(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.
calchaqui
casquetel
casquetel
noun
A simple casque (helmet) that had no visor
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.
coequally
coequally
adv
In a coequal manner.
colloquia
colloquia
noun
a plural of colloquium
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.
eliquated
eliquated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of eliquate
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
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.
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
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.
jacquelin
jacquelyn
jacquelyn
Proper noun
name, one of the spelling variants of Jacqueline.
jaqueline
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.
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.
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.
lonquhard
loquacity
loquacity
noun
Talkativeness; the quality of being loquacious.
marquisal
mosquital
mosquital
adj
Of or relating to mosquitos.
nisqualli
nonequals
nonequals
noun
plural of nonequal
obliquate
obloquial
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.
opalesque
opalesque
adj
Similar to opal; having some of the qualities of opal.
overequal
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.
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.
(transitive) To multiply by four.
quadruply
quadruply
adv
four times
in four (often different) ways
quailhead
quaillike
quaillike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a quail (the bird).
quakerlet
quaketail
quaketail
noun
(dialect) A bird, the wagtail.
quakingly
quakingly
adv
In a quaking fashion, especially with fear.
qualified
qualified
adj
Meeting the standards, requirements, and training for a position.
Restricted or limited by conditions.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of qualify
qualifier
qualifier
noun
(computing, programming) A marker that qualifies or modifies another code element.
(grammar) A word or phrase, such as an adjective or adverb, that describes or characterizes another word or phrase, such as a noun or verb; a modifier; that adds or subtracts attributes to another.
A preliminary stage of a competition.
One who qualifies for something, especially a contestant who qualifies for a stage in a competition.
qualifies
qualifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of qualify
qualitied
qualitied
adj
(now rare) Endowed with (usually specified) qualities; especially, having good qualities.
qualities
qualities
noun
plural of quality
qualmiest
qualmiest
adj
superlative form of qualmy: most qualmy
qualmyish
quamoclit
quamoclit
noun
(botany) Any plant of the former genus Quamoclit.
quantical
quantical
adj
(mathematics) Relating to quantics.
Quantum.
quantiles
quantiles
noun
plural of quantile
quantrill
quantulum
quantulum
noun
(obsolete) A very small amount.
quarreled
quarreler
quarreler
noun
One who quarrels or is disposed to do so. An arguer or disputer.
quarrelet
quarterly
quarterly
adj
(heraldry) (of a coat of arms) Divided into four parts crosswise.
Occurring once every quarter year (three months).
adv
Once every quarter year (three months).
noun
A periodical publication that appears four times per year.
quartiles
quartiles
noun
plural of quartile
quaternal
quaternal
adj
Occurring in fours, or having four elements.
quatrayle
quatrayle
noun
(rare) A great-great-great-grandfather; the grandfather of the grandfather of one's father.
quatreble
quatreble
noun
(obsolete, music) A voice pitched a fifth above treble.
quatrible
queanlike
quelimane
quellable
quellable
adj
Able to be quelled.
quernales
querulant
querulant
noun
(psychology) One who has obsessive feelings of having been wronged.
quetzales
quietable
quillagua
quillaias
quillajas
quillajic
quillback
quillback
noun
Carpiodes cyprinus, a freshwater fish of the sucker family with a long filament that extends back from the dorsal fin, native to the eastern and central United States.
quilltail
quinaielt
quinaldic
quinaldic
adj
Alternative form of quinaldinic
quinaldin
quinaldyl
quinellas
quinellas
noun
plural of quinella
quinielas
quinielas
noun
plural of quiniela
quinoidal
quinoidal
adj
(organic chemistry) quinoid
quintilla
quitclaim
quitclaim
noun
(law) A deed that is a renunciation of claims to a parcel of real property and a transfer of one's claims to another.
A renunciation of claims.
verb
(transitive) To relinquish or release (a claim, title etc.); to transfer (an interest in property).
quittable
quittable
adj
Capable of being quitted.
quizzable
quizzable
adj
(archaic) Fit to be quizzed or teased; comical in appearance or habits.
quizzical
quizzical
adj
Jocose; humorous.
Questioning or suggesting puzzlement.
Strange or eccentric.
quondamly
quondamly
adv
(formal) Formerly; at an earlier time.
relacquer
relacquer
verb
To lacquer again.
reliquary
reliquary
noun
(figuratively) An object that sustains the memory of past people or events.
(law) A person who owes a balance.
A container to hold or display religious relics.
reliquiae
reliquiae
noun
(archaeology) Artifacts; things made or modified by human art.
Remains, especially of fossil organisms.
reliquian
reliquian
adj
Of or pertaining to relics; of the nature of a relic.