(historical) The act of releasing someone from debt or other obligation; acquittance.
(law) A legal decision that someone is not guilty with which they have been charged, or the formal dismissal of a charge by some other legal process.
(now rare) The act of fulfilling the duties (of a given role, obligation etc.).
(rare) Avoidance of danger; deliverance.
Payment of a debt or other obligation; reparations, amends.
aequiculi
aequoreal
aequoreal
adj
(archaic, rare, poetic) marine; oceanic
alambique
alfaquins
alfaquins
noun
plural of alfaquin
algonquin
aliquippa
alloquial
angelique
angelique
noun
Alternative form of angélique
antequalm
antiloquy
antiquely
antiquely
adv
In an antique manner.
appliqued
appliqued
verb
simple past tense and past participle of applique
appliques
appliques
noun
plural of applique
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of applique
aquabelle
aquabelle
noun
(dated) A female performer in an aquacade.
aquaplane
aquaplane
noun
A board ridden by a standing person and pulled by a motorboat for entertainment
verb
(automotive, UK) For a car or similar vehicle to slide along the road on a thin film of water between the road and the tyres. This occurs when a car has some speed and comes to somewhere with more water on the road than the weight of the car and the grooves in the tyre tread pattern (if any) can push away. The result is almost no traction at all for steering or braking.
To ride such a board.
aquarelle
aquarelle
noun
A printed picture coloured by the application of watercolour through stencils, using a different stencil for each colour.
A watercolour (painting)
aquatical
aquatical
adj
Archaic form of aquatic.
aqueously
aqueously
adv
In an aqueous manner.
aquiclude
aquiclude
noun
(geology) A solid, impermeable area underlying or overlying an aquifer.
aquilaria
aquilegia
aquilegia
noun
(botany) Any member of the genus Aquilegia.
baldaquin
baldaquin
noun
Alternative form of baldacchin
baldoquin
baroquely
baroquely
adv
In a baroque style.
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
bequirtle
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.
blomquist
brusquely
brusquely
adv
In a brusque manner; abruptly; rudely.
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.
calchaqui
casquetel
casquetel
noun
A simple casque (helmet) that had no visor
chiloquin
claqueurs
claqueurs
noun
plural of claqueur
clayoquot
clinquant
clinquant
adj
Glittery; gleaming; sparkling; dressed in, or overlaid with, tinsel finery.
noun
Dutch metal.
Tinsel; glitter.
cliquedom
cliquedom
noun
The world of cliques; cliques generally.
cliqueier
cliquiest
cliquiest
adj
superlative form of cliquey: most cliquey
superlative form of cliquy: most cliquy
coequally
coequally
adv
In a coequal manner.
colloquia
colloquia
noun
a plural of colloquium
coloquies
conquedle
coquilles
coquilles
noun
plural of coquille
coquitlam
coquitlam
Proper noun
A city in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia, Canada.
deliquate
deliquate
verb
(obsolete, intransitive) To melt or be dissolved; to deliquesce.
(obsolete, transitive) To cause to melt away; to dissolve; to consume.
deliquium
deliquium
noun
(chemistry) Liquefaction through absorption of moisture from the air.
(literary, figuratively) A languid, maudlin mood.
(pathology) An abrupt loss of consciousness usually caused by an insufficient blood flow to the brain; fainting.
(rare) An abrupt absence of sunlight, e.g. caused by an eclipse.
eliquated
eliquated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of eliquate
eloquence
eloquence
noun
(countable) An eloquent utterance.
The quality of artistry and persuasiveness in speech or writing.
elroquite
equalable
equalised
equalised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of equalise
equalises
equalises
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of equalise
equalized
equalized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of equalize
equalizer
equalizer
noun
(Canada, US, slang) A weapon, usually a blackjack or gun.
(category theory) A morphism whose codomain is the domain of a parallel pair of morphisms and which forms part of the limit of that parallel pair. Equivalently, a morphism which equalizes a parallel pair of morphisms in a limiting way, which is to say that any other morphism which equalizes that parallel pair factors through this limiting morphism; and moreover such factorization is unique.
