Belonging to former times, not modern, out of date, old-fashioned.
Fantastic, odd, wild, antic.
Having existed in ancient times, descended from antiquity; used especially in reference to Greece and Rome.
noun
(figuratively, mildly derogatory) An old person.
(in the singular) The style or manner of ancient times, used especially of Greek and Roman art.
(obsolete) A man of ancient times.
(typography) A style of type of thick and bold face in which all lines are of equal or nearly equal thickness.
A performer in an antic; or in general, a burlesque performer, a buffoon.
An object of ancient times.
An old object perceived as having value because of its aesthetic or historical significance.
Grotesque entertainment; an antic.
verb
(intransitive) To search or shop for antiques.
(transitive) To make (an object) appear to be an antique in some way.
(transitive, bookbinding) To emboss without gilding.
aquench
aquerne
aquilon
aquinas
asquint
asquint
adj
Looking sideways, as though warily.
adv
With narrowed eyes.
banquer
banquet
banquet
noun
(archaic) A dessert; a course of sweetmeats.
A ceremonial dinner party for many people.
A large celebratory meal; a feast.
verb
(intransitive) To participate in a banquet; to feast.
(obsolete) To have dessert after a feast.
(transitive) To treat with a banquet or sumptuous entertainment of food; to feast.
blanque
bonaqua
chequin
chequin
noun
Archaic form of zecchino (“old gold coin of Italy”).
cinques
cinques
noun
(campanology) bell changes rung on eleven bells
plural of cinque
conquer
conquer
verb
(dated) To gain, win, or obtain by effort.
To acquire by force of arms, win in war; to become ruler of; to subjugate.
To defeat in combat; to subjugate.
To overcome an abstract obstacle.
coquina
coquina
noun
(countable) Any of several small marine clams, of the species Donax variabilis, common in United States coastal waters.
(uncountable, geology) A soft form of limestone made of fragments of shells, sometimes used as a building or road paving material.
dequeen
dequeen
verb
(transitive) To remove the queen from (a beehive).
duquoin
enquere
enqueue
enqueue
verb
(transitive, computing) To add an item to a queue. [from 20th c.]
enquire
enquire
verb
(intransitive) To make an enquiry.
(transitive, archaic) To ask about (something).
enquiry
enquiry
noun
(Britain, Australia, New Zealand) A question.
Search for truth, information or knowledge.
enrique
equanil
equilin
equilin
noun
The estrogen 3-hydroxyestra-1,3,5,7-tetraen-17-one, found in horse urine.
equinal
equinal
adj
(obsolete) equine
equines
equines
noun
plural of equine
equinia
equinia
noun
(medicine, archaic) glanders
equinox
equinox
noun
(also figuratively) The circumstance of a twenty-four hour time period having the day and night of equal length.
(astronomy) A celestial equator (“great circle on the celestial sphere, coincident with the plane of the Earth's equator (the equatorial plane)”); also, the Earth's equator.
(astronomy) One of the two points in space where the apparent path of the Sun intersects with the equatorial plane of the Earth.
(rare) A gale (“very strong wind”) once thought to occur more frequently around the time of an equinox (sense 1), now known to be a misconception; an equinoctial gale.
One of the two occasions in the year when the length of the day and night are equal, which occurs when the apparent path of the Sun (the ecliptic) intersects with the equatorial plane of the Earth; this happens on a day between March 19 and 21 (spring in the Northern Hemisphere, and autumn in the Southern Hemisphere), and on another day between September 21 and 24 (autumn in the Northern Hemisphere, and spring in the Southern Hemisphere); hence, the exact time when the intersection occurs.
equinus
equinus
noun
(medicine) Synonym of talipes equinus
equison
equison
noun
(archaic) groom, ostler, equerry, jockey
flanque
inequal
inequal
adj
Not equal.
inqilab
inqilab
Noun
A revolution in India or Pakistan.
inquest
inquest
noun
(rare, obsolete) enquiry; quest; search
A formal investigation, often held before a jury, especially one into the cause of a death
An inquiry, typically into an undesired outcome
The jury hearing such an inquiry, and the result of the inquiry
inquiet
inquiet
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To disquiet.
inquire
inquire
verb
(intransitive) To make an inquiry or an investigation.
(intransitive, US) To ask (about something).
(transitive, obsolete) To call; to name.
inquiry
inquiry
noun
Search for truth, information, or knowledge; examination of facts or principles; research; investigation
The act of inquiring; a seeking of information by asking questions; interrogation; a question or questioning.
iraqian
joaquin
jonquil
jonquil
noun
A fragrant bulb flower (Narcissus jonquilla), a species of daffodil.
Favorably stimulating to the palate; pleasantly spicy; tangy.
Producing a burning sensation due to the presence of chilies or similar spices; spicy, hot.
