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
barquantine
barquentine
barquentine
noun
(nautical) A sailing vessel similar to a barque, but fore-and-aft (schooner) rigged on the mainmast
barquentines
barquentines
noun
plural of barquentine
barquisimeto
barranquitas
becquerelite
becquerelite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-pyramidal mineral containing calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, and uranium.
bedquilt
bedquilt
noun
A quilt used for spreading over a bed, as the topmost layer of bedclothes.
bedquilts
bedquilts
noun
plural of bedquilt
bequeathing
bequeathing
verb
present participle of bequeath
bequirtle
bergquist
besquirt
bibliotheque
bibliotheque
noun
(obsolete) A collection of books or treatises.
bibliothque
bilboquet
bilboquet
noun
A traditional children's toy consisting of a wooden cup with a handle, and a ball attached to the cup by a string.
biloquist
biloquist
noun
(rare) A person having the ability to speak in two different voices, especially as a ventriloquist.
biquadrantal
biquadrate
biquadrate
noun
(mathematics) The fourth power; the square of a square.
verb
(transitive, arithmetic) To raise to the fourth power; to determine the result of multiplying by itself three times.
biquadratic
biquadratic
adj
(mathematics) Of a polynomial expression, involving only the zeroth, second, and fourth powers of a variable, as x⁴ + 3x² + 2. Sometimes extended to any expression involving the biquadrate or fourth power (but no higher powers), as x⁴ − 4x³ + 3x² − x + 1.
noun
(mathematics) A biquadratic equation.
biquadratics
biquadratics
noun
plural of biquadratic
biquarterly
biquarterly
adj
Twice every quarter, i.e. eight times per year.
biquartz
biquintile
biquintile
noun
(astrology) An aspect of two planets that are distant from each other by two fifths of a great circle (72 degrees)
bisquette
blomquist
bouquetiere
bouquetin
bouquetin
noun
ibex
bouquiniste
boutique
boutique
noun
(film) A film production company making only a few movies per year.
(often attributive) Any company specializing in bespoke or custom-made products or services for clientele in a niche market.
A small shop located within a larger one.
A small shop, especially one that sells fashionable clothes, jewelry and the like.
boutiques
boutiques
noun
plural of boutique
breviloquent
breviloquent
adj
Exhibiting breviloquence; concise.
briquet
briquet
noun
(dated) Synonym of lighter in reference to any device used to light cigarettes.
Alternative form of briquette in all its senses.
verb
Alternative form of briquette
briquets
briquets
noun
plural of briquet
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of briquet
briquette
briquette
noun
A block of artificial stone in the form of a brick, used for paving.
A molded sample of solidified cement or mortar for use as a test piece for showing the strength of the material.
A small brick, typically made of charcoal and used for fuel.
verb
(transitive) To form (coal, etc.) into small bricks.
briquetted
briquetted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of briquet
simple past tense and past participle of briquette
briquettes
briquettes
noun
plural of briquette
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of briquette
briquetting
briquetting
verb
present participle of briquet
present participle of briquette
byzantinesque
byzantinesque
Adjective
Characteristic of Byzantine art or culture.
caqueterie
caquetio
caquetoire
caquetoires
catoquina
centiloquy
centiloquy
noun
A work divided into a hundred parts.
chicquest
chiquest
chiquita
chiquitan
chiquito
chontaquiro
chuquicamata
cinematheque
cinematheque
noun
A film archive with small cinemas, screening classic and art-house films.
cinematheques
cinematheques
noun
plural of cinematheque
cinquanter
cinquecentism
cinquecentist
cinquecentist
adj
Alternative letter-case form of Cinquecentist.
cinquecento
cinquecento
adj
(art) Sixteenth-century (1500s).
noun
(art) The sixteenth century (1500s).
cinquecentos
clinquant
clinquant
adj
Glittery; gleaming; sparkling; dressed in, or overlaid with, tinsel finery.
noun
Dutch metal.
Tinsel; glitter.
cliqueiest
cliquiest
cliquiest
adj
superlative form of cliquey: most cliquey
superlative form of cliquy: most cliquy
codelinquent
coequalities
coequalities
noun
plural of coequality
coequality
coequality
noun
The condition of being coequal
coequating
coequating
verb
present participle of coequate
coequation
coinquinate
colliquament
colliquament
noun
The first rudiments of an embryo in generation.
colliquate
colliquate
verb
(rare) To melt or liquefy.
colliquation
colliquation
noun
(medicine) The wasting-away of parts of the body; consumption.
The act of becoming liquid; melting.
colliquative
colliquative
adj
Of, pertaining to, or causing colliquation; liquefactive
colliquativeness
colliquefaction
colliquefaction
noun
(obsolete) A melting together; the reduction of different bodies into one mass by fusion.
colloquialist
colloquialist
noun
A good conversationalist.
A person who uses colloquial words or phrases.
colloquiality
colloquiality
noun
(countable) A colloquial term, utterance, etc.; a colloquialism.
(uncountable) The state or condition of being colloquial; colloquialness.
colloquist
colloquist
noun
One who takes part in a colloquy
colloquists
colloquists
noun
plural of colloquist
coloquintid
coloquintid
noun
(obsolete) colocynth
coloquintida
coloquintida
noun
(obsolete) Colocynth, a viny plant bearing extremely bitter fruit.
colquitt
colquitt
Proper noun
a small city in Georgia, USA
an unincorporated community in Texas, USA.
conquisition
conquistador
conquistador
noun
A conqueror, but especially one of the Spanish soldiers that invaded Central and South America otherwise known as the doorways to the new world, in the 16th century and defeated the Incas and Aztecs.
conquistadores
conquistadores
noun
plural of conquistador
conquistadors
consequential
consequential
adj
(of a person) Self-important.
