(obsolete, specifically) Expressing esteem or gratitude.
That acknowledges, in various sense; (especially) that notices or recognises someone or something.
noun
(archaic) The act of acknowledging something.
verb
present participle of acknowledg
present participle of acknowledge
aleksandrovac
ankylocheilia
ankylopoietic
anticlockwise
anticlockwise
adj
(South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, British, Ireland, of movement) in a circular fashion so as to be moving to the left at the top of the circle and to the right at the bottom (when viewed from the front), in the opposite direction to the way the hands of an analogue clock move.
adv
(Australia, New Zealand, Britian, Ireland) In an anticlockwise fashion.
antiketogenic
antiketogenic
adj
(biochemistry) That inhibits the formation of ketones during the metabolism of fats and carbohydrates in the liver
antiskeptical
backscattered
backscattered
verb
past participle of backscatter
backscratcher
backscratcher
noun
A long slender rod with a rake-like device on one end, sometimes in the form of a human hand, designed to let a person scratch their own back.
backspacefile
backstretches
backstretches
noun
plural of backstretch.
bespecklement
bikhaconitine
bikhaconitine
noun
(organic chemistry) An alkaloid found in bikh (Aconitum spicatum).
blackguardize
blackguardize
verb
To make blackguardly.
blockheadedly
blockheadedly
adv
In a blockheaded way.
bluestockings
bluestockings
noun
plural of bluestocking
brackettville
brainsickness
brainsickness
noun
The quality of being brainsick; mental confusion or giddiness
buckwheatlike
buckwheatlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of buckwheat.
cabinetmakers
cabinetmakers
noun
plural of cabinetmaker
cabinetmaking
cabinetmaking
noun
The art of the cabinetmaker
cabinetworker
cabinetworker
noun
One who makes cabinets; a practitioner of cabinetwork.
candlesticked
candlesticked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of candlestick
candlewicking
cardiokinetic
cardiokinetic
adj
That excites or stimulates the heart.
noun
A drug that stimulates the heart.
catakinetomer
catakinomeric
cathedrallike
cathedrallike
adj
Resembling a cathedral
chalkosideric
chameleonlike
chameleonlike
adj
Alternative form of chameleon-like.
checkerboards
checkerboards
noun
plural of checkerboard
checkerbreast
checkpointing
checkpointing
verb
present participle of checkpoint
checkweighman
checkweighman
noun
A person, elected by miners, whose task is to check what the mine owner's weighman states has been the amount of coal that has been mined; used especially if the miners' wages are related to production.
checkweighmen
checkweighmen
noun
plural of checkweighman
childlikeness
childlikeness
noun
The state or quality of being childlike.
chinkerinchee
chinkerinchee
noun
Ornithogalum thyrsoides, a flowering plant endemic to the Cape Province in South Africa.
chokecherries
chokecherries
noun
plural of chokecherry
christianlike
christianlike
Adjective
Befitting a Christian.
chuckleheaded
chuckleheaded
adj
stupid, idiotic
clothesbasket
clothesbasket
noun
A basket for holding clothes to be laundered.
comstockeries
constablewick
constablewick
noun
(obsolete) The district to which a constable's power is limited.
counterattack
counterattack
noun
Alternative form of counter-attack
counterstrike
counterstrike
noun
(military, sports) The tactic of counterattacking
verb
(intransitive) To perform a counterstrike.
counterstroke
counterstroke
noun
A blow given in return.
A retaliation.
countersunken
counterworker
counterworker
noun
(rare) One who works against something; a saboteur.
(rare) One who works at a counter.
crackableness
craddockville
craftsmanlike
craftsmanlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a craftsman
crookedbacked
crookednesses
crookednesses
noun
plural of crookedness
crookfingered
czechoslovaks
diamondbacked
electroshocks
electroshocks
noun
plural of electroshock
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of electroshock
enterokinetic
enterokinetic
adj
Relating to enterokinesis.
epiplanktonic
epiplanktonic
adj
Relating to epiplankton
feinschmecker
ficklehearted
finickingness
finickingness
noun
The quality of being finicking.
frankeniaceae
frankincensed
frankincensed
adj
Perfumed with frankincense.
frankincenses
frankincenses
noun
plural of frankincense
fredericktown
gelsenkirchen
gemutlichkeit
gemutlichkeit
noun
Alternative form of Gemütlichkeit
gimcrackiness
gimcrackiness
noun
The quality of being gimcracky.
glockenspiels
glockenspiels
noun
plural of glockenspiel
gluconokinase
gluconokinase
noun
(biochemistry) A transferase enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction ATP + D-gluconate ⇌ ADP + 6-phospho-D-gluconate.
grainsickness
greensickness
greensickness
noun
Alternative form of green sickness
hackneyedness
hackneyedness
noun
The quality of being hackneyed.
handkerchiefs
heartsickness
heartsickness
noun
The condition of being heartsick
heterokinetic
holluschickie
holluschickie
noun
A bachelor seal; a young male seal which is prevented from mating by its herd's older males, mated bulls defending their territory.
plural of holluschick
huckleberries
huckleberries
noun
plural of huckleberry
hydrokinetics
hydrokinetics
noun
(physics) The branch of physics concerned with the movement of fluids
jabberwockian
jabberwockies
jabberwockies
noun
plural of jabberwocky
kaffeeklatsch
kaffeeklatsch
noun
A coffee klatch.
kaleidoscopes
kaleidoscopes
noun
plural of kaleidoscope
kaleidoscopic
kaleidoscopic
adj
(figuratively) Brightly coloured and continuously changing in pattern, as if in a kaleidoscope.
