(rare) The quality of being acquirable; attainableness.
acquirement
acquirement
noun
(now rare, chiefly in the plural) Something that has been acquired; an attainment or accomplishment.
The act or fact of acquiring something; acquisition.
acquirements
acquirements
noun
plural of acquirement
acquisitor
acquisitor
noun
one who acquires
acquisitors
acquisitors
noun
plural of acquisitor
acquitter
acquitter
noun
One who acquits or releases.
anticritique
anticritique
noun
A critique written in response to another critique.
aquacultural
aquacultural
adj
(agriculture) Of or pertaining to aquaculture.
aquaculture
aquaculture
noun
The cultivation of aquatic produce such as aquatic plants, fish, and other aquatic animals.
aquacultures
aquacultures
noun
plural of aquaculture
aquapuncture
aquapuncture
noun
(medicine) The subcutaneous injection of water, once thought to relieve pain.
aquicultural
aquicultural
adj
Alternative form of aquacultural
aquiculture
aquiculture
noun
Alternative form of aquaculture
aquicultures
aquicultures
noun
plural of aquiculture
aquiculturist
aquiculturist
noun
Alternative spelling of aquaculturist
archantiquary
architecturesque
architecturesque
adj
Resembling or characteristic of architecture.
biquadratic
biquadratic
adj
(mathematics) Of a polynomial expression, involving only the zeroth, second, and fourth powers of a variable, as x⁴ + 3x² + 2. Sometimes extended to any expression involving the biquadrate or fourth power (but no higher powers), as x⁴ − 4x³ + 3x² − x + 1.
noun
(mathematics) A biquadratic equation.
biquadratics
biquadratics
noun
plural of biquadratic
caqueterie
caquetoire
caquetoires
cathedralesque
cathedralesque
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a cathedral.
chontaquiro
cinquanter
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
contramarque
corinthianesque
counteracquittance
counterequivalent
counterquartered
counterquartered
adj
(heraldry) Doubly divided into quarters, so that each quarter is itself quartered.
counterquarterly
electroplaque
electroplaque
noun
Synonym of electrocyte
equianchorate
equiarticulate
equivocator
equivocator
noun
agent noun of equivocate; one who equivocates.
equivocators
equivocators
noun
plural of equivocator
equivocatory
equivocatory
adj
Indicating, or characterized by, equivocation.
foreacquaint
foreacquaint
verb
(transitive) To make familiar (with something) in advance.
interequinoctial
interequinoctial
adj
Coming between the equinoxes.
jacquemart
lacquerist
overqualification
overqualification
noun
The quality of being overqualified.
pectoriloquial
pectoriloquial
adj
(rare) Pertaining to, or of the nature of, pectoriloquy.
petrarchesque
plusquamperfect
plusquamperfect
noun
(grammar, rare) pluperfect
preacquaint
preacquaint
verb
(transitive) To acquaint beforehand.
preacquaintance
preacquaintance
noun
Previous acquaintance or knowledge.
preacquisition
preacquisition
adj
Prior to acquisition
noun
acquisition prior to some other action.
preacquisitive
preacquisitively
preacquisitiveness
preacquit
preacquittal
preacquittal
adj
Before acquittal.
preacquitted
preacquitting
preconquestal
preconquestal
adj
Synonym of preconquest
preconquestual
prequalification
prequalification
adj
Prior to a qualification being awarded.
noun
qualification in advance
proacquisition
proacquittal
proaquatic
quackster
quackster
noun
(rare) A quack or charlatan.
quadratic
quadratic
adj
(mathematics) of a function, of the form y=ax²+bx+c.
(mathematics) of a polynomial, involving the second power (square) of a variable but no higher powers, as ax²+bx+c.
