(now rare, chiefly in the plural) Something that has been acquired; an attainment or accomplishment.
The act or fact of acquiring something; acquisition.
acquirements
acquirements
noun
plural of acquirement
acquisitum
acquitment
acquitment
noun
(law) Acquittal.
aminoanthraquinone
aminoanthraquinone
noun
(organic chemistry) Either of two isomeric amino derivatives of anthraquinone
antequalm
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.
antiquarism
antiquarism
noun
Synonym of antiquarianism
antiquarium
antiquarium
noun
A place for keeping antiques.
antiquum
antisquama
aquameter
aquascutum
aquincubitalism
aquincubitalism
noun
The quality of being aquincubital.
aquintocubitalism
aquopentamminecobaltic
barquisimeto
bequeathment
bequeathment
noun
The act of bequeathing, or the state of being bequeathed; a bequest.
bramantesque
chuquicamata
cinematheque
cinematheque
noun
A film archive with small cinemas, screening classic and art-house films.
cinematheques
cinematheques
noun
plural of cinematheque
colliquament
colliquament
noun
The first rudiments of an embryo in generation.
contramarque
coquitlam
coquitlam
Proper noun
A city in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia, Canada.
cumquat
cumquat
noun
Alternative spelling of kumquat
cumquats
cumquats
noun
plural of cumquat
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.
diphenylquinomethane
diplomatique
equalitarianism
equalitarianism
noun
Egalitarianism.
equanimities
equanimities
noun
plural of equanimity
equanimity
equanimity
noun
The state of being calm, stable and composed, especially under stress.
equationism
equestrianism
equestrianism
noun
The art or sport of riding horses.
equiatomic
equiatomic
adj
(physics, chemistry) Containing equal numbers of two or more atoms
equidominant
equidominant
adj
equally dominant
equimomental
equimomental
adj
Having equal moments of inertia.
equitemporal
equitemporal
adj
Of equal time.
equitemporaneous
equitemporaneous
adj
(obsolete) Performed in equal periods of time; contemporaneous.
esquamate
esquamate
adj
Not squamate.
extraequilibrium
frontosquamosal
frontosquamosal
adj
At the front of the squamosal
gastriloquism
gastriloquism
noun
(obsolete) ventriloquism
jacquemart
jacqueminot
jacqueminot
noun
A variety of deep crimson rose.
jusquaboutisme
kumquat
kumquat
noun
A small, orange citrus-like fruit which is native to Asia (Citrus japonica, syn. Fortunella japonica).
kumquats
kumquats
noun
plural of kumquat
limequat
limequat
noun
A citrus tree, a cross between a lime and a kumquat, Citrus × floridana
machinotechnique
magniloquent
magniloquent
adj
Speaking pompously; using deliberately long or esoteric words.
magniloquently
magniloquently
adv
In a magniloquent manner.
manistique
maquahuitl
maquahuitl
noun
Alternative form of macuahuitl
maquette
maquette
noun
A preliminary model or sketch used in preparation for making a sculpture.
verb
(art, transitive, intransitive, rare) To prepare a maquette (of).
maquettes
maquettes
noun
plural of maquette
maquiritare
maquoketa
marquardt
marquessate
marquessate
noun
The territory of a marquess, margrave or person of comparable rank.
marquessates
marquessates
noun
plural of marquessate
marquet
marqueterie
marqueterie
noun
Alternative form of marquetry
marqueteries
marqueteries
noun
plural of marqueterie
plural of marquetery
marquetries
marquetries
noun
plural of marquetry
marquetry
marquetry
noun
(countable) An example of this work.
(uncountable, woodworking) A decorative technique in which veneers of wood, ivory, metal etc. are inlaid into a wooden surface to form intricate designs.
marquette
marquette
Proper noun
a small city in Iowa, USA.
a small city in Kansas, USA.
a city in Michigan, USA
a village in Nebraska, USA.
a town and a village in Wisconsin, USA.
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
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.
marquita
marquito
martinique
martinique
Proper noun
An island in the Caribbean, an overseas department of France. Official name: Department of Martinique.
masqat
mastoideosquamous
mastosquamose
mesquita
metasequoia
metasequoia
noun
Metasequoia, the dawn redwood, a fast-growing deciduous conifer native to China.
metasequoias
metasequoias
noun
plural of metasequoia
methaqualone
methaqualone
noun
(pharmacology) A sedative drug that has effects similar to barbiturates. Also used recreationally.
milliequivalent
milliequivalent
noun
(chemistry) One thousandth of an equivalent
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
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
musquashroot
nondesquamative
nondesquamative
adj
Not desquamative.
