(rare) State of being acquainted; degree of acquaintance.
acquaints
acquaints
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acquaint
acquest
acquest
noun
(law) Property acquired by purchase, gift, or otherwise than by inheritance.
(rare) Acquisition; the thing gained.
acquests
acquests
noun
plural of acquest
acquiesce
acquiesce
verb
(intransitive) To concur upon conviction; to assent to; usually, to concur, not heartily but so far as to forbear opposition.
(intransitive, with in (or sometimes with, to)) To rest satisfied, or apparently satisfied, or to rest without opposition and discontent (usually implying previous opposition or discontent); to accept or consent by silence or by omitting to object.
acquiesced
acquiesced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of acquiesce
acquiescement
acquiescence
acquiescence
noun
(law) Inaction, passivity, or neglect to take legal action when it is called for in order to assert, preserve, or safeguard a right, and which inaction implies the abandonment of said right.
A silent or passive assent or submission, or a submission with apparent content, distinguished from avowed consent on the one hand, and on the other, from opposition or open discontent; quiet satisfaction.
acquiescences
acquiescences
noun
plural of acquiescence
acquiescency
acquiescency
noun
The quality of being acquiescent; acquiescence.
acquiescent
acquiescent
adj
resting satisfied or submissive; disposed tacitly to submit
willing to acquiesce, accept or agree to something without objection, protest or resistance
acquiescently
acquiescently
adv
In an acquiescent manner.
acquiescer
acquiescer
noun
One who acquiesces.
acquiesces
acquiesces
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acquiesce
acquiescing
acquiescing
verb
present participle of acquiesce
acquiescingly
acquiescingly
adv
in an acquiescing manner
acquiesence
acquirements
acquirements
noun
plural of acquirement
acquirers
acquirers
noun
plural of acquirer
acquires
acquires
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acquire
acquisible
acquisible
adj
Synonym of acquirable (“capable of being acquired”)
acquisita
acquisite
acquisite
adj
(obsolete) acquired
acquisited
acquisition
acquisition
noun
(computing) The process of sampling signals that measure real world physical conditions and converting these signals into digital numeric values that can be manipulated by a computer.
The act or process of acquiring.
The thing acquired or gained; a gain.
acquisitional
acquisitional
adj
Of or relating to acquisition.
acquisitions
acquisitions
noun
plural of acquisition
acquisitive
acquisitive
adj
(obsolete) Acquired.
Able or disposed to make acquisitions; acquiring.
Dispositioned toward acquiring and retaining information.
acquisitively
acquisitively
adv
In an acquisitive manner; for the purpose of acquisition.
acquisitiveness
acquisitiveness
noun
(phrenology) The faculty to which the phrenologists attribute the desire of acquiring and possessing.
The quality of being acquisitive; propensity to acquire property; desire of possession.
acquisitor
acquisitor
noun
one who acquires
acquisitors
acquisitors
noun
plural of acquisitor
acquisitum
acquist
acquist
noun
(obsolete) Acquisition; gain.
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To acquire.
acquits
acquits
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acquit
acquittals
acquittals
noun
plural of acquittal
acquittances
acquittances
noun
plural of acquittance
adequacies
adequacies
noun
plural of adequacy
aquacades
aquacades
noun
plural of aquacade
aquacultures
aquacultures
noun
plural of aquaculture
aquaducts
aquasco
aquascope
aquascope
noun
A device used to view beneath the surface of water
aquascutum
aquashicola
aquatics
aquatics
noun
Sports involving water.
plural of aquatic
aqueducts
aqueducts
noun
plural of aqueduct
aquicolous
aquicolous
adj
(biology) Living in water.
aquicultures
aquicultures
noun
plural of aquiculture
aquiculturist
aquiculturist
noun
Alternative spelling of aquaculturist
aquifoliaceous
aquifoliaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Aquifoliaceae.
aquincubitalism
aquincubitalism
noun
The quality of being aquincubital.
aquintocubitalism
aquocapsulitis
aquocellolitis
architecturesque
architecturesque
adj
Resembling or characteristic of architecture.
armouchiquois
ascq
biquadratics
biquadratics
noun
plural of biquadratic
caciques
caciques
noun
plural of cacique
caciqueship
caciqueship
noun
The role or status of cacique.
caciquism
caciquism
noun
The political influence of caciques in Latin America.
cacqueteuse
cacqueteuse
noun
(obsolete) An antique French armchair with a narrow back and splayed arms.
cacqueteuses
cacqueteuses
noun
plural of cacqueteuse
caiques
caiques
noun
plural of caique
calques
calques
noun
plural of calque
caqueteuse
caqueteuses
caquetoires
carlylesque
carnivalesque
carnivalesque
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a carnival.
carquaise
carquaise
noun
The annealing arch or oven used in the manufacture of plate glass.
casaque
casaques
casaquin
casaquin
noun
(historical) A kind of short gown associated with French working-class or peasant women.
casque
casque
noun
A hard structure on the head of some birds, such as the hornbill or cassowary.
