(transitive, obsolete) To lay bare, as the roots of a tree, by loosening or removing soil.
acquirable
acquirable
adj
Capable of being acquired.
acquisible
acquisible
adj
Synonym of acquirable (“capable of being acquired”)
acquittals
acquittals
noun
plural of acquittal
adequately
adequately
adv
Barely satisfactory or sufficient.
In an adequate manner.
Sufficient to satisfy a requirement or meet a need; sufficiently; satisfactorily.
alcornoque
alcornoque
noun
The plant Bowdichia virgilioides.
algonquian
algonquian
Adjective
Relating to a group of North American languages.
Noun
An Algonquin.
algonquins
alpinesque
alpinesque
adj
Having an alpine style.
analytique
antiliquor
antiliquor
adj
Opposing the drinking of alcoholic liquor.
aprilesque
aqualunger
aqualunger
noun
A diver who uses an aqualung.
aquamanale
aquamanile
aquamanile
noun
(historical) A ewer or jug-like vessel, shaped like an animal or human figure, used for washing the hands.
aquaplaned
aquaplaned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of aquaplane
aquaplaner
aquaplaner
noun
One who aquaplanes.
aquaplanes
aquaplanes
noun
plural of aquaplane
aquarelles
aquarelles
noun
plural of aquarelle
aquavalent
aquicolous
aquicolous
adj
(biology) Living in water.
aquilawood
aquilinity
aquilinity
noun
The quality of being aquiline (resembling an eagle).
bequeathal
bequeathal
noun
The act of bequeathing; bequeathment; bequest.
blanquette
blanquette
noun
A white meat stew in which neither the meat nor the sauce is browned.
blanquillo
blanquillo
noun
tilefish (Malacanthidae spp.)
catafalque
catafalque
noun
A platform used to display or convey a coffin during a funeral, often ornate.
coequality
coequality
noun
The condition of being coequal
coequalize
colliquate
colliquate
verb
(rare) To melt or liquefy.
colloquial
colloquial
adj
(linguistics) Characteristic of familiar conversation, of common parlance; informal.
Of or pertaining to a conversation; conversational or chatty.
noun
A colloquial word or phrase, colloquialism
coquillage
craquelure
craquelure
noun
(art) The distinctive pattern of hairline cracks in the surface of an old painting
deliquiate
deliquiate
verb
(intransitive) To melt and become liquid by absorbing water from the air; to deliquesce.
(transitive) To cause to melt.
disqualify
disqualify
verb
(transitive) To exclude from consideration by the explicit revocation of a previous qualification.
(transitive) To make ineligible for something.
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.
eliquidate
epulafquen
equability
equability
noun
The condition of being equable.
equalising
equalising
verb
present participle of equalise
equalities
equalities
noun
plural of equality
equalizers
equalizers
noun
plural of equalizer
equalizing
equalizing
verb
present participle of equalize
equangular
equangular
adj
Alternative spelling of equiangular
equational
equational
adj
Of, pertaining to, or constructed using equations
equatoreal
equatorial
equatorial
adj
(organic chemistry) perpendicular to the plane of a ring
of, near, or relating to the equator
noun
(astronomy) A kind of telescope mounted so as to have two axes of motion at right angles to each other, one of them parallel to the axis of the Earth, and each carrying a graduated circle, one for measuring declination, and the other right ascension, or the hour angle, so that the telescope may be directed, even in the daytime, to any star or other object whose right ascension and declination are known.
equestrial
equestrial
adj
Alternative form of equestrian
equicrural
equicrural
adj
Having legs of equal size; isosceles.
equiformal
equiformal
adj
equiform
equilibria
equilibria
noun
plural of equilibrium
equilobate
equilobate
adj
(biology) Equally lobed; divided into similar lobes.
equiradial
equiradial
adj
Having equal radii.
equisignal
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.
equivaluer
equivalved
equivalved
adj
Synonym of equivalve
esquipulas
euroaquilo
fleshquake
fleshquake
noun
A tremor or quiver of the body.
harlequina
harlequins
harlequins
noun
plural of harlequin
illaqueate
illaqueate
verb
To ensnare or entrap; to entangle; to catch.
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.
inquestual
inquilinae
inquirable
inquirable
adj
Capable of being inquired into; subject or liable to inquisition or inquest.
intranquil
jackquelin
jacqueline
jacquelynn
lacquerers
lacquerers
noun
plural of lacquerer
lacquering
lacquering
noun
An application of lacquer.
verb
present participle of lacquer
lacquerist
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.
lansquenet
lansquenet
noun
(countable, historical) Any of a class of German mercenaries of the 15th and 16th centuries, most of whom were pikemen and foot soldiers.
(uncountable) A gambling card game in which the dealer is given an initial card and the players another; cards are then turned up until the value (rank) of one of those cards is met.
laquearian
laquearian
adj
(of a gladiator) armed with a noose
latinesque
liquidable
liquidable
adj
(finance) Able to be liquidated.
liquidated
liquidated
adj
(law) Set; ascertained; made certain by operation of law.
