(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
afterknowledge
afterknowledge
noun
Knowledge acquired later, or after the event.
afterworld
afterworld
noun
A supposed world that is entered after death; the realm of the afterlife.
afterworlds
afterworlds
noun
plural of afterworld
ailweed
alderwoman
alderwoman
noun
(rare) A female alderman.
alderwomen
alderwomen
noun
plural of alderwoman
allenwood
allhallowtide
allhallowtide
Proper noun
The time at or near All Hallows'.
allowanced
allowanced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of allowance
allowed
allowed
adj
(now rare) Acknowledged; admitted to be true.
(now rare) Allotted.
Permitted, authorized.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of allow
allowedly
allowedly
adv
admittedly
aloeswood
aloeswood
noun
agalloch (Aquilaria malaccensis)
aloewood
applewood
applewood
Noun
The wood of the apple tree.
archswindler
avowedly
avowedly
adv
With open acknowledgment, declaration or verification.
awardable
awardable
adj
Capable of being awarded.
awedly
awellimiden
baldricwise
baldricwise
adv
In the manner of a baldric.
baldwinsville
baldwinville
balladwise
balladwise
adv
In the style of a ballad.
ballweed
balsamweed
balsamweed
noun
The plant Impatiens balsamina.
bardwell
bartholomewtide
basilweed
basilweed
noun
The wild basil, Clinopodium vulgare.
batfowled
battleward
battleward
adv
Toward battle.
bawled
bawled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bawl
becrawled
becrawled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of becrawl
beshawled
beshawled
adj
Wearing a shawl.
betwattled
betwattled
adj
(archaic, West Country) surprised, confounded, befuddled, to be in a distressed state of mind.
verb
(archaic) simple past tense and past participle of betwattle
bewailed
bewailed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bewail
blackweed
blackweed
noun
Common ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia.)
bladderweed
bladderwort
bladderwort
noun
Any of many aquatic carnivorous plants, of the genus Utricularia, that have open bladders that trap minute insects and crustaceans.
bladderworts
bladderworts
noun
plural of bladderwort
bladderwrack
bladderwrack
noun
Fucus vesiculosus, a seaweed in which iodine was first discovered.
bladewise
bladewise
adj
In the manner of a blade.
blanketweed
blanketweed
noun
a filamentous alga often found in ponds
blawed
blendwater
bohmerwald
bondelswarts
bowdlerisation
bowdlerisation
noun
The action or instance of bowdlerising; the omission or removal of material considered vulgar or indecent.
bowdlerization
bowdlerization
noun
The action or instance of bowdlerizing; the omission or removal of material considered vulgar or indecent.
bowdlerizations
bowdlerizations
noun
plural of bowdlerization
bowlderhead
bowmansdale
bradwell
brawled
brawled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of brawl
bretwalda
bretwalda
noun
(historical) A title given to some of the rulers of Anglo-Saxon kingdoms from the 5th century onwards who had achieved overlordship of some or all of the other Anglo-Saxon kingdoms.
bretwaldadom
bretwaldaship
bridgewall
broadwell
brownsdale
buchenwald
bulwarked
bulwarked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bulwark
cadwallader
cadwell
cakewalked
cakewalked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cakewalk
caldoracaldwell
caldwell
caldwell
Proper noun
A locality in Alberta, Canada
A city in Arkansas
A ghost town in California
One of two villages in England
A city in Idaho
A city in Kansas
A town in Liberia
A community in New Brunswick, Canada
A borough in New Jersey
A town in New South Wales
A village in Ohio
A city in Texas
candlepower
candlepower
noun
(dated) A unit of luminous intensity of a light source, equal to 0.981 candelas.
candlepowers
candlepowers
noun
plural of candlepower
candlestickward
candlewaster
candlewaster
noun
(obsolete, derogatory) One who consumes candles by staying up late reading and studying; a student.
candlewasting
candlewasting
Adjective
Causing a waste of candles by studying late into the night.
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
candlewood
candlewood
noun
Dacryodes excelsa, a tree native to Puerto Rico.
