(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
adiadochokinesia
adiadochokinesia
noun
A dyskinesia characterized by the inability to perform the rapid alternating movements of diadochokinesia.
adiadochokinesis
adiadochokinesis
noun
Alternative form of adiadochokinesia
akrochordite
akrochordite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic reddish brown mineral containing arsenic, hydrogen, magnesium, manganese, and oxygen.
aleksandrovac
archdukedom
archdukedom
noun
The territory or dignity of an archduke or archduchess; an archduchy.
archdukedoms
archdukedoms
noun
plural of archdukedom
backboned
backboned
adj
Having a spine.
backcrossed
backcrossed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backcross
backdropped
backdropped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backdrop
backgrounded
backgrounded
adj
(computing) (of a task) Made non-interactive
Moved to the background
verb
simple past tense and past participle of background
backgrounder
backgrounder
noun
(chiefly US) A briefing or document typically provided prior to a meeting or other event that gives basic details on subjects that are likely to be mentioned.
A cattle farmer or rancher who runs a backgrounding operation.
A person employed to draw backgrounds for a comic or cartoon.
backlogged
backlogged
adj
Having an excessive list of tasks to do, especially tasks that should have already been performed.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backlog
backorder
backorder
noun
An order that cannot be currently filled or shipped, but is requested nonetheless for when the item becomes available again.
verb
To place such an order
backstopped
backstopped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backstop
backstroked
backstroked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backstroke
backswordmen
backswordmen
noun
plural of backswordman
backwoodser
backwoodsiness
backwoodsiness
noun
The quality of being backwoodsy.
backwoodsmen
backwoodsmen
noun
plural of backwoodsman
badderlocks
badderlocks
noun
(Scotland) The edible seaweed Alaria esculenta
batterdock
becassocked
becassocked
adj
Wearing a cassock.
beckford
beckoned
beckoned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beckon
becloaked
becloaked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of becloak
bedrock
bedrock
noun
(figurative) A basis or foundation.
(uncountable, geology, mining, engineering, construction) The solid rock that exists at some depth below the ground surface. Bedrock is rock "in place", as opposed to material that has been transported from another location by weathering and erosion.
verb
(transitive, figurative) To establish on a solid foundation.
bedrocks
bedrocks
noun
plural of bedrock
bedsock
bedsock
noun
A sock worn in bed, to keep the feet warm.
bedstock
bedstock
noun
(obsolete) The front or back part of the frame of a bedstead.
befrocked
befrocked
adj
Wearing a frock.
belowdecks
belowdecks
adv
(nautical) Below the main deck of a ship.
bemocked
bemocked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bemock
biofeedback
biofeedback
noun
A technique consisting of measuring a person's quantifiable bodily functions, such as blood pressure, heart rate, skin temperature, sweat gland activity, and muscle tension, then conveying the information to the person in real-time.
biofeedbacks
biofeedbacks
noun
plural of biofeedback
bivouacked
bivouacked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bivouac
blackbodies
blackbodies
noun
plural of blackbody
blacktopped
blacktopped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blacktop
blockade
blockade
noun
(by extension) Any form of formal isolation of something, especially with the force of law or arms.
(chess) Preventing an opponent's pawn moving by placing a piece in front of it
(nautical) The ships or other forces used to effect a naval blockade.
The physical blocking or surrounding of a place, especially a port, in order to prevent commerce and traffic in or out.
verb
(transitive) To create a blockade against.
blockaded
blockaded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blockade
blockader
blockader
noun
A person who blockades
A ship used in blockading
blockaders
blockaders
noun
plural of blockader
blockaderunning
blockades
blockades
noun
plural of blockade
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blockade
blockbusted
blocked
blocked
adj
(Ireland, slang) Drunk
(of a computer account or similar) Disabled or disconnected, so as to prevent access.
(of a person, telephone number, IP address, etc.) Banned or barred from connecting or logging on.
