(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
angiokeratoma
angiokeratoma
noun
(medicine) A benign cutaneous lesion of capillaries, resulting in small marks of red to blue colour and characterized by hyperkeratosis.
ankyloglossia
ankyloglossia
noun
(medicine) A congenital oral anomaly in which the lingual frenulum is unusually short and thick, decreasing mobility of the tongue and affecting eating, speech, etc.
antiketogenic
antiketogenic
adj
(biochemistry) That inhibits the formation of ketones during the metabolism of fats and carbohydrates in the liver
backspringing
backstitching
backstitching
verb
present participle of backstitch
basketweaving
basketweaving
noun
(figurative) Any useless, unproductive, or lightweight activity.
The act of weaving baskets, as for example from grasses, wicker, or rope.
bellowsmaking
biscuitmaking
blackguardism
blackguardism
noun
Blackguardly behaviour or language.
blackguardize
blackguardize
verb
To make blackguardly.
blacksmithing
blacksmithing
noun
the business of a blacksmith
verb
present participle of blacksmith
blanketmaking
blanketmaking
noun
The manufacture of blankets.
blitzkrieging
bloodsuckings
bluestockings
bluestockings
noun
plural of bluestocking
breakthroughs
breakthroughs
noun
plural of breakthrough
cabinetmaking
cabinetmaking
noun
The art of the cabinetmaker
candlewicking
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.
A tenure by which a religious corporation holds lands given to them and their successors forever, usually on condition of praying for the soul of the donor and his heirs; - called also tenure by free alms.
frankmarriage
frankmarriage
noun
Alternative form of frank-marriage
frederiksberg
gallinulelike
garmentworker
garmentworker
noun
A person who works making clothes.
gelsenkirchen
gemutlichkeit
gemutlichkeit
noun
Alternative form of Gemütlichkeit
gentlemanlike
gentlemanlike
adj
Like a gentleman; courteous.
ghostlikeness
giantlikeness
gimcrackiness
gimcrackiness
noun
The quality of being gimcracky.
glasslikeness
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.
gobbledegooks
gobbledegooks
noun
plural of gobbledegook
gobbledygooks
gobbledygooks
noun
plural of gobbledygook
grainsickness
greensickness
greensickness
noun
Alternative form of green sickness
groundbreaker
groundbreaker
noun
First person to do, make or fight for something. A pioneer; a seminal person.
heartbreaking
heartbreaking
adj
That causes great grief, anguish or distress.
noun
The breaking of a heart; great grief, anguish or distress.
hodgkinsonite
hodgkinsonite
noun
(mineralogy) A rare monoclinic zinc manganese silicate mineral with the chemical formula Zn₂MnSiO₄(OH)₂, having a pink, red or yellow-red colour.
holidaymaking
holidaymaking
noun
(Britain) Going on holiday.
housebreaking
housebreaking
noun
The act of breaking into another person's house with unlawful intent.
verb
(animal training) present participle of housebreak
hydraulicking
hydraulicking
noun
hydraulic mining (mining using pressurized water jets to dislodge rock or move sediment)
verb
present participle of hydraulic
hydrocracking
hydrocracking
noun
(organic chemistry) the production of high-octane petroleum fuel and kerosene by hydrogenating large or complex hydrocarbons and then cracking them.
verb
present participle of hydrocrack
interknitting
interknitting
verb
present participle of interknit
interknotting
interknotting
verb
present participle of interknot
jawbreakingly
jawbreakingly
adv
In a way that is very difficult to say or pronounce.
kangchenjunga
kangchenjunga
Proper noun
A Himalayan mountain between Nepal and India, the third highest in the world.
kathemoglobin
keratoangioma
keratoangioma
noun
(pathology) Angioma of the cornea.
keratoglossus
keraunography
keraunography
noun
(archaic) The study of keraunographs (figures or pictures impressed by lightning upon the human body or elsewhere).
kilogrammetre
kilogrammetre
noun
Alternative spelling of kilogram-meter
kilomegacycle
kilomegacycle
noun
gigahertz (1000 megacycles)
kindergartens
kindergartens
noun
plural of kindergarten
kindergartner
kindergartner
noun
(rare) A person who teaches at a kindergarten.
A child who attends a kindergarten.
kinematograph
kinematograph
noun
Alternative form of cinematograph
kinesiologies
kinesiologies
noun
(rare) plural of kinesiology
kinetogenesis
kinetogenesis
noun
(biology, historical) The neo-Lamarckian doctrine or hypothesis that animal structures have been produced, directly or indirectly, by animal movements.
kinetogenetic
kinetogenetic
adj
Of or relating to kinetogenesis.
kinetographer
kinetographer
noun
A person involved in kinetography (in either sense).
kinetographic
kinetographic
adj
(photography) Relating to kinetography.
kirkcudbright
knightsbridge
knowledgeable
knowledgeable
adj
Educated and well informed.