(mathematics) A set of arguments where two or more functions have equal values; the solution set of an equation.
(sports) A goal, run, point, etc. that equalizes the score.
A conductor of low resistance joining the armature ends of the series field coils of dynamos connected in parallel.
A device that balances various quantities.
A device, such as a bar, for operating two brakes, especially a pair of hub brakes for an automobile, with equal force.
A sliding panel to preserve the lateral stability of an aeroplane.
An electronic audio device for altering the frequencies of sound recordings.
Any device for equalizing the pull of electromagnets.
One who makes equal; a balancer.
equalizes
equalizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of equalize
equalling
equalling
verb
(British spelling) present participle of equal
equalness
equalness
noun
equality
equatable
equatable
adj
Capable of being equated; comparable
equiangle
equiaxial
equiaxial
adj
Having equal-length axes.
equilater
equiliria
equilobed
equilobed
adj
Having lobes of equal size.
equimodal
equimolal
equimolal
adj
Of the same molality.
equimolar
equimolar
adj
(chemistry) Containing the same number of moles (of two or more compounds)
equipedal
equipedal
adj
(zoology) Equal-footed; having the pairs of feet equal.
equipluve
equipluve
noun
A line, drawn on a map, that connects places having the same amount of rainfall in a particular time period
equirotal
equirotal
adj
Having wheels of the same size or diameter; having equal rotation.
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
equivalue
equivalue
noun
The putting of an equal value upon
equivalve
equivalve
adj
(zoology, of the shells of a bivalve mollusc) Having valves of the same size (as is normal)
noun
Any bivalve mollusc whose valves are of the same size.
equivocal
equivocal
adj
Capable of being ascribed to different motives, or of signifying opposite feelings, purposes, or characters; deserving to be suspected.
Having two or more equally applicable meanings; capable of double or multiple interpretation.
Uncertain, as an indication or sign.
noun
(philosophy) A word or expression capable of different meanings; an ambiguous term.
equvalent
esquiline
esquiline
Proper noun
One of the
euraquilo
guayaquil
guayaquil
Proper noun
The largest city in Ecuador, and capital of the state of Guayas.
haloesque
harlequin
harlequin
adj
Brightly colored, especially in a pattern like that of a harlequin clown's clothes.
Of a greenish-chartreuse color.
noun
(entomology) Any of various riodinid butterflies of the genera Taxila and Praetaxila.
(informal) A harlequin duck.
A greenish-chartreuse color.
A pantomime fool, typically dressed in colorful checkered clothes.
verb
(intransitive) To make sport by playing ludicrous tricks.
(transitive) To remove or conjure away, as if by a harlequin's trick.
inequable
inequable
adj
Not equable; unequable.
inequally
inequally
adv
In an inequal manner.
inquietly
inquietly
adv
In an inquiet manner.
inquiline
inquiline
noun
(biology) An animal that lives commensally in the nest, burrow, gall, or dwelling place of an animal of another species.
(biology) An organism that lives within a reservoir of water collected in the hollow of a plant stem or leaf.
jacquelin
jacquelyn
jacquelyn
Proper noun
name, one of the spelling variants of Jacqueline.
jaqueline
jonquille
jonquille
noun
Alternative form of jonquil
lacquered
lacquered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of lacquer
lacquerer
lacquerer
noun
One who lacquers.
lacqueyed
lacqueyed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of lacquey
laquearia
laquearia
noun
(historical) The panels of a coffered ceiling in Ancient Rome.
lindquist
lionesque
lionesque
adj
Synonym of leonine
liquating
liquating
verb
present participle of liquate
liquation
liquation
noun
(metallurgy) The partial melting of a mixture of metals or ores in order to separate components.
liquefied
liquefied
adj
Alternative spelling of liquified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of liquefy; Alternative spelling of liquified
liquefier
liquefier
noun
A device used to liquify gases (by cooling and compression)
liquefies
liquefies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of liquefy
liqueured
liqueured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of liqueur
liquidate
liquidate
verb
(law, transitive) To determine by agreement or by litigation the precise amount of (indebtedness); to make the amount of (a debt) clear and certain.
