(linguistics) A change in the meaning of a term depending upon context
(obsolete) The act of equalizing; act or result of making adequate; an equivalent.
equivalence
algonquian
algonquian
Adjective
Relating to a group of North American languages.
Noun
An Algonquin.
algonquins
alpinesque
alpinesque
adj
Having an alpine style.
analytique
antiliquor
antiliquor
adj
Opposing the drinking of alcoholic liquor.
antimasque
antimasque
noun
A comic or grotesque dance presented before or between the acts of a masque.
antiquated
antiquated
adj
old-fashioned, out of date
antiquates
antiquates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of antiquate
antisquama
apoquinine
aquamanile
aquamanile
noun
(historical) A ewer or jug-like vessel, shaped like an animal or human figure, used for washing the hands.
aquamarine
aquamarine
adj
Of a bluish-green colour.
noun
A bluish-green variety of beryl.
The bluish-green colour of the sea.
aquatinted
aquatinted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of aquatint
aquatinter
aquatinter
Noun
An artist who makes aquatints.
aquilinity
aquilinity
noun
The quality of being aquiline (resembling an eagle).
aquitanian
aquitanian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Aquitania, now called Gascony.
of or pertaining to the Aquitanian Age, in the Miocene epoch.
bananaquit
bananaquit
noun
A nectar-feeding bird, Coereba flaveola, thought to be related to the Darwin's finches and the grassquits.
banqueting
banqueting
noun
The act of holding or participating in a banquet.
verb
present participle of banquet
barbequing
barbequing
verb
present participle of barbeque
biquintile
biquintile
noun
(astrology) An aspect of two planets that are distant from each other by two fifths of a great circle (72 degrees)
biuniquely
blanquillo
blanquillo
noun
tilefish (Malacanthidae spp.)
borinqueno
broquineer
centiloquy
centiloquy
noun
A work divided into a hundred parts.
chequering
chequering
noun
A chequered pattern.
verb
present participle of chequer
chinquapin
chinquapin
noun
A chinkapin oak (Quercus muehlenbergii), a species of oak whose leaves resemble those of chestnut-genus chinquapins.
A water chinquapin, the water plant Nelumbo lutea, American lotus.
Allegheny chinkapin (Castanea pumila)
Any of the trees and shrubs in the genus Chrysolepis.
Any of the trees in the genus Castanopsis.
Chinese chinkapin (Castanea henryi)
Ozark chinkapin (Castanea ozarkensis)
The redear sunfish (Lepomis microlophus).
cinquanter
cinquefoil
cinquefoil
noun
(heraldry) A stylized flower or leaf with five lobes.
(topology) A particular knot of five crossings.
A potentilla (flower).
cinquepace
coequating
coequating
verb
present participle of coequate
coequation
communique
communique
noun
Alternative form of communiqué
conquering
conquering
noun
gerund of conquer: an act of conquest.
verb
present participle of conquer
conquinine
conquinine
noun
Synonym of quinidine
coquetting
coquetting
noun
coquetry
verb
present participle of coquet
crannequin
critiquing
critiquing
verb
present participle of critique
croqueting
croqueting
verb
present participle of croquet
deaquation
delinquent
delinquent
adj
Failing in or neglectful of a duty or obligation; guilty of a misdeed or offense
Late or failing to pay a debt or other financial obligation, like a mortgage or loan.
noun
(historical, derogatory) A royalist in the First English Civil War (1642-1646).
A person who has not paid their debts.
One who disobeys or breaks rules or laws, or who acts against another's wishes.
dentiloquy
dentiloquy
noun
(rare) The habit or practice of speaking through the teeth.
disquieten
disquieten
verb
(transitive) To disquiet; to make uneasy.
eliquating
eliquating
verb
present participle of eliquate
eliquation
eliquation
noun
(metallurgy) The process of separating a fusible substance from one less fusible, by means of a degree of heat sufficient to melt the one and not the other, as an alloy of copper and lead; liquation.
equalising
equalising
verb
present participle of equalise
equalizing
equalizing
verb
present participle of equalize
equanimity
equanimity
noun
The state of being calm, stable and composed, especially under stress.
equanimous
equanimous
adj
Calm and composed; of stable disposition.
equational
equational
adj
Of, pertaining to, or constructed using equations
equestrian
equestrian
adj
(historical) Of or relating to the ancient Roman class of equites.
Of horseback riding or horseback riders.
noun
(historical) Synonym of eques
One who rides a horse.
equiconvex
equiconvex
adj
(optics, of a lens) Having surfaces with the same radius of curvature.
equijacent
equilucent
equinities
equiparant
equipments
equipments
noun
(nonstandard) plural of equipment
equipotent
equipotent
adj
(mathematics) Of two sets, having a bijection with one another.
Having equal strength, ability or efficacy.
equisignal
equisonant
equisonant
adj
(ancient music) Intra-octavally consonant.
equitation
equitation
noun
The art, practice or act of riding a horse; horsemanship.
equivalent
equivalent
adj
(cartography) Of a map, equal-area.
(chemistry) Having the equal ability to combine.
(geometry) Equal in measure but not admitting of superposition; applied to magnitudes.
(mathematics) Of two sets, having a one-to-one correspondence.
(mathematics) Relating to the corresponding elements of an equivalence relation.
Similar or identical in value, meaning or effect; virtually equal.
noun
(chemistry) An equivalent weight.
