(linguistics) A change in the meaning of a term depending upon context
(obsolete) The act of equalizing; act or result of making adequate; an equivalent.
equivalence
aequorin
aequorin
noun
(biochemistry) A photoprotein, isolated from luminescent jellyfish and other marine organisms, composed of two distinct units: the apoprotein apoaequorin and the prosthetic group coelenterazine.
aequorins
aequorins
noun
plural of aequorin
altiloquence
altiloquence
noun
Pompous language; lofty speech.
altiloquent
altiloquent
adj
Pompous, or pretentious in speech
aminoanthraquinone
aminoanthraquinone
noun
(organic chemistry) Either of two isomeric amino derivatives of anthraquinone
aminoquinoline
aminoquinoline
noun
Any of various quinoline derivatives notable as antimalarial drugs.
anthradiquinone
anthrahydroquinone
anthraquinone
anthraquinone
noun
(organic chemistry) A tricyclic quinone, derived from anthracene.
(organic chemistry) Any derivative of this parent compound, mostly natural pigments or synthetic dyes.
apoquinamine
apoquinamine
noun
(organic chemistry) An alkaloid, C₁₉H₂₂N₂O, that is formed by dissolving quinamine in acid.
apoquinine
appropinquate
appropinquate
verb
(rare, literary, transitive, intransitive) To approach; to near.
aqueoglacial
aqueoglacial
adj
(geology) Deposited by and in water at a time contemporary with the presence of glacial ice in the region.
aqueoigneous
aqueoigneous
adj
(archaic) Synonym of igneoaqueous
aqueomercurial
aquiferous
aquiferous
adj
(geology) Of or pertaining to an aquifer
Carrying water
aquifoliaceae
aquifoliaceous
aquifoliaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Aquifoliaceae.
aquocellolitis
aquopentamminecobaltic
aquotize
barquisimeto
beliquor
beliquored
beliquored
adj
Drunken.
beliquoring
beliquors
benzofuroquinoxaline
benzoquinoline
benzoquinoline
noun
(organic chemistry) Either of two isomeric compounds (5,6-benzoquinoline and 7,8-benzoquinoline) in which a benzene ring is fused to that of a quinoline molecule; their derivatives are used in the preparation of pharmaceuticals and dyes atc
benzoquinone
benzoquinone
noun
(organic chemistry) Either of the two isomeric forms of the simplest quinone, C₆H₄O₂, or any of their derivatives.
benzoquinoxaline
bibliotheque
bibliotheque
noun
(obsolete) A collection of books or treatises.
bibliothque
bilboquet
bilboquet
noun
A traditional children's toy consisting of a wooden cup with a handle, and a ball attached to the cup by a string.
blandiloquence
blandiloquence
noun
(archaic) flattery [from 17th c.]
borinqueno
boudoiresque
bouquetiere
bouquetin
bouquetin
noun
ibex
bouquiniste
boutique
boutique
noun
(film) A film production company making only a few movies per year.
(often attributive) Any company specializing in bespoke or custom-made products or services for clientele in a niche market.
A small shop located within a larger one.
A small shop, especially one that sells fashionable clothes, jewelry and the like.
boutiques
boutiques
noun
plural of boutique
breviloquence
breviloquence
noun
A pertinent and terse style of speech.
breviloquent
breviloquent
adj
Exhibiting breviloquence; concise.
brodequin
brodequin
noun
(obsolete) A buskin or half-boot.
broomsquire
broquineer
browningesque
caquetio
caquetoire
caquetoires
centiloquy
centiloquy
noun
A work divided into a hundred parts.
chibouque
chibouque
noun
Alternative form of chibouk
chiquero
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
chronique
chronique
noun
(obsolete) A chronicle.
cinquecento
cinquecento
adj
(art) Sixteenth-century (1500s).
noun
(art) The sixteenth century (1500s).
cinquecentos
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
cliquedom
cliquedom
noun
The world of cliques; cliques generally.
codelinquency
codelinquent
coequalities
coequalities
noun
plural of coequality
coequality
coequality
noun
The condition of being coequal
coequalize
coequating
coequating
verb
present participle of coequate
coequation
coinquinate
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.
