(intransitive, slang) To leave quickly or in a hurry; to depart, flee.
(intransitive, slang) to abscond.
absquatulation
absquatulation
noun
The act of absquatulating; hasty departure.
acquaintances
acquaintances
noun
plural of acquaintance
acquaintanceship
acquaintanceship
noun
(countable) A relationship as acquaintances.
(uncountable) The state of being acquainted.
acquaintanceships
acquaintanceships
noun
plural of acquaintanceship
acquaintedness
acquaintedness
noun
(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
acquiescement
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.
acquirements
acquirements
noun
plural of acquirement
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
adequateness
adequateness
noun
The quality of being adequate, of meeting needs or expectations.
aliquots
aliquots
noun
plural of aliquot
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
antimosquito
antimosquito
adj
Countering mosquitos.
antiquarianism
antiquarianism
noun
Archaism.
Study or love of antiques.
Study or love of antiquity.
antiquarians
antiquarians
noun
plural of antiquarian
antiquaries
antiquaries
noun
plural of antiquary
antiquarism
antiquarism
noun
Synonym of antiquarianism
antiquatedness
antiquatedness
noun
The state or quality of being antiquated.
antiquates
antiquates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of antiquate
antiquations
antiquations
noun
plural of antiquation
antiqueness
antiqueness
noun
The state or quality of being antique.
antiquers
antiquers
noun
plural of antiquer
antiques
antiques
noun
plural of antique
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of antique
antiquist
antiquist
noun
An antiquary; a collector of antiques.
antiquities
antiquities
noun
plural of antiquity
antisquama
antisquatting
antisquatting
adj
Opposing or preventing squatting (occupation without permission).
aquacultures
aquacultures
noun
plural of aquaculture
aquaducts
aquafortis
aquafortis
noun
Alternative form of aqua fortis
aquafortist
aquafortist
noun
One who prepares etchings or engravings using aqua fortis. [from 19th c.]
aquanauts
aquanauts
noun
plural of aquanaut
aquarellist
aquarellist
noun
(art) An artist who paints aquarelles
aquarellists
aquarellists
noun
plural of aquarellist
aquariist
aquariist
noun
(dated) One who keeps fish in an aquarium.
aquarist
aquarist
noun
A person who maintains an aquarium.
aquarists
aquarists
noun
plural of aquarist
aquascutum
aquatics
aquatics
noun
Sports involving water.
plural of aquatic
aquatinters
aquatinters
noun
plural of aquatinter
aquatintist
aquatintist
noun
An artist who makes aquatints.
aquatintists
aquatintists
noun
plural of aquatintist
aquatints
aquatints
noun
plural of aquatint
aquativeness
aquativeness
noun
(phrenology, obsolete, obscure) love of liquids, including drinking, bathing, and sailing.
aquatones
aquatones
noun
plural of aquatone
aquavits
aquavits
noun
plural of aquavit
aqueducts
aqueducts
noun
plural of aqueduct
aquicultures
aquicultures
noun
plural of aquiculture
aquiculturist
aquiculturist
noun
Alternative spelling of aquaculturist
aquilinities
aquilinities
noun
plural of aquilinity
aquincubitalism
aquincubitalism
noun
The quality of being aquincubital.
aquinist
aquintocubitalism
aquocapsulitis
aquocellolitis
aquosity
aquosity
noun
(rare) The condition of being watery; wateriness
architecturesque
architecturesque
adj
Resembling or characteristic of architecture.
asquat
asquat
adj
squatting
asquint
asquint
adj
Looking sideways, as though warily.
adv
With narrowed eyes.
asquith
banqueters
banqueters
noun
plural of banqueter
banquetings
banquetings
noun
plural of banqueting
banquets
banquets
noun
plural of banquet
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of banquet
banquettes
banquettes
noun
plural of banquette
barquentines
barquentines
noun
plural of barquentine
barquest
barquisimeto
barranquitas
bequeathals
bequeathals
noun
plural of bequeathal
bequeaths
bequeaths
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bequeath
biquadratics
biquadratics
noun
plural of biquadratic
blanquettes
blanquettes
noun
plural of blanquette
borasqueborate
bosanquet
bramantesque
byzantinesque
byzantinesque
Adjective
Characteristic of Byzantine art or culture.
cacqueteuse
cacqueteuse
noun
(obsolete) An antique French armchair with a narrow back and splayed arms.
cacqueteuses
cacqueteuses
noun
plural of cacqueteuse
caqueteuse
caqueteuses
caquetoires
casquet
casquetel
casquetel
noun
A simple casque (helmet) that had no visor
casquette
catafalques
catafalques
noun
plural of catafalque
catasauqua
cathedralesque
cathedralesque
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a cathedral.
chaquetas
chautauquas
chautauquas
noun
plural of chautauqua
cinematheques
cinematheques
noun
plural of cinematheque
coequalities
coequalities
noun
plural of coequality
coequates
coequates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of coequate
colliquativeness
colloquialist
colloquialist
noun
A good conversationalist.
A person who uses colloquial words or phrases.
conquassate
conquassate
verb
(obsolete, transitive, rare) To shake; to agitate.
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
corinthianesque
cotqueans
cotqueans
noun
plural of cotquean
cumquats
cumquats
noun
plural of cumquat
dantesque
dantonesque
desquamate
desquamate
verb
(intransitive) To shed or peel.
desquamated
desquamated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of desquamate
desquamates
desquamates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of desquamate
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.
desquamatory
desquamatory
adj
(surgery) Relating to the removal of the laminae of exfoliated bones.
diquats
diquats
noun
plural of diquat
disacquaint
disacquaint
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To render unacquainted; to make unfamiliar.
disacquaintance
disacquaintance
noun
(obsolete) Neglect or disuse of familiarity, or familiar acquaintance.
disequality
disequality
noun
(mathematics) inequality, inequation
disequalization
disequalization
noun
The process of becoming unequal; the act of disequalizing.
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
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
disquantity
disquantity
verb
(obsolete) to diminish, lessen
disquarter
disquiparant
disquiparation
disquisitional
disquisitional
adj
Pertaining to disquisition; of the nature of disquisition.