Stimulating to the senses; engaging; charming.
piquing
piquing
verb
present participle of pique
pontacq
puquina
qairwan
qindars
qindars
noun
plural of qindar
qintars
qintars
noun
plural of qintar
quadrin
quadrin
noun
(archaic) An old copper coin of small value.
quaking
quaking
adj
Shaking uncontrollably, especially due to fear or awe; trembling or shivering.
noun
The action of the verb quake.
verb
present participle of quake
quangos
quangos
noun
plural of quango
quannet
quannet
noun
(archaic) A flat file having the handle at one side, so as to be used like a plane.
quantal
quantal
adj
(biology, of a response) All-or-none.
(physics) Of or pertaining to a quantum.
(physics) Quantized.
quantas
quanted
quanted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of quant
quantic
quantic
noun
(mathematics) A homogeneous polynomial in two or more variables.
quantum
quantum
adj
(computing theory) Relating to a quantum computer.
(informal) Of a change, significant.
(physics) Involving quanta, quantum mechanics or other aspects of quantum physics.
Of a change, sudden or discrete, without intermediate stages.
noun
(computing) The amount of time allocated for a thread to perform its work in a multithreaded environment.
(computing, uncountable) Short for quantum computing.
(law) The amount of compensation awarded to a successful party in a lawsuit.
(law) The length or magnitude of the sentence handed down to someone who has been found guilty of a crime.
(mathematics) A definite portion of a manifoldness, limited by a mark or by a boundary.
(medicine) The minimum dose of a pathogen required to cause an infection.
(now chiefly South Asia or law) The total amount of something; quantity.
(physics) The smallest possible, and therefore indivisible, unit of a given quantity or quantifiable phenomenon.
The amount or quantity observably present, or available.
quarion
quarmen
quartan
quartan
adj
(medicine) Recurring every four days; especially in designating a form of malaria with such symptoms.
noun
(medicine, historical) A fever whose symptoms recur every four days.
quartin
quassin
quassin
noun
(organic chemistry) A very bitter triterpenoid lactone, extracted as white crystals from the quassia tree, used in traditional Chinese medicine
quatern
quatern
adj
quaternate; composed of, or arranged in, sets of four.
quatrin
quatrin
noun
(obsolete) Any of several small copper coins, similar to farthings, in any of several countries.
quaying
quaying
verb
present participle of quay
quayman
quayman
noun
A man who works on a quay.
queazen
queazen
verb
(transitive) To make queasy; sicken.
queened
queened
verb
simple past tense and past participle of queen
queenie
queenie
noun
(UK) The queen scallop.
(colloquial) An effeminate man; a male homosexual (especially as a term of address).
queenly
queenly
adj
Having the status, rank or qualities of a queen; regal.
adv
In a queenly manner; regally.
queneau
quenemo
quenite
quennie
quentin
quentin
Proper noun
name occasionally used.
quenton
quercin
quercin
noun
(organic chemistry) A form of tannic acid extracted from acorns and oak-bark.
querent
querent
noun
(law, historical) A complainant; a plaintiff.
(obsolete outside divination) An inquirer.
querken
querken
verb
(intransitive) To grunt; moan.
(transitive) To querk.
quernal
quesnay
quesnel
queston
queuing
queuing
noun
(chiefly computing theory) The act of placing something in a queue.
verb
present participle of queue
quicken
quicken
noun
(chiefly Ireland, Northern England) In full quicken tree: the European rowan, rowan, or mountain ash (Sorbus aucuparia).
(chiefly Midlands (northern), Northern England, Northern Ireland, Scotland) Synonym of couch grass (“a species of grass, Elymus repens”); also (chiefly in the plural), the underground rhizomes of this, and sometimes other grasses.
verb
(also figuratively) Of a pregnant woman: to first feel the movements of the foetus, or reach the stage of pregnancy at which this takes place; of a foetus: to begin to move.
(archaic) To make or help (something) to burn.
(construction, nautical (shipbuilding), archaic) To shorten the radius of (a curve); to make (a curve) sharper, or (an incline) steeper.
(intransitive) To become quicker or faster.
(literary, also figuratively) To give life to (someone or something never alive or once dead); to animate, to resurrect, to revive.
(passive) Of a pregnant woman: to be in the state of reaching the stage of pregnancy at which the movements of the foetus are first felt.
(rare) To inspire or stimulate.
(transitive, rare) To apply quicksilver (mercury) to (something); to combine (something) with quicksilver; to quicksilver.
Of an alcoholic beverage, dough, etc.: to ferment.
To come back to life, to receive life.
To give life; to make alive.
To grow bright; to brighten.
To inspire or stimulate (an action, a feeling, etc.).
To make (a drug, liquor, etc.) more effective or stimulating.
