(used in the Southwestern US or in reference to Spain, chiefly agriculture) An irrigation ditch.
achaque
acquent
acquest
acquest
noun
(law) Property acquired by purchase, gift, or otherwise than by inheritance.
(rare) Acquisition; the thing gained.
acquiet
acquiet
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To quiet.
acquire
acquire
verb
(computing) To sample signals and convert them into digital values.
(medicine) To contract.
(transitive) To gain, usually by one's own exertions; to get as one's own
(transitive) To get.
acquist
acquist
noun
(obsolete) Acquisition; gain.
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To acquire.
acquits
acquits
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acquit
aequian
alfaqui
alfaqui
noun
(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
andaqui
anquera
antiqua
antiqua
noun
Alternative form of Antiqua (“typeface”)
antique
antique
adj
(bookbinding) Embossed without gilt.
(obsolete) Synonym of antic, specifically:
(typography) Designating a style of type.
Belonging to former times, not modern, out of date, old-fashioned.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.
aquabib
aquabib
noun
(very rare, obsolete, derogatory) A teetotaler; one who does not consume alcohol.
aquadag
aquafer
aquafer
noun
Alternative form of aquifer
aquaria
aquaria
noun
plural of aquarium
aquarid
aquarii
aquasco
aquatic
aquatic
adj
Relating to water; living in or near water, taking place in water.
noun
Any aquatic plant.
aquavit
aquavit
noun
A Scandinavian liquor that is about 40% alcohol by volume; distilled from potato or grain mash and flavored with caraway seeds, anise, fennel, dill and other spices and herbs, depending on variety.
aqueity
aqueity
noun
(obsolete) The quality of being watery.
aquench
aqueous
aqueous
adj
(chemistry) Consisting mostly of water.
aquerne
aquifer
aquifer
noun
An underground layer of water-bearing porous stone, earth, or gravel.
aquilae
aquilia
aquilid
aquilla
aquilla
Proper noun
A village in Ohio.
A city in Texas.
aquilon
aquinas
aquiver
aquiver
adj
In a state of excitement, trepidation or agitation; quivering.
asquare
asqueal
asqueal
adj
Squealing.
asquint
asquint
adj
Looking sideways, as though warily.
adv
With narrowed eyes.
asquirm
asquirm
adj
Covered or filled (with something squirming).
Squirming.
asquith
bacquet
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.
baroque
baroque
adj
(figuratively) Overly and needlessly complicated.
Characteristic of Western art music of about the same period.
Chiseled from stone, or shaped from wood, in a garish, crooked, twisted, or slanted sort of way, grotesque.
Complex and beautiful, despite an outward irregularity.
Embellished with figures and forms such that every level of relief gives way to more details and contrasts.
Ornate, intricate, decorated, laden with detail.
noun
An ornate, detailed style.
barques
barques
noun
plural of barque
basqued
basqued
adj
Having a basque.
basques
basques
noun
plural of basque
batuque
becquer
bequalm
bequest
bequest
noun
A person's inheritance; an amount of property given by will.
That which has been handed down or transmitted.
That which is left by will; a legacy.
The act of bequeathing or leaving by will.
The transfer of property upon the owner's death according to the will of the deceased.
verb
(transitive) To give as a bequest; bequeath.
bequote
bequote
verb
(transitive) To quote frequently or much.
besquib
bezique
bezique
noun
A trick-taking card game for two players.
The act of taking certain cards in this game: the queen of spades and jack of diamonds, or (if either of those suits is trumps) the queen of clubs and jack of hearts.
bisques
bisques
noun
plural of bisque
blanque
bonaqua
bosques
bosques
noun
plural of bosque (rare, 19th-century spelling of bosk)
plural of bosque (riverside woodland)
bosquet
bosquet
noun
Alternative spelling of bosket
bouquet
bouquet
noun
(card games) The reserve of cards in the game of Flower Garden and variations.
(cartomancy) The ninth Lenormand card, sometimes called Flowers instead.
(mathematics) A bouquet of circles.
A bunch of cut flowers.
A compliment or expression of praise.
A decoratively arranged bunch of something.
The heart note of a perfume.
The scent of a particular wine.
bourque
brasque
brasque
noun
A mixture of charcoal, clay, etc. used in smelting.
briquet
briquet
noun
(dated) Synonym of lighter in reference to any device used to light cigarettes.
Alternative form of briquette in all its senses.
verb
Alternative form of briquette
brisque
brisque
noun
In the card game bezique, an ace or ten won in a trick.
brusque
brusque
adj
(obsolete) Sour, tart.
