Alternative spelling of barbecued simple past tense and past participle of barbeque
biquadrantal
biquadrate
biquadrate
noun
(mathematics) The fourth power; the square of a square.
verb
(transitive, arithmetic) To raise to the fourth power; to determine the result of multiplying by itself three times.
biquadratic
biquadratic
adj
(mathematics) Of a polynomial expression, involving only the zeroth, second, and fourth powers of a variable, as x⁴ + 3x² + 2. Sometimes extended to any expression involving the biquadrate or fourth power (but no higher powers), as x⁴ − 4x³ + 3x² − x + 1.
noun
(mathematics) A biquadratic equation.
biquadratics
biquadratics
noun
plural of biquadratic
braquemard
braquemard
noun
a short, thick, double-edged sword
brasqued
cathedralesque
cathedralesque
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a cathedral.
charqued
charqued
adj
Prepared as charqui or jerky.
charquid
chequerboard
chequerboard
noun
Alternative spelling of checkerboard
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.
daiquiri
daiquiri
noun
A cocktail of rum, lemon or lime juice and sugar, sometimes with fruit added.
daiquiris
daiquiris
noun
plural of daiquiri
demiquaver
demiquaver
noun
(music) A semiquaver, a sixteenth note.
demisemiquaver
demisemiquaver
noun
(music) A thirty-second note, drawn as a crotchet with three tails.
desquamatory
desquamatory
adj
(surgery) Relating to the removal of the laminae of exfoliated bones.
detraque
disequalizer
disequalizer
noun
One who or that which makes unequal.
disequilibrate
disequilibrate
verb
(transitive) To bring out of a state of equilibrium; to unbalance.
disequilibration
disequilibration
noun
The act of bringing about a state of disequilibrium
disequilibria
disequilibria
noun
plural of disequilibrium
disquarter
disquiparancy
disquiparant
disquiparation
disquisitionary
disquisitionary
adj
Pertaining to disquisition; disquisitional.
disquisitorial
disquisitorial
adj
Of or pertaining to a disquisitor.
dragonesque
dragonesque
Adjective
Resembling or characteristic of a dragon.
duraquara
earthquaked
earthquaked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of earthquake
equatorward
equatorward
adj
toward the equator
equatorwards
equatorwards
adv
Towards the equator.
equibiradiate
equidiurnal
equidiurnal
adj
Pertaining to the time of equal day and night; applied to the equinoctial line.
equidurable
equilibrated
equilibrated
adj
Subject to equilibration
verb
simple past tense and past participle of equilibrate
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.
equiradial
equiradial
adj
Having equal radii.
equiradiate
equiradiate
adj
having equal-length radii
equiradical
equiradical
adj
(mathematics) Of surds: arising from the extraction of the same nth root.
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
guadalquivir
harlequinade
harlequinade
noun
A pantomime-like comedy featuring the harlequin or clown.
Any comical or fantastical procedure or playfulness.
harquebusade
harquebusade
noun
Alternative form of arquebusade (“the shot of an arquebus”)
headquarter
headquarter
verb
(US, intransitive) To establish headquarters.
(US, transitive) To provide (an organization) with headquarters.
headquartered
headquartered
adj
if an organization is headquartered somewhere, it has its headquarters in that place
verb
simple past tense and past participle of headquarter
headquartering
headquartering
verb
present participle of headquarter
headquarters
headquarters
noun
A place of concentrated activity or influence.
The center of an organization's operations or administration.
The military installation from which troops are commanded and orders are issued; the military unit consisting of a commander and his support staff.
headsquare
hemidemisemiquaver
hemidemisemiquaver
noun
(music) A sixty-fourth note, drawn as a crotchet with four tails.
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
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.
hyperquadric
hyperquadric
noun
(mathematics) A particular generalization of a superquadric
interquarreled
jacquard
jacquard
noun
(countable) A Jacquard loom.
Fabric resembling a jacquard, but woven by a different process.
