A traditional children's toy consisting of a wooden cup with a handle, and a ball attached to the cup by a string.
biloquist
biloquist
noun
(rare) A person having the ability to speak in two different voices, especially as a ventriloquist.
blomquist
bouquetin
bouquetin
noun
ibex
boutiques
boutiques
noun
plural of boutique
brodequin
brodequin
noun
(obsolete) A buskin or half-boot.
catoquina
chibouque
chibouque
noun
Alternative form of chibouk
chiloquin
chronique
chronique
noun
(obsolete) A chronicle.
cliquedom
cliquedom
noun
The world of cliques; cliques generally.
colloquia
colloquia
noun
a plural of colloquium
coloquies
communiqu
conquians
coquicken
coquilles
coquilles
noun
plural of coquille
coquitlam
coquitlam
Proper noun
A city in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia, Canada.
dominique
dominique
Noun
An American breed of chicken with a rose comb and a heavy plumage of irregularly striped black-and-white feathers.
elroquite
equations
equations
noun
plural of equation
equilobed
equilobed
adj
Having lobes of equal size.
equimodal
equimolal
equimolal
adj
Of the same molality.
equimolar
equimolar
adj
(chemistry) Containing the same number of moles (of two or more compounds)
equinoxes
equinoxes
noun
plural of equinox
plural of equinoxe
equipoise
equipoise
noun
A counterbalance.
A state of balance; equilibrium.
verb
(transitive) To act or make to act as an equipoise.
(transitive) To cause to be or stay in equipoise.
equirotal
equirotal
adj
Having wheels of the same size or diameter; having equal rotation.
equivocal
equivocal
adj
Capable of being ascribed to different motives, or of signifying opposite feelings, purposes, or characters; deserving to be suspected.
Having two or more equally applicable meanings; capable of double or multiple interpretation.
Uncertain, as an indication or sign.
noun
(philosophy) A word or expression capable of different meanings; an ambiguous term.
equivokes
equivokes
noun
plural of equivoke
equivoque
equivoque
adj
(obsolete) Equivocal.
noun
(obsolete) A homonym.
A play on words, a pun.
Ambiguity or double meaning.
equoidean
essequibo
essequibo
Proper noun
A former Dutch colony on the part of Dutch Guiana.
euraquilo
fourquine
frasquito
inaqueous
iroquoian
iroquoian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to a Native American language family including the Iroquois and Cherokee.
Noun
A member of the Iroquois people.
jonquille
jonquille
noun
Alternative form of jonquil
lionesque
lionesque
adj
Synonym of leonine
liquation
liquation
noun
(metallurgy) The partial melting of a mixture of metals or ores in order to separate components.
liquiform
liquiform
adj
Resembling a liquid.
liquorice
liquorice
noun
UK, Ireland, and India standard spelling of licorice.
liquoring
liquoring
verb
present participle of liquor
liquorish
liquorish
adj
(obsolete) Lecherous.
liquorist
liquorist
noun
A manufacturer of liquors.
loquacity
loquacity
noun
Talkativeness; the quality of being loquacious.
misquoted
misquoted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of misquote
misquoter
misquoter
noun
One who misquotes.
misquotes
misquotes
noun
plural of misquote
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of misquote
mosquital
mosquital
adj
Of or relating to mosquitos.
mosquitos
mosquitos
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mosquito
nonliquid
nonliquid
adj
Not liquid (in various senses).
noun
A substance that is not a liquid.
nonunique
nonunique
adj
Not unique.
obliquate
obliquely
obliquely
adv
In an oblique manner; sideways.
obliquing
obliquing
verb
present participle of oblique
obliquity
obliquity
noun
(astronomy, by extension, of a planet) Axial tilt.
Mental or moral deviation or perversity; immorality.
The quality of being oblique in direction, deviating from the horizontal or vertical; or the angle created by such a deviation.
The quality of being obscure, oftentimes willfully, sometimes as an exercise in euphemism.
obloquial
obloquies
obloquies
noun
plural of obloquy
obsequial
obsequial
adj
Relating to an obsequy or funeral rite.
obsequies
obsequies
noun
(plural only) Funeral rites.
plural of obsequie.
plural of obsequy.
obsequity
obsequity
noun
The state of being obsequious; unctuousness
obsequium
odalisque
odalisque
noun
(historical) A female slave in a harem, especially one in the Ottoman seraglio.
A desirable or sexually attractive woman.
ololiuqui
ololiuqui
noun
Alternative form of ololiuhqui
ortanique
ortanique
noun
A cross between an orange and a tangerine.
overequip
overequip
verb
(transitive) To furnish with too much equipment.
overquick
overquick
adj
Too quick; overly quick.
overquiet
overquiet
adj
Excessively quiet.
politique
politique
adj
Obsolete form of politic.
noun
(chiefly derogatory) A politician, especially one seen as being unprincipled.
postiques
postiques
noun
plural of postique
proliquor
propinque
quamoclit
quamoclit
noun
(botany) Any plant of the former genus Quamoclit.
quartinho
quartzoid
quartzoid
noun
(mineralogy) A form of crystal resembling quartz, having two six-sided pyramids, base to base.
quasimodo
quaterion
quattrino
quattrino
noun
(historical) A former very small Italian coin.
quebecois
quercitol
quercitol
noun
(organic chemistry) The sugar alcohol 5-deoxyinositol present in acorns and the bark of oaks
querimony
querimony
noun
(archaic) A complaint.
questions
questions
noun
A game in which players must only say questions, and if they don't they lose.
plural of question
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of question
quickborn
quickborn
adj
(archaic) born alive; not stillborn
quickfoot
quickwork
quickwork
noun
(nautical, archaic) All of the submerged section of a vessel's planking.
