(linguistics) A change in the meaning of a term depending upon context
(obsolete) The act of equalizing; act or result of making adequate; an equivalent.
equivalence
alpinesque
alpinesque
adj
Having an alpine style.
analytique
antimasque
antimasque
noun
A comic or grotesque dance presented before or between the acts of a masque.
antiquated
antiquated
adj
old-fashioned, out of date
antiquates
antiquates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of antiquate
apoquinine
aquamanile
aquamanile
noun
(historical) A ewer or jug-like vessel, shaped like an animal or human figure, used for washing the hands.
aquamarine
aquamarine
adj
Of a bluish-green colour.
noun
A bluish-green variety of beryl.
The bluish-green colour of the sea.
aquatinted
aquatinted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of aquatint
aquatinter
aquatinter
Noun
An artist who makes aquatints.
banqueting
banqueting
noun
The act of holding or participating in a banquet.
verb
present participle of banquet
barbequing
barbequing
verb
present participle of barbeque
biquintile
biquintile
noun
(astrology) An aspect of two planets that are distant from each other by two fifths of a great circle (72 degrees)
biuniquely
borinqueno
broquineer
centiloquy
centiloquy
noun
A work divided into a hundred parts.
chequering
chequering
noun
A chequered pattern.
verb
present participle of chequer
cinquanter
cinquefoil
cinquefoil
noun
(heraldry) A stylized flower or leaf with five lobes.
(topology) A particular knot of five crossings.
A potentilla (flower).
cinquepace
coequating
coequating
verb
present participle of coequate
coequation
communique
communique
noun
Alternative form of communiqué
conquering
conquering
noun
gerund of conquer: an act of conquest.
verb
present participle of conquer
conquinine
conquinine
noun
Synonym of quinidine
coquetting
coquetting
noun
coquetry
verb
present participle of coquet
crannequin
croqueting
croqueting
verb
present participle of croquet
deaquation
delinquent
delinquent
adj
Failing in or neglectful of a duty or obligation; guilty of a misdeed or offense
Late or failing to pay a debt or other financial obligation, like a mortgage or loan.
noun
(historical, derogatory) A royalist in the First English Civil War (1642-1646).
A person who has not paid their debts.
One who disobeys or breaks rules or laws, or who acts against another's wishes.
dentiloquy
dentiloquy
noun
(rare) The habit or practice of speaking through the teeth.
disquieten
disquieten
verb
(transitive) To disquiet; to make uneasy.
eliquating
eliquating
verb
present participle of eliquate
eliquation
eliquation
noun
(metallurgy) The process of separating a fusible substance from one less fusible, by means of a degree of heat sufficient to melt the one and not the other, as an alloy of copper and lead; liquation.
equalising
equalising
verb
present participle of equalise
equalizing
equalizing
verb
present participle of equalize
equanimity
equanimity
noun
The state of being calm, stable and composed, especially under stress.
equanimous
equanimous
adj
Calm and composed; of stable disposition.
equational
equational
adj
Of, pertaining to, or constructed using equations
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.
equiconvex
equiconvex
adj
(optics, of a lens) Having surfaces with the same radius of curvature.
equijacent
equilucent
equinities
equiparant
equipments
equipments
noun
(nonstandard) plural of equipment
equipotent
equipotent
adj
(mathematics) Of two sets, having a bijection with one another.
Having equal strength, ability or efficacy.
equisignal
equisonant
equisonant
adj
(ancient music) Intra-octavally consonant.
equitation
equitation
noun
The art, practice or act of riding a horse; horsemanship.
equivalent
equivalent
adj
(cartography) Of a map, equal-area.
(chemistry) Having the equal ability to combine.
(geometry) Equal in measure but not admitting of superposition; applied to magnitudes.
(mathematics) Of two sets, having a one-to-one correspondence.
(mathematics) Relating to the corresponding elements of an equivalence relation.
Similar or identical in value, meaning or effect; virtually equal.
noun
(chemistry) An equivalent weight.
Anything that is virtually equal to something else, or has the same value, force, etc.
verb
(transitive) To make equivalent to; to equal.
esquimauan
gaminesque
gaminesque
adj
Like a gamin or gamine; mischievously charming without sophistication.
giantesque
giantesque
adj
Synonym of gigantesque
greenquist
harlequina
harlequins
harlequins
noun
plural of harlequin
hennebique
inadequacy
inadequacy
noun
A lack of competence or ability.
A shortage of required material.
The state of being inadequate.
inadequate
inadequate
adj
Not adequate; not fit for the purpose
noun
An individual who is inadequate.
ineloquent
ineloquent
Adjective
Not eloquent
inequality
inequality
noun
(mathematics) A statement that of two quantities one is specifically less than (or greater than) another. Symbol: < or ≤ or > or ≥ or ne , as appropriate.
An unfair, not equal, state.
