(now rare, chiefly in the plural) Something that has been acquired; an attainment or accomplishment.
The act or fact of acquiring something; acquisition.
acquirements
acquirements
noun
plural of acquirement
acquisitum
acquitment
acquitment
noun
(law) Acquittal.
alambique
alamiqui
alloquialism
almique
aminoanthraquinone
aminoanthraquinone
noun
(organic chemistry) Either of two isomeric amino derivatives of anthraquinone
aminoquin
aminoquinoline
aminoquinoline
noun
Any of various quinoline derivatives notable as antimalarial drugs.
amphoriloquy
amphoriloquy
noun
(medicine) A condition where the voice is characterized by amphoric sound over the patient's lung cavity.
antimasque
antimasque
noun
A comic or grotesque dance presented before or between the acts of a masque.
antimasquer
antimasquer
noun
One who takes part in an antimasque.
antimasquerade
antimosquito
antimosquito
adj
Countering mosquitos.
antiquarianism
antiquarianism
noun
Archaism.
Study or love of antiques.
Study or love of antiquity.
antiquarism
antiquarism
noun
Synonym of antiquarianism
antiquarium
antiquarium
noun
A place for keeping antiques.
antiquum
antisquama
apoquinamine
apoquinamine
noun
(organic chemistry) An alkaloid, C₁₉H₂₂N₂O, that is formed by dissolving quinamine in acid.
aquaemanalia
aquafarming
aquafarming
noun
(agriculture) aquaculture
aquamanalia
aquamanile
aquamanile
noun
(historical) A ewer or jug-like vessel, shaped like an animal or human figure, used for washing the hands.
aquamaniles
aquamaniles
noun
plural of aquamanile
aquamanilia
aquamarine
aquamarine
adj
Of a bluish-green colour.
noun
A bluish-green variety of beryl.
The bluish-green colour of the sea.
aquamarines
aquamarines
noun
plural of aquamarine
aquariiums
aquarium
aquarium
noun
A public place where live fish and other aquatic animals are exhibited.
A tank, often made of glass, for keeping live fish or other aquatic animals.
aquariums
aqueomercurial
aquiform
aquiform
adj
Resembling water; watery, liquid
aquincubitalism
aquincubitalism
noun
The quality of being aquincubital.
aquintocubitalism
aquopentamminecobaltic
armouchiquois
asquirm
asquirm
adj
Covered or filled (with something squirming).
Squirming.
barquisimeto
blomquist
broomsquire
caciquism
caciquism
noun
The political influence of caciques in Latin America.
chimique
chuquicamata
cinematheque
cinematheque
noun
A film archive with small cinemas, screening classic and art-house films.
cinematheques
cinematheques
noun
plural of cinematheque
cinquecentism
circumquaque
cliquedom
cliquedom
noun
The world of cliques; cliques generally.
cliquism
cliquism
noun
The tendency to associate in cliques; the spirit of cliques.
colliquament
colliquament
noun
The first rudiments of an embryo in generation.
colloquialism
colloquialism
noun
A colloquial word or phrase; a common spoken expression.
Colloquial style of speaking.
colloquialisms
colloquialisms
noun
plural of colloquialism
colloquiquiums
colloquium
colloquium
noun
(law) That part of the complaint or declaration in an action for defamation which shows that the words complained of were spoken concerning the plaintiff.
A colloquy; a meeting for discussion.
An academic meeting or seminar usually led by a different lecturer and on a different topic at each meeting.
An address to an academic meeting or seminar.
colloquiums
colloquiums
noun
plural of colloquium
comique
comique
noun
(dated) A comic actor or singer.
communiqu
communique
communique
noun
Alternative form of communiqué
communiques
communiques
noun
Misspelling of communiqués.
conquinamine
conquinamine
noun
(organic chemistry) quinidamine
coquimbite
coquimbite
noun
(mineralogy) The nonahydrate of iron(III) sulfate.
coquimbo
coquitlam
coquitlam
Proper noun
A city in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia, Canada.
cummaquid
deliquium
deliquium
noun
(chemistry) Liquefaction through absorption of moisture from the air.
(literary, figuratively) A languid, maudlin mood.
(pathology) An abrupt loss of consciousness usually caused by an insufficient blood flow to the brain; fainting.
(rare) An abrupt absence of sunlight, e.g. caused by an eclipse.
demihaque
demipique
demipique
noun
(historical) A kind of military saddle.
demiquaver
demiquaver
noun
(music) A semiquaver, a sixteenth note.
demisemiquaver
demisemiquaver
noun
(music) A thirty-second note, drawn as a crotchet with three tails.
desquamating
desquamating
verb
present participle of desquamate
desquamation
desquamation
noun
(medicine) The shedding of the outer layers of the skin.
desquamations
desquamations
noun
plural of desquamation
desquamative
desquamative
adj
Of, relating to, or attended with, desquamation.
diphenylquinomethane
diplomatique
disequilibrium
disequilibrium
noun
The loss of equilibrium or stability, especially due to an imbalance of forces.
disequilibriums
dominique
dominique
Noun
An American breed of chicken with a rose comb and a heavy plumage of irregularly striped black-and-white feathers.