Having knowledge, especially of a particular subject.
noun
(India) A person who has knowledge; an informed party.
knowledgeably
knowledgeably
adv
In a knowledgeable manner.
knowledgeless
knowledgeless
adj
Devoid of knowledge; ignorant.
knowledgement
knowledgement
noun
(non-native speakers' English) Misconstruction of knowledge.
laughingstock
laughingstock
noun
Alternative spelling of laughing stock.
leathermaking
leathermaking
noun
The manufacture of leather.
lickspittling
lickspittling
verb
present participle of lickspittle
lightninglike
lightninglike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of lightning.
mallemaroking
mallemaroking
noun
(historical, nautical) Carousing on icebound Greenland whaling ships.
mcknightstown
megakaryocyte
megakaryocyte
noun
(anatomy) A large cell, found in bone marrow, responsible for the production of platelets.
metalworkings
metalworkings
noun
plural of metalworking
nakomgilisala
neighbourlike
neighbourlike
adj
(Britain, Canada) Synonym of neighbourly
overprovoking
overprovoking
verb
present participle of overprovoke
overreckoning
overreckoning
verb
present participle of overreckon
painstakingly
painstakingly
adv
In a painstaking manner; very slowly and carefully.
partridgelike
partridgelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a partridge.
patternmaking
patternmaking
noun
The creation of patterns for either sewing or casting.
pawnbrokerage
pawnbrokerage
noun
(countable) A pawnbroker's shop.
(uncountable) The business of pawnbroking.
pawnbrokering
pawnbrokering
noun
Synonym of pawnbroking
peacebreaking
peacebreaking
noun
Disturbing or destroying a state of peace.
peacekeepings
peacekeepings
noun
plural of peacekeeping
picturemaking
planktologist
planktologist
noun
One who studies planktology.
preblockading
presprinkling
presprinkling
verb
present participle of presprinkle
provokingness
provokingness
noun
The state or condition of being provoking.
racketeerings
racketeerings
noun
plural of racketeering
reacknowledge
reacknowledge
verb
(transitive) To acknowledge again or anew.
rollerskating
rollerskating
noun
Alternative spelling of roller skating
verb
present participle of rollerskate
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.
verb
present participle of rubberneck
schoolkeeping
scoffingstock
seasoninglike
shrinkingness
silkscreening
silkscreening
verb
present participle of silkscreen
singlesticker
skateboarding
skateboarding
noun
the act of riding on a skateboard
verb
present participle of skateboard
skeletogenous
skeletogenous
adj
Forming or producing parts of the skeleton.
skeletonising
skeletonising
verb
present participle of skeletonise
skeletonizing
skeletonizing
verb
present participle of skeletonize
skiagraphical
skiagraphical
adj
Alternative form of sciagraphical
skirmishingly
skirmishingly
adv
In a skirmishing manner.
slockingstone
sparklingness
sparklingness
noun
The quality of being sparkling.
sparkplugging
sparkplugging
verb
present participle of sparkplug
spitchcocking
spitchcocking
verb
present participle of spitchcock
spookological
spookological
adj
(informal) Relating to the study of ghosts.
stencilmaking
stencilmaking
noun
The manufacture of stencils.
stockbreeding
stockbreeding
noun
The breeding and rearing of livestock.
stockholdings
stockholdings
noun
plural of stockholding
streetwalking
streetwalking
noun
The trade of a streetwalker; prostitution that is not tied to a particular brothel or establishment.
swashbuckling
swashbuckling
adj
Adventurous, exciting.
tandjungpriok
thanksgivings
thanksgivings
noun
plural of thanksgiving
thimblemaking
thinglikeness
thinglikeness
noun
The quality of being thinglike.
tiddlywinking
trackingscout
troublemaking
troublemaking
adj
Causing trouble.
noun
Causing trouble; acting in a disruptive way
trucebreaking
understocking
understocking
noun
A stocking intended to be worn under another stocking.
verb
present participle of understock
understriking
undertakingly
unknowingness
unknowingness
noun
The quality of not knowing; ignorance of something.
unmistakingly
unmistakingly
adv
Without any mistake or misunderstanding; unmistakably.
unpainstaking
unpainstaking
adj
Not painstaking.
unpilgrimlike
unpilgrimlike
adj
Not pilgrimlike.
unprovokingly
unreckingness
unshakingness
unshrinkingly
unshrinkingly
adv
Without shrinking; courageously.
unthoughtlike
vegetablelike
vegetablelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a vegetable.
weathermaking
weathermaking
noun
The (attempted) influencing of the weather, by magic or technology.
wicketkeeping
wicketkeeping
noun
(cricket) The role of the wicketkeeper.
winterkilling
winterkilling
verb
present participle of winterkill
yekaterinburg
yekaterinburg
Proper noun
A city in the Sverdlovsk oblast of Russia, the fifth-largest in the country by population.