The quality of being adequate, of meeting needs or expectations.
biquadrantal
biquadratics
biquadratics
noun
plural of biquadratic
boudoiresque
chequerboard
chequerboard
noun
Alternative spelling of checkerboard
cinquefoiled
cinquefoiled
adj
Having five lobes or having the shape of a cinquefoil.
codelinquent
coloquintida
coloquintida
noun
(obsolete) Colocynth, a viny plant bearing extremely bitter fruit.
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.
delinquently
delinquently
adv
In a delinquent manner.
deliquescent
deliquescent
adj
(botany) Branching so that the stem is lost in branches, as in most deciduous trees.
(chemistry) Absorbing moisture from the air and forming a solution.
(mycology, of the fruiting body of a fungus) Becoming liquid as a phase of its life cycle.
Seeming to melt away.
deliquescing
deliquescing
verb
present participle of deliquesce
dentiloquist
dentiloquist
noun
(rare) Someone who speaks through clenched teeth.
dequantitate
dequantitate
verb
(obsolete, rare) To diminish the quantity of.
derelinquish
derelinquish
noun
to abandon or desert, to leave to itself
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.
diplomatique
discotheques
discotheques
noun
plural of discotheque
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
disquietedly
disquietness
disquietness
noun
The state or quality of being disquiet or disturbed; troubledness.
disquietudes
disquietudes
noun
plural of disquietude
disquiparant
disquisiting
disquisition
disquisition
noun
A lengthy, formal discourse that analyses or explains some topic; (loosely) a dissertation or treatise.
A methodical inquiry or investigation.
disquisitive
disquisitive
adj
Relating to disquisition; fond of discussion or investigation; inquisitive.
disquisitory
disquisitory
adj
Of or pertaining to disquisition; disquisitive.
dulciloquent
dulciloquent
adj
(literary, rare) Speaking sweetly.
equatorwards
equatorwards
adv
Towards the equator.
equibalanced
equibalanced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of equibalance
equidiagonal
equidiagonal
adj
(geometry) Of a convex quadrilateral: having the two diagonals of equal length.
equidistance
equidistance
noun
(countable, uncountable) Equal distance.
equidivision
equidivision
noun
division into equal parts
equidominant
equidominant
adj
equally dominant
equilibrated
equilibrated
adj
Subject to equilibration
verb
simple past tense and past participle of equilibrate
equiperiodic
equiperiodic
adj
Having the same period.
equipondious
equipondious
adj
(obsolete, rare) Of equal weight on both sides; balanced.
equivalenced
equivalenced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of equivalence
griqualander
guadalquivir
harlequinade
harlequinade
noun
A pantomime-like comedy featuring the harlequin or clown.
Any comical or fantastical procedure or playfulness.
harquebusade
harquebusade
noun
Alternative form of arquebusade (“the shot of an arquebus”)
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
hydroquinine
hydroquinone
hydroquinone
noun
(organic chemistry) The diphenol para-dihydroxy benzene, used as a mild reducing agent in photographic developing; isomeric with catechol and resorcinol.
hyperquadric
hyperquadric
noun
(mathematics) A particular generalization of a superquadric
inadequacies
inadequacies
noun
plural of inadequacy
inadequately
inadequately
adv
In an inadequate manner.
inadequation
inadequation
noun
(obsolete) Lack of exact correspondence.
inadequative
inequivalved
inequivalved
adj
Synonym of inequivalve
leonardesque
liquidambars
liquidambars
noun
plural of liquidambar
liquidations
liquidations
noun
plural of liquidation
liquidnesses
liquidogenic
lombardesque
maquiladoras
maquiladoras
noun
plural of maquiladora
masqueraders
masqueraders
noun
plural of masquerader
masquerading
masquerading
noun
The act of one who masquerades.
verb
present participle of masquerade
misqualified
misqualified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of misqualify
mosquitocide
mosquitocide
noun
Any substance that kills mosquitos.
musquashweed
nonequalized
overequipped
overequipped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overequip
paraquadrate
paraquadrate
adj
Synonym of squamosal
pasquinading
pasquinading
verb
present participle of pasquinade
preacquitted
preliquidate
prequalified
prequalified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of prequalify
prosequendum
pseudoquinol
quadragesima
quadrangular
quadrangular
adj
Having the shape of a quadrangle; in the shape of a quadrangle.
