In an acquisitive manner; for the purpose of acquisition.
antisquatting
antisquatting
adj
Opposing or preventing squatting (occupation without permission).
aquiculturist
aquiculturist
noun
Alternative spelling of aquaculturist
armouchiquois
blandiloquous
blandiloquous
adj
(obsolete) blandiloquent
byzantinesque
byzantinesque
Adjective
Characteristic of Byzantine art or culture.
carnivalesque
carnivalesque
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a carnival.
cinematheques
cinematheques
noun
plural of cinematheque
colloquialism
colloquialism
noun
A colloquial word or phrase; a common spoken expression.
Colloquial style of speaking.
colloquialist
colloquialist
noun
A good conversationalist.
A person who uses colloquial words or phrases.
conquistadors
consequential
consequential
adj
(of a person) Self-important.
Following as a result.
Having significant consequences; of importance.
Important or significant.
desquamations
desquamations
noun
plural of desquamation
disequilibria
disequilibria
noun
plural of disequilibrium
disqualifying
disqualifying
verb
present participle of disqualify
disquiparancy
equestrianism
equestrianism
noun
The art or sport of riding horses.
equestrianize
equestrianize
verb
(intransitive, rare) To ride on horseback.
equidistantly
equidistantly
adv
In an equidistant manner or to an equidistant degree
equilibristat
equinecessary
equinecessary
adj
Necessary or needful in the same degree.
equisetaceous
equisetaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Equisetaceae, or horsetails.
equitableness
equitableness
noun
The state or quality of being equitable; equitability.
equivalencies
equivalencies
noun
plural of equivalency
equivocalness
equivocalness
noun
The state of being equivocal; ambiguity
equivocations
equivocations
noun
plural of equivocation
gastriloquial
gastriloquism
gastriloquism
noun
(obsolete) ventriloquism
gastriloquist
gastriloquist
noun
(archaic) A ventriloquist.
gastriloquous
glacioaqueous
glacioaqueous
adj
Relating to, or formed by, both ice and water.
grandiloquous
grandiloquous
adj
grandiloquent
hawthornesque
inacquiescent
inacquiescent
adj
Not acquiescent.
inequicostate
inequidistant
inequidistant
adj
Not equidistant.
inquisitional
inquisitional
adj
Of or pertaining to an inquisition.
inquisitorial
inquisitorial
adj
(law) Describing a trial system in which the prosecutor also acts as judge.
In a manner of inquisition or inquisitors.
Of or pertaining to an inquisition, specifically the Inquisition.
jusquaboutist
liquefactions
liquefactions
noun
plural of liquefaction
madrigalesque
madrigalesque
adj
(music) Reminiscent of a madrigal.
mastosquamose
misqualifying
misqualifying
verb
present participle of misqualify
misquotations
misquotations
noun
plural of misquotation
mosquitocidal
mosquitocidal
adj
Acting as a mosquitocide; fatal to mosquitos.
mousquetaires
mousquetaires
noun
plural of mousquetaire
nonequestrian
nonequestrian
adj
Not equestrian.
noun
One who is not an equestrian.
nonsequacious
nonsequacious
adj
Not sequacious.
nonsequential
nonsequential
adj
Not sequential; not in any regular sequence
oversqueamish
oversqueamish
adj
Excessively squeamish.
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.
petrarchesque
petrosquamous
petrosquamous
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the petrous and squamous parts of the temporal bone.
preconquestal
preconquestal
adj
Synonym of preconquest
pseudoantique
pseudoantique
adj
Apparently, but not actually, antique.
pseudoaquatic
quadragesimal
quadragesimal
adj
(mathematics) Of, related to, or based on the number forty.
Belonging to Lent; used in Lent; Lenten
That lasts forty days
quadraphonics
quadraphonics
noun
quadraphonic sound
quadricornous
quadricornous
adj
having four horns
quadricostate
quadricostate
adj
Having four ribs.
quadricyclist
quadricyclist
noun
One who rides a quadricycle.
quadrifarious
quadrifarious
adj
(botany) Arranged in four rows or ranks.
quadrifolious
quadrisection
quadrisection
noun
One quarter of something.
