qu: Prefix, Suffix and Derived words
Suffixes of qu
- question«Word Popularity Bar5/5
question
- noun an instance of questioning
enquiry; inquiry; interrogation; query.
- there was a question about my training
- we made inquiries of all those who were present
- noun the subject matter at issue
head.
- the question of disease merits serious discussion
- under the head of minor Roman poets
- noun an instance of questioning
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quite
- adverb to a degree (not used with a negative)
rather.
- quite tasty
- quite soon
- quite ill
- quite rich
- adverb to the greatest extent; completely
- you're quite right
- she was quite alone
- was quite mistaken
- quite the opposite
- not quite finished
- did not quite make it
- adverb to a degree (not used with a negative)
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question
- noun an instance of questioning
enquiry; inquiry; interrogation; query.
- there was a question about my training
- we made inquiries of all those who were present
- noun the subject matter at issue
head.
- the question of disease merits serious discussion
- under the head of minor Roman poets
- noun an instance of questioning
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quality
- noun an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone
- the quality of mercy is not strained"--Shakespeare
- noun a degree or grade of excellence or worth
caliber; calibre.
- the quality of students has risen
- an executive of low caliber
- noun an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone
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quickly
- adverb with rapid movements
chop-chop; speedily; rapidly; apace.
- he works quickly
- adverb with little or no delay
quick; promptly.
- the rescue squad arrived promptly
- come here, quick!
- adverb with rapid movements
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quick
- noun any area of the body that is highly sensitive to pain (as the flesh underneath the skin or a fingernail or toenail)
- adjective satellite accomplished rapidly and without delay
speedy.
- was quick to make friends
- his quick reaction prevented an accident
- hoped for a speedy resolution of the problem
- a speedy recovery
- he has a right to a speedy trial
- noun any area of the body that is highly sensitive to pain (as the flesh underneath the skin or a fingernail or toenail)
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queen
- noun the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
- noun a female sovereign ruler
female monarch; queen regnant.
- noun the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
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quiet
- noun a period of calm weather
lull.
- there was a lull in the storm
- noun an untroubled state; free from disturbances
tranquility; tranquillity.
- noun a period of calm weather
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quote
- noun a punctuation mark used to attribute the enclosed text to someone else
quotation mark; inverted comma.
- noun a passage or expression that is quoted or cited
citation; quotation.
- noun a punctuation mark used to attribute the enclosed text to someone else
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quantity
- noun how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify
amount; measure.
- noun an adequate or large amount
- he had a quantity of ammunition
- noun how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify
- que5/5
que
A half farthing. Obs.
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quarter
- noun one of four equal parts
twenty-five percent; fourth part; one-quarter; quartern; one-fourth; fourth.
- a quarter of a pound
- noun a district of a city having some distinguishing character
- the Latin Quarter
- noun one of four equal parts
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quality
- noun an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone
- the quality of mercy is not strained"--Shakespeare
- noun a degree or grade of excellence or worth
caliber; calibre.
- the quality of students has risen
- an executive of low caliber
- noun an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone
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quietly
- adverb with low volume
softly.
- speak softly but carry a big stick
- she spoke quietly to the child
- the radio was playing softly
- adverb with little or no sound
- the class was listening quietly and intently
- she was crying quietly
- adverb with low volume
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qualified
- adjective meeting the proper standards and requirements and training for an office or position or task
- many qualified applicants for the job
- verb prove capable or fit; meet requirements
qualify; measure up.
- adjective meeting the proper standards and requirements and training for an office or position or task
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query
- noun an instance of questioning
enquiry; inquiry; interrogation; question.
- there was a question about my training
- we made inquiries of all those who were present
- verb pose a question
question.
- noun an instance of questioning
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quantitative
- adjective expressible as a quantity or relating to or susceptible of measurement
- export wheat without quantitative limitations
- quantitative analysis determines the amounts and proportions of the chemical constituents of a substance or mixture
- adjective relating to the measurement of quantity
- quantitative studies
- adjective expressible as a quantity or relating to or susceptible of measurement
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quarters
- noun housing available for people to live in
living quarters.
- he found quarters for his family
- I visited his bachelor quarters
- noun one of four equal parts
twenty-five percent; fourth part; one-quarter; quartern; one-fourth; fourth; quarter.
- a quarter of a pound
- noun housing available for people to live in
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quarterly
- noun a periodical that is published every quarter (or four issues per year)
- adjective of or relating to or consisting of a quarter
- quarterly report
- noun a periodical that is published every quarter (or four issues per year)
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quantity
- noun how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify
amount; measure.
- noun an adequate or large amount
- he had a quantity of ammunition
- noun how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify
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quantum
- noun a discrete amount of something that is analogous to the quantities in quantum theory
- noun (physics) the smallest discrete quantity of some physical property that a system can possess (according to quantum theory)
- noun a discrete amount of something that is analogous to the quantities in quantum theory
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qualitative
- adjective involving distinctions based on qualities
- qualitative change
- qualitative data
- qualitative analysis determines the chemical constituents of a substance or mixture
- adjective relating to or involving comparisons based on qualities
- adjective involving distinctions based on qualities
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quest
- noun a search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria
pursuit; pursuance.
- the pursuit of love
- life is more than the pursuance of fame
- a quest for wealth
- noun the act of searching for something
seeking.
- a quest for diamonds
- noun a search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria
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question
- noun an instance of questioning
enquiry; inquiry; interrogation; query.
- there was a question about my training
- we made inquiries of all those who were present
- noun the subject matter at issue
head.
- the question of disease merits serious discussion
- under the head of minor Roman poets
- noun an instance of questioning
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qui
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
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quit
- verb put an end to a state or an activity
discontinue; lay off; stop; give up; cease.
- Quit teasing your little brother
- verb give up or retire from a position
step down; leave office; resign.
- The Secretary of the Navy will leave office next month
- The chairman resigned over the financial scandal
- verb put an end to a state or an activity
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questioning
- noun a request for information
inquiring.
- verb challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
call into question; question; oppugn.
- We must question your judgment in this matter
- noun a request for information
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quote
- noun a punctuation mark used to attribute the enclosed text to someone else
quotation mark; inverted comma.
- noun a passage or expression that is quoted or cited
citation; quotation.
- noun a punctuation mark used to attribute the enclosed text to someone else
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questionnaire
- noun a form containing a set of questions; submitted to people to gain statistical information
- noun a form containing a set of questions; submitted to people to gain statistical information
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quasi
- adjective satellite having some resemblance
- a quasi success
- a quasi contract
- adjective satellite having some resemblance
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qualification
- noun an attribute that must be met or complied with and that fits a person for something
making.
- her qualifications for the job are excellent
- one of the qualifications for admission is an academic degree
- she has the makings of fine musician
- noun the act of modifying or changing the strength of some idea
- his new position involves a qualification of his party's platform
- noun an attribute that must be met or complied with and that fits a person for something
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quotation
- noun a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage
acknowledgment; reference; mention; citation; credit; cite.
- the student's essay failed to list several important citations
- the acknowledgments are usually printed at the front of a book
- the article includes mention of similar clinical cases
- noun a passage or expression that is quoted or cited
quote; citation.
- noun a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage
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qualify
- verb prove capable or fit; meet requirements
measure up.
- verb pronounce fit or able
- She was qualified to run the marathon
- They nurses were qualified to administer the injections
- verb prove capable or fit; meet requirements
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quebec
- noun the French-speaking capital of the province of Quebec; situated on the Saint Lawrence River
Quebec City.
- noun the largest province of Canada; a French colony from 1663 to 1759 when it was lost to the British
- noun the French-speaking capital of the province of Quebec; situated on the Saint Lawrence River
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quote
- noun a punctuation mark used to attribute the enclosed text to someone else
quotation mark; inverted comma.
- noun a passage or expression that is quoted or cited
citation; quotation.
- noun a punctuation mark used to attribute the enclosed text to someone else
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query
- noun an instance of questioning
enquiry; inquiry; interrogation; question.
- there was a question about my training
- we made inquiries of all those who were present
- verb pose a question
question.
- noun an instance of questioning
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quo
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
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queer
- noun offensive term for an openly homosexual man
poove; fairy; nance; queen; fagot; pansy; poof; pouf; faggot; fag.
- verb hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
thwart; bilk; cross; frustrate; baffle; foil; spoil; scotch.
- What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge
- foil your opponent
- noun offensive term for an openly homosexual man
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quotation
- noun a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage
acknowledgment; reference; mention; citation; credit; cite.
- the student's essay failed to list several important citations
- the acknowledgments are usually printed at the front of a book
- the article includes mention of similar clinical cases
- noun a passage or expression that is quoted or cited
quote; citation.
- noun a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage
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queue
- noun a line of people or vehicles waiting for something
waiting line.
- noun (information processing) an ordered list of tasks to be performed or messages to be transmitted
- noun a line of people or vehicles waiting for something
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qualification
- noun an attribute that must be met or complied with and that fits a person for something
making.
- her qualifications for the job are excellent
- one of the qualifications for admission is an academic degree
- she has the makings of fine musician
- noun the act of modifying or changing the strength of some idea
- his new position involves a qualification of his party's platform
- noun an attribute that must be met or complied with and that fits a person for something
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questionable
- adjective subject to question
- questionable motives
- a questionable reputation
- a fire of questionable origin
- adjective satellite able to be refuted
confutable; refutable; confutative.
- adjective subject to question
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quote
- noun a punctuation mark used to attribute the enclosed text to someone else
quotation mark; inverted comma.
- noun a passage or expression that is quoted or cited
citation; quotation.
- noun a punctuation mark used to attribute the enclosed text to someone else
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quarrel
- noun an angry dispute
run-in; wrangle; dustup; words; row.
- they had a quarrel
- they had words
- noun an arrow that is shot from a crossbow; has a head with four edges
- noun an angry dispute
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quota
- noun a prescribed number
- all the salesmen met their quota for the month
- noun a proportional share assigned to each participant
- noun a prescribed number
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quartz
- noun colorless glass made of almost pure silica
quartz glass; crystal; lechatelierite; vitreous silica.
- noun a hard glossy mineral consisting of silicon dioxide in crystal form; present in most rocks (especially sandstone and granite); yellow sand is quartz with iron oxide impurities
- noun colorless glass made of almost pure silica
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queen
- noun the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
- noun a female sovereign ruler
female monarch; queen regnant.
- noun the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
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quinn
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
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questionnaire
- noun a form containing a set of questions; submitted to people to gain statistical information
- noun a form containing a set of questions; submitted to people to gain statistical information
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qur'an
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
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qualifying
- noun the grammatical relation that exists when a word qualifies the meaning of the phrase
modification; limiting.
- noun success in satisfying a test or requirement
passing; pass.
- his future depended on his passing that test
- he got a pass in introductory chemistry
- noun the grammatical relation that exists when a word qualifies the meaning of the phrase
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quod
A quadrangle or court, as of a prison; hence, a prison. Slang "Flogged or whipped in quod." T. Hughes.
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quicker
- adverb more quickly
faster.
- adjective satellite accomplished rapidly and without delay
quick; speedy.
- was quick to make friends
- his quick reaction prevented an accident
- hoped for a speedy resolution of the problem
- a speedy recovery
- he has a right to a speedy trial
- adverb more quickly
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quota
- noun a prescribed number
- all the salesmen met their quota for the month
- noun a proportional share assigned to each participant
- noun a prescribed number
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quilt
- noun bedding made of two layers of cloth filled with stuffing and stitched together
comforter; puff; comfort.
- verb stitch or sew together
- quilt the skirt
- noun bedding made of two layers of cloth filled with stuffing and stitched together
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queensland
- noun a state in northeastern Australia
- noun a state in northeastern Australia
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quantify
- verb use as a quantifier
- verb express as a number or measure or quantity
measure.
- Can you quantify your results?
- verb use as a quantifier
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quadratic
- noun an equation in which the highest power of an unknown quantity is a square
quadratic equation.
- noun a polynomial of the second degree
quadratic polynomial.
- noun an equation in which the highest power of an unknown quantity is a square
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quantification
- noun a limitation imposed on the variables of a proposition (as by the quantifiers `some' or `all' or `no')
- noun the act of discovering or expressing the quantity of something
- noun a limitation imposed on the variables of a proposition (as by the quantifiers `some' or `all' or `no')
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quaker
- noun one who quakes and trembles with (or as with) fear
trembler.
- noun a member of the Religious Society of Friends founded by George Fox (the Friends have never called themselves Quakers)
Friend.
- noun one who quakes and trembles with (or as with) fear
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quarry
- noun a person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence
fair game; prey; target.
- he fell prey to muggers
- everyone was fair game
- the target of a manhunt
- noun a surface excavation for extracting stone or slate
stone pit; pit.
- a British term for `quarry' is `stone pit'
- noun a person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence
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quiz
- noun an examination consisting of a few short questions
- verb examine someone's knowledge of something
test.
- The teacher tests us every week
- We got quizzed on French irregular verbs
- noun an examination consisting of a few short questions
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quadrant
- noun a quarter of the circumference of a circle
quarter-circle.
- noun any of the four areas into which a plane is divided by two orthogonal coordinate axes
- noun a quarter of the circumference of a circle
- qua4/5
qua
In so far as; in the capacity or character of; as. It is with Shelley's biographers qua biographers that we have to deal. London Spectator.
- quaint4/5
quaint
- adjective satellite strange in an interesting or pleasing way
- quaint dialect words
- quaint streets of New Orleans, that most foreign of American cities
- adjective satellite very strange or unusual; odd or even incongruous in character or appearance
- the head terminating in the quaint duck bill which gives the animal its vernacular name"- Bill Beatty
- came forth a quaint and fearful sight"- Sir Walter Scott
- a quaint sense of humor
- adjective satellite strange in an interesting or pleasing way
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quartet
- noun the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
tetrad; quaternity; quadruplet; foursome; Little Joe; IV; four; quaternion; quatern; quaternary; 4.
- noun four performers or singers who perform together
quartette.
- noun the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
- qualitatively4/5
qualitatively
- adverb in a qualitative manner
- this discoloration qualitatively suggests that the substance is low in inorganic iron
- adverb in a qualitative manner
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quantify
- verb use as a quantifier
- verb express as a number or measure or quantity
measure.
- Can you quantify your results?
- verb use as a quantifier
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quincy
- noun American patriot who presented the colonists' grievances to the English king (1744-1775)
Josiah Quincy.
- noun American patriot who presented the colonists' grievances to the English king (1744-1775)
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quaker
- noun a member of the Religious Society of Friends founded by George Fox (the Friends have never called themselves Quakers)
Friend.
- noun one who quakes and trembles with (or as with) fear
trembler.
- noun a member of the Religious Society of Friends founded by George Fox (the Friends have never called themselves Quakers)
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qualify
- verb prove capable or fit; meet requirements
measure up.
- verb pronounce fit or able
- She was qualified to run the marathon
- They nurses were qualified to administer the injections
- verb prove capable or fit; meet requirements
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quentin
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
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quivering
- noun a shaky motion
quiver; vibration; palpitation; trembling; shakiness; shaking.
- the shaking of his fingers as he lit his pipe
- noun the act of vibrating
quiver; vibration.
- noun a shaky motion
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quarrel
- noun an angry dispute
run-in; wrangle; dustup; words; row.
- they had a quarrel
- they had words
- noun an arrow that is shot from a crossbow; has a head with four edges
- noun an angry dispute
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quit
- verb put an end to a state or an activity
discontinue; lay off; stop; give up; cease.
- Quit teasing your little brother
- verb give up or retire from a position
step down; leave office; resign.
- The Secretary of the Navy will leave office next month
- The chairman resigned over the financial scandal
- verb put an end to a state or an activity
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quaternary
- noun the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
tetrad; quaternity; quadruplet; foursome; Little Joe; IV; four; quaternion; quatern; quartet; 4.
- noun last 2 million years
Quaternary period; Age of Man.
- noun the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
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quart
- noun a United States liquid unit equal to 32 fluid ounces; four quarts equal one gallon
- noun a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 2 pints or 1.136 liters
- noun a United States liquid unit equal to 32 fluid ounces; four quarts equal one gallon
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quantitatively
- adverb in a quantitative manner
- this can be expressed quantitatively
- adverb in a quantitative manner
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quid
- noun the basic unit of money in Great Britain and Northern Ireland; equal to 100 pence
British pound sterling; pound sterling; pound; British pound.
- noun something for something; that which a party receives (or is promised) in return for something he does or gives or promises
quid pro quo.
- noun the basic unit of money in Great Britain and Northern Ireland; equal to 100 pence
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quixote
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- queried3/5
query
- noun an instance of questioning
enquiry; inquiry; interrogation; question.
- there was a question about my training
- we made inquiries of all those who were present
- verb pose a question
question.
- noun an instance of questioning
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quarantine
- noun enforced isolation of patients suffering from a contagious disease in order to prevent the spread of disease
- noun isolation to prevent the spread of infectious disease
- noun enforced isolation of patients suffering from a contagious disease in order to prevent the spread of disease
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quotient
- noun the ratio of two quantities to be divided
- noun the number obtained by division
- noun the ratio of two quantities to be divided
- quorum3/5
quorum
- noun a gathering of the minimal number of members of an organization to conduct business
- noun a gathering of the minimal number of members of an organization to conduct business
- quae3/5
quae
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- queues3/5
queue
- noun a line of people or vehicles waiting for something
waiting line.
- noun (information processing) an ordered list of tasks to be performed or messages to be transmitted
- noun a line of people or vehicles waiting for something
- quickened3/5
quicken
- verb move faster
speed up; speed; accelerate.
- The car accelerated
- verb make keen or more acute
whet.
- whet my appetite
- verb move faster
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quiet
- noun a period of calm weather
lull.
- there was a lull in the storm
- noun an untroubled state; free from disturbances
tranquility; tranquillity.
- noun a period of calm weather
- quam3/5
quam
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- quay3/5
quay
- noun wharf usually built parallel to the shoreline
- noun wharf usually built parallel to the shoreline
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qumran
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
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quiver
- noun an almost pleasurable sensation of fright
frisson; thrill; shudder; shiver; tingle; chill.
- a frisson of surprise shot through him
- noun a shaky motion
quivering; vibration; palpitation; trembling; shakiness; shaking.
- the shaking of his fingers as he lit his pipe
- noun an almost pleasurable sensation of fright
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quantization
- noun the act of dividing into quanta or expressing in terms of quantum theory
quantisation.
- noun the act of dividing into quanta or expressing in terms of quantum theory
- quail3/5
quail
- noun flesh of quail; suitable for roasting or broiling if young; otherwise must be braised
- noun small gallinaceous game birds
- noun flesh of quail; suitable for roasting or broiling if young; otherwise must be braised
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quine
- noun United States philosopher and logician who championed an empirical view of knowledge that depended on language (1908-2001)
Willard Van Orman Quine; W. V. Quine.
- noun United States philosopher and logician who championed an empirical view of knowledge that depended on language (1908-2001)
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quarterback
- noun (football) the person who plays quarterback
field general; signal caller.
- noun (American football) the position of the football player in the backfield who directs the offensive play of his team
field general; signal caller.
- quarterback is the most important position on the team
- noun (football) the person who plays quarterback
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quintessential
- adjective representing the perfect example of a class or quality
- adjective representing the perfect example of a class or quality
- quicken3/5
quicken
- verb move faster
speed up; speed; accelerate.
- The car accelerated
- verb make keen or more acute
whet.
- whet my appetite
- verb move faster
- quill3/5
quill
- noun pen made from a bird's feather
quill pen.
- noun a stiff hollow protective spine on a porcupine or hedgehog
- noun pen made from a bird's feather
- quark3/5
quark
- noun (physics) hypothetical truly fundamental particle in mesons and baryons; there are supposed to be six flavors of quarks (and their antiquarks), which come in pairs; each has an electric charge of +2/3 or -1/3
- quarks have not been observed directly but theoretical predictions based on their existence have been confirmed experimentally
- noun fresh unripened cheese of a smooth texture made from pasteurized milk, a starter, and rennet
quark cheese.
- noun (physics) hypothetical truly fundamental particle in mesons and baryons; there are supposed to be six flavors of quarks (and their antiquarks), which come in pairs; each has an electric charge of +2/3 or -1/3
- quenching3/5
quenching
- noun the act of extinguishing; causing to stop burning
extinction; extinguishing.
- the extinction of the lights
- verb satisfy (thirst)
quench; allay; slake; assuage.
- The cold water quenched his thirst
- noun the act of extinguishing; causing to stop burning
- quantifying3/5
quantify
- verb use as a quantifier
- verb express as a number or measure or quantity
measure.
- Can you quantify your results?
- verb use as a quantifier
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quartermaster
- noun an army officer who provides clothing and subsistence for troops
- noun an army officer who provides clothing and subsistence for troops
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quench
- verb satisfy (thirst)
allay; slake; assuage.
- The cold water quenched his thirst
- verb put out, as of fires, flames, or lights
snuff out; blow out; extinguish.
- Too big to be extinguished at once, the forest fires at best could be contained
- quench the flames
- snuff out the candles
- verb satisfy (thirst)
- quilts3/5
quilt
- noun bedding made of two layers of cloth filled with stuffing and stitched together
comforter; puff; comfort.
- verb stitch or sew together
- quilt the skirt
- noun bedding made of two layers of cloth filled with stuffing and stitched together
- quad3/5
quad
- noun one of four children born at the same time from the same pregnancy
quadruplet.
- noun a muscle of the thigh that extends the leg
quadriceps femoris; musculus quadriceps femoris; quadriceps.
- noun one of four children born at the same time from the same pregnancy
- quia3/5
quia
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
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quenched
- adjective satellite allayed
slaked; satisfied.
- his thirst quenched he was able to continue
- verb satisfy (thirst)
quench; allay; slake; assuage.
- The cold water quenched his thirst
- adjective satellite allayed
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quiver
- noun an almost pleasurable sensation of fright
frisson; thrill; shudder; shiver; tingle; chill.
- a frisson of surprise shot through him
- noun a shaky motion
quivering; vibration; palpitation; trembling; shakiness; shaking.
- the shaking of his fingers as he lit his pipe
- noun an almost pleasurable sensation of fright
- queuing3/5
queue
- noun a line of people or vehicles waiting for something
waiting line.
- noun (information processing) an ordered list of tasks to be performed or messages to be transmitted
- noun a line of people or vehicles waiting for something
- quitted3/5
quit
- verb put an end to a state or an activity
discontinue; lay off; stop; give up; cease.
- Quit teasing your little brother
- verb give up or retire from a position
step down; leave office; resign.
- The Secretary of the Navy will leave office next month
- The chairman resigned over the financial scandal
- verb put an end to a state or an activity
- quezon3/5
quezon
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- quell3/5
quell
- verb suppress or crush completely
squelch; quench.
- squelch any sign of dissent
- quench a rebellion
- verb overcome or allay
appease; stay.
- quell my hunger
- verb suppress or crush completely
- quartered3/5
quarter
- noun one of four equal parts
twenty-five percent; fourth part; one-quarter; quartern; one-fourth; fourth.
- a quarter of a pound
- noun a district of a city having some distinguishing character
- the Latin Quarter
- noun one of four equal parts
- quickest3/5
quickest
- adverb most quickly
fastest.
- adjective satellite accomplished rapidly and without delay
quick; speedy.
- was quick to make friends
- his quick reaction prevented an accident
- hoped for a speedy resolution of the problem
- a speedy recovery
- he has a right to a speedy trial
- adverb most quickly
- quarries3/5
quarry
- noun a person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence
fair game; prey; target.
- he fell prey to muggers
- everyone was fair game
- the target of a manhunt
- noun a surface excavation for extracting stone or slate
stone pit; pit.
- a British term for `quarry' is `stone pit'
- noun a person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence
- quieted3/5
quiet
- noun a period of calm weather
lull.
- there was a lull in the storm
- noun an untroubled state; free from disturbances
tranquility; tranquillity.
- noun a period of calm weather
- quiescent3/5
quiescent
- adjective satellite not active or activated
- the quiescent level of centimeter wave-length solar radiation
- adjective satellite marked by a state of tranquil repose
- the quiescent melancholy of the town
- adjective satellite not active or activated
- querying3/5
query
- noun an instance of questioning
enquiry; inquiry; interrogation; question.
- there was a question about my training
- we made inquiries of all those who were present
- verb pose a question
question.
- noun an instance of questioning
- quizzes3/5
quiz
- noun an examination consisting of a few short questions
- verb examine someone's knowledge of something
test.
- The teacher tests us every week
- We got quizzed on French irregular verbs
- noun an examination consisting of a few short questions
- quantifiable3/5
quantifiable
- adjective satellite capable of being quantified
- adjective satellite capable of being quantified
- quarks3/5
quark
- noun (physics) hypothetical truly fundamental particle in mesons and baryons; there are supposed to be six flavors of quarks (and their antiquarks), which come in pairs; each has an electric charge of +2/3 or -1/3
- quarks have not been observed directly but theoretical predictions based on their existence have been confirmed experimentally
- noun fresh unripened cheese of a smooth texture made from pasteurized milk, a starter, and rennet
quark cheese.
- noun (physics) hypothetical truly fundamental particle in mesons and baryons; there are supposed to be six flavors of quarks (and their antiquarks), which come in pairs; each has an electric charge of +2/3 or -1/3
- quake3/5
quake
- noun shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane of from volcanic activity
seism; temblor; earthquake.
- verb shake with fast, tremulous movements
palpitate; quiver.
- His nostrils palpitated
- noun shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane of from volcanic activity
- qualms3/5
qualm
- noun uneasiness about the fitness of an action
scruple; misgiving.
- noun a mild state of nausea
squeamishness; queasiness.
- noun uneasiness about the fitness of an action
- quito3/5
quito
- noun the capital of Ecuador
capital of Ecuador.
- noun the capital of Ecuador
- quinine3/5
quinine
- noun a bitter alkaloid extracted from chinchona bark; used in malaria therapy
- noun a bitter alkaloid extracted from chinchona bark; used in malaria therapy
- quadrants3/5
quadrant
- noun a quarter of the circumference of a circle
quarter-circle.
- noun any of the four areas into which a plane is divided by two orthogonal coordinate axes
- noun a quarter of the circumference of a circle
- quickness3/5
quickness
- noun skillful performance or ability without difficulty
deftness; adeptness; adroitness; facility.
- his quick adeptness was a product of good design
- he was famous for his facility as an archer
- noun intelligence as revealed by an ability to give correct responses without delay
quick-wittedness; mental quickness.
- noun skillful performance or ability without difficulty
- quadriceps3/5
quadriceps
- noun a muscle of the thigh that extends the leg
quad; quadriceps femoris; musculus quadriceps femoris.
- noun a muscle of the thigh that extends the leg
- quickening3/5
quickening
- noun the process of showing signs of life
- the quickening of seed that will become ripe grain
- noun the stage of pregnancy at which the mother first feels the movements of the fetus
- noun the process of showing signs of life
- quarts3/5
quart
- noun a United States liquid unit equal to 32 fluid ounces; four quarts equal one gallon
- noun a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 2 pints or 1.136 liters
- noun a United States liquid unit equal to 32 fluid ounces; four quarts equal one gallon
- quadrangle3/5
quadrangle
- noun a four-sided polygon
tetragon; quadrilateral.
- noun a rectangular area surrounded on all sides by buildings
quad.
- noun a four-sided polygon
- quantifier3/5
quantifier
- noun (logic) a word (such as `some' or `all' or `no') that binds the variables in a logical proposition
logical quantifier.
- noun (grammar) a word that expresses a quantity (as `fifteen' or `many')
- noun (logic) a word (such as `some' or `all' or `no') that binds the variables in a logical proposition
- quirk3/5
quirk
- noun a strange attitude or habit
crotchet; quirkiness; queerness; oddity.
- noun a narrow groove beside a beading
- noun a strange attitude or habit
- quadrature3/5
quadrature
- noun the construction of a square having the same area as some other figure
- noun the construction of a square having the same area as some other figure
- quits3/5
quits
- adjective satellite on equal terms by payment or requital
- we're now quits
- finally quits with the loan
- verb put an end to a state or an activity
quit; discontinue; lay off; stop; give up; cease.
- Quit teasing your little brother
- adjective satellite on equal terms by payment or requital
- quan3/5
quan
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- quirky3/5
quirky
- adjective satellite informal terms; strikingly unconventional
offbeat; kinky; way-out; far-out.
- adjective satellite informal terms; strikingly unconventional
- quoth3/5
quoth
Said; spoke; uttered; -- used only in the first and third persons in the past tenses, and always followed by its nominative, the word or words said being the object; "Let me not live, quoth he." Shak.as, . quoth he.quoth I
- quartile3/5
quartile
- noun (statistics) any of three points that divide an ordered distribution into four parts each containing one quarter of the scores
- noun (statistics) any of three points that divide an ordered distribution into four parts each containing one quarter of the scores
- quilting3/5
quilting
- noun stitching through layers of fabric and a filling so as to create a design
- noun a material used for making a quilt, or a quilted fabric
- noun stitching through layers of fabric and a filling so as to create a design
- quipped3/5
quip
- noun a witty saying
epigram.
- noun witty remark
wisecrack; sally; crack.
- noun a witty saying
- quietness3/5
quietness
- noun the property of making no sound
soundlessness.
- noun a state of peace and quiet
tranquility; quietude; tranquillity.
- noun the property of making no sound
- quarto3/5
quarto
- noun the size of a book whose pages are made by folding a sheet of paper twice to form four leaves
4to.
- noun the size of a book whose pages are made by folding a sheet of paper twice to form four leaves
- quantifiers3/5
quantifier
- noun (logic) a word (such as `some' or `all' or `no') that binds the variables in a logical proposition
logical quantifier.
- noun (grammar) a word that expresses a quantity (as `fifteen' or `many')
- noun (logic) a word (such as `some' or `all' or `no') that binds the variables in a logical proposition
- quandary3/5
quandary
- noun a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one
predicament; plight.
- finds himself in a most awkward predicament
- the woeful plight of homeless people
- noun state of uncertainty or perplexity especially as requiring a choice between equally unfavorable options
dilemma.
- noun a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one
- quando3/5
quando
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- questioner3/5
questioner
- noun someone who asks a question
enquirer; asker; querier; inquirer.
- noun someone who asks a question
- quadrupole3/5
quadrupole
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- qur'anic3/5
qur'anic
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- quack3/5
quack
- noun an untrained person who pretends to be a physician and who dispenses medical advice
- noun the harsh sound of a duck
- noun an untrained person who pretends to be a physician and who dispenses medical advice
- quant3/5
quant
A punting pole with a broad flange near the end to prevent it from sinking into the mud; a setting pole.
- quanta3/5
quantum
- noun a discrete amount of something that is analogous to the quantities in quantum theory
- noun (physics) the smallest discrete quantity of some physical property that a system can possess (according to quantum theory)
- noun a discrete amount of something that is analogous to the quantities in quantum theory
- quantized3/5
quantized
- adjective of or relating to a quantum or capable of existing in only one of two states
quantal.
- verb approximate (a signal varying continuously in amplitude) by one whose amplitude is restricted to a prescribed set of discrete values
quantize; quantise.
- adjective of or relating to a quantum or capable of existing in only one of two states
- quatre3/5
quatre
A card, die. or domino, having four spots, or pips
- quintile3/5
quintile
(Astron.) The aspect of planets when separated the fifth part of the zodiac, or 72°. sic. not separated "by" Hutton.
- quincey3/5
quincey
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- quarrelled3/5
quarrel
- noun an angry dispute
run-in; wrangle; dustup; words; row.
- they had a quarrel
- they had words
- noun an arrow that is shot from a crossbow; has a head with four edges
- noun an angry dispute
- quartets3/5
quartet
- noun the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
tetrad; quaternity; quadruplet; foursome; Little Joe; IV; four; quaternion; quatern; quaternary; 4.
- noun four performers or singers who perform together
quartette.
- noun the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
- quantitation3/5
- qual3/5
qual
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- quadruple3/5
quadruple
- noun a set of four similar things considered as a unit
quartette; quadruplet; quartet.
- noun a quantity that is four times as great as another
- noun a set of four similar things considered as a unit
- quadrilateral3/5
quadrilateral
- noun a four-sided polygon
quadrangle; tetragon.
- adjective satellite having four sides
four-sided.
- noun a four-sided polygon
- quintus3/5
quintus
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- quarrelling3/5
quarrel
- noun an angry dispute
run-in; wrangle; dustup; words; row.
- they had a quarrel
- they had words
- noun an arrow that is shot from a crossbow; has a head with four edges
- noun an angry dispute
- quests3/5
quest
- noun a search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria
pursuit; pursuance.
- the pursuit of love
- life is more than the pursuance of fame
- a quest for wealth
- noun the act of searching for something
seeking.
- a quest for diamonds
- noun a search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria
- quintessence3/5
quintessence
- noun the fifth and highest element after air and earth and fire and water; was believed to be the substance composing all heavenly bodies
ether.
- noun the purest and most concentrated essence of something
- noun the fifth and highest element after air and earth and fire and water; was believed to be the substance composing all heavenly bodies
- quercus3/5
quercus
(Bot.) A genus of trees constituted by the oak. See Oak .
- quintet3/5
quintet
- noun a musical composition for five performers
quintette.
- noun the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
quintuplet; quint; Little Phoebe; cinque; fivesome; 5; Phoebe; V; five; fin; pentad.
- noun a musical composition for five performers
- qualifier3/5
qualifier
- noun a contestant who meets certain requirements and so qualifies to take part in the next stage of competition
- the tournament was won by a late qualifier
- noun a content word that qualifies the meaning of a noun or verb
modifier.
- noun a contestant who meets certain requirements and so qualifies to take part in the next stage of competition
- quotidian3/5
quotidian
- adjective satellite found in the ordinary course of events
mundane; unremarkable; workaday; routine; everyday.
- a placid everyday scene
- it was a routine day
- there's nothing quite like a real...train conductor to add color to a quotidian commute"- Anita Diamant
- adjective satellite found in the ordinary course of events
- quagmire3/5
quagmire
- noun a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot
mire; quag; morass; slack.
- noun a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot
- quint3/5
quint
- noun the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
quintet; quintuplet; Little Phoebe; cinque; fivesome; 5; Phoebe; V; five; fin; pentad.
- noun one of five children born at the same time from the same pregnancy
quin; quintuplet.
- noun the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
- quicksilver3/5
quicksilver
- noun a heavy silvery toxic univalent and bivalent metallic element; the only metal that is liquid at ordinary temperatures
mercury; Hg; atomic number 80; hydrargyrum.
- adjective satellite liable to sudden unpredictable change
mercurial; fickle; erratic.
- erratic behavior
- fickle weather
- mercurial twists of temperament
- a quicksilver character, cool and willful at one moment, utterly fragile the next
- noun a heavy silvery toxic univalent and bivalent metallic element; the only metal that is liquid at ordinary temperatures
- quechua3/5
quechua
- noun a member of a South American Indian people in Peru who were formerly the ruling class of the Inca empire
Kechua.
- noun a community of South American Indians in Peru who were formerly the ruling class of the Incan Empire
Kechua.
- noun a member of a South American Indian people in Peru who were formerly the ruling class of the Inca empire
- quintilian3/5
quintilian
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- quai3/5
quai
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- quin3/5
quin
- noun one of five children born at the same time from the same pregnancy
quint; quintuplet.
- noun one of five children born at the same time from the same pregnancy
- quizzical3/5
quizzical
- adjective satellite playfully vexing (especially by ridicule)
mocking; teasing.
- his face wore a somewhat quizzical almost impertinent air"- Lawrence Durrell
- adjective satellite perplexed (as if being expected to know something that you do not know)
questioning.
- he had a quizzical expression
- adjective satellite playfully vexing (especially by ridicule)
- quale3/5
quale
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- quince3/5
quince
- noun small Asian tree with pinkish flowers and pear-shaped fruit; widely cultivated
quince bush; Cydonia oblonga.
- noun aromatic acid-tasting pear-shaped fruit used in preserves
- noun small Asian tree with pinkish flowers and pear-shaped fruit; widely cultivated
- quirks3/5
quirk
- noun a strange attitude or habit
crotchet; quirkiness; queerness; oddity.
- noun a narrow groove beside a beading
- noun a strange attitude or habit
- quarrelsome3/5
quarrelsome
- adjective satellite given to quarreling
- arguing children
- quarrelsome when drinking
- adjective satellite given to quarreling
- quibus2/5
quibus
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- queasy2/5
queasy
- adjective satellite causing or able to cause nausea
vile; nauseous; offensive; loathsome; sickening; noisome; nauseating.
- a nauseating smell
- nauseous offal
- a sickening stench
- adjective satellite feeling nausea; feeling about to vomit
nauseous; nauseated; sick; sickish.
- adjective satellite causing or able to cause nausea
- quarrying2/5
quarrying
- noun the extraction of building stone or slate from an open surface quarry
- verb extract (something such as stones) from or as if from a quarry
quarry.
- quarry marble
- noun the extraction of building stone or slate from an open surface quarry
- quilted2/5
quilted
- adjective satellite made of layers of fabric held together by patterned stitching
- verb stitch or sew together
quilt.
- quilt the skirt
- adjective satellite made of layers of fabric held together by patterned stitching
- quayle2/5
quail
- noun flesh of quail; suitable for roasting or broiling if young; otherwise must be braised
- noun small gallinaceous game birds
- noun flesh of quail; suitable for roasting or broiling if young; otherwise must be braised
- quarreling2/5
quarrel
- noun an angry dispute
run-in; wrangle; dustup; words; row.
- they had a quarrel
- they had words
- noun an arrow that is shot from a crossbow; has a head with four edges
- noun an angry dispute
- queueing2/5
queue
- noun a line of people or vehicles waiting for something
waiting line.
- noun (information processing) an ordered list of tasks to be performed or messages to be transmitted
- noun a line of people or vehicles waiting for something
- quicksand2/5
quicksand
- noun a treacherous situation that tends to entrap and destroy
- noun a pit filled with loose wet sand into which objects are sucked down
- noun a treacherous situation that tends to entrap and destroy
- quills2/5
quill
- noun pen made from a bird's feather
quill pen.
- noun a stiff hollow protective spine on a porcupine or hedgehog
- noun pen made from a bird's feather
- quintessentially2/5
quintessential
- adjective representing the perfect example of a class or quality
- adjective representing the perfect example of a class or quality
- quarreled2/5
quarrel
- noun an angry dispute
run-in; wrangle; dustup; words; row.
- they had a quarrel
- they had words
- noun an arrow that is shot from a crossbow; has a head with four edges
- noun an angry dispute
- queued2/5
queue
- noun a line of people or vehicles waiting for something
waiting line.
- noun (information processing) an ordered list of tasks to be performed or messages to be transmitted
- noun a line of people or vehicles waiting for something
- quizzically2/5
quizzically
- adverb in a quizzical and questioning manner
questioningly.
- they looked quizzically at the doctor
- adverb in a quizzical and questioning manner
- quixotic2/5
quixotic
- adjective satellite not sensible about practical matters; idealistic and unrealistic
wild-eyed; romantic.
- as quixotic as a restoration of medieval knighthood
- a romantic disregard for money
- a wild-eyed dream of a world state
- adjective satellite not sensible about practical matters; idealistic and unrealistic
- quintana2/5
quintana
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- quem2/5
quem
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- quaking2/5
quake
- noun shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane of from volcanic activity
seism; temblor; earthquake.
- verb shake with fast, tremulous movements
palpitate; quiver.
- His nostrils palpitated
- noun shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane of from volcanic activity
- quash2/5
quash
- verb put down by force or intimidation
subdue; reduce; repress; subjugate; keep down.
- The government quashes any attempt of an uprising
- China keeps down her dissidents very efficiently
- The rich landowners subjugated the peasants working the land
- verb declare invalid
invalidate; annul; void; nullify; avoid.
- The contract was annulled
- void a plea
- verb put down by force or intimidation
- quartzite2/5
quartzite
- noun hard metamorphic rock consisting essentially of interlocking quartz crystals
- noun hard metamorphic rock consisting essentially of interlocking quartz crystals
- quelled2/5
quelled
- adjective satellite subdued or overcome
quenched; squelched.
- the quelled rebellion
- an uprising quenched almost before it started
- a squelched rumor
- verb suppress or crush completely
squelch; quench; quell.
- squelch any sign of dissent
- quench a rebellion
- adjective satellite subdued or overcome
- quetzalcoatl2/5
quetzalcoatl
- noun an Aztec deity represented as a plumed serpent
- noun an Aztec deity represented as a plumed serpent
- quiescence2/5
quiescence
- noun a state of quiet (but possibly temporary) inaction
dormancy; quiescency.
- the volcano erupted after centuries of dormancy
- noun quiet and inactive restfulness
sleeping; quiescency; dormancy.
- noun a state of quiet (but possibly temporary) inaction
- quashed2/5
quash
- verb put down by force or intimidation
subdue; reduce; repress; subjugate; keep down.
- The government quashes any attempt of an uprising
- China keeps down her dissidents very efficiently
- The rich landowners subjugated the peasants working the land
- verb declare invalid
invalidate; annul; void; nullify; avoid.
- The contract was annulled
- void a plea
- verb put down by force or intimidation
- quis2/5
quis
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- quinidine2/5
quinidine
- noun cardiac drug (trade names Quinidex and Quinora) used to treat certain heart arrhythmias
Quinora; Quinidex.
- noun cardiac drug (trade names Quinidex and Quinora) used to treat certain heart arrhythmias
- quadrupled2/5
quadruple
- noun a set of four similar things considered as a unit
quartette; quadruplet; quartet.
- noun a quantity that is four times as great as another
- noun a set of four similar things considered as a unit
- qualifiers2/5
qualifier
- noun a contestant who meets certain requirements and so qualifies to take part in the next stage of competition
- the tournament was won by a late qualifier
- noun a content word that qualifies the meaning of a noun or verb
modifier.
- noun a contestant who meets certain requirements and so qualifies to take part in the next stage of competition
- qubit2/5
qubit
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- quranic2/5
- questioningly2/5
questioningly
- adverb in a curious and questioning manner
wonderingly.
- they turned their heads questioningly, as if awaiting further instructions
- adverb in a quizzical and questioning manner
quizzically.
- they looked quizzically at the doctor
- adverb in a curious and questioning manner
- quebecois2/5
quebecois
- noun a native or inhabitant of Quebec (especially one who speaks French)
- adjective of or relating to Quebec (especially to the French speaking inhabitants or their culture)
- noun a native or inhabitant of Quebec (especially one who speaks French)
- quiche2/5
quiche
- noun a tart filled with rich unsweetened custard; often contains other ingredients (as cheese or ham or seafood or vegetables)
- noun a member of the Mayan people of south central Guatemala
- noun a tart filled with rich unsweetened custard; often contains other ingredients (as cheese or ham or seafood or vegetables)
- quarried2/5
quarry
- noun a person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence
fair game; prey; target.
- he fell prey to muggers
- everyone was fair game
- the target of a manhunt
- noun a surface excavation for extracting stone or slate
stone pit; pit.
- a British term for `quarry' is `stone pit'
- noun a person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence
- quatrain2/5
quatrain
- noun a stanza of four lines
- noun a stanza of four lines
- qualia2/5
- quantile2/5
quantile
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- queers2/5
queer
- noun offensive term for an openly homosexual man
poove; fairy; nance; queen; fagot; pansy; poof; pouf; faggot; fag.
- verb hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
thwart; bilk; cross; frustrate; baffle; foil; spoil; scotch.
- What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge
- foil your opponent
- noun offensive term for an openly homosexual man
- quieting2/5
quiet
- noun a period of calm weather
lull.
- there was a lull in the storm
- noun an untroubled state; free from disturbances
tranquility; tranquillity.
- noun a period of calm weather
- quip2/5
quip
- noun a witty saying
epigram.
- noun witty remark
wisecrack; sally; crack.
- noun a witty saying
- quays2/5
quay
- noun wharf usually built parallel to the shoreline
- noun wharf usually built parallel to the shoreline
- ques2/5
que
A half farthing. Obs.
- quoi2/5
quoi
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- quibble2/5
quibble
- noun an evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections
cavil; quiddity.
- verb evade the truth of a point or question by raising irrelevant objections
- noun an evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections
- quasars2/5
quasar
- noun a starlike object that may send out radio waves and other forms of energy; many have large red shifts
quasi-stellar radio source.
- noun a starlike object that may send out radio waves and other forms of energy; many have large red shifts
- quietude2/5
quietude
- noun a state of peace and quiet
quietness; tranquility; tranquillity.
- noun a state of peace and quiet
- quarterdeck2/5
quarterdeck
- noun the stern area of a ship's upper deck
- noun the stern area of a ship's upper deck
- queenie2/5
- quadrupeds2/5
quadruped
- noun an animal especially a mammal having four limbs specialized for walking
- adjective having four feet
quadrupedal; four-footed.
- noun an animal especially a mammal having four limbs specialized for walking
- quinton2/5
quinton
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- quartering2/5
quartering
- noun a coat of arms that occupies one quarter of an escutcheon; combining four coats of arms on one shield usually represented intermarriages
- noun living accommodations (especially those assigned to military personnel)
- noun a coat of arms that occupies one quarter of an escutcheon; combining four coats of arms on one shield usually represented intermarriages
- questing2/5
quest
- noun a search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria
pursuit; pursuance.
- the pursuit of love
- life is more than the pursuance of fame
- a quest for wealth
- noun the act of searching for something
seeking.
- a quest for diamonds
- noun a search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria
- quizzed2/5
quiz
- noun an examination consisting of a few short questions
- verb examine someone's knowledge of something
test.
