(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
afterattack
aftermarket
aftermarket
noun
(business) The industry that serves that market.
(business) The market for further goods and services, such as replacement parts and accessories, subsequent to the sale of a product such as an automobile or computer.
(finance) Trading activity in a security immediately following its initial offering to the public.
verb
(business) To sell goods or services in the aftermarket.
aftershocks
aftershocks
noun
plural of aftershock
airsickness
airsickness
noun
A feeling of nausea, dizziness etc. caused by the motion of an aircraft; a form of motion sickness.
akrabattine
aleksandrov
alikenesses
alikenesses
noun
plural of alikeness
alkahestica
alkalescent
alkalescent
adj
Slightly alkaline; having the properties of an alkali.
alkalimeter
alkalimeter
noun
A device used to measure alkalinity.
alkalimetry
alkalimetry
noun
The process of determining the strength of an alkali.
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
alkalisable
alkalizable
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.
ankaratrite
anotherkins
anotherkins
adj
(UK, regional, obsolete) Of another kind.
antalkalies
antalkaline
antalkaline
adj
Alternative form of antialkaline
antikathode
antikathode
noun
Dated form of anticathode.
antiketogen
antikythera
antirickets
antirickets
adj
Preventing rickets.
antiskeptic
antiskeptic
noun
One who opposes a skeptical viewpoint.
antismokers
antismokers
noun
plural of antismoker
antistriker
antistriker
noun
One who opposes a strike (industrial action).
antiwarlike
antiwarlike
adj
Opposing war; pacifist.
antiwrinkle
antiwrinkle
adj
(dermatology) Counteracting wrinkles.
aralkylated
archdukedom
archdukedom
noun
The territory or dignity of an archduke or archduchess; an archduchy.
archmockery
arkadelphia
arkansawyer
arkansawyer
Noun
A native or resident of the state of Arkansas in the United States of America.
arkhangelsk
arkhangelsk
Proper noun
A city in northwestern Russia on the White Sea.
arrhenotoky
arrhenotoky
noun
(biology) The production of male offspring by parthenogenesis.
arsenicking
askewnesses
asphaltlike
asphaltlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of asphalt.
asterisking
asterisking
verb
present participle of asterisk
astrakanite
astrakanite
noun
(mineralogy) An evaporite consisting of a mixed sodium and magnesium sulphate.
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
awakeningly
awakeningly
adv
In a way that awakens, or brings new sensations.
awestricken
awestricken
adj
Filled with awe.
awkwardness
awkwardness
noun
The quality of an embarrassing situation.
The state or quality of being awkward; clumsiness; unskillfulness.
bacchuslike
backbearing
backbencher
backbencher
noun
(by extension) Someone who does not play an active role in a process.
(education) A student who does not perform well, especially one who sits at the back of the classroom.
(politics) A Member of Parliament who does not have cabinet rank, and who therefore sits on one of the backbenches or in one of the back rows of the legislature.
(sports) A member of a team who does not usually play, but who is held in reserve.
backbenches
backbenches
noun
plural of backbench
backbreaker
backbreaker
noun
A strenuous and exhausting task, typically involving physical effort.
backchecked
backchecked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backcheck
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
backflipped
backflipped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backflip
backhanders
backhanders
noun
plural of backhander
backlashers
backlashers
noun
plural of backlasher
backlighted
backpackers
backpackers
noun
A hostel catering to backpackers.
plural of backpacker
backpedaled
backpedaled
verb
(US) simple past tense and past participle of backpedal
backpointer
backscatter
backscatter
noun
(computing) The sending of IP packets to essentially random addresses in response to incoming packets that have a spoofed origin.
(military) A portion of the energy of electromagnetic radiation such as a laser or radio waves that is scattered back in the direction of the source of radiation by an obscurant.
(physics) The deflection of particles and/or radiation through angles greater than 90 degrees to the original direction of travel.
