(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).
allowancing
allowancing
verb
present participle of allowance
anchorwoman
anchorwoman
noun
(athletics) The most reliable female runner in a relay team, usually the one that runs last.
A female anchorperson.
anchorwomen
anchorwomen
noun
plural of anchorwoman
awesomeness
awesomeness
noun
The quality of being awesome.
backflowing
backflowing
adj
flowing backwards
verb
present participle of backflow
basketwoman
basketwoman
noun
(historical) A woman who sells goods from a basket.
battlewagon
battlewagon
noun
(military) A heavily-armed combat vehicle.
(nautical) A battleship.
becowarding
beekmantown
beflowering
beflowering
verb
present participle of beflower
beggarwoman
beggarwoman
noun
A female beggar.
belchertown
belowground
belowground
adj
beneath the surface of the ground; underground
benchfellow
beshadowing
beshadowing
verb
present participle of beshadow
billowiness
billowiness
noun
The state or quality of being billowy.
blountstown
blowinesses
boswelliana
bowermaiden
bowmansdale
bowmanstown
bowstringed
bowstringed
adj
Supplied or fitted with a bowstring.
brainpowers
brainpowers
noun
plural of brainpower
brainworker
browbeating
browbeating
verb
present participle of browbeat
brownfields
brownfields
noun
plural of brownfield
brownnesses
brownnesses
noun
plural of brownness
brownnosers
brownnosers
noun
plural of brownnoser
brownnosing
brownnosing
verb
present participle of brownnose
brownshirts
brownshirts
noun
plural of brownshirt
brownstones
brownstones
noun
plural of brownstone
brownsville
brownsville
Proper noun
The name of many places in the United States of America:
a former settlement in California.
an unincorporated community in California.
a CDP in Florida.
an unincorporated community in Florida.
a ghost town in Illinois. It was the former county seat.
an unincorporated community in Illinois.
an unincorporated community in Indiana.
a small home-rule class city in Kentucky
an unincorporated community and CDP in Louisiana.
an unincorporated community and CDP in Maryland.
a small city in Minnesota.
an unincorporated community in Mississippi.
a neighbourhood in New York City.
a CDP in Ohio.
a city in Oregon.
a borough in Pennsylvania.
an unincorporated community in Pennsylvania.
an unincorporated community in South Dakota.
a city in Tennessee
a city in Texas
an unincorporated community in Vermont.
an unincorporated community in Washington.
an unincorporated community in West Virginia.
a village in Wisconsin.
a former community in British Columbia, Canada.
a community in Ontario, Canada.
a suburb of New South Wales, Australia.
buckeystown
bunchflower
bunchflower
noun
A perennial herb, Melanthium virginicum, having a branched cluster of pale flowers
burrowstown
burrowstown
noun
(Scotland, obsolete) A town that is a burgh.
bushelwoman
bushelwoman
noun
(US, dialect) A tailor's female assistant for repairing garments.
butterwoman
butterwoman
noun
(dated) A woman who makes or sells butter.
buttonwoods
buttonwoods
noun
plural of buttonwood
bytownitite
cabbagetown
cabinetwork
cabinetwork
noun
cabinetmaking
furniture made by a cabinetmaker
camerawoman
camerawoman
noun
A woman who operates any kind of camera.
camerawomen
camerawomen
noun
plural of camerawoman
campbeltown
candlepower
candlepower
noun
(dated) A unit of luminous intensity of a light source, equal to 0.981 candelas.
candlewoods
candlewoods
noun
plural of candlewood
cankerworms
cankerworms
noun
plural of cankerworm
carpetwoven
carrolltown
cellarwoman
cellarwoman
noun
A female cellarman.
changchowfu
charlestown
checkrowing
checkrowing
verb
present participle of checkrow
chestertown
chevronwise
chevronwise
adv
(heraldry) Synonym of chevrony: chevron-like, in the manner of a chevron.
chickenwort
chickenwort
noun
common chickweed
chocowinity
churchwoman
churchwoman
noun
The female equivalent of a churchman.
churchwomen
churchwomen
noun
plural of churchwoman
clergywoman
clergywoman
noun
A woman belonging to a clergyman's family.
An ordained (female) Christian minister; a female member of the clergy.
clergywomen
clergywomen
noun
plural of clergywoman
coawareness
coawareness
noun
Joint awareness; the condition of being aware with, or of, somebody else.
cockcrowing
cockcrowing
noun
The crowing sound of a cock.
cockcrow; daybreak
coforeknown
collingwood
collingwood
Proper noun
A town in New Zealand.
A community in Nova Scotia, Canada.
A town in Ontario, Canada.
collyweston
commonweals
commonweals
noun
plural of commonweal
coneflowers
coneflowers
noun
plural of coneflower
cooperstown
cooperstown
Proper noun
A village and a town in New York, USA, the village is the county seat of
The located in the New York town.
copplecrown
copywriting
copywriting
verb
present participle of copywrite
cordwainers
cordwainers
noun
plural of cordwainer
cordwainery
cordwainery
noun
shoemaking
cornflowers
cornflowers
noun
plural of cornflower
cornwallite
cornwallite
noun
(mineralogy) A basic copper arsenate mineral with chemical formula Cu₅(AsO₄)₂(OH)₄.
cottonweeds
cottonweeds
noun
plural of cottonweed
cottonwoods
cottonwoods
noun
plural of cottonwood
counterblow
counterblow
noun
A blow delivered in reply to a previous blow by somebody else, such as an opponent in a boxing match.
counterflow
counterflow
noun
A flow in the opposite direction; or the flow of two fluids in opposite directions
verb
To flow in the opposite direction
counterglow
counterglow
noun
The gegenschein.
countersway
countersway
noun
(obsolete) A swaying in a contrary direction; an opposing influence.
counterview
counterview
noun
(countable) An opposing viewpoint.
