(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
aminoanthraquinone
aminoanthraquinone
noun
(organic chemistry) Either of two isomeric amino derivatives of anthraquinone
amphoriloquy
amphoriloquy
noun
(medicine) A condition where the voice is characterized by amphoric sound over the patient's lung cavity.
antimasquer
antimasquer
noun
One who takes part in an antimasque.
antimasquerade
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.
aquafarming
aquafarming
noun
(agriculture) aquaculture
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
armouchiquois
asquirm
asquirm
adj
Covered or filled (with something squirming).
Squirming.
barquisimeto
broomsquire
circumquaque
demiquaver
demiquaver
noun
(music) A semiquaver, a sixteenth note.
demisemiquaver
demisemiquaver
noun
(music) A thirty-second note, drawn as a crotchet with three tails.
disequilibrium
disequilibrium
noun
The loss of equilibrium or stability, especially due to an imbalance of forces.
disequilibriums
equalitarianism
equalitarianism
noun
Egalitarianism.
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.
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
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)
equinumerally
equiprobabilism
equitemporal
equitemporal
adj
Of equal time.
equitemporaneous
equitemporaneous
adj
(obsolete) Performed in equal periods of time; contemporaneous.
esquiredom
extraequilibrium
gastriloquism
gastriloquism
noun
(obsolete) ventriloquism
harlequinism
hemidemisemiquaver
hemidemisemiquaver
noun
(music) A sixty-fourth note, drawn as a crotchet with four tails.
inequilibrium
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
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.
madrigalesque
madrigalesque
adj
(music) Reminiscent of a madrigal.
maquiladora
maquiladora
noun
An assembly plant in Mexico owned by a company from the United States or another foreign country, using cheap local labour and imported components, and which then exports its products to the company's country of origin; also (by extension) similar factories in other countries.
maquiladoras
maquiladoras
noun
plural of maquiladora
maquiritare
maquisard
maquisard
noun
(historical) A member of a resistance or guerrilla movement, originally and chiefly that of the French during the German occupation of 1940-5.
marinduque
mariquilla
maroquin
maroquin
noun
(somewhat dated) leather made from goatskin
marqueterie
marqueterie
noun
Alternative form of marquetry
marqueteries
marqueteries
noun
plural of marqueterie
plural of marquetery
marquetries
marquetries
noun
plural of marquetry
marquis
marquis
noun
A nobleman in England, France, and Germany, of a rank next below that of duke, but above a count. Originally, the marquis was an officer whose duty was to guard the marches or frontiers of the kingdom. The office has ceased, and the name is now a mere title conferred by letters patent or letters close.
Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the Asian genus Bassarona (or Euthalia).
marquisal
marquisate
marquisate
noun
The state or rank of a marquis.
The territory held by a marquis, margrave or marchioness.
marquisates
marquisates
noun
plural of marquisate
marquisdom
marquisdom
noun
(obsolete) A marquisate.
marquise
marquise
noun
(architecture) A canopy, usually of glass, set as a shelter over a door opening onto a terrace or pavement.
(chiefly historical) A marchioness, especially one who is French.
(cooking) A rich dessert made with dark chocolate, butter, sugar, cocoa powder, eggs, and cream.
(historical) A style of parasol of the mid-19th century.
(jewelry) An oval cut gemstone with pointed ends.
A marquee.
marquises
marquises
noun
plural of marquis
plural of marquise
marquisess
marquisess
Noun
A marchioness.
marquisette
marquisette
noun
A sheer cotton fabric used for mosquito nets and curtains
marquisettes
marquisettes
noun
plural of marquisette
marquisina
marquisotte
marquisotte
verb
(obsolete, rare) To shave off the beard but leave the moustache.
marquisship
marquisship
noun
A marquisate.
marquita
marquito
marquois
martinique
martinique
Proper noun
An island in the Caribbean, an overseas department of France. Official name: Department of Martinique.
masquerading
masquerading
noun
The act of one who masquerades.
verb
present participle of masquerade
medrinaque
medrinaque
noun
A type of fabric from the Philippines, made from the abaca tree.
meriquinoid
meriquinoidal
meriquinone
meriquinonic
meriquinonoid
microquakes
microquakes
noun
plural of microquake
microtechnique
microtechnique
noun
Any small-scale technique.
