A mixture of charcoal, clay, etc. used in smelting.
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.
cirques
cirques
noun
plural of cirque
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.
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.
faquirs
faquirs
noun
plural of faquir
liquors
liquors
noun
plural of liquor
marques
marques
noun
plural of marque
marquis
marquis
noun
A nobleman in England, France, and Germany, of a rank next below that of duke, but above a count. Originally, the marquis was an officer whose duty was to guard the marches or frontiers of the kingdom. The office has ceased, and the name is now a mere title conferred by letters patent or letters close.
Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the Asian genus Bassarona (or Euthalia).
masquer
masquer
noun
One who appears in disguise at a masquerade.
quaeres
quaeres
noun
plural of quaere
quakers
quarles
quartas
quartes
quartes
noun
plural of quarte
quartis
quartos
quartos
noun
plural of quarto
quartus
quasars
quasars
noun
plural of quasar
quasher
quasher
noun
One who quashes.
quaters
quatres
quatres
noun
plural of quatre
quavers
quavers
noun
plural of quaver
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of quaver
quercus
queries
queries
noun
plural of query
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of query
querist
querist
noun
(formal) A person who asks questions.
quester
quester
noun
A person engaged in a quest.
questor
queuers
queuers
noun
plural of queuer
quisler
quisler
noun
Synonym of quisling
quivers
quivers
noun
plural of quiver
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of quiver
quorums
quorums
noun
plural of quorum
quoters
quoters
noun
plural of quoter
qurshes
qurshes
noun
plural of qursh
request
request
noun
(networking) A message sent over a network to a server.
(obsolete) That which is asked for or requested.
A formal message requesting something.
Act of requesting (with the adposition at in the presence of possessives, and on in their absence).
Condition of being sought after.
verb
(transitive or with that clause) To ask for (something).
(transitive) To ask (somebody) to do something.
requins
requins
noun
plural of requin
risquee
roquets
roquets
noun
plural of roquet
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of roquet
roquist
saquaro
squader
squalor
squalor
noun
Filthiness and degradation, as from neglect or poverty
squared
squared
adj
(geometry) Covered with a grid of squares.
(mathematics) Raised to the second power.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of square
squarer
squarer
adj
comparative form of square: more square
noun
(obsolete) Quarreler, wrangler.
One who, or that which, squares.
squares
squares
noun
plural of square
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of square
squired
squired
verb
simple past tense and past participle of squire
squires
squires
noun
plural of squire
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of squire
squiret
squirms
squirms
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of squirm
squirmy
squirmy
adj
That squirms, writhes or wriggles.
squirts
squirts
noun
plural of squirt
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of squirt
squirty
squirty
adj
(informal) That operates by squirting.
suqutra
surique
torques
torques
noun
(historical) A collar or necklace of twisted metal (often military); torque.
plural of torque
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of torque