A nectar-feeding bird, Coereba flaveola, thought to be related to the Darwin's finches and the grassquits.
banqueteering
banqueteering
noun
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
barbequing
barbequing
verb
present participle of barbeque
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
barranquilla
barranquilla
Proper noun
A city in northern Colombia; the capital of Atlántico department.
barranquitas
basquine
basquine
noun
A sort of basque petticoat.
beliquoring
benzofuroquinoxaline
benzoquinoline
benzoquinoline
noun
(organic chemistry) Either of two isomeric compounds (5,6-benzoquinoline and 7,8-benzoquinoline) in which a benzene ring is fused to that of a quinoline molecule; their derivatives are used in the preparation of pharmaceuticals and dyes atc
benzoquinone
benzoquinone
noun
(organic chemistry) Either of the two isomeric forms of the simplest quinone, C₆H₄O₂, or any of their derivatives.
benzoquinoxaline
bequeathing
bequeathing
verb
present participle of bequeath
berninesque
biquadrantal
biquintile
biquintile
noun
(astrology) An aspect of two planets that are distant from each other by two fifths of a great circle (72 degrees)
biunique
biunique
adj
(mathematics, of two sets) that have a one-to-one correspondence in each direction
biuniquely
biuniqueness
biuniqueness
noun
The quality of being biunique.
blandiloquence
blandiloquence
noun
(archaic) flattery [from 17th c.]
blandiloquious
blandiloquous
blandiloquous
adj
(obsolete) blandiloquent
blanquillo
blanquillo
noun
tilefish (Malacanthidae spp.)
blanquillos
blanquillos
noun
plural of blanquillo
borinqueno
bouquetin
bouquetin
noun
ibex
bouquiniste
brasquing
breviloquence
breviloquence
noun
A pertinent and terse style of speech.
breviloquent
breviloquent
adj
Exhibiting breviloquence; concise.
briquetting
briquetting
verb
present participle of briquet
present participle of briquette
brodequin
brodequin
noun
(obsolete) A buskin or half-boot.
bronchiloquy
broquineer
browningesque
burlesquing
burlesquing
noun
An instance of burlesque.
verb
present participle of burlesque
byzantinesque
byzantinesque
Adjective
Characteristic of Byzantine art or culture.
disequilibration
disequilibration
noun
The act of bringing about a state of disequilibrium
equibalance
equibalance
noun
Equal weight; equiponderance.
verb
(transitive) To make of equal weight; to counterbalance.
equibalanced
equibalanced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of equibalance
equichangeable
equidistribution
equidistribution
noun
An equal distribution.
equilibrant
equilibrant
noun
A force equal to, but opposite of, the resultant sum of vector forces; that force which balances other forces, thus bringing an object to equilibrium.
equilibrants
equilibrants
noun
plural of equilibrant
equilibrating
equilibrating
verb
present participle of equilibrate
equilibration
equilibration
noun
The formation, or maintenance, of an equilibrium
equilibrations
equilibrations
noun
plural of equilibration
equitableness
equitableness
noun
The state or quality of being equitable; equitability.
goblinesque
goblinesque
adj
Reminiscent of goblins.
hennebique
inconquerable
inconquerable
adj
That cannot be conquered; unconquerable.
inequable
inequable
adj
Not equable; unequable.
inequilibrium
inequilobate
inequilobate
adj
(biology) Unequally lobed; cut into lobes of different shapes or sizes.
inequilobed
inequilobed
adj
Not equilobed.
inequitable
inequitable
adj
unfair, unequal or unjust
inequitableness
inequitably
inequitably
adv
In an inequitable manner.
iniquitable
iniquitably
inqilab
inqilab
Noun
A revolution in India or Pakistan.
inquirable
inquirable
adj
Capable of being inquired into; subject or liable to inquisition or inquest.
inquisible
inquisible
adj
(obsolete) Admitting judicial inquiry.
lambrequin
lambrequin
noun
(US) A short decorative drapery for a shelf edge or for the top of a window casing; a valance.
(ceramics) A border pattern with draped effect.
(heraldry) A heraldic representation of such an item, typically with one end pendant.
A scarf or other piece of material used as a covering for a helmet.
lambrequins
lambrequins
noun
plural of lambrequin
nonequability
nonequilibrium
nonequilibrium
noun
The condition of not being in equilibrium
nonequitable
nonequitably
nonliquefiable
nonrequirable
nonubiquitary
nonubiquitous
nonubiquitous
adj
not ubiquitous
nonubiquitously
nonubiquitousness
nullibiquitous
nullibiquitous
adj
(humorous) Not in existence anywhere.
obliquangular
obliquangular
adj
(archaic, geometry) Formed of oblique angles.
obliquation
obliquation
noun
Deviation from moral rectitude.
