Made or decorated after the fanciful style of the ornamentation in the Alhambra palace, which affords an unusually fine exhibition of Saracenic or Arabesque architecture.
antiquarians
antiquarians
noun
plural of antiquarian
aquacultures
aquacultures
noun
plural of aquaculture
aquarellists
aquarellists
noun
plural of aquarellist
aquicultures
aquicultures
noun
plural of aquiculture
arabesquerie
arabesquerie
noun
arabesque ornamentation
barquentines
barquentines
noun
plural of barquentine
barquisimeto
barranquitas
biquadratics
biquadratics
noun
plural of biquadratic
boudoiresque
bourbonesque
bramantesque
chivalresque
chivalresque
adj
Characteristic of chivalry
chloroquines
chloroquines
noun
plural of chloroquine
conquistador
conquistador
noun
A conqueror, but especially one of the Spanish soldiers that invaded Central and South America otherwise known as the doorways to the new world, in the 16th century and defeated the Incas and Aztecs.
corequisites
corequisites
noun
plural of corequisite
croquignoles
derelinquish
derelinquish
noun
to abandon or desert, to leave to itself
desquamatory
desquamatory
adj
(surgery) Relating to the removal of the laminae of exfoliated bones.
disequalizer
disequalizer
noun
One who or that which makes unequal.
disquiparant
disquisitory
disquisitory
adj
Of or pertaining to disquisition; disquisitive.
equatorwards
equatorwards
adv
Towards the equator.
equestrienne
equestrienne
noun
A female equestrian.
equilibrants
equilibrants
noun
plural of equilibrant
equilibrates
equilibrates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of equilibrate
equilibrious
equilibrious
adj
in equilibrium; balanced
equilibrists
equilibrists
noun
plural of equilibrist
equilibriums
equipartisan
equivocators
equivocators
noun
plural of equivocator
esquirearchy
forequarters
forequarters
noun
plural of forequarter
foursquarely
frequentness
frequentness
noun
The quality of being frequent.
griffinesque
grolieresque
grotesquerie
grotesquerie
noun
(literature) A genre of horror literature that was popular in the early 20th century, and practiced by writers such as Ambrose Bierce and Fritz Leiber.
The quality of being grotesque or macabre.
harlequinism
harquebusade
harquebusade
noun
Alternative form of arquebusade (“the shot of an arquebus”)
harquebusier
harquebusier
noun
Alternative form of arquebusier
headquarters
headquarters
noun
A place of concentrated activity or influence.
The center of an organization's operations or administration.
The military installation from which troops are commanded and orders are issued; the military unit consisting of a commander and his support staff.
hindquarters
hindquarters
noun
plural of hindquarter
humoresquely
infrequences
infrequences
noun
plural of infrequence
inquisitress
inquisitress
noun
(rare) A female inquisitor.
intersqueeze
japanesquery
lacquerwares
lacquerwares
noun
plural of lacquerware
lacquerworks
lacquerworks
noun
plural of lacquerwork
leonardesque
liquidambars
liquidambars
noun
plural of liquidambar
lombardesque
maquiladoras
maquiladoras
noun
plural of maquiladora
marquessates
marquessates
noun
plural of marquessate
marqueteries
marqueteries
noun
plural of marqueterie
plural of marquetery
marquisettes
marquisettes
noun
plural of marquisette
masqueraders
masqueraders
noun
plural of masquerader
masquerading
masquerading
noun
The act of one who masquerades.
verb
present participle of masquerade
mousquetaire
mousquetaire
noun
(historical) A broad turnover linen collar worn in the mid-19th century.
(historical) A musketeer, especially one of the French royal musketeers of the 17th and 18th centuries, famed for their daring and their fine clothing.
(historical) A woman's cloak trimmed with ribbons, with large buttons, fashionable in the mid-19th century.
musquashroot
naturalesque
naturalesque
adj
(art) In a style resembling nature.
nonrequisite
pasqueflower
pasqueflower
noun
Alternative spelling of pasque flower
perquisition
perquisition
noun
A thorough inquiry or search.
peruginesque
plastiqueurs
preburlesque
preburlesque
adj
Before the introduction of burlesque performances.
prequalifies
prequalifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of prequalify
prerequisite
prerequisite
adj
Required as a prior condition of something else; necessary or indispensable.
noun
In education, a course or topic that must be completed before another course or topic can be started. May be colloquially referred to as a prereq.
Something that is required as necessary or indispensable, or as a prior condition of something else.
prosequendum
quacksalvers
quacksalvers
noun
plural of quacksalver
quadragesima
quadrateness
quadrateness
noun
Quality of being quadrate.
quadrennials
quadrennials
noun
plural of quadrennial
quadrenniums
quadricepses
quadricepses
noun
plural of quadriceps
quadricuspid
quadricuspid
adj
Having four cusps.
quadrigamist
quadrigamist
noun
(rare) Someone who has four spouses at the same time.
quadrijugous
quadrijugous
adj
quadrijugate
quadrillions
quadrillions
noun
plural of quadrillion
quadriparous
quadriparous
adj
(ornithology) Laying four eggs.
