(intransitive, slang) To leave quickly or in a hurry; to depart, flee.
(intransitive, slang) to abscond.
acquirements
acquirements
noun
plural of acquirement
acquittances
acquittances
noun
plural of acquittance
adequateness
adequateness
noun
The quality of being adequate, of meeting needs or expectations.
aquacultures
aquacultures
noun
plural of aquaculture
aquarellists
aquarellists
noun
plural of aquarellist
aquativeness
aquativeness
noun
(phrenology, obsolete, obscure) love of liquids, including drinking, bathing, and sailing.
aquicultures
aquicultures
noun
plural of aquiculture
aquilinities
aquilinities
noun
plural of aquilinity
barquentines
barquentines
noun
plural of barquentine
barquisimeto
blottesquely
bramantesque
cacqueteuses
cacqueteuses
noun
plural of cacqueteuse
cinquecentos
coequalities
coequalities
noun
plural of coequality
consequently
consequently
adv
(conjunctive) As a result or consequence of something; subsequently.
(sequence, obsolete) subsequently, following after in time or sequence.
coquettishly
coquettishly
adv
In a coquettish manner, flirtatiously.
corequisites
corequisites
noun
plural of corequisite
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.
dentiloquist
dentiloquist
noun
(rare) Someone who speaks through clenched teeth.
desquamating
desquamating
verb
present participle of desquamate
desquamation
desquamation
noun
(medicine) The shedding of the outer layers of the skin.
desquamative
desquamative
adj
Of, relating to, or attended with, desquamation.
desquamatory
desquamatory
adj
(surgery) Relating to the removal of the laminae of exfoliated bones.
discotheques
discotheques
noun
plural of discotheque
disquietedly
disquietness
disquietness
noun
The state or quality of being disquiet or disturbed; troubledness.
disquietudes
disquietudes
noun
plural of disquietude
disquisitive
disquisitive
adj
Relating to disquisition; fond of discussion or investigation; inquisitive.
eloquentness
eloquentness
noun
The quality of being eloquent.
equabilities
equabilities
noun
plural of equability
equalisation
equalisation
noun
Alternative spelling of equalization
equanimities
equanimities
noun
plural of equanimity
equatorwards
equatorwards
adv
Towards the equator.
equestrienne
equestrienne
noun
A female equestrian.
equidistance
equidistance
noun
(countable, uncountable) Equal distance.
equilibrants
equilibrants
noun
plural of equilibrant
equilibrates
equilibrates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of equilibrate
equilibrists
equilibrists
noun
plural of equilibrist
equinoctials
equinoctials
noun
plural of equinoctial
equipartisan
equipollents
equipollents
noun
plural of equipollent
equisetaceae
equivocators
equivocators
noun
plural of equivocator
forequarters
forequarters
noun
plural of forequarter
frequentness
frequentness
noun
The quality of being frequent.
grotesquerie
grotesquerie
noun
(literature) A genre of horror literature that was popular in the early 20th century, and practiced by writers such as Ambrose Bierce and Fritz Leiber.
The quality of being grotesque or macabre.
headquarters
headquarters
noun
A place of concentrated activity or influence.
The center of an organization's operations or administration.
The military installation from which troops are commanded and orders are issued; the military unit consisting of a commander and his support staff.
hindquarters
hindquarters
noun
plural of hindquarter
inconsequent
inconsequent
adj
(archaic) Alternative form of inconsequential
illogical; not following from the premises
inequalities
inequalities
noun
plural of inequality
inquisitress
inquisitress
noun
(rare) A female inquisitor.
intersqueeze
italianesque
italianesque
Adjective
In an Italian style.
marquessates
marquessates
noun
plural of marquessate
marqueteries
marqueteries
noun
plural of marqueterie
plural of marquetery
marquisettes
marquisettes
noun
plural of marquisette
metasequoias
metasequoias
noun
plural of metasequoia
milquetoasts
milquetoasts
noun
plural of milquetoast
mosquitocide
mosquitocide
noun
Any substance that kills mosquitos.
mousquetaire
mousquetaire
noun
(historical) A broad turnover linen collar worn in the mid-19th century.
(historical) A musketeer, especially one of the French royal musketeers of the 17th and 18th centuries, famed for their daring and their fine clothing.
(historical) A woman's cloak trimmed with ribbons, with large buttons, fashionable in the mid-19th century.
naturalesque
naturalesque
adj
(art) In a style resembling nature.
nesquehonite
nesquehonite
noun
(mineralogy) Magnesium carbonate trihydrate.
nonqualities
nonqualities
noun
plural of nonquality
nonrequisite
nonsequacity
obsequiosity
obsequiosity
noun
Obsequiousness.
perquisition
perquisition
noun
A thorough inquiry or search.
plastiqueurs
postconquest
postconquest
adj
After a conquest.
prerequisite
prerequisite
adj
Required as a prior condition of something else; necessary or indispensable.
noun
In education, a course or topic that must be completed before another course or topic can be started. May be colloquially referred to as a prereq.