Having undergone liquidation.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of liquidate
liquidates
liquidates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of liquidate
liquidator
liquidator
noun
Any of the workers involved in cleaning up the Chernobyl disaster
One supporting the political policy of liquidationism; a liquidationist.
One who liquidates.
loquacious
loquacious
adj
Talkative; chatty.
magniloquy
magniloquy
noun
Synonym of magniloquence
manqueller
manqueller
noun
(obsolete) A killer of men; a manslayer; executioner.
(obsolete) A murderer.
maquahuitl
maquahuitl
noun
Alternative form of macuahuitl
maquillage
maquillage
noun
Makeup, cosmetics, or its application, especially in theatrical or excessive use.
mariquilla
misqualify
misqualify
verb
(transitive) To qualify incorrectly.
misquality
nonequable
nonequably
nonquality
nonquality
noun
Lack of quality; inferiority.
palanquins
palanquins
noun
plural of palanquin
parciloquy
pasqualina
pasquilant
pasquiller
pasquillic
pauciloquy
pauciloquy
noun
(uncommon) Economical speech; the use of few words when speaking; laconism.
plasmoquin
prequalify
prequalify
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To qualify or be qualified in advance.
quackishly
quackishly
adv
In a quackish manner.
quadplexes
quadplexes
noun
plural of quadplex
quadrangle
quadrangle
noun
(geometry) A geometric shape with four angles and four straight sides; a four-sided polygon.
A courtyard which is quadrangular.
The buildings forming the border of such a courtyard.
quadrantal
quadrantal
adj
(geometry) Of or relating to a quadrant, or included in the fourth part of a circle.
noun
An ancient Roman unit of measure for liquids.
cube
quadrantly
quadrantly
adv
squarely
quadrifoil
quadrifoil
adj
Alternative form of quadrifoliate
quadrilled
quadrilled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of quadrille
quadrilles
quadrilles
noun
plural of quadrille
quadrilogy
quadrilogy
noun
(nonstandard) A tetralogy.
quadripole
quadripole
noun
(electronics) An electrical circuit that has two pairs of external terminals.
(physics) four poles disposed in a square fashion.
quadrivial
quadrivial
adj
Having four ways meeting in a point.
noun
Any of the four "liberal arts" making up the quadrivium.
quadrupled
quadrupled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of quadruple
quadruples
quadruples
noun
plural of quadruple
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of quadruple
quadruplet
quadruplet
noun
(music) A tuplet of four notes.
A cycle for carrying four riders, arranged so that all the riders can assist in the propulsion.
A sequence of four elements.
One of a group of four, particularly one of four babies born from the same mother during the same birth.
quadruplex
quadruplex
adj
Having four components.
Of or relating to a system in telegraphy by which four messages (two in each direction) can be sent on one wire simultaneously.
Of or relating to an early videotape format with four magnetic record/reproduce heads mounted on a headwheel spinning transversely across the tape.
noun
A quadruplex system.
verb
(transitive) To make quadruplex.
quadrupole
quadrupole
noun
(physics) A distribution of either electric charge or magnetization equivalent to two dipoles that point in opposite directions.
(physics) A magnet with two north poles and two south poles, used to focus a beam of particles.
quaffingly
quaffingly
adv
While or by quaffing.
quailberry
quailberry
noun
The plant Crossopetalum ilicifolium.
The plant Vaccinium vitis-idaea.
quaileries
quakerlike
qualifiers
qualifiers
noun
plural of qualifier
qualifying
qualifying
noun
A qualification or added condition.
An examination that must be taken in order to qualify.
verb
present participle of qualify
qualimeter
qualimeter
noun
(obsolete) A device once used to estimate the hardness of X-rays
qualminess
qualminess
noun
Quality of being qualmy.
qualmishly
qualmishly
adv
In a qualmish manner.
qualmproof
quarrelers
quarrelers
noun
plural of quarreler
quarreling
quarreling
verb
US standard spelling of quarrelling.
quarrelled
quarrelled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of quarrel
quarreller
quarreller
noun
Alternative spelling of quarreler
quarrelous
quarrelous
adj
(now US) Quarrelsome; argumentative.
quarriable
quarriable
adj
Capable of being quarried.
quarryable
quarryable
adj
Alternative form of quarriable
quartzless
quartzless
adj
(mineralogy) Lacking quartz.
quathlamba
quatrefoil
quatrefoil
noun
(architecture) A symmetrical shape that forms the overall outline of four partially-overlapping circles of the same diameter.
(heraldry) A stylized flower or leaf with four lobes.
queensland
queensland
Proper noun
One of the six states of Australia, occupying the north-eastern part of the continent, with its capital at Brisbane.
(1859 - 1901) The self governing colony of what is now the state of Queensland.
quenchable
quenchable
adj
Able to be quenched.
questorial
questorial
adj
Alternative form of quaestorial
quillbacks
quillbacks
noun
plural of quillback
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.
quinazolin
quinazolyl
quinoxalin
quinoxalyl
quintilian
quirinalia
quisqualis
quitclaims
quitclaims
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of quitclaim