(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
aminoanthraquinone
aminoanthraquinone
noun
(organic chemistry) Either of two isomeric amino derivatives of anthraquinone
antimasquer
antimasquer
noun
One who takes part in an antimasque.
antimasquerade
antiquarianism
antiquarianism
noun
Archaism.
Study or love of antiques.
Study or love of antiquity.
antiquarism
antiquarism
noun
Synonym of antiquarianism
antiquarium
antiquarium
noun
A place for keeping antiques.
barquisimeto
equalitarianism
equalitarianism
noun
Egalitarianism.
equestrianism
equestrianism
noun
The art or sport of riding horses.
equiformity
equiformity
noun
The quality of being equiform.
equitemporal
equitemporal
adj
Of equal time.
equitemporaneous
equitemporaneous
adj
(obsolete) Performed in equal periods of time; contemporaneous.
extraequilibrium
gastriloquism
gastriloquism
noun
(obsolete) ventriloquism
maquiritare
marqueterie
marqueterie
noun
Alternative form of marquetry
marqueteries
marqueteries
noun
plural of marqueterie
plural of marquetery
marquetries
marquetries
noun
plural of marquetry
marquisate
marquisate
noun
The state or rank of a marquis.
The territory held by a marquis, margrave or marchioness.
marquisates
marquisates
noun
plural of marquisate
marquisette
marquisette
noun
A sheer cotton fabric used for mosquito nets and curtains
marquisettes
marquisettes
noun
plural of marquisette
marquisotte
marquisotte
verb
(obsolete, rare) To shave off the beard but leave the moustache.
marquita
marquito
martinique
martinique
Proper noun
An island in the Caribbean, an overseas department of France. Official name: Department of Martinique.
microtechnique
microtechnique
noun
Any small-scale technique.
The art of preparing objects for examination under a microscope.
misquoter
misquoter
noun
One who misquotes.
mosquitoproof
mosquitoproof
adj
Resistant to mosquitos.
mousquetaire
mousquetaire
noun
(historical) A broad turnover linen collar worn in the mid-19th century.
(historical) A musketeer, especially one of the French royal musketeers of the 17th and 18th centuries, famed for their daring and their fine clothing.
(historical) A woman's cloak trimmed with ribbons, with large buttons, fashionable in the mid-19th century.
mousquetaires
mousquetaires
noun
plural of mousquetaire
nonrelinquishment
nonrelinquishment
noun
Lack of relinquishment; failure to relinquish.
nonrequirement
nonrequirement
noun
That which is not a requirement.
parietosquamosal
parietosquamosal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to, or connecting, the parietal bone and the squamous part of the temporal bone
pectoriloquism
pectoriloquism
noun
pectoriloquy
preequipment
prerequirement
prerequirement
noun
A prerequisite requirement
quadragintesimal
quadratomandibular
quadratomandibular
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the quadrate bone and the mandible.
quadrienniumutile
quadrigamist
quadrigamist
noun
(rare) Someone who has four spouses at the same time.
quadrigeminate
quadrigeminate
adj
Synonym of quadrigeminal
quadrilaminate
quadrilaminate
adj
Having four layers.
quadrimetallic
quadrimetallic
adj
(chemistry) Containing atoms of four metals in each molecule.
quadrumvirate
quadrumvirate
noun
Synonym of quattuorvirate.
quagmiriest
qualimeter
qualimeter
noun
(obsolete) A device once used to estimate the hardness of X-rays
quantimeter
quantimeter
noun
A device for determining the quantity of X-rays generated by a Crookes tube or Coolidge tube.
quartermasterlike
quartermastership
quartermastership
noun
The position or employment of a quartermaster.
quartodeciman
quartodeciman
Noun
Any of a group of early Christians who began Easter on Nisan 14, the day Jesus was crucified according to the Gospel of JohnJohn 19:14, 31, 42, and the day before the beginning of Jewish Passover, which is Nisan 15.
Adjective
Of or pertaining to these people.
quartodecimanism
quartodecimanism
Proper noun
The doctrines of the Quartodecimans.
quatrocentism
quatrocentism
noun
Alternative form of quattrocentism
quercimeritrin
quercimeritrin
noun
(organic chemistry) A flavonol glucoside, with chemical formula C₂H₂₀O₁₂, found in cotton flowers.
quindecemvirate
quindecemvirate
noun
Alternative form of quindecimvirate.
quinometry
quinometry
noun
(archaic) The art of estimating the quantity of quinine in cinchona bark, and in the commercial salts of this alkaloid.
quinquertium
quinquertium
noun
(historical) An ancient sporting contest consisting of five separate events.
quizmaster
quizmaster
noun
A person who poses questions to contestants on a quiz show.
quizmasters
quizmasters
noun
plural of quizmaster
reequipment
reequipment
noun
The act, or the result of reequipping
reequipments
reequipments
noun
plural of reequipment
relinquishment
relinquishment
noun
The act of relinquishing something.
relinquishments
relinquishments
noun
plural of relinquishment
requirement
requirement
noun
(engineering, computing) A statement (in domain specific terms) which specifies a verifiable constraint on an implementation that it shall undeniably meet or (a) be deemed unacceptable, or (b) result in implementation failure, or (c) result in system failure.
A necessity or prerequisite; something required or obligatory. Its adpositions are generally of in relation to who or what has given it, on in relation to whom or what it is given to, and for in relation to what is required.
Something asked.
requirements
requirements
noun
plural of requirement
requitement
requitement
noun
(obsolete) requital
rhomboquadratic
semiquadrantly
semiquadrate
semiquadrate
noun
(astrology) An aspect of the planets when distant from each other by half a quadrant, or forty-five degrees, or one sign and a half.
semiquartile
semiquartile
noun
(astrology) A semiquadrate.
squamoparietal
squamosoimbricated
squamosoparietal
squamosoradiate
squatterism
squirmiest
squirmiest
adj
superlative form of squirmy: most squirmy
superrequirement
tauromaquia
triquetrum
triquetrum
noun
(anatomy) The triquetral bone
(astronomy) An astronomical instrument.
ubiquitarianism
ubiquitarianism
noun
The beliefs of the ubiquitarians.
unrequitement
unrequitement
noun
The quality of being unrequited.
utraquism
utraquism
noun
(countable, rare) A term, phrase, or concept with multiple meanings.
(psychoanalysis, specifically) A method that uses analogy to draw on insights from both objective natural science on the one hand, and subjective psychology and social science on the other.
(rare) Alternative letter-case form of Utraquism.
The combination of two methods or fields of study.
ventriloquism
ventriloquism
noun
The art of projecting one's voice without moving the lips so that it appears to come from another source, such as a dummy.