(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).
acknowledgeable
acknowledgeable
adj
Able to be acknowledged.
Worthy of acknowledgement.
acknowledged
acknowledged
adj
Generally accepted, recognized or admitted.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of acknowledg
simple past tense and past participle of acknowledge
acknowledgedly
acknowledgedly
adv
Confessedly, admittedly.
acknowledgement
acknowledgement
noun
(most common British spelling, also sometimes used in the US) Alternative spelling of acknowledgment
acknowledgements
acknowledgements
noun
plural of acknowledgement
acknowledger
acknowledger
noun
One who acknowledges.
acknowledgers
acknowledgers
noun
plural of acknowledger
acknowledges
acknowledges
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acknowledge
acknowledging
acknowledging
adj
(obsolete, specifically) Expressing esteem or gratitude.
That acknowledges, in various sense; (especially) that notices or recognises someone or something.
noun
(archaic) The act of acknowledging something.
verb
present participle of acknowledg
present participle of acknowledge
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
aleksandrovac
ankylodactylia
backfold
backloading
backloading
noun
(transport) The transportation of cargo or shipment on a return trip, using the space already paid for and used for the outward leg.
verb
present participle of backload
backlogged
backlogged
adj
Having an excessive list of tasks to do, especially tasks that should have already been performed.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backlog
badderlocks
badderlocks
noun
(Scotland) The edible seaweed Alaria esculenta
becloaked
becloaked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of becloak
belowdecks
belowdecks
adv
(nautical) Below the main deck of a ship.
blackboard
blackboard
noun
A large flat surface, finished with black slate or a similar material, that can be written upon with chalk and subsequently erased; a chalkboard.
verb
To use a blackboard to assist in an informal discussion.
blackboards
blackboards
noun
plural of blackboard
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blackboard
blackbodies
blackbodies
noun
plural of blackbody
blackbody
blackbody
noun
(physics) a theoretical body, approximated by a hole in a hollow black sphere, that absorbs all incident electromagnetic radiation and reflects none; it has a characteristic emission spectrum
blackcod
blackcods
blackford
blacktopped
blacktopped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blacktop
blackwood
blackwood
noun
(uncountable) The very dark wood of such trees.
African blackwood (Dalbergia melanoxylon), of Africa
Australian blackwood (Acacia melanoxylon), of eastern Australia
Bombay blackwood (Dalbergia latifolia), of India
Haematoxylum campechianum, a tree from Mexico.
blockade
blockade
noun
(by extension) Any form of formal isolation of something, especially with the force of law or arms.
(chess) Preventing an opponent's pawn moving by placing a piece in front of it
(nautical) The ships or other forces used to effect a naval blockade.
The physical blocking or surrounding of a place, especially a port, in order to prevent commerce and traffic in or out.
verb
(transitive) To create a blockade against.
blockaded
blockaded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blockade
blockader
blockader
noun
A person who blockades
A ship used in blockading
blockaders
blockaders
noun
plural of blockader
blockaderunning
blockades
blockades
noun
plural of blockade
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blockade
blockading
blockading
verb
present participle of blockade
blockboard
blockboard
noun
A compound wood board consisting of nearly square strips of softwood placed side by side and sandwiched between veneer panels, often of hardwood.
blockbusted
blocked
blocked
adj
(Ireland, slang) Drunk
(of a computer account or similar) Disabled or disconnected, so as to prevent access.
(of a person, telephone number, IP address, etc.) Banned or barred from connecting or logging on.
Obstructed, so that through movement or flow is prevented or impeded.
Unable to move owing to an obstruction.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of block
blockhead
blockhead
noun
(colloquial) A stupid person.
A sideshow performer who hammers nails or similar items through his or her nostril into the nasal cavity; human blockhead.
verb
(rare) To behave in a stupid manner.
To perform as a human blockhead.
blockheaded
blockheaded
adj
Resembling a blockhead; stupid
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blockhead
blockheadedly
blockheadedly
adv
In a blockheaded way.
blockheadedness
blockheadedness
noun
The state or condition of being blockheaded.
blockheadish
blockheadish
adj
stupid
blockheadishness
blockheadism
blockheadism
noun
The character or behaviour of a blockhead; stupidity.
blockheads
blockheads
noun
plural of blockhead
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blockhead
blockwood
bloodstock
bloodstock
noun
(countable) The breeding line of a thoroughbred horse or other animal.
