| ADEQUACIES | • adequacies n. Plural of adequacy. • ADEQUACY n. the state of sufficiency. |
| ADEQUATELY | • adequately adv. In an adequate manner. • adequately adv. Sufficient to satisfy a requirement or meet a need; sufficiently; satisfactorily. • adequately adv. Barely satisfactory or sufficient. |
| ADEQUATIVE | • adequative adj. (Rare) equivalent or sufficient; adequate. • ADEQUATIVE adj. tending to be or make adequate. |
| AQUARELLES | • aquarelles n. Plural of aquarelle. • AQUARELLE n. (French) a method of painting in transparent watercolour; such a painting. |
| ARABESQUED | • arabesqued adj. (Art) Patterned with arabesques. • ARABESQUED adj. ornamented in the style of arabesque. |
| ARABESQUES | • arabesques n. Plural of arabesque. • ARABESQUE n. a movement in dancing; a curve, also ARABESK. |
| BEQUEATHAL | • bequeathal n. The act of bequeathing; bequeathment; bequest. • BEQUEATHAL n. the act of bequeathing. |
| DESQUAMATE | • desquamate v. (Intransitive) To shed or peel. • DESQUAMATE v. to scale or flake off. |
| EARTHQUAKE | • earthquake n. A shaking of the ground, caused by volcanic activity or movement around geologic faults. • earthquake n. (Planetary geology) Such a quake specifically occurring on the planet Earth, as opposed to other celestial bodies. • earthquake v. (Intransitive) To undergo an earthquake. |
| EQUIPARATE | • equiparate v. (Chiefly historical) To perform equiparation; to transfer attributes from one object or concept to another. • equiparate v. (Rare) To compare. • EQUIPARATE v. (obsolete) to regard or treat as equal. |
| HEADSQUARE | • headsquare n. A headscarf. • HEADSQUARE n. a square of material used as a covering for the head. |
| ILLAQUEATE | • illaqueate v. To ensnare or entrap; to entangle; to catch. • ILLAQUEATE v. to ensnare. |
| INADEQUATE | • inadequate adj. Not adequate; not fit for the purpose. • inadequate n. An individual who is inadequate. • INADEQUATE adj. not adequate. |
| MASQUERADE | • masquerade n. An assembly or party of people wearing (usually elaborate or fanciful) masks and costumes, and amusing… • masquerade n. The act of wearing a mask or dressing up in a costume for, or as if for, a masquerade ball. • masquerade n. (Figuratively) An act of living under false pretenses; a concealment of something by a false or unreal… |
| MEGAQUAKES | • megaquakes n. Plural of megaquake. • MEGAQUAKE n. a very large earthquake. |
| QUARTERAGE | • quarterage n. A quarterly payment or allowance, tax, pension, or wage paid or received. • quarterage n. The provision of quarters (as for troops), or the cost of it. • QUARTERAGE n. a quarterly allowance. |
| QUATERNATE | • quaternate adj. Composed of, or arranged in, sets of four. • QUATERNATE adj. in sets of four. |
| SQUAREHEAD | • squarehead n. (Slang) An honest person; a non-criminal. • squarehead n. (Slang) A foreigner of Germanic origin, especially a German, Dutch, or Scandinavian person. • squarehead n. (Slang) A socially conventional or boring person. |
| WATERQUAKE | • waterquake n. An earthquake that happens underwater, usually in an ocean or lake. • WATERQUAKE n. a seismic disturbance affecting the sea. |