(transitive, archaic, followed by of or that) To communicate notice to; to inform; let know.
(transitive, followed by with) To furnish or give experimental knowledge of; to make (one) know; to make familiar.
(transitive, obsolete) To familiarize; to accustom.
acquital
acquital
noun
Obsolete spelling of acquittal.
aliquant
aliquant
adj
(mathematics, dated) Less than another specified integer, but not dividing it into integral parts.
noun
(chemistry) An aliquot.
(mathematics, dated) An integer that is less than another, but that does not divide the other integer into integral parts.
aliquots
aliquots
noun
plural of aliquot
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
antiquum
aquarist
aquarist
noun
A person who maintains an aquarium.
aquatics
aquatics
noun
Sports involving water.
plural of aquatic
aquatile
aquatile
adj
(obsolete) Inhabiting the water.
aquatint
aquatint
noun
A form of etching with acid on a plate partially covered with varnish that produces a print somewhat resembling a watercolour.
An etching or print made using this method.
verb
To make such etchings.
aquation
aquation
noun
(chemistry) The replacement of a ligand by water in a complex
aquavits
aquavits
noun
plural of aquavit
aquinist
aquosity
aquosity
noun
(rare) The condition of being watery; wateriness
aquotize
bedquilt
bedquilt
noun
A quilt used for spreading over a bed, as the topmost layer of bedclothes.
besquirt
biquartz
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
caquetio
chiquest
chiquita
chiquito
colquitt
colquitt
Proper noun
a small city in Georgia, USA
an unincorporated community in Texas, USA.
coquitos
coquitos
noun
plural of coquito
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.
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.
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.
equidist
equinate
equinity
equinity
noun
The quality of being equine.
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
equivote
equivote
noun
(obsolete, rare) A hung vote, one having an equal number of votes cast on each side of the question.
inaquate
inaquate
adj
(obsolete) Embodied in, or changed into, water.
inequity
inequity
noun
A lack of equity (justice).
An unjust act; a disservice.
iniquity
iniquity
noun
(countable) An act of great injustice or unfairness; a sinful or wicked act; an unconscionable deed.
(uncountable) Deviation from what is right; gross injustice, sin, wickedness.
inquests
inquests
noun
plural of inquest
inquiets
inquiets
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of inquiet
inquisit
jaqitsch
limequat
limequat
noun
A citrus tree, a cross between a lime and a kumquat, Citrus × floridana
liquated
liquated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of liquate
liquates
liquates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of liquate
loquitur
marquita
marquito
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.
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.
mosquito
mosquito
noun
A small flying insect of the family Culicidae, the females of which bite humans and animals and suck blood, leaving an itching bump on the skin, and sometimes carrying diseases like malaria and yellow fever.
verb
To fly close to the ground, seemingly without a course.
mystique
mystique
noun
An aura of heightened interest, meaning or mystery surrounding a person or thing.
nastaliq
nastaliq
Proper noun
A form of Arabic calligraphy mostly used for Persian and languages it has influenced, including Urdu and Ottoman Turkish.
nepquite
ogunquit
otuquian
picquets
picquets
noun
plural of picquet
piquette
piquette
noun
A drink of marc and water.
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.
qadarite
qadarite
Noun
A member of the an early Islamic movement which held that man was endowed by God with free will.
quadriti
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.
quainter
quainter
adj
comparative form of quaint: more quaint
quaintly
quaintly
adv
In a quaint manner; oddly; strangely.
quakiest
quakiest
adj
superlative form of quaky: most quaky
quantico
quantics
quantics
noun
plural of quantic
quanties
quantify
quantify
verb
(logic) To relate a statement (called a predicate) to a given set using a quantifier—either for all (denoted ∀) or there exists (denoted ∃).
To assign a quantity to.
To determine the value of (a variable or expression).
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.
quanting
quanting
verb
present participle of quant
quantity
quantity
noun
(mathematics) Indicates that the entire preceding expression is henceforth considered a single object.
(metrology) Property of a phenomenon, body, or substance, where the property has a magnitude that can be expressed as number and a reference.
(phonology) Length of sounds.
A considerable measure or amount.
A fundamental, generic term used when referring to the measurement (count, amount) of a scalar, vector, number of items or to some other way of denominating the value of a collection or group of items.
A specific measured amount.
An indefinite amount of something.
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
quartics
quartics
noun
plural of quartic
quartile
quartile
noun
(statistics) Any of the three points that divide an ordered distribution into four parts, each containing a quarter of the population.
