(rare) State of being acquainted; degree of acquaintance.
acquaints
acquaints
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acquaint
acquiesce
acquiesce
verb
(intransitive) To concur upon conviction; to assent to; usually, to concur, not heartily but so far as to forbear opposition.
(intransitive, with in (or sometimes with, to)) To rest satisfied, or apparently satisfied, or to rest without opposition and discontent (usually implying previous opposition or discontent); to accept or consent by silence or by omitting to object.
acquiesced
acquiesced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of acquiesce
acquiescement
acquiescence
acquiescence
noun
(law) Inaction, passivity, or neglect to take legal action when it is called for in order to assert, preserve, or safeguard a right, and which inaction implies the abandonment of said right.
A silent or passive assent or submission, or a submission with apparent content, distinguished from avowed consent on the one hand, and on the other, from opposition or open discontent; quiet satisfaction.
acquiescences
acquiescences
noun
plural of acquiescence
acquiescency
acquiescency
noun
The quality of being acquiescent; acquiescence.
acquiescent
acquiescent
adj
resting satisfied or submissive; disposed tacitly to submit
willing to acquiesce, accept or agree to something without objection, protest or resistance
acquiescently
acquiescently
adv
In an acquiescent manner.
acquiescer
acquiescer
noun
One who acquiesces.
acquiesces
acquiesces
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acquiesce
acquiescing
acquiescing
verb
present participle of acquiesce
acquiescingly
acquiescingly
adv
in an acquiescing manner
acquiesence
acquirements
acquirements
noun
plural of acquirement
acquirers
acquirers
noun
plural of acquirer
acquires
acquires
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acquire
acquisible
acquisible
adj
Synonym of acquirable (“capable of being acquired”)
acquisita
acquisite
acquisite
adj
(obsolete) acquired
acquisited
acquisition
acquisition
noun
(computing) The process of sampling signals that measure real world physical conditions and converting these signals into digital numeric values that can be manipulated by a computer.
The act or process of acquiring.
The thing acquired or gained; a gain.
acquisitional
acquisitional
adj
Of or relating to acquisition.
acquisitions
acquisitions
noun
plural of acquisition
acquisitive
acquisitive
adj
(obsolete) Acquired.
Able or disposed to make acquisitions; acquiring.
Dispositioned toward acquiring and retaining information.
acquisitively
acquisitively
adv
In an acquisitive manner; for the purpose of acquisition.
acquisitiveness
acquisitiveness
noun
(phrenology) The faculty to which the phrenologists attribute the desire of acquiring and possessing.
The quality of being acquisitive; propensity to acquire property; desire of possession.
acquisitor
acquisitor
noun
one who acquires
acquisitors
acquisitors
noun
plural of acquisitor
acquisitum
acquist
acquist
noun
(obsolete) Acquisition; gain.
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To acquire.
acquits
acquits
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acquit
acquittals
acquittals
noun
plural of acquittal
acquittances
acquittances
noun
plural of acquittance
adequacies
adequacies
noun
plural of adequacy
aquashicola
aquatics
aquatics
noun
Sports involving water.
plural of aquatic
aquicolous
aquicolous
adj
(biology) Living in water.
aquicultures
aquicultures
noun
plural of aquiculture
aquiculturist
aquiculturist
noun
Alternative spelling of aquaculturist
aquifoliaceous
aquifoliaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Aquifoliaceae.
aquincubitalism
aquincubitalism
noun
The quality of being aquincubital.
aquintocubitalism
aquocapsulitis
aquocellolitis
architecturesque
architecturesque
adj
Resembling or characteristic of architecture.
armouchiquois
biquadratics
biquadratics
noun
plural of biquadratic
caciques
caciques
noun
plural of cacique
caciqueship
caciqueship
noun
The role or status of cacique.
caciquism
caciquism
noun
The political influence of caciques in Latin America.
caiques
caiques
noun
plural of caique
caquetoires
carnivalesque
carnivalesque
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a carnival.
carquaise
carquaise
noun
The annealing arch or oven used in the manufacture of plate glass.
casaquin
casaquin
noun
(historical) A kind of short gown associated with French working-class or peasant women.
cassique
caziques
caziques
noun
plural of cazique; an alternative spelling of cacique
charquis
charquis
noun
plural of charqui
chequerwise
chequerwise
adj
Arranged in staggered rows, like the squares of a chequerboard.
chicquest
chinquapins
chinquapins
noun
plural of chinquapin
chiquest
chivalresque
chivalresque
adj
Characteristic of chivalry
chloroquines
chloroquines
noun
plural of chloroquine
churrigueresque
churrigueresque
adj
Alternative form of Churrigueresque
cigaresque
cigaresque
adj
Characteristic of cigars
cinematheques
cinematheques
noun
plural of cinematheque
cinquains
cinquains
noun
plural of cinquain
cinquecentism
cinquecentist
cinquecentist
adj
Alternative letter-case form of Cinquecentist.
cinquecentos
cinquefoils
cinquefoils
noun
plural of cinquefoil
cinques
cinques
noun
(campanology) bell changes rung on eleven bells
plural of cinque
cirques
cirques
noun
plural of cirque
cliqueiest
cliqueless
cliqueless
adj
Without a clique.
cliques
cliques
noun
plural of clique
cliqueyness
cliqueyness
noun
Alternative form of cliquiness
cliquiest
cliquiest
adj
superlative form of cliquey: most cliquey
superlative form of cliquy: most cliquy
cliquish
cliquish
adj
Of or pertaining to a clique.
