(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.
baldaquin
baldaquin
noun
Alternative form of baldacchin
baldoquin
banqueted
banqueted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of banquet
banqueter
banqueter
noun
A guest at a banquet.
banquette
banquette
noun
(Louisiana, Texas) A sidewalk.
(dated) A bench or similar seat on top of a diligence or other public vehicle.
(military) A narrow area behind a defensive wall's parapet elevated above its terreplein and used by defenders to shoot at attackers.
A bench built into a wall, especially (military) one built into a wall of a defensive trench, used for sitting and for shooting at attackers.
An upholstered bench, e.g., along a wall of a restaurant or lounge area.
barbequed
barbequed
adj
Alternative spelling of barbecued
verb
Alternative spelling of barbecued simple past tense and past participle of barbeque
baroquely
baroquely
adv
In a baroque style.
barquette
barquette
noun
A kind of small sailboat.
A small boat-shaped pastry shell with a sweet or savoury filling.
becquerel
becquerel
noun
In the International System of Units, the derived unit of radioactive activity; the activity of a quantity of radioactive material in which one nucleus decays per second. Symbol: Bq
bedquilts
bedquilts
noun
plural of bedquilt
beliquors
bequeaths
bequeaths
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bequeath
bequirtle
bergquist
besqueeze
bilboquet
bilboquet
noun
A traditional children's toy consisting of a wooden cup with a handle, and a ball attached to the cup by a string.
biloquist
biloquist
noun
(rare) A person having the ability to speak in two different voices, especially as a ventriloquist.
bisquette
blomquist
bosanquet
bouquetin
bouquetin
noun
ibex
bourasque
bourasque
noun
(archaic) A tempest.
boutiques
boutiques
noun
plural of boutique
brasquing
briquette
briquette
noun
A block of artificial stone in the form of a brick, used for paving.
A molded sample of solidified cement or mortar for use as a test piece for showing the strength of the material.
A small brick, typically made of charcoal and used for fuel.
verb
(transitive) To form (coal, etc.) into small bricks.
brodequin
brodequin
noun
(obsolete) A buskin or half-boot.
brusquely
brusquely
adv
In a brusque manner; abruptly; rudely.
brusquest
brusquest
adj
superlative form of brusque: most brusque
burlesque
burlesque
adj
(dated) Parodical; parodic
noun
A derisive art form that mocks by imitation; a parody.
A ludicrous imitation; a caricature; a travesty; a gross perversion.
A variety adult entertainment show, usually including titillation such as striptease, most common from the 1880s to the 1930s.
verb
To make a burlesque parody of.
To ridicule, or to make ludicrous by grotesque representation in action or in language.
chibouque
chibouque
noun
Alternative form of chibouk
equalable
equatable
equatable
adj
Capable of being equated; comparable
equilobed
equilobed
adj
Having lobes of equal size.
equitable
equitable
adj
(law) Relating to the general principles of justice that correct or supplement the provisions of the law.
Fair, just, or impartial.
Marked by or having equity.
equitably
equitably
adv
In an equitable manner
essequibo
essequibo
Proper noun
A former Dutch colony on the part of Dutch Guiana.
harquebus
harquebus
noun
A portable gun, varying in size from a small cannon to a musket. When used in the field it was supported upon a tripod or trestle.
An obsolete matchlock firearm.
inequable
inequable
adj
Not equable; unequable.
obliquate
obliquely
obliquely
adv
In an oblique manner; sideways.
obliquing
obliquing
verb
present participle of oblique
obliquity
obliquity
noun
(astronomy, by extension, of a planet) Axial tilt.
Mental or moral deviation or perversity; immorality.
The quality of being oblique in direction, deviating from the horizontal or vertical; or the angle created by such a deviation.
The quality of being obscure, oftentimes willfully, sometimes as an exercise in euphemism.
obloquial
obloquies
obloquies
noun
plural of obloquy
obsequent
obsequent
adj
(geology) Facing the opposite way of what would be expected, for example, a stream flowing towards higher elevation.
(obsolete) Obedient; submissive; obsequious.
noun
(geology) An obsequent geological feature.
obsequial
obsequial
adj
Relating to an obsequy or funeral rite.
obsequies
obsequies
noun
(plural only) Funeral rites.
plural of obsequie.
plural of obsequy.
obsequity
obsequity
noun
The state of being obsequious; unctuousness
obsequium
pequabuck
quadrable
quadrable
adj
(mathematics) Of a plane figure, for which quadrature is possible.
quatreble
quatreble
noun
(obsolete, music) A voice pitched a fifth above treble.
quatrible
quebecker
quebecois
quebracho
quebracho
noun
Any of several trees of southern South America with produce very hard wood rich in tannin, especially those of the genus Schinopsis.
The bark of these trees, formerly used in treating fever.
quellable
quellable
adj
Able to be quelled.
quibblers
quibblers
noun
plural of quibbler
quibbling
quibbling
noun
petty argument
verb
present participle of quibble
quickbeam
quickbeam
noun
The European rowan tree.
quickborn
quickborn
adj
(archaic) born alive; not stillborn
quietable
quillback
quillback
noun
Carpiodes cyprinus, a freshwater fish of the sucker family with a long filament that extends back from the dorsal fin, native to the eastern and central United States.
quinebaug
quittable
quittable
adj
Capable of being quitted.
quizzable
quizzable
adj
(archaic) Fit to be quizzed or teased; comical in appearance or habits.
quodlibet
quodlibet
noun
(art) A form of trompe l'oeil which realistically renders domestic items (paper-knives, playing-cards, ribbons, etc).
(card games) A card game that combines several different contracts.
(music) A form of music with melodies in counterpoint.
(philosophy) A mode of philosophical debate popular in the Middle Ages, in which any question could be posed extemporaneously.
quotlibet
sambaquis
sambaquis
noun
plural of sambaqui
sobriquet
sobriquet
noun
A familiar name for a person; a nickname (sometimes assumed by the person, but often given by others), that is descriptive.
squabbier
squabbing
squabbing
verb
present participle of squab
squabbish
squabbish
adj
thick; fat; heavy
squabbled
squabbled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of squabble
squabbler
squabbler
noun
A person who squabbles.
squabbles
squabbles
noun
plural of squabble
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of squabble
squarable
squarable
adj
(mathematics) Capable of being squared
squawbush
squawbush
noun
The deciduous shrub Cornus amomum.
The shrub Rhus trilobata.
squibbery
squibbing
squibbing
noun
(dated) A squib; a sarcastic jibe or petty dispute.