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.
alloquialism
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
antisquama
aquamaniles
aquamaniles
noun
plural of aquamanile
aquamarines
aquamarines
noun
plural of aquamarine
aquariiums
aquariums
aquascutum
aquincubitalism
aquincubitalism
noun
The quality of being aquincubital.
aquintocubitalism
armouchiquois
asquirm
asquirm
adj
Covered or filled (with something squirming).
Squirming.
barnumesque
barnumesque
Adjective
Reminiscent of (1810–1891), American showman and businessman remembered for promoting celebrated hoaxes and for founding a circus.
barquisimeto
blomquist
bramantesque
broomsquire
caciquism
caciquism
noun
The political influence of caciques in Latin America.
chymaqueous
cinematheques
cinematheques
noun
plural of cinematheque
cinquecentism
cliquism
cliquism
noun
The tendency to associate in cliques; the spirit of cliques.
colloquialism
colloquialism
noun
A colloquial word or phrase; a common spoken expression.
Colloquial style of speaking.
colloquialisms
colloquialisms
noun
plural of colloquialism
colloquiquiums
colloquiums
colloquiums
noun
plural of colloquium
communiques
communiques
noun
Misspelling of communiqués.
cumquats
cumquats
noun
plural of cumquat
demisemiquaver
demisemiquaver
noun
(music) A thirty-second note, drawn as a crotchet with three tails.
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.
dimashq
disequilibrium
disequilibrium
noun
The loss of equilibrium or stability, especially due to an imbalance of forces.
disequilibriums
embusqu
embusque
equalitarianism
equalitarianism
noun
Egalitarianism.
equanimities
equanimities
noun
plural of equanimity
equanimous
equanimous
adj
Calm and composed; of stable disposition.
equanimously
equanimously
adv
In an equanimous manner.
equanimousness
equationism
equestrianism
equestrianism
noun
The art or sport of riding horses.
equidimensional
equidimensional
adj
Having (approximately) the same dimensions.
equilibriums
equipments
equipments
noun
(nonstandard) plural of equipment
equiprobabilism
equisegmented
equisetum
equisetum
noun
The horsetail (plant of genus Equisetum)
equisetums
equitemporaneous
equitemporaneous
adj
(obsolete) Performed in equal periods of time; contemporaneous.
esquamate
esquamate
adj
Not squamate.
esquamulose
esquamulose
adj
(botany, mycology) Not covered in scales or scale-like objects; having a smooth skin or outer covering.
esquimau
esquimauan
esquimaux
esquiredom
exquisitism
formalesque
formalesque
adj
(art) modernist; of the artistic style of the period from around 1890 to 1960
frontosquamosal
frontosquamosal
adj
At the front of the squamosal
gaminesque
gaminesque
adj
Like a gamin or gamine; mischievously charming without sophistication.
gastriloquism
gastriloquism
noun
(obsolete) ventriloquism
germanesque
gnomesque
harlequinism
hemidemisemiquaver
hemidemisemiquaver
noun
(music) A sixty-fourth note, drawn as a crotchet with four tails.
hemingwayesque
hemingwayesque
Adjective
Reminiscent of Ernest Hemingway (1899–1961), American writer and journalist.
humoresque
humoresque
noun
(music) A composition that is playful in attitude and tone.
humoresquely
humoresques
humoresques
noun
plural of humoresque
inquilinism
inquilinism
noun
The situation where one animal lives commensally in the nest, burrow, or dwelling place of an animal of another species.
jumboesque
jusquaboutisme
kumquats
kumquats
noun
plural of kumquat
lambrequins
lambrequins
noun
plural of lambrequin
liquidambars
liquidambars
noun
plural of liquidambar
lombardesque
macabresque
macaques
macaques
noun
plural of macaque
madrigalesque
madrigalesque
adj
(music) Reminiscent of a madrigal.
manasquan
manistique
mannequins
mannequins
noun
plural of mannequin
maquettes
maquettes
noun
plural of maquette
maquiladoras
maquiladoras
noun
plural of maquiladora
maquillages
maquillages
noun
plural of maquillage
maquis
maquis
noun
(botany) Dense Mediterranean coastal scrub.
(historical) The French resistance movement during World War II, or other similar movements elsewhere.
maquisard
maquisard
noun
(historical) A member of a resistance or guerrilla movement, originally and chiefly that of the French during the German occupation of 1940-5.
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
marquis
marquis
noun
A nobleman in England, France, and Germany, of a rank next below that of duke, but above a count. Originally, the marquis was an officer whose duty was to guard the marches or frontiers of the kingdom. The office has ceased, and the name is now a mere title conferred by letters patent or letters close.
Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the Asian genus Bassarona (or Euthalia).
marquisal
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
marquisdom
marquisdom
noun
(obsolete) A 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
marquisina
marquisotte
marquisotte
verb
(obsolete, rare) To shave off the beard but leave the moustache.
marquisship
marquisship
noun
A marquisate.
marquois
masqat
masque
masque
noun
(historical, in 16th- and 17th-century England and Europe) A dramatic performance, often performed at court as a royal entertainment, consisting of dancing, dialogue, pantomime and song.
A facial mask.
A masquerade.
Archaic form of mask.
Words and music written for a masque.
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.
masqueraders
masqueraders
noun
plural of masquerader
masquerades
masquerades
noun
plural of masquerade
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of masquerade
masquerading
masquerading
noun
The act of one who masquerades.
verb
present participle of masquerade
masquers
masquers
noun
plural of masquer
masques
masques
noun
plural of masque
massapequa
mastoideosquamous
mastosquamose
mauresque
mdqs
melquist
mesquin
mesquit
mesquita
mesquite
mesquite
noun
Any of several deciduous trees of the genus Prosopis found in North America, and used as forage, which have long, beige seed/bean pods which may be dried and ground into a sweet, nutty flour.
Country or land dominated by mesquite trees.
The wood of these trees, used for smoking food, or charcoal made from this wood.
mesquites
mesquites
noun
plural of mesquite
mesquits
mesquits
noun
plural of mesquit
metasequoia
metasequoia
noun
Metasequoia, the dawn redwood, a fast-growing deciduous conifer native to China.