(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
aminoanthraquinone
aminoanthraquinone
noun
(organic chemistry) Either of two isomeric amino derivatives of anthraquinone
anthradiquinone
anthrahydroquinone
anthraquinol
anthraquinone
anthraquinone
noun
(organic chemistry) A tricyclic quinone, derived from anthracene.
(organic chemistry) Any derivative of this parent compound, mostly natural pigments or synthetic dyes.
anthraquinonyl
anticritique
anticritique
noun
A critique written in response to another critique.
antiliquor
antiliquor
adj
Opposing the drinking of alcoholic liquor.
antimasquer
antimasquer
noun
One who takes part in an antimasque.
antimasquerade
antiquarian
antiquarian
adj
Pertaining to antiquaries, or to antiquity.
noun
A collector or student of, or expert in, antiquities or antiques.
antiquarianism
antiquarianism
noun
Archaism.
Study or love of antiques.
Study or love of antiquity.
antiquarianize
antiquarianize
verb
(colloquial, dated, intransitive) To act the part of an antiquary.
antiquarianly
antiquarianly
adv
In an antiquarian manner.
antiquarians
antiquarians
noun
plural of antiquarian
antiquaries
antiquaries
noun
plural of antiquary
antiquarism
antiquarism
noun
Synonym of antiquarianism
antiquarium
antiquarium
noun
A place for keeping antiques.
antiquartan
antiquary
antiquary
adj
Relating to antiquity.
noun
A person who is knowledgeable of, or who collects antiques; an antiquarian.
An aficionado or student of antiquities, ancient artifacts, historic sites, ancient writings, or things of the past.
antiquer
antiquer
adj
comparative form of antique: more antique
noun
(slang) A person who browses for antiques.
A person who finishes furniture or objects so they have the appearance of an antique, either for decoration or to perpetrate a fraud.
antiquers
antiquers
noun
plural of antiquer
antiquitarian
antiquitarian
adj
Alternative form of antiquarian
appropinquate
appropinquate
verb
(rare, literary, transitive, intransitive) To approach; to near.
appropinquation
appropinquation
noun
The act of drawing near; an approach.
appropinquity
appropinquity
noun
(obsolete) nearness; propinquity
aquatinter
aquatinter
Noun
An artist who makes aquatints.
aquatinters
aquatinters
noun
plural of aquatinter
archantiquary
banqueteering
banqueteering
noun
The act of participating in banquets, particularly as a frequent activity (also used attributively).
verb
present participle of banqueteer
barquantine
barquentine
barquentine
noun
(nautical) A sailing vessel similar to a barque, but fore-and-aft (schooner) rigged on the mainmast
barquentines
barquentines
noun
plural of barquentine
barranquitas
biquadrantal
breviloquent
breviloquent
adj
Exhibiting breviloquence; concise.
briquetting
briquetting
verb
present participle of briquet
present participle of briquette
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
corinthianesque
counteracquittance
counterequivalent
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.
critiquing
critiquing
verb
present participle of critique
croqueting
croqueting
verb
present participle of croquet
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.
earthquaking
earthquaking
verb
present participle of earthquake
enriqueta
equalitarian
equalitarian
adj
(dated) Characterized by social equality and equal rights for all people.
noun
(dated) A person who accepts or promotes the view of equalitarianism.
equalitarianism
equalitarianism
noun
Egalitarianism.
equestrian
equestrian
adj
(historical) Of or relating to the ancient Roman class of equites.
Of horseback riding or horseback riders.
noun
(historical) Synonym of eques
One who rides a horse.
equestrianism
equestrianism
noun
The art or sport of riding horses.
equestrianize
equestrianize
verb
(intransitive, rare) To ride on horseback.
equestrians
equestrians
noun
plural of equestrian
equestrianship
equestrianship
noun
equestrianism
equestrienne
equestrienne
noun
A female equestrian.
equestriennes
equestriennes
noun
plural of equestrienne
equianchorate
equiangularity
equiangularity
noun
The condition of being equiangular
equidifferent
equidifferent
adj
Having equal differences.
equidistribution
equidistribution
noun
An equal distribution.
equilibrant
equilibrant
noun
A force equal to, but opposite of, the resultant sum of vector forces; that force which balances other forces, thus bringing an object to equilibrium.
equilibrants
equilibrants
noun
plural of equilibrant
equilibrating
equilibrating
verb
present participle of equilibrate
equilibration
equilibration
noun
The formation, or maintenance, of an equilibrium
equilibrations
equilibrations
noun
plural of equilibration
equiparant
equiparation
equiparation
noun
(chiefly historical, law, philosophy) The transfer or imputation of attributes from one object or concept to another; the drawing of an equivalence between them.