A position in which two dissimilar things illustrate each other by opposition; contrast.
A posture in which two persons face each other.
counterwall
counterwave
counterwave
noun
A wave (as of public opinion) going against an earlier wave.
counterwill
counterwind
counterwind
noun
A wind that blows in the opposite direction to another.
counterword
counterword
noun
A word (for example so) that is frequently used in a reflex-like manner in an answer and that has thereby quickly taken on a new, much less specific or much looser meaning or is even almost meaningless and performs a completely new function.
Such a word (or a word that has gone through a similar change) when not used as a reflex-like answer.
counterwork
counterwork
verb
(transitive) To work in opposition to; to counteract.
countryward
countryward
adv
Toward the countryside.
countrywide
countrywide
adj
Throughout a country; nationwide.
cowansville
cowleeching
cowleeching
noun
(obsolete) The work of a cowleech, giving medical treatment to cows.
cowpunchers
cowpunchers
noun
plural of cowpuncher
coxswaining
coxswaining
verb
present participle of coxswain
craftswoman
craftswoman
noun
A female artisan.
craftswomen
craftswomen
noun
plural of craftswoman
cromwellian
cromwellian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Oliver Cromwell, his ideas or policies
Noun
A partisan of Oliver Cromwell
crossbowman
crossbowman
noun
Someone (usually a soldier) equipped with a crossbow.
crossbowmen
crossbowmen
noun
plural of crossbowman
crowbarring
crowbarring
verb
present participle of crowbar
crowdedness
crowdedness
noun
The state or quality of being crowded.
crownsville
currantworm
dawsonville
dawsonville
Proper noun
a city in Georgia, USA
an unincorporated community in Maryland, USA.
an unincorporated community in Missouri, USA.
an unincorporated community in Virginia, USA.
an unincorporated community in New Brunswick, Canada.
a railway town in Kenya.
deflowering
deflowering
noun
The breaking of the hymen of a virgin.
verb
present participle of deflower
diamondwise
diamondwise
adj
Oriented like a diamond.
diamondwork
diamondwork
noun
masonry with diamond-shaped patterns
ornamentation with diamonds (precious stones)
disallowing
disallowing
verb
present participle of disallow
disavowance
disavowance
noun
(obsolete) disavowal
disavowment
disavowment
noun
disavowal
disboweling
discrowning
discrowning
verb
present participle of discrown
disendowers
disendowers
noun
plural of disendower
disendowing
disendowing
verb
present participle of disendow
disownments
disownments
noun
plural of disownment
donkeyworks
dowdinesses
dowdinesses
noun
plural of dowdiness
downdraught
downdraught
noun
Alternative spelling of downdraft
downfalling
downfalling
adj
falling downward
noun
A downfall.
An act of falling downward.
downgrading
downgrading
noun
A downgrade; a reduction of a rating, as a financial or credit rating.
verb
present participle of downgrade
downhanging
downhearted
downhearted
adj
Sad, discouraged, in low spirits, unhappy, having no hope
downhillers
downhillers
noun
plural of downhiller
downieville
downieville
Proper noun
a CDP in California named after and the county seat of
an unincorporated community in Colorado, USA.
downinesses
downingtown
downligging
downlinking
downlinking
verb
present participle of downlink
downloading
downloading
verb
present participle and gerund of download
downpatrick
downplaying
downplaying
noun
The act by which something is downplayed, or made to seem less important.
verb
present participle of downplay
downpouring
downpouring
noun
The act of something being poured down.
verb
present participle of downpour
downrightly
downrightly
adv
(dated) clearly; plainly; directly; downright
downrushing
downrushing
verb
present participle of downrush
downscaling
downscaling
noun
The act by which something is downscaled; a reduction in size or numbers.
verb
present participle of downscale
downshifted
downshifted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of downshift
downsinking
downsitting
downsitting
noun
The act of sitting down; repose; a resting.
downsliding
downstaters
downstaters
noun
plural of downstater
downstrokes
downstrokes
noun
plural of downstroke
downtowners
downtowners
noun
plural of downtowner
downtrended
downtrended
verb
simple past tense and past participle of downtrend
downtrodden
downtrodden
adj
(figuratively) Oppressed, persecuted or subjugated.
Trodden down.
verb
past participle of downtrod
draftswoman
draftswoman
noun
A woman employed in making drawings.
A woman exceptionally skilled in drawing.
embowelling
embowelling
noun
An act of disembowelment.
verb
present participle of embowel
embowelment
embowelment
noun
disembowelment
embowerment
embowerment
noun
An enclosure like a bower.
The act of enclosing something in a bower (a shady, leafy shelter or recess).
empowerment
empowerment
noun
(South Africa) Government programs encouraging advancement of blacks.
The achievement of political, social or economic power by an individual or group.
The process of supporting another person or persons to discover and claim personal power.
The state of being empowered (either generally, or specifically).
encrownment
enflowering
enflowering
verb
present participle of enflower
englishtown
fisherwoman
fisherwoman
noun
A woman who fishes.
A woman whose profession is catching fish.
She is a fisherwoman, out on a trawler for days at a time.