(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
adultlike
adultlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of an adult
akindle
aldermanlike
aldermanlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of an alderman.
alkaid
alkalamide
alkalamide
noun
(chemistry) One of a series of compounds that may be regarded as ammonia in which a part of the hydrogen has been replaced by basic, and another part by acid, atoms or radicals.
alkalified
alkalified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of alkalify
alkalinised
alkalinised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of alkalinise
alkalinized
alkalinized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of alkalinize
alkalised
alkalised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of alkalise
alkalized
alkalized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of alkalize
alkaloid
alkaloid
adj
Relating to, resembling, or containing alkali.
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of many organic (often heterocyclic) bases that occur in nature and often have medicinal properties.
alkaloidal
alkaloidal
adj
(organic chemistry) Of or pertaining to alkaloids.
alkaloids
alkaloids
noun
plural of alkaloid
alkide
alkide
noun
(organic chemistry) Any simple binary alkyl organometallic compound
alkoxid
alkoxide
alkoxide
noun
(organic chemistry) Any organic compound derived from an alcohol by replacement of a hydrogen atom with a metal or other cationic species
alkylidene
alkylidene
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of a class of divalent functional groups derived from an alkane by removal of two hydrogen atoms from the same carbon atom, the free valencies being part of a double bond - R₂C=
almondlike
almondlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a almond.
ankylodactylia
ankylodontia
ankylopodia
arkadelphia
auldfarrantlike
backfield
backfield
noun
(American football) The area behind the line of scrimmage occupied before the snap by the team on offense.
(baseball, rare) Synonym of outfield.
(soccer, US) The area behind either the offensive or defensive line.
The players occupying this area.
backfields
backfields
noun
plural of backfield
backfilled
backfilled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backfill
backflipped
backflipped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backflip
backliding
backlighted
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
backpedaling
backpedaling
noun
The act of distancing oneself from a previously supported idea, action, behaviour, etc.; a U-turn or flip-flop.
verb
(US) present participle of backpedal
backslid
backslid
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backslide
backslidden
backslidden
verb
past participle of backslide
backslide
backslide
noun
(dance) A dance move in which the feet are alternately slid back and the heels lifted, giving the illusion of walking forwards while actually moving backwards.
A backward regression; a reverting back to a worse state.
verb
(Christianity) To revert back into a life of sin after being saved.
To regress; to slip backwards or revert to a previous, worse state.
To shirk responsibility; to renege on one's obligations or commitments.
backslided
backslider
backslider
noun
A recidivist; one who backslides, especially in a religious sense; an apostate.
She married him thinking to change his ways, and for a while he got religion, but he was ever a backslider; she soon began finding bottles stashed about the house.
backsliders
backsliders
noun
plural of backslider
backslides
backslides
noun
plural of backslide
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backslide
backsliding
backsliding
adj
sliding back
noun
An occasion on which one backslides, especially in a moral sense.
verb
present participle of backslide
backslidingness
backspliced
backspliced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backsplice
badgerlike
badgerlike
adj
Similar to a badger.
Similar to that of a badger.
bakersfield
bakersfield
Proper noun
A major city in California, USA
baldakin
baldrick
baldrick
noun
Alternative form of baldric
baldricked
baldricked
adj
Wearing a baldrick (ornamental belt).
baldricks
baldricks
noun
plural of baldrick
balkanised
balkanised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of balkanise
balkanized
balkanized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of balkanize
balladlike
balladlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a ballad.
bardlike
bardlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bard.
beadlike
beadlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bead.
beardlike
beardlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a beard.
blackbird
blackbird
noun
(slang, derogatory, historical, among slavers and pirates) A native of the South Pacific islands.
A common true thrush, Turdus merula, found in woods and gardens over much of Eurasia, and introduced elsewhere.
A variety of New World birds of the family Icteridae (26 species of icterid bird).
verb
To enslave someone, especially through chicanery or force
blackbirded
blackbirded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blackbird
blackbirder
blackbirder
noun
A person involved in blackbirding (kidnapping Pacific islanders as cheap labour).
A ship used for blackbirding.
blackbirders
blackbirders
noun
plural of blackbirder
blackbirding
blackbirding
noun
(UK, Australia) The practice of kidnapping Pacific Islanders, or kanakas, for sale as cheap labour.
verb
present participle of blackbird
blackbirds
blackbirds
noun
plural of blackbird
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blackbird
blackbodies
blackbodies
noun
plural of blackbody
blackfigured
blackguardism
blackguardism
noun
Blackguardly behaviour or language.
blackguardize
blackguardize
verb
To make blackguardly.
blacklisted
blacklisted
adj
Being on a blacklist, or having been shunned and rejected due to information (true or false) being spread about scandalous activities or ideas, especially controversial political opinions.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blacklist
blackmailed
blackmailed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blackmail
blackshirted
bladderlike
bladderlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bladder.
bladelike
bladelike
adj
Resembling a blade
blankminded
blankmindedness
blastodisk
blastodisk
noun
(biology) A round, flattened region of cells from which the embryo of many vertebrates begins to develop in the fertilized ovum; a germinal disk
blinkard
blinkard
noun
(obsolete) One with bad eyes.