- The teacher tests us every week
- We got quizzed on French irregular verbs
- noun an examination consisting of a few short questions
- quarles2/5
- quacks2/5
quack
- noun an untrained person who pretends to be a physician and who dispenses medical advice
- noun the harsh sound of a duck
- noun an untrained person who pretends to be a physician and who dispenses medical advice
- querulous2/5
querulous
- adjective satellite habitually complaining
whiny; fretful; whiney.
- a whiny child
- adjective satellite habitually complaining
- quire2/5
quire
- noun a quantity of paper; 24 or 25 sheets
- noun a quantity of paper; 24 or 25 sheets
- quinta2/5
quinta
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- quantifies2/5
quantify
- verb use as a quantifier
- verb express as a number or measure or quantity
measure.
- Can you quantify your results?
- verb use as a quantifier
- quips2/5
quip
- noun a witty saying
epigram.
- noun witty remark
wisecrack; sally; crack.
- noun a witty saying
- quinones2/5
quinone
- noun any of a class of aromatic yellow compounds including several that are biologically important as coenzymes or acceptors or vitamins; used in making dyes
benzoquinone.
- noun any of a class of aromatic yellow compounds including several that are biologically important as coenzymes or acceptors or vitamins; used in making dyes
- quern2/5
quern
- noun a primitive stone mill for grinding corn by hand
- noun a primitive stone mill for grinding corn by hand
- quartiles2/5
quartile
- noun (statistics) any of three points that divide an ordered distribution into four parts each containing one quarter of the scores
- noun (statistics) any of three points that divide an ordered distribution into four parts each containing one quarter of the scores
- quarantined2/5
quarantined
- adjective satellite under forced isolation especially for health reasons
isolated.
- a quarantined animal
- isolated patients
- verb place into enforced isolation, as for medical reasons
quarantine.
- My dog was quarantined before he could live in England
- adjective satellite under forced isolation especially for health reasons
- quantizer2/5
quantize
- verb approximate (a signal varying continuously in amplitude) by one whose amplitude is restricted to a prescribed set of discrete values
quantise.
- verb apply quantum theory to; restrict the number of possible values of (a quantity) or states of (a physical entity or system) so that certain variables can assume only certain discrete magnitudes that are integral multiples of a common factor
quantise.
- Quantize gravity
- verb approximate (a signal varying continuously in amplitude) by one whose amplitude is restricted to a prescribed set of discrete values
- quaintly2/5
quaintly
- adverb in a strange but not unpleasant manner
- the old lady expressed herself somewhat quaintly
- adverb in a quaint old-fashioned manner
- the room was quaintly furnished
- adverb in a strange but not unpleasant manner
- quos2/5
quos
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- quinoa2/5
quinoa
The seeds of a kind of goosewort ( Chenopodium Quinoa ), used in Chili and Peru for making porridge or cakes; also, food thus made.
- quivers2/5
quiver
- noun an almost pleasurable sensation of fright
frisson; thrill; shudder; shiver; tingle; chill.
- a frisson of surprise shot through him
- noun a shaky motion
quivering; vibration; palpitation; trembling; shakiness; shaking.
- the shaking of his fingers as he lit his pipe
- noun an almost pleasurable sensation of fright
- quasar2/5
quasar
- noun a starlike object that may send out radio waves and other forms of energy; many have large red shifts
quasi-stellar radio source.
- noun a starlike object that may send out radio waves and other forms of energy; many have large red shifts
- qubits2/5
- quads2/5
quad
- noun one of four children born at the same time from the same pregnancy
quadruplet.
- noun a muscle of the thigh that extends the leg
quadriceps femoris; musculus quadriceps femoris; quadriceps.
- noun one of four children born at the same time from the same pregnancy
- quartier2/5
quartier
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- quercetin2/5
- quaestiones2/5
- quickens2/5
quicken
- verb move faster
speed up; speed; accelerate.
- The car accelerated
- verb make keen or more acute
whet.
- whet my appetite
- verb move faster
- quelling2/5
quelling
- noun forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority
stifling; crushing; suppression.
- the suppression of heresy
- the quelling of the rebellion
- the stifling of all dissent
- verb suppress or crush completely
squelch; quench; quell.
- squelch any sign of dissent
- quench a rebellion
- noun forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority
- quadruped2/5
quadruped
- noun an animal especially a mammal having four limbs specialized for walking
- adjective having four feet
quadrupedal; four-footed.
- noun an animal especially a mammal having four limbs specialized for walking
- quails2/5
quail
- noun flesh of quail; suitable for roasting or broiling if young; otherwise must be braised
- noun small gallinaceous game birds
- noun flesh of quail; suitable for roasting or broiling if young; otherwise must be braised
- quizzing2/5
quiz
- noun an examination consisting of a few short questions
- verb examine someone's knowledge of something
test.
- The teacher tests us every week
- We got quizzed on French irregular verbs
- noun an examination consisting of a few short questions
- quatrains2/5
quatrain
- noun a stanza of four lines
- noun a stanza of four lines
- queenstown2/5
- quietest2/5
quiet
- noun a period of calm weather
lull.
- there was a lull in the storm
- noun an untroubled state; free from disturbances
tranquility; tranquillity.
- noun a period of calm weather
- quakerism2/5
quakerism
The peculiar character, manners, tenets, etc., of the Quakers.
- quackery2/5
quackery
- noun medical practice and advice based on observation and experience in ignorance of scientific findings
empiricism.
- noun the dishonesty of a charlatan
charlatanism.
- noun medical practice and advice based on observation and experience in ignorance of scientific findings
- quadratus2/5
- quavering2/5
quavering
- adjective satellite (of the voice) quivering as from weakness or fear
tremulous.
- the old lady's quavering voice
- spoke timidly in a tremulous voice
- verb give off unsteady sounds, alternating in amplitude or frequency
quaver; waver.
- adjective satellite (of the voice) quivering as from weakness or fear
- quinone2/5
quinone
- noun any of a class of aromatic yellow compounds including several that are biologically important as coenzymes or acceptors or vitamins; used in making dyes
benzoquinone.
- noun any of a class of aromatic yellow compounds including several that are biologically important as coenzymes or acceptors or vitamins; used in making dyes
- quintiles2/5
quintile
(Astron.) The aspect of planets when separated the fifth part of the zodiac, or 72°. sic. not separated "by" Hutton.
- quattrocento2/5
quattrocento
- noun the 15th century in Italian art and literature
- noun the 15th century in Italian art and literature
- queerness2/5
queerness
- noun a strange attitude or habit
crotchet; quirk; quirkiness; oddity.
- noun a sexual attraction to (or sexual relations with) persons of the same sex
homosexuality; gayness; homoeroticism; homosexualism.
- noun a strange attitude or habit
- quintin2/5
quintin
See Quintain .
- quotients2/5
quotient
- noun the ratio of two quantities to be divided
- noun the number obtained by division
- noun the ratio of two quantities to be divided
- quickie2/5
quickie
- noun hurried repair
quick fix; band aid; quicky.
- noun hurried repair
- quas2/5
quas
A kind of beer. Same as Quass .
- quadrille2/5
quadrille
- noun music for dancing the quadrille
- noun a square dance of 5 or more figures for 4 or more couples
- noun music for dancing the quadrille
- quintero2/5
quintero
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- quadrangular2/5
quadrangular
- adjective of or relating to or shaped like a quadrangle
- adjective of or relating to or shaped like a quadrangle
- queenly2/5
queenly
- adjective satellite having the rank of or resembling or befitting a queen
queenlike.
- queenly propriety
- clad in her queenly raiment
- Rosetti's queenly portraits of women
- adjective satellite having the rank of or resembling or befitting a queen
- quakes2/5
quake
- noun shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane of from volcanic activity
seism; temblor; earthquake.
- verb shake with fast, tremulous movements
palpitate; quiver.
- His nostrils palpitated
- noun shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane of from volcanic activity
- quarterbacks2/5
quarterback
- noun (football) the person who plays quarterback
field general; signal caller.
- noun (American football) the position of the football player in the backfield who directs the offensive play of his team
field general; signal caller.
- quarterback is the most important position on the team
- noun (football) the person who plays quarterback
- quinolones2/5
quinolones
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- quondam2/5
quondam
- adjective satellite belonging to some prior time
old; erstwhile; onetime; sometime; one-time; former.
- erstwhile friend
- our former glory
- the once capital of the state
- her quondam lover
- adjective satellite belonging to some prior time
- quayside2/5
quayside
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- quare2/5
quare
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- quietism2/5
quietism
- noun a form of religious mysticism requiring withdrawal from all human effort and passive contemplation of God
- noun a form of religious mysticism requiring withdrawal from all human effort and passive contemplation of God
- quinto2/5
quinto
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- quoniam2/5
- questioners2/5
questioner
- noun someone who asks a question
enquirer; asker; querier; inquirer.
- noun someone who asks a question
- quaver2/5
quaver
- noun a tremulous sound
- noun a musical note having the time value of an eighth of a whole note
eighth note.
- noun a tremulous sound
- quantiles2/5
- queensberry2/5
- quotable2/5
quotable
- adjective able or fit to be repeated or quoted
repeatable.
- what he said was not repeatable in polite company
- he comes up with so many quotable phrases
- adjective satellite suitable for or worthy of quotation
- a quotable slogan
- his remarks are not quotable in mixed company
- adjective able or fit to be repeated or quoted
- quitter2/5
quitter
- noun a person who gives up too easily
- noun a person who gives up too easily
- quadrat2/5
quadrat
(Print.) A block of type metal lower than the letters, -- used in spacing and in blank lines. [Abbrev. quad.]
- quirked2/5
quirk
- noun a strange attitude or habit
crotchet; quirkiness; queerness; oddity.
- noun a narrow groove beside a beading
- noun a strange attitude or habit
- quadrats2/5
quadrat
(Print.) A block of type metal lower than the letters, -- used in spacing and in blank lines. [Abbrev. quad.]
- quaked2/5
quake
- noun shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane of from volcanic activity
seism; temblor; earthquake.
- verb shake with fast, tremulous movements
palpitate; quiver.
- His nostrils palpitated
- noun shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane of from volcanic activity
- quailed2/5
quail
- noun flesh of quail; suitable for roasting or broiling if young; otherwise must be braised
- noun small gallinaceous game birds
- noun flesh of quail; suitable for roasting or broiling if young; otherwise must be braised
- quatuor2/5
quatuor
(Mus.) A quartet; -- applied chiefly to instrumental compositions.
- quavered2/5
quaver
- noun a tremulous sound
- noun a musical note having the time value of an eighth of a whole note
eighth note.
- noun a tremulous sound
- quaternion2/5
quaternion
- noun the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
tetrad; quaternity; quadruplet; foursome; Little Joe; IV; four; quatern; quaternary; quartet; 4.
- noun the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
- questionings2/5
questioning
- noun a request for information
inquiring.
- verb challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
call into question; question; oppugn.
- We must question your judgment in this matter
- noun a request for information
- quibbling2/5
quibble
- noun an evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections
cavil; quiddity.
- verb evade the truth of a point or question by raising irrelevant objections
- noun an evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections
- queerly2/5
queerly
- adverb in a strange manner
strangely; funnily; oddly.
- a queerly inscribed sheet of paper
- adverb in a questionably unusual manner
fishily.
- this money had been queerly come by
- adverb in a strange manner
- quonset2/5
quonset
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- quidam2/5
quidam
Somebody; one unknown. Spenser.
- quadriplegia2/5
quadriplegia
- noun paralysis of both arms and both legs
- noun paralysis of both arms and both legs
- quaedam2/5
- quicklime2/5
quicklime
- noun a white crystalline oxide used in the production of calcium hydroxide
calx; fluxing lime; unslaked lime; lime; burnt lime; calcined lime; calcium oxide.
- noun a white crystalline oxide used in the production of calcium hydroxide
- quantificational2/5
- qualm2/5
qualm
- noun uneasiness about the fitness of an action
scruple; misgiving.
- noun a mild state of nausea
squeamishness; queasiness.
- noun uneasiness about the fitness of an action
- quandaries2/5
quandary
- noun a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one
predicament; plight.
- finds himself in a most awkward predicament
- the woeful plight of homeless people
- noun state of uncertainty or perplexity especially as requiring a choice between equally unfavorable options
dilemma.
- noun a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one
- quadrilaterals2/5
quadrilateral
- noun a four-sided polygon
quadrangle; tetragon.
- adjective satellite having four sides
four-sided.
- noun a four-sided polygon
- queering2/5
queer
- noun offensive term for an openly homosexual man
poove; fairy; nance; queen; fagot; pansy; poof; pouf; faggot; fag.
- verb hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
thwart; bilk; cross; frustrate; baffle; foil; spoil; scotch.
- What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge
- foil your opponent
- noun offensive term for an openly homosexual man
- quetzal2/5
quetzal
- noun the basic unit of money in Guatemala; equal to 100 centavos
- noun large trogon of Central America and South America having golden-green and scarlet plumage
quetzal bird.
- noun the basic unit of money in Guatemala; equal to 100 centavos
- quilter2/5
quilt
- noun bedding made of two layers of cloth filled with stuffing and stitched together
comforter; puff; comfort.
- verb stitch or sew together
- quilt the skirt
- noun bedding made of two layers of cloth filled with stuffing and stitched together
- quantitate2/5
quantitate
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- quintal2/5
quintal
- noun a unit of weight equal to 100 kilograms
- noun a United States unit of weight equivalent to 100 pounds
hundredweight; short hundredweight; centner; cwt; cental.
- noun a unit of weight equal to 100 kilograms
- quaestio2/5
quaestio
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- quadrennial2/5
quadrennial
Comprising four years; as, a .quadrennial period
- quichua2/5
quichua
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- quinolone2/5
quinolone
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- quartos2/5
quarto
- noun the size of a book whose pages are made by folding a sheet of paper twice to form four leaves
4to.
- noun the size of a book whose pages are made by folding a sheet of paper twice to form four leaves
- quadriplegic2/5
quadriplegic
- noun a person who is paralyzed in both arms and both legs
- noun a person who is paralyzed in both arms and both legs
- quaintness2/5
quaintness
- noun the quality of being quaint and old-fashioned; its quaintness was appealing"
- she liked the old cottage
- noun strangeness as a consequence of being old fashioned
- some words in her dialect had a charming quaintness
- noun the quality of being quaint and old-fashioned; its quaintness was appealing"
- quencher2/5
quench
- verb satisfy (thirst)
allay; slake; assuage.
- The cold water quenched his thirst
- verb put out, as of fires, flames, or lights
snuff out; blow out; extinguish.
- Too big to be extinguished at once, the forest fires at best could be contained
- quench the flames
- snuff out the candles
- verb satisfy (thirst)
- quantize2/5
quantize
- verb approximate (a signal varying continuously in amplitude) by one whose amplitude is restricted to a prescribed set of discrete values
quantise.
- verb apply quantum theory to; restrict the number of possible values of (a quantity) or states of (a physical entity or system) so that certain variables can assume only certain discrete magnitudes that are integral multiples of a common factor
quantise.
- Quantize gravity
- verb approximate (a signal varying continuously in amplitude) by one whose amplitude is restricted to a prescribed set of discrete values
- quesnay2/5
- quiddity2/5
quiddity
- noun an evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections
cavil; quibble.
- noun the essence that makes something the kind of thing it is and makes it different from any other
haecceity.
- noun an evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections
- quintals2/5
quintal
- noun a unit of weight equal to 100 kilograms
- noun a United States unit of weight equivalent to 100 pounds
hundredweight; short hundredweight; centner; cwt; cental.
- noun a unit of weight equal to 100 kilograms
- quaternions2/5
quaternion
- noun the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
tetrad; quaternity; quadruplet; foursome; Little Joe; IV; four; quatern; quaternary; quartet; 4.
- noun the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
- quilters2/5
quilter
One who, or that which, quilts.
- quinze2/5
quinze
A game at cards in which the object is to make fifteen points.
- quires2/5
quire
- noun a quantity of paper; 24 or 25 sheets
- noun a quantity of paper; 24 or 25 sheets
- quantizing2/5
quantize
- verb approximate (a signal varying continuously in amplitude) by one whose amplitude is restricted to a prescribed set of discrete values
quantise.
- verb apply quantum theory to; restrict the number of possible values of (a quantity) or states of (a physical entity or system) so that certain variables can assume only certain discrete magnitudes that are integral multiples of a common factor
quantise.
- Quantize gravity
- verb approximate (a signal varying continuously in amplitude) by one whose amplitude is restricted to a prescribed set of discrete values
- quantal2/5
quantal
- adjective of or relating to a quantum or capable of existing in only one of two states
quantized.
- adjective of or relating to a quantum or capable of existing in only one of two states
- quiets2/5
quiet
- noun a period of calm weather
lull.
- there was a lull in the storm
- noun an untroubled state; free from disturbances
tranquility; tranquillity.
- noun a period of calm weather
- quired2/5
quire
- noun a quantity of paper; 24 or 25 sheets
- noun a quantity of paper; 24 or 25 sheets
- quisling2/5
quisling
- noun someone who collaborates with an enemy occupying force
collaborator; collaborationist.
- noun someone who collaborates with an enemy occupying force
- quashing2/5
quash
- verb put down by force or intimidation
subdue; reduce; repress; subjugate; keep down.
- The government quashes any attempt of an uprising
- China keeps down her dissidents very efficiently
- The rich landowners subjugated the peasants working the land
- verb declare invalid
invalidate; annul; void; nullify; avoid.
- The contract was annulled
- void a plea
- verb put down by force or intimidation
- quomodo2/5
- quent2/5
quent
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- quibbles2/5
quibble
- noun an evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections
cavil; quiddity.
- verb evade the truth of a point or question by raising irrelevant objections
- noun an evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections
- quasimodo2/5
quasimodo
(R. C. Ch.) The first Sunday after Easter; Low Sunday.
- quadrate2/5
quadrate
- noun a cubelike object
- noun a square-shaped object
- noun a cubelike object
- quinque2/5
quinque
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- quartermasters2/5
quartermaster
- noun an army officer who provides clothing and subsistence for troops
- noun an army officer who provides clothing and subsistence for troops
- quasiparticle2/5
quasiparticle
- noun a quantum of energy (in a crystal lattice or other system) that has position and momentum and can in some respects be regarded as a particle
- noun a quantum of energy (in a crystal lattice or other system) that has position and momentum and can in some respects be regarded as a particle
- quaestor2/5
quaestor
- noun any of several public officials of ancient Rome (usually in charge of finance and administration)
- noun any of several public officials of ancient Rome (usually in charge of finance and administration)
- quangos2/5
quango
- noun a quasi nongovernmental organization; an organization that is financed by the government yet acts independently of the government
quasi-NGO.
- noun a quasi nongovernmental organization; an organization that is financed by the government yet acts independently of the government
- quar2/5
quar
A quarry. Prov. Eng. B. Jonson.
- quade2/5
quade
Evil; bad; baffling; Obs.as, a .quade windSooth play, quad play, as the Fleming saith. Chaucer.
- quartette2/5
quartette
- noun four performers or singers who perform together
quartet.
- noun a set of four similar things considered as a unit
quadruplet; quartet; quadruple.
- noun four performers or singers who perform together
- quadroon2/5
quadroon
- noun an offspring of a mulatto and a white parent; a person who is one-quarter black
- noun an offspring of a mulatto and a white parent; a person who is one-quarter black
- quenches2/5
quench
- verb satisfy (thirst)
allay; slake; assuage.
- The cold water quenched his thirst
- verb put out, as of fires, flames, or lights
snuff out; blow out; extinguish.
- Too big to be extinguished at once, the forest fires at best could be contained
- quench the flames
- snuff out the candles
- verb satisfy (thirst)
- quat2/5
quat
- noun the leaves of the shrub Catha edulis which are chewed like tobacco or used to make tea; has the effect of a euphoric stimulant
African tea; qat; cat; kat; Arabian tea; khat.
- in Yemen kat is used daily by 85% of adults
- noun the leaves of the shrub Catha edulis which are chewed like tobacco or used to make tea; has the effect of a euphoric stimulant
- queerest2/5
queer
- noun offensive term for an openly homosexual man
poove; fairy; nance; queen; fagot; pansy; poof; pouf; faggot; fag.
- verb hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
thwart; bilk; cross; frustrate; baffle; foil; spoil; scotch.
- What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge
- foil your opponent
- noun offensive term for an openly homosexual man
- quitclaim2/5
quitclaim
- noun document transferring title or right or claim to another
quitclaim deed.
- noun act of transferring a title or right or claim to another
- noun document transferring title or right or claim to another
- quadrangles2/5
quadrangle
- noun a four-sided polygon
tetragon; quadrilateral.
- noun a rectangular area surrounded on all sides by buildings
quad.
- noun a four-sided polygon
- quicksands2/5
quicksand
- noun a treacherous situation that tends to entrap and destroy
- noun a pit filled with loose wet sand into which objects are sucked down
- noun a treacherous situation that tends to entrap and destroy
- quinces2/5
quince
- noun small Asian tree with pinkish flowers and pear-shaped fruit; widely cultivated
quince bush; Cydonia oblonga.
- noun aromatic acid-tasting pear-shaped fruit used in preserves
- noun small Asian tree with pinkish flowers and pear-shaped fruit; widely cultivated
- quadra2/5
quadra
(Arch.) (a) The plinth, or lowest member, of any pedestal, podium, water table, or the like. (b) A fillet, or listel.
- quantitated2/5
- quantisation2/5
quantisation
- noun the act of dividing into quanta or expressing in terms of quantum theory
quantization.
- noun the act of dividing into quanta or expressing in terms of quantum theory
- quadrupling2/5
quadrupling
- noun increase by a factor of four
- verb increase fourfold
quadruple.
- His stock earning quadrupled
- noun increase by a factor of four
- quartic2/5
quartic
- noun an algebraic equation of the fourth degree
biquadratic; fourth power; biquadrate.
- noun an algebraic equation of the fourth degree
- quebecers2/5
- querido2/5
querido
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- quesadillas2/5
quesadilla
- noun a tortilla that is filled with cheese and heated
- noun a tortilla that is filled with cheese and heated
- quietened2/5
quieten
- verb become quiet or quieter
quiesce; pipe down; quiet; quiet down; hush.
- The audience fell silent when the speaker entered
- verb make calm or still
still; tranquilize; tranquillize; calm down; quiet; calm; tranquillise; lull.
- quiet the dragons of worry and fear
- verb become quiet or quieter
- quot2/5
quot
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- queasiness2/5
queasiness
- noun a mild state of nausea
qualm; squeamishness.
- noun inability to rest or relax or be still
uneasiness; restlessness.
- noun a mild state of nausea
- quist2/5
quist
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- quieten2/5
quieten
- verb become quiet or quieter
quiesce; pipe down; quiet; quiet down; hush.
- The audience fell silent when the speaker entered
- verb make calm or still
still; tranquilize; tranquillize; calm down; quiet; calm; tranquillise; lull.
- quiet the dragons of worry and fear
- verb become quiet or quieter
- quinquennial2/5
quinquennial
Occurring once in five years, or at the end of every five years; also, lasting five years. A quinquennial event.
- quaffed2/5
quaff
- noun a hearty draft
- verb to swallow hurriedly or greedily or in one draught
gulp; swig.
- The men gulped down their beers
- noun a hearty draft
- quasicrystals2/5
- quodlibet2/5
quodlibet
- noun an issue that is presented for formal disputation
- noun an issue that is presented for formal disputation
- quavers2/5
quaver
- noun a tremulous sound
- noun a musical note having the time value of an eighth of a whole note
eighth note.
- noun a tremulous sound
- quaff2/5
quaff
- noun a hearty draft
- verb to swallow hurriedly or greedily or in one draught
gulp; swig.
- The men gulped down their beers
- noun a hearty draft
- quadripartite2/5
quadripartite
- adjective satellite involving four parties
four-party.
- adjective satellite involving four parties
- querent2/5
querent
(O. Eng. Law) A complainant; a plaintiff.
- quinoline2/5
quinoline
(Chem.) A nitrogenous base, C9H7N obtained as a pungent colorless liquid by the distillation of alkaloids, bones, coal tar, etc. It the nucleus of many organic bodies, especially of certain alkaloids and related substances; hence, by extension, any one of the series of alkaloidal bases of which quinoline proper is the type.Written also chinoline .
- quirinal2/5
quirinal
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- querida2/5
- quirt2/5
quirt
- noun whip with a leather thong at the end
- noun whip with a leather thong at the end
- quietist2/5
quietist
- noun a religious mystic who follows quietism
- noun a religious mystic who follows quietism
- quanti2/5
quanti
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- quacking2/5
quack
- noun an untrained person who pretends to be a physician and who dispenses medical advice
- noun the harsh sound of a duck
- noun an untrained person who pretends to be a physician and who dispenses medical advice
- questionably2/5
questionably
- adverb in a questionable and dubious manner
dubiously.
- these were estates his father questionably acquired
- adverb in a questionable and dubious manner
- quarta2/5
quarta
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- quiller2/5
quill
- noun pen made from a bird's feather
quill pen.
- noun a stiff hollow protective spine on a porcupine or hedgehog
- noun pen made from a bird's feather
- quadrillion2/5
quadrillion
- noun the number that is represented as a one followed by 24 zeros
- in England they call a septillion a quadrillion
- noun the number that is represented as a one followed by 15 zeros
- noun the number that is represented as a one followed by 24 zeros
- quagmires2/5
quagmire
- noun a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot
mire; quag; morass; slack.
- noun a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot
- quadrivium2/5
quadrivium
- noun (Middle Ages) a higher division of the curriculum in a medieval university involving arithmetic and music and geometry and astronomy
- noun (Middle Ages) a higher division of the curriculum in a medieval university involving arithmetic and music and geometry and astronomy
- quadratically2/5
- quebrada2/5
quebrada
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- quoad2/5
- quapaw2/5
quapaw
- noun a member of the Siouan people of the Arkansas river valley in Arkansas
- noun the Dhegiha dialect spoken by the Quapaw
- noun a member of the Siouan people of the Arkansas river valley in Arkansas
- quarrier1/5
quarrier
- noun a man who works in a quarry
quarryman.
- noun a man who works in a quarry
- quartzites1/5
quartzite
- noun hard metamorphic rock consisting essentially of interlocking quartz crystals
- noun hard metamorphic rock consisting essentially of interlocking quartz crystals
- queenship1/5
queenship
The state, rank, or dignity of a queen.
- quartiers1/5
- quarantines1/5
quarantine
- noun enforced isolation of patients suffering from a contagious disease in order to prevent the spread of disease
- noun isolation to prevent the spread of infectious disease
- noun enforced isolation of patients suffering from a contagious disease in order to prevent the spread of disease
- quasiparticles1/5
quasiparticle
- noun a quantum of energy (in a crystal lattice or other system) that has position and momentum and can in some respects be regarded as a particle
- noun a quantum of energy (in a crystal lattice or other system) that has position and momentum and can in some respects be regarded as a particle
- quietus1/5
quietus
- noun euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb)
sleep; eternal sleep; eternal rest; rest.
- she was laid to rest beside her husband
- they had to put their family pet to sleep
- noun euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb)
- quadric1/5
quadric
- noun a curve or surface whose equation (in Cartesian coordinates) is of the second degree
quadric surface.
- noun a curve or surface whose equation (in Cartesian coordinates) is of the second degree
- quitters1/5
quitter
- noun a person who gives up too easily
- noun a person who gives up too easily
- quoins1/5
quoin
- noun expandable metal or wooden wedge used by printers to lock up a form within a chase
coigne; coign.
- noun the keystone of an arch
coigne; coign.
- noun expandable metal or wooden wedge used by printers to lock up a form within a chase
- quasiperiodic1/5
quasiperiodic
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- quinet1/5
quinet
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- quelch1/5
quelch
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- quemoy1/5
- quoits1/5
quoits
- noun a game in which iron rings (or open iron rings) are thrown at a stake in the ground in the hope of encircling it
horseshoes.
- noun game equipment consisting of a ring of iron or circle of rope used in playing the game of quoits
quoit.
- noun a game in which iron rings (or open iron rings) are thrown at a stake in the ground in the hope of encircling it
- quincunx1/5
quincunx
An arrangement of things by fives in a square or a rectangle, one being placed at each corner and one in the middle; especially, such an arrangement of trees repeated indefinitely, so as to form a regular group with rows running in various directions.
- quarrymen1/5
quarryman
- noun a man who works in a quarry
quarrier.
- noun a man who works in a quarry
- qum1/5
qum
- noun a city in northwestern Iran; a place of pilgrimage for Shiite Muslims
- noun a city in northwestern Iran; a place of pilgrimage for Shiite Muslims
- quester1/5
quester
- noun someone making a search or inquiry
searcher; seeker.
- they are seekers after truth
- noun someone making a search or inquiry
- quei1/5
quei
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- quadruplets1/5
quadruplet
- noun the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
tetrad; quaternity; foursome; Little Joe; IV; four; quaternion; quatern; quaternary; quartet; 4.
- noun one of four children born at the same time from the same pregnancy
quad.
- noun the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
- quatrefoil1/5
quatrefoil
Same as Quarterfoil .
- quadrupedal1/5
quadrupedal
- adjective having four feet
quadruped; four-footed.
- adjective having four feet
- quinacrine1/5
quinacrine
- noun a drug (trade name Atabrine) used to treat certain worm infestations and once used to treat malaria
quinacrine hydrochloride; Atabrine; mepacrine.
- noun a drug (trade name Atabrine) used to treat certain worm infestations and once used to treat malaria
- quadrilles1/5
quadrille
- noun music for dancing the quadrille
- noun a square dance of 5 or more figures for 4 or more couples
- noun music for dancing the quadrille
- querns1/5
quern
- noun a primitive stone mill for grinding corn by hand
- noun a primitive stone mill for grinding corn by hand
- querulously1/5
querulously
- adverb in a peevish manner
fractiously; peevishly.
- adverb in a peevish manner
- quatorze1/5
quatorze
The four aces, kings, queens, knaves, or tens, in the game of piquet; -- so called because quatorze counts as fourteen points.
- quaffing1/5
quaff
- noun a hearty draft
- verb to swallow hurriedly or greedily or in one draught
gulp; swig.
- The men gulped down their beers
- noun a hearty draft
- quimper1/5
- quintuple1/5
quintuple
- noun a set of five similar things considered as a unit
quintet; quintette; quintuplet.
- verb increase fivefold
- The population of China quintupled
- noun a set of five similar things considered as a unit
- quate1/5
quate
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- quirinus1/5
- quaife1/5
- quadruples1/5
quadruple
- noun a set of four similar things considered as a unit
quartette; quadruplet; quartet.
- noun a quantity that is four times as great as another
- noun a set of four similar things considered as a unit
- quantizers1/5
- quantised1/5
quantise
- verb approximate (a signal varying continuously in amplitude) by one whose amplitude is restricted to a prescribed set of discrete values
quantize.
- verb apply quantum theory to; restrict the number of possible values of (a quantity) or states of (a physical entity or system) so that certain variables can assume only certain discrete magnitudes that are integral multiples of a common factor
quantize.
- Quantize gravity
- verb approximate (a signal varying continuously in amplitude) by one whose amplitude is restricted to a prescribed set of discrete values
- quippe1/5
quip
- noun a witty saying
epigram.
- noun witty remark
wisecrack; sally; crack.
- noun a witty saying
- quotative1/5
- quested1/5
quest
- noun a search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria
pursuit; pursuance.
- the pursuit of love
- life is more than the pursuance of fame
- a quest for wealth
- noun the act of searching for something
seeking.
- a quest for diamonds
- noun a search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria
- quatenus1/5
- quiches1/5
quiche
- noun a member of the Mayan people of south central Guatemala
- noun a tart filled with rich unsweetened custard; often contains other ingredients (as cheese or ham or seafood or vegetables)
- noun a member of the Mayan people of south central Guatemala
- quinctius1/5
quinctius
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- quiberon1/5
- quagga1/5
quagga
- noun mammal of South Africa that resembled a zebra; extinct since late 19th century
Equus quagga.
- noun mammal of South Africa that resembled a zebra; extinct since late 19th century
- quickies1/5
quicky
- noun hurried repair
quick fix; quickie; band aid.
- noun hurried repair
- quadriga1/5
quadriga
(Rom. Antiq.) A car or chariot drawn by four horses abreast.
- quantifications1/5
quantification
- noun a limitation imposed on the variables of a proposition (as by the quantifiers `some' or `all' or `no')
- noun the act of discovering or expressing the quantity of something
- noun a limitation imposed on the variables of a proposition (as by the quantifiers `some' or `all' or `no')
- quais1/5
quais
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- quartus1/5
- quina1/5
quina
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- quoit1/5
quoit
- noun game equipment consisting of a ring of iron or circle of rope used in playing the game of quoits
- noun game equipment consisting of a ring of iron or circle of rope used in playing the game of quoits
- quen1/5
quen
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- quinte1/5
quinte
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- quarantining1/5
quarantine
- noun enforced isolation of patients suffering from a contagious disease in order to prevent the spread of disease
- noun isolation to prevent the spread of infectious disease
- noun enforced isolation of patients suffering from a contagious disease in order to prevent the spread of disease
- quim1/5
quim
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- quipu1/5
quipu
- noun calculator consisting of a cord with attached cords; used by ancient Peruvians for calculating and keeping records
- noun calculator consisting of a cord with attached cords; used by ancient Peruvians for calculating and keeping records
- quapaws1/5
quapaw
- noun a member of the Siouan people of the Arkansas river valley in Arkansas
- noun the Dhegiha dialect spoken by the Quapaw
- noun a member of the Siouan people of the Arkansas river valley in Arkansas
- quadratures1/5
quadrature
- noun the construction of a square having the same area as some other figure
- noun the construction of a square having the same area as some other figure
- quirkiness1/5
quirkiness
- noun a strange attitude or habit
crotchet; quirk; queerness; oddity.
- noun a strange attitude or habit
- quango1/5
quango
- noun a quasi nongovernmental organization; an organization that is financed by the government yet acts independently of the government
quasi-NGO.
- noun a quasi nongovernmental organization; an organization that is financed by the government yet acts independently of the government
- quarterlies1/5
quarterly
- noun a periodical that is published every quarter (or four issues per year)
- adjective of or relating to or consisting of a quarter
- quarterly report
- noun a periodical that is published every quarter (or four issues per year)
- quinsy1/5
quinsy
- noun a painful pus filled inflammation of the tonsils and surrounding tissues; usually a complication of tonsillitis
peritonsillar abscess.
- noun a painful pus filled inflammation of the tonsils and surrounding tissues; usually a complication of tonsillitis
- quintuplets1/5
quintuplet
- noun the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
quintet; quint; Little Phoebe; cinque; fivesome; 5; Phoebe; V; five; fin; pentad.
- noun one of five children born at the same time from the same pregnancy
quin; quint.
- noun the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
- quebeckers1/5
- quadrupoles1/5
- queller1/5
quell
- verb suppress or crush completely
squelch; quench.
- squelch any sign of dissent
- quench a rebellion
- verb overcome or allay
appease; stay.
- quell my hunger
- verb suppress or crush completely
- quiring1/5
choir
- noun a chorus that sings as part of a religious ceremony
- noun a family of similar musical instrument playing together
consort.
- noun a chorus that sings as part of a religious ceremony
- quarterfinals1/5
quarterfinal
- noun one of the four competitions in an elimination tournament whose winners go on to play in the semifinals
- noun one of the four competitions in an elimination tournament whose winners go on to play in the semifinals
- quorums1/5
quorum
- noun a gathering of the minimal number of members of an organization to conduct business
- noun a gathering of the minimal number of members of an organization to conduct business
- quickstep1/5
quickstep
- noun military march accompanying quick time
- noun a ballroom dance with both quick and slow steps
- noun military march accompanying quick time
- quintupled1/5
quintuple
- noun a set of five similar things considered as a unit
quintet; quintette; quintuplet.
- verb increase fivefold
- The population of China quintupled
- noun a set of five similar things considered as a unit
- queerer1/5
queer
- noun offensive term for an openly homosexual man
poove; fairy; nance; queen; fagot; pansy; poof; pouf; faggot; fag.
- verb hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
thwart; bilk; cross; frustrate; baffle; foil; spoil; scotch.
- What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge
- foil your opponent
- noun offensive term for an openly homosexual man
- quadruplex1/5
quadruplex
- adjective satellite having four units or components
fourfold; quadruplicate; four-fold; quadruple.
- quadruple rhythm has four beats per measure
- quadruplex wire
- adjective satellite having four units or components
- quartan1/5
quartan
- noun a malarial fever that recurs every fourth day
- adjective occurring every fourth day (especially the fever and weakness of malaria)
- quartan malaria
- noun a malarial fever that recurs every fourth day
- quesadilla1/5
quesadilla
- noun a tortilla that is filled with cheese and heated
- noun a tortilla that is filled with cheese and heated
- quaestors1/5
quaestor
- noun any of several public officials of ancient Rome (usually in charge of finance and administration)
- noun any of several public officials of ancient Rome (usually in charge of finance and administration)
- quintets1/5
quintet
- noun a musical composition for five performers
quintette.
- noun the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
quintuplet; quint; Little Phoebe; cinque; fivesome; 5; Phoebe; V; five; fin; pentad.
- noun a musical composition for five performers
- quids1/5
quid
- noun the basic unit of money in Great Britain and Northern Ireland; equal to 100 pence
British pound sterling; pound sterling; pound; British pound.
- noun something for something; that which a party receives (or is promised) in return for something he does or gives or promises
quid pro quo.
- noun the basic unit of money in Great Britain and Northern Ireland; equal to 100 pence
- queered1/5
queer
- noun offensive term for an openly homosexual man
poove; fairy; nance; queen; fagot; pansy; poof; pouf; faggot; fag.
- verb hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
thwart; bilk; cross; frustrate; baffle; foil; spoil; scotch.
- What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge
- foil your opponent
- noun offensive term for an openly homosexual man
- quenchers1/5
quencher
One who, or that which, quenches. Hammond.
- quasicrystal1/5
quasicrystal
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- quoin1/5
quoin
- noun expandable metal or wooden wedge used by printers to lock up a form within a chase
coigne; coign.
- noun the keystone of an arch
coigne; coign.
- noun expandable metal or wooden wedge used by printers to lock up a form within a chase
- quells1/5
quell
- verb suppress or crush completely
squelch; quench.
- squelch any sign of dissent
- quench a rebellion
- verb overcome or allay
appease; stay.
- quell my hunger
- verb suppress or crush completely
- quasilinear1/5
- quintas1/5
- quaintance1/5
quaintance
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- quarterings1/5
quartering
- noun a coat of arms that occupies one quarter of an escutcheon; combining four coats of arms on one shield usually represented intermarriages
- noun living accommodations (especially those assigned to military personnel)
- noun a coat of arms that occupies one quarter of an escutcheon; combining four coats of arms on one shield usually represented intermarriages
- quartzose1/5
quartzose
- adjective relating to or made of quartz
- adjective relating to or made of quartz
- quaintest1/5
quaint
- adjective satellite strange in an interesting or pleasing way
- quaint dialect words
- quaint streets of New Orleans, that most foreign of American cities
- adjective satellite very strange or unusual; odd or even incongruous in character or appearance
- the head terminating in the quaint duck bill which gives the animal its vernacular name"- Bill Beatty
- came forth a quaint and fearful sight"- Sir Walter Scott
- a quaint sense of humor
- adjective satellite strange in an interesting or pleasing way
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quincentenary
- noun the 500th anniversary (or the celebration of it)
quincentennial.
- adjective of or relating to a 500th anniversary
quincentennial.
- the quincentennial celebration of the founding of the city
- noun the 500th anniversary (or the celebration of it)
- quilled1/5
quill
- noun pen made from a bird's feather
quill pen.
- noun a stiff hollow protective spine on a porcupine or hedgehog
- noun pen made from a bird's feather
- quasicrystalline1/5
- quantitating1/5
- quintic1/5
quintic
(Alg.) Of the fifth degree or order. --n. (Alg.) A quantic of the fifth degree. See Quantic .
- quaaludes1/5
quaalude
- noun sedative-hypnotic drug (trade name Quaalude) that is a drug of abuse
methaqualone.
- noun sedative-hypnotic drug (trade name Quaalude) that is a drug of abuse
- querist1/5
querist
One who inquires, or asks questions. Swift.
- quitrents1/5
quitrent
(Law) A rent reserved in grants of land, by the payment of which the tenant is quit from other service. Blackstone.✍ In some of the United States a fee-farm rent is so termed. Burrill.
- quizzer1/5
quizzer
- noun someone who administers a test to determine your qualifications
examiner; tester.
- noun someone who administers a test to determine your qualifications
- quibbled1/5
quibble
- noun an evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections
cavil; quiddity.
- verb evade the truth of a point or question by raising irrelevant objections
- noun an evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections
- quixotism1/5
quixotism
- noun quixotic (romantic and impractical) behavior
knight errantry.
- noun quixotic (romantic and impractical) behavior
- quittance1/5
quittance
- noun a document or receipt certifying release from an obligation or debt
- noun payment of a debt or obligation
repayment.
- noun a document or receipt certifying release from an obligation or debt
- quahog1/5
quahog
- noun Atlantic coast round clams with hard shells; large clams usually used for chowders or other clam dishes
quahaug; round clam; hard-shell clam.
- noun an edible American clam; the heavy shells were used as money by some American Indians
hard-shell clam; Mercenaria mercenaria; quahaug; hard clam; Venus mercenaria; round clam.
- noun Atlantic coast round clams with hard shells; large clams usually used for chowders or other clam dishes
- quislings1/5
quisling
- noun someone who collaborates with an enemy occupying force
collaborator; collaborationist.
- noun someone who collaborates with an enemy occupying force
- quenchless1/5
quenchless
- adjective satellite impossible to quench
unquenchable.
- unquenchable thirst
- adjective satellite impossible to quench
- quatrefoils1/5
quatrefoil
Same as Quarterfoil .
- quiverful1/5
- quaere1/5
quaere
Inquire; question; see; -- used to signify doubt or to suggest investigation.
- quincentennial1/5
quincentennial
- noun the 500th anniversary (or the celebration of it)
quincentenary.
- adjective of or relating to a 500th anniversary
quincentenary.
- the quincentennial celebration of the founding of the city
- noun the 500th anniversary (or the celebration of it)
- quinzaine1/5
quinzaine
The fifteenth day after a feast day, including both in the reckoning. Written also quinzain .
- quinquennium1/5
quinquennium
- noun a period of five years
- noun a period of five years
- quipus1/5
quipu
- noun calculator consisting of a cord with attached cords; used by ancient Peruvians for calculating and keeping records
- noun calculator consisting of a cord with attached cords; used by ancient Peruvians for calculating and keeping records
- quean1/5
quean
A woman; a young or unmarried woman; a girl. Obs. or Scot. Chaucer.
- quilling1/5
quill
- noun pen made from a bird's feather
quill pen.
- noun a stiff hollow protective spine on a porcupine or hedgehog
- noun pen made from a bird's feather
- quadruplicate1/5
quadruplicate
- noun any four copies; any of four things that correspond to one another exactly
- it was signed in quadruplicate
- verb reproduce fourfold
- quadruplicate the bill
- noun any four copies; any of four things that correspond to one another exactly
- quadruplet1/5
quadruplet
- noun the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
tetrad; quaternity; foursome; Little Joe; IV; four; quaternion; quatern; quaternary; quartet; 4.
- noun one of four children born at the same time from the same pregnancy
quad.
- noun the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
- quadroons1/5
quadroon
- noun an offspring of a mulatto and a white parent; a person who is one-quarter black
- noun an offspring of a mulatto and a white parent; a person who is one-quarter black
- quiddities1/5
quiddity
- noun an evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections
cavil; quibble.
- noun the essence that makes something the kind of thing it is and makes it different from any other
haecceity.
- noun an evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections
- quemado1/5
- quailing1/5
quail
- noun flesh of quail; suitable for roasting or broiling if young; otherwise must be braised
- noun small gallinaceous game birds
- noun flesh of quail; suitable for roasting or broiling if young; otherwise must be braised
- quacked1/5
quack
- noun an untrained person who pretends to be a physician and who dispenses medical advice
- noun the harsh sound of a duck
- noun an untrained person who pretends to be a physician and who dispenses medical advice
- quarryman1/5
quarryman
- noun a man who works in a quarry
quarrier.
- noun a man who works in a quarry
- quassia1/5
quassia
- noun a bitter compound used as an insecticide and tonic and vermifuge; extracted from the wood and bark of trees of the genera Quassia and Picrasma
- noun handsome South American shrub or small tree having bright scarlet flowers and yielding a valuable fine-grained yellowish wood; yields the bitter drug quassia from its wood and bark
Quassia amara; bitterwood.
- noun a bitter compound used as an insecticide and tonic and vermifuge; extracted from the wood and bark of trees of the genera Quassia and Picrasma
- quebracho1/5
quebracho
(Bot.) A Chilian apocynaceous tree ( J. Smith (Dict. Econ. Plants).Aspidosperma Quebracho ); also, its bark, which is used as a febrifuge, and for dyspn&oe;a of the lung, or bronchial diseases; -- called alsowhite quebracho , to distinguish it from the red quebracho, a Mexican anacardiaceous tree (Loxopterygium Lorentzii ) whose bark is said to have similar properties.
- quarterman1/5
- quarterstaff1/5
quarterstaff
- noun a long stout staff used as a weapon
- noun a long stout staff used as a weapon
- quadratics1/5
quadratics
- noun a branch of algebra dealing with quadratic equations
- noun an equation in which the highest power of an unknown quantity is a square
quadratic equation; quadratic.
- noun a branch of algebra dealing with quadratic equations
- quirites1/5
quirites
(Rom. Antiq.) Roman citizens. ✍ After the Sabines and Romans had united themselves into one community, under Romulus, the name of Quirites was taken in addition to that of Romani, the Romans calling themselves in a civil capacity Quirites, while in a political and military capacity they retained the name of Romani. Andrews.
