(historical) An Islamic cleric, an expert in Islamic law and jurisprudence, especially in medieval and early modern Spain.
alfaquin
alfaquins
alfaquins
noun
plural of alfaquin
alfaquis
alfaquis
noun
plural of alfaqui
alquifou
alquifou
noun
A lead ore found in Cornwall, England, and used to give a green glaze to pottery.
aquafarming
aquafarming
noun
(agriculture) aquaculture
aquafer
aquafer
noun
Alternative form of aquifer
aquafortis
aquafortis
noun
Alternative form of aqua fortis
aquafortist
aquafortist
noun
One who prepares etchings or engravings using aqua fortis. [from 19th c.]
aquifer
aquifer
noun
An underground layer of water-bearing porous stone, earth, or gravel.
aquiferous
aquiferous
adj
(geology) Of or pertaining to an aquifer
Carrying water
aquifers
aquifers
noun
plural of aquifer
aquifoliaceae
aquifoliaceous
aquifoliaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Aquifoliaceae.
aquiform
aquiform
adj
Resembling water; watery, liquid
aquifuge
aquifuge
noun
(geology) An aquiclude.
arquifoux
arquifoux
noun
Alternative form of alquifou
benzofuroquinoxaline
catafalque
catafalque
noun
A platform used to display or convey a coffin during a funeral, often ornate.
catafalques
catafalques
noun
plural of catafalque
colliquefaction
colliquefaction
noun
(obsolete) A melting together; the reduction of different bodies into one mass by fusion.
disqualifiable
disqualifiable
adj
Able to be disqualified.
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
disqualified
disqualified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disqualify
disqualifies
disqualifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disqualify
disqualify
disqualify
verb
(transitive) To exclude from consideration by the explicit revocation of a previous qualification.
(transitive) To make ineligible for something.
disqualifying
disqualifying
verb
present participle of disqualify
epulafquen
equiformal
equiformal
adj
equiform
equisurface
fabrique
fantasque
fantasque
adj
(obsolete) fantastical
faq
faq
noun
Alternative letter-case form of FAQ
faqir
faqir
noun
(Islam) A religious mendicant who owns no personal property.
faqirs
faqirs
noun
plural of faqir
faql
faquir
faquir
noun
Obsolete spelling of fakir
faquirs
faquirs
noun
plural of faquir
farquhar
faruq
fatiloquent
fatiloquent
adj
prophetic; speaking of fate.
flanque
flasque
flasque
adj
(mathematics) flabby
fleshquake
fleshquake
noun
A tremor or quiver of the body.
foreacquaint
foreacquaint
verb
(transitive) To make familiar (with something) in advance.
forequarter
forequarter
noun
The foreleg, shoulder and surrounding area of the body of a quadruped.
The front half of a side of meat.
forequarters
forequarters
noun
plural of forequarter
formalesque
formalesque
adj
(art) modernist; of the artistic style of the period from around 1890 to 1960
fouquieria
fouquieriaceae
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
frasquito
frequentable
frequentable
adj
accessible
frequentage
frequentage
noun
The habit or practice of frequenting.
frequentation
frequentation
noun
The act of frequenting a particular place
frequentative
frequentative
adj
(grammar) Serving to express repetition of an action.
noun
(grammar) Any of a subclass of imperfective verbs that denote a repeated action, no longer productive in English, but found in e.g. Finnish, Latin, Russian, and Turkish.
frontosquamosal
frontosquamosal
adj
At the front of the squamosal
fuquay
giraffesque
kafkaesque
kafkaesque
Adjective
Marked by a senseless, disorienting, often menacing complexity.
Marked by surreal distortion and often a sense of impending danger.
In the manner of something written by Franz Kafka.
liquefacient
liquefacient
adj
That liquefies.
noun
(medicine, obsolete) Any agent, such as mercury, iodine, etc., that promotes the liquefying processes of the system, and increases the secretions.
