(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
alkalometry
alkanethiol
alkanethiol
noun
(organic chemistry) Any simple aliphatic thiol.
alkylations
alkylations
noun
plural of alkylation
allocochick
allocochick
noun
(archaic, historical) shell money used by Native American peoples of California
allokinesis
allokinetic
alpenstocks
alpenstocks
noun
plural of alpenstock
anakoluthia
ankylopodia
ankylosaurs
ankylosaurs
noun
plural of ankylosaur
ankylostoma
apolytikion
apolytikion
noun
A troparion chanted at Orthodox Christian worship services, summarizing the feast being celebrated that day.
backflowing
backflowing
adj
flowing backwards
verb
present participle of backflow
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
badderlocks
badderlocks
noun
(Scotland) The edible seaweed Alaria esculenta
balloonlike
balloonlike
adj
Resembling a balloon in form
bankrollers
bankrollers
noun
plural of bankroller
bankrolling
bankrolling
verb
present participle of bankroll
bathukolpic
bathukolpic
adj
(rare) Deep-bosomed.
bialystoker
blackamoors
blackamoors
noun
plural of blackamoor
blackboards
blackboards
noun
plural of blackboard
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blackboard
blackbodies
blackbodies
noun
plural of blackbody
blackfellow
blackfellow
noun
(Australia, now usually considered offensive) A (male) Australian Aborigine.
blackington
blackthorns
blackthorns
noun
plural of blackthorn
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
blockmaking
blockmaking
noun
The manufacture of blocks for use in printing.
The manufacture of nautical blocks.
boguslawsky
boilermaker
boilermaker
noun
(US) A whiskey with a beer chaser.
A person qualified to make or repair boilers.
bottlemaker
bottlemaker
noun
A manufacturer of bottles.
buffaloback
buffaloback
noun
The back of a buffalo
cartoonlike
cartoonlike
adj
Resembling a cartoon
chalkboards
chalkboards
noun
plural of chalkboard
chalkotheke
chalkworker
chariotlike
chariotlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a chariot.
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.
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.
crosshackle
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
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.
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
flatterdock
flockmaster
flockmaster
noun
A head shepherd.
floorwalker
floorwalker
noun
Alternative form of floor-walker
foretalking
frankalmoin
frankalmoin
noun
Alternative form of frankalmoign
franklinton
gerlachovka
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
gorillalike
gorillalike
adj
(informal) Resembling or characteristic of a gorilla.
gulfhammock
halterbroke
halterbroke
verb
simple past tense of halterbreak
hammerlocks
hammerlocks
noun
plural of hammerlock
hammocklike
hammocklike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a hammock.
harpoonlike
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.
jackrolling
jackrolling
noun
(South Africa) gang rape of women by men
kaleidophon
kaleidophon
noun
Alternative form of kaleidophone
kalsomining
kalsomining
verb
present participle of kalsomine
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.
kamptulicon
kamptulicon
noun
(archaic) A kind of elastic floorcloth, made of India rubber, gutta-percha, linseed oil, and powdered cork.
kaolinising
kaolinising
verb
present participle of kaolinise
kaolinizing
kaolinizing
verb
present participle of kaolinize
karyologies
karyologies
noun
plural of karyology
karyolymphs
karyolymphs
noun
plural of karyolymph
karyoplasma
keelboatman
keelboatman
noun
The person who operates a keelboat.
keelboatmen
keelboatmen
noun
plural of keelboatman
keratolysis
keratolysis
noun
(pathology) The periodic exfoliation of the epidermis.
The removal of dead surface skin cells, used to treat various types of wart.
keratolytic
keratolytic
adj
Pertaining to keratolysis.
noun
Any substance that promotes keratolysis.
keraulophon
kilimanjaro
kilimanjaro
Proper noun
A volcano in Tanzania, the highest peak in Africa at 5,895 meters (19,321 feet).
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.
kilogausses
kilogausses
noun
plural of kilogauss
kilometrage
kilometrage
noun
An allowance for travel expenses at a specified rate per kilometre.
The number of kilometres travelled by a vehicle on a certain volume of fuel.
The total distance travelled, in kilometres.
kiloparsecs
kiloparsecs
noun
plural of kiloparsec
kilopascals
kilopascals
noun
plural of kilopascal
kilovoltage
kilovoltage
noun
A voltage in the region of thousands of volts.
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
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.
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
lacquerwork
lacquerwork
noun
Artistic or decorative work made with lacquer.
lampworking
lampworking
verb
present participle of lampwork
latticework
latticework
noun
A lattice or lattice-like structure; interlacing laths or strips.
leatherwork
leatherwork
noun
Articles thus produced.
The making of articles from leather.
leavelooker
leavelooker
noun
(UK, historical) A market inspector in the region of Chester in England, responsible for licensing foreign traders, checking the quality of meat, etc.
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.
leskeaceous
leucoplakia
leucoplakia
noun
Alternative form of leukoplakia
leukopenias
leukopenias
noun
plural of leukopenia
leukoplakia
leukoplakia
noun
(medicine) Patches of keratosis on the mucous membranes of the oral cavity and in other areas, associated with smoking.
leukoplakic
leukoplakic
adj
Relating to leukoplakia.
leukorrheal
leukorrheal
adj
Relating to leukorrhea.
leukorrheas
leukorrheas
noun
plural of leukorrhea
leukorrhoea
leukorrhoea
noun
Alternative form of leukorrhea
leukotaxine
lobachevsky
lollardlike
lopatnikoff
loudspeaker
loudspeaker
noun
An electromechanical transducer that converts an electrical signal into audible sound.
An encasing containing one or more loudspeaker devices and usually other electrical equipment such as a driver.
Any such transducer that is loud, as opposed to quiet ones such as those found in headphones.