A derisive art form that mocks by imitation; a parody.
A ludicrous imitation; a caricature; a travesty; a gross perversion.
A variety adult entertainment show, usually including titillation such as striptease, most common from the 1880s to the 1930s.
verb
To make a burlesque parody of.
To ridicule, or to make ludicrous by grotesque representation in action or in language.
burlesqued
burlesqued
verb
simple past tense and past participle of burlesque
burlesquely
burlesquely
adv
In a burlesque manner.
burlesquer
burlesquer
noun
A burlesque performer.
burlesquers
burlesquers
noun
plural of burlesquer
burlesques
burlesques
noun
plural of burlesque
burlesquing
burlesquing
noun
An instance of burlesque.
verb
present participle of burlesque
byronesque
byronesque
Adjective
Reminiscent of the works of George Gordon Byron, typified by gloomy Romantic themes and passionate, arrogant and self-destructive heroes.
caqueterie
caquetoire
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.
charque
charqued
charqued
adj
Prepared as charqui or jerky.
chequer
chequer
noun
Alternative spelling of checker (in certain senses only)
The edible fruit of the wild service tree, Sorbus torminalis.
verb
Alternative spelling of checker
chequerboard
chequerboard
noun
Alternative spelling of checkerboard
chequered
chequered
adj
(chiefly Britain) Alternative spelling of checkered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chequer
chequering
chequering
noun
A chequered pattern.
verb
present participle of chequer
chequers
chequers
noun
plural of chequer
chequerwise
chequerwise
adj
Arranged in staggered rows, like the squares of a chequerboard.
chequerwork
chequerwork
noun
Alternative form of checkerwork
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
claquer
claquer
noun
Alternative form of claqueur
claquers
claquers
noun
plural of claquer
claqueur
claqueur
noun
One of the claque employed to applaud at a theatre.
claqueurs
claqueurs
noun
plural of claqueur
clercq
cliqueier
cliquier
cliquier
adj
comparative form of cliquey: more cliquey
comparative form of cliquy: more cliquy
coconqueror
colloquializer
comoquer
conquer
conquer
verb
(dated) To gain, win, or obtain by effort.
To acquire by force of arms, win in war; to become ruler of; to subjugate.
To defeat in combat; to subjugate.
To overcome an abstract obstacle.
conquerable
conquerable
adj
Capable of being conquered or subdued.
conquerableness
conquerableness
noun
The quality of being conquerable.
conquered
conquered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of conquer
conquerer
conquerer
noun
One who conquers
conquerers
conquerers
noun
plural of conquerer
conqueress
conqueress
noun
A female conqueror.
conquering
conquering
noun
gerund of conquer: an act of conquest.
verb
present participle of conquer
conqueringly
conqueringly
adv
So as to conquer.
conquerment
conquerment
noun
The state of being conquered.
conqueror
conqueror
noun
Someone who conquers.
conquerors
conquerors
noun
plural of conqueror
conquers
conquers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of conquer
conquistadores
conquistadores
noun
plural of conquistador
contramarque
coquecigrue
coquecigrue
noun
(mathematics) A certain mathematical object in connection with Leibniz algebras.
A chimera.
coquetries
coquetries
noun
plural of coquetry
coquetry
coquetry
noun
(countable) An act constituting such behaviour; an affectation of amorous interest or enticement, especially of a woman directed towards a man.
Coquettish behaviour; actions designed to excite erotic attention, without intending to reciprocate such feelings (chiefly of women towards men); flirtatious teasing.
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
counteracquittance
counterconquest
counterconquest
noun
A conquest made in opposition to another, as by a previously conquered entity.
counterequivalent
counterquartered
counterquartered
adj
(heraldry) Doubly divided into quarters, so that each quarter is itself quartered.
counterquarterly
counterquery
counterquery
noun
A counterquestion.
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
craquelure
craquelure
noun
(art) The distinctive pattern of hairline cracks in the surface of an old painting
craquelures
craquelures
noun
plural of craquelure
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
croquet
croquet
noun
(countable) A croquette.
(countable, games) A shot in this game in which the striker's ball and another ball are moved by hitting the striker's ball when they have been placed in contact following a roquet.
