adequacy | (noun) the quality of being able to meet a need satisfactorily: | Synonyms: adequateness |
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(noun) the quality of being sufficient for the end in view | Synonyms: sufficiency |
adequate | (adjective) having the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task | Synonyms: equal |
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(adjective) about average; acceptable | Synonyms: fair to middling, passable, tolerable |
(adjective) sufficient for the purpose | Synonyms: enough |
adequately | (adverb) in an adequate manner or to an adequate degree | - |
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adequateness | (noun) the quality of being able to meet a need satisfactorily: | Synonyms: adequacy |
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barbeque | (noun) a rack to hold meat for cooking over hot charcoal usually out of doors | Synonyms: barbecue |
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(noun) a cookout in which food is cooked over an open fire; especially a whole animal carcass roasted on a spit | Synonyms: barbecue |
(noun) meat that has been barbecued or grilled in a highly seasoned sauce | Synonyms: barbecue |
(verb) cook outdoors on a barbecue grill | Synonyms: barbecue, cook out |
bequeath | (verb) leave or give by will after one's death | Synonyms: leave, will |
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bequest | (noun) (law) a gift of personal property by will | Synonyms: legacy |
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cheque | (noun) a written order directing a bank to pay money | Synonyms: bank check, check |
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(verb) withdraw money by writing a check | Synonyms: check out |
chequebook | (noun) a book issued to holders of checking accounts | Synonyms: checkbook |
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chequer | (noun) one of the flat round pieces used in playing the game of checkers | Synonyms: checker |
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(verb) variegate with different colors, shades, or patterns | Synonyms: checker |
(verb) mark into squares or draw squares on; draw crossed lines on | Synonyms: check, checker |
chequerboard | (noun) a board having 64 squares of two alternating colors | Synonyms: checker board, checkerboard |
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chequered | (adjective) patterned with alternating squares of color | Synonyms: checked, checkered |
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coequal | (adjective) having the same standing before the law | - |
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consequence | (noun) having important effects or influence | Synonyms: import, moment |
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(noun) the outcome of an event especially as relative to an individual | Synonyms: aftermath |
(noun) a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon | Synonyms: effect, event, issue, outcome, result, upshot |
consequent | (adjective) occurring with or following as a consequence | Synonyms: accompanying, attendant, collateral, concomitant, ensuant, incidental, resultant, sequent |
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consequential | (adjective) having important issues or results | Synonyms: eventful |
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consequentially | (adverb) having the result that | - |
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consequently | (adverb) (sentence connectors) because of the reason given | Synonyms: accordingly |
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(adverb) as a consequence | Synonyms: therefore |
derequisition | (verb) release from government control | - |
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discotheque | (noun) a public dance hall for dancing to recorded popular music | Synonyms: disco |
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disequilibrium | (noun) loss of equilibrium attributable to an unstable situation in which some forces outweigh others | - |
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eq | (noun) the atomic weight of an element that has the same combining capacity as a given weight of another element; the standard is 8 for oxygen | Synonyms: combining weight, equivalent, equivalent weight |
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equable | (adjective) not easily irritated | Synonyms: even-tempered, good-tempered, placid |
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(adjective) not varying | - |
equably | (adverb) in an equable manner | - |
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equal | (adjective) having the same quantity, value, or measure as another | - |
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(adjective) having the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task | Synonyms: adequate |
(noun) a person who is of equal standing with another in a group | Synonyms: compeer, match, peer |
(verb) make equal, uniform, corresponding, or matching | Synonyms: equalise, equalize, equate, match |
(verb) be identical or equivalent to | Synonyms: be |
(verb) be equal to in quality or ability | Synonyms: match, rival, touch |
equalisation | (noun) the act of making equal or uniform | Synonyms: equalization, leveling |
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equalise | (verb) make equal, uniform, corresponding, or matching | Synonyms: equal, equalize, equate, match |
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(verb) compensate; make the score equal | Synonyms: equalize, get even |
equaliser | (noun) a weight that balances another weight | Synonyms: balance, counterbalance, counterpoise, counterweight, equalizer |
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(noun) electronic equipment that reduces frequency distortion | Synonyms: equalizer |
equalitarian | (noun) a person who believes in the equality of all people | Synonyms: egalitarian |
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equalitarianism | (noun) the doctrine of the equality of mankind and the desirability of political and economic and social equality | Synonyms: egalitarianism |
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equality | (noun) the quality of being the same in quantity or measure or value or status | - |
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(noun) a state of being essentially equal or equivalent; equally balanced | Synonyms: equation, equivalence, par |
equalization | (noun) the act of making equal or uniform | Synonyms: equalisation, leveling |
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equalize | (verb) make equal, uniform, corresponding, or matching | Synonyms: equal, equalise, equate, match |
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(verb) compensate; make the score equal | Synonyms: equalise, get even |
equalizer | (noun) a score that makes the match even | - |
