(computing) To sample signals and convert them into digital values.
(medicine) To contract.
(transitive) To gain, usually by one's own exertions; to get as one's own
(transitive) To get.
acquired
acquired
adj
(medicine) Developed after birth; not congenital.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of acquire
acquirement
acquirement
noun
(now rare, chiefly in the plural) Something that has been acquired; an attainment or accomplishment.
The act or fact of acquiring something; acquisition.
acquirements
acquirements
noun
plural of acquirement
acquirenda
acquirenda
noun
plural of acquirendum
acquirer
acquirer
noun
A bank or financial institution that processes credit card or debit card payments on behalf of a merchant.
One who acquires.
acquirers
acquirers
noun
plural of acquirer
acquires
acquires
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acquire
acquitter
acquitter
noun
One who acquits or releases.
aequorin
aequorin
noun
(biochemistry) A photoprotein, isolated from luminescent jellyfish and other marine organisms, composed of two distinct units: the apoprotein apoaequorin and the prosthetic group coelenterazine.
aequorins
aequorins
noun
plural of aequorin
alqueire
alqueire
noun
(historical) A traditional Portuguese unit of dry measure, equal to 13.1–19.3 liters in different 19th-century contexts.
(historical) A traditional Portuguese unit of land area, equal to 2–10 hectares in different locations.
alquier
aminoanthraquinone
aminoanthraquinone
noun
(organic chemistry) Either of two isomeric amino derivatives of anthraquinone
anthradiquinone
anthrahydroquinone
anthraquinone
anthraquinone
noun
(organic chemistry) A tricyclic quinone, derived from anthracene.
(organic chemistry) Any derivative of this parent compound, mostly natural pigments or synthetic dyes.
anticritique
anticritique
noun
A critique written in response to another critique.
antimasquer
antimasquer
noun
One who takes part in an antimasque.
antimasquerade
antiquarianize
antiquarianize
verb
(colloquial, dated, intransitive) To act the part of an antiquary.
antiquaries
antiquaries
noun
plural of antiquary
antiquer
antiquer
adj
comparative form of antique: more antique
noun
(slang) A person who browses for antiques.
A person who finishes furniture or objects so they have the appearance of an antique, either for decoration or to perpetrate a fraud.
antiquers
antiquers
noun
plural of antiquer
appropinquate
appropinquate
verb
(rare, literary, transitive, intransitive) To approach; to near.
aprilesque
aquamarine
aquamarine
adj
Of a bluish-green colour.
noun
A bluish-green variety of beryl.
The bluish-green colour of the sea.
aquamarines
aquamarines
noun
plural of aquamarine
aquaregia
aquarellist
aquarellist
noun
(art) An artist who paints aquarelles
aquarellists
aquarellists
noun
plural of aquarellist
aquatinter
aquatinter
Noun
An artist who makes aquatints.
aquatinters
aquatinters
noun
plural of aquatinter
aqueomercurial
aquiculture
aquiculture
noun
Alternative form of aquaculture
aquicultures
aquicultures
noun
plural of aquiculture
aquifer
aquifer
noun
An underground layer of water-bearing porous stone, earth, or gravel.
aquiferous
aquiferous
adj
(geology) Of or pertaining to an aquifer
Carrying water
aquifers
aquifers
noun
plural of aquifer
aquiver
aquiver
adj
In a state of excitement, trepidation or agitation; quivering.
arabesquerie
arabesquerie
noun
arabesque ornamentation
architecturesque
architecturesque
adj
Resembling or characteristic of architecture.
arequipa
arequipa
Proper noun
A city of Peru, in the south of the country
arlequinade
arquebusier
arquebusier
noun
(military, now historical) A soldier armed with an arquebus.
arquerite
banqueteering
banqueteering
noun
The act of participating in banquets, particularly as a frequent activity (also used attributively).
verb
present participle of banqueteer
barbequing
barbequing
verb
present participle of barbeque
barquantine
barquentine
barquentine
noun
(nautical) A sailing vessel similar to a barque, but fore-and-aft (schooner) rigged on the mainmast
barquentines
barquentines
noun
plural of barquentine
barquisimeto
becquerelite
becquerelite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-pyramidal mineral containing calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, and uranium.
beliquor
beliquored
beliquored
adj
Drunken.
beliquoring
beliquors
benzofuroquinoxaline
bequirtle
bergquist
berninesque
besquirt
biquadrate
biquadrate
noun
(mathematics) The fourth power; the square of a square.
verb
(transitive, arithmetic) To raise to the fourth power; to determine the result of multiplying by itself three times.
biquarterly
biquarterly
adj
Twice every quarter, i.e. eight times per year.
borinqueno
boudoiresque
bouquetiere
breviloquence
breviloquence
noun
A pertinent and terse style of speech.
breviloquent
breviloquent
adj
Exhibiting breviloquence; concise.
brique
briquet
briquet
noun
(dated) Synonym of lighter in reference to any device used to light cigarettes.
Alternative form of briquette in all its senses.
verb
Alternative form of briquette
briquets
briquets
noun
plural of briquet
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of briquet
briquette
briquette
noun
A block of artificial stone in the form of a brick, used for paving.