(mathematics) of an equation, of the form ax²+bx+c=0.
square-shaped
noun
(mathematics) A quadratic polynomial, function or equation.
quadratical
quadratical
adj
(rare) quadratic
quadratically
quadratically
adv
In a quadratic way.
quadratics
quadratics
noun
plural of quadratic
quadriarticulate
quadriarticulate
adj
(entomology) Having four joints.
quadriarticulated
quadriarticulated
adj
Alternative form of quadriarticulate
quadricapsulate
quadricarinate
quadricarinate
adj
(biology) Having four carinae.
quadricentennial
quadricentennial
adj
Relating to a 400th anniversary.
quadricentennials
quadricentennials
noun
plural of quadricentennial
quadriciliate
quadriciliate
adj
Having four cilia.
quadricipital
quadricipital
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the quadriceps.
quadricostate
quadricostate
adj
Having four ribs.
quadricotyledonous
quadricovariant
quadricovariant
noun
(mathematics) a covariant of degree 4
quadricrescentic
quadricrescentoid
quadricrescentoid
adj
(zoology, dentistry) Having four crescentic folds.
quadricuspidate
quadricyclist
quadricyclist
noun
One who rides a quadricycle.
quadrifurcate
quadrifurcate
adj
Branching fourfold; having four branches.
verb
Furcate (fork or divide) into four branches or channels.
quadrifurcated
quadrifurcated
adj
Having four forks or branches; quadrifurcate.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of quadrifurcate
quadrifurcation
quadrifurcation
noun
A division into four branches
quadriloculate
quadriloculate
adj
Having four loculi
quadrimetallic
quadrimetallic
adj
(chemistry) Containing atoms of four metals in each molecule.
quadrinucleate
quadrinucleate
adj
(biology) Having four nuclei.
noun
A cell that has four nuclei.
quadriplicate
quadriplicate
noun
Alternative form of quadruplicate
quadriplicated
quadriplicated
adj
Alternative form of quadruplicated
quadriportico
quadriportico
noun
(architecture) A four-sided portico.
quadriporticus
quadriporticus
noun
A nearly square courtyard surrounded by colonnaded porticoes.
quadrisect
quadrisect
verb
(transitive) To divide into four parts.
quadrisected
quadrisected
verb
simple past tense and past participle of quadrisect
quadrisection
quadrisection
noun
One quarter of something.
The action of dividing something into four parts.
quadrisulcate
quadrisulcate
adj
Having four hooves
quadrisulcated
quadritubercular
quadritubercular
adj
Having four tubercles or cusps
quadrituberculate
quadrituberculate
adj
Synonym of quadritubercular
quadrupedantic
quadrupedantical
quadrupedantical
adj
(obsolete) quadrupedal
quadruplicate
quadruplicate
adj
four times over, multiplied by four
having four parts
noun
in quadruplicate: four times over, in four copies
verb
To replicate four times; to make fourfold; to quadruple.
quadruplicated
quadruplicated
adj
replicated four times
verb
simple past tense and past participle of quadruplicate
quadruplicates
quadruplicates
noun
plural of quadruplicate
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of quadruplicate
quadruplicating
quadruplicating
verb
present participle of quadruplicate
quadruplication
quadruplication
noun
multiplication by four
quadruplications
quadruplications
noun
plural of quadruplication
quadruplicature
quadruplicity
quadruplicity
Noun
A group of four things.
qualificator
qualificator
noun
An officer who examines and prepares causes for trial in the ecclesiastical courts.
qualificatory
qualificatory
adj
That serves as qualification
quartenylic
quartenylic
adj
Of or pertaining to quartenylic acid or its derivatives
quarterback
quarterback
noun
(American football, Canadian football) An offensive back whose primary job is to pass the ball in a play.
(American football, historical) An offensive back who receives the snap (hike) and then blocks the defense from crossing the line of scrimmage; a blocking back.
(rugby football, historical) A position just behind the forwards, or one who plays this position.
verb
(American football) To play the position of quarterback.