That which serves to liquefy.
liquefaction
liquefaction
noun
Process of being, or state of having been, made liquid (from either a solid or a gas)
The liquid or semiliquid that results from this process.
liquefactions
liquefactions
noun
plural of liquefaction
liquefactive
liquefactive
adj
That causes, or is associated with liquefaction
liquefiability
liquefiable
liquefiable
adj
Able to be liquefied.
magnifique
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
nondisqualifying
nondisqualifying
adj
Not disqualifying.
nonliquefiable
nonqualification
nonqualification
noun
Lack of qualification; failure to qualify.
nonqualifying
nonqualifying
adj
That does not qualify.
outquaff
overqualification
overqualification
noun
The quality of being overqualified.
overqualified
overqualified
adj
Having too many qualifications to be deemed appropriate for a (usually unskilled) job.
overqualify
overqualify
verb
(transitive) To give excessive academic qualifications to.
(transitive) To modify, restrict or moderate (a statement, etc.) excessively.
overqualifying
overqualifying
verb
present participle of overqualify
pasqueflower
pasqueflower
noun
Alternative spelling of pasque flower
plusquamperfect
plusquamperfect
noun
(grammar, rare) pluperfect
prequalification
prequalification
adj
Prior to a qualification being awarded.
noun
qualification in advance
prequalified
prequalified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of prequalify
prequalifies
prequalifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of prequalify
prequalify
prequalify
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To qualify or be qualified in advance.
prequalifying
prequalifying
verb
present participle of prequalify
qaddafi
qaf
quadratifera
quadratiferous
quadrifarious
quadrifarious
adj
(botany) Arranged in four rows or ranks.
quadrifariously
quadrifariously
adv
In a quadrifarious manner.
quadrifid
quadrifid
adj
Divided, or deeply cleft, into four parts.
quadrifilar
quadrifilar
adj
Having four wires, threads or filaments.
quadrifocal
quadrifocal
adj
(optics) Of or pertaining to lenses that have four different powers per eye.
quadrifoil
quadrifoil
adj
Alternative form of quadrifoliate
quadrifoliate
quadrifoliate
adj
(botany) Having four leaves or leaflets.
quadrifoliolate
quadrifoliolate
adj
(botany) Having four leaflets.
quadrifolious
quadrifolium
quadriform
quadriform
adj
Having four forms, parts or aspects
quadrifrons
quadrifrons
noun
(architecture) Synonym of tetrapylon
quadrifrontal
quadrifrontal
adj
(architecture) In the form of a quadrifrons.
quadrifurcate
quadrifurcate
adj
Branching fourfold; having four branches.
verb
Furcate (fork or divide) into four branches or channels.
quadrifurcated
quadrifurcated
adj
Having four forks or branches; quadrifurcate.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of quadrifurcate
quadrifurcation
quadrifurcation
noun
A division into four branches
quaff
quaff
noun
Misspelling of coif.
The act of quaffing; a deep draught.
verb
To drink or imbibe with vigour or relish; to drink copiously; to swallow in large draughts.
quaffed
quaffed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of quaff
quaffer
quaffer
noun
(informal) A quaffable wine.
One who quaffs.
quaffers
quaffers
noun
plural of quaffer
quaffing
quaffing
noun
The act by which something is quaffed; a drinking.
verb
present participle of quaff
quaffingly
quaffingly
adv
While or by quaffing.
quaffs
quaffs
noun
plural of quaff
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of quaff
quaife
quakeful
quakeproof
quakeproof
adj
Capable of withstanding an earthquake.
verb
(transitive) To modify (a structure) to make it capable of withstanding an earthquake.
qualifiable
qualifiable
adj
Able to be modified, limited or restricted.
Able to become qualified for something.
qualification
qualification
noun
(UK) A certificate, diploma, or degree awarded after successful completion of a course, training, or exam.
(obsolete) A quality or attribute.
A clause or condition which qualifies something; a modification, a limitation.
An ability or attribute that aids someone's chances of qualifying for something; specifically, completed professional training.