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quietistic
Of or pertaining to the Quietists, or to Quietism.
- quetzals1/5
quetzal
- noun the basic unit of money in Guatemala; equal to 100 centavos
- noun large trogon of Central America and South America having golden-green and scarlet plumage
quetzal bird.
- noun the basic unit of money in Guatemala; equal to 100 centavos
- quillwork1/5
- queensboro1/5
queensboro
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- querela1/5
querela
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- quadrics1/5
quadric
- noun a curve or surface whose equation (in Cartesian coordinates) is of the second degree
quadric surface.
- noun a curve or surface whose equation (in Cartesian coordinates) is of the second degree
- quilmes1/5
- questor1/5
questor
(Rom. Antiq.) An officer who had the management of the public treasure; a receiver of taxes, tribute, etc.; treasurer of state. Written also quæstor .✍ At an early period there were also public accusers styled questors, but the office was soon abolished.
- quashie1/5
- quintette1/5
quintette
- noun five performers or singers who perform together
quintet.
- noun a set of five similar things considered as a unit
quintet; quintuple; quintuplet.
- noun five performers or singers who perform together
- quarrelsomeness1/5
quarrelsomeness
- noun an inclination to be quarrelsome and contentious
contentiousness.
- noun an inclination to be quarrelsome and contentious
- quakeress1/5
quakeress
A woman who is a member of the Society of Friends.
- quartern1/5
quartern
- noun one of four equal parts
twenty-five percent; fourth part; one-quarter; one-fourth; fourth; quarter.
- a quarter of a pound
- noun one of four equal parts
- quarterbacking1/5
quarterback
- noun (football) the person who plays quarterback
field general; signal caller.
- noun (American football) the position of the football player in the backfield who directs the offensive play of his team
field general; signal caller.
- quarterback is the most important position on the team
- noun (football) the person who plays quarterback
- quadratum1/5
- questers1/5
quester
- noun someone making a search or inquiry
searcher; seeker.
- they are seekers after truth
- noun someone making a search or inquiry
- quasijudicial1/5
- quiapo1/5
- quickset1/5
quickset
- noun cuttings of plants set in the ground to grow as hawthorn for hedges or vines
- a quickset of a vine planted in a vineyard
- adjective satellite grown from cuttings planted directly in the ground
- a quickset hawthorn hedge
- noun cuttings of plants set in the ground to grow as hawthorn for hedges or vines
- quintan1/5
quintan
Occurring as the fifth, after four others also, occurring every fifth day, reckoning inclusively; --as, a .quintan fevern. (Med.) An intermittent fever which returns every fifth day, reckoning inclusively, or in which the intermission lasts three days.
- quintain1/5
quintain
An object to be tilted at; -- called also quintel .Written also quintin .✍ A common form in the Middle Ages was an upright post, on the top of which turned a crosspiece, having on one end a broad board, and on the other a sand bag. The endeavor was to strike the board with the lance while riding under, and get away without being hit by the sand bag. "But a quintain, a mere lifeless block." Shak.
- quair1/5
quair
A quire; a book. Obs." The king's quhair." James I. (of Scotland).
- quadriplegics1/5
quadriplegic
- noun a person who is paralyzed in both arms and both legs
- noun a person who is paralyzed in both arms and both legs
- quechan1/5
- queenslanders1/5
- quietists1/5
quietist
- noun a religious mystic who follows quietism
- noun a religious mystic who follows quietism
- quitrent1/5
quitrent
(Law) A rent reserved in grants of land, by the payment of which the tenant is quit from other service. Blackstone.✍ In some of the United States a fee-farm rent is so termed. Burrill.
- quivery1/5
quivery
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- quartzitic1/5
- quavery1/5
quavery
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- queenslander1/5
queensland
- noun a state in northeastern Australia
- noun a state in northeastern Australia
- quadrigeminal1/5
quadrigeminal
Fourfold; having four similar parts, or two pairs of similar parts.
- quadragesima1/5
quadragesima
(Eccl.) The forty days of fast preceding Easter; Lent.
- quaternity1/5
quaternity
- noun the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
tetrad; quadruplet; foursome; Little Joe; IV; four; quaternion; quatern; quaternary; quartet; 4.
- noun the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
- queendom1/5
queendom
The dominion, condition, or character of a queen. Mrs. Browning.
- quixotically1/5
quixotically
- adverb in a quixotic manner
- sent to jail for two years, he has quixotically refused to clear himself by betraying his colleagues
- adverb in a quixotic manner
- quadrivalent1/5
quadrivalent
(Chem.) Having a valence of four; capable of combining with, being replaced by, or compared with, four monad atoms; tetravalent; -- said of certain atoms and radicals; thus, carbon and silicon are .quadrivalent elements
- quiff1/5
quiff
- noun a prominent forelock (especially one brushed upward from the forehead)
- noun a prominent forelock (especially one brushed upward from the forehead)
- queeny1/5
- quenelles1/5
quenelle
(Cookery) A kind of delicate forcemeat, commonly poached and used as a dish by itself or for garnishing.
- quantitive1/5
quantitive
Estimable according to quantity; quantitative. Sir K. Digby.
- quinolinic1/5
- querulousness1/5
querulousness
- noun the quality of being given to complaining
- noun the quality of being given to complaining
- quinary1/5
quinary
Consisting of five; arranged by fives. Boyle.
- quinquefasciatus1/5
quinquefasciatus
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- quahogs1/5
quahog
- noun Atlantic coast round clams with hard shells; large clams usually used for chowders or other clam dishes
quahaug; round clam; hard-shell clam.
- noun an edible American clam; the heavy shells were used as money by some American Indians
hard-shell clam; Mercenaria mercenaria; quahaug; hard clam; Venus mercenaria; round clam.
- noun Atlantic coast round clams with hard shells; large clams usually used for chowders or other clam dishes
- quickwitted1/5
- quantummechanical1/5
quantummechanical
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- quet1/5
quet
(Zoöl.) The common guillemot. Prov. Eng.
- quoll1/5
quoll
(Zoöl.) A marsupial of Australia ( Dasyurus macrurus ), about the size of a cat.
- quarte1/5
quart
- noun a United States liquid unit equal to 32 fluid ounces; four quarts equal one gallon
- noun a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 2 pints or 1.136 liters
- noun a United States liquid unit equal to 32 fluid ounces; four quarts equal one gallon
- quoties1/5
- quietening1/5
quieten
- verb become quiet or quieter
quiesce; pipe down; quiet; quiet down; hush.
- The audience fell silent when the speaker entered
- verb make calm or still
still; tranquilize; tranquillize; calm down; quiet; calm; tranquillise; lull.
- quiet the dragons of worry and fear
- verb become quiet or quieter
- quodlibetal1/5
- quadraphonic1/5
quadraphonic
- adjective of or relating to quadraphony
quadrasonic; quadrisonic; quadriphonic.
- his quadraphonic sound system
- adjective of or relating to quadraphony
- quasistationary1/5
- querry1/5
querry
A groom; an equerry. Obs.
- quixotes1/5
quixotes
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- quants1/5
quant
A punting pole with a broad flange near the end to prevent it from sinking into the mud; a setting pole.
- quaeritur1/5
- quaestorship1/5
- quaalude1/5
quaalude
- noun sedative-hypnotic drug (trade name Quaalude) that is a drug of abuse
methaqualone.
- noun sedative-hypnotic drug (trade name Quaalude) that is a drug of abuse
- quadrumana1/5
quadrumana
(Zoöl.) A division of the Primates comprising the apes and monkeys; -- so called because the hind foot is usually prehensile, and the great toe opposable somewhat like a thumb. Formerly the Quadrumana were considered an order distinct from the Bimana, which last included man alone.
- quipping1/5
quip
- noun a witty saying
epigram.
- noun witty remark
wisecrack; sally; crack.
- noun a witty saying
- quackgrass1/5
quackgrass
- noun European grass spreading rapidly by creeping rhizomes; naturalized in North America as a weed
dog grass; Agropyron repens; quack grass; witchgrass; witch grass; quick grass; couch grass.
- noun European grass spreading rapidly by creeping rhizomes; naturalized in North America as a weed
- quarterfinal1/5
quarterfinal
- noun one of the four competitions in an elimination tournament whose winners go on to play in the semifinals
- noun one of the four competitions in an elimination tournament whose winners go on to play in the semifinals
- quinol1/5
quinol
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- quelea1/5
- quartetto1/5
- quintillion1/5
quintillion
- noun the number that is represented as a one followed by 18 zeros
- noun the number that is represented as a one followed by 18 zeros
- quirking1/5
quirk
- noun a strange attitude or habit
crotchet; quirkiness; queerness; oddity.
- noun a narrow groove beside a beading
- noun a strange attitude or habit
- quinua1/5
- quadrantanopia1/5
quadrantanopia
- noun blindness in one fourth of the visual field
- noun blindness in one fourth of the visual field
- quidditative1/5
quidditative
Quiddative.
- quints1/5
quint
- noun the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
quintet; quintuplet; Little Phoebe; cinque; fivesome; 5; Phoebe; V; five; fin; pentad.
- noun one of five children born at the same time from the same pregnancy
quin; quintuplet.
- noun the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
- quillet1/5
quillet
Subtilty; nicety; quibble. "Nice, sharp quillets of the law." Shak.
- quechuas1/5
quechua
- noun a member of a South American Indian people in Peru who were formerly the ruling class of the Inca empire
Kechua.
- noun a community of South American Indians in Peru who were formerly the ruling class of the Incan Empire
Kechua.
- noun a member of a South American Indian people in Peru who were formerly the ruling class of the Inca empire
- querier1/5
querier
- noun someone who asks a question
questioner; enquirer; asker; inquirer.
- noun someone who asks a question
- quetzales1/5
quetzales
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- quicksteps1/5
quickstep
- noun military march accompanying quick time
- noun a ballroom dance with both quick and slow steps
- noun military march accompanying quick time
- quaternionic1/5
- quantifiably1/5
quantifiable
- adjective satellite capable of being quantified
- adjective satellite capable of being quantified
- quats1/5
quat
- noun the leaves of the shrub Catha edulis which are chewed like tobacco or used to make tea; has the effect of a euphoric stimulant
African tea; qat; cat; kat; Arabian tea; khat.
- in Yemen kat is used daily by 85% of adults
- noun the leaves of the shrub Catha edulis which are chewed like tobacco or used to make tea; has the effect of a euphoric stimulant
- quintuplet1/5
quintuplet
- noun the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
quintet; quint; Little Phoebe; cinque; fivesome; 5; Phoebe; V; five; fin; pentad.
- noun one of five children born at the same time from the same pregnancy
quin; quint.
- noun the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
- questionless1/5
questionless
Unquestioning; incurious. R.
- quinquefolius1/5
quinquefolius
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- quieta1/5
quieta
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- querencia1/5
- quashee1/5
quashee
A negro of the West Indies.
- quarriers1/5
quarrier
- noun a man who works in a quarry
quarryman.
- noun a man who works in a quarry
- quizmaster1/5
quizmaster
- noun the host or chairman of a radio or tv quiz show or panel game
question master.
- noun the host or chairman of a radio or tv quiz show or panel game
- quartett1/5
quartet
- noun the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
tetrad; quaternity; quadruplet; foursome; Little Joe; IV; four; quaternion; quatern; quaternary; 4.
- noun four performers or singers who perform together
quartette.
- noun the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
- queening1/5
queen
- noun the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
- noun a female sovereign ruler
female monarch; queen regnant.
- noun the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
- quashes1/5
quash
- verb put down by force or intimidation
subdue; reduce; repress; subjugate; keep down.
- The government quashes any attempt of an uprising
- China keeps down her dissidents very efficiently
- The rich landowners subjugated the peasants working the land
- verb declare invalid
invalidate; annul; void; nullify; avoid.
- The contract was annulled
- void a plea
- verb put down by force or intimidation
- quatres1/5
quatre
A card, die. or domino, having four spots, or pips
- quiles1/5
quiles
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- questors1/5
questor
(Rom. Antiq.) An officer who had the management of the public treasure; a receiver of taxes, tribute, etc.; treasurer of state. Written also quæstor .✍ At an early period there were also public accusers styled questors, but the office was soon abolished.
- quinquefolia1/5
quinquefolia
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- queasily1/5
queasily
- adverb in a queasy manner
- `Do I have to remove the liver,' the medical student asked queasily
- adverb in a queasy manner
- quartersawn1/5
- quainter1/5
quaint
- adjective satellite strange in an interesting or pleasing way
- quaint dialect words
- quaint streets of New Orleans, that most foreign of American cities
- adjective satellite very strange or unusual; odd or even incongruous in character or appearance
- the head terminating in the quaint duck bill which gives the animal its vernacular name"- Bill Beatty
- came forth a quaint and fearful sight"- Sir Walter Scott
- a quaint sense of humor
- adjective satellite strange in an interesting or pleasing way
- quadruplicity1/5
- quass1/5
quass
A thin, sour beer, made by pouring warm water on rye or barley meal and letting it ferment, -- much used by the Russians. written also quas .
- qubba1/5
qubba
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- qualifiedly1/5
qualified
- adjective meeting the proper standards and requirements and training for an office or position or task
- many qualified applicants for the job
- verb prove capable or fit; meet requirements
qualify; measure up.
- adjective meeting the proper standards and requirements and training for an office or position or task
- quotational1/5
quotational
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- quantiser1/5
quantise
- verb approximate (a signal varying continuously in amplitude) by one whose amplitude is restricted to a prescribed set of discrete values
quantize.
- verb apply quantum theory to; restrict the number of possible values of (a quantity) or states of (a physical entity or system) so that certain variables can assume only certain discrete magnitudes that are integral multiples of a common factor
quantize.
- Quantize gravity
- verb approximate (a signal varying continuously in amplitude) by one whose amplitude is restricted to a prescribed set of discrete values
- quader1/5
quad
- noun one of four children born at the same time from the same pregnancy
quadruplet.
- noun a muscle of the thigh that extends the leg
quadriceps femoris; musculus quadriceps femoris; quadriceps.
- noun one of four children born at the same time from the same pregnancy
- quietens1/5
quieten
- verb become quiet or quieter
quiesce; pipe down; quiet; quiet down; hush.
- The audience fell silent when the speaker entered
- verb make calm or still
still; tranquilize; tranquillize; calm down; quiet; calm; tranquillise; lull.
- quiet the dragons of worry and fear
- verb become quiet or quieter
- quicks1/5
quick
- noun any area of the body that is highly sensitive to pain (as the flesh underneath the skin or a fingernail or toenail)
- adjective satellite accomplished rapidly and without delay
speedy.
- was quick to make friends
- his quick reaction prevented an accident
- hoped for a speedy resolution of the problem
- a speedy recovery
- he has a right to a speedy trial
- noun any area of the body that is highly sensitive to pain (as the flesh underneath the skin or a fingernail or toenail)
- questionability1/5
questionability
The state or condition of being questionable. Stallo.
- quinia1/5
quinia
(Chem.) Quinine.
- quiesce1/5
quiesce
- verb become quiet or quieter
pipe down; quiet; quiet down; hush; quieten.
- The audience fell silent when the speaker entered
- verb become quiet or quieter
- quashy1/5
quashy
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- quarterbacked1/5
quarterback
- noun (football) the person who plays quarterback
field general; signal caller.
- noun (American football) the position of the football player in the backfield who directs the offensive play of his team
field general; signal caller.
- quarterback is the most important position on the team
- noun (football) the person who plays quarterback
- quinic1/5
quinic
(Chem.) Pertaining to, derived from, or connected with, quinine and related compounds; specifically, designating a nonnitrogenous acid obtained from cinchona bark, coffee, beans, etc., as a white crystalline substance. Written also chinic ,kinic .
- quartodeciman1/5
quartodeciman
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- quinoid1/5
- quadratura1/5
- quirkily1/5
quirky
- adjective satellite informal terms; strikingly unconventional
offbeat; kinky; way-out; far-out.
- adjective satellite informal terms; strikingly unconventional
- quodlibets1/5
quodlibet
- noun an issue that is presented for formal disputation
- noun an issue that is presented for formal disputation
- quoter1/5
quoter
- noun a communicator (speaker or writer) who uses quotations
- noun a communicator (speaker or writer) who uses quotations
- queenless1/5
- quantizes1/5
quantize
- verb approximate (a signal varying continuously in amplitude) by one whose amplitude is restricted to a prescribed set of discrete values
quantise.
- verb apply quantum theory to; restrict the number of possible values of (a quantity) or states of (a physical entity or system) so that certain variables can assume only certain discrete magnitudes that are integral multiples of a common factor
quantise.
- Quantize gravity
- verb approximate (a signal varying continuously in amplitude) by one whose amplitude is restricted to a prescribed set of discrete values
- quolls1/5
quoll
(Zoöl.) A marsupial of Australia ( Dasyurus macrurus ), about the size of a cat.
- quaesitum1/5
- quaffs1/5
quaff
- noun a hearty draft
- verb to swallow hurriedly or greedily or in one draught
gulp; swig.
- The men gulped down their beers
- noun a hearty draft
- quinquagesima1/5
- quadrans1/5
quadrant
- noun a quarter of the circumference of a circle
quarter-circle.
- noun any of the four areas into which a plane is divided by two orthogonal coordinate axes
- noun a quarter of the circumference of a circle
- quantitates1/5
- quadrillions1/5
quadrillion
- noun the number that is represented as a one followed by 24 zeros
- in England they call a septillion a quadrillion
- noun the number that is represented as a one followed by 15 zeros
- noun the number that is represented as a one followed by 24 zeros
- quadripolar1/5
- quadrantal1/5
quadrantal
(Geom.) Of or pertaining to a quadrant; also, included in the fourth part of a circle; as, .quadrantal space
- quotha1/5
quotha
Indeed; forsooth. To affront the blessed hillside drabs and thieves With mended morals, quotha, -- fine new lives ! Mrs. Browning.
- quinqueremes1/5
quinquereme
A galley having five benches or banks of oars; as, an Athenian .quinquereme
- quag1/5
quag
- noun a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot
mire; morass; slack; quagmire.
- noun a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot
- quena1/5
quena
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- québecois1/5
- quinoxaline1/5
quinoxaline
(Chem.) Any one of a series of complex nitrogenous bases obtained by the union of certain aniline derivatives with glyoxal or with certain ketones. Written also chinoxaline .
- quokka1/5
- quechuan1/5
quechuan
- noun the language of the Quechua which was spoken by the Incas
Kechua; Quechuan language; Kechuan; Quechua.
- adjective of or relating to the Quechua or their language
Kechuan.
- noun the language of the Quechua which was spoken by the Incas
- quaggas1/5
quagga
- noun mammal of South Africa that resembled a zebra; extinct since late 19th century
Equus quagga.
- noun mammal of South Africa that resembled a zebra; extinct since late 19th century
- quebecer1/5
quebecer
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- quiveringly1/5
quivering
- noun a shaky motion
quiver; vibration; palpitation; trembling; shakiness; shaking.
- the shaking of his fingers as he lit his pipe
- noun the act of vibrating
quiver; vibration.
- noun a shaky motion
- quindecim1/5
- quicky1/5
quicky
- noun hurried repair
quick fix; quickie; band aid.
- noun hurried repair
- quirkier1/5
quirky
- adjective satellite informal terms; strikingly unconventional
offbeat; kinky; way-out; far-out.
- adjective satellite informal terms; strikingly unconventional
- quamash1/5
quamash
- noun any of several plants of the genus Camassia; North and South America
camas; camash; camass; camosh.
- noun any of several plants of the genus Camassia; North and South America
- quadrates1/5
quadrate
- noun a cubelike object
- noun a square-shaped object
- noun a cubelike object
- quila1/5
quila
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- quiverings1/5
quivering
- noun a shaky motion
quiver; vibration; palpitation; trembling; shakiness; shaking.
- the shaking of his fingers as he lit his pipe
- noun the act of vibrating
quiver; vibration.
- noun a shaky motion
- quaresma1/5
- quinazoline1/5
- quarrington1/5
- quenelle1/5
quenelle
(Cookery) A kind of delicate forcemeat, commonly poached and used as a dish by itself or for garnishing.
- quinolines1/5
quinoline
(Chem.) A nitrogenous base, C9H7N obtained as a pungent colorless liquid by the distillation of alkaloids, bones, coal tar, etc. It the nucleus of many organic bodies, especially of certain alkaloids and related substances; hence, by extension, any one of the series of alkaloidal bases of which quinoline proper is the type.Written also chinoline .
- quaysides1/5
quaysides
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- quadrangularis1/5
quadrangularis
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- quercifolia1/5
quercifolia
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- questionableness1/5
questionableness
The quality or state of being questionable, doubtful, or suspicious.
- quinidex1/5
quinidex
- noun cardiac drug (trade names Quinidex and Quinora) used to treat certain heart arrhythmias
Quinora; quinidine.
- noun cardiac drug (trade names Quinidex and Quinora) used to treat certain heart arrhythmias
- quartettes1/5
quartette
- noun four performers or singers who perform together
quartet.
- noun a set of four similar things considered as a unit
quadruplet; quartet; quadruple.
- noun four performers or singers who perform together
- queridos1/5
- quadrel1/5
quadrel
A square piece of turf or peat. Prov. Eng.
- quercitin1/5
quercitin
(Chem.) A yellow crystalline substance, occurring quite widely distributed in the vegetable kingdom, as is apple-tree bark, horse-chestnut leaves, etc., but originally obtained by the decomposition of quercitrin. Called also meletin .
- quenouille1/5
quenouille
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- queenfish1/5
queenfish
- noun silvery and bluish drumfish of shallow California coastal waters
white croaker; Seriphus politus.
- noun silvery and bluish drumfish of shallow California coastal waters
- quadricycle1/5
- quiscalus1/5
quiscalus
- noun grackles
genus Quiscalus.
- noun grackles
- quinquina1/5
quinquina
Peruvian bark.
- quattrini1/5
- quadricornis1/5
quadricornis
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- quirts1/5
quirt
- noun whip with a leather thong at the end
- noun whip with a leather thong at the end
- quickener1/5
quickener
- noun an agent that gives or restores life or vigor
invigorator; enlivener.
- the soul is the quickener of the body
- noun an agent that gives or restores life or vigor
- quadratrix1/5
quadratrix
(Geom.) A curve made use of in the quadrature of other curves; as the .quadratrix , of Dinostratus, or of Tschirnhausen
- quakerish1/5
quakerish
Like or pertaining to a Quaker; Quakerlike.
- quarterage1/5
quarterage
A quarterly allowance.
- quartodecimans1/5
- qualityless1/5
- queans1/5
quean
A woman; a young or unmarried woman; a girl. Obs. or Scot. Chaucer.
- quillaja1/5
- quidnunc1/5
quidnunc
- noun a person who meddles in the affairs of others
nosy-parker; nosey-parker; busybody.
- noun a person who meddles in the affairs of others
- quadrennium1/5
quadrennium
- noun a period of four years
- noun a period of four years
- quadratojugal1/5
quadratojugal
(Anat.) (a) Of or pertaining to the quadrate and jugal bones .(b) Of or pertaining to the quadratojugal bone. --n. The quadratojugal bone.
- quintuples1/5
quintuple
- noun a set of five similar things considered as a unit
quintet; quintette; quintuplet.
- verb increase fivefold
- The population of China quintupled
- noun a set of five similar things considered as a unit
- quitclaimed1/5
quitclaim
- noun document transferring title or right or claim to another
quitclaim deed.
- noun act of transferring a title or right or claim to another
- noun document transferring title or right or claim to another
- quadrifolia1/5
quadrifolia
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- quinquereme1/5
quinquereme
A galley having five benches or banks of oars; as, an Athenian .quinquereme
- quillons1/5
- quintessences1/5
quintessence
- noun the fifth and highest element after air and earth and fire and water; was believed to be the substance composing all heavenly bodies
ether.
- noun the purest and most concentrated essence of something
- noun the fifth and highest element after air and earth and fire and water; was believed to be the substance composing all heavenly bodies
- quillon1/5
quillon
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- quintupling1/5
quintupling
- noun increasing by a factor of five
- verb increase fivefold
quintuple.
- The population of China quintupled
- noun increasing by a factor of five
- quinonoid1/5
- quadruply1/5
quadruply
To a fourfold quantity; so as to be, or cause to be, quadruple; as, to be .quadruply recompensed
- quantifiability1/5
quantifiability
- noun the quality of being measurable
measurability.
- noun the quality of being measurable
- quasiperiodicity1/5
- quaternaries1/5
quaternary
- noun last 2 million years
Quaternary period; Age of Man.
- noun the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
tetrad; quaternity; quadruplet; foursome; Little Joe; IV; four; quaternion; quatern; quartet; 4.
- noun last 2 million years
- quackeries1/5
quackery
- noun medical practice and advice based on observation and experience in ignorance of scientific findings
empiricism.
- noun the dishonesty of a charlatan
charlatanism.
- noun medical practice and advice based on observation and experience in ignorance of scientific findings
- quackers1/5
quack
- noun an untrained person who pretends to be a physician and who dispenses medical advice
- noun the harsh sound of a duck
- noun an untrained person who pretends to be a physician and who dispenses medical advice
- queened1/5
queen
- noun the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
- noun a female sovereign ruler
female monarch; queen regnant.
- noun the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
- quaoar1/5
quaoar
- noun a planetoid discovered in 2002
- noun a planetoid discovered in 2002
- quibbler1/5
quibbler
- noun a disputant who quibbles; someone who raises annoying petty objections
caviler; caviller; pettifogger.
- noun a disputant who quibbles; someone who raises annoying petty objections
- qualitied1/5
quality
- noun an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone
- the quality of mercy is not strained"--Shakespeare
- noun a degree or grade of excellence or worth
caliber; calibre.
- the quality of students has risen
- an executive of low caliber
- noun an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone
- quiescently1/5
quiescent
- adjective satellite not active or activated
- the quiescent level of centimeter wave-length solar radiation
- adjective satellite marked by a state of tranquil repose
- the quiescent melancholy of the town
- adjective satellite not active or activated
- queenliness1/5
queenliness
The quality of being queenly; the; characteristic of a queen; stateliness; eminence among women in attractions or power.
- qualifiable1/5
qualifiable
Capable of being qualified; abatable; modifiable. Barrow.
- quichuas1/5
- quadricentennial1/5
quadricentennial
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- quidnuncs1/5
quidnunc
- noun a person who meddles in the affairs of others
nosy-parker; nosey-parker; busybody.
- noun a person who meddles in the affairs of others
- queenside1/5
- querre1/5
Derived words of qu
- required«Word Popularity Bar5/5
required
- adjective satellite necessary for relief or supply
needed; needful; requisite.
- provided them with all things needful
- verb require as useful, just, or proper
call for; require; necessitate; involve; need; take; demand; ask; postulate.
- It takes nerve to do what she did
- success usually requires hard work
- This job asks a lot of patience and skill
- This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice
- This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert
- This intervention does not postulate a patient's consent
- adjective satellite necessary for relief or supply
- equal5/5
equal
- noun a person who is of equal standing with another in a group
peer; compeer; match.
- verb be identical or equivalent to
be.
- One dollar equals 1,000 rubles these days!
- noun a person who is of equal standing with another in a group
- require5/5
require
- verb require as useful, just, or proper
call for; necessitate; involve; need; take; demand; ask; postulate.
- It takes nerve to do what she did
- success usually requires hard work
- This job asks a lot of patience and skill
- This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice
- This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert
- This intervention does not postulate a patient's consent
- verb consider obligatory; request and expect
ask; expect.
- We require our secretary to be on time
- Aren't we asking too much of these children?
- I expect my students to arrive in time for their lessons
- verb require as useful, just, or proper
- requires5/5
require
- verb require as useful, just, or proper
call for; necessitate; involve; need; take; demand; ask; postulate.
- It takes nerve to do what she did
- success usually requires hard work
- This job asks a lot of patience and skill
- This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice
- This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert
- This intervention does not postulate a patient's consent
- verb consider obligatory; request and expect
ask; expect.
- We require our secretary to be on time
- Aren't we asking too much of these children?
- I expect my students to arrive in time for their lessons
- verb require as useful, just, or proper
- requirements5/5
requirement
- noun required activity
demand.
- the requirements of his work affected his health
- there were many demands on his time
- noun anything indispensable
necessary; requisite; essential; necessity.
- food and shelter are necessities of life
- the essentials of the good life
- allow farmers to buy their requirements under favorable conditions
- a place where the requisites of water fuel and fodder can be obtained
- noun required activity
- techniques5/5
technique
- noun a practical method or art applied to some particular task
- noun skillfulness in the command of fundamentals deriving from practice and familiarity
proficiency.
- practice greatly improves proficiency
- noun a practical method or art applied to some particular task
- frequently5/5
frequently
- adverb many times at short intervals
oftentimes; often; oft; ofttimes.
- we often met over a cup of coffee
- adverb many times at short intervals
- equipment5/5
equipment
- noun an instrumentality needed for an undertaking or to perform a service
- noun an instrumentality needed for an undertaking or to perform a service
- frequency5/5
frequency
- noun the number of occurrences within a given time period
oftenness; frequence.
- the frequency of modulation was 40 cycles per second
- the frequency of his seizures increased as he grew older
- noun the ratio of the number of observations in a statistical category to the total number of observations
relative frequency.
- noun the number of occurrences within a given time period
- square5/5
square
- noun (geometry) a plane rectangle with four equal sides and four right angles; a four-sided regular polygon
foursquare.
- you can compute the area of a square if you know the length of its sides
- noun the product of two equal terms
second power.
- nine is the second power of three
- gravity is inversely proportional to the square of the distance
- noun (geometry) a plane rectangle with four equal sides and four right angles; a four-sided regular polygon
- equation5/5
equation
- noun a mathematical statement that two expressions are equal
- noun a state of being essentially equal or equivalent; equally balanced
equivalence; equality; par.
- on a par with the best
- noun a mathematical statement that two expressions are equal
- unique5/5
unique
- adjective satellite radically distinctive and without equal
alone; unequaled; unequalled; unparalleled.
- he is alone in the field of microbiology
- this theory is altogether alone in its penetration of the problem
- Bach was unique in his handling of counterpoint
- craftsmen whose skill is unequaled
- unparalleled athletic ability
- a breakdown of law unparalleled in our history
- adjective satellite (followed by `to') applying exclusively to a given category or condition or locality
- a species unique to Australia
- adjective satellite radically distinctive and without equal
- sequence5/5
sequence
- noun serial arrangement in which things follow in logical order or a recurrent pattern
- the sequence of names was alphabetical
- he invented a technique to determine the sequence of base pairs in DNA
- noun a following of one thing after another in time
chronological succession; succession; chronological sequence; successiveness.
- the doctor saw a sequence of patients
- noun serial arrangement in which things follow in logical order or a recurrent pattern
- consequences5/5
consequence
- noun a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
effect; result; upshot; outcome; issue; event.
- the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise
- his decision had depressing consequences for business
- he acted very wise after the event
- noun the outcome of an event especially as relative to an individual
aftermath.
- noun a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
- technique5/5
technique
- noun a practical method or art applied to some particular task
- noun skillfulness in the command of fundamentals deriving from practice and familiarity
proficiency.
- practice greatly improves proficiency
- noun a practical method or art applied to some particular task
- request5/5
request
- noun a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority
postulation; petition.
- noun the verbal act of requesting
asking.
- noun a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority
- equally5/5
equally
- adverb to the same degree (often followed by `as')
every bit; as.
- they were equally beautiful
- birds were singing and the child sang as sweetly
- sang as sweetly as a nightingale
- he is every bit as mean as she is
- adverb in equal amounts or shares; in a balanced or impartial way
evenly.
- a class evenly divided between girls and boys
- they split their winnings equally
- deal equally with rich and poor
- adverb to the same degree (often followed by `as')
- subsequent5/5
subsequent
- adjective following in time or order
- subsequent developments
- adjective following in time or order
- equivalent5/5
equivalent
- noun a person or thing equal to another in value or measure or force or effect or significance etc
- send two dollars or the equivalent in stamps
- noun the atomic weight of an element that has the same combining capacity as a given weight of another element; the standard is 8 for oxygen
combining weight; eq; equivalent weight.
- noun a person or thing equal to another in value or measure or force or effect or significance etc
- consequence5/5
consequence
- noun a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
effect; result; upshot; outcome; issue; event.
- the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise
- his decision had depressing consequences for business
- he acted very wise after the event
- noun the outcome of an event especially as relative to an individual
aftermath.
- noun a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
- acquired5/5
acquired
- adjective satellite gotten through environmental forces
- acquired characteristics (such as a suntan or a broken nose) cannot be passed on
- verb come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
acquire; get.
- She got a lot of paintings from her uncle
- They acquired a new pet
- Get your results the next day
- Get permission to take a few days off from work
- adjective satellite gotten through environmental forces
- liquid5/5
liquid
- noun a substance that is liquid at room temperature and pressure
- noun the state in which a substance exhibits a characteristic readiness to flow with little or no tendency to disperse and relatively high incompressibility
liquid state; liquidness; liquidity.
- noun a substance that is liquid at room temperature and pressure
- adequate5/5
adequate
- adjective having the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task
equal.
- she had adequate training
- her training was adequate
- she was adequate to the job
- he was equal to the task
- adjective satellite sufficient for the purpose
decent; enough.
- an adequate income
- the food was adequate
- a decent wage
- enough food
- food enough
- adjective having the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task
- consequently5/5
consequently
- adverb (sentence connectors) because of the reason given
accordingly.
- consequently, he didn't do it
- continued to have severe headaches and accordingly returned to the doctor
- adverb as a consequence
therefore.
- he had good reason to be grateful for the opportunities which they had made available to him and which consequently led to the good position he now held
- adverb (sentence connectors) because of the reason given
- requirement5/5
requirement
- noun required activity
demand.
- the requirements of his work affected his health
- there were many demands on his time
- noun anything indispensable
necessary; requisite; essential; necessity.
- food and shelter are necessities of life
- the essentials of the good life
- allow farmers to buy their requirements under favorable conditions
- a place where the requisites of water fuel and fodder can be obtained
- noun required activity
- frequent5/5
frequent
- verb do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of
shop; buy at; patronize; patronise; sponsor; shop at.
- verb be a regular or frequent visitor to a certain place
haunt.
- She haunts the ballet
- verb do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of
- equity5/5
equity
- noun the difference between the market value of a property and the claims held against it
- noun the ownership interest of shareholders in a corporation
- noun the difference between the market value of a property and the claims held against it
- equilibrium5/5
equilibrium
- noun a stable situation in which forces cancel one another
- noun a chemical reaction and its reverse proceed at equal rates
chemical equilibrium.
- noun a stable situation in which forces cancel one another
- equality5/5
equality
- noun the quality of being the same in quantity or measure or value or status
- noun a state of being essentially equal or equivalent; equally balanced
equation; equivalence; par.
- on a par with the best
- noun the quality of being the same in quantity or measure or value or status
- acquisition5/5
acquisition
- noun the act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something
- the acquisition of wealth
- the acquisition of one company by another
- noun something acquired
- a recent acquisition by the museum
- noun the act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something
- equations5/5
equation
- noun a mathematical statement that two expressions are equal
- noun a state of being essentially equal or equivalent; equally balanced
equivalence; equality; par.
- on a par with the best
- noun a mathematical statement that two expressions are equal
- inquiry5/5
inquiry
- noun a search for knowledge
enquiry; research.
- their pottery deserves more research than it has received
- noun an instance of questioning
enquiry; interrogation; question; query.
- there was a question about my training
- we made inquiries of all those who were present
- noun a search for knowledge
- subsequently5/5
subsequently
- adverb happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
after; afterwards; later; later on; afterward.
- he apologized subsequently
- he's going to the store but he'll be back here later
- it didn't happen until afterward
- two hours after that
- adverb happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
- critique5/5
critique
- noun an essay or article that gives a critical evaluation (as of a book or play)
critical review; review; review article.
- noun a serious examination and judgment of something
criticism.
- constructive criticism is always appreciated
- noun an essay or article that gives a critical evaluation (as of a book or play)
- requiring5/5
require
- verb require as useful, just, or proper
call for; necessitate; involve; need; take; demand; ask; postulate.
- It takes nerve to do what she did
- success usually requires hard work
- This job asks a lot of patience and skill
- This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice
- This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert
- This intervention does not postulate a patient's consent
- verb consider obligatory; request and expect
ask; expect.
- We require our secretary to be on time
- Aren't we asking too much of these children?
- I expect my students to arrive in time for their lessons
- verb require as useful, just, or proper
- acquire5/5
acquire
- verb come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
get.
- She got a lot of paintings from her uncle
- They acquired a new pet
- Get your results the next day
- Get permission to take a few days off from work
- verb take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect
assume; take on; take; adopt.
- His voice took on a sad tone
- The story took a new turn
- he adopted an air of superiority
- She assumed strange manners
- The gods assume human or animal form in these fables
- verb come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
- sequences5/5
sequence
- noun serial arrangement in which things follow in logical order or a recurrent pattern
- the sequence of names was alphabetical
- he invented a technique to determine the sequence of base pairs in DNA
- noun a following of one thing after another in time
chronological succession; succession; chronological sequence; successiveness.
- the doctor saw a sequence of patients
- noun serial arrangement in which things follow in logical order or a recurrent pattern
- headquarters5/5
headquarters
- noun (usually plural) the office that serves as the administrative center of an enterprise
central office; main office; home office; home base.
- many companies have their headquarters in New York
- noun the military installation from which a commander performs the functions of command
military headquarters; HQ.
- the general's headquarters were a couple of large tents
- noun (usually plural) the office that serves as the administrative center of an enterprise
- requests5/5
request
- noun a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority
postulation; petition.
- noun the verbal act of requesting
asking.
- noun a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority
- requested5/5
requested
- adjective asked for
- the requested aid is forthcoming
- verb express the need or desire for; ask for
bespeak; call for; quest; request.
- She requested an extra bed in her room
- She called for room service
- adjective asked for
- inadequate5/5
inadequate
- adjective lacking the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task
unequal.
- inadequate training
- the staff was inadequate
- she was unequal to the task
- adjective satellite not sufficient to meet a need
poor; short.
- an inadequate income
- a poor salary
- money is short
- on short rations
- food is in short supply
- short on experience
- adjective lacking the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task
- inequality5/5
inequality
- noun lack of equality
- the growing inequality between rich and poor
- noun lack of equality
- frequencies5/5
frequency
- noun the number of occurrences within a given time period
oftenness; frequence.
- the frequency of modulation was 40 cycles per second
- the frequency of his seizures increased as he grew older
- noun the ratio of the number of observations in a statistical category to the total number of observations
relative frequency.
- noun the number of occurrences within a given time period
- equipped5/5
equipped
- adjective provided or fitted out with what is necessary or useful or appropriate
equipt.
- a well equipped playground
- a ship equipped with every mechanical aid to navigation
- verb provide with (something) usually for a specific purpose
equip; fit out; fit; outfit.
- The expedition was equipped with proper clothing, food, and other necessities
- adjective provided or fitted out with what is necessary or useful or appropriate
- conquest5/5
conquest
- noun the act of conquering
subjection; subjugation; conquering.
- noun success in mastering something difficult
- the conquest of space
- noun the act of conquering
- adequately5/5
adequately
- adverb in an adequate manner or to an adequate degree
- he was adequately prepared
- adverb in an adequate manner or to an adequate degree
- equals5/5
equal
- noun a person who is of equal standing with another in a group
peer; compeer; match.
- verb be identical or equivalent to
be.
- One dollar equals 1,000 rubles these days!
- noun a person who is of equal standing with another in a group
- squares5/5
square
- noun (geometry) a plane rectangle with four equal sides and four right angles; a four-sided regular polygon
foursquare.
- you can compute the area of a square if you know the length of its sides
- noun the product of two equal terms
second power.
- nine is the second power of three
- gravity is inversely proportional to the square of the distance
- noun (geometry) a plane rectangle with four equal sides and four right angles; a four-sided regular polygon
- jacques5/5
jacques
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- acquaintance5/5
acquaintance
- noun personal knowledge or information about someone or something
conversance; conversancy; familiarity.
- noun a relationship less intimate than friendship
acquaintanceship.
- noun personal knowledge or information about someone or something
- acquiring5/5
acquiring
- noun the act of acquiring something
getting.
- I envied his talent for acquiring
- he's much more interested in the getting than in the giving
- verb come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
acquire; get.
- She got a lot of paintings from her uncle
- They acquired a new pet
- Get your results the next day
- Get permission to take a few days off from work
- noun the act of acquiring something
- antiquity5/5
antiquity
- noun the historic period preceding the Middle Ages in Europe
- noun extreme oldness
ancientness.
- noun the historic period preceding the Middle Ages in Europe
- acquainted5/5
acquainted
- adjective satellite having fair knowledge of
- they were acquainted
- fully acquainted with the facts
- verb cause to come to know personally
acquaint; present; introduce.
- permit me to acquaint you with my son
- introduce the new neighbors to the community
- adjective satellite having fair knowledge of
- earthquake5/5
earthquake
- noun shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane of from volcanic activity
seism; temblor; quake.
- noun a disturbance that is extremely disruptive
- selling the company caused an earthquake among the employees
- noun shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane of from volcanic activity
- liquor4/5
liquor
- noun an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
hard drink; spirits; John Barleycorn; booze; hard liquor; strong drink.
- noun a liquid substance that is a solution (or emulsion or suspension) used or obtained in an industrial process
- waste liquors
- noun an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
- sequential4/5
sequential
- adjective satellite in regular succession without gaps
consecutive; serial; sequent; successive.
- serial concerts
- adjective satellite in regular succession without gaps
- conquered4/5
conquer
- verb to put down by force or authority
inhibit; stamp down; subdue; suppress; curb.
- suppress a nascent uprising
- stamp down on littering
- conquer one's desires
- verb take possession of by force, as after an invasion
capture; appropriate; seize.
- the invaders seized the land and property of the inhabitants
- The army seized the town
- The militia captured the castle
- verb to put down by force or authority
- equitable4/5
equitable
- adjective fair to all parties as dictated by reason and conscience
just.
- equitable treatment of all citizens
- an equitable distribution of gifts among the children
- adjective fair to all parties as dictated by reason and conscience
- unequal4/5
unequal
- adjective poorly balanced or matched in quantity or value or measure
- adjective lacking the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task
inadequate.
- inadequate training
- the staff was inadequate
- she was unequal to the task
- adjective poorly balanced or matched in quantity or value or measure
- squeezed4/5
squeeze
- noun the act of gripping and pressing firmly
squeezing.
- he gave her cheek a playful squeeze
- noun a state in which there is a short supply of cash to lend to businesses and consumers and interest rates are high
liquidity crisis; credit crunch.
- noun the act of gripping and pressing firmly
- squadron4/5
squadron
- noun a cavalry unit consisting of two or more troops and headquarters and supporting arms
- noun an air force unit larger than a flight and smaller than a group
- noun a cavalry unit consisting of two or more troops and headquarters and supporting arms
- inquired4/5
inquire
- verb inquire about
ask; enquire.
- I asked about their special today
- He had to ask directions several times
- verb have a wish or desire to know something
enquire; wonder.
- He wondered who had built this beautiful church
- verb inquire about
- inquiries4/5
inquiry
- noun a search for knowledge
enquiry; research.
- their pottery deserves more research than it has received
- noun an instance of questioning
enquiry; interrogation; question; query.
- there was a question about my training
- we made inquiries of all those who were present
- noun a search for knowledge
- inequalities4/5
inequality
- noun lack of equality
- the growing inequality between rich and poor
- noun lack of equality
- consequent4/5
consequent
- adjective satellite following or accompanying as a consequence
concomitant; accompanying; incidental; attendant; resultant; sequent; ensuant.
- an excessive growth of bureaucracy, with attendant problems
- snags incidental to the changeover in management
- attendant circumstances
- the period of tension and consequent need for military preparedness
- the ensuant response to his appeal
- the resultant savings were considerable
- adjective satellite following or accompanying as a consequence
- aqueous4/5
aqueous
- adjective similar to or containing or dissolved in water
- aqueous solutions
- adjective produced by the action of water
sedimentary.
- adjective similar to or containing or dissolved in water
- requisite4/5
requisite
- noun anything indispensable
necessary; requirement; essential; necessity.
- food and shelter are necessities of life
- the essentials of the good life
- allow farmers to buy their requirements under favorable conditions
- a place where the requisites of water fuel and fodder can be obtained
- adjective satellite necessary for relief or supply
needed; needful; required.
- provided them with all things needful
- noun anything indispensable
- antique4/5
antique
- noun an elderly man
old geezer; old-timer; gaffer; oldtimer.
- noun any piece of furniture or decorative object or the like produced in a former period and valuable because of its beauty or rarity
- noun an elderly man
- aquatic4/5
aquatic
- noun a plant that lives in or on water
- adjective relating to or consisting of or being in water
- an aquatic environment
- noun a plant that lives in or on water
- squeeze4/5
squeeze
- noun the act of gripping and pressing firmly
squeezing.
- he gave her cheek a playful squeeze
- noun a state in which there is a short supply of cash to lend to businesses and consumers and interest rates are high
liquidity crisis; credit crunch.
- noun the act of gripping and pressing firmly
- uniquely4/5
uniquely
- adverb so as to be unique
unambiguously.
- he could determine uniquely the properties of the compound
- adverb so as to be unique
- mosque4/5
mosque
- noun (Islam) a Muslim place of worship that usually has a minaret
- noun (Islam) a Muslim place of worship that usually has a minaret
- exquisite4/5
exquisite
- adjective satellite intense or sharp
keen.
- suffered exquisite pain
- felt exquisite pleasure
- adjective satellite lavishly elegant and refined
recherche.
