(medicine) Secreting water; applied to certain glands.
arabesques
arabesques
noun
plural of arabesque
arboresque
arquebuses
arquebuses
noun
plural of arquebuse
banqueters
banqueters
noun
plural of banqueter
bararesque
bourrasque
briquettes
briquettes
noun
plural of briquette
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of briquette
brontesque
brusquerie
brusquerie
noun
Brusqueness; abruptness, bluntness.
burlesqued
burlesqued
verb
simple past tense and past participle of burlesque
burlesquer
burlesquer
noun
A burlesque performer.
burlesques
burlesques
noun
plural of burlesque
byronesque
byronesque
Adjective
Reminiscent of the works of George Gordon Byron, typified by gloomy Romantic themes and passionate, arrogant and self-destructive heroes.
cigaresque
cigaresque
adj
Characteristic of cigars
conquerers
conquerers
noun
plural of conquerer
conqueress
conqueress
noun
A female conqueror.
conquerors
conquerors
noun
plural of conqueror
coquetries
coquetries
noun
plural of coquetry
croquettes
croquettes
noun
plural of croquette
disquarter
disquieter
disquieter
noun
One who, or that which, disquiets, or makes uneasy; a disturber.
dureresque
equalizers
equalizers
noun
plural of equalizer
equestrial
equestrial
adj
Alternative form of equestrian
equestrian
equestrian
adj
(historical) Of or relating to the ancient Roman class of equites.
Of horseback riding or horseback riders.
noun
(historical) Synonym of eques
One who rides a horse.
equivorous
equivorous
adj
Feeding on horseflesh.
esquiredom
exchequers
exchequers
noun
plural of exchequer
exsequatur
exsequatur
noun
Alternative form of exequatur
foursquare
foursquare
adj
(by extension) Solid, robust.
(cryptography) Pertaining to a four-square cipher.
Having four equal sides; square.
Pertaining to the International Church of the Foursquare Gospel.
noun
(architecture, US) A boxy style of domestic architecture with four rooms to a floor, one of which is usually a stair hall.
(cryptography) A four-square cipher.
Alternative form of four square
gorkiesque
grandesque
greenquist
grotesques
grotesques
noun
plural of grotesque
harlequins
harlequins
noun
plural of harlequin
harquebuse
harquebuse
noun
Alternative form of harquebus
harquebuss
headsquare
humoresque
humoresque
noun
(music) A composition that is playful in attitude and tone.
inquisitor
inquisitor
noun
(historical) An official of the ecclesiastical court of the Inquisition.
A person who inquires, especially searchingly or ruthlessly.
iroquoians
lacquerers
lacquerers
noun
plural of lacquerer
lacquerist
liquefiers
liquefiers
noun
plural of liquefier
liquifiers
liquifiers
noun
plural of liquifier
liquorless
liquorless
adj
Without liquor.
marquesses
marquesses
noun
plural of marquess
marquisate
marquisate
noun
The state or rank of a marquis.
The territory held by a marquis, margrave or marchioness.
marquisdom
marquisdom
noun
(obsolete) A marquisate.
marquisess
marquisess
Noun
A marchioness.
marquisina
masquerade
masquerade
noun
(fandom slang) A cosplay event at which costumed attendees perform skits.
(figuratively) An act of living under false pretenses; a concealment of something by a false or unreal show; a disguise, a pretence; also, a pretentious display.
(figuratively) An assembly of varied, often fanciful, things.
(obsolete) A dramatic performance by actors in masks; a mask or masque.
(obsolete, rare) A Spanish entertainment or military exercise in which squadrons of horses charge at each other, the riders fighting with bucklers and canes.
An assembly or party of people wearing (usually elaborate or fanciful) masks and costumes, and amusing themselves with dancing, conversation, or other diversions.
The act of wearing a mask or dressing up in a costume for, or as if for, a masquerade ball.
verb
(intransitive) To take part in a masquerade; to assemble in masks and costumes; (loosely) to wear a disguise.
(intransitive, figuratively) To pass off as a different person or a person with qualities that one does not possess; also, to make a pretentious show of being what one is not.
(transitive, rare) To conceal (someone) with, or as if with, a mask; to disguise.
oversqueak
pasquiller
perquisite
perquisite
noun
(chiefly in the plural) Any monetary or other incidental benefit beyond salary.
A gratuity.
A privilege or possession held or claimed exclusively by a certain person, group or class.
picaresque
picaresque
adj
(literature) Characteristic of a genre of Spanish satiric novel dealing with the adventures of a roguish hero.