Having given birth to four offspring.
quadrisected
quadrisected
verb
simple past tense and past participle of quadrisect
quadriserial
quadriserial
adj
Arranged in four series.
quadrisetose
quadrisetose
adj
(biology) Having four bristles.
quadrispiral
quadrispiral
adj
Quadruply spiral; involving, or consisting of, four spirals.
quadrumanous
quadrumanous
adj
Having four feet whose first digits are opposable; applies to all non-human primates.
quadrupedism
quadrupedous
quaestorship
quaestorship
noun
The office or status of quaestor.
quakerstreet
quaquaversal
quaquaversal
adj
(astronomy) Dipping towards a center in all directions.
Going off in all directions from the center.
quarrelously
quarterbacks
quarterbacks
noun
plural of quarterback
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of quarterback
quarterdecks
quarterdecks
noun
plural of quarterdeck
quartersawed
quartersawed
verb
simple past tense of quartersaw
quarterspace
quarterstaff
quarterstaff
noun
A wooden staff of an approximate length between 2 and 2.5 meters, sometimes tipped with iron, used as a weapon in rural England during the Early Modern period.
Fighting or exercise with the quarterstaff.
quartiparous
quasicrystal
quasicrystal
noun
(physics, chemistry) any solid with conventional crystalline properties but exhibiting a point group symmetry inconsistent with translational periodicity
quaternaries
quaternaries
noun
plural of quaternary
quaternarius
quaternarius
noun
(prosody) A unit of four metrical feet.
quaternities
quaternities
noun
plural of quaternity
quatertenses
quebradillas
queerishness
queerishness
noun
The quality of being queerish.
quercivorous
quercivorous
adj
Feeding on oak leaves.
querimonious
querimonious
adj
Complaining; querulous.
quicksilvers
quicksilvers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of quicksilver
quicksilvery
quicksilvery
adj
Like quicksilver.
quirkinesses
quirkinesses
noun
plural of quirkiness
quisquiliary
racquetballs
racquetballs
noun
plural of racquetball
raffaelesque
raphaelesque
raphaelesque
Adjective
In the style of the Italian painter
reequipments
reequipments
noun
plural of reequipment
relinquished
relinquished
verb
simple past tense and past participle of relinquish
relinquisher
relinquisher
noun
One who relinquishes.
relinquishes
relinquishes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of relinquish
reliquidates
reliquidates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of reliquidate
requiescence
requirements
requirements
noun
plural of requirement
requisitions
requisitions
noun
plural of requisition
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of requisition
resequencing
resequencing
noun
(genetics) The sequencing of part of an individual's genome in order to detect sequence differences between the individual and the standard genome of the species.
Arrangement in a new sequence; reordering.
verb
present participle of resequence
semiquadrate
semiquadrate
noun
(astrology) An aspect of the planets when distant from each other by half a quadrant, or forty-five degrees, or one sign and a half.
semiquartile
semiquartile
noun
(astrology) A semiquadrate.
sequestering
sequestering
verb
present participle of sequester
sequestrable
sequestrable
adj
Capable of being sequestered; subject or liable to sequestration.
sequestrated
sequestrated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of sequestrate
sequestrates
sequestrates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of sequestrate
sequestrator
sequestrator
noun
One who sequesters.
sesquialtera
sesquialtera
noun
(music) A ratio of 3:2.
(music) An organ stop that uses two ranks of different pipes.
sesquiquarta
sesquisquare
sesquisquare
noun
(astrology) Synonym of trioctile
sesquitertia
sesquitertia
noun
(music, obsolete) A perfect fourth, an interval having the ratio of 1 to 1⅓, or 3 to 4.
(obsolete) A ratio of 4 to 3.
sinarquistas
soliloquiser
soliloquiser
noun
Alternative form of soliloquizer
soliloquizer
soliloquizer
noun
One who soliloquizes.
squamiferous
squamiferous
adj
Scaly; covered in scales.
squamigerous
squamigerous
adj
(zoology) Bearing scales.
squamuliform
squamuliform
adj
Resembling a squamula or little scale.
squarenesses
squarenesses
noun
plural of squareness
squarishness
squarishness
noun
The state or quality of being squarish.
squattocracy
squattocracy
noun
(Australia, historical) Wealthy landowners (squatters) considered as a class.
squawberries
squawberries
noun
plural of squawberry
squirarchies
squirarchies
noun
plural of squirarchy
squirearchal
squirearchal
adj
Of or pertaining to squirearchy.
squireocracy
squirrelfish
squirrelfish
noun
Any member of the subfamily Holocentrinae of the family Holocentridae of ray-finned fish.