Made or decorated after the fanciful style of the ornamentation in the Alhambra palace, which affords an unusually fine exhibition of Saracenic or Arabesque architecture.
amphoriloquy
amphoriloquy
noun
(medicine) A condition where the voice is characterized by amphoric sound over the patient's lung cavity.
anthraquinol
anticritique
anticritique
noun
A critique written in response to another critique.
antiquarians
antiquarians
noun
plural of antiquarian
aquacultural
aquacultural
adj
(agriculture) Of or pertaining to aquaculture.
aquacultures
aquacultures
noun
plural of aquaculture
aquapuncture
aquapuncture
noun
(medicine) The subcutaneous injection of water, once thought to relieve pain.
aquarellists
aquarellists
noun
plural of aquarellist
aquicultural
aquicultural
adj
Alternative form of aquacultural
aquicultures
aquicultures
noun
plural of aquiculture
aquocarbonic
arabesquerie
arabesquerie
noun
arabesque ornamentation
barquentines
barquentines
noun
plural of barquentine
barquisimeto
barranquilla
barranquilla
Proper noun
A city in northern Colombia; the capital of Atlántico department.
barranquitas
becquerelite
becquerelite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-pyramidal mineral containing calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, and uranium.
biquadrantal
biquadratics
biquadratics
noun
plural of biquadratic
boudoiresque
bourbonesque
bramantesque
breviloquent
breviloquent
adj
Exhibiting breviloquence; concise.
bronchiloquy
chequerboard
chequerboard
noun
Alternative spelling of checkerboard
chiquinquira
chivalresque
chivalresque
adj
Characteristic of chivalry
chloroquines
chloroquines
noun
plural of chloroquine
circumquaque
conqueringly
conqueringly
adv
So as to conquer.
conquistador
conquistador
noun
A conqueror, but especially one of the Spanish soldiers that invaded Central and South America otherwise known as the doorways to the new world, in the 16th century and defeated the Incas and Aztecs.
contramarque
corequisites
corequisites
noun
plural of corequisite
counterquery
counterquery
noun
A counterquestion.
croquignoles
derelinquish
derelinquish
noun
to abandon or desert, to leave to itself
desquamatory
desquamatory
adj
(surgery) Relating to the removal of the laminae of exfoliated bones.
disequalizer
disequalizer
noun
One who or that which makes unequal.
disquiparant
disquisitory
disquisitory
adj
Of or pertaining to disquisition; disquisitive.
earthquaking
earthquaking
verb
present participle of earthquake
equalitarian
equalitarian
adj
(dated) Characterized by social equality and equal rights for all people.
noun
(dated) A person who accepts or promotes the view of equalitarianism.
equatorially
equatorially
adv
In an equatorial direction
equatorwards
equatorwards
adv
Towards the equator.
equestrienne
equestrienne
noun
A female equestrian.
equicellular
equicellular
adj
(biology) Made up of similar cells.
equigranular
equigranular
adj
(petrology) Composed chiefly of grains of similar size.
equilibrants
equilibrants
noun
plural of equilibrant
equilibrated
equilibrated
adj
Subject to equilibration
verb
simple past tense and past participle of equilibrate
equilibrates
equilibrates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of equilibrate
equilibrator
equilibrator
noun
(rare) A device that maintains equilibrium or balance, especially a part of a heavy gun (e.g. an artillery piece or a tank gun) which balances the barrel and other parts so as to enable the gun to be elevated easily.
equilibriate
equilibrious
equilibrious
adj
in equilibrium; balanced
equilibriria
equilibrists
equilibrists
noun
plural of equilibrist
equilibriums
equiparation
equiparation
noun
(chiefly historical, law, philosophy) The transfer or imputation of attributes from one object or concept to another; the drawing of an equivalence between them.
(more generally, rare) Comparison.
equipartisan
equiperiodic
equiperiodic
adj
Having the same period.
equiprobable
equiprobable
adj
(mathematics, logic) Having equal probability, such as any number from 1 to 6 being the equiprobable outcome of the fair toss of fair dice.
equiprobably
equiprobably
adv
With equal probability.
equitemporal
equitemporal
adj
Of equal time.
equivalvular
equivalvular
adj
(zoology) equivalve
equivocators
equivocators
noun
plural of equivocator
equivocatory
equivocatory
adj
Indicating, or characterized by, equivocation.
esquirearchy
foreacquaint
foreacquaint
verb
(transitive) To make familiar (with something) in advance.
forequarters
forequarters
noun
plural of forequarter
foursquarely
frequentable
frequentable
adj
accessible
frequentness
frequentness
noun
The quality of being frequent.
griffinesque
griqualander
grolieresque
grotesquerie
grotesquerie
noun
(literature) A genre of horror literature that was popular in the early 20th century, and practiced by writers such as Ambrose Bierce and Fritz Leiber.