Rudely abrupt; curt, unfriendly.
verb
(transitive, chiefly archaic) To act towards (someone or something) in a curt or rudely abrupt manner.
buqshas
buqshas
noun
plural of buqsha
cacique
cacique
noun
(historical) A tribal chief in the Spanish West Indies.
(ornithology) Any of a number of tropical blackbirds from Central America and South America, family Icteridae.
A local political leader in Latin America, Spain, or the Philippines.
caiques
caiques
noun
plural of caique
calqued
calqued
verb
simple past tense and past participle of calque
calques
calques
noun
plural of calque
casaque
casqued
casqued
adj
(zoology) Having a casque
casques
casques
noun
plural of casque
casquet
cawquaw
cawquaw
noun
(rare, possibly dated) A Canadian porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum).
cazique
cazique
noun
Alternative spelling of cacique
chalque
charque
charqui
charqui
noun
(South America, Central America, Western US) jerky
chequer
chequer
noun
Alternative spelling of checker (in certain senses only)
The edible fruit of the wild service tree, Sorbus torminalis.
verb
Alternative spelling of checker
cheques
cheques
noun
plural of cheque
chequin
chequin
noun
Archaic form of zecchino (“old gold coin of Italy”).
chiquia
cinques
cinques
noun
(campanology) bell changes rung on eleven bells
plural of cinque
cirques
cirques
noun
plural of cirque
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.
comique
comique
noun
(dated) A comic actor or singer.
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.
coquets
coquets
noun
plural of coquet
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of coquet
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.
coquita
coquito
coquito
noun
A traditional Puerto Rican alcoholic eggnog made with coconut.
cosaque
cosaque
noun
(dated) A cracker bonbon.
croquet
croquet
noun
(countable) A croquette.
(countable, games) A shot in this game in which the striker's ball and another ball are moved by hitting the striker's ball when they have been placed in contact following a roquet.
(uncountable, games) A game played on a lawn, in which players use mallets to drive balls through hoops (wickets).
verb
(transitive, games) To play a shot in the game of croquet in which the striker's ball and another ball are moved by hitting the striker's ball when they have been placed in contact following a roquet.
croquis
croquis
noun
(art) A quick and sketchy drawing, often of a live model. Croquis drawings are usually made in a few minutes, after which the model changes pose and another croquis is drawn.
cumquat
cumquat
noun
Alternative spelling of kumquat
debeque
dequeen
dequeen
verb
(transitive) To remove the queen from (a beehive).
dequeue
dequeue
noun
Alternative spelling of deque
verb
(transitive, computing) to remove an item from a queue
diquats
diquats
noun
plural of diquat
docquet
docquet
noun
Archaic form of docket.
dubuque
duquoin
embusqu
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
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
equated
equated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of equate
equates
equates
noun
plural of equate
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of equate
equator
equator
noun
(astronomy) A similar great circle on any sphere, especially on a celestial body, or on other reasonably symmetrical three-dimensional body.
(geography, often “the Equator”) An imaginary great circle around Earth, equidistant from the two poles, and dividing earth's surface into the northern and southern hemisphere.
The celestial equator.
The midline of any generally spherical object, such as a fruit or vegetable, that has identifiable poles.
equerry
equerry
noun
(Britain) A personal attendant to a head of state, a member of a royal family, or a national representative.
An officer responsible for the care and supervision of the horses of a person of rank.
equiaxe
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
equiped
equison
equison
noun
(archaic) groom, ostler, equerry, jockey
equites
equites
noun
plural of eques
equulei
equulei
noun
plural of equuleus
esquire
esquire
noun
(archaic) A squire; a youth who in the hopes of becoming a knight attended upon a knight
(heraldry) A bearing somewhat resembling a gyron, but extending across the field so that the point touches the opposite edge of the escutcheon.
(obsolete) A shield-bearer, but also applied to other attendants.
A gentleman who attends or escorts a lady in public.
A lawyer.
A male member of the gentry ranking below a knight.
An honorific sometimes placed after a man's name.
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To attend, wait on, escort.
estoque
etiquet
exquire
exquire
verb
(obsolete) To search into or out.
faquirs
faquirs
noun
plural of faquir
flanque
flasque
flasque
adj
(mathematics) flabby
fouquet
gasquet
giauque
grecque
grecque
noun
A vessel with a perforated bottom for making coffee without grounds.
An ornament supposed to be of Greek origin, especially a fret or meander.
hoquiam
inequal
inequal
adj
Not equal.
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