A resinous gum that exudes from the bark of the tree Liquidambar styraciflua.
The tree itself, also called sweetgum.
liquidamber
liquidamber
noun
Alternative form of liquidambar
liquidating
liquidating
verb
present participle of liquidate
liquidation
liquidation
noun
(euphemistic) Murder of dehumanized victims by a regime (and possibly its allies).
The act of exchange of an asset of lesser liquidity with a more liquid one, such as cash.
The selling of the assets of a business as part of the process of dissolving the business.
liquidators
liquidators
noun
plural of liquidator
loquacities
loquacities
noun
plural of loquacity
macabresque
maquiladora
maquiladora
noun
An assembly plant in Mexico owned by a company from the United States or another foreign country, using cheap local labour and imported components, and which then exports its products to the company's country of origin; also (by extension) similar factories in other countries.
maquillages
maquillages
noun
plural of maquillage
maquiritare
marlowesque
marquessate
marquessate
noun
The territory of a marquess, margrave or person of comparable rank.
marqueterie
marqueterie
noun
Alternative form of marquetry
marquetries
marquetries
noun
plural of marquetry
marquisates
marquisates
noun
plural of marquisate
marquisette
marquisette
noun
A sheer cotton fabric used for mosquito nets and curtains
marquisotte
marquisotte
verb
(obsolete, rare) To shave off the beard but leave the moustache.
marquisship
marquisship
noun
A marquisate.
masqueraded
masqueraded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of masquerade
masquerader
masquerader
noun
One who masquerades; a person wearing a mask or disguise.
masquerades
masquerades
noun
plural of masquerade
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of masquerade
menaquinone
menaquinone
noun
(biochemistry, pharmacology) A pale yellow crystalline naphthoquinone C₄₁H₅₆O₂ that is obtained especially from putrefied fish meal and produced by bacteria in the large intestine and essential for the blood-clotting process. It is much more unsaturated than vitamin K₁ and slightly less active biologically, and is an isoprenoid derivative of menadione.
metasequoia
metasequoia
noun
Metasequoia, the dawn redwood, a fast-growing deciduous conifer native to China.
microquakes
microquakes
noun
plural of microquake
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.
moquelumnan
namaqualand
namaqualand
Proper noun
An arid region of Namibia and South Africa, divided by the lower course of the into two portions: Little Namaqualand to the south and Great Namaqualand to the north.
nonequation
nonequation
noun
Absence of equation; not equating things.
nonrequital
normanesque
obliquation
obliquation
noun
Deviation from moral rectitude.
The act of becoming oblique; a turning to one side; obliquity.
ossianesque
ossianesque
Adjective
Characteristic of Ossian
osteoplaque
outquarters
outquarters
noun
Quarters situated away from headquarters.
overqualify
overqualify
verb
(transitive) To give excessive academic qualifications to.
(transitive) To modify, restrict or moderate (a statement, etc.) excessively.
overquarter
palanquined
palanquiner
paraquinone
paraquinone
noun
(organic chemistry) 1,4-benzoquinone
parquetries
parquetries
noun
plural of parquetry
pasquillant
pasquinaded
pasquinaded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of pasquinade
pasquinader
pasquinader
noun
One who pasquinades; a lampooner.
pasquinades
pasquinades
noun
plural of pasquinade
pedantesque
perequitate
picaresques
picaresques
noun
plural of picaresque
piquantness
piquantness
noun
The quality of being piquant.
plasmoquine
plasmoquine
noun
(medicine) Synonym of chloroquine
plastiqueur
plateresque
plateresque
adj
Pertaining to an ornate style of architecture of 16th-century Spain suggestive of silver plate.
platonesque
platonesque
Adjective
Reminiscent of the ancient philosopher Plato.
preacquaint
preacquaint
verb
(transitive) To acquaint beforehand.
preacquired
preacquired
adj
Acquired beforehand.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of preacquire
preadequacy
preadequate
proequality
propinquant
proquaestor
quackenbush
quacksalver
quacksalver
noun
(archaic) One falsely claiming to possess medical or other skills, especially one who dispenses potions, ointments, etc., supposedly having curative powers; a quack.
quadrangled
quadrangled
adj
Alternative form of quadrangular
Enclosed in a quadrangular structure
quadrangles
quadrangles
noun
plural of quadrangle
quadrantile
quadrantile
adj
quadrantal
quadratical
quadratical
adj
(rare) quadratic
quadratures
quadratures
noun
plural of quadrature
quadrennial
quadrennial
adj
Happening every four years.
Lasting for four years.
noun
A four-year period, a quadrennium.
quadrennium
quadrennium
noun
A period of 4 years, particularly (historical) the sets of four years in the ancient Egyptian and Greek calendars.
quadrialate
quadrialate
adj
Having four winglike extensions or parts.
quadribasic
quadribasic
adj
(chemistry) tetrabasic
quadrichord
quadrichord
noun
(obsolete, music) tetrachord
quadricycle
quadricycle
noun
A four-wheeled motorcycle, often resembling a small car (microcar).
