(rare) State of being acquainted; degree of acquaintance.
acquiesced
acquiesced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of acquiesce
acquired
acquired
adj
(medicine) Developed after birth; not congenital.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of acquire
acquirenda
acquirenda
noun
plural of acquirendum
acquisited
acquitted
acquitted
adj
Having been acquitted; having gone through a trial that resulted in something other than a guilty verdict.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of acquit
adequacies
adequacies
noun
plural of adequacy
adequacy
adequacy
noun
The quality of being sufficient, adequate or able to meet the needs.
adequate
adequate
adj
Equal to or fulfilling some requirement.
det
A sufficient amount of; enough.
verb
(obsolete) To equal.
(obsolete) To equalize; to make adequate.
adequately
adequately
adv
Barely satisfactory or sufficient.
In an adequate manner.
Sufficient to satisfy a requirement or meet a need; sufficiently; satisfactorily.
adequateness
adequateness
noun
The quality of being adequate, of meeting needs or expectations.
adequation
adequation
noun
(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
adequative
adequative
adj
(rare) equivalent or sufficient; adequate.
aliquid
andaqui
andaquian
andromaque
anthradiquinone
anthrahydroquinone
antimasquerade
antiquated
antiquated
adj
old-fashioned, out of date
antiquatedness
antiquatedness
noun
The state or quality of being antiquated.
antiqued
antiqued
verb
simple past tense and past participle of antique
appliqued
appliqued
verb
simple past tense and past participle of applique
aquacade
aquacade
noun
An entertainment consisting of swimmers and divers performing to music
aquacades
aquacades
noun
plural of aquacade
aquadag
aquaduct
aquaduct
noun
Misspelling of aqueduct.
aquaducts
aquaplaned
aquaplaned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of aquaplane
aquarid
aquatinted
aquatinted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of aquatint
aqueduct
aqueduct
noun
(anatomy) A structure conveying fluid, such as the cerebral aqueduct or vestibular aqueduct.
A structure carrying water over a river or depression, especially in regards to ancient aqueducts.
An artificial channel that is constructed to convey water from one location to another.
aqueducts
aqueducts
noun
plural of aqueduct
aquiclude
aquiclude
noun
(geology) A solid, impermeable area underlying or overlying an aquifer.
aquilawood
aquilid
arlequinade
arquated
arquated
adj
Shaped like a bow; arcuate; curved.
baldaquin
baldaquin
noun
Alternative form of baldacchin
baldoquin
banqueted
banqueted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of banquet
barbequed
barbequed
adj
Alternative spelling of barbecued
verb
Alternative spelling of barbecued simple past tense and past participle of barbeque
basqued
basqued
adj
Having a basque.
bedquilt
bedquilt
noun
A quilt used for spreading over a bed, as the topmost layer of bedclothes.
bedquilts
bedquilts
noun
plural of bedquilt
belduque
beliquored
beliquored
adj
Drunken.
bequeathed
bequeathed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bequeath
biquadrantal
biquadrate
biquadrate
noun
(mathematics) The fourth power; the square of a square.
verb
(transitive, arithmetic) To raise to the fourth power; to determine the result of multiplying by itself three times.
biquadratic
biquadratic
adj
(mathematics) Of a polynomial expression, involving only the zeroth, second, and fourth powers of a variable, as x⁴ + 3x² + 2. Sometimes extended to any expression involving the biquadrate or fourth power (but no higher powers), as x⁴ − 4x³ + 3x² − x + 1.
noun
(mathematics) A biquadratic equation.
biquadratics
biquadratics
noun
plural of biquadratic
blandiloquence
blandiloquence
noun
(archaic) flattery [from 17th c.]
blandiloquious
blandiloquous
blandiloquous
adj
(obsolete) blandiloquent
boudoiresque
braquemard
braquemard
noun
a short, thick, double-edged sword
brasqued
briquetted
briquetted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of briquet
simple past tense and past participle of briquette
brodequin
brodequin
noun
(obsolete) A buskin or half-boot.
burlesqued
burlesqued
verb
simple past tense and past participle of burlesque
calqued
calqued
verb
simple past tense and past participle of calque
capodacqua
casqued
casqued
adj
(zoology) Having a casque
cathedralesque
cathedralesque
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a cathedral.
chappaquiddick
charqued
charqued
adj
Prepared as charqui or jerky.
charquid
chequerboard
chequerboard
noun
Alternative spelling of checkerboard
chequered
chequered
adj
(chiefly Britain) Alternative spelling of checkered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chequer
chicqued
chlorohydroquinone
cinquedea
cinquedea
noun
A short sword with a heavy blade developed in northeastern Italy during the Renaissance, often richly ornamented.
cinquefoiled
cinquefoiled
adj
Having five lobes or having the shape of a cinquefoil.
cliqued
cliqued
verb
simple past tense and past participle of clique
cliquedom
cliquedom
noun
The world of cliques; cliques generally.
