The act of participating in banquets, particularly as a frequent activity (also used attributively).
verb
present participle of banqueteer
banqueting
banqueting
noun
The act of holding or participating in a banquet.
verb
present participle of banquet
banquetings
banquetings
noun
plural of banqueting
bequeathing
bequeathing
verb
present participle of bequeath
coequating
coequating
verb
present participle of coequate
desquamating
desquamating
verb
present participle of desquamate
earthquaking
earthquaking
verb
present participle of earthquake
eliquating
eliquating
verb
present participle of eliquate
equating
equating
noun
The act by which things are equated; the evaluation of things as equivalent.
verb
present participle of equate
equiangularity
equiangularity
noun
The condition of being equiangular
equilibrating
equilibrating
verb
present participle of equilibrate
equiponderating
equiponderating
verb
present participle of equiponderate
equitangential
equitangential
adj
(geometry) Of a curve: having tangential segments that are all of the same length.
equitriangular
equitriangular
adj
Having the form of an equilateral triangle
equivocating
equivocating
verb
present participle of equivocate
equivocatingly
equivocatingly
adv
With equivocation.
giantesque
giantesque
adj
Synonym of gigantesque
gigantesque
gigantesque
adj
Very large; like a giant; gigantic.
grandiloquent
grandiloquent
adj
(of a person, their language or writing) Given to using language in a showy way by using an excessive number of difficult words to impress others; bombastic; turgid
grandiloquently
grandiloquently
adv
showing grandiloquence
griquaite
headquartering
headquartering
verb
present participle of headquarter
interquarreling
magniloquent
magniloquent
adj
Speaking pompously; using deliberately long or esoteric words.
magniloquently
magniloquently
adv
In a magniloquent manner.
negqtiator
nonequivocating
nonequivocating
adj
Not equivocating.
outequivocating
parqueting
parqueting
verb
present participle of parquet
preacquitting
preliquidating
prequarantining
quadragintesimal
quadridigitate
quadridigitate
adj
Having only four fingers on a hand, or toes on a foot
quadrigate
quadrigeminate
quadrigeminate
adj
Synonym of quadrigeminal
quadrijugate
quadrijugate
adj
(botany) Pinnate, with four pairs of leaflets.
quaggiest
quaggiest
adj
superlative form of quaggy: most quaggy
quagmiriest
quarterbacking
quarterbacking
noun
(American football) The act of playing as a quarterback
(US) The action of making criticisms after the event
verb
present participle of quarterback
quartering
quartering
adj
(by extension, aviation, of wind) Coming from aft and to one side; having both a crosswind and tailwind component.
(engineering) At right angles, as the cranks of a locomotive, which are in planes forming a right angle with each other.
(nautical) Coming from a point well abaft the beam, but not directly astern; said of waves or any moving object.
noun
(architecture) A series of quarters, or small upright posts.
(heraldry) One of the different coats of arms arranged upon an escutcheon, denoting the descent of the bearer.
(heraldry) The division of a shield containing different coats of arms into four or more compartments.
(historical) The practice of docking 15 minutes' pay from a worker who arrived late (even by less than 15 minutes).
(hunting) Searching for prey by traversing a space. From hunting for game, where dogs will run parallel to the wind in search of a scent, thereby 'quatering' the field.
A division into four parts.
A point on an arch calculated by measuring one quarter of the height along a line from the peak to the outer edge on the ground.
The act of providing housing for military personnel, especially when imposed upon the home of a private citizen.
The method of capital punishment where a criminal is cut into four pieces.
verb
present participle of quarter
quarterings
quarterings
noun
plural of quartering
quarterlight
quarterlight
noun
A small, pivoted, normally triangular, car window that acts as a vent
quarternight
quartersawing
quartersawing
verb
present participle of quartersaw
quercetagetin
quercetagetin
noun
(organic chemistry) A flavonol found in grasses of the genus Eriocaulon.