(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).
ahgwahching
allowancing
allowancing
verb
present participle of allowance
angletwitch
angletwitch
noun
(rare, dialectal) An angleworm; earthworm.
archmugwump
backflowing
backflowing
adj
flowing backwards
verb
present participle of backflow
backwashing
backwashing
noun
A form of water treatment in which water is pumped backwards through the filter media, sometimes with intermittent use of compressed air.
backwinding
backwinding
verb
present participle of backwind
becowarding
buckwashing
cabbagetown
cabbagewood
cabbagewood
noun
The tree Ceodes umbellifera.
cabbageworm
cabbageworm
noun
Alternative form of cabbage worm
cakewalking
cakewalking
verb
present participle of cakewalk
carriageway
carriageway
noun
(UK, Ireland) One side of a dual carriageway that carries traffic in a single direction.
(UK, Ireland) The part of a road that carries traffic.
catchweight
catchweight
adj
(sports) Without any weight restrictions; having no handicap.
Having no standard weight, but rather having weight determined when packaged for sale or shipping.
adv
(horse racing) Without any weight restrictions; without being handicapped.
to ride catchweight
noun
(sports) A weight category other than the standard weight categories: either an agreed-upon weight range or an agreement to allow any weight.
The weight of all the fish caught.
The weight of an item that is not set to a standard, but which varies around an approximate value.
caughnawaga
causewaying
causewaying
verb
present participle of causeway
ceilingward
ceilingward
adj
Facing or directed toward the ceiling.
adv
Toward the ceiling.
chainsawing
chainsawing
verb
present participle of chainsaw
changchowfu
changewater
checkrowing
checkrowing
verb
present participle of checkrow
cheektowaga
chiggerweed
chinwagging
chinwagging
verb
present participle of chinwag
clergywoman
clergywoman
noun
A woman belonging to a clergyman's family.
An ordained (female) Christian minister; a female member of the clergy.
clergywomen
clergywomen
noun
plural of clergywoman
coachwright
cockcrowing
cockcrowing
noun
The crowing sound of a cock.
cockcrow; daybreak
collingwood
collingwood
Proper noun
A town in New Zealand.
A community in Nova Scotia, Canada.
A town in Ontario, Canada.
copywriting
copywriting
verb
present participle of copywrite
counterglow
counterglow
noun
The gegenschein.
cowleeching
cowleeching
noun
(obsolete) The work of a cowleech, giving medical treatment to cows.
coxswaining
coxswaining
verb
present participle of coxswain
crawfishing
crawfishing
noun
fishing for crawfish
verb
present participle of crawfish
crowbarring
crowbarring
verb
present participle of crowbar
discrowning
discrowning
verb
present participle of discrown
downscaling
downscaling
noun
The act by which something is downscaled; a reduction in size or numbers.
verb
present participle of downscale
duckwalking
duckwalking
verb
present participle of duckwalk
gedecktwork
kwangchowan
lowercasing
lowercasing
verb
present participle of lowercase
microwaving
microwaving
verb
present participle of microwave
newscasting
newscasting
noun
The production of newscasts
oswegatchie
outcrawling
outcrawling
verb
present participle of outcrawl
outcrowding
outcrowding
verb
present participle of outcrowd
outwatching
outwatching
verb
present participle of outwatch
racewalking
racewalking
noun
(sports) A sport in which people try to walk as fast as possible, subject to the constraint that at least one foot must be on the ground at all time (or else they would be running).
verb
present participle of racewalk
sandwiching
sandwiching
verb
present participle of sandwich
scallawaggy
scenewright
scenewright
noun
A person who works in scenecraft.
stockwright
switchgrass
switchgrass
noun
A tall North American perennial grass, Panicum virgatum, used as forage and to make hay.
tanglewrack
thwackingly
thwackingly
adv
With a thwacking sound.
twitcheling
twitchingly
twitchingly
adv
In a twitching manner.
unscrawling
untwitching
unwelcoming
unwelcoming
adj
Lacking in hospitality, accessibility and cordiality.
unwincingly
unwincingly
adv
Without wincing.
wainscoting
wainscoting
noun
Alternative spelling of wainscotting
watchdogged
watchdogged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of watchdog
watchmaking
watchmaking
noun
The making (and repairing) of watches
welcomingly
welcomingly
adv
In a welcoming manner.
wildcatting
wildcatting
verb
present participle of wildcat
windbracing
wiredancing
witchmonger
woodcarving
woodcarving
noun
Alternative spelling of wood carving
woodcutting
woodcutting
noun
The felling of trees, or the cutting of wood.
The process of making woodcuts.
wrenchingly
wrenchingly
adv
In a wrenching manner; with a sudden jerk or emotional shock.