Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acquire
acquisitor
acquisitor
noun
one who acquires
acquisitors
acquisitors
noun
plural of acquisitor
aquacultures
aquacultures
noun
plural of aquaculture
aquicultures
aquicultures
noun
plural of aquiculture
aquiculturist
aquiculturist
noun
Alternative spelling of aquaculturist
architecturesque
architecturesque
adj
Resembling or characteristic of architecture.
armouchiquois
biquadratics
biquadratics
noun
plural of biquadratic
caquetoires
carlylesque
carnivalesque
carnivalesque
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a carnival.
carquaise
carquaise
noun
The annealing arch or oven used in the manufacture of plate glass.
cathedralesque
cathedralesque
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a cathedral.
charquis
charquis
noun
plural of charqui
chequers
chequers
noun
plural of chequer
chequerwise
chequerwise
adj
Arranged in staggered rows, like the squares of a chequerboard.
chivalresque
chivalresque
adj
Characteristic of chivalry
chloroquines
chloroquines
noun
plural of chloroquine
churrigueresque
churrigueresque
adj
Alternative form of Churrigueresque
cigaresque
cigaresque
adj
Characteristic of cigars
cirques
cirques
noun
plural of cirque
claquers
claquers
noun
plural of claquer
claqueurs
claqueurs
noun
plural of claqueur
conquerableness
conquerableness
noun
The quality of being conquerable.
conquerers
conquerers
noun
plural of conquerer
conqueress
conqueress
noun
A female conqueror.
conquerors
conquerors
noun
plural of conqueror
conquers
conquers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of conquer
conquistador
conquistador
noun
A conqueror, but especially one of the Spanish soldiers that invaded Central and South America otherwise known as the doorways to the new world, in the 16th century and defeated the Incas and Aztecs.
conquistadores
conquistadores
noun
plural of conquistador
conquistadors
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
corseque
corseque
noun
A pole weapon with a spike and two lateral blades on a shaft.
corsesque
counterconquest
counterconquest
noun
A conquest made in opposition to another, as by a previously conquered entity.
counterquestion
counterquestion
noun
A question that serves as a reply to, or distraction from, another.
counterquestions
counterquestions
noun
plural of counterquestion
craquelures
craquelures
noun
plural of craquelure
critiques
critiques
noun
plural of critique
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of critique
croquets
croquets
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of croquet
croquettes
croquettes
noun
plural of croquette
croquignoles
croquis
croquis
noun
(art) A quick and sketchy drawing, often of a live model. Croquis drawings are usually made in a few minutes, after which the model changes pose and another croquis is drawn.
disquiparancy
equilibristic
equilibristic
adj
Of or pertaining to equilibristics.
equinecessary
equinecessary
adj
Necessary or needful in the same degree.
equisurface
equivocators
equivocators
noun
plural of equivocator
esquirearchy
exchequers
exchequers
noun
plural of exchequer
fouquieriaceous
fouquieriaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the plant family Fouquieriaceae.
frequencies
frequencies
noun
plural of frequency
gyrofrequencies
gyrofrequencies
noun
plural of gyrofrequency
infrequences
infrequences
noun
plural of infrequence
isoquercitrin
isoquercitrin
noun
(organic chemistry) A flavonoid glycoside, isolated from mangoes or from the giant rhubarb, that has anti-inflammatory activity
jacquards
jacquards
noun
plural of jacquard
lacquerers
lacquerers
noun
plural of lacquerer
lacquerist
lacquers
lacquers
noun
plural of lacquer
lacquerwares
lacquerwares
noun
plural of lacquerware
lacquerworks
lacquerworks
noun
plural of lacquerwork
macabresque
microquakes
microquakes
noun
plural of microquake
pectoriloquism
pectoriloquism
noun
pectoriloquy
pectoriloquous
pectoriloquous
adj
pectoriloquial
petrarchesque
picaresque
picaresque
adj
(literature) Characteristic of a genre of Spanish satiric novel dealing with the adventures of a roguish hero.
Of or pertaining to adventurers or rogues.
noun
(literature) A picaresque novel.
picaresques
picaresques
noun
plural of picaresque
picturesque
picturesque
adj
Resembling or worthy of a picture or painting; having the qualities of a picture or painting; pleasingly beautiful.
