The political influence of caciques in Latin America.
cliquedom
cliquedom
noun
The world of cliques; cliques generally.
communiqu
coquitlam
coquitlam
Proper noun
A city in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia, Canada.
cummaquid
deliquium
deliquium
noun
(chemistry) Liquefaction through absorption of moisture from the air.
(literary, figuratively) A languid, maudlin mood.
(pathology) An abrupt loss of consciousness usually caused by an insufficient blood flow to the brain; fainting.
(rare) An abrupt absence of sunlight, e.g. caused by an eclipse.
demihaque
demipique
demipique
noun
(historical) A kind of military saddle.
dominique
dominique
Noun
An American breed of chicken with a rose comb and a heavy plumage of irregularly striped black-and-white feathers.
equimodal
equimolal
equimolal
adj
Of the same molality.
equimolar
equimolar
adj
(chemistry) Containing the same number of moles (of two or more compounds)
equipment
equipment
noun
(slang, humorous) The male genitalia.
Any items used in equipping something or someone, for example things needed for an expedition or voyage.
The act of equipping, or the state of being equipped, as for a voyage or expedition.
equisetum
equisetum
noun
The horsetail (plant of genus Equisetum)
esquimaux
liquiform
liquiform
adj
Resembling a liquid.
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.
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.
marquisal
marquises
marquises
noun
plural of marquis
plural of marquise
mcquillin
mesquites
mesquites
noun
plural of mesquite
mezquites
mezquites
noun
plural of mezquite
miquelets
miquelets
noun
plural of miquelet
misquoted
misquoted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of misquote
misquoter
misquoter
noun
One who misquotes.
misquotes
misquotes
noun
plural of misquote
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of misquote
mosquital
mosquital
adj
Of or relating to mosquitos.
mosquitos
mosquitos
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mosquito
mystiques
mystiques
noun
plural of mystique
obsequium
palaquium
pamaquine
pamaquine
noun
(pharmacology) A drug used for the treatment of malaria, closely related to primaquine; it was the first synthetic antimalarial.
quackisms
quackisms
noun
plural of quackism
quadrimum
quaesitum
quaesitum
noun
(philosophy) Something sought or required.
quagmired
quagmired
adj
(of a person or thing) Sunk in a quagmire
(of a road etc) Resembling a quagmire
verb
simple past tense and past participle of quagmire
quagmires
quagmires
noun
plural of quagmire
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of quagmire
quakerism
quakerism
Noun
The belief system of the members of the Religious Society of Friends, an ostensibly Christian religious denomination that began in England in the 17th century.
A behaviour, belief, etc. that is characteristic of Quakers.
qualmiest
qualmiest
adj
superlative form of qualmy: most qualmy
qualmyish
quamoclit
quamoclit
noun
(botany) Any plant of the former genus Quamoclit.
quasimodo
quelimane
querimans
querimony
querimony
noun
(archaic) A complaint.
quickbeam
quickbeam
noun
The European rowan tree.
quicklime
quicklime
noun
Calcium oxide, which is produced by heating (calcining) limestone and gives slaked lime on treatment with water.
verb
(transitive) To treat with quicklime.
quietisms
quietisms
noun
plural of quietism
quietsome
quietsome
adj
(archaic) Characterised or marked by quietness; calm; still; tranquil
quinamine
quinamine
noun
(organic chemistry) A particular alkaloid obtained from cinchona bark.
quindecim
quindecim
noun
(historical) A tax of one fifteenth.
quininism
quininism
Noun
cinchonism
quinoform
quinzieme
quinzieme
noun
(historical) A tax of one fifteenth of the value of goods, levied on merchants in the ports of England by King John circa 1204.
quirksome
quirksome
adj
Characterised or marked by quirkiness.
quitclaim
quitclaim
noun
(law) A deed that is a renunciation of claims to a parcel of real property and a transfer of one's claims to another.
A renunciation of claims.
verb
(transitive) To relinquish or release (a claim, title etc.); to transfer (an interest in property).
quitemoca
quixotism
quixotism
noun
A form of idealism and delusion which leads to extravagant and absurd undertakings or sacrifices in obedience to a morbidly romantic ideal of duty or honor, as illustrated by the exploits of Don Quixote in knight-errantry.
ramequins
ramequins
noun
plural of ramequin
reliquism
sambaquis
sambaquis
noun
plural of sambaqui
semiquote
semiquote
noun
(informal) A partly paraphrased quotation.
simiesque
squadrism
squadrism
noun
(historical) A policy of violence by squads of Fascists in Italy after the First World War.
squamosis
squawmish
squeamish
squeamish
adj
Averse or reluctant.
Easily shocked, sickened or frightened; tending to be nauseated or nervous; oversensitive.
squiredom
squiredom
noun
The rank of squire, or the period of being a squire.
squirmers
squirmers
noun
plural of squirmer
squirmier
squirmier
adj
comparative form of squirmy: more squirmy
squirming
squirming
noun
The motion of something that squirms.
verb
present participle of squirm
suquamish
suquamish
Noun
A Lushootseed-speaking Native American people, located in present-day Washington in the United States.
utraquism
utraquism
noun
(countable, rare) A term, phrase, or concept with multiple meanings.
(psychoanalysis, specifically) A method that uses analogy to draw on insights from both objective natural science on the one hand, and subjective psychology and social science on the other.
(rare) Alternative letter-case form of Utraquism.
The combination of two methods or fields of study.