Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acquire
aequorins
aequorins
noun
plural of aequorin
alhambresque
alhambresque
Adjective
Made or decorated after the fanciful style of the ornamentation in the Alhambra palace, which affords an unusually fine exhibition of Saracenic or Arabesque architecture.
antimasquer
antimasquer
noun
One who takes part in an antimasque.
antimasquerade
antiquaries
antiquaries
noun
plural of antiquary
antiquers
antiquers
noun
plural of antiquer
aprilesque
aquacultures
aquacultures
noun
plural of aquaculture
aquamarines
aquamarines
noun
plural of aquamarine
aquaplaners
aquaplaners
noun
plural of aquaplaner
aquarelles
aquarelles
noun
plural of aquarelle
aquarellist
aquarellist
noun
(art) An artist who paints aquarelles
aquarellists
aquarellists
noun
plural of aquarellist
aquatinters
aquatinters
noun
plural of aquatinter
aquicultures
aquicultures
noun
plural of aquiculture
aquiferous
aquiferous
adj
(geology) Of or pertaining to an aquifer
Carrying water
aquifers
aquifers
noun
plural of aquifer
arabesque
arabesque
noun
(art, architecture, also attributively) An elaborate design of intertwined floral figures or complex geometrical patterns, mainly used in Islamic art and architecture.
(ballet) A dance position in which the dancer stands on one leg, with the other raised backwards, and the arms outstretched.
(by extension, attributively) Elaborate or ornate creations in general.
(music) An ornate composition, especially for the piano.
arabesquely
arabesquely
adv
In the style of arabesque art or architecture.
arabesquerie
arabesquerie
noun
arabesque ornamentation
arabesques
arabesques
noun
plural of arabesque
arboresque
architecturesque
architecturesque
adj
Resembling or characteristic of architecture.
arquebus
arquebus
noun
Alternative form of harquebus (“an obsolete matchlock firearm”).
verb
(transitive, rare) To shoot with an arquebus.
arquebuses
arquebuses
noun
plural of arquebuse
arquebusier
arquebusier
noun
(military, now historical) A soldier armed with an arquebus.
asquare
banqueters
banqueters
noun
plural of banqueter
bararesque
barbaresque
barbaresque
adj
barbaric in form or style
barnumesque
barnumesque
Adjective
Reminiscent of (1810–1891), American showman and businessman remembered for promoting celebrated hoaxes and for founding a circus.
baroqueness
baroqueness
noun
The state or condition of being baroque.
baroques
baroques
noun
plural of baroque
barquentines
barquentines
noun
plural of barquentine
barques
barques
noun
plural of barque
barquest
barquisimeto
belshazzaresque
borasque
borasqueborate
bourasque
bourasque
noun
(archaic) A tempest.
bourrasque
bramantesque
brasque
brasque
noun
A mixture of charcoal, clay, etc. used in smelting.
brasqued
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.
cathedralesque
cathedralesque
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a cathedral.
chivalresque
chivalresque
adj
Characteristic of chivalry
cigaresque
cigaresque
adj
Characteristic of cigars
claquers
claquers
noun
plural of claquer
claqueurs
claqueurs
noun
plural of claqueur
conquerableness
conquerableness
noun
The quality of being conquerable.
conquistadores
conquistadores
noun
plural of conquistador
corinthianesque
craquelures
craquelures
noun
plural of craquelure
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.
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
dragonesque
dragonesque
Adjective
Resembling or characteristic of a dragon.
earthquakes
earthquakes
noun
plural of earthquake
equalitarianism
equalitarianism
noun
Egalitarianism.
equalizers
equalizers
noun
plural of equalizer
equators
equators
noun
plural of equator
equatorwards
equatorwards
adv
Towards the equator.
equestrial
equestrial
adj
Alternative form of equestrian
equestrian
equestrian
adj
(historical) Of or relating to the ancient Roman class of equites.