(by extension) To lead a team or group; to be primarily responsible for some group project or activity.
quarterbacked
quarterbacked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of quarterback
quarterbacking
quarterbacking
noun
(American football) The act of playing as a quarterback
(US) The action of making criticisms after the event
verb
present participle of quarterback
quarterbacks
quarterbacks
noun
plural of quarterback
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of quarterback
quarterdeck
quarterdeck
noun
(nautical) The aft part of the upper deck of a ship; normally reserved for officers
quarterdeckish
quarterdecks
quarterdecks
noun
plural of quarterdeck
quarterpace
quarterpace
noun
(archaic, architecture) A platform of a staircase where the stair turns at a right angle only.
quarterspace
quarterstetch
quartic
quartic
adj
(mathematics) of or relating to the fourth degree
noun
(mathematics) A curve describing such an equation or function.
(mathematics) An algebraic equation or function of the fourth degree.
quartics
quartics
noun
plural of quartic
quartodeciman
quartodeciman
Noun
Any of a group of early Christians who began Easter on Nisan 14, the day Jesus was crucified according to the Gospel of JohnJohn 19:14, 31, 42, and the day before the beginning of Jewish Passover, which is Nisan 15.
Adjective
Of or pertaining to these people.
quartodecimanism
quartodecimanism
Proper noun
The doctrines of the Quartodecimans.
quartzic
quartzic
adj
Of or relating to quartz.
quartzitic
quartzitic
adj
Of, relating to, or containing quartzite.
quasicrystal
quasicrystal
noun
(physics, chemistry) any solid with conventional crystalline properties but exhibiting a point group symmetry inconsistent with translational periodicity
quasiparticle
quasiparticle
noun
(physics) Any entity that has some characteristics of a distinct particle, but comprises a grouping of multiple particles
quatercentenary
quatercentenary
noun
A four-hundredth anniversary
quaternionic
quaternionic
adj
(mathematics) Of or pertaining to a quaternion
quatrocentism
quatrocentism
noun
Alternative form of quattrocentism
quatrocentist
quatrocentist
noun
Alternative form of quattrocentist
quatrocento
quattrocento
quattrocento
noun
The 1400s, the fifteenth-century Renaissance Italian period.
quattuordecillion
quattuordecillion
num
(US, Britain, Australia, rare, short scale) 10⁴⁵.
(dated, Britain, Australia, rare, long scale) 10⁸⁴.
quattuordecillionth
quebrachite
quebrachitol
quebrachitol
noun
(organic chemistry) A polyhydroxy cyclic alcohol, 2-0-methyl-chiro-inositol, obtained from the latex of the rubber tree as a starting point in the synthesis of several pharmaceuticals
queencraft
queencraft
noun
Craft or skill in policy on the part of a queen; kingcraft as practised by a female sovereign.
quercetagetin
quercetagetin
noun
(organic chemistry) A flavonol found in grasses of the genus Eriocaulon.
quercitannic
quercitannic
adj
Of or pertaining to quercitannic acid or its derivatives
quercitannin
quercitannin
noun
tannic acid derived from oak galls
quickhearted
quickwater
quickwater
noun
(canoeing) Water with limited currents or rapids, less turbulent than white water.
quincentenary
quincentenary
adj
Synonym of quincentennial: Of or related to a 500th anniversary.
noun
Synonym of quincentennial: A 500th anniversary.
quindecemvirate
quindecemvirate
noun
Alternative form of quindecimvirate.
quinquarticular
quinquarticular
adj
(theology) Relating to the five articles of Remonstrance.
quinquecentenary
quinquetubercular
quinquetubercular
adj
Having five tubercles or cusps
quinquetuberculate
quinquetuberculate
adj
Synonym of quinquetubercular
racquet
racquet
noun
(chiefly UK) Alternative form of racket (“implement with a handle connected to a round frame”)
verb
To dart about in a manner reminiscent of a ball hit by a racquet.
To exchange back and forth, similar to the way a tennis ball volleys back and forth.