(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
afterswarming
bantamweights
bantamweights
noun
plural of bantamweight
basketweaving
basketweaving
noun
(figurative) Any useless, unproductive, or lightweight activity.
The act of weaving baskets, as for example from grasses, wicker, or rope.
bellowsmaking
bewilderingly
bewilderingly
adv
In a bewildering manner, or to a bewildering extent.
bigwiggedness
browningesque
candlewasting
candlewasting
Adjective
Causing a waste of candles by studying late into the night.
candlewicking
cartwrighting
cartwrighting
noun
The work of a cartwright, building carts.
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
coffeegrowing
coffeegrowing
noun
The growing of coffee.
counterweight
counterweight
noun
A heavy mass of often iron or concrete, mechanically linked in opposition to a load which is to be raised and lowered, with the intent of reducing the amount of work which must be done to effect the raising and lowering. Counterweights are used, for example, in cable-hauled elevators and some kinds of movable bridges (e.g. a bascule bridge).
verb
(transitive) To fit with a counterweight.
cruiserweight
cruiserweight
noun
(boxing) A boxer weighing less than 200lb; heavier than a light heavyweight and lighter than a heavyweight.
(boxing, Britain, obsolete) light heavyweight
(wrestling) A wrestler weighing less than 210lb; heavier than a light heavyweight and lighter than a heavyweight.
disemboweling
disemboweling
noun
The act by which somebody is disemboweled.
verb
present participle of disembowel
downrightness
downrightness
noun
The personal quality of being straightforward and direct in one's manner
downtrampling
drownproofing
drownproofing
verb
present participle of drownproof
featherweight
featherweight
noun
A sportsman who fights in this division.
A weight class in many combat sports; e.g. in professional boxing of a maximum of 126 pounds or 57.2 kilograms.
The lightest weight that may be carried by a racehorse.
fellowshiping
foreknowingly
foreknowingly
adv
With foreknowledge.
foreshadowing
foreshadowing
noun
(literature, usually uncountable) A literary device whereby an author drops hints or symbolic representations of plot developments to come later in the story.
verb
present participle of foreshadow
forewarningly
forewarningly
adv
So as to forewarn; in a way that gives advance warning.
gablewindowed
gabrilowitsch
gewrztraminer
glassblowings
growingupness
harpwaytuning
harrowingness
harrowingness
noun
The quality of being harrowing.
hearthwarming
heartwounding
hollingsworth
hornswoggling
hornswoggling
verb
present participle of hornswoggle
horsewhipping
horsewhipping
noun
A beating with a horsewhip.
verb
present participle of horsewhip
housewarmings
housewarmings
noun
plural of housewarming
hundredweight
hundredweight
noun
(Canada, US) A unit of measurement containing 100 avoirdupois pounds (45.5 kg).
(UK, chiefly historical) A unit of measurement containing 112 avoirdupois pounds (8 st or 51 kg).
(historical) Synonym of quintal, a unit of measurement containing various amounts depending on the objects weighed.
(historical) Various units of ancient measurement systems consisting of 100 units usually translated as "pounds".
intertwisting
intertwisting
noun
A twisting together.
verb
present participle of intertwist
interwrapping
interwrapping
verb
present participle of interwrap
interwwrought
jawbreakingly
jawbreakingly
adv
In a way that is very difficult to say or pronounce.
mcknightstown
measuringworm
metalworkings
metalworkings
noun
plural of metalworking
middleweights
middleweights
noun
plural of middleweight
millwrighting
millwrighting
noun
The work of a millwright, designing and constructing mills.
mouthwatering
mouthwatering
adj
(by extension) Enticing or tantalizing.
That is pleasing to the sense of taste; appetizing; that makes one salivate.
multidwelling
multidwelling
adj
Relating to more than one dwelling.
noun
A dwelling occupied by more than one household.
narrowingness
narrowingness
noun
(rare) The quality of becoming narrow.
newfangledism
newsmagazines
newsmagazines
noun
plural of newsmagazine
newsmongering
newsmongering
noun
sensationalistic, gossipy journalism
nightcrawlers
nightcrawlers
noun
plural of nightcrawler
nonwatertight
nonwatertight
adj
Not watertight.
overborrowing
overborrowing
verb
present participle of overborrow
overflowingly
overflowingly
adv
So as to overflow; very excessively or generously.
overshadowing
overshadowing
noun
A dominating shadow or malign influence.
verb
present participle of overshadow
overweeningly
overweeningly
adv
In an overweening way; arrogantly.
overweightage
overweightage
noun
(India) Extra or undue weight or importance.
