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Qua: In so far as; in the capacity or charact... Quab: See Quob, v. i.... Quab: An unfledged bird; hence, something imma... Qua-bird: The American night heron. See under Nigh... Quacha: The quagga.... Quack: The cry of the duck, or a sound in imita... Quack: Pertaining to or characterized by, boast... Quack: A boastful pretender to medical skill; a... Quack: To act the part of a quack, or pretender... Quack: To make vain and loud pretensions; to bo... Quack: To utter a sound like the cry of a duck.... Quack: Hence, one who boastfully pretends to sk... Quack grass: See Quitch grass.... Quackeries: of Quackery... Quackery: The acts, arts, or boastful pretensions ... Quacking: of Quack... Quackish: Like a quack; boasting; characterized by... Quackism: Quackery.... Quackle: To suffocate; to choke.... Quackled: of Quackle... Quackling: of Quackle... Quacksalver: One who boasts of his skill in medicines... Quad: Alt. of Quade... Quad: A quadrangle; hence, a prison.... Quad: A quadrat.... Quade: Evil; bad; baffling; as, a quade wind.... Quadra: A fillet, or listel.... Quadra: The plinth, or lowest member, of any ped... Quadrable: That may be sqyared, or reduced to an eq... Quadrae: of Quadra... Quadragenarious: Consisting of forty; forty years old.... Quadragene: An indulgence of forty days, correspondi... Quadragesima: The forty days of fast preceding Easter;... Quadragesimal: Belonging to Lent; used in Lent; Lenten.... Quadragesimals: Offerings formerly made to the mother ch... Quadrangle: A plane figure having four angles, and c... Quadrangle: A square or quadrangular space or inclos... Quadrangular: Having four angles, and consequently fou... Quadrans: A fourth part of the coin called an as. ... Quadrans: The fourth of a penny; a farthing. See C... Quadrant: The fourth part; the quarter.... Quadrant: An instrument for measuring altitudes, v... Quadrant: One of the four parts into which a plane... Quadrant: The quarter of a circle, or of the circu... Quadrantal: A cube.... Quadrantal: A cubical vessel containing a Roman cubi... Quadrantal: Of or pertaining to a quadrant; also, in... Quadrantes: of Quadrans... Quadrat: A block of type metal lower than the let... Quadrat: An old instrument used for taking altitu... Quadrate: Produced by multiplying a number by itse... Quadrate: To square; to agree; to suit; to corresp... Quadrate: Square; even; balanced; equal; exact.... Quadrate: Squared; suited; correspondent.... Quadrate: A plane surface with four equal sides an... Quadrate: An aspect of the heavenly bodies in whic... Quadrate: The quadrate bone.... Quadrate: To adjust (a gun) on its carriage; also,... Quadrate: Having four equal sides, the opposite si... Quadrated: of Quadrate... Quadratic: Pertaining to terms of the second degree... Quadratic: Tetragonal.... Quadratic: Of or pertaining to a square, or to squa... Quadratics: That branch of algebra which treats of q... Quadrating: of Quadrate... Quadratojugal: The quadratojugal bone.... Quadratojugal: Of or pertaining to the quadratojugal bo... Quadratojugal: Of or pertaining to the quadrate and jug... Quadratrix: A curve made use of in the quadrature of... Quadrature: The position of one heavenly body in res... Quadrature: The act of squaring; the finding of a sq... Quadrature: The integral used in obtaining the area ... Quadrature: A quadrate; a square.... Quadrel: A square piece of turf or peat.... Quadrel: A square brick, tile, or the like.... Quadrennial: Comprising four years; as, a quadrennial... Quadrennial: Occurring once in four years, or at the ... Quadrennially: Once in four years.... Quadrennium: A space or period of four years.... Quadri-: A combining form meaning four, four time... Quadribasic: Same as Tetrabasic.... Quadrible: Quadrable.... Quadric: A surface whose equation in three variab... Quadric: A quantic of the second degree. See Quan... Quadric: Of or pertaining to the second degree.... Quadricapsular: Having four capsules.... Quadriceps: The great extensor muscle of the knee, d... Quadricipital: Of or pertaining to the quadriceps.... Quadricorn: Any quadricornous animal.... Quadricornous: Having four horns, or hornlike organs; a... Quadricostate: