(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.
equanimous
equanimous
adj
Calm and composed; of stable disposition.
equanimously
equanimously
adv
In an equanimous manner.
equanimousness
equationism
equidimensional
equidimensional
adj
Having (approximately) the same dimensions.
equiprobabilism
equitemporaneous
equitemporaneous
adj
(obsolete) Performed in equal periods of time; contemporaneous.
esquamulose
esquamulose
adj
(botany, mycology) Not covered in scales or scale-like objects; having a smooth skin or outer covering.
esquiredom
formalesque
formalesque
adj
(art) modernist; of the artistic style of the period from around 1890 to 1960
gnomesque
humoresque
humoresque
noun
(music) A composition that is playful in attitude and tone.
humoresquely
humoresques
humoresques
noun
plural of humoresque
jumboesque
jusquaboutisme
lombardesque
marlowesque
marquisotte
marquisotte
verb
(obsolete, rare) To shave off the beard but leave the moustache.
mastoideosquamous
mastosquamose
metasequoia
metasequoia
noun
Metasequoia, the dawn redwood, a fast-growing deciduous conifer native to China.
metasequoias
metasequoias
noun
plural of metasequoia
microquakes
microquakes
noun
plural of microquake
milquetoast
milquetoast
adj
(originally US, informal, derogatory) Meek, timid; lacking character or effectiveness.
noun
(originally US, informal, derogatory) A person of meek or timid disposition; a person who lacks character or effectiveness.
milquetoasts
milquetoasts
noun
plural of milquetoast
misconsequence
misconsequence
noun
A wrong consequence; a false deduction.
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.
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
monegasque
montesquieu
moquettes
moquettes
noun
plural of moquette
moresque
moresque
Adjective
Moorish
moresques
mosque
mosque
noun
(Islam) A place of worship for Muslims, often having at least one minaret; a masjid.
mosquelet
mosquero
mosquero
Proper noun
a village in New Mexico, USA, and the county seat of Also partly in
mosques
mosques
noun
plural of mosque
mosquitocide
mosquitocide
noun
Any substance that kills mosquitos.
mosquitoes
mosquitoes
noun
plural of mosquito
mosquitoey
mosquitoey
adj
Swarming with mosquitoes.
mosquitofishes
mosquitofishes
noun
plural of mosquitofish
mosquittoey
mousquetaire
mousquetaire
noun
(historical) A broad turnover linen collar worn in the mid-19th century.
(historical) A musketeer, especially one of the French royal musketeers of the 17th and 18th centuries, famed for their daring and their fine clothing.
(historical) A woman's cloak trimmed with ribbons, with large buttons, fashionable in the mid-19th century.
mousquetaires
mousquetaires
noun
plural of mousquetaire
musqueto
nondesquamative
nondesquamative
adj
Not desquamative.
nonrelinquishment
nonrelinquishment
noun
Lack of relinquishment; failure to relinquish.
normanesque
obsequium
oversqueamish
oversqueamish
adj
Excessively squeamish.
oversqueamishly
oversqueamishness
oversqueamishness
noun
The quality of being oversqueamish.
parietosquamosal
parietosquamosal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to, or connecting, the parietal bone and the squamous part of the temporal bone
pectoriloquism
pectoriloquism
noun
pectoriloquy
petrosquamosal
petrosquamosal
adj
(anatomy) petrous and squamosal
petrosquamous
petrosquamous
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the petrous and squamous parts of the temporal bone.
plasmoquine
plasmoquine
noun
(medicine) Synonym of chloroquine
prosequendum
pseudosquamate
quadrigeminous
quadrigeminous
adj
Archaic form of quadrigeminal.
quarrelsome
quarrelsome
adj
Argumentative; fond of or prone to quarreling.
quarrelsomely
quarrelsomely
adv
In a quarrelsome manner.
quarrelsomeness
quarrelsomeness
noun
The quality of being quarrelsome; an argumentative nature.
quarsome
quartodecimanism
quartodecimanism
Proper noun
The doctrines of the Quartodecimans.
quatrocentism
quatrocentism
noun
Alternative form of quattrocentism
queasom
queersome
queersome
adj
Characterised or marked by queerness; peculiar; odd
querimonies
querimonies
noun
plural of querimony
querimonious
querimonious
adj
Complaining; querulous.
querimoniously
querimoniously
adv
In a querimonious manner.
querimoniousness
querimoniousness
noun
(archaic) The quality of being querimonious, of tending to complain.
questmonger
questmonger
noun
(archaic, derogatory) One who encourages petty lawsuits.
quietsome
quietsome
adj
(archaic) Characterised or marked by quietness; calm; still; tranquil
quipsome
quipsome
adj
Full of quips.
quipsomeness
quirksome
quirksome
adj
Characterised or marked by quirkiness.
romanesque
romanesque
adj
Alternative letter-case form of Romanesque
semicolloquial
semicolloquial
adj
Somewhat or partially colloquial.
semicolloquially
semiopaque
semiopaque
adj
Partially opaque.
semiquote
semiquote
noun
(informal) A partly paraphrased quotation.
sequestrectomy
sequestrectomy
noun
(medicine) The removal of sequestrums (dead portions of bones).
sequestrotomy
sequestrotomy
noun
(medicine, obsolete) Surgical removal of a sequestrum, or piece of dead bone that has become separated due to necrosis.
sermonesque
sermonesque
adj
Characteristic of a sermon.
snoqualmie
somniloquence
somniloquence
noun
The act of talking in one's sleep.
somniloquent
somniloquent
adj
Synonym of somniloquous (“talking while asleep”)
somniloquies
somniloquies
noun
plural of somniloquy
somniloquize
somniloquize
verb
(intransitive) To sleeptalk.
soumarque
sphenosquamosal
squamaceous
squamaceous
adj
squamose
squamatotuberculate
squamelliferous
squamelliform
squameous
squamiferous
squamiferous
adj
Scaly; covered in scales.
squamigerous
squamigerous
adj
(zoology) Bearing scales.
squamocellular
squamocellular
adj
Relating to, or composed of squamous cells
squamoepithelial
squamoparietal
squamopetrosal
squamose
squamose
adj
Alternative form of squamous
squamosely
squamosely
adv
In a squamose manner.
squamoseness
squamosodentated
squamosoimbricated
squamosoparietal
squamosoradiate
squamosotemporal
squamosphenoid
squamosphenoidal
squamotemporal
squamousness
squamousness
noun
The quality of being squamous.
squamulose
squamulose
adj
(botany, mycology, zoology) Having small scales.
squaremouth
squatmore
squatterdom
squatterdom
noun
The realm or sphere of squatters.
squeamous
squeamous
adj
(obsolete) squeamish
squiredom
squiredom
noun
The rank of squire, or the period of being a squire.
supersquamosal
unquarrelsome
unquarrelsome
adj
Not quarrelsome.
ventriloquism
ventriloquism
noun
The art of projecting one's voice without moving the lips so that it appears to come from another source, such as a dummy.