The quality of being adequate, of meeting needs or expectations.
biquadratics
biquadratics
noun
plural of biquadratic
boudoiresque
conquistador
conquistador
noun
A conqueror, but especially one of the Spanish soldiers that invaded Central and South America otherwise known as the doorways to the new world, in the 16th century and defeated the Incas and Aztecs.
deliquescent
deliquescent
adj
(botany) Branching so that the stem is lost in branches, as in most deciduous trees.
(chemistry) Absorbing moisture from the air and forming a solution.
(mycology, of the fruiting body of a fungus) Becoming liquid as a phase of its life cycle.
Seeming to melt away.
deliquescing
deliquescing
verb
present participle of deliquesce
dentiloquist
dentiloquist
noun
(rare) Someone who speaks through clenched teeth.
derelinquish
derelinquish
noun
to abandon or desert, to leave to itself
desquamating
desquamating
verb
present participle of desquamate
desquamation
desquamation
noun
(medicine) The shedding of the outer layers of the skin.
desquamative
desquamative
adj
Of, relating to, or attended with, desquamation.
desquamatory
desquamatory
adj
(surgery) Relating to the removal of the laminae of exfoliated bones.
discotheques
discotheques
noun
plural of discotheque
disequalizer
disequalizer
noun
One who or that which makes unequal.
disqualified
disqualified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disqualify
disqualifies
disqualifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disqualify
disquietedly
disquietness
disquietness
noun
The state or quality of being disquiet or disturbed; troubledness.
disquietudes
disquietudes
noun
plural of disquietude
disquiparant
disquisiting
disquisition
disquisition
noun
A lengthy, formal discourse that analyses or explains some topic; (loosely) a dissertation or treatise.
A methodical inquiry or investigation.
disquisitive
disquisitive
adj
Relating to disquisition; fond of discussion or investigation; inquisitive.
disquisitory
disquisitory
adj
Of or pertaining to disquisition; disquisitive.
equatorwards
equatorwards
adv
Towards the equator.
equidistance
equidistance
noun
(countable, uncountable) Equal distance.
equidivision
equidivision
noun
division into equal parts
equipondious
equipondious
adj
(obsolete, rare) Of equal weight on both sides; balanced.
harquebusade
harquebusade
noun
Alternative form of arquebusade (“the shot of an arquebus”)
headquarters
headquarters
noun
A place of concentrated activity or influence.
The center of an organization's operations or administration.
The military installation from which troops are commanded and orders are issued; the military unit consisting of a commander and his support staff.
hindquarters
hindquarters
noun
plural of hindquarter
inadequacies
inadequacies
noun
plural of inadequacy
leonardesque
liquidambars
liquidambars
noun
plural of liquidambar
liquidations
liquidations
noun
plural of liquidation
liquidnesses
lombardesque
maquiladoras
maquiladoras
noun
plural of maquiladora
masqueraders
masqueraders
noun
plural of masquerader
masquerading
masquerading
noun
The act of one who masquerades.
verb
present participle of masquerade
misqualified
misqualified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of misqualify
mosquitocide
mosquitocide
noun
Any substance that kills mosquitos.
musquashweed
pasquinading
pasquinading
verb
present participle of pasquinade
prosequendum
pseudoquinol
quadragesima
quadrateness
quadrateness
noun
Quality of being quadrate.
quadrennials
quadrennials
noun
plural of quadrennial
quadrenniums
quadricepses
quadricepses
noun
plural of quadriceps
quadricuspid
quadricuspid
adj
Having four cusps.
quadrigamist
quadrigamist
noun
(rare) Someone who has four spouses at the same time.
quadrijugous
quadrijugous
adj
quadrijugate
quadrillions
quadrillions
noun
plural of quadrillion
quadriparous
quadriparous
adj
(ornithology) Laying four eggs.
Having given birth to four offspring.
quadrisected
quadrisected
verb
simple past tense and past participle of quadrisect
quadriserial
quadriserial
adj
Arranged in four series.
quadrisetose
quadrisetose
adj
(biology) Having four bristles.
quadrispiral
quadrispiral
adj
Quadruply spiral; involving, or consisting of, four spirals.
quadrumanous
quadrumanous
adj
Having four feet whose first digits are opposable; applies to all non-human primates.
quadrupedism
quadrupedous
quarterdecks
quarterdecks
noun
plural of quarterdeck
quartersawed
quartersawed
verb
simple past tense of quartersaw
quebradillas
relinquished
relinquished
verb
simple past tense and past participle of relinquish
reliquidates
reliquidates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of reliquidate
semiquadrate
semiquadrate
noun
(astrology) An aspect of the planets when distant from each other by half a quadrant, or forty-five degrees, or one sign and a half.
sequestrated
sequestrated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of sequestrate
soliloquised
soliloquised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of soliloquise
soliloquized
soliloquized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of soliloquize
squatinoidei
tardiloquous
tornadoesque
tornadoesque
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a tornado, or the damage and debris resulting from one.
unburlesqued
unburlesqued
adj
Not burlesqued.
undisquieted
undisquieted
adj
Not disquieted.
unmasquerade
unquestioned
unquestioned
adj
(of a fact) Accepted without question; indisputable