The inequality in living standards led to a civil war as the have nots rebelled.
inequation
inequation
noun
(mathematics) A statement that two expressions are not the same.
inequitate
inequities
inequities
noun
plural of inequity
infrequent
infrequent
adj
Not frequent; not happening frequently.
iniquities
iniquities
noun
plural of iniquity
inquestual
inquieting
inquieting
verb
present participle of inquiet
inquietude
inquietude
noun
A condition of being restless, uneasy or nervous.
inquilinae
inquinated
inquinated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of inquinate
inquirable
inquirable
adj
Capable of being inquired into; subject or liable to inquisition or inquest.
inquirance
inquirance
noun
(obsolete) Inquiry.
inquirendo
inquirendo
noun
(law) An authority to inquire.
inquisible
inquisible
adj
(obsolete) Admitting judicial inquiry.
isoquinine
jackquelin
jacqueline
joaquinite
joaquinite
noun
(mineralogy) A rare silicate mineral.
lacquering
lacquering
noun
An application of lacquer.
verb
present participle of lacquer
lacqueying
lacqueying
verb
present participle of lacquey
lambrequin
lambrequin
noun
(US) A short decorative drapery for a shelf edge or for the top of a window casing; a valance.
(ceramics) A border pattern with draped effect.
(heraldry) A heraldic representation of such an item, typically with one end pendant.
A scarf or other piece of material used as a covering for a helmet.
laquearian
laquearian
adj
(of a gladiator) armed with a noose
latinesque
liquefying
liquefying
verb
present participle of liquefy; alternative spelling of liquifying
liquescent
liquescent
adj
Melting.
liqueuring
liqueuring
verb
present participle of liqueur
liquidness
liquidness
noun
(finance) The quality of being liquid (easily sold or disposed of).
The quality of being liquid (flowing state of matter).
magnifique
manistique
mannequins
mannequins
noun
plural of mannequin
marinduque
martinique
martinique
Proper noun
An island in the Caribbean, an overseas department of France. Official name: Department of Martinique.
medrinaque
medrinaque
noun
A type of fabric from the Philippines, made from the abaca tree.
negqtiator
novantique
oxyquinone
parqueting
parqueting
verb
present participle of parquet
pasquinade
pasquinade
noun
A lampoon, originally as published in public; a satire or libel on someone.
verb
(transitive) To satirize (someone) by using a pasquinade.
pentaquine
pentaquine
noun
(pharmacology) Alternative form of pentaquin
piquancies
piquancies
noun
plural of piquancy
prequoting
primaquine
primaquine
noun
(pharmacology) A synthetic compound derived from quinoline, used as a medication in the treatment of malaria and pneumocystis pneumonia.
The state or fact of being quaint; having old-fashioned charm.
qualminess
qualminess
noun
Quality of being qualmy.
quandaries
quandaries
noun
plural of quandary
quantified
quantified
adj
(logic) used as a quantifier
measured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of quantify
quantifier
quantifier
noun
(computing) A symbol or symbols in a regular expression indicating the number of characters to be matched.
(grammar) A word, such as all or many, that expresses the quantity of a related noun.
(logic) An operator, such as the universal quantifier (written as ∀) or the existential quantifier (∃), used in predicate calculus to indicate the degree that predicate is true for a specified set.
quantifies
quantifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of quantify
quantitate
quantitate
verb
(transitive) To measure the quantity of, especially with high accuracy and taking uncertainty into account, as in quantitative analysis.
quantitied
quantities
quantities
noun
plural of quantity
quantitive
quantitive
adj
Alternative form of quantitative
quarantine
quarantine
name
(Christainity, obsolete) Alternative letter-case form of Quarantine: the Mount of Temptation where Jesus Christ supposedly fasted for 40 days, Jebel Quruntul near Jericho.
noun
(computing, figurative) An isolation of one program, drive, computer, etc. from the rest of a computer network to limit the damage from a bug, computer virus, etc..
(computing, figurative) The program, drive, computer, etc. thus isolated.
(figurative) A similar period, instance, or state of rigidly enforced or self-enforced detention or isolation.
(historical law) The 40-day period during which a widow is entitled to remain in her deceased husband's home while any dower is collected and returned.
(historical) A 40-day period formerly imposed by the French king upon warring nobles during which they were forbidden from exacting revenge or continuing to fight.
(historical) The 40-day period of isolation required after 1448 at Venice's lazaret to avoid renewed outbreaks of the bubonic plague and identical policies in other locations.
(politics, figurative) A blockade of trade, suspension of diplomatic relations, or other action whereby one country seeks to isolate another.
A period of 40 days, particularly
A period, instance, or state of isolation from the general public or from native livestock and flora enacted to prevent the spread of any contagious disease.
A place where such isolation is enforced, a lazaret.
verb
(figurative, transitive) Synonym of isolate more generally.
(figurative, transitive) Synonym of restrict.
