(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
barrelmaking
barrelmaking
noun
The manufacture of barrels.
bellmaking
bellmaking
noun
The manufacture of bells.
bellowsmaking
beltmaking
beltmaking
noun
The manufacture of belts.
blackguardism
blackguardism
noun
Blackguardly behaviour or language.
blackgum
blackgum
noun
Alternative form of black gum (“tree”)
blackgums
blackgums
noun
plural of blackgum
blacklegism
blacklegism
noun
The character or actions of a blackleg.
blackmailing
blackmailing
noun
The act of one who blackmails.
verb
present participle of blackmail
blacksmithing
blacksmithing
noun
the business of a blacksmith
verb
present participle of blacksmith
blanketmaking
blanketmaking
noun
The manufacture of blankets.
blockmaking
blockmaking
noun
The manufacture of blocks for use in printing.
The manufacture of nautical blocks.
bluestockingism
bluestockingism
noun
(colloquial) The character or manner of a bluestocking; female pedantry.
boilermaking
boilermaking
noun
The manufacture of boilers.
boltmaking
boltmaking
noun
The manufacture of bolts.
bottlemaking
bottlemaking
noun
The manufacture of bottles.
bulletmaking
bulletmaking
noun
The manufacture of bullets.
candlemaking
candlemaking
noun
The manufacture of candles.
chikmagalur
cloakmaking
cloakmaking
noun
The manufacture of cloaks.
clockmaking
clockmaking
noun
The art or trade of a clockmaker; the manufacture of clocks.
clogmaker
clogmaker
noun
A manufacturer of clogs (type of shoe).
clogmaking
clogmaking
noun
The manufacture of clogs (type of shoe).
clothmaking
clothmaking
noun
The art or trade of a clothmaker.
colormaking
colormaking
noun
The manufacture of paints or dyes.
cradlemaking
cradlemaking
noun
The manufacture of cradles.
disacknowledgement
disacknowledgements
dollmaking
dollmaking
noun
The manufacture of dolls.
eskimologist
eskimologist
noun
(rare) Alternative spelling of Eskimologist
eskimology
eskimology
Noun
The study of the Eskimo people.
feltmaking
feltmaking
noun
The manufacture of felt.
filemaking
filemaking
noun
The manufacture of files (rasping tools).
filmmaking
filmmaking
noun
The activity of preparing edited video works, formerly principally films, whether for entertainment or other purposes.
The manufacture of physical film.
filmmakings
filmmakings
noun
plural of filmmaking
flagmaker
flagmaker
noun
One who manufactures flags.
flagmaking
flagmaking
noun
The manufacture of flags.
frankalmoign
frankalmoign
noun
(UK, historical) A form of land tenure in return for religious duty or service.
frankalmoigne
frankalmoigne
noun
A tenure by which a religious corporation holds lands given to them and their successors forever, usually on condition of praying for the soul of the donor and his heirs; - called also tenure by free alms.
gallowsmaker
gallowsmaker
noun
A manufacturer of gallows.
gamelike
gamelike
adj
Resembling a game.
gaumlike
gemlike
gemlike
adj
Resembling a gem; thus, often brilliant and compact
gemuetlichkeit
gemutlichkeit
gemutlichkeit
noun
Alternative form of Gemütlichkeit
gentlemanlike
gentlemanlike
adj
Like a gentleman; courteous.
gentlemanlikeness
gentlemanlikeness
noun
The quality of being gentlemanlike.
gentlewomanlike
gentlewomanlike
adj
Characteristic of a gentlewoman; having the qualities of a gentlewoman.
adv
In a manner befitting a gentlewoman.
germlike
germlike
adj
Having the characteristics of a germ
getmjlkost
glassmaker
glassmaker
noun
A person or company that makes glass or glass items.
glassmakers
glassmakers
noun
plural of glassmaker
glassmaking
glassmaking
noun
The craft or industry of producing glass
glassmakings
glovemaker
glovemaker
noun
A maker of gloves; a glover.
glovemaking
glovemaking
noun
The manufacture of gloves.
gluemaker
gluemaker
noun
A manufacturer of glue.
gluemaking
gluemaking
noun
The manufacture of glue.
glumelike
glumelike
adj
Resembling a glume.
gnomelike
gnomelike
adj
Resembling a gnome.
goldmark
goldmark
noun
A German mark of gold standard, as opposed to on paper
gomulka
graymalkin
graymalkin
noun
Alternative form of grimalkin (“a cat”)
grimalkin
grimalkin
noun
(archaic) A bad-tempered old woman; a crone.
A cat, especially an elderly female.
gulfhammock
gumbolike
gumlike
gumlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of gum.
gumlikeness
gumpoldskirchner
hallmarking
hallmarking
noun
The action of making a hallmark
verb
present participle of hallmark
heelmaking
helmetmaking
holidaymaking
holidaymaking
noun
(Britain) Going on holiday.
inguklimiut
kalsomining
kalsomining
verb
present participle of kalsomine
kalumpang
kathemoglobin
kettlemaking
kilogram
kilogram
noun
(proscribed) The unit of weight such that a one-kilogram mass is also a one-kilogram weight.
