(historical) An Islamic cleric, an expert in Islamic law and jurisprudence, especially in medieval and early modern Spain.
aliquid
aliquot
aliquot
adj
Contained in the whole an integral number of times, a factor or divisor.
noun
(chemistry, biotechnology) A portion of a total amount of a solution or suspension.
verb
(chemistry, biotechnology, transitive, informal) To separate a volume of solution or suspension into aliquots.
alloquy
alloquy
noun
(obsolete) Act of speaking to another; an address.
almique
alquier
aquilae
aquilia
aquilid
aquilla
aquilla
Proper noun
A village in Ohio.
A city in Texas.
aquilon
asqueal
asqueal
adj
Squealing.
bequalm
blanque
calqued
calqued
verb
simple past tense and past participle of calque
calques
calques
noun
plural of calque
chalque
claquer
claquer
noun
Alternative form of claqueur
claques
claques
noun
plural of claque
cliqued
cliqued
verb
simple past tense and past participle of clique
cliques
cliques
noun
plural of clique
cliquey
cliquey
adj
Having the characteristics of a clique.
cloques
cloques
noun
plural of cloque
cloquet
coequal
coequal
adj
Equal to each other in size, rank or position.
noun
An equal person or thing.
equable
equable
adj
(of emotions etc) Not easily disturbed; tranquil.
(of temperature) Free from extremes of heat or cold.
Unvarying, calm and steady; constant and uniform.
equably
equably
adv
In an equable manner
equaled
equaled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of equal
equally
equally
adv
(conjunctive) Used to link two or more coordinate elements
(degree) In equal degree or extent; just as.
(manner) In an equal manner; in equal shares or proportion; with equal and impartial justice; evenly
equanil
equilin
equilin
noun
The estrogen 3-hydroxyestra-1,3,5,7-tetraen-17-one, found in horse urine.
equinal
equinal
adj
(obsolete) equine
equulei
equulei
noun
plural of equuleus
flanque
flasque
flasque
adj
(mathematics) flabby
inequal
inequal
adj
Not equal.
inqilab
inqilab
Noun
A revolution in India or Pakistan.
jacquel
jonquil
jonquil
noun
A fragrant bulb flower (Narcissus jonquilla), a species of daffodil.
A shade of yellow.
lacquer
lacquer
noun
A glossy, resinous material used as a surface coating; either a natural exudation of certain trees, or a solution of nitrocellulose in alcohol, etc.
A similar finish, baked onto the inside of cans.
verb
To apply a lacquer to something or to give something a smooth, glossy finish.
lacquey
lacquey
noun
Archaic form of lackey.
lalaqui
laquais
laquear
laquear
noun
(architecture) A lacunar.
laqueus
lequear
lequire
liquate
liquate
verb
(intransitive, obsolete) To become liquid; to liquefy, to melt.
(metallurgy) To separate by fusion, as a more fusible from a less fusible material.
(obsolete) To cause (something) to become liquid; to liquefy, to melt.
liquefy
liquefy
verb
(image manipulation, especially Adobe Photoshop, transitive) To distort and warp an image.
(intransitive) To become liquid.
(transitive) To make into a liquid.
liqueur
liqueur
noun
A flavoured alcoholic beverage that is usually very sweet and contains a high percentage of alcohol. Cordials are a type of liqueur manufactured using the infusion process as opposed to the essence and distillation processes.
verb
to flavor or treat (wine) with a liqueur
to top up bottles of sparkling wine with a sugar solution
liquids
liquids
noun
plural of liquid
liquidy
liquidy
adj
Having a consistency similar to a liquid, but also similar to a solid (for example custard); semifluid.
liquify
liquify
verb
Alternative form of liquefy
liquors
liquors
noun
plural of liquor
liquory
liquory
adj
Resembling alcohol.
intoxicated by alcohol; drunk
loquats
loquats
noun
plural of loquat
loquent
miquela
oblique
oblique
adj
(botany, of branches or roots) Growing at an angle that is neither vertical nor horizontal.