(uncountable) Thoroughbred animals in general, but especially horses.
bloodstocks
bloodstocks
noun
plural of bloodstock
bloodsuck
bloodsucker
bloodsucker
noun
(by extension) Any parasite.
(by extension) One who attempts to take as much from others as possible; a leech.
A vampire.
An animal that drinks the blood of others, especially by sucking blood through a puncture wound; a hemovore.
The changeable lizard (Calotes versicolor).
bloodsuckers
bloodsuckers
noun
plural of bloodsucker
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.
bloodsuckings
bocklogged
bootlicked
bootlicked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bootlick
bottlenecked
bottlenecked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bottleneck
cadlock
cadlock
noun
Obsolete form of charlock.
chadlock
chadlock
noun
Alternative form of charlock (Sinapis arvensis etc.)
chalkboard
chalkboard
noun
A slate or enamel board for writing on with chalk; a predecessor to a whiteboard.
verb
To write or draw on a chalkboard.
chalkboards
chalkboards
noun
plural of chalkboard
chalkosideric
chedlock
chondroskeleton
chondroskeleton
noun
A skeleton (of some fish and of mammal embryos) composed of hyaline cartilage
clerkdom
clerkdom
noun
The role or status of clerk.
clerkdoms
clerkdoms
noun
plural of clerkdom
clerkhood
clerkhood
noun
The role or status of a clerk.
cloaked
cloaked
adj
Covered, hidden, disguised.
Wearing a cloak.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cloak
cloakedly
cloakedly
adv
In a concealed manner; with secrecy.
clockbird
clockbird
noun
Synonym of laughing kookaburra
clocked
clocked
adj
(UK, colloquial) Of a motor vehicle: having had its odometer turned back so as to display a lower mileage.
(electronics) Electronically running at a particular rate; governed by a repetitive time signal.
Embroidered with clocks.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of clock
clockworked
clodbreaker
clodknocker
clodknocker
noun
Synonym of clodhopper
clodlike
clonked
clonked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of clonk
cloudcuckooland
cloudcuckooland
noun
Alternative spelling of cloud-cuckoo-land
cloudlike
cloudlike
adj
Resembling a cloud or clouds; thus, often, fluffy
cockadoodledoo
cockadoodledoo
intj
Alternative spelling of cock-a-doodle-doo
cockbilled
cockbilled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cockbill
cockeyedly
cockeyedly
adv
In a cockeyed manner.
cockled
cockled
adj
(obsolete) Enclosed in a shell.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cockle
cockneyland
cockpaddle
cockpaddle
noun
The (male of the) lumpfish
cocktailed
cocktailed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cocktail
cokedale
cokewold
coldbrook
coldcock
coldcock
verb
(slang) To strike someone so forcefully that they are rendered unconscious.
coldcocking
coldcocking
verb
present participle of coldcock
coldturkey
cordlike
cordlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a cord.
counterblockade
counterblockade
noun
A blockade set up in opposition to another blockade.
counterblockades
counterblockades
noun
plural of counterblockade
craddockville
crookbilled
crookedly
crookedly
adv
In a crooked manner.
crooklegged
crookshouldered
cuckhold
cuckhold
noun
Obsolete form of cuckold.
cuckold
cuckold
noun
(fetishism) A man who is attracted to or aroused by the sexual infidelity of a partner.
A West Indian plectognath fish, Rhinesomus triqueter.
A man married to an unfaithful wife, especially when he is unaware or unaccepting of the fact.
The scrawled cowfish, Acanthostracion quadricornis and allied species.
verb
(transitive) To make a cuckold or cuckquean of someone by being unfaithful, or by seducing their partner or spouse.
cuckolded
cuckolded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cuckold
cuckolding
cuckolding
noun
The practice of making a man a cuckold, especially as a sexual kink.
verb
present participle of cuckold
cuckoldize
cuckoldize
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To cuckold.
cuckoldly
cuckoldly
adj
Possessing the qualities of a cuckold.
adv
Like or as a cuckold.
cuckoldom
cuckoldom
noun
(archaic) cuckoldry
cuckoldries
cuckoldries
noun
plural of cuckoldry
cuckoldry
cuckoldry
noun
(zoology) Among certain male fish, the practice of interrupting a mating pair to release sperm in an attempt to fertilize the female.
