(transitive, archaic, followed by of or that) To communicate notice to; to inform; let know.
(transitive, followed by with) To furnish or give experimental knowledge of; to make (one) know; to make familiar.
(transitive, obsolete) To familiarize; to accustom.
acquired
acquired
adj
(medicine) Developed after birth; not congenital.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of acquire
acquirer
acquirer
noun
A bank or financial institution that processes credit card or debit card payments on behalf of a merchant.
One who acquires.
acquires
acquires
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acquire
acquital
acquital
noun
Obsolete spelling of acquittal.
aequorin
aequorin
noun
(biochemistry) A photoprotein, isolated from luminescent jellyfish and other marine organisms, composed of two distinct units: the apoprotein apoaequorin and the prosthetic group coelenterazine.
alamiqui
alfaquin
alfaquis
alfaquis
noun
plural of alfaqui
aliquant
aliquant
adj
(mathematics, dated) Less than another specified integer, but not dividing it into integral parts.
noun
(chemistry) An aliquot.
(mathematics, dated) An integer that is less than another, but that does not divide the other integer into integral parts.
aliquots
aliquots
noun
plural of aliquot
alqueire
alqueire
noun
(historical) A traditional Portuguese unit of dry measure, equal to 13.1–19.3 liters in different 19th-century contexts.
(historical) A traditional Portuguese unit of land area, equal to 2–10 hectares in different locations.
alquifou
alquifou
noun
A lead ore found in Cornwall, England, and used to give a green glaze to pottery.
antiqued
antiqued
verb
simple past tense and past participle of antique
antiquer
antiquer
adj
comparative form of antique: more antique
noun
(slang) A person who browses for antiques.
A person who finishes furniture or objects so they have the appearance of an antique, either for decoration or to perpetrate a fraud.
antiques
antiques
noun
plural of antique
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of antique
antiquum
applique
applique
noun
(art) A decorative design made by cutting pieces of material and applying them to the surface of another for decoration.
verb
(transitive, art) To decorate something in this way.
aquarial
aquarial
adj
Of or relating to an aquarium.
aquarian
aquarian
noun
A person who keeps an aquarium.
aquariia
aquarist
aquarist
noun
A person who maintains an aquarium.
aquarium
aquarium
noun
A public place where live fish and other aquatic animals are exhibited.
A tank, often made of glass, for keeping live fish or other aquatic animals.
aquarius
aquatics
aquatics
noun
Sports involving water.
plural of aquatic
aquatile
aquatile
adj
(obsolete) Inhabiting the water.
aquatint
aquatint
noun
A form of etching with acid on a plate partially covered with varnish that produces a print somewhat resembling a watercolour.
An etching or print made using this method.
verb
To make such etchings.
aquation
aquation
noun
(chemistry) The replacement of a ligand by water in a complex
aquavits
aquavits
noun
plural of aquavit
aquifers
aquifers
noun
plural of aquifer
aquiform
aquiform
adj
Resembling water; watery, liquid
aquifuge
aquifuge
noun
(geology) An aquiclude.
aquilege
aquileia
aquilian
aquiline
aquiline
adj
Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of eagles; resembling that of an eagle.
aquilino
aquinist
aquosity
aquosity
noun
(rare) The condition of being watery; wateriness
aquotize
arequipa
arequipa
Proper noun
A city of Peru, in the south of the country
aspiquee
basquine
basquine
noun
A sort of basque petticoat.
biquartz
caciques
caciques
noun
plural of cacique
calquing
calquing
noun
loan translation
verb
present participle of calque
caquetio
casaquin
casaquin
noun
(historical) A kind of short gown associated with French working-class or peasant women.
cassique
caziques
caziques
noun
plural of cazique; an alternative spelling of cacique
charquid
charquis
charquis
noun
plural of charqui
chiquita
cinquain
cinquain
noun
(education) A five-line poetic form set as a writing exercise for children, consisting of one noun, two adjectives, three actions, four feeling words, and the initial noun again.
A five-line poetic form which consists of 2, 4, 6, 8 then 2 syllables.
conquian
conquian
noun
(card games) A card game, an ancestor of rummy.
coquilla
coquilla
noun
The nut of the Brazilian palm Attalea funifera.
coquinas
coquinas
noun
plural of coquina
daiquiri
daiquiri
noun
A cocktail of rum, lemon or lime juice and sugar, sometimes with fruit added.
eliquate
eliquate
verb
To liquate; to smelt.
