(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
agilawood
agillawood
aguilawood
airglow
airglow
noun
A faint illumination in the sky due to photochemical luminescence in the upper atmosphere, now rarely observed by earthbound humans without the assistance of instruments.
airglows
airglows
noun
plural of airglow
allowancing
allowancing
verb
present participle of allowance
allowing
allowing
verb
present participle of allow
angletwitch
angletwitch
noun
(rare, dialectal) An angleworm; earthworm.
anglewing
anglewing
noun
Any of various butterflies in the tribe Nymphalini.
anglewise
anglewise
adv
With respect to an angle; angularly.
answeringly
answeringly
adv
In a way that answers; so as to answer; in reply.
antitwilight
antitwilight
noun
Synonym of antitwilight arch (“atmospheric phenomenon”)
antiwhaling
antiwhaling
adj
Against the practice of whaling, the practice of hunting whales.
awakeningly
awakeningly
adv
In a way that awakens, or brings new sensations.
awiggle
awiggle
adj
wiggling
awingly
backflowing
backflowing
adj
flowing backwards
verb
present participle of backflow
baggywrinkle
baggywrinkle
noun
(nautical) A brush-like pad made of rope, attached to a shroud in order to prevent wear on sails.
batfowling
batfowling
noun
A method of catching birds at night, by holding a torch or other light, and beating the bush or perch where they roost so that the birds fly towards the light.
bawling
bawling
noun
The act of one who bawls or shouts.
verb
present participle of bawl
becrawling
becrawling
verb
present participle of becrawl
bellowsmaking
bewailing
bewailing
noun
The act of one who bewails something.
verb
present participle of bewail
bewailingly
bewailingly
adv
in a bewailing manner
bewrayingly
bewrayingly
adv
(archaic) By way of disclosing secrets; in such manner as to bewray
bilgewater
bilgewater
noun
(nautical) Water which collects in the bilges of a ship.
(slang) Stupid talk or writing; nonsense.
bilgewaters
bilgewaters
noun
plural of bilgewater
bilgeway
bilgeway
noun
(nautical, historical) Either of a pair of rails down which a ship is launched.
blackwashing
blackwashing
noun
(derogatory) The revisionist portrayal of something as belonging to a black race of people.
(derogatory) The revisionist portrayal of something as evil.
The application of a coating of blackwash.
verb
present participle of blackwash
blawing
brawling
brawling
noun
An unruly fight; a brawl.
verb
present participle of brawl
brawlingly
brawlingly
adv
In a brawling manner.
bridgewall
brigalow
brigalow
noun
Any of various Australian acacia trees, especially Acacia harpophylla of New South Wales and Queensland.
bulwarking
bulwarking
verb
present participle of bulwark
bushwalking
bushwalking
noun
(Australia, New Zealand) The activity of hiking or backpacking.
verb
present participle of bushwalk
bywalking
cakewalking
cakewalking
verb
present participle of cakewalk
candlewasting
candlewasting
Adjective
Causing a waste of candles by studying late into the night.
candlewicking
candlewright
candlewright
noun
(obsolete) A chandler, or maker of candles.
cartwheeling
cartwheeling
verb
present participle of cartwheel
caterwauling
caterwauling
noun
A sound that caterwauls.
verb
present participle of caterwaul
ceilingward
ceilingward
adj
Facing or directed toward the ceiling.
adv
Toward the ceiling.
ceilingwards
ceilingwards
adv
Towards the ceiling.
clawing
clawing
adj
Causing a visceral sensation of panic or terror.
noun
A scratch with the claws.
verb
present participle of claw
clearwing
clearwing
noun
Any of various moths, of the family Sesiidae, that have transparent wings
Any of various nymphalid butterflies, usually of the tribe Ithomiini, that have transparent wings
cogswellia
crawling
crawling
noun
The motion of something that crawls.
verb
present participle and gerund of crawl
crawlingly
crawlingly
adv
(figurative) In a humble or sycophantic manner.
With a crawling motion.
dawdling
dawdling
noun
gerund of dawdle: the act of one who dawdles.
verb
present participle of dawdle
dawdlingly
dawdlingly
adv
In a dawdling manner.
dawnlight
dawnlight
noun
The light of dawn.
diagonalwise
diagonalwise
adj
In a diagonal fashion.
dingwall
disacknowledge
disacknowledge
verb
(transitive) To refuse to acknowledge or recognize something; to disavow or deny.
disacknowledgement
disacknowledgements
disallowing
disallowing
verb
present participle of disallow
downfalling
downfalling
adj
falling downward
noun
A downfall.
