The act of participating in banquets, particularly as a frequent activity (also used attributively).
verb
present participle of banqueteer
barbequing
barbequing
verb
present participle of barbeque
beliquoring
bergquist
briquetting
briquetting
verb
present participle of briquet
present participle of briquette
browningesque
burlesquing
burlesquing
noun
An instance of burlesque.
verb
present participle of burlesque
chequering
chequering
noun
A chequered pattern.
verb
present participle of chequer
churrigueresque
churrigueresque
adj
Alternative form of Churrigueresque
cigaresque
cigaresque
adj
Characteristic of cigars
conquering
conquering
noun
gerund of conquer: an act of conquest.
verb
present participle of conquer
conqueringly
conqueringly
adv
So as to conquer.
coquecigrue
coquecigrue
noun
(mathematics) A certain mathematical object in connection with Leibniz algebras.
A chimera.
croqueting
croqueting
verb
present participle of croquet
croquignole
croquignole
noun
Alternative form of crokinole
croquignoles
earthquaking
earthquaking
verb
present participle of earthquake
eigenfrequency
eigenfrequency
noun
Natural frequency: the frequency at which a system tends to oscillate in the absence of any driving or damping force.
enquiring
enquiring
adj
Curious, inquisitive or investigative.
noun
An instance of making an enquiry; an asking.
verb
present participle of enquire
equiangular
equiangular
adj
(geometry) Of a polygon, having all interior angles equal. This is not necessarily a regular polygon, since that would also be equilateral; a rectangle is equiangular but not equilateral, unless it is a square.
equiangularity
equiangularity
noun
The condition of being equiangular
equigranular
equigranular
adj
(petrology) Composed chiefly of grains of similar size.
equilibrating
equilibrating
verb
present participle of equilibrate
equiponderating
equiponderating
verb
present participle of equiponderate
equiproducing
equitriangular
equitriangular
adj
Having the form of an equilateral triangle
esquiring
esquiring
verb
present participle of esquire
frequenting
frequenting
verb
present participle of frequent
giraffesque
gorkiesque
grandiloquence
grandiloquence
noun
Lofty, pompous or bombastic speech or writing.
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
greenquist
griffinesque
griquaite
griqualander
grolieresque
grotesquerie
grotesquerie
noun
(literature) A genre of horror literature that was popular in the early 20th century, and practiced by writers such as Ambrose Bierce and Fritz Leiber.
The quality of being grotesque or macabre.
grotesqueries
grotesqueries
noun
plural of grotesquery
gyrofrequencies
gyrofrequencies
noun
plural of gyrofrequency
headquartering
headquartering
verb
present participle of headquarter
inequigranular
inequigranular
adj
Not equigranular.
interquarreling
intersqueezing
irvingesque
jerquing
jerquing
noun
(UK, archaic) The searching of a ship for unentered goods.
lacquering
lacquering
noun
An application of lacquer.
verb
present participle of lacquer
liqueuring
liqueuring
verb
present participle of liqueur
madrigalesque
madrigalesque
adj
(music) Reminiscent of a madrigal.
masquerading
masquerading
noun
The act of one who masquerades.
verb
present participle of masquerade
negqtiator
outquerying
overqualifying
overqualifying
verb
present participle of overqualify
parqueting
parqueting
verb
present participle of parquet
peruginesque
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
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
quadridigitate
quadridigitate
adj
Having only four fingers on a hand, or toes on a foot
quadrigabled
quadrigae
quadrigae
noun
plural of quadriga
quadrigate
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.
quadrijugate
quadrijugate
adj
(botany) Pinnate, with four pairs of leaflets.
quadrilogue
quadrilogue
noun
Alternative spelling of quadralogue
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.
quaggier
quaggier
adj
comparative form of quaggy: more 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
quarreling
quarreling
verb
US standard spelling of quarrelling.
quarrelingly
quarrelling
quarrelling
noun
A heated argument.
verb
present participle of quarrel
quarrellingly
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
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.
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
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.
quicksilvering
quicksilvering
noun
An amalgam of mercury and tin formerly applied to the backs of mirrors.
verb
present participle of quicksilver
quingentenary
quinquagenarian
quinquagenarian
adj
(obsolete, rare) Of or related to command over 50 men.
Of or related to fiftysomethings.
noun
(obsolete, rare) Synonym of pentecoster: an officer who commands 50 men.
Synonym of fiftysomething: a person between 50 and 59 years old.
quinquagenaries
quinquagenaries
noun
plural of quinquagenary
quinquagenary
quinquagenary
adj
Of or related to 50-year anniversaries.
Synonym of quinquagenarian: Of or related to fiftysomethings.
noun
A 50-year anniversary.
quinquegrade
quinquegrade
adj
(music) Of or relating to a kind of musical scale based on fifths.
quivering
quivering
adj
shaking, shivering
noun
A motion by which something quivers or trembles.
verb
present participle of quiver
quiveringly
quiveringly
adv
While quivering, or as if quivering
reacquainting
reacquainting
verb
present participle of reacquaint
reacquiring
reacquiring
verb
present participle of reacquire
reconquering
reconquering
verb
present participle of reconquer
reequipping
reequipping
verb
present participle of reequip
reinquiring
reinquiring
verb
present participle of reinquire
relacquering
relacquering
verb
present participle of relacquer
relinquishing
relinquishing
verb
present participle of relinquish
reliquefying
reliquefying
verb
present participle of reliquefy
reliquidating
reliquidating
verb
present participle of reliquidate
repiquing
repiquing
verb
present participle of repique
requalifying
requalifying
verb
present participle of requalify
requesting
requesting
verb
present participle of request
requiring
requiring
noun
(archaic) A requirement.
verb
present participle of require
requisitioning
requisitioning
verb
present participle of requisition
requiting
requiting
verb
present participle of requite
requoting
requoting
verb
present participle of requote
resequencing
resequencing
noun
(genetics) The sequencing of part of an individual's genome in order to detect sequence differences between the individual and the standard genome of the species.
Arrangement in a new sequence; reordering.
verb
present participle of resequence
roqueting
roqueting
verb
present participle of roquet
semiquadrangle
sequestering
sequestering
verb
present participle of sequester
sequestrating
sequestrating
verb
present participle of sequestrate
seriogrotesque
seriogrotesque
adj
Having both serious and grotesque qualities or elements.
squamigerous
squamigerous
adj
(zoology) Bearing scales.
squandering
squandering
noun
The act by which something is squandered; wastage.
verb
present participle of squander
squanderingly
squanderingly
adv
So as to squander; wastefully.
squattering
squattering
adj
(obsolete) Straggling; messy.
verb
present participle of squatter
squidgereen
squidgier
squidgier
adj
comparative form of squidgy: more squidgy
squigglier
squigglier
adj
comparative form of squiggly: more squiggly
squilgeer
squilgeer
noun
(historical) A person employed to use a squeegee.
squirage
squireling
squireling
noun
A petty squire.
squirreling
squirreling
noun
(Scientology, often derogatory) The application of L. Ron Hubbard's technology in a heterodox manner.
The storing of something when in abundance against a time when it will be scarce (after the manner of a squirrel)