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.
antiquers
antiquers
noun
plural of antiquer
aquaregia
aquarians
aquarians
noun
plural of aquarian
aquariist
aquariist
noun
(dated) One who keeps fish in an aquarium.
aquarists
aquarists
noun
plural of aquarist
aquariums
aquilaria
arquerite
arquifoux
arquifoux
noun
Alternative form of alquifou
beliquors
bequirtle
bergquist
brasquing
briquette
briquette
noun
A block of artificial stone in the form of a brick, used for paving.
A molded sample of solidified cement or mortar for use as a test piece for showing the strength of the material.
A small brick, typically made of charcoal and used for fuel.
verb
(transitive) To form (coal, etc.) into small bricks.
brodequin
brodequin
noun
(obsolete) A buskin or half-boot.
carquaise
carquaise
noun
The annealing arch or oven used in the manufacture of plate glass.
chronique
chronique
noun
(obsolete) A chronicle.
cliqueier
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
daiquiris
daiquiris
noun
plural of daiquiri
dunkirque
elroquite
enquiries
enquiries
noun
plural of enquiry
enquiring
enquiring
adj
Curious, inquisitive or investigative.
noun
An instance of making an enquiry; an asking.
verb
present participle of enquire
enriqueta
equalizer
equalizer
noun
(Canada, US, slang) A weapon, usually a blackjack or gun.
(category theory) A morphism whose codomain is the domain of a parallel pair of morphisms and which forms part of the limit of that parallel pair. Equivalently, a morphism which equalizes a parallel pair of morphisms in a limiting way, which is to say that any other morphism which equalizes that parallel pair factors through this limiting morphism; and moreover such factorization is unique.
(mathematics) A set of arguments where two or more functions have equal values; the solution set of an equation.
(sports) A goal, run, point, etc. that equalizes the score.
A conductor of low resistance joining the armature ends of the series field coils of dynamos connected in parallel.
A device that balances various quantities.
A device, such as a bar, for operating two brakes, especially a pair of hub brakes for an automobile, with equal force.
A sliding panel to preserve the lateral stability of an aeroplane.
An electronic audio device for altering the frequencies of sound recordings.
Any device for equalizing the pull of electromagnets.
One who makes equal; a balancer.
equerries
equerries
noun
plural of equerry
equicurve
equilater
equiliria
equimolar
equimolar
adj
(chemistry) Containing the same number of moles (of two or more compounds)
equippers
equippers
noun
plural of equipper
equirotal
equirotal
adj
Having wheels of the same size or diameter; having equal rotation.
esquiring
esquiring
verb
present participle of esquire
euraquilo
extraquiz
fourquine
frasquito
grassquit
grassquit
noun
Any of several small tropical birds now placed in the tanager family Thraupidae (but previously in Emberizidae), common in the West Indies and in countries of Central and South America around the Caribbean Sea.
griquaite
harlequin
harlequin
adj
Brightly colored, especially in a pattern like that of a harlequin clown's clothes.
Of a greenish-chartreuse color.
noun
(entomology) Any of various riodinid butterflies of the genera Taxila and Praetaxila.
(informal) A harlequin duck.
A greenish-chartreuse color.
A pantomime fool, typically dressed in colorful checkered clothes.
verb
(intransitive) To make sport by playing ludicrous tricks.
(transitive) To remove or conjure away, as if by a harlequin's trick.
henriques
inquirant
inquirent
inquirent
adj
(obsolete) Making enquiry; questioning.
inquirers
inquirers
noun
plural of inquirer
inquiries
inquiries
noun
plural of inquiry
inquiring
inquiring
adj
inquisitive
noun
inquiry
verb
present participle of inquire
iroquoian
iroquoian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to a Native American language family including the Iroquois and Cherokee.