An act of falling downward.
downloading
downloading
verb
present participle and gerund of download
downplaying
downplaying
noun
The act by which something is downplayed, or made to seem less important.
verb
present participle of downplay
downscaling
downscaling
noun
The act by which something is downscaled; a reduction in size or numbers.
verb
present participle of downscale
downtrampling
drawfiling
drawfiling
noun
The process of smooth filing by working the file sidewise instead of lengthwise.
drawling
drawling
noun
The act of speaking with a drawl.
verb
present participle of drawl
drawlingly
drawlingly
adv
Speaking with a drawl.
drawlingness
drawlingness
noun
A drawling quality of the voice.
duckwalking
duckwalking
verb
present participle of duckwalk
dwarfling
dwarfling
noun
A diminutive dwarf.
englishwoman
englishwoman
Noun
A female native or inhabitant of England; a woman who is English by birth, descent or naturalisation.
fallowing
fallowing
noun
A period during which a field is left fallow.
verb
present participle of fallow
farewelling
farewelling
verb
present participle of farewell
fawningly
fawningly
adv
In a fawning or sycophantic manner.
flawing
flawing
verb
present participle of flaw
fliegerabwehrkanone
flowcharting
flowcharting
noun
(computing) the design and construction of flowcharts
forewarningly
forewarningly
adv
So as to forewarn; in a way that gives advance warning.
fowliang
gablewindowed
gablewise
gablewise
adv
In the manner or orientation of a gable.
gabrilowitsch
gahrwali
gairfowl
gairfowl
noun
Alternative form of garefowl
galliwasp
galliwasp
noun
Any of the lizards in the genus Celestus.
galwegian
galwegian
Noun
Someone from Galloway.
Someone from Galway.
garhwali
garhwali
Proper noun
A Central Pahari language of the Indo-Aryan language family spoken chiefly by the Garhwal people of Uttarakhand, India. Some sources consider it to be a dialect of Hindi.
garlandwise
garlandwise
adv
In an arrangement resembling a garland.
garlicwort
gawkily
gawkily
adv
In a gawky manner.
gawkishly
gawkishly
adv
In a gawkish manner.
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.
giinwale
gimbaljawed
gladwin
glassblowing
glassblowing
noun
The art of making objects from molten glass, especially by manipulating a lump of molten glass on the end of a tube whilst blowing into it.
glassblowings
glassworking
glassworking
noun
The production of glasswork.
glaswegian
glaswegian
Adjective
Of or relating to Glasgow in Scotland.
Noun
A native or resident of Glasgow.
glenwillard
gnawingly
gnawingly
adv
In a manner that chafes or worries.
goldthwaite
goldthwaite
Proper noun
a small city in Texas, USA
grindelwald
gwalior
hallowing
hallowing
noun
The act by which something is hallowed.
verb
present participle of hallow
harrowingly
harrowingly
adv
In a way or to an extent that is harrowing
headlongwise
interweavingly
interweavingly
adv
So as to interweave.
inwalling
inwalling
verb
present participle of inwall
jawbreakingly
jawbreakingly
adv
In a way that is very difficult to say or pronounce.
jaywalking
jaywalking
noun
gerund of jaywalk.
verb
present participle of jaywalk
killawog
knowledgeability
knowledgeability
noun
The condition of being knowledgeable.
lacewing
lacewing
noun
Any of a number of gauzy-winged insects of certain families within the order Neuroptera.
Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Cethosia.
lacewings
lacewings
noun
plural of lacewing
lampworking
lampworking
verb
present participle of lampwork
landowning
landowning
adj
In possession of real estate (i.e. land).
Of or pertaining to the ownership of land.
noun
A portion of land belonging to a landowner; a smallholding.
landownings
landownings
noun
plural of landowning
lapwing
lapwing
noun
A silly man.
Any of several medium-sized wading birds belonging to the subfamily Vanellinae, within family Charadriidae.
The northern lapwing (Vanellus vanellus).
lapwings
lapwings
noun
plural of lapwing
laughlintown
lawabidingness
lawbreaking
lawbreaking
adj
unlawful; illegal.
noun
The commission of a criminal act, the violation or breaking of a law.
lawbreakings
lawbreakings
noun
plural of lawbreaking
lawgive
lawgiver
lawgiver
noun
Any lawmaker.
One who provides laws to a society.
lawgivers
lawgivers
noun
plural of lawgiver
lawgiving
lawgiving
adj
Enacting laws; legislative.
lawing
lawing
noun
(UK, Scotland, obsolete) Money owed for a service rendered.
Going to law; litigation.
verb
present participle of law
present participle of lawe
lawings
lawings
noun
plural of lawing
lawmaking
lawmaking
noun
The process of passing or enacting laws; legislation.
lawrightman
lawrightman
noun
(historical) A lay judge in Orkney.
lawrightmen
lawrightmen
noun
plural of lawrightman
lawsuiting
lawyering
lawyering
noun
The practicing of law as a profession; being a lawyer.
verb
present participle of lawyer
lawyerling
lawyerling
noun
A young or insignificant lawyer.
leatherwing
leatherwing
noun
soldier beetle
leatherworking
leatherworking
noun
The manufacture of articles from leather.
liegewoman
liegewoman
noun
A female liege (subject of a sovereign or lord).
lightwards
lightwards
adv
Synonym of lightward
lingtowman
llanfairpwllgwyngyll
llanfairpwllgwyngyll
Proper noun
A town in Anglesey, Wales, full name Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch.
lowercasing
lowercasing
verb
present participle of lowercase
ludwigshafen
mawkingly
mealywing
mealywing
noun
The silverleaf whitefly (Bemisia tabaci).
meilewagon
metalworking
metalworking
noun
The art and craft of shaping metal.
metalworkings
metalworkings
noun
plural of metalworking
milkwagon
misacknowledge
misacknowledge
verb
(rare) To fail to acknowledge; to acknowledge wrongly.
moonwalking
moonwalking
verb
present participle of moonwalk
mulligatawny
mulligatawny
noun
An Indian soup having a meat base and curry seasoning.