(most common British spelling, also sometimes used in the US) Alternative spelling of acknowledgment
acknowledgements
acknowledgements
noun
plural of acknowledgement
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
angleworm
angleworm
noun
(Northern US) An earthworm, used as or destined to be used as bait to catch fish.
angleworms
angleworms
noun
plural of angleworm
bagwomen
bagwomen
noun
plural of bagwoman
beggarwoman
beggarwoman
noun
A female beggar.
bellowsmaking
beworming
cabbageworm
cabbageworm
noun
Alternative form of cabbage worm
cabbageworms
cabbageworms
noun
plural of cabbageworm
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
congresswoman
congresswoman
noun
(US) A female member of the House of Representatives
A female member of congress
congresswomen
congresswomen
noun
plural of congresswoman
deworming
deworming
noun
The elimination of parasitic worms from an animal.
verb
present participle of deworm
disacknowledgement
disacknowledgements
disemboweling
disemboweling
noun
The act by which somebody is disemboweled.
verb
present participle of disembowel
disembowelling
disembowelling
noun
The act by which somebody is disembowelled.
verb
(chiefly Britain, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, South Africa) present participle of disembowel
dowagerism
dowagerism
noun
The rank or condition of a dowager.
emboweling
embowelling
embowelling
noun
An act of disembowelment.
verb
present participle of embowel
embowering
embowering
verb
present participle of embower
embowing
embowing
verb
present participle of embow
embrowning
embrowning
verb
present participle of embrown
empowering
empowering
adj
That empowers; serving to empower.
verb
present participle of empower
englishwoman
englishwoman
Noun
A female native or inhabitant of England; a woman who is English by birth, descent or naturalisation.
englishwomen
enwombing
enwombing
verb
present participle of enwomb
galleyworm
galleyworm
noun
A centipede or millipede.
gallowsmaker
gallowsmaker
noun
A manufacturer of gallows.
gapeworm
gapeworm
noun
A parasitic nematode worm, Syngamus trachea, that infects the tracheas of some birds and causes the disease gapes.
gapeworms
gapeworms
noun
plural of gapeworm
garmentworker
garmentworker
noun
A person who works making clothes.
gatewoman
gatewoman
noun
The female equivalent of a gateman.
gemwork
gemwork
noun
ornamentation with gems; jewellery
gentlewoman
gentlewoman
noun
(US, politics) A female member of a legislature, especially a female member of a House of Representatives.
(historical) A woman of the nobility.
gentlewomanhood
gentlewomanhood
noun
The qualities or condition of a gentlewoman.
gentlewomanish
gentlewomanlike
gentlewomanlike
adj
Characteristic of a gentlewoman; having the qualities of a gentlewoman.
adv
In a manner befitting a gentlewoman.
gentlewomanliness
gentlewomanliness
noun
The quality of being gentlewomanly.
gentlewomanly
gentlewomanly
adj
Having the manners or behavior of a gentlewoman; having social graces; polite.
gentlewomen
gentlewomen
noun
plural of gentlewoman
germantown
glareworm
gleewoman
gleewoman
noun
A female gleeman.
gownsmen
gownsmen
noun
plural of gownsman
grewsome
grewsome
adj
Obsolete spelling of gruesome
grewsomely
grewsomeness
grewsomer
grewsomest
grewsomest
adj
superlative form of grewsome: most grewsome
gromwell
gromwell
noun
Lithospermum arvense, a plant of the genus Lithospermum anciently used, because of its stony pericarp, in the cure of kidney stones.
gromwells
gromwells
noun
plural of gromwell
growsome
growsome
adj
(dialectal) Alternative form of gruesome
(dialectal) Characterised or marked by growth; apt to grow; conducive to growing
gumflower
homegrown
homegrown
adj
Created or constructed in an informal or amateur manner; done without formal assistance, as from a business, organization, or professional.
Grown at home.
Originating in one's own country.
Raised or brought up in one's own country.
housewarming
housewarming
noun
(idiomatic) A party to celebrate moving into a new home.
The act of welcoming a person/family to their newly purchased or newly rented home.
housewarmings
housewarmings
noun
plural of housewarming
imbowering
imbowering
verb
present participle of imbower
impowering
impowering
verb
present participle of impower
knowledgement
knowledgement
noun
(non-native speakers' English) Misconstruction of knowledge.
lawmonger
lawmonger
noun
(derogatory) A trader in law; one who practices law as if it were a trade.
liegewoman
liegewoman
noun
A female liege (subject of a sovereign or lord).
longmeadow
meadowing
measuringworm
megaword
megaword
noun
(computing) A unit of storage or capacity equal to 10⁶ (or 2²⁰) words
megawords
megawords
noun
plural of megaword
meilewagon
mellowing
mellowing
noun
The process of making or becoming mellow.
verb
present participle of mellow
melongrower
melongrower
noun
A person or company that grows melons.
meowing
meowing
noun
The act of uttering a meow.
verb
present participle of meow
metalworking
metalworking
noun
The art and craft of shaping metal.
metalworkings
metalworkings
noun
plural of metalworking
microbrewing
microbrewing
noun
Small-scale commercial brewing, as carried out in a microbrewery.
misacknowledge
misacknowledge
verb
(rare) To fail to acknowledge; to acknowledge wrongly.
misbestowing
misbestowing
verb
present participle of misbestow
misknowledge
misknowledge
noun
Misapprehension; imperfect or incorrect knowledge; misunderstanding.
moingwena
mouthwatering
mouthwatering
adj
(by extension) Enticing or tantalizing.
