simple past tense and past participle of acknowledg
simple past tense and past participle of acknowledge
acknowledger
acknowledger
noun
One who acknowledges.
acknowledges
acknowledges
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acknowledge
aeroplankton
aeroplankton
noun
The tiny lifeforms that float and drift in the air, carried by the current of the wind.
afrikanerdom
afrikanerdom
Noun
The world or sphere of Afrikaners.
afterworking
alkaligenous
alkaligenous
adj
Producing or generating alkali.
alkalisation
alkalisation
noun
Alternative form of alkalization
alkalization
alkalization
noun
alkalinization
alkaptonuria
alkaptonuria
noun
(medicine) A rare inherited genetic disorder of phenylalanine and tyrosine metabolism, causing the accumulation and eventual excretion of alkapton.
alkaptonuric
alkaptonuric
adj
Relating to alkaptonuria
alpenstocker
alpenstocker
noun
A mountain-climber, especially one that uses an alpenstock.
anakinetomer
angiokinesis
angiokinetic
angiokinetic
adj
Relating to angiokinesis or to an angiokine
aniseikonias
aniseikonias
noun
plural of aniseikonia
ankylenteron
ankylodontia
ankylomerism
ankylophobia
ankylophobia
noun
The fear of ankylosis.
ankylosaurus
ankylosaurus
noun
A large herbivorous dinosaur, of genus Ankylosaurus, that lived in the Cretaceous period, noted for its heavy armor and club-like tail.
antitakeover
antitakeover
adj
(business) Countering a corporate takeover.
arrenotokous
arrenotokous
adj
Alternative form of arrhenotokous
autoskeleton
autoskeleton
noun
(zoology) The true skeleton of a sponge, composed of elements secreted by the sponge itself.
backboneless
backboneless
adj
Cowardly, spineless.
Without a backbone; invertebrate.
backcourtman
backcourtman
noun
(basketball) A backcourt player.
backcourtmen
backcourtmen
noun
plural of backcourtman
backcrossing
backcrossing
noun
(genetics) The crossing of a hybrid with one of its parents or an individual genetically similar to its parent.
verb
present participle of backcross
backdropping
backdropping
verb
present participle of backdrop
backgrounded
backgrounded
adj
(computing) (of a task) Made non-interactive
Moved to the background
verb
simple past tense and past participle of background
backgrounder
backgrounder
noun
(chiefly US) A briefing or document typically provided prior to a meeting or other event that gives basic details on subjects that are likely to be mentioned.
A cattle farmer or rancher who runs a backgrounding operation.
A person employed to draw backgrounds for a comic or cartoon.
backpointers
backstopping
backstopping
verb
present participle of backstop
backstroking
backstroking
verb
present participle of backstroke
backswording
backswording
noun
Sport or exercise using a backsword or singlestick.
backswordman
backswordman
noun
(historical) One who fights with a backsword or singlestick.
backswordmen
backswordmen
noun
plural of backswordman
backwoodsman
backwoodsman
noun
(informal, UK politics) A Peer who is seldom present in the House of Lords of the United Kingdom Parliament, who may be encouraged to attend when a very important vote is expected.
A person who is acclimated to living in a forest area that is far removed from civilization or modern conveniences.
An uncivilized person.
backwoodsmen
backwoodsmen
noun
plural of backwoodsman
bathukolpian
bathukolpian
adj
Alternative spelling of bathykolpian
blacktopping
blacktopping
verb
present participle of blacktop
blockbusting
blockbusting
adj
Having the characteristics of a blockbuster; hugely successful.
noun
(US) A technique used to encourage people to sell their property by giving the impression that a neighborhood is changing for the worse, especially by implying a change in its racial makeup.
blockishness
blockishness
noun
The state or quality of being blockish.
bloodsucking
bloodsucking
adj
(by extension, of a person) parasitic, leechlike or freeloading
(of an insect or animal) That draws off the blood of another animal, or a person.
bluestocking
bluestocking
noun
(historical) A member of an 18th-century Blue Stockings Society.
(historical) The English parliament of 1653, more commonly called the Barebones Parliament
(usually derogatory) A scholarly, literary, or cultured woman.
bodicemaking
bodychecking
bodychecking
verb
present participle of bodycheck
boilermaking
boilermaking
noun
The manufacture of boilers.
bolshevikian
bombernickel
bookbindings
bookbindings
noun
plural of bookbinding
bookkeepings
bookkeepings
noun
plural of bookkeeping
booksellings
bottlemaking
bottlemaking
noun
The manufacture of bottles.
bottlenecked
bottlenecked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bottleneck
brokennesses
brokennesses
noun
plural of brokenness
brooktondale
buddenbrooks
buttonhooked
buttonhooked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of buttonhook
cabinetworks
cankerflower
cantankerous
cantankerous
adj
Given to or marked by an ill-tempered, quarrelsome nature; ill-tempered, cranky, crabby.
championlike
championlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a champion.
changchiakow
changepocket
charnockites
charnockites
noun
plural of charnockite
chaunoprockt
checkpointed
checkpointed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of checkpoint
chemokinesis
chemokinesis
noun
(chemistry, biology) The motile response of an organism to chemical compounds, especially at a cellular level
chemokinetic
chemokinetic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or provoking chemokinesis
chickahominy
choleokinase
cinnamonlike
cinnamonlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of cinnamon.
