(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
agkistrodon
antiketogen
antismoking
antismoking
adj
Opposing or prohibiting smoking, particularly the smoking of tobacco
backflowing
backflowing
adj
flowing backwards
verb
present participle of backflow
backgammons
backgammons
noun
plural of backgammon
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backgammon
backgrounds
backgrounds
noun
plural of background
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of background
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
bankrolling
bankrolling
verb
present participle of bankroll
basingstoke
basingstoke
Proper noun
A town in Hampshire, England
beckoningly
beckoningly
adv
So as to beckon or call near; enticingly.
billbroking
bivouacking
bivouacking
verb
present participle of bivouac
blackington
blacktongue
blockmaking
blockmaking
noun
The manufacture of blocks for use in printing.
The manufacture of nautical blocks.
boguslawsky
boilinglike
bolingbroke
bookbinding
bookbinding
noun
The art, craft or process of binding books
bookkeeping
bookkeeping
noun
(accounting) The skill or practice of keeping books or systematic records of financial transactions, e.g. income and expenses.
(computing) General tasks for maintaining a system.
verb
present participle of bookkeep
bookmakings
bookmakings
noun
plural of bookmaking
bookmarking
bookmarking
verb
present participle of bookmark
bookselling
bookselling
noun
The sale of books.
bootlicking
bootlicking
noun
servile behaviour
verb
present participle of bootlick
bridgeworks
bridgeworks
noun
plural of bridgework
brightworks
brightworks
noun
plural of brightwork
broommaking
checkrowing
checkrowing
verb
present participle of checkrow
cheektowaga
cloakmaking
cloakmaking
noun
The manufacture of cloaks.
clockmaking
clockmaking
noun
The art or trade of a clockmaker; the manufacture of clocks.
clothmaking
clothmaking
noun
The art or trade of a clothmaker.
coachmaking
coachmaking
noun
The manufacture of coaches (vehicles).
cockbilling
cockbilling
verb
present participle of cockbill
cockcrowing
cockcrowing
noun
The crowing sound of a cock.
cockcrow; daybreak
cockfighter
cockfighter
noun
One who engages in a cockfight.
cocktailing
cocktailing
noun
Work as a cocktail waitress.
coldcocking
coldcocking
verb
present participle of coldcock
colormaking
colormaking
noun
The manufacture of paints or dyes.
cornhusking
cornhusking
noun
The removal of the husk from corn.
couchmaking
couchmaking
noun
The manufacture of couches.
crooklegged
deadlocking
deadlocking
verb
present participle of deadlock
disfrocking
disfrocking
verb
present participle of disfrock
diskography
diskography
noun
(medicine) Alternative form of discography
doughmaking
doughmaking
noun
The making of dough.
downlinking
downlinking
verb
present participle of downlink
downsinking
dungeonlike
dungeonlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a dungeon
folksingers
folksingers
noun
plural of folksinger
folksinging
folksinging
noun
The singing of folk songs.
footlicking
footlicking
adj
sycophantic
noun
The act of licking someone's feet.
sycophantic behavior
foreknowing
foreknowing
noun
foreknowledge
verb
present participle of foreknow
forelocking
forelocking
verb
present participle of forelock
foretalking
forklifting
forklifting
verb
present participle of forklift
forspeaking
forspeaking
verb
present participle of forspeak
forthinking
forthinking
verb
present participle of forthink
gapingstock
gapingstock
noun
(archaic) A laughing stock.
gazingstock
gazingstock
noun
(archaic) An object, event or person that is stared at by many people; a spectacle.
gedecktwork
gentlefolks
gentlefolks
noun
Synonym of gentlefolk
gerlachovka
ginkgoaceae
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.
glykopectic
goalkeepers
goalkeepers
noun
plural of goalkeeper
goalkeeping
goalkeeping
noun
The art of a goalkeeper.
verb
present participle of goalkeep
goatsuckers
goatsuckers
noun
plural of goatsucker
godforsaken
godforsaken
adj
Abandoned by a deity or god.
