(linguistics, translation studies) A word or phrase in a language formed by word-for-word or morpheme-by-morpheme translation of a word in another language.
verb
(linguistics, translation studies) To adopt (a word or phrase) from one language to another by semantic translation of its parts.
claque
claque
noun
(collective) A group of people hired to attend a performance and to either applaud or boo.
A group of fawning admirers.
A group of people who pre-arrange among themselves to express strong support for an idea, so as to give the false impression of a wider consensus.
clercq
clique
clique
noun
(Internet) A group of related web sites that link to each other, like a webring but with exclusive membership determined by the clique owner.
(graph theory) A subgraph isomorphic to a complete graph.
A small, exclusive group of individuals, usually according to lifestyle or social status; a cabal.
verb
(intransitive) To associate together in a clannish way; to act with others secretly to gain a desired end; to plot.
cliquy
cliquy
adj
Alternative spelling of cliquey
cloque
cloque
noun
A fabric with an embossed design
colloq
colloq
adj
Abbreviation of colloquial.
equals
equals
noun
The symbol =
plural of equal
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of equal
laquei
laquey
lasque
liquer
liquet
liquid
liquid
adj
(finance, of a market) Having sufficient trading activity to make buying or selling easy.
(finance, of an asset) Easily sold or disposed of without losing value.
(phonology) Belonging to a class of consonants comprised of the laterals and the rhotics, which in many languages behave similarly.
Flowing freely like water; fluid; not solid and not gaseous; composed of particles that move freely among each other on the slightest pressure.
Flowing or sounding smoothly or without abrupt transitions or harsh tones.
Fluid and transparent.
noun
(phonetics) Any of a class of consonant sounds that includes l and r.
A substance that is flowing, and keeping no shape, such as water; a substance of which the molecules, while not tending to separate from one another like those of a gas, readily change their relative position, and which therefore retains no definite shape, except that determined by the containing receptacle; an inelastic fluid.
liquor
liquor
noun
(UK, cooking) A parsley sauce commonly served with traditional pies and mash.
(chiefly US, Canada) Strong alcoholic drink derived from fermentation and distillation; more broadly, any alcoholic drink.
(obsolete) A drinkable liquid.
(obsolete) A liquid, a fluid.
A liquid in which something has been steeped.
A liquid obtained by cooking meat or vegetables (or both).
In process industry, a liquid in which a desired reaction takes place, e.g. pulping liquor is a mixture of chemicals and water which breaks wood into its components, thus facilitating the extraction of cellulose.
verb
(intransitive) To drink liquor, usually to excess.
(obsolete, transitive) To grease.
(transitive) To cause someone to drink liquor, usually to excess.
loquat
loquat
noun
The Eriobotrya japonica tree.
The fruit of this tree. It is as large as a small plum, but grows in clusters, and contains four or five large seeds.
plaque
plaque
noun
(countable) A piece of flat metal with writing on it, attached to a building, monument, or other structure to remind people of a person or an event.
(countable) A small card representing an amount of money, used for betting in casinos; a sort of gaming chip.
(countable) Any flat, thin piece of clay, ivory, metal, etc., used for ornament, or for painting pictures upon, as a dish, plate, slab, etc., hung upon a wall; also, a smaller decoration worn by a person, such as a brooch.
(countable, biology) A clearing in a bacterial lawn caused by a virus.
(countable, music) In the Hornbostel–Sachs classification system: any flat, thin musical instrument.
(countable, pathology) A broad patch of abnormal tissue distinguishable from surrounding tissue, especially a broad papule (“inflamed, irritated patch”) on the skin.
(countable, uncountable, pathology) An abnormal accumulation of material in or on an organ of the body, often associated with disease.
(countable, uncountable, pathology) An accumulation in artery walls made up of macrophage cells and debris containing lipids, (cholesterol and fatty acids), calcium, and connective tissue; an atheroma.
(uncountable, dentistry) An accumulation of biofilm, or bacteria, on teeth, which may develop into dental calculus (tartar).
pulque
pulque
noun
A milk-colored, somewhat viscous Mexican alcoholic drink made from the fermented sap of certain agave plants.
quadle
quails
quails
noun
plural of quail
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of quail
quaily
quaily
noun
(obsolete) The upland sandpiper (Bartramia longicauda), a game bird.
qualia
qualia
noun
plural of quale
qually
qualms
qualms
noun
plural of qualm
qualmy
qualmy
adj
queasy; nauseous
quarle
quedly
quelch
quelch
noun
(dialectal) A blow; a bang.
verb
(dialect, intransitive) To make a squelching sound.
(transitive) To squelch; to eliminate.
quelea
quelea
noun
The African weaverbird (genus Quelea).
quells
quells
noun
plural of quell
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of quell
quelme
quesal
quesal
noun
Archaic form of quetzal (the bird).
quezal
quezal
noun
Archaic form of quetzal. (the bird)
quiles
quilez
quills
quills
noun
plural of quill
quilly
quilly
adj
Pertaining to or resembling a quill.
With quills; quilled.
quilts
quilts
noun
plural of quilt
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of quilt
quinol
quinol
noun
(organic chemistry) Synonym of hydroquinone
quinyl
quisle
quisle
verb
To collaborate with an (occupying) enemy power; be a quisling.
raquel
raquel
Proper noun
name borrowed from
sequel
sequel
noun
(Scotland, historical) Thirlage.
(dated) The events, collectively, which follow a previously mentioned event; the aftermath.
(mathematics) The remainder of the text; what follows. Used exclusively in the set phrase "in the sequel".
(narratology) A narrative that is written after another narrative set in the same universe, especially a narrative that is chronologically set after its predecessors, or (perhaps improper usage) any narrative that has a preceding narrative of its own.
(obsolete) A person's descendants.
soquel
squail
squail
noun
A disc or counter used in the game of squails.
verb
(intransitive, historical) To throw weighted sticks at small animals.
To throw anything about awkwardly or irregularly.
squali
squall
squall
noun
(meteorology) A squall line, multicell line, or part of a squall line.
(often nautical) A sudden storm, as found in a squall line.
A loud cry or wail.
verb
To cry or wail loudly.
squalm
squawl
squawl
verb
Alternative form of squall
squeal
squeal
noun
A high-pitched sound, such as the scream of a child or a female person, or noisy worn-down brake pads.
The cry of a pig.
verb
(intransitive, slang) To give sensitive information about someone to a third party; to rat on someone.
(of an object) To make a squealing noise.
(transitive, intransitive) To scream with a shrill, prolonged sound.
squeel
squill
squill
noun
A European bulbous liliaceous plant, of the genus Scilla, used in medicine for its acrid, expectorant, diuretic, and emetic properties
A mantis shrimp, Squilla mantis, from the Mediterranean
A sea onion (Drimia maritima)
squirl
squirl
noun
(US, dialect) A squirrel.
A flourish in handwriting.
taqlid
taqlid
noun
(Islam) Conformity to traditional legal decisions in Shari'a jurisprudence.