(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
acquitment
acquitment
noun
(law) Acquittal.
alambique
almique
aminoanthraquinone
aminoanthraquinone
noun
(organic chemistry) Either of two isomeric amino derivatives of anthraquinone
aminoquinoline
aminoquinoline
noun
Any of various quinoline derivatives notable as antimalarial drugs.
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
apoquinamine
apoquinamine
noun
(organic chemistry) An alkaloid, C₁₉H₂₂N₂O, that is formed by dissolving quinamine in acid.
aquaemanalia
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
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
aqueomercurial
aquopentamminecobaltic
barquisimeto
cinematheque
cinematheque
noun
A film archive with small cinemas, screening classic and art-house films.
cinematheques
cinematheques
noun
plural of cinematheque
circumquaque
colliquament
colliquament
noun
The first rudiments of an embryo in generation.
conquinamine
conquinamine
noun
(organic chemistry) quinidamine
demihaque
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
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
equiformal
equiformal
adj
equiform
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.
equinumerally
equiprobabilism
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
extraequilibrium
gaminesque
gaminesque
adj
Like a gamin or gamine; mischievously charming without sophistication.
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.
jacqueminot
jacqueminot
noun
A variety of deep crimson rose.
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.
liquidamber
liquidamber
noun
Alternative form of liquidambar
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.
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.
mannequins
mannequins
noun
plural of mannequin
maquillage
maquillage
noun
Makeup, cosmetics, or its application, especially in theatrical or excessive use.
maquillages
maquillages
noun
plural of maquillage
maquiritare
marinduque
marqueterie
marqueterie
noun
Alternative form of marquetry
marqueteries
marqueteries
noun
plural of marqueterie
plural of marquetery
marquetries
marquetries
noun
plural of marquetry
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
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
marquisotte
marquisotte
verb
(obsolete, rare) To shave off the beard but leave the moustache.
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
mastoideosquamous
medrinaque
medrinaque
noun
A type of fabric from the Philippines, made from the abaca tree.
menaquinone
menaquinone
noun
(biochemistry, pharmacology) A pale yellow crystalline naphthoquinone C₄₁H₅₆O₂ that is obtained especially from putrefied fish meal and produced by bacteria in the large intestine and essential for the blood-clotting process. It is much more unsaturated than vitamin K₁ and slightly less active biologically, and is an isoprenoid derivative of menadione.
meriquinoidal
mesquita
metasequoia
metasequoia
noun
Metasequoia, the dawn redwood, a fast-growing deciduous conifer native to China.
metasequoias
metasequoias
noun
plural of metasequoia
michelangelesque
microquakes
microquakes
noun
plural of microquake
milliequivalent
milliequivalent
noun
(chemistry) One thousandth of an equivalent
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
miquela
misqualified
misqualified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of misqualify
mocambique
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
mozambique
mozambique
noun
Any of various kinds of dress material.
nondesquamative
nondesquamative
adj
Not desquamative.
oversqueamish
oversqueamish
adj
Excessively squeamish.
oversqueamishly
oversqueamishness
oversqueamishness
noun
The quality of being oversqueamish.
pamaquine
pamaquine
noun
(pharmacology) A drug used for the treatment of malaria, closely related to primaquine; it was the first synthetic antimalarial.
parietosquamosal
parietosquamosal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to, or connecting, the parietal bone and the squamous part of the temporal bone
pemaquid
plasmoquine
plasmoquine
noun
(medicine) Synonym of chloroquine
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
quadrennium
quadrennium
noun
A period of 4 years, particularly (historical) the sets of four years in the ancient Egyptian and Greek calendars.
quadrenniums
quadriennium
quadrienniumutile
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.
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
quadrireme
quadrireme
noun
(history, nautical) a galley with four banks of oars, each rowed by two oarsmen.
quadrumvirate
quadrumvirate
noun
Synonym of quattuorvirate.
quadrupedism
quaesitum
quaesitum
noun
(philosophy) Something sought or required.
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
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