(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
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.
avowedly
avowedly
adv
With open acknowledgment, declaration or verification.
bartholomewtide
batfowled
beclowned
beclowned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beclown
bedfellow
bedfellow
noun
(by extension) An associate, often an otherwise improbable one.
One with whom one shares a bed.
bedfellows
bedfellows
noun
plural of bedfellow
bedfellowship
bedfellowship
noun
The state or role of being bedfellows.
bedflower
beflowered
beflowered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beflower
befurbelowed
befurbelowed
adj
(dated, possibly obsolete) Furbelowed; ornamented with frill.
behowled
behowled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of behowl
bellowed
bellowed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bellow
bellwood
belowdecks
belowdecks
adv
(nautical) Below the main deck of a ship.
belowground
belowground
adj
beneath the surface of the ground; underground
billetwood
billowed
billowed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of billow
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
blodenwedd
bloodflower
bloodflower
noun
A species of milkweed (Asclepias curassavica L.) with blood-red petals, native to the Central and South American tropics
Any plant in the genus Haemanthus, bulbous African plants of the amaryllis family.
bloodweed
bloodwite
bloodwite
noun
A penalty for committing bloodshed, specifically under Anglo-Saxon law a penalty to be paid to the king or aldorman as distinct from the wergeld.
blowed
blowed
verb
(dialect) simple past tense and past participle of blow
blowsed
blowtorched
blowtorched
verb
past participle of blowtorch
blowzed
blowzed
adj
Rendered blowsy by weather, drink, exertion, etc.
bluewood
bluewood
noun
(uncountable) Wood of Haematoxylon campechianum.
A tree of species Haematoxylon campechianum.
Condalia spp., especially Condalia hookeri (syn. Condalia obovata).
bluewoods
bluewoods
noun
plural of bluewood
blythewood
bodwell
bohmerwald
boleweed
bondelswarts
boswellized
bowdle
bowdlerisation
bowdlerisation
noun
The action or instance of bowdlerising; the omission or removal of material considered vulgar or indecent.
bowdlerise
bowdlerise
verb
Alternative form of bowdlerize
bowdlerised
bowdlerised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bowdlerise
bowdlerises
bowdlerises
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bowdlerise
bowdlerising
bowdlerising
verb
present participle of bowdlerise
bowdlerism
bowdlerism
noun
A policy of bowdlerization, or censorship by removing what is considered 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
bowdlerize
bowdlerize
verb
To remove or alter those parts of a text considered offensive, vulgar, or otherwise unseemly.
bowdlerized
bowdlerized
adj
Expurgated, especially in a comprehensive way (such as systematically throughout an entire work).
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bowdlerize
bowdlerizer
bowdlerizer
noun
One who bowdlerizes.
bowdlerizers
bowdlerizers
noun
plural of bowdlerizer
bowdlerizes
bowdlerizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bowdlerize
bowdlerizing
bowdlerizing
verb
present participle of bowdlerize
boweled
bowelled
bowelled
adj
Having bowels; hollow.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bowel
bowlder
bowlder
noun
Dated form of boulder.
bowlderhead
bowldering
bowlders
bowlders
noun
plural of bowlder
bowldery
bowldery
adj
Archaic form of bouldery.
bowled
bowled
adv
(cricket) (Dismissed) by the bowled ball hitting and breaking the batsman's wicket.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bowl
bowlegged
bowlegged
adj
Alternative spelling of bow-legged
bowleggedness
bowleggedness
noun
The quality of being bow-legged.
bowmansdale
bretwaldadom
bridebowl
brittlewood
broadwell
brownfield
brownfield
adj
(software engineering) Being a development that has to integrate with legacy systems.
noun
(often attributive) A site, to be used for housing or commerce, that has been previously used for industry and may be contaminated or need extensive clearing
brownfields
brownfields
noun
plural of brownfield
brownsdale
bulletwood
bulletwood
noun
A flowering tree, Spanish cherry or medlar (Mimusops elengi), whose flowers are used in Thai herbal medicine.
A tropical hardwood tree, Manilkara bidentata, grown commercially in Puerto Rico.
The timber of this tree.
caldoracaldwell
candlepower
candlepower
noun
(dated) A unit of luminous intensity of a light source, equal to 0.981 candelas.
candlepowers
candlepowers
noun
plural of candlepower
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
castlewood
castlewood
Proper noun
Any of a number of towns in USA or Canada
cheswold
clockworked
closedown
closedown
noun
(radio, television) The point when a radio or television station shuts down transmission and goes off the air for a predetermined period, as used to happen overnight.
clotweed
clotweed
noun
cocklebur
clowder
clowder
noun
A group of cats or other small felines.
clowders
clowders
noun
plural of clowder
clownade
clowned
clowned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of clown
cohdwell
coindwelling
cokewold
coldwater
coldwater
adj
Characterized by the presence or use of cold water.
Located in or near cold ocean waters.
colicweed
colicweed
noun
Alternative form of colic weed
coolweed
counterworld
counterworld
noun
A world or realm that opposes or subverts the norms of another world or realm.
cowardliness
cowardliness
noun
A cowardly action.
The characteristic of being cowardly.
cowedly
cowedly
adv
(rare) In a cowed or intimidated manner.
cowled
cowled
adj
(of a chimney) Fitted with a cowl.
Wearing a cowl; hooded.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cowl
cowslipped
cowslipped
adj
Adorned with cowslips.
cradlefellow
crawfordsville
crawfordville
crowdedly
crowdedly
adv
In a crowded manner.
crowdle
cumberworld
cumberworld
noun
(derogatory, obsolete) Someone who, or something which, is an encumbrance on the world; a useless person or thing.
daffadowndillies
daffadowndillies
noun
plural of daffadowndilly
daffodowndillies
daffodowndillies
noun
plural of daffodowndilly
daleswoman
daleswoman
noun
A female dalesman.
daneflower
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
debowel
deflow
deflow
verb
(obsolete) To flow down.
deflower
deflower
verb
(transitive) To deprive of flowers.
(transitive) To deprive of grace and beauty.
(transitive) To take the virginity of (somebody), especially a woman or girl.
deflowered
deflowered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of deflower
deflowerer
deflowerer
noun
One who deflowers.
deflowerers
deflowerers
noun
plural of deflowerer
deflowering
deflowering
noun
The breaking of the hymen of a virgin.
verb
present participle of deflower
deflowerment
deflowerment
Noun
The loss of a girl or woman's virginity.
deflowers
deflowers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deflower
dellslow
demiowl
demiwolf
demiwolf
noun
(archaic) A mongrel dog, between a dog and a wolf.
demiworld
devilwood
devilwood
noun
A tree (Cartrema americana, syn. Osmanthus americanus), allied to the European olive.
dewflower
dewool
dewool
verb
(transitive) To remove the wool from.
dewooled
dewooled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dewool
dewooling
dewooling
verb
present participle of dewool
dewools
dewools
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dewool