(transitive, archaic, followed by of or that) To communicate notice to; to inform; let know.
(transitive, followed by with) To furnish or give experimental knowledge of; to make (one) know; to make familiar.
(transitive, obsolete) To familiarize; to accustom.
aequorin
aequorin
noun
(biochemistry) A photoprotein, isolated from luminescent jellyfish and other marine organisms, composed of two distinct units: the apoprotein apoaequorin and the prosthetic group coelenterazine.
alfaquin
aliquant
aliquant
adj
(mathematics, dated) Less than another specified integer, but not dividing it into integral parts.
noun
(chemistry) An aliquot.
(mathematics, dated) An integer that is less than another, but that does not divide the other integer into integral parts.
antiqued
antiqued
verb
simple past tense and past participle of antique
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.
antiques
antiques
noun
plural of antique
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of antique
antiquum
aquarian
aquarian
noun
A person who keeps an aquarium.
aquatint
aquatint
noun
A form of etching with acid on a plate partially covered with varnish that produces a print somewhat resembling a watercolour.
An etching or print made using this method.
verb
To make such etchings.
aquation
aquation
noun
(chemistry) The replacement of a ligand by water in a complex
aquilian
aquiline
aquiline
adj
Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of eagles; resembling that of an eagle.
aquilino
aquinist
basquine
basquine
noun
A sort of basque petticoat.
biunique
biunique
adj
(mathematics, of two sets) that have a one-to-one correspondence in each direction
calquing
calquing
noun
loan translation
verb
present participle of calque
casaquin
casaquin
noun
(historical) A kind of short gown associated with French working-class or peasant women.
chequinn
cinquain
cinquain
noun
(education) A five-line poetic form set as a writing exercise for children, consisting of one noun, two adjectives, three actions, four feeling words, and the initial noun again.
A five-line poetic form which consists of 2, 4, 6, 8 then 2 syllables.
cliquing
cliquing
verb
present participle of clique
conquian
conquian
noun
(card games) A card game, an ancestor of rummy.
coquelin
coquinas
coquinas
noun
plural of coquina
enquired
enquired
verb
simple past tense and past participle of enquire
enquirer
enquirer
noun
Alternative form of inquirer
enquires
enquires
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of enquire
equaling
equaling
verb
(American spelling) present participle of equal
equating
equating
noun
The act by which things are equated; the evaluation of things as equivalent.
verb
present participle of equate
equation
equation
noun
(astronomy) A small correction to observed values to remove the effects of systematic errors in an observation.
(mathematics) An assertion that two expressions are equal, expressed by writing the two expressions separated by an equal sign; from which one is to determine a particular quantity.
The act or process of equating two or more things, or the state of those things being equal (that is, identical).
equinate
equinely
equinely
adv
In an equine manner.
equinity
equinity
noun
The quality of being equine.
equinunk
equitant
equitant
adj
(botany) Overlapping at the base.
Mounted on, or sitting upon, a horse; riding on horseback.
henequin
henequin
noun
Alternative form of jeniquen
heniquen
henrique
herquein
inaquate
inaquate
adj
(obsolete) Embodied in, or changed into, water.
inequity
inequity
noun
A lack of equity (justice).
An unjust act; a disservice.
iniquity
iniquity
noun
(countable) An act of great injustice or unfairness; a sinful or wicked act; an unconscionable deed.
(uncountable) Deviation from what is right; gross injustice, sin, wickedness.
iniquous
iniquous
adj
Obsolete form of iniquitous.
inquests
inquests
noun
plural of inquest
inquiets
inquiets
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of inquiet
inquired
inquired
verb
simple past tense and past participle of inquire
inquirer
inquirer
noun
One who enquires.
inquires
inquires
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of inquire
inquisit
jaquelin
jerquing
jerquing
noun
(UK, archaic) The searching of a ship for unentered goods.
jonquils
jonquils
noun
plural of jonquil
linquish
linquish
verb
(obsolete, rare) To relinquish; to give up.
liquamen
liquamen
noun
(historical) A fish sauce used in Ancient Rome.
manequin
manequin
noun
Dated form of mannequin.
