(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).
aleksandrov
alikenesses
alikenesses
noun
plural of alikeness
alkalescent
alkalescent
adj
Slightly alkaline; having the properties of an alkali.
alkalifying
alkalifying
verb
present participle of alkalify
alkalinised
alkalinised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of alkalinise
alkalinized
alkalinized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of alkalinize
alkalinizes
alkalinizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of alkalinize
alkalinuria
alkalinuria
noun
(pathology) The condition of the urine having a higher than normal pH
alkanethiol
alkanethiol
noun
(organic chemistry) Any simple aliphatic thiol.
alkylations
alkylations
noun
plural of alkylation
allokinesis
allokinetic
alpenstocks
alpenstocks
noun
plural of alpenstock
anakoluthia
ankylopodia
ankylosaurs
ankylosaurs
noun
plural of ankylosaur
ankylostoma
antalkalies
antalkaline
antalkaline
adj
Alternative form of antialkaline
antiwarlike
antiwarlike
adj
Opposing war; pacifist.
antiwrinkle
antiwrinkle
adj
(dermatology) Counteracting wrinkles.
apolytikion
apolytikion
noun
A troparion chanted at Orthodox Christian worship services, summarizing the feast being celebrated that day.
arkhangelsk
arkhangelsk
Proper noun
A city in northwestern Russia on the White Sea.
attackingly
awakeningly
awakeningly
adv
In a way that awakens, or brings new sensations.
backfilling
backfilling
noun
The process by which something is backfilled.
verb
present participle of backfill
backflowing
backflowing
adj
flowing backwards
verb
present participle of backflow
backhauling
backhauling
verb
present participle of backhaul
backlashing
backlashing
verb
present participle of backlash
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
backslidden
backslidden
verb
past participle of backslide
backsliding
backsliding
adj
sliding back
noun
An occasion on which one backslides, especially in a moral sense.
verb
present participle of backslide
baggyrinkle
balkanising
balkanising
verb
present participle of balkanise
balkanizing
balkanizing
verb
present participle of balkanize
balkinesses
balloonlike
balloonlike
adj
Resembling a balloon in form
bankability
bankability
noun
The state or condition of being bankable.
bankrollers
bankrollers
noun
plural of bankroller
bankrolling
bankrolling
verb
present participle of bankroll
bareknuckle
barkpeeling
blackenings
blackenings
noun
plural of blackening
blackhander
blackington
blacknesses
blacknesses
noun
plural of blackness
blacksnakes
blacksnakes
noun
plural of blacksnake
blackthorns
blackthorns
noun
plural of blackthorn
blacktongue
blankenship
blanketless
blanketless
adj
Without a blanket or blankets.
blanketlike
blanketlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a blanket.
blanketweed
blanketweed
noun
a filamentous alga often found in ponds
blankminded
blanknesses
blanknesses
noun
plural of blankness
bleaknesses
bleaknesses
noun
plural of bleakness
blockmaking
blockmaking
noun
The manufacture of blocks for use in printing.
The manufacture of nautical blocks.
brainsickly
brainsickly
adv
(obsolete) In a brainsick manner.
bricklaying
bricklaying
noun
The act of building a wall by laying bricks, usually with cement between the surfaces of the bricks.
bucklandite
bulkheading
bulkheading
noun
bulkheads in general
bundelkhand
bushwalking
bushwalking
noun
(Australia, New Zealand) The activity of hiking or backpacking.
verb
present participle of bushwalk
cakewalking
cakewalking
verb
present participle of cakewalk
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
chelyabinsk
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.
cloakmaking
cloakmaking
noun
The manufacture of cloaks.
clockmaking
clockmaking
noun
The art or trade of a clockmaker; the manufacture of clocks.
clothmaking
clothmaking
noun
The art or trade of a clothmaker.
cockneyland
cocktailing
cocktailing
noun
Work as a cocktail waitress.
colormaking
colormaking
noun
The manufacture of paints or dyes.
