(geology) Deposited by and in water at a time contemporary with the presence of glacial ice in the region.
aqueoigneous
aqueoigneous
adj
(archaic) Synonym of igneoaqueous
aquifuge
aquifuge
noun
(geology) An aquiclude.
aquilege
aquilegia
aquilegia
noun
(botany) Any member of the genus Aquilegia.
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
bequeathing
bequeathing
verb
present participle of bequeath
bontequagga
cigaresque
cigaresque
adj
Characteristic of cigars
coequating
coequating
verb
present participle of coequate
coquillage
desquamating
desquamating
verb
present participle of desquamate
dragonesque
dragonesque
Adjective
Resembling or characteristic of a dragon.
earthquaking
earthquaking
verb
present participle of earthquake
eliquating
eliquating
verb
present participle of eliquate
equaling
equaling
verb
(American spelling) present participle of equal
equalising
equalising
verb
present participle of equalise
equalizing
equalizing
verb
present participle of equalize
equalling
equalling
verb
(British spelling) present participle of equal
equangular
equangular
adj
Alternative spelling of equiangular
equating
equating
noun
The act by which things are equated; the evaluation of things as equivalent.
verb
present participle of equate
equiangle
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
equichangeable
equidiagonal
equidiagonal
adj
(geometry) Of a convex quadrilateral: having the two diagonals of equal length.
equiglacial
equigranular
equigranular
adj
(petrology) Composed chiefly of grains of similar size.
equilibrating
equilibrating
verb
present participle of equilibrate
equipaga
equipage
equipage
noun
(obsolete) Military dress; uniform, armour etc.
(uncountable) Equipment or supplies, especially military ones.
A type of horse-drawn carriage.
The carriage together with attendants; a retinue.
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To furnish with an equipage.
equipages
equipages
noun
plural of equipage
equiponderating
equiponderating
verb
present participle of equiponderate
equisignal
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
equivalencing
equivalencing
verb
present participle of equivalence
equivocating
equivocating
verb
present participle of equivocate
equivocatingly
equivocatingly
adv
With equivocation.
frequentage
frequentage
noun
The habit or practice of frequenting.
gaminesque
gaminesque
adj
Like a gamin or gamine; mischievously charming without sophistication.
gardenesque
gardenesque
adj
Reminiscent of a garden; garden-like.
gasquet
germanesque
giantesque
giantesque
adj
Synonym of gigantesque
giauque
gigantesque
gigantesque
adj
Very large; like a giant; gigantic.
giraffesque
glacioaqueous
glacioaqueous
adj
Relating to, or formed by, both ice and water.
grandesque
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
griquaite
griqualander
guaque
headquartering
headquartering
verb
present participle of headquarter
hemingwayesque
hemingwayesque
Adjective
Reminiscent of Ernest Hemingway (1899–1961), American writer and journalist.
igneoaqueous
igneoaqueous
adj
(archaic) Formed by heat and water; denoting an obsolete theory of the formation of granite
inequigranular
inequigranular
adj
Not equigranular.
interquarreling
jargonesque
jargonesque
adj
Characteristic of jargon.
lacquering
lacquering
noun
An application of lacquer.
verb
present participle of lacquer
lacqueying
lacqueying
verb
present participle of lacquey
madrigalesque
madrigalesque
adj
(music) Reminiscent of a madrigal.
magnifique
magniloquence
magniloquence
noun
The quality of being magniloquent; pompous discourse.
magniloquent
magniloquent
adj
Speaking pompously; using deliberately long or esoteric words.
magniloquently
magniloquently
adv
In a magniloquent manner.
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
monegasque
negqtiator
nonacquiescing
nonacquiescing
adj
Not acquiescing; not resting one's opposition to something.
nonequalizing
nonequivocating
nonequivocating
adj
Not equivocating.
outequivocating
overqualifying
overqualifying
verb
present participle of overqualify
parquetage
parquetage
noun
parquetry
parqueting
parqueting
verb
present participle of parquet
preacquiring
preacquiring
verb
present participle of preacquire
preacquitting
preliquidating
prequalifying
prequalifying
verb
present participle of prequalify
prequarantining
pterygoquadrate
pterygoquadrate
adj
(anatomy) Of or relating to the pterygoid and quadrate bones or cartilages.
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
quadrangle
quadrangle
noun
(geometry) A geometric shape with four angles and four straight sides; a four-sided polygon.
A courtyard which is quadrangular.
The buildings forming the border of such a courtyard.
quadrangled
quadrangled
adj
Alternative form of quadrangular
Enclosed in a quadrangular structure
quadrangles
quadrangles
noun
plural of quadrangle
quadrangularness
quadrangulate
quadrangulate
verb
(transitive) To divide (a plane or other surface) into quadrangles, often by removing the dividing line between two adjacent triangles (following a previous triangulation)
quadranguled
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
quaggiest
quaggiest
adj
superlative form of quaggy: most quaggy
quagginess
quagginess
noun
The quality of being quaggy.
quaggle
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
quarterage
quarterage
noun
A quarterly payment or allowance, tax, pension, or wage paid or received.
The provision of quarters (as for troops), or the cost of it.
quarterages
quarterages
noun
plural of quarterage
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.
quayage
quayage
noun
The fee charged for using a quay.
quayages
quayages
noun
plural of quayage
quercetagetin
quercetagetin
noun
(organic chemistry) A flavonol found in grasses of the genus Eriocaulon.
quezaltenango
quietage
quietage
noun
(obsolete) Quietness; stillness, peace.
quindecagon
quindecagon
noun
(geometry) A polygon with fifteen sides and fifteen angles.