A conqueror, but especially one of the Spanish soldiers that invaded Central and South America otherwise known as the doorways to the new world, in the 16th century and defeated the Incas and Aztecs.
conquistadores
conquistadores
noun
plural of conquistador
conquistadors
dantonesque
dentiloquist
dentiloquist
noun
(rare) Someone who speaks through clenched 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
desquamatory
desquamatory
adj
(surgery) Relating to the removal of the laminae of exfoliated bones.
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
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
disquiparation
disquisition
disquisition
noun
A lengthy, formal discourse that analyses or explains some topic; (loosely) a dissertation or treatise.
A methodical inquiry or investigation.
disquisitional
disquisitional
adj
Pertaining to disquisition; of the nature of disquisition.
disquisitionary
disquisitionary
adj
Pertaining to disquisition; disquisitional.
disquisitions
disquisitions
noun
plural of disquisition
disquisitor
disquisitor
noun
A person who makes a disquisition; an inquirer or investigator.
disquisitorial
disquisitorial
adj
Of or pertaining to a disquisitor.
disquisitory
disquisitory
adj
Of or pertaining to disquisition; disquisitive.
disquixote
dragonesque
dragonesque
Adjective
Resembling or characteristic of a dragon.
equatorwards
equatorwards
adv
Towards the equator.
equidimensional
equidimensional
adj
Having (approximately) the same dimensions.
equidistribution
equidistribution
noun
An equal distribution.
equidivision
equidivision
noun
division into equal parts
equipoised
equipoised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of equipoise
equiponderous
equiponderous
adj
Having equal weight.
equipondious
equipondious
adj
(obsolete, rare) Of equal weight on both sides; balanced.
esquiredom
grandiloquous
grandiloquous
adj
grandiloquent
leonardesque
liquidations
liquidations
noun
plural of liquidation
liquidators
liquidators
noun
plural of liquidator
liquidatorship
liquidatorship
noun
The role or business of a liquidator.
liquidogenous
liquidogenous
adj
That forms a liquid when in bulk
lombardesque
londonesque
londonesque
Adjective
Reminiscent of the British capital city of London.
maquiladoras
maquiladoras
noun
plural of maquiladora
marquisdom
marquisdom
noun
(obsolete) A marquisate.
mastoideosquamous
misquoted
misquoted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of misquote
mosquitocidal
mosquitocidal
adj
Acting as a mosquitocide; fatal to mosquitos.
mosquitocide
mosquitocide
noun
Any substance that kills mosquitos.
nondeliquescence
nondeliquescent
nondeliquescent
adj
Not deliquescent.
nondesquamative
nondesquamative
adj
Not desquamative.
nondisqualifying
nondisqualifying
adj
Not disqualifying.
nonsequestered
nonsequestered
adj
Not sequestered.
odalisque
odalisque
noun
(historical) A female slave in a harem, especially one in the Ottoman seraglio.
A desirable or sexually attractive woman.
oldsquaw
oldsquaw
noun
(no longer official, deprecated, now possibly offensive) Clangula hyemalis, the long-tailed duck, a medium-sized seaduck.
passamaquoddy
passamaquoddy
Noun
A member of an Algonquian people who reside in Maine (US) and New Brunswick (Canada).
Proper noun
The Algonquian language of these people, a dialect of Malecite-Passamaquoddy, still spoken in Maine and New Brunswick.
prosequendum
pseudoacquaintance
pseudoantique
pseudoantique
adj
Apparently, but not actually, antique.
pseudoaquatic
pseudoequalitarian
pseudoequalitarian
adj
Apparently, but not actually, equalitarian.
pseudoquinol
pseudosquamate
quadragenarious
quadragenarious
adj
(rare) Synonym of quadragenarian: Of or related to fortysomethings.
quadraphonics
quadraphonics
noun
quadraphonic sound
quadratiferous
quadratosquamosal
quadratosquamosal
adj
(anatomy) Both quadrate and squamosal
quadricornous
quadricornous
adj
having four horns
quadricostate
quadricostate
adj
Having four ribs.
quadricotyledonous
quadricrescentoid
quadricrescentoid
adj
(zoology, dentistry) Having four crescentic folds.
quadrifarious
quadrifarious
adj
(botany) Arranged in four rows or ranks.
quadrifariously
quadrifariously
adv
In a quadrifarious manner.
quadrifolious
quadrifrons
quadrifrons
noun
(architecture) Synonym of tetrapylon
quadrigeminous
quadrigeminous
adj
Archaic form of quadrigeminal.
quadrigenarious
quadrigenarious
adj
(rare) Having or consisting of four hundred.
quadrijugous
quadrijugous
adj
quadrijugate
quadrillions
quadrillions
noun
plural of quadrillion
quadrillionths
quadrillionths
noun
plural of quadrillionth
quadriparous
quadriparous
adj
(ornithology) Laying four eggs.
