| ARQUEBUS | • arquebus n. Alternative form of harquebus (“an obsolete matchlock firearm”). • arquebus v. (Transitive, rare) To shoot with an arquebus. • ARQUEBUS n. (historical) a portable long-barrelled gun, also HARQUEBUS, HARQUEBUSE, HARQUEBUSS. |
| BANQUETS | • banquets n. Plural of banquet. • banquets v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of banquet. • BANQUET v. to feast. |
| BARBEQUE | • barbeque n. (Sometimes proscribed) Alternative spelling of barbecue (“apparatus for grilling; cookout (event); meat… • barbeque v. (Sometimes proscribed) Alternative spelling of barbecue. • bar-be-que n. (Informal) Alternative spelling of barbecue. |
| BAROQUES | • baroques n. Plural of baroque. • BAROQUE n. (French) a bold decorative style, also BAROCCO, BAROCK. |
| BARRIQUE | • barrique n. (Historical) A barrel or cask of varying capacity, very roughly 200 litres. • BARRIQUE n. a wine barrel, also BARRICO. |
| BASQUINE | • basquine n. A sort of basque petticoat. • BASQUINE n. (French) an outer petticoat worn by Basque and Spanish women. |
| BEQUEATH | • bequeath v. (Law) To give or leave by will; to give by testament. • bequeath v. To hand down; to transmit. • bequeath v. To give; to offer; to commit. |
| BLANQUET | • blanquet n. Obsolete spelling of blanquette. • BLANQUET n. (French) a variety of pear. |
| FABRIQUE | • FABRIQUE n. a parish group that deals with church property. |
| LIQUABLE | • liquable adj. Capable of being melted. • LIQUABLE adj. able to be liquefied. |
| QUOTABLE | • quotable adj. Capable or worthy of being quoted. • QUOTABLE adj. capable of being quoted. |
| SQUABBED | • squabbed v. Simple past tense and past participle of squab. • SQUAB v. to stuff, upholster. |
| SQUABBER | • SQUAB adj. fat, clumsy, unfledged, also SQUABBISH, SQUABBY. |
| SQUABBLE | • squabble n. A minor fight or argument. • squabble v. (Intransitive) To participate in a minor fight or argument; to quarrel. • squabble v. (Transitive, printing) To disarrange, so that the letters or lines stand awry and require readjustment. |
| SUBEQUAL | • subequal adj. (Biology) Nearly equal. • subequal adj. (Mathematics) Describing a set of numbers, none of which is as great as the sum of all the rest. • SUBEQUAL adj. subordinately equal. |
| USQUABAE | • usquabae n. Alternative form of usquebae. • USQUABAE n. (Gaelic) whiskey, also USQUE, USQUEBAE, USQUEBAUGH. |
| USQUEBAE | • usquebae n. (Scotland, historical) whisky. • USQUEBAE n. (Gaelic) whiskey, also USQUABAE, USQUE, USQUEBAUGH. |