(intransitive, slang) To leave quickly or in a hurry; to depart, flee.
(intransitive, slang) to abscond.
acquiescence
acquiescence
noun
(law) Inaction, passivity, or neglect to take legal action when it is called for in order to assert, preserve, or safeguard a right, and which inaction implies the abandonment of said right.
A silent or passive assent or submission, or a submission with apparent content, distinguished from avowed consent on the one hand, and on the other, from opposition or open discontent; quiet satisfaction.
acquiescency
acquiescency
noun
The quality of being acquiescent; acquiescence.
acquirements
acquirements
noun
plural of acquirement
acquisitions
acquisitions
noun
plural of acquisition
acquittances
acquittances
noun
plural of acquittance
adequateness
adequateness
noun
The quality of being adequate, of meeting needs or expectations.
aiguillesque
aiguillesque
adj
Shaped like an aiguille.
alhambresque
alhambresque
Adjective
Made or decorated after the fanciful style of the ornamentation in the Alhambra palace, which affords an unusually fine exhibition of Saracenic or Arabesque architecture.
alloquialism
antimosquito
antimosquito
adj
Countering mosquitos.
antiquarians
antiquarians
noun
plural of antiquarian
antiquations
antiquations
noun
plural of antiquation
aquacultures
aquacultures
noun
plural of aquaculture
aquarellists
aquarellists
noun
plural of aquarellist
aquatintists
aquatintists
noun
plural of aquatintist
aquativeness
aquativeness
noun
(phrenology, obsolete, obscure) love of liquids, including drinking, bathing, and sailing.
aqueoigneous
aqueoigneous
adj
(archaic) Synonym of igneoaqueous
aquicultures
aquicultures
noun
plural of aquiculture
aquilinities
aquilinities
noun
plural of aquilinity
arabesquerie
arabesquerie
noun
arabesque ornamentation
barquentines
barquentines
noun
plural of barquentine
barquisimeto
barranquitas
biquadratics
biquadratics
noun
plural of biquadratic
bramantesque
cacqueteuses
cacqueteuses
noun
plural of cacqueteuse
chivalresque
chivalresque
adj
Characteristic of chivalry
coequalities
coequalities
noun
plural of coequality
conquistador
conquistador
noun
A conqueror, but especially one of the Spanish soldiers that invaded Central and South America otherwise known as the doorways to the new world, in the 16th century and defeated the Incas and Aztecs.
desquamating
desquamating
verb
present participle of desquamate
desquamation
desquamation
noun
(medicine) The shedding of the outer layers of the skin.
desquamative
desquamative
adj
Of, relating to, or attended with, desquamation.
desquamatory
desquamatory
adj
(surgery) Relating to the removal of the laminae of exfoliated bones.
disequalizer
disequalizer
noun
One who or that which makes unequal.
disqualified
disqualified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disqualify
disqualifies
disqualifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disqualify
disquiparant
equabilities
equabilities
noun
plural of equability
equalisation
equalisation
noun
Alternative spelling of equalization
equanimities
equanimities
noun
plural of equanimity
equanimously
equanimously
adv
In an equanimous manner.
equatorwards
equatorwards
adv
Towards the equator.
equidistance
equidistance
noun
(countable, uncountable) Equal distance.
equilibrants
equilibrants
noun
plural of equilibrant
equilibrates
equilibrates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of equilibrate
equinoctials
equinoctials
noun
plural of equinoctial
equipartisan
equisetaceae
equivalences
equivalences
noun
plural of equivalence
equivocacies
equivocacies
noun
plural of equivocacy
equivocators
equivocators
noun
plural of equivocator
esquirearchy
forequarters
forequarters
noun
plural of forequarter
foursquarely
harlequinism
harquebusade
harquebusade
noun
Alternative form of arquebusade (“the shot of an arquebus”)
harquebusier
harquebusier
noun
Alternative form of arquebusier
headquarters
headquarters
noun
A place of concentrated activity or influence.
The center of an organization's operations or administration.
The military installation from which troops are commanded and orders are issued; the military unit consisting of a commander and his support staff.
hindquarters
hindquarters
noun
plural of hindquarter
igneoaqueous
igneoaqueous
adj
(archaic) Formed by heat and water; denoting an obsolete theory of the formation of granite
inadequacies
inadequacies
noun
plural of inadequacy
inequalities
inequalities
noun
plural of inequality
italianesque
italianesque
Adjective
In an Italian style.
japanesquely
japanesquery
lacquerwares
lacquerwares
noun
plural of lacquerware
lacquerworks
lacquerworks
noun
plural of lacquerwork
leonardesque
liquidambars
liquidambars
noun
plural of liquidambar
liquidations
liquidations
noun
plural of liquidation
lombardesque
loquaciously
loquaciously
adv
In a loquacious manner.
maquiladoras
maquiladoras
noun
plural of maquiladora
marquessates
marquessates
noun
plural of marquessate
marqueteries
marqueteries
noun
plural of marqueterie
plural of marquetery
marquisettes
marquisettes
noun
plural of marquisette
masqueraders
masqueraders
noun
plural of masquerader
masquerading
masquerading
noun
The act of one who masquerades.
verb
present participle of masquerade
metasequoias
metasequoias
noun
plural of metasequoia
milquetoasts
milquetoasts
noun
plural of milquetoast
misqualified
misqualified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of misqualify
misquotation
misquotation
noun
An incorrect quotation.
mousquetaire
mousquetaire
noun
(historical) A broad turnover linen collar worn in the mid-19th century.
