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
counterquartered
counterquartered
adj
(heraldry) Doubly divided into quarters, so that each quarter is itself quartered.
derequisition
derequisition
verb
(transitive) To return or release (something previously requisitioned).
disequilibration
disequilibration
noun
The act of bringing about a state of disequilibrium
disfrequent
disquiparant
disquiparation
disquisitionary
disquisitionary
adj
Pertaining to disquisition; disquisitional.
equidifferent
equidifferent
adj
Having equal differences.
equidistribution
equidistribution
noun
An equal distribution.
equiponderant
equiponderant
adj
(obsolete) Having equal weight.
equiponderate
equiponderate
verb
To counterbalance.
equiponderated
equiponderated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of equiponderate
equiponderating
equiponderating
verb
present participle of equiponderate
equiponderation
equiponderation
noun
An equiponderating, or counterbalancing.
frequented
frequented
verb
simple past tense and past participle of frequent
grandiloquent
grandiloquent
adj
(of a person, their language or writing) Given to using language in a showy way by using an excessive number of difficult words to impress others; bombastic; turgid
grandiloquently
grandiloquently
adv
showing grandiloquence
headquartering
headquartering
verb
present participle of headquarter
hindquarter
hindquarter
noun
(in the plural) The hind biped (leg) of a quadruped, or all body parts situated behind the hind legs' trunk-attachment.
(metonymically, derogatory, usually in the plural) Human behind, butt.
Either rear half of a side of beef, mutton, veal, lamb or by extension from another edible mammal.
hindquarters
hindquarters
noun
plural of hindquarter
hydroxyanthraquinone
hydroxyanthraquinone
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of several organic compounds that can be viewed as derivatives of an anthraquinone through replacement of one hydrogen atom by a hydroxyl group.
interquarreled
intersqueezed
irondequoit
nonsequestered
nonsequestered
adj
Not sequestered.
ovatoquadrangular
preadequateness
predelinquent
predelinquent
adj
At risk of falling into delinquency.
noun
A young person who is at risk of falling into delinquency.
predelinquently
preliquidating
preliquidation
preliquidation
adj
Before liquidation.
prequarantined
pseudoequalitarian
pseudoequalitarian
adj
Apparently, but not actually, equalitarian.
quadragintesimal
quadrangulate
quadrangulate
verb
(transitive) To divide (a plane or other surface) into quadrangles, often by removing the dividing line between two adjacent triangles (following a previous triangulation)
quadrant
quadrant
noun
(college basketball) One of the four categories of team wins and losses, as categorized by strength of schedule.
(geometry) One fourth of a circle or disc; a sector with an angle of 90°.
(mathematics) One of the four regions of the Cartesian plane bounded by the x-axis and y-axis.
(nautical) A measuring device with a graduated arc of 90° used in locating an altitude.
(obsolete) A square or quadrangle.
One of the four sections made by dividing an area with two perpendicular lines.
quadrantal
quadrantal
adj
(geometry) Of or relating to a quadrant, or included in the fourth part of a circle.
noun
An ancient Roman unit of measure for liquids.
cube
quadrantes
quadrantes
noun
plural of quadrans
quadrantid
quadrantid
Noun
Any of the meteors in a January meteor shower whose radiant is inside the constellation Boötes.
quadrantile
quadrantile
adj
quadrantal
quadrantlike
quadrantlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a quadrant.
quadrantly
quadrantly
adv
squarely
quadrants
quadrants
noun
plural of quadrant
quadrateness
quadrateness
noun
Quality of being quadrate.
quadrating
quadrating
verb
present participle of quadrate
quadratomandibular
quadratomandibular
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the quadrate bone and the mandible.
quadriannulate
quadriannulate
adj
(biology) Having four rings.
quadricarinate
quadricarinate
adj
(biology) Having four carinae.
quadricentennial
quadricentennial
adj
Relating to a 400th anniversary.
quadricentennials
quadricentennials
noun
plural of quadricentennial
quadricotyledonous
quadricovariant
quadricovariant
noun
(mathematics) a covariant of degree 4
quadricrescentic
quadricrescentoid
quadricrescentoid
adj
(zoology, dentistry) Having four crescentic folds.
quadridentate
quadridentate
adj
Having four teeth.
quadridentated
quadridentated
adj
Alternative form of quadridentate
quadrienniumutile
quadrifrontal
quadrifrontal
adj
(architecture) In the form of a quadrifrons.
quadrifurcation
quadrifurcation
noun
A division into four branches
quadrigeminate
quadrigeminate
adj
Synonym of quadrigeminal
quadrilaminate
quadrilaminate
adj
Having four layers.
quadrilateralness
quadrillionth
quadrillionth
adj
The ordinal form of the number one quadrillion.
noun
One of a quadrillion equal parts of a whole.
