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
daiquiris
daiquiris
noun
plural of daiquiri
demisemiquaver
demisemiquaver
noun
(music) A thirty-second note, drawn as a crotchet with three tails.
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.
disquiparancy
disquiparant
disquiparation
disquisitionary
disquisitionary
adj
Pertaining to disquisition; disquisitional.
disquisitor
disquisitor
noun
A person who makes a disquisition; an inquirer or investigator.
disquisitorial
disquisitorial
adj
Of or pertaining to a disquisitor.
disquisitory
disquisitory
adj
Of or pertaining to disquisition; disquisitive.
equidistribution
equidistribution
noun
An equal distribution.
equiponderous
equiponderous
adj
Having equal weight.
esquired
esquired
adj
(dated) Using the title or honorific of esquire.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of esquire
esquiredom
grandiloquous
grandiloquous
adj
grandiloquent
hemidemisemiquaver
hemidemisemiquaver
noun
(music) A sixty-fourth note, drawn as a crotchet with four tails.
hindquarters
hindquarters
noun
plural of hindquarter
intersqueezed
liquidambars
liquidambars
noun
plural of liquidambar
liquidators
liquidators
noun
plural of liquidator
liquidatorship
liquidatorship
noun
The role or business of a liquidator.
madrigalesque
madrigalesque
adj
(music) Reminiscent of a madrigal.
maquiladoras
maquiladoras
noun
plural of maquiladora
maquisard
maquisard
noun
(historical) A member of a resistance or guerrilla movement, originally and chiefly that of the French during the German occupation of 1940-5.
marquisdom
marquisdom
noun
(obsolete) A marquisate.
masquerading
masquerading
noun
The act of one who masquerades.
verb
present participle of masquerade
pasquinader
pasquinader
noun
One who pasquinades; a lampooner.
pseudoequalitarian
pseudoequalitarian
adj
Apparently, but not actually, equalitarian.
qindars
qindars
noun
plural of qindar
quadragenarious
quadragenarious
adj
(rare) Synonym of quadragenarian: Of or related to fortysomethings.
quadragesima
quadragesimal
quadragesimal
adj
(mathematics) Of, related to, or based on the number forty.
Belonging to Lent; used in Lent; Lenten
That lasts forty days
quadragintesimal
quadraphonics
quadraphonics
noun
quadraphonic sound
quadratics
quadratics
noun
plural of quadratic
quadratiferous
quadrennials
quadrennials
noun
plural of quadrennial
quadrenniums
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.
quadrifarious
quadrifarious
adj
(botany) Arranged in four rows or ranks.
quadrifariously
quadrifariously
adv
In a quadrifarious manner.
quadrifolious
quadrifrons
quadrifrons
noun
(architecture) Synonym of tetrapylon
quadrigamist
quadrigamist
noun
(rare) Someone who has four spouses at the same time.
quadrigatus
quadrigatus
noun
A medium-sized silver coin minted by the Roman Republic during the 3rd century B.C..
quadrigeminous
quadrigeminous
adj
Archaic form of quadrigeminal.
quadrigenarious
quadrigenarious
adj
(rare) Having or consisting of four hundred.
quadrijugous
quadrijugous
adj
quadrijugate
quadrilateralness
quadrilaterals
quadrilaterals
noun
plural of quadrilateral
quadrilles
quadrilles
noun
plural of quadrille
quadrillions
quadrillions
noun
plural of quadrillion
quadrillionths
quadrillionths
noun
plural of quadrillionth
quadriparous
quadriparous
adj
(ornithology) Laying four eggs.
Having given birth to four offspring.
quadriphosphate
quadriphosphate
noun
(chemistry) Any salt or ester containing four phosphate groups.
quadriphyllous
quadriphyllous
adj
(botany) Having four leaves
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.
quadriseptate
quadriseptate
adj
Having four septa.
quadriserial
quadriserial
adj
Arranged in four series.
quadrisetose
quadrisetose
adj
(biology) Having four bristles.
quadrispiral
quadrispiral
adj
Quadruply spiral; involving, or consisting of, four spirals.
quadristearate
quadristearate
noun
(organic chemistry) Any ester containing four stearate groups.
quadrisulcate
quadrisulcate
adj
Having four hooves
quadrisulcated
quadrisulphide
quadrisyllabic
quadrisyllabic
Adjective
Having four syllables
quadrisyllabical
quadrisyllabical
adj
quadrisyllabic
quadrisyllable
quadrisyllable
Noun
A word of four syllables.
quadrisyllabous
quadrivious
quadrivious
adj
(rare) In four directions; four ways.
quadrophonics
quadrumvirs
quadrupedism
quadruplicates
quadruplicates
noun
plural of quadruplicate
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of quadruplicate
quadruplications
quadruplications
noun
plural of quadruplication
quandaries
quandaries
noun
plural of quandary
quarterdeckish
quartodecimanism
quartodecimanism
Proper noun
The doctrines of the Quartodecimans.
quasiorder
quasiorder
noun
(set theory) A preorder.
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.
quaysider
quaysider
noun
One who lives or works on a quayside.
quebradillas
queridas
queridas
noun
plural of querida
queridos
relinquished
relinquished
verb
simple past tense and past participle of relinquish
reliquidates
reliquidates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of reliquidate
requisitioned
requisitioned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of requisition
rodinesque
semiquadrangle
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.
sesquichloride
sesquichloride
noun
(chemistry) Any chloride containing three chlorine atoms for every two atoms of another element.
sesquihydrate
sesquihydrate
noun
(chemistry) A hydrate whose solid contains three molecules of water of crystallization per two molecules.
sesquihydrated
sesquiquadrate
sesquiquadrate
adj
(astrology) Of or noting the aspect or position of any two celestial bodies separated by 135°.
noun
(astronomy) A sesquiquadrate aspect or position; an angle of 135°: (a square [90°] + a semisquare [45°]; abbrv. Ses).
siliquariidae
squadrism
squadrism
noun
(historical) A policy of violence by squads of Fascists in Italy after the First World War.
squadroning
squadroning
verb
present participle of squadron
squalider
squalider
adj
comparative form of squalid: more squalid
squamosoimbricated
squamosoradiate
squandering
squandering
noun
The act by which something is squandered; wastage.
verb
present participle of squander
squanderingly
squanderingly
adv
So as to squander; wastefully.
squandermania
squandermania
noun
Excessive expenditure by a government on a supposedly prestigious project.
squandermaniac
squandermaniac
noun
A person exhibiting squandermania; a member of government who spends excessive money on a project.
squidder
squidder
noun
Someone who fishes for squid.
squidgereen
squidgier
squidgier
adj
comparative form of squidgy: more squidgy
squired
squired
verb
simple past tense and past participle of squire
squiredom
squiredom
noun
The rank of squire, or the period of being a squire.