Tending to associate with a small and exclusive group.
cliquishly
cliquishly
adv
In a cliquish manner.
cliquishness
cliquishness
noun
the state of being cliquish
cliquism
cliquism
noun
The tendency to associate in cliques; the spirit of cliques.
coequalities
coequalities
noun
plural of coequality
colliquativeness
colloquialism
colloquialism
noun
A colloquial word or phrase; a common spoken expression.
Colloquial style of speaking.
colloquialisms
colloquialisms
noun
plural of colloquialism
colloquialist
colloquialist
noun
A good conversationalist.
A person who uses colloquial words or phrases.
colloquialness
colloquialness
noun
The state or quality of being colloquial.
colloquials
colloquials
noun
plural of colloquial
colloquies
colloquies
noun
plural of colloquy
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of colloquy
colloquiquiums
colloquist
colloquist
noun
One who takes part in a colloquy
colloquists
colloquists
noun
plural of colloquist
colloquiums
colloquiums
noun
plural of colloquium
coloquies
communiques
communiques
noun
Misspelling of communiqués.
conquians
conquisition
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.
conquistadores
conquistadores
noun
plural of conquistador
conquistadors
consequential
consequential
adj
(of a person) Self-important.
Following as a result.
Having significant consequences; of importance.
Important or significant.
consequentialities
consequentialities
noun
plural of consequentiality
consequentiality
consequentiality
noun
The property of being consequential.
consequentially
consequentially
adv
In a consequential manner; with consequence or significance.
consequentialness
consequentialness
noun
the quality or state of being consequential
coquetries
coquetries
noun
plural of coquetry
coquettish
coquettish
adj
Characteristic of a coquet.
Of or relating to a young, flirtatious girl.
coquettishly
coquettishly
adv
In a coquettish manner, flirtatiously.
coquettishness
coquettishness
noun
The state or quality of being coquettish.
coquilles
coquilles
noun
plural of coquille
coquinas
coquinas
noun
plural of coquina
coquitos
coquitos
noun
plural of coquito
corequisite
corequisite
noun
(education) A course that must be or can be taken concurrently with a given course.
corequisites
corequisites
noun
plural of corequisite
corinthianesque
counterquestion
counterquestion
noun
A question that serves as a reply to, or distraction from, another.
counterquestions
counterquestions
noun
plural of counterquestion
critiques
critiques
noun
plural of critique
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of critique
croquignoles
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.
delinquencies
delinquencies
noun
plural of delinquency
deliquesce
deliquesce
verb
(intransitive) To melt and disappear.
(intransitive, chemistry) To become liquid by absorbing water from the atmosphere and dissolving in it.
deliquesced
deliquesced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of deliquesce
deliquescence
deliquescence
noun
The action or process of deliquescing.
The condition of being deliquescent.
deliquescent
deliquescent
adj
(botany) Branching so that the stem is lost in branches, as in most deciduous trees.
(chemistry) Absorbing moisture from the air and forming a solution.
(mycology, of the fruiting body of a fungus) Becoming liquid as a phase of its life cycle.
Seeming to melt away.
deliquesces
deliquesces
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deliquesce
deliquescing
deliquescing
verb
present participle of deliquesce
deliquiesce
disacquaint
disacquaint
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To render unacquainted; to make unfamiliar.
disacquaintance
disacquaintance
noun
(obsolete) Neglect or disuse of familiarity, or familiar acquaintance.
discotheque
discotheque
noun
(slightly dated) A nightclub where dancing takes place.
discotheques
discotheques
noun
plural of discotheque
discothque
disqualification
disqualification
noun
(basketball): The act of being forbidden from further play in a basketball game due to the accumulation of too many personal fouls.
That which disqualifies; that which causes someone to be unfit for a certain purpose or role
The act of disqualifying, or the state of being disqualified
disqualifications
disqualifications
noun
plural of disqualification
disquiparancy
equicohesive
equicontinuous
equicontinuous
adj
(mathematics, of a family of functions) Such that all members are continuous, with equal variation in a given neighborhood.
equicostate
equidistance
equidistance
noun
(countable, uncountable) Equal distance.
equilibristic
equilibristic
adj
Of or pertaining to equilibristics.
equinecessary
equinecessary
adj
Necessary or needful in the same degree.
equinoctials
equinoctials
noun
plural of equinoctial
equisetaceae
equisetaceous
equisetaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Equisetaceae, or horsetails.
equisetic
equisonance
equisonance
noun
(music) An equal sounding; the consonance of the unison and its octaves.
equispaced
equispaced
adj
Spaced apart at equal distances.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of equispace