(botany, of leaves) Having the base of the blade asymmetrical, with one side lower than the other.
(grammar) Pertaining to the oblique case (non-nominative).
(grammar, of speech or narration) Indirect; employing the actual words of the speaker but as related by a third person, having the first person in pronoun and verb converted into the third person and adverbs of present time into the past, etc.
(music) Employing oblique motion, motion or progression in which one part (voice) stays on the same note while another ascends or descends.
Disingenuous; underhand; morally corrupt.
Not direct in descent; not following the line of father and son; collateral.
Not erect or perpendicular; not parallel to, or at right angles from, the base.
Not straightforward; obscure or confusing.
noun
(geometry) An oblique line.
(grammar) The oblique case.
(typography) Synonym of slash ⟨/⟩.
verb
(intransitive) To deviate from a perpendicular line; to become askew;
(military) To march in a direction oblique to the line of the column or platoon; — formerly accomplished by oblique steps, now by direct steps, the men half-facing either to the right or left.
(transitive, computing) To slant (text, etc.) at an angle.
obloquy
obloquy
noun
(archaic) A false accusation; malevolent rumors.
Abusive language.
Disgrace.
pasquil
pasquil
noun
A pasquin; a lampoon.
placque
plaques
plaques
noun
plural of plaque
prequel
prequel
noun
(narratology) In a series of works, an installment that is set chronologically before its predecessor, especially the original narrative or (perhaps improper usage) any narrative work with at least one sequel.
pulques
pulques
noun
plural of pulque
qabbala
quachil
quackle
quackle
verb
(intransitive, archaic) To make a quacking sound.
(transitive, obsolete) To choke.
quaddle
quaddle
verb
(regional) To waddle
quadral
quadral
adj
(grammar) Referring to four (or more) things; of, in or relating to the quadral grammatical number.
(mathematics) Of or relating to quadral polynomials.
noun
(grammar) A grammatical number referring to four (or more) things.
(mathematics) A set of points with all the combinatorial properties of a quadric (a quadric being the set of points of PG(n, q) whose coordinates satisfy a quadratic equation).
(rhetoric) A set of four phrases, separated by pauses when speaking or commas when writing.
A foursome.
quadrel
quadrel
noun
(archaic) A square brick or tile; a quarrel.
A square piece of turf.
quaggle
quailed
quailed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of quail
quakily
quakily
adv
In a quaky manner.
qualify
qualify
noun
(juggling) An instance of throwing and catching each prop at least twice.
verb
(juggling) To throw and catch each object at least twice.
(now rare) To mitigate, alleviate (something); to make less disagreeable.
To certify or license someone for something.
To compete successfully in some stage of a competition and become eligible for the next stage.
To describe or characterize something by listing its qualities.
To give individual quality to; to modulate; to vary; to regulate.
To make someone, or to become competent or eligible for some position or task.
To modify, limit, restrict or moderate something; especially to add conditions or requirements for an assertion to be true.
quality
quality
adj
Being of good worth, well made, fit for purpose; of high quality.
noun
(archaic) High social position. (See also the quality.)
(archaic) Position; status; rank.
(countable) Something that differentiates a thing or person.
(countable, UK, journalism) A newspaper with relatively serious, high-quality content.
(emergency medicine, countable) The third step in OPQRST where the responder investigates what the NOI/MOI feels like.
(thermodynamics) In a two-phase liquid–vapor mixture, the ratio of the mass of vapor present to the total mass of the mixture.
(uncountable) Level of excellence.
(uncountable) The degree to which a man-made object or system is free from bugs and flaws, as opposed to scope of functions or quantity of items.
quantal
quantal
adj
(biology, of a response) All-or-none.
(physics) Of or pertaining to a quantum.
(physics) Quantized.
quarles
quarrel
quarrel
noun
(countable) A dispute or heated argument (especially one that is verbal).
(countable) Often preceded by a form of to have: a basis or ground of dispute or objection; a complaint; also, a feeling or situation of ill will and unhappiness caused by this.