Of horseback riding or horseback riders.
noun
(historical) Synonym of eques
One who rides a horse.
equestrianism
equestrianism
noun
The art or sport of riding horses.
equestrianize
equestrianize
verb
(intransitive, rare) To ride on horseback.
equestrians
equestrians
noun
plural of equestrian
equestrianship
equestrianship
noun
equestrianism
equilibrants
equilibrants
noun
plural of equilibrant
equilibrates
equilibrates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of equilibrate
equilibrations
equilibrations
noun
plural of equilibration
equilibristat
equinecessary
equinecessary
adj
Necessary or needful in the same degree.
equinovarus
equinovarus
noun
talipes equinovarus; clubfoot
equipartisan
equiprobabilism
equiprobabilist
equisurface
equitemporaneous
equitemporaneous
adj
(obsolete) Performed in equal periods of time; contemporaneous.
equivocators
equivocators
noun
plural of equivocator
esquirearchy
exsequatur
exsequatur
noun
Alternative form of exequatur
forequarters
forequarters
noun
plural of forequarter
formalesque
formalesque
adj
(art) modernist; of the artistic style of the period from around 1890 to 1960
fouquieriaceous
fouquieriaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the plant family Fouquieriaceae.
foursquare
foursquare
adj
(by extension) Solid, robust.
(cryptography) Pertaining to a four-square cipher.
Having four equal sides; square.
Pertaining to the International Church of the Foursquare Gospel.
noun
(architecture, US) A boxy style of domestic architecture with four rooms to a floor, one of which is usually a stair hall.
(cryptography) A four-square cipher.
Alternative form of four square
foursquarely
foursquareness
gardenesque
gardenesque
adj
Reminiscent of a garden; garden-like.
germanesque
giraffesque
grandesque
harlequinesque
harlequinesque
adj
Like or befitting a harlequin; clownish.
harlequinism
harlequins
harlequins
noun
plural of harlequin
harquebus
harquebus
noun
A portable gun, varying in size from a small cannon to a musket. When used in the field it was supported upon a tripod or trestle.
An obsolete matchlock firearm.
harquebusade
harquebusade
noun
Alternative form of arquebusade (“the shot of an arquebus”)
harquebuse
harquebuse
noun
Alternative form of harquebus
harquebuses
harquebuses
noun
plural of harquebus
harquebusier
harquebusier
noun
Alternative form of arquebusier
harquebuss
hawthornesque
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.
hindquarters
hindquarters
noun
plural of hindquarter
inquisitorialness
inquisitorialness
noun
The quality of being inquisitorial.
japanesquery
jargonesque
jargonesque
adj
Characteristic of jargon.
lacquerers
lacquerers
noun
plural of lacquerer
lacquerist
lacquers
lacquers
noun
plural of lacquer
lacquerwares
lacquerwares
noun
plural of lacquerware
lacquerworks
lacquerworks
noun
plural of lacquerwork
lambrequins
lambrequins
noun
plural of lambrequin
leonardesque
lesquerella
lombardesque
macabresque
madrigalesque
madrigalesque
adj
(music) Reminiscent of a madrigal.
marlowesque
marquees
marquees
noun
plural of marquee
marques
marques
noun
plural of marque
marquesan
marquesan
Adjective
Of or pertaining to the Marquesas Islands.
Noun
An inhabitant of the Marquesas Islands.
Proper noun
A collection of East-Central Polynesian dialects, of the Marquesic group, spoken in the Marquesas Islands.
marquess
marquess
noun
(obsolete) A marchioness.
A title of nobility for a man ranking beneath a duke and above an earl.
marquessate
marquessate
noun
The territory of a marquess, margrave or person of comparable rank.
marquessates
marquessates
noun
plural of marquessate
marquesses
marquesses
noun
plural of marquess
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.
masquer
masquer
noun
One who appears in disguise at a masquerade.
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.