Obstructed, so that through movement or flow is prevented or impeded.
Unable to move owing to an obstruction.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of block
blockhead
blockhead
noun
(colloquial) A stupid person.
A sideshow performer who hammers nails or similar items through his or her nostril into the nasal cavity; human blockhead.
verb
(rare) To behave in a stupid manner.
To perform as a human blockhead.
blockheaded
blockheaded
adj
Resembling a blockhead; stupid
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blockhead
blockheadedly
blockheadedly
adv
In a blockheaded way.
blockheadedness
blockheadedness
noun
The state or condition of being blockheaded.
blockheadish
blockheadish
adj
stupid
blockheadishness
blockheadism
blockheadism
noun
The character or behaviour of a blockhead; stupidity.
blockheads
blockheads
noun
plural of blockhead
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blockhead
bloodsucker
bloodsucker
noun
(by extension) Any parasite.
(by extension) One who attempts to take as much from others as possible; a leech.
A vampire.
An animal that drinks the blood of others, especially by sucking blood through a puncture wound; a hemovore.
The changeable lizard (Calotes versicolor).
bloodsuckers
bloodsuckers
noun
plural of bloodsucker
bocklogged
bodicemaker
bodicemaking
bodycheck
bodycheck
noun
Alternative spelling of body check
bodychecked
bodychecked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bodycheck
bodychecking
bodychecking
verb
present participle of bodycheck
boondocker
boondocker
noun
A kind of combat boot worn in the US Marine Corps.
bootlicked
bootlicked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bootlick
bottlenecked
bottlenecked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bottleneck
brocked
brocked
adj
(Scotland) variegated, having a mixture of black and white
verb
simple past tense and past participle of brock
broderick
broderick
noun
(slang, early 20th century) A thorough beating
verb
(transitive) To administer a beating to
bucktoothed
bucktoothed
adj
Having buckteeth
buttocked
buttocked
adj
(in combination) Having some specific type of buttocks
cardiokinetic
cardiokinetic
adj
That excites or stimulates the heart.
noun
A drug that stimulates the heart.
cassocked
cassocked
adj
Dressed in a cassock.
Dressed in many cassocks
cedarbrook
chalkosideric
checkerboard
checkerboard
noun
(film) A style of negative cutting that avoids visible splice marks.
A board, usually square, covered with such a pattern; especially such a board with 8×8 squares, used to play chess and draughts/checkers.
A pattern of squares of alternating colours.
verb
(transitive) To checker; to mark with an alternating pattern of light and dark.
checkerboarded
checkerboarded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of checkerboard
checkerboarding
checkerboarding
noun
(computer graphics) Synonym of checkerboard rendering
verb
present participle of checkerboard
checkerboards
checkerboards
noun
plural of checkerboard
checkpointed
checkpointed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of checkpoint
checkrowed
checkrowed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of checkrow
chedlock
chickenhood
chickenhood
noun
The state or period of being a chicken.
chocked
chocked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chock
choked
choked
adj
(figurative) Blocked or obstructed by thick material, often plant growth.
Having been unable to breathe due to airway obstruction (choking) or strangulation, but usually to the point of pain and discomfort without death.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of choke
chokedamp
chokedamp
noun
(mining) A damp consisting chiefly of carbon dioxide, so called for its ability to asphyxiate.
chokered
chokered
adj
Wearing a choker.
chokeweed
chondroskeleton
chondroskeleton
noun
A skeleton (of some fish and of mammal embryos) composed of hyaline cartilage
chronodeik
clerkdom
clerkdom
noun
The role or status of clerk.
clerkdoms
clerkdoms
noun
plural of clerkdom
clerkhood
clerkhood
noun
The role or status of a clerk.
cloaked
cloaked
adj
Covered, hidden, disguised.
Wearing a cloak.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cloak
cloakedly
cloakedly
adv
In a concealed manner; with secrecy.
clocked
clocked
adj
(UK, colloquial) Of a motor vehicle: having had its odometer turned back so as to display a lower mileage.