Of, relating to, or produced by a kaleidoscope.
kangchenjunga
kangchenjunga
Proper noun
A Himalayan mountain between Nepal and India, the third highest in the world.
keratectomies
keratectomies
noun
plural of keratectomy
keratocricoid
keratomalacia
keratomalacia
noun
An eye disorder that leads to a dry cornea, often caused by a deficiency of vitamin A.
keratomycosis
keratomycosis
noun
fungal infection of the cornea
keratoplastic
keratoplastic
adj
Relating to keratoplasty.
keraunophonic
keraunoscopia
kilbrickenite
kilbrickenite
noun
(mineralogy) A mixed sulphide and antimonide of lead.
killiecrankie
kilomegacycle
kilomegacycle
noun
gigahertz (1000 megacycles)
kinematically
kinematically
adv
In a kinematic manner
With regard to kinematics
kinetogenetic
kinetogenetic
adj
Of or relating to kinetogenesis.
kinetographic
kinetographic
adj
(photography) Relating to kinetography.
kinetonucleus
kinetoplastic
kinetoplastic
adj
Relating to a kinetoplast
kittycornered
kleptomaniacs
kleptomaniacs
noun
plural of kleptomaniac
knickerbocker
knickerbocker
noun
(archaic, used attributively as a modifier) Of or relating to knickerbockers.
A linsey-woolsey fabric with a rough knotted surface on the right side, formerly used for women's dresses.
knickknackery
knickknackery
noun
Various trinkets or novelties; bric-a-brac.
knuckleballer
knuckleballer
noun
(baseball) A baseball pitcher known for throwing knuckleballs.
knuckleheaded
knuckleheaded
adj
Stupid or inept, like a knucklehead.
krameriaceous
kryptocyanine
kryptocyanine
noun
Alternative form of cryptocyanine
leatherjacket
leatherjacket
noun
Any of several Atlantic fishes, of the genus Oligoplites, that have a leathery skin; leatherjack
Any of several brightly coloured tropical fishes, of the family Balistidae, including the filefish and the triggerfish; leatherfish
The larva of some crane flies
leuckartiidae
leukocythemia
lickerishness
lickerishness
noun
Quality of being lickerish.
lobachevskian
lobachevskian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Nikolai Ivanovich Lobachevsky (1792–1856), Russian mathematician.
Of or related to hyperbolic geometry, which was developed by Nikolai Lobachevsky.
mackintoshite
mackintoshite
noun
(mineralogy) Synonym of thorogummite
megakaryocyte
megakaryocyte
noun
(anatomy) A large cell, found in bone marrow, responsible for the production of platelets.
muehlenbeckia
muehlenbeckia
noun
(botany) Any of the genus Muehlenbeckia of maidenhairs.
musselcracker
neckerchieves
nickeliferous
nickeliferous
adj
(of ore) Yielding or containing nickel.
nickelization
nickelization
noun
The process of nickelizing.
novocherkassk
overreckoning
overreckoning
verb
present participle of overreckon
overskeptical
overskeptical
adj
Excessively skeptical.
overthickness
parchmentlike
parchmentlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of parchment.
peacebreaking
peacebreaking
noun
Disturbing or destroying a state of peace.
peacekeepings
peacekeepings
noun
plural of peacekeeping
pickpocketism
pickpocketism
noun
pickpocketing
pickthankness
picturemaking
pinckneyville
plucklessness
plucklessness
noun
(rare) Absence of pluck or courage; timidity.
policemanlike
policemanlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a policeman.
pollocksville
polykaryocyte
polykaryocyte
noun
(cytology) A cell that has many nuclei
porcelainlike
porcelainlike
adj
Resembling porcelain or some aspect of it.
prebankruptcy
prebankruptcy
adj
Preceding a bankruptcy.
preblockading
prickmedainty
proboscislike
proboscislike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a proboscis.
psychokineses
psychokineses
noun
plural of psychokinesis
psychokinesia
psychokinesia
noun
(pathology, obsolete) Abnormal impulsive behaviour unaccompanied by depression or other mental disorder.
psychokinesis
psychokinesis
noun
(parapsychology) The movement of physical systems and objects by the use of psychic power. Abbreviated as PK.
psychokinetic
psychokinetic
adj
Of or relating to psychokinesis.
noun
A person having the paranormal ability of psychokinesis.
pumpernickels
pumpernickels
noun
plural of pumpernickel
quarterbacked
quarterbacked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of quarterback
racketeerings
racketeerings
noun
plural of racketeering
reacknowledge
reacknowledge
verb
(transitive) To acknowledge again or anew.
receptionreck
rickettsiales
rubbernecking
rubbernecking
noun
Generally, any act of observation in a manner considered unduly overt or otherwise unseemly.
The act of slowing down whilst driving a vehicle, in order to see the scene of an accident.