(nautical, archaic) The planking between the spirketing and the clamps.
(nautical, archaic) The short planks between the portholes.
quietsome
quietsome
adj
(archaic) Characterised or marked by quietness; calm; still; tranquil
quillwork
quillwork
noun
Decorative textile embellishment made from porcupine quills by certain Native Americans.
quillwort
quillwort
noun
Any of various simple microphyllous vascular plants, of the family Isoetaceae, that resemble rushes and produce spores.
quinoform
quinoidal
quinoidal
adj
(organic chemistry) quinoid
quinoidin
quinoline
quinoline
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of a class of aromatic heterocyclic compounds containing a benzene ring fused with a pyridine ring; especially the simplest such compound, C₉H₇N.
quinolins
quinolins
noun
plural of quinolin
quinology
quinology
noun
The science of the cultivation of cinchona and its use in medicine as quinine.
quinonize
quinonoid
quinonoid
adj
(organic chemistry) Of, relating to, or having the structure of a quinone
noun
(organic chemistry) Any compound that resembles a quinone but in which the >C=O groups are replaced by carbon-to-carbon double bonds
quinovate
quinovate
noun
(organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of quinovic acid
quinovose
quinovose
noun
(biochemistry) A deoxy sugar, 6-deoxy-D-glucopyranose, that is widespread in plants, often as a sulfate
quinquino
quinquino
noun
A tree of the genus Myroxylon, yielding balsam of Peru.
quinteron
quintetto
quintetto
noun
(archaic) A party of five.
(music) A quintet.
quintfoil
quintroon
quintroon
noun
(dated) The offspring of a mustiphini (1/16 black) and a white person: 1/32 black
(dated) The offspring of an octoroon (1/8 black) and a white person: 1/16 black
quirksome
quirksome
adj
Characterised or marked by quirkiness.
quisquous
quisquous
adj
(Scotland, rare) Hard to deal with; dubious; of people: having a character difficult to assess.
quitemoca
quixotism
quixotism
noun
A form of idealism and delusion which leads to extravagant and absurd undertakings or sacrifices in obedience to a morbidly romantic ideal of duty or honor, as illustrated by the exploits of Don Quixote in knight-errantry.
quixotize
quixotize
verb
To behave in a quixotic manner
quodlibet
quodlibet
noun
(art) A form of trompe l'oeil which realistically renders domestic items (paper-knives, playing-cards, ribbons, etc).
(card games) A card game that combines several different contracts.
(music) A form of music with melodies in counterpoint.
(philosophy) A mode of philosophical debate popular in the Middle Ages, in which any question could be posed extemporaneously.
quoitlike
quoitlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a quoit.
quotation
quotation
noun
(obsolete) A quota, a share.
A fragment of a human expression that is repeated by somebody else, for example from literature or a famous speech.
A price that has been quoted for buying or selling.
The act of setting a price.
quotative
quotative
adj
(grammar) Serving to mark quoted speech.
noun
(grammar) A grammatical device to mark quoted speech, such as be like in "he was like, 'who are you?'".
(linguistics) A form of the complementizer related to the verb say, found in many languages of West Africa and South Asia.
quotidian
quotidian
adj
(medicine) Recurring every twenty-four hours or (more generally) daily (of symptoms, etc).
Happening every day; daily.
Having the characteristics of something which can be seen, experienced, etc, every day or very commonly; commonplace, ordinary, mundane.
noun
(Anglicanism, historical) A daily allowance formerly paid to certain members of the clergy.
(medicine, now rare, historical) A fever which recurs every day; quotidian malaria.
(usually with definite article) Commonplace or mundane things regarded as a class.
quotients
quotients
noun
plural of quotient
quotingly
quotingly
adv
By giving a quotation.
quotlibet
requoting
requoting
verb
present participle of requote
roqueting
roqueting
verb
present participle of roquet
semiquote
semiquote
noun
(informal) A partly paraphrased quotation.
siliquose
siliquose
adj
(botany) Bearing siliques.
(botany) Relating to, or resembling, siliques.
siliquous
siliquous
adj
siliquose
siqueiros
sobriquet
sobriquet
noun
A familiar name for a person; a nickname (sometimes assumed by the person, but often given by others), that is descriptive.
soliloquy
soliloquy
noun
(authorship) A speech or written discourse in this form.
(drama) The act of a character speaking to themselves so as to reveal their thoughts to the audience.
verb
(very rare) To issue a soliloquy.
soliquids
squamosis
squilloid
squilloid
noun
(zoology) A member of that taxonomic family Squillidae.
squiredom
squiredom
noun
The rank of squire, or the period of being a squire.
totaquina
totaquina
noun
A quinine derivative used to treat malaria, consisting of a minimum of 70% crystallizable alkaloids, of which at least 15% are quinine, and with not more than 20% amorphous alkaloids.
totaquine
totaquine
Noun
A mixture of alkaloids from Cinchona species, formerly used to treat malaria.
turquoise
turquoise
adj
Having a pale greenish-blue colour.
Made of turquoise (the gemstone).
noun
(countable and uncountable) A pale greenish-blue colour, like that of the gemstone.
(countable) A sky-blue, greenish-blue, or greenish-gray semi-precious gemstone.