Noun
A member of the Iroquois people.
jacquerie
jacquerie
noun
A violent revolt by peasants.
jequerity
jequerity
noun
Alternative spelling of jequirity
jequirity
jequirity
noun
Abrus precatorius, a legume native to Indonesia with long, pinnate-leafleted leaves, whose toxic seeds ("jequirity bean") may be used as beads or in percussion instruments.
laquearia
laquearia
noun
(historical) The panels of a coffered ceiling in Ancient Rome.
liquefier
liquefier
noun
A device used to liquify gases (by cooling and compression)
liqueured
liqueured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of liqueur
liquifier
liquifier
noun
Alternative form of liquefier
liquiform
liquiform
adj
Resembling a liquid.
liquorice
liquorice
noun
UK, Ireland, and India standard spelling of licorice.
liquoring
liquoring
verb
present participle of liquor
liquorish
liquorish
adj
(obsolete) Lecherous.
liquorist
liquorist
noun
A manufacturer of liquors.
maquisard
maquisard
noun
(historical) A member of a resistance or guerrilla movement, originally and chiefly that of the French during the German occupation of 1940-5.
marquisal
marquises
marquises
noun
plural of marquis
plural of marquise
misquoter
misquoter
noun
One who misquotes.
ortanique
ortanique
noun
A cross between an orange and a tangerine.
overequip
overequip
verb
(transitive) To furnish with too much equipment.
overquick
overquick
adj
Too quick; overly quick.
overquiet
overquiet
adj
Excessively quiet.
pasquiler
picqueter
picqueter
noun
A person who arranges artificial flowers for a living.
pratiques
pratiques
noun
plural of pratique
preacquit
preequity
proliquor
propinque
quadratic
quadratic
adj
(mathematics) of a function, of the form y=ax²+bx+c.
(mathematics) of a polynomial, involving the second power (square) of a variable but no higher powers, as ax²+bx+c.
(mathematics) of an equation, of the form ax²+bx+c=0.
square-shaped
noun
(mathematics) A quadratic polynomial, function or equation.
quadrifid
quadrifid
adj
Divided, or deeply cleft, into four parts.
quadrigae
quadrigae
noun
plural of quadriga
quadrille
quadrille
noun
(card games) A Spanish trick-taking card game from the 1700s played with a 40-card deck.
A choreographed dressage ride, commonly performed to music, with a minimum of four horses.
A dance originating in the mid-1700s with four couples forming a square, rather much like the modern square dance.
A square tiling of the plane.
Quadrille ruled graph paper, quad paper.
verb
(intransitive) To dance the quadrille.
quadrimum
quadrivia
quadrivia
noun
plural of quadrivium
quagmired
quagmired
adj
(of a person or thing) Sunk in a quagmire
(of a road etc) Resembling a quagmire
verb
simple past tense and past participle of quagmire
quagmires
quagmires
noun
plural of quagmire
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of quagmire
quakerish
quakerish
Adjective
Suggesting or pertaining to the Quakers.
quakerism
quakerism
Noun
The belief system of the members of the Religious Society of Friends, an ostensibly Christian religious denomination that began in England in the 17th century.
A behaviour, belief, etc. that is characteristic of Quakers.
quakerize
quakerize
Verb
To convert or adapt to the Quaker religion.
qualifier
qualifier
noun
(computing, programming) A marker that qualifies or modifies another code element.
(grammar) A word or phrase, such as an adjective or adverb, that describes or characterizes another word or phrase, such as a noun or verb; a modifier; that adds or subtracts attributes to another.
A preliminary stage of a competition.
One who qualifies for something, especially a contestant who qualifies for a stage in a competition.
quantizer
quantizer
noun
An electronic device that samples a varying quantity (e.g. a waveform) and generates a digital response
quantrill
quarriers
quarriers
noun
plural of quarrier
quarrying
quarrying
noun
A small piece of stone chipped off any stone found in a quarry.