A molded sample of solidified cement or mortar for use as a test piece for showing the strength of the material.
A small brick, typically made of charcoal and used for fuel.
verb
(transitive) To form (coal, etc.) into small bricks.
briquetted
briquetted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of briquet
simple past tense and past participle of briquette
briquettes
briquettes
noun
plural of briquette
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of briquette
briquetting
briquetting
verb
present participle of briquet
present participle of briquette
brisque
brisque
noun
In the card game bezique, an ace or ten won in a trick.
brodequin
brodequin
noun
(obsolete) A buskin or half-boot.
broomsquire
broquineer
browningesque
brusquerie
brusquerie
noun
Brusqueness; abruptness, bluntness.
brusqueries
brusqueries
noun
plural of brusquerie
plural of brusquery
burlesquing
burlesquing
noun
An instance of burlesque.
verb
present participle of burlesque
caqueterie
caquetoire
caquetoires
carnivalesque
carnivalesque
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a carnival.
carquaise
carquaise
noun
The annealing arch or oven used in the manufacture of plate glass.
chequering
chequering
noun
A chequered pattern.
verb
present participle of chequer
chequerwise
chequerwise
adj
Arranged in staggered rows, like the squares of a chequerboard.
chicquer
chiquero
chivalresque
chivalresque
adj
Characteristic of chivalry
chlorohydroquinone
chloroquine
chloroquine
noun
(pharmacology) A 4-aminoquinoline drug used to treat and prevent malaria, having the chemical formula C₁₈H₂₆ClN₃.
chloroquines
chloroquines
noun
plural of chloroquine
chronique
chronique
noun
(obsolete) A chronicle.
churrigueresque
churrigueresque
adj
Alternative form of Churrigueresque
cigaresque
cigaresque
adj
Characteristic of cigars
cinquanter
circumquaque
cirque
cirque
noun
(dated or literary) Something in the shape of a circle or ring, such as a Roman circus.
(geology) A curved depression in a mountainside with steep walls, forming the end of a valley.
cirques
cirques
noun
plural of cirque
cliqueier
cliquier
cliquier
adj
comparative form of cliquey: more cliquey
comparative form of cliquy: more cliquy
colloquializer
conquering
conquering
noun
gerund of conquer: an act of conquest.
verb
present participle of conquer
conqueringly
conqueringly
adv
So as to conquer.
conquistadores
conquistadores
noun
plural of conquistador
coquecigrue
coquecigrue
noun
(mathematics) A certain mathematical object in connection with Leibniz algebras.
A chimera.
coquetries
coquetries
noun
plural of coquetry
corequisite
corequisite
noun
(education) A course that must be or can be taken concurrently with a given course.
corequisites
corequisites
noun
plural of corequisite
corinthianesque
counteracquittance
counterequivalent
counterquestion
counterquestion
noun
A question that serves as a reply to, or distraction from, another.
counterquestions
counterquestions
noun
plural of counterquestion
counterquip
counterquip
noun
A quip made in response to another quip.
crannequin
critique
critique
noun
(obsolete) A critic; one who criticises.
A point made to criticize something.
An essay in which another piece of work is criticised, reviewed, etc.
The art of criticism.
verb
To review something; to criticize.
critiqued
critiqued
verb
simple past tense and past participle of critique
critiques
critiques
noun
plural of critique
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of critique
croqueting
croqueting
verb
present participle of croquet
croquignole
croquignole
noun
Alternative form of crokinole
croquignoles
demiquaver
demiquaver
noun
(music) A semiquaver, a sixteenth note.
demisemiquaver
demisemiquaver
noun
(music) A thirty-second note, drawn as a crotchet with three tails.
derelinquendi
derelinquish
derelinquish
noun
to abandon or desert, to leave to itself
derequisition
derequisition
verb
(transitive) To return or release (something previously requisitioned).
disequalizer
disequalizer
noun
One who or that which makes unequal.
disequilibrate
disequilibrate
verb
(transitive) To bring out of a state of equilibrium; to unbalance.
disequilibration
disequilibration
noun
The act of bringing about a state of disequilibrium
disequilibria
disequilibria
noun
plural of disequilibrium
disequilibrium
disequilibrium
noun
The loss of equilibrium or stability, especially due to an imbalance of forces.
disequilibriums
disfrequent
disquarter
disquieter
disquieter
noun
One who, or that which, disquiets, or makes uneasy; a disturber.
dunkirque
duroquinone
duroquinone
noun
(organic chemistry) A 1,4-quinone derived from durene
earthquaking
earthquaking
verb
present participle of earthquake
eigenfrequency
eigenfrequency
noun
Natural frequency: the frequency at which a system tends to oscillate in the absence of any driving or damping force.
elroquite
enquire
enquire
verb
(intransitive) To make an enquiry.
(transitive, archaic) To ask about (something).
enquired
enquired
verb
simple past tense and past participle of enquire
enquirer
enquirer
noun
Alternative form of inquirer
enquires
enquires
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of enquire