Having four ribs.... Quadridentate: Having four teeth; as, a quadridentate l... Quadriennial: Same as Quadrennial.... Quadrifarious: Arranged in four rows or ranks; as, quad... Quadrifid: Divided, or deeply cleft, into four part... Quadrifoil: Alt. of Quadrifoliate... Quadrifoliate: Four-leaved; having the leaves in whorls... Quadrifurcated: Having four forks, or branches.... Quadriga: A car or chariot drawn by four horses ab... Quadrigae: of Quadriga... Quadrigeminal: Alt. of Quadrigeminous... Quadrigeminous: Fourfold; having four similar parts, or ... Quadrigenarious: Consisting of four hundred.... Quadrijugate: Same as Quadrijugous.... Quadrijugous: Pinnate, with four pairs of leaflets; as... Quadrilateral: A plane figure having four sides, and co... Quadrilateral: An area defended by four fortresses supp... Quadrilateral: Having four sides, and consequently four... Quadrilateralness: The property of being quadrilateral.... Quadriliteral: Consisting of four letters.... Quadrille: The appropriate music for a quadrille.... Quadrille: A dance having five figures, in common t... Quadrille: A game played by four persons with forty... Quadrille: Marked with squares, generally by thin l... Quadrillion: According to the French notation, which ... Quadrilobate: Alt. of Quadrilobed... Quadrilobed: Having four lobes; as, a quadrilobate le... Quadrilocular: Having four cells, or cavities; as, a qu... Quadrin: A small piece of money, in value about a... Quadrinodal: Possessing four nodes; as, quadrinodal c... Quadrinomial: A polynomial of four terms connected by ... Quadrinomical: Quadrinomial.... Quadrinominal: Quadrinomial.... Quadripartite: Divided into four parts.... Quadripartitely: In four parts.... Quadripartition: A division or distribution by four, or i... Quadripennate: Having four wings; -- said of insects.... Quadriphyllous: Having four leaves; quadrifoliate.... Quadrireme: A galley with four banks of oars or rowe... Quadrisection: A subdivision into four parts.... Quadrisulcate: Having four hoofs; as, a quadrisulcate f... Quadrisyllabic: Alt. of Quadri-syllabical... Quadri-syllabical: Having four syllables; of or pertaining ... Quadrisyllable: A word consisting of four syllables.... Quadrivalence: The quality or state of being quadrivale... Quadrivalent: Having a valence of four; capable of com... Quadrivalve: Dehiscent into four similar parts; four-... Quadrivalve: A door, shutter, or the like, having fou... Quadrivalvular: Having four valves; quadrivalve.... Quadrivial: Having four ways meeting in a point.... Quadrivial: One of the four "liberal arts" making up... Quadrivium: The four "liberal arts," arithmetic, mus... Quadroon: The offspring of a mulatto and a white p... Quadroxide: A tetroxide.... Quadrumana: A division of the Primates comprising th... Quadrumane: One of the Quadrumana.... Quadrumanous: Having four hands; of or pertaining to t... Quadruped: Having four feet.... Quadruped: An animal having four feet, as most mamm... Quadrupedal: Having four feet; of or pertaining to a ... Quadruplane: An aeroplane with four superposed main s... Quadruple: four times the sum or number; a fourfold... Quadruple: To be multiplied by four; to increase fo... Quadruple: To multiply by four; to increase fourfol... Quadruple: Fourfold; as, to make quadruple restitut... Quadrupled: of Quadruple... Quadruplet: A cycle for carrying four riders, so arr... Quadruplet: A collection or combination of four of a... Quadruplet: Four children born in the same labor.... Quadruplex: Fourfold; folded or doubled twice.... Quadruplicate: Raised to the fourth power.... Quadruplicate: Fourfold; doubled twice; four times repe... Quadruplicate: To make fourfold; to double twice; to qu... Quadruplicated: of Quadruplicate... Quadruplicating: of Quadruplicate... Quadruplication: The act of making fourfold; a taking fou... Quadrupling: of Quadruple... Quadruply: To a fourfold quantity; so as to be, or ... Quaere: Inquire; question; see; -- used to signi... Quaestor: Same as Questor.... Quaff: To drink largely or luxuriously.... Quaff: To drink with relish; to drink copiously... Quaffed: of Quaff... Quaffer: One who quaffs, or drinks largely.... Quaffing: of Quaff... Quag: A