cycloalkane
cycloalkane
noun
(organic chemistry) Any saturated alicyclic hydrocarbon.
deadlocking
deadlocking
verb
present participle of deadlock
diamondlike
diamondlike
adj
Having characteristics, or molecular structure, of diamond
diazoalkane
diazoalkane
noun
(organic chemistry) Any diazo derivative of an alkane
diplokaryon
diplokaryon
noun
A tetraploid cell nucleus
duckwalking
duckwalking
verb
present participle of duckwalk
ekatantalum
ekatantalum
noun
Alternative form of eka-tantalum
enkephalins
enkephalins
noun
plural of enkephalin
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).
filmmakings
filmmakings
noun
plural of filmmaking
flakinesses
flakinesses
noun
plural of flakiness
foretalking
frankalmoin
frankalmoin
noun
Alternative form of frankalmoign
franklinian
franklinian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to scientist and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States.
franklinism
franklinist
franklinite
franklinite
noun
(mineralogy) An isometric-hexoctahedral mineral containing iron, manganese, oxygen, and zinc.
franklinton
frankpledge
frankpledge
noun
(law, historical) A decener: a member of a tithing bound in frankpledge.
(law, historical) A form of collective suretyship and punishment under English law among the members of a tithing.
(law, historical, uncommon) The tithing itself.
Any group so similarly answerable for the conduct of all its members and liable for collective punishment.
franksville
furnacelike
furnacelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a furnace.
galligaskin
garlandlike
garlandlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a garland.
gavelkinder
gavelkinder
noun
One who inherits through gavelkind.
glaiketness
glaikitness
glassmaking
glassmaking
noun
The craft or industry of producing glass
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
granitelike
granitelike
adj
Resembling granite.
hackneyedly
hallmarking
hallmarking
noun
The action of making a hallmark
verb
present participle of hallmark
hankeringly
hankeringly
adv
In a hankering manner.
harnesslike
harnesslike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a harness.
harpoonlike
husbandlike
husbandlike
adj
Resembling a husband.
jackqueline
jackrolling
jackrolling
noun
(South Africa) gang rape of women by men
jasminelike
jasminelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of jasmine.
kaleidophon
kaleidophon
noun
Alternative form of kaleidophone
kalendarial
kalendarial
adj
Alternative form of calendarial
kaliningrad
kallikreins
kallikreins
noun
plural of kallikrein
kalsomining
kalsomining
verb
present participle of kalsomine
kamanichile
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.
kamptulicon
kamptulicon
noun
(archaic) A kind of elastic floorcloth, made of India rubber, gutta-percha, linseed oil, and powdered cork.
kansasville
kaolinising
kaolinising
verb
present participle of kaolinise
kaolinizing
kaolinizing
verb
present participle of kaolinize
keelboatman
keelboatman
noun
The person who operates a keelboat.
keelboatmen
keelboatmen
noun
plural of keelboatman
keelhauling
keelhauling
noun
(nautical) The act by which a person is keelhauled.
(slang, obsolete, by extension) A thorough thrashing or mauling; rough treatment.
verb
present participle of keelhaul.
kenansville
kephallenia
keraulophon
kilimanjaro
kilimanjaro
Proper noun
A volcano in Tanzania, the highest peak in Africa at 5,895 meters (19,321 feet).
kinematical
kinematical
adj
kinematic
kinesically
kinesically
adv
By means of, or in terms of, kinesics.
kinetically
kinetically
adv
Concerning kinetics.
In a kinetic manner.
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.
kinoplasmic
kinoplasmic
adj
of or related to kinoplasm
klausenburg
kleptomania
kleptomania
noun
(psychology) A psychological disorder that causes an uncontrollable obsession with stealing without economic or material need.
knowability
knowability
noun
The quality or state of being knowable.
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.
koeberlinia
koilonychia
koilonychia
noun
A deformity of the nails characterized by concavity of the outer surface
kostelanetz
lackbrained
lakemanship
lakemanship
noun
Skill in, and knowledge of, the work of navigating, maintaining, and operating a vessel on a lake.