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
aquameter
aquariist
aquariist
noun
(dated) One who keeps fish in an aquarium.
aquarists
aquarists
noun
plural of aquarist
arquerite
banqueter
banqueter
noun
A guest at a banquet.
barquette
barquette
noun
A kind of small sailboat.
A small boat-shaped pastry shell with a sweet or savoury filling.
bequirtle
bergquist
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.
brusquest
brusquest
adj
superlative form of brusque: most brusque
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
croqueted
croqueted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of croquet
croquette
croquette
noun
(cooking) A minced, cooked food (usually meat or vegetables), which is deep-fried in fat and sometimes sprinkled with breadcrumbs.
elroquite
enquarter
enriqueta
equilater
equirotal
equirotal
adj
Having wheels of the same size or diameter; having equal rotation.
exequatur
exequatur
noun
An official authorization given by a government to a consul etc.
extraquiz
frasquito
frequents
frequents
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of frequent
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
grotesque
grotesque
adj
(typography) Sans serif.
Disgusting or otherwise viscerally revolting.
Distorted and unnatural in shape or size; abnormal, especially in a hideous way.
noun
(typography) A sans serif typeface.
A style of ornamentation characterized by fanciful combinations of intertwined forms.
Anything grotesque.
inquirant
inquirent
inquirent
adj
(obsolete) Making enquiry; questioning.
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.
liquorist
liquorist
noun
A manufacturer of liquors.
marquardt
marquetry
marquetry
noun
(countable) An example of this work.
(uncountable, woodworking) A decorative technique in which veneers of wood, ivory, metal etc. are inlaid into a wooden surface to form intricate designs.
marquette
marquette
Proper noun
a small city in Iowa, USA.
a small city in Kansas, USA.
a city in Michigan, USA
a village in Nebraska, USA.
a town and a village in Wisconsin, USA.
misquoter
misquoter
noun
One who misquotes.
ortanique
ortanique
noun
A cross between an orange and a tangerine.
overquiet
overquiet
adj
Excessively quiet.
paraquats
paraquats
noun
plural of paraquat
paraquets
paraquets
noun
plural of paraquet
paroquets
paroquets
noun
plural of paroquet
parqueted
parqueted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of parquet
parquetry
parquetry
noun
The technique of applying wooden tiles or veneers to create a decorative geometrical pattern on floors, furniture etc.
parroquet
perroquet
perroquet
noun
Dated form of parakeet.
picqueter
picqueter
noun
A person who arranges artificial flowers for a living.
pratiques
pratiques
noun
plural of pratique
preacquit
preequity
prequoted
quackster
quackster
noun
(rare) A quack or charlatan.
quadmeter
quadrants
quadrants
noun
plural of quadrant
quadrated
quadrated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of quadrate
quadrates
quadrates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of quadrate
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.
quadrator
quadratum
quadratus
quadratus
noun
(anatomy) Any of several roughly square or rectangular muscles, e.g. in the abdomen, thigh, and eye socket.
quaestors
quaestors
noun
plural of quaestor
quakerlet
quantizer
quantizer
noun
An electronic device that samples a varying quantity (e.g. a waveform) and generates a digital response
quantrill
quarrelet
quartered
quartered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of quarter
quarterer
quarterer
noun
(historical) One of a group of agricultural workers who were entitled to keep a quarter of the harvest as payment, yielding up the rest to their lord.
quarterly
quarterly
adj
(heraldry) (of a coat of arms) Divided into four parts crosswise.
Occurring once every quarter year (three months).
adv
Once every quarter year (three months).
noun
A periodical publication that appears four times per year.
quarterns
quarterns
noun
plural of quartern
quarteron
quarteron
noun
(obsolete) A quarter; especially, a quarter of a pound, or a quarter of a hundred.
Obsolete form of quadroon.
quartette
quartette
noun
Alternative spelling of quartet
quartetto
quartetto
noun
(archaic) A quartet.
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.
quartzose
quartzose
adj
Pertaining to quartz; made of quartz.
quartzous
quartzous
Adjective
Pertaining to quartz; made of quartz.
quaterion
quaternal
quaternal
adj
Occurring in fours, or having four elements.
quatorzes
quatorzes
noun
plural of quatorze
quatrains
quatrains
noun
plural of quatrain
quatrayle
quatrayle
noun
(rare) A great-great-great-grandfather; the grandfather of the grandfather of one's father.
quatreble
quatreble
noun
(obsolete, music) A voice pitched a fifth above treble.
quatrible
quattrini
quattrini
noun
plural of quattrino
quattrino
quattrino
noun
(historical) A former very small Italian coin.
queenroot
queenroot
noun
Synonym of queen's delight (“the plant Stillingia sylvatica”)
quercetic
quercetin
quercetin
noun
(organic chemistry, biochemistry) A flavonol found in many fruits, vegetables, leaves and grains.
quercetum
quercetum
noun
(dated, rare) A wood or plantation of oak trees.