quagmire.... Quagga: A South African wild ass (Equus, / Hippo... Quaggy: Of the nature of a quagmire; yielding or... Quagmire: Soft, wet, miry land, which shakes or yi... Quahaug: An American market clam (Venus mercenari... Quahog: Alt. of Quahaug... Quaich: A small shallow cup or drinking vessel.... Quaigh: Alt. of Quaich... Quail: To curdle; to coagulate, as milk.... Quail: A prostitute; -- so called because the q... Quail: Any one of numerous species of Turnix an... Quail: Any gallinaceous bird belonging to Cotur... Quail: To cause to fail in spirit or power; to ... Quail: To become quelled; to become cast down; ... Quail: To die; to perish; hence, to wither; to ... Quail: Any one of several American partridges b... Quaily: The upland plover.... Quaint: Characterized by ingenuity or art; finel... Quaint: Curious and fanciful; affected; odd; whi... Quaint: Prudent; wise; hence, crafty; artful; wi... Quaintise: Elegance; beauty.... Quaintise: Craft; subtlety; cunning.... Quaintly: In a quaint manner.... Quaintness: The quality of being quaint.... Quair: A quire; a book.... Quake: A tremulous agitation; a quick vibratory... Quake: To be agitated with quick, short motions... Quake: To shake, vibrate, or quiver, either fro... Quake: To cause to quake.... Quaked: of Quake... Quaker: Any grasshopper or locust of the genus (... Quaker: One of a religious sect founded by Georg... Quaker: The nankeen bird.... Quaker: The sooty albatross.... Quaker: One who quakes.... Quakeress: A woman who is a member of the Society o... Quakerish: Like or pertaining to a Quaker; Quakerli... Quakerism: The peculiar character, manners, tenets,... Quakerlike: Like a Quaker.... Quakerly: Resembling Quakers; Quakerlike; Quakeris... Quakery: Quakerism.... Quaketail: A wagtail.... Quaking: a. & n. from Quake, v.... Quaking: of Quake... Quakingly: In a quaking manner; fearfully.... Quakness: The state of being quaky; liability to q... Quaky: Shaky, or tremulous; quaking.... Qualifiable: Capable of being qualified; abatable; mo... Qualification: The act of qualifying, or the condition ... Qualification: That which qualifies; any natural endowm... Qualification: The act of limiting, or the state of bei... Qualificative: That which qualifies, modifies, or restr... Qualificator: An officer whose business it is to exami... Qualified: of Qualify... Qualified: Fitted by accomplishments or endowments.... Qualified: Modified; limited; as, a qualified state... Qualifiedly: In the way of qualification; with modifi... Qualifiedness: The state of being qualified.... Qualifier: One who, or that which, qualifies; that ... Qualify: To obtain legal power or capacity by tak... Qualify: To be or become qualified; to be fit, as... Qualify: To soothe; to cure; -- said of persons.... Qualify: Hence, to soften; to abate; to diminish;... Qualify: To make such as is required; to give add... Qualify: To give individual quality to; to modula... Qualify: To reduce from a general, undefined, or ... Qualifying: of Qualify... Qualitative: Relating to quality; having the characte... Qualitied: Furnished with qualities; endowed.... Qualities: of Quality... Quality: An acquired trait; accomplishment; acqui... Quality: The condition of being of such and such ... Quality: Superior birth or station; high rank; el... Quality: That which makes, or helps to make, anyt... Quality: Special or temporary character; professi... Qualled: of Quail... Qualling: of Quail... Qualm: A sudden attack of illness, faintness, o... Qualm: Sickness; disease; pestilence; death.... Qualm: Especially, a sudden sensation of nausea... Qualm: A prick or scruple of conscience; uneasi... Qualmish: Sick at the stomach; affected with nause... Quamash: See Camass.... Quamoclit: Formerly, a genus of plants including th... Quandaries: of Quandary... Quandary: A state of difficulty or perplexity; dou... Quandary: To bring into a state of uncertainty, pe... Quandong: The edible drupaceous fruit of an Austra... Quandy: The old squaw.... Quannet: A flat file having the handle at one sid... Quant: A punting pole with a broad flange near ... Quanta: of Quantum... Quantic: A homogeneous algebraic function of two ... Quantification: Modification by a reference to