(statistics) Any one of the four groups so divided.
quartine
quartine
noun
(botany, archaic) A supposed fourth integument of an ovule, counting from the outside.
quartzic
quartzic
adj
Of or relating to quartz.
quatrain
quatrain
noun
A poem in four lines.
A stanza of four lines.
quatrino
quatrino
noun
Alternative form of quattrino (“old Italian coin”)
quatsino
quebrith
quebrith
noun
(alchemy) sulfur
queenite
queerity
queerity
noun
(dated) Queerness; something odd or strange.
(social sciences) Queerness, in the sense of not conforming to sexual or gender norms.
quentise
quercite
quercite
noun
(organic chemistry) A white crystalline substance found in acorns.
querists
querists
noun
plural of querist
queryist
queryist
noun
One who asks a question.
quesited
quesited
noun
(astrology, divination) The object or goal that is sought in divination.
questing
questing
noun
The act of going in quest of something.
verb
present participle of quest
question
question
noun
(now archaic, historical, chiefly with definite article) Interrogation by torture.
(obsolete) Talk; conversation; speech.
A doubt or challenge about the truth, accuracy, or validity of a matter.
A proposal to a meeting as a topic for deliberation.
A sentence, phrase or word which asks for information, reply or response; an interrogative.
A subject or topic for consideration or investigation.
verb
(intransitive) To ask a question or questions; inquire or seek to know; examine.
(intransitive, obsolete) To argue; to converse; to dispute.
(transitive) To ask questions of; to interrogate; to ask for information.
(transitive) To raise doubts about; have doubts about.
quickest
quickest
adj
superlative form of quick: most quick
quickset
quickset
adj
(of a hedge etc) Grown from cuttings planted directly into the ground
noun
The cuttings used, or the hedge produced by this method
quiddist
quiddity
quiddity
noun
(law) A trifle; a nicety or quibble.
(philosophy) The essence or inherent nature of a person or thing.
An eccentricity; an odd feature.
quietage
quietage
noun
(obsolete) Quietness; stillness, peace.
quietens
quietens
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of quieten
quieters
quieters
noun
plural of quieter
quietest
quietest
adj
superlative form of quiet: most quiet
quieting
quieting
noun
The act of making something quiet.
verb
present participle of quiet
quietism
quietism
noun
A form of mysticism involving quiet contemplation.
A state of passive quietness.
quietist
quietist
noun
A mystic who follows quietism.
Someone who is not socially or politically active.
quietive
quietive
adj
Tending to quieten or make passive.
noun
Something that quietens; a sedative.
quietude
quietude
noun
tranquility
quileute
quileute
Noun
A Native American people in western Washington state.
quillets
quillets
noun
plural of quillet
quillity
quilters
quilters
noun
plural of quilter
quilting
quilting
noun
(nautical, archaic) A coating of strands of rope for a water vessel.
A layer or layers of quilted padding.
The practice of creating quilts
verb
present participle of quilt
quinault
quinault
Noun
A group of Native American peoples from western Washington in the United States.
quinetum
quinetum
noun
(historical) A mixture of the sulphates of the cinchona alkaloids: a cheap substitute for quinine sulphate.
quinitol
quinnats
quinnats
noun
plural of quinnat
quintain
quintain
noun
(now historical) An object (generally a post or plank on a support) set up as a target to be tilted at in jousting, or otherwise used as target practice.
quintals
quintals
noun
plural of quintal
quintana
quintans
quintans
noun
plural of quintan
quintant
quintars
quintars
noun
plural of quintar
quintary
quintary
adj
quinary
quintato
quintero
quintets
quintets
noun
plural of quintet
quintics
quintics
noun
plural of quintic
quintile
quintile
noun
(astrology) An aspect of planets that are distant from each other by one fifth of a zodiac (72°)
(by extension) A subset thus obtained.
(statistics) Any of the quantiles which divide an ordered sample population into five equally numerous subsets.
quintina
quintins
quintins
noun
plural of quintin
quintius
quintole
quintole
noun
(historical) A five-stringed viol common in France in the 18th century.
(music) A group of five notes to be played or sung in the time of three, four or six.
quintons
quintons
noun
plural of quinton
quipster
quipster
noun
a person who makes quips; a joker
quirites
quirting
quirting
verb
present participle of quirt
quistiti
quistron
quitaque
quitches
quitches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of quitch
quiteria
quiteris
quitrent
quitrent
noun
A rent reserved in grants of land, by the payment of which the tenant is quit (absolved) from other service.