cockernonnie
cockernonnie
noun
Alternative form of cockernony
cockeyedness
cockeyedness
noun
The quality of being cockeyed.
cockfighting
cockfighting
noun
A gambling blood sport (illegal in most countries) in which two roosters have spikes placed on their feet and are made to fight each other, usually to the death.
verb
present participle of cockfight
cockneyfying
cockneyfying
verb
present participle of cockneyfy
cockneyishly
cockneyishly
adv
In a Cockneyish manner.
cocksureness
cocksureness
noun
the state or condition of being cocksure
cockthrowing
cockthrowing
noun
Alternative form of cock throwing
coffinmaking
coffinmaking
noun
The manufacture of coffins.
computerniks
computerniks
noun
plural of computernik
concertstuck
confervalike
conshohocken
contakionkia
corkscrewing
corkscrewing
noun
A winding, twisting motion.
verb
present participle of corkscrew
cornhuskings
cornhuskings
noun
plural of cornhusking
countercheck
countercheck
noun
A restriction or limit.
A second check (in order to confirm or deny a previous one).
verb
To recheck.
To restrict or limit by counteracting.
counterprick
countershock
countershock
noun
A shock that travels in the opposite direction to an applied impulse
countersinks
countersinks
noun
plural of countersink
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of countersink
counterstock
counterstock
noun
(dated) counterfoil
crooksterned
cropsickness
cropsickness
noun
The quality of being cropsick.
cryoplankton
cuckoomaiden
cuckoopintle
cupronickels
cupronickels
noun
plural of cupronickel
cytoskeleton
cytoskeleton
noun
A matrix of intercellular protein, in the forms of microfilaments and microtubules, that provide some rigidity to cells
darksomeness
darksomeness
noun
The quality of being darksome.
dealkylation
dealkylation
noun
(organic chemistry) The removal of alkyl groups from a compound
debarkations
debarkations
noun
plural of debarkation
decisionmake
dhodheknisos
diamondbacks
diamondbacks
noun
plural of diamondback
dickinsonite
dickinsonite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-domatic mineral containing aluminum, calcium, hydrogen, iron, lithium, manganese, oxygen, phosphorus, potassium, and sodium.
doublethinks
doublethinks
noun
plural of doublethink
doughnutlike
doughnutlike
adj
Resembling a doughnut.
dovelikeness
ectoskeleton
ectoskeleton
noun
Alternative form of exoskeleton
ekaterinodar
embarkations
embarkations
noun
plural of embarkation
endoskeletal
endoskeletal
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to an internal skeleton, usually of bone (an endoskeleton).
endoskeleton
endoskeleton
noun
(anatomy) The internal skeleton of an animal, which in vertebrates is composed of bone and cartilage.
enterokinase
enterokinase
noun
(biochemistry) An enzyme, secreted by the upper intestinal mucosa, that catalyzes the activation of trypsinogen by converting it to trypsin
exoskeletons
exoskeletons
noun
plural of exoskeleton
folksinesses
folksingings
forechecking
forechecking
verb
present participle of forecheck
foreknowable
foreknowable
adj
That may be known in advance.
forespeaking
forespeaking
noun
(obsolete) A foretelling; a prediction.
verb
present participle of forespeak
forethinking
forethinking
verb
present participle of forethink
foretokening
foretokening
noun
Indication in advance.
verb
present participle of foretoken
forsakenness
forsakenness
noun
The state or condition of being forsaken.
fountainlike
fountainlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a fountain.
frankalmoign
frankalmoign
noun
(UK, historical) A form of land tenure in return for religious duty or service.
frankforters
franklintown
frontierlike
frontierlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a frontier.
fructokinase
fructokinase
noun
(biochemistry) A transferase enzyme of the liver, intestine, and kidney cortex.
gadsbodikins
ginkgoaceous
ginkgoaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Ginkgoaceae.
glassworking
glassworking
noun
The production of glasswork.
glockenspiel
glockenspiel
noun
(music) A musical instrument of the percussion idiophone family of instruments; like the xylophone, it has tuned bars arranged like the keys on a piano, and is also smaller in size and higher in pitch.
glucokinases
glucokinases
noun
plural of glucokinase
goldbricking
goldbricking
verb
present participle of goldbrick
greenockites
greenockites
noun
plural of greenockite
groundkeeper
groundkeeper
noun
Alternative form of groundskeeper
hackettstown
haliplankton
haliplankton
noun
(biology) oceanic plankton
halterbroken
halterbroken
verb
past participle of halterbreak
hemiplankton
hemokoniosis
herrenvolker
heterokaryon
heterokaryon
noun
(biology) A cell having two or more genetically different nuclei
heterokontae
heterokontan
heterokontan
adj
Belonging to the heterokonts.
holoplankton
holoplankton
noun
(biology) Any organism that spends all of its life-cycle as plankton
homelikeness
homelikeness
noun
The quality of being homelike.
homeokinesis
homeokinesis
noun
The dynamic formation of equilibrium in a bodily function.
homeokinetic
homeokinetic
adj
Relating to homeokinesis.
Relating to homeokinetics.
homesickness
homesickness
noun
The characteristic of being homesick; a strong, sad feeling of missing one's home (and often left-behind loved ones, such as family and friends) when physically away.