quantity;... Quantitative: Relating to quantity.... Quantities: of Quantity... Quantitive: Estimable according to quantity; quantit... Quantitively: So as to be measurable by quantity; quan... Quantity: The measure of a syllable; that which de... Quantity: A determinate or estimated amount; a sum... Quantity: The relative duration of a tone.... Quantity: The extent or extension of a general con... Quantity: The attribute of being so much, and not ... Quantity: That which can be increased, diminished,... Quantity: To modify or qualify with respect to qua... Quantivalence: Valence.... Quantivalent: Of or pertaining to quantivalence.... Quantum: A definite portion of a manifoldness, li... Quantum: Quantity; amount.... Quap: To quaver.... Quaquaversal: Turning or dipping in any or every direc... Quaquaversal: Dipping toward all points of the compass... Quar: A quarry.... Quarantine: A space of forty days; -- used of Lent.... Quarantine: To compel to remain at a distance, or in... Quarantine: The period of forty days during which th... Quarantine: Specifically, the term, originally of fo... Quarantined: of Quarantine... Quarantining: of Quarantine... Quarl: A medusa, or jellyfish.... Quarrel: A small opening in window tracery, of wh... Quarrel: To dispute angrily, or violently; to wra... Quarrel: To find fault; to cavil; as, to quarrel ... Quarrel: Earnest desire or longing.... Quarrel: Ground of objection, dislike, difference... Quarrel: A breach of concord, amity, or obligatio... Quarrel: A four-sided cutting tool or chisel havi... Quarrel: To violate concord or agreement; to have... Quarrel: A square or lozenge-shaped paving tile.... Quarrel: A square of glass, esp. when set diagona... Quarrel: Any small square or quadrangular member... Quarrel: An arrow for a crossbow; -- so named bec... Quarrel: To quarrel with.... Quarrel: To compel by a quarrel; as, to quarrel a... Quarrel: One who quarrels or wrangles; one who is... Quarrel: A glazier's diamond.... Quarreled: of Quarrel... Quarrelet: A little quarrel. See 1st Quarrel, 2.... Quarreling: Engaged in a quarrel; apt or disposed to... Quarreling: of Quarrel... Quarrelled: of Quarrel... Quarrelling: of Quarrel... Quarrellous: Quarrelsome.... Quarrelsome: Apt or disposed to quarrel; given to bra... Quarried: Provided with prey.... Quarried: of Quarry... Quarrier: A worker in a stone quarry.... Quarries: of Quarry... Quarry: A place, cavern, or pit where stone is t... Quarry: The object of the chase; the animal hunt... Quarry: A heap of game killed.... Quarry: To secure prey; to prey, as a vulture or... Quarry: A part of the entrails of the beast take... Quarry: To dig or take from a quarry; as, to qua... Quarry: Same as 1st Quarrel.... Quarry: Quadrate; square.... Quarry-faced: Having a face left as it comes from the ... Quarrying: of Quarry... Quarry-man: A man who is engaged in quarrying stones... Quarrymen: of Quarry-man... Quart: In cards, four successive cards of the s... Quart: A vessel or measure containing a quart.... Quart: A measure of capacity, both in dry and i... Quart: The fourth part; a quarter; hence, a reg... Quartan: Of or pertaining to the fourth; occurrin... Quartan: An intermittent fever which returns ever... Quartan: A measure, the fourth part of some other... Quartane: Butane, each molecule of which has four ... Quartation: The act, process, or result (in the proc... Quarte: Same as 2d Carte.... Quarte: A position in thrusting or parrying, wit... Quartene: Same as Butylene.... Quartenylic: Pertaining to, or designating, an acid o... Quarter: The after-part of a vessel's side, gener... Quarter: The fourth of a hundred-weight, being 25... Quarter: Treatment shown by an enemy; mercy; espe... Quarter: To drive a carriage so as to prevent the... Quarter: Friendship; amity; concord.... Quarter: Place of lodging or temporary residence;... Quarter: A station at which officers and men are ... Quarter: Proper station; specific place; assigned... Quarter: The fourth part of the distance from one... Quarter: A small upright timber post, used in par... Quarter: A division of a town, city, or county; a... Quarter: One of the divisions of an escutcheon wh... Quarter: A station or encampment occupied by