To make (something) quicker or faster; to hasten, speed up.
To put (someone or something) in a state of activity or vigour comparable to life; to excite, to rouse.
To stimulate or assist the fermentation of (an alcoholic beverage, dough, etc.).
To take on a state of activity or vigour comparable to life; to be excited or roused.
quienal
quieten
quieten
verb
(intransitive) To become quiet.
(transitive) To make quiet.
quilkin
quilkin
noun
(UK, obsolete, Cornwall) A frog or toad.
quillan
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.
quinary
quinary
adj
(arithmetic) To the base of five; represented by the numerals 0, 1, 2, 3 and 4.
Consisting of five things; arranged in fives.
Of fifth rank or order.
noun
(astrology) Any of 72 rays associated with the Sun, six for each of the 12 houses of the Zodiac.
quinate
quinate
adj
(botany, of a compound leaf) Featuring five leaflets growing from a single point; quinquefoliolate.
noun
(chemistry) An ester or a salt of quinic acid.
quinces
quinces
noun
plural of quince
quincey
quinela
quinela
noun
(gambling) Alternative form of quiniela
quinina
quinina
noun
Archaic form of quinine.
quinine
quinine
noun
(pharmacology) An alkaloid with the chemical formula C₂₀H₂₄N₂O₂ originally derived from cinchona bark (from plants of the genus Cinchona) used to treat malaria and as an ingredient of tonic water, which presents as a bitter colourless powder; also, a drug containing quinine or a chemical compound derived from it.
verb
(transitive, archaic) To treat (someone) with quinine.
quinins
quinins
noun
plural of quinin
quinism
quinism
noun
cinchonism
quinite
quinize
quinlan
quinnat
quinnat
noun
Oncorhynchus tshawytscha, the chinook salmon.
quinnet
quinnet
noun
Alternative form of quinnat
quinoas
quinoas
noun
plural of quinoa
quinoid
quinoid
adj
(organic chemistry) Having a structure based upon a quinone.
noun
(organic chemistry) Any substance whose structure is based upon a quinone.
quinols
quinols
noun
plural of quinol
quinone
quinone
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of a class of aromatic compounds having two carbonyl functional groups in the same six-membered ring.
quinova
quinoyl
quinoyl
noun
(chemistry) A radical whose hydride is quinone, analogous to phenyl.
quinque
quintad
quintad
noun
(rare, sometimes proscribed) Synonym of quintet: A group of five.
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.
quintan
quintan
adj
(of a fever) Recurring every fifth day.
noun
A fever that recurs every fifth day.
quintar
quintar
noun
Alternative form of qintar
quinter
quintes
quintet
quintet
noun
(music) A composition (a type of chamber music) in five parts (typically each a singer or instrumentalist, sometimes several musicians)
(music) A group of five musicians, fit to play such a piece of music together
Any group of five members
quintic
quintic
adj
(mathematics) Of or relating to the fifth degree, such as a quintic polynomial which has the form ax⁵+bx⁴+cx³+dx²+ex+f=0 (containing a term with the independent variable raised to the fifth power).
noun
(mathematics) a quintic polynomial: ax⁵+bx⁴+cx³+dx²+ex+f
quintie
quintin
quintin
noun
Alternative form of quintain
quinton
quinton
noun
(music) A type of violin that had five strings
quintus
quinyie
quiring
quiring
verb
present participle of quire
quiteno
quiting
quitman
quitman
Proper noun
A city in Arkansas.
A city in Georgia, United States.
A village in Louisiana.
A city in Mississippi
A small city in Texas
qulllon
quoined
quoined
adj
(architecture) Furnished with a quoin.
quondam
quondam
adj
(formal) Former; once; at one time.
quoniam
quoniam
noun
(slang, obsolete) A kind of drinking-cup.
quonset
quonset
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Quonset
quoting
quoting
noun
A quoted statement; a quote.
verb
present participle of quote
ranique
ranquel
requeen
requeen
verb
(beekeeping) To change or replace the queen bee of a colony of bees.
requins
requins
noun
plural of requin
ronquil
ronquil
noun
A perciform marine fish of the family Bathymasteridae, related to the eelpouts and prowfish.
seqence
sequani
sequent
sequent
adj
(now rare) That follows on as a result, conclusion etc.; consequent to, on, upon.
(obsolete) That comes after in time or order; subsequent.
Recurring in succession or as a series; successive, consecutive.
noun
(logic) A disjunctive set of logical formulae which is partitioned into two subsets; the first subset, called the antecedent, consists of formulae which are valuated as false, and the second subset, called the succedent, consists of formulae which are valuated as true. (The set is written without set brackets and the separation between the two subsets is denoted by a turnstile symbol, which may be read "give(s)".)