(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
acquitment
acquitment
noun
(law) Acquittal.
aminoanthraquinone
aminoanthraquinone
noun
(organic chemistry) Either of two isomeric amino derivatives of anthraquinone
aminoquinoline
aminoquinoline
noun
Any of various quinoline derivatives notable as antimalarial drugs.
andromaque
antequalm
antimasque
antimasque
noun
A comic or grotesque dance presented before or between the acts of a masque.
antimasquer
antimasquer
noun
One who takes part in an antimasque.
antimasquerade
apoquinamine
apoquinamine
noun
(organic chemistry) An alkaloid, C₁₉H₂₂N₂O, that is formed by dissolving quinamine in acid.
aquaemanale
aquaemanale
noun
(historical) A ceremonial ewer used in Ancient Roman rainmaking rituals.
aquaemanalia
aquamanale
aquamanile
aquamanile
noun
(historical) A ewer or jug-like vessel, shaped like an animal or human figure, used for washing the hands.
aquamaniles
aquamaniles
noun
plural of aquamanile
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
aquopentamminecobaltic
barnumesque
barnumesque
Adjective
Reminiscent of (1810–1891), American showman and businessman remembered for promoting celebrated hoaxes and for founding a circus.
bequeathment
bequeathment
noun
The act of bequeathing, or the state of being bequeathed; a bequest.
bramantesque
cinematheque
cinematheque
noun
A film archive with small cinemas, screening classic and art-house films.
cinematheques
cinematheques
noun
plural of cinematheque
colliquament
colliquament
noun
The first rudiments of an embryo in generation.
conquinamine
conquinamine
noun
(organic chemistry) quinidamine
contramarque
desquamating
desquamating
verb
present participle of desquamate
desquamation
desquamation
noun
(medicine) The shedding of the outer layers of the skin.
desquamations
desquamations
noun
plural of desquamation
diphenylquinomethane
equalitarianism
equalitarianism
noun
Egalitarianism.
equanimities
equanimities
noun
plural of equanimity
equanimity
equanimity
noun
The state of being calm, stable and composed, especially under stress.
equanimous
equanimous
adj
Calm and composed; of stable disposition.
equanimously
equanimously
adv
In an equanimous manner.
equanimousness
equationism
equestrianism
equestrianism
noun
The art or sport of riding horses.
equianharmonic
equianharmonic
adj
(mathematics) equally anharmonic; specifically, whose anharmonic ratio is a cube root of unity
noun
(geometry) A set of four points whose cross ratio (or anharmonic ratio) is a cube root of 1.
equidimensional
equidimensional
adj
Having (approximately) the same dimensions.
equidominant
equidominant
adj
equally dominant
equimomental
equimomental
adj
Having equal moments of inertia.
equinumerally
equitemporaneous
equitemporaneous
adj
(obsolete) Performed in equal periods of time; contemporaneous.
equivoluminal
equivoluminal
adj
Having an equal volume or capacity
esquimauan
gaminesque
gaminesque
adj
Like a gamin or gamine; mischievously charming without sophistication.
germanesque
harlequinism
hemingwayesque
hemingwayesque
Adjective
Reminiscent of Ernest Hemingway (1899–1961), American writer and journalist.
jacqueminot
jacqueminot
noun
A variety of deep crimson rose.
lambrequin
lambrequin
noun
(US) A short decorative drapery for a shelf edge or for the top of a window casing; a valance.
(ceramics) A border pattern with draped effect.
(heraldry) A heraldic representation of such an item, typically with one end pendant.
A scarf or other piece of material used as a covering for a helmet.
lambrequins
lambrequins
noun
plural of lambrequin
liquamen
liquamen
noun
(historical) A fish sauce used in Ancient Rome.
machinotechnique
magnifique
magniloquence
magniloquence
noun
The quality of being magniloquent; pompous discourse.
magniloquent
magniloquent
adj
Speaking pompously; using deliberately long or esoteric words.
magniloquently
magniloquently
adv
In a magniloquent manner.
manequin
manequin
noun
Dated form of mannequin.
manistique
mannequin
mannequin
noun
(dated) A person who models clothes.
A dummy, or life-size model of the human body, used for the fitting or displaying of clothes.
A jointed model of the human body used by artists, especially to demonstrate the arrangement of drapery.
An anatomical model of the human body for use in teaching of e.g. CPR.
mannequins
mannequins
noun
plural of mannequin
manque
manque
adj
(postpositive) unable to fully realise one's ambitions; would-be
manquee
manqueller
manqueller
noun
(obsolete) A killer of men; a manslayer; executioner.
(obsolete) A murderer.
marinduque
marquesan
marquesan
Adjective
Of or pertaining to the Marquesas Islands.