The act of becoming oblique; a turning to one side; obliquity.
obliqueness
obliqueness
noun
The quality of being oblique.
obliquenesses
obliquenesses
noun
plural of obliqueness
obliquing
obliquing
verb
present participle of oblique
obsequience
obsequience
noun
obsequiousness
obsequiousness
obsequiousness
noun
The quality of being obsequious; servile compliance.
obsequiousnesses
orthobenzoquinone
orthobenzoquinone
noun
(organic chemistry) One of the two isomers of quinone, 1,2-benzoquinone.
outquibbling
outquibbling
verb
present participle of outquibble
outquibling
overobsequiousness
overobsequiousness
noun
Excessive obsequiousness.
parabenzoquinone
parabenzoquinone
noun
(organic chemistry) One of the two isomers of quinone, 1,4-benzoquinone.
quadratomandibular
quadratomandibular
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the quadrate bone and the mandible.
quantifiability
quantifiability
noun
(countable) The degree to which something is quantifiable
(uncountable) The condition of being quantifiable
quantifiable
quantifiable
adj
Capable of being quantified.
noun
Something that can be quantified; a measurable.
quantifiably
quantifiably
adv
In a quantifiable manner.
quantizable
quantizable
adj
That can be quantized.
quarantinable
quarantinable
adj
Subject to quarantine; under quarantine.
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
quebrachamine
quebrachamine
noun
(organic chemistry) An alkaloid obtained from the dried bark of the quebracho tree.
quebrachine
quebrachine
noun
An alkaloid, probably identical to yohimbine, from the quebracho tree
queensberries
questionability
questionability
noun
The state of being questionable.
questionable
questionable
adj
(obsolete) Inviting questions; inviting inquiry.
Of dubious respectability or morality.
Problematic; open to doubt or challenge.
questionableness
questionableness
noun
The state or condition of being questionable; dubiousness.
questionably
questionably
adv
in a questionable manner
quibbling
quibbling
noun
petty argument
verb
present participle of quibble
quibblingly
quibblingly
adv
In a quibbling manner; with petty argumentativeness.
quiberon
quiberon
Proper noun
A town and seaside resort in Brittany, France.
quickborn
quickborn
adj
(archaic) born alive; not stillborn
quickenbeam
quinby
quincubital
quincubital
adj
(ornithology) Having a fifth cubital remex.
quincubitalism
quindecasyllabic
quindecasyllabic
adj
(prosody) Having fifteen syllables.
quinebaug
quinible
quinible
noun
(music, obsolete) An interval of a fifth, or a part sung with such intervals.
quinocarbonium
quinocarbonium
noun
(chemistry, attributive) Applied to coloured triarylcarbinol salts that might be regarded as either carbonium compounds or quinonoid derivatives.
quinquelobate
quinquelobate
adj
Having five lobes.
quinquelobated
quinquelobated
adj
quinquelobate
quinquelobed
quinquelobed
Adjective
Having five lobes.
quinquesyllabic
quinquesyllabic
Adjective
Having five syllables.
quinquesyllable
quinquesyllable
noun
A word of five syllables.
quinquetubercular
quinquetubercular
adj
Having five tubercles or cusps
quinquetuberculate
quinquetuberculate
adj
Synonym of quinquetubercular
quinqueverbal
quinqueverbial
quinsyberries
quinsyberry
quinsyberry
noun
(obsolete) The blackcurrant.
quintocubital
quintocubital
adj
Alternative form of quincubital
quintocubitalism
quintocubitalism
noun
The property of being quintocubital.
quintupliribbed
quitterbone
quodlibetarian
quodlibetarian
noun
One who discusses any subject at pleasure.
ribaudequin
ribaudequin
noun
Alternative form of ribauldequin
saltimbanque
saltimbanque
noun
Tumbler, street acrobat.
sesquicarbonate
sesquicarbonate
noun
(inorganic chemistry) A chemical compound containing one carbonate and one bicarbonate ion in each formula [CO₃HCO₃].
(inorganic chemistry) A chemical compound containing three carbonate ions for every two metal ions.
squabbing
squabbing
verb
present participle of squab
squabbling
squabbling
noun
A petty argument or conflict.
verb
present participle of squabble
squabblingly
squabblingly
adv
With squabbling or argument.
squibbing
squibbing
noun
(dated) A squib; a sarcastic jibe or petty dispute.
A small shot or explosion.
verb
present participle of squib
squibling
subantique
subantique
adj
(art) Relating to, or exhibiting, an antique classical style imitated by a non-classical culture.