(literature) A genre of horror literature that was popular in the early 20th century, and practiced by writers such as Ambrose Bierce and Fritz Leiber.
The quality of being grotesque or macabre.
grotesqueries
grotesqueries
noun
plural of grotesquery
gyrofrequencies
gyrofrequencies
noun
plural of gyrofrequency
igneoaqueous
igneoaqueous
adj
(archaic) Formed by heat and water; denoting an obsolete theory of the formation of granite
inaqueous
inconsequence
inconsequence
noun
The state or quality of being inconsequent.
inconsequences
inconsequences
noun
plural of inconsequence
inconsequent
inconsequent
adj
(archaic) Alternative form of inconsequential
illogical; not following from the premises
inconsequentia
inconsequentia
noun
Trivia; items or facts of little or no importance.
inconsequential
inconsequential
adj
Having no consequence; not consequential; of little importance.
Not logically following from the premises.
noun
Something unimportant; something that does not matter.
inconsequentiality
inconsequentiality
noun
(countable) anything that is inconsequential
(uncountable) the property of being inconsequential
inconsequentially
inconsequentially
adv
In an inconsequential manner.
inconsequently
inconsequently
adv
In an inconsequential way, or a way that suggests a lack of consequence
inconsequentness
inconsequentness
noun
inconsequence
inequicostate
iniquitous
iniquitous
adj
Morally objectionable.
Wicked or sinful.
iniquitously
iniquitously
adv
In an iniquitous manner.
iniquitousness
iniquitousness
noun
Quality of being iniquitous.
iniquous
iniquous
adj
Obsolete form of iniquitous.
inquilinous
inquilinous
adj
(biology) That lives in the dwelling place of another species
inquisition
inquisition
noun
A questioning.
An inquest.
An inquiry or investigation into the truth of some matter.
The finding of a jury, especially such a finding under a writ of inquiry.
verb
(obsolete) To make inquisition concerning; to inquire into.
inquisitional
inquisitional
adj
Of or pertaining to an inquisition.
inquisitionist
inquisitionist
noun
A member of an inquisition; an official questioner or interrogator.
inquisitions
inquisitions
noun
plural of inquisition
inquisitor
inquisitor
noun
(historical) An official of the ecclesiastical court of the Inquisition.
A person who inquires, especially searchingly or ruthlessly.
inquisitorial
inquisitorial
adj
(law) Describing a trial system in which the prosecutor also acts as judge.
In a manner of inquisition or inquisitors.
Of or pertaining to an inquisition, specifically the Inquisition.
inquisitorially
inquisitorially
adv
In an inquisitorial manner.
inquisitorialness
inquisitorialness
noun
The quality of being inquisitorial.
inquisitorious
inquisitorious
adj
(obsolete) Making strict inquiry; inquisitorial.
inquisitors
inquisitors
noun
plural of inquisitor
inquisitorship
inquisitorship
noun
The role or status of inquisitor.
inquisitory
inquisitory
adj
In the manner of an inquisition or inquiry.
iquitos
iquitos
Proper noun
A city of Peru, in the northeast of the country
iroquoians
iroquois
isoquercitrin
isoquercitrin
noun
(organic chemistry) A flavonoid glycoside, isolated from mangoes or from the giant rhubarb, that has anti-inflammatory activity
isoquinine
isoquinoline
isoquinoline
noun
(organic chemistry) An isomer of quinoline, many of whose derivatives occur as alkaloids and are synthesized for use as dyes, pharmaceuticals etc.
jonquils
jonquils
noun
plural of jonquil
josquin
jusquaboutisme
jusquaboutist
lincolnesque
lincolnesque
Adjective
Suggestive of
lionesque
lionesque
adj
Synonym of leonine
liquefactions
liquefactions
noun
plural of liquefaction
liquidations
liquidations
noun
plural of liquidation
liquidators
liquidators
noun
plural of liquidator
liquidatorship
liquidatorship
noun
The role or business of a liquidator.
liquidogenous
liquidogenous
adj
That forms a liquid when in bulk
liquorish
liquorish
adj
(obsolete) Lecherous.
liquorishly
liquorishness
liquorist
liquorist
noun
A manufacturer of liquors.
liquorless
liquorless
adj
Without liquor.
liquors
liquors
noun
plural of liquor
loquacious
loquacious
adj
Talkative; chatty.
loquaciously
loquaciously
adv
In a loquacious manner.
loquaciousness
loquaciousness
noun
The state or property of being loquacious.
loquacities
loquacities
noun
plural of loquacity
maquiladoras
maquiladoras
noun
plural of maquiladora
marquisdom
marquisdom
noun
(obsolete) A marquisate.
marquisotte
marquisotte
verb
(obsolete, rare) To shave off the beard but leave the moustache.
marquois
mastoideosquamous
metasequoia
metasequoia
noun
Metasequoia, the dawn redwood, a fast-growing deciduous conifer native to China.
metasequoias
metasequoias
noun
plural of metasequoia
microquakes
microquakes
noun
plural of microquake
milquetoast
milquetoast
adj
(originally US, informal, derogatory) Meek, timid; lacking character or effectiveness.
noun
(originally US, informal, derogatory) A person of meek or timid disposition; a person who lacks character or effectiveness.
milquetoasts
milquetoasts
noun
plural of milquetoast
misconsequence
misconsequence
noun
A wrong consequence; a false deduction.
misquotation
misquotation
noun
An incorrect quotation.
misquotations
misquotations
noun
plural of misquotation
misquote
misquote
noun
An incorrect recitation of a quote.