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(noun) a weight that balances another weight | Synonyms: balance, counterbalance, counterpoise, counterweight, equaliser |
(noun) electronic equipment that reduces frequency distortion | Synonyms: equaliser |
equally | (adverb) to the same degree (often followed by `as') | Synonyms: as, every bit |
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(adverb) in equal amounts or shares; in a balanced or impartial way | Synonyms: evenly |
equanimity | (noun) steadiness of mind under stress | Synonyms: calm, calmness, composure |
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equanimous | (adjective) in full control of your faculties | Synonyms: collected, poised, self-collected, self-contained, self-possessed |
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equatability | (noun) capability of being equated | - |
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equate | (verb) make equal, uniform, corresponding, or matching | Synonyms: equal, equalise, equalize, match |
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(verb) consider or describe as similar, equal, or analogous | Synonyms: compare, liken |
(verb) be equivalent or parallel, in mathematics | Synonyms: correspond |
equating | (noun) the act of regarding as equal | Synonyms: equation |
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equation | (noun) the act of regarding as equal | Synonyms: equating |
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(noun) a mathematical statement that two expressions are equal | - |
(noun) a state of being essentially equal or equivalent; equally balanced | Synonyms: equality, equivalence, par |
equator | (noun) an imaginary line around the Earth forming the great circle that is equidistant from the north and south poles | - |
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(noun) a circle dividing a sphere or other surface into two usually equal and symmetrical parts | - |
equatorial | (adjective) of or existing at or near the geographic equator | - |
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(adjective) of or relating to conditions at the geographical equator | - |
(adjective) of or relating to or at an equator | - |
(noun) a telescope whose mounting has only two axes of motion, one parallel to the Earth's axis and the other one at right angles to it | - |
equerry | (noun) an official charged with the care of the horses of princes or nobles | - |
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(noun) a personal attendant of the British royal family | - |
equestrian | (adjective) of or relating to or featuring horseback riding | - |
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(adjective) of or relating to or composed of knights | - |
(noun) a person skilled in equitation | Synonyms: horseback rider |
equiangular | (adjective) having all angles equal | - |
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equid | (noun) hoofed mammals having slender legs and a flat coat with a narrow mane along the back of the neck | Synonyms: equine |
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equidistant | (adjective) the same distance apart at every point | - |
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equidistribution | (noun) a flat distribution having equal frequencies of occurrence | - |
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equilateral | (adjective) having all sides or faces equal | - |
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(noun) a figure whose sides are all equal | - |
equilibrate | (verb) bring to a chemical stasis or equilibrium | - |
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(verb) bring into balance or equilibrium | Synonyms: balance, equilibrise, equilibrize |
equilibration | (noun) stabilization by bringing into equilibrium | - |
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equilibrise | (verb) bring into balance or equilibrium | Synonyms: balance, equilibrate, equilibrize |
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equilibrium | (noun) a sensory system located in structures of the inner ear that registers the orientation of the head | Synonyms: labyrinthine sense, sense of balance, sense of equilibrium, vestibular sense |
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(noun) a chemical reaction and its reverse proceed at equal rates | Synonyms: chemical equilibrium |
(noun) equality of distribution | Synonyms: balance, counterbalance, equipoise |
(noun) a stable situation in which forces cancel one another | - |
equilibrize | (verb) bring into balance or equilibrium | Synonyms: balance, equilibrate, equilibrise |
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equine | (adjective) resembling a horse | - |
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(adjective) of or belonging to the family Equidae | - |
(noun) hoofed mammals having slender legs and a flat coat with a narrow mane along the back of the neck | Synonyms: equid |
equinoctial | (adjective) relating to an equinox (when the lengths of night and day are equal) | - |
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(adjective) relating to the vicinity of the equator | - |
(noun) the great circle on the celestial sphere midway between the celestial poles | Synonyms: celestial equator, equinoctial circle, equinoctial line |
equinox | (noun) (astronomy) either of the two celestial points at which the celestial equator intersects the ecliptic | Synonyms: equinoctial point |
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(noun) either of two times of the year when the sun crosses the plane of the earth's equator and day and night are of equal length | - |
equip | (verb) provide with abilities or understanding | - |
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(verb) provide with (something) usually for a specific purpose | Synonyms: fit, fit out, outfit |
equipage | (noun) a vehicle with wheels drawn by one or more horses | Synonyms: carriage, rig |
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(noun) equipment and supplies of a military force | Synonyms: materiel |
equipment | (noun) an instrumentality needed for an undertaking or to perform a service | - |
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equipoise | (noun) equality of distribution | Synonyms: balance, counterbalance, equilibrium |
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equipoised | (adjective) lacking lateral dominance; being neither right-handed nor left-handed | - |
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equipotent | (adjective) having equal strength or efficacy | - |
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equipped | (adjective) provided or fitted out with what is necessary or useful or appropriate | Synonyms: equipt |
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(adjective) provided with whatever is necessary for a purpose (as furniture or equipment or authority) | Synonyms: furnished |