The act or process of qualifying for a position, achievement etc.
qualifications
qualifications
noun
plural of qualification
qualificative
qualificative
noun
That which qualifies, modifies, or restricts; a qualifying term or statement.
qualificator
qualificator
noun
An officer who examines and prepares causes for trial in the ecclesiastical courts.
qualificatory
qualificatory
adj
That serves as qualification
qualified
qualified
adj
Meeting the standards, requirements, and training for a position.
Restricted or limited by conditions.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of qualify
qualifiedly
qualifiedly
adv
With qualification; conditionally.
qualifiedness
qualifiedness
noun
The property of being qualified (restricted or limited by conditions).
qualifier
qualifier
noun
(computing, programming) A marker that qualifies or modifies another code element.
(grammar) A word or phrase, such as an adjective or adverb, that describes or characterizes another word or phrase, such as a noun or verb; a modifier; that adds or subtracts attributes to another.
A preliminary stage of a competition.
One who qualifies for something, especially a contestant who qualifies for a stage in a competition.
qualifiers
qualifiers
noun
plural of qualifier
qualifies
qualifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of qualify
qualify
qualify
noun
(juggling) An instance of throwing and catching each prop at least twice.
verb
(juggling) To throw and catch each object at least twice.
(now rare) To mitigate, alleviate (something); to make less disagreeable.
To certify or license someone for something.
To compete successfully in some stage of a competition and become eligible for the next stage.
To describe or characterize something by listing its qualities.
To give individual quality to; to modulate; to vary; to regulate.
To make someone, or to become competent or eligible for some position or task.
To modify, limit, restrict or moderate something; especially to add conditions or requirements for an assertion to be true.
qualifying
qualifying
noun
A qualification or added condition.
An examination that must be taken in order to qualify.
verb
present participle of qualify
qualifyingly
qualifyingly
adv
So as to qualify, or modify the meaning of something.
qualmproof
quantifiability
quantifiability
noun
(countable) The degree to which something is quantifiable
(uncountable) The condition of being quantifiable
quantifiable
quantifiable
adj
Capable of being quantified.
noun
Something that can be quantified; a measurable.
quantifiably
quantifiably
adv
In a quantifiable manner.
quantification
quantification
noun
(economics) The expression of an economic activity in monetary units.
(logic) A limitation that is imposed on the variables of a proposition.
The act of quantifying.
quantifications
quantifications
noun
plural of quantification
quantified
quantified
adj
(logic) used as a quantifier
measured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of quantify
quantifier
quantifier
noun
(computing) A symbol or symbols in a regular expression indicating the number of characters to be matched.
(grammar) A word, such as all or many, that expresses the quantity of a related noun.
(logic) An operator, such as the universal quantifier (written as ∀) or the existential quantifier (∃), used in predicate calculus to indicate the degree that predicate is true for a specified set.
quantifiers
quantifiers
noun
plural of quantifier
quantifies
quantifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of quantify
quantify
quantify
verb
(logic) To relate a statement (called a predicate) to a given set using a quantifier—either for all (denoted ∀) or there exists (denoted ∃).
To assign a quantity to.
To determine the value of (a variable or expression).
quantifying
quantifying
verb
present participle of quantify
quarrelproof
quarterfinal
quarterfinal
noun
(general) A competition that narrows a field of contestants (quarterfinalists) to a set of semifinalists, for a subsequent final.
(sports) One of the four competitions in a knockout tournament whose winners go on to play in the two semifinals.
quarterfinalist
quarterfinalist
noun
a person or team that takes part in a quarterfinal
quarterfoil
quarterfoil
noun
Archaic form of quatrefoil.
quarterstaff
quarterstaff
noun
A wooden staff of an approximate length between 2 and 2.5 meters, sometimes tipped with iron, used as a weapon in rural England during the Early Modern period.
Fighting or exercise with the quarterstaff.
quartful
quartful
noun
The amount that fills a quart vessel
quartziferous
quartziferous
adj
Yielding or containing quartz.
quatrefeuille
quatrefeuille
noun
(archaic) A quatrefoil.
quatrefoil
quatrefoil
noun
(architecture) A symmetrical shape that forms the overall outline of four partially-overlapping circles of the same diameter.
(heraldry) A stylized flower or leaf with four lobes.