EQUISETUM | • equisetum n. The horsetail (plant of genus Equisetum). • Equisetum prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Equisetaceae – the horsetails. • EQUISETUM n. (Latin) a plant, horsetail. |
MARQUISES | • marquises n. Plural of marquis. • marquises n. Plural of marquise. • MARQUIS n. a British or Irish hereditary nobleman of the second rank of the peerage, below a duke and above an earl, also MARQUESS. |
MESQUITES | • mesquites n. Plural of mesquite. • MESQUITE n. (Nahuatl) a spiny tree or shrub of the southwestern part of North America, also MESQUIT, MEZQUIT, MEZQUITE, MUSKIT. |
MEZQUITES | • mezquites n. Plural of mezquite. • MEZQUITE n. (Nahuatl) a name for two trees of the southwestern part of North America, the honey mesquite, and screw-pod mesquite, also MESQUIT, MESQUITE, MEZQUIT, MUSKIT. |
MIQUELETS | • miquelets n. Plural of miquelet. • MIQUELET n. (French) an irregular or partisan soldier; a bandit. |
MISQUOTED | • misquoted v. Simple past tense and past participle of misquote. • MISQUOTE v. to quote incorrectly. |
MISQUOTER | • misquoter n. One who misquotes. • MISQUOTER n. one who misquotes. |
MISQUOTES | • misquotes v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of misquote. • misquotes n. Plural of misquote. • MISQUOTE v. to quote incorrectly. |
MYSTIQUES | • mystiques n. Plural of mystique. • MYSTIQUE n. (French) an aura of mystery. |
QUAESITUM | • quaesitum n. (Philosophy) Something sought or required. • QUAESITUM n. (Latin) something sought for; the true value. |
QUAGMIRES | • quagmires n. Plural of quagmire. • quagmires v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of quagmire. • QUAGMIRE v. to entangle as in boggy ground. |
QUALMIEST | • qualmiest adj. Superlative form of qualmy: most qualmy. • QUALMY adj. having misgivings. |
QUIETISMS | • quietisms n. Plural of quietism. • QUIETISM n. a doctrine of passive religious contemplation. |
QUIETSOME | • quietsome adj. (Archaic) Characterised or marked by quietness; calm; still; tranquil. • QUIETSOME adj. (Spenser) undisturbed. |
RAMEQUINS | • ramequins n. Plural of ramequin. • RAMEQUIN n. a small casserole dish in which cheese souffle, eggs etc. are served, also RAMAKIN, RAMEKIN. |
SQUEAMISH | • squeamish adj. Easily shocked, sickened or frightened; tending to be nauseated or nervous; oversensitive. • squeamish adj. Averse or reluctant. • SQUEAMISH adj. feeling nauseous, sick. |
SQUIREDOM | • squiredom n. The rank of squire, or the period of being a squire. • SQUIREDOM n. the office of squire. |
SQUIRMERS | • squirmers n. Plural of squirmer. • SQUIRMER n. a person who squirms, esp. with embarrassment. |
SQUIRMIER | • squirmier adj. Comparative form of squirmy: more squirmy. • SQUIRMY adj. given to squirming. |