Following as a result.
Having significant consequences; of importance.
Important or significant.
consequentialities
consequentialities
noun
plural of consequentiality
consequentiality
consequentiality
noun
The property of being consequential.
consequentially
consequentially
adv
In a consequential manner; with consequence or significance.
consequentialness
consequentialness
noun
the quality or state of being consequential
coquelicot
coquelicot
adj
Having a reddish-orange poppy colour.
noun
A reddish-orange colour; poppy
coquelicot:
coquetries
coquetries
noun
plural of coquetry
coquetting
coquetting
noun
coquetry
verb
present participle of coquet
coquettish
coquettish
adj
Characteristic of a coquet.
Of or relating to a young, flirtatious girl.
coquettishly
coquettishly
adv
In a coquettish manner, flirtatiously.
coquettishness
coquettishness
noun
The state or quality of being coquettish.
coquilhatville
coquimbite
coquimbite
noun
(mineralogy) The nonahydrate of iron(III) sulfate.
coquita
coquitlam
coquitlam
Proper noun
A city in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia, Canada.
coquito
coquito
noun
A traditional Puerto Rican alcoholic eggnog made with coconut.
coquitos
coquitos
noun
plural of coquito
corequisite
corequisite
noun
(education) A course that must be or can be taken concurrently with a given course.
corequisites
corequisites
noun
plural of corequisite
corinthianesque
counteracquittance
counterequivalent
counterquestion
counterquestion
noun
A question that serves as a reply to, or distraction from, another.
counterquestions
counterquestions
noun
plural of counterquestion
counterquip
counterquip
noun
A quip made in response to another quip.
critique
critique
noun
(obsolete) A critic; one who criticises.
A point made to criticize something.
An essay in which another piece of work is criticised, reviewed, etc.
The art of criticism.
verb
To review something; to criticize.
critiqued
critiqued
verb
simple past tense and past participle of critique
critiques
critiques
noun
plural of critique
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of critique
critiquing
critiquing
verb
present participle of critique
croqueting
croqueting
verb
present participle of croquet
deaquation
delinquent
delinquent
adj
Failing in or neglectful of a duty or obligation; guilty of a misdeed or offense
Late or failing to pay a debt or other financial obligation, like a mortgage or loan.
noun
(historical, derogatory) A royalist in the First English Civil War (1642-1646).
A person who has not paid their debts.
One who disobeys or breaks rules or laws, or who acts against another's wishes.
delinquently
delinquently
adv
In a delinquent manner.
delinquents
delinquents
noun
plural of delinquent
deliquate
deliquate
verb
(obsolete, intransitive) To melt or be dissolved; to deliquesce.
(obsolete, transitive) To cause to melt away; to dissolve; to consume.
deliquescent
deliquescent
adj
(botany) Branching so that the stem is lost in branches, as in most deciduous trees.
(chemistry) Absorbing moisture from the air and forming a solution.
(mycology, of the fruiting body of a fungus) Becoming liquid as a phase of its life cycle.
Seeming to melt away.
deliquiate
deliquiate
verb
(intransitive) To melt and become liquid by absorbing water from the air; to deliquesce.
(transitive) To cause to melt.
dentiloquist
dentiloquist
noun
(rare) Someone who speaks through clenched teeth.
dentiloquy
dentiloquy
noun
(rare) The habit or practice of speaking through the teeth.
dequantitate
dequantitate
verb
(obsolete, rare) To diminish the quantity of.
derequisition
derequisition
verb
(transitive) To return or release (something previously requisitioned).
desquamating
desquamating
verb
present participle of desquamate
desquamation
desquamation
noun
(medicine) The shedding of the outer layers of the skin.
desquamations
desquamations
noun
plural of desquamation
desquamative
desquamative
adj
Of, relating to, or attended with, desquamation.
diphenylquinomethane
diplomatique
diquat
diquat
noun
(organic chemistry) A contact herbicide that produces desiccation and defoliation.
diquats
diquats
noun
plural of diquat
disacquaint
disacquaint
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To render unacquainted; to make unfamiliar.
disacquaintance
disacquaintance
noun
(obsolete) Neglect or disuse of familiarity, or familiar acquaintance.
discotheque
discotheque
noun
(slightly dated) A nightclub where dancing takes place.
discotheques
discotheques
noun
plural of discotheque
discothque
disequality
disequality
noun
(mathematics) inequality, inequation
disequalization
disequalization
noun
The process of becoming unequal; the act of disequalizing.
disequilibrate
disequilibrate
verb
(transitive) To bring out of a state of equilibrium; to unbalance.
disequilibration
disequilibration
noun
The act of bringing about a state of disequilibrium
disfrequent
disqualification
disqualification
noun
(basketball): The act of being forbidden from further play in a basketball game due to the accumulation of too many personal fouls.
That which disqualifies; that which causes someone to be unfit for a certain purpose or role
The act of disqualifying, or the state of being disqualified
disqualifications
disqualifications
noun
plural of disqualification
disquantity
disquantity
verb
(obsolete) to diminish, lessen
disquarter
disquiet
disquiet
adj
(chiefly obsolete) Deprived of quiet; impatient, restless, uneasy.
noun
Lack of quiet; absence of tranquility in body or mind
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To make (someone or something) worried or anxious.
disquieted
disquieted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disquiet
disquietedly
disquietedness
disquietedness
noun
Quality of being disquieted; disquietude.
disquieten
disquieten
verb
(transitive) To disquiet; to make uneasy.
disquieter
disquieter
noun
One who, or that which, disquiets, or makes uneasy; a disturber.