maroquin
maroquin
noun
(somewhat dated) leather made from goatskin
minocqua
miquelon
miquelon
Proper noun
The northernmost of the islands making up the territory of Saint Pierre and Miquelon
nastaliq
nastaliq
Proper noun
A form of Arabic calligraphy mostly used for Persian and languages it has influenced, including Urdu and Ottoman Turkish.
nepquite
niquiran
ogunquit
opaquing
opaquing
verb
present participle of opaque
otuquian
pamaquin
pasquino
piquance
piquance
noun
piquancy; having a piquant taste.
piquancy
piquancy
noun
The degree to which something is piquant, stimulating or exciting.
puquinan
qadianis
qindarka
qindarka
noun
plural of qindarkë
quacking
quacking
adj
Making quacking sounds, or prone to doing so.
noun
The sound made by a group of ducks; quacks.
verb
present participle of quack
quadding
quadding
verb
present participle of quad
quadrine
quadrine
noun
Alternative form of quatrin
quaffing
quaffing
noun
The act by which something is quaffed; a drinking.
verb
present participle of quaff
quailing
quailing
noun
The act of one who quails, or draws back in fear.
verb
present participle of quail
quainter
quainter
adj
comparative form of quaint: more quaint
quaintly
quaintly
adv
In a quaint manner; oddly; strangely.
quantico
quantics
quantics
noun
plural of quantic
quanties
quantify
quantify
verb
(logic) To relate a statement (called a predicate) to a given set using a quantifier—either for all (denoted ∀) or there exists (denoted ∃).
To assign a quantity to.
To determine the value of (a variable or expression).
quantile
quantile
noun
(statistics) One of the class of values of a variate which divides the members of a batch or sample into equal-sized subgroups of adjacent values or a probability distribution into distributions of equal probability.
quanting
quanting
verb
present participle of quant
quantity
quantity
noun
(mathematics) Indicates that the entire preceding expression is henceforth considered a single object.
(metrology) Property of a phenomenon, body, or substance, where the property has a magnitude that can be expressed as number and a reference.
(phonology) Length of sounds.
A considerable measure or amount.
A fundamental, generic term used when referring to the measurement (count, amount) of a scalar, vector, number of items or to some other way of denominating the value of a collection or group of items.
A specific measured amount.
An indefinite amount of something.
quantize
quantize
verb
(transitive, mathematics) To associate a given set of numbers with a set of numeric values in another encoding or numerical system (e.g. in a discrete mathematics).
(transitive, music) To shift each beat in a rhythmic pattern to the nearest beat of a given resolution (eighth note, sixteenth note, etc.), or to adjust the frequency or pitch of a note to the nearest perfect tone in a given musical scale
(transitive, physics) To limit the number of possible values of a quantity, or states of a system, by applying the rules of quantum mechanics
(transitive, telecommunications) To approximate a continuously varying signal by one whose amplitude can only have a set of discrete values
quarrian
quarrian
noun
Alternative form of quarrion
quarrion
quarrion
noun
A cockatiel, Nymphicus hollandicus.
quartine
quartine
noun
(botany, archaic) A supposed fourth integument of an ovule, counting from the outside.
quashing
quashing
noun
The action of quashing something.
verb
present participle of quash
quassiin
quassins
quassins
noun
plural of quassin
quatrain
quatrain
noun
A poem in four lines.
A stanza of four lines.
quatrino
quatrino
noun
Alternative form of quattrino (“old Italian coin”)
quatsino
queanish
queanish
adj
(obsolete) Like a quean, an impudent or disreputable woman.
queening
queening
noun
(chess) The promotion of a pawn to a queen.
(countable) Any of several kinds of apple.
The sexual practice of facesitting.
verb
present participle of queen
queenite
queering
queering
noun
(LGBT, social sciences) The process by which something is queered.
verb
present participle of queer
quelling
quelling
adj
causing something to quell or be quelled
noun
The act by which something is quelled.
verb
present participle of quell
quentise
quercine
quercine
adj
Having characteristics of an oak (of genus Quercus)
querendi
queriman
queriman
noun
The sandbar shark.
querying
querying
adj
Questioning, or prone to asking questions.
noun
The act of making a query.
verb
present participle of query
questing
questing
noun
The act of going in quest of something.
verb
present participle of quest
question
question
noun
(now archaic, historical, chiefly with definite article) Interrogation by torture.
(obsolete) Talk; conversation; speech.
A doubt or challenge about the truth, accuracy, or validity of a matter.