The particles and/or radiation deflected in this manner.
verb
To scatter particles and/or radiation back to the direction from which they come.
backscraper
backsetting
backsetting
verb
present participle of backset
backsettler
backsettler
noun
One living in the back or outlying districts of a community.
backslapped
backslapped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backslap
backslapper
backslapper
noun
One who makes a show of liking another person with profuse or excessive displays of camaraderie, such as vigorous hand clasping, back-slapping, hearty words of greeting, etc.
backslashes
backslashes
noun
plural of backslash
backslidden
backslidden
verb
past participle of backslide
backsliders
backsliders
noun
plural of backslider
backspierer
backspliced
backspliced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backsplice
backstabbed
backstabbed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backstab
backstabber
backstabber
noun
A traitor or hypocrite, such as a co-worker or friend assumed trustworthy but who figuratively attacks when one's back is turned.
backstamped
backstopped
backstopped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backstop
backstories
backstories
noun
plural of backstory
backstreets
backstreets
noun
plural of backstreet
backstretch
backstretch
noun
(athletics, horse racing, car racing) Synonym of back straight (“straight part of a racetrack, running track, etc., opposite the finishing line”).
(exercise) An exercise that stretches the muscles of the back.
(figuratively) The middle part of an event.
(horse racing) An area next to a racetrack used to stable the racehorses and house employees.
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
backswimmer
backswimmer
noun
Any of various aquatic insects, of the family Notonectidae, that swim on their backs.
backtracked
backtracked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backtrack
backtracker
backtracker
noun
One who, or that which, backtracks.
backwatered
backwatered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backwater
backwoodser
badderlocks
badderlocks
noun
(Scotland) The edible seaweed Alaria esculenta
baedekerian
baggyrinkle
baikerinite
bakersfield
bakersfield
Proper noun
A major city in California, USA
bakersville
bakersville
Proper noun
an unincorporated community in Mercer County, New Jersey, USA.
a town in North Carolina, USA, and the county seat of Mitchell County.
an unincorporated community in Coshocton County, Ohio, USA.
baksheeshes
baksheeshes
noun
plural of baksheesh
balkinesses
balloonlike
balloonlike
adj
Resembling a balloon in form
bandkeramik
bangwaketsi
bankrollers
bankrollers
noun
plural of bankroller
bankrupture
bankrupture
noun
(dated) bankruptcy
bareknuckle
barkentines
barkentines
noun
plural of barkentine
barkevikite
barkevikite
noun
(mineralogy) A particular hornblende mineral.
barkpeeling
barleybrake
barleybrake
noun
An ancient rural game, commonly played round stacks of barley or other grain, in which some players attempt to catch others who run from a goal.
barleybreak
barrelmaker
barrelmaker
noun
A maker of barrels, especially a cooper or a container manufacturer.
basingstoke
basingstoke
Proper noun
A town in Hampshire, England
baskerville
baskerville
Proper noun
A serif typeface from the 18th century.
basketballs
basketballs
noun
plural of basketball
basketmaker
basketmaker
noun
A person who weaves baskets.
basketwoman
basketwoman
noun
(historical) A woman who sells goods from a basket.
basketworks
basketworks
noun
plural of basketwork
bauckiebird
beaverbrook
becassocked
becassocked
adj
Wearing a cassock.
beckoningly
beckoningly
adv
So as to beckon or call near; enticingly.
bedarkening
bedarkening
verb
present participle of bedarken
beekeepings
beekmantown
beetlestock
beiderbecke
bekinkinite
beknighting
beknighting
verb
present participle of beknight
beknottedly
bellowslike
bellowslike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bellows (device for delivering pressurized air).
benchmarked
benchmarked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of benchmark
berkeleyism
berkeleyite
berrypicker
bespeakable
besprinkled
besprinkled
adj
Sprinkled.
besprinkler
besprinkler
noun
One who or that which besprinkles.
besprinkles
besprinkles
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of besprinkle
betokenment
bewhiskered
bewhiskered
adj
Having whiskers
bialystoker
bibliokelpt
biblioklept
biblioklept
noun
A person who steals books
bibliotheke
bibliotheke
noun
Alternative form of bibliotheque
billsticker
billsticker
noun
Someone who sticks up advertisements on billboards, walls, and similar surfaces.
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.
biokinetics
biokinetics
noun
(medical biology) The study of movements of or within organisms