(intransitive) To enter or stay in quarantine, particularly to self-quarantine to avoid an epidemic disease.
(intransitive, obsolete) To impose a quarantine, to establish quarantine regulations.
(transitive) To place into isolation to prevent the spread of any contagious disease.
quarreling
quarreling
verb
US standard spelling of quarrelling.
quartering
quartering
adj
(by extension, aviation, of wind) Coming from aft and to one side; having both a crosswind and tailwind component.
(engineering) At right angles, as the cranks of a locomotive, which are in planes forming a right angle with each other.
(nautical) Coming from a point well abaft the beam, but not directly astern; said of waves or any moving object.
noun
(architecture) A series of quarters, or small upright posts.
(heraldry) One of the different coats of arms arranged upon an escutcheon, denoting the descent of the bearer.
(heraldry) The division of a shield containing different coats of arms into four or more compartments.
(historical) The practice of docking 15 minutes' pay from a worker who arrived late (even by less than 15 minutes).
(hunting) Searching for prey by traversing a space. From hunting for game, where dogs will run parallel to the wind in search of a scent, thereby 'quatering' the field.
A division into four parts.
A point on an arch calculated by measuring one quarter of the height along a line from the peak to the outer edge on the ground.
The act of providing housing for military personnel, especially when imposed upon the home of a private citizen.
The method of capital punishment where a criminal is cut into four pieces.
verb
present participle of quarter
quaternion
quaternion
noun
(mathematics) A type of four-dimensional hypercomplex number consisting of a real part and three imaginary parts (real multiples of distinct, independent square roots of −1 denoted by i, j and k); commonly used in vector mathematics and as an alternative to matrix algebra in calculating the rotation of three-dimensional objects.
A group or set of four people or things.
A word of four syllables.
quaternity
quaternity
noun
(countable) A group or set of four.
(uncountable) The state of being four.
queasiness
queasiness
noun
Psychological discomfort at the prospect of having to deal with a particular issue.
The state of being queasy; nausea.
queenliest
queenliest
adj
superlative form of queenly: most queenly
queenright
queenright
adj
(zoology, of colonies of bees, ants, etc.) Having a queen.
quenselite
quenselite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-sphenoidal pitch black mineral containing hydrogen, lead, manganese, and oxygen.
quercitrin
quercitrin
noun
A glycoside formed from the flavonoid quercetin and the deoxy sugar rhamnose, a constituent of quercitron dye.
quercitron
quercitron
noun
A yellow dye obtained from the bark of the black oak.
The black oak tree, Quercus velutina, indigenous to North America.
queryingly
queryingly
adv
With, or as, a question or query.
questingly
questingly
adv
So as to quest; with curiosity, desire to search, etc.
questioned
questioned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of question
questionee
questionee
noun
One who is questioned.
questioner
questioner
noun
A person who asks questions, or who conducts an official enquiry.
questionle
quickening
quickening
noun
An increase of speed.
Stimulation, excitement (of a feeling, emotion etc.).
The action of bringing someone or something to life.
The first noticeable movements of a foetus during pregnancy, or the period when this occurs.
verb
present participle of quicken
quiescence
quiescence
noun
(entomology) In insects, a temporary slowing down of metabolism and development in response to adverse environmental conditions, which, unlike diapause, does not involve physiological changes.
(microbiology) The period when a cell is in a term of no growth and no division.
Being at rest, quiet, still, inactive or motionless.
The action of bringing something to rest or making it quiescent; the action of coming to rest or to a quiescent state.
The state of being quiescent; dormancy.
quiescency
quiescency
noun
Quiescence: the state of being quiescent, or at rest
quietening
quietening
noun
The act of making something quieter.
verb
present participle of quieten
quiinaceae
quinacrine
quinacrine
noun
A drug with various applications, including as an antimalarial, having the chemical formula C₂₃H₃₀ClN₃O
quinaldine
quinaldine
noun
(organic chemistry) An oily liquid, α-methylquinoline, derived from coal tar, used in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals and as a sedative for fish.
quincewort
quincewort
Noun
squinancywort
quincunxes
quincunxes
noun
plural of quincunx
quindecima
quindecima
noun
(music) The interval of a fifteenth, or double octave.
quiniretin
quiniretin
noun
(organic chemistry, archaic) A brown flocculent form of quinine.
quinoidine
quinoidine
noun
(organic chemistry, dated) A brownish resinous substance obtained as a by-product in the treatment of cinchona bark.
quinometry
quinometry
noun
(archaic) The art of estimating the quantity of quinine in cinchona bark, and in the commercial salts of this alkaloid.
quinquefid
quinquefid
adj
(botany) Sharply cut about halfway to the middle or base into five segments.
quinquevir
quinquevir
noun
One of five commissioners appointed for some special object.
quintadena
quintadena
noun
An organ stop yielding a tone one-twelfth above the digital struck.