- adjective satellite intense or sharp
- requesting4/5
request
- noun a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority
postulation; petition.
- noun the verbal act of requesting
asking.
- noun a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority
- acquisitions4/5
acquisition
- noun the act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something
- the acquisition of wealth
- the acquisition of one company by another
- noun something acquired
- a recent acquisition by the museum
- noun the act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something
- squad4/5
squad
- noun a smallest army unit
- noun a cooperative unit (especially in sports)
team.
- noun a smallest army unit
- inquire4/5
inquire
- verb inquire about
ask; enquire.
- I asked about their special today
- He had to ask directions several times
- verb have a wish or desire to know something
enquire; wonder.
- He wondered who had built this beautiful church
- verb inquire about
- conquer4/5
conquer
- verb to put down by force or authority
inhibit; stamp down; subdue; suppress; curb.
- suppress a nascent uprising
- stamp down on littering
- conquer one's desires
- verb take possession of by force, as after an invasion
capture; appropriate; seize.
- the invaders seized the land and property of the inhabitants
- The army seized the town
- The militia captured the castle
- verb to put down by force or authority
- enquiry4/5
enquiry
- noun an instance of questioning
inquiry; interrogation; question; query.
- there was a question about my training
- we made inquiries of all those who were present
- noun a search for knowledge
inquiry; research.
- their pottery deserves more research than it has received
- noun an instance of questioning
- torque4/5
torque
- noun a twisting force
torsion.
- noun a twisting force
- marquis4/5
marquis
- noun nobleman (in various countries) ranking above a count
marquess.
- noun humorist who wrote about the imaginary life of cockroaches (1878-1937)
Donald Robert Perry Marquis; Don Marquis.
- noun nobleman (in various countries) ranking above a count
- liquidity4/5
liquidity
- noun the state in which a substance exhibits a characteristic readiness to flow with little or no tendency to disperse and relatively high incompressibility
liquid state; liquidness; liquid.
- noun the property of flowing easily
fluidness; runniness; liquidness; fluidity.
- adding lead makes the alloy easier to cast because the melting point is reduced and the fluidity is increased
- they believe that fluidity increases as the water gets warmer
- noun the state in which a substance exhibits a characteristic readiness to flow with little or no tendency to disperse and relatively high incompressibility
- liquids4/5
liquid
- noun a substance that is liquid at room temperature and pressure
- noun the state in which a substance exhibits a characteristic readiness to flow with little or no tendency to disperse and relatively high incompressibility
liquid state; liquidness; liquidity.
- noun a substance that is liquid at room temperature and pressure
- aquinas4/5
aquinas
- noun (Roman Catholic Church) Italian theologian and Doctor of the Church who is remembered for his attempt to reconcile faith and reason in a comprehensive theology; presented philosophical proofs of the existence of God (1225-1274)
St. Thomas Aquinas; Saint Thomas Aquinas; Thomas Aquinas; St. Thomas; Saint Thomas.
- noun (Roman Catholic Church) Italian theologian and Doctor of the Church who is remembered for his attempt to reconcile faith and reason in a comprehensive theology; presented philosophical proofs of the existence of God (1225-1274)
- picturesque4/5
picturesque
- adjective satellite suggesting or suitable for a picture; pretty as a picture
- a picturesque village
- adjective satellite strikingly expressive
- a picturesque description of the rainforest
- adjective satellite suggesting or suitable for a picture; pretty as a picture
- equivalence4/5
equivalence
- noun a state of being essentially equal or equivalent; equally balanced
equation; equality; par.
- on a par with the best
- noun essential equality and interchangeability
- noun a state of being essentially equal or equivalent; equally balanced
- ubiquitous4/5
ubiquitous
- adjective satellite being present everywhere at once
omnipresent.
- adjective satellite being present everywhere at once
- plaque4/5
plaque
- noun (pathology) a small abnormal patch on or inside the body
- noun a memorial made of brass
brass; memorial tablet.
- noun (pathology) a small abnormal patch on or inside the body
- oblique4/5
oblique
- noun any grammatical case other than the nominative
oblique case.
- noun a diagonally arranged abdominal muscle on either side of the torso
abdominal external oblique muscle; external oblique muscle; musculus obliquus externus abdominis.
- noun any grammatical case other than the nominative
- squared4/5
squared
- adjective satellite having been made square
- verb make square
square; square up.
- Square the circle
- square the wood with a file
- adjective satellite having been made square
- sequencing4/5
sequence
- noun serial arrangement in which things follow in logical order or a recurrent pattern
- the sequence of names was alphabetical
- he invented a technique to determine the sequence of base pairs in DNA
- noun a following of one thing after another in time
chronological succession; succession; chronological sequence; successiveness.
- the doctor saw a sequence of patients
- noun serial arrangement in which things follow in logical order or a recurrent pattern
- delinquency4/5
delinquency
- noun nonpayment of a debt when due
- noun a tendency to be negligent and uncaring
dereliction; willful neglect.
- he inherited his delinquency from his father
- his derelictions were not really intended as crimes
- his adolescent protest consisted of willful neglect of all his responsibilities
- noun nonpayment of a debt when due
- uniqueness4/5
uniqueness
- noun the quality of being one of a kind
singularity.
- that singularity distinguished him from all his companions
- noun the quality of being one of a kind
- prerequisite4/5
prerequisite
- noun something that is required in advance
requirement.
- Latin was a prerequisite for admission
- adjective satellite required as a prior condition or course of study
- noun something that is required in advance
- banquet4/5
banquet
- noun a ceremonial dinner party for many people
feast.
- noun a meal that is well prepared and greatly enjoyed
spread; feast.
- a banquet for the graduating seniors
- the Thanksgiving feast
- they put out quite a spread
- noun a ceremonial dinner party for many people
- earthquakes4/5
earthquake
- noun shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane of from volcanic activity
seism; temblor; quake.
- noun a disturbance that is extremely disruptive
- selling the company caused an earthquake among the employees
- noun shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane of from volcanic activity
- eloquent4/5
eloquent
- adjective satellite expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively
silver-tongued; facile; fluent; smooth-spoken; silver.
- able to dazzle with his facile tongue
- silver speech
- adjective satellite expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively
- acquaintances4/5
acquaintance
- noun personal knowledge or information about someone or something
conversance; conversancy; familiarity.
- noun a relationship less intimate than friendship
acquaintanceship.
- noun personal knowledge or information about someone or something
- adequacy4/5
adequacy
- noun the quality of being able to meet a need satisfactorily: "he questioned the adequacy of the usual sentimental interpretation of the Golden Rule"
adequateness.
- noun the quality of being sufficient for the end in view
sufficiency.
- he questioned the sufficiency of human intelligence
- noun the quality of being able to meet a need satisfactorily: "he questioned the adequacy of the usual sentimental interpretation of the Golden Rule"
- critiques4/5
critique
- noun an essay or article that gives a critical evaluation (as of a book or play)
critical review; review; review article.
- noun a serious examination and judgment of something
criticism.
- constructive criticism is always appreciated
- noun an essay or article that gives a critical evaluation (as of a book or play)
- squire4/5
squire
- noun young nobleman attendant on a knight
- noun an English country landowner
- noun young nobleman attendant on a knight
- opaque4/5
opaque
- adjective not transmitting or reflecting light or radiant energy; impenetrable to sight
- opaque windows of the jail
- opaque to X-rays
- adjective satellite not clearly understood or expressed
unintelligible.
- adjective not transmitting or reflecting light or radiant energy; impenetrable to sight
- eloquence4/5
eloquence
- noun powerful and effective language
fluency; smoothness.
- his eloquence attracted a large congregation
- fluency in spoken and written English is essential
- his oily smoothness concealed his guilt from the police
- noun powerful and effective language
- equivalents4/5
equivalent
- noun a person or thing equal to another in value or measure or force or effect or significance etc
- send two dollars or the equivalent in stamps
- noun the atomic weight of an element that has the same combining capacity as a given weight of another element; the standard is 8 for oxygen
combining weight; eq; equivalent weight.
- noun a person or thing equal to another in value or measure or force or effect or significance etc
- grotesque4/5
grotesque
- noun art characterized by an incongruous mixture of parts of humans and animals interwoven with plants
- adjective satellite distorted and unnatural in shape or size; abnormal and hideous
monstrous.
- tales of grotesque serpents eight fathoms long that churned the seas
- twisted into monstrous shapes
- noun art characterized by an incongruous mixture of parts of humans and animals interwoven with plants
- acquires4/5
acquire
- verb come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
get.
- She got a lot of paintings from her uncle
- They acquired a new pet
- Get your results the next day
- Get permission to take a few days off from work
- verb take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect
assume; take on; take; adopt.
- His voice took on a sad tone
- The story took a new turn
- he adopted an air of superiority
- She assumed strange manners
- The gods assume human or animal form in these fables
- verb come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
- baroque4/5
baroque
- noun elaborate and extensive ornamentation in decorative art and architecture that flourished in Europe in the 17th century
baroqueness.
- noun the historic period from about 1600 until 1750 when the baroque style of art, architecture, and music flourished in Europe
Baroque era; Baroque period.
- noun elaborate and extensive ornamentation in decorative art and architecture that flourished in Europe in the 17th century
- liquidation4/5
liquidation
- noun termination of a business operation by using its assets to discharge its liabilities
settlement.
- noun the act of exterminating
extermination.
- noun termination of a business operation by using its assets to discharge its liabilities
- inquisition4/5
inquisition
- noun a severe interrogation (often violating the rights or privacy of individuals)
- noun a former tribunal of the Roman Catholic Church (1232-1820) created to discover and suppress heresy
- noun a severe interrogation (often violating the rights or privacy of individuals)
- equator4/5
equator
- noun an imaginary line around the Earth forming the great circle that is equidistant from the north and south poles
- the equator is the boundary between the northern and southern hemispheres
- noun a circle dividing a sphere or other surface into two usually equal and symmetrical parts
- noun an imaginary line around the Earth forming the great circle that is equidistant from the north and south poles
- etiquette4/5
etiquette
- noun rules governing socially acceptable behavior
- noun rules governing socially acceptable behavior
- basque4/5
basque
Pertaining to Biscay, its people, or their language.
- equated4/5
equate
- verb consider or describe as similar, equal, or analogous
liken; compare.
- We can compare the Han dynasty to the Romans
- You cannot equate success in financial matters with greed
- verb be equivalent or parallel, in mathematics
correspond.
- verb consider or describe as similar, equal, or analogous
- antiquities4/5
antiquity
- noun the historic period preceding the Middle Ages in Europe
- noun extreme oldness
ancientness.
- noun the historic period preceding the Middle Ages in Europe
- mosquito4/5
mosquito
- noun two-winged insect whose female has a long proboscis to pierce the skin and suck the blood of humans and animals
- noun two-winged insect whose female has a long proboscis to pierce the skin and suck the blood of humans and animals
- squarely4/5
squarely
- adverb directly and without evasion; not roundabout
forthrightly; forthright.
- to face a problem squarely
- the responsibility lies squarely with them
- spoke forthright (or forthrightly) and to the point
- adverb in a straight direct way
square.
- looked him squarely in the eye
- ran square into me
- adverb directly and without evasion; not roundabout
- inadequacy4/5
inadequacy
- noun lack of an adequate quantity or number
deficiency; insufficiency.
- the inadequacy of unemployment benefits
- noun a lack of competence
insufficiency.
- pointed out the insufficiencies in my report
- juvenile offenses often reflect an inadequacy in the parents
- noun lack of an adequate quantity or number
- delinquent4/5
delinquent
- noun a young offender
juvenile delinquent.
- adjective satellite guilty of a misdeed
- delinquent minors
- noun a young offender
- mozambique4/5
mozambique
- noun a republic on the southeastern coast of Africa on the Mozambique Channel; became independent from Portugal in 1975
Mocambique; Republic of Mozambique.
- noun a republic on the southeastern coast of Africa on the Mozambique Channel; became independent from Portugal in 1975
- albuquerque4/5
albuquerque
- noun the largest city in New Mexico; located in central New Mexico on the Rio Grande river
- noun the largest city in New Mexico; located in central New Mexico on the Rio Grande river
- mosquitoes4/5
mosquito
- noun two-winged insect whose female has a long proboscis to pierce the skin and suck the blood of humans and animals
- noun two-winged insect whose female has a long proboscis to pierce the skin and suck the blood of humans and animals
- squirrel4/5
squirrel
- noun a kind of arboreal rodent having a long bushy tail
- noun the fur of a squirrel
- noun a kind of arboreal rodent having a long bushy tail
- conqueror4/5
conqueror
- noun someone who is victorious by force of arms
vanquisher.
- noun someone who is victorious by force of arms
- iroquois4/5
iroquois
(Ethnol.) A powerful and warlike confederacy of Indian tribes, formerly inhabiting Central New York and constituting most of the Five Nations. Also, any Indian of the Iroquois tribes.
- unquestionably4/5
unquestionably
- adverb without question
unimpeachably.
- Fred Winter is unquestionably the jockey to follow
- they hired unimpeachably first-rate faculty members
- adverb without question and beyond doubt
decidedly; emphatically; in spades; by all odds; definitely.
- it was decidedly too expensive
- she told him off in spades
- by all odds they should win
- adverb without question
- squash4/5
squash
- noun any of numerous annual trailing plants of the genus Cucurbita grown for their fleshy edible fruits
squash vine.
- noun edible fruit of a squash plant; eaten as a vegetable
- noun any of numerous annual trailing plants of the genus Cucurbita grown for their fleshy edible fruits
- infrequently4/5
infrequently
- adverb not many times
- in your 1850 church you not infrequently find a dramatic contrast between the sumptuous appointments of the building itself and the inhuman barrack-like living conditions in the church room
- adverb not many times
- squeezing4/5
squeezing
- noun the act of gripping and pressing firmly
squeeze.
- he gave her cheek a playful squeeze
- verb to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition
crush; squelch; squeeze; squash; mash.
- crush an aluminum can
- squeeze a lemon
- noun the act of gripping and pressing firmly
- squamous4/5
squamous
Covered with, or consisting of, scales; resembling a scale; scaly; as, the squamose cones of the pine;squamous epithelial cells; thesquamous portion of the temporal bone, which is so called from a fancied resemblance to a scale.
- infrequent4/5
infrequent
- adjective not frequent; not occurring regularly or at short intervals
- infrequent outbursts of temper
- adjective not frequent; not occurring regularly or at short intervals
- tranquil4/5
tranquil
- adjective satellite (of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves
smooth; quiet; unruffled; placid; still.
- a ribbon of sand between the angry sea and the placid bay
- the quiet waters of a lagoon
- a lake of tranquil blue water reflecting a tranquil blue sky
- a smooth channel crossing
- scarcely a ripple on the still water
- unruffled water
- adjective satellite not agitated; without losing self-possession
serene; unagitated; calm.
- spoke in a calm voice
- remained calm throughout the uproar
- he remained serene in the midst of turbulence
- a serene expression on her face
- she became more tranquil
- tranquil life in the country
- adjective satellite (of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves
- plaques4/5
plaque
- noun (pathology) a small abnormal patch on or inside the body
- noun a memorial made of brass
brass; memorial tablet.
- noun (pathology) a small abnormal patch on or inside the body
- sequel4/5
sequel
- noun something that follows something else
subsequence.
- noun a part added to a book or play that continues and extends it
continuation.
- noun something that follows something else
- jacqueline4/5
jacqueline
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- equatorial4/5
equatorial
- noun a telescope whose mounting has only two axes of motion, one parallel to the Earth's axis and the other one at right angles to it
- adjective of or relating to or at an equator
- equatorial diameter
- noun a telescope whose mounting has only two axes of motion, one parallel to the Earth's axis and the other one at right angles to it
- conquering4/5
conquering
- noun the act of conquering
subjection; conquest; subjugation.
- verb to put down by force or authority
inhibit; stamp down; subdue; suppress; curb; conquer.
- suppress a nascent uprising
- stamp down on littering
- conquer one's desires
- noun the act of conquering
- antiques4/5
antique
- noun an elderly man
old geezer; old-timer; gaffer; oldtimer.
- noun any piece of furniture or decorative object or the like produced in a former period and valuable because of its beauty or rarity
- noun an elderly man
- aquifer4/5
aquifer
- noun underground bed or layer yielding ground water for wells and springs etc
- noun underground bed or layer yielding ground water for wells and springs etc
- inquiring4/5
inquiring
- noun a request for information
questioning.
- verb inquire about
ask; inquire; enquire.
- I asked about their special today
- He had to ask directions several times
- noun a request for information
- conquests4/5
conquest
- noun the act of conquering
subjection; subjugation; conquering.
- noun success in mastering something difficult
- the conquest of space
- noun the act of conquering
- bouquet4/5
bouquet
- noun an arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present
nosegay; posy; corsage.
- noun a pleasingly sweet olfactory property
redolence; fragrancy; sweetness; fragrance.
- noun an arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present
- relinquish4/5
relinquish
- verb part with a possession or right
release; give up; free; resign.
- I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest
- resign a claim to the throne
- verb do without or cease to hold or adhere to
foreswear; forego; waive; forgo; dispense with.
- We are dispensing with formalities
- relinquish the old ideas
- verb part with a possession or right
- tocqueville4/5
tocqueville
- noun French political writer noted for his analysis of American institutions (1805-1859)
Alexis Charles Henri Maurice de Tocqueville; Alexis de Tocqueville.
- noun French political writer noted for his analysis of American institutions (1805-1859)
- mosques4/5
mosque
- noun (Islam) a Muslim place of worship that usually has a minaret
- noun (Islam) a Muslim place of worship that usually has a minaret
- equate4/5
equate
- verb consider or describe as similar, equal, or analogous
liken; compare.
- We can compare the Han dynasty to the Romans
- You cannot equate success in financial matters with greed
- verb be equivalent or parallel, in mathematics
correspond.
- verb consider or describe as similar, equal, or analogous
- unqualified3/5
unqualified
- adjective not limited or restricted
- an unqualified denial
- adjective not meeting the proper standards and requirements and training
- adjective not limited or restricted
- enquiries3/5
enquiry
- noun an instance of questioning
inquiry; interrogation; question; query.
- there was a question about my training
- we made inquiries of all those who were present
- noun a search for knowledge
inquiry; research.
- their pottery deserves more research than it has received
- noun an instance of questioning
- acquitted3/5
acquitted
- adjective satellite declared not guilty of a specific offense or crime; legally blameless
not guilty.
- he stands acquitted on all charges
- the jury found him not guilty by reason of insanity
- verb pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
exculpate; acquit; clear; discharge; assoil; exonerate.
- The suspect was cleared of the murder charges
- adjective satellite declared not guilty of a specific offense or crime; legally blameless
- consequential3/5
consequential
- adjective satellite having important issues or results
eventful.
- the year's only really consequential legislation
- an eventful decision
- adjective satellite having important issues or results
- cheque3/5
cheque
- noun a written order directing a bank to pay money
check; bank check.
- he paid all his bills by check
- verb withdraw money by writing a check
check out.
- noun a written order directing a bank to pay money
- tranquillity3/5
tranquillity
- noun an untroubled state; free from disturbances
tranquility; quiet.
- noun a state of peace and quiet
quietness; tranquility; quietude.
- noun an untroubled state; free from disturbances
- frequented3/5
frequent
- verb do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of
shop; buy at; patronize; patronise; sponsor; shop at.
- verb be a regular or frequent visitor to a certain place
haunt.
- She haunts the ballet
- verb do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of
- sequentially3/5
sequentially
- adverb in a consecutive manner
consecutive.
- we numbered the papers consecutively
- adverb in a consecutive manner
- squat3/5
squat
- noun exercising by repeatedly assuming a crouching position with the knees bent; strengthens the leg muscles
knee bend; squatting.
- noun a small worthless amount
diddlyshit; shit; diddly-squat; diddly-shit; jack; diddly; diddley; diddlysquat; doodly-squat.
- you don't know jack
- noun exercising by repeatedly assuming a crouching position with the knees bent; strengthens the leg muscles
- equip3/5
equip
- verb provide with (something) usually for a specific purpose
fit out; fit; outfit.
- The expedition was equipped with proper clothing, food, and other necessities
- verb provide with abilities or understanding
- She was never equipped to be a dancer
- verb provide with (something) usually for a specific purpose
- aquarium3/5
aquarium
- noun a tank or pool or bowl filled with water for keeping live fish and underwater animals
fish tank; marine museum.
- noun a tank or pool or bowl filled with water for keeping live fish and underwater animals
- conquerors3/5
conqueror
- noun someone who is victorious by force of arms
vanquisher.
- noun someone who is victorious by force of arms
- equilibria3/5
equilibrium
- noun a stable situation in which forces cancel one another
- noun a chemical reaction and its reverse proceed at equal rates
chemical equilibrium.
- noun a stable situation in which forces cancel one another
- unequivocal3/5
unequivocal
- adjective admitting of no doubt or misunderstanding; having only one meaning or interpretation and leading to only one conclusion
unambiguous; univocal.
- unequivocal evidence
- took an unequivocal position
- an unequivocal success
- an unequivocal promise
- an unequivocal (or univocal) statement
- adjective satellite clearly defined or formulated
definitive.
- the plain and unequivocal language of the laws"- R.B.Taney
- adjective admitting of no doubt or misunderstanding; having only one meaning or interpretation and leading to only one conclusion
- prerequisites3/5
prerequisite
- noun something that is required in advance
requirement.
- Latin was a prerequisite for admission
- adjective satellite required as a prior condition or course of study
- noun something that is required in advance
- aquaculture3/5
aquaculture
- noun rearing aquatic animals or cultivating aquatic plants for food
- noun rearing aquatic animals or cultivating aquatic plants for food
- acquiescence3/5
acquiescence
- noun acceptance without protest
- noun agreement with a statement or proposal to do something
assent.
- he gave his assent eagerly
- a murmur of acquiescence from the assembly
- noun acceptance without protest
- unequivocally3/5
unequivocally
- adverb in an unambiguous manner
unambiguously.
- she stated her intentions unequivocally
- adverb in an unambiguous manner
- politique3/5
politic
- adjective marked by artful prudence, expedience, and shrewdness
- it is neither polite nor politic to get into other people's quarrels
- a politic decision
- a politic manager
- a politic old scoundrel
- a shrewd and politic reply
- adjective satellite smoothly agreeable and courteous with a degree of sophistication
bland; suave; smooth.
- he was too politic to quarrel with so important a personage
- the manager pacified the customer with a smooth apology for the error
- adjective marked by artful prudence, expedience, and shrewdness
- squirrels3/5
squirrel
- noun a kind of arboreal rodent having a long bushy tail
- noun the fur of a squirrel
- noun a kind of arboreal rodent having a long bushy tail
- physique3/5
physique
- noun constitution of the human body
body-build; build; habitus.
- noun alternative names for the body of a human being
form; figure; flesh; soma; frame; material body; anatomy; shape; chassis; build; human body; physical body; bod.
- Leonardo studied the human body
- he has a strong physique
- the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak
- noun constitution of the human body
- turquoise3/5
turquoise
- noun a blue to grey green mineral consisting of copper aluminum phosphate
- blue turquoise is valued as a gemstone
- noun a shade of blue tinged with green
aqua; greenish blue; aquamarine; cobalt blue; peacock blue.
- noun a blue to grey green mineral consisting of copper aluminum phosphate
- iniquity3/5
iniquity
- noun absence of moral or spiritual values
dark; darkness; wickedness.
- the powers of darkness
- noun morally objectionable behavior
wickedness; evil; immorality.
- noun absence of moral or spiritual values
- squinted3/5
squint
- noun abnormal alignment of one or both eyes
strabismus.
- noun the act of squinting; looking with the eyes partly closed
- noun abnormal alignment of one or both eyes
- vanquished3/5
vanquish
- verb come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
shell; beat; trounce; crush; beat out.
- Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship
- We beat the competition
- Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game
- verb come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
- squadrons3/5
squadron
- noun a cavalry unit consisting of two or more troops and headquarters and supporting arms
- noun an air force unit larger than a flight and smaller than a group
- noun a cavalry unit consisting of two or more troops and headquarters and supporting arms
- exchequer3/5
exchequer
- noun the funds of a government or institution or individual
treasury.
- noun the funds of a government or institution or individual
- squid3/5
squid
- noun (Italian cuisine) squid prepared as food
calamary; calamari.
- noun widely distributed fast-moving ten-armed cephalopod mollusk having a long tapered body with triangular tail fins
- noun (Italian cuisine) squid prepared as food
- enrique3/5
enrique
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- disqualified3/5
disqualified
- adjective satellite disqualified by law or rule or provision
- verb make unfit or unsuitable
indispose; disqualify; unfit.
- Your income disqualifies you
- adjective satellite disqualified by law or rule or provision
- eloquently3/5
eloquently
- adverb with eloquence
articulately.
- he expressed his ideas eloquently
- adverb in an articulate manner
articulately.
- he argued articulately for his plan
- adverb with eloquence
- bequeathed3/5
bequeath
- verb leave or give by will after one's death
will; leave.
- My aunt bequeathed me all her jewelry
- My grandfather left me his entire estate
- verb leave or give by will after one's death
- exquisitely3/5
exquisitely
- adverb in a delicate manner
delicately; finely; fine.
- finely shaped features
- her fine drawn body
- adverb in a delicate manner
- harlequin3/5
harlequin
- noun a clown or buffoon (after the Harlequin character in the commedia dell'arte)
- verb variegate with spots or marks
- His face was harlequined with patches
- noun a clown or buffoon (after the Harlequin character in the commedia dell'arte)
- dominique3/5
dominique
- noun American breed of chicken having barred grey plumage raised for meat and brown eggs
Dominick.
- noun American breed of chicken having barred grey plumage raised for meat and brown eggs
- liquidated3/5
liquidate
- verb get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing
knock off; neutralize; do in; waste; neutralise.
- The mafia liquidated the informer
- the double agent was neutralized
- verb eliminate by paying off (debts)
pay off.
- verb get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing
- equalization3/5
equalization
- noun the act of making equal or uniform
equalisation; leveling.
- noun the act of making equal or uniform
- relinquished3/5
relinquished
- adjective satellite that has been withdrawn or retreated from
- verb part with a possession or right
release; relinquish; give up; free; resign.
- I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest
- resign a claim to the throne
- adjective satellite that has been withdrawn or retreated from
- tranquility3/5
tranquility
- noun a disposition free from stress or emotion
quiet; repose; serenity; tranquillity; placidity.
- noun an untroubled state; free from disturbances
quiet; tranquillity.
- noun a disposition free from stress or emotion
- inquisitive3/5
inquisitive
- adjective satellite showing curiosity
speculative; wondering; questioning.
- if someone saw a man climbing a light post they might get inquisitive
- raised a speculative eyebrow
- adjective satellite inquiring or appearing to inquire
- an inquiring look
- the police are proverbially inquisitive
- adjective satellite showing curiosity
- equivocal3/5
equivocal
- adjective open to two or more interpretations; or of uncertain nature or significance; or (often) intended to mislead
ambiguous.
- an equivocal statement
- the polling had a complex and equivocal (or ambiguous) message for potential female candidates
- the officer's equivocal behavior increased the victim's uneasiness
- popularity is an equivocal crown
- an equivocal response to an embarrassing question
- adjective satellite open to question
- aliens of equivocal loyalty
- his conscience reproached him with the equivocal character of the union into which he had forced his son"-Anna Jameson
- adjective open to two or more interpretations; or of uncertain nature or significance; or (often) intended to mislead
- joaquin3/5
joaquin
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- bequest3/5
bequest
- noun (law) a gift of personal property by will
legacy.
- noun (law) a gift of personal property by will
- colloquial3/5
colloquial
- adjective satellite characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation
conversational.
- wrote her letters in a colloquial style
- the broken syntax and casual enunciation of conversational English
- adjective satellite characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation
- inequities3/5
inequity
- noun injustice by virtue of not conforming with rules or standards
unfairness.
- noun injustice by virtue of not conforming with rules or standards
- masquerade3/5
masquerade
- noun a party of guests wearing costumes and masks
masque; mask; masquerade party.
- noun a costume worn as a disguise at a masquerade party
fancy dress; masquerade costume.
- noun a party of guests wearing costumes and masks
- squads3/5
squad
- noun a smallest army unit
- noun a cooperative unit (especially in sports)
team.
- noun a smallest army unit
- equating3/5
equating
- noun the act of regarding as equal
equation.
- verb consider or describe as similar, equal, or analogous
liken; compare; equate.
- We can compare the Han dynasty to the Romans
- You cannot equate success in financial matters with greed
- noun the act of regarding as equal
- antiquarian3/5
antiquarian
- noun an expert or collector of antiquities
antiquary; archaist.
- adjective of or relating to persons who study or deal in antiques or antiquities
- noun an expert or collector of antiquities
- montesquieu3/5
montesquieu
- noun French political philosopher who advocated the separation of executive and legislative and judicial powers (1689-1755)
Baron de la Brede et de Montesquieu; Charles Louis de Secondat.
- noun French political philosopher who advocated the separation of executive and legislative and judicial powers (1689-1755)
- squatting3/5
squatting
- noun exercising by repeatedly assuming a crouching position with the knees bent; strengthens the leg muscles
knee bend; squat.
- noun the act of assuming or maintaining a crouching position with the knees bent and the buttocks near the heels
squat.
- noun exercising by repeatedly assuming a crouching position with the knees bent; strengthens the leg muscles
- equates3/5
equate
- verb consider or describe as similar, equal, or analogous
liken; compare.
- We can compare the Han dynasty to the Romans
- You cannot equate success in financial matters with greed
- verb be equivalent or parallel, in mathematics
correspond.
- verb consider or describe as similar, equal, or analogous
- mystique3/5
mystique
- noun an aura of heightened value or interest or meaning surrounding a person or thing
- noun an aura of heightened value or interest or meaning surrounding a person or thing
- clique3/5
clique
- noun an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose
coterie; inner circle; camp; ingroup; pack.
- noun an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose
- inadequacies3/5
inadequacy
- noun lack of an adequate quantity or number
deficiency; insufficiency.
- the inadequacy of unemployment benefits
- noun a lack of competence
insufficiency.
- pointed out the insufficiencies in my report
- juvenile offenses often reflect an inadequacy in the parents
- noun lack of an adequate quantity or number
- unquestioned3/5
unquestioned
- adjective satellite generally agreed upon; not subject to dispute
unchallenged; undisputed.
- the undisputed fact
- adjective satellite generally agreed upon; not subject to dispute
- sequelae3/5
sequela
- noun any abnormality following or resulting from a disease or injury or treatment
- paralysis is one of the sequelae of poliomyelitis
- noun any abnormality following or resulting from a disease or injury or treatment
- equities3/5
equity
- noun the difference between the market value of a property and the claims held against it
- noun the ownership interest of shareholders in a corporation
- noun the difference between the market value of a property and the claims held against it
- equine3/5
equine
- noun hoofed mammals having slender legs and a flat coat with a narrow mane along the back of the neck
equid.
- adjective resembling a horse
- noun hoofed mammals having slender legs and a flat coat with a narrow mane along the back of the neck
- obliquely3/5
obliquely
- adverb to, toward or at one side
sideways; sidelong.
- darting eyes looking sidelong out of a wizened face
- adverb at an oblique angle
athwart; aslant.
- the sun shone aslant into his face
- adverb to, toward or at one side
- inadequately3/5
inadequately
- adverb in an inadequate manner or to an inadequate degree
- the temporary camps were inadequately equipped
- adverb in an inadequate manner or to an inadequate degree
- rehnquist3/5
rehnquist
- noun United States jurist who served as an associate justice on the United States Supreme Court from 1972 until 1986, when he was appointed chief justice (born in 1924)
William Hubbs Rehnquist; William Rehnquist.
- noun United States jurist who served as an associate justice on the United States Supreme Court from 1972 until 1986, when he was appointed chief justice (born in 1924)
- disqualification3/5
disqualification
- noun unfitness that bars you from participation
- noun the act of preventing someone from participating by finding them unqualified
- noun unfitness that bars you from participation
- enquired3/5
enquire
- verb inquire about
ask; inquire.
- I asked about their special today
- He had to ask directions several times
- verb conduct an inquiry or investigation of
inquire; investigate.
- The district attorney's office investigated reports of possible irregularities
- inquire into the disappearance of the rich old lady
- verb inquire about
- antiquated3/5
antiquated
- adjective satellite so extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier period
antediluvian; archaic.
- a ramshackle antediluvian tenement
- antediluvian ideas
- archaic laws
- verb make obsolete or old-fashioned
antiquate.
- adjective satellite so extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier period
- enquire3/5
enquire
- verb inquire about
ask; inquire.
- I asked about their special today
- He had to ask directions several times
- verb conduct an inquiry or investigation of
inquire; investigate.
- The district attorney's office investigated reports of possible irregularities
- inquire into the disappearance of the rich old lady
- verb inquire about
- sequenced3/5
sequence
- noun serial arrangement in which things follow in logical order or a recurrent pattern
- the sequence of names was alphabetical
- he invented a technique to determine the sequence of base pairs in DNA
- noun a following of one thing after another in time
chronological succession; succession; chronological sequence; successiveness.
- the doctor saw a sequence of patients
- noun serial arrangement in which things follow in logical order or a recurrent pattern
- inquirer3/5
inquirer
- noun someone who asks a question
questioner; enquirer; asker; querier.
- noun someone who asks a question
- squatted3/5
squat
- noun exercising by repeatedly assuming a crouching position with the knees bent; strengthens the leg muscles
knee bend; squatting.
- noun a small worthless amount
diddlyshit; shit; diddly-squat; diddly-shit; jack; diddly; diddley; diddlysquat; doodly-squat.
- you don't know jack
- noun exercising by repeatedly assuming a crouching position with the knees bent; strengthens the leg muscles
- sequestration3/5
sequestration
- noun the act of segregating or sequestering
segregation.
- sequestration of the jury
- noun the action of forming a chelate or other stable compound with an ion or atom or molecule so that it is no longer available for reactions
- noun the act of segregating or sequestering
- inconsequential3/5
inconsequential
- adjective satellite lacking worth or importance
inconsequent.
- his work seems trivial and inconsequential
- the quite inconsequent fellow was managed like a puppet
- adjective satellite not following logically as a consequence
- adjective satellite lacking worth or importance
- aqua3/5
aqua
- noun a shade of blue tinged with green
turquoise; greenish blue; aquamarine; cobalt blue; peacock blue.
- noun a shade of blue tinged with green
- romanesque3/5
romanesque
(Arch.) Somewhat resembling the Roman; -- applied sometimes to the debased style of the later Roman empire, but esp. to the more developed architecture prevailing from the 8th century to the 12th.
- monique3/5
monique
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- acquittal3/5
acquittal
- noun a judgment of not guilty
- noun a judgment of not guilty
- bibliotheque3/5
bibliotheque
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- burlesque3/5
burlesque
- noun a theatrical entertainment of broad and earthy humor; consists of comic skits and short turns (and sometimes striptease)
- noun a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way
pasquinade; mockery; takeoff; lampoon; travesty; sendup; put-on; spoof; charade; parody.
- noun a theatrical entertainment of broad and earthy humor; consists of comic skits and short turns (and sometimes striptease)
- disequilibrium3/5
disequilibrium
- noun loss of equilibrium attributable to an unstable situation in which some forces outweigh others
- noun loss of equilibrium attributable to an unstable situation in which some forces outweigh others
- equestrian3/5
equestrian
- noun a man skilled in equitation
horseback rider; horseman.
- adjective of or relating to or composed of knights
- noun a man skilled in equitation
- acquaint3/5
acquaint
- verb cause to come to know personally
present; introduce.
- permit me to acquaint you with my son
- introduce the new neighbors to the community
- verb make familiar or conversant with
familiarise; familiarize.
- you should acquaint yourself with your new computer
- We familiarized ourselves with the new surroundings
- verb cause to come to know personally
- squinting3/5
squinting
- adjective satellite having eyes half closed in order to see better
squinched.
- squinched eyes
- verb cross one's eyes as if in strabismus
squinch; squint.
- The children squinted so as to scare each other
- adjective satellite having eyes half closed in order to see better
- aquifers3/5
aquifer
- noun underground bed or layer yielding ground water for wells and springs etc
- noun underground bed or layer yielding ground water for wells and springs etc
- acquiesced3/5
acquiesce
- verb to agree or express agreement
accede; assent.
- The Maestro assented to the request for an encore
- verb to agree or express agreement
- requisition3/5
requisition
- noun the act of requiring; an authoritative request or demand, especially by a military or public authority that takes something over (usually temporarily) for military or public use
- noun an official form on which a request in made
requisition form.
- first you have to fill out the requisition
- noun the act of requiring; an authoritative request or demand, especially by a military or public authority that takes something over (usually temporarily) for military or public use
- equanimity3/5
equanimity
- noun steadiness of mind under stress
calmness; calm; composure.
- he accepted their problems with composure and she with equanimity
- noun steadiness of mind under stress
- inquest3/5
inquest
- noun an inquiry into the cause of an unexpected death
- noun an inquiry into the cause of an unexpected death
- aquarius3/5
aquarius
(Astron.) (a) The Water-bearer; the eleventh sign in the zodiac, which the sun enters about the 20th of January; -- so called from the rains which prevail at that season in Italy and the East. (b) A constellation south of Pegasus.
- delinquents3/5
delinquent
- noun a young offender
juvenile delinquent.
- adjective satellite guilty of a misdeed
- delinquent minors
- noun a young offender
- boutique3/5
boutique
- noun a shop that sells women's clothes and jewelry
dress shop.
- noun a shop that sells women's clothes and jewelry
- marquee3/5
marquee
- noun large and often sumptuous tent
pavilion.
- noun permanent canopy over an entrance of a hotel etc.
marquise.
- noun large and often sumptuous tent
- cheques3/5
cheque
- noun a written order directing a bank to pay money
check; bank check.
- he paid all his bills by check
- verb withdraw money by writing a check
check out.
- noun a written order directing a bank to pay money
- esquire3/5
esquire
- noun (Middle Ages) an attendant and shield bearer to a knight; a candidate for knighthood
- noun a title of respect for a member of the English gentry ranking just below a knight; placed after the name
Esq.
- noun (Middle Ages) an attendant and shield bearer to a knight; a candidate for knighthood
- aqueduct3/5
aqueduct
- noun a conduit that resembles a bridge but carries water over a valley
- noun a conduit that resembles a bridge but carries water over a valley
- inequity3/5
inequity
- noun injustice by virtue of not conforming with rules or standards
unfairness.
- noun injustice by virtue of not conforming with rules or standards
- liquors3/5
liquor
- noun an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
hard drink; spirits; John Barleycorn; booze; hard liquor; strong drink.
- noun a liquid substance that is a solution (or emulsion or suspension) used or obtained in an industrial process
- waste liquors
- noun an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
- unquestionable3/5
unquestionable
- adjective incapable of being questioned
- unquestionable authority
- adjective satellite not counterfeit or copied
veritable; bona fide; authentic.
- an authentic signature
- a bona fide manuscript
- an unquestionable antique
- photographs taken in a veritable bull ring
- adjective incapable of being questioned
- squatters3/5
squatter
- noun someone who settles lawfully on government land with the intent to acquire title to it
nester; homesteader.
- noun someone who settles on land without right or title
- noun someone who settles lawfully on government land with the intent to acquire title to it
- requiem3/5
requiem
- noun a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person
dirge; coronach; threnody; lament.
- noun a musical setting for a Mass celebrating the dead
- noun a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person
- acquiesce3/5
acquiesce
- verb to agree or express agreement
accede; assent.
- The Maestro assented to the request for an encore
- verb to agree or express agreement
- equivalently3/5
equivalent
- noun a person or thing equal to another in value or measure or force or effect or significance etc
- send two dollars or the equivalent in stamps
- noun the atomic weight of an element that has the same combining capacity as a given weight of another element; the standard is 8 for oxygen
combining weight; eq; equivalent weight.
- noun a person or thing equal to another in value or measure or force or effect or significance etc
- headquartered3/5
headquarter
- verb provide with headquarters
- the compnay is headquartered in New Jersey
- verb provide with headquarters
- squeak3/5
squeak
- noun a short high-pitched noise
- the squeak of shoes on powdery snow
- noun something achieved (or escaped) by a narrow margin
close shave; narrow escape; close call; squeaker.
- noun a short high-pitched noise
- equaled3/5
equal
- noun a person who is of equal standing with another in a group
peer; compeer; match.
- verb be identical or equivalent to
be.
- One dollar equals 1,000 rubles these days!
- noun a person who is of equal standing with another in a group
- banquets3/5
banquet
- noun a ceremonial dinner party for many people
feast.
- noun a meal that is well prepared and greatly enjoyed
spread; feast.
- a banquet for the graduating seniors
- the Thanksgiving feast
- they put out quite a spread
- noun a ceremonial dinner party for many people
- squires3/5
squire
- noun young nobleman attendant on a knight
- noun an English country landowner
- noun young nobleman attendant on a knight
- sequestered3/5
sequestered
- adjective satellite providing privacy or seclusion
secluded; cloistered; reclusive.
- the cloistered academic world of books
- sat close together in the sequestered pergola
- sitting under the reclusive calm of a shade tree
- a secluded romantic spot
- verb requisition forcibly, as of enemy property
sequester.
- the estate was sequestered
- adjective satellite providing privacy or seclusion
- martinique3/5
martinique
- noun an island in the eastern Caribbean in the Windward Islands; administered as an overseas region of France
- noun an island in the eastern Caribbean in the Windward Islands; administered as an overseas region of France
- marquez3/5
marquez
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- colloquium3/5
colloquium
- noun an academic meeting or seminar usually led by a different lecturer and on a different topic at each meeting
- noun an address to an academic meeting or seminar
- noun an academic meeting or seminar usually led by a different lecturer and on a different topic at each meeting
- lacquer3/5
lacquer
- noun a black resinous substance obtained from certain trees and used as a natural varnish
- noun a hard glossy coating
- noun a black resinous substance obtained from certain trees and used as a natural varnish
- equinox3/5
equinox
- noun either of two times of the year when the sun crosses the plane of the earth's equator and day and night are of equal length
- noun (astronomy) either of the two celestial points at which the celestial equator intersects the ecliptic
equinoctial point.
- noun either of two times of the year when the sun crosses the plane of the earth's equator and day and night are of equal length
- marquette3/5
marquette
- noun French missionary who accompanied Louis Joliet in exploring the upper Mississippi River valley (1637-1675)
Jacques Marquette; Pere Jacques Marquette.
- noun a town on Lake Superior on the Upper Peninsula in northwest Michigan
- noun French missionary who accompanied Louis Joliet in exploring the upper Mississippi River valley (1637-1675)
- requisites3/5
requisite
- noun anything indispensable
necessary; requirement; essential; necessity.
- food and shelter are necessities of life
- the essentials of the good life
- allow farmers to buy their requirements under favorable conditions
- a place where the requisites of water fuel and fodder can be obtained
- adjective satellite necessary for relief or supply
needed; needful; required.
- provided them with all things needful
- noun anything indispensable
- ubiquity3/5
ubiquity
- noun the state of being everywhere at once (or seeming to be everywhere at once)
omnipresence; ubiquitousness.
- noun the state of being everywhere at once (or seeming to be everywhere at once)
- squealed3/5
squeal
- noun a high-pitched howl
- verb utter a high-pitched cry, characteristic of pigs
oink.
- noun a high-pitched howl
- masque3/5
masque
- noun a party of guests wearing costumes and masks
masquerade; mask; masquerade party.
- noun a party of guests wearing costumes and masks
- inquisitor3/5
inquisitor
- noun a questioner who is excessively harsh
interrogator.
- noun an official of the ecclesiastical court of the Inquisition
- noun a questioner who is excessively harsh
- communique3/5
communique
- noun an official report (usually sent in haste)
despatch; dispatch.
- noun an official report (usually sent in haste)
- inequitable3/5
inequitable
- adjective not equitable or fair
unjust.
- the inequitable division of wealth
- inequitable taxation
- adjective not equitable or fair
- squirmed3/5
squirm
- noun the act of wiggling
wriggle; wiggle.
- verb to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling)
twist; wrestle; writhe; worm; wriggle.
- The prisoner writhed in discomfort
- The child tried to wriggle free from his aunt's embrace
- noun the act of wiggling
- squandered3/5
squandered
- adjective satellite not used to good advantage
wasted.
- squandered money cannot be replaced
- a wasted effort
- verb spend thoughtlessly; throw away
blow; waste; squander.
- He wasted his inheritance on his insincere friends
- You squandered the opportunity to get and advanced degree
- adjective satellite not used to good advantage
- equalled3/5
equal
- noun a person who is of equal standing with another in a group
peer; compeer; match.
- verb be identical or equivalent to
be.
- One dollar equals 1,000 rubles these days!
- noun a person who is of equal standing with another in a group
- squatter3/5
squatter
- noun someone who settles lawfully on government land with the intent to acquire title to it
nester; homesteader.
- noun someone who settles on land without right or title
- noun someone who settles lawfully on government land with the intent to acquire title to it
- critiqued3/5
critique
- noun an essay or article that gives a critical evaluation (as of a book or play)
critical review; review; review article.
- noun a serious examination and judgment of something
criticism.
- constructive criticism is always appreciated
- noun an essay or article that gives a critical evaluation (as of a book or play)
- enquirer3/5
enquirer
- noun someone who asks a question
questioner; asker; querier; inquirer.
- noun someone who asks a question
- squint3/5
squint
- noun abnormal alignment of one or both eyes
strabismus.
- noun the act of squinting; looking with the eyes partly closed
- noun abnormal alignment of one or both eyes
- squalid3/5
squalid
- adjective satellite morally degraded
seedy; seamy; sleazy; sordid.
