(now rare, chiefly in the plural) Something that has been acquired; an attainment or accomplishment.
The act or fact of acquiring something; acquisition.
antimasquer
antimasquer
noun
One who takes part in an antimasque.
antiquarian
antiquarian
adj
Pertaining to antiquaries, or to antiquity.
noun
A collector or student of, or expert in, antiquities or antiques.
antiquaries
antiquaries
noun
plural of antiquary
antiquarism
antiquarism
noun
Synonym of antiquarianism
antiquarium
antiquarium
noun
A place for keeping antiques.
antiquartan
aquafarming
aquafarming
noun
(agriculture) aquaculture
aquamarines
aquamarines
noun
plural of aquamarine
aquaplaners
aquaplaners
noun
plural of aquaplaner
aquatinters
aquatinters
noun
plural of aquatinter
arlequinade
barnumesque
barnumesque
Adjective
Reminiscent of (1810–1891), American showman and businessman remembered for promoting celebrated hoaxes and for founding a circus.
baroqueness
baroqueness
noun
The state or condition of being baroque.
barquantine
barquentine
barquentine
noun
(nautical) A sailing vessel similar to a barque, but fore-and-aft (schooner) rigged on the mainmast
beliquoring
berninesque
briquetting
briquetting
verb
present participle of briquet
present participle of briquette
brusqueness
brusqueness
noun
The state or quality of being brusque; brusque behaviour.
burlesquing
burlesquing
noun
An instance of burlesque.
verb
present participle of burlesque
chloroquine
chloroquine
noun
(pharmacology) A 4-aminoquinoline drug used to treat and prevent malaria, having the chemical formula C₁₈H₂₆ClN₃.
chontaquiro
coconqueror
conquerable
conquerable
adj
Capable of being conquered or subdued.
conquerment
conquerment
noun
The state of being conquered.
counterquip
counterquip
noun
A quip made in response to another quip.
croquignole
croquignole
noun
Alternative form of crokinole
disfrequent
dragonesque
dragonesque
Adjective
Resembling or characteristic of a dragon.
duroquinone
duroquinone
noun
(organic chemistry) A 1,4-quinone derived from durene
earthquaken
equestrians
equestrians
noun
plural of equestrian
equiangular
equiangular
adj
(geometry) Of a polygon, having all interior angles equal. This is not necessarily a regular polygon, since that would also be equilateral; a rectangle is equiangular but not equilateral, unless it is a square.
equidiurnal
equidiurnal
adj
Pertaining to the time of equal day and night; applied to the equinoctial line.
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.
equinovarus
equinovarus
noun
talipes equinovarus; clubfoot
frequencies
frequencies
noun
plural of frequency
frequentage
frequentage
noun
The habit or practice of frequenting.
frequenters
frequenters
noun
plural of frequenter
frequentest
frequentest
adj
(rare) superlative form of frequent: most frequent
frequenting
frequenting
verb
present participle of frequent
gardenesque
gardenesque
adj
Reminiscent of a garden; garden-like.
germanesque
gongoresque
gorgonesque
harlequinic
harlequinic
adj
Of or relating to a harlequin (pantomime fool).
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.
hydroquinol
infrequence
infrequence
noun
Dated form of infrequency.
infrequency
infrequency
noun
The characteristic of being infrequent.
The state of being unfrequented; isolation; seclusion.
inquiration
inquiration
noun
(UK, dialect) inquiry
inquiringly
inquiringly
adv
In an inquiring manner.
inquisitors
inquisitors
noun
plural of inquisitor
inquisitory
inquisitory
adj
In the manner of an inquisition or inquiry.
inquisitrix
inquisitrix
noun
(rare, archaic) A female inquisitor.
irondequoit
irvingesque
jargonesque
jargonesque
adj
Characteristic of jargon.
lambrequins
lambrequins
noun
plural of lambrequin
meriquinoid
meriquinone
nonfrequent
nonfrequent
adj
Not frequent.
nonrequital
normanesque
outquerying
overconquer
palanquiner
paraquinone
paraquinone
noun
(organic chemistry) 1,4-benzoquinone
pasquinader
pasquinader
noun
One who pasquinades; a lampooner.
penetrolqgy
pinteresque
pinteresque
Adjective
Reminiscent of the playwright or his works.
preacquaint
preacquaint
verb
(transitive) To acquaint beforehand.
preconquest
preconquest
adj
Prior to conquest.
prequestion
proconquest
propinquant
propinquity
propinquity
noun
Affiliation or similarity.
Nearness or proximity
propinquous
propinquous
adj
Synonym of propinquent
quadrangled
quadrangled
adj
Alternative form of quadrangular
Enclosed in a quadrangular structure
quadrangles
quadrangles
noun
plural of quadrangle
quadrantile
quadrantile
adj
quadrantal
quadrennial
quadrennial
adj
Happening every four years.
Lasting for four years.
noun
A four-year period, a quadrennium.
quadrennium
quadrennium
noun
A period of 4 years, particularly (historical) the sets of four years in the ancient Egyptian and Greek calendars.
quadrifrons
quadrifrons
noun
(architecture) Synonym of tetrapylon
quadrilling
quadrilling
verb
present participle of quadrille
quadrillion
quadrillion
noun
(figuratively, slang, hyperbolic) Any very large number, exceeding normal description.
num
(US, modern British and Australian, short scale) A thousand trillion (logic: 1,000 × 1,000^4): 1 followed by fifteen zeros, 10¹⁵.