Noun
An inhabitant of the Marquesas Islands.
Proper noun
A collection of East-Central Polynesian dialects, of the Marquesic group, spoken in the Marquesas Islands.
martinique
martinique
Proper noun
An island in the Caribbean, an overseas department of France. Official name: Department of Martinique.
masquerading
masquerading
noun
The act of one who masquerades.
verb
present participle of masquerade
medrinaque
medrinaque
noun
A type of fabric from the Philippines, made from the abaca tree.
menaquinone
menaquinone
noun
(biochemistry, pharmacology) A pale yellow crystalline naphthoquinone C₄₁H₅₆O₂ that is obtained especially from putrefied fish meal and produced by bacteria in the large intestine and essential for the blood-clotting process. It is much more unsaturated than vitamin K₁ and slightly less active biologically, and is an isoprenoid derivative of menadione.
meriquinoidal
methaqualone
methaqualone
noun
(pharmacology) A sedative drug that has effects similar to barbiturates. Also used recreationally.
michelangelesque
milliequivalent
milliequivalent
noun
(chemistry) One thousandth of an equivalent
monegasque
moonquake
moonquake
noun
A seismic event occurring on the moon; the lunar equivalent of an earthquake.
moquelumnan
musquaspen
nondesquamative
nondesquamative
adj
Not desquamative.
normanesque
oversqueamishness
oversqueamishness
noun
The quality of being oversqueamish.
pamaquine
pamaquine
noun
(pharmacology) A drug used for the treatment of malaria, closely related to primaquine; it was the first synthetic antimalarial.
plasmoquine
plasmoquine
noun
(medicine) Synonym of chloroquine
primaquine
primaquine
noun
(pharmacology) A synthetic compound derived from quinoline, used as a medication in the treatment of malaria and pneumocystis pneumonia.
quadragintesimal
quadrennium
quadrennium
noun
A period of 4 years, particularly (historical) the sets of four years in the ancient Egyptian and Greek calendars.
quadrenniums
quadriennium
quadrienniumutile
quadrigeminal
quadrigeminal
adj
Having four parts, or two pairs.
quadrigeminate
quadrigeminate
adj
Synonym of quadrigeminal
quadrigeminous
quadrigeminous
adj
Archaic form of quadrigeminal.
quadrigeminum
quadrigeminum
noun
(anatomy) One of the corpora quadrigemina.
quadrilaminate
quadrilaminate
adj
Having four layers.
quadrumane
quadrumane
adj
(zoology, now rare) Pertaining to such an animal; quadrumanous; loosely, "ape-like".
noun
(zoology, now rare) An animal having four hands and feet with opposable digits, specifically a member of the now obsolete order of mammals Quadrumana, comprising all non-human primates; a primate.
qualminess
qualminess
noun
Quality of being qualmy.
qualmishness
qualmishness
noun
The quality of being qualmish.
quantimeter
quantimeter
noun
A device for determining the quantity of X-rays generated by a Crookes tube or Coolidge tube.
quantometer
quantometer
noun
A device for performing spectrographic analysis.
quantummechanical
quarmen
quarrelsomeness
quarrelsomeness
noun
The quality of being quarrelsome; an argumentative nature.
quarrymen
quarrymen
noun
plural of quarryman
quarterman
quarterman
noun
A foreman in a shipyard
quartermen
quartermen
noun
plural of quarterman
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
quebrachamine
quebrachamine
noun
(organic chemistry) An alkaloid obtained from the dried bark of the quebracho tree.
quelimane
queriman
queriman
noun
The sandbar shark.
querimans
questman
questman
noun
(obsolete) A churchwarden's assistant; a sidesman.
(obsolete) A collector of parish rents.
(obsolete) One who is legally empowered to look into certain matters, especially abuses of weights and measures.
quickenbeam
quinamicine
quinamidine
quinamine
quinamine
noun
(organic chemistry) A particular alkaloid obtained from cinchona bark.
quindecemvirate
quindecemvirate
noun
Alternative form of quindecimvirate.
quindecima
quindecima
noun
(music) The interval of a fifteenth, or double octave.
quinquagesima
quinquagesimal
quinquagesimal
adj
Of or related to a set of 50 people or items.
ramequin
ramequin
noun
Alternative form of ramekin
ramequins
ramequins
noun
plural of ramequin
rembrandtesque
rembrandtesque
Adjective
Resembling or similar to the effects and/or techniques of Rembrandt van Rijn, especially in chiaroscuro.
romanesque
romanesque
adj
Alternative letter-case form of Romanesque
saltimbanque
saltimbanque
noun
Tumbler, street acrobat.
semiacquaintance
semiacquaintance
noun
A vague acquaintance; a person whom one barely knows.