Strikingly graphic or vivid; having striking and vivid imagery.
picturesquely
picturesquely
adv
In a picturesque manner.
picturesqueness
picturesqueness
noun
The condition of being picturesque
picturesquenesses
picturesquenesses
noun
plural of picturesqueness
picturesquish
picturesquish
adj
Somewhat picturesque.
plusquamperfect
plusquamperfect
noun
(grammar, rare) pluperfect
preacquisition
preacquisition
adj
Prior to acquisition
noun
acquisition prior to some other action.
preacquisitive
preacquisitively
preacquisitiveness
preconquest
preconquest
adj
Prior to conquest.
preconquestal
preconquestal
adj
Synonym of preconquest
preconquestual
proacquisition
proconquest
psychoquackeries
quackeries
quackeries
noun
plural of quackery
quacksalver
quacksalver
noun
(archaic) One falsely claiming to possess medical or other skills, especially one who dispenses potions, ointments, etc., supposedly having curative powers; a quack.
quacksalvers
quacksalvers
noun
plural of quacksalver
quackster
quackster
noun
(rare) A quack or charlatan.
quadraphonics
quadraphonics
noun
quadraphonic sound
quadratics
quadratics
noun
plural of quadratic
quadribasic
quadribasic
adj
(chemistry) tetrabasic
quadricapsular
quadricapsular
adj
(botany) Having four capsules
quadricapsulate
quadricentennials
quadricentennials
noun
plural of quadricentennial
quadriceps
quadriceps
noun
(anatomy) A muscle having four heads, especially the large extensor at the front of the thigh.
quadricepses
quadricepses
noun
plural of quadriceps
quadricornous
quadricornous
adj
having four horns
quadricostate
quadricostate
adj
Having four ribs.
quadricotyledonous
quadricrescentic
quadricrescentoid
quadricrescentoid
adj
(zoology, dentistry) Having four crescentic folds.
quadrics
quadrics
noun
plural of quadric
quadricuspid
quadricuspid
adj
Having four cusps.
quadricuspidal
quadricuspidate
quadricyclist
quadricyclist
noun
One who rides a quadricycle.
quadriporticus
quadriporticus
noun
A nearly square courtyard surrounded by colonnaded porticoes.
quadrisect
quadrisect
verb
(transitive) To divide into four parts.
quadrisected
quadrisected
verb
simple past tense and past participle of quadrisect
quadrisection
quadrisection
noun
One quarter of something.
The action of dividing something into four parts.
quadrisulcate
quadrisulcate
adj
Having four hooves
quadrisulcated
quadrisyllabic
quadrisyllabic
Adjective
Having four syllables
quadrisyllabical
quadrisyllabical
adj
quadrisyllabic
quadrophonics
quadruplicates
quadruplicates
noun
plural of quadruplicate
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of quadruplicate
quadruplications
quadruplications
noun
plural of quadruplication
quarterbacks
quarterbacks
noun
plural of quarterback
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of quarterback
quarterdeckish
quarterdecks
quarterdecks
noun
plural of quarterdeck
quarterspace
quarterstetch
quartics
quartics
noun
plural of quartic
quartodecimanism
quartodecimanism
Proper noun
The doctrines of the Quartodecimans.
quasicrystal
quasicrystal
noun
(physics, chemistry) any solid with conventional crystalline properties but exhibiting a point group symmetry inconsistent with translational periodicity
quasiparticle
quasiparticle
noun
(physics) Any entity that has some characteristics of a distinct particle, but comprises a grouping of multiple particles
quasiperiodic
quasiperiodic
adj
(mathematics, of a function) Such that an increment of a variable leads to a multiplication by some function.
(physics, of an oscillation) Having two unrelated periods.
Almost periodic; recurring at irregular intervals.
quatrocentism
quatrocentism
noun
Alternative form of quattrocentism
quatrocentist
quatrocentist
noun
Alternative form of quattrocentist
quenchers
quenchers
noun
plural of quencher
quercitrons
quercitrons
noun
plural of quercitron
quercivorous
quercivorous
adj
Feeding on oak leaves.
quercus
quicksburg
quicksilver
quicksilver
adj
Unpredictable, erratic or fickle; mercurial.
noun
(colloquial) An amalgam of mercury and tin applied to the backs of mirrors, quicksilvering.
The metal mercury.
verb
To overlay with quicksilver.
To treat with quicksilver.
quicksilvering
quicksilvering
noun
An amalgam of mercury and tin formerly applied to the backs of mirrors.
verb
present participle of quicksilver
quicksilverish
quicksilverish
Adjective
Like quicksilver.
quicksilverishness
quicksilverishness
noun
The quality of being quicksilverish.
quicksilvers
quicksilvers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of quicksilver
quicksilvery
quicksilvery
adj
Like quicksilver.
quinacrines
quinacrines
noun
plural of quinacrine
quinquecapsular
racquetballs
racquetballs
noun
plural of racquetball
racquets
racquets
noun
a game for two or four players, played in an enclosed court with a small hard fast-moving ball
plural of racquet
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of racquet
reacquaints
reacquaints
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of reacquaint
reacquires
reacquires
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of reacquire
reacquisition
reacquisition
noun
A second or subsequent acquisition.
reacquisitions
reacquisitions
noun
plural of reacquisition
reconquers
reconquers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of reconquer