The quality of being grotesque or macabre.
guadalquivir
harlequinade
harlequinade
noun
A pantomime-like comedy featuring the harlequin or clown.
Any comical or fantastical procedure or playfulness.
harlequinery
harlequinism
harlequinize
harlequinize
verb
(transitive) To make gaudy and comical.
harquebusade
harquebusade
noun
Alternative form of arquebusade (“the shot of an arquebus”)
harquebusier
harquebusier
noun
Alternative form of arquebusier
headquarters
headquarters
noun
A place of concentrated activity or influence.
The center of an organization's operations or administration.
The military installation from which troops are commanded and orders are issued; the military unit consisting of a commander and his support staff.
hindquarters
hindquarters
noun
plural of hindquarter
humoresquely
hydroquinine
hydroquinone
hydroquinone
noun
(organic chemistry) The diphenol para-dihydroxy benzene, used as a mild reducing agent in photographic developing; isomeric with catechol and resorcinol.
hyperquadric
hyperquadric
noun
(mathematics) A particular generalization of a superquadric
infrequences
infrequences
noun
plural of infrequence
infrequentcy
infrequently
infrequently
adv
Not frequently.
inquartation
inquartation
noun
(chemistry, archaic) quartation
inquisitress
inquisitress
noun
(rare) A female inquisitor.
interquarrel
interquarter
interquarter
adj
Between quarters.
intersqueeze
japanesquery
lacquerwares
lacquerwares
noun
plural of lacquerware
lacquerworks
lacquerworks
noun
plural of lacquerwork
leonardesque
liquidambars
liquidambars
noun
plural of liquidambar
lombardesque
maquiladoras
maquiladoras
noun
plural of maquiladora
marquessates
marquessates
noun
plural of marquessate
marqueteries
marqueteries
noun
plural of marqueterie
plural of marquetery
marquisettes
marquisettes
noun
plural of marquisette
masqueraders
masqueraders
noun
plural of masquerader
masquerading
masquerading
noun
The act of one who masquerades.
verb
present participle of masquerade
meriquinonic
mousquetaire
mousquetaire
noun
(historical) A broad turnover linen collar worn in the mid-19th century.
(historical) A musketeer, especially one of the French royal musketeers of the 17th and 18th centuries, famed for their daring and their fine clothing.
(historical) A woman's cloak trimmed with ribbons, with large buttons, fashionable in the mid-19th century.
musquashroot
naturalesque
naturalesque
adj
(art) In a style resembling nature.
nonfrequence
nonfrequency
noninquiring
noninquiring
adj
Not inquiring; unquestioning.
nonrequisite
orthoquinone
orthoquinone
noun
(organic chemistry) 1,2-benzoquinone
overequipped
overequipped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overequip
overfrequent
overfrequent
adj
Excessively frequent.
overquantity
overquantity
noun
An excessive quantity; surplus.
paraquadrate
paraquadrate
adj
Synonym of squamosal
pasqueflower
pasqueflower
noun
Alternative spelling of pasque flower
pectoriloque
pectoriloquy
pectoriloquy
noun
(medicine) An increased resonance, or a distinctly articulated voice, heard during auscultation.
perquisition
perquisition
noun
A thorough inquiry or search.
peruginesque
plastiqueurs
preacquiring
preacquiring
verb
present participle of preacquire
preacquittal
preacquittal
adj
Before acquittal.
preacquitted
preantiquity
preantiquity
noun
The time before antiquity.
preburlesque
preburlesque
adj
Before the introduction of burlesque performances.
preequipment
preequipping
preliquidate
prequalified
prequalified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of prequalify
prequalifies
prequalifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of prequalify
prequotation
prerequiring
prerequiring
verb
present participle of prerequire
prerequisite
prerequisite
adj
Required as a prior condition of something else; necessary or indispensable.
noun
In education, a course or topic that must be completed before another course or topic can be started. May be colloquially referred to as a prereq.
Something that is required as necessary or indispensable, or as a prior condition of something else.
preterequine
proacquittal
prosequendum
quacksalvers
quacksalvers
noun
plural of quacksalver
quadragesima
quadrangular
quadrangular
adj
Having the shape of a quadrangle; in the shape of a quadrangle.
quadranguled
quadrantlike
quadrantlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a quadrant.
quadraphonic
quadraphonic
adj
(of a sound system) Employing four independent channels or speakers.