(adjective) carrying weapons | Synonyms: weaponed |
(adjective) prepared with proper equipment | Synonyms: fitted out |
equipping | (noun) the act of equipping with weapons in preparation for war | Synonyms: armament, arming |
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equiprobable | (adjective) equally probable | - |
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equipt | (adjective) provided or fitted out with what is necessary or useful or appropriate | Synonyms: equipped |
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equitable | (adjective) fair to all parties as dictated by reason and conscience | Synonyms: just |
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equitably | (adverb) in an equitable manner | - |
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equitation | (noun) the sport of sitting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements | Synonyms: horseback riding, riding |
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equity | (noun) conformity with rules or standards | Synonyms: fairness |
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(noun) the ownership interest of shareholders in a corporation | - |
(noun) the difference between the market value of a property and the claims held against it | - |
equivalence | (noun) qualities that are comparable | Synonyms: comparability, compare, comparison |
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(noun) essential equality and interchangeability | - |
(noun) a state of being essentially equal or equivalent; equally balanced | Synonyms: equality, equation, par |
equivalent | (adjective) being essentially equal to something | Synonyms: tantamount |
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(noun) the atomic weight of an element that has the same combining capacity as a given weight of another element; the standard is 8 for oxygen | Synonyms: combining weight, eq, equivalent weight |
(noun) a person or thing equal to another in value or measure or force or effect or significance etc | - |
equivocal | (adjective) open to two or more interpretations; or of uncertain nature or significance; or (often) intended to mislead | Synonyms: ambiguous |
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(adjective) uncertain as a sign or indication | - |
(adjective) open to question | - |
equivocally | (adverb) in an ambiguous manner | Synonyms: ambiguously |
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equivocalness | (noun) unclearness by virtue of having more than one meaning | Synonyms: ambiguity |
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equivocate | (verb) be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information | Synonyms: beat around the bush, palter, prevaricate, tergiversate |
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equivocation | (noun) falsification by means of vague or ambiguous language | Synonyms: tergiversation |
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(noun) intentionally vague or ambiguous | Synonyms: evasiveness, prevarication |
(noun) a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth | Synonyms: evasion |
equivocator | (noun) a respondent who avoids giving a clear direct answer | Synonyms: hedger, tergiversator |
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exchequer | (noun) the funds of a government or institution or individual | Synonyms: treasury |
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forequarter | (noun) the front half of a side of meat | - |
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frequence | (noun) the number of occurrences within a given time period | Synonyms: frequency, oftenness |
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frequency | (noun) the number of observations in a given statistical category | Synonyms: absolute frequency |
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(noun) the ratio of the number of observations in a statistical category to the total number of observations | Synonyms: relative frequency |
(noun) the number of occurrences within a given time period | Synonyms: frequence, oftenness |
frequent | (adjective) coming at short intervals or habitually | - |
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(adjective) frequently encountered | - |
(verb) be a regular or frequent visitor to a certain place | Synonyms: haunt |
(verb) do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of | Synonyms: buy at, patronise, patronize, shop, shop at, sponsor |
frequentative | (noun) a verb form that serves to express frequent repetition of an action | - |
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frequenter | (noun) a regular customer | Synonyms: patron |
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frequently | (adverb) many times at short intervals | Synonyms: oft, often, oftentimes, ofttimes |
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harlequin | (noun) a clown or buffoon (after the Harlequin character in the commedia dell'arte) | - |
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(verb) variegate with spots or marks | - |
harlequinade | (noun) acting like a clown or buffoon | Synonyms: buffoonery, clowning, frivolity, japery, prank |
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inadequacy | (noun) unsatisfactoriness by virtue of being inadequate | Synonyms: inadequateness |
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(noun) lack of an adequate quantity or number | Synonyms: deficiency, insufficiency |
(noun) a lack of competence | Synonyms: insufficiency |
inadequate | (adjective) lacking the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task | Synonyms: unequal |
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(adjective) of insufficient quantity to meet a need | Synonyms: jejune, poor, short |
inadequately | (adverb) in an inadequate manner or to an inadequate degree | - |
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inadequateness | (noun) unsatisfactoriness by virtue of being inadequate | Synonyms: inadequacy |
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inconsequence | (noun) having no important effects or influence | - |
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(noun) invalid or incorrect reasoning | Synonyms: illogic, illogicality, illogicalness |
inconsequent | (adjective) lacking worth or importance | Synonyms: inconsequential |
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inconsequential | (adjective) not following logically as a consequence | - |
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(adjective) lacking worth or importance | Synonyms: inconsequent |
inconsequentially | (adverb) lacking consequence | Synonyms: inconsequently |
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inconsequently | (adverb) lacking consequence | Synonyms: inconsequentially |
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inequality | (noun) lack of equality | - |
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