Fabric woven on a Jacquard loom.
jacquards
jacquards
noun
plural of jacquard
lacquered
lacquered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of lacquer
leonardesque
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
liquidator
liquidator
noun
Any of the workers involved in cleaning up the Chernobyl disaster
One supporting the political policy of liquidationism; a liquidationist.
One who liquidates.
liquidators
liquidators
noun
plural of liquidator
liquidatorship
liquidatorship
noun
The role or business of a liquidator.
lombardesque
lonquhard
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
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
marquand
marquardt
marquisdom
marquisdom
noun
(obsolete) A marquisate.
masquerade
masquerade
noun
(fandom slang) A cosplay event at which costumed attendees perform skits.
(figuratively) An act of living under false pretenses; a concealment of something by a false or unreal show; a disguise, a pretence; also, a pretentious display.
(figuratively) An assembly of varied, often fanciful, things.
(obsolete) A dramatic performance by actors in masks; a mask or masque.
(obsolete, rare) A Spanish entertainment or military exercise in which squadrons of horses charge at each other, the riders fighting with bucklers and canes.
An assembly or party of people wearing (usually elaborate or fanciful) masks and costumes, and amusing themselves with dancing, conversation, or other diversions.
The act of wearing a mask or dressing up in a costume for, or as if for, a masquerade ball.
verb
(intransitive) To take part in a masquerade; to assemble in masks and costumes; (loosely) to wear a disguise.
(intransitive, figuratively) To pass off as a different person or a person with qualities that one does not possess; also, to make a pretentious show of being what one is not.
(transitive, rare) To conceal (someone) with, or as if with, a mask; to disguise.
masqueraded
masqueraded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of masquerade
masquerader
masquerader
noun
One who masquerades; a person wearing a mask or disguise.
masqueraders
masqueraders
noun
plural of masquerader
masquerades
masquerades
noun
plural of masquerade
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of masquerade
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
ovatoquadrangular
overqualified
overqualified
adj
Having too many qualifications to be deemed appropriate for a (usually unskilled) job.
palatoquadrate
palatoquadrate
noun
(biology) The dorsal part of the mandibular arch in some fish
paraquadrate
paraquadrate
adj
Synonym of squamosal
parietoquadrate
parqueted
parqueted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of parquet
pasquinader
pasquinader
noun
One who pasquinades; a lampooner.
perquadrat
preacquired
preacquired
adj
Acquired beforehand.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of preacquire
preacquitted
preadequacy
preadequate
preadequately
preadequateness
preliquidate
preliquidated
preliquidating
preliquidation
preliquidation
adj
Before liquidation.
prequalified
prequalified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of prequalify
prequarantined
pseudoequalitarian
pseudoequalitarian
adj
Apparently, but not actually, equalitarian.
pterygoquadrate
pterygoquadrate
adj
(anatomy) Of or relating to the pterygoid and quadrate bones or cartilages.
qadarite
qadarite
Noun
A member of the an early Islamic movement which held that man was endowed by God with free will.
qadiriya
qindar
qindar
noun
Alternative spelling of qintar
qindarka
qindarka
noun
plural of qindarkë
qindars
qindars
noun
plural of qindar
quabird
quader
quader
verb
To quadrate
quadmeter
quadra
quadra
noun
(architecture) The plinth, or lowest member, of any pedestal, podium, water table, or the like.
A fillet, or listel.
A frame enclosing a bas relief.
quadrable
quadrable
adj
(mathematics) Of a plane figure, for which quadrature is possible.
quadrae
quadrae
noun
plural of quadra
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.
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
quadral
quadral
adj
(grammar) Referring to four (or more) things; of, in or relating to the quadral grammatical number.
(mathematics) Of or relating to quadral polynomials.
noun
(grammar) A grammatical number referring to four (or more) things.
(mathematics) A set of points with all the combinatorial properties of a quadric (a quadric being the set of points of PG(n, q) whose coordinates satisfy a quadratic equation).
(rhetoric) A set of four phrases, separated by pauses when speaking or commas when writing.
A foursome.
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)