(countable, Northern England, architecture) A square tile; a quarry tile; (uncountable) such tiles collectively.
(countable, archery, historical) An arrow or bolt for a crossbow or an arbalest (“a late, large type of crossbow”), traditionally with the head square in its cross section.
(countable, architecture) A diamond- or square-shaped piece of glass forming part of a lattice window.
(countable, architecture, obsolete) A small square-shaped opening in window tracery.
(countable, obsolete, rare) A cutting tool or chisel with a diamond- or square-shaped end.
(rare, uncountable) A propensity to quarrel; quarrelsomeness.
verb
(intransitive) To find fault; to cavil.
(intransitive, also figuratively) To argue fiercely; to contend; to squabble; to cease to be on friendly terms, to fall out.
(intransitive, obsolete) Followed by at: to disagree with; to take offence.
(transitive, obsolete except Scotland) To argue or squabble with (someone).
quatral
quayful
quayful
noun
(nautical) As much or many as a quay can accommodate.
quedful
queenly
queenly
adj
Having the status, rank or qualities of a queen; regal.
adv
In a queenly manner; regally.
queerly
queerly
adv
(dated) In a queer (strange) manner.
(uncommon) In a queer way (a way not conforming to conventional heterosexual norms), or in a way consistent with queer theory.
quelite
quelled
quelled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of quell
queller
queller
noun
A killer.
One who quells; one who overpowers or subdues.
quellio
quellio
noun
(obsolete) A ruff for the neck.
quemely
querela
querela
noun
(law) A complaint preferred in a court.
querele
querele
noun
(law, obsolete) A complaint to a court in Old English law.
quernal
quesnel
quetzal
quetzal
noun
A monetary unit used in Guatemala, equal to 100 centavos.
Any trogon of the genus Pharomacrus, especially the resplendent quetzal, Pharomacrus mocinno, which has very long tail feathers and is found in Guatemala and Costa Rica.
quezals
quezals
noun
plural of quezal
quibble
quibble
noun
(now rare) A pun.
An objection or argument based on an ambiguity of wording or similar trivial circumstance; a minor complaint.
verb
(informal, intransitive) To complain or argue in a trivial or petty manner.
(informal, rare, transitive) To contest, especially some trivial issue in a petty manner.
quiblet
quiblet
noun
(obsolete) A quibble; an objection.
quickel
quickly
quickly
adv
If we go this way, we'll get there quickly.
Rapidly; with speed; fast.
Very soon.
quiddle
quiddle
verb
(intransitive, rare) To spend or waste time in trifling employments, or to attend to useful subjects in a trifling superficial manner.
(intransitive, rare) To talk nonsense or speak vaguely, to waffle
quienal
quietly
quietly
adv
In a quiet manner.
quigley
quilate
quilate
noun
(historical) Synonym of carat in historical Iberian contexts.
quilkin
quilkin
noun
(UK, obsolete, Cornwall) A frog or toad.
quillai
quillai
noun
(countable) Quillaja saponaria, the soapbark tree.
(uncountable) The bark of that tree.
quillan
quilled
quilled
adj
(of a flower) Having long, narrow petals or florets.
(of fabric) Having small, rounded folds.
Created through the process of quilling.
Decorated with quillwork.
Having quills or similar structures.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of quill
quiller
quiller
noun
One who creates decorative designs from thin strips of curled paper.
One who works with a quill.
One who writes with a quill; a professional writer; a journalist.
quillet
quillet
noun
(now regional) A small plot of land; historically: a strip of land that together with others like it formed a larger field.
A quibble, an evasive distinction.
quillon
quillon
noun
Either of the two arms of such a guard.
The guard of a sword or other bladed weapon designed to protect the hand from harm.
quilmes
quilted
quilted
adj
Having characteristics that approximate the above to some degree.
Having the characteristics of a quilt; specifically, having two layers of cloth sewn together, with a layer of padding between them.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of quilt
quilter
quilter
noun
(Britain) A person who uses a hand or machine stitch to decorate a quilt, or to sew together the layers of a quilt.