coadequate
codelinquency
codelinquent
coequated
coequated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of coequate
colloquized
colloquized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of colloquize
coloquintid
coloquintid
noun
(obsolete) colocynth
coloquintida
coloquintida
noun
(obsolete) Colocynth, a viny plant bearing extremely bitter fruit.
conquedle
conquered
conquered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of conquer
conquistador
conquistador
noun
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
coquetted
coquetted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of coquet
counterquartered
counterquartered
adj
(heraldry) Doubly divided into quarters, so that each quarter is itself quartered.
critiqued
critiqued
verb
simple past tense and past participle of critique
croqueted
croqueted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of croquet
cummaquid
daiquiri
daiquiri
noun
A cocktail of rum, lemon or lime juice and sugar, sometimes with fruit added.
daiquiris
daiquiris
noun
plural of daiquiri
dantesque
dantonesque
deaquation
debeque
delinquence
delinquencies
delinquencies
noun
plural of delinquency
delinquency
delinquency
noun
A criminal offense.
A debt that is overdue for payment.
Misconduct.
delinquent
delinquent
adj
Failing in or neglectful of a duty or obligation; guilty of a misdeed or offense
Late or failing to pay a debt or other financial obligation, like a mortgage or loan.
noun
(historical, derogatory) A royalist in the First English Civil War (1642-1646).
A person who has not paid their debts.
One who disobeys or breaks rules or laws, or who acts against another's wishes.
delinquently
delinquently
adv
In a delinquent manner.
delinquents
delinquents
noun
plural of delinquent
deliquate
deliquate
verb
(obsolete, intransitive) To melt or be dissolved; to deliquesce.
(obsolete, transitive) To cause to melt away; to dissolve; to consume.
deliquesce
deliquesce
verb
(intransitive) To melt and disappear.
(intransitive, chemistry) To become liquid by absorbing water from the atmosphere and dissolving in it.
deliquesced
deliquesced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of deliquesce
deliquescence
deliquescence
noun
The action or process of deliquescing.
The condition of being deliquescent.
deliquescent
deliquescent
adj
(botany) Branching so that the stem is lost in branches, as in most deciduous trees.
(chemistry) Absorbing moisture from the air and forming a solution.
(mycology, of the fruiting body of a fungus) Becoming liquid as a phase of its life cycle.
Seeming to melt away.
deliquesces
deliquesces
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deliquesce
deliquescing
deliquescing
verb
present participle of deliquesce
deliquiate
deliquiate
verb
(intransitive) To melt and become liquid by absorbing water from the air; to deliquesce.
(transitive) To cause to melt.
deliquiesce
deliquium
deliquium
noun
(chemistry) Liquefaction through absorption of moisture from the air.
(literary, figuratively) A languid, maudlin mood.
(pathology) An abrupt loss of consciousness usually caused by an insufficient blood flow to the brain; fainting.
(rare) An abrupt absence of sunlight, e.g. caused by an eclipse.
demihaque
demipique
demipique
noun
(historical) A kind of military saddle.
demiquaver
demiquaver
noun
(music) A semiquaver, a sixteenth note.
demisemiquaver
demisemiquaver
noun
(music) A thirty-second note, drawn as a crotchet with three tails.
dentiloquist
dentiloquist
noun
(rare) Someone who speaks through clenched teeth.
dentiloquy
dentiloquy
noun
(rare) The habit or practice of speaking through the teeth.
dequantitate
dequantitate
verb
(obsolete, rare) To diminish the quantity of.
dequeen
dequeen
verb
(transitive) To remove the queen from (a beehive).
dequeue
dequeue
noun
Alternative spelling of deque
verb
(transitive, computing) to remove an item from a queue
dequeued
dequeued
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dequeue
dequeues
dequeues
noun
plural of dequeue
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dequeue
dequeuing
dequeuing
verb
present participle of dequeue
derelinquendi
derelinquish
derelinquish
noun
to abandon or desert, to leave to itself
derequisition
derequisition
verb
(transitive) To return or release (something previously requisitioned).
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.
detraque
diphenylquinomethane
diplomatique
diquat
diquat
noun
(organic chemistry) A contact herbicide that produces desiccation and defoliation.
diquats
diquats
noun
plural of diquat
disacquaint
disacquaint
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To render unacquainted; to make unfamiliar.
disacquaintance
disacquaintance
noun
(obsolete) Neglect or disuse of familiarity, or familiar acquaintance.
discotheque
discotheque
noun
(slightly dated) A nightclub where dancing takes place.
discotheques
discotheques
noun
plural of discotheque
discothque
disequality
disequality
noun
(mathematics) inequality, inequation
disequalization
disequalization
noun
The process of becoming unequal; the act of disequalizing.
disequalize
disequalize
verb
To make unequal.
disequalizer
disequalizer
noun
One who or that which makes unequal.
disequilibrate
disequilibrate
verb
(transitive) To bring out of a state of equilibrium; to unbalance.