Of or pertaining to adventurers or rogues.
noun
(literature) A picaresque novel.
prerequest
quackeries
quackeries
noun
plural of quackery
quadrantes
quadrantes
noun
plural of quadrans
quadratics
quadratics
noun
plural of quadratic
quadriceps
quadriceps
noun
(anatomy) A muscle having four heads, especially the large extensor at the front of the thigh.
quadrilles
quadrilles
noun
plural of quadrille
quadrisect
quadrisect
verb
(transitive) To divide into four parts.
quadrupeds
quadrupeds
noun
plural of quadruped
quadruples
quadruples
noun
plural of quadruple
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of quadruple
quaestuary
quaestuary
adj
Relating to or concerned with gain; engaged in moneymaking.
quaileries
quakership
qualifiers
qualifiers
noun
plural of qualifier
quandaries
quandaries
noun
plural of quandary
quarrelers
quarrelers
noun
plural of quarreler
quarrelous
quarrelous
adj
(now US) Quarrelsome; argumentative.
quartersaw
quartersaw
verb
(woodworking) Cut radially (towards the heart of the log), at right angles to the growth rings, for stability or the production of decorative patterns.
quartzless
quartzless
adj
(mineralogy) Lacking quartz.
quartzsite
quasiorder
quasiorder
noun
(set theory) A preorder.
queensware
queensware
noun
A type of Wedgwood creamware.
quernstone
quernstone
noun
Either of a pair of stones used for grinding material by hand.
quersprung
quersprung
noun
(skiing) A kind of jump turn where the skier turns 90 degrees in the air.
questioner
questioner
noun
A person who asks questions, or who conducts an official enquiry.
questorial
questorial
adj
Alternative form of quaestorial
quicksburg
quinsywort
quinsywort
noun
squinancywort
quirkiness
quirkiness
noun
(countable) A specific quirky aspect of a person or thing
(uncountable) The state of being quirky
quixotries
quixotries
noun
plural of quixotry
quizmaster
quizmaster
noun
A person who poses questions to contestants on a quiz show.
rainsquall
rainsquall
noun
A rainstorm.
reacquires
reacquires
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of reacquire
reconquers
reconquers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of reconquer
reconquest
reconquest
noun
The act or process of conquering something again, such as a territory.
relinquish
relinquish
verb
(transitive) To accept to give up, withdraw etc.
(transitive) To give up, abandon or retire from something. To trade away.
(transitive) To let go (free, away), physically release.
(transitive) To metaphorically surrender, yield control or possession.
requesters
requesters
noun
plural of requester
requesting
requesting
verb
present participle of request
requestion
requestion
verb
To question again.
requestors
requestors
noun
plural of requestor
requiescat
requiescat
noun
A prayer for the peaceful repose of the soul of a dead person
requisites
requisites
noun
plural of requisite
requisitor
requisitor
noun
One who makes requisition; especially, one authorized by a requisition to investigate facts.
resquander
robotesque
robotesque
adj
Characteristic of robots.
rodinesque
romanesque
romanesque
adj
Alternative letter-case form of Romanesque
rosenquist
rubenesque
rubenesque
Adjective
plump and sensuous (referring to the figure of a woman)
satyresque
satyresque
adj
satyrlike
semicirque
semicirque
noun
A semicircular hollow or opening among trees or hills.
semiquaver
semiquaver
noun
(music) A sixteenth note, drawn as a crotchet with two tails.
semisirque
semisquare
semisquare
noun
(astrology) An aspect made by two planets when they are 45 degrees apart from each other.
(geometry) A right isocoles triangle, or such figure of which two form a square.
sequencers
sequencers
noun
plural of sequencer
sequesters
sequesters
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of sequester
sequestral
sequestral
adj
(medicine) Of or pertaining to a sequestrum.
sequestrum
sequestrum
noun
A fragment of bone or other dead tissue that has separated during necrosis.
shabracque
siliquaria
sinarquism
sinarquist
sobriquets
sobriquets
noun
plural of sobriquet
soubriquet
soubriquet
noun
Alternative spelling of sobriquet
squabasher
squabblers
squabblers
noun
plural of squabbler
squadroned
squadroned
adj
(obsolete) Formed into squadrons, or squares.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of squadron
squaliform
squaliform
adj
Shaped like a shark
noun
Any shark of the order Squaliformes
squamiform
squamiform
adj
Having the shape or structure of a scale.
squandered
squandered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of squander
squanderer
squanderer
noun
Agent noun of squander; one who squanders.
squareface
squarehead
squarehead
noun
(slang) A foreigner of Germanic origin, especially a German, Dutch, or Scandinavian person.
(slang) A socially conventional or boring person.
(slang) An honest person; a non-criminal.
squarelike
squarelike
adj
Rectangular.
Resembling a square.
squareness
squareness
noun
The condition of being square
squaretail
squaretail
noun
A perciform fish of the genus Tetragonurus, found in tropical and subtropical oceans.
The brook trout, a fish of the species Salvelinus fontinalis, found in North America.