(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
acquitter
acquitter
noun
One who acquits or releases.
anticritique
anticritique
noun
A critique written in response to another critique.
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.
aquiculture
aquiculture
noun
Alternative form of aquaculture
aquicultures
aquicultures
noun
plural of aquiculture
architecturesque
architecturesque
adj
Resembling or characteristic of architecture.
becquerelite
becquerelite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-pyramidal mineral containing calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, and uranium.
caqueterie
caquetoire
caquetoires
cathedralesque
cathedralesque
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a cathedral.
cinquanter
conquerment
conquerment
noun
The state of being conquered.
conquistadores
conquistadores
noun
plural of conquistador
contramarque
coquetries
coquetries
noun
plural of coquetry
coquetry
coquetry
noun
(countable) An act constituting such behaviour; an affectation of amorous interest or enticement, especially of a woman directed towards a man.
Coquettish behaviour; actions designed to excite erotic attention, without intending to reciprocate such feelings (chiefly of women towards men); flirtatious teasing.
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
counteracquittance
counterconquest
counterconquest
noun
A conquest made in opposition to another, as by a previously conquered entity.
counterequivalent
counterquartered
counterquartered
adj
(heraldry) Doubly divided into quarters, so that each quarter is itself quartered.
counterquarterly
counterquery
counterquery
noun
A counterquestion.
counterquestion
counterquestion
noun
A question that serves as a reply to, or distraction from, another.
counterquestions
counterquestions
noun
plural of counterquestion
counterquip
counterquip
noun
A quip made in response to another quip.
critique
critique
noun
(obsolete) A critic; one who criticises.
A point made to criticize something.
An essay in which another piece of work is criticised, reviewed, etc.
The art of criticism.
verb
To review something; to criticize.
critiqued
critiqued
verb
simple past tense and past participle of critique
critiques
critiques
noun
plural of critique
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of critique
croquet
croquet
noun
(countable) A croquette.
(countable, games) A shot in this game in which the striker's ball and another ball are moved by hitting the striker's ball when they have been placed in contact following a roquet.
(uncountable, games) A game played on a lawn, in which players use mallets to drive balls through hoops (wickets).
verb
(transitive, games) To play a shot in the game of croquet in which the striker's ball and another ball are moved by hitting the striker's ball when they have been placed in contact following a roquet.
croqueted
croqueted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of croquet
croqueting
croqueting
verb
present participle of croquet
croquets
croquets
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of croquet
croquette
croquette
noun
(cooking) A minced, cooked food (usually meat or vegetables), which is deep-fried in fat and sometimes sprinkled with breadcrumbs.
croquettes
croquettes
noun
plural of croquette
electroplaque
electroplaque
noun
Synonym of electrocyte
equianchorate
equiarticulate
equilibristic
equilibristic
adj
Of or pertaining to equilibristics.
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.
infrequentcy
interequinoctial
interequinoctial
adj
Coming between the equinoxes.
isoquercitrin
isoquercitrin
noun
(organic chemistry) A flavonoid glycoside, isolated from mangoes or from the giant rhubarb, that has anti-inflammatory activity
jacquemart
lacquerist
microtechnique
microtechnique
noun
Any small-scale technique.
The art of preparing objects for examination under a microscope.
overqualification
overqualification
noun
The quality of being overqualified.
pectoriloque
pectoriloquial
pectoriloquial
adj
(rare) Pertaining to, or of the nature of, pectoriloquy.
pectoriloquism
pectoriloquism
noun
pectoriloquy
pectoriloquous
pectoriloquous
adj
pectoriloquial
pectoriloquy
pectoriloquy
noun
(medicine) An increased resonance, or a distinctly articulated voice, heard during auscultation.
petrarchesque
picqueter
picqueter
noun
A person who arranges artificial flowers for a living.
picturesque
picturesque
adj
Resembling or worthy of a picture or painting; having the qualities of a picture or painting; pleasingly beautiful.
Strikingly graphic or vivid; having striking and vivid imagery.
picturesquely
picturesquely
adv
In a picturesque manner.
picturesqueness
picturesqueness
noun
The condition of being picturesque
picturesquenesses
picturesquenesses
noun
plural of picturesqueness
picturesquish
picturesquish
adj
Somewhat picturesque.
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
preconquest
preconquest
adj
Prior to conquest.
preconquestal
preconquestal
adj
Synonym of preconquest
preconquestual
prequalification
prequalification
adj
Prior to a qualification being awarded.
noun
qualification in advance
proconquest
procritique
quackster
quackster
noun
(rare) A quack or charlatan.
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.
quadricostate
quadricostate
adj
Having four ribs.
quadricotyledonous
quadricrescentic
quadricrescentoid
quadricrescentoid
adj
(zoology, dentistry) Having four crescentic folds.
quadricuspidate
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
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
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
quadruplicature
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
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.
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.
quercetic
quercetin
quercetin
noun
(organic chemistry, biochemistry) A flavonol found in many fruits, vegetables, leaves and grains.
quercetum
quercetum
noun
(dated, rare) A wood or plantation of oak trees.
quercimeritrin
quercimeritrin
noun
(organic chemistry) A flavonol glucoside, with chemical formula C₂H₂₀O₁₂, found in cotton flowers.
quercitannic
quercitannic
adj
Of or pertaining to quercitannic acid or its derivatives
quercitannin
quercitannin
noun
tannic acid derived from oak galls
quercite
quercite
noun
(organic chemistry) A white crystalline substance found in acorns.
quercitin
quercitin
noun
(organic chemistry) A flavonoid found in fruits, vegetables, leaves and grains.
quercitol
quercitol
noun
(organic chemistry) The sugar alcohol 5-deoxyinositol present in acorns and the bark of oaks
quercitrin
quercitrin
noun
A glycoside formed from the flavonoid quercetin and the deoxy sugar rhamnose, a constituent of quercitron dye.