An act of adultery committed by a married woman against her husband.
The state of being a cuckold.
cuckolds
cuckolds
noun
plural of cuckold
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cuckold
cuckoldy
cuckoldy
adj
Characteristic of a cuckold.
daglock
daglock
noun
A dirty or clotted lock of wool on a sheep.
daglocks
daglocks
noun
plural of daglock
deadlock
deadlock
noun
(computing) An inability to continue due to two programs or devices each requiring a response from the other before completing an operation.
A standstill resulting from the opposition of two evenly matched forces; a stalemate or impasse.
verb
(intransitive) To cause or come to a deadlock.
deadlocked
deadlocked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of deadlock
deadlocking
deadlocking
verb
present participle of deadlock
deadlocks
deadlocks
noun
plural of deadlock
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deadlock
deblock
deblock
verb
(transitive) To unblock; remove a blockage from.
(transitive, computing) To process (digital video) so as to remove block-shaped artifacts of encoding.
(transitive, computing) To separate the logical records that have been combined into a physical block for storage.
deblocked
deblocked
adj
(computing, of a physical block) Separated into logical records
unblocked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of deblock
deblocking
deblocking
verb
present participle of deblock
deckload
deckload
noun
An amount of cargo carried on the deck of a ship.
dikelocephalid
dikelocephalid
noun
(zoology) Any trilobite of the family Dikelocephalidae.
dikelocephalus
disacknowledge
disacknowledge
verb
(transitive) To refuse to acknowledge or recognize something; to disavow or deny.
disacknowledgement
disacknowledgements
discloak
discloak
verb
(obsolete) To remove a cloak from.
dislock
dockland
dockland
noun
The land area surrounding a dock, especially the renovated or gentrified areas surrounding a former dock.
docklands
docklands
noun
An area of a town or city which contains, or used to contain, an industrial port.
doctorlike
doctorlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a doctor.
doodlesack
doodlesack
noun
(archaic or UK dialectal) The bagpipes.
dreadlocks
dreadlocks
noun
A hairstyle worn by Rastafarians and others in which the hair is left to grow into long matted strings.
drillstock
drillstock
noun
The part of a drill that holds the shank of the bit.
duckmole
duckmole
noun
(obsolete) Synonym of platypus
fetlocked
fetlocked
adj
(in combination) Having fetlocks (of a specified kind).
Tied by the fetlock.
flapdock
flatterdock
fleadock
flockbed
flocked
flocked
adj
(of Christmas trees) Covered with artificial snow.
(of bristles) Having split, bushy ends.
(of swabs) Having dense fibers with a desirable nap to optimize collection and elution of specimens.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of flock
floodcock
forebackwardly
frolicked
frolicked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of frolic
goldbrick
goldbrick
noun
(US, slang, dated) A shirker or malingerer.
(US, slang, dated) A swindler.
Something fraudulent or nonexistent offered for sale; a swindle or con.
verb
(US, slang, dated) To shirk or malinger.
(US, slang, dated) To swindle.
goldbricked
goldbricked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of goldbrick
goldbricker
goldbricker
noun
(US, informal) A lazy person; an idler.
goldbrickers
goldbrickers
noun
plural of goldbricker
goldbricking
goldbricking
verb
present participle of goldbrick
goldbricks
goldbricks
noun
plural of goldbrick
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of goldbrick
goldenback
goldenback
noun
(regional) The natterjack.
Any of a group of large woodpeckers that are resident breeders in tropical southern Asia.
goldenlocks
goldilocks
goldilocks
noun
A goldilocks aster, Aster linosyris.
A person with golden hair, especially a girl with long hair.
goldylocks
goldylocks
noun
(less common) Alternative spelling of goldilocks
gridlock
gridlock
noun
(figuratively, by extension) any paralysis of a complex system due to severe congestion, conflict, or deadlock.
A condition of total, interlocking traffic congestion on the streets or highways of a crowded city, in which no one can move because everyone is in someone else's way.
On a smaller scale: the situation in which cars enter a signal-controlled intersection too late during the green light cycle, and are unable to clear the intersection (due to congestion in the next block) when the light turns red, thus blocking the cross traffic when it's their turn to go. Repeated at enough intersections, this phenomenon can lead to citywide gridlock.