| AQUICULTURE | • aquiculture n. Alternative form of aquaculture. • AQUICULTURE n. the practice of using the sea, lakes etc. for fish-farming, also AQUACULTURE. |
| ARQUEBUSIER | • arquebusier n. (Military, now historical) A soldier armed with an arquebus. • ARQUEBUSIER n. a soldier armed with an arquebus. |
| BOUQUETIERE | • BOUQUETIERE n. (French) a flower-girl. |
| BRUSQUERIES | • brusqueries n. Plural of brusquerie. • brusqueries n. Plural of brusquery. • BRUSQUERIE n. (French) a demonstration of brusqueness. |
| BURLESQUING | • burlesquing v. Present participle of burlesque. • burlesquing n. An instance of burlesque. • BURLESQUE v. to make a burlesque of. |
| EQUIANGULAR | • equiangular adj. (Geometry) Of a polygon, having all interior angles equal. This is not necessarily a regular polygon… • EQUIANGULAR adj. having equal angles. |
| EQUILIBRIUM | • equilibrium n. The condition of a system in which competing influences are balanced, resulting in no net change. • equilibrium n. Mental balance. • equilibrium n. (Chemistry) The state of a reaction in which the rates of the forward and reverse reactions are the same. |
| PERRUQUIERS | • perruquiers n. Plural of perruquier. • PERRUQUIER n. (French) a wigmaker. |
| PICTURESQUE | • picturesque adj. Resembling or worthy of a picture or painting; having the qualities of a picture or painting; pleasingly beautiful. • picturesque adj. Strikingly graphic or vivid; having striking and vivid imagery. • PICTURESQUE adj. resembling a picture. |
| QUADRENNIUM | • quadrennium n. A period of 4 years, particularly (historical) the sets of four years in the ancient Egyptian and Greek calendars. • QUADRENNIUM n. (Latin) a period of four years, also QUADRIENNIUM. |
| QUADRUPLIES | • QUADRUPLY n. (Scots) a reply to a triply. |
| QUINQUEREME | • quinquereme n. (History) An ancient Carthaginian or Greek galley having three banks of oars, rowed by five oarsmen… • QUINQUEREME n. an ancient ship with five banks of oars. |
| SEAQUARIUMS | • seaquariums n. Plural of seaquarium. • SEAQUARIUM n. an oceanarium. |
| SOUBRIQUETS | • soubriquets n. Plural of soubriquet. • SOUBRIQUET n. (French) a nickname, also SOBRIQUET. |
| SURQUEDRIES | • surquedries n. Plural of surquedry. • SURQUEDRY n. (obsolete) arrogance; haughty pride, also SURQUEDY. |
| TOURNIQUETS | • tourniquets n. Plural of tourniquet. • TOURNIQUET n. (French) a device to stop bleeding, as a bandage twisted tight by a stick, etc. |
| TRIQUETROUS | • triquetrous adj. Triangular; especially (in natural sciences), having a triangular cross-section. • TRIQUETROUS adj. triangular; three-edged with concave faces, also TRIQUETRAL. |
| UNENQUIRING | • unenquiring adj. Not enquiring; incurious. • UNENQUIRING adj. not enquiring. |
| UNQUEENLIER | • UNQUEENLY adj. not queenly. |
| UNREQUISITE | • unrequisite adj. Not requisite. • UNREQUISITE adj. not requisite. |