parietosquamosal
parietosquamosal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to, or connecting, the parietal bone and the squamous part of the temporal bone
petrosquamosal
petrosquamosal
adj
(anatomy) petrous and squamosal
petrosquamous
petrosquamous
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the petrous and squamous parts of the temporal bone.
plusquamperfect
plusquamperfect
noun
(grammar, rare) pluperfect
pseudosquamate
qtam
quadmeter
quadragintesimal
quadratomandibular
quadratomandibular
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the quadrate bone and the mandible.
quadratosquamosal
quadratosquamosal
adj
(anatomy) Both quadrate and squamosal
quadratum
quadrienniumutile
quadrigamist
quadrigamist
noun
(rare) Someone who has four spouses at the same time.
quadrigeminate
quadrigeminate
adj
Synonym of quadrigeminal
quadrilaminate
quadrilaminate
adj
Having four layers.
quadrimetallic
quadrimetallic
adj
(chemistry) Containing atoms of four metals in each molecule.
quadrumvirate
quadrumvirate
noun
Synonym of quattuorvirate.
quaesitum
quaesitum
noun
(philosophy) Something sought or required.
quagmiriest
qualimeter
qualimeter
noun
(obsolete) A device once used to estimate the hardness of X-rays
qualmiest
qualmiest
adj
superlative form of qualmy: most qualmy
quamoclit
quamoclit
noun
(botany) Any plant of the former genus Quamoclit.
quantimeter
quantimeter
noun
A device for determining the quantity of X-rays generated by a Crookes tube or Coolidge tube.
quantometer
quantometer
noun
A device for performing spectrographic analysis.
quantulum
quantulum
noun
(obsolete) A very small amount.
quantum
quantum
adj
(computing theory) Relating to a quantum computer.
(informal) Of a change, significant.
(physics) Involving quanta, quantum mechanics or other aspects of quantum physics.
Of a change, sudden or discrete, without intermediate stages.
noun
(computing) The amount of time allocated for a thread to perform its work in a multithreaded environment.
(computing, uncountable) Short for quantum computing.
(law) The amount of compensation awarded to a successful party in a lawsuit.
(law) The length or magnitude of the sentence handed down to someone who has been found guilty of a crime.
(mathematics) A definite portion of a manifoldness, limited by a mark or by a boundary.
(medicine) The minimum dose of a pathogen required to cause an infection.
(now chiefly South Asia or law) The total amount of something; quantity.
(physics) The smallest possible, and therefore indivisible, unit of a given quantity or quantifiable phenomenon.
The amount or quantity observably present, or available.
quantummechanical
quarterman
quarterman
noun
A foreman in a shipyard
quartermaster
quartermaster
noun
(military) An officer whose duty is to provide quarters, provisions, storage, clothing, fuel, stationery, and transportation for a regiment or other body of troops, and superintend the supplies.
(nautical) A petty officer who attends to the helm, binnacle, signals, and the like, under the direction of the master.
verb
To act as a quartermaster
quartermasterlike
quartermasters
quartermasters
noun
plural of quartermaster
quartermastership
quartermastership
noun
The position or employment of a quartermaster.
quartermen
quartermen
noun
plural of quarterman
quartodeciman
quartodeciman
Noun
Any of a group of early Christians who began Easter on Nisan 14, the day Jesus was crucified according to the Gospel of JohnJohn 19:14, 31, 42, and the day before the beginning of Jewish Passover, which is Nisan 15.
Adjective
Of or pertaining to these people.
quartodecimanism
quartodecimanism
Proper noun
The doctrines of the Quartodecimans.
quathlamba
quatrocentism
quatrocentism
noun
Alternative form of quattrocentism
questman
questman
noun
(obsolete) A churchwarden's assistant; a sidesman.
(obsolete) A collector of parish rents.
(obsolete) One who is legally empowered to look into certain matters, especially abuses of weights and measures.
quincubitalism
quindecemvirate
quindecemvirate
noun
Alternative form of quindecimvirate.
quintocubitalism
quintocubitalism
noun
The property of being quintocubital.
quitclaim
quitclaim
noun
(law) A deed that is a renunciation of claims to a parcel of real property and a transfer of one's claims to another.
A renunciation of claims.
verb
(transitive) To relinquish or release (a claim, title etc.); to transfer (an interest in property).
quitclaimed
quitclaimed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of quitclaim
quitclaiming
quitclaiming
verb
present participle of quitclaim
quitclaims
quitclaims
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of quitclaim
quitemoca
quitman
quitman
Proper noun
A city in Arkansas.
A city in Georgia, United States.
A village in Louisiana.
A city in Mississippi
A small city in Texas
quizmaster
quizmaster
noun
A person who poses questions to contestants on a quiz show.