(dated, UK, Australia, long scale) A million trillion (logic: 1,000 × 1,000,000^2): 1 followed by twenty-four zeros, 10²⁴.
quadrinodal
quadrinodal
adj
(mathematics) Having four nodes.
quadrumanal
quadrumanal
adj
quadrumane
quadrupedan
quadruplane
quadruplane
noun
An airplane with four superposed main supporting surfaces (four wings one above the other)
quadrupling
quadrupling
noun
An act of quadrupling.
verb
present participle of quadruple
quaestorian
quaestorian
adj
Relating to a quaestor.
quantifiers
quantifiers
noun
plural of quantifier
quantimeter
quantimeter
noun
A device for determining the quantity of X-rays generated by a Crookes tube or Coolidge tube.
quantometer
quantometer
noun
A device for performing spectrographic analysis.
quarantined
quarantined
adj
In quarantine; isolated.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of quarantine
quarantiner
quarantiner
noun
One who is quarantined.
One who quarantines.
quarantines
quarantines
noun
plural of quarantine
quarrelling
quarrelling
noun
A heated argument.
verb
present participle of quarrel
quarrystone
quartenylic
quartenylic
adj
Of or pertaining to quartenylic acid or its derivatives
quarterings
quarterings
noun
plural of quartering
quarterland
quarterland
noun
An old Scots unit of measure of land.
quarternion
quartersawn
quartersawn
verb
past participle of quartersaw
quaternions
quaternions
noun
plural of quaternion
quatrocento
quaveringly
quaveringly
adv
In a quavering manner; tremulously.
quebrachine
quebrachine
noun
An alkaloid, probably identical to yohimbine, from the quebracho tree
queensberry
queernesses
queernesses
noun
plural of queerness
quercitrons
quercitrons
noun
plural of quercitron
querimonies
querimonies
noun
plural of querimony
querulation
questionary
questionary
adj
Inquiring; asking questions; testing.
noun
(archaic) One who makes it his business to seek after relics and carry them about for sale.
A questionnaire.
questioners
questioners
noun
plural of questioner
questmonger
questmonger
noun
(archaic, derogatory) One who encourages petty lawsuits.
quinacrines
quinacrines
noun
plural of quinacrine
quinhydrone
quinhydrone
noun
(chemistry) a molecular complex of a quinone and its corresponding hydroquinone
quinquatria
quinquatria
Noun
An ancient Roman festival in honour of Minerva
quinquatrus
quinquenary
quinquereme
quinquereme
noun
(history) An ancient Carthaginian or Greek galley having three banks of oars, rowed by five oarsmen: two to an oar in each of the upper rows, and one to the lower oar.
quinquevirs
quinquevirs
noun
plural of quinquevir
quinsyberry
quinsyberry
noun
(obsolete) The blackcurrant.
quinternion
quinternion
noun
(bookbinding) Five gathered sheets of paper folded in two for binding together.
quiritarian
quiritarian
adj
Alternative form of quiritary
quirquincho
quirquincho
noun
(archaic) The armadillo.
quitterbone
quiveringly
quiveringly
adv
While quivering, or as if quivering
rainsqualls
rainsqualls
noun
plural of rainsquall
reacquaints
reacquaints
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of reacquaint
reacquiring
reacquiring
verb
present participle of reacquire
reconquered
reconquered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of reconquer
reconqueror
reconqueror
noun
One who reconquers.
reconquests
reconquests
noun
plural of reconquest
reequipment
reequipment
noun
The act, or the result of reequipping
reequipping
reequipping
verb
present participle of reequip
reinquiries
reinquiring
reinquiring
verb
present participle of reinquire
requirement
requirement
noun
(engineering, computing) A statement (in domain specific terms) which specifies a verifiable constraint on an implementation that it shall undeniably meet or (a) be deemed unacceptable, or (b) result in implementation failure, or (c) result in system failure.
A necessity or prerequisite; something required or obligatory. Its adpositions are generally of in relation to who or what has given it, on in relation to whom or what it is given to, and for in relation to what is required.
Something asked.
requisition
requisition
noun
(law) A notarial demand for repayment of a debt.
(military) A demand by the invader upon the people of an invaded country for supplies, as of provision, forage, transportation, etc.
A call; an invitation; a summons.
A formal application by one officer to another for things needed in the public service.
A formal demand made by one state or government upon another for the surrender or extradition of a fugitive from justice.
That which is required by authority; especially, a quota of supplies or necessaries.
verb
(transitive) To demand something, especially for a military need of staff, supplies, or transport.
requitement
requitement
noun
(obsolete) requital
requotation
requotation
noun
The act of quoting something again.
ribaudequin
ribaudequin
noun
Alternative form of ribauldequin
sequestrant
sequestrant
noun
(chemistry) any compound that promotes sequestration by forming chelate compounds with metal ions; especially when used as food additives in order to prevent metal catalyzed oxidation
sermonesque
sermonesque
adj
Characteristic of a sermon.
sinarquista
squadroning
squadroning
verb
present participle of squadron
squanderers
squanderers
noun
plural of squanderer
squandering
squandering
noun
The act by which something is squandered; wastage.