A bank or financial institution that processes credit card or debit card payments on behalf of a merchant.
One who acquires.
acquires
acquires
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acquire
aequorin
aequorin
noun
(biochemistry) A photoprotein, isolated from luminescent jellyfish and other marine organisms, composed of two distinct units: the apoprotein apoaequorin and the prosthetic group coelenterazine.
alqueire
alqueire
noun
(historical) A traditional Portuguese unit of dry measure, equal to 13.1–19.3 liters in different 19th-century contexts.
(historical) A traditional Portuguese unit of land area, equal to 2–10 hectares in different locations.
antiqued
antiqued
verb
simple past tense and past participle of antique
antiquer
antiquer
adj
comparative form of antique: more antique
noun
(slang) A person who browses for antiques.
A person who finishes furniture or objects so they have the appearance of an antique, either for decoration or to perpetrate a fraud.
antiques
antiques
noun
plural of antique
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of antique
applique
applique
noun
(art) A decorative design made by cutting pieces of material and applying them to the surface of another for decoration.
verb
(transitive, art) To decorate something in this way.
aquatile
aquatile
adj
(obsolete) Inhabiting the water.
aquifers
aquifers
noun
plural of aquifer
aquifuge
aquifuge
noun
(geology) An aquiclude.
aquilege
aquileia
aquiline
aquiline
adj
Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of eagles; resembling that of an eagle.
aquotize
arequipa
arequipa
Proper noun
A city of Peru, in the south of the country
aspiquee
basquine
basquine
noun
A sort of basque petticoat.
bedquilt
bedquilt
noun
A quilt used for spreading over a bed, as the topmost layer of bedclothes.
belgique
beliquor
besquirt
beziques
beziques
noun
plural of bezique
biunique
biunique
adj
(mathematics, of two sets) that have a one-to-one correspondence in each direction
boutique
boutique
noun
(film) A film production company making only a few movies per year.
(often attributive) Any company specializing in bespoke or custom-made products or services for clientele in a niche market.
A small shop located within a larger one.
A small shop, especially one that sells fashionable clothes, jewelry and the like.
briquets
briquets
noun
plural of briquet
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of briquet
caciques
caciques
noun
plural of cacique
caquetio
cassique
caziques
caziques
noun
plural of cazique; an alternative spelling of cacique
chequinn
chicqued
chicquer
chimique
chiquero
chiquest
cliquier
cliquier
adj
comparative form of cliquey: more cliquey
comparative form of cliquy: more cliquy
coquelin
coquille
coquille
noun
A form of ruching used as a dress trimming or for neckwear, named from the manner in which it is gathered or fulled.
A meal, especially a seafood dish, served in an actual scallop shell or a dish (container) shaped like a shell.
A scallop shell or a dish (container) shaped like one, especially when used to serve the aforementioned food.
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.
disquiet
disquiet
adj
(chiefly obsolete) Deprived of quiet; impatient, restless, uneasy.
noun
Lack of quiet; absence of tranquility in body or mind
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To make (someone or something) worried or anxious.
eliquate
eliquate
verb
To liquate; to smelt.
To part by liquation.
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
equaling
equaling
verb
(American spelling) present participle of equal
equalise
equalise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard form of equalize.
equalist
equalist
noun
egalitarian
equalitarian
equality
equality
noun
(mathematics) The fact of being equal, of having the same value.
The equal treatment of people irrespective of social or cultural differences.
The fact of being equal.
equalize
equalize
verb
(category theory) Said of a morphism: to pre-compose with each of a parallel pair of morphisms so as to yield the same composite morphism.
(intransitive, sports) To make the scoreline equal by scoring points.
(obsolete, transitive) To be equal to; to equal, to rival.
(signal processing) To adjust the balance between frequency components within an electronic signal.
(transitive) To make equal; to cause to correspond in amount or degree.
(underwater diving) To clear the ears to balance the pressure in the middle ear with the outside pressure by letting air enter along the Eustachian tubes.
equating
equating
noun
The act by which things are equated; the evaluation of things as equivalent.
verb
present participle of equate
equation
equation
noun
(astronomy) A small correction to observed values to remove the effects of systematic errors in an observation.