A proposal to a meeting as a topic for deliberation.
A sentence, phrase or word which asks for information, reply or response; an interrogative.
A subject or topic for consideration or investigation.
verb
(intransitive) To ask a question or questions; inquire or seek to know; examine.
(intransitive, obsolete) To argue; to converse; to dispute.
(transitive) To ask questions of; to interrogate; to ask for information.
(transitive) To raise doubts about; have doubts about.
queueing
queueing
Noun
The act of placing something in a queue.
quiangan
quiberon
quiberon
Proper noun
A town and seaside resort in Brittany, France.
quickens
quickens
noun
(chiefly Midlands (northern), Northern England, Northern Ireland, Scotland) Synonym of couch grass (“a species of grass, Elymus repens”); also, the underground rhizomes of this, and sometimes other grasses.
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of quicken
quicking
quicking
verb
present participle of quick
quickman
quiddany
quiddany
noun
(archaic) A confection of quinces, in consistency between a syrup and marmalade.
quidnunc
quidnunc
noun
(archaic) A person eager to learn news and scandal.
quietens
quietens
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of quieten
quieting
quieting
noun
The act of making something quiet.
verb
present participle of quiet
quiffing
quiffing
verb
present participle of quiff
quilcene
quilling
quilling
noun
(US and Canada, especially Appalachia and the Prairies) The practice of blowing pepper or snuff through a quill into the nose of a woman who is giving birth, to induce sneezing and diaphragmatic contractions which will induce or hasten labor.
(obsolete) A band of fluted muslin resembling a row of quills.
A form of art that involves the creation of decorative designs from thin strips of curled paper.
Quillwork.
verb
present participle of quill
quilting
quilting
noun
(nautical, archaic) A coating of strands of rope for a water vessel.
A layer or layers of quilted padding.
The practice of creating quilts
verb
present participle of quilt
quinamin
quinarii
quinarii
noun
plural of quinarius
quinault
quinault
Noun
A group of Native American peoples from western Washington in the United States.
quincies
quincunx
quincunx
noun
(astrology) An angle of five-twelfths of a circle, or 150°, between two objects.
(historical, numismatics) A bronze coin minted during the Roman Republic, valued at five-twelfths of an as.
A Galton board.
An arrangement of five units with four forming the corners of a square and the fifth at the centre of the square, a pattern corresponding to the five-spot on dice, playing cards, or dominoes.
quindene
quinelas
quinelas
noun
plural of quinela
quinella
quinella
noun
(gambling, horse racing) A form of bet in which the bettor predicts the first two finishers in a race, without concern for the order of finishing.
verb
(Australia, New Zealand) To have two team members, horses, etc., finish first and second in the same event.
quinetum
quinetum
noun
(historical) A mixture of the sulphates of the cinchona alkaloids: a cheap substitute for quinine sulphate.
quinible
quinible
noun
(music, obsolete) An interval of a fifth, or a part sung with such intervals.
quinicin
quinidia
quinidia
noun
(dated, organic chemistry) quinidine
quinidin
quiniela
quiniela
noun
(gambling) A kind of bet in which the first- and second-place finishers must be predicted, but (unlike a perfecta) not necessarily in the correct order.
quininas
quinines
quinines
noun
plural of quinine
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of quinine
quininic
quininic
adj
Derived from quinine
quinitol
quinnats
quinnats
noun
plural of quinnat
quinogen
quinogen
noun
(chemistry, obsolete) A hypothetical radical of quinine and related alkaloids.
quinoids
quinoids
noun
plural of quinoid
quinolas
quinolin
quinolyl
quinolyl
noun
(organic chemistry, in combination) A univalent radical derived from quinoline
quinones
quinones
noun
plural of quinone
quinonic
quinonic
adj
(organic chemistry) Relating to, or characteristic of a quinone
quinonyl
quinovic
quinovic
adj
Of or pertaining to quinovic acid
quinovin
quinovin
noun
(chemistry, archaic) An amorphous bitter glucoside derived from cinchona and other barks.
quinsied
quinsied
adj
Afflicted with quinsy.
quinsies
quinsies
noun
plural of quinsy
quintain
quintain
noun
(now historical) An object (generally a post or plank on a support) set up as a target to be tilted at in jousting, or otherwise used as target practice.