Speaking pompously; using deliberately long or esoteric words.
magniloquently
magniloquently
adv
In a magniloquent manner.
magniloquy
magniloquy
noun
Synonym of magniloquence
maquillage
maquillage
noun
Makeup, cosmetics, or its application, especially in theatrical or excessive use.
maquillages
maquillages
noun
plural of maquillage
masquerading
masquerading
noun
The act of one who masquerades.
verb
present participle of masquerade
michelangelesque
misqualifying
misqualifying
verb
present participle of misqualify
misquoting
misquoting
verb
present participle of misquote
negqtiator
nesquehoning
nonacquiescing
nonacquiescing
adj
Not acquiescing; not resting one's opposition to something.
nondisqualifying
nondisqualifying
adj
Not disqualifying.
nonequalizing
nonequivocating
nonequivocating
adj
Not equivocating.
noninquiring
noninquiring
adj
Not inquiring; unquestioning.
noninquiringly
nonliquefying
nonliquefying
adj
Not liquefying.
nonliquidating
nonqualifying
nonqualifying
adj
That does not qualify.
obliquangular
obliquangular
adj
(archaic, geometry) Formed of oblique angles.
obliquing
obliquing
verb
present participle of oblique
ogunquit
opaquing
opaquing
verb
present participle of opaque
outequivocating
outquerying
outquibbling
outquibbling
verb
present participle of outquibble
outquibling
outquoting
outquoting
verb
present participle of outquote
overqualifying
overqualifying
verb
present participle of overqualify
palanquining
palanquiningly
parqueting
parqueting
verb
present participle of parquet
pasquinading
pasquinading
verb
present participle of pasquinade
peruginesque
piquing
piquing
verb
present participle of pique
preacquiring
preacquiring
verb
present participle of preacquire
preacquitting
preequipping
preliquidating
prequalifying
prequalifying
verb
present participle of prequalify
prequarantining
prequoting
prerequiring
prerequiring
verb
present participle of prerequire
quacking
quacking
adj
Making quacking sounds, or prone to doing so.
noun
The sound made by a group of ducks; quacks.
verb
present participle of quack
quadding
quadding
verb
present participle of quad
quadragenarian
quadragenarian
adj
Of or related to fortysomethings.
noun
Synonym of fortysomething: a person between 40 and 49 years old.
quadragenarious
quadragenarious
adj
(rare) Synonym of quadragenarian: Of or related to fortysomethings.
quadragesima
quadragesimal
quadragesimal
adj
(mathematics) Of, related to, or based on the number forty.
Belonging to Lent; used in Lent; Lenten
That lasts forty days
quadragintesimal
quadrating
quadrating
verb
present participle of quadrate
quadridigitate
quadridigitate
adj
Having only four fingers on a hand, or toes on a foot
quadriga
quadriga
noun
(historical) A Roman racing chariot drawn by four horses abreast.
(historical) A team of four horses, or sometimes other animals, especially as used in chariot racing.
quadrigabled
quadrigae
quadrigae
noun
plural of quadriga
quadrigamist
quadrigamist
noun
(rare) Someone who has four spouses at the same time.
quadrigate
quadrigati
quadrigati
noun
plural of quadrigatus
quadrigatus
quadrigatus
noun
A medium-sized silver coin minted by the Roman Republic during the 3rd century B.C..
quadrigeminal
quadrigeminal
adj
Having four parts, or two pairs.
quadrigeminate
quadrigeminate
adj
Synonym of quadrigeminal
quadrigeminous
quadrigeminous
adj
Archaic form of quadrigeminal.
quadrigeminum
quadrigeminum
noun
(anatomy) One of the corpora quadrigemina.
quadrigenarious
quadrigenarious
adj
(rare) Having or consisting of four hundred.
quadriglandular
quadriglandular
adj
Having or relating to four glands.
quadrijugal
quadrijugal
adj
Especially of a chariot: pulled by four horses.
quadrijugate
quadrijugate
adj
(botany) Pinnate, with four pairs of leaflets.
quadrijugous
quadrijugous
adj
quadrijugate
quadrilingual
quadrilingual
adj
Involving four languages.
Of a person, able to speak four languages.
Of a text, written in four languages.
noun
A person who understands four languages.
quadrilling
quadrilling
verb
present participle of quadrille
quadrilogue
quadrilogue
noun
Alternative spelling of quadralogue
quadrilogy
quadrilogy
noun
(nonstandard) A tetralogy.
quadriplegia
quadriplegia
noun
Paralysis from the neck down.
Paralysis of all four limbs.
quadriplegic
quadriplegic
adj
Of, related to, or suffering from quadriplegia.
noun
One who suffers from quadriplegia.
quadruplicating
quadruplicating
verb
present participle of quadruplicate
quadrupling
quadrupling
noun
An act of quadrupling.
verb
present participle of quadruple
quaffing
quaffing
noun
The act by which something is quaffed; a drinking.
verb
present participle of quaff
quaffingly
quaffingly
adv
While or by quaffing.
quaggier
quaggier
adj
comparative form of quaggy: more quaggy
quaggiest
quaggiest
adj
superlative form of quaggy: most quaggy
quagginess
quagginess
noun
The quality of being quaggy.
quagmire
quagmire
noun
(figuratively) A perilous, mixed up and troubled situation; a hopeless tangle.