Something that is required as necessary or indispensable, or as a prior condition of something else.
quadrateness
quadrateness
noun
Quality of being quadrate.
quadrisected
quadrisected
verb
simple past tense and past participle of quadrisect
quadrisetose
quadrisetose
adj
(biology) Having four bristles.
quaestorship
quaestorship
noun
The office or status of quaestor.
quaintnesses
quaintnesses
noun
plural of quaintness
quakerstreet
quarterbacks
quarterbacks
noun
plural of quarterback
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of quarterback
quarterdecks
quarterdecks
noun
plural of quarterdeck
quartersawed
quartersawed
verb
simple past tense of quartersaw
quarterspace
quarterstaff
quarterstaff
noun
A wooden staff of an approximate length between 2 and 2.5 meters, sometimes tipped with iron, used as a weapon in rural England during the Early Modern period.
Fighting or exercise with the quarterstaff.
quaternaries
quaternaries
noun
plural of quaternary
quaternarius
quaternarius
noun
(prosody) A unit of four metrical feet.
quaternities
quaternities
noun
plural of quaternity
quatertenses
questionable
questionable
adj
(obsolete) Inviting questions; inviting inquiry.
Of dubious respectability or morality.
Problematic; open to doubt or challenge.
questionably
questionably
adv
in a questionable manner
questionings
questionings
noun
plural of questioning
questionless
questionless
adj
(rare) Certain; indubitable; unquestionable; not admitting of question or doubt.
Asking no questions; unquestioning.
adv
(archaic) Certainly; undoubtedly; without question.
questionwise
questionwise
adj
(India) In terms of or by means of questions.
quinisextine
quintescence
quintessence
quintessence
noun
(alchemy) The fifth alchemical element, or essence, after earth, air, fire, and water that fills the universe beyond the terrestrial sphere.
(physics) A hypothetical form of dark energy postulated to explain observations of an accelerating universe.
A pure substance.
A thing that is the most perfect example of its type; the most perfect embodiment of something; epitome, prototype.
The essence of a thing in its purest and most concentrated form.
verb
(transitive) To reduce to its purest and most concentrated essence.
quotableness
quotableness
noun
The quality or degree of being quotable.
racquetballs
racquetballs
noun
plural of racquetball
reequipments
reequipments
noun
plural of reequipment
reliquidates
reliquidates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of reliquidate
requirements
requirements
noun
plural of requirement
requisitions
requisitions
noun
plural of requisition
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of requisition
saltimbanque
saltimbanque
noun
Tumbler, street acrobat.
semiequitant
semiequitant
adj
(botany) Somewhat or partly equitant.
semiquadrate
semiquadrate
noun
(astrology) An aspect of the planets when distant from each other by half a quadrant, or forty-five degrees, or one sign and a half.
semiquartile
semiquartile
noun
(astrology) A semiquadrate.
semiquietism
semiquietist
semiquintile
semiquintile
noun
(astrology) An aspect of the planets when distant from each other half of the quintile, or thirty-six degrees.
sequentially
sequentially
adv
In sequence, in order.
sequestering
sequestering
verb
present participle of sequester
sequestrable
sequestrable
adj
Capable of being sequestered; subject or liable to sequestration.
sequestrated
sequestrated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of sequestrate
sequestrates
sequestrates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of sequestrate
sequestrator
sequestrator
noun
One who sequesters.
sesquialtera
sesquialtera
noun
(music) A ratio of 3:2.
(music) An organ stop that uses two ranks of different pipes.
sesquioctava
sesquiquarta
sesquiquinta
sesquisextal
sesquitertia
sesquitertia
noun
(music, obsolete) A perfect fourth, an interval having the ratio of 1 to 1⅓, or 3 to 4.
(obsolete) A ratio of 4 to 3.
somniloquent
somniloquent
adj
Synonym of somniloquous (“talking while asleep”)
squatinoidei
squirreltail
squirreltail
noun
Elymus elymoides, a species of wild rye.
statuesquely
statuesquely
adv
In a statuesque way.
stultloquent
suaviloquent
suaviloquent
adj
Sweetly speaking; using agreeable speech.
subantiquely
subqualities
subqualities
noun
plural of subquality
subquarterly
subquintuple
subquintuple
adj
Having the ratio of one to five.
subsequently
subsequently
adv
Accordingly, therefore (implying a logical connection or deduction), consequently.
Following, afterwards in either time or place.
superquality
superquality
adj
Of very high quality.
superquoting
tornadoesque
tornadoesque
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a tornado, or the damage and debris resulting from one.
tranquilizes
tranquilizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of tranquilize
tranquillest
tranquillise
tranquilness
tranquilness
noun
The state or quality of being tranquil; tranquillity.
ubiquitaries
ubiquitaries
noun
plural of ubiquitary
ubiquitities
uncoquettish
uncoquettish
adj
Not coquettish.
undisquieted
undisquieted
adj
Not disquieted.
unequestrian
unliquescent
unquestioned
unquestioned
adj
(of a fact) Accepted without question; indisputable