(automotive, UK) The loss of contact with the road because of surface water. The act of aquaplaning.
The act of aquaplaning.
verb
present participle of aquaplane
aquarellist
aquarellist
noun
(art) An artist who paints aquarelles
aquashicola
aquatically
aquatically
adv
In an aquatic style or manner.
aquiculture
aquiculture
noun
Alternative form of aquaculture
arlequinade
beliquoring
bibliothque
biquarterly
biquarterly
adj
Twice every quarter, i.e. eight times per year.
bisiliquous
blanquillos
blanquillos
noun
plural of blanquillo
burlesquing
burlesquing
noun
An instance of burlesque.
verb
present participle of burlesque
calchaquian
chloroquine
chloroquine
noun
(pharmacology) A 4-aminoquinoline drug used to treat and prevent malaria, having the chemical formula C₁₈H₂₆ClN₃.
cinquefoils
cinquefoils
noun
plural of cinquefoil
cliqueyness
cliqueyness
noun
Alternative form of cliquiness
colliquable
colliquable
adj
(obsolete, rare) Liable to melt, grow soft, or become fluid.
colloquials
colloquials
noun
plural of colloquial
colloquists
colloquists
noun
plural of colloquist
colloquiums
colloquiums
noun
plural of colloquium
colloquized
colloquized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of colloquize
colloququia
coloquintid
coloquintid
noun
(obsolete) colocynth
croquignole
croquignole
noun
Alternative form of crokinole
delinquence
delinquency
delinquency
noun
A criminal offense.
A debt that is overdue for payment.
Misconduct.
delinquents
delinquents
noun
plural of delinquent
deliquesced
deliquesced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of deliquesce
deliquesces
deliquesces
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deliquesce
deliquiesce
disequality
disequality
noun
(mathematics) inequality, inequation
disequalize
disequalize
verb
To make unequal.
eloquential
eloquential
adj
(archaic) eloquent
equiangular
equiangular
adj
(geometry) Of a polygon, having all interior angles equal. This is not necessarily a regular polygon, since that would also be equilateral; a rectangle is equiangular but not equilateral, unless it is a square.
equibalance
equibalance
noun
Equal weight; equiponderance.
verb
(transitive) To make of equal weight; to counterbalance.
equicaloric
equicaloric
adj
Having the same number of calories.
equidiurnal
equidiurnal
adj
Pertaining to the time of equal day and night; applied to the equinoctial line.
equidurable
equiglacial
equilateral
equilateral
adj
(geometry, of a polygon) Having all the sides equal.
(geometry, of a polyhedron) Having all the faces equal.
(zoology) Having all the convolutions of the shell in one plane, chiefly of foraminifers.
(zoology) Having the two sides equal, as a surface divisible by a longitudinal median line into two halves of the same form.
noun
A figure having all its sides equal.
A side exactly corresponding, or equal, to others.
equilibrant
equilibrant
noun
A force equal to, but opposite of, the resultant sum of vector forces; that force which balances other forces, thus bringing an object to equilibrium.
equilibrate
equilibrate
verb
(intransitive) To balance, to be in a state of equilibrium.
(transitive) To balance, or bring into equilibrium.
equilibrial
equilibrial
adj
Of, pertaining to, or being in equilibrium
equilibrist
equilibrist
noun
(archaic) A tightrope walker.
equilibrity
equilibrity
noun
The state of being balanced; equality of weight; equilibrium.
equilibrium
equilibrium
noun
(chemistry) The state of a reaction in which the rates of the forward and reverse reactions are the same.
(physics) The state of a body at rest or in uniform motion in which the resultant of all forces on it is zero.
Mental balance.
The condition of a system in which competing influences are balanced, resulting in no net change.
equilibrize
equilibrize
Verb
To balance, or bring into equilibrium.
To balance, to be in a state of equilibrium.
equinoctial
equinoctial
adj
(astronomy) Of or relating to the celestial equator.
(astronomy) Of or relating to the spring or autumnal equinox.
(uncommon) Equatorial: Of or relating to the equator of the Earth.
noun
(rare) The terrestrial equator.
An equinoctial gale.