(more generally, rare) Comparison.
equipartisan
equipartition
equipartition
noun
(mathematics, of a graph) The partition of its vertex set into sets whose sizes differ from each other by no more than 1.
(statistical mechanics) Short for w:Equipartition theorem.
The division of something into equal parts.
verb
(transitive) To divide into equal parts.
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.
equiproportional
equiproportional
adj
equally proportional (to two or more other things)
equiproportionality
equiproportionality
noun
The condition of being equiproportional
equitemporaneous
equitemporaneous
adj
(obsolete) Performed in equal periods of time; contemporaneous.
equitriangular
equitriangular
adj
Having the form of an equilateral triangle
foreacquaint
foreacquaint
verb
(transitive) To make familiar (with something) in advance.
frequentation
frequentation
noun
The act of frequenting a particular place
frequentative
frequentative
adj
(grammar) Serving to express repetition of an action.
noun
(grammar) Any of a subclass of imperfective verbs that denote a repeated action, no longer productive in English, but found in e.g. Finnish, Latin, Russian, and Turkish.
frequenting
frequenting
verb
present 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
greenquist
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.
inequalitarian
inequalitarian
noun
An inegalitarian.
inequilateral
inequilateral
adj
Having unequal sides; unsymmetrical or lopsided
inequilaterally
inequilaterally
adv
In an inequilateral manner; not equilaterally
infrequent
infrequent
adj
Not frequent; not happening frequently.
infrequentcy
infrequently
infrequently
adv
Not frequently.
inquartation
inquartation
noun
(chemistry, archaic) quartation
inquirant
inquiration
inquiration
noun
(UK, dialect) inquiry
inquirent
inquirent
adj
(obsolete) Making enquiry; questioning.
inquisitor
inquisitor
noun
(historical) An official of the ecclesiastical court of the Inquisition.
A person who inquires, especially searchingly or ruthlessly.
inquisitorial
inquisitorial
adj
(law) Describing a trial system in which the prosecutor also acts as judge.
In a manner of inquisition or inquisitors.
Of or pertaining to an inquisition, specifically the Inquisition.
inquisitorially
inquisitorially
adv
In an inquisitorial manner.
inquisitorialness
inquisitorialness
noun
The quality of being inquisitorial.
inquisitorious
inquisitorious
adj
(obsolete) Making strict inquiry; inquisitorial.
inquisitors
inquisitors
noun
plural of inquisitor
inquisitorship
inquisitorship
noun
The role or status of inquisitor.
inquisitory
inquisitory
adj
In the manner of an inquisition or inquiry.
inquisitress
inquisitress
noun
(rare) A female inquisitor.
inquisitrix
inquisitrix
noun
(rare, archaic) A female inquisitor.
inquisiturient
inquisiturient
adj
inquisitorial
interequinoctial
interequinoctial
adj
Coming between the equinoxes.
interquarrel
interquarreled
interquarreling
interquarter
interquarter
adj
Between quarters.
interquartile
interquartile
adj
(statistics) Between quartiles.
(statistics) Specifically between the first and third quartiles.
noun
(statistics) The range or content of an interquartile.
intersqueeze
intersqueezed
intersqueezing
intranquil
intranquillity
intranquillity
noun
unquietness; restlessness
irondequoit
isoquercitrin
isoquercitrin
noun
(organic chemistry) A flavonoid glycoside, isolated from mangoes or from the giant rhubarb, that has anti-inflammatory activity
martinique
martinique
Proper noun
An island in the Caribbean, an overseas department of France. Official name: Department of Martinique.
microtechnique
microtechnique
noun
Any small-scale technique.
The art of preparing objects for examination under a microscope.
negqtiator
nonequatorial
nonequatorial
adj
Not equatorial.
nonequatorially
nonequestrian
nonequestrian
adj
Not equestrian.
noun
One who is not an equestrian.
nonequilateral
nonequilateral
adj
Not equilateral.
nonequilaterally
nonrelinquishment
nonrelinquishment
noun
Lack of relinquishment; failure to relinquish.
nonrequirement
nonrequirement
noun
That which is not a requirement.
nonrequisite
nonrequisitely
nonrequisiteness
nonrequisition
nonrequisition
noun
Absence of requisition.
nonrequital
nonsequestration
nonsequestration
noun
Absence of sequestration.
nonubiquitary
ortanique
ortanique
noun
A cross between an orange and a tangerine.
orthobenzoquinone
orthobenzoquinone
noun
(organic chemistry) One of the two isomers of quinone, 1,2-benzoquinone.