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.
colloquialize
colloquialize
verb
(transitive) To render colloquial.
colloquializer
colloquialness
colloquialness
noun
The state or quality of being colloquial.
colloquies
colloquies
noun
plural of colloquy
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of colloquy
colloquize
colloquize
verb
To take part in a colloquy
colloquized
colloquized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of colloquize
coloquies
comique
comique
noun
(dated) A comic actor or singer.
communique
communique
noun
Alternative form of communiqué
communiques
communiques
noun
Misspelling of communiqués.
conquering
conquering
noun
gerund of conquer: an act of conquest.
verb
present participle of conquer
conqueringly
conqueringly
adv
So as to conquer.
conquinamine
conquinamine
noun
(organic chemistry) quinidamine
conquinine
conquinine
noun
Synonym of quinidine
conquistadores
conquistadores
noun
plural of conquistador
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
coquecigrue
coquecigrue
noun
(mathematics) A certain mathematical object in connection with Leibniz algebras.
A chimera.
coquelicot
coquelicot
adj
Having a reddish-orange poppy colour.
noun
A reddish-orange colour; poppy
coquelicot:
coquelin
coquetries
coquetries
noun
plural of coquetry
coquetting
coquetting
noun
coquetry
verb
present participle of coquet
coquettish
coquettish
adj
Characteristic of a coquet.
Of or relating to a young, flirtatious girl.
coquettishly
coquettishly
adv
In a coquettish manner, flirtatiously.
coquettishness
coquettishness
noun
The state or quality of being coquettish.
coquicken
coquilhatville
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
coquimbite
coquimbite
noun
(mineralogy) The nonahydrate of iron(III) sulfate.
corequisite
corequisite
noun
(education) A course that must be or can be taken concurrently with a given course.
corequisites
corequisites
noun
plural of corequisite
corinthianesque
counteracquittance
counterequivalent
counterquestion
counterquestion
noun
A question that serves as a reply to, or distraction from, another.
counterquestions
counterquestions
noun
plural of counterquestion
counterquip
counterquip
noun
A quip made in response to another quip.
croqueting
croqueting
verb
present participle of croquet
croquignole
croquignole
noun
Alternative form of crokinole
croquignoles
deaquation
dentiloquist
dentiloquist
noun
(rare) Someone who speaks through clenched teeth.
dentiloquy
dentiloquy
noun
(rare) The habit or practice of speaking through the teeth.
derequisition
derequisition
verb
(transitive) To return or release (something previously requisitioned).
desquamation
desquamation
noun
(medicine) The shedding of the outer layers of the skin.
desquamations
desquamations
noun
plural of desquamation
diphenylquinomethane
diplomatique
discotheque
discotheque
noun
(slightly dated) A nightclub where dancing takes place.
discotheques
discotheques
noun
plural of discotheque
discothque
disequalization
disequalization
noun
The process of becoming unequal; the act of disequalizing.
disequilibration
disequilibration
noun
The act of bringing about a state of disequilibrium
disquixote
dominique
dominique
Noun
An American breed of chicken with a rose comb and a heavy plumage of irregularly striped black-and-white feathers.
dulciloquent
dulciloquent
adj
(literary, rare) Speaking sweetly.
duroquinone
duroquinone
noun
(organic chemistry) A 1,4-quinone derived from durene
eequinoctium
eliquation
eliquation
noun
(metallurgy) The process of separating a fusible substance from one less fusible, by means of a degree of heat sufficient to melt the one and not the other, as an alloy of copper and lead; liquation.
eloquential
eloquential
adj
(archaic) eloquent
elroquite
equalisation
equalisation
noun
Alternative spelling of equalization
equalization
equalization
noun
(finance) Repayment to an investor in a unit trust or OEIC of an increase in the unit price to cover the seller’s entitlement to income received from the underlying investments but not yet distributed to unit holders, repaid as part of the first distribution of income to that investor.
(underwater diving) Maneuvers to balance the pressure in the middle ear with the outside pressure by letting air enter along the Eustachian tubes.
The act of equalizing, or state of being equalized.
equanimous
equanimous
adj
Calm and composed; of stable disposition.
equanimously
equanimously
adv
In an equanimous manner.
equanimousness
equation
equation
noun
(astronomy) A small correction to observed values to remove the effects of systematic errors in an observation.
(mathematics) An assertion that two expressions are equal, expressed by writing the two expressions separated by an equal sign; from which one is to determine a particular quantity.
The act or process of equating two or more things, or the state of those things being equal (that is, identical).