The art of preparing objects for examination under a microscope.
misquoter
misquoter
noun
One who misquotes.
mosquitoproof
mosquitoproof
adj
Resistant to mosquitos.
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
nonequilibrium
nonequilibrium
noun
The condition of not being in equilibrium
nonrelinquishment
nonrelinquishment
noun
Lack of relinquishment; failure to relinquish.
nonrequirement
nonrequirement
noun
That which is not a requirement.
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
preequipment
prerequirement
prerequirement
noun
A prerequisite requirement
primaquine
primaquine
noun
(pharmacology) A synthetic compound derived from quinoline, used as a medication in the treatment of malaria and pneumocystis pneumonia.
quadragesima
quadragesimal
quadragesimal
adj
(mathematics) Of, related to, or based on the number forty.
Belonging to Lent; used in Lent; Lenten
That lasts forty days
quadragintesimal
quadratomandibular
quadratomandibular
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the quadrate bone and the mandible.
quadrennium
quadrennium
noun
A period of 4 years, particularly (historical) the sets of four years in the ancient Egyptian and Greek calendars.
quadrenniums
quadricinium
quadricinium
noun
(music) A four-part composition.
quadriennium
quadrienniumutile
quadrifolium
quadriform
quadriform
adj
Having four forms, parts or aspects
quadrigamist
quadrigamist
noun
(rare) Someone who has four spouses at the same time.
quadrigeminal
quadrigeminal
adj
Having four parts, or two pairs.
quadrigeminate
quadrigeminate
adj
Synonym of quadrigeminal
quadrigeminous
quadrigeminous
adj
Archaic form of quadrigeminal.
quadrigeminum
quadrigeminum
noun
(anatomy) One of the corpora quadrigemina.
quadrilaminar
quadrilaminate
quadrilaminate
adj
Having four layers.
quadrimembral
quadrimembral
adj
Having, or consisting of, four members.
quadrimetallic
quadrimetallic
adj
(chemistry) Containing atoms of four metals in each molecule.
quadrimolecular
quadrimolecular
adj
(chemistry) Involving four molecules
quadrimum
quadrinomial
quadrinomial
adj
Consisting of four names or parts or terms.
noun
(algebra) An expression consisting of four terms.
quadrinomical
quadrinominal
quadrinominal
adj
Alternative form of quadrinomial
quadripulmonary
quadrireme
quadrireme
noun
(history, nautical) a galley with four banks of oars, each rowed by two oarsmen.
quadrivium
quadrivium
noun
(education, historical) The higher division of the seven liberal arts in the Middle Ages, composed of geometry, astronomy, arithmetic, and music.
quadrumvir
quadrumvir
noun
Synonym of quattuorvir.
quadrumvirate
quadrumvirate
noun
Synonym of quattuorvirate.
quadrumvirs
quadrupedism
quagmire
quagmire
noun
(figuratively) A perilous, mixed up and troubled situation; a hopeless tangle.
A swampy, soggy area of ground.
verb
(transitive) To embroil (a person, etc.) in complexity or difficulty.
quagmired
quagmired
adj
(of a person or thing) Sunk in a quagmire
(of a road etc) Resembling a quagmire
verb
simple past tense and past participle of quagmire
quagmires
quagmires
noun
plural of quagmire
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of quagmire
quagmirier
quagmiriest
quagmiry
quagmiry
adj
Like a quagmire.
quakerism
quakerism
Noun
The belief system of the members of the Religious Society of Friends, an ostensibly Christian religious denomination that began in England in the 17th century.
A behaviour, belief, etc. that is characteristic of Quakers.
qualimeter
qualimeter
noun
(obsolete) A device once used to estimate the hardness of X-rays
qualmier
qualmier
adj
comparative form of qualmy: more qualmy
quantimeter
quantimeter
noun
A device for determining the quantity of X-rays generated by a Crookes tube or Coolidge tube.
quartermasterlike
quartermastership
quartermastership
noun
The position or employment of a quartermaster.
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.
quatrocentism
quatrocentism
noun
Alternative form of quattrocentism
quebrachamine
quebrachamine
noun
(organic chemistry) An alkaloid obtained from the dried bark of the quebracho tree.
quercimeritrin
quercimeritrin
noun
(organic chemistry) A flavonol glucoside, with chemical formula C₂H₂₀O₁₂, found in cotton flowers.