(most common British spelling, also sometimes used in the US) Alternative spelling of acknowledgment
acknowledgements
acknowledgements
noun
plural of acknowledgement
acknowledgment
acknowledgment
noun
(law) A formal statement or document recognizing the fulfillment or execution of a legal requirement or procedure.
(law) The act of a person admitting a child as their own.
(telecommunications, computing, networking) A response (ACK) sent by a receiver to indicate successful receipt of a transmission (See Wikipedia article on transmission).
A message from the addressee informing the originator that the originator's communication has been received and understood.
A recognition as genuine or valid; an avowing or admission in legal form.
A reward or other expression or token of gratitude.
An expression of gratitude for a benefit or an obligation.
The act of acknowledging
The act of recognizing in a particular character or relationship; recognition of existence, authority, truth, or genuineness.
acknowledgments
acknowledgments
noun
plural of acknowledgment
blowtorching
blowtorching
verb
present participle of blowtorch
cabbagetown
cabinetworking
cheektowaga
coachwright
cockthrowing
cockthrowing
noun
Alternative form of cock throwing
combwright
concertgebouw
copywriting
copywriting
verb
present participle of copywrite
coughwort
counterglow
counterglow
noun
The gegenschein.
counterswing
counterswing
noun
A swing in the opposite direction.
verb
To swing in the opposite direction.
counterthwarting
counterwager
counterwager
noun
A wager in response or opposition to another wager.
counterweigh
counterweigh
verb
(intransitive) To act as counterbalance (against something).
(transitive) To counterbalance; to balance out.
counterweighed
counterweighed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of counterweigh
counterweighing
counterweighing
verb
present participle of counterweigh
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.
counterweighted
counterweighted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of counterweight
counterweights
counterweights
noun
plural of counterweight
counterwilling
counterworking
counterworking
verb
present participle of counterwork
cowgate
cowtongue
disacknowledgement
disacknowledgements
dogwatch
dogwatch
noun
(by extension) A night shift, or other very late or early period of duty.
(nautical) A very brief period of naval service.
(nautical) Aboard a ship, either of the two short two-hour watches that take place between 4 p.m. and 8 p.m.
dogwatches
dogwatches
noun
plural of dogwatch
electrowinning
electrowinning
noun
The electrodeposition of metals from their ores that have been put in solution or liquefied.
flowcharting
flowcharting
noun
(computing) the design and construction of flowcharts
gabrilowitsch
garlicwort
gatchwork
gatchwork
noun
Decorative work made from gatch.
gedecktwork
mcknightstown
nonacknowledgment
nonacknowledgment
noun
Absence of acknowledgment; failure to acknowledge something.
notchwing
notchwing
noun
Any of various moths of the genus Acleris (syn. Teras).
oswegatchie
outcrawling
outcrawling
verb
present participle of outcrawl
outcrowding
outcrowding
verb
present participle of outcrowd
outcrowing
outcrowing
verb
present participle of outcrow
outwatching
outwatching
verb
present participle of outwatch
overwatching
overwatching
verb
present participle of overwatch
patchworking
patchworking
noun
The making of patchworks
verb
present participle of patchwork
preacknowledgement
preacknowledgement
noun
Alternative form of preacknowledgment
preacknowledgment
preacknowledgment
noun
acknowledgment in advance
reacknowledgment
reacknowledgment
noun
Alternative form of reacknowledgement
stockwright
superacknowledgment
swingstock
unacknowledgment
unacknowledgment
noun
Lack of acknowledgment; failure to acknowledge.
wainscoting
wainscoting
noun
Alternative spelling of wainscotting
wainscotings
wainscotings
noun
plural of wainscoting
wainscotting
wainscotting
noun
Wooden (especially oaken) panelling on the lower part of a room’s walls.
verb
present participle of wainscot
waistcoating
waistcoating
noun
A fabric designed for waistcoats, often with a multicoloured pattern of different yarns.
watchdog
watchdog
noun
(electronics, computing) Ellipsis of watchdog timer.
(figurative) An individual or group that monitors the activities of another entity (such as an individual, corporation, non-profit group, or governmental organization) on behalf of the public to ensure that entity does not behave illegally or unethically.
A guard dog.
verb
(electronics) To be continuously reset by a watchdog timer.
To perform a function analogous to that of a watchdog; to guard and warn.
watchdogged
watchdogged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of watchdog
watchdogging
watchdogging
verb
present participle of watchdog
watchdogs
watchdogs
noun
plural of watchdog
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of watchdog