The act of participating in banquets, particularly as a frequent activity (also used attributively).
verb
present participle of banqueteer
bergquist
briquetting
briquetting
verb
present participle of briquet
present participle of briquette
critiquing
critiquing
verb
present participle of critique
croqueting
croqueting
verb
present participle of croquet
earthquaking
earthquaking
verb
present participle of earthquake
equiangularity
equiangularity
noun
The condition of being equiangular
equilibrating
equilibrating
verb
present participle of equilibrate
equiponderating
equiponderating
verb
present participle of equiponderate
equitriangular
equitriangular
adj
Having the form of an equilateral triangle
frequentage
frequentage
noun
The habit or practice of frequenting.
frequenting
frequenting
verb
present participle of frequent
gastriloquial
gastriloquism
gastriloquism
noun
(obsolete) ventriloquism
gastriloquist
gastriloquist
noun
(archaic) A ventriloquist.
gastriloquous
gastriloquy
gastriloquy
noun
(rare) A voice or utterance which appears to proceed from the stomach; ventriloquy.
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
grassquit
grassquit
noun
Any of several small tropical birds now placed in the tanager family Thraupidae (but previously in Emberizidae), common in the West Indies and in countries of Central and South America around the Caribbean Sea.
greenquist
griquaite
grotesque
grotesque
adj
(typography) Sans serif.
Disgusting or otherwise viscerally revolting.
Distorted and unnatural in shape or size; abnormal, especially in a hideous way.
noun
(typography) A sans serif typeface.
A style of ornamentation characterized by fanciful combinations of intertwined forms.
Anything grotesque.
grotesquely
grotesquely
adv
In a grotesque manner; disgustingly.
grotesqueness
grotesqueness
noun
The characteristic or quality of being grotesque.
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
grotesquery
grotesquery
noun
Alternative form of grotesquerie
grotesques
grotesques
noun
plural of grotesque
headquartering
headquartering
verb
present participle of headquarter
interquarreling
intersqueezing
outquerying
ovatoquadrangular
parquetage
parquetage
noun
parquetry
parqueting
parqueting
verb
present participle of parquet
preacquitting
preliquidating
prequarantining
prequoting
pterygoquadrate
pterygoquadrate
adj
(anatomy) Of or relating to the pterygoid and quadrate bones or cartilages.
quadragintesimal
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)
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
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..
quadrigeminate
quadrigeminate
adj
Synonym of quadrigeminal
quadrijugate
quadrijugate
adj
(botany) Pinnate, with four pairs of leaflets.
quadruplicating
quadruplicating
verb
present participle of quadruplicate
quagmiriest
quarantining
quarantining
verb
present participle of quarantine
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
queenright
queenright
adj
(zoology, of colonies of bees, ants, etc.) Having a queen.
quercetagetin
quercetagetin
noun
(organic chemistry) A flavonol found in grasses of the genus Eriocaulon.
questmonger
questmonger
noun
(archaic, derogatory) One who encourages petty lawsuits.
quingentenary
quirting
quirting
verb
present participle of quirt
reacquainting
reacquainting
verb
present participle of reacquaint
reliquidating
reliquidating
verb
present participle of reliquidate
requesting
requesting
verb
present participle of request
requisitioning
requisitioning
verb
present participle of requisition
requiting
requiting
verb
present participle of requite
requoting
requoting
verb
present participle of requote
roentgenopaque
roqueting
roqueting
verb
present participle of roquet
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.
squamatogranulous
squattering
squattering
adj
(obsolete) Straggling; messy.
verb
present participle of squatter
squirrelsstagnate
squirting
squirting
noun
The act of something being squirted. [from 14th c.]
verb
present participle of squirt
squirtingly
squirtingly
adv
So as to squirt.
superquoting
torquing
torquing
verb
present participle of torque
tranquilizing
tranquilizing
adj
(literary) Having the effect of making someone or something tranquil; calming, soothing.
Of a drug: having the effect of calming a person or animal, or putting them to sleep; sedating, sedative.
noun
The act of calming a person or animal, or putting them to sleep, using a drug.
The act of making someone or something tranquil.
verb
present participle of tranquilize
tranquilizingly
tranquilizingly
adv
Alternative form of tranquillizingly
tranquillizing
tranquillizing
verb
present participle of tranquillize Alternative spelling of tranquilizing