(historical) A musketeer, especially one of the French royal musketeers of the 17th and 18th centuries, famed for their daring and their fine clothing.
(historical) A woman's cloak trimmed with ribbons, with large buttons, fashionable in the mid-19th century.
musquashroot
musquashweed
naturalesque
naturalesque
adj
(art) In a style resembling nature.
nonqualities
nonqualities
noun
plural of nonquality
nonsequacity
opaquenesses
opaquenesses
noun
plural of opaqueness
pasqueflower
pasqueflower
noun
Alternative spelling of pasque flower
pasquinading
pasquinading
verb
present participle of pasquinade
plastiqueurs
prequalifies
prequalifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of prequalify
quackishness
quackishness
noun
The state or condition of being quackish.
quacksalvers
quacksalvers
noun
plural of quacksalver
quadragesima
quadrateness
quadrateness
noun
Quality of being quadrate.
quadrennials
quadrennials
noun
plural of quadrennial
quadrenniums
quadricepses
quadricepses
noun
plural of quadriceps
quadricuspid
quadricuspid
adj
Having four cusps.
quadrigamist
quadrigamist
noun
(rare) Someone who has four spouses at the same time.
quadrijugous
quadrijugous
adj
quadrijugate
quadrillions
quadrillions
noun
plural of quadrillion
quadriparous
quadriparous
adj
(ornithology) Laying four eggs.
Having given birth to four offspring.
quadrisected
quadrisected
verb
simple past tense and past participle of quadrisect
quadriserial
quadriserial
adj
Arranged in four series.
quadrisetose
quadrisetose
adj
(biology) Having four bristles.
quadrispiral
quadrispiral
adj
Quadruply spiral; involving, or consisting of, four spirals.
quadrumanous
quadrumanous
adj
Having four feet whose first digits are opposable; applies to all non-human primates.
quadrupedism
quadrupedous
quaestorship
quaestorship
noun
The office or status of quaestor.
quaintnesses
quaintnesses
noun
plural of quaintness
quakerstreet
qualmishness
qualmishness
noun
The quality of being qualmish.
quaquaversal
quaquaversal
adj
(astronomy) Dipping towards a center in all directions.
Going off in all directions from the center.
quarrelously
quarterbacks
quarterbacks
noun
plural of quarterback
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of quarterback
quarterdecks
quarterdecks
noun
plural of quarterdeck
quartersawed
quartersawed
verb
simple past tense of quartersaw
quarterspace
quarterstaff
quarterstaff
noun
A wooden staff of an approximate length between 2 and 2.5 meters, sometimes tipped with iron, used as a weapon in rural England during the Early Modern period.
Fighting or exercise with the quarterstaff.
quartiparous
quasicrystal
quasicrystal
noun
(physics, chemistry) any solid with conventional crystalline properties but exhibiting a point group symmetry inconsistent with translational periodicity
quaternaries
quaternaries
noun
plural of quaternary
quaternarius
quaternarius
noun
(prosody) A unit of four metrical feet.
quaternities
quaternities
noun
plural of quaternity
quatertenses
queasinesses
queasinesses
noun
plural of queasiness
quebradillas
questionable
questionable
adj
(obsolete) Inviting questions; inviting inquiry.
Of dubious respectability or morality.
Problematic; open to doubt or challenge.
questionably
questionably
adv
in a questionable manner
quisquiliary
quotableness
quotableness
noun
The quality or degree of being quotable.
quotationist
quotationist
noun
One who makes, or is given to making, quotations.
racquetballs
racquetballs
noun
plural of racquetball
raffaelesque
raphaelesque
raphaelesque
Adjective
In the style of the Italian painter
reliquidates
reliquidates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of reliquidate
saltimbanque
saltimbanque
noun
Tumbler, street acrobat.
semiequitant
semiequitant
adj
(botany) Somewhat or partly equitant.
semiquadrate
semiquadrate
noun
(astrology) An aspect of the planets when distant from each other by half a quadrant, or forty-five degrees, or one sign and a half.
semiquartile
semiquartile
noun
(astrology) A semiquadrate.
sequaciously
sequaciously
adv
by a logically developed argument.
with blind acceptance.
sequentially
sequentially
adv
In sequence, in order.
sequestrable
sequestrable
adj
Capable of being sequestered; subject or liable to sequestration.
sequestrated
sequestrated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of sequestrate
sequestrates
sequestrates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of sequestrate
sequestrator
sequestrator
noun
One who sequesters.
sesquialtera
sesquialtera
noun
(music) A ratio of 3:2.
(music) An organ stop that uses two ranks of different pipes.