(rare) State of being acquainted; degree of acquaintance.
acquirenda
acquirenda
noun
plural of acquirendum
adequateness
adequateness
noun
The quality of being adequate, of meeting needs or expectations.
adequation
adequation
noun
(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
andaqui
andaquian
andromaque
anthradiquinone
anthrahydroquinone
antimasquerade
antiquated
antiquated
adj
old-fashioned, out of date
antiquatedness
antiquatedness
noun
The state or quality of being antiquated.
antiqued
antiqued
verb
simple past tense and past participle of antique
aquaplaned
aquaplaned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of aquaplane
aquatinted
aquatinted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of aquatint
arlequinade
baldaquin
baldaquin
noun
Alternative form of baldacchin
baldoquin
banqueted
banqueted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of banquet
biquadrantal
blandiloquence
blandiloquence
noun
(archaic) flattery [from 17th c.]
blandiloquious
blandiloquous
blandiloquous
adj
(obsolete) blandiloquent
cinquedea
cinquedea
noun
A short sword with a heavy blade developed in northeastern Italy during the Renaissance, often richly ornamented.
coloquintida
coloquintida
noun
(obsolete) Colocynth, a viny plant bearing extremely bitter fruit.
conquistador
conquistador
noun
A conqueror, but especially one of the Spanish soldiers that invaded Central and South America otherwise known as the doorways to the new world, in the 16th century and defeated the Incas and Aztecs.
conquistadores
conquistadores
noun
plural of conquistador
conquistadors
counterquartered
counterquartered
adj
(heraldry) Doubly divided into quarters, so that each quarter is itself quartered.
dantesque
dantonesque
deaquation
deqna
dequantitate
dequantitate
verb
(obsolete, rare) To diminish the quantity of.
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
diphenylquinomethane
disacquaint
disacquaint
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To render unacquainted; to make unfamiliar.
disacquaintance
disacquaintance
noun
(obsolete) Neglect or disuse of familiarity, or familiar acquaintance.
disequalization
disequalization
noun
The process of becoming unequal; the act of disequalizing.
disequilibration
disequilibration
noun
The act of bringing about a state of disequilibrium
disqualification
disqualification
noun
(basketball): The act of being forbidden from further play in a basketball game due to the accumulation of too many personal fouls.
That which disqualifies; that which causes someone to be unfit for a certain purpose or role
The act of disqualifying, or the state of being disqualified
disqualifications
disqualifications
noun
plural of disqualification
disqualifying
disqualifying
verb
present participle of disqualify
disquantity
disquantity
verb
(obsolete) to diminish, lessen
disquiparancy
disquiparant
disquiparation
disquisitional
disquisitional
adj
Pertaining to disquisition; of the nature of disquisition.
disquisitionary
disquisitionary
adj
Pertaining to disquisition; disquisitional.
dragonesque
dragonesque
Adjective
Resembling or characteristic of a dragon.
equibalanced
equibalanced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of equibalance
equidiagonal
equidiagonal
adj
(geometry) Of a convex quadrilateral: having the two diagonals of equal length.
equidimensional
equidimensional
adj
Having (approximately) the same dimensions.
equidistance
equidistance
noun
(countable, uncountable) Equal distance.
equidistant
equidistant
adj
(cartography) Describing a map projection that preserves scale. No map can show scale correctly throughout the entire map but some can show true scale between one or two points and every point or along every meridian and these are referred to as equidistant.
Occupying a position midway between two ends or sides.
Occupying a position that is an equal distance between several points. Note that in a one-dimensional space this position can be identified with two points, in a two-dimensional space with three points (not on the same straight line), and in a three-dimensional space with four points (not in the same plane).
equidistantial
equidistantial
adj
(obsolete) equidistant
equidistantly
equidistantly
adv
In an equidistant manner or to an equidistant degree
equidiurnal
equidiurnal
adj
Pertaining to the time of equal day and night; applied to the equinoctial line.
equidominant
equidominant
adj
equally dominant
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.
equivalenced
equivalenced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of equivalence
equoidean
gardenesque
gardenesque
adj
Reminiscent of a garden; garden-like.
grandesque
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
grandiloquous
grandiloquous
adj
grandiloquent
griqualander
harlequinade
harlequinade
noun
A pantomime-like comedy featuring the harlequin or clown.
Any comical or fantastical procedure or playfulness.
headquartering
headquartering
verb
present participle of headquarter
hindquarter
hindquarter
noun
(in the plural) The hind biped (leg) of a quadruped, or all body parts situated behind the hind legs' trunk-attachment.
(metonymically, derogatory, usually in the plural) Human behind, butt.
Either rear half of a side of beef, mutton, veal, lamb or by extension from another edible mammal.
hindquarters
hindquarters
noun
plural of hindquarter
holoquinoidal
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.
inadequacies
inadequacies
noun
plural of inadequacy
inadequacy
inadequacy
noun
A lack of competence or ability.
