(linguistics) A change in the meaning of a term depending upon context
(obsolete) The act of equalizing; act or result of making adequate; an equivalent.
equivalence
andromaque
anthradiquinone
anthrahydroquinone
beliquored
beliquored
adj
Drunken.
blandiloquence
blandiloquence
noun
(archaic) flattery [from 17th c.]
boudoiresque
brodequin
brodequin
noun
(obsolete) A buskin or half-boot.
chequerboard
chequerboard
noun
Alternative spelling of checkerboard
chlorohydroquinone
cinquefoiled
cinquefoiled
adj
Having five lobes or having the shape of a cinquefoil.
cliquedom
cliquedom
noun
The world of cliques; cliques generally.
coadequate
codelinquency
codelinquent
coequated
coequated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of coequate
colloquized
colloquized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of colloquize
conquedle
conquered
conquered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of conquer
conquistadores
conquistadores
noun
plural of conquistador
coquetted
coquetted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of coquet
counterquartered
counterquartered
adj
(heraldry) Doubly divided into quarters, so that each quarter is itself quartered.
croqueted
croqueted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of croquet
dantonesque
deaquation
dentiloquist
dentiloquist
noun
(rare) Someone who speaks through clenched teeth.
dentiloquy
dentiloquy
noun
(rare) The habit or practice of speaking through the teeth.
derequisition
derequisition
verb
(transitive) To return or release (something previously requisitioned).
desquamation
desquamation
noun
(medicine) The shedding of the outer layers of the skin.
desquamations
desquamations
noun
plural of desquamation
desquamatory
desquamatory
adj
(surgery) Relating to the removal of the laminae of exfoliated bones.
diphenylquinomethane
diplomatique
discotheque
discotheque
noun
(slightly dated) A nightclub where dancing takes place.
discotheques
discotheques
noun
plural of discotheque
discothque
disequalization
disequalization
noun
The process of becoming unequal; the act of disequalizing.
disequilibration
disequilibration
noun
The act of bringing about a state of disequilibrium
disquixote
docquet
docquet
noun
Archaic form of docket.
dominique
dominique
Noun
An American breed of chicken with a rose comb and a heavy plumage of irregularly striped black-and-white feathers.
dragonesque
dragonesque
Adjective
Resembling or characteristic of a dragon.
dulciloquent
dulciloquent
adj
(literary, rare) Speaking sweetly.
duroquinone
duroquinone
noun
(organic chemistry) A 1,4-quinone derived from durene
equatorward
equatorward
adj
toward the equator
equatorwards
equatorwards
adv
Towards the equator.
equidiagonal
equidiagonal
adj
(geometry) Of a convex quadrilateral: having the two diagonals of equal length.
equidimensional
equidimensional
adj
Having (approximately) the same dimensions.
equidistribution
equidistribution
noun
An equal distribution.
equidivision
equidivision
noun
division into equal parts
equidominant
equidominant
adj
equally dominant
equilobed
equilobed
adj
Having lobes of equal size.
equimodal
equiperiodic
equiperiodic
adj
Having the same period.
equipoised
equipoised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of equipoise
equiponderance
equiponderance
noun
The state of being equal in weight; equipoise
equiponderancy
equiponderancy
noun
Archaic form of equiponderance.
equiponderant
equiponderant
adj
(obsolete) Having equal weight.
equiponderate
equiponderate
verb
To counterbalance.
equiponderated
equiponderated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of equiponderate
equiponderating
equiponderating
verb
present participle of equiponderate
equiponderation
equiponderation
noun
An equiponderating, or counterbalancing.
equiponderous
equiponderous
adj
Having equal weight.
equipondious
equipondious
adj
(obsolete, rare) Of equal weight on both sides; balanced.
equiproducing
equivocated
equivocated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of equivocate
equoid
equoid
noun
Any odd-toed ungulate of the superfamily Equoidea
equoidean
esquiredom
forequoted
forequoted
adj
Cited before; quoted in an earlier part of the treatise or essay.
grandiloquence
grandiloquence
noun
Lofty, pompous or bombastic speech or writing.
grandiloquent
grandiloquent
adj
(of a person, their language or writing) Given to using language in a showy way by using an excessive number of difficult words to impress others; bombastic; turgid
grandiloquently
grandiloquently
adv
showing grandiloquence
hemiquinonoid
hydroquinine
hydroquinoline
hydroquinone
hydroquinone
noun
(organic chemistry) The diphenol para-dihydroxy benzene, used as a mild reducing agent in photographic developing; isomeric with catechol and resorcinol.
hydroxyanthraquinone
hydroxyanthraquinone
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of several organic compounds that can be viewed as derivatives of an anthraquinone through replacement of one hydrogen atom by a hydroxyl group.
inadequation
inadequation
noun
(obsolete) Lack of exact correspondence.
