| angelique | (noun) any of various tall and stout herbs of the genus Angelica having pinnately compound leaves and small white or greenish flowers in compound umbels | Synonyms: angelica |
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| antique | (noun) any piece of furniture or decorative object or the like produced in a former period and valuable because of its beauty or rarity | - |
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| (noun) an elderly man | Synonyms: gaffer, old-timer, old geezer, oldtimer |
| applique | (noun) a decorative design made of one material sewn over another | - |
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| arabesque | (noun) an ornament that interlaces simulated foliage in an intricate design | - |
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| (noun) position in which the dancer has one leg raised behind and arms outstretched in a conventional pose | - |
| barbeque | (noun) a rack to hold meat for cooking over hot charcoal usually out of doors | Synonyms: barbecue |
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| (noun) a cookout in which food is cooked over an open fire; especially a whole animal carcass roasted on a spit | Synonyms: barbecue |
| (noun) meat that has been barbecued or grilled in a highly seasoned sauce | Synonyms: barbecue |
| baroque | (noun) elaborate and extensive ornamentation in decorative art and architecture that flourished in Europe in the 17th century | Synonyms: baroqueness |
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| barque | (noun) a sailing ship with 3 (or more) masts | Synonyms: bark |
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| bezique | (noun) a card game played with a pack of forty-eight cards (two of each suit for high cards); play resembles whist | Synonyms: penuchle, pinochle, pinocle |
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| bisque | (noun) a thick cream soup made from shellfish | - |
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| boutique | (noun) a shop that sells women's clothes and jewelry | Synonyms: dress shop |
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| burlesque | (noun) a theatrical entertainment of broad and earthy humor; consists of comic skits and short turns (and sometimes striptease) | - |
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| (noun) a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way | Synonyms: lampoon, mockery, parody, pasquinade, put-on, send-up, sendup, spoof, takeoff, travesty |
| cacique | (noun) black-and-red or black-and-yellow orioles of the American tropics | Synonyms: cazique |
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| calque | (noun) an expression introduced into one language by translating it from another language | Synonyms: calque formation, loan translation |
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| casque | (noun) (15-16th century) any armor for the head; usually ornate without a visor | - |
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| catafalque | (noun) a decorated bier on which a coffin rests in state during a funeral | - |
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| cazique | (noun) black-and-red or black-and-yellow orioles of the American tropics | Synonyms: cacique |
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| cheque | (noun) a written order directing a bank to pay money | Synonyms: bank check, check |
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| cinque | (noun) the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one | Synonyms: 5, fin, five, fivesome, Little Phoebe, pentad, Phoebe, quint, quintet, quintuplet, V |
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| cirque | (noun) a steep-walled semicircular basin in a mountain; may contain a lake | Synonyms: corrie, cwm |
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| claque | (noun) a group of followers hired to applaud at a performance | - |
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| clique | (noun) an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose | Synonyms: camp, coterie, ingroup, inner circle, pack |
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| communique | (noun) an official report (usually sent in haste) | Synonyms: despatch, dispatch |
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| critique | (noun) a serious examination and judgment of something | Synonyms: criticism |
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| (noun) an essay or article that gives a critical evaluation (as of a book or play) | Synonyms: critical review, review, review article |
| discotheque | (noun) a public dance hall for dancing to recorded popular music | Synonyms: disco |
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| grotesque | (noun) art characterized by an incongruous mixture of parts of humans and animals interwoven with plants | - |
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| macaque | (noun) short-tailed monkey of rocky regions of Asia and Africa | - |
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| marque | (noun) a name given to a product or service | Synonyms: brand, brand name, trade name |
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| masque | (noun) a party of guests wearing costumes and masks | Synonyms: mask, masquerade, masquerade party |
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| mosque | (noun) (Islam) a Muslim place of worship that usually has a minaret | - |
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| mystique | (noun) an aura of heightened value or interest or meaning surrounding a person or thing | - |
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| neobaroque | (noun) art or architecture based on study of 17th century baroque. | Synonyms: neo-baroque |
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| oblique | (noun) a diagonally arranged abdominal muscle on either side of the torso | Synonyms: abdominal external oblique muscle, external oblique muscle, musculus obliquus externus abdominis |
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| (noun) any grammatical case other than the nominative | Synonyms: oblique case |
| odalisque | (noun) a woman slave in a harem | - |
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| physique | (noun) constitution of the human body | Synonyms: body-build, build, habitus |
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| (noun) alternative names for the body of a human being | Synonyms: anatomy, bod, build, chassis, figure, flesh, form, frame, human body, material body, physical body, shape, soma |
| pique | (noun) tightly woven fabric with raised cords | - |
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| (noun) a sudden outburst of anger | Synonyms: irritation, temper |
| plaque | (noun) a memorial made of brass | Synonyms: brass, memorial tablet |
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| (noun) (pathology) a small abnormal patch on or inside the body | - |
| plastique | (noun) an explosive material that is easily molded around the object it is intended to destroy | Synonyms: plastic explosive |
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| pulque | (noun) fermented Mexican drink from juice of various agave plants especially the maguey | - |
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| sacque | (noun) a woman's full loose hiplength jacket | Synonyms: sack |
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| silique | (noun) narrow elongated seed capsule peculiar to the family Cruciferae | Synonyms: siliqua |
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| technique | (noun) a practical method or art applied to some particular task | - |
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| (noun) skillfulness in the command of fundamentals deriving from practice and familiarity | Synonyms: proficiency |
| toque | (noun) a small round woman's hat | Synonyms: pillbox, turban |
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| (noun) a tall white hat with a pouched crown; worn by chefs | - |
| torque | (noun) a twisting force | Synonyms: torsion |
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