Particularly awful; very bad
godlikeness
godlikeness
noun
The quality of being godlike.
goldbricked
goldbricked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of goldbrick
goldbricker
goldbricker
noun
(US, informal) A lazy person; an idler.
goldenlocks
goosenecked
goosenecked
adj
Having a gooseneck shape.
gorillalike
gorillalike
adj
(informal) Resembling or characteristic of a gorilla.
greenockite
greenockite
noun
(mineralogy) A rare cadmium mineral that consists of cadmium sulfide in crystalline form.
gridlocking
gridlocking
verb
present participle of gridlock
groundskeep
groundworks
groundworks
noun
plural of groundwork
groupthinks
guessworker
guessworker
noun
A person who proceeds by guesswork.
gulfhammock
gunstocking
gymnotokous
hardworking
hardworking
adj
Of a person, taking their work seriously and doing it well and rapidly.
headworking
highpockets
hockingport
homekeeping
homekeeping
adj
Staying at home.
noun
Synonym of housekeeping (“looking after domestic affairs in a house”)
homemakings
homemakings
noun
plural of homemaking
hoodwinking
hoodwinking
noun
An act of deception.
verb
present participle of hoodwink
hopsackings
hopsackings
noun
plural of hopsacking
ironworking
ironworking
noun
The making of useful or decorative items from iron.
The metallurgy of iron.
jackarooing
jackarooing
verb
present participle of jackaroo
jackerooing
jackerooing
verb
present participle of jackeroo
jackrolling
jackrolling
noun
(South Africa) gang rape of women by men
jacksonburg
kalsomining
kalsomining
verb
present participle of kalsomine
kangarooing
kangarooing
verb
present participle of kangaroo
kaolinising
kaolinising
verb
present participle of kaolinise
kaolinizing
kaolinizing
verb
present participle of kaolinize
karyogamies
karyogamies
noun
plural of karyogamy
karyologies
karyologies
noun
plural of karyology
karyotyping
karyotyping
noun
The separation and identification of karyotypes
verb
present participle of karyotype
kenningwort
kenogenesis
kenogenesis
noun
Alternative form of caenogenesis
kenogenetic
kenogenetic
adj
Of or pertaining to kenogenesis.
keratogenic
keratogenic
Adjective
Relating to keratogenesis.
ketogeneses
ketogenesis
ketogenesis
noun
(physiology, biochemistry) The metabolic breakdown of fatty acids to produce ketone bodies.
ketogenetic
ketogenetic
adj
Of or pertaining to ketogenesis
keyboarding
keyboarding
noun
The act of typing at a keyboard (with or without a mouse or other pointing device)
keystroking
keystroking
verb
present participle of keystroke
kickboxings
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.
kilovoltage
kilovoltage
noun
A voltage in the region of thousands of volts.
kinescoping
kinescoping
verb
present participle of kinescope
kinesiology
kinesiology
noun
(medicine) The application of such principles to the diagnosis and treatment of muscular imbalance.
(medicine) The study of body movement.
kinetogenic
kinetogenic
adj
(biology) Producing movement.
kinetograph
kinetograph
noun
(dated) A camera for making chronophotographs.
(dated) A machine for projecting chronophotographs upon a screen for the purpose of producing the effect of an animated picture, sometimes with an accompanying soundtrack.
kingdomless
kingdomless
adj
Without a kingdom.
kingdomship
kininogenic
knighthoods
knighthoods
noun
plural of knighthood
knightstown
knightswort
knotgrasses
knotgrasses
noun
plural of knotgrass
knowingness
knowingness
noun
Pretending to already be informed, as contrasted with a willingness to learn.
The quality or state of being knowing.
knowledging
knowledging
verb
present participle of knowledge
koenigsberg
konigshutte
krugersdorp
kuskwogmiut
kwangchowan
kymographic
kymographic
adj
Of or pertaining to a kymograph.
lampworking
lampworking
verb
present participle of lampwork
lovemakings
lovemakings
noun
plural of lovemaking
mantoloking
maskalonges
maskanonges
maskinonges
maskinonges
noun
plural of maskinonge
milksopping
mockingbird
mockingbird
noun
(archaic) Synonym of tui (“a species of honeyeater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, a bird which is endemic to New Zealand”)
A long-tailed American songbird of the Mimidae family, noted for its ability to mimic calls of other birds.