inequilobed
inequilobed
adj
Not equilobed.
inquirendo
inquirendo
noun
(law) An authority to inquire.
irondequoit
leonardesque
liquidogenic
liquidogenous
liquidogenous
adj
That forms a liquid when in bulk
liquored
liquored
verb
simple past tense and past participle of liquor
lombardesque
londonesque
londonesque
Adjective
Reminiscent of the British capital city of London.
mastoideosquamous
meriquinoid
meriquinoidal
meriquinonoid
misquoted
misquoted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of misquote
mosquitocide
mosquitocide
noun
Any substance that kills mosquitos.
nondelinquent
nondelinquent
noun
One who is not a delinquent.
nondeliquescence
nondeliquescent
nondeliquescent
adj
Not deliquescent.
nondesquamative
nondesquamative
adj
Not desquamative.
nonequalized
nonsequestered
nonsequestered
adj
Not sequestered.
obliqued
obliqued
verb
simple past tense and past participle of oblique
odalisque
odalisque
noun
(historical) A female slave in a harem, especially one in the Ottoman seraglio.
A desirable or sexually attractive woman.
opaqued
opaqued
verb
simple past tense and past participle of opaque
outequivocated
outqueried
outquibbled
outquibbled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outquibble
outquibled
outquoted
outquoted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outquote
overequipped
overequipped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overequip
overqualified
overqualified
adj
Having too many qualifications to be deemed appropriate for a (usually unskilled) job.
palatoquadrate
palatoquadrate
noun
(biology) The dorsal part of the mandibular arch in some fish
parietoquadrate
pendeloque
pendeloque
noun
A drop-shaped diamond or other gem used as a pendant.
preliquidation
preliquidation
adj
Before liquidation.
prequoted
prosequendum
pseudoacquaintance
pseudoantique
pseudoantique
adj
Apparently, but not actually, antique.
pseudoaquatic
pseudoequalitarian
pseudoequalitarian
adj
Apparently, but not actually, equalitarian.
pseudoquinol
pseudosquamate
pterygoquadrate
pterygoquadrate
adj
(anatomy) Of or relating to the pterygoid and quadrate bones or cartilages.
quadragenarious
quadragenarious
adj
(rare) Synonym of quadragenarian: Of or related to fortysomethings.
quadratiferous
quadricone
quadricone
noun
(geometry) A quadric cone.
quadricostate
quadricostate
adj
Having four ribs.
quadricotyledonous
quadricrescentoid
quadricrescentoid
adj
(zoology, dentistry) Having four crescentic folds.
quadrifoliate
quadrifoliate
adj
(botany) Having four leaves or leaflets.
quadrifoliolate
quadrifoliolate
adj
(botany) Having four leaflets.
quadrigeminous
quadrigeminous
adj
Archaic form of quadrigeminal.
quadrigenarious
quadrigenarious
adj
(rare) Having or consisting of four hundred.
quadrilobate
quadrilobate
adj
Having four lobes.
quadrilobed
quadrilobed
Adjective
Having four lobes.
quadriloculate
quadriloculate
adj
Having four loculi
quadrilogue
quadrilogue
noun
Alternative spelling of quadralogue
quadrimolecular
quadrimolecular
adj
(chemistry) Involving four molecules
quadrioxalate
quadriphosphate
quadriphosphate
noun
(chemistry) Any salt or ester containing four phosphate groups.
quadripole
quadripole
noun
(electronics) An electrical circuit that has two pairs of external terminals.
(physics) four poles disposed in a square fashion.
quadrisection
quadrisection
noun
One quarter of something.
The action of dividing something into four parts.
quadrisetose
quadrisetose
adj
(biology) Having four bristles.
quadrivoltine
quadrivoltine
adj
Having four broods or litters in one year.
quadrupedation
quadrupedous
quadrupole
quadrupole
noun
(physics) A distribution of either electric charge or magnetization equivalent to two dipoles that point in opposite directions.
(physics) A magnet with two north poles and two south poles, used to focus a beam of particles.
quadrupoles
quadrupoles
noun
plural of quadrupole
quakerdom
quartodeciman
quartodeciman
Noun
Any of a group of early Christians who began Easter on Nisan 14, the day Jesus was crucified according to the Gospel of JohnJohn 19:14, 31, 42, and the day before the beginning of Jewish Passover, which is Nisan 15.
Adjective
Of or pertaining to these people.
quartodecimanism
quartodecimanism
Proper noun
The doctrines of the Quartodecimans.
quasiorder
quasiorder
noun
(set theory) A preorder.
quasiperiodic
quasiperiodic
adj
(mathematics, of a function) Such that an increment of a variable leads to a multiplication by some function.
(physics, of an oscillation) Having two unrelated periods.
Almost periodic; recurring at irregular intervals.