That is pleasing to the sense of taste; appetizing; that makes one salivate.
newsmonger
newsmonger
noun
(colloquial) A journalist.
A gossip.
newsmongering
newsmongering
noun
sensationalistic, gossipy journalism
newsmongers
newsmongers
noun
plural of newsmonger
newsmongery
newsmongery
noun
Journalism, especially the type that is sensationalist.
The act of spreading gossip.
nonacknowledgment
nonacknowledgment
noun
Absence of acknowledgment; failure to acknowledge something.
nonwelcoming
orangewoman
orangewoman
Noun
A female Orangeman.
overswarming
overswarming
verb
present participle of overswarm
overwarming
overwarming
verb
present participle of overwarm
overwhelming
overwhelming
adj
Extreme.
Overpowering, staggering, or irresistibly strong.
Very great or intense.
noun
A situation of being overwhelmed.
verb
present participle of overwhelm
overwhelmingly
overwhelmingly
adv
In an overwhelming manner; very greatly or intensely.
Mostly; predominantly; almost completely.
overwhelmingness
overwhelmingness
noun
The property of being overwhelming.
powermonger
powermonger
noun
A person who wields power in a tyrannical or irresponsible fashion.
preacknowledgement
preacknowledgement
noun
Alternative form of preacknowledgment
preacknowledgment
preacknowledgment
noun
acknowledgment in advance
prewelcoming
reacknowledgment
reacknowledgment
noun
Alternative form of reacknowledgement
semiburrowing
semiburrowing
adj
(zoology) That sometimes burrows.
superacknowledgment
swedenborgianism
swedenborgianism
Noun
Any of several related Christian denominations that developed as a new religious movement, informed by the writings of
swedenborgism
swingometer
swingometer
noun
(Britain) A graphic device used to illustrate swing in an election.
twaddlemonger
twaddlemonger
noun
(rare, humorous, derogatory) one who writes or publishes twaddle
twigsome
twigsome
adj
Full of twigs; twiggy.
unacknowledgment
unacknowledgment
noun
Lack of acknowledgment; failure to acknowledge.
ungentlewomanlike
ungentlewomanlike
adj
Not gentlewomanlike.
unwelcoming
unwelcoming
adj
Lacking in hospitality, accessibility and cordiality.
wagedom
wagedom
noun
The practice of hiring workers for wages.
wagenboom
wagenboom
noun
A South African proteaceous tree (Protea nitida).
The tough wood of this tree, used for making wagon wheels.
wagonmaker
wagonmaker
noun
A manufacturer of wagons.
wagsome
wagsome
adj
Waggish.
wamego
warmonger
warmonger
noun
(derogatory) Someone who advocates war; a militarist.
verb
(derogatory, intransitive) To advocate war.
warmongering
warmongering
noun
bellicism; militarism
verb
present participle of warmonger
warmongers
warmongers
noun
plural of warmonger
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of warmonger
watermonger
watermonger
noun
A seller of water.
wealthmonger
wealthmonger
noun
(derogatory) A rich person.
weaponmaking
weaponmaking
noun
The manufacture of weapons.
wegotism
wegotism
noun
(colloquial, dated) Excessive use of the pronoun we.
weightometer
weightometer
noun
A device that continuously weighs material passing on a conveyor belt
welcoming
welcoming
adj
hospitable, accessible and cordial.
noun
An act of giving welcome.
verb
present participle of welcome
welcomingly
welcomingly
adv
In a welcoming manner.
whiggamore
whiggamore
Noun
A Whig.
whoremonger
whoremonger
noun
(Britain, vulgar) A frequent customer of whores.
(Britain, vulgar) A procurer of whores; a pimp.
whoremongering
whoremongering
noun
The behaviour of a whoremonger; lewd licentiousness; pimping.
whoremongers
whoremongers
noun
plural of whoremonger
whoremonging
whoremonging
noun
Alternative form of whoremongering
wiremonger
wiremonger
noun
A seller of wire.
witchmonger
witenagemot
witenagemot
noun
(history, countable) A specific session of such an assembly.
(history, usually uncountable, sometimes countable) Any of several assemblies which existed in Anglo-Saxon England from the 7th to the 11th century, initially with regional jurisdiction (there being different ones in Essex, Kent, Mercia, Northumbria, Sussex and Wessex), later with national jurisdiction, made up of important noblemen.
witenagemote
witenagemote
noun
Alternative form of witenagemot
witenagemots
witenagemots
noun
plural of witenagemot
withergloom
witmonger
witmonger
noun
A person who attempts to be witty.
wondermonger
wondermongering
woodmonger
woodmonger
noun
(obsolete) A seller of wood.
woomerang
woomerang
noun
(archaic) Alternative form of woomera
wordmonger
wordmonger
noun
(usually derogatory) A writer, speechmaker, etc. who uses superficial, strange, or empty language for show, pretentiously, or carelessly, often to the point of disregard for the meaning of words.
wordmongering
wordmongering
noun
Synonym of wordmongery
wordmongers
wordmongers
noun
plural of wordmonger
wordmongery
wordmongery
noun
(obsolete) The memorization of written texts.
Clever writing or speaking, especially that which is superficially impressive but of very little substance.
The art of putting something into words, especially when done cleverly.
workingmen
workingmen
noun
plural of workingman
workingwomen
workingwomen
noun
plural of workingwoman
wormgear
wormgear
noun
Alternative form of worm gear
wranglesome
wranglesome
adj
Characterised or marked by wrangling; inclined to wrangle or squabble; quarrelsome.