A swampy, soggy area of ground.
verb
(transitive) To embroil (a person, etc.) in complexity or difficulty.
quagmired
quagmired
adj
(of a person or thing) Sunk in a quagmire
(of a road etc) Resembling a quagmire
verb
simple past tense and past participle of quagmire
quagmires
quagmires
noun
plural of quagmire
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of quagmire
quagmirier
quagmiriest
quagmiry
quagmiry
adj
Like a quagmire.
quaigh
quaigh
noun
Alternative spelling of quaich
quaighs
quaighs
noun
plural of quaigh
quailing
quailing
noun
The act of one who quails, or draws back in fear.
verb
present participle of quail
quaking
quaking
adj
Shaking uncontrollably, especially due to fear or awe; trembling or shivering.
noun
The action of the verb quake.
verb
present participle of quake
quakingly
quakingly
adv
In a quaking fashion, especially with fear.
qualifying
qualifying
noun
A qualification or added condition.
An examination that must be taken in order to qualify.
verb
present participle of qualify
qualifyingly
qualifyingly
adv
So as to qualify, or modify the meaning of something.
quantifying
quantifying
verb
present participle of quantify
quanting
quanting
verb
present participle of quant
quantitating
quantitating
verb
present participle of quantitate
quantizing
quantizing
verb
present participle of quantize
quarantining
quarantining
verb
present participle of quarantine
quarreling
quarreling
verb
US standard spelling of quarrelling.
quarrelingly
quarrelling
quarrelling
noun
A heated argument.
verb
present participle of quarrel
quarrellingly
quarrying
quarrying
noun
A small piece of stone chipped off any stone found in a quarry.
The extraction of material from a quarry.
verb
present participle of quarry
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
quashing
quashing
noun
The action of quashing something.
verb
present participle of quash
quavering
quavering
adj
Trembling, or prone to trembling and shaking.
noun
The act of something that quavers.
verb
present participle of quaver
quaveringly
quaveringly
adv
In a quavering manner; tremulously.
quaying
quaying
verb
present participle of quay
queening
queening
noun
(chess) The promotion of a pawn to a queen.
(countable) Any of several kinds of apple.
The sexual practice of facesitting.
verb
present participle of queen
queenright
queenright
adj
(zoology, of colonies of bees, ants, etc.) Having a queen.
queering
queering
noun
(LGBT, social sciences) The process by which something is queered.
verb
present participle of queer
queesting
queesting
noun
(historical) An old custom in Holland by which sweethearts were allowed to share a bed and talk together, without any amorous activity.
queing
quelling
quelling
adj
causing something to quell or be quelled
noun
The act by which something is quelled.
verb
present participle of quell
quenching
quenching
noun
(astronomy) A process in which a galaxy loses cold gas, thus strongly suppressing star formation.
(metallurgy) The rapid cooling of a hot metal object, by placing it in a liquid, in order to harden it.
(physics) The extinction of any of several physical properties.
verb
present participle of quench
quercetagetin
quercetagetin
noun
(organic chemistry) A flavonol found in grasses of the genus Eriocaulon.
querying
querying
adj
Questioning, or prone to asking questions.
noun
The act of making a query.
verb
present participle of query
queryingly
queryingly
adv
With, or as, a question or query.
questing
questing
noun
The act of going in quest of something.
verb
present participle of quest
questingly
questingly
adv
So as to quest; with curiosity, desire to search, etc.
questioning
questioning
adj
(LGBT) Unsure of one's sexual orientation and/or gender identity.
Characterized by questions, inquisitiveness, doubt, or wonder.
noun
Interrogation.
The act of challenging, wondering, and doubting.
The action of asking questions; a survey; an inquiry.
verb
present participle of question
questioningly
questioningly
adv
In a questioning manner.
questionings
questionings
noun
plural of questioning
queueing
queueing
Noun
The act of placing something in a queue.
queuing
queuing
noun
(chiefly computing theory) The act of placing something in a queue.
verb
present participle of queue
quiangan
quibbling
quibbling
noun
petty argument
verb
present participle of quibble
quibblingly
quibblingly
adv
In a quibbling manner; with petty argumentativeness.
quickening
quickening
noun
An increase of speed.
Stimulation, excitement (of a feeling, emotion etc.).
The action of bringing someone or something to life.
The first noticeable movements of a foetus during pregnancy, or the period when this occurs.
verb
present participle of quicken
quicking
quicking
verb
present participle of quick
quicksburg
quicksilvering
quicksilvering
noun
An amalgam of mercury and tin formerly applied to the backs of mirrors.
verb
present participle of quicksilver
quiddling
quiddling
verb
present participle of quiddle
quiescing
quiescing
verb
present participle of quiesce
quietage
quietage
noun
(obsolete) Quietness; stillness, peace.
quietening
quietening
noun
The act of making something quieter.
verb
present participle of quieten
quieting
quieting
noun
The act of making something quiet.
verb
present participle of quiet
quiffing
quiffing
verb
present participle of quiff
quigley
quillagua
quilling
quilling
noun
(US and Canada, especially Appalachia and the Prairies) The practice of blowing pepper or snuff through a quill into the nose of a woman who is giving birth, to induce sneezing and diaphragmatic contractions which will induce or hasten labor.
(obsolete) A band of fluted muslin resembling a row of quills.
A form of art that involves the creation of decorative designs from thin strips of curled paper.
Quillwork.
verb
present participle of quill
quilting
quilting
noun
(nautical, archaic) A coating of strands of rope for a water vessel.
A layer or layers of quilted padding.
The practice of creating quilts
verb
present participle of quilt
quiltings
quiltings
noun
plural of quilting
quindecagon
quindecagon
noun
(geometry) A polygon with fifteen sides and fifteen angles.
quindecangle
quindecangle
noun
(obsolete, geometry) quindecagon
quinebaug
quingentenary
quinogen
quinogen
noun
(chemistry, obsolete) A hypothetical radical of quinine and related alkaloids.