| EQUILIBRATOR | • equilibrator n. (Rare) A device that maintains equilibrium or balance, especially a part of a heavy gun (e.g. an artillery… • EQUILIBRATOR n. one who equilibrates. |
| GROTESQUERIE | • grotesquerie n. The quality of being grotesque or macabre. • grotesquerie n. (Literature) A genre of horror literature that was popular in the early 20th century, and practiced… • GROTESQUERIE n. (French) grotesque objects collectively; grotesque quality, also GROTESQUERY. |
| HINDQUARTERS | • hindquarters n. Plural of hindquarter. • hind␣quarters n. Alternative form of hindquarters. • HINDQUARTER n. the back half of a side of beef, including one or two ribs. |
| MARQUETERIES | • marqueteries n. Plural of marquetery. • marqueteries n. Plural of marqueterie. • MARQUETERIE n. (French) furniture inlaid with multicoloured wood, ivory, or metal, also MARQUETRY. |
| PERQUISITORS | • perquisitors n. Plural of perquisitor. • PERQUISITOR n. the first purchaser of an estate. |
| PREREQUISITE | • prerequisite adj. Required as a prior condition of something else; necessary or indispensable. • prerequisite n. Something that is required as necessary or indispensable, or as a prior condition of something else. • prerequisite n. In education, a course or topic that must be completed before another course or topic can be started… |
| QUADRATRICES | • quadratrices n. Plural of quadratrix. • QUADRATRIX n. a curve by which a circle may be squared. |
| QUADRATRIXES | • quadratrixes n. Plural of quadratrix. • QUADRATRIX n. a curve by which a circle may be squared. |
| QUARRINGTONS | • Quarringtons prop.n. Plural of Quarrington. • QUARRINGTON n. a kind of early red apple, also QUARENDEN, QUARENDER, QUARRENDER. |
| QUARTERFINAL | • quarterfinal n. (Sports) One of the four competitions in a knockout tournament whose winners go on to play in the two semifinals. • quarterfinal n. (General) A competition that narrows a field of contestants (quarterfinalists) to a set of semifinalists… • quarter-final n. Alternative form of quarterfinal. |
| QUARTERLIGHT | • quarterlight n. A small, pivoted, normally triangular, car window that acts as a vent. • quarter␣light n. (Britain) a small triangular side window in a motor car. • QUARTERLIGHT n. a small triangular ventilation window in a car. |
| QUATERNARIES | • quaternaries n. Plural of quaternary. • QUATERNARY n. a set of four. |
| REQUIREMENTS | • requirements n. Plural of requirement. • REQUIREMENT n. something required. |
| SQUIRRELIEST | • SQUIRRELY adj. like a squirrel, also SQUIRRELLY. |
| TRANQUILISER | • tranquiliser n. (Britain, uncommon) Alternative spelling of tranquilizer. • TRANQUILISER n. a drug that has a tranquillising effect, also TRANQUILIZER, TRANQUILLISER, TRANQUILLIZER. |
| TRANQUILIZER | • tranquilizer n. That which tranquillizes or soothes. • tranquilizer n. (Pharmacology) A drug used to reduce anxiety or tension. • TRANQUILIZER n. a drug that has a tranquillising effect, also TRANQUILISER, TRANQUILLISER, TRANQUILLIZER. |