A dim-witted or stupid person; an idiot.
blinkards
blinkards
noun
plural of blinkard
blockaderunning
blockading
blockading
verb
present participle of blockade
blockheadish
blockheadish
adj
stupid
blockheadishness
blockheadism
blockheadism
noun
The character or behaviour of a blockhead; stupidity.
boardlike
boardlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a board.
bradyteleokinesis
brooklandville
bucklandite
bulkheading
bulkheading
noun
bulkheads in general
buzzardlike
buzzardlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a buzzard.
cadilesker
cadilesker
noun
A chief judge in the Ottoman Empire.
candlemaking
candlemaking
noun
The manufacture of candles.
candlestick
candlestick
noun
(finance) A color-coded bar showing the open and closing prices of a stock on a candlestick chart.
(gymnastics) A gymnastics move in which the legs are pointed vertically upward.
A holder with a socket or spike for a candle.
verb
(investing) To analyze stock behavior using Japanese candlestick charts.
(of a parachute) To catch on fire, so that the chute resembles a tapered candle with a flame on top.
To adorn with candlesticks.
To form a tall, thin, tapering shape similar to a candle.
candlesticked
candlesticked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of candlestick
candlesticks
candlesticks
noun
plural of candlestick
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of candlestick
candlestickward
candlewick
candlewick
noun
A soft cotton yarn that gives a tufted pattern to embroidery
The thread used to make the wicks of candles
candlewicking
candlewicks
candlewicks
noun
plural of candlewick
candylike
candylike
adj
Resembling candy, especially in flavor or appearance
cardlike
cardlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a card.
Resembling or characteristic of card (the material).
cathedrallike
cathedrallike
adj
Resembling a cathedral
chalkosideric
chickenheartedly
chickenheartedly
adv
Alternative form of chicken-heartedly
clackdish
clackdish
noun
Alternative form of clack dish
clarkfield
cocktailed
cocktailed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cocktail
craddockville
cradlelike
cradlelike
adj
Resembling a cradle.
cradlemaking
cradlemaking
noun
The manufacture of cradles.
cuddebackville
cycadlike
cycadlike
adj
Having the characteristics of a cycad.
daftlike
daftlike
adj
(UK, regional) daft; foolish
daggerlike
daggerlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a dagger.
daktyli
damlike
damlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a dam (water barrier).
danakil
dankali
darklier
darklier
adv
(literary, dated) comparative form of darkly: more darkly
darkliest
darkliest
adv
(literary, dated) superlative form of darkly: most darkly
darkling
darkling
adj
(figurative) Obscure; taking place unseen, as if in the dark.
(poetic) Dark; growing dark; darkening.
adv
In the dark; in obscurity.
noun
(fantasy) A creature that lives in the dark.
Darkness
verb
present participle of darkle
darklings
darklings
adv
(poetic, obsolete) In the darkness.
noun
plural of darkling
dartlike
dartlike
adj
Resembling the movement of a thrown dart: swift and abrupt
daughterlike
daughterlike
adj
Resembling a daughter.
dawnlike
dawnlike
adj
Resembling dawn or some aspect of it.
daydreamlike
daydreamlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a daydream.
deadlocking
deadlocking
verb
present participle of deadlock
dealkalize
dealkylation
dealkylation
noun
(organic chemistry) The removal of alkyl groups from a compound
deathlike
deathlike
adj
(obsolete) Deadly.
Resembling or characteristic of death.
a deathlike silence
deathlikeness
deerstalking
deerstalking
noun
The hunting of deer on foot, by stealing upon them unawares.
dekaliter
dekaliter
noun
Alternative form of decaliter
dekaliters
dekaliters
noun
plural of dekaliter
dekalitre
dekalitre
noun
Alternative form of decalitre
deltalike
dhekelia
dialkyl
dialkyl
noun
(countable, organic chemistry) Any compound containing two alkyl groups
(uncountable, organic chemistry, especially in combination) Two alkyl groups in a compound
dialkylamine
dialkylamine
noun
(organic chemistry) Any secondary amine formed from two alkyl groups
dialkylic
diamondlike
diamondlike
adj
Having characteristics, or molecular structure, of diamond
diazoalkane
diazoalkane
noun
(organic chemistry) Any diazo derivative of an alkane
dikamali
dikamali
noun
The shrub Gardenia resinifera.
dikamalli
dikelocephalid
dikelocephalid
noun
(zoology) Any trilobite of the family Dikelocephalidae.
dikelocephalus
diplokaryon
diplokaryon
noun
A tetraploid cell nucleus
disacknowledge
disacknowledge
verb
(transitive) To refuse to acknowledge or recognize something; to disavow or deny.
disacknowledgement
disacknowledgements
disalike
discloak
discloak
verb
(obsolete) To remove a cloak from.
dislikable
dislikable
adj
Not capable or worthy of being liked; not liked; regarded with displeasure or aversion.
dislikeable
dislikeable
adj
Alternative spelling of dislikable
disparkle
disparkle
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To scatter around.
dollmaking
dollmaking
noun
The manufacture of dolls.
dragonlike
dragonlike
Adjective
Resembling a dragon or some aspect of one.
drakesville
drawlink
drawlink
noun
(rail transport) drawbar
dreamlike
dreamlike
adj
Like something from a dream; having a sense of vagueness, insubstantiality, or incongruousness.
dreamlikeness
dreamlikeness
noun
The state or condition of being dreamlike; resemblance to a dream.