(uncountable, games) A game played on a lawn, in which players use mallets to drive balls through hoops (wickets).
verb
(transitive, games) To play a shot in the game of croquet in which the striker's ball and another ball are moved by hitting the striker's ball when they have been placed in contact following a roquet.
croqueted
croqueted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of croquet
croqueting
croqueting
verb
present participle of croquet
croquets
croquets
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of croquet
croquette
croquette
noun
(cooking) A minced, cooked food (usually meat or vegetables), which is deep-fried in fat and sometimes sprinkled with breadcrumbs.
croquettes
croquettes
noun
plural of croquette
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).
desquamatory
desquamatory
adj
(surgery) Relating to the removal of the laminae of exfoliated bones.
detraque
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.
dragonesque
dragonesque
Adjective
Resembling or characteristic of a dragon.
dunkerque
dunkirque
dureresque
duroquinone
duroquinone
noun
(organic chemistry) A 1,4-quinone derived from durene
earthquake
earthquake
noun
(planetary geology) Such a quake specifically occurring on the planet Earth, as opposed to other celestial bodies.
A shaking of the ground, caused by volcanic activity or movement around geologic faults.
verb
(intransitive) To undergo an earthquake.
earthquaked
earthquaked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of earthquake
earthquaken
earthquakes
earthquakes
noun
plural of earthquake
earthquaking
earthquaking
verb
present participle of earthquake
earthquave
eigenfrequency
eigenfrequency
noun
Natural frequency: the frequency at which a system tends to oscillate in the absence of any driving or damping force.
electroplaque
electroplaque
noun
Synonym of electrocyte
elroquite
embarque
enchequer
enquarter
enquere
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
enquiries
enquiries
noun
plural of enquiry
enquiring
enquiring
adj
Curious, inquisitive or investigative.
noun
An instance of making an enquiry; an asking.
verb
present participle of enquire
enquiry
enquiry
noun
(Britain, Australia, New Zealand) A question.
Search for truth, information or knowledge.
enrique
enriqueta
equalitarian
equalitarian
adj
(dated) Characterized by social equality and equal rights for all people.
noun
(dated) A person who accepts or promotes the view of equalitarianism.
equalitarianism
equalitarianism
noun
Egalitarianism.
equalizer
equalizer
noun
(Canada, US, slang) A weapon, usually a blackjack or gun.
(category theory) A morphism whose codomain is the domain of a parallel pair of morphisms and which forms part of the limit of that parallel pair. Equivalently, a morphism which equalizes a parallel pair of morphisms in a limiting way, which is to say that any other morphism which equalizes that parallel pair factors through this limiting morphism; and moreover such factorization is unique.
(mathematics) A set of arguments where two or more functions have equal values; the solution set of an equation.
(sports) A goal, run, point, etc. that equalizes the score.
A conductor of low resistance joining the armature ends of the series field coils of dynamos connected in parallel.
A device that balances various quantities.
A device, such as a bar, for operating two brakes, especially a pair of hub brakes for an automobile, with equal force.
A sliding panel to preserve the lateral stability of an aeroplane.
An electronic audio device for altering the frequencies of sound recordings.
Any device for equalizing the pull of electromagnets.
One who makes equal; a balancer.
equalizers
equalizers
noun
plural of equalizer
equaller
equangular
equangular
adj
Alternative spelling of equiangular
equator
equator
noun
(astronomy) A similar great circle on any sphere, especially on a celestial body, or on other reasonably symmetrical three-dimensional body.
(geography, often “the Equator”) An imaginary great circle around Earth, equidistant from the two poles, and dividing earth's surface into the northern and southern hemisphere.
The celestial equator.
The midline of any generally spherical object, such as a fruit or vegetable, that has identifiable poles.
equatoreal
equatorial
equatorial
adj
(organic chemistry) perpendicular to the plane of a ring
of, near, or relating to the equator
noun
(astronomy) A kind of telescope mounted so as to have two axes of motion at right angles to each other, one of them parallel to the axis of the Earth, and each carrying a graduated circle, one for measuring declination, and the other right ascension, or the hour angle, so that the telescope may be directed, even in the daytime, to any star or other object whose right ascension and declination are known.
equatorially
equatorially
adv
In an equatorial direction
equators
equators
noun
plural of equator
equatorward
equatorward
adj
toward the equator
equatorwards
equatorwards
adv
Towards the equator.
equerries
equerries
noun
plural of equerry
equerry
equerry
noun
(Britain) A personal attendant to a head of state, a member of a royal family, or a national representative.
An officer responsible for the care and supervision of the horses of a person of rank.