(electronics) Electronically running at a particular rate; governed by a repetitive time signal.
Embroidered with clocks.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of clock
clockworked
clodbreaker
clodknocker
clodknocker
noun
Synonym of clodhopper
clodlike
clonked
clonked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of clonk
cloudlike
cloudlike
adj
Resembling a cloud or clouds; thus, often, fluffy
cockade
cockade
noun
(aviation) An emblem of concentric circles of different colours, identifying the country to which an aircraft belongs.
A rosette or knot of ribbon worn in a hat, especially as an office or party badge.
cockaded
cockaded
adj
Wearing a cockade.
cockades
cockades
noun
plural of cockade
cockadoodledoo
cockadoodledoo
intj
Alternative spelling of cock-a-doodle-doo
cockbilled
cockbilled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cockbill
cocked
cocked
adj
(firearms) Of a firearm or crossbow; to have the cock lifted or prepared to be fired.
(informal) Drunk.
(vulgar, in combination) Having a specified form of penis or a specific number of penises.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cock
cockered
cockered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cocker
cocketed
cockeyed
cockeyed
adj
(informal) Absurd, silly, or stupid; usually used in reference to ideas rather than people.
Crooked or askew.
Having both eyes oriented inward, cross-eyed.
cockeyedly
cockeyedly
adv
In a cockeyed manner.
cockeyedness
cockeyedness
noun
The quality of being cockeyed.
cockhead
cockhead
noun
(engineering) The rounded or pointed top of a grinding mill spindle, forming a pivot on which the stone is balanced.
(vulgar, slang) The glans penis.
(vulgar, slang, derogatory) Dickhead, a term of abuse.
cockled
cockled
adj
(obsolete) Enclosed in a shell.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cockle
cockneybred
cockneydom
cockneydom
Noun
The region or home of Cockneys; Cockneys collectively.
cockneyfied
cockneyfied
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cockneyfy
cockneyland
cockpaddle
cockpaddle
noun
The (male of the) lumpfish
cockscombed
cockshead
cockshead
noun
A leguminous herb, Onobrychis caput-galli, with small spiny-crested pods.
cocksuredom
cocktailed
cocktailed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cocktail
cockweed
cockweed
noun
(slang, vulgar) An obnoxious fool.
(uncountable) peppergrass
codebook
codebook
noun
(computer science) A lookup table.
(cryptography) A book, table, database, or other object that stores the mapping between plaintext words or phrases and their equivalents in a code.
codebooks
codebooks
noun
plural of codebook
codebreak
codebreaker
codebreaker
noun
A cryptanalyst, one who decodes messages without the key.
coked
coked
adj
Intoxicated with cocaine.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of coke
cokedale
cokewold
coldturkey
conked
conked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of conk
convoked
convoked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of convoke
cooked
cooked
adj
(computing, slang, of an MP3 audio file) Corrupted by conversion through a text format, requiring uncooking to be properly listenable.
(of accounting records, intelligence) Partially or wholly fabricated, falsified.
(slang) Done in, defeated, hopeless.
(slang) Done in, exhausted, pooped.
(slang, derogatory, Australia, figuratively) Of a person: crazy, insane.
(slang, especially Australia) inebriated: drunk, high, stoned; or hungover.
Of food, that has been prepared by cooking.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cook
copydesk
copydesk
noun
Alternative form of copy desk
copydesks
copydesks
noun
plural of copydesk
cordlike
cordlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a cord.
cordmaker
cordmaker
noun
One who manufactures cords.
corked
corked
adj
Blackened by burnt cork.
Of (a bottle of) wine, tainted by mould/mold in the cork.
Of a container, especially a bottle, closed with a cork.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cork
corkscrewed
corkscrewed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of corkscrew
counterattacked
counterattacked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of counterattack
counterblockade
counterblockade
noun
A blockade set up in opposition to another blockade.