To part by liquation.
equaling
equaling
verb
(American spelling) present participle of equal
equalise
equalise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard form of equalize.
equalist
equalist
noun
egalitarian
equalitarian
equality
equality
noun
(mathematics) The fact of being equal, of having the same value.
The equal treatment of people irrespective of social or cultural differences.
The fact of being equal.
equalize
equalize
verb
(category theory) Said of a morphism: to pre-compose with each of a parallel pair of morphisms so as to yield the same composite morphism.
(intransitive, sports) To make the scoreline equal by scoring points.
(obsolete, transitive) To be equal to; to equal, to rival.
(signal processing) To adjust the balance between frequency components within an electronic signal.
(transitive) To make equal; to cause to correspond in amount or degree.
(underwater diving) To clear the ears to balance the pressure in the middle ear with the outside pressure by letting air enter along the Eustachian tubes.
equating
equating
noun
The act by which things are equated; the evaluation of things as equivalent.
verb
present participle of equate
equation
equation
noun
(astronomy) A small correction to observed values to remove the effects of systematic errors in an observation.
(mathematics) An assertion that two expressions are equal, expressed by writing the two expressions separated by an equal sign; from which one is to determine a particular quantity.
The act or process of equating two or more things, or the state of those things being equal (that is, identical).
equative
equative
adj
(grammar) Of, pertaining to, or being an equative.
noun
(grammar) A construction showing an equal quality. In English, this is normally formed using as. For example, the equative of happy is as happy as.
(grammar) A grammatical case in certain languages, including Ossetic and Sumerian, that indicates something is like something else. English equivalents include he was the same age as her and he looks like him.
(grammar) A word in the equative form.
equiaxed
equiaxed
adj
(chiefly of a crystal) Having axes of approximately the same dimensions.
equinate
equipaga
equipage
equipage
noun
(obsolete) Military dress; uniform, armour etc.
(uncountable) Equipment or supplies, especially military ones.
A type of horse-drawn carriage.
The carriage together with attendants; a retinue.
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To furnish with an equipage.
equiseta
equiseta
noun
plural of equisetum
equitant
equitant
adj
(botany) Overlapping at the base.
Mounted on, or sitting upon, a horse; riding on horseback.
equivale
equivale
verb
(transitive, of a proposition) to be equivalent to.
esquimau
exequial
exequial
adj
Of or pertaining to funerals; funereal.
fabrique
guayaqui
icequake
icequake
noun
The concussion that occurs when large masses of ice break up due to contraction.
inaquate
inaquate
adj
(obsolete) Embodied in, or changed into, water.
issaquah
jaqitsch
jaquelin
limequat
limequat
noun
A citrus tree, a cross between a lime and a kumquat, Citrus × floridana
liquable
liquable
Adjective
Capable of being melted.
liquamen
liquamen
noun
(historical) A fish sauce used in Ancient Rome.
liquated
liquated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of liquate
liquates
liquates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of liquate
manequin
manequin
noun
Dated form of mannequin.
maroquin
maroquin
noun
(somewhat dated) leather made from goatskin
marquise
marquise
noun
(architecture) A canopy, usually of glass, set as a shelter over a door opening onto a terrace or pavement.
(chiefly historical) A marchioness, especially one who is French.
(cooking) A rich dessert made with dark chocolate, butter, sugar, cocoa powder, eggs, and cream.
(historical) A style of parasol of the mid-19th century.
(jewelry) An oval cut gemstone with pointed ends.
A marquee.
marquita
marquito
marquois
mesquita
minocqua
nastaliq
nastaliq
Proper noun
A form of Arabic calligraphy mostly used for Persian and languages it has influenced, including Urdu and Ottoman Turkish.
niquiran
opaquing
opaquing
verb
present participle of opaque
otuquian
pamaquin
pasquils
pasquils
noun
plural of pasquil
pasquino
pemaquid
piquable
piquance
piquance
noun
piquancy; having a piquant taste.
piquancy
piquancy
noun
The degree to which something is piquant, stimulating or exciting.
pratique
pratique
noun
(nautical) Permission to use a port given to a ship after compliance with quarantine or on conviction that she is free of contagious disease.
