(surgery) Relating to the removal of the laminae of exfoliated bones.
disequilibrate
disequilibrate
verb
(transitive) To bring out of a state of equilibrium; to unbalance.
disequilibration
disequilibration
noun
The act of bringing about a state of disequilibrium
disquarter
earthquakes
earthquakes
noun
plural of earthquake
equalitarianism
equalitarianism
noun
Egalitarianism.
equators
equators
noun
plural of equator
equatorwards
equatorwards
adv
Towards the equator.
equestrial
equestrial
adj
Alternative form of equestrian
equestrian
equestrian
adj
(historical) Of or relating to the ancient Roman class of equites.
Of horseback riding or horseback riders.
noun
(historical) Synonym of eques
One who rides a horse.
equestrianism
equestrianism
noun
The art or sport of riding horses.
equestrianize
equestrianize
verb
(intransitive, rare) To ride on horseback.
equestrians
equestrians
noun
plural of equestrian
equestrianship
equestrianship
noun
equestrianism
equilibrants
equilibrants
noun
plural of equilibrant
equilibrates
equilibrates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of equilibrate
equilibrations
equilibrations
noun
plural of equilibration
equilibristat
equipartisan
equiprobabilist
equitemporaneous
equitemporaneous
adj
(obsolete) Performed in equal periods of time; contemporaneous.
equivocators
equivocators
noun
plural of equivocator
exsequatur
exsequatur
noun
Alternative form of exequatur
forequarters
forequarters
noun
plural of forequarter
hawthornesque
headquarters
headquarters
noun
A place of concentrated activity or influence.
The center of an organization's operations or administration.
The military installation from which troops are commanded and orders are issued; the military unit consisting of a commander and his support staff.
hindquarters
hindquarters
noun
plural of hindquarter
inquisitorialness
inquisitorialness
noun
The quality of being inquisitorial.
lacquerist
marquessate
marquessate
noun
The territory of a marquess, margrave or person of comparable rank.
marquessates
marquessates
noun
plural of marquessate
marqueteries
marqueteries
noun
plural of marqueterie
plural of marquetery
marquetries
marquetries
noun
plural of marquetry
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
marquisette
marquisette
noun
A sheer cotton fabric used for mosquito nets and curtains
marquisettes
marquisettes
noun
plural of marquisette
marquisotte
marquisotte
verb
(obsolete, rare) To shave off the beard but leave the moustache.
mousquetaire
mousquetaire
noun
(historical) A broad turnover linen collar worn in the mid-19th century.
(historical) A musketeer, especially one of the French royal musketeers of the 17th and 18th centuries, famed for their daring and their fine clothing.
(historical) A woman's cloak trimmed with ribbons, with large buttons, fashionable in the mid-19th century.
mousquetaires
mousquetaires
noun
plural of mousquetaire
naturalesque
naturalesque
adj
(art) In a style resembling nature.
nonequestrian
nonequestrian
adj
Not equestrian.
noun
One who is not an equestrian.
nonsequestration
nonsequestration
noun
Absence of sequestration.
outquarters
outquarters
noun
Quarters situated away from headquarters.
paraquets
paraquets
noun
plural of paraquet
parietosquamosal
parietosquamosal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to, or connecting, the parietal bone and the squamous part of the temporal bone
paroquets
paroquets
noun
plural of paroquet
parquetries
parquetries
noun
plural of parquetry
parquets
parquets
noun
plural of parquet
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of parquet
petrarchesque
petrosquamosal
petrosquamosal
adj
(anatomy) petrous and squamosal
petrosquamous
petrosquamous
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the petrous and squamous parts of the temporal bone.
plastiqueur
plastiqueurs
plateresque
plateresque
adj
Pertaining to an ornate style of architecture of 16th-century Spain suggestive of silver plate.
plusquamperfect
plusquamperfect
noun
(grammar, rare) pluperfect
pratiques
pratiques
noun
plural of pratique
preacquisition
preacquisition
adj
Prior to acquisition
noun
acquisition prior to some other action.
preacquisitive
preacquisitively
preacquisitiveness
preadequateness
preconquestal
preconquestal
adj
Synonym of preconquest
preconquestual
proquaestor
pseudoequalitarian
pseudoequalitarian
adj
Apparently, but not actually, equalitarian.
quackster
quackster
noun
(rare) A quack or charlatan.
quadragintesimal
quadrantes
quadrantes
noun
plural of quadrans
quadrateness
quadrateness
noun
Quality of being quadrate.