(mathematics) An assertion that two expressions are equal, expressed by writing the two expressions separated by an equal sign; from which one is to determine a particular quantity.
The act or process of equating two or more things, or the state of those things being equal (that is, identical).
equative
equative
adj
(grammar) Of, pertaining to, or being an equative.
noun
(grammar) A construction showing an equal quality. In English, this is normally formed using as. For example, the equative of happy is as happy as.
(grammar) A grammatical case in certain languages, including Ossetic and Sumerian, that indicates something is like something else. English equivalents include he was the same age as her and he looks like him.
(grammar) A word in the equative form.
equiaxed
equiaxed
adj
(chiefly of a crystal) Having axes of approximately the same dimensions.
equidist
equiform
equiform
adj
Having the same form; uniform, equiformal
equinate
equinely
equinely
adv
In an equine manner.
equinity
equinity
noun
The quality of being equine.
equinunk
equipaga
equipage
equipage
noun
(obsolete) Military dress; uniform, armour etc.
(uncountable) Equipment or supplies, especially military ones.
A type of horse-drawn carriage.
The carriage together with attendants; a retinue.
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To furnish with an equipage.
equipede
equipped
equipped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of equip
equipper
equipper
noun
A person or organization that equips.
equiseta
equiseta
noun
plural of equisetum
equitant
equitant
adj
(botany) Overlapping at the base.
Mounted on, or sitting upon, a horse; riding on horseback.
equities
equities
noun
plural of equity
equitist
equivale
equivale
verb
(transitive, of a proposition) to be equivalent to.
equivoke
equivoke
noun
Alternative form of equivoque
equivote
equivote
noun
(obsolete, rare) A hung vote, one having an equal number of votes cast on each side of the question.
esquimau
esquired
esquired
adj
(dated) Using the title or honorific of esquire.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of esquire
esquires
esquires
noun
plural of esquire
esquisse
esquisse
noun
(art) The first sketch of a picture or model of a statue.
exequial
exequial
adj
Of or pertaining to funerals; funereal.
exequies
exequies
noun
(obsolete) plural of exequy (“funeral rites”)
ezequiel
fabrique
filioque
filioque
noun
(theology) The use of the Latin word filioque (“and the son”) in the Western form of the Nicene Creed, to indicate that the Holy Spirit proceeds from both the Father and the Son (as opposed to the Eastern churches which believe the Spirit proceeds from the Father alone).
henequin
henequin
noun
Alternative form of jeniquen
heniquen
henrique
herquein
icequake
icequake
noun
The concussion that occurs when large masses of ice break up due to contraction.
inaquate
inaquate
adj
(obsolete) Embodied in, or changed into, water.
inequity
inequity
noun
A lack of equity (justice).
An unjust act; a disservice.
inquests
inquests
noun
plural of inquest
inquiets
inquiets
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of inquiet
inquired
inquired
verb
simple past tense and past participle of inquire
inquirer
inquirer
noun
One who enquires.
inquires
inquires
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of inquire
jaquelin
jerquing
jerquing
noun
(UK, archaic) The searching of a ship for unentered goods.
limequat
limequat
noun
A citrus tree, a cross between a lime and a kumquat, Citrus × floridana
liquable
liquable
Adjective
Capable of being melted.
liquamen
liquamen
noun
(historical) A fish sauce used in Ancient Rome.
liquated
liquated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of liquate
liquates
liquates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of liquate
liquesce
liquesce
verb
(figurative) to become more like a liquid
(intransitive) To become a liquid; to liquefy.
liqueurs
liqueurs
noun
plural of liqueur
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of liqueur
liquored
liquored
verb
simple past tense and past participle of liquor
liquorer
liquorer
noun
A person employed to test samples of coffee beans and select the desired blend.
manequin
manequin
noun
Dated form of mannequin.
marquise
marquise
noun
(architecture) A canopy, usually of glass, set as a shelter over a door opening onto a terrace or pavement.
(chiefly historical) A marchioness, especially one who is French.
(cooking) A rich dessert made with dark chocolate, butter, sugar, cocoa powder, eggs, and cream.