The great circle midway between the celestial poles; the celestial equator.
equiparable
equiparable
adj
(archaic, rare) comparable, equatable
equipartile
equipollent
equipollent
adj
(logic, of each of two statements) able to be deduced from the other
equivalent
having equal power or force
noun
An equivalent.
equipostile
equiradical
equiradical
adj
(mathematics) Of surds: arising from the extraction of the same nth root.
equisetales
equispatial
equispatial
adj
Occupying the same amount of space.
equivalence
equivalence
noun
(chemistry) The quantity of the combining power of an atom, expressed in hydrogen units; the number of hydrogen atoms can combine with, or be exchanged for; valency.
(countable, mathematics) An equivalence relation; ≡; ~
(geometry) A number in intersection theory. A positive-dimensional variety sometimes behaves formally as if it were a finite number of points; this number is its equivalence.
(mathematics) A Boolean operation that is TRUE when both input variables are TRUE or both input variables are FALSE, but otherwise FALSE; the XNOR function.
(translation studies) The degree to which a term or text in one language is semantically similar to its translated counterpart.
(uncountable) The condition of being equivalent or essentially equal.
(uncountable, logic) The relationship between two propositions that are either both true or both false.
verb
(transitive) To be equivalent or equal to; to counterbalance.
equivalency
equivalency
noun
(countable) An equivalent thing.
(uncountable) equivalence
equivalents
equivalents
noun
plural of equivalent
equivaliant
equivocally
equivocally
adv
With ambiguity.
With uncertainty.
exquisitely
exquisitely
adv
Exceedingly; in the highest degree.
In an exquisite manner.
fatiloquent
fatiloquent
adj
prophetic; speaking of fate.
gastriloquy
gastriloquy
noun
(rare) A voice or utterance which appears to proceed from the stomach; ventriloquy.
goblinesque
goblinesque
adj
Reminiscent of goblins.
harlequinic
harlequinic
adj
Of or relating to a harlequin (pantomime fool).
holoquinoid
hydroquinol
illaqueable
illaqueable
adj
(obsolete, nonce word) Capable of being ensnared or entrapped.
illiquation
illiquation
noun
(rare) The melting or dissolving of one thing into another.
illiquidity
illiquidity
noun
(economics) The condition of being illiquid; a lack of liquidity; difficulty in selling out an asset
ineloquence
ineloquence
noun
The state or condition of being ineloquent.
inequalness
inequalness
noun
inequality; unequalness
inequiaxial
inequiaxial
adj
Not equiaxial.
inequilobed
inequilobed
adj
Not equilobed.
inequitable
inequitable
adj
unfair, unequal or unjust
inequitably
inequitably
adv
In an inequitable manner.
inequivalve
inequivalve
adj
(zoology, of the shells of a bivalve mollusc) Having valves of different sizes
noun
Any bivalve mollusc whose valves are of different sizes.
iniquitable
iniquitably
inquilinism
inquilinism
noun
The situation where one animal lives commensally in the nest, burrow, or dwelling place of an animal of another species.
inquilinity
inquilinous
inquilinous
adj
(biology) That lives in the dwelling place of another species
inquiringly
inquiringly
adv
In an inquiring manner.
jackqueline
lambrequins
lambrequins
noun
plural of lambrequin
liquefiable
liquefiable
adj
Able to be liquefied.
liquescence
liquescence
noun
Alternative form of liquescency
liquescency
liquescency
noun
The quality or state of being liquescent.
liquidambar
liquidambar
noun
A resinous gum that exudes from the bark of the tree Liquidambar styraciflua.
The tree itself, also called sweetgum.
liquidamber
liquidamber
noun
Alternative form of liquidambar
liquidating
liquidating
verb
present participle of liquidate
liquidation
liquidation
noun
(euphemistic) Murder of dehumanized victims by a regime (and possibly its allies).
The act of exchange of an asset of lesser liquidity with a more liquid one, such as cash.
