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
caciquism
caciquism
noun
The political influence of caciques in Latin America.
cinematheques
cinematheques
noun
plural of cinematheque
colloquialism
colloquialism
noun
A colloquial word or phrase; a common spoken expression.
Colloquial style of speaking.
colloquialisms
colloquialisms
noun
plural of colloquialism
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.
dimashq
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.
equiprobabilism
equitemporaneous
equitemporaneous
adj
(obsolete) Performed in equal periods of time; contemporaneous.
esquimau
esquimauan
esquimaux
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.
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
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
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
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
mosquital
mosquital
adj
Of or relating to mosquitos.
mosquitocidal
mosquitocidal
adj
Acting as a mosquitocide; fatal to mosquitos.
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
nondesquamative
nondesquamative
adj
Not desquamative.
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
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.
Belonging to Lent; used in Lent; Lenten
That lasts forty days
quadragintesimal
quadrenniums
quadrigamist
quadrigamist
noun
(rare) Someone who has four spouses at the same time.
quadrigeminous
quadrigeminous
adj
Archaic form of quadrigeminal.
quadrumvirs
quadrupedism
quaesitum
quaesitum
noun
(philosophy) Something sought or required.
quagmires
quagmires
noun
plural of quagmire
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of quagmire
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.
qualmiest
qualmiest
adj
superlative form of qualmy: most qualmy
qualminess
qualminess
noun
Quality of being qualmy.
qualmish
qualmish
adj
Affected with qualms; queasy, nauseous.
qualmishly
qualmishly
adv
In a qualmish manner.
qualmishness
qualmishness
noun
The quality of being qualmish.
qualmyish
quamasia
quartermasterlike
quartermastership
quartermastership
noun
The position or employment of a quartermaster.
quartodecimanism
quartodecimanism
Proper noun
The doctrines of the Quartodecimans.
quasimodo
quatrocentism
quatrocentism
noun
Alternative form of quattrocentism
querimans
quilisma
quilisma
noun
(music) A neume of uncertain meaning, consisting of several jagged lines.
quincubitalism
quinquagesima
quinquagesimal
quinquagesimal
adj
Of or related to a set of 50 people or items.
quintocubitalism
quintocubitalism
noun
The property of being quintocubital.
quitclaims
quitclaims
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of quitclaim
quizmaster
quizmaster
noun
A person who poses questions to contestants on a quiz show.
quizmasters
quizmasters
noun
plural of quizmaster
quondamship
quondamship
noun
(obsolete, rare) The property of being former, no longer current.
ramequins
ramequins
noun
plural of ramequin
saltimbanque
saltimbanque
noun
Tumbler, street acrobat.
sambaqui
sambaqui
noun
(archaeology) The remains of a midden containing mostly seashells
sambaquis
sambaquis
noun
plural of sambaqui
semiacquaintance
semiacquaintance
noun
A vague acquaintance; a person whom one barely knows.
semiantique
semiaquatic
semiaquatic
adj
(of animals) Spending part of the life cycle underwater. Also, spending a significant proportion of its time in both terrestrial and aquatic environments.
(of plants) Having the roots partially or entirely underwater.
semicolloquial
semicolloquial
adj
Somewhat or partially colloquial.
semicolloquially
semiequitant
semiequitant
adj
(botany) Somewhat or partly equitant.
semiopaque
semiopaque
adj
Partially opaque.
semiquadrangle
semiquadrantly
semiquadrate
semiquadrate
noun
(astrology) An aspect of the planets when distant from each other by half a quadrant, or forty-five degrees, or one sign and a half.