(historical) A style of parasol of the mid-19th century.
(jewelry) An oval cut gemstone with pointed ends.
A marquee.
melquist
mesquita
mesquite
mesquite
noun
Any of several deciduous trees of the genus Prosopis found in North America, and used as forage, which have long, beige seed/bean pods which may be dried and ground into a sweet, nutty flour.
Country or land dominated by mesquite trees.
The wood of these trees, used for smoking food, or charcoal made from this wood.
mesquits
mesquits
noun
plural of mesquit
mezquite
mezquite
noun
Dated form of mesquite.
mezquits
mezquits
noun
plural of mezquit
miquelet
miquelet
noun
(military) An irregular or partisan soldier; a bandit.
miquelon
miquelon
Proper noun
The northernmost of the islands making up the territory of Saint Pierre and Miquelon
misquote
misquote
noun
An incorrect recitation of a quote.
An incorrect recording of a quote.
verb
To incorrectly recite a quote.
To incorrectly record a quote.
mystique
mystique
noun
An aura of heightened interest, meaning or mystery surrounding a person or thing.
nepquite
oblicque
obliqued
obliqued
verb
simple past tense and past participle of oblique
obliques
obliques
noun
Collectively, the abdominal muscles responsible for rotation of the trunk.
plural of oblique
pemaquid
perioque
periques
periques
noun
plural of perique
perqueir
physique
physique
noun
(bodybuilding) The trained muscular structure of a person's body.
The natural constitution, or physical structure, of a person.
picquets
picquets
noun
plural of picquet
piquable
piquance
piquance
noun
piquancy; having a piquant taste.
piquette
piquette
noun
A drink of marc and water.
piquiere
piroques
piroques
noun
plural of piroque
postique
postique
noun
(US, dated) A retail store selling items relating to postal mail, such as stamps and stationery.
pratique
pratique
noun
(nautical) Permission to use a port given to a ship after compliance with quarantine or on conviction that she is free of contagious disease.
(obsolete) Practice; habits.
preequip
prosequi
qadarite
qadarite
Noun
A member of the an early Islamic movement which held that man was endowed by God with free will.
quackier
quackier
adj
comparative form of quacky: more quacky
quadrine
quadrine
noun
Alternative form of quatrin
quaesita
quaesita
noun
plural of quaesitum
quaestio
quaestio
noun
(law, historical) In ancient Rome, a commission to inquire into a criminal matter given to a citizen (the quaesitor) who then reported to whoever appointed him.
quaggier
quaggier
adj
comparative form of quaggy: more quaggy
quagmire
quagmire
noun
(figuratively) A perilous, mixed up and troubled situation; a hopeless tangle.
A swampy, soggy area of ground.
verb
(transitive) To embroil (a person, etc.) in complexity or difficulty.
quaiches
quailery
quailery
noun
A structure in which one houses quail that are kept as a food animal.
quainter
quainter
adj
comparative form of quaint: more quaint
quakeric
quakiest
quakiest
adj
superlative form of quaky: most quaky
qualmier
qualmier
adj
comparative form of qualmy: more qualmy
quanties
quantile
quantile
noun
(statistics) One of the class of values of a variate which divides the members of a batch or sample into equal-sized subgroups of adjacent values or a probability distribution into distributions of equal probability.
quantize
quantize
verb
(transitive, mathematics) To associate a given set of numbers with a set of numeric values in another encoding or numerical system (e.g. in a discrete mathematics).
(transitive, music) To shift each beat in a rhythmic pattern to the nearest beat of a given resolution (eighth note, sixteenth note, etc.), or to adjust the frequency or pitch of a note to the nearest perfect tone in a given musical scale
(transitive, physics) To limit the number of possible values of a quantity, or states of a system, by applying the rules of quantum mechanics
(transitive, telecommunications) To approximate a continuously varying signal by one whose amplitude can only have a set of discrete values
quarried
quarried
adj
(archaic) Provided with quarry or prey.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of quarry
quarrier
quarrier
noun
Somebody who works in a quarry.
quarries
quarries
noun
plural of quarry
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of quarry