An incorrect recording of a quote.
verb
To incorrectly recite a quote.
To incorrectly record a quote.
misquoted
misquoted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of misquote
misquoter
misquoter
noun
One who misquotes.
misquotes
misquotes
noun
plural of misquote
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of misquote
misquoting
misquoting
verb
present participle of misquote
montesquieu
mosquish
mosquital
mosquital
adj
Of or relating to mosquitos.
mosquito
mosquito
noun
A small flying insect of the family Culicidae, the females of which bite humans and animals and suck blood, leaving an itching bump on the skin, and sometimes carrying diseases like malaria and yellow fever.
verb
To fly close to the ground, seemingly without a course.
mosquitobill
mosquitocidal
mosquitocidal
adj
Acting as a mosquitocide; fatal to mosquitos.
mosquitocide
mosquitocide
noun
Any substance that kills mosquitos.
mosquitoes
mosquitoes
noun
plural of mosquito
mosquitoey
mosquitoey
adj
Swarming with mosquitoes.
mosquitofish
mosquitofish
noun
Any of several small fish that feed on mosquitoes, but especially those of the genus Gambusia.
mosquitofishes
mosquitofishes
noun
plural of mosquitofish
mosquitoish
mosquitoish
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a mosquito.
mosquitoproof
mosquitoproof
adj
Resistant to mosquitos.
mosquitos
mosquitos
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mosquito
mosquittoey
mousquetaire
mousquetaire
noun
(historical) A broad turnover linen collar worn in the mid-19th century.
(historical) A musketeer, especially one of the French royal musketeers of the 17th and 18th centuries, famed for their daring and their fine clothing.
(historical) A woman's cloak trimmed with ribbons, with large buttons, fashionable in the mid-19th century.
mousquetaires
mousquetaires
noun
plural of mousquetaire
multiloquious
multiloquious
adj
(formal) Synonym of multiloquent
multiloquous
multiloquous
adj
Very talkative.
multisiliquous
multisiliquous
adj
(botany) Having many pods or seed vessels.
nesquehoning
nesquehonite
nesquehonite
noun
(mineralogy) Magnesium carbonate trihydrate.
nonacquaintanceship
nonacquiescence
nonacquiescence
noun
Lack of acquiescence; failure to yield or comply.
nonacquiescent
nonacquiescently
nonacquiescing
nonacquiescing
adj
Not acquiescing; not resting one's opposition to something.
nonacquisitive
nonacquisitive
adj
Not acquisitive.
nonacquisitively
nonacquisitiveness
nonacquisitiveness
Noun
The quality of not being acquisitive.
nonconsequential
nonconsequential
adj
Not consequential.
nonconsequentiality
nonconsequentially
nonconsequentialness
nondeliquescence
nondeliquescent
nondeliquescent
adj
Not deliquescent.
nondesquamative
nondesquamative
adj
Not desquamative.
nondisqualifying
nondisqualifying
adj
Not disqualifying.
nonequestrian
nonequestrian
adj
Not equestrian.
noun
One who is not an equestrian.
nonequivalents
nonqualities
nonqualities
noun
plural of nonquality
nonquantitativeness
nonrelinquishment
nonrelinquishment
noun
Lack of relinquishment; failure to relinquish.
nonrequisite
nonrequisitely
nonrequisiteness
nonrequisition
nonrequisition
noun
Absence of requisition.
nonsequacious
nonsequacious
adj
Not sequacious.
nonsequaciously
nonsequaciousness
nonsequacity
nonsequential
nonsequential
adj
Not sequential; not in any regular sequence
nonsequentially
nonsequentially
adv
In a nonsequential manner.
nonsequestration
nonsequestration
noun
Absence of sequestration.
nonubiquitous
nonubiquitous
adj
not ubiquitous
nonubiquitously
nonubiquitousness
nonuniqueness
nonuniqueness
noun
The state or condition of being nonunique.
nullibiquitous
nullibiquitous
adj
(humorous) Not in existence anywhere.
obliqueness
obliqueness
noun
The quality of being oblique.
obliquenesses
obliquenesses
noun
plural of obliqueness
obliques
obliques
noun
Collectively, the abdominal muscles responsible for rotation of the trunk.
plural of oblique
obliquities
obliquities
noun
plural of obliquity
obliquitous
obliquitous
adj
Characterized by obliquity.
obliquus
obliquus
noun
(anatomy) An obliquus muscle; a muscle running obliquely.
obloquies
obloquies
noun
plural of obloquy
obloquious
obloquious
adj
Containing obloquy; reproachful.
obsequial
obsequial
adj
Relating to an obsequy or funeral rite.
obsequience
obsequience
noun
obsequiousness
obsequies
obsequies
noun
(plural only) Funeral rites.
plural of obsequie.
plural of obsequy.
obsequiosity
obsequiosity
noun
Obsequiousness.
obsequious
obsequious
adj
(archaic) Obedient; compliant with someone else's orders or wishes.
(obsolete) Of or pertaining to obsequies, funereal.
Excessively eager and attentive to please or to obey instructions; fawning, subservient, servile.
obsequiously
obsequiously
adv
in an obsequious manner
obsequiousness
obsequiousness
noun
The quality of being obsequious; servile compliance.