Made or decorated after the fanciful style of the ornamentation in the Alhambra palace, which affords an unusually fine exhibition of Saracenic or Arabesque architecture.
amphoriloquy
amphoriloquy
noun
(medicine) A condition where the voice is characterized by amphoric sound over the patient's lung cavity.
anthraquinol
bequeathable
bequeathable
adj
Capable of being bequeathed.
bequeathment
bequeathment
noun
The act of bequeathing, or the state of being bequeathed; a bequest.
bibliotheque
bibliotheque
noun
(obsolete) A collection of books or treatises.
bronchiloquy
chequerboard
chequerboard
noun
Alternative spelling of checkerboard
chiquinquira
chivalresque
chivalresque
adj
Characteristic of chivalry
chloroquines
chloroquines
noun
plural of chloroquine
chuquicamata
cinematheque
cinematheque
noun
A film archive with small cinemas, screening classic and art-house films.
cliquishness
cliquishness
noun
the state of being cliquish
coquettishly
coquettishly
adv
In a coquettish manner, flirtatiously.
coyolxauhqui
derelinquish
derelinquish
noun
to abandon or desert, to leave to itself
discotheques
discotheques
noun
plural of discotheque
earthquaking
earthquaking
verb
present participle of earthquake
equicohesive
esquirearchy
harlequinade
harlequinade
noun
A pantomime-like comedy featuring the harlequin or clown.
Any comical or fantastical procedure or playfulness.
harlequinery
harlequinism
harlequinize
harlequinize
verb
(transitive) To make gaudy and comical.
harquebusade
harquebusade
noun
Alternative form of arquebusade (“the shot of an arquebus”)
harquebusier
harquebusier
noun
Alternative form of arquebusier
headquarters
headquarters
noun
A place of concentrated activity or influence.
The center of an organization's operations or administration.
The military installation from which troops are commanded and orders are issued; the military unit consisting of a commander and his support staff.
hindquarters
hindquarters
noun
plural of hindquarter
holoquinonic
humoresquely
hydroquinine
hydroquinone
hydroquinone
noun
(organic chemistry) The diphenol para-dihydroxy benzene, used as a mild reducing agent in photographic developing; isomeric with catechol and resorcinol.
hyperquadric
hyperquadric
noun
(mathematics) A particular generalization of a superquadric
methaqualone
methaqualone
noun
(pharmacology) A sedative drug that has effects similar to barbiturates. Also used recreationally.
mosquitofish
mosquitofish
noun
Any of several small fish that feed on mosquitoes, but especially those of the genus Gambusia.
musquashroot
musquashweed
nesquehoning
nesquehonite
nesquehonite
noun
(mineralogy) Magnesium carbonate trihydrate.
orthoquinone
orthoquinone
noun
(organic chemistry) 1,2-benzoquinone
phenoquinone
quackishness
quackishness
noun
The state or condition of being quackish.
quadraphonic
quadraphonic
adj
(of a sound system) Employing four independent channels or speakers.
quadrihybrid
quadrihybrid
noun
(biology) A hybrid whose parents differ by four pairs of contrasting Mendelian characters.
quadriphonic
quadriphonic
adj
Alternative form of quadraphonic
quaestorship
quaestorship
noun
The office or status of quaestor.
qualmishness
qualmishness
noun
The quality of being qualmish.
quarterlight
quarterlight
noun
A small, pivoted, normally triangular, car window that acts as a vent
quarternight
quebrachitol
quebrachitol
noun
(organic chemistry) A polyhydroxy cyclic alcohol, 2-0-methyl-chiro-inositol, obtained from the latex of the rubber tree as a starting point in the synthesis of several pharmaceuticals
queerishness
queerishness
noun
The quality of being queerish.
quelquechose
quenchlessly
quenchlessly
adv
In a quenchless manner.
quickhearted
quippishness
quippishness
noun
The quality of being quippish.
raphaelesque
raphaelesque
Adjective
In the style of the Italian painter
relinquished
relinquished
verb
simple past tense and past participle of relinquish
relinquisher
relinquisher
noun
One who relinquishes.
relinquishes
relinquishes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of relinquish
shelleyesque
squarishness
squarishness
noun
The state or quality of being squarish.
squelchiness
squelchiness
noun
The state or quality of being squelchy.
squelchingly
squelchingly
adv
In a squelching manner.
squirarchies
squirarchies
noun
plural of squirarchy
squirearchal
squirearchal
adj
Of or pertaining to squirearchy.
squirrelfish
squirrelfish
noun
Any member of the subfamily Holocentrinae of the family Holocentridae of ray-finned fish.
thymoquinone
thymoquinone
noun
(organic chemistry) A monoterpenoid quinone, found in caraway, coriander and nutmeg, that has antioxidant activity