Having given birth to four offspring.
quadriphosphate
quadriphosphate
noun
(chemistry) Any salt or ester containing four phosphate groups.
quadriphyllous
quadriphyllous
adj
(botany) Having four leaves
quadriporticus
quadriporticus
noun
A nearly square courtyard surrounded by colonnaded porticoes.
quadrisection
quadrisection
noun
One quarter of something.
The action of dividing something into four parts.
quadrisetose
quadrisetose
adj
(biology) Having four bristles.
quadrisyllabous
quadrivious
quadrivious
adj
(rare) In four directions; four ways.
quadroons
quadroons
noun
plural of quadroon
quadrophonics
quadrumanous
quadrumanous
adj
Having four feet whose first digits are opposable; applies to all non-human primates.
quadrupedous
quadruplications
quadruplications
noun
plural of quadruplication
quadrupoles
quadrupoles
noun
plural of quadrupole
quandongs
quandongs
noun
plural of quandong
quartodecimanism
quartodecimanism
Proper noun
The doctrines of the Quartodecimans.
quasimodo
quasiorder
quasiorder
noun
(set theory) A preorder.
quasiperiodic
quasiperiodic
adj
(mathematics, of a function) Such that an increment of a variable leads to a multiplication by some function.
(physics, of an oscillation) Having two unrelated periods.
Almost periodic; recurring at irregular intervals.
queridos
questioned
questioned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of question
quinoids
quinoids
noun
plural of quinoid
quoddies
quoddies
noun
plural of quoddy
quods
quods
noun
plural of quod
quomodos
quomodos
noun
plural of quomodo
quondamship
quondamship
noun
(obsolete, rare) The property of being former, no longer current.
quotidianness
quotidianness
noun
The quality of being quotidian.
requisitioned
requisitioned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of requisition
rodinesque
sesquichloride
sesquichloride
noun
(chemistry) Any chloride containing three chlorine atoms for every two atoms of another element.
sesquioxide
sesquioxide
noun
(chemistry) Any oxide containing three oxygen atoms for every two atoms of another element.
soldatesque
soldatesque
adj
(archaic) soldierly, soldierlike
soliloquised
soliloquised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of soliloquise
soliloquized
soliloquized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of soliloquize
soliquid
soliquids
squadrol
squadrol
noun
A squad car that also serves as an ambulance.
squadron
squadron
noun
(US, military, U.S. Space Force) A spaceforce unit; multiple squadrons make up an operations delta or a support garrison.
(military) A body of infantrymen made up of several platoons, averaging from eighty to one hundred and fifty men, and led by a captain or a major.
(military, air force) A tactical air force unit; consists of at least two flights; multiple squadrons make up a group or wing (depending on particular air force).
(military, historical, army) A body of cavalry comprising two companies or troops, averaging from one hundred and twenty to two hundred soldiers.
(military, navy) A detachment of vessels employed on any particular service or station, under the command of the senior officer
(obsolete) A body of troops drawn up in a square.
verb
(transitive) To divide up into squadrons.
squadrone
squadrone
noun
Obsolete form of squadron.
squadroned
squadroned
adj
(obsolete) Formed into squadrons, or squares.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of squadron
squadroning
squadroning
verb
present participle of squadron
squadrons
squadrons
noun
plural of squadron
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of squadron
squalodon
squalodon
noun
(paleontology) Any of a genus of extinct whales with serrated teeth, belonging to the family Squalodontidae.
squalodont
squalodont
noun
(zoology) Any of the extinct genus Squalodon of whales.
squalodontidae
squaloid
squaloid
adj
Characteristic of a shark or dogfish
noun
Any dogfish (family Squalidae).
squaloidei
squamoid
squamoid
adj
Covered with scales; scaly.
Resembling a scale.
squamomastoid
squamosodentated
squamosoimbricated
squamosoradiate
squamosphenoid
squamosphenoidal
squaretoed
squatinoid
squatinoidei
squatterdom
squatterdom
noun
The realm or sphere of squatters.
squawdom
squawdom
noun
The world or sphere of squaws.
squilloid
squilloid
noun
(zoology) A member of that taxonomic family Squillidae.
squilloidea
squiredom
squiredom
noun
The rank of squire, or the period of being a squire.
squirehood
squirehood
noun
The rank or state of a squire; squireship.
squooshed
squooshed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of squoosh
subsquadron
subsquadron
noun
A squadron forming part of a greater squadron.
superquoted
tardiloquous
tornadoesque
tornadoesque
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a tornado, or the damage and debris resulting from one.
tudoresque
unquestioned
unquestioned
adj
(of a fact) Accepted without question; indisputable