A helmet.
casqued
casqued
adj
(zoology) Having a casque
casques
casques
noun
plural of casque
casquet
casquetel
casquetel
noun
A simple casque (helmet) that had no visor
casquette
cassique
catafalques
catafalques
noun
plural of catafalque
catasauqua
cathedralesque
cathedralesque
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a cathedral.
cauquenes
caziques
caziques
noun
plural of cazique; an alternative spelling of cacique
cezannesque
chaquetas
charquis
charquis
noun
plural of charqui
chautauquas
chautauquas
noun
plural of chautauqua
chinquapins
chinquapins
noun
plural of chinquapin
chivalresque
chivalresque
adj
Characteristic of chivalry
chylaqueous
chylaqueous
adj
(zoology) Consisting of chyle diluted with water; said of a liquid that forms the circulating fluid of some inferior animals.
chymaqueous
cigaresque
cigaresque
adj
Characteristic of cigars
cinematheques
cinematheques
noun
plural of cinematheque
cinquains
cinquains
noun
plural of cinquain
claquers
claquers
noun
plural of claquer
claques
claques
noun
plural of claque
claqueurs
claqueurs
noun
plural of claqueur
coequalities
coequalities
noun
plural of coequality
coequalness
coequalness
noun
The state or quality of being coequal.
coequals
coequals
noun
plural of coequal
coequates
coequates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of coequate
colliquativeness
colloquialism
colloquialism
noun
A colloquial word or phrase; a common spoken expression.
Colloquial style of speaking.
colloquialisms
colloquialisms
noun
plural of colloquialism
colloquialist
colloquialist
noun
A good conversationalist.
A person who uses colloquial words or phrases.
colloquialness
colloquialness
noun
The state or quality of being colloquial.
colloquials
colloquials
noun
plural of colloquial
conquassate
conquassate
verb
(obsolete, transitive, rare) To shake; to agitate.
conquerableness
conquerableness
noun
The quality of being conquerable.
conquians
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
consequential
consequential
adj
(of a person) Self-important.
Following as a result.
Having significant consequences; of importance.
Important or significant.
consequentialities
consequentialities
noun
plural of consequentiality
consequentiality
consequentiality
noun
The property of being consequential.
consequentially
consequentially
adv
In a consequential manner; with consequence or significance.
consequentialness
consequentialness
noun
the quality or state of being consequential
coquinas
coquinas
noun
plural of coquina
corinthianesque
cosaque
cosaque
noun
(dated) A cracker bonbon.
cotqueans
cotqueans
noun
plural of cotquean
cowanesque
craquelures
craquelures
noun
plural of craquelure
cumquats
cumquats
noun
plural of cumquat
disacquaint
disacquaint
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To render unacquainted; to make unfamiliar.
disacquaintance
disacquaintance
noun
(obsolete) Neglect or disuse of familiarity, or familiar acquaintance.
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
disquiparancy
equicostate
equidistance
equidistance
noun
(countable, uncountable) Equal distance.
equinecessary
equinecessary
adj
Necessary or needful in the same degree.
equinoctials
equinoctials
noun
plural of equinoctial
equisetaceae
equisetaceous
equisetaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Equisetaceae, or horsetails.
equisonance
equisonance
noun
(music) An equal sounding; the consonance of the unison and its octaves.
equispaced
equispaced
adj
Spaced apart at equal distances.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of equispace
equisurface
equivalences
equivalences
noun
plural of equivalence
equivalencies
equivalencies
noun
plural of equivalency
equivocacies
equivocacies
noun
plural of equivocacy
equivocalities
equivocalities
noun
plural of equivocality
equivocalness
equivocalness
noun
The state of being equivocal; ambiguity
equivocates
equivocates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of equivocate