A shortage of required material.
The state of being inadequate.
inadequate
inadequate
adj
Not adequate; not fit for the purpose
noun
An individual who is inadequate.
inadequately
inadequately
adv
In an inadequate manner.
inadequateness
inadequateness
noun
inadequacy
inadequation
inadequation
noun
(obsolete) Lack of exact correspondence.
inadequative
inadequatively
indianesque
inequidistant
inequidistant
adj
Not equidistant.
inequivalved
inequivalved
adj
Synonym of inequivalve
inquinated
inquinated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of inquinate
interquarreled
leonardesque
liquidating
liquidating
verb
present participle of liquidate
liquidation
liquidation
noun
(euphemistic) Murder of dehumanized victims by a regime (and possibly its allies).
The act of exchange of an asset of lesser liquidity with a more liquid one, such as cash.
The selling of the assets of a business as part of the process of dissolving the business.
liquidations
liquidations
noun
plural of liquidation
liquidization
liquidization
noun
The action, or the result of liquidizing
lonquhard
marinduque
marquand
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.
meriquinoidal
namaqualand
namaqualand
Proper noun
An arid region of Namibia and South Africa, divided by the lower course of the into two portions: Little Namaqualand to the south and Great Namaqualand to the north.
nasdaq
nasdaq
Proper noun
National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations, an electronic stock market.
nondesquamative
nondesquamative
adj
Not desquamative.
nondisqualifying
nondisqualifying
adj
Not disqualifying.
nonequalized
nonliquidating
nonliquidation
nonliquidation
noun
Lack of liquidation; failure to liquidate.
ovatoquadrangular
palanquined
pasquinade
pasquinade
noun
A lampoon, originally as published in public; a satire or libel on someone.
verb
(transitive) To satirize (someone) by using a pasquinade.
pasquinaded
pasquinaded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of pasquinade
pasquinader
pasquinader
noun
One who pasquinades; a lampooner.
pasquinades
pasquinades
noun
plural of pasquinade
pasquinading
pasquinading
verb
present participle of pasquinade
pedantesque
preadequateness
preliquidating
preliquidation
preliquidation
adj
Before liquidation.
prequarantined
pseudoacquaintance
pseudoantique
pseudoantique
adj
Apparently, but not actually, antique.
pseudoequalitarian
pseudoequalitarian
adj
Apparently, but not actually, equalitarian.
qadianis
qindar
qindar
noun
Alternative spelling of qintar
qindarka
qindarka
noun
plural of qindarkë
qindars
qindars
noun
plural of qindar
quadding
quadding
verb
present participle of quad
quadragenarian
quadragenarian
adj
Of or related to fortysomethings.
noun
Synonym of fortysomething: a person between 40 and 49 years old.
quadragenarious
quadragenarious
adj
(rare) Synonym of quadragenarian: Of or related to fortysomethings.
quadragintesimal
quadrangle
quadrangle
noun
(geometry) A geometric shape with four angles and four straight sides; a four-sided polygon.
A courtyard which is quadrangular.
The buildings forming the border of such a courtyard.
quadrangled
quadrangled
adj
Alternative form of quadrangular
Enclosed in a quadrangular structure
quadrangles
quadrangles
noun
plural of quadrangle
quadrangular
quadrangular
adj
Having the shape of a quadrangle; in the shape of a quadrangle.
quadrangularly
quadrangularly
adv
In a quadrangular shape or manner.
quadrangularness
quadrangulate
quadrangulate
verb
(transitive) To divide (a plane or other surface) into quadrangles, often by removing the dividing line between two adjacent triangles (following a previous triangulation)
quadranguled
quadrans
quadrans
noun
A bronze coin of the Roman republic worth one quarter of an as.
quadrant
quadrant
noun
(college basketball) One of the four categories of team wins and losses, as categorized by strength of schedule.
(geometry) One fourth of a circle or disc; a sector with an angle of 90°.
(mathematics) One of the four regions of the Cartesian plane bounded by the x-axis and y-axis.
(nautical) A measuring device with a graduated arc of 90° used in locating an altitude.
(obsolete) A square or quadrangle.
One of the four sections made by dividing an area with two perpendicular lines.
quadrantal
quadrantal
adj
(geometry) Of or relating to a quadrant, or included in the fourth part of a circle.
noun
An ancient Roman unit of measure for liquids.
cube
quadrantes
quadrantes
noun
plural of quadrans
quadrantid
quadrantid
Noun
Any of the meteors in a January meteor shower whose radiant is inside the constellation Boötes.
quadrantile
quadrantile
adj
quadrantal
quadrantlike
quadrantlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a quadrant.
quadrantly
quadrantly
adv
squarely
quadrants
quadrants
noun
plural of quadrant
quadraphonic
quadraphonic
adj
(of a sound system) Employing four independent channels or speakers.