(law) Property acquired by purchase, gift, or otherwise than by inheritance.
(rare) Acquisition; the thing gained.
acquist
acquist
noun
(obsolete) Acquisition; gain.
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To acquire.
acquits
acquits
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acquit
aquasco
aqueous
aqueous
adj
(chemistry) Consisting mostly of water.
aquinas
asquare
asqueal
asqueal
adj
Squealing.
asquint
asquint
adj
Looking sideways, as though warily.
adv
With narrowed eyes.
asquirm
asquirm
adj
Covered or filled (with something squirming).
Squirming.
asquith
barques
barques
noun
plural of barque
basqued
basqued
adj
Having a basque.
basques
basques
noun
plural of basque
bequest
bequest
noun
A person's inheritance; an amount of property given by will.
That which has been handed down or transmitted.
That which is left by will; a legacy.
The act of bequeathing or leaving by will.
The transfer of property upon the owner's death according to the will of the deceased.
verb
(transitive) To give as a bequest; bequeath.
besquib
bisques
bisques
noun
plural of bisque
bosques
bosques
noun
plural of bosque (rare, 19th-century spelling of bosk)
plural of bosque (riverside woodland)
bosquet
bosquet
noun
Alternative spelling of bosket
brasque
brasque
noun
A mixture of charcoal, clay, etc. used in smelting.
brisque
brisque
noun
In the card game bezique, an ace or ten won in a trick.
brusque
brusque
adj
(obsolete) Sour, tart.
Rudely abrupt; curt, unfriendly.
verb
(transitive, chiefly archaic) To act towards (someone or something) in a curt or rudely abrupt manner.
buqshas
buqshas
noun
plural of buqsha
caiques
caiques
noun
plural of caique
calques
calques
noun
plural of calque
casaque
casqued
casqued
adj
(zoology) Having a casque
casques
casques
noun
plural of casque
casquet
cheques
cheques
noun
plural of cheque
cinques
cinques
noun
(campanology) bell changes rung on eleven bells
plural of cinque
cirques
cirques
noun
plural of cirque
claques
claques
noun
plural of claque
cliques
cliques
noun
plural of clique
cloques
cloques
noun
plural of cloque
coquets
coquets
noun
plural of coquet
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of coquet
cosaque
cosaque
noun
(dated) A cracker bonbon.
croquis
croquis
noun
(art) A quick and sketchy drawing, often of a live model. Croquis drawings are usually made in a few minutes, after which the model changes pose and another croquis is drawn.
dimashq
diquats
diquats
noun
plural of diquat
embusqu
equates
equates
noun
plural of equate
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of equate
equines
equines
noun
plural of equine
equinus
equinus
noun
(medicine) Synonym of talipes equinus
equison
equison
noun
(archaic) groom, ostler, equerry, jockey
equites
equites
noun
plural of eques
esquire
esquire
noun
(archaic) A squire; a youth who in the hopes of becoming a knight attended upon a knight
(heraldry) A bearing somewhat resembling a gyron, but extending across the field so that the point touches the opposite edge of the escutcheon.
(obsolete) A shield-bearer, but also applied to other attendants.
A gentleman who attends or escorts a lady in public.
A lawyer.
A male member of the gentry ranking below a knight.
An honorific sometimes placed after a man's name.
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To attend, wait on, escort.
estoque
faquirs
faquirs
noun
plural of faquir
flasque
flasque
adj
(mathematics) flabby
gasquet
inquest
inquest
noun
(rare, obsolete) enquiry; quest; search
A formal investigation, often held before a jury, especially one into the cause of a death
An inquiry, typically into an undesired outcome
The jury hearing such an inquiry, and the result of the inquiry
iquitos
iquitos
Proper noun
A city of Peru, in the northeast of the country
jacques
jacques
noun
(obsolete) Alternative form of jakes: a place to urinate or defecate, an outhouse or lavatory.
jaquiss
josquin
laquais
laqueus
liquids
liquids
noun
plural of liquid
liquors
liquors
noun
plural of liquor
loquats
loquats
noun
plural of loquat
marques
marques
noun
plural of marque
marquis
marquis
noun
A nobleman in England, France, and Germany, of a rank next below that of duke, but above a count. Originally, the marquis was an officer whose duty was to guard the marches or frontiers of the kingdom. The office has ceased, and the name is now a mere title conferred by letters patent or letters close.
Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the Asian genus Bassarona (or Euthalia).
masquer
masquer
noun
One who appears in disguise at a masquerade.
masques
masques
noun
plural of masque
mesquin
mesquit
mosques
mosques
noun
plural of mosque
musquaw
musquaw
noun
The American black bear.
nyquist
obsequy
obsequy
noun
(chiefly in the plural) A funeral rite or service.
The last office for the dead.
opaques
opaques
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of opaque
oquassa
oquassa
noun
(archaic) A small, handsome trout, Salvelinus oquassa, found in some of the lakes in Maine.
pasquil
pasquil
noun
A pasquin; a lampoon.
pasquin
pasquin
noun
A lampoon; a pasquinade.
A lampooner.
verb
(rare) To lampoon or satirize.
piquets
piquets
noun
plural of piquet
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of piquet
plaques
plaques
noun
plural of plaque
pulques
pulques
noun
plural of pulque
qaddish
qaddish
noun
Alternative form of kaddish
qasidas
qasidas
noun
plural of qasida
qindars
qindars
noun
plural of qindar
qintars
qintars
noun
plural of qintar
qiviuts
quaeres
quaeres
noun
plural of quaere
quaggas
quaggas
noun
plural of quagga
quahogs
quahogs
noun
plural of quahog
quaichs
quaichs
noun
plural of quaich
quaighs
quaighs
noun
plural of quaigh
quaitso
quakers
quamash
quamash
noun
Dated form of camas.
quangos
quangos
noun
plural of quango
quantas
quarles
quartas
quartes
quartes
noun
plural of quarte
quartis
quartos
quartos
noun
plural of quarto
quartus
quasars
quasars
noun
plural of quasar
quashed
quashed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of quash
quashee
quashee
Noun
A native of the West Indies.
quasher
quasher
noun
One who quashes.
quashes
quashes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of quash
quashey
quasses
quasses
noun
plural of quass
quassia
quassia
noun
Any of several tropic trees, of the genus Quassia, having scarlet flowers.
The bitter substance quassin extracted from its bark.
quassin
quassin
noun
(organic chemistry) A very bitter triterpenoid lactone, extracted as white crystals from the quassia tree, used in traditional Chinese medicine
quaters
quatres
quatres
noun
plural of quatre
quavers
quavers
noun
plural of quaver
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of quaver
queasom
quercus
queries
queries
noun
plural of query
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of query
querist
querist
noun
(formal) A person who asks questions.
quesnay
quesnel
quested
quested
verb
simple past tense and past participle of quest
quester
quester
noun
A person engaged in a quest.
queston
questor
quetsch
quetsch
noun
(countable) A dark-skinned variety of plum.
A liqueur made from the fruit.
queuers
queuers
noun
plural of queuer
quezals
quezals
noun
plural of quezal
quiches
quiches
noun
plural of quiche
quiesce
quiesce
verb
(computing, transitive) To pause or reduce the activity of (a device or application), for example to prepare it for backups or other maintenance.
Become quiet or quieter.
To make temporarily inactive or disabled.
quietus
quietus
noun
A stillness or pause; something that quiets or represses; removal from activity.
Final settlement (e.g., of a debt).
quilmes
quinces
quinces
noun
plural of quince
quinins
quinins
noun
plural of quinin
quinism
quinism
noun
cinchonism
quinoas
quinoas
noun
plural of quinoa
quinols
quinols
noun
plural of quinol
quintes
quintus
quippus
quippus
noun
plural of quippu
quiscos
quisler
quisler
noun
Synonym of quisling
quivers
quivers
noun
plural of quiver
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of quiver
quizzes
quizzes
noun
plural of quiz
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of quiz
quohogs
quohogs
noun
plural of quohog
quokkas
quokkas
noun
plural of quokka
quonset
quonset
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Quonset
quorums
quorums
noun
plural of quorum
quoters
quoters
noun
plural of quoter
quoties
qurshes
qurshes
noun
plural of qursh
reqspec
request
request
noun
(networking) A message sent over a network to a server.
(obsolete) That which is asked for or requested.
A formal message requesting something.
Act of requesting (with the adposition at in the presence of possessives, and on in their absence).
Condition of being sought after.
verb
(transitive or with that clause) To ask for (something).
(transitive) To ask (somebody) to do something.
requins
requins
noun
plural of requin
risquee
roquets
roquets
noun
plural of roquet
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of roquet