overweighting
overweighting
verb
present participle of overweight
overwillingly
overwillingly
adv
In an overwilling manner.
overwintering
overwintering
noun
(medicine) The survival of an infectious agent or its vector through the winter, during which time it does not infect a host
The action of overwintering
verb
present participle of overwinter
partridgewood
pawnbrokering
pawnbrokering
noun
Synonym of pawnbroking
playwrightess
playwrightess
noun
(rare) A female playwright.
playwrighting
playwrighting
noun
Writing plays: the craft of a playwright
presweetening
presweetening
verb
present participle of presweeten
quartersawing
quartersawing
verb
present participle of quartersaw
rewardingness
rewardingness
noun
Quality of being rewarding.
scriptwriting
scriptwriting
noun
The writing of scripts, usually for film or television.
semiburrowing
semiburrowing
adj
(zoology) That sometimes burrows.
shadowgraphic
shadowgraphic
adj
Relating to shadowgraphy.
shipwrightery
shipwrightery
noun
The work of a shipwright.
spiderwebbing
spiderwebbing
verb
present participle of spiderweb
sportswriting
sportswriting
noun
Writing about sports.
straightwards
streetwalking
streetwalking
noun
The trade of a streetwalker; prostitution that is not tied to a particular brothel or establishment.
superhighways
superhighways
noun
plural of superhighway
swashbuckling
swashbuckling
adj
Adventurous, exciting.
swedenborgian
swedenborgian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to (born Emanuel Swedberg in 1688), Swedish scientist, philosopher, Christian mystic and theologian.
Noun
A religious follower of
swedenborgism
sweepwashings
sweethearting
sweethearting
noun
(business, retail) theft by employees at the cash register, as for example by giving away merchandise to friends and family
(dated) courting; lovemaking
tiddlywinking
unbewildering
unbewildering
adj
Not bewildering.
verb
present participle of unbewilder
undersweeping
underweighted
underweighted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of underweight
underwrapping
underwrapping
noun
(molecular biology) A state of being insufficiently desolvated, so that the main chain of hydrogen bonds in a protein are too accessible, rendering the protein unstable.
A material that forms an underwrapped layer.
The act of underwrapping something.
verb
present participle of underwrap
ungloweringly
unknowingness
unknowingness
noun
The quality of not knowing; ignorance of something.
unoverflowing
unoverflowing
adj
Not overflowing.
unrewardingly
unrewardingly
adv
In an unrewarding manner.
unwanderingly
unwillingness
unwillingness
noun
The property of being unwilling.
unwithdrawing
unwithdrawing
adj
That does not withdraw.
unwithholding
unwittingness
unwittingness
noun
Quality of being unwitting.
unworshipping
unworshipping
adj
Not taking part in worship.
vegetablewise
wanderingness
wanderingness
noun
The quality of wandering; tendency to wander.
wappenshawing
washingtonese
washingtonian
washingtonian
Adjective
Of, or pertaining to, the state of Washington or its culture.
Of, or pertaining to, Washington, D.C. or its culture.
Of, or pertaining to, the life, values, or presidential administration of
Noun
A native or resident of the state of Washington in the United States of America.
An inhabitant or a resident of Washington, D.C..
A member of the a 19th-century sobriety support group.
watercoloring
watercoloring
noun
The practice of painting in watercolors.
waterproofing
waterproofing
noun
A waterproof material.
The treatment of something to make it waterproof.
verb
present participle of waterproof
weaponshowing
weathermaking
weathermaking
noun
The (attempted) influencing of the weather, by magic or technology.
weightlifting
weightlifting
noun
(sports) A sport in which competitors lift heavy weights in two events: the snatch and the clean and jerk.
A form of exercise in which weights are lifted.
weinbergerite
weinbergerite
noun
(mineralogy) A silicate intermediate in chemical composition to pyroxene and nepheline.
weiselbergite
weiselbergite
noun
(mineralogy) A deep black and light blue magmatic rock with isolated pieces of feldspar.
wellingtonian
wellingtonian
Noun
A resident of Wellington, New Zealand.
welterweights
welterweights
noun
plural of welterweight
wheelabrating
whigmaleeries
whipstitching
whipstitching
verb
present participle of whipstitch
wicketkeeping
wicketkeeping
noun
(cricket) The role of the wicketkeeper.
widespreading
wilmingtonian
wineglassfuls
winterfeeding
winterfeeding
verb
present participle of winterfeed
winterkilling
winterkilling
verb
present participle of winterkill
woolgathering
woolgathering
noun
Indulgence in idle fancies or daydreams.
The gathering of fragments of wool torn from sheep by bushes, etc.