quadrates
quadrates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of quadrate
quadratiferous
quadratures
quadratures
noun
plural of quadrature
quadricapsulate
quadricentennials
quadricentennials
noun
plural of quadricentennial
quadricostate
quadricostate
adj
Having four ribs.
quadricotyledonous
quadricrescentic
quadricrescentoid
quadricrescentoid
adj
(zoology, dentistry) Having four crescentic folds.
quadricuspidate
quadrilateralness
quadrilaterals
quadrilaterals
noun
plural of quadrilateral
quadriphosphate
quadriphosphate
noun
(chemistry) Any salt or ester containing four phosphate groups.
quadrisect
quadrisect
verb
(transitive) To divide into four parts.
quadrisected
quadrisected
verb
simple past tense and past participle of quadrisect
quadrisection
quadrisection
noun
One quarter of something.
The action of dividing something into four parts.
quadriseptate
quadriseptate
adj
Having four septa.
quadrisetose
quadrisetose
adj
(biology) Having four bristles.
quadristearate
quadristearate
noun
(organic chemistry) Any ester containing four stearate groups.
quadrisulcate
quadrisulcate
adj
Having four hooves
quadrisulcated
quadruplets
quadruplets
noun
plural of quadruplet
quadruplicates
quadruplicates
noun
plural of quadruplicate
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of quadruplicate
quaestor
quaestor
noun
(historical) An Ancient Roman official responsible for public revenue and other financial affairs.
(historical) In the Middle Ages, an officer who announced indulgences.
(historical) The Quaestor sacri palatii of the late Roman Empire and Byzantium; first generally a legislator, then judicial official, and eventually an honorary title by the 14th century.
quaestorial
quaestorial
adj
Of or relating to a quaestor.
quaestorian
quaestorian
adj
Relating to a quaestor.
quaestors
quaestors
noun
plural of quaestor
quaestorship
quaestorship
noun
The office or status of quaestor.
quaestuary
quaestuary
adj
Relating to or concerned with gain; engaged in moneymaking.
quagmiriest
quakerstreet
quantifiers
quantifiers
noun
plural of quantifier
quarantines
quarantines
noun
plural of quarantine
quarrystone
quarterages
quarterages
noun
plural of quarterage
quarterbacks
quarterbacks
noun
plural of quarterback
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of quarterback
quarterdeckish
quarterdecks
quarterdecks
noun
plural of quarterdeck
quarterfinalist
quarterfinalist
noun
a person or team that takes part in a quarterfinal
quarterings
quarterings
noun
plural of quartering
quarterlies
quarterlies
noun
plural of quarterly
quartermaster
quartermaster
noun
(military) An officer whose duty is to provide quarters, provisions, storage, clothing, fuel, stationery, and transportation for a regiment or other body of troops, and superintend the supplies.
(nautical) A petty officer who attends to the helm, binnacle, signals, and the like, under the direction of the master.
verb
To act as a quartermaster
quartermasterlike
quartermasters
quartermasters
noun
plural of quartermaster
quartermastership
quartermastership
noun
The position or employment of a quartermaster.
quarterns
quarterns
noun
plural of quartern
quarters
quarters
noun
(by extension) The place where someone or something lives
(plural only, military) Housing, barracks or other habitation or living space. Compare cuarto.
A commonly played university drinking game in North America.
Quarterfinals.
plural of quarter.
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of quarter
quartersaw
quartersaw
verb
(woodworking) Cut radially (towards the heart of the log), at right angles to the growth rings, for stability or the production of decorative patterns.
quartersawed
quartersawed
verb
simple past tense of quartersaw
quartersawing
quartersawing
verb
present participle of quartersaw
quartersawn
quartersawn
verb
past participle of quartersaw
quarterspace
quarterstaff
quarterstaff
noun
A wooden staff of an approximate length between 2 and 2.5 meters, sometimes tipped with iron, used as a weapon in rural England during the Early Modern period.
Fighting or exercise with the quarterstaff.
quarterstaves
quarterstetch
quartes
quartes
noun
plural of quarte
quartets
quartets
noun
plural of quartet
quartiles
quartiles
noun
plural of quartile
quartodecimanism
quartodecimanism
Proper noun
The doctrines of the Quartodecimans.
quartzes
quartzes
noun
plural of quartz
quartziferous
quartziferous
adj
Yielding or containing quartz.
quartzless
quartzless
adj
(mineralogy) Lacking quartz.
quartzose
quartzose
adj
Pertaining to quartz; made of quartz.
quartzsite
quasiparticle
quasiparticle
noun
(physics) Any entity that has some characteristics of a distinct particle, but comprises a grouping of multiple particles