The selling of the assets of a business as part of the process of dissolving the business.
liquidators
liquidators
noun
plural of liquidator
liquidising
liquidising
verb
present participle of liquidise
liquidities
liquidities
noun
plural of liquidity
liquidizing
liquidizing
verb
present participle of liquidize
liquorishly
longinquity
longinquity
noun
(archaic) length
Long distance; the quality of being far away, remoteness.
loquacities
loquacities
noun
plural of loquacity
maquiladora
maquiladora
noun
An assembly plant in Mexico owned by a company from the United States or another foreign country, using cheap local labour and imported components, and which then exports its products to the company's country of origin; also (by extension) similar factories in other countries.
maquillages
maquillages
noun
plural of maquillage
milquetoast
milquetoast
adj
(originally US, informal, derogatory) Meek, timid; lacking character or effectiveness.
noun
(originally US, informal, derogatory) A person of meek or timid disposition; a person who lacks character or effectiveness.
nonliquidly
nonrequital
nonuniquely
nonuniquely
adv
In a nonunique manner.
obliquation
obliquation
noun
Deviation from moral rectitude.
The act of becoming oblique; a turning to one side; obliquity.
obliqueness
obliqueness
noun
The quality of being oblique.
obliquities
obliquities
noun
plural of obliquity
obliquitous
obliquitous
adj
Characterized by obliquity.
omniloquent
outquibbled
outquibbled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outquibble
outquibling
overqualify
overqualify
verb
(transitive) To give excessive academic qualifications to.
(transitive) To modify, restrict or moderate (a statement, etc.) excessively.
overquickly
overquickly
adv
In an overquick manner; too quickly.
overquietly
palanquined
palanquiner
pasquillant
plasmoquine
plasmoquine
noun
(medicine) Synonym of chloroquine
plastiqueur
proequality
quadrantile
quadrantile
adj
quadrantal
quadratical
quadratical
adj
(rare) quadratic
quadrennial
quadrennial
adj
Happening every four years.
Lasting for four years.
noun
A four-year period, a quadrennium.
quadrialate
quadrialate
adj
Having four winglike extensions or parts.
quadricycle
quadricycle
noun
A four-wheeled motorcycle, often resembling a small car (microcar).
A four-wheeled pedal cycle.
quadrifilar
quadrifilar
adj
Having four wires, threads or filaments.
quadrifocal
quadrifocal
adj
(optics) Of or pertaining to lenses that have four different powers per eye.
quadrijugal
quadrijugal
adj
Especially of a chariot: pulled by four horses.
quadrilling
quadrilling
verb
present participle of quadrille
quadrillion
quadrillion
noun
(figuratively, slang, hyperbolic) Any very large number, exceeding normal description.
num
(US, modern British and Australian, short scale) A thousand trillion (logic: 1,000 × 1,000^4): 1 followed by fifteen zeros, 10¹⁵.
(dated, UK, Australia, long scale) A million trillion (logic: 1,000 × 1,000,000^2): 1 followed by twenty-four zeros, 10²⁴.
quadrilobed
quadrilobed
Adjective
Having four lobes.
quadrilogue
quadrilogue
noun
Alternative spelling of quadralogue
quadrinodal
quadrinodal
adj
(mathematics) Having four nodes.
quadripolar
quadripolar
adj
Having four poles
quadrivalve
quadrivalve
adj
(botany) dehiscent into four similar parts; four-valved
noun
(architecture) A door, shutter, etc. with four folds.
quadrupling
quadrupling
noun
An act of quadrupling.
verb
present participle of quadruple
quaestorial
quaestorial
adj
Of or relating to a quaestor.
quakerishly
qualifiable
qualifiable
adj
Able to be modified, limited or restricted.
Able to become qualified for something.
qualifiedly
qualifiedly
adv
With qualification; conditionally.
qualitative
qualitative
adj
(chemistry) Of a form of analysis that yields the identity of a compound.
Of descriptions or distinctions based on some quality rather than on some quantity.
noun
Something qualitative.
qualityless
qualityless
adj
lacking quality or qualities
qualityship
quantizable
quantizable
adj
That can be quantized.
quarrelling
quarrelling
noun
A heated argument.
verb
present participle of quarrel
quarryville
quartenylic
quartenylic
adj
Of or pertaining to quartenylic acid or its derivatives