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
adequacy
adequacy
noun
The quality of being sufficient, adequate or able to meet the needs.
adequate
adequate
adj
Equal to or fulfilling some requirement.
det
A sufficient amount of; enough.
verb
(obsolete) To equal.
(obsolete) To equalize; to make adequate.
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.
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.
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
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.
aquacade
aquacade
noun
An entertainment consisting of swimmers and divers performing to music
aquarter
aquatile
aquatile
adj
(obsolete) Inhabiting the water.
aquatone
aquatone
noun
A print produced by this method.
An offset printing method utilizing a gelatin-coated zinc plate hardened and sensitized to print type, line illustrations, and fine-screen halftones.
aqueduct
aqueduct
noun
(anatomy) A structure conveying fluid, such as the cerebral aqueduct or vestibular aqueduct.
A structure carrying water over a river or depression, especially in regards to ancient aqueducts.
An artificial channel that is constructed to convey water from one location to another.
aquifers
aquifers
noun
plural of aquifer
aquifuge
aquifuge
noun
(geology) An aquiclude.
aquilege
aquileia
aquiline
aquiline
adj
Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of eagles; resembling that of an eagle.
aquotize
arequipa
arequipa
Proper noun
A city of Peru, in the south of the country
arquated
arquated
adj
Shaped like a bow; arcuate; curved.
arquebus
arquebus
noun
Alternative form of harquebus (“an obsolete matchlock firearm”).
verb
(transitive, rare) To shoot with an arquebus.
aspiquee
banquete
banquets
banquets
noun
plural of banquet
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of banquet
barbeque
barbeque
noun
(sometimes proscribed) Alternative spelling of barbecue (“apparatus for grilling; cookout (event); meat cooked by barbecuing”)
verb
(sometimes proscribed) Alternative spelling of barbecue
baroques
baroques
noun
plural of baroque
barquero
barquest
basquine
basquine
noun
A sort of basque petticoat.
bedquilt
bedquilt
noun
A quilt used for spreading over a bed, as the topmost layer of bedclothes.
belduque
belgique
beliquor
bequeath
bequeath
verb
(law) To give or leave by will; to give by testament.
To give; to offer; to commit.
To hand down; to transmit.
bequests
bequests
noun
plural of bequest
berloque
besquirt
beziques
beziques
noun
plural of bezique
biunique
biunique
adj
(mathematics, of two sets) that have a one-to-one correspondence in each direction
boqueron
borasque
bosquets
bosquets
noun
plural of bosquet
bouquets
bouquets
noun
plural of bouquet
boutique
boutique
noun
(film) A film production company making only a few movies per year.
(often attributive) Any company specializing in bespoke or custom-made products or services for clientele in a niche market.
A small shop located within a larger one.
A small shop, especially one that sells fashionable clothes, jewelry and the like.
brasqued
breloque
breloque
noun
A seal or charm for a watchchain.
briquets
briquets
noun
plural of briquet
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of briquet
broquery
brusquer
brusquer
adj
comparative form of brusque: more brusque
caciques
caciques
noun
plural of cacique
calanque
caquetio
casaques
cassique
caziques
caziques
noun
plural of cazique; an alternative spelling of cacique
chaqueta
charqued
charqued
adj
Prepared as charqui or jerky.
chequeen
chequeen
noun
(historical) A gold coin formerly used in Italy and Turkey; a sequin.
chequers
chequers
noun
plural of chequer
chequinn
chicqued
chicquer
chimique
chiquero
chiquest
claquers
claquers
noun
plural of claquer
claqueur
claqueur
noun
One of the claque employed to applaud at a theatre.
cliquier
cliquier
adj
comparative form of cliquey: more cliquey
comparative form of cliquy: more cliquy
coequals
coequals
noun
plural of coequal
coequate
coequate
verb
(transitive) To make equal to each other.
colloque
colloque
noun
Obsolete form of colloquy.
verb
(intransitive) To hold colloquy; to converse.
comoquer
conquers
conquers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of conquer
conquest
conquest
noun
(colloquial, figurative) A person whose romantic affections one has gained, or with whom one has had sex, or the act of gaining another's romantic affections.
(figuratively, by extension) An act or instance of overcoming an obstacle.
(obsolete, feudal law) The acquiring of property by other means than by inheritance; acquisition.
(video games) A competitive mode found in first-person shooter games in which competing teams (usually two) attempt to take over predetermined spawn points labeled by flags.
That which is conquered; possession gained by force, physical or moral.
Victory gained through combat; the subjugation of an enemy.
verb
(archaic) To conquer.
(marketing) To compete with an established competitor by placing advertisements for one's own products adjacent to editorial content relating to the competitor or by using terms and keywords for one's own products that are currently associated with the competitor.
coquelin
coquetry
coquetry
noun
(countable) An act constituting such behaviour; an affectation of amorous interest or enticement, especially of a woman directed towards a man.