- a seedy district
- the seamy side of life
- sleazy characters hanging around casinos
- sleazy storefronts with...dirt on the walls"- Seattle Weekly
- the sordid details of his orgies stank under his very nostrils"- James Joyce
- the squalid atmosphere of intrigue and betrayal
- adjective satellite foul and run-down and repulsive
flyblown; sordid.
- a flyblown bar on the edge of town
- a squalid overcrowded apartment in the poorest part of town
- squalid living conditions
- sordid shantytowns
- adjective satellite morally degraded
- relinquishing3/5
relinquishing
- noun a verbal act of renouncing a claim or right or position etc.
relinquishment.
- noun the act of giving up and abandoning a struggle or task etc.
relinquishment.
- noun a verbal act of renouncing a claim or right or position etc.
- masquerading3/5
masquerade
- noun a party of guests wearing costumes and masks
masque; mask; masquerade party.
- noun a costume worn as a disguise at a masquerade party
fancy dress; masquerade costume.
- noun a party of guests wearing costumes and masks
- equipping3/5
equipping
- noun the act of equiping with weapons in preparation for war
armament; arming.
- verb provide with (something) usually for a specific purpose
equip; fit out; fit; outfit.
- The expedition was equipped with proper clothing, food, and other necessities
- noun the act of equiping with weapons in preparation for war
- marques3/5
marque
- noun a name given to a product or service
trade name; brand; brand name.
- noun a name given to a product or service
- cliques3/5
clique
- noun an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose
coterie; inner circle; camp; ingroup; pack.
- noun an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose
- marquess3/5
marquess
- noun nobleman (in various countries) ranking above a count
marquis.
- noun a British peer ranking below a duke and above an earl
- noun nobleman (in various countries) ranking above a count
- bequests3/5
bequest
- noun (law) a gift of personal property by will
legacy.
- noun (law) a gift of personal property by will
- squaw3/5
squaw
- noun an American Indian woman
- noun an American Indian woman
- tequila3/5
tequila
- noun Mexican liquor made from fermented juices of an agave plant
- noun Mexican liquor made from fermented juices of an agave plant
- soliloquy3/5
soliloquy
- noun speech you make to yourself
monologue.
- noun a (usually long) dramatic speech intended to give the illusion of unspoken reflections
- noun speech you make to yourself
- liquidate3/5
liquidate
- verb get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing
knock off; neutralize; do in; waste; neutralise.
- The mafia liquidated the informer
- the double agent was neutralized
- verb eliminate by paying off (debts)
pay off.
- verb get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing
- asquith3/5
asquith
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- disquiet3/5
disquiet
- noun a feeling of mild anxiety about possible developments
anxiousness.
- noun the trait of seeming ill at ease
uneasiness; unease.
- noun a feeling of mild anxiety about possible developments
- squeal3/5
squeal
- noun a high-pitched howl
- verb utter a high-pitched cry, characteristic of pigs
oink.
- noun a high-pitched howl
- disquieting3/5
disquieting
- adjective satellite causing mental discomfort
- the disquieting sounds of nearby gunfire
- verb disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed
perturb; disquiet; distract; cark; trouble; disorder; unhinge.
- She was rather perturbed by the news that her father was seriously ill
- adjective satellite causing mental discomfort
- vasquez3/5
vasquez
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- squalor3/5
squalor
- noun sordid dirtiness
sordidness; squalidness.
- noun sordid dirtiness
- radiofrequency3/5
- marquise3/5
marquise
- noun a noblewoman ranking below a duchess and above a countess
marchioness.
- noun permanent canopy over an entrance of a hotel etc.
marquee.
- noun a noblewoman ranking below a duchess and above a countess
- equalize3/5
equalize
- verb compensate; make the score equal
equalise; get even.
- verb make equal, uniform, corresponding, or matching
equate; equal; match; equalise.
- let's equalize the duties among all employees in this office
- The company matched the discount policy of its competitors
- verb compensate; make the score equal
- acquirer3/5
acquirer
- noun a person who acquires something (usually permanently)
- noun a corporation gaining financial control over another corporation or financial institution through a payment in cash or an exchange of stock
- noun a person who acquires something (usually permanently)
- squashed3/5
squashed
- adjective that has been violently compressed
- the squashed looking nakedness of the fledgling birds
- verb to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition
crush; squelch; squeeze; squash; mash.
- crush an aluminum can
- squeeze a lemon
- adjective that has been violently compressed
- equipments3/5
equipment
- noun an instrumentality needed for an undertaking or to perform a service
- noun an instrumentality needed for an undertaking or to perform a service
- equitably3/5
equitably
- adverb in an equitable manner
- the inheritance was equitably divided among the sisters
- adverb in an equitable manner
- critiquing3/5
critique
- noun an essay or article that gives a critical evaluation (as of a book or play)
critical review; review; review article.
- noun a serious examination and judgment of something
criticism.
- constructive criticism is always appreciated
- noun an essay or article that gives a critical evaluation (as of a book or play)
- aquino3/5
aquino
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- disqualify3/5
disqualify
- verb make unfit or unsuitable
indispose; unfit.
- Your income disqualifies you
- verb declare unfit
- She was disqualified for the Olympics because she was a professional athlete
- verb make unfit or unsuitable
- squirming3/5
squirm
- noun the act of wiggling
wriggle; wiggle.
- verb to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling)
twist; wrestle; writhe; worm; wriggle.
- The prisoner writhed in discomfort
- The child tried to wriggle free from his aunt's embrace
- noun the act of wiggling
- squaring3/5
square
- noun (geometry) a plane rectangle with four equal sides and four right angles; a four-sided regular polygon
foursquare.
- you can compute the area of a square if you know the length of its sides
- noun the product of two equal terms
second power.
- nine is the second power of three
- gravity is inversely proportional to the square of the distance
- noun (geometry) a plane rectangle with four equal sides and four right angles; a four-sided regular polygon
- piqued3/5
pique
- noun tightly woven fabric with raised cords
- noun a sudden outburst of anger
temper; irritation.
- his temper sparked like damp firewood
- noun tightly woven fabric with raised cords
- squeaked3/5
squeak
- noun a short high-pitched noise
- the squeak of shoes on powdery snow
- noun something achieved (or escaped) by a narrow margin
close shave; narrow escape; close call; squeaker.
- noun a short high-pitched noise
- bouquets3/5
bouquet
- noun an arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present
nosegay; posy; corsage.
- noun a pleasingly sweet olfactory property
redolence; fragrancy; sweetness; fragrance.
- noun an arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present
- squeaky3/5
squeaky
- adjective satellite having or making a high-pitched sound such as that made by a mouse or a rusty hinge
screechy; screaky; squeaking; squealing.
- adjective satellite having or making a high-pitched sound such as that made by a mouse or a rusty hinge
- velazquez3/5
velazquez
- noun Spanish painter (1599-1660)
Diego Rodriguez de Silva y Velazquez.
- noun Spanish painter (1599-1660)
- inquisitors3/5
inquisitor
- noun a questioner who is excessively harsh
interrogator.
- noun an official of the ecclesiastical court of the Inquisition
- noun a questioner who is excessively harsh
- equidistant3/5
equidistant
- adjective satellite the same distance apart at every point
- adjective satellite the same distance apart at every point
- squealing3/5
squealing
- adjective satellite having or making a high-pitched sound such as that made by a mouse or a rusty hinge
screechy; screaky; squeaking; squeaky.
- verb utter a high-pitched cry, characteristic of pigs
oink; squeal.
- adjective satellite having or making a high-pitched sound such as that made by a mouse or a rusty hinge
- boutiques3/5
boutique
- noun a shop that sells women's clothes and jewelry
dress shop.
- noun a shop that sells women's clothes and jewelry
- iniquities3/5
iniquity
- noun absence of moral or spiritual values
dark; darkness; wickedness.
- the powers of darkness
- noun morally objectionable behavior
wickedness; evil; immorality.
- noun absence of moral or spiritual values
- dubuque3/5
dubuque
- noun a town in eastern Iowa on the Mississippi River
- noun a town in eastern Iowa on the Mississippi River
- susquehanna3/5
susquehanna
- noun a river in the northeastern United States that rises in New York and flows southward through Pennsylvania and Maryland into Chesapeake Bay
Susquehanna River.
- noun a river in the northeastern United States that rises in New York and flows southward through Pennsylvania and Maryland into Chesapeake Bay
- equilibration3/5
equilibration
- noun stabilization by bringing into equilibrium
- noun stabilization by bringing into equilibrium
- pique3/5
pique
- noun tightly woven fabric with raised cords
- noun a sudden outburst of anger
temper; irritation.
- his temper sparked like damp firewood
- noun tightly woven fabric with raised cords
- unequally3/5
unequally
- adverb in an unequal or partial manner
unevenly.
- profits were distributed unevenly
- angry at being dealt with so unequally
- adverb in an unequal or partial manner
- unacquainted3/5
unacquainted
- adjective satellite not knowledgeable about something specified
innocent.
- American tourists wholly innocent of French
- a person unacquainted with our customs
- adjective satellite having little or no knowledge of
unfamiliar with; unacquainted with.
- unacquainted with city ways
- adjective satellite not knowledgeable about something specified
- mesquite3/5
mesquite
- noun any of several small spiny trees or shrubs of the genus Prosopis having small flowers in axillary cylindrical spikes followed by large pods rich in sugar
mesquit.
- noun any of several small spiny trees or shrubs of the genus Prosopis having small flowers in axillary cylindrical spikes followed by large pods rich in sugar
- inquires3/5
inquire
- verb inquire about
ask; enquire.
- I asked about their special today
- He had to ask directions several times
- verb have a wish or desire to know something
enquire; wonder.
- He wondered who had built this beautiful church
- verb inquire about
- liquefaction3/5
liquefaction
- noun the conversion of a solid or a gas into a liquid
- noun the conversion of a solid or a gas into a liquid
- equilateral3/5
equilateral
- noun a figure whose sides are all equal
- adjective satellite having all sides or faces equal
- noun a figure whose sides are all equal
- tourniquet3/5
tourniquet
- noun bandage that stops the flow of blood from an artery by applying pressure
compression bandage.
- noun bandage that stops the flow of blood from an artery by applying pressure
- liquidating3/5
liquidate
- verb get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing
knock off; neutralize; do in; waste; neutralise.
- The mafia liquidated the informer
- the double agent was neutralized
- verb eliminate by paying off (debts)
pay off.
- verb get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing
- nyquist3/5
nyquist
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- unquestioning3/5
unquestioning
- adjective satellite not inclined to ask questions
- adjective satellite being without doubt or reserve
implicit.
- implicit trust
- adjective satellite not inclined to ask questions
- liqueur3/5
liqueur
- noun strong highly flavored sweet liquor usually drunk after a meal
cordial.
- noun strong highly flavored sweet liquor usually drunk after a meal
- liquefied3/5
liquefied
- adjective satellite reduced to a liquid state
liquified.
- liquefied petroleum gas
- verb become liquid
liquefy.
- The garden air overnight liquefied into a morning dew
- adjective satellite reduced to a liquid state
- squall3/5
squall
- noun sudden violent winds; often accompanied by precipitation
- verb make high-pitched, whiney noises
wawl; waul.
- noun sudden violent winds; often accompanied by precipitation
- mcqueen3/5
mcqueen
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- aquitaine3/5
aquitaine
- noun a region of southwestern France between Bordeaux and the Pyrenees
Aquitania.
- noun a region of southwestern France between Bordeaux and the Pyrenees
- squirm3/5
squirm
- noun the act of wiggling
wriggle; wiggle.
- verb to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling)
twist; wrestle; writhe; worm; wriggle.
- The prisoner writhed in discomfort
- The child tried to wriggle free from his aunt's embrace
- noun the act of wiggling
- equalizer3/5
equalizer
- noun electronic equipment that reduces frequency distortion
equaliser.
- noun a weight that balances another weight
counterpoise; counterweight; equaliser; counterbalance; balance.
- noun electronic equipment that reduces frequency distortion
- squeezes3/5
squeeze
- noun the act of gripping and pressing firmly
squeezing.
- he gave her cheek a playful squeeze
- noun a state in which there is a short supply of cash to lend to businesses and consumers and interest rates are high
liquidity crisis; credit crunch.
- noun the act of gripping and pressing firmly
- acquit3/5
acquit
- verb pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
exculpate; clear; discharge; assoil; exonerate.
- The suspect was cleared of the murder charges
- verb behave in a certain manner
comport; bear; behave; conduct; carry; deport.
- She carried herself well
- he bore himself with dignity
- They conducted themselves well during these difficult times
- verb pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
- basques3/5
basque
- noun a member of a people of unknown origin living in the western Pyrenees in France and Spain
- noun the language of the Basque people; of no known relation to any other language
- noun a member of a people of unknown origin living in the western Pyrenees in France and Spain
- aquila3/5
aquila
(Zoöl.) A genus of eagles.
- conquers3/5
conquer
- verb to put down by force or authority
inhibit; stamp down; subdue; suppress; curb.
- suppress a nascent uprising
- stamp down on littering
- conquer one's desires
- verb take possession of by force, as after an invasion
capture; appropriate; seize.
- the invaders seized the land and property of the inhabitants
- The army seized the town
- The militia captured the castle
- verb to put down by force or authority
- bequeath3/5
bequeath
- verb leave or give by will after one's death
will; leave.
- My aunt bequeathed me all her jewelry
- My grandfather left me his entire estate
- verb leave or give by will after one's death
- unrequited3/5
unrequited
- adjective satellite not returned in kind
unreciprocated; unanswered.
- unrequited (unanswered) love
- adjective satellite not returned in kind
- liquidator3/5
liquidator
- noun a criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being)
manslayer; murderer.
- noun (law) a person (usually appointed by a court of law) who liquidates assets or preserves them for the benefit of affected parties
receiver.
- noun a criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being)
- vazquez3/5
vazquez
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- squirt3/5
squirt
- noun someone who is small and insignificant
pip-squeak; small fry.
- noun the occurrence of a sudden discharge (as of liquid)
spurt; spirt; jet.
- noun someone who is small and insignificant
- algonquin3/5
algonquin
One of a widely spread family of Indians, including many distinct tribes, which formerly occupied most of the northern and eastern part of North America. The name was originally applied to a group of Indian tribes north of the River St. Lawrence.
- brusque2/5
brusque
- adjective satellite marked by rude or peremptory shortness
curt; short; brusk.
- try to cultivate a less brusque manner
- a curt reply
- the salesgirl was very short with him
- adjective satellite marked by rude or peremptory shortness
- aliquot2/5
aliquot
- noun an integer that is an exact divisor of some quantity
aliquot part.
- 4 is an aliquot part of 12
- adjective satellite signifying an exact divisor or factor of a quantity
- noun an integer that is an exact divisor of some quantity
- squabbles2/5
squabble
- noun a quarrel about petty points
fuss; bicker; pettifoggery; bickering; tiff; spat.
- verb argue over petty things
niggle; pettifog; bicker; brabble; quibble.
- Let's not quibble over pennies
- noun a quarrel about petty points
- equivocation2/5
equivocation
- noun a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth
evasion.
- noun intentionally vague or ambiguous
prevarication; evasiveness.
- noun a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth
- enquiring2/5
enquire
- verb inquire about
ask; inquire.
- I asked about their special today
- He had to ask directions several times
- verb conduct an inquiry or investigation of
inquire; investigate.
- The district attorney's office investigated reports of possible irregularities
- inquire into the disappearance of the rich old lady
- verb inquire about
- equalizing2/5
equalize
- verb compensate; make the score equal
equalise; get even.
- verb make equal, uniform, corresponding, or matching
equate; equal; match; equalise.
- let's equalize the duties among all employees in this office
- The company matched the discount policy of its competitors
- verb compensate; make the score equal
- aliquots2/5
aliquot
- noun an integer that is an exact divisor of some quantity
aliquot part.
- 4 is an aliquot part of 12
- adjective satellite signifying an exact divisor or factor of a quantity
- noun an integer that is an exact divisor of some quantity
- farquhar2/5
farquhar
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- tranquilizers2/5
tranquilizer
- noun a drug used to reduce stress or tension without reducing mental clarity
tranquillizer; ataractic; ataractic agent; antianxiety agent; tranquilliser; ataractic drug.
- noun a drug used to reduce stress or tension without reducing mental clarity
- velasquez2/5
velasquez
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- squeaking2/5
squeaking
- adjective satellite having or making a high-pitched sound such as that made by a mouse or a rusty hinge
screechy; screaky; squeaky; squealing.
- verb make a high-pitched, screeching noise
skreak; whine; screech; squeak; creak; screak.
- The door creaked when I opened it slowly
- My car engine makes a whining noise
- adjective satellite having or making a high-pitched sound such as that made by a mouse or a rusty hinge
- nonequilibrium2/5
- requisitions2/5
requisition
- noun the act of requiring; an authoritative request or demand, especially by a military or public authority that takes something over (usually temporarily) for military or public use
- noun an official form on which a request in made
requisition form.
- first you have to fill out the requisition
- noun the act of requiring; an authoritative request or demand, especially by a military or public authority that takes something over (usually temporarily) for military or public use
- equivalency2/5
equivalency
Same as Equivalence .
- antiquaries2/5
antiquary
- noun an expert or collector of antiquities
archaist; antiquarian.
- noun an expert or collector of antiquities
- macaque2/5
macaque
- noun short-tailed monkey of rocky regions of Asia and Africa
- noun short-tailed monkey of rocky regions of Asia and Africa
- pequot2/5
pequot
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- sequoia2/5
sequoia
- noun either of two huge coniferous California trees that reach a height of 300 feet; sometimes placed in the Taxodiaceae
redwood.
- noun either of two huge coniferous California trees that reach a height of 300 feet; sometimes placed in the Taxodiaceae
- brusquely2/5
brusquely
- adverb in a blunt direct manner
bluffly; roundly; bluntly; flat out.
- he spoke bluntly
- he stated his opinion flat-out
- he was criticized roundly
- adverb in a blunt direct manner
- lacquered2/5
lacquer
- noun a black resinous substance obtained from certain trees and used as a natural varnish
- noun a hard glossy coating
- noun a black resinous substance obtained from certain trees and used as a natural varnish
- cinque2/5
cinque
- noun the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
quintet; quintuplet; quint; Little Phoebe; fivesome; 5; Phoebe; V; five; fin; pentad.
- noun the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
- banque2/5
banque
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- squabbling2/5
squabble
- noun a quarrel about petty points
fuss; bicker; pettifoggery; bickering; tiff; spat.
- verb argue over petty things
niggle; pettifog; bicker; brabble; quibble.
- Let's not quibble over pennies
- noun a quarrel about petty points
- pratique2/5
pratique
(Com.) Primarily, liberty of converse; intercourse; hence, a certificate, given after compliance with quarantine regulations, permitting a ship to land passengers and crew; -- a term used particularly in the south of Europe.
- macaques2/5
macaque
- noun short-tailed monkey of rocky regions of Asia and Africa
- noun short-tailed monkey of rocky regions of Asia and Africa
- grotesquely2/5
grotesquely
- adverb in a grotesque manner
monstrously.
- behind the house lay two nude figures grotesquely bald, with deliberate knife-slashes marking their bodies
- adverb in a grotesque manner
- squander2/5
squander
- verb spend thoughtlessly; throw away
blow; waste.
- He wasted his inheritance on his insincere friends
- You squandered the opportunity to get and advanced degree
- verb spend extravagantly
ware; waste; consume.
- waste not, want not
- verb spend thoughtlessly; throw away
- acquisitive2/5
acquisitive
- adjective eager to acquire and possess things especially material possessions or ideas
- an acquisitive mind
- an acquisitive society in which the craving for material things seems never satisfied
- adjective eager to acquire and possess things especially material possessions or ideas
- angelique2/5
angelique
- noun any of various tall and stout herbs of the genus Angelica having pinnately compound leaves and small white or greenish flowers in compound umbels
angelica.
- noun any of various tall and stout herbs of the genus Angelica having pinnately compound leaves and small white or greenish flowers in compound umbels
- raquel2/5
raquel
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- cacique2/5
cacique
- noun black-and-red or black-and-yellow orioles of the American tropics
cazique.
- noun black-and-red or black-and-yellow orioles of the American tropics
- inquisitorial2/5
inquisitorial
- adjective especially indicating a form of prosecution in which proceedings are secret and the accused is questioned by a prosecutor who acts also as the judge
- adjective satellite marked by inquisitive interest; especially suggestive of an ecclesiastical inquisitor
- the press was inquisitorial to the point of antagonism
- a practical police force with true inquisitorial talents"- Waldo Frank
- adjective especially indicating a form of prosecution in which proceedings are secret and the accused is questioned by a prosecutor who acts also as the judge
- antiquary2/5
antiquary
- noun an expert or collector of antiquities
archaist; antiquarian.
- noun an expert or collector of antiquities
- urquhart2/5
urquhart
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- applique2/5
applique
- noun a decorative design made of one material sewn over another
- verb sew on as a decoration
- noun a decorative design made of one material sewn over another
- braque2/5
braque
- noun French painter who led the cubist movement (1882-1963)
Georges Braque.
- noun French painter who led the cubist movement (1882-1963)
- colloquy2/5
colloquy
- noun a conversation especially a formal one
- noun formal conversation
- noun a conversation especially a formal one
- equalized2/5
equalize
- verb compensate; make the score equal
equalise; get even.
- verb make equal, uniform, corresponding, or matching
equate; equal; match; equalise.
- let's equalize the duties among all employees in this office
- The company matched the discount policy of its competitors
- verb compensate; make the score equal
- unconquerable2/5
unconquerable
- adjective not capable of being conquered or vanquished or overcome
- a tribute to his courage...and his unconquerable will"- R.E.Danielson
- faced unconquerable difficulties
- adjective satellite incapable of being surmounted or excelled
insuperable.
- insuperable odds
- insuperable heroes
- adjective not capable of being conquered or vanquished or overcome
- croquet2/5
croquet
- noun a game in which players hit a wooden ball through a series of hoops; the winner is the first to traverse all the hoops and hit a peg
- verb drive away by hitting with one's ball, "croquet the opponent's ball"
- noun a game in which players hit a wooden ball through a series of hoops; the winner is the first to traverse all the hoops and hit a peg
- torques2/5
torque
- noun a twisting force
torsion.
- noun a twisting force
- obsequious2/5
obsequious
- adjective satellite attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery
toadyish; bootlicking; fawning; sycophantic.
- adjective satellite attentive in an ingratiating or servile manner
- obsequious shop assistants
- adjective satellite attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery
- sequels2/5
sequel
- noun something that follows something else
subsequence.
- noun a part added to a book or play that continues and extends it
continuation.
- noun something that follows something else
- aqueducts2/5
aqueduct
- noun a conduit that resembles a bridge but carries water over a valley
- noun a conduit that resembles a bridge but carries water over a valley
- reconquest2/5
reconquest
A second conquest.
- requester2/5
requester
- noun one praying humbly for something
supplicant; petitioner; suppliant.
- a suppliant for her favors
- noun one praying humbly for something
- risque2/5
risque
- adjective satellite suggestive of sexual impropriety
blue; naughty; juicy; gamy; racy; spicy; gamey.
- a blue movie
- blue jokes
- he skips asterisks and gives you the gamy details
- a juicy scandal
- a naughty wink
- naughty words
- racy anecdotes
- a risque story
- spicy gossip
- adjective satellite suggestive of sexual impropriety
- marque2/5
marque
- noun a name given to a product or service
trade name; brand; brand name.
- noun a name given to a product or service
- unfrequently2/5
unfrequent
Infrequent. J. H. Newman. --Un*fre"quent*ly adv.
- squabble2/5
squabble
- noun a quarrel about petty points
fuss; bicker; pettifoggery; bickering; tiff; spat.
- verb argue over petty things
niggle; pettifog; bicker; brabble; quibble.
- Let's not quibble over pennies
- noun a quarrel about petty points
- chloroquine2/5
chloroquine
- noun an antimalarial drug used to treat malaria and amebic dysentery and systemic lupus erythematosus
- noun an antimalarial drug used to treat malaria and amebic dysentery and systemic lupus erythematosus
- conquistadors2/5
conquistador
- noun an adventurer (especially one who led the Spanish conquest of Mexico and Peru in the 16th century)
- noun an adventurer (especially one who led the Spanish conquest of Mexico and Peru in the 16th century)
- mannequin2/5
mannequin
- noun a woman who wears clothes to display fashions
manakin; fashion model; model; manikin; mannikin.
- she was too fat to be a mannequin
- noun a life-size dummy used to display clothes
manakin; form; manikin; mannikin.
- noun a woman who wears clothes to display fashions
- carnivalesque2/5
- vanquish2/5
vanquish
- verb come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
shell; beat; trounce; crush; beat out.
- Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship
- We beat the competition
- Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game
- verb come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
- sequencer2/5
sequencer
- noun (chemistry) an apparatus that can determine the sequence of monomers in a polymer
sequenator.
- noun computer hardware that sorts data or programs into a predetermined sequence
- noun (chemistry) an apparatus that can determine the sequence of monomers in a polymer
- equipage2/5
equipage
- noun equipment and supplies of a military force
materiel.
- noun a vehicle with wheels drawn by one or more horses
rig; carriage.
- noun equipment and supplies of a military force
- colloque2/5
colloque
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- picaresque2/5
picaresque
- adjective satellite involving clever rogues or adventurers especially as in a type of fiction
- picaresque novels
- waifs of the picaresque tradition
- a picaresque hero
- adjective satellite involving clever rogues or adventurers especially as in a type of fiction
- chautauqua2/5
chautauqua
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- requisitioned2/5
requisition
- noun the act of requiring; an authoritative request or demand, especially by a military or public authority that takes something over (usually temporarily) for military or public use
- noun an official form on which a request in made
requisition form.
- first you have to fill out the requisition
- noun the act of requiring; an authoritative request or demand, especially by a military or public authority that takes something over (usually temporarily) for military or public use
- unequalled2/5
unequalled
- adjective satellite radically distinctive and without equal
alone; unequaled; unique; unparalleled.
- he is alone in the field of microbiology
- this theory is altogether alone in its penetration of the problem
- Bach was unique in his handling of counterpoint
- craftsmen whose skill is unequaled
- unparalleled athletic ability
- a breakdown of law unparalleled in our history
- adjective satellite radically distinctive and without equal
- pasquale2/5
pasquale
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- belgique2/5
belgic
Of or pertaining to the Belgæ, a German tribe who anciently possessed the country between the Rhine, the Seine, and the ocean. How unlike their Belgic sires of old. Goldsmith.
- squats2/5
squat
- noun exercising by repeatedly assuming a crouching position with the knees bent; strengthens the leg muscles
knee bend; squatting.
- noun a small worthless amount
diddlyshit; shit; diddly-squat; diddly-shit; jack; diddly; diddley; diddlysquat; doodly-squat.
- you don't know jack
- noun exercising by repeatedly assuming a crouching position with the knees bent; strengthens the leg muscles
- racquet2/5
racquet
- noun a sports implement (usually consisting of a handle and an oval frame with a tightly interlaced network of strings) used to strike a ball (or shuttlecock) in various games
racket.
- noun a sports implement (usually consisting of a handle and an oval frame with a tightly interlaced network of strings) used to strike a ball (or shuttlecock) in various games
- fouquet2/5
- unquenchable2/5
unquenchable
- adjective satellite impossible to quench
quenchless.
- unquenchable thirst
- adjective satellite impossible to quench
- piquant2/5
piquant
- adjective satellite having an agreeably pungent taste
savory; savoury; spicy; zesty.
- adjective satellite engagingly stimulating or provocative
salty.
- a piquant wit
- salty language
- adjective satellite having an agreeably pungent taste
- banqueting2/5
banqueting
- noun eating an elaborate meal (often accompanied by entertainment)
feasting.
- verb provide a feast or banquet for
feast; banquet; junket.
- noun eating an elaborate meal (often accompanied by entertainment)
- perquisites2/5
perquisite
- noun an incidental benefit awarded for certain types of employment (especially if it is regarded as a right)
perk; fringe benefit.
- a limousine is one of the fringe benefits of the job
- noun a right reserved exclusively by a particular person or group (especially a hereditary or official right)
privilege; exclusive right; prerogative.
- suffrage was the prerogative of white adult males
- noun an incidental benefit awarded for certain types of employment (especially if it is regarded as a right)
- squeamish2/5
squeamish
- adjective satellite excessively fastidious and easily disgusted
overnice; nice; prissy; dainty.
- too nice about his food to take to camp cooking
- so squeamish he would only touch the toilet handle with his elbow
- adjective satellite excessively fastidious and easily disgusted
- sequins2/5
sequin
- noun adornment consisting of a small piece of shiny material used to decorate clothing
spangle; diamante.
- noun adornment consisting of a small piece of shiny material used to decorate clothing
- relinquishment2/5
relinquishment
- noun a verbal act of renouncing a claim or right or position etc.
relinquishing.
- noun the act of giving up and abandoning a struggle or task etc.
relinquishing.
- noun a verbal act of renouncing a claim or right or position etc.
- barque2/5
barque
- noun a sailing ship with 3 (or more) masts
bark.
- noun a sailing ship with 3 (or more) masts
- equilibrated2/5
equilibrate
- verb bring to a chemical stasis or equilibrium
- verb bring into balance or equilibrium
equilibrise; equilibrize; balance.
- She has to balance work and her domestic duties
- balance the two weights
- verb bring to a chemical stasis or equilibrium
- palenque2/5
palenque
(Ethnol.) A collective name for the Indians of Nicaragua and Honduras.
- consequentialism2/5
- inquirers2/5
inquirer
- noun someone who asks a question
questioner; enquirer; asker; querier.
- noun someone who asks a question
- obliquity2/5
obliquity
- noun the presentation during labor of the head of the fetus at an abnormal angle
asynclitism.
- noun the quality of being deceptive
deceptiveness.
- noun the presentation during labor of the head of the fetus at an abnormal angle
- frequenting2/5
frequent
- verb do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of
shop; buy at; patronize; patronise; sponsor; shop at.
- verb be a regular or frequent visitor to a certain place
haunt.
- She haunts the ballet
- verb do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of
- masquerades2/5
masquerade
- noun a party of guests wearing costumes and masks
masque; mask; masquerade party.
- noun a costume worn as a disguise at a masquerade party
fancy dress; masquerade costume.
- noun a party of guests wearing costumes and masks
- cirque2/5
cirque
- noun a steep-walled semicircular basin in a mountain; may contain a lake
cwm; corrie.
- noun a steep-walled semicircular basin in a mountain; may contain a lake
- arabesque2/5
arabesque
- noun position in which the dancer has one leg raised behind and arms outstretched in a conventional pose
- noun an ornament that interlaces simulated foliage in an intricate design
- noun position in which the dancer has one leg raised behind and arms outstretched in a conventional pose
- squandering2/5
squandering
- noun spending resources lavishly and wastefully
- more wasteful than the squandering of time
- verb spend thoughtlessly; throw away
blow; waste; squander.
- He wasted his inheritance on his insincere friends
- You squandered the opportunity to get and advanced degree
- noun spending resources lavishly and wastefully
- inquiringly2/5
inquiringly
- adverb in an inquiring manner
enquiringly.
- Tom Swift looked at his cabin mates inquiringly
- adverb in an inquiring manner
- sequitur2/5
sequitur
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- iniquitous2/5
iniquitous
- adjective satellite characterized by iniquity; wicked because it is believed to be a sin
sinful; ungodly.
- iniquitous deeds
- he said it was sinful to wear lipstick
- ungodly acts
- adjective satellite characterized by iniquity; wicked because it is believed to be a sin
- chequered2/5
chequered
- adjective satellite patterned with alternating squares of color
checkered; checked.
- verb mark into squares or draw squares on; draw crossed lines on
checker; check; chequer.
- adjective satellite patterned with alternating squares of color
- squaws2/5
squaw
- noun an American Indian woman
- noun an American Indian woman
- reliquary2/5
reliquary
- noun a container where religious relics are stored or displayed (especially relics of saints)
- noun a container where religious relics are stored or displayed (especially relics of saints)
- masques2/5
masque
- noun a party of guests wearing costumes and masks
masquerade; mask; masquerade party.
- noun a party of guests wearing costumes and masks
- aliquid2/5
- parquet2/5
parquet
- noun a floor made of parquetry
parquet floor.
- noun seating on the main floor between the orchestra and the parquet circle
- noun a floor made of parquetry
- squeals2/5
squeal
- noun a high-pitched howl
- verb utter a high-pitched cry, characteristic of pigs
oink.
- noun a high-pitched howl
- roque2/5
roque
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- caciques2/5
cacique
- noun black-and-red or black-and-yellow orioles of the American tropics
cazique.
- noun black-and-red or black-and-yellow orioles of the American tropics
- pourquoi2/5
- colloquially2/5
colloquially
- adverb with the use of colloquial expressions
conversationally; informally.
- this building is colloquially referred to as The Barn
- adverb with the use of colloquial expressions
- algonquian2/5
algonquian
- noun a member of any of the North American Indian groups speaking an Algonquian language and originally living in the subarctic regions of eastern Canada; many Algonquian tribes migrated south into the woodlands from the Mississippi River to the Atlantic coast
Algonquin.
- noun family of North American Indian languages spoken from Labrador to South Carolina and west to the Great Plains
Algonquian language; Algonquin.
- noun a member of any of the North American Indian groups speaking an Algonquian language and originally living in the subarctic regions of eastern Canada; many Algonquian tribes migrated south into the woodlands from the Mississippi River to the Atlantic coast
- squalls2/5
squall
- noun sudden violent winds; often accompanied by precipitation
- verb make high-pitched, whiney noises
wawl; waul.
- noun sudden violent winds; often accompanied by precipitation
- chronique2/5
chronic
- adjective being long-lasting and recurrent or characterized by long suffering
- chronic indigestion
- a chronic shortage of funds
- a chronic invalid
- adjective satellite of long duration
continuing.
- chronic money problems
- adjective being long-lasting and recurrent or characterized by long suffering
- yaqui2/5
yaqui
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- levesque2/5
levesque
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- palanquin2/5
palanquin
- noun a closed litter carried on the shoulders of four bearers
palankeen.
- noun a closed litter carried on the shoulders of four bearers
- bosque2/5
bosque
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- hindquarters2/5
hindquarters
- noun the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
bum; seat; stern; keister; tail end; prat; bottom; rear end; buns; tail; tush; rump; fanny; ass; behind; tooshie; hind end; posterior; butt; nates; rear; arse; buttocks; backside; derriere; can; fundament.
- he deserves a good kick in the butt
- are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?
- noun the part of an animal that corresponds to the human buttocks
croup; croupe; rump.
- noun the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
- usque2/5
usque
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- guayaquil2/5
guayaquil
- noun the largest city of Ecuador
- noun the largest city of Ecuador
- unquiet2/5
unquiet
- adjective characterized by unrest or disorder
- unquiet days of riots
- following the assassination of Martin Luter King ours was an unquiet nation
- spent an unquiet night tossing and turning
- adjective satellite causing or fraught with or showing anxiety
anxious; nervous; queasy; uneasy.
- spent an anxious night waiting for the test results
- cast anxious glances behind her
- those nervous moments before takeoff
- an unquiet mind
- adjective characterized by unrest or disorder
- disqualifying2/5
disqualifying
- adjective depriving of legal right; rendering legally disqualified
disabling.
- certain disabling restrictions disqualified him for citizenship
- verb make unfit or unsuitable
indispose; disqualify; unfit.
- Your income disqualifies you
- adjective depriving of legal right; rendering legally disqualified
- maquiladora2/5
maquiladora
- noun an assembly plant in Mexico (near the United States border); parts are shipped into Mexico and the finished product is shipped back across the border
- noun an assembly plant in Mexico (near the United States border); parts are shipped into Mexico and the finished product is shipped back across the border
- coquette2/5
coquette
- noun a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men
minx; prickteaser; tease; vamper; flirt; vamp.
- verb talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions
butterfly; coquet; mash; flirt; romance; philander; dally; chat up.
- The guys always try to chat up the new secretaries
- My husband never flirts with other women
- noun a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men
- mannequins2/5
mannequin
- noun a woman who wears clothes to display fashions
manakin; fashion model; model; manikin; mannikin.
- she was too fat to be a mannequin
- noun a life-size dummy used to display clothes
manakin; form; manikin; mannikin.
- noun a woman who wears clothes to display fashions
- loquacious2/5
loquacious
- adjective satellite full of trivial conversation
talky; gabby; garrulous; chatty; talkative.
- kept from her housework by gabby neighbors
- adjective satellite full of trivial conversation
- sobriquet2/5
sobriquet
- noun a familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person's given name)
moniker; cognomen; byname; nickname; soubriquet.
- Joe's mother would not use his nickname and always called him Joseph
- Henry's nickname was Slim
- noun a familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person's given name)
- unquestioningly2/5
unquestioningly
- adverb in an unquestioning manner
- he followed his leader unquestioningly
- adverb in an unquestioning manner
- squawking2/5
squawk
- noun the noise of squawking
- she awoke to the squawk of chickens
- the squawk of car horns
- noun informal terms for objecting
gripe; beef; kick; bitch.
- I have a gripe about the service here
- noun the noise of squawking
- squibb2/5
squibb
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- aquiline2/5
aquiline
- adjective satellite curved down like an eagle's beak
hooked.
- adjective satellite curved down like an eagle's beak
- squelch2/5
squelch
- noun a crushing remark
put-down; squelcher; takedown.
- noun an electric circuit that cuts off a receiver when the signal becomes weaker than the noise
squelcher; squelch circuit.
- noun a crushing remark
- conquistador2/5
conquistador
- noun an adventurer (especially one who led the Spanish conquest of Mexico and Peru in the 16th century)
- noun an adventurer (especially one who led the Spanish conquest of Mexico and Peru in the 16th century)
- illiquid2/5
illiquid
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- equina2/5
equina
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- comique2/5
comic
- noun a professional performer who tells jokes and performs comical acts
comedian.
- adjective satellite arousing or provoking laughter
funny; risible; mirthful; amusing; laughable; comical.
- an amusing film with a steady stream of pranks and pratfalls
- an amusing fellow
- a comic hat
- a comical look of surprise
- funny stories that made everybody laugh
- a very funny writer
- it would have been laughable if it hadn't hurt so much
- a mirthful experience
- risible courtroom antics
- noun a professional performer who tells jokes and performs comical acts
- disquisition2/5
disquisition
- noun an elaborate analytical or explanatory essay or discussion
- noun an elaborate analytical or explanatory essay or discussion
- equivalences2/5
equivalence
- noun a state of being essentially equal or equivalent; equally balanced
equation; equality; par.
- on a par with the best
- noun essential equality and interchangeability
- noun a state of being essentially equal or equivalent; equally balanced
- acquirements2/5
acquirement
- noun an ability that has been acquired by training
attainment; skill; accomplishment; acquisition.
- noun an ability that has been acquired by training
- squawk2/5
squawk
- noun the noise of squawking
- she awoke to the squawk of chickens
- the squawk of car horns
- noun informal terms for objecting
gripe; beef; kick; bitch.
- I have a gripe about the service here
- noun the noise of squawking
- aquariums2/5
aquarium
- noun a tank or pool or bowl filled with water for keeping live fish and underwater animals
fish tank; marine museum.
- noun a tank or pool or bowl filled with water for keeping live fish and underwater animals
- equalities2/5
equality
- noun the quality of being the same in quantity or measure or value or status
- noun a state of being essentially equal or equivalent; equally balanced
equation; equivalence; par.
- on a par with the best
- noun the quality of being the same in quantity or measure or value or status
- coquetry2/5
coquetry
- noun playful behavior intended to arouse sexual interest
dalliance; flirting; flirt; flirtation; toying.
- noun playful behavior intended to arouse sexual interest
- veronique2/5
- equinoxes2/5
equinox
- noun either of two times of the year when the sun crosses the plane of the earth's equator and day and night are of equal length
- noun (astronomy) either of the two celestial points at which the celestial equator intersects the ecliptic
equinoctial point.
- noun either of two times of the year when the sun crosses the plane of the earth's equator and day and night are of equal length
- statuesque2/5
statuesque
- adjective satellite of size and dignity suggestive of a statue
stately.
- adjective satellite suggestive of a statue
Junoesque.
- adjective satellite of size and dignity suggestive of a statue
- equipoise2/5
equipoise
- noun equality of distribution
balance; counterbalance; equilibrium.
- noun equality of distribution
- bosanquet2/5
- sequester2/5
sequester
- verb requisition forcibly, as of enemy property
- the estate was sequestered
- verb take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority
attach; seize; confiscate; impound.
- The FBI seized the drugs
- The customs agents impounded the illegal shipment
- The police confiscated the stolen artwork
- verb requisition forcibly, as of enemy property
- equalisation2/5
equalisation
- noun the act of making equal or uniform
equalization; leveling.
- noun the act of making equal or uniform
- equable2/5
equable
- adjective satellite not varying
- an equable climate
- adjective satellite not easily irritated
even-tempered; good-tempered; placid.
- an equable temper
- not everyone shared his placid temperament
- remained placid despite the repeated delays
- adjective satellite not varying
- coquettish2/5
coquettish
- adjective satellite like a coquette
flirtatious.
- adjective satellite like a coquette
- tranquilizer2/5
tranquilizer
- noun a drug used to reduce stress or tension without reducing mental clarity
tranquillizer; ataractic; ataractic agent; antianxiety agent; tranquilliser; ataractic drug.
- noun a drug used to reduce stress or tension without reducing mental clarity
- banquo2/5
- liqueurs2/5
liqueur
- noun strong highly flavored sweet liquor usually drunk after a meal
cordial.
- noun strong highly flavored sweet liquor usually drunk after a meal
- maquiladoras2/5
maquiladora
- noun an assembly plant in Mexico (near the United States border); parts are shipped into Mexico and the finished product is shipped back across the border
- noun an assembly plant in Mexico (near the United States border); parts are shipped into Mexico and the finished product is shipped back across the border
- maquis2/5
maqui
(Bot.) A Chilian shrub ( Aristotelia Maqui ). Its bark furnishes strings for musical instruments, and a medicinal wine is made from its berries.
- tarquin2/5
tarquin
- noun according to legend, the seventh and last Etruscan king of Rome who was expelled for his cruelty (reigned from 534 to 510 BC)
Tarquin the Proud; Tarquinius; Tarquinius Superbus; Lucius Tarquinius Superbus.
- noun according to legend, the seventh and last Etruscan king of Rome who was expelled for his cruelty (reigned from 534 to 510 BC)
- tranquilly2/5
tranquilly
- adverb without emotional agitation
- tranquilly she went on with her work
- adverb without emotional agitation
- equaling2/5
equal
- noun a person who is of equal standing with another in a group
peer; compeer; match.
- verb be identical or equivalent to
be.
- One dollar equals 1,000 rubles these days!
- noun a person who is of equal standing with another in a group
- squirted2/5
squirt
- noun someone who is small and insignificant
pip-squeak; small fry.
- noun the occurrence of a sudden discharge (as of liquid)
spurt; spirt; jet.
- noun someone who is small and insignificant
- squeaks2/5
squeak
- noun a short high-pitched noise
- the squeak of shoes on powdery snow
- noun something achieved (or escaped) by a narrow margin
close shave; narrow escape; close call; squeaker.
- noun a short high-pitched noise
- radiopaque2/5
radiopaque
- adjective not transparent to X-rays or other forms of radiation
radio-opaque.
- barium sulfate is radiopaque
- adjective not transparent to X-rays or other forms of radiation
- esquimaux2/5
- barbeque2/5
barbeque
- noun meat that has been barbecued or grilled in a highly seasoned sauce
barbecue.
- noun a cookout in which food is cooked over an open fire; especially a whole animal carcass roasted on a spit
barbecue.
- noun meat that has been barbecued or grilled in a highly seasoned sauce
- equilibrate2/5
equilibrate
- verb bring to a chemical stasis or equilibrium
- verb bring into balance or equilibrium
equilibrise; equilibrize; balance.
- She has to balance work and her domestic duties
- balance the two weights
- verb bring to a chemical stasis or equilibrium
- acquainting2/5
acquaint
- verb cause to come to know personally
present; introduce.
- permit me to acquaint you with my son
- introduce the new neighbors to the community
- verb make familiar or conversant with
familiarise; familiarize.
- you should acquaint yourself with your new computer
- We familiarized ourselves with the new surroundings
- verb cause to come to know personally
- marquesas2/5
marquesas
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- conquistadores2/5
conquistador
- noun an adventurer (especially one who led the Spanish conquest of Mexico and Peru in the 16th century)
- noun an adventurer (especially one who led the Spanish conquest of Mexico and Peru in the 16th century)
- squelched2/5
squelched
- adjective satellite subdued or overcome
quenched; quelled.
- the quelled rebellion
- an uprising quenched almost before it started
- a squelched rumor
- verb suppress or crush completely
squelch; quench; quell.
- squelch any sign of dissent
- quench a rebellion
- adjective satellite subdued or overcome
- squawked2/5
squawk
- noun the noise of squawking
- she awoke to the squawk of chickens
- the squawk of car horns
- noun informal terms for objecting
gripe; beef; kick; bitch.
- I have a gripe about the service here
- noun the noise of squawking
- acquiescing2/5
acquiesce
- verb to agree or express agreement
accede; assent.
- The Maestro assented to the request for an encore
- verb to agree or express agreement
- arabesques2/5
arabesque
- noun position in which the dancer has one leg raised behind and arms outstretched in a conventional pose
- noun an ornament that interlaces simulated foliage in an intricate design
- noun position in which the dancer has one leg raised behind and arms outstretched in a conventional pose
- requestor2/5
requestor
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- soliloquies2/5
soliloquy
- noun speech you make to yourself
monologue.
