excess+in+eating

  • 21Gluttony — Glut ton*y, n.; pl. {Gluttonies}. [OE. glotonie, OF. glotonie, gloutonnie.] Excess in eating; extravagant indulgence of the appetite for food; voracity. [1913 Webster] Their sumptuous gluttonies, and gorgeous feasts. Milton. [1913 Webster] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 22gluttony — noun (plural tonies) Date: 13th century 1. excess in eating or drinking 2. greedy or excessive indulgence …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 23crapulent — crap·u·lent (krapґu lənt) [L. crapulentus drunken] due to excess in eating or drinking; see hyperalimentation …

    Medical dictionary

  • 24Jag — 1. any Jaguar make car; 2. drinking bout; 3. any sustained single activity, often carried to excess: an eating jag , a fishing jag , a crying jag …

    Dictionary of Australian slang

  • 25jag — I Australian Slang 1. any Jaguar make car; 2. drinking bout; 3. any sustained single activity, often carried to excess: an eating jag , a fishing jag , a crying jag II Scottish Vernacular Dictionary an injection from the doctor …

    English dialects glossary

  • 26gluttony — noun habitual greed or excess in eating …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 27gluttonish — a.; (also gluttonous) Voracious, given to excess in eating …

    New dictionary of synonyms

  • 28gluttony — n. Voracity, excess in eating, worship of the palate, belly worship …

    New dictionary of synonyms

  • 29gluttony — /ˈglʌtəni/ (say glutuhnee) noun (plural gluttonies) excess in eating …

  • 30jag — I. /dʒæg / (say jag) noun 1. a sharp projection on an edge or surface. –verb (t) (jagged, jagging) 2. to cut or slash, especially in points or pendants along the edge; form notches, teeth, or ragged points in. {Middle English jaggen; ? imitative} …