Coquettish behaviour; actions designed to excite erotic attention, without intending to reciprocate such feelings (chiefly of women towards men); flirtatious teasing.
coquette
coquette
noun
A woman who flirts or plays with men's affections.
Any hummingbird in the genus Lophornis
verb
Alternative form of coquet
coquille
coquille
noun
A form of ruching used as a dress trimming or for neckwear, named from the manner in which it is gathered or fulled.
A meal, especially a seafood dish, served in an actual scallop shell or a dish (container) shaped like a shell.
A scallop shell or a dish (container) shaped like one, especially when used to serve the aforementioned food.
corseque
corseque
noun
A pole weapon with a spike and two lateral blades on a shaft.
cotquean
cotquean
noun
Alternative form of cot-quean
cowquake
cowquake
noun
quaking grass; Briza media
critique
critique
noun
(obsolete) A critic; one who criticises.
A point made to criticize something.
An essay in which another piece of work is criticised, reviewed, etc.
The art of criticism.
verb
To review something; to criticize.
croquets
croquets
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of croquet
dequeued
dequeued
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dequeue
dequeues
dequeues
noun
plural of dequeue
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dequeue
detraque
disquiet
disquiet
adj
(chiefly obsolete) Deprived of quiet; impatient, restless, uneasy.
noun
Lack of quiet; absence of tranquility in body or mind
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To make (someone or something) worried or anxious.
duquesne
duquette
eliquate
eliquate
verb
To liquate; to smelt.
To part by liquation.
eloquent
eloquent
adj
Effective in expressing meaning by speech.
Fluently persuasive and articulate.
embarque
embusque
enqueued
enqueued
verb
simple past tense and past participle of enqueue
enqueues
enqueues
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of enqueue
enquired
enquired
verb
simple past tense and past participle of enquire
enquirer
enquirer
noun
Alternative form of inquirer
enquires
enquires
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of enquire
equaeval
equaeval
adj
Of the same age; coeval.
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.
equalled
equalled
adj
Matched; found comparable.
verb
(Britain) simple past tense and past participle of equal
equaller
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.
equators
equators
noun
plural of equator
equiaxed
equiaxed
adj
(chiefly of a crystal) Having axes of approximately the same dimensions.
equidist
equiform
equiform
adj
Having the same form; uniform, equiformal
equinate
equinely
equinely
adv
In an equine manner.
equinity
equinity
noun
The quality of being equine.
equinunk
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.
equipede
equipped
equipped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of equip
equipper
equipper
noun
A person or organization that equips.
equiseta
equiseta
noun
plural of equisetum
equitant
equitant
adj
(botany) Overlapping at the base.
Mounted on, or sitting upon, a horse; riding on horseback.
equities
equities
noun
plural of equity
equitist
equivale
equivale
verb
(transitive, of a proposition) to be equivalent to.
equivoke
equivoke
noun
Alternative form of equivoque
equivote
equivote
noun
(obsolete, rare) A hung vote, one having an equal number of votes cast on each side of the question.
equuleus
equuleus
noun
(historical) An ancient torture device, possibly resembling a wooden horse, or possibly a rack.
esquimau
esquired
esquired
adj
(dated) Using the title or honorific of esquire.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of esquire
esquires
esquires
noun
plural of esquire
esquisse
esquisse
noun
(art) The first sketch of a picture or model of a statue.
exequial
exequial
adj
Of or pertaining to funerals; funereal.
exequies
exequies
noun
(obsolete) plural of exequy (“funeral rites”)
ezequiel
fabrique
filioque
filioque
noun
(theology) The use of the Latin word filioque (“and the son”) in the Western form of the Nicene Creed, to indicate that the Holy Spirit proceeds from both the Father and the Son (as opposed to the Eastern churches which believe the Spirit proceeds from the Father alone).
foucquet
frequent
frequent
adj
(obsolete) Full; crowded; thronged.
(obsolete) Often or commonly reported.
Addicted to any course of conduct; inclined to indulge in any practice; habitual; persistent.
Done or occurring often; common.
Occurring at short intervals.
verb
(transitive) To visit often.
haquebut
haquebut
noun
Obsolete spelling of hagbut
haqueton
henequen
henequen
noun
A tropical American agave, Agave fourcroydes, whose thick, sword-shaped leaves yield a coarse reddish fibre used in making rope etc.
The fibre from this plant (sometimes mistakenly called sisal, which is from Agave sisalana).
henequin
henequin
noun
Alternative form of jeniquen
heniquen
henrique
herquein
icequake
icequake
noun
The concussion that occurs when large masses of ice break up due to contraction.