- noun a (usually long) dramatic speech intended to give the illusion of unspoken reflections
- noun speech you make to yourself
- aquamarine2/5
aquamarine
- noun a transparent variety of beryl that is blue green in color
- noun a shade of blue tinged with green
turquoise; aqua; greenish blue; cobalt blue; peacock blue.
- noun a transparent variety of beryl that is blue green in color
- unequaled2/5
unequaled
- adjective satellite radically distinctive and without equal
alone; unequalled; unique; unparalleled.
- he is alone in the field of microbiology
- this theory is altogether alone in its penetration of the problem
- Bach was unique in his handling of counterpoint
- craftsmen whose skill is unequaled
- unparalleled athletic ability
- a breakdown of law unparalleled in our history
- adjective satellite radically distinctive and without equal
- squier2/5
squire
- noun young nobleman attendant on a knight
- noun an English country landowner
- noun young nobleman attendant on a knight
- racquetball2/5
racquetball
- noun the ball used in playing the game of racquetball
- noun a game played on a handball court with short-handled rackets
- noun the ball used in playing the game of racquetball
- antiquarians2/5
antiquarian
- noun an expert or collector of antiquities
antiquary; archaist.
- adjective of or relating to persons who study or deal in antiques or antiquities
- noun an expert or collector of antiquities
- unconquered2/5
unconquered
- adjective satellite not conquered
unbeaten; unvanquished.
- adjective satellite not conquered
- ventriloquist2/5
ventriloquist
- noun a performer who projects the voice into a wooden dummy
- noun a performer who projects the voice into a wooden dummy
- inquisitiveness2/5
inquisitiveness
- noun a state of active curiosity
curiousness.
- noun a state of active curiosity
- equus2/5
equus
(Zoöl.) A genus of mammals, including the horse, ass, etc.
- chiquita2/5
chiquita
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- requited2/5
requite
- verb make repayment for or return something
repay.
- verb make repayment for or return something
- subsequence2/5
subsequence
- noun something that follows something else
sequel.
- noun following in time
posteriority; subsequentness.
- noun something that follows something else
- interquartile2/5
- disquieted2/5
disquieted
- adjective satellite afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief
distressed; disturbed; upset; worried.
- too upset to say anything
- spent many disquieted moments
- distressed about her son's leaving home
- lapsed into disturbed sleep
- worried parents
- a worried frown
- one last worried check of the sleeping children
- verb disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed
perturb; disquiet; distract; cark; trouble; disorder; unhinge.
- She was rather perturbed by the news that her father was seriously ill
- adjective satellite afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief
- relinquishes2/5
relinquish
- verb part with a possession or right
release; give up; free; resign.
- I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest
- resign a claim to the throne
- verb do without or cease to hold or adhere to
foreswear; forego; waive; forgo; dispense with.
- We are dispensing with formalities
- relinquish the old ideas
- verb part with a possession or right
- pratiques2/5
pratique
(Com.) Primarily, liberty of converse; intercourse; hence, a certificate, given after compliance with quarantine regulations, permitting a ship to land passengers and crew; -- a term used particularly in the south of Europe.
- remarque2/5
remark
- noun a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information
comment; input.
- from time to time she contributed a personal comment on his account
- noun explicit notice
- it passed without remark
- noun a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information
- sequent2/5
sequent
- adjective satellite in regular succession without gaps
consecutive; serial; sequential; successive.
- serial concerts
- adjective satellite following or accompanying as a consequence
concomitant; accompanying; incidental; consequent; attendant; resultant; ensuant.
- an excessive growth of bureaucracy, with attendant problems
- snags incidental to the changeover in management
- attendant circumstances
- the period of tension and consequent need for military preparedness
- the ensuant response to his appeal
- the resultant savings were considerable
- adjective satellite in regular succession without gaps
- equips2/5
equip
- verb provide with (something) usually for a specific purpose
fit out; fit; outfit.
- The expedition was equipped with proper clothing, food, and other necessities
- verb provide with abilities or understanding
- She was never equipped to be a dancer
- verb provide with (something) usually for a specific purpose
- bisque2/5
bisque
- noun a thick cream soup made from shellfish
- noun a thick cream soup made from shellfish
- obsequies2/5
- torquemada2/5
torquemada
- noun the Spaniard who as Grand Inquisitor was responsible for the death of thousands of Jews and suspected witches during the Spanish Inquisition (1420-1498)
Tomas de Torquemada.
- noun the Spaniard who as Grand Inquisitor was responsible for the death of thousands of Jews and suspected witches during the Spanish Inquisition (1420-1498)
- acquirement2/5
acquirement
- noun an ability that has been acquired by training
attainment; skill; accomplishment; acquisition.
- noun an ability that has been acquired by training
- aquarian2/5
aquarian
(Eccl. Hist.) One of a sect of Christian in the primitive church who used water instead of wine in the Lord's Supper.
- equipotential2/5
equipotential
(Mech. & Physics) Having the same potential.
- squashes2/5
squash
- noun any of numerous annual trailing plants of the genus Cucurbita grown for their fleshy edible fruits
squash vine.
- noun edible fruit of a squash plant; eaten as a vegetable
- noun any of numerous annual trailing plants of the genus Cucurbita grown for their fleshy edible fruits
- diplomatique2/5
diplomatic
- adjective relating to or characteristic of diplomacy
- diplomatic immunity
- adjective using or marked by tact in dealing with sensitive matters or people
diplomatical.
- the hostess averted a confrontation with a diplomatic chenage of subject
- adjective relating to or characteristic of diplomacy
- loquitur2/5
loquitur
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- antiqua2/5
antiqua
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- manque2/5
manque
- adjective satellite unfulfilled or frustrated in realizing an ambition
would-be.
- adjective satellite unfulfilled or frustrated in realizing an ambition
- iroquoian2/5
iroquoian
- noun a family of North American Indian languages spoken by the Iroquois
Iroquoian language; Iroquois.
- noun a family of North American Indian languages spoken by the Iroquois
- propinquity2/5
propinquity
- noun the property of being close together
proximity.
- noun the property of being close together
- squids2/5
squid
- noun (Italian cuisine) squid prepared as food
calamary; calamari.
- noun widely distributed fast-moving ten-armed cephalopod mollusk having a long tapered body with triangular tail fins
- noun (Italian cuisine) squid prepared as food
- sequestering2/5
sequester
- verb requisition forcibly, as of enemy property
- the estate was sequestered
- verb take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority
attach; seize; confiscate; impound.
- The FBI seized the drugs
- The customs agents impounded the illegal shipment
- The police confiscated the stolen artwork
- verb requisition forcibly, as of enemy property
- communiques2/5
communique
- noun an official report (usually sent in haste)
despatch; dispatch.
- noun an official report (usually sent in haste)
- requite2/5
requite
- verb make repayment for or return something
repay.
- verb make repayment for or return something
- headquarter2/5
headquarter
- verb provide with headquarters
- the compnay is headquartered in New Jersey
- verb provide with headquarters
- cinquecento2/5
cinquecento
The sixteenth century, when applied to Italian art or literature; as, the sculpture of the Cinquecento ;Cinquecento style.
- liquidus2/5
- ubiquitously2/5
ubiquitous
- adjective satellite being present everywhere at once
omnipresent.
- adjective satellite being present everywhere at once
- paraquat2/5
paraquat
- noun a poisonous yellow solid used in solution as a herbicide
- noun a poisonous yellow solid used in solution as a herbicide
- acquirers2/5
acquirer
- noun a person who acquires something (usually permanently)
- noun a corporation gaining financial control over another corporation or financial institution through a payment in cash or an exchange of stock
- noun a person who acquires something (usually permanently)
- equiv2/5
equiv
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- hydroquinone2/5
hydroquinone
(Chem.) A white crystalline substance, C6H4(OH)2 , obtained by the reduction of quinone. It is a diacid phenol, resembling, and metameric with, pyrocatechin and resorcin. Called alsodihydroxy benzene .
- picturesqueness2/5
picturesqueness
- noun the quality of being strikingly expressive or vivid
- noun visually vivid and pleasing
- noun the quality of being strikingly expressive or vivid
- torquay2/5
- obloquy2/5
obloquy
- noun state of disgrace resulting from public abuse
opprobrium.
- noun a false accusation of an offense or a malicious misrepresentation of someone's words or actions
defamation; hatchet job; calumniation; traducement; calumny.
- noun state of disgrace resulting from public abuse
- acquisitiveness2/5
acquisitiveness
- noun strong desire to acquire and possess
- noun strong desire to acquire and possess
- acquiescent2/5
acquiescent
- adjective satellite willing to carry out the orders or wishes of another without protest
biddable.
- too acquiescent to challenge authority
- adjective satellite willing to carry out the orders or wishes of another without protest
- squirting2/5
squirting
- adjective satellite propelled violently in a usually narrow stream
spouting; jetting; spurting.
- verb cause to come out in a squirt
force out; squirt; squeeze out; eject.
- the boy squirted water at his little sister
- adjective satellite propelled violently in a usually narrow stream
- liquidations2/5
liquidation
- noun termination of a business operation by using its assets to discharge its liabilities
settlement.
- noun the act of exterminating
extermination.
- noun termination of a business operation by using its assets to discharge its liabilities
- desquamation2/5
desquamation
- noun loss of bits of outer skin by peeling or shedding or coming off in scales
peeling; shedding.
- noun loss of bits of outer skin by peeling or shedding or coming off in scales
- delinquencies2/5
delinquency
- noun nonpayment of a debt when due
- noun a tendency to be negligent and uncaring
dereliction; willful neglect.
- he inherited his delinquency from his father
- his derelictions were not really intended as crimes
- his adolescent protest consisted of willful neglect of all his responsibilities
- noun nonpayment of a debt when due
- semiquantitative2/5
semiquantitative
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- infrequency2/5
infrequency
- noun noteworthy scarcity
rareness; rarity.
- noun noteworthy scarcity
- picturesquely2/5
picturesquely
- adverb in a picturesque manner
- in the building trade such a trader is picturesquely described as a `brass plate' merchant
- adverb in a picturesque manner
- physiques2/5
physique
- noun constitution of the human body
body-build; build; habitus.
- noun alternative names for the body of a human being
form; figure; flesh; soma; frame; material body; anatomy; shape; chassis; build; human body; physical body; bod.
- Leonardo studied the human body
- he has a strong physique
- the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak
- noun constitution of the human body
- equinoctial2/5
equinoctial
- noun the great circle on the celestial sphere midway between the celestial poles
celestial equator; equinoctial line; equinoctial circle.
- adjective relating to the vicinity of the equator
- noun the great circle on the celestial sphere midway between the celestial poles
- pequots2/5
pequots
(Ethnol.) A tribe of Indians who formerly inhabited Eastern Connecticut. Written also Pequods .
- vaqueros2/5
vaquero
- noun local names for a cowboy (`vaquero' is used especially in southwestern and central Texas and `buckaroo' is used especially in California)
buckaroo; buckeroo.
- noun local names for a cowboy (`vaquero' is used especially in southwestern and central Texas and `buckaroo' is used especially in California)
- bioequivalence2/5
- frequents2/5
frequent
- verb do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of
shop; buy at; patronize; patronise; sponsor; shop at.
- verb be a regular or frequent visitor to a certain place
haunt.
- She haunts the ballet
- verb do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of
- disqualifications2/5
disqualification
- noun unfitness that bars you from participation
- noun the act of preventing someone from participating by finding them unqualified
- noun unfitness that bars you from participation
- marquand2/5
marquand
- noun United States writer who created the Japanese detective Mr. Moto and wrote other novels as well (1893-1960)
John Philip Marquand; John Marquand.
- noun United States writer who created the Japanese detective Mr. Moto and wrote other novels as well (1893-1960)
- grecque2/5
grecque
An ornament supposed to be of Greek origin, esp. a fret or meander,
- squints2/5
squint
- noun abnormal alignment of one or both eyes
strabismus.
- noun the act of squinting; looking with the eyes partly closed
- noun abnormal alignment of one or both eyes
- disquisitions2/5
disquisition
- noun an elaborate analytical or explanatory essay or discussion
- noun an elaborate analytical or explanatory essay or discussion
- inquisitions2/5
inquisition
- noun a former tribunal of the Roman Catholic Church (1232-1820) created to discover and suppress heresy
- noun a severe interrogation (often violating the rights or privacy of individuals)
- noun a former tribunal of the Roman Catholic Church (1232-1820) created to discover and suppress heresy
- vieques2/5
vieques
- noun a small island off the coast of Puerto Rico used for target practice by the United States Navy
- noun a small island off the coast of Puerto Rico used for target practice by the United States Navy
- mesquita2/5
- sequined2/5
sequined
- adjective satellite covered with beads or jewels or sequins
gemmed; spangled; beady; jewelled; spangly; jeweled.
- adjective satellite covered with beads or jewels or sequins
- acquaintanceship2/5
acquaintanceship
- noun a relationship less intimate than friendship
acquaintance.
- noun a relationship less intimate than friendship
- squashing2/5
squash
- noun any of numerous annual trailing plants of the genus Cucurbita grown for their fleshy edible fruits
squash vine.
- noun edible fruit of a squash plant; eaten as a vegetable
- noun any of numerous annual trailing plants of the genus Cucurbita grown for their fleshy edible fruits
- arequipa2/5
arequipa
- noun a city in southern Peru founded in 1540 on the site of an ancient Inca city
- noun a city in southern Peru founded in 1540 on the site of an ancient Inca city
- aquileia2/5
- inquisitively2/5
inquisitively
- adverb with curiosity
curiously; interrogatively.
- the baby looked around curiously
- adverb with curiosity
- becquerel2/5
becquerel
- noun French physicist who discovered that rays emitted by uranium salts affect photographic plates (1852-1908)
Henri Becquerel; Antoine Henri Becquerel.
- noun French physicist who discovered that rays emitted by uranium salts affect photographic plates (1852-1908)
- jacquard2/5
jacquard
- noun a highly figured fabric woven on a Jacquard loom
- noun French inventor of the Jacquard loom that could automatically weave complicated patterns (1752-1834)
Joseph M. Jacquard; Joseph Marie Jacquard.
- noun a highly figured fabric woven on a Jacquard loom
- jacquelyn2/5
jacquelyn
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- netiquette2/5
netiquette
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- disqualifies2/5
disqualify
- verb make unfit or unsuitable
indispose; unfit.
- Your income disqualifies you
- verb declare unfit
- She was disqualified for the Olympics because she was a professional athlete
- verb make unfit or unsuitable
- squishy2/5
squishy
- adjective satellite easily squashed; resembling a sponge in having soft porous texture and compressibility
spongelike; spongy; squashy.
- spongy bread
- adjective satellite easily squashed; resembling a sponge in having soft porous texture and compressibility
- disquietude2/5
disquietude
- noun feelings of anxiety that make you tense and irritable
edginess; inquietude; uneasiness.
- noun feelings of anxiety that make you tense and irritable
- requisitioning2/5
requisition
- noun the act of requiring; an authoritative request or demand, especially by a military or public authority that takes something over (usually temporarily) for military or public use
- noun an official form on which a request in made
requisition form.
- first you have to fill out the requisition
- noun the act of requiring; an authoritative request or demand, especially by a military or public authority that takes something over (usually temporarily) for military or public use
- mosquitos2/5
mosquito
- noun two-winged insect whose female has a long proboscis to pierce the skin and suck the blood of humans and animals
- noun two-winged insect whose female has a long proboscis to pierce the skin and suck the blood of humans and animals
- clinique2/5
clinique
(Med.) A clinic.
- maquila2/5
maquila
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- squirts2/5
squirt
- noun someone who is small and insignificant
pip-squeak; small fry.
- noun the occurrence of a sudden discharge (as of liquid)
spurt; spirt; jet.
- noun someone who is small and insignificant
- remarques2/5
remark
- noun a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information
comment; input.
- from time to time she contributed a personal comment on his account
- noun explicit notice
- it passed without remark
- noun a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information
- bequeathing2/5
bequeath
- verb leave or give by will after one's death
will; leave.
- My aunt bequeathed me all her jewelry
- My grandfather left me his entire estate
- verb leave or give by will after one's death
- ventriloquism2/5
ventriloquism
- noun the art of projecting your voice so that it seems to come from another source (as from a ventriloquist's dummy)
ventriloquy.
- noun the art of projecting your voice so that it seems to come from another source (as from a ventriloquist's dummy)
- vaquero2/5
vaquero
- noun local names for a cowboy (`vaquero' is used especially in southwestern and central Texas and `buckaroo' is used especially in California)
buckaroo; buckeroo.
- noun local names for a cowboy (`vaquero' is used especially in southwestern and central Texas and `buckaroo' is used especially in California)
- squished2/5
squish
- noun the noise of soft mud being walked on
- verb walk through mud or mire
slosh; splosh; splash; squelch; slop.
- We had to splosh across the wet meadow
- noun the noise of soft mud being walked on
- liquefy2/5
liquefy
- verb become liquid
- The garden air overnight liquefied into a morning dew
- verb make (a solid substance) liquid, as by heating
liquify; liquidise; liquidize.
- liquefy the silver
- verb become liquid
- misquoted2/5
misquote
- noun an incorrect quotation
misquotation.
- verb quote incorrectly
- He had misquoted the politician
- noun an incorrect quotation
- colloquia2/5
colloquium
- noun an academic meeting or seminar usually led by a different lecturer and on a different topic at each meeting
- noun an address to an academic meeting or seminar
- noun an academic meeting or seminar usually led by a different lecturer and on a different topic at each meeting
- liquorice2/5
liquorice
- noun deep-rooted coarse-textured plant native to the Mediterranean region having blue flowers and pinnately compound leaves; widely cultivated in Europe for its long thick sweet roots
licorice; Glycyrrhiza glabra.
- noun a black candy flavored with the dried root of the licorice plant
licorice.
- noun deep-rooted coarse-textured plant native to the Mediterranean region having blue flowers and pinnately compound leaves; widely cultivated in Europe for its long thick sweet roots
- grotesques2/5
grotesque
- noun art characterized by an incongruous mixture of parts of humans and animals interwoven with plants
- adjective satellite distorted and unnatural in shape or size; abnormal and hideous
monstrous.
- tales of grotesque serpents eight fathoms long that churned the seas
- twisted into monstrous shapes
- noun art characterized by an incongruous mixture of parts of humans and animals interwoven with plants
- roquefort2/5
roquefort
- noun French blue cheese
- noun French blue cheese
- squish2/5
squish
- noun the noise of soft mud being walked on
- verb walk through mud or mire
slosh; splosh; splash; squelch; slop.
- We had to splosh across the wet meadow
- noun the noise of soft mud being walked on
- inquests2/5
inquest
- noun an inquiry into the cause of an unexpected death
- noun an inquiry into the cause of an unexpected death
- vanquishing2/5
vanquish
- verb come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
shell; beat; trounce; crush; beat out.
- Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship
- We beat the competition
- Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game
- verb come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
- equimolar2/5
- obliques2/5
oblique
- noun any grammatical case other than the nominative
oblique case.
- noun a diagonally arranged abdominal muscle on either side of the torso
abdominal external oblique muscle; external oblique muscle; musculus obliquus externus abdominis.
- noun any grammatical case other than the nominative
- grandiloquent2/5
grandiloquent
- adjective satellite lofty in style
tall; magniloquent.
- he engages in so much tall talk, one never really realizes what he is saying
- adjective satellite puffed up with vanity
pompous; portentous; overblown; pontifical.
- a grandiloquent and boastful manner
- overblown oratory
- a pompous speech
- pseudo-scientific gobbledygook and pontifical hooey"- Newsweek
- adjective satellite lofty in style
- colloquialisms2/5
colloquialism
- noun a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
- noun a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
- equalling2/5
equal
- noun a person who is of equal standing with another in a group
peer; compeer; match.
- verb be identical or equivalent to
be.
- One dollar equals 1,000 rubles these days!
- noun a person who is of equal standing with another in a group
- liquidators2/5
liquidator
- noun a criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being)
manslayer; murderer.
- noun (law) a person (usually appointed by a court of law) who liquidates assets or preserves them for the benefit of affected parties
receiver.
- noun a criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being)
- squib2/5
squib
- noun firework consisting of a tube filled with powder (as a broken firecracker) that burns with a fizzing noise
- noun firework consisting of a tube filled with powder (as a broken firecracker) that burns with a fizzing noise
- nonaqueous2/5
- aquaria2/5
aquarium
- noun a tank or pool or bowl filled with water for keeping live fish and underwater animals
fish tank; marine museum.
- noun a tank or pool or bowl filled with water for keeping live fish and underwater animals
- reconquered2/5
reconquer
- verb conquer anew
- The country reconquered the territory lost in the previous war
- verb conquer anew
- pulque2/5
pulque
- noun fermented Mexican drink from juice of various agave plants especially the maguey
- noun fermented Mexican drink from juice of various agave plants especially the maguey
- squalling2/5
squalling
- adjective satellite characterized by short periods of noisy commotion
squally.
- a home life that has been extraordinarily squally
- verb make high-pitched, whiney noises
squall; wawl; waul.
- adjective satellite characterized by short periods of noisy commotion
- paquet2/5
paquet
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- antiquarianism2/5
antiquarianism
Character of an antiquary; study or love of antiquities. Warburton.
- reconquer2/5
reconquer
- verb conquer anew
- The country reconquered the territory lost in the previous war
- verb conquer anew
- saquinavir2/5
saquinavir
- noun a weak protease inhibitor (trade name Invirase) used in treating HIV
Invirase.
- noun a weak protease inhibitor (trade name Invirase) used in treating HIV
- equidistance2/5
equidistance
Equal distance.
- equestrians2/5
equestrian
- noun a man skilled in equitation
horseback rider; horseman.
- adjective of or relating to or composed of knights
- noun a man skilled in equitation
- foursquare2/5
foursquare
- noun (geometry) a plane rectangle with four equal sides and four right angles; a four-sided regular polygon
square.
- you can compute the area of a square if you know the length of its sides
- adjective satellite characterized by firm and unwavering conviction
- a foursquare refusal to yield
- noun (geometry) a plane rectangle with four equal sides and four right angles; a four-sided regular polygon
- unfrequented2/5
unfrequented
- adjective satellite devoid of creatures
solitary; lonely.
- a lonely crossroads
- a solitary retreat
- a trail leading to an unfrequented lake
- adjective satellite devoid of creatures
- rodriquez2/5
rodriquez
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- sasquatch2/5
sasquatch
- noun large hairy humanoid creature said to live in wilderness areas of the United States and Canada
Bigfoot.
- noun large hairy humanoid creature said to live in wilderness areas of the United States and Canada
- enquires2/5
enquire
- verb inquire about
ask; inquire.
- I asked about their special today
- He had to ask directions several times
- verb conduct an inquiry or investigation of
inquire; investigate.
- The district attorney's office investigated reports of possible irregularities
- inquire into the disappearance of the rich old lady
- verb inquire about
- esquires2/5
esquire
- noun (Middle Ages) an attendant and shield bearer to a knight; a candidate for knighthood
- noun a title of respect for a member of the English gentry ranking just below a knight; placed after the name
Esq.
- noun (Middle Ages) an attendant and shield bearer to a knight; a candidate for knighthood
- acquittals2/5
acquittal
- noun a judgment of not guilty
- noun a judgment of not guilty
- illiquidity2/5
- squeegee2/5
squeegee
- noun T-shaped cleaning implement with a rubber edge across the top; drawn across a surface to remove water (as in washing windows)
- verb wipe with a squeegee
- squeegee the windows
- noun T-shaped cleaning implement with a rubber edge across the top; drawn across a surface to remove water (as in washing windows)
- briquettes2/5
briquette
- noun a block made from charcoal or coal dust and burned as fuel
briquet.
- noun a block made from charcoal or coal dust and burned as fuel
- reliques2/5
relic
- noun an antiquity that has survived from the distant past
- noun something of sentimental value
token; souvenir; keepsake.
- noun an antiquity that has survived from the distant past
- equalizers2/5
equalizer
- noun electronic equipment that reduces frequency distortion
equaliser.
- noun a weight that balances another weight
counterpoise; counterweight; equaliser; counterbalance; balance.
- noun electronic equipment that reduces frequency distortion
- squarish2/5
squarish
- adjective satellite somewhat square in appearance or form
- adjective satellite somewhat square in appearance or form
- reacquainted2/5
reacquaint
- verb familiarize anew
- We reacquainted ourselves with this technique
- verb familiarize anew
- mefloquine2/5
mefloquine
- noun an antimalarial drug (trade name Larium and Mephaquine) that is effective in cases that do not respond to chloroquine; said to produce harmful neuropsychiatric effects on some people
Larium; mefloquine hydrochloride; Mephaquine.
- noun an antimalarial drug (trade name Larium and Mephaquine) that is effective in cases that do not respond to chloroquine; said to produce harmful neuropsychiatric effects on some people
- discotheque2/5
discotheque
- noun a public dance hall for dancing to recorded popular music
disco.
- noun a public dance hall for dancing to recorded popular music
- toque2/5
toque
- noun a tall white hat with a pouched crown; worn by chefs
- noun a small round woman's hat
pillbox; turban.
- noun a tall white hat with a pouched crown; worn by chefs
- appliqué2/5
appliqué
Ornamented with a pattern (which has been cut out of another color or stuff) applied or transferred to a foundation; as, appliqué lace;appliqué work.
- squiggles2/5
squiggle
- noun a short twisting line
curlicue.
- noun an illegible scrawl
- his signature was just a squiggle but only he could make that squiggle
- noun a short twisting line
- reliquaries2/5
reliquary
- noun a container where religious relics are stored or displayed (especially relics of saints)
- noun a container where religious relics are stored or displayed (especially relics of saints)
- equilibrating2/5
equilibrate
- verb bring to a chemical stasis or equilibrium
- verb bring into balance or equilibrium
equilibrise; equilibrize; balance.
- She has to balance work and her domestic duties
- balance the two weights
- verb bring to a chemical stasis or equilibrium
- sequela2/5
sequela
- noun any abnormality following or resulting from a disease or injury or treatment
- paralysis is one of the sequelae of poliomyelitis
- noun any abnormality following or resulting from a disease or injury or treatment
- piquancy2/5
piquancy
- noun a tart spicy quality
piquantness; tanginess; zest; piquance; tang; nip.
- noun the quality of being agreeably stimulating or mentally exciting
piquantness; piquance.
- noun a tart spicy quality
- sequoyah2/5
sequoyah
- noun Cherokee who created a notation for writing the Cherokee language (1770-1843)
Sequoya; George Guess.
- noun Cherokee who created a notation for writing the Cherokee language (1770-1843)
- ubiquinone2/5
ubiquinone
- noun any of several quinones found in living cells and that function as coenzymes that transfer electrons from one molecule to another in cell respiration
coenzyme Q.
- noun any of several quinones found in living cells and that function as coenzymes that transfer electrons from one molecule to another in cell respiration
- lacquers2/5
lacquer
- noun a black resinous substance obtained from certain trees and used as a natural varnish
- noun a hard glossy coating
- noun a black resinous substance obtained from certain trees and used as a natural varnish
- marquetry2/5
marquetry
- noun inlaid veneers are fitted together to form a design or picture that is then used to ornament furniture
marqueterie.
- noun inlaid veneers are fitted together to form a design or picture that is then used to ornament furniture
- squelching2/5
squelch
- noun a crushing remark
put-down; squelcher; takedown.
- noun an electric circuit that cuts off a receiver when the signal becomes weaker than the noise
squelcher; squelch circuit.
- noun a crushing remark
- consequents2/5
consequent
- adjective satellite following or accompanying as a consequence
concomitant; accompanying; incidental; attendant; resultant; sequent; ensuant.
- an excessive growth of bureaucracy, with attendant problems
- snags incidental to the changeover in management
- attendant circumstances
- the period of tension and consequent need for military preparedness
- the ensuant response to his appeal
- the resultant savings were considerable
- adjective satellite following or accompanying as a consequence
- coequal2/5
coequal
- adjective satellite having the same standing before the law
- adjective satellite having the same standing before the law
- nonequivalent2/5
nonequivalent
- adjective satellite not equal or interchangeable in value, quantity, or significance
- adjective satellite not equal or interchangeable in value, quantity, or significance
- equiaxed2/5
- equerry2/5
equerry
- noun an official charged with the care of the horses of princes or nobles
- noun a personal attendant of the British royal family
- noun an official charged with the care of the horses of princes or nobles
- banquette2/5
banquette
- noun an upholstered bench
- noun an upholstered bench
- piquet2/5
piquet
- noun a card game for two players using a reduced pack of 32 cards
- noun a form of military punishment used by the British in the late 17th century in which a soldier was forced to stand on one foot on a pointed stake
picket.
- noun a card game for two players using a reduced pack of 32 cards
- aquae2/5
aqua
- noun a shade of blue tinged with green
turquoise; greenish blue; aquamarine; cobalt blue; peacock blue.
- noun a shade of blue tinged with green
- guadalquivir2/5
guadalquivir
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- hydroxychloroquine2/5
hydroxychloroquine
- noun anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Plaquenil) used in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and malaria and lupus erythematosus
Plaquenil.
- noun anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Plaquenil) used in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and malaria and lupus erythematosus
- subsequences2/5
subsequence
- noun something that follows something else
sequel.
- noun following in time
posteriority; subsequentness.
- noun something that follows something else
- iquitos2/5
iquitos
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- aquatint2/5
aquatint
- noun an etching made by a process that makes it resemble a water color
- noun a method of etching that imitates the broad washes of a water color
- noun an etching made by a process that makes it resemble a water color
- chequers2/5
chequer
- noun one of the flat round pieces used in playing the game of checkers
checker.
- verb mark into squares or draw squares on; draw crossed lines on
checker; check.
- noun one of the flat round pieces used in playing the game of checkers
- disequilibria2/5
disequilibria
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- squiggly2/5
squiggly
- adjective satellite wavy and twisting
- adjective satellite wavy and twisting
- consequentially2/5
consequentially
- adverb having consequence
- adverb having consequence
- perquisite2/5
perquisite
- noun an incidental benefit awarded for certain types of employment (especially if it is regarded as a right)
perk; fringe benefit.
- a limousine is one of the fringe benefits of the job
- noun a right reserved exclusively by a particular person or group (especially a hereditary or official right)
privilege; exclusive right; prerogative.
- suffrage was the prerogative of white adult males
- noun an incidental benefit awarded for certain types of employment (especially if it is regarded as a right)
- aquatics2/5
aquatics
- noun sports that involve bodies of water
water sport.
- noun a plant that lives in or on water
aquatic.
- noun sports that involve bodies of water
- croquettes2/5
croquette
- noun minced cooked meats (or vegetables) in thick white sauce; breaded and deep-fried
- noun minced cooked meats (or vegetables) in thick white sauce; breaded and deep-fried
- torquato2/5
torquato
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- requital2/5
requital
- noun a justly deserved penalty
retribution.
- noun an act of requiting; returning in kind
payment.
- noun a justly deserved penalty
- equipages2/5
equipage
- noun equipment and supplies of a military force
materiel.
- noun a vehicle with wheels drawn by one or more horses
rig; carriage.
- noun equipment and supplies of a military force
- enqueue2/5
enqueue
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- tanquam2/5
- tarquinius2/5
tarquinius
- noun according to legend, the seventh and last Etruscan king of Rome who was expelled for his cruelty (reigned from 534 to 510 BC)
Tarquin the Proud; Tarquinius Superbus; Tarquin; Lucius Tarquinius Superbus.
- noun according to legend, the seventh and last Etruscan king of Rome who was expelled for his cruelty (reigned from 534 to 510 BC)
- colloquialism2/5
colloquialism
- noun a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
- noun a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
- requesters2/5
requester
- noun one praying humbly for something
supplicant; petitioner; suppliant.
- a suppliant for her favors
- noun one praying humbly for something
- acquiesces2/5
acquiesce
- verb to agree or express agreement
accede; assent.
- The Maestro assented to the request for an encore
- verb to agree or express agreement
- squanto2/5
squanto
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- esquisse2/5
esquisse
(Fine Arts) The first sketch of a picture or model of a statue.
- equational2/5
equational
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- obsequiousness2/5
obsequiousness
- noun abject or cringing submissiveness
servility; subservience.
- noun abject or cringing submissiveness
- colloquies2/5
colloquy
- noun a conversation especially a formal one
- noun formal conversation
- noun a conversation especially a formal one
- reacquired2/5
reacquired
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- marquees2/5
marquee
- noun large and often sumptuous tent
pavilion.
- noun permanent canopy over an entrance of a hotel etc.
marquise.
- noun large and often sumptuous tent
- squalene2/5
- loquacity2/5
loquacity
- noun the quality of being wordy and talkative
loquaciousness; garrulity; garrulousness; talkativeness.
- noun the quality of being wordy and talkative
- siqueiros2/5
siqueiros
- noun Mexican painter of murals depicting protest and revolution (1896-1974)
David Siqueiros; David Alfaro Siqueiros.
- noun Mexican painter of murals depicting protest and revolution (1896-1974)
- sequencers2/5
sequencer
- noun (chemistry) an apparatus that can determine the sequence of monomers in a polymer
sequenator.
- noun computer hardware that sorts data or programs into a predetermined sequence
- noun (chemistry) an apparatus that can determine the sequence of monomers in a polymer
- squab2/5
squab
- noun flesh of a pigeon suitable for roasting or braising; flesh of a dove (young squab) may be broiled
dove.
- noun a soft padded sofa
- noun flesh of a pigeon suitable for roasting or braising; flesh of a dove (young squab) may be broiled
- sequin2/5
sequin
- noun adornment consisting of a small piece of shiny material used to decorate clothing
spangle; diamante.
- noun adornment consisting of a small piece of shiny material used to decorate clothing
- equinus2/5
equinus
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- algonquins2/5
algonquin
- noun a member of any of the North American Indian groups speaking an Algonquian language and originally living in the subarctic regions of eastern Canada; many Algonquian tribes migrated south into the woodlands from the Mississippi River to the Atlantic coast
Algonquian.
- noun family of North American Indian languages spoken from Labrador to South Carolina and west to the Great Plains
Algonquian language; Algonquian.
- noun a member of any of the North American Indian groups speaking an Algonquian language and originally living in the subarctic regions of eastern Canada; many Algonquian tribes migrated south into the woodlands from the Mississippi River to the Atlantic coast
- yaquis2/5
- racquets2/5
racquet
- noun a sports implement (usually consisting of a handle and an oval frame with a tightly interlaced network of strings) used to strike a ball (or shuttlecock) in various games
racket.
- noun a sports implement (usually consisting of a handle and an oval frame with a tightly interlaced network of strings) used to strike a ball (or shuttlecock) in various games
- squeamishness2/5
squeamishness
- noun a mild state of nausea
qualm; queasiness.
- noun the trait of being excessively fastidious and easily shocked
- the program was withdrawn because of the squeamishness of some viewers
- he refused to allow squeamishness to deter him from his duty
- noun a mild state of nausea
- unliquidated2/5
unliquidated
Not liquidated; not exactly ascertained; not adjusted or settled.
- konqueror2/5
konqueror
- noun a freeware browser for Linux
- noun a freeware browser for Linux
- equites2/5
equites
(Rom. Antiq.) An order of knights holding a middle place between the senate and the commonalty; members of the Roman equestrian order.
- appliqued2/5
applique
- noun a decorative design made of one material sewn over another
- verb sew on as a decoration
- noun a decorative design made of one material sewn over another
- antiquing2/5
antique
- noun an elderly man
old geezer; old-timer; gaffer; oldtimer.
- noun any piece of furniture or decorative object or the like produced in a former period and valuable because of its beauty or rarity
- noun an elderly man
- squareness2/5
squareness
- noun the property of being shaped like a square
- noun the property of being shaped like a square
- liquify2/5
liquify
- verb make (a solid substance) liquid, as by heating
liquidise; liquefy; liquidize.
- liquefy the silver
- verb become liquid or fluid when heated
flux; liquefy.
- the frozen fat liquefied
- verb make (a solid substance) liquid, as by heating
- filioque2/5
- grecques2/5
grecque
An ornament supposed to be of Greek origin, esp. a fret or meander,
- equalise2/5
equalise
- verb compensate; make the score equal
equalize; get even.
- verb make equal, uniform, corresponding, or matching
equalize; equate; equal; match.
- let's equalize the duties among all employees in this office
- The company matched the discount policy of its competitors
- verb compensate; make the score equal
- sesquicentennial2/5
sesquicentennial
- noun the 150th anniversary (or the celebration of it)
- noun the 150th anniversary (or the celebration of it)
- velázquez2/5
- coquettishly2/5
coquettishly
- adverb in a flirtatious manner
flirtatiously.
- she smiled coquettishly
- adverb in a flirtatious manner
- masqueraded2/5
masquerade
- noun a party of guests wearing costumes and masks
masque; mask; masquerade party.
- noun a costume worn as a disguise at a masquerade party
fancy dress; masquerade costume.
- noun a party of guests wearing costumes and masks
- henequen2/5
- acquitting2/5
acquit
- verb pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
exculpate; clear; discharge; assoil; exonerate.
- The suspect was cleared of the murder charges
- verb behave in a certain manner
comport; bear; behave; conduct; carry; deport.
- She carried herself well
- he bore himself with dignity
- They conducted themselves well during these difficult times
- verb pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
- passamaquoddy2/5
- nunquam2/5
nunquam
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- equalizes2/5
equalize
- verb compensate; make the score equal
equalise; get even.
- verb make equal, uniform, corresponding, or matching
equate; equal; match; equalise.
- let's equalize the duties among all employees in this office
- The company matched the discount policy of its competitors
- verb compensate; make the score equal
- liquidates2/5
liquidate
- verb get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing
knock off; neutralize; do in; waste; neutralise.
- The mafia liquidated the informer
- the double agent was neutralized
- verb eliminate by paying off (debts)
pay off.
- verb get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing
- opaqueness2/5
opaqueness
- noun incomprehensibility resulting from obscurity of meaning
opacity.
- noun the quality of being opaque to a degree; the degree to which something reduces the passage of light
opacity.
- noun incomprehensibility resulting from obscurity of meaning
- squibs2/5
squib
- noun firework consisting of a tube filled with powder (as a broken firecracker) that burns with a fizzing noise
- noun firework consisting of a tube filled with powder (as a broken firecracker) that burns with a fizzing noise
- squiggle2/5
squiggle
- noun a short twisting line
curlicue.
- noun an illegible scrawl
- his signature was just a squiggle but only he could make that squiggle
- noun a short twisting line
- daiquiri2/5
daiquiri
- noun a cocktail made with rum and lime or lemon juice
rum cocktail.
- noun a cocktail made with rum and lime or lemon juice
- tranquilizing2/5
tranquilizing
- adjective satellite tending to soothe or tranquilize
ataractic; sedative; tranquillizing; tranquillising; ataraxic; tranquilising.
- valium has a tranquilizing effect
- took a hot drink with sedative properties before going to bed
- verb make calm or still
still; tranquilize; tranquillize; calm down; quiet; calm; tranquillise; quieten; lull.
- quiet the dragons of worry and fear
- adjective satellite tending to soothe or tranquilize
- unquote2/5
unquote
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- squinty2/5
squinty
- adjective characterized by squinting
- he looked with squinty eyes
- adjective satellite (used especially of glances) directed to one side with or as if with doubt or suspicion or envy
askant; askance; sidelong; asquint; squint; squint-eyed.
- her eyes with their misted askance look"- Elizabeth Bowen
- sidelong glances
- adjective characterized by squinting
- bequeaths2/5
bequeath
- verb leave or give by will after one's death
will; leave.
- My aunt bequeathed me all her jewelry
- My grandfather left me his entire estate
- verb leave or give by will after one's death
- squabbled2/5
squabble
- noun a quarrel about petty points
fuss; bicker; pettifoggery; bickering; tiff; spat.
- verb argue over petty things
niggle; pettifog; bicker; brabble; quibble.
- Let's not quibble over pennies
- noun a quarrel about petty points
- squirms2/5
squirm
- noun the act of wiggling
wriggle; wiggle.
- verb to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling)
twist; wrestle; writhe; worm; wriggle.
- The prisoner writhed in discomfort
- The child tried to wriggle free from his aunt's embrace
- noun the act of wiggling
- squawks2/5
squawk
- noun the noise of squawking
- she awoke to the squawk of chickens
- the squawk of car horns
- noun informal terms for objecting
gripe; beef; kick; bitch.
- I have a gripe about the service here
- noun the noise of squawking
- equivalencies2/5
equivalency
Same as Equivalence .
- burlesques2/5
burlesque
- noun a theatrical entertainment of broad and earthy humor; consists of comic skits and short turns (and sometimes striptease)
- noun a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way
pasquinade; mockery; takeoff; lampoon; travesty; sendup; put-on; spoof; charade; parody.
- noun a theatrical entertainment of broad and earthy humor; consists of comic skits and short turns (and sometimes striptease)
- anthraquinone2/5
anthraquinone
(Chem.) A hydrocarbon, C6H4.C2O2.C6H4 , subliming in shining yellow needles. It is obtained by oxidation of anthracene.
- equipartition2/5
- frequenters2/5
frequenter
- noun a regular customer
patron.
- adjective coming at short intervals or habitually
frequent.
- a frequent guest
- frequent complaints
- noun a regular customer
- subaqueous2/5
subaqueous
- adjective satellite growing or remaining under water
subaquatic; underwater; submersed; submerged.
- viewing subaqueous fauna from a glass-bottomed boat
- submerged leaves
- adjective satellite growing or remaining under water
- unquantifiable2/5
- absque2/5
absque
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- equivocate2/5
equivocate
- verb be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information
beat around the bush; tergiversate; palter; prevaricate.
- verb be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information
- unqualifiedly2/5
unqualifiedly
- adverb without qualification or limitation
- adverb without qualification or limitation
- primaquine2/5
primaquine
- noun synthetic antimalarial drug
- noun synthetic antimalarial drug
- sequoias2/5
sequoia
- noun either of two huge coniferous California trees that reach a height of 300 feet; sometimes placed in the Taxodiaceae
redwood.
- noun either of two huge coniferous California trees that reach a height of 300 feet; sometimes placed in the Taxodiaceae
- analytique2/5
analytique
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- enquirers2/5
enquirer
- noun someone who asks a question
questioner; asker; querier; inquirer.
- noun someone who asks a question
- griqua2/5
griqua
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- equatorward2/5
- multifrequency2/5
- kafkaesque2/5
kafkaesque
- adjective satellite characterized by surreal distortion and a sense of impending danger
- the kafkaesque terror of the endless interrogations
- adjective relating to or in the manner of Franz Kafka or his writings
- adjective satellite characterized by surreal distortion and a sense of impending danger
- equalitarian2/5
equalitarian
- noun a person who believes in the equality of all people
egalitarian.
- noun a person who believes in the equality of all people
- reacquisition2/5
reacquisition
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- obsequiously2/5
obsequiously
- adverb in an obsequious manner
servilely; subserviently.
- she acts obsequiously toward her boss
- adverb in an obsequious manner
- marquises2/5
marquis
- noun humorist who wrote about the imaginary life of cockroaches (1878-1937)
Donald Robert Perry Marquis; Don Marquis.
- noun nobleman (in various countries) ranking above a count
marquess.
- noun humorist who wrote about the imaginary life of cockroaches (1878-1937)
- inconsequence2/5
inconsequence
- noun having no important effects or influence
- noun invalid or incorrect reasoning
illogicalness; illogic; illogicality.
- noun having no important effects or influence
- barranquilla2/5
barranquilla
- noun a port city of northern Colombia near the Caribbean on the Magdalena River
- noun a port city of northern Colombia near the Caribbean on the Magdalena River
- ubique2/5
- appliques2/5
applique
- noun a decorative design made of one material sewn over another
- verb sew on as a decoration
- noun a decorative design made of one material sewn over another
- reacquire2/5
reacquire
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- frequenter2/5
frequenter
- noun a regular customer
patron.
- adjective coming at short intervals or habitually
frequent.
- a frequent guest
- frequent complaints
- noun a regular customer
- equalising2/5
equalise
- verb compensate; make the score equal
equalize; get even.
- verb make equal, uniform, corresponding, or matching
equalize; equate; equal; match.
- let's equalize the duties among all employees in this office
- The company matched the discount policy of its competitors
- verb compensate; make the score equal
- palanquins1/5
palanquin
- noun a closed litter carried on the shoulders of four bearers
palankeen.
- noun a closed litter carried on the shoulders of four bearers
- catafalque1/5
catafalque
- noun a decorated bier on which a coffin rests in state during a funeral
- noun a decorated bier on which a coffin rests in state during a funeral
- magnifique1/5
magnific
Grand; splendid; illustrious; magnificent. Obs. 1 Chron. xxii. 5. "Thy magnific deeds." Milton. --Mag*nif"ic*al*ly , adv. Obs.
- equivocations1/5
equivocation
- noun a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth
evasion.
- noun intentionally vague or ambiguous
prevarication; evasiveness.
- noun a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth
- roques1/5
roques
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- sesquiterpene1/5
sesquiterpene
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- casque1/5
casque
- noun (15-16th century) any armor for the head; usually ornate without a visor
- noun (15-16th century) any armor for the head; usually ornate without a visor
- grotesqueness1/5
grotesqueness
- noun ludicrous or incongruous unnaturalness or distortion
grotesquerie; grotesquery.
- noun ludicrous or incongruous unnaturalness or distortion
- tourniquets1/5
tourniquet
- noun bandage that stops the flow of blood from an artery by applying pressure
compression bandage.
- noun bandage that stops the flow of blood from an artery by applying pressure
- odalisque1/5
odalisque
- noun a woman slave in a harem
- noun a woman slave in a harem
- prequel1/5
prequel
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- marquesan1/5
marquesan
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- acquaints1/5
acquaint
- verb cause to come to know personally
present; introduce.
