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
antisquama
aquamaniles
aquamaniles
noun
plural of aquamanile
aquamarines
aquamarines
noun
plural of aquamarine
aquariiums
aquariums
aquincubitalism
aquincubitalism
noun
The quality of being aquincubital.
aquintocubitalism
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.
cinematheques
cinematheques
noun
plural of cinematheque
cinquecentism
cliquism
cliquism
noun
The tendency to associate in cliques; the spirit of cliques.
colloquialism
colloquialism
noun
A colloquial word or phrase; a common spoken expression.
Colloquial style of speaking.
colloquialisms
colloquialisms
noun
plural of colloquialism
colloquiquiums
colloquiums
colloquiums
noun
plural of colloquium
communiques
communiques
noun
Misspelling of communiqués.
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.
disequilibrium
disequilibrium
noun
The loss of equilibrium or stability, especially due to an imbalance of forces.
disequilibriums
equalitarianism
equalitarianism
noun
Egalitarianism.
equanimities
equanimities
noun
plural of equanimity
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.
equidimensional
equidimensional
adj
Having (approximately) the same dimensions.
equilibriums
equipments
equipments
noun
(nonstandard) plural of equipment
equiprobabilism
equisegmented
equisetum
equisetum
noun
The horsetail (plant of genus Equisetum)
equisetums
equitemporaneous
equitemporaneous
adj
(obsolete) Performed in equal periods of time; contemporaneous.
esquimau
esquimauan
esquimaux
esquiredom
exquisitism
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.
inquilinism
inquilinism
noun
The situation where one animal lives commensally in the nest, burrow, or dwelling place of an animal of another species.
jusquaboutisme
lambrequins
lambrequins
noun
plural of lambrequin
liquidambars
liquidambars
noun
plural of liquidambar
madrigalesque
madrigalesque
adj
(music) Reminiscent of a madrigal.
manistique
mannequins
mannequins
noun
plural of mannequin
maquiladoras
maquiladoras
noun
plural of maquiladora
maquillages
maquillages
noun
plural of maquillage
maquis
maquis
noun
(botany) Dense Mediterranean coastal scrub.
(historical) The French resistance movement during World War II, or other similar movements elsewhere.
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.
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.
marquois
masquerading
masquerading
noun
The act of one who masquerades.
verb
present participle of masquerade
mastoideosquamous
melquist
mesquin
mesquit
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.
mesquites
mesquites
noun
plural of mesquite
mesquits
mesquits
noun
plural of mesquit
metasequoia
metasequoia
noun
Metasequoia, the dawn redwood, a fast-growing deciduous conifer native to China.
metasequoias
metasequoias
noun
plural of metasequoia
mezquites
mezquites
noun
plural of mezquite
mezquits
mezquits
noun
plural of mezquit
michelangelesque
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
miquelets
miquelets
noun
plural of miquelet
misconsequence
misconsequence
noun
A wrong consequence; a false deduction.
misqualified
misqualified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of misqualify
misqualify
misqualify
verb
(transitive) To qualify incorrectly.
misqualifying
misqualifying
verb
present participle of misqualify
misquality
misquotation
misquotation
noun
An incorrect quotation.
misquotations
misquotations
noun
plural of misquotation
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
misquoting
misquoting
verb
present participle of misquote
montesquieu
mosquish
mosquital
mosquital
adj
Of or relating to mosquitos.
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.
mosquitobill
mosquitocidal
mosquitocidal
adj
Acting as a mosquitocide; fatal to mosquitos.
mosquitocide
mosquitocide
noun
Any substance that kills mosquitos.
mosquitoes
mosquitoes
noun
plural of mosquito
mosquitoey
mosquitoey
adj
Swarming with mosquitoes.
mosquitofish
mosquitofish
noun
Any of several small fish that feed on mosquitoes, but especially those of the genus Gambusia.
mosquitofishes
mosquitofishes
noun
plural of mosquitofish
mosquitoish
mosquitoish
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a mosquito.
mosquitoproof
mosquitoproof
adj
Resistant to mosquitos.
mosquitos
mosquitos
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mosquito
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
multiloquious
multiloquious
adj
(formal) Synonym of multiloquent
multiloquous
multiloquous
adj
Very talkative.
multisiliquous
multisiliquous
adj
(botany) Having many pods or seed vessels.
mystique
mystique
noun
An aura of heightened interest, meaning or mystery surrounding a person or thing.
mystiques
mystiques
noun
plural of mystique
nondesquamative
nondesquamative
adj
Not desquamative.
nonrelinquishment
nonrelinquishment
noun
Lack of relinquishment; failure to relinquish.
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
plasmoquin
plasmoquine
plasmoquine
noun
(medicine) Synonym of chloroquine
quackism
quackism
noun
Behaviour of a quack; quackery.
quackisms
quackisms
noun
plural of quackism
quadragesima
quadragesimal
quadragesimal
adj
(mathematics) Of, related to, or based on the number forty.