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
queretaro
querulant
querulant
noun
(psychology) One who has obsessive feelings of having been wronged.
querulent
querulent
adj
Habitually suspicious or querimonious.
noun
A habitually suspicious or querimonious person.
querulist
querulist
noun
A querulous person; a peevish complainer.
querulity
querulity
noun
Synonym of querulousness
questrist
questrist
noun
(obsolete) A seeker or pursuer.
quietener
quietener
noun
One who, or that which, quietens.
quillwort
quillwort
noun
Any of various simple microphyllous vascular plants, of the family Isoetaceae, that resemble rushes and produce spores.
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
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
quitrents
quitrents
noun
plural of quitrent
quoratean
requested
requested
verb
simple past tense and past participle of request
requester
requester
noun
One who, or that which, makes a request.
requestor
requestor
Noun
One who, or that which, makes a request.
requisite
requisite
adj
Essential, indispensable, required.
noun
An indispensable item; a requirement.
requitals
requitals
noun
plural of requital
requiters
requiters
noun
plural of requiter
requiting
requiting
verb
present participle of requite
requoting
requoting
verb
present participle of requote
resequent
roquefort
roqueting
roqueting
verb
present participle of roquet
sequester
sequester
noun
(law) A person with whom two or more contending parties deposit the subject matter of the controversy; one who mediates between two parties; a referee
(medicine) A sequestrum.
sequestration; separation
verb
(chemistry) To prevent an ion in solution from behaving normally by forming a coordination compound
(international law) To seize and hold enemy property.
(intransitive) To withdraw; to retire.
(law) To temporarily remove (property) from the possession of its owner and hold it as security against legal claims.
(transitive, US, politics, law) To remove (certain funds) automatically from a budget.
To cause (one) to submit to the process of sequestration; to deprive (one) of one's estate, property, etc.
To renounce (as a widow may) any concern with the estate of her husband.
To separate from all external influence; to seclude; to withdraw.
To separate in order to store.
To set apart; to put aside; to remove; to separate from other things.
sequestra
sequestra
noun
plural of sequestrum
sequiturs
sequiturs
noun
plural of sequitur
sobriquet
sobriquet
noun
A familiar name for a person; a nickname (sometimes assumed by the person, but often given by others), that is descriptive.
squadrate
squatmore
squatters
squatters
noun
plural of squatter
squattier
squattier
adj
comparative form of squatty: more squatty
squawroot
squawroot
noun
Conopholis americana which is parasitic on the roots of other trees.
Trillium erectum, that has foul-smelling, yellow to purple flowers.
squibster
squinters
squinters
noun
plural of squinter
squintier
squintier
adj
comparative form of squinty: more squinty
squiralty
squiralty
noun
The land-owning gentry; the squirearchy.
squirelet
squirelet
noun
A little or petty squire.
squirters
squirters
noun
plural of squirter
squirting
squirting
noun
The act of something being squirted. [from 14th c.]
verb
present participle of squirt
squirtish
squirtish
adj
Like a squirt or whippersnapper.
starquake
starquake
noun
(astronomy) A violent tremor or quake that occurs on or near the surface of a star, especially a collapsed star.
torquated
torquated
adj
(not comparable) Wearing a torque.
Shaped like a torque; twisted; convoluted.
torqueses
torqueses
noun
plural of torques
tranquada
triptyque
triptyque
noun
(art) A triptych.
A customs pass allowing a motor vehicle into and out of France.
triquetra
triquetra
noun
A shape formed of three vesicae piscium, sometimes with an additional circle, a symbol of things and persons that are threefold (including the Christian Trinity), and a symbol of protection in Wicca.
trisquare
turquoise
turquoise
adj
Having a pale greenish-blue colour.
Made of turquoise (the gemstone).
noun
(countable and uncountable) A pale greenish-blue colour, like that of the gemstone.
(countable) A sky-blue, greenish-blue, or greenish-gray semi-precious gemstone.
turquoise:
unquieter
unquieter
adj
comparative form of unquiet: more unquiet
unrequest
utraquism
utraquism
noun
(countable, rare) A term, phrase, or concept with multiple meanings.
(psychoanalysis, specifically) A method that uses analogy to draw on insights from both objective natural science on the one hand, and subjective psychology and social science on the other.
(rare) Alternative letter-case form of Utraquism.
The combination of two methods or fields of study.