quadranguled
quadrantlike
quadrantlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a quadrant.
quadraphonic
quadraphonic
adj
(of a sound system) Employing four independent channels or speakers.
quadrateness
quadrateness
noun
Quality of being quadrate.
quadratifera
quadrennials
quadrennials
noun
plural of quadrennial
quadrenniums
quadricepses
quadricepses
noun
plural of quadriceps
quadricinium
quadricinium
noun
(music) A four-part composition.
quadricuspid
quadricuspid
adj
Having four cusps.
quadricycler
quadriennial
quadriennial
adj
Alternative form of quadrennial
quadriennium
quadrifolium
quadrigabled
quadrigamist
quadrigamist
noun
(rare) Someone who has four spouses at the same time.
quadrihybrid
quadrihybrid
noun
(biology) A hybrid whose parents differ by four pairs of contrasting Mendelian characters.
quadrijugate
quadrijugate
adj
(botany) Pinnate, with four pairs of leaflets.
quadrijugous
quadrijugous
adj
quadrijugate
quadrillions
quadrillions
noun
plural of quadrillion
quadrilobate
quadrilobate
adj
Having four lobes.
quadrinomial
quadrinomial
adj
Consisting of four names or parts or terms.
noun
(algebra) An expression consisting of four terms.
quadriparous
quadriparous
adj
(ornithology) Laying four eggs.
Having given birth to four offspring.
quadriphonic
quadriphonic
adj
Alternative form of quadraphonic
quadriplanar
quadriplanar
adj
Composed of, or relating to, four planes.
quadriplegia
quadriplegia
noun
Paralysis from the neck down.
Paralysis of all four limbs.
quadriplegic
quadriplegic
adj
Of, related to, or suffering from quadriplegia.
noun
One who suffers from quadriplegia.
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.
quadrivalent
quadrivalent
adj
(chemistry) Having a valence of four
(graph theory) Said of a graph: that all of its vertices have degree four.
(of a vaccine) Protecting against four different (usually flu) viruses.
noun
(genetics) Any quadrivalent chromosome
quadrumanous
quadrumanous
adj
Having four feet whose first digits are opposable; applies to all non-human primates.
quadrupedant
quadrupedant
noun
quadruped
quadrupedate
quadrupedism
quadrupedous
quadruplator
quadruplator
noun
(historical) In Ancient Rome, a public informer who received a fourth part.
quarterdecks
quarterdecks
noun
plural of quarterdeck
quartersawed
quartersawed
verb
simple past tense of quartersaw
quatrefoiled
quatrefoiled
adj
(architecture) decorated with quatrefoils
quebradillas
quickhearted
quidditative
quidditative
adj
Alternative form of quiddative
quinaldinium
quindecangle
quindecangle
noun
(obsolete, geometry) quindecagon
quindecaplet
quindecemvir
quindecemvir
noun
(historical) Any member of an official group of fifteen people, especially a member of the 15-man college of priests who cared for the Sibylline Books in ancient Rome.
quindecimvir
quindecimvir
noun
(historical, Ancient Rome) Any member of a group of fifteen officials.
quinoidation
quinquegrade
quinquegrade
adj
(music) Of or relating to a kind of musical scale based on fifths.
quinquelobed
quinquelobed
Adjective
Having five lobes.
quinquenniad
quinquenniad
noun
(now rare) Synonym of quinquennium: A 5-year period.
quinquepedal
quinuclidine
quinuclidine
noun
(organic chemistry) The saturated, bicyclic heterocycle 1-azabicyclo[2.2.2]octane; any of its derivatives
quodlibetary
quodlibetary
adj
(philosophy) Of or relating to quodlibet.
reacquainted
reacquainted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of reacquaint
relinquished
relinquished
verb
simple past tense and past participle of relinquish
reliquidated
reliquidated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of reliquidate
reliquidates
reliquidates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of reliquidate
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.
sequestrated
sequestrated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of sequestrate
soliloquised
soliloquised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of soliloquise
soliloquized
soliloquized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of soliloquize
squatinoidei
tardiloquent
tardiloquous
tornadoesque
tornadoesque
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a tornado, or the damage and debris resulting from one.
tranquilized
tranquilized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of tranquilize
unacquainted
unacquainted
adj
(obsolete) Not usual; unfamiliar; strange.
Not acquainted, unfamiliar (with someone or something).