(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
aftershocks
aftershocks
noun
plural of aftershock
aleksandrov
alkalometry
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.
ampherotoky
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
archdukedom
archdukedom
noun
The territory or dignity of an archduke or archduchess; an archduchy.
archmockery
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.
autoworkers
autoworkers
noun
plural of autoworker
backcrossed
backcrossed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backcross
backcrosses
backcrosses
noun
plural of backcross
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backcross
backdropped
backdropped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backdrop
backpointer
backstopped
backstopped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backstop
backstories
backstories
noun
plural of backstory
backstroked
backstroked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backstroke
backstrokes
backstrokes
noun
plural of backstroke
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backstroke
backwoodser
badderlocks
badderlocks
noun
(Scotland) The edible seaweed Alaria esculenta
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.
basketworks
basketworks
noun
plural of basketwork
beaverbrook
becassocked
becassocked
adj
Wearing a cassock.
beekmantown
bialystoker
biofeedback
biofeedback
noun
A technique consisting of measuring a person's quantifiable bodily functions, such as blood pressure, heart rate, skin temperature, sweat gland activity, and muscle tension, then conveying the information to the person in real-time.
blackbodies
blackbodies
noun
plural of blackbody
blackfellow
blackfellow
noun
(Australia, now usually considered offensive) A (male) Australian Aborigine.
blacktongue
blacktopped
blacktopped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blacktop
bleachworks
bleachworks
noun
A factory that manufactures bleach.
blockheaded
blockheaded
adj
Resembling a blockhead; stupid
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blockhead
bodicemaker
boilermaker
boilermaker
noun
(US) A whiskey with a beer chaser.
A person qualified to make or repair boilers.
bokmakierie
bokmakierie
noun
A shrike endemic to Southern Africa, with olive upper parts, a yellow underside, and a deep black gorget.
bonebreaker
bookmarkers
bookmarkers
noun
plural of bookmarker
bottlemaker
bottlemaker
noun
A manufacturer of bottles.
brainworker
brassworker
brassworker
noun
A person who manufactures or shapes brass.
breakfronts
breakfronts
noun
plural of breakfront
breakpoints
breakpoints
noun
plural of breakpoint
breastworks
breastworks
noun
plural of breastwork
cabinetwork
cabinetwork
noun
cabinetmaking
furniture made by a cabinetmaker
cankerworms
cankerworms
noun
plural of cankerworm
cartoonlike
cartoonlike
adj
Resembling a cartoon
caseworkers
caseworkers
noun
plural of caseworker
chalkotheke
chalkworker
chariotlike
chariotlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a chariot.
charnockite
charnockite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthopyroxene-bearing quartz-feldspar rock.
cheektowaga
clodbreaker
cockaleekie
cockaleekie
noun
Alternative form of cock-a-leekie
cockatrices
cockatrices
noun
plural of cockatrice
cockchafers
cockchafers
noun
plural of cockchafer
cockneyland
cockroaches
cockroaches
noun
plural of cockroach
codebreaker
codebreaker
noun
A cryptanalyst, one who decodes messages without the key.
coffeecakes
coffeecakes
noun
plural of coffeecake
coffeemaker
coffeemaker
noun
(obsolete) A person who makes coffee.
Any of several different types of kitchen apparatus used to brew and filter coffee.
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
craftworker
craftworker
noun
A maker of craftwork.
crookbacked
crookbacked
adj
hunchbacked
crookheaded
crosshackle
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
dockmasters
dockmasters
noun
plural of dockmaster
doublespeak
doublespeak
noun
Any language deliberately constructed to disguise or distort its actual meaning, often by employing euphemism or ambiguity.
electroweak
electroweak
adj
(physics) Describing the combination of the electromagnetic and weak nuclear forces.
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).
exoskeletal
exoskeletal
adj
(engineering, of a turbine) Having rotor blades extending inwards from the inner surface of a rotating drum, rather than outwards from a central shaft.
Pertaining to the exoskeleton.
factorylike
factorylike
adj
Resembling a factory in any of various respects
farmworkers
farmworkers
noun
plural of farmworker
featherwork
featherwork
noun
(countable) A cultural artifact made with feathers.
(uncountable) The working of feathers into a cultural artifact.
flatterdock
flockmaster
flockmaster
noun
A head shepherd.
floorwalker
floorwalker
noun
Alternative form of floor-walker
forebespeak
forespeaker
forespeaker
noun
(obsolete or historical) One who speaks on behalf of another; an advocate.
foretalking
forspeaking
forspeaking
verb
present participle of forspeak
frankforter
gerlachovka
ginkgoaceae
glassworker
glassworker
noun
One who makes glasswork.
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.
goalkeepers
goalkeepers
noun
plural of goalkeeper
goalkeeping
goalkeeping
noun
The art of a goalkeeper.
verb
present participle of goalkeep
goatsuckers
goatsuckers
noun
plural of goatsucker
godforsaken
godforsaken
adj
Abandoned by a deity or god.
Particularly awful; very bad
gorillalike
gorillalike
adj
(informal) Resembling or characteristic of a gorilla.
halterbroke
halterbroke
verb
simple past tense of halterbreak
hammerlocks
hammerlocks
noun
plural of hammerlock
hammocklike
hammocklike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a hammock.
handistroke
handworkers
handworkers
noun
plural of handworker
harpoonlike
headworking
heartbroken
heartbroken
adj
Suffering from grief, especially after a failed romance.
heatstrokes
heatstrokes
noun
plural of heatstroke
hexokinases
hexokinases
noun
plural of hexokinase
homemakings
homemakings
noun
plural of homemaking
horsebacker
horsebacker
noun
One who rides on horseback.
housebreaks
housebreaks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of housebreak
hyalotekite
hyalotekite
noun
(mineralogy) A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing aluminum, barium, beryllium, boron, calcium, chlorine, copper, fluorine, iron, lead, magnesium, manganese, oxygen, potassium, silicon, and sodium.
hypokalemia
hypokalemia
noun
(biology, medicine) The condition of having an abnormally low concentration of potassium ions in the blood (below the reference range).
hypokalemic
hypokalemic
adj
Having a low percentage of potassium in one's blood.
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.
jabberwocky
jabberwocky
adj
absurd, nonsense, nonsensical
meaningless, worthless
noun
invented or meaningless language; nonsense
jackerooing
jackerooing
verb
present participle of jackeroo
johnnycakes
johnnycakes
noun
plural of johnnycake
joukahainen
journeycake
journeycake
noun
Alternative form of johnnycake
kakortokite
kakortokite
noun
(mineralogy) A eudialytic nepheline syenite mineral.
kaleidophon
kaleidophon
noun
Alternative form of kaleidophone
kalymmocyte
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.
karyochrome
karyochrome
noun
(cytology, dated) A type of neuron that has a nucleus that stains intensely