(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
aftermilk
alkalimeter
alkalimeter
noun
A device used to measure alkalinity.
alkalimeters
alkalimeters
noun
plural of alkalimeter
alkalimetric
alkalimetric
adj
(chemistry) Describing a titration in which the titrant is an alkali.
alkalimetrical
alkalimetrical
adj
Alternative form of alkalimetric
alkalimetrically
alkalimetrically
adv
By means of alkalimetry.
alkalimetry
alkalimetry
noun
The process of determining the strength of an alkali.
alkalometry
amalekite
amalekite
Noun
A descendent of the Biblical Amalek.
amethystlike
ankylotome
antileukemic
antileukemic
adj
(oncology, pharmacology) Preventing or countering leukemia.
noun
Any drug that prevents or counters leukemia.
automatonlike
automatonlike
adj
Like an automaton; robotic.
beltmaker
beltmaker
noun
Someone who makes belts.
beltmaking
beltmaking
noun
The manufacture of belts.
bespecklement
bibliokleptomania
bibliokleptomania
noun
A mental disorder that produces a compulsion to steal books.
bibliokleptomaniac
bibliokleptomaniac
noun
Someone who suffers from bibliokleptomania.
blanketmaker
blanketmaker
noun
A manufacturer of blankets.
blanketmaking
blanketmaking
noun
The manufacture of blankets.
blomkest
bluestockingism
bluestockingism
noun
(colloquial) The character or manner of a bluestocking; female pedantry.
boltmaker
boltmaker
noun
A machine that manufactures bolts.
A manufacturer of bolts.
bottlemaker
bottlemaker
noun
A manufacturer of bottles.
bottlemaking
bottlemaking
noun
The manufacture of bottles.
bulletmaker
bulletmaker
noun
A manufacturer of bullets.
bulletmaking
bulletmaking
noun
The manufacture of bullets.
bumblekite
buttermilk
buttermilk
noun
Cultured buttermilk, a fermented dairy product produced from cow's milk, with a characteristically sour taste.
The liquid left over after producing butter from full cream milk by the churning process, also called traditional buttermilk.
buttermilks
buttermilks
noun
plural of buttermilk
cementlike
cementlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of cement.
clothmaker
clothmaker
noun
A person who makes cloth.
cometlike
cometlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a comet.
computerlike
computerlike
adj
Having some similarity to a computer.
coxankylometer
craftsmanlike
craftsmanlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a craftsman
dermaskeleton
dermatoskeleton
dermatoskeleton
noun
exoskeleton
dermoskeletal
dermoskeletal
adj
Of or pertaining to the dermoskeleton.
dermoskeleton
dermoskeleton
noun
(anatomy) An exoskeleton.
dimethyldiketone
dimethylketol
dimethylketone
disacknowledgement
disacknowledgements
ekatantalum
ekatantalum
noun
Alternative form of eka-tantalum
electrokinematics
elkmont
enlinkment
enlinkment
noun
The act of linking together; linkage.
eskimologist
eskimologist
noun
(rare) Alternative spelling of Eskimologist
feltmaker
feltmaker
noun
A manufacturer of felt.
feltmaking
feltmaking
noun
The manufacture of felt.
floatmaker
floatmaker
noun
A builder of floats (decorated trailers or vehicles for display in a parade or pageant).
flockmaster
flockmaster
noun
A head shepherd.
folkmooter
folkmote
folkmote
noun
Alternative form of folkmoot
folkmoter
folkmotes
folkmotes
noun
plural of folkmote
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.
getmjlkost
helmetlike
helmetlike
adj
Resembling a helmet.
helmetmaker
helmetmaking
hemiplankton
hemoalkalimeter
hermitlike
hermitlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a hermit
hyperkatabolism
hyperkatabolism
noun
Alternative form of hypercatabolism
jacksmelt
jacksmelt
noun
Atherinopsis californiensis, an edible neotropical silverside native to the Pacific coast of North America.
jacksmelts
jacksmelts
noun
plural of jacksmelt
kaltemail
kalymmocyte
kameelthorn
kampylite
kampylite
noun
Alternative form of campylite
kapellmeister
kapellmeister
noun
(music) A leader or conductor of a musical group such as an orchestra.