The person or thing in the quadrillionth position.
quadrillionths
quadrillionths
noun
plural of quadrillionth
quadrinucleate
quadrinucleate
adj
(biology) Having four nuclei.
noun
A cell that has four nuclei.
quadripartition
quadripartition
verb
(transitive) To partition into four.
quadripennate
quadripennate
adj
(rare) Having four wings.
quadripinnate
quadripinnate
adj
(botany) Having four pinnae
quadrisection
quadrisection
noun
One quarter of something.
The action of dividing something into four parts.
quadriternate
quadriternate
adj
(botany) Four times ternate.
quadrivalent
quadrivalent
adj
(chemistry) Having a valence of four
(graph theory) Said of a graph: that all of its vertices have degree four.
(of a vaccine) Protecting against four different (usually flu) viruses.
noun
(genetics) Any quadrivalent chromosome
quadrivalently
quadrivalently
adv
In a quadrivalent manner.
quadrivoltine
quadrivoltine
adj
Having four broods or litters in one year.
quadrupedant
quadrupedant
noun
quadruped
quadrupedantic
quadrupedantical
quadrupedantical
adj
(obsolete) quadrupedal
quadrupedation
quadruplicating
quadruplicating
verb
present participle of quadruplicate
quadruplication
quadruplication
noun
multiplication by four
quadruplications
quadruplications
noun
plural of quadruplication
quarantined
quarantined
adj
In quarantine; isolated.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of quarantine
quarterland
quarterland
noun
An old Scots unit of measure of land.
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.
quattuordecillion
quattuordecillion
num
(US, Britain, Australia, rare, short scale) 10⁴⁵.
(dated, Britain, Australia, rare, long scale) 10⁸⁴.
quattuordecillionth
quindecemvirate
quindecemvirate
noun
Alternative form of quindecimvirate.
quinqueradiate
quintuplinerved
quintuplinerved
adj
(botany) Having five nerves.
quintupliribbed
quodlibetarian
quodlibetarian
noun
One who discusses any subject at pleasure.
reacquainted
reacquainted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of reacquaint
reliquidating
reliquidating
verb
present participle of reliquidate
reliquidation
reliquidation
noun
A second or subsequent liquidation.
rembrandtesque
rembrandtesque
Adjective
Resembling or similar to the effects and/or techniques of Rembrandt van Rijn, especially in chiaroscuro.
requisitioned
requisitioned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of requisition
semiquadrantly
strandquist
superadequateness
tardiloquent
thundersquall
thundersquall
noun
A squall accompanied by thunder.
tornadoesque
tornadoesque
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a tornado, or the damage and debris resulting from one.
tranquada
tranquilized
tranquilized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of tranquilize
tranquillized
tranquillized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of tranquillize
triquadrantal
triquadrantal
adj
(geometry) Having three quadrants.
underquote
underquote
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To give a quotation that is too low, or is lower than that offered by others
underquoted
underquoted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of underquote
underquoting
underquoting
verb
present participle of underquote
unequilibrated
unequilibrated
Adjective
Not equilibrated
unfrequented
unfrequented
adj
Not frequented.
unfrequentedness
unfrequentedness
noun
The state or quality of being unfrequented.
unquarantined
unquarantined
adj
Not quarantined.
unquartered
unquartered
adj
(chiefly heraldry) Not divided into quarters.
unrequested
unrequested
adj
Not requested.
unrequisitioned
unrequisitioned
adj
Not requisitioned.
unrequited
unrequited
adj
Unanswered; not returned; not reciprocated; not repaid.
unrequitedly
unrequitedly
adv
In an unrequited manner
unrequitedness
unrequitedness
noun
The condition of being unrequited
unsequestered
unsequestered
adj
That has not been separated.
unsquirted
unsquirted
adj
Not squirted.
untranquilized
untranquilized
adj
Not tranquilized.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of untranquilize
untranquillised
untranquillized
untranquillized
adj
Alternative form of untranquilized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of untranquillize
ventriloquised
ventriloquised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ventriloquise