(rare) The quality of being acquirable; attainableness.
acquirable
acquirable
adj
Capable of being acquired.
acquire
acquire
verb
(computing) To sample signals and convert them into digital values.
(medicine) To contract.
(transitive) To gain, usually by one's own exertions; to get as one's own
(transitive) To get.
acquired
acquired
adj
(medicine) Developed after birth; not congenital.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of acquire
acquirement
acquirement
noun
(now rare, chiefly in the plural) Something that has been acquired; an attainment or accomplishment.
The act or fact of acquiring something; acquisition.
acquirements
acquirements
noun
plural of acquirement
acquirenda
acquirenda
noun
plural of acquirendum
acquirer
acquirer
noun
A bank or financial institution that processes credit card or debit card payments on behalf of a merchant.
One who acquires.
acquirers
acquirers
noun
plural of acquirer
acquires
acquires
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acquire
acquiring
acquiring
verb
present participle and gerund of acquire
acquisitor
acquisitor
noun
one who acquires
acquisitors
acquisitors
noun
plural of acquisitor
acquitter
acquitter
noun
One who acquits or releases.
aequor
aequoreal
aequoreal
adj
(archaic, rare, poetic) marine; oceanic
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
albuquerque
albuquerque
Proper noun
The largest city in New Mexico, USA
alcornoque
alcornoque
noun
The plant Bowdichia virgilioides.
alhambresque
alhambresque
Adjective
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.
alqueire
alqueire
noun
(historical) A traditional Portuguese unit of dry measure, equal to 13.1–19.3 liters in different 19th-century contexts.
(historical) A traditional Portuguese unit of land area, equal to 2–10 hectares in different locations.
alquier
aminoanthraquinone
aminoanthraquinone
noun
(organic chemistry) Either of two isomeric amino derivatives of anthraquinone
amphoriloquy
amphoriloquy
noun
(medicine) A condition where the voice is characterized by amphoric sound over the patient's lung cavity.
andromaque
anquera
anthradiquinone
anthrahydroquinone
anthraquinol
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.
anthraquinonyl
anticritique
anticritique
noun
A critique written in response to another critique.
antiliquor
antiliquor
adj
Opposing the drinking of alcoholic liquor.
antimasquer
antimasquer
noun
One who takes part in an antimasque.
antimasquerade
antiquarian
antiquarian
adj
Pertaining to antiquaries, or to antiquity.
noun
A collector or student of, or expert in, antiquities or antiques.
antiquarianism
antiquarianism
noun
Archaism.
Study or love of antiques.
Study or love of antiquity.
antiquarianize
antiquarianize
verb
(colloquial, dated, intransitive) To act the part of an antiquary.
antiquarianly
antiquarianly
adv
In an antiquarian manner.
antiquarians
antiquarians
noun
plural of antiquarian
antiquaries
antiquaries
noun
plural of antiquary
antiquarism
antiquarism
noun
Synonym of antiquarianism
antiquarium
antiquarium
noun
A place for keeping antiques.
antiquartan
antiquary
antiquary
adj
Relating to antiquity.
noun
A person who is knowledgeable of, or who collects antiques; an antiquarian.
An aficionado or student of antiquities, ancient artifacts, historic sites, ancient writings, or things of the past.
antiquer
antiquer
adj
comparative form of antique: more antique
noun
(slang) A person who browses for antiques.
A person who finishes furniture or objects so they have the appearance of an antique, either for decoration or to perpetrate a fraud.
antiquers
antiquers
noun
plural of antiquer
antiquitarian
antiquitarian
adj
Alternative form of antiquarian
appropinquate
appropinquate
verb
(rare, literary, transitive, intransitive) To approach; to near.
appropinquation
appropinquation
noun
The act of drawing near; an approach.
appropinquity
appropinquity
noun
(obsolete) nearness; propinquity
aprilesque
aquacultural
aquacultural
adj
(agriculture) Of or pertaining to aquaculture.
aquaculture
aquaculture
noun
The cultivation of aquatic produce such as aquatic plants, fish, and other aquatic animals.
aquacultures
aquacultures
noun
plural of aquaculture
aquafarming
aquafarming
noun
(agriculture) aquaculture
aquafer
aquafer
noun
Alternative form of aquifer
aquafortis
aquafortis
noun
Alternative form of aqua fortis
aquafortist
aquafortist
noun
One who prepares etchings or engravings using aqua fortis. [from 19th c.]
aquagreen
aqualunger
aqualunger
noun
A diver who uses an aqualung.
aquamarine
aquamarine
adj
Of a bluish-green colour.
noun
A bluish-green variety of beryl.
The bluish-green colour of the sea.
aquamarines
aquamarines
noun
plural of aquamarine
aquameter
aquaplaner
aquaplaner
noun
One who aquaplanes.
aquaplaners
aquaplaners
noun
plural of aquaplaner
aquapuncture
aquapuncture
noun
(medicine) The subcutaneous injection of water, once thought to relieve pain.
aquaregia
aquarelle
aquarelle
noun
A printed picture coloured by the application of watercolour through stencils, using a different stencil for each colour.