eequinoctium
equalitarianism
equalitarianism
noun
Egalitarianism.
equanimities
equanimities
noun
plural of equanimity
equanimity
equanimity
noun
The state of being calm, stable and composed, especially under stress.
equanimous
equanimous
adj
Calm and composed; of stable disposition.
equanimously
equanimously
adv
In an equanimous manner.
equanimousness
equationism
equestrianism
equestrianism
noun
The art or sport of riding horses.
equianharmonic
equianharmonic
adj
(mathematics) equally anharmonic; specifically, whose anharmonic ratio is a cube root of unity
noun
(geometry) A set of four points whose cross ratio (or anharmonic ratio) is a cube root of 1.
equiatomic
equiatomic
adj
(physics, chemistry) Containing equal numbers of two or more atoms
equidimensional
equidimensional
adj
Having (approximately) the same dimensions.
equidominant
equidominant
adj
equally dominant
equiform
equiform
adj
Having the same form; uniform, equiformal
equiformal
equiformal
adj
equiform
equiformity
equiformity
noun
The quality of being equiform.
equilibrium
equilibrium
noun
(chemistry) The state of a reaction in which the rates of the forward and reverse reactions are the same.
(physics) The state of a body at rest or in uniform motion in which the resultant of all forces on it is zero.
Mental balance.
The condition of a system in which competing influences are balanced, resulting in no net change.
equilibriums
equimodal
equimolal
equimolal
adj
Of the same molality.
equimolar
equimolar
adj
(chemistry) Containing the same number of moles (of two or more compounds)
equimolecular
equimolecular
adj
(chemistry) Containing the same number of molecules (of two or more compounds)
equimomental
equimomental
adj
Having equal moments of inertia.
equimultiple
equimultiple
adj
(mathematics) Multiplied by the same number or quantity.
noun
(mathematics) One of the products arising from the multiplication of two or more values by the same value.
equinumerally
equiomnipotent
equipment
equipment
noun
(slang, humorous) The male genitalia.
Any items used in equipping something or someone, for example things needed for an expedition or voyage.
The act of equipping, or the state of being equipped, as for a voyage or expedition.
equipments
equipments
noun
(nonstandard) plural of equipment
equiprobabilism
equisegmented
equisetum
equisetum
noun
The horsetail (plant of genus Equisetum)
equisetums
equitemporal
equitemporal
adj
Of equal time.
equitemporaneous
equitemporaneous
adj
(obsolete) Performed in equal periods of time; contemporaneous.
equivoluminal
equivoluminal
adj
Having an equal volume or capacity
esquimau
esquimauan
esquimaux
esquiredom
eumolpique
exquisitism
extraequilibrium
gaminesque
gaminesque
adj
Like a gamin or gamine; mischievously charming without sophistication.
gastriloquism
gastriloquism
noun
(obsolete) ventriloquism
harlequinism
hemidemisemiquaver
hemidemisemiquaver
noun
(music) A sixty-fourth note, drawn as a crotchet with four tails.
hemingwayesque
hemingwayesque
Adjective
Reminiscent of Ernest Hemingway (1899–1961), American writer and journalist.
hemiquinonoid
hoquiam
inequilibrium
inquilinism
inquilinism
noun
The situation where one animal lives commensally in the nest, burrow, or dwelling place of an animal of another species.
jacqueminot
jacqueminot
noun
A variety of deep crimson rose.
jaquima
jaquima
noun
Synonym of hackamore (“type of bridle”)
jusquaboutisme
lambrequin
lambrequin
noun
(US) A short decorative drapery for a shelf edge or for the top of a window casing; a valance.
(ceramics) A border pattern with draped effect.
(heraldry) A heraldic representation of such an item, typically with one end pendant.
A scarf or other piece of material used as a covering for a helmet.
lambrequins
lambrequins
noun
plural of lambrequin
limequat
limequat
noun
A citrus tree, a cross between a lime and a kumquat, Citrus × floridana
liquamen
liquamen
noun
(historical) A fish sauce used in Ancient Rome.
liquidambar
liquidambar
noun
A resinous gum that exudes from the bark of the tree Liquidambar styraciflua.
The tree itself, also called sweetgum.
liquidambars
liquidambars
noun
plural of liquidambar
liquidamber
liquidamber
noun
Alternative form of liquidambar
liquiform
liquiform
adj
Resembling a liquid.
machinotechnique
madrigalesque
madrigalesque
adj
(music) Reminiscent of a madrigal.
magnifique
magniloquence
magniloquence
noun
The quality of being magniloquent; pompous discourse.
magniloquent
magniloquent
adj
Speaking pompously; using deliberately long or esoteric words.
magniloquently
magniloquently
adv
In a magniloquent manner.
magniloquy
magniloquy
noun
Synonym of magniloquence
manequin
manequin
noun
Dated form of mannequin.
manistique
mannequin
mannequin
noun
(dated) A person who models clothes.
A dummy, or life-size model of the human body, used for the fitting or displaying of clothes.
A jointed model of the human body used by artists, especially to demonstrate the arrangement of drapery.
An anatomical model of the human body for use in teaching of e.g. CPR.