- permit me to acquaint you with my son
- introduce the new neighbors to the community
- verb make familiar or conversant with
familiarise; familiarize.
- you should acquaint yourself with your new computer
- We familiarized ourselves with the new surroundings
- verb cause to come to know personally
- equisetum1/5
equisetum
(Bot.) A genus of vascular, cryptogamic, herbaceous plants; -- also called horsetails .✍ The Equiseta have hollow jointed stems and no true leaves. The cuticle often contains siliceous granules, so that one species (E. hyemale ) is used for scouring and polishing, under the name of Dutch rush or scouring rush.
- maquette1/5
maquette
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- aquitania1/5
aquitania
- noun a region of southwestern France between Bordeaux and the Pyrenees
Aquitaine.
- noun a region of southwestern France between Bordeaux and the Pyrenees
- cinematheque1/5
cinematheque
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- unequipped1/5
unequipped
- adjective without necessary physical or intellectual equipment
- guerrillas unequipped for a pitched battle
- unequipped for jobs in a modern technological society
- adjective without necessary physical or intellectual equipment
- prequalification1/5
- coquille1/5
coquille
- noun seafood served in a scallop shell
- noun a dish in the form of a scallop shell
- noun seafood served in a scallop shell
- squishing1/5
squish
- noun the noise of soft mud being walked on
- verb walk through mud or mire
slosh; splosh; splash; squelch; slop.
- We had to splosh across the wet meadow
- noun the noise of soft mud being walked on
- equivocally1/5
equivocally
- adverb in an ambiguous manner
ambiguously.
- this letter is worded ambiguously
- adverb in an ambiguous manner
- inconsequent1/5
inconsequent
- adjective satellite lacking worth or importance
inconsequential.
- his work seems trivial and inconsequential
- the quite inconsequent fellow was managed like a puppet
- adjective satellite lacking worth or importance
- cinquefoil1/5
cinquefoil
- noun any of a numerous plants grown for their five-petaled flowers; abundant in temperate regions; alleged to have medicinal properties
five-finger.
- noun an ornamental carving consisting of five arcs arranged in a circle
- noun any of a numerous plants grown for their five-petaled flowers; abundant in temperate regions; alleged to have medicinal properties
- unequals1/5
unequal
- adjective poorly balanced or matched in quantity or value or measure
- adjective lacking the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task
inadequate.
- inadequate training
- the staff was inadequate
- she was unequal to the task
- adjective poorly balanced or matched in quantity or value or measure
- equalised1/5
equalise
- verb compensate; make the score equal
equalize; get even.
- verb make equal, uniform, corresponding, or matching
equalize; equate; equal; match.
- let's equalize the duties among all employees in this office
- The company matched the discount policy of its competitors
- verb compensate; make the score equal
- piques1/5
pique
- noun tightly woven fabric with raised cords
- noun a sudden outburst of anger
temper; irritation.
- his temper sparked like damp firewood
- noun tightly woven fabric with raised cords
- iquique1/5
- inquietude1/5
inquietude
- noun feelings of anxiety that make you tense and irritable
edginess; uneasiness; disquietude.
- noun feelings of anxiety that make you tense and irritable
- dequeue1/5
dequeue
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- lalique1/5
- overqualified1/5
overqualified
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- plastique1/5
plastique
- noun an explosive material that is easily molded around the object it is intended to destroy
plastic explosive.
- noun an explosive material that is easily molded around the object it is intended to destroy
- obliquus1/5
obliquus
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- antiquark1/5
antiquark
- noun the antiparticle of a quark
- noun the antiparticle of a quark
- torquatus1/5
torquatus
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- cybersquatting1/5
cybersquatting
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- preconquest1/5
- equably1/5
equably
- adverb in an equable manner
- he is an equably cheerful fellow
- adverb in an equable manner
- liquefying1/5
liquefy
- verb become liquid
- The garden air overnight liquefied into a morning dew
- verb make (a solid substance) liquid, as by heating
liquify; liquidise; liquidize.
- liquefy the silver
- verb become liquid
- brusqueness1/5
brusqueness
- noun an abrupt discourteous manner
shortness; curtness; gruffness; abruptness.
- noun an abrupt discourteous manner
- miquelon1/5
- unquoted1/5
unquoted
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- squally1/5
squally
- adjective satellite characterized by short periods of noisy commotion
squalling.
- a home life that has been extraordinarily squally
- adjective satellite characterized by brief periods of violent wind or rain
- a grey squally morning
- adjective satellite characterized by short periods of noisy commotion
- namaqualand1/5
- bosques1/5
bosques
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- risques1/5
risque
- adjective satellite suggestive of sexual impropriety
blue; naughty; juicy; gamy; racy; spicy; gamey.
- a blue movie
- blue jokes
- he skips asterisks and gives you the gamy details
- a juicy scandal
- a naughty wink
- naughty words
- racy anecdotes
- a risque story
- spicy gossip
- adjective satellite suggestive of sexual impropriety
- squamish1/5
- algonquians1/5
algonquian
- noun a member of any of the North American Indian groups speaking an Algonquian language and originally living in the subarctic regions of eastern Canada; many Algonquian tribes migrated south into the woodlands from the Mississippi River to the Atlantic coast
Algonquin.
- noun family of North American Indian languages spoken from Labrador to South Carolina and west to the Great Plains
Algonquian language; Algonquin.
- noun a member of any of the North American Indian groups speaking an Algonquian language and originally living in the subarctic regions of eastern Canada; many Algonquian tribes migrated south into the woodlands from the Mississippi River to the Atlantic coast
- acquits1/5
acquit
- verb pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
exculpate; clear; discharge; assoil; exonerate.
- The suspect was cleared of the murder charges
- verb behave in a certain manner
comport; bear; behave; conduct; carry; deport.
- She carried herself well
- he bore himself with dignity
- They conducted themselves well during these difficult times
- verb pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
- esquiline1/5
- acequia1/5
acequia
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- liquified1/5
liquified
- adjective changed from a solid to a liquid state
melted; liquid.
- rivers filled to overflowing by melted snow
- verb make (a solid substance) liquid, as by heating
liquify; liquidise; liquefy; liquidize.
- liquefy the silver
- adjective changed from a solid to a liquid state
- fabrique1/5
fabric
- noun artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
textile; cloth; material.
- the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent
- woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC
- she measured off enough material for a dress
- noun the underlying structure
framework.
- providing a factual framework for future research
- it is part of the fabric of society
- noun artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
- discotheques1/5
discotheque
- noun a public dance hall for dancing to recorded popular music
disco.
- noun a public dance hall for dancing to recorded popular music
- dunkerque1/5
dunkerque
- noun a seaport in northern France on the North Sea; scene of the evacuation of British forces in 1940 during World War II
Dunkirk.
- noun an amphibious evacuation in World War II (1940) when 330,000 Allied troops had to be evacuated from the beaches in northern France in a desperate retreat under enemy fire
Dunkirk.
- noun a seaport in northern France on the North Sea; scene of the evacuation of British forces in 1940 during World War II
- aquatica1/5
aquatica
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- sequestrated1/5
sequestrate
- verb keep away from others
seclude; sequester; withdraw.
- He sequestered himself in his study to write a book
- verb set apart from others
sequester; set apart; isolate; keep apart.
- The dentist sequesters the tooth he is working on
- verb keep away from others
- essequibo1/5
essequibo
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- chequer1/5
chequer
- noun one of the flat round pieces used in playing the game of checkers
checker.
- verb mark into squares or draw squares on; draw crossed lines on
checker; check.
- noun one of the flat round pieces used in playing the game of checkers
- squanders1/5
squander
- verb spend thoughtlessly; throw away
blow; waste.
- He wasted his inheritance on his insincere friends
- You squandered the opportunity to get and advanced degree
- verb spend extravagantly
ware; waste; consume.
- waste not, want not
- verb spend thoughtlessly; throw away
- aquaticus1/5
aquaticus
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- banquettes1/5
banquette
- noun an upholstered bench
- noun an upholstered bench
- briquet1/5
briquet
- noun a block made from charcoal or coal dust and burned as fuel
briquette.
- noun a block made from charcoal or coal dust and burned as fuel
- equivocality1/5
equivocality
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- torqued1/5
torque
- noun a twisting force
torsion.
- noun a twisting force
- lacquerware1/5
lacquerware
- noun a decorative work made of wood and covered with lacquer and often inlaid with ivory or precious metals
- noun a decorative work made of wood and covered with lacquer and often inlaid with ivory or precious metals
- equines1/5
equine
- noun hoofed mammals having slender legs and a flat coat with a narrow mane along the back of the neck
equid.
- adjective resembling a horse
- noun hoofed mammals having slender legs and a flat coat with a narrow mane along the back of the neck
- sequentiality1/5
sequentiality
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- harlequins1/5
harlequin
- noun a clown or buffoon (after the Harlequin character in the commedia dell'arte)
- verb variegate with spots or marks
- His face was harlequined with patches
- noun a clown or buffoon (after the Harlequin character in the commedia dell'arte)
- mapquest1/5
mapquest
- verb search for a location and directions by means of the MapQuest program
- you can just mapquest the restaurant
- noun a free, widely-used Web Map Server
- verb search for a location and directions by means of the MapQuest program
- sequiturs1/5
sequiturs
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- squirreled1/5
squirreled
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- equiangular1/5
equiangular
- adjective satellite having all angles equal
- adjective satellite having all angles equal
- unfrequent1/5
unfrequent
Infrequent. J. H. Newman. --Un*fre"quent*ly adv.
- picquet1/5
- equitation1/5
equitation
- noun the sport of siting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements
riding; horseback riding.
- noun the sport of siting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements
- arquebus1/5
arquebus
- noun an obsolete firearm with a long barrel
hagbut; hackbut; harquebus.
- noun an obsolete firearm with a long barrel
- caique1/5
caique
(Naut..) A light skiff or rowboat used on the Bosporus; also, a Levantine vessel of larger size.
- adequation1/5
adequation
The act of equalizing; act or result of making adequate; an equivalent. Obs. Bp. Barlow.
- triquetrum1/5
triquetrum
(Anat.) One of the bones of the carpus; the cuneiform. See Cuneiform (b) .
- coquet1/5
coquet
- verb talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions
butterfly; coquette; mash; flirt; romance; philander; dally; chat up.
- The guys always try to chat up the new secretaries
- My husband never flirts with other women
- verb talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions
- enquiringly1/5
enquiringly
- adverb in an inquiring manner
inquiringly.
- Tom Swift looked at his cabin mates inquiringly
- adverb in an inquiring manner
- squabs1/5
squab
- noun flesh of a pigeon suitable for roasting or braising; flesh of a dove (young squab) may be broiled
dove.
- noun a soft padded sofa
- noun flesh of a pigeon suitable for roasting or braising; flesh of a dove (young squab) may be broiled
- bosquet1/5
- risqué1/5
- masqueraders1/5
masquerader
- noun a participant in a masquerade
masquer; masker.
- noun a participant in a masquerade
- equivocated1/5
equivocate
- verb be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information
beat around the bush; tergiversate; palter; prevaricate.
- verb be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information
- domestique1/5
domestique
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- barques1/5
barque
- noun a sailing ship with 3 (or more) masts
bark.
- noun a sailing ship with 3 (or more) masts
- maquilas1/5
- reacquaint1/5
reacquaint
- verb familiarize anew
- We reacquainted ourselves with this technique
- verb familiarize anew
- sesquiterpenes1/5
- tranquillisers1/5
tranquilliser
- noun a drug used to reduce stress or tension without reducing mental clarity
tranquillizer; ataractic; tranquilizer; ataractic agent; antianxiety agent; ataractic drug.
- noun a drug used to reduce stress or tension without reducing mental clarity
- jonquil1/5
jonquil
- noun widely cultivated ornamental plant native to southern Europe but naturalized elsewhere having fragrant yellow or white clustered flowers
Narcissus jonquilla.
- noun often used colloquially for any yellow daffodil
- noun widely cultivated ornamental plant native to southern Europe but naturalized elsewhere having fragrant yellow or white clustered flowers
- aquilegia1/5
aquilegia
- noun a plant of the genus Aquilegia having irregular showy spurred flowers; north temperate regions especially mountains
aquilege; columbine.
- noun a plant of the genus Aquilegia having irregular showy spurred flowers; north temperate regions especially mountains
- obliqua1/5
obliqua
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- squill1/5
squill
- noun bulb of the sea squill, which is sliced, dried, and used as an expectorant
- noun having dense spikes of small white flowers and yielding a bulb with medicinal properties
Urginea maritima; sea onion; sea squill.
- noun bulb of the sea squill, which is sliced, dried, and used as an expectorant
- equilibrio1/5
- squamata1/5
squamata
(Zoöl.) A division of edentates having the body covered with large, imbricated horny scales. It includes the pangolins.
- kumquat1/5
kumquat
- noun any of several trees or shrubs of the genus Fortunella bearing small orange-colored edible fruits with thick sweet-flavored skin and sour pulp
cumquat; kumquat tree.
- noun small oval citrus fruit with thin sweet rind and very acid pulp
- noun any of several trees or shrubs of the genus Fortunella bearing small orange-colored edible fruits with thick sweet-flavored skin and sour pulp
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tranquillizer
- noun a drug used to reduce stress or tension without reducing mental clarity
ataractic; tranquilizer; ataractic agent; antianxiety agent; tranquilliser; ataractic drug.
- noun a drug used to reduce stress or tension without reducing mental clarity
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- coquina1/5
coquina
A soft, whitish, coral-like stone, formed of broken shells and corals, found in the southern United States, and used for roadbeds and for building material, as in the fort at St. Augustine, Florida.
- equant1/5
equant
(Ptolemaic Astron.) A circle around whose circumference a planet or the center of ann epicycle was conceived to move uniformly; -- called also eccentric equator .
- eveque1/5
eveque
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- arquebuses1/5
arquebus
- noun an obsolete firearm with a long barrel
hagbut; hackbut; harquebus.
- noun an obsolete firearm with a long barrel
- turquoises1/5
turquoise
- noun a blue to grey green mineral consisting of copper aluminum phosphate
- blue turquoise is valued as a gemstone
- noun a shade of blue tinged with green
aqua; greenish blue; aquamarine; cobalt blue; peacock blue.
- noun a blue to grey green mineral consisting of copper aluminum phosphate
- misquote1/5
misquote
- noun an incorrect quotation
misquotation.
- verb quote incorrectly
- He had misquoted the politician
- noun an incorrect quotation
- reliquiae1/5
reliquiae
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- inequitably1/5
inequitably
- adverb in an inequitable manner
- their father's possessions were inequitably divided among the sons
- adverb in an inequitable manner
- unquenched1/5
unquenched
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- cirques1/5
cirque
- noun a steep-walled semicircular basin in a mountain; may contain a lake
cwm; corrie.
- noun a steep-walled semicircular basin in a mountain; may contain a lake
- squalus1/5
squalus
- noun spiny dogfishes
genus Squalus.
- noun spiny dogfishes
- tonquin1/5
tonquin
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- requites1/5
requite
- verb make repayment for or return something
repay.
- verb make repayment for or return something
- susquehannocks1/5
- liquefies1/5
liquefy
- verb become liquid
- The garden air overnight liquefied into a morning dew
- verb make (a solid substance) liquid, as by heating
liquify; liquidise; liquidize.
- liquefy the silver
- verb become liquid
- jonquils1/5
jonquil
- noun widely cultivated ornamental plant native to southern Europe but naturalized elsewhere having fragrant yellow or white clustered flowers
Narcissus jonquilla.
- noun often used colloquially for any yellow daffodil
- noun widely cultivated ornamental plant native to southern Europe but naturalized elsewhere having fragrant yellow or white clustered flowers
- equinovarus1/5
- monocoque1/5
- claque1/5
claque
- noun a group of followers hired to applaud at a performance
- noun a group of followers hired to applaud at a performance
- unvanquished1/5
unvanquished
- adjective satellite not conquered
unbeaten; unconquered.
- adjective satellite not conquered
- equiprobable1/5
equiprobable
- adjective satellite equally probable
- adjective satellite equally probable
- aquilino1/5
- grandiloquence1/5
grandiloquence
- noun high-flown style; excessive use of verbal ornamentation
grandiosity; rhetoric; ornateness; magniloquence.
- the grandiosity of his prose
- an excessive ornateness of language
- noun high-flown style; excessive use of verbal ornamentation
- nonsequential1/5
- equids1/5
equid
- noun hoofed mammals having slender legs and a flat coat with a narrow mane along the back of the neck
equine.
- noun hoofed mammals having slender legs and a flat coat with a narrow mane along the back of the neck
- equilibriums1/5
equilibrium
- noun a stable situation in which forces cancel one another
- noun a chemical reaction and its reverse proceed at equal rates
chemical equilibrium.
- noun a stable situation in which forces cancel one another
- equaliser1/5
equaliser
- noun electronic equipment that reduces frequency distortion
equalizer.
- noun a weight that balances another weight
counterpoise; equalizer; counterweight; counterbalance; balance.
- noun electronic equipment that reduces frequency distortion
- equivocating1/5
equivocate
- verb be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information
beat around the bush; tergiversate; palter; prevaricate.
- verb be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information
- equilibrates1/5
equilibrate
- verb bring to a chemical stasis or equilibrium
- verb bring into balance or equilibrium
equilibrise; equilibrize; balance.
- She has to balance work and her domestic duties
- balance the two weights
- verb bring to a chemical stasis or equilibrium
- yanqui1/5
yanqui
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- desquamative1/5
desquamative
Of, pertaining to, or attended with, desquamation.
- squamosal1/5
squamosal
(Anat.) (a) Scalelike; squamous; .as, the squamosal bone(b) Of or pertaining to the squamosal bone. --n. The squamous part of the temporal bone, or a bone correspondending to it, under Temporal .
- sequesters1/5
sequester
- verb requisition forcibly, as of enemy property
- the estate was sequestered
- verb take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority
attach; seize; confiscate; impound.
- The FBI seized the drugs
- The customs agents impounded the illegal shipment
- The police confiscated the stolen artwork
- verb requisition forcibly, as of enemy property
- inequivalent1/5
- dantesque1/5
dantesque
Dantelike; Dantean. Earle.
- kumquats1/5
kumquat
- noun any of several trees or shrubs of the genus Fortunella bearing small orange-colored edible fruits with thick sweet-flavored skin and sour pulp
cumquat; kumquat tree.
- noun small oval citrus fruit with thin sweet rind and very acid pulp
- noun any of several trees or shrubs of the genus Fortunella bearing small orange-colored edible fruits with thick sweet-flavored skin and sour pulp
- vanquishes1/5
vanquish
- verb come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
shell; beat; trounce; crush; beat out.
- Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship
- We beat the competition
- Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game
- verb come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
- chappaquiddick1/5
chappaquiddick
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- soliloquized1/5
soliloquize
- verb talk to oneself
soliloquise; monologuize; monologuise.
- verb talk to oneself
- jacquerie1/5
jacquerie
The name given to a revolt of French peasants against the nobles in 1358, the leader assuming the contemptuous title, Jacques Bonhomme, given by the nobles to the peasantry. Hence, any revolt of peasants.
- tranquilized1/5
tranquilize
- verb make calm or still
still; tranquillize; calm down; quiet; calm; tranquillise; quieten; lull.
- quiet the dragons of worry and fear
- verb cause to be calm or quiet as by administering a sedative to
tranquillize; calm; sedate; tranquillise.
- The patient must be sedated before the operation
- verb make calm or still
- briquette1/5
briquette
- noun a block made from charcoal or coal dust and burned as fuel
briquet.
- noun a block made from charcoal or coal dust and burned as fuel
- misquoting1/5
misquote
- noun an incorrect quotation
misquotation.
- verb quote incorrectly
- He had misquoted the politician
- noun an incorrect quotation
- aquarists1/5
aquarists
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- theorique1/5
theoric
Of or pertaining to the theorica.
- benzoquinone1/5
benzoquinone
- noun any of a class of aromatic yellow compounds including several that are biologically important as coenzymes or acceptors or vitamins; used in making dyes
quinone.
- noun any of a class of aromatic yellow compounds including several that are biologically important as coenzymes or acceptors or vitamins; used in making dyes
- methaqualone1/5
methaqualone
- noun sedative-hypnotic drug (trade name Quaalude) that is a drug of abuse
Quaalude.
- noun sedative-hypnotic drug (trade name Quaalude) that is a drug of abuse
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arquebusier
A soldier armed with an arquebus. Soldiers armed with guns, of whatsoever sort or denomination, appear to have been called arquebusiers. E. Lodge.
- prosequi1/5
prosequi
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- sequestrum1/5
sequestrum
(Med.) A portion of dead bone which becomes separated from the sound portion, as in necrosis.
- roquette1/5
roquette
- noun erect European annual often grown as a salad crop to be harvested when young and tender
rocket; Eruca vesicaria sativa; arugula; Eruca sativa; rocket salad; garden rocket.
- noun erect European annual often grown as a salad crop to be harvested when young and tender
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- requestors1/5
requestors
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- pipsqueak1/5
pipsqueak
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burlesque
- noun a theatrical entertainment of broad and earthy humor; consists of comic skits and short turns (and sometimes striptease)
- noun a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way
pasquinade; mockery; takeoff; lampoon; travesty; sendup; put-on; spoof; charade; parody.
- noun a theatrical entertainment of broad and earthy humor; consists of comic skits and short turns (and sometimes striptease)
- sequestrants1/5
- aquarians1/5
aquarian
(Eccl. Hist.) One of a sect of Christian in the primitive church who used water instead of wine in the Lord's Supper.
- preacquisition1/5
- exquisiteness1/5
exquisiteness
- noun extreme beauty of a delicate sort
- noun extreme beauty of a delicate sort
- semiquavers1/5
semiquaver
- noun a musical note having the time value of a sixteenth of a whole note
sixteenth note.
- noun a musical note having the time value of a sixteenth of a whole note
- exequatur1/5
exequatur
A written official recognition of a consul or commercial agent, issued by the government to which he is accredited, and authorizing him to exercise his powers in the place to which he is assigned.
- chequebook1/5
chequebook
- noun a book issued to holders of checking accounts
checkbook.
- noun a book issued to holders of checking accounts
- masquers1/5
masquer
- noun a participant in a masquerade
masker; masquerader.
- noun a participant in a masquerade
- squeezer1/5
squeezer
- noun a kitchen utensil for squeezing juice from fruit
- noun a kitchen utensil for squeezing juice from fruit
- grotesquerie1/5
grotesquerie
- noun ludicrous or incongruous unnaturalness or distortion
grotesqueness; grotesquery.
- noun ludicrous or incongruous unnaturalness or distortion
- squirmy1/5
squirmy
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- coquettes1/5
coquette
- noun a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men
minx; prickteaser; tease; vamper; flirt; vamp.
- verb talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions
butterfly; coquet; mash; flirt; romance; philander; dally; chat up.
- The guys always try to chat up the new secretaries
- My husband never flirts with other women
- noun a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men
- squashy1/5
squashy
- adjective satellite like a pulp or overripe; not having stiffness
pulpy.
- adjective satellite (of soil) soft and watery
mucky; swampy; soggy; boggy; quaggy; muddy; marshy; sloughy; sloppy; miry; waterlogged.
- the ground was boggy under foot
- a marshy coastline
- miry roads
- wet mucky lowland
- muddy barnyard
- quaggy terrain
- the sloughy edge of the pond
- swampy bayous
- adjective satellite like a pulp or overripe; not having stiffness
- torquing1/5
torque
- noun a twisting force
torsion.
- noun a twisting force
- eques1/5
eques
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- colloques1/5
- phylloquinone1/5
phylloquinone
- noun a form of vitamin K
phytonadione; vitamin K1.
- noun a form of vitamin K
- aquas1/5
aqua
- noun a shade of blue tinged with green
turquoise; greenish blue; aquamarine; cobalt blue; peacock blue.
- noun a shade of blue tinged with green
- domestiques1/5
- aquifolium1/5
aquifolium
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- nonquantitative1/5
- squirrelly1/5
squirrel
- noun a kind of arboreal rodent having a long bushy tail
- noun the fur of a squirrel
- noun a kind of arboreal rodent having a long bushy tail
- inquisitional1/5
inquisitional
Relating to inquiry or inquisition; inquisitorial; also, of or pertaining to, or characteristic of, the Inquisition. All the inquisitional rigor . . . executed upon books. Milton.
- prequalified1/5
- misquotation1/5
misquotation
- noun an incorrect quotation
misquote.
- noun an incorrect quotation
- sequently1/5
sequent
- adjective satellite in regular succession without gaps
consecutive; serial; sequential; successive.
- serial concerts
- adjective satellite following or accompanying as a consequence
concomitant; accompanying; incidental; consequent; attendant; resultant; ensuant.
- an excessive growth of bureaucracy, with attendant problems
- snags incidental to the changeover in management
- attendant circumstances
- the period of tension and consequent need for military preparedness
- the ensuant response to his appeal
- the resultant savings were considerable
- adjective satellite in regular succession without gaps
- susquehannock1/5
susquehannock
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- daiquiris1/5
daiquiri
- noun a cocktail made with rum and lime or lemon juice
rum cocktail.
- noun a cocktail made with rum and lime or lemon juice
- semiaquatic1/5
semiaquatic
- adjective satellite having an aquatic early or larval form and a terrestrial adult form
amphibiotic.
- adjective satellite partially aquatic; living or growing partly on land and partly in water
subaquatic.
- a marginal subaquatic flora
- adjective satellite having an aquatic early or larval form and a terrestrial adult form
- aquacultural1/5
aquacultural
- adjective of or relating to aquiculture
aquicultural; hydroponic.
- aquacultural methods
- hydroponic lettuce
- adjective of or relating to aquiculture
- resequencing1/5
- semiquaver1/5
semiquaver
- noun a musical note having the time value of a sixteenth of a whole note
sixteenth note.
- noun a musical note having the time value of a sixteenth of a whole note
- nonqualifying1/5
- pasque1/5
- tranquillo1/5
- jaquette1/5
- aquavit1/5
aquavit
- noun Scandinavian liquor usually flavored with caraway seeds
akvavit.
- noun Scandinavian liquor usually flavored with caraway seeds
- nonunique1/5
nonunique
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- deliquescent1/5
deliquescent
- adjective satellite (especially of certain salts) becoming liquid by absorbing moisture from the air
- adjective satellite (especially of certain salts) becoming liquid by absorbing moisture from the air
- squealer1/5
squealer
- noun one who reveals confidential information in return for money
informer; rat; betrayer; blabber.
- noun domestic swine
grunter; hog; Sus scrofa; pig.
- noun one who reveals confidential information in return for money
- piquero1/5
- sinequan1/5
sinequan
- noun a tricyclic antidepressant (trade names Adapin and Sinequan) with numerous side effects (dry mouth and sedation and gastrointestinal disturbances)
doxepin; doxepin hydrochloride; Adapin.
- noun a tricyclic antidepressant (trade names Adapin and Sinequan) with numerous side effects (dry mouth and sedation and gastrointestinal disturbances)
- liquidambar1/5
liquidambar
- noun aromatic exudate from the sweet gum tree
sweet gum.
- noun any tree of the genus Liquidambar
- noun aromatic exudate from the sweet gum tree
- soubriquet1/5
soubriquet
- noun a familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person's given name)
moniker; cognomen; byname; sobriquet; nickname.
- Joe's mother would not use his nickname and always called him Joseph
- Henry's nickname was Slim
- noun a familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person's given name)
- unquantified1/5
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- loquat1/5
loquat
- noun evergreen tree of warm regions having fuzzy yellow olive-sized fruit with a large free stone; native to China and Japan
Japanese medlar; loquat tree; Japanese plum; Eriobotrya japonica.
- noun yellow olive-sized semitropical fruit with a large free stone and relatively little flesh; used for jellies
Japanese plum.
- noun evergreen tree of warm regions having fuzzy yellow olive-sized fruit with a large free stone; native to China and Japan
- blanquet1/5
blanket
- noun bedding that keeps a person warm in bed
cover.
- he pulled the covers over his head and went to sleep
- noun anything that covers
mantle.
- there was a blanket of snow
- noun bedding that keeps a person warm in bed
- mocambique1/5
mocambique
- noun a republic on the southeastern coast of Africa on the Mozambique Channel; became independent from Portugal in 1975
Mozambique; Republic of Mozambique.
- noun a republic on the southeastern coast of Africa on the Mozambique Channel; became independent from Portugal in 1975
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equipotent
- adjective satellite having equal strength or efficacy
- adjective satellite having equal strength or efficacy
- squarer1/5
square
- noun (geometry) a plane rectangle with four equal sides and four right angles; a four-sided regular polygon
foursquare.
- you can compute the area of a square if you know the length of its sides
- noun the product of two equal terms
second power.
- nine is the second power of three
- gravity is inversely proportional to the square of the distance
- noun (geometry) a plane rectangle with four equal sides and four right angles; a four-sided regular polygon
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malplaquet
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- marquisate1/5
marquisate
The seigniory, dignity, or lordship of a marquis; the territory governed by a marquis.
- masquerader1/5
masquerader
- noun a participant in a masquerade
masquer; masker.
- noun a participant in a masquerade
- reconquering1/5
reconquer
- verb conquer anew
- The country reconquered the territory lost in the previous war
- verb conquer anew
- maquettes1/5
maquettes
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- coquetting1/5
coquet
- verb talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions
butterfly; coquette; mash; flirt; romance; philander; dally; chat up.
- The guys always try to chat up the new secretaries
- My husband never flirts with other women
- verb talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions
- ventriloquists1/5
ventriloquist
- noun a performer who projects the voice into a wooden dummy
- noun a performer who projects the voice into a wooden dummy
- piqua1/5
piqua
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- squatty1/5
squatty
- adjective satellite short and thick; as e.g. having short legs and heavy musculature
squat; low-set; chunky; dumpy; stumpy.
- some people seem born to be square and chunky
- a dumpy little dumpling of a woman
- dachshunds are long lowset dogs with drooping ears
- a little church with a squat tower
- a squatty red smokestack
- a stumpy ungainly figure
- adjective satellite short and thick; as e.g. having short legs and heavy musculature
- velásquez1/5
- vanquisher1/5
vanquisher
- noun someone who is victorious by force of arms
conqueror.
- noun someone who is victorious by force of arms
- postconquest1/5
- diquat1/5
- etiquettes1/5
etiquette
- noun rules governing socially acceptable behavior
- noun rules governing socially acceptable behavior
- equerries1/5
equerry
- noun an official charged with the care of the horses of princes or nobles
- noun a personal attendant of the British royal family
- noun an official charged with the care of the horses of princes or nobles
- mystiques1/5
mystique
- noun an aura of heightened value or interest or meaning surrounding a person or thing
- noun an aura of heightened value or interest or meaning surrounding a person or thing
- poquelin1/5
poquelin
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- equid1/5
equid
- noun hoofed mammals having slender legs and a flat coat with a narrow mane along the back of the neck
equine.
- noun hoofed mammals having slender legs and a flat coat with a narrow mane along the back of the neck
- plastiques1/5
plastique
- noun an explosive material that is easily molded around the object it is intended to destroy
plastic explosive.
- noun an explosive material that is easily molded around the object it is intended to destroy
- obliqueness1/5
obliqueness
- noun the property of being neither parallel nor perpendicular, but at a slanting angle
- noun the quality of being oblique and rambling indirectly
deviousness.
- noun the property of being neither parallel nor perpendicular, but at a slanting angle
- utraquist1/5
utraquist
One who receives the eucharist in both kinds; esp., one of a body of Hussites who in the 15th century fought for the right to do this. Called also Calixtines .
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- forequarters1/5
forequarter
- noun the front half of a side of meat
- noun the front half of a side of meat
- pasquin1/5
pasquin
A lampooner; also, a lampoon. See Pasquinade .The Grecian wits, who satire first began, Were pleasant pasquins on the life of man. Dryden.
- caiques1/5
caique
(Naut..) A light skiff or rowboat used on the Bosporus; also, a Levantine vessel of larger size.
- requiescat1/5
requiescat
- noun a prayer for the repose of the soul of a dead person
- noun a prayer for the repose of the soul of a dead person
- acquisitional1/5
- tranquilize1/5
tranquilize
- verb make calm or still
still; tranquillize; calm down; quiet; calm; tranquillise; quieten; lull.
- quiet the dragons of worry and fear
- verb cause to be calm or quiet as by administering a sedative to
tranquillize; calm; sedate; tranquillise.
- The patient must be sedated before the operation
- verb make calm or still
- squama1/5
squama
- noun a protective structure resembling a scale
- noun a protective structure resembling a scale
- squamosa1/5
squamosa
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- liquored1/5
liquor
- noun an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
hard drink; spirits; John Barleycorn; booze; hard liquor; strong drink.
- noun a liquid substance that is a solution (or emulsion or suspension) used or obtained in an industrial process
- waste liquors
- noun an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
- anthraquinones1/5
anthraquinone
(Chem.) A hydrocarbon, C6H4.C2O2.C6H4 , subliming in shining yellow needles. It is obtained by oxidation of anthracene.
- equative1/5
- cliquish1/5
cliquish
- adjective satellite befitting or characteristic of those who incline to social exclusiveness and who rebuff the advances of people considered inferior
clannish; clubby; snobbish; snobby.
- adjective satellite befitting or characteristic of those who incline to social exclusiveness and who rebuff the advances of people considered inferior
- milquetoast1/5
milquetoast
- noun a timid man or boy considered childish or unassertive
pansy; sissy; milksop; pantywaist.
- noun a timid man or boy considered childish or unassertive
- requiting1/5
requite
- verb make repayment for or return something
repay.
- verb make repayment for or return something
- hindquarter1/5
hindquarter
- noun the back half of a side of meat
- noun the back half of a side of meat
- croquis1/5
- squirearchy1/5
squirearchy
- noun the gentry who own land (considered as a class)
landed gentry.
- noun the gentry who own land (considered as a class)
- sequents1/5
sequent
- adjective satellite in regular succession without gaps
consecutive; serial; sequential; successive.
- serial concerts
- adjective satellite following or accompanying as a consequence
concomitant; accompanying; incidental; consequent; attendant; resultant; ensuant.
- an excessive growth of bureaucracy, with attendant problems
- snags incidental to the changeover in management
- attendant circumstances
- the period of tension and consequent need for military preparedness
- the ensuant response to his appeal
- the resultant savings were considerable
- adjective satellite in regular succession without gaps
- squeaker1/5
squeaker
- noun any artifact that makes a squeaking sound when used
- those sneakers are squeakers
- which hinge is the squeaker?
- noun something achieved (or escaped) by a narrow margin
squeak; close shave; narrow escape; close call.
- noun any artifact that makes a squeaking sound when used
- equivocates1/5
equivocate
- verb be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information
beat around the bush; tergiversate; palter; prevaricate.
- verb be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information
- squalled1/5
squall
- noun sudden violent winds; often accompanied by precipitation
- verb make high-pitched, whiney noises
wawl; waul.
- noun sudden violent winds; often accompanied by precipitation
- misquotes1/5
misquote
- noun an incorrect quotation
misquotation.
- verb quote incorrectly
- He had misquoted the politician
- noun an incorrect quotation
- opaquely1/5
opaquely
- adverb in an opaque manner
- he referred opaquely to her recent past
- adverb in an opaque manner
- liquation1/5
liquation
The act or operation of making or becoming liquid; also, the capacity of becoming liquid.
- nonliquidating1/5
- taqueria1/5
- unrequested1/5
unrequested
- adjective not requested
- the merchandise was unrequested
- adjective not requested
- aquitanian1/5
aquitanian
Of or pertaining to Aquitania, now called Gascony.
- cliniques1/5
- aquiver1/5
aquiver
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- toques1/5
toque
- noun a tall white hat with a pouched crown; worn by chefs
- noun a small round woman's hat
pillbox; turban.
- noun a tall white hat with a pouched crown; worn by chefs
- harlequinade1/5
harlequinade
- noun acting like a clown or buffoon
japery; clowning; frivolity; buffoonery; prank.
- noun acting like a clown or buffoon
- chinquapin1/5
chinquapin
- noun shrubby tree closely related to the Allegheny chinkapin but with larger leaves; southern midwestern United States
Castanea ozarkensis; Ozark chinquapin; Ozark chinkapin.
- noun shrubby chestnut tree of southeastern United States having small edible nuts
Castanea pumila; eastern chinquapin; Allegheny chinkapin; dwarf chestnut.
- noun shrubby tree closely related to the Allegheny chinkapin but with larger leaves; southern midwestern United States
- yquem1/5
yquem
- noun a sweet white French wine
- noun a sweet white French wine
- whitmanesque1/5
- chequerboard1/5
chequerboard
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- barbeques1/5
barbeque
- noun meat that has been barbecued or grilled in a highly seasoned sauce
barbecue.
- noun a cookout in which food is cooked over an open fire; especially a whole animal carcass roasted on a spit
barbecue.
- noun meat that has been barbecued or grilled in a highly seasoned sauce
- sequestrations1/5
sequestration
- noun the act of segregating or sequestering
segregation.
- sequestration of the jury
- noun the action of forming a chelate or other stable compound with an ion or atom or molecule so that it is no longer available for reactions
- noun the act of segregating or sequestering
- grandiloquently1/5
grandiloquently
- adverb in a rhetorically grandiloquent manner
magniloquently.
- the orator spoke magniloquently
- adverb in a rhetorically grandiloquent manner
- suquamish1/5
- bioequivalent1/5
- frequence1/5
frequence
- noun the number of occurrences within a given time period
oftenness; frequency.
- the frequency of modulation was 40 cycles per second
- the frequency of his seizures increased as he grew older
- noun the number of occurrences within a given time period
- tranquillizing1/5
tranquillizing
- adjective satellite tending to soothe or tranquilize
tranquilizing; ataractic; sedative; tranquillising; ataraxic; tranquilising.
- valium has a tranquilizing effect
- took a hot drink with sedative properties before going to bed
- verb make calm or still
still; tranquilize; tranquillize; calm down; quiet; calm; tranquillise; quieten; lull.
- quiet the dragons of worry and fear
- adjective satellite tending to soothe or tranquilize
- desquamated1/5
desquamate
- verb peel off in scales
peel off.
- dry skin desquamates
- verb peel off in scales
- equipollent1/5
equipollent
Having equal power or force; equivalent. Bacon.
- antiquarks1/5
- esquimau1/5
esquimau
Same as Eskimo .It is . . . an error to suppose that where an Esquimau can live, a civilized man can live also. McClintock.
- requitements1/5
- semiliquid1/5
semiliquid
- adjective satellite somewhat liquid
- adjective satellite somewhat liquid
- squinched1/5
squinched
- adjective satellite having eyes half closed in order to see better
squinting.
- squinched eyes
- verb crouch down
squinch.
- adjective satellite having eyes half closed in order to see better
- plaquette1/5
plaquette
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- mezquita1/5
- biquadratic1/5
biquadratic
- noun an algebraic equation of the fourth degree
fourth power; quartic; biquadrate.
- noun an equation of the fourth degree
biquadratic equation.
- noun an algebraic equation of the fourth degree
- namaqua1/5
namaqua
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- inconsequentially1/5
inconsequentially
- adverb lacking consequence
inconsequently.
- `You're so beautifully dressed,' she said and added quite inconsequentially, `Can you stay the night?'
- adverb lacking consequence
- aquarist1/5
aquarist
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- tranquillized1/5
tranquillize
- verb make calm or still
still; tranquilize; calm down; quiet; calm; tranquillise; quieten; lull.
- quiet the dragons of worry and fear
- verb cause to be calm or quiet as by administering a sedative to
tranquilize; calm; sedate; tranquillise.
- The patient must be sedated before the operation
- verb make calm or still
- sobriquets1/5
sobriquet
- noun a familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person's given name)
moniker; cognomen; byname; nickname; soubriquet.
- Joe's mother would not use his nickname and always called him Joseph
- Henry's nickname was Slim
- noun a familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person's given name)
- acequias1/5
- squired1/5
squire
- noun young nobleman attendant on a knight
- noun an English country landowner
- noun young nobleman attendant on a knight
- squam1/5
squam
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- isoquinoline1/5
isoquinoline
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- foucquet1/5
- squills1/5
squill
- noun bulb of the sea squill, which is sliced, dried, and used as an expectorant
- noun having dense spikes of small white flowers and yielding a bulb with medicinal properties
Urginea maritima; sea onion; sea squill.
- noun bulb of the sea squill, which is sliced, dried, and used as an expectorant
- aquarelle1/5
aquarelle
A design or painting in thin transparent water colors; also, the mode of painting in such colors.
- odalisques1/5
odalisque
- noun a woman slave in a harem
- noun a woman slave in a harem
- raquette1/5
- conquerer1/5
conquer
- verb to put down by force or authority
inhibit; stamp down; subdue; suppress; curb.
- suppress a nascent uprising
- stamp down on littering
- conquer one's desires
- verb take possession of by force, as after an invasion
capture; appropriate; seize.
- the invaders seized the land and property of the inhabitants
- The army seized the town
- The militia captured the castle
- verb to put down by force or authority
- sesquioxide1/5
sesquioxide
(Chem.) An oxide containing three atoms of oxygen with two atoms (or radicals) of some other substance; thus, alumina, .Al2O3 is asesquioxide
- consequentiality1/5
consequentiality
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- requiems1/5
requiem
- noun a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person
dirge; coronach; threnody; lament.
- noun a musical setting for a Mass celebrating the dead
- noun a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person
- appliqués1/5
appliqué
Ornamented with a pattern (which has been cut out of another color or stuff) applied or transferred to a foundation; as, appliqué lace;appliqué work.
- pacquet1/5
- metasequoia1/5
metasequoia
- noun large fast-growing Chinese monoecious tree having flat bright-green deciduous leaves and small globular cones; commonly cultivated in United States as an ornamental; known as a fossil before being discovered in China
Metasequoia glyptostrodoides; dawn redwood.
- noun large fast-growing Chinese monoecious tree having flat bright-green deciduous leaves and small globular cones; commonly cultivated in United States as an ornamental; known as a fossil before being discovered in China
- barbequed1/5
barbeque
- noun meat that has been barbecued or grilled in a highly seasoned sauce
barbecue.
- noun a cookout in which food is cooked over an open fire; especially a whole animal carcass roasted on a spit
barbecue.
- noun meat that has been barbecued or grilled in a highly seasoned sauce
- siliqua1/5
siliqua
- noun narrow elongated seed capsule peculiar to the family Cruciferae
silique.
- noun narrow elongated seed capsule peculiar to the family Cruciferae
- mesquites1/5
mesquite
- noun any of several small spiny trees or shrubs of the genus Prosopis having small flowers in axillary cylindrical spikes followed by large pods rich in sugar
mesquit.
- noun any of several small spiny trees or shrubs of the genus Prosopis having small flowers in axillary cylindrical spikes followed by large pods rich in sugar
- cakchiquel1/5
cakchiquel
- noun a member of the Mayan people living in south central Guatemala
- noun the Mayan language spoken by the Cakchiquel
- noun a member of the Mayan people living in south central Guatemala
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grotesquery
- noun ludicrous or incongruous unnaturalness or distortion
grotesquerie; grotesqueness.
- noun ludicrous or incongruous unnaturalness or distortion
- liquet1/5
liquet
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- soliloquizing1/5
soliloquize
- verb talk to oneself
soliloquise; monologuize; monologuise.
- verb talk to oneself
- antiqued1/5
antique
- noun an elderly man
old geezer; old-timer; gaffer; oldtimer.
- noun any piece of furniture or decorative object or the like produced in a former period and valuable because of its beauty or rarity
- noun an elderly man
- cinquain1/5
cinquain
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- sequestra1/5
sequestra
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- sesquioxides1/5
sesquioxide
(Chem.) An oxide containing three atoms of oxygen with two atoms (or radicals) of some other substance; thus, alumina, .Al2O3 is asesquioxide
- plaquettes1/5
- requin1/5
requin
(Zoöl.) The man-eater, or white shark ( Carcharodon carcharias ); -- so called on account of its causing requiems to be sung.
- sequest1/5
sequest
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- acquisita1/5
- parquetry1/5
parquetry
- noun a patterned wood inlay used to cover a floor
parqueterie.
- noun a patterned wood inlay used to cover a floor
- mosquitofish1/5
mosquitofish
- noun silvery topminnow with rows of black spots of tropical North America and West Indies; important in mosquito control
Gambusia affinis.
- noun silvery topminnow with rows of black spots of tropical North America and West Indies; important in mosquito control
- acquittance1/5
acquittance
- noun a legal document evidencing the discharge of a debt or obligation
release.
- noun a legal document evidencing the discharge of a debt or obligation
- requip1/5
requip
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- lacquering1/5
lacquer
- noun a black resinous substance obtained from certain trees and used as a natural varnish
- noun a hard glossy coating
- noun a black resinous substance obtained from certain trees and used as a natural varnish
- nondelinquent1/5
nondelinquent
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- aqualung1/5
aqualung
- noun a device (trade name Aqua-Lung) that lets divers breathe under water; scuba is an acronym for self-contained underwater breathing apparatus
Aqua-Lung; scuba.
- noun a device (trade name Aqua-Lung) that lets divers breathe under water; scuba is an acronym for self-contained underwater breathing apparatus
- eyquem1/5
eyquem
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- humoresque1/5
humoresque
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- piquing1/5
pique
- noun tightly woven fabric with raised cords
- noun a sudden outburst of anger
temper; irritation.
- his temper sparked like damp firewood
- noun tightly woven fabric with raised cords
- squinches1/5
squinch
- noun a small arch built across the interior angle of two walls (usually to support a spire)
- verb crouch down
- noun a small arch built across the interior angle of two walls (usually to support a spire)
- marquesans1/5
- plateresque1/5
plateresque
(Arch.) Resembling silver plate; -- said of certain architectural ornaments.
