(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
acquisitum
acquitment
acquitment
noun
(law) Acquittal.
aminoanthraquinone
aminoanthraquinone
noun
(organic chemistry) Either of two isomeric amino derivatives of anthraquinone
antequalm
antimasque
antimasque
noun
A comic or grotesque dance presented before or between the acts of a masque.
antimasquer
antimasquer
noun
One who takes part in an antimasque.
antimasquerade
antimosquito
antimosquito
adj
Countering mosquitos.
antiquarianism
antiquarianism
noun
Archaism.
Study or love of antiques.
Study or love of antiquity.
antiquarism
antiquarism
noun
Synonym of antiquarianism
antiquarium
antiquarium
noun
A place for keeping antiques.
antiquum
antisquama
aquameter
aquascutum
aquincubitalism
aquincubitalism
noun
The quality of being aquincubital.
aquintocubitalism
aquopentamminecobaltic
barquisimeto
bequeathment
bequeathment
noun
The act of bequeathing, or the state of being bequeathed; a bequest.
blomquist
bramantesque
chuquicamata
cinematheque
cinematheque
noun
A film archive with small cinemas, screening classic and art-house films.
cinematheques
cinematheques
noun
plural of cinematheque
cinquecentism
colliquament
colliquament
noun
The first rudiments of an embryo in generation.
conquerment
conquerment
noun
The state of being conquered.
contramarque
coquimbite
coquimbite
noun
(mineralogy) The nonahydrate of iron(III) sulfate.
coquitlam
coquitlam
Proper noun
A city in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia, Canada.
cumquat
cumquat
noun
Alternative spelling of kumquat
cumquats
cumquats
noun
plural of cumquat
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.
diphenylquinomethane
diplomatique
eequinoctium
equalitarianism
equalitarianism
noun
Egalitarianism.
equanimities
equanimities
noun
plural of equanimity
equanimity
equanimity
noun
The state of being calm, stable and composed, especially under stress.
equationism
equestrianism
equestrianism
noun
The art or sport of riding horses.
equiatomic
equiatomic
adj
(physics, chemistry) Containing equal numbers of two or more atoms
equidominant
equidominant
adj
equally dominant
equiformity
equiformity
noun
The quality of being equiform.
equimomental
equimomental
adj
Having equal moments of inertia.
equimultiple
equimultiple
adj
(mathematics) Multiplied by the same number or quantity.
noun
(mathematics) One of the products arising from the multiplication of two or more values by the same value.
equiomnipotent
equipment
equipment
noun
(slang, humorous) The male genitalia.
Any items used in equipping something or someone, for example things needed for an expedition or voyage.
The act of equipping, or the state of being equipped, as for a voyage or expedition.
equipments
equipments
noun
(nonstandard) plural of equipment
equisegmented
equisetum
equisetum
noun
The horsetail (plant of genus Equisetum)
equisetums
equitemporal
equitemporal
adj
Of equal time.
equitemporaneous
equitemporaneous
adj
(obsolete) Performed in equal periods of time; contemporaneous.
esquamate
esquamate
adj
Not squamate.
exquisitism
extraequilibrium
frontosquamosal
frontosquamosal
adj
At the front of the squamosal
gastriloquism
gastriloquism
noun
(obsolete) ventriloquism
jacquemart
jacqueminot
jacqueminot
noun
A variety of deep crimson rose.
jusquaboutisme
kumquat
kumquat
noun
A small, orange citrus-like fruit which is native to Asia (Citrus japonica, syn. Fortunella japonica).
kumquats
kumquats
noun
plural of kumquat
limequat
limequat
noun
A citrus tree, a cross between a lime and a kumquat, Citrus × floridana
machinotechnique
magniloquent
magniloquent
adj
Speaking pompously; using deliberately long or esoteric words.
magniloquently
magniloquently
adv
In a magniloquent manner.
manistique
maquahuitl
maquahuitl
noun
Alternative form of macuahuitl
maquette
maquette
noun
A preliminary model or sketch used in preparation for making a sculpture.
verb
(art, transitive, intransitive, rare) To prepare a maquette (of).
maquettes
maquettes
noun
plural of maquette
maquiritare
maquoketa
marquardt
marquessate
marquessate
noun
The territory of a marquess, margrave or person of comparable rank.
marquessates
marquessates
noun
plural of marquessate
marquet
marqueterie
marqueterie
noun
Alternative form of marquetry
marqueteries
marqueteries
noun
plural of marqueterie
plural of marquetery
marquetries
marquetries
noun
plural of marquetry
marquetry
marquetry
noun
(countable) An example of this work.