In the International System of Units, the base unit of mass; conceived of as the mass of one litre of water, but now defined by taking the fixed numerical value of the Planck constant h to be 6.626 070 15 × 10⁻³⁴ when expressed in units of kg⋅m²⋅s⁻¹. Symbol: kg
kilogramme
kilogramme
noun
(UK) Dated spelling of kilogram.
kilogrammetre
kilogrammetre
noun
Alternative spelling of kilogram-meter
kilograms
kilograms
noun
plural of kilogram
kilomegacycle
kilomegacycle
noun
gigahertz (1000 megacycles)
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.
kinematographical
kinematographical
adj
cinematographical
kinematographically
kingdomful
kingdomful
noun
Enough to fill a kingdom.
kingdomless
kingdomless
adj
Without a kingdom.
kiplingism
kiplingism
Noun
An attitude or turn of phrase characteristic of Rudyard Kipling.
klagshamn
knowledgement
knowledgement
noun
(non-native speakers' English) Misconstruction of knowledge.
koggelmannetje
koggelmannetje
noun
(South Africa) The lizard Agama atra.
kolmogorov
kolmogorov
Adjective
Such that any two distinct points are topologically distinguishable, i.e., there is an open set containing one of the points which does not contain the other point.
kolombangara
kremlinologist
kremlinologist
Noun
A person involved in Kremlinology.
kremlinologists
kremlinology
kremlinology
Noun
The study of the internal politics of the high members of the government of the USSR.
The study of the internal politics of any powerful and secretive organization.
kremmling
kymatology
kymatology
noun
The study of wave motion.
lacemaking
lacemaking
noun
The manufacture of lace.
lampblacking
lampblacking
verb
present participle of lampblack
lampmaking
lampmaking
noun
The manufacture of lamps.
lampworking
lampworking
verb
present participle of lampwork
landmarking
landmarking
verb
present participle of landmark
lawmaking
lawmaking
noun
The process of passing or enacting laws; legislation.
leathermaking
leathermaking
noun
The manufacture of leather.
lemminglike
lemminglike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a lemming, especially in having a propensity to follow blindly after a leader.
leukemogenic
leukemogenic
adj
That tends to cause leukemia
lockmaking
lockmaking
noun
The manufacture of locks.
locksmithing
locksmithing
noun
The science and art of making and defeating locks.
lovemaking
lovemaking
noun
(dated) Courtship; amorous advances.
Sexual intercourse.
lovemakings
lovemakings
noun
plural of lovemaking
lugmark
lugmark
noun
A mark cut into the ear of an animal to identify it; an earmark.
lutemaking
lutemaking
noun
The manufacture of lutes.
mackereling
mackereling
noun
Alternative form of mackerelling
mackling
mackling
verb
present participle of mackle
mallemaroking
mallemaroking
noun
(historical, nautical) Carousing on icebound Greenland whaling ships.
mankilling
mantoloking
markingly
markleysburg
marlingspike
maskalonge
maskalonges
mawkingly
mecklenburg
mecklenburg
Proper noun
An area in Baltic northern Germany.
mecklenburgian
meckling
meekling
megakaryoblast
megakaryoblast
noun
(cytology) A precursor cell in hematopoiesis which gives rise to the promegakaryocyte, which in turn gives rise to the megakaryocyte.
megalokaryocyte
megalokaryocyte
noun
megakaryocyte
metalworking
metalworking
noun
The art and craft of shaping metal.
metalworkings
metalworkings
noun
plural of metalworking
milkgrass
milking
milking
noun
(informal) Male masturbation (or fellatio) that leads to the release of semen, especially when performed on a milking table.
The act by which any animal is milked.
verb
present participle of milk
milksopping
milkwagon
misacknowledge
misacknowledge
verb
(rare) To fail to acknowledge; to acknowledge wrongly.
misknowledge
misknowledge
noun
Misapprehension; imperfect or incorrect knowledge; misunderstanding.
misliking
misliking
noun
dislike; disapproval
verb
present participle of mislike
mislikingly
mistakingly
mistakingly
adv
Alternative form of mistakenly
mockingly
mockingly
adv
Said, written, or done with the intent to mock, or ridicule; with mocking effect.
modelmaking
modelmaking
noun
The creation of scale models.
moonwalking
moonwalking
verb
present participle of moonwalk
multitasking
multitasking
noun
(buzzword, figuratively) The practice or capability of handling more than one task at the same time.
(computing) The simultaneous execution of multiple tasks (programs) under the control of an interrupt-driven operating system.
verb
present participle of multitask
muskallonge
muskallunge
muskellunge
muskellunge
noun
A large freshwater gamefish of the pike family, native to the lakes and rivers of eastern and middle western North America; Esox masquinongy.