(archaic) Formed by heat and water; denoting an obsolete theory of the formation of granite
inequigranular
inequigranular
adj
Not equigranular.
inquieting
inquieting
verb
present participle of inquiet
inquinating
inquinating
verb
present participle of inquinate
inquiring
inquiring
adj
inquisitive
noun
inquiry
verb
present participle of inquire
inquiringly
inquiringly
adv
In an inquiring manner.
interquarreling
intersqueezing
irvingesque
jargonesque
jargonesque
adj
Characteristic of jargon.
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
lacqueying
lacqueying
verb
present participle of lacquey
liquating
liquating
verb
present participle of liquate
liquefying
liquefying
verb
present participle of liquefy; alternative spelling of liquifying
liqueuring
liqueuring
verb
present participle of liqueur
liquidating
liquidating
verb
present participle of liquidate
liquidising
liquidising
verb
present participle of liquidise
liquidizing
liquidizing
verb
present participle of liquidize
liquidogenic
liquidogenous
liquidogenous
adj
That forms a liquid when in bulk
liquifying
liquifying
verb
present participle of liquify
liquoring
liquoring
verb
present participle of liquor
longiloquence
longiloquence
noun
long-windedness
longiloquent
longiloquent
adj
long-winded
longinquity
longinquity
noun
(archaic) length
Long distance; the quality of being far away, remoteness.
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.
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
mauquahog
michelangelesque
misqualifying
misqualifying
verb
present participle of misqualify
misquoting
misquoting
verb
present participle of misquote
monegasque
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
ouaquaga
outequivocating
outquerying
outquibbling
outquibbling
verb
present participle of outquibble
outquibling
outquoting
outquoting
verb
present participle of outquote
ovatoquadrangular
overqualifying
overqualifying
verb
present participle of overqualify
palanquining
palanquiningly
parquetage
parquetage
noun
parquetry
parqueting
parqueting
verb
present participle of parquet
pasquinading
pasquinading
verb
present participle of pasquinade
penetrolqgy
peruginesque
piquing
piquing
verb
present participle of pique
poughquag
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
pterygoquadrate
pterygoquadrate
adj
(anatomy) Of or relating to the pterygoid and quadrate bones or cartilages.
qmg
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
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
quadrangular
quadrangular
adj
Having the shape of a quadrangle; in the shape of a quadrangle.
quadrangularly
quadrangularly
adv
In a quadrangular shape or manner.
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
quadrating
quadrating
verb
present participle of quadrate
quadratojugal
quadratojugal
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the quadrate and jugal bones.
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the quadratojugal bone.
noun
(anatomy) A small jaw bone found in the skull of most reptiles, amphibians and birds.
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.
quag
quag
noun
(obsolete) quagmire; marsh; bog.
quagga
quagga
noun
A southern-African subspecies of plains zebra, Equus quagga quagga, which went extinct in 1883. The upper parts of the animal were reddish brown, becoming paler behind and beneath, while the face, neck, and fore part of the body were marked by dark stripes.
quaggas
quaggas
noun
plural of quagga
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
quaggy
quaggy
adj
Resembling a quagmire; marshy, miry.
Soft or flabby (of a person etc.).
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.
quags
quags
noun
plural of quag
quahaug
quahaug
noun
(dated) Alternative form of quahog (“edible hard-shell clam, Mercenaria mercenaria, used in chowders”)
verb
(dated) Alternative form of quahog
quahaugs
quahaugs
noun
plural of quahaug
quahog
quahog
noun
A similar edible clam found along coasts around the North Atlantic, generally in deeper waters, the ocean quahog, black quahog, mahogany clam or Icelandic cyprine, Arctica islandica
An edible clam with a hard shell found along the Atlantic Coast of North America, from species Mercenaria mercenaria, formerly Venus mercenaria.
The largest size of such an edible clam, generally considered only fit for use in chowders and other clam dishes.
verb
(intransitive) To dig for quahogs.
quahogs
quahogs
noun
plural of quahog
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.
qualtagh
qualtagh
noun
(Isle of Man) The first person one encounters, either after leaving one's home or (sometimes) outside one's home, especially on New Year's Day; a first-foot.