Anything that is virtually equal to something else, or has the same value, force, etc.
verb
(transitive) To make equivalent to; to equal.
esquimauan
gaminesque
gaminesque
adj
Like a gamin or gamine; mischievously charming without sophistication.
giantesque
giantesque
adj
Synonym of gigantesque
greenquist
harlequina
harlequins
harlequins
noun
plural of harlequin
hennebique
inadequacy
inadequacy
noun
A lack of competence or ability.
A shortage of required material.
The state of being inadequate.
inadequate
inadequate
adj
Not adequate; not fit for the purpose
noun
An individual who is inadequate.
ineloquent
ineloquent
Adjective
Not eloquent
inequality
inequality
noun
(mathematics) A statement that of two quantities one is specifically less than (or greater than) another. Symbol: < or ≤ or > or ≥ or ne , as appropriate.
An unfair, not equal, state.
The inequality in living standards led to a civil war as the have nots rebelled.
inequation
inequation
noun
(mathematics) A statement that two expressions are not the same.
inequitate
inequities
inequities
noun
plural of inequity
infrequent
infrequent
adj
Not frequent; not happening frequently.
iniquities
iniquities
noun
plural of iniquity
iniquitous
iniquitous
adj
Morally objectionable.
Wicked or sinful.
inquestual
inquieting
inquieting
verb
present participle of inquiet
inquietude
inquietude
noun
A condition of being restless, uneasy or nervous.
inquilinae
inquinated
inquinated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of inquinate
inquirable
inquirable
adj
Capable of being inquired into; subject or liable to inquisition or inquest.
inquirance
inquirance
noun
(obsolete) Inquiry.
inquirendo
inquirendo
noun
(law) An authority to inquire.
inquisible
inquisible
adj
(obsolete) Admitting judicial inquiry.
inquisitor
inquisitor
noun
(historical) An official of the ecclesiastical court of the Inquisition.
A person who inquires, especially searchingly or ruthlessly.
intranquil
iroquoians
isoquinine
jackquelin
jacqueline
joaquinite
joaquinite
noun
(mineralogy) A rare silicate mineral.
lacquering
lacquering
noun
An application of lacquer.
verb
present participle of lacquer
lacqueying
lacqueying
verb
present participle of lacquey
lambrequin
lambrequin
noun
(US) A short decorative drapery for a shelf edge or for the top of a window casing; a valance.
(ceramics) A border pattern with draped effect.
(heraldry) A heraldic representation of such an item, typically with one end pendant.
A scarf or other piece of material used as a covering for a helmet.
laquearian
laquearian
adj
(of a gladiator) armed with a noose
latinesque
liquefying
liquefying
verb
present participle of liquefy; alternative spelling of liquifying
liquescent
liquescent
adj
Melting.
liqueuring
liqueuring
verb
present participle of liqueur
liquidness
liquidness
noun
(finance) The quality of being liquid (easily sold or disposed of).
The quality of being liquid (flowing state of matter).
liquifying
liquifying
verb
present participle of liquify
magnifique
magniloquy
magniloquy
noun
Synonym of magniloquence
manistique
mannequins
mannequins
noun
plural of mannequin
marinduque
marquisina
martinique
martinique
Proper noun
An island in the Caribbean, an overseas department of France. Official name: Department of Martinique.
medrinaque
medrinaque
noun
A type of fabric from the Philippines, made from the abaca tree.
misquoting
misquoting
verb
present participle of misquote
negqtiator
nonaquatic
nonaquatic
adj
Not aquatic.
nonquality
nonquality
noun
Lack of quality; inferiority.
novantique
outquoting
outquoting
verb
present participle of outquote
oxyquinone
palanquins
palanquins
noun
plural of palanquin
paniquitan
parqueting
parqueting
verb
present participle of parquet
pasqualina
pasquilant
pasquinade
pasquinade
noun
A lampoon, originally as published in public; a satire or libel on someone.
verb
(transitive) To satirize (someone) by using a pasquinade.
pasquinian
pentaquine
pentaquine
noun
(pharmacology) Alternative form of pentaquin
piquancies
piquancies
noun
plural of piquancy
plasmoquin
prequoting
primaquine
primaquine
noun
(pharmacology) A synthetic compound derived from quinoline, used as a medication in the treatment of malaria and pneumocystis pneumonia.
proinquiry
quadrantid
quadrantid
Noun
Any of the meteors in a January meteor shower whose radiant is inside the constellation Boötes.
The state or fact of being quaint; having old-fashioned charm.
qualifying
qualifying
noun
A qualification or added condition.
An examination that must be taken in order to qualify.
verb
present participle of qualify
qualminess
qualminess
noun
Quality of being qualmy.
quandaries
quandaries
noun
plural of quandary
quantified
quantified
adj
(logic) used as a quantifier
measured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of quantify
quantifier
quantifier
noun
(computing) A symbol or symbols in a regular expression indicating the number of characters to be matched.
(grammar) A word, such as all or many, that expresses the quantity of a related noun.
(logic) An operator, such as the universal quantifier (written as ∀) or the existential quantifier (∃), used in predicate calculus to indicate the degree that predicate is true for a specified set.
quantifies
quantifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of quantify
quantitate
quantitate
verb
(transitive) To measure the quantity of, especially with high accuracy and taking uncertainty into account, as in quantitative analysis.