(obsolete, transitive) To make clear and intelligible.
(obsolete, transitive) To make liquid.
(transitive) To convert (assets) into cash; to redeem.
(transitive) To do away with.
(transitive) To settle (a debt) by paying the outstanding amount.
(transitive) To settle the affairs of (a company), by using its assets to pay its debts.
liquidise
liquidise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of liquidize.
liquidity
liquidity
noun
(economics, countable) An asset's property of being able to be sold without affecting its value; the degree to which it can be easily converted into cash.
(finance) Availability of cash over short term: ability to service short-term debt.
(finance) The degree of which something is in high supply and demand, making it easily convertible to cash
(uncountable) The state or property of being liquid.
liquidize
liquidize
verb
(business, finance) to convert assets into liquid (cash) form; to liquidate
to make liquid usually referring to solid food in a food processor; liquefy.
liquified
liquified
adj
Converted into a liquid state.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of liquify
liquifier
liquifier
noun
Alternative form of liquefier
liquifies
liquifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of liquify
liquiform
liquiform
adj
Resembling a liquid.
liquorice
liquorice
noun
UK, Ireland, and India standard spelling of licorice.
liquoring
liquoring
verb
present participle of liquor
liquorish
liquorish
adj
(obsolete) Lecherous.
liquorist
liquorist
noun
A manufacturer of liquors.
lonquhard
loquacity
loquacity
noun
Talkativeness; the quality of being loquacious.
loquently
lundquist
marquisal
mcquillin
miquelets
miquelets
noun
plural of miquelet
mosquelet
mosquital
mosquital
adj
Of or relating to mosquitos.
nisqualli
nonequals
nonequals
noun
plural of nonequal
nonliquid
nonliquid
adj
Not liquid (in various senses).
noun
A substance that is not a liquid.
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
obsequial
obsequial
adj
Relating to an obsequy or funeral rite.
odalisque
odalisque
noun
(historical) A female slave in a harem, especially one in the Ottoman seraglio.
A desirable or sexually attractive woman.
ololiuqui
ololiuqui
noun
Alternative form of ololiuhqui
opalesque
opalesque
adj
Similar to opal; having some of the qualities of opal.
overequal
overquell
overquell
verb
(transitive) To quell or subdue completely; gain power over.
palanquin
palanquin
noun
A covered type of litter for a stretched-out passenger, carried on four poles on the shoulders of four or more bearers, as formerly used (also by colonials) in eastern Asia.
palaquium
pasquiler
pasquilic
piquantly
piquantly
adv
In a piquant manner; with piquancy.
plaquette
plaquette
noun
(physics) The smallest closed loop, enclosing the region between four lattice sites, in lattice gauge theory.
A small metal tablet decorated in bas-relief, usually with a design including figures.
plastique
plastique
noun
(countable) A form of physical exercise that involves rotation of the joints.
(dated, uncountable) A plastic explosive.
politique
politique
adj
Obsolete form of politic.
noun
(chiefly derogatory) A politician, especially one seen as being unprincipled.
proliquor
quaaludes
quaaludes
noun
plural of quaalude
quadrable
quadrable
adj
(mathematics) Of a plane figure, for which quadrature is possible.
quadrella
quadrella
noun
(gambling, horse racing, Australia, New Zealand) A bet where the bettor must pick the winners of four nominated races at the same track.
quadrille
quadrille
noun
(card games) A Spanish trick-taking card game from the 1700s played with a 40-card deck.
A choreographed dressage ride, commonly performed to music, with a minimum of four horses.
A dance originating in the mid-1700s with four couples forming a square, rather much like the modern square dance.
A square tiling of the plane.
Quadrille ruled graph paper, quad paper.
verb
(intransitive) To dance the quadrille.
quadruple
quadruple
adj
Being four times as long, as big or as many of something.
noun
(skating) A figure-skating jump with four revolutions in the air.
Something that is four times the usual number, amount, size, etc.
verb
(intransitive) To increase by a factor of four.
(rail transport) To provide four parallel running lines on a given stretch of railway.