemakings
noun
plural of lovemaking
macflecknoe
madonnalike
maskalonges
maskanonges
maskinonges
maskinonges
noun
plural of maskinonge
mdewakanton
metanetwork
metanetwork
noun
(communication, management, sociology) A network of networks.
modelmaking
modelmaking
noun
The creation of scale models.
monarchlike
monarchlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a monarch.
moneymakers
moneymakers
noun
plural of moneymaker
moneymaking
moneymaking
adj
Alternative form of money-making
monkeyboard
monkeyboard
noun
(historical) The footboard on which a bus conductor stands.
A derrickman's work platform.
mountebanks
mountebanks
noun
plural of mountebank
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mountebank
moviemaking
moviemaking
noun
The production of movies
muskallonge
nobackspace
noisemakers
noisemakers
noun
plural of noisemaker
noisemaking
noisemaking
noun
The production of noise.
nonbankable
nonbankable
adj
Not bankable.
nonbulkhead
nonbulkhead
adj
Not of or relating to a bulkhead.
nonchokable
nonchokable
adj
On which a person cannot choke.
That cannot become choked or blocked up.
nonmaskable
nonmaskable
adj
(computing) Not maskable.
nonpickable
nonpickable
adj
Not pickable.
nonsinkable
nonsinkable
adj
Not sinkable.
nonskeletal
nonskeletal
adj
(biology) Of or pertaining to those parts of the body which are not skeletal
nonspeakers
nonspeakers
noun
plural of nonspeaker
nonspeaking
nonspeaking
adj
Not speaking.
nonweakness
nonweakness
noun
Absence of weakness.
nordmarkite
nordmarkite
noun
(mineralogy) A variety of syenite with quartz, mostly composed of microperthite.
nosegaylike
ottomanlike
ottomanlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of an ottoman (furniture).
outbreaking
outbreaking
noun
That which bursts forth.
The act of breaking out.
verb
present participle of outbreak
outspeaking
outspeaking
verb
present participle of outspeak
overbraking
overbraking
verb
present participle of overbrake
overcarking
overcarking
adj
(archaic) Too anxious; too full of care.
verb
present participle of overcark
overfrankly
overknavery
overmarking
overmarking
verb
present participle of overmark
overpacking
overpacking
verb
present participle of overpack
oversoaking
oversoaking
verb
present participle of oversoak
overtalking
overtalking
verb
present participle of overtalk
overtasking
overtasking
verb
present participle of overtask
paraskenion
passionlike
passionlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of passion.
pawnbrokers
pawnbrokers
noun
plural of pawnbroker
pawnbrokery
pawnbrokery
noun
A pawnbroker's shop.
The trade of pawnbroking.
phantomlike
phantomlike
adj
Like a phantom; ghostly.
pinakiolite
pinakiolite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic black mineral containing boron, magnesium, manganese, and oxygen.
pinakotheke
plainspoken
plainspoken
adj
Speaking plainly or simply.
pockmanteau
pockmanteau
noun
(Scotland, archaic) portmanteau
poisonmaker
prisonbreak
rainbowlike
rainbowlike
adj
Resembling a rainbow; displaying a range of colours.
ribbonmaker
ribbonmaker
noun
One who makes ribbons.
romancelike
romancelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of romance or the romance genre.