The action of dividing something into four parts.
quadriseptate
quadriseptate
adj
Having four septa.
quadrisulcate
quadrisulcate
adj
Having four hooves
quadrophonics
quadrupleness
quadrupleness
noun
The state of being quadruple or quadrupled.
quakerishness
qualifiedness
qualifiedness
noun
The property of being qualified (restricted or limited by conditions).
quarrelsomely
quarrelsomely
adv
In a quarrelsome manner.
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
quartersawing
quartersawing
verb
present participle of quartersaw
quarterstaves
quarterstetch
quartziferous
quartziferous
adj
Yielding or containing quartz.
quasijudicial
quasijudicial
adj
Having a resemblance to a judicial system or process
quasiparticle
quasiparticle
noun
(physics) Any entity that has some characteristics of a distinct particle, but comprises a grouping of multiple particles
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.
quaternionist
quaternionist
noun
One who studies or promotes the use of quaternions.
quatrocentism
quatrocentism
noun
Alternative form of quattrocentism
quatrocentist
quatrocentist
noun
Alternative form of quattrocentist
questionaries
questionaries
noun
plural of questionary
questionnaire
questionnaire
noun
A form containing a list of questions; a means of gathering information for a survey
verb
to survey using questionnaires
questionniare
quinquagesima
quinqueserial
quinqueserial
adj
Arranged in five series.
quizzicalness
quizzicalness
Noun
The state or condition of being quizzical.
quotidianness
quotidianness
noun
The quality of being quotidian.
reacquisition
reacquisition
noun
A second or subsequent acquisition.
requisitorial
sanctiloquent
sanctiloquent
adj
Prone to speaking in a sanctimonious manner; preachy.
Speaking of holy or sacred things.
sequentiality
sequentiality
noun
The condition of being sequential.
sequentialize
sequestrating
sequestrating
verb
present participle of sequestrate
sequestration
sequestration
noun
The process or act of sequestering; a putting aside or separating.
sequestratrix
sesquialteral
sesquialteral
adj
sesquialterate
sesquialteran
sesquihydrate
sesquihydrate
noun
(chemistry) A hydrate whose solid contains three molecules of water of crystallization per two molecules.
sesquioctaval
sesquiplicate
sesquiplicate
adj
Magnified by one and one-half; in a ratio of three to two.
sesquiquartal
sesquiquintal
sesquitertial
sesquitertial
adj
sesquitertian
sesquitertian
sesquitertian
adj
(mathematics) Having the ratio of one and one third to one (as 4:3).
siliquariidae
sobriquetical
sobriquetical
adj
Of or relating to sobriquets.
spheroquartic
squamariaceae
squamelliform
squamipennate
squamipinnate
squamomastoid
squanderingly
squanderingly
adv
So as to squander; wastefully.
squandermania
squandermania
noun
Excessive expenditure by a government on a supposedly prestigious project.
squareflipper
squareflipper
noun
The bearded seal.
squatterarchy
squatterproof
squattocratic
squattocratic
adj
Of or relating to squattocracy.
squeamishness
squeamishness
noun
The quality of being squeamish
squeezability
squeezability
noun
The state or property of being squeezable.
squillageeing
squirarchical
squirearchies
squirearchies
noun
plural of squirearchy
suaviloquence
suaviloquence
noun
The quality of pleasantness or sweetness in speech or writing.
subequalities
subequatorial
subequatorial
adj
(geography) Belonging to a region adjacent to an equatorial area.
subopaqueness
subsequential
subsequential
adj
(mathematics) Relating to a subsequence
subsequent
subteraqueous
superadequate
tequistlateca
tetraquetrous
thundersquall
thundersquall
noun
A squall accompanied by thunder.
tranquilities
tranquilities
noun
plural of tranquility, alternative spelling of tranquillity
tranquilizers
tranquilizers
noun
plural of tranquilizer
tranquilliser
tranquilliser
noun
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of tranquilizer.
tranquillizes
tranquillizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of tranquillize