A traditional children's toy consisting of a wooden cup with a handle, and a ball attached to the cup by a string.
biloquist
biloquist
noun
(rare) A person having the ability to speak in two different voices, especially as a ventriloquist.
biquadrantal
biquarterly
biquarterly
adj
Twice every quarter, i.e. eight times per year.
biquintile
biquintile
noun
(astrology) An aspect of two planets that are distant from each other by two fifths of a great circle (72 degrees)
bisiliquous
biuniquely
blandiloquence
blandiloquence
noun
(archaic) flattery [from 17th c.]
blandiloquious
blandiloquous
blandiloquous
adj
(obsolete) blandiloquent
blanque
blanquette
blanquette
noun
A white meat stew in which neither the meat nor the sauce is browned.
blanquettes
blanquettes
noun
plural of blanquette
blanquillo
blanquillo
noun
tilefish (Malacanthidae spp.)
blanquillos
blanquillos
noun
plural of blanquillo
blomquist
blottesque
blottesque
adj
(art) Characterized by blots or heavy touches; coarsely depicted; lacking delineation.
noun
(art) An artwork characterized by blots or heavy touches.
blottesquely
breloque
breloque
noun
A seal or charm for a watchchain.
breviloquence
breviloquence
noun
A pertinent and terse style of speech.
breviloquent
breviloquent
adj
Exhibiting breviloquence; concise.
bronchiloquy
brusquely
brusquely
adv
In a brusque manner; abruptly; rudely.
burlesque
burlesque
adj
(dated) Parodical; parodic
noun
A derisive art form that mocks by imitation; a parody.
A ludicrous imitation; a caricature; a travesty; a gross perversion.
A variety adult entertainment show, usually including titillation such as striptease, most common from the 1880s to the 1930s.
verb
To make a burlesque parody of.
To ridicule, or to make ludicrous by grotesque representation in action or in language.
burlesqued
burlesqued
verb
simple past tense and past participle of burlesque
burlesquely
burlesquely
adv
In a burlesque manner.
burlesquer
burlesquer
noun
A burlesque performer.
burlesquers
burlesquers
noun
plural of burlesquer
burlesques
burlesques
noun
plural of burlesque
burlesquing
burlesquing
noun
An instance of burlesque.
verb
present participle of burlesque
calanque
calchaqui
calchaquian
calque
calque
noun
(linguistics, translation studies) A word or phrase in a language formed by word-for-word or morpheme-by-morpheme translation of a word in another language.
verb
(linguistics, translation studies) To adopt (a word or phrase) from one language to another by semantic translation of its parts.
calqued
calqued
verb
simple past tense and past participle of calque
calques
calques
noun
plural of calque
calquing
calquing
noun
loan translation
verb
present participle of calque
carlylesque
carnivalesque
carnivalesque
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a carnival.
casquetel
casquetel
noun
A simple casque (helmet) that had no visor
catafalque
catafalque
noun
A platform used to display or convey a coffin during a funeral, often ornate.
catafalques
catafalques
noun
plural of catafalque
cathedralesque
cathedralesque
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a cathedral.
centiloquy
centiloquy
noun
A work divided into a hundred parts.
chalque
chiloquin
chivalresque
chivalresque
adj
Characteristic of chivalry
chlorohydroquinone
chloroquine
chloroquine
noun
(pharmacology) A 4-aminoquinoline drug used to treat and prevent malaria, having the chemical formula C₁₈H₂₆ClN₃.
chloroquines
chloroquines
noun
plural of chloroquine
chylaqueous
chylaqueous
adj
(zoology) Consisting of chyle diluted with water; said of a liquid that forms the circulating fluid of some inferior animals.
cinquefoil
cinquefoil
noun
(heraldry) A stylized flower or leaf with five lobes.
(topology) A particular knot of five crossings.
A potentilla (flower).
cinquefoiled
cinquefoiled
adj
Having five lobes or having the shape of a cinquefoil.
cinquefoils
cinquefoils
noun
plural of cinquefoil
claque
claque
noun
(collective) A group of people hired to attend a performance and to either applaud or boo.
A group of fawning admirers.
A group of people who pre-arrange among themselves to express strong support for an idea, so as to give the false impression of a wider consensus.
claquer
claquer
noun
Alternative form of claqueur
claquers
claquers
noun
plural of claquer
claques
claques
noun
plural of claque
claqueur
claqueur
noun
One of the claque employed to applaud at a theatre.
claqueurs
claqueurs
noun
plural of claqueur
clayoquot
clercq
clinquant
clinquant
adj
Glittery; gleaming; sparkling; dressed in, or overlaid with, tinsel finery.
noun
Dutch metal.
Tinsel; glitter.
clique
clique
noun
(Internet) A group of related web sites that link to each other, like a webring but with exclusive membership determined by the clique owner.
(graph theory) A subgraph isomorphic to a complete graph.
A small, exclusive group of individuals, usually according to lifestyle or social status; a cabal.
verb
(intransitive) To associate together in a clannish way; to act with others secretly to gain a desired end; to plot.
cliqued
cliqued
verb
simple past tense and past participle of clique
cliquedom
cliquedom
noun
The world of cliques; cliques generally.
cliqueier
cliqueiest
cliqueless
cliqueless
adj
Without a clique.
cliques
cliques
noun
plural of clique
cliquey
cliquey
adj
Having the characteristics of a clique.
cliqueyness
cliqueyness
noun
Alternative form of cliquiness
cliquier
cliquier
adj
comparative form of cliquey: more cliquey
comparative form of cliquy: more cliquy
cliquiest
cliquiest
adj
superlative form of cliquey: most cliquey
superlative form of cliquy: most cliquy
cliquing
cliquing
verb
present participle of clique
cliquish
cliquish
adj
Of or pertaining to a clique.