A watercolour (painting)
aquarelles
aquarelles
noun
plural of aquarelle
aquarellist
aquarellist
noun
(art) An artist who paints aquarelles
aquarellists
aquarellists
noun
plural of aquarellist
aquaria
aquaria
noun
plural of aquarium
aquarial
aquarial
adj
Of or relating to an aquarium.
aquarian
aquarian
noun
A person who keeps an aquarium.
aquarians
aquarians
noun
plural of aquarian
aquarid
aquarii
aquariia
aquariist
aquariist
noun
(dated) One who keeps fish in an aquarium.
aquariiums
aquarist
aquarist
noun
A person who maintains an aquarium.
aquarists
aquarists
noun
plural of aquarist
aquarium
aquarium
noun
A public place where live fish and other aquatic animals are exhibited.
A tank, often made of glass, for keeping live fish or other aquatic animals.
aquariums
aquarius
aquarter
aquatinter
aquatinter
Noun
An artist who makes aquatints.
aquatinters
aquatinters
noun
plural of aquatinter
aqueomercurial
aquerne
aquicultural
aquicultural
adj
Alternative form of aquacultural
aquiculture
aquiculture
noun
Alternative form of aquaculture
aquicultures
aquicultures
noun
plural of aquiculture
aquiculturist
aquiculturist
noun
Alternative spelling of aquaculturist
aquifer
aquifer
noun
An underground layer of water-bearing porous stone, earth, or gravel.
aquiferous
aquiferous
adj
(geology) Of or pertaining to an aquifer
Carrying water
aquifers
aquifers
noun
plural of aquifer
aquiform
aquiform
adj
Resembling water; watery, liquid
aquilaria
aquiparous
aquiparous
adj
(medicine) Secreting water; applied to certain glands.
aquiver
aquiver
adj
In a state of excitement, trepidation or agitation; quivering.
aquocarbonic
arabesque
arabesque
noun
(art, architecture, also attributively) An elaborate design of intertwined floral figures or complex geometrical patterns, mainly used in Islamic art and architecture.
(ballet) A dance position in which the dancer stands on one leg, with the other raised backwards, and the arms outstretched.
(by extension, attributively) Elaborate or ornate creations in general.
(music) An ornate composition, especially for the piano.
arabesquely
arabesquely
adv
In the style of arabesque art or architecture.
arabesquerie
arabesquerie
noun
arabesque ornamentation
arabesques
arabesques
noun
plural of arabesque
araquaju
arboresque
archantiquary
architecturesque
architecturesque
adj
Resembling or characteristic of architecture.
arequipa
arequipa
Proper noun
A city of Peru, in the south of the country
arlequinade
armouchiquois
arq
arquated
arquated
adj
Shaped like a bow; arcuate; curved.
arquebus
arquebus
noun
Alternative form of harquebus (“an obsolete matchlock firearm”).
verb
(transitive, rare) To shoot with an arquebus.
arquebuses
arquebuses
noun
plural of arquebuse
arquebusier
arquebusier
noun
(military, now historical) A soldier armed with an arquebus.
arquerite
arquifoux
arquifoux
noun
Alternative form of alquifou
arquit
asquare
asquirm
asquirm
adj
Covered or filled (with something squirming).
Squirming.
banquer
banqueteer
banqueteer
noun
One who attends a banquet.
verb
To attend a banquet or banquets (particularly as a frequent or habitual activity).
banqueteering
banqueteering
noun
The act of participating in banquets, particularly as a frequent activity (also used attributively).
verb
present participle of banqueteer
banqueter
banqueter
noun
A guest at a banquet.
banqueters
banqueters
noun
plural of banqueter
bararesque
barbaresque
barbaresque
adj
barbaric in form or style
barbeque
barbeque
noun
(sometimes proscribed) Alternative spelling of barbecue (“apparatus for grilling; cookout (event); meat cooked by barbecuing”)
verb
(sometimes proscribed) Alternative spelling of barbecue
barbequed
barbequed
adj
Alternative spelling of barbecued
verb
Alternative spelling of barbecued simple past tense and past participle of barbeque
barbequing
barbequing
verb
present participle of barbeque
barnumesque
barnumesque
Adjective
Reminiscent of (1810–1891), American showman and businessman remembered for promoting celebrated hoaxes and for founding a circus.
baroque
baroque
adj
(figuratively) Overly and needlessly complicated.
Characteristic of Western art music of about the same period.
Chiseled from stone, or shaped from wood, in a garish, crooked, twisted, or slanted sort of way, grotesque.
Complex and beautiful, despite an outward irregularity.
Embellished with figures and forms such that every level of relief gives way to more details and contrasts.
Ornate, intricate, decorated, laden with detail.
noun
An ornate, detailed style.
baroquely
baroquely
adv
In a baroque style.
baroqueness
baroqueness
noun
The state or condition of being baroque.
baroques
baroques
noun
plural of baroque
barquantine
barque
barque
noun
(archaic) Any small sailing vessel.
A sailing vessel of three or more masts, with all masts but the sternmost square-rigged, the sternmost being fore-and-aft-rigged
barquentine
barquentine
noun
(nautical) A sailing vessel similar to a barque, but fore-and-aft (schooner) rigged on the mainmast
barquentines
barquentines
noun
plural of barquentine
barquero
barques
barques
noun
plural of barque
barquest
barquette
barquette
noun
A kind of small sailboat.
A small boat-shaped pastry shell with a sweet or savoury filling.
barquisimeto
barranquilla
barranquilla
Proper noun
A city in northern Colombia; the capital of Atlántico department.