(music, historical) Person in charge of music at a noble court during the baroque and classical period.
kappellmeister
kathemoglobin
keelboatman
keelboatman
noun
The person who operates a keelboat.
keelboatmen
keelboatmen
noun
plural of keelboatman
kelectome
kelotomies
kelotomies
noun
plural of kelotomy
kelotomy
kelotomy
noun
Alternative form of celotomy
kemalist
kemalist
Adjective
Of or pertaining to the ideology of following the ideals of Kemalism.
Noun
One who follows the ideals of Kemalism.
keratoleukoma
keratoleukoma
noun
(pathology) A white opacity of the cornea
keratomalacia
keratomalacia
noun
An eye disorder that leads to a dry cornea, often caused by a deficiency of vitamin A.
ketembilla
ketembilla
noun
The plant Dovyalis hebecarpa, native to Sri Lanka and southern India.
kettledrum
kettledrum
noun
(dated) An informal social party at which a light collation is offered, held in the afternoon or early evening.
(music) A large hemispherical brass percussion instrument (one of the timpani) with a drumhead that can be tuned by adjusting its tension.
kettledrummer
kettledrummer
noun
A musician who plays the kettledrum.
kettledrums
kettledrums
noun
plural of kettledrum
kettlemaker
kettlemaking
kilhamite
kilogrammetre
kilogrammetre
noun
Alternative spelling of kilogram-meter
kilometer
kilometer
noun
US spelling of kilometre
kilometers
kilometers
noun
plural of kilometer
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.
kilometre
kilometre
noun
(official BIPM spelling, British spelling, Canadian spelling, Australian, New Zealand, Irish, Indian and South African spelling) (metrology) An SI unit of length equal to 10³ metres. Symbol: km
kilometric
kilometric
adj
Measured in kilometres/kilometers
kilometrical
kimberlite
kimberlite
noun
(geology) A variety of peridotite containing a high proportion of carbon dioxide; often contains diamonds.
kimberlites
kimberlites
noun
plural of kimberlite
kinematical
kinematical
adj
kinematic
kinematically
kinematically
adv
In a kinematic manner
With regard to kinematics
kinematographical
kinematographical
adj
cinematographical
kinematographically
kitzmiller
kitzmiller
Proper noun
A town in Maryland.
klement
klephtism
klephtism
noun
(historical) The theft and banditry characteristic of the anti-Ottoman insurgency when Greece was a part of the Ottoman Empire.
kleptomania
kleptomania
noun
(psychology) A psychological disorder that causes an uncontrollable obsession with stealing without economic or material need.
kleptomaniac
kleptomaniac
noun
One who steals compulsively.
kleptomaniacal
kleptomaniacal
adj
Having a compulsion to steal, as a kleptomaniac does.
kleptomaniacs
kleptomaniacs
noun
plural of kleptomaniac
kleptomanias
kleptomanias
noun
plural of kleptomania
kleptomanist
kliment
klockmannite
klockmannite
noun
A copper-selenium mineral (CuSe)
knowledgement
knowledgement
noun
(non-native speakers' English) Misconstruction of knowledge.
koggelmannetje
koggelmannetje
noun
(South Africa) The lizard Agama atra.
kremlinologist
kremlinologist
Noun
A person involved in Kremlinology.
kremlinologists
kulmet
lamsiekte
lamziekte
lamziekte
noun
(South Africa) A form of botulism in cattle.
leathermaker
leathermaker
noun
A manufacturer of leather.
leathermaking
leathermaking
noun
The manufacture of leather.
leukocythemia
leukotomies
leukotomies
noun
plural of leukotomy
leukotomy
leukotomy
noun
(surgery) lobotomy
locksmithery
locksmithery
Noun
The work of a locksmith.
lomentlike
lukewarmth
lukewarmth
noun
lukewarmness
lumberjacket
lumberjacket
noun
A lumberjack shirt.
lutemaker
lutemaker
noun
A manufacturer of lutes.
lutemaking
lutemaking
noun
The manufacture of lutes.
maeterlinck
maeterlinckian
malikite
malinowskite
malkite
mantlerock
marketability
marketability
noun
The likelihood that something will sell; market appeal.
marketable
marketable
adj
Of or pertaining to marketability; capable of being marketed.
saleable (of goods) or employable (of people)
marketableness
marketableness
noun
The state or quality of being marketable.
marketably
marketably
adv
In a marketable way.
marketplace
marketplace
noun
(by extension) The world of commerce and trade.
(figurative) A place or sphere for the exchange of anything, such as ideas or fashions.
An open area in a town housing a public market.
The space, actual or metaphorical, in which a market operates.