- equability1/5
equability
The quality or condition of being equable; evenness or uniformity; as, equability of temperature; theequability of the mind.For the celestial bodies, the equability and constancy of their motions argue them ordained by wisdom. Ray.
- manqué1/5
- calque1/5
calque
- noun an expression introduced into one language by translating it from another language
loan translation; calque formation.
- `superman' is a calque for the German `Ubermensch'
- noun an expression introduced into one language by translating it from another language
- ubiquitousness1/5
ubiquitousness
- noun the state of being everywhere at once (or seeming to be everywhere at once)
ubiquity; omnipresence.
- noun the state of being everywhere at once (or seeming to be everywhere at once)
- banqueters1/5
banqueters
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- aquilinum1/5
aquilinum
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- equador1/5
equador
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- coquilles1/5
coquille
- noun seafood served in a scallop shell
- noun a dish in the form of a scallop shell
- noun seafood served in a scallop shell
- briquets1/5
briquet
- noun a block made from charcoal or coal dust and burned as fuel
briquette.
- noun a block made from charcoal or coal dust and burned as fuel
- yanquis1/5
yanquis
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- requalification1/5
requalification
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- briquetting1/5
briquet
- noun a block made from charcoal or coal dust and burned as fuel
briquette.
- noun a block made from charcoal or coal dust and burned as fuel
- esquisses1/5
- triquetral1/5
triquetral
- noun a wrist bone that articulates with the pisiform and hamate and lunate bones
os triquetrum; triquetral bone; cuneiform bone; pyramidal bone.
- noun a wrist bone that articulates with the pisiform and hamate and lunate bones
- tranquillize1/5
tranquillize
- verb make calm or still
still; tranquilize; calm down; quiet; calm; tranquillise; quieten; lull.
- quiet the dragons of worry and fear
- verb cause to be calm or quiet as by administering a sedative to
tranquilize; calm; sedate; tranquillise.
- The patient must be sedated before the operation
- verb make calm or still
- lacquey1/5
lackey
- noun a male servant (especially a footman)
flunky; flunkey.
- noun a person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage
sycophant; toady; ass-kisser; crawler.
- noun a male servant (especially a footman)
- enqueued1/5
- naphthoquinone1/5
naphthoquinone
- noun a fat-soluble vitamin that helps in the clotting of blood
vitamin K; antihemorrhagic factor.
- noun a fat-soluble vitamin that helps in the clotting of blood
- harquebus1/5
harquebus
- noun an obsolete firearm with a long barrel
hagbut; hackbut; arquebus.
- noun an obsolete firearm with a long barrel
- deliquescence1/5
deliquescence
The act of deliquescing or liquefying; process by which anything deliquesces; tendency to melt.
- marquesses1/5
marquess
- noun nobleman (in various countries) ranking above a count
marquis.
- noun a British peer ranking below a duke and above an earl
- noun nobleman (in various countries) ranking above a count
- tranquillizer1/5
tranquillizer
- noun a drug used to reduce stress or tension without reducing mental clarity
ataractic; tranquilizer; ataractic agent; antianxiety agent; tranquilliser; ataractic drug.
- noun a drug used to reduce stress or tension without reducing mental clarity
- jacquemart1/5
- tequilas1/5
tequila
- noun Mexican liquor made from fermented juices of an agave plant
- noun Mexican liquor made from fermented juices of an agave plant
- equidistantly1/5
equidistant
- adjective satellite the same distance apart at every point
- adjective satellite the same distance apart at every point
- sequinned1/5
sequin
- noun adornment consisting of a small piece of shiny material used to decorate clothing
spangle; diamante.
- noun adornment consisting of a small piece of shiny material used to decorate clothing
- menaquinone1/5
menaquinone
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- ventriloquized1/5
ventriloquize
To practice ventriloquism; to speak like a ventriloquist.
- unpicturesque1/5
unpicturesque
- adjective satellite without beauty or charm
unlovely.
- adjective satellite without beauty or charm
- chequing1/5
cheque
- noun a written order directing a bank to pay money
check; bank check.
- he paid all his bills by check
- verb withdraw money by writing a check
check out.
- noun a written order directing a bank to pay money
- iroquoians1/5
iroquoian
- noun a family of North American Indian languages spoken by the Iroquois
Iroquoian language; Iroquois.
- noun a family of North American Indian languages spoken by the Iroquois
- equipotentiality1/5
- nonequivalence1/5
nonequivalence
- noun not interchangeable
- noun not interchangeable
- disquiets1/5
disquiet
- noun a feeling of mild anxiety about possible developments
anxiousness.
- noun the trait of seeming ill at ease
uneasiness; unease.
- noun a feeling of mild anxiety about possible developments
- squinch1/5
squinch
- noun a small arch built across the interior angle of two walls (usually to support a spire)
- verb crouch down
- noun a small arch built across the interior angle of two walls (usually to support a spire)
- sesqui1/5
sesqui
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- reacquainting1/5
reacquaint
- verb familiarize anew
- We reacquainted ourselves with this technique
- verb familiarize anew
- equidae1/5
equidae
- noun horses; asses; zebras; extinct animals
family Equidae.
- noun horses; asses; zebras; extinct animals
- frequentative1/5
frequentative
- noun a verb form that serves to express frequent repetition of an action
- noun a verb form that serves to express frequent repetition of an action
- burlesquing1/5
burlesque
- noun a theatrical entertainment of broad and earthy humor; consists of comic skits and short turns (and sometimes striptease)
- noun a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way
pasquinade; mockery; takeoff; lampoon; travesty; sendup; put-on; spoof; charade; parody.
- noun a theatrical entertainment of broad and earthy humor; consists of comic skits and short turns (and sometimes striptease)
- nyquil1/5
nyquil
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- tranquilliser1/5
tranquilliser
- noun a drug used to reduce stress or tension without reducing mental clarity
tranquillizer; ataractic; tranquilizer; ataractic agent; antianxiety agent; ataractic drug.
- noun a drug used to reduce stress or tension without reducing mental clarity
- marinduque1/5
- nonquantifiable1/5
- turquet1/5
- nonuniqueness1/5
- squiring1/5
squire
- noun young nobleman attendant on a knight
- noun an English country landowner
- noun young nobleman attendant on a knight
- aquatints1/5
aquatint
- noun an etching made by a process that makes it resemble a water color
- noun a method of etching that imitates the broad washes of a water color
- noun an etching made by a process that makes it resemble a water color
- disquietingly1/5
disquietingly
- adverb in a disquieting manner
- the disquietingly close sounds of gunfire
- adverb in a disquieting manner
- loquaciousness1/5
loquaciousness
- noun the quality of being wordy and talkative
garrulity; loquacity; garrulousness; talkativeness.
- noun the quality of being wordy and talkative
- equalitarianism1/5
equalitarianism
- noun the doctrine of the equality of mankind and the desirability of political and economic and social equality
egalitarianism.
- noun the doctrine of the equality of mankind and the desirability of political and economic and social equality
- sinarquista1/5
sinarquista
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- picquets1/5
picket
- noun a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
lookout; sentry; watch; lookout man; scout; spotter; sentinel.
- noun a detachment of troops guarding an army from surprise attack
- noun a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
- paycheque1/5
paycheque
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- plaquenil1/5
plaquenil
- noun anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Plaquenil) used in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and malaria and lupus erythematosus
hydroxychloroquine.
- noun anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Plaquenil) used in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and malaria and lupus erythematosus
- bisquick1/5
bisquick
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- equivoque1/5
equivoque
An ambiguous term; a word susceptible of different significations. Coleridge.
- harquebuses1/5
harquebus
- noun an obsolete firearm with a long barrel
hagbut; hackbut; arquebus.
- noun an obsolete firearm with a long barrel
- squamates1/5
- croquette1/5
croquette
- noun minced cooked meats (or vegetables) in thick white sauce; breaded and deep-fried
- noun minced cooked meats (or vegetables) in thick white sauce; breaded and deep-fried
- magniloquent1/5
magniloquent
- adjective satellite lofty in style
tall; grandiloquent.
- he engages in so much tall talk, one never really realizes what he is saying
- adjective satellite lofty in style
- rorquals1/5
rorqual
- noun any of several baleen whales of the family Balaenopteridae having longitudinal grooves on the throat and a small pointed dorsal fin
razorback.
- noun any of several baleen whales of the family Balaenopteridae having longitudinal grooves on the throat and a small pointed dorsal fin
- chaplinesque1/5
- moresque1/5
moresque
Of or pertaining to, or in the manner or style of, the Moors; Moorish. --n. The Moresque style of architecture or decoration. See Moorish architecture , underMoorish .Written also mauresque .
- obliquities1/5
obliquity
- noun the presentation during labor of the head of the fetus at an abnormal angle
asynclitism.
- noun the quality of being deceptive
deceptiveness.
- noun the presentation during labor of the head of the fetus at an abnormal angle
- musquash1/5
musquash
- noun beaver-like aquatic rodent of North America with dark glossy brown fur
Ondatra zibethica; muskrat.
- noun beaver-like aquatic rodent of North America with dark glossy brown fur
- relique1/5
relic
- noun an antiquity that has survived from the distant past
- noun something of sentimental value
token; souvenir; keepsake.
- noun an antiquity that has survived from the distant past
- appliquéd1/5
- terraqueous1/5
terraqueous
Consisting of land and water; Cudworth.as, the earth is a .terraqueous globeThe grand terraqueous spectacle From center to circumference unveiled. Wordsworth.
- calques1/5
calque
- noun an expression introduced into one language by translating it from another language
loan translation; calque formation.
- `superman' is a calque for the German `Ubermensch'
- noun an expression introduced into one language by translating it from another language
- piquante1/5
- blanquette1/5
blanquette
(Cookery) A white fricassee.
- ventriloquial1/5
ventriloquial
Ventriloquous.
- reacquiring1/5
reacquiring
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- antiquarium1/5
- acquaintanceships1/5
acquaintanceship
- noun a relationship less intimate than friendship
acquaintance.
- noun a relationship less intimate than friendship
- inconsequently1/5
inconsequently
- adverb lacking consequence
inconsequentially.
- `You're so beautifully dressed,' she said and added quite inconsequentially, `Can you stay the night?'
- adverb lacking consequence
- casques1/5
casque
- noun (15-16th century) any armor for the head; usually ornate without a visor
- noun (15-16th century) any armor for the head; usually ornate without a visor
- prequalify1/5
prequalify
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- papulosquamous1/5
- coque1/5
coque
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- cybersquatters1/5
- antimasque1/5
- musquito1/5
musquito
(Zoöl.) See Mosquito .
- inconsequentiality1/5
inconsequentiality
The state of being inconsequential.
- ventriloquizing1/5
ventriloquize
To practice ventriloquism; to speak like a ventriloquist.
- banqueted1/5
banquet
- noun a ceremonial dinner party for many people
feast.
- noun a meal that is well prepared and greatly enjoyed
spread; feast.
- a banquet for the graduating seniors
- the Thanksgiving feast
- they put out quite a spread
- noun a ceremonial dinner party for many people
- inquietudes1/5
inquietude
- noun feelings of anxiety that make you tense and irritable
edginess; uneasiness; disquietude.
- noun feelings of anxiety that make you tense and irritable
- bezique1/5
bezique
- noun a card game played with a pack of forty-eight cards (two of each suit for high cards); play resembles whist
pinochle; penuchle; pinocle.
- noun a card game played with a pack of forty-eight cards (two of each suit for high cards); play resembles whist
- coquetted1/5
coquet
- verb talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions
butterfly; coquette; mash; flirt; romance; philander; dally; chat up.
- The guys always try to chat up the new secretaries
- My husband never flirts with other women
- verb talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions
- tuque1/5
tuque
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- forequarter1/5
forequarter
- noun the front half of a side of meat
- noun the front half of a side of meat
- craquelure1/5
- uniques1/5
unique
- adjective satellite radically distinctive and without equal
alone; unequaled; unequalled; unparalleled.
- he is alone in the field of microbiology
- this theory is altogether alone in its penetration of the problem
- Bach was unique in his handling of counterpoint
- craftsmen whose skill is unequaled
- unparalleled athletic ability
- a breakdown of law unparalleled in our history
- adjective satellite (followed by `to') applying exclusively to a given category or condition or locality
- a species unique to Australia
- adjective satellite radically distinctive and without equal
- maquisards1/5
maquisard
- noun a guerrilla fighter in the French underground in World War II
Maquis.
- noun a guerrilla fighter in the French underground in World War II
- piquette1/5
piquet
- noun a card game for two players using a reduced pack of 32 cards
- noun a form of military punishment used by the British in the late 17th century in which a soldier was forced to stand on one foot on a pointed stake
picket.
- noun a card game for two players using a reduced pack of 32 cards
- equatorially1/5
equatorial
- noun a telescope whose mounting has only two axes of motion, one parallel to the Earth's axis and the other one at right angles to it
- adjective of or relating to or at an equator
- equatorial diameter
- noun a telescope whose mounting has only two axes of motion, one parallel to the Earth's axis and the other one at right angles to it
- coquetries1/5
coquetry
- noun playful behavior intended to arouse sexual interest
dalliance; flirting; flirt; flirtation; toying.
- noun playful behavior intended to arouse sexual interest
- obsequium1/5
- coquin1/5
coquin
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- aquaticum1/5
aquaticum
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- frequentation1/5
frequentation
The act or habit of frequenting or visiting often; resort. Chesterfield.
- coquettishness1/5
- rorqual1/5
rorqual
- noun any of several baleen whales of the family Balaenopteridae having longitudinal grooves on the throat and a small pointed dorsal fin
razorback.
- noun any of several baleen whales of the family Balaenopteridae having longitudinal grooves on the throat and a small pointed dorsal fin
- paque1/5
paque
See Pasch andEaster .
- sculpturesque1/5
sculpturesque
- adjective satellite resembling sculpture
sculptured; modeled; sculptural.
- her finely modeled features
- rendered with...vivid sculptural effect
- the sculpturesque beauty of the athletes' bodies
- adjective satellite resembling sculpture
- squirreling1/5
squirrel
- noun a kind of arboreal rodent having a long bushy tail
- noun the fur of a squirrel
- noun a kind of arboreal rodent having a long bushy tail
- prequels1/5
prequels
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- sacque1/5
sacque
- noun a woman's full loose hiplength jacket
sack.
- noun a woman's full loose hiplength jacket
- chautauquas1/5
- squark1/5
squark
- noun a quark with an electric charge of -1/3 and a mass 988 times that of an electron and a strangeness of -1
strange quark.
- noun a quark with an electric charge of -1/3 and a mass 988 times that of an electron and a strangeness of -1
- acquirable1/5
acquirable
- adjective satellite capable of being acquired
- adjective satellite capable of being acquired
- mousquetaires1/5
- liquefiable1/5
liquefiable
- adjective satellite capable of being liquefied
liquifiable.
- adjective satellite capable of being liquefied
- lacqueys1/5
lackey
- noun a male servant (especially a footman)
flunky; flunkey.
- noun a person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage
sycophant; toady; ass-kisser; crawler.
- noun a male servant (especially a footman)
- squelches1/5
squelch
- noun a crushing remark
put-down; squelcher; takedown.
- noun an electric circuit that cuts off a receiver when the signal becomes weaker than the noise
squelcher; squelch circuit.
- noun a crushing remark
- squeezable1/5
squeezable
- adjective satellite capable of being easily compressed
compressible.
- adjective satellite capable of being easily compressed
- tranquillising1/5
tranquillising
- adjective satellite tending to soothe or tranquilize
tranquilizing; ataractic; sedative; tranquillizing; ataraxic; tranquilising.
- valium has a tranquilizing effect
- took a hot drink with sedative properties before going to bed
- verb make calm or still
still; tranquilize; tranquillize; calm down; quiet; calm; tranquillise; quieten; lull.
- quiet the dragons of worry and fear
- adjective satellite tending to soothe or tranquilize
- piquets1/5
piquet
- noun a card game for two players using a reduced pack of 32 cards
- noun a form of military punishment used by the British in the late 17th century in which a soldier was forced to stand on one foot on a pointed stake
picket.
- noun a card game for two players using a reduced pack of 32 cards
- acquited1/5
acquit
- verb pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
exculpate; clear; discharge; assoil; exonerate.
- The suspect was cleared of the murder charges
- verb behave in a certain manner
comport; bear; behave; conduct; carry; deport.
- She carried herself well
- he bore himself with dignity
- They conducted themselves well during these difficult times
- verb pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
- lansquenet1/5
lansquenet
A German foot soldier in foreign service in the 15th and 16th centuries; a soldier of fortune; -- a term used in France and Western Europe.
- comiques1/5
- conquerable1/5
conquerable
- adjective subject to being conquered or overcome
- knew her fears were ultimately conquerable
- adjective satellite capable of being surmounted or excelled
superable.
- adjective subject to being conquered or overcome
- chautauquan1/5
- squadrone1/5
- tranquilization1/5
tranquilization
The act of tranquilizing, or the state of being tranquilized.
- aquiclude1/5
aquiclude
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- aquilia1/5
aquilia
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- squarrosa1/5
squarrosa
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- aquafortis1/5
- equispaced1/5
- misquotations1/5
misquotation
- noun an incorrect quotation
misquote.
- noun an incorrect quotation
- rubenesque1/5
- practique1/5
- enqueues1/5
- reequipped1/5
reequipped
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- squiers1/5
squire
- noun young nobleman attendant on a knight
- noun an English country landowner
- noun young nobleman attendant on a knight
- monegasque1/5
monegasque
- noun a native or inhabitant of Monaco
Monacan.
- adjective of or relating to or characteristic of Monaco or its people
Monacan.
- noun a native or inhabitant of Monaco
- arquebuse1/5
arquebuse
A sort of hand gun or firearm a contrivance answering to a trigger, by which the burning match was applied. The musket was a later invention. Written also harquebus .
- nonliquid1/5
nonliquid
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- clioquinol1/5
clioquinol
- noun drug used to treat certain fungal infection (as athlete's foot)
iodochlorhydroxyquin.
- noun drug used to treat certain fungal infection (as athlete's foot)
- sympathique1/5
- cybersquatter1/5
cybersquatter
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- equestrienne1/5
equestrienne
A woman skilled in equestrianism; a horsewoman.
- barquisimeto1/5
barquisimeto
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- disquietudes1/5
disquietude
- noun feelings of anxiety that make you tense and irritable
edginess; inquietude; uneasiness.
- noun feelings of anxiety that make you tense and irritable
- inequation1/5
inequation
(Math.) An inequality.
- opaques1/5
opaque
- adjective not transmitting or reflecting light or radiant energy; impenetrable to sight
- opaque windows of the jail
- opaque to X-rays
- adjective satellite not clearly understood or expressed
unintelligible.
- adjective not transmitting or reflecting light or radiant energy; impenetrable to sight
- romanesques1/5
romanesque
- noun a style of architecture developed in Italy and western Europe between the Roman and the Gothic styles after 1000 AD; characterized by round arches and vaults and by the substitution of piers for columns and profuse ornament and arcades
Romanesque architecture.
- noun a style of architecture developed in Italy and western Europe between the Roman and the Gothic styles after 1000 AD; characterized by round arches and vaults and by the substitution of piers for columns and profuse ornament and arcades
- perruque1/5
- usquebaugh1/5
usquebaugh
A compound distilled spirit made in Ireland and Scotland; whisky. The Scottish returns being vested in grouse, white hares, pickled salmon, and usquebaugh. Sir W. Scott.
- squaddies1/5
- tranquillised1/5
tranquillise
- verb make calm or still
still; tranquilize; tranquillize; calm down; quiet; calm; quieten; lull.
- quiet the dragons of worry and fear
- verb cause to be calm or quiet as by administering a sedative to
tranquilize; tranquillize; calm; sedate.
- The patient must be sedated before the operation
- verb make calm or still
- nonacquiescence1/5
nonacquiescence
Refusal of acquiescence; failure to yield or comply.
- pasquinades1/5
pasquinade
- noun a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way
mockery; takeoff; lampoon; travesty; sendup; put-on; spoof; charade; burlesque; parody.
- noun a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way
- squeegees1/5
squeegee
- noun T-shaped cleaning implement with a rubber edge across the top; drawn across a surface to remove water (as in washing windows)
- verb wipe with a squeegee
- squeegee the windows
- noun T-shaped cleaning implement with a rubber edge across the top; drawn across a surface to remove water (as in washing windows)
- unequivocably1/5
- sequoya1/5
sequoya
- noun Cherokee who created a notation for writing the Cherokee language (1770-1843)
George Guess; Sequoyah.
- noun Cherokee who created a notation for writing the Cherokee language (1770-1843)
- cliquey1/5
cliquey
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- disequilibrating1/5
- nonquota1/5
- sequestrate1/5
sequestrate
- verb keep away from others
seclude; sequester; withdraw.
- He sequestered himself in his study to write a book
- verb set apart from others
sequester; set apart; isolate; keep apart.
- The dentist sequesters the tooth he is working on
- verb keep away from others
- squames1/5
- sequestrant1/5
sequestrant
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- milliequivalent1/5
milliequivalent
- noun one-thousandth of an equivalent
meq.
- noun one-thousandth of an equivalent
- reacquires1/5
reacquires
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- caravaggesque1/5
- uniquenesses1/5
uniqueness
- noun the quality of being one of a kind
singularity.
- that singularity distinguished him from all his companions
- noun the quality of being one of a kind
- subaquatic1/5
subaquatic
- adjective satellite growing or remaining under water
underwater; subaqueous; submersed; submerged.
- viewing subaqueous fauna from a glass-bottomed boat
- submerged leaves
- adjective satellite partially aquatic; living or growing partly on land and partly in water
semiaquatic.
- a marginal subaquatic flora
- adjective satellite growing or remaining under water
- piquantly1/5
piquantly
- adverb with strong spices; in a spicy manner
spicily.
- the soup was spicily flavored
- adverb with strong spices; in a spicy manner
- torquata1/5
torquata
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- autocritique1/5
- marquita1/5
marquita
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- batuque1/5
- soliloquizes1/5
soliloquize
- verb talk to oneself
soliloquise; monologuize; monologuise.
- verb talk to oneself
- adunque1/5
adunque
(Zoöl.) Hooked; as, a parrot has an .adunc bill
- musquet1/5
- cliquishness1/5
cliquishness
- noun tendency to associate with only a select group
clannishness; exclusiveness.
- noun tendency to associate with only a select group
- semiquantitatively1/5
semiquantitatively
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- gyrofrequency1/5
- masquer1/5
masquer
- noun a participant in a masquerade
masker; masquerader.
- noun a participant in a masquerade
- dequeued1/5
- gigantesque1/5
gigantesque
Befitting a giant; bombastic; magniloquent. The sort of mock-heroic gigantesque With which we bantered little Lilia first. Tennyson.
- paroquets1/5
paroquet
- noun any of numerous small slender long-tailed parrots
paraquet; parrakeet; parroket; parakeet; parroquet.
- noun any of numerous small slender long-tailed parrots
- aquaculturists1/5
- squelette1/5
- aquilon1/5
aquilon
The north wind. Obs. Shak.
- harquebusiers1/5
- squeezers1/5
squeezer
- noun a kitchen utensil for squeezing juice from fruit
- noun a kitchen utensil for squeezing juice from fruit
- antiquum1/5
- inequations1/5
- equanimous1/5
equanimous
- adjective satellite in full control of your faculties
self-possessed; self-contained; self-collected; collected; poised.
- the witness remained collected throughout the cross-examination
- perfectly poised and sure of himself
- more self-contained and more dependable than many of the early frontiersmen
- strong and self-possessed in the face of trouble
- adjective satellite in full control of your faculties
- brique1/5
brique
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- antiquitatis1/5
antiquitatis
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- conquerers1/5
conqueror
- noun someone who is victorious by force of arms
vanquisher.
- noun someone who is victorious by force of arms
- squelchy1/5
squelchy
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- siliques1/5
silique
- noun narrow elongated seed capsule peculiar to the family Cruciferae
siliqua.
- noun narrow elongated seed capsule peculiar to the family Cruciferae
- aquatilis1/5
aquatilis
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- pasquinade1/5
pasquinade
- noun a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way
mockery; takeoff; lampoon; travesty; sendup; put-on; spoof; charade; burlesque; parody.
- noun a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way
- theoriques1/5
- equiprobability1/5
- seaquarium1/5
- bosquets1/5
- tranquillise1/5
tranquillise
- verb make calm or still
still; tranquilize; tranquillize; calm down; quiet; calm; quieten; lull.
- quiet the dragons of worry and fear
- verb cause to be calm or quiet as by administering a sedative to
tranquilize; tranquillize; calm; sedate.
- The patient must be sedated before the operation
- verb make calm or still
- prequalifying1/5
- loquats1/5
loquat
- noun evergreen tree of warm regions having fuzzy yellow olive-sized fruit with a large free stone; native to China and Japan
Japanese medlar; loquat tree; Japanese plum; Eriobotrya japonica.
- noun yellow olive-sized semitropical fruit with a large free stone and relatively little flesh; used for jellies
Japanese plum.
- noun evergreen tree of warm regions having fuzzy yellow olive-sized fruit with a large free stone; native to China and Japan
- perroquet1/5
perroquet
(Zoöl.) See Paroquet ,Parakeet .
- equalises1/5
equalise
- verb compensate; make the score equal
equalize; get even.
- verb make equal, uniform, corresponding, or matching
equalize; equate; equal; match.
- let's equalize the duties among all employees in this office
- The company matched the discount policy of its competitors
- verb compensate; make the score equal
- maquillage1/5
- sequoiadendron1/5
sequoiadendron
- noun giant sequoias; sometimes included in the genus Sequoia; until recently placed in the Taxodiaceae
genus Sequoiadendron.
- noun giant sequoias; sometimes included in the genus Sequoia; until recently placed in the Taxodiaceae
- equalisers1/5
equaliser
- noun electronic equipment that reduces frequency distortion
equalizer.
- noun a weight that balances another weight
counterpoise; equalizer; counterweight; counterbalance; balance.
- noun electronic equipment that reduces frequency distortion
- churrigueresque1/5
churrigueresque
- adjective satellite having elaborate symmetrical ornamentation
baroque; churrigueresco.
- the building...frantically baroque"-William Dean Howells
- adjective satellite having elaborate symmetrical ornamentation
- equiped1/5
equip
- verb provide with (something) usually for a specific purpose
fit out; fit; outfit.
- The expedition was equipped with proper clothing, food, and other necessities
- verb provide with abilities or understanding
- She was never equipped to be a dancer
- verb provide with (something) usually for a specific purpose
- equipt1/5
equipt
- adjective provided or fitted out with what is necessary or useful or appropriate
equipped.
- a well equipped playground
- a ship equipped with every mechanical aid to navigation
- adjective provided or fitted out with what is necessary or useful or appropriate
- roquelaure1/5
roquelaure
A cloak reaching about to, or just below, the knees, worn in the 18th century. Written also roquelo .
- inequal1/5
inequal
Unequal; uneven; various. Obs. Chaucer.
- exquisites1/5
exquisite
- adjective satellite intense or sharp
keen.
- suffered exquisite pain
- felt exquisite pleasure
- adjective satellite lavishly elegant and refined
recherche.
- adjective satellite intense or sharp
- semisquare1/5
- squishes1/5
squish
- noun the noise of soft mud being walked on
- verb walk through mud or mire
slosh; splosh; splash; squelch; slop.
- We had to splosh across the wet meadow
- noun the noise of soft mud being walked on
- pectoriloquy1/5
pectoriloquy
(Med.) The distinct articulation of the sounds of a patient's voice, heard on applying the ear to the chest in auscultation. It usually indicates some morbid change in the lungs or pleural cavity.
- embarque1/5
embark
- verb go on board
ship.
- verb set out on (an enterprise or subject of study)
enter.
- she embarked upon a new career
- verb go on board
- roquet1/5
roquet
(Croquet) To hit, as another's ball, with one's own ball.
- squiggled1/5
squiggle
- noun a short twisting line
curlicue.
- noun an illegible scrawl
- his signature was just a squiggle but only he could make that squiggle
- noun a short twisting line
- exchequers1/5
exchequer
- noun the funds of a government or institution or individual
treasury.
- noun the funds of a government or institution or individual
- requalify1/5
requalify
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- vaquita1/5
vaquita
- noun a short porpoise that lives in the Gulf of California; an endangered species
Phocoena sinus.
- noun a short porpoise that lives in the Gulf of California; an endangered species
- equilibrial1/5
equilibrial
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- liquefier1/5
liquefy
- verb become liquid
- The garden air overnight liquefied into a morning dew
- verb make (a solid substance) liquid, as by heating
liquify; liquidise; liquidize.
- liquefy the silver
- verb become liquid
- lincolnesque1/5
lincolnesque
- adjective of or relating to or in the manner of Abraham Lincoln
Lincolnian.
- adjective of or relating to or in the manner of Abraham Lincoln
- aquo1/5
aquo
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- faquir1/5
faquir
- noun a Muslim or Hindu mendicant monk who is regarded as a holy man
fakeer; fakir; faqir.
- noun a Muslim or Hindu mendicant monk who is regarded as a holy man
- martiniquais1/5
martiniquais
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- soliloquised1/5
soliloquise
- verb talk to oneself
monologuize; monologuise; soliloquize.
- verb talk to oneself
- triptyque1/5
- grotesquery1/5
grotesquery
- noun ludicrous or incongruous unnaturalness or distortion
grotesquerie; grotesqueness.
- noun ludicrous or incongruous unnaturalness or distortion
- squilla1/5
squilla
- noun a kind of mantis shrimp
mantis prawn.
- noun a kind of mantis shrimp
- fantasque1/5
- squamate1/5
squamate
Same as Squamose .
- aquarelles1/5
aquarelle
A design or painting in thin transparent water colors; also, the mode of painting in such colors.
- aquamarines1/5
aquamarine
- noun a transparent variety of beryl that is blue green in color
- noun a shade of blue tinged with green
turquoise; aqua; greenish blue; cobalt blue; peacock blue.
- noun a transparent variety of beryl that is blue green in color
- equidimensional1/5
- equipollence1/5
equipollence
Equality of power, force, signification, or application. Boyle.
- equanil1/5
equanil
- noun a sedative and tranquilizer (trade name Miltown and Equanil and Meprin) used to treat muscle tension and anxiety
meprobamate; Miltown; Meprin.
- noun a sedative and tranquilizer (trade name Miltown and Equanil and Meprin) used to treat muscle tension and anxiety
- colloquiums1/5
colloquium
- noun an academic meeting or seminar usually led by a different lecturer and on a different topic at each meeting
- noun an address to an academic meeting or seminar
- noun an academic meeting or seminar usually led by a different lecturer and on a different topic at each meeting
- requitement1/5
requitement
Requital Obs. E. Hall.
- reacquaintance1/5
reacquaintance
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- magniloquence1/5
magniloquence
- noun high-flown style; excessive use of verbal ornamentation
grandiosity; grandiloquence; rhetoric; ornateness.
- the grandiosity of his prose
- an excessive ornateness of language
- noun high-flown style; excessive use of verbal ornamentation
- equestrianism1/5
equestrianism
The art of riding on horseback; performance on horseback; horsemanship; as, feats .equestrianism
- liquidy1/5
- sasanqua1/5
- squiffy1/5
squiffy
- adjective satellite very drunk
pixilated; sozzled; soaked; tight; soused; sloshed; slopped; blotto; plastered; crocked; besotted; cockeyed; wet; pie-eyed; fuddled; smashed; blind drunk; stiff; loaded; pissed.
- adjective satellite very drunk
- sesquipedalian1/5
sesquipedalian
- noun a very long word (a foot and a half long)
sesquipedalia.
- adjective satellite given to the overuse of long words
- sesquipedalian orators
- this sesquipedalian way of saying one has no money
- noun a very long word (a foot and a half long)
- parquette1/5
- squeezy1/5
- liquidly1/5
liquid
- noun a substance that is liquid at room temperature and pressure
- noun the state in which a substance exhibits a characteristic readiness to flow with little or no tendency to disperse and relatively high incompressibility
liquid state; liquidness; liquidity.
- noun a substance that is liquid at room temperature and pressure
- liquefactive1/5
liquefactive
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- calquing1/5
calque
- noun an expression introduced into one language by translating it from another language
loan translation; calque formation.
- `superman' is a calque for the German `Ubermensch'
- noun an expression introduced into one language by translating it from another language
- squeakers1/5
squeaker
- noun any artifact that makes a squeaking sound when used
- those sneakers are squeakers
- which hinge is the squeaker?
- noun something achieved (or escaped) by a narrow margin
squeak; close shave; narrow escape; close call.
- noun any artifact that makes a squeaking sound when used
- pasquil1/5
pasquil
See R.Pasquin .
- hydroquinones1/5
hydroquinone
(Chem.) A white crystalline substance, C6H4(OH)2 , obtained by the reduction of quinone. It is a diacid phenol, resembling, and metameric with, pyrocatechin and resorcin. Called alsodihydroxy benzene .
- squidgy1/5
squidgy
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- becquerels1/5
becquerel
- noun French physicist who discovered that rays emitted by uranium salts affect photographic plates (1852-1908)
Henri Becquerel; Antoine Henri Becquerel.
- noun French physicist who discovered that rays emitted by uranium salts affect photographic plates (1852-1908)
- squawfish1/5
- rousseauesque1/5
- squiggling1/5
squiggle
- noun a short twisting line
curlicue.
- noun an illegible scrawl
- his signature was just a squiggle but only he could make that squiggle
- noun a short twisting line
- lacquerwork1/5
- soliloquize1/5
soliloquize
- verb talk to oneself
soliloquise; monologuize; monologuise.
- verb talk to oneself
- moquette1/5
moquette
- noun a thick velvety synthetic fabric used for carpets and soft upholstery
- noun a thick velvety synthetic fabric used for carpets and soft upholstery
- triquetra1/5
triquetra
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- paroquet1/5
paroquet
- noun any of numerous small slender long-tailed parrots
paraquet; parrakeet; parroket; parakeet; parroquet.
- noun any of numerous small slender long-tailed parrots
- raphaelesque1/5
raphaelesque
Like Raphael's works; in Raphael's manner of painting.
- liquescent1/5
liquescent
- adjective satellite becoming liquid
melting.
- adjective satellite becoming liquid
- iniquitously1/5
iniquitously
- adverb in an iniquitous manner
- they really believed that the treaty of Versailles was iniquitously injust
- adverb in an iniquitous manner
- michelangelesque1/5
michelangelesque
- adjective in the manner of Michelangelo
- adjective in the manner of Michelangelo
- inquiet1/5
inquiet
To disquiet. Obs. Joye.
- obliquing1/5
oblique
- noun any grammatical case other than the nominative
oblique case.
- noun a diagonally arranged abdominal muscle on either side of the torso
abdominal external oblique muscle; external oblique muscle; musculus obliquus externus abdominis.
- noun any grammatical case other than the nominative
- mauresque1/5
- jacqueminot1/5
jacqueminot
A half-hardy, deep crimson rose of the remontant class; -- so named after General Jacqueminot , of France.
- disequilibration1/5
- exequies1/5
exequy
A funeral rite (usually in the plural); the ceremonies of burial; obsequies; funeral procession. But see his exequies fulfilled in Rouen. Shak.
- squeamishly1/5
squeamishly
- adverb in a squeamish manner
- `I would rather not touch,' he said squeamishly
- adverb in a squeamish manner
- sesquialtera1/5
sesquialtera
Sesquialteral.
- squidge1/5
- reequip1/5
reequip
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- squadroom1/5
- squirrelfish1/5
squirrelfish
- noun similar to sea bream; small spiny-finned fish found in bays along the southeastern coast of the United States
pinfish; sailor's-choice; Lagodon rhomboides.
- noun very small, brightly colored (especially red) nocturnal fishes of shallow waters or tropical reefs; they make sounds like a squirrel's bark
- noun similar to sea bream; small spiny-finned fish found in bays along the southeastern coast of the United States
- squarehead1/5
- cazique1/5
cazique
- noun black-and-red or black-and-yellow orioles of the American tropics
cacique.
- noun black-and-red or black-and-yellow orioles of the American tropics
- kiplingesque1/5
kiplingesque
- adjective in the manner of Rudyard Kipling
- adjective in the manner of Rudyard Kipling
- giauque1/5
giauque
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- calqued1/5
calque
- noun an expression introduced into one language by translating it from another language
loan translation; calque formation.
- `superman' is a calque for the German `Ubermensch'
- noun an expression introduced into one language by translating it from another language
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- squarest1/5
square
- noun (geometry) a plane rectangle with four equal sides and four right angles; a four-sided regular polygon
foursquare.
- you can compute the area of a square if you know the length of its sides
- noun the product of two equal terms
second power.
- nine is the second power of three
- gravity is inversely proportional to the square of the distance
- noun (geometry) a plane rectangle with four equal sides and four right angles; a four-sided regular polygon
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ventriloquize
To practice ventriloquism; to speak like a ventriloquist.
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frequence
- noun the number of occurrences within a given time period
oftenness; frequency.
- the frequency of modulation was 40 cycles per second
- the frequency of his seizures increased as he grew older
- noun the number of occurrences within a given time period
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acquit
- verb pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
exculpate; clear; discharge; assoil; exonerate.
- The suspect was cleared of the murder charges
- verb behave in a certain manner
comport; bear; behave; conduct; carry; deport.
- She carried herself well
- he bore himself with dignity
- They conducted themselves well during these difficult times
- verb pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
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squeezebox
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equivale
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aminoquinoline
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squealer
- noun one who reveals confidential information in return for money
informer; rat; betrayer; blabber.
- noun domestic swine
grunter; hog; Sus scrofa; pig.
- noun one who reveals confidential information in return for money
- equivocator1/5
equivocator
- noun a respondent who avoids giving a clear direct answer
hedger; tergiversator.
- noun a respondent who avoids giving a clear direct answer
- squantum1/5
squantum
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- unquietness1/5
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marqueterie
- noun inlaid veneers are fitted together to form a design or picture that is then used to ornament furniture
marquetry.
- noun inlaid veneers are fitted together to form a design or picture that is then used to ornament furniture
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equator
- noun an imaginary line around the Earth forming the great circle that is equidistant from the north and south poles
- the equator is the boundary between the northern and southern hemispheres
- noun a circle dividing a sphere or other surface into two usually equal and symmetrical parts
- noun an imaginary line around the Earth forming the great circle that is equidistant from the north and south poles
- subquestion1/5
subquestion
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piqué
A cotton fabric, figured in the loom, -- used as a dress goods for women and children, and for vestings, etc.
- unrequired1/5
- riqueti1/5
riqueti
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- equigranular1/5
- ventriloquizes1/5
ventriloquize
To practice ventriloquism; to speak like a ventriloquist.
- desquamating1/5
desquamate
- verb peel off in scales
peel off.
- dry skin desquamates
- verb peel off in scales
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- giottesque1/5
- siliquae1/5
siliqua
- noun narrow elongated seed capsule peculiar to the family Cruciferae
silique.
- noun narrow elongated seed capsule peculiar to the family Cruciferae
- aquacade1/5
aquacade
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adequacy
- noun the quality of being able to meet a need satisfactorily: "he questioned the adequacy of the usual sentimental interpretation of the Golden Rule"
adequateness.
- noun the quality of being sufficient for the end in view
sufficiency.
- he questioned the sufficiency of human intelligence
- noun the quality of being able to meet a need satisfactorily: "he questioned the adequacy of the usual sentimental interpretation of the Golden Rule"
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- barquentine1/5
barquentine
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- silique1/5
silique
- noun narrow elongated seed capsule peculiar to the family Cruciferae
siliqua.
- noun narrow elongated seed capsule peculiar to the family Cruciferae
- equimultiples1/5
equimultiple
Multiplied by the same number or quantity.
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fouquieria
- noun resinous succulent trees or shrubs of desert and semidesert regions of southwestern United States that are leafless most of the year
genus Fouquieria.
- noun resinous succulent trees or shrubs of desert and semidesert regions of southwestern United States that are leafless most of the year
- soliloquising1/5
soliloquise
- verb talk to oneself
monologuize; monologuise; soliloquize.
- verb talk to oneself
- paycheques1/5
- ventriloquy1/5
ventriloquy
- noun the art of projecting your voice so that it seems to come from another source (as from a ventriloquist's dummy)
ventriloquism.
- noun the art of projecting your voice so that it seems to come from another source (as from a ventriloquist's dummy)
- equatable1/5
equatable
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- acquiesence1/5
acquiesence
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- lansquenets1/5
lansquenet
A German foot soldier in foreign service in the 15th and 16th centuries; a soldier of fortune; -- a term used in France and Western Europe.
- microtechnique1/5
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adequateness
- noun the quality of being able to meet a need satisfactorily: "he questioned the adequacy of the usual sentimental interpretation of the Golden Rule"
adequacy.
- noun the quality of being able to meet a need satisfactorily: "he questioned the adequacy of the usual sentimental interpretation of the Golden Rule"
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square
- noun (geometry) a plane rectangle with four equal sides and four right angles; a four-sided regular polygon
foursquare.
- you can compute the area of a square if you know the length of its sides
- noun the product of two equal terms
second power.
- nine is the second power of three
- gravity is inversely proportional to the square of the distance
- noun (geometry) a plane rectangle with four equal sides and four right angles; a four-sided regular polygon
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lambrequin
- noun a scarf that covers a knight's helmet
- noun short and decorative hanging for a shelf edge or top of a window casing
- noun a scarf that covers a knight's helmet
- claques1/5
claque
- noun a group of followers hired to applaud at a performance
- noun a group of followers hired to applaud at a performance
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- vanquishers1/5
vanquisher
- noun someone who is victorious by force of arms
conqueror.
- noun someone who is victorious by force of arms
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- relinquishments1/5
relinquishment
- noun a verbal act of renouncing a claim or right or position etc.
relinquishing.
- noun the act of giving up and abandoning a struggle or task etc.
relinquishing.
- noun a verbal act of renouncing a claim or right or position etc.
- maqui1/5
maqui
(Bot.) A Chilian shrub ( Aristotelia Maqui ). Its bark furnishes strings for musical instruments, and a medicinal wine is made from its berries.
- manquee1/5
- replique1/5
- liquorish1/5
liquorish
See Obs. Shak.Lickerish .
- inadequation1/5
inadequation
Want of exact correspondence. Obs. Puller.
- equilibrant1/5
- brusquerie1/5
- perruquier1/5
perruquier
A marker of perukes or wigs.
- sequa1/5
sequa
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- equiatomic1/5
- alquier1/5
alquier
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- salique1/5
salique
Salic. Shak.She fulmined out her scorn of laws salique. Tennyson.
- métallique1/5
- sesquicentenary1/5
- overqualification1/5
overqualification
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- charqui1/5
charqui
Jerked beef; beef cut into long strips and dried in the wind and sun. Darwin.
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aquitanian
Of or pertaining to Aquitania, now called Gascony.
- desquamate1/5
desquamate
- verb peel off in scales
peel off.
- dry skin desquamates
- verb peel off in scales
- sequestrating1/5
sequestrate
- verb keep away from others
seclude; sequester; withdraw.
- He sequestered himself in his study to write a book
- verb set apart from others
sequester; set apart; isolate; keep apart.
- The dentist sequesters the tooth he is working on
- verb keep away from others
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baroque
- noun the historic period from about 1600 until 1750 when the baroque style of art, architecture, and music flourished in Europe
Baroque era; Baroque period.
- noun elaborate and extensive ornamentation in decorative art and architecture that flourished in Europe in the 17th century
baroqueness.
- noun the historic period from about 1600 until 1750 when the baroque style of art, architecture, and music flourished in Europe
- reciproque1/5
reciproque
Reciprocal. Bacon.
- hemingwayesque1/5
hemingwayesque
- adjective in the manner of Ernest Hemingway
- adjective in the manner of Ernest Hemingway
- equimolecular1/5
- sequency1/5
sequency
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- coequals1/5
coequal
- adjective satellite having the same standing before the law
- adjective satellite having the same standing before the law
- cassique1/5
- rembrandtesque1/5
rembrandtesque
- adjective in the manner of Rembrandt
- adjective in the manner of Rembrandt
- squawky1/5
squawky
- adjective satellite like the cackles or squawks a hen makes especially after laying an egg
cackly.
- adjective satellite like the cackles or squawks a hen makes especially after laying an egg
- equipoised1/5
equipoised
- adjective satellite lacking lateral dominance; being neither right-handed nor left-handed
- adjective satellite lacking lateral dominance; being neither right-handed nor left-handed
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ubiquinone
- noun any of several quinones found in living cells and that function as coenzymes that transfer electrons from one molecule to another in cell respiration
coenzyme Q.
- noun any of several quinones found in living cells and that function as coenzymes that transfer electrons from one molecule to another in cell respiration
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- embarquement1/5
- chaqueta1/5
- arquata1/5
arquata
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- mousquetaire1/5
mousquetaire
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- squatina1/5
squatina
- noun type genus of the Squatinidae: angel sharks
genus Squatina.
- noun type genus of the Squatinidae: angel sharks
- junoesque1/5
junoesque
- adjective satellite suggestive of a statue
statuesque.
- adjective satellite suggestive of a statue
- cinquefoils1/5
cinquefoil
- noun any of a numerous plants grown for their five-petaled flowers; abundant in temperate regions; alleged to have medicinal properties
five-finger.
- noun an ornamental carving consisting of five arcs arranged in a circle
- noun any of a numerous plants grown for their five-petaled flowers; abundant in temperate regions; alleged to have medicinal properties
- cinquains1/5
cinquains
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- blanque1/5
blanque
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- perquisition1/5
perquisition
A thorough inquiry of search. R. Berkeley.
- gardenesque1/5
- squanderer1/5
squanderer
- noun a recklessly extravagant consumer
prodigal; profligate.
- noun a recklessly extravagant consumer
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