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.
coquina
coquina
noun
(countable) Any of several small marine clams, of the species Donax variabilis, common in United States coastal waters.
(uncountable, geology) A soft form of limestone made of fragments of shells, sometimes used as a building or road paving material.
duquoin
equinox
equinox
noun
(also figuratively) The circumstance of a twenty-four hour time period having the day and night of equal length.
(astronomy) A celestial equator (“great circle on the celestial sphere, coincident with the plane of the Earth's equator (the equatorial plane)”); also, the Earth's equator.
(astronomy) One of the two points in space where the apparent path of the Sun intersects with the equatorial plane of the Earth.
(rare) A gale (“very strong wind”) once thought to occur more frequently around the time of an equinox (sense 1), now known to be a misconception; an equinoctial gale.
One of the two occasions in the year when the length of the day and night are equal, which occurs when the apparent path of the Sun (the ecliptic) intersects with the equatorial plane of the Earth; this happens on a day between March 19 and 21 (spring in the Northern Hemisphere, and autumn in the Southern Hemisphere), and on another day between September 21 and 24 (autumn in the Northern Hemisphere, and spring in the Southern Hemisphere); hence, the exact time when the intersection occurs.
equison
equison
noun
(archaic) groom, ostler, equerry, jockey
joaquin
jonquil
jonquil
noun
A fragrant bulb flower (Narcissus jonquilla), a species of daffodil.
A shade of yellow.
josquin
loquent
monique
monique
Proper noun
name from the French form of Monica.
pontacq
quangos
quangos
noun
plural of quango
quarion
quenemo
quenton
queston
quillon
quillon
noun
Either of the two arms of such a guard.
The guard of a sword or other bladed weapon designed to protect the hand from harm.
quinoas
quinoas
noun
plural of quinoa
quinoid
quinoid
adj
(organic chemistry) Having a structure based upon a quinone.
noun
(organic chemistry) Any substance whose structure is based upon a quinone.
quinols
quinols
noun
plural of quinol
quinone
quinone
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of a class of aromatic compounds having two carbonyl functional groups in the same six-membered ring.
quinova
quinoyl
quinoyl
noun
(chemistry) A radical whose hydride is quinone, analogous to phenyl.
quinton
quinton
noun
(music) A type of violin that had five strings
quiteno
qulllon
quoined
quoined
adj
(architecture) Furnished with a quoin.
quondam
quondam
adj
(formal) Former; once; at one time.
quoniam
quoniam
noun
(slang, obsolete) A kind of drinking-cup.
quonset
quonset
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Quonset
quoting
quoting
noun
A quoted statement; a quote.
verb
present participle of quote
ronquil
ronquil
noun
A perciform marine fish of the family Bathymasteridae, related to the eelpouts and prowfish.
squaxon
unquote
unquote
intj
Used in speech to indicate the end of a quotation.
verb
(transitive, computing) To convert (a quoted expression) back to its original form.