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.
corequisites
corequisites
noun
plural of corequisite
desquamatory
desquamatory
adj
(surgery) Relating to the removal of the laminae of exfoliated bones.
disquiparant
disquisitory
disquisitory
adj
Of or pertaining to disquisition; disquisitive.
equatorwards
equatorwards
adv
Towards the equator.
equestrienne
equestrienne
noun
A female equestrian.
equilibrants
equilibrants
noun
plural of equilibrant
equilibrates
equilibrates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of equilibrate
equilibrists
equilibrists
noun
plural of equilibrist
equipartisan
equivocators
equivocators
noun
plural of equivocator
forequarters
forequarters
noun
plural of forequarter
frequentness
frequentness
noun
The quality of being frequent.
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.
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
inquisitress
inquisitress
noun
(rare) A female inquisitor.
intersqueeze
marquessates
marquessates
noun
plural of marquessate
marqueteries
marqueteries
noun
plural of marqueterie
plural of marquetery
marquisettes
marquisettes
noun
plural of marquisette
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.
nonrequisite
perquisition
perquisition
noun
A thorough inquiry or search.
plastiqueurs
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.
quadrateness
quadrateness
noun
Quality of being quadrate.
quadrigamist
quadrigamist
noun
(rare) Someone who has four spouses at the same time.
quadrisected
quadrisected
verb
simple past tense and past participle of quadrisect
quadrisetose
quadrisetose
adj
(biology) Having four bristles.
quaestorship
quaestorship
noun
The office or status of quaestor.
quakerstreet
quarterbacks
quarterbacks
noun
plural of quarterback
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of quarterback
quarterdecks
quarterdecks
noun
plural of quarterdeck
quartersawed
quartersawed
verb
simple past tense of quartersaw
quarterspace
quarterstaff
quarterstaff
noun
A wooden staff of an approximate length between 2 and 2.5 meters, sometimes tipped with iron, used as a weapon in rural England during the Early Modern period.
Fighting or exercise with the quarterstaff.
quartiparous
quasicrystal
quasicrystal
noun
(physics, chemistry) any solid with conventional crystalline properties but exhibiting a point group symmetry inconsistent with translational periodicity
quaternaries
quaternaries
noun
plural of quaternary
quaternarius
quaternarius
noun
(prosody) A unit of four metrical feet.
quaternities
quaternities
noun
plural of quaternity
quatertenses
racquetballs
racquetballs
noun
plural of racquetball
reequipments
reequipments
noun
plural of reequipment
reliquidates
reliquidates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of reliquidate
requirements
requirements
noun
plural of requirement
requisitions
requisitions
noun
plural of requisition
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of requisition
semiquadrate
semiquadrate
noun
(astrology) An aspect of the planets when distant from each other by half a quadrant, or forty-five degrees, or one sign and a half.
semiquartile
semiquartile
noun
(astrology) A semiquadrate.
sequestering
sequestering
verb
present participle of sequester
sequestrable
sequestrable
adj
Capable of being sequestered; subject or liable to sequestration.
sequestrated
sequestrated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of sequestrate
sequestrates
sequestrates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of sequestrate
sequestrator
sequestrator
noun
One who sequesters.
sesquialtera
sesquialtera
noun
(music) A ratio of 3:2.
(music) An organ stop that uses two ranks of different pipes.
sesquiquarta
sesquitertia
sesquitertia
noun
(music, obsolete) A perfect fourth, an interval having the ratio of 1 to 1⅓, or 3 to 4.
(obsolete) A ratio of 4 to 3.
sinarquistas
squattocracy
squattocracy
noun
(Australia, historical) Wealthy landowners (squatters) considered as a class.
squirreltail
squirreltail
noun
Elymus elymoides, a species of wild rye.
subquarterly
superquality
superquality
adj
Of very high quality.
superquoting
tardiloquous
tornadoesque
tornadoesque
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a tornado, or the damage and debris resulting from one.
tranquilizes
tranquilizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of tranquilize
tranquillest
tranquillise
tranquilness
tranquilness
noun
The state or quality of being tranquil; tranquillity.