(obsolete) Practice; habits.
puquinan
qadarite
qadarite
Noun
A member of the an early Islamic movement which held that man was endowed by God with free will.
qadianis
qadiriya
qaimaqam
qindarka
qindarka
noun
plural of qindarkë
quackier
quackier
adj
comparative form of quacky: more quacky
quacking
quacking
adj
Making quacking sounds, or prone to doing so.
noun
The sound made by a group of ducks; quacks.
verb
present participle of quack
quackish
quackish
adj
Like a quack (fraudulent doctor), or characteristic of quackery.
quackism
quackism
noun
Behaviour of a quack; quackery.
quadding
quadding
verb
present participle of quad
quadriad
quadriad
noun
(US) A government committee of four economic experts.
(rare) A grouping of four things.
quadrics
quadrics
noun
plural of quadric
quadriga
quadriga
noun
(historical) A Roman racing chariot drawn by four horses abreast.
(historical) A team of four horses, or sometimes other animals, especially as used in chariot racing.
quadrine
quadrine
noun
Alternative form of quatrin
quadriti
quaesita
quaesita
noun
plural of quaesitum
quaestio
quaestio
noun
(law, historical) In ancient Rome, a commission to inquire into a criminal matter given to a citizen (the quaesitor) who then reported to whoever appointed him.
quaffing
quaffing
noun
The act by which something is quaffed; a drinking.
verb
present participle of quaff
quaggier
quaggier
adj
comparative form of quaggy: more quaggy
quagmire
quagmire
noun
(figuratively) A perilous, mixed up and troubled situation; a hopeless tangle.
A swampy, soggy area of ground.
verb
(transitive) To embroil (a person, etc.) in complexity or difficulty.
quagmiry
quagmiry
adj
Like a quagmire.
quaiches
quailery
quailery
noun
A structure in which one houses quail that are kept as a food animal.
quailing
quailing
noun
The act of one who quails, or draws back in fear.
verb
present participle of quail
quainter
quainter
adj
comparative form of quaint: more quaint
quaintly
quaintly
adv
In a quaint manner; oddly; strangely.
quakeric
quakiest
quakiest
adj
superlative form of quaky: most quaky
qualmier
qualmier
adj
comparative form of qualmy: more qualmy
qualmish
qualmish
adj
Affected with qualms; queasy, nauseous.
quamasia
quantico
quantics
quantics
noun
plural of quantic
quanties
quantify
quantify
verb
(logic) To relate a statement (called a predicate) to a given set using a quantifier—either for all (denoted ∀) or there exists (denoted ∃).
To assign a quantity to.
To determine the value of (a variable or expression).
quantile
quantile
noun
(statistics) One of the class of values of a variate which divides the members of a batch or sample into equal-sized subgroups of adjacent values or a probability distribution into distributions of equal probability.
quanting
quanting
verb
present participle of quant
quantity
quantity
noun
(mathematics) Indicates that the entire preceding expression is henceforth considered a single object.
(metrology) Property of a phenomenon, body, or substance, where the property has a magnitude that can be expressed as number and a reference.
(phonology) Length of sounds.
A considerable measure or amount.
A fundamental, generic term used when referring to the measurement (count, amount) of a scalar, vector, number of items or to some other way of denominating the value of a collection or group of items.
A specific measured amount.
An indefinite amount of something.
quantize
quantize
verb
(transitive, mathematics) To associate a given set of numbers with a set of numeric values in another encoding or numerical system (e.g. in a discrete mathematics).
(transitive, music) To shift each beat in a rhythmic pattern to the nearest beat of a given resolution (eighth note, sixteenth note, etc.), or to adjust the frequency or pitch of a note to the nearest perfect tone in a given musical scale
(transitive, physics) To limit the number of possible values of a quantity, or states of a system, by applying the rules of quantum mechanics
(transitive, telecommunications) To approximate a continuously varying signal by one whose amplitude can only have a set of discrete values
quarrian
quarrian
noun
Alternative form of quarrion
quarried
quarried
adj
(archaic) Provided with quarry or prey.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of quarry
quarrier
quarrier
noun
Somebody who works in a quarry.
quarries
quarries
noun
plural of quarry
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of quarry
quarrion
quarrion
noun
A cockatiel, Nymphicus hollandicus.
quartics
quartics
noun
plural of quartic
quartile
quartile
noun
(statistics) Any of the three points that divide an ordered distribution into four parts, each containing a quarter of the population.
(statistics) Any one of the four groups so divided.