(US) A person who performs the entire process of making a patchwork quilt, whether or not it is decorated with quilting stitches.
A person whose hobby or profession is making quilts.
quinela
quinela
noun
(gambling) Alternative form of quiniela
quinlan
quinols
quinols
noun
plural of quinol
quinoyl
quinoyl
noun
(chemistry) A radical whose hydride is quinone, analogous to phenyl.
quintal
quintal
noun
(historical) Synonym of hundredweight, 100 or 112 English or American pounds.
(historical) Various other similar units of weight in other systems.
An unofficial metric unit equal to 100 kg.
quipful
quipful
adj
Full of quips or jokes.
quircal
quisler
quisler
noun
Synonym of quisling
quitely
quittal
quittal
noun
(obsolete) Return; requital; quittance.
qulllon
ranquel
raquela
relique
relique
noun
Obsolete form of relic.
ronquil
ronquil
noun
A perciform marine fish of the family Bathymasteridae, related to the eelpouts and prowfish.
rorqual
rorqual
noun
Any whale of family Balaenopteridae, with longitudinal skin folds running from below the mouth to the navel, allowing the capacity of the mouth to expand greatly when feeding.
salique
salique
Adjective
Salic; Salian
sequela
sequela
noun
(pathology) A disease or condition which follows chronologically after an earlier disease or problem, being either wholly or partly caused by it, or made possible by it.
That which follows; an inference or corollary.
sequels
sequels
noun
plural of sequel
siliqua
siliqua
noun
(botany) Alternative form of silique
A weight of four grains; a carat.
silique
silique
noun
(botany) A long dry fruit (seed capsule), length more than twice the width, typical to cruciferous plants and consisting of two fused carpels that separate when ripe.
sosquil
squails
squails
noun
An old parlour game in which small discs (called squails) are snapped from the edge of the table to a centre mark called the process.
The game of ninepins.
plural of squail
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of squail
squalid
squalid
adj
Extremely dirty and unpleasant.
Showing a contemptible lack of moral standards.
noun
(zoology) Any member of the family Squalidae of dogfish sharks.
squalls
squalls
noun
plural of squall
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of squall
squally
squally
adj
(UK, obsolete) Having unproductive wet spots due to poor drainage.
(weaving, of cloth) Not equally good throughout; not uniform; uneven; faulty.
Characterized by squalls, or sudden violent bursts of wind; gusty.
Producing or characteristic of loud wails.
squalor
squalor
noun
Filthiness and degradation, as from neglect or poverty
squalus
squatly
squatly
adv
In a squat manner.
squeald
squeald
verb
Obsolete form of squealed.
squeals
squeals
noun
plural of squeal
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of squeal
squelch
squelch
noun
(countable) A squelching sound.
(countable, dated) A heavy blow or fall.
(countable, music) A kind of electronic beat or sound mainly used in acid house and related music genres.
(radio technology) The suppression of the unwanted hiss or static between received transmissions by adjusting the gain of the receiver.
verb
(intransitive, Britain) To make a sucking, splashing noise as when walking on muddy ground.
(intransitive, Britain) To walk or step through a substance such as mud.
(transitive, US) To halt, stop, eliminate, stamp out, or put down, often suddenly or by force.
(transitive, radio technology) To suppress the unwanted hiss or static between received transmissions by adjusting a threshold level for signal strength.
squilla
squilla
noun
(botany, obsolete) The squill, the sea onion.
(zoology) The mantis shrimp (Squilla mantis) or other members of the genus Squilla.
(zoology, obsolete) An insect resembling the mantis shrimp.
A dinner bell, (historical) a shrill little bell used to signal dinner for medieval monks.
squills
squills
noun
plural of squill
tequila
tequila
noun
An alcoholic liquor distilled from the fermented juice of the Central American century plant Agave tequilana.
unequal
unequal
adj
(comparable) Inadequate; insufficiently capable or qualified.