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.
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.
borasque
brasqued
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.
claquers
claquers
noun
plural of claquer
claqueur
claqueur
noun
One of the claque employed to applaud at a theatre.
coequals
coequals
noun
plural of coequal
coequate
coequate
verb
(transitive) To make equal to each other.
cotquean
cotquean
noun
Alternative form of cot-quean
cowquake
cowquake
noun
quaking grass; Briza media
detraque
eliquate
eliquate
verb
To liquate; to smelt.
To part by liquation.
embarque
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.
equinate
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.
equiseta
equiseta
noun
plural of equisetum
equitant
equitant
adj
(botany) Overlapping at the base.
Mounted on, or sitting upon, a horse; riding on horseback.
equivale
equivale
verb
(transitive, of a proposition) to be equivalent to.
esquimau
exequial
exequial
adj
Of or pertaining to funerals; funereal.
fabrique
haquebut
haquebut
noun
Obsolete spelling of hagbut
haqueton
icequake
icequake
noun
The concussion that occurs when large masses of ice break up due to contraction.
inaquate
inaquate
adj
(obsolete) Embodied in, or changed into, water.
jacquely
jaquelee
jaquelin
jaquelyn
jaquette
lacquers
lacquers
noun
plural of lacquer
lacqueys
lacqueys
noun
plural of lacquey
lamarque
limequat
limequat
noun
A citrus tree, a cross between a lime and a kumquat, Citrus × floridana
liquable
liquable
Adjective
Capable of being melted.
liquamen
liquamen
noun
(historical) A fish sauce used in Ancient Rome.
liquated
liquated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of liquate
liquates
liquates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of liquate
macaques
macaques
noun
plural of macaque
manequin
manequin
noun
Dated form of mannequin.
maquette
maquette
noun
A preliminary model or sketch used in preparation for making a sculpture.
verb
(art, transitive, intransitive, rare) To prepare a maquette (of).
marquees
marquees
noun
plural of marquee
marquess
marquess
noun
(obsolete) A marchioness.
A title of nobility for a man ranking beneath a duke and above an earl.
marquise
marquise
noun
(architecture) A canopy, usually of glass, set as a shelter over a door opening onto a terrace or pavement.
(chiefly historical) A marchioness, especially one who is French.
(cooking) A rich dessert made with dark chocolate, butter, sugar, cocoa powder, eggs, and cream.
(historical) A style of parasol of the mid-19th century.
(jewelry) An oval cut gemstone with pointed ends.
A marquee.
masquers
masquers
noun
plural of masquer
mesquita
moweaqua
nonequal
nonequal
adj
Not equal; unequal, different.
noun
One who is not an equal; a person of differing rank or status.
opaquely
opaquely
adv
In an opaque manner.
opaquest
opaquest
adj
superlative form of opaque: most opaque
palenque
palenque
noun
(historical) A community of runaway slaves.
paraquet
paroquet
parquets
parquets
noun
plural of parquet
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of parquet
parroque
pasquale
pauraque
pauraque
noun
A species of nightjar found from the far southern part of the US through Central and South America, Nyctidromus albicollis.
pemaquid
piquable
piquance
piquance
noun
piquancy; having a piquant taste.
pratique
pratique
noun
(nautical) Permission to use a port given to a ship after compliance with quarantine or on conviction that she is free of contagious disease.
(obsolete) Practice; habits.
qadarite
qadarite
Noun
A member of the an early Islamic movement which held that man was endowed by God with free will.
quaalude
quaalude
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Quaalude
quackery
quackery
noun
(countable) An instance of practicing fraudulent medicine.
(law, medicine, uncountable) The practice of fraudulent medicine, usually in order to make money or for ego gratification and power; health fraud.
quackier
quackier
adj
comparative form of quacky: more quacky
quadplex
quadplex
noun
(US) A building divided into four separate residences or commercial premises
quadrate
quadrate
adj
(archaic) Square; even; balanced; equal; exact.
