(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.
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
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
aquinist
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
equinity
equinity
noun
The quality of being equine.
equitant
equitant
adj
(botany) Overlapping at the base.
Mounted on, or sitting upon, a horse; riding on horseback.
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.
inquests
inquests
noun
plural of inquest
inquiets
inquiets
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of inquiet
inquisit
nastaliq
nastaliq
Proper noun
A form of Arabic calligraphy mostly used for Persian and languages it has influenced, including Urdu and Ottoman Turkish.
nepquite
ogunquit
otuquian
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
quartine
quartine
noun
(botany, archaic) A supposed fourth integument of an ovule, counting from the outside.
quatrain
quatrain
noun
A poem in four lines.
A stanza of four lines.
quatrino
quatrino
noun
Alternative form of quattrino (“old Italian coin”)
quatsino
queenite
quentise
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.
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
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
quinault
quinault
Noun
A group of Native American peoples from western Washington in the United States.
quinetum
quinetum
noun
(historical) A mixture of the sulphates of the cinchona alkaloids: a cheap substitute for quinine sulphate.
quinitol
quinnats
quinnats
noun
plural of quinnat
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.
quintals
quintals
noun
plural of quintal
quintana
quintans
quintans
noun
plural of quintan
quintant
quintars
quintars
noun
plural of quintar
quintary
quintary
adj
quinary
quintato
quintero
quintets
quintets
noun
plural of quintet
quintics
quintics
noun
plural of quintic
quintile
quintile
noun
(astrology) An aspect of planets that are distant from each other by one fifth of a zodiac (72°)
(by extension) A subset thus obtained.
(statistics) Any of the quantiles which divide an ordered sample population into five equally numerous subsets.
quintina
quintins
quintins
noun
plural of quintin
quintius
quintole
quintole
noun
(historical) A five-stringed viol common in France in the 18th century.
(music) A group of five notes to be played or sung in the time of three, four or six.
quintons
quintons
noun
plural of quinton
quirting
quirting
verb
present participle of quirt
quistron
quitrent
quitrent
noun
A rent reserved in grants of land, by the payment of which the tenant is quit (absolved) from other service.
quitting
quitting
noun
The ceasing of a habit, especially smoking cigarettes or other addictive behaviors.
The deliberate ending of something.
The termination of employment, initiated by the employee.
verb
present participle of quit
quoiting
quoiting
verb
present participle of quoit
quotient
quotient
noun
(arithmetic) The integer part of the result of such division.
(arithmetic) The number resulting from the division of one number by another.
(mathematics) By analogy, the result of any process that is the inverse of multiplication as defined for any mathematical entities other than numbers.
(obsolete, rare) A quotum or quota.
squatina
squinant
squinted
squinted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of squint
squinter
squinter
noun
One who squints.
squintly
tanaquil
timuquan
torquing
torquing
verb
present participle of torque
totaquin
totaquin
noun
Alternative form of totaquina
tranquil
tranquil
adj
Calm; without motion or sound.
Free from emotional or mental disturbance.
unacquit
uniquest
uniquest
adj
superlative form of unique: most unique
uniquity
uniquity
noun
The state or quality of being unique.
unquiets
unquiets
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of unquiet