A four-wheeled pedal cycle.
quadrifilar
quadrifilar
adj
Having four wires, threads or filaments.
quadrifocal
quadrifocal
adj
(optics) Of or pertaining to lenses that have four different powers per eye.
quadrifrons
quadrifrons
noun
(architecture) Synonym of tetrapylon
quadrigatus
quadrigatus
noun
A medium-sized silver coin minted by the Roman Republic during the 3rd century B.C..
quadrijugal
quadrijugal
adj
Especially of a chariot: pulled by four horses.
quadrilling
quadrilling
verb
present participle of quadrille
quadrillion
quadrillion
noun
(figuratively, slang, hyperbolic) Any very large number, exceeding normal description.
num
(US, modern British and Australian, short scale) A thousand trillion (logic: 1,000 × 1,000^4): 1 followed by fifteen zeros, 10¹⁵.
(dated, UK, Australia, long scale) A million trillion (logic: 1,000 × 1,000,000^2): 1 followed by twenty-four zeros, 10²⁴.
quadrilobed
quadrilobed
Adjective
Having four lobes.
quadrilogue
quadrilogue
noun
Alternative spelling of quadralogue
quadrinodal
quadrinodal
adj
(mathematics) Having four nodes.
quadripolar
quadripolar
adj
Having four poles
quadriurate
quadriurate
noun
(chemistry) A urate containing four as much of the uric acid constituent as an ordinary urate.
quadrivalve
quadrivalve
adj
(botany) dehiscent into four similar parts; four-valved
noun
(architecture) A door, shutter, etc. with four folds.
quadrivious
quadrivious
adj
(rare) In four directions; four ways.
quadrumanal
quadrumanal
adj
quadrumane
quadrumvirs
quadrupedal
quadrupedal
adj
Walking on four feet.
quadrupedan
quadruplane
quadruplane
noun
An airplane with four superposed main supporting surfaces (four wings one above the other)
quadruplate
quadruplets
quadruplets
noun
plural of quadruplet
quadrupling
quadrupling
noun
An act of quadrupling.
verb
present participle of quadruple
quadrupoles
quadrupoles
noun
plural of quadrupole
quaestiones
quaestiones
noun
plural of quaestio
quaestorial
quaestorial
adj
Of or relating to a quaestor.
quaestorian
quaestorian
adj
Relating to a quaestor.
quagmiriest
quakerishly
quakinesses
qualifiable
qualifiable
adj
Able to be modified, limited or restricted.
Able to become qualified for something.
qualifiedly
qualifiedly
adv
With qualification; conditionally.
qualitative
qualitative
adj
(chemistry) Of a form of analysis that yields the identity of a compound.
Of descriptions or distinctions based on some quality rather than on some quantity.
noun
Something qualitative.
qualityless
qualityless
adj
lacking quality or qualities
qualityship
quantifiers
quantifiers
noun
plural of quantifier
quantifying
quantifying
verb
present participle of quantify
quantimeter
quantimeter
noun
A device for determining the quantity of X-rays generated by a Crookes tube or Coolidge tube.
quantitated
quantitated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of quantitate
quantitates
quantitates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of quantitate
quantizable
quantizable
adj
That can be quantized.
quantometer
quantometer
noun
A device for performing spectrographic analysis.
quarantined
quarantined
adj
In quarantine; isolated.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of quarantine
quarantiner
quarantiner
noun
One who is quarantined.
One who quarantines.
quarantines
quarantines
noun
plural of quarantine
quarrellers
quarrellers
noun
plural of quarreller
quarrelling
quarrelling
noun
A heated argument.
verb
present participle of quarrel
quarrellous
quarrellous
adj
Alternative form of quarrelous
quarrelsome
quarrelsome
adj
Argumentative; fond of or prone to quarreling.
quarrystone
quarryville
quartenylic
quartenylic
adj
Of or pertaining to quartenylic acid or its derivatives
quarterages
quarterages
noun
plural of quarterage
quarterback
quarterback
noun
(American football, Canadian football) An offensive back whose primary job is to pass the ball in a play.
(American football, historical) An offensive back who receives the snap (hike) and then blocks the defense from crossing the line of scrimmage; a blocking back.
(rugby football, historical) A position just behind the forwards, or one who plays this position.
verb
(American football) To play the position of quarterback.
(by extension) To lead a team or group; to be primarily responsible for some group project or activity.
quarterdeck
quarterdeck
noun
(nautical) The aft part of the upper deck of a ship; normally reserved for officers
quarterfoil
quarterfoil
noun
Archaic form of quatrefoil.
quarterings
quarterings
noun
plural of quartering
quarterland
quarterland
noun
An old Scots unit of measure of land.
quarterlies
quarterlies
noun
plural of quarterly
quarternion
quarterpace
quarterpace
noun
(archaic, architecture) A platform of a staircase where the stair turns at a right angle only.
quartersawn
quartersawn
verb
past participle of quartersaw
quaternions
quaternions
noun
plural of quaternion
quatrefoils
quatrefoils
noun
plural of quatrefoil
quatrocento
quaveringly
quaveringly
adv
In a quavering manner; tremulously.
quebrachine
quebrachine
noun
An alkaloid, probably identical to yohimbine, from the quebracho tree
quebrachite
quebradilla
querulation
quesadillas
quesadillas
noun
plural of quesadilla
questionary
questionary
adj
Inquiring; asking questions; testing.
noun
(archaic) One who makes it his business to seek after relics and carry them about for sale.