(archaic) Squared; suited; correspondent.
Having four equal sides, the opposite sides parallel, and four right angles; square.
Produced by multiplying a number by itself; square.
noun
(anatomy) The quadrate bone.
(astrology) An aspect of the heavenly bodies in which they are distant from each other 90°, or the quarter of a circle; quartile.
(geometry) A plane surface with four equal sides and four right angles; a square; hence, figuratively, anything having the outline of a square.
verb
(archaic, transitive) To adjust (a gun) on its carriage.
(archaic, transitive) To square; to agree; to suit; to correspond (with).
(archaic, transitive) To train (a gun) for horizontal firing.
(archaic, transitive, intransitive) To square.
quadrine
quadrine
noun
Alternative form of quatrin
quaequae
quaesita
quaesita
noun
plural of quaesitum
quaestio
quaestio
noun
(law, historical) In ancient Rome, a commission to inquire into a criminal matter given to a citizen (the quaesitor) who then reported to whoever appointed him.
quaestor
quaestor
noun
(historical) An Ancient Roman official responsible for public revenue and other financial affairs.
(historical) In the Middle Ages, an officer who announced indulgences.
(historical) The Quaestor sacri palatii of the late Roman Empire and Byzantium; first generally a legislator, then judicial official, and eventually an honorary title by the 14th century.
quaffers
quaffers
noun
plural of quaffer
quaggier
quaggier
adj
comparative form of quaggy: more quaggy
quagmire
quagmire
noun
(figuratively) A perilous, mixed up and troubled situation; a hopeless tangle.
A swampy, soggy area of ground.
verb
(transitive) To embroil (a person, etc.) in complexity or difficulty.
quaiches
quailery
quailery
noun
A structure in which one houses quail that are kept as a food animal.
quainter
quainter
adj
comparative form of quaint: more quaint
quakeful
quakeric
quakerly
quakerly
Adjective
Pertaining to Quakers.
Befitting a Quaker.
quakiest
quakiest
adj
superlative form of quaky: most quaky
qualmier
qualmier
adj
comparative form of qualmy: more qualmy
quanties
quantile
quantile
noun
(statistics) One of the class of values of a variate which divides the members of a batch or sample into equal-sized subgroups of adjacent values or a probability distribution into distributions of equal probability.
quantize
quantize
verb
(transitive, mathematics) To associate a given set of numbers with a set of numeric values in another encoding or numerical system (e.g. in a discrete mathematics).
(transitive, music) To shift each beat in a rhythmic pattern to the nearest beat of a given resolution (eighth note, sixteenth note, etc.), or to adjust the frequency or pitch of a note to the nearest perfect tone in a given musical scale
(transitive, physics) To limit the number of possible values of a quantity, or states of a system, by applying the rules of quantum mechanics
(transitive, telecommunications) To approximate a continuously varying signal by one whose amplitude can only have a set of discrete values
quardeel
quaresma
quarrels
quarrels
noun
plural of quarrel
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of quarrel
quarried
quarried
adj
(archaic) Provided with quarry or prey.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of quarry
quarrier
quarrier
noun
Somebody who works in a quarry.
quarries
quarries
noun
plural of quarry
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of quarry
quarrome
quarsome
quartane
quartane
noun
(chemistry, obsolete) butane
quartern
quartern
noun
(archaic) A loaf of bread weighing about four pounds.
(archaic) A quarter part; one fourth.
quarters
quarters
noun
(by extension) The place where someone or something lives
(plural only, military) Housing, barracks or other habitation or living space. Compare cuarto.
A commonly played university drinking game in North America.
Quarterfinals.
plural of quarter.
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of quarter
quartets
quartets
noun
plural of quartet
quartile
quartile
noun
(statistics) Any of the three points that divide an ordered distribution into four parts, each containing a quarter of the population.
(statistics) Any one of the four groups so divided.
quartine
quartine
noun
(botany, archaic) A supposed fourth integument of an ovule, counting from the outside.