Pterocelastrus tricuspidatus, a medium-sized evergreen tree indigenous to South Africa.
candlewoods
candlewoods
noun
plural of candlewood
candlewright
candlewright
noun
(obsolete) A chandler, or maker of candles.
cardwell
cartwheeled
cartwheeled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cartwheel
castleward
castleward
noun
Alternative form of castle-guard
castlewards
castlewards
noun
plural of castleward
castlewood
castlewood
Proper noun
Any of a number of towns in USA or Canada
caterwauled
caterwauled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of caterwaul
cathedralwise
ceilingward
ceilingward
adj
Facing or directed toward the ceiling.
adv
Toward the ceiling.
ceilingwards
ceilingwards
adv
Towards the ceiling.
channelwards
channelwards
adv
Towards a channel.
chapelward
chapelward
adv
Toward a chapel.
clammyweed
clammyweed
noun
Any of several North American plants of the genus Polanisia
clawed
clawed
adj
having claws (of animals)
verb
simple past tense and past participle of claw
clayweed
clearweed
clearweed
noun
A herb with a clear stem; the richweed.
clownade
coldwater
coldwater
adj
Characterized by the presence or use of cold water.
Located in or near cold ocean waters.
cowardliness
cowardliness
noun
A cowardly action.
The characteristic of being cowardly.
cradlefellow
crawfordsville
crawfordville
crawled
crawled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of crawl
daffadowndillies
daffadowndillies
noun
plural of daffadowndilly
daffodowndillies
daffodowndillies
noun
plural of daffodowndilly
daleswoman
daleswoman
noun
A female dalesman.
daneflower
danelaw
danelaw
Proper noun
The part of Great Britain in which the laws of the Scandinavians dominated those of the Anglo-Saxons.
The set of legal terms and definitions created in the treaties between the English Alfred the Great and the Danish Guthrum the Old.
dashwheel
dawdle
dawdle
noun
Alternative spelling of doddle (“a job, task, or other activity that is easy to complete or simple”)
An act of moving or walking lackadaisically, a dawdling; a leisurely or slow walk or other journey.
An act of spending time idly and unfruitfully; a dawdling.
Synonym of dawdler (“a person who dawdles or idles”)
verb
(transitive) Chiefly followed by away: to spend (time) without haste or purpose.
To move or walk lackadaisically.
To spend time idly and unfruitfully; to waste time.
dawdled
dawdled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dawdle
dawdler
dawdler
noun
A person who dawdles or idles.
dawdlers
dawdlers
noun
plural of dawdler
dawdles
dawdles
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dawdle
dawnlike
dawnlike
adj
Resembling dawn or some aspect of it.
dawsonville
dawsonville
Proper noun
a city in Georgia, USA
an unincorporated community in Maryland, USA.
an unincorporated community in Missouri, USA.
an unincorporated community in Virginia, USA.
an unincorporated community in New Brunswick, Canada.
a railway town in Kenya.
dayflower
dayflower
noun
Any of several plants, of the genus Commelina, whose flowers last only a day
dayflowers
dayflowers
noun
plural of dayflower
dearworthily
deathblow
deathblow
noun
A strike or blow that leads to death, especially a coup de grace.
Something that prevents the completion, or ends the existence, of a project etc.; a fatal setback.
deathblows
deathblows
noun
plural of deathblow
delaw
delaware
delaware
Proper noun
An indigenous Native American people.
The Algonquian languages of these people.
A river that arises in the Catskill mountains.
A
A city in Ohio, USA
Noun
A member of the Delaware people.
An American variety of grape, with compact bunches of small, sweet, amber-colored berries.
delawarean
delawarean
Adjective
Of, or pertaining to, Delaware or its culture.
Noun
A native or resident of the state of Delaware in the United States of America.
delawares
delawn
delftware
delftware
noun
Alternative spelling of Delftware
demilawyer
detacwable
devilward
dewal
dewali
dewclaw
dewclaw
noun
A vestigial digit, hoof or claw that does not reach the ground.
dewclawed
dewclawed
adj
Having dewclaws.
Having had dewclaws surgically removed.
dewclaws
dewclaws
noun
plural of dewclaw
dewfall
dewfall
noun
The forming of dew.
The time when dew begins to form.
dewfalls
dewfalls
noun
plural of dewfall
dewlap
dewlap
noun
The pendulous skin under the neck of an ox, or a similar feature on any other animal.
The sagging flesh on the throat of an elderly human.
dewlapped
dewlapped
adj
Having dewlaps (of a specified kind).
dewlaps
dewlaps
noun
plural of dewlap
diagonalwise
diagonalwise
adj
In a diagonal fashion.
disacknowledge
disacknowledge
verb
(transitive) To refuse to acknowledge or recognize something; to disavow or deny.
disacknowledgement
disacknowledgements
disallowable
disallowable
adj
Able to be disallowed.
Not allowable; not to be suffered or permitted; which should not be allowed.
disallowableness
disallowance
disallowance
noun
(law, politics) A power a higher level authority has to disallow particular legislation of the lower level jurisdiction; such as a federal government disallowing state/provincial legislation, or the crown disallowing federal legislation.
The action of not allowing, or of withdrawing allowance.