(uncountable, woodworking) A decorative technique in which veneers of wood, ivory, metal etc. are inlaid into a wooden surface to form intricate designs.
marquette
marquette
Proper noun
a small city in Iowa, USA.
a small city in Kansas, USA.
a city in Michigan, USA
a village in Nebraska, USA.
a town and a village in Wisconsin, USA.
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.
marquita
marquito
martinique
martinique
Proper noun
An island in the Caribbean, an overseas department of France. Official name: Department of Martinique.
masqat
mastoideosquamous
mastosquamose
melquist
mesquit
mesquita
mesquite
mesquite
noun
Any of several deciduous trees of the genus Prosopis found in North America, and used as forage, which have long, beige seed/bean pods which may be dried and ground into a sweet, nutty flour.
Country or land dominated by mesquite trees.
The wood of these trees, used for smoking food, or charcoal made from this wood.
mesquites
mesquites
noun
plural of mesquite
mesquits
mesquits
noun
plural of mesquit
metasequoia
metasequoia
noun
Metasequoia, the dawn redwood, a fast-growing deciduous conifer native to China.
metasequoias
metasequoias
noun
plural of metasequoia
methaqualone
methaqualone
noun
(pharmacology) A sedative drug that has effects similar to barbiturates. Also used recreationally.
mezquit
mezquite
mezquite
noun
Dated form of mesquite.
mezquites
mezquites
noun
plural of mezquite
mezquits
mezquits
noun
plural of mezquit
microtechnique
microtechnique
noun
Any small-scale technique.
The art of preparing objects for examination under a microscope.
milliequivalent
milliequivalent
noun
(chemistry) One thousandth of an equivalent
milquetoast
milquetoast
adj
(originally US, informal, derogatory) Meek, timid; lacking character or effectiveness.
noun
(originally US, informal, derogatory) A person of meek or timid disposition; a person who lacks character or effectiveness.
milquetoasts
milquetoasts
noun
plural of milquetoast
miquelet
miquelet
noun
(military) An irregular or partisan soldier; a bandit.
miquelets
miquelets
noun
plural of miquelet
misquality
misquotation
misquotation
noun
An incorrect quotation.
misquotations
misquotations
noun
plural of misquotation
misquote
misquote
noun
An incorrect recitation of a quote.
An incorrect recording of a quote.
verb
To incorrectly recite a quote.
To incorrectly record a quote.
misquoted
misquoted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of misquote
misquoter
misquoter
noun
One who misquotes.
misquotes
misquotes
noun
plural of misquote
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of misquote
misquoting
misquoting
verb
present participle of misquote
monchiquite
monchiquite
noun
(mineralogy) A black, basaltic igneous rock consisting of a ground mass of automorphic augite and magnetite with many embedded phenocrysts, usually of olivine.
montesquieu
moquette
moquette
noun
A kind of fabric with a thick pile used for carpeting or to upholster seating, etc.
An article covered in such material.
moquettes
moquettes
noun
plural of moquette
mosquelet
mosquital
mosquital
adj
Of or relating to mosquitos.
mosquito
mosquito
noun
A small flying insect of the family Culicidae, the females of which bite humans and animals and suck blood, leaving an itching bump on the skin, and sometimes carrying diseases like malaria and yellow fever.
verb
To fly close to the ground, seemingly without a course.
mosquitobill
mosquitocidal
mosquitocidal
adj
Acting as a mosquitocide; fatal to mosquitos.
mosquitocide
mosquitocide
noun
Any substance that kills mosquitos.
mosquitoes
mosquitoes
noun
plural of mosquito
mosquitoey
mosquitoey
adj
Swarming with mosquitoes.
mosquitofish
mosquitofish
noun
Any of several small fish that feed on mosquitoes, but especially those of the genus Gambusia.
mosquitofishes
mosquitofishes
noun
plural of mosquitofish
mosquitoish
mosquitoish
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a mosquito.
mosquitoproof
mosquitoproof
adj
Resistant to mosquitos.
mosquitos
mosquitos
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mosquito
mosquittoey
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
multiloquence
multiloquence
noun
The state or condition of being multiloquent; talkativeness.