Tending to associate with a small and exclusive group.
cliquishly
cliquishly
adv
In a cliquish manner.
cliquishness
cliquishness
noun
the state of being cliquish
cliquism
cliquism
noun
The tendency to associate in cliques; the spirit of cliques.
cliquy
cliquy
adj
Alternative spelling of cliquey
cloque
cloque
noun
A fabric with an embossed design
cloques
cloques
noun
plural of cloque
cloquet
codelinquency
codelinquent
coequal
coequal
adj
Equal to each other in size, rank or position.
noun
An equal person or thing.
coequalities
coequalities
noun
plural of coequality
coequality
coequality
noun
The condition of being coequal
coequalize
coequally
coequally
adv
In a coequal manner.
coequalness
coequalness
noun
The state or quality of being coequal.
coequals
coequals
noun
plural of coequal
colliquable
colliquable
adj
(obsolete, rare) Liable to melt, grow soft, or become fluid.
colliquament
colliquament
noun
The first rudiments of an embryo in generation.
colliquate
colliquate
verb
(rare) To melt or liquefy.
colliquation
colliquation
noun
(medicine) The wasting-away of parts of the body; consumption.
The act of becoming liquid; melting.
colliquative
colliquative
adj
Of, pertaining to, or causing colliquation; liquefactive
colliquativeness
colliquefaction
colliquefaction
noun
(obsolete) A melting together; the reduction of different bodies into one mass by fusion.
colloq
colloq
adj
Abbreviation of colloquial.
colloque
colloque
noun
Obsolete form of colloquy.
verb
(intransitive) To hold colloquy; to converse.
colloquia
colloquia
noun
a plural of colloquium
colloquial
colloquial
adj
(linguistics) Characteristic of familiar conversation, of common parlance; informal.
Of or pertaining to a conversation; conversational or chatty.
noun
A colloquial word or phrase, colloquialism
colloquialism
colloquialism
noun
A colloquial word or phrase; a common spoken expression.
Colloquial style of speaking.
colloquialisms
colloquialisms
noun
plural of colloquialism
colloquialist
colloquialist
noun
A good conversationalist.
A person who uses colloquial words or phrases.
colloquiality
colloquiality
noun
(countable) A colloquial term, utterance, etc.; a colloquialism.
(uncountable) The state or condition of being colloquial; colloquialness.
colloquialize
colloquialize
verb
(transitive) To render colloquial.
colloquializer
colloquially
colloquially
adv
In a colloquial manner.
colloquialness
colloquialness
noun
The state or quality of being colloquial.
colloquials
colloquials
noun
plural of colloquial
colloquies
colloquies
noun
plural of colloquy
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of colloquy
colloquiquia
colloquiquiums
colloquist
colloquist
noun
One who takes part in a colloquy
colloquists
colloquists
noun
plural of colloquist
colloquium
colloquium
noun
(law) That part of the complaint or declaration in an action for defamation which shows that the words complained of were spoken concerning the plaintiff.
A colloquy; a meeting for discussion.
An academic meeting or seminar usually led by a different lecturer and on a different topic at each meeting.
An address to an academic meeting or seminar.
colloquiums
colloquiums
noun
plural of colloquium
colloquize
colloquize
verb
To take part in a colloquy
colloquized
colloquized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of colloquize
colloquizing
colloquizing
verb
present participle of colloquize
colloququia
colloquy
colloquy
noun
(Christianity) A church court held by certain Reformed denominations.
(law) A discussion during a trial in which a judge ensures that the defendant understands what is taking place in the trial and what their rights are.
(obsolete) A formal conference.
A conversation or dialogue.
A written discourse.
verb
(intransitive, rare) To converse.
coloquies
coloquintid
coloquintid
noun
(obsolete) colocynth
coloquintida
coloquintida
noun
(obsolete) Colocynth, a viny plant bearing extremely bitter fruit.
colquitt
colquitt
Proper noun
a small city in Georgia, USA
an unincorporated community in Texas, USA.
conquedle
conquerable
conquerable
adj
Capable of being conquered or subdued.
conquerableness
conquerableness
noun
The quality of being conquerable.
conqueringly
conqueringly
adv
So as to conquer.
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
consequently
consequently
adv
(conjunctive) As a result or consequence of something; subsequently.
(sequence, obsolete) subsequently, following after in time or sequence.
coquelicot
coquelicot
adj
Having a reddish-orange poppy colour.
noun
A reddish-orange colour; poppy
coquelicot:
coquelin
coqueluche
coqueluche
noun
(obsolete) A type of hood historically worn by those infected with whooping cough, to keep a warm head.
coquettishly
coquettishly
adv
In a coquettish manner, flirtatiously.
coquilhatville
coquilla
coquilla
noun
The nut of the Brazilian palm Attalea funifera.
coquillage
coquille
coquille
noun
A form of ruching used as a dress trimming or for neckwear, named from the manner in which it is gathered or fulled.
A meal, especially a seafood dish, served in an actual scallop shell or a dish (container) shaped like a shell.
A scallop shell or a dish (container) shaped like one, especially when used to serve the aforementioned food.
coquilles
coquilles
noun
plural of coquille
coquitlam
coquitlam
Proper noun
A city in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia, Canada.
counterequivalent
counterquarterly
coyolxauhqui
craquelure
craquelure
noun
(art) The distinctive pattern of hairline cracks in the surface of an old painting