The extraction of material from a quarry.
verb
present participle of quarry
quartiles
quartiles
noun
plural of quartile
quartinho
quartzite
quartzite
noun
(mineralogy) A metamorphic rock from sandstone, consisting of interlocking grains of quartz.
quartzoid
quartzoid
noun
(mineralogy) A form of crystal resembling quartz, having two six-sided pyramids, base to base.
quaterion
quatrains
quatrains
noun
plural of quatrain
quatrible
quattrini
quattrini
noun
plural of quattrino
quattrino
quattrino
noun
(historical) A former very small Italian coin.
quavering
quavering
adj
Trembling, or prone to trembling and shaking.
noun
The act of something that quavers.
verb
present participle of quaver
quaysider
quaysider
noun
One who lives or works on a quayside.
queachier
queenlier
queenlier
adj
comparative form of queenly: more queenly
quercetic
quercetin
quercetin
noun
(organic chemistry, biochemistry) A flavonol found in many fruits, vegetables, leaves and grains.
quercinic
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
querencia
querencia
noun
(New Mexico) homesickness, nostalgia
(bullfighting) The area of the bull-ring where the bull makes its stand.
querimans
querimony
querimony
noun
(archaic) A complaint.
querulist
querulist
noun
A querulous person; a peevish complainer.
querulity
querulity
noun
Synonym of querulousness
questrist
questrist
noun
(obsolete) A seeker or pursuer.
quibblers
quibblers
noun
plural of quibbler
quickborn
quickborn
adj
(archaic) born alive; not stillborn
quickener
quickener
noun
One who, or that which, quickens, hastens, or speeds up an object or action.
That which gives life, animates, or nourishes.
quickwork
quickwork
noun
(nautical, archaic) All of the submerged section of a vessel's planking.
(nautical, archaic) The planking between the spirketing and the clamps.
(nautical, archaic) The short planks between the portholes.
quietener
quietener
noun
One who, or that which, quietens.
quillwork
quillwork
noun
Decorative textile embellishment made from porcupine quills by certain Native Americans.
quillwort
quillwort
noun
Any of various simple microphyllous vascular plants, of the family Isoetaceae, that resemble rushes and produce spores.
quinarian
quinarian
adj
(taxonomy) Describing a system of classification based on the quinary system
Divided into five parts
noun
An advocate of this method of classification
quinaries
quinaries
noun
plural of quinary
quinarius
quinarius
noun
A small silver coin minted during the Roman Republic, equal to half of a denarius.
quinoform
quinteron
quintroon
quintroon
noun
(dated) The offspring of a mustiphini (1/16 black) and a white person: 1/32 black
(dated) The offspring of an octoroon (1/8 black) and a white person: 1/16 black
quipsters
quipsters
noun
plural of quipster
quirewise
quirewise
adv
As a quire of sheets of paper.
quiritary
quiritary
adj
(law, historical) Belonging to the Quirites, or citizens of early Rome; applied to the right of mancipatio granted to these people.
quirkiest
quirkiest
adj
superlative form of quirky: most quirky
quirksome
quirksome
adj
Characterised or marked by quirkiness.
quitrents
quitrents
noun
plural of quitrent
quiverers
quiverers
noun
plural of quiverer
quiverful
quiverful
noun
The amount held by a quiver
quivering
quivering
adj
shaking, shivering
noun
A motion by which something quivers or trembles.
verb
present participle of quiver
quiverish
quiverish
adj
quivery
ramequins
ramequins
noun
plural of ramequin
reacquire
reacquire
verb
acquire again
reinquire
reinquire
verb
To inquire again.
reinquiry
reliquary
reliquary
noun
(figuratively) An object that sustains the memory of past people or events.
(law) A person who owes a balance.
A container to hold or display religious relics.
reliquefy
reliquefy
verb
(transitive) To liquefy again.
reliquiae
reliquiae
noun
(archaeology) Artifacts; things made or modified by human art.
Remains, especially of fossil organisms.
reliquian
reliquian
adj
Of or pertaining to relics; of the nature of a relic.
reliquism
repiquing
repiquing
verb
present participle of repique
requalify
requalify
verb
To qualify again; to renew a qualification.
requicken
requicken
verb
(transitive) To quicken anew; to reanimate or give new life to.