troo... Quarter: One of four equal parts into which anyth... Quarter: A term of study in a seminary, college, ... Quarter: That part on either side of a horse's ho... Quarter: That part of a boot or shoe which forms ... Quarter: One limb of a quadruped with the adjacen... Quarter: To lodge; to have a temporary residence.... Quarter: The fourth of a ton in weight, or eight ... Quarter: The encampment on one of the principal p... Quarter: The fourth part of the moon's period, or... Quarter round: An ovolo.... Quarterage: A quarterly allowance.... Quarter-deck: That part of the upper deck abaft the ma... Quartered: Divided into four equal parts or quarter... Quartered: of Quartter... Quartered: Quarter-sawed; -- said of timber, common... Quartered: Furnished with quarters; provided with s... Quarterfoil: An ornamental foliation having four lobe... Quarterhung: Having trunnions the axes of which lie b... Quartering: A series of quarters, or small upright p... Quartering: Coming from a point well abaft the beam,... Quartering: of Quartter... Quartering: At right angles, as the cranks of a loco... Quartering: A station.... Quartering: Assignment of quarters for soldiers; qua... Quartering: The division of a shield containing diff... Quartering: One of the different coats of arms arran... Quarterlies: of Quarterly... Quarterly: In quarters, or quarterings; as, to bear... Quarterly: By quarters; once in a quarter of a year... Quarterly: A periodical work published once a quart... Quarterly: Containing, or consisting of, a fourth p... Quarterly: Recurring during, or at the end of, each... Quartermaster: An officer whose duty is to provide quar... Quartermaster: A petty officer who attends to the helm,... Quartern: A quarter. Specifically: (a) The fourth ... Quartern: A loaf of bread weighing about four poun... Quarteron: A quarter; esp., a quarter of a pound, o... Quarteron: Alt. of Quarteroon... Quarteroon: A quadroon.... Quarterpace: A platform of a staircase where the stai... Quarter-saw: To saw (a log) into quarters; specif., t... Quarterstaff: A long and stout staff formerly used as ... Quarterstaves: of Quarterstaff... Quartet: Alt. of Quartette... Quartette: A stanza of four lines.... Quartette: A composition in four parts, each perfor... Quartette: The set of four person who perform a pie... Quartic: A curve or surface whose equation is of ... Quartic: Of the fourth degree.... Quartic: A quantic of the fourth degree. See Quan... Quartile: Same as Quadrate.... Quartine: A supposed fourth integument of an ovule... Quarto: Having four leaves to the sheet; of the ... Quarto: Originally, a book of the size of the fo... Quartos: of Quarto... Quartridge: Quarterage.... Quartter: To furnish as a portion; to allot.... Quartter: To furnish with shelter or entertainment... Quartter: To arrange (different coats of arms) upo... Quartter: To divide into four equal parts.... Quartter: To divide; to separate into parts or reg... Quartz: A form of silica, or silicon dioxide (Si... Quartziferous: Consisting chiefly of quartz; containing... Quartzite: Massive quartz occurring as a rock; a me... Quartzoid: A form of crystal common with quartz, co... Quartzose: Containing, or resembling, quartz; parta... quartzous: Quarzose.... Quartzy: Quartzose.... Quas: A kind of beer. Same as Quass.... Quaschi: Alt. of Quasje... Quash: To be shaken, or dashed about, with nois... Quash: To crush; to subdue; to suppress or exti... Quash: To beat down, or beat in pieces; to dash... Quash: To abate, annul, overthrow, or make void... Quash: Same as Squash.... Quashed: of Quash... Quashee: A negro of the West Indies.... Quashing: of Quash... Quasi: As if; as though; as it were; in a manne... Quasi corporation: A corporation consisting of a person or ... Quasimodo: The first Sunday after Easter; Low Sunda... Quasi-public corporation: A corporation, such as a railroad compan... Quasje: The brown coati. See Coati.... Quass: A thin, sour beer, made by pouring warm ... Quassation: The act of shaking, or the state of bein... Quassia: The wood of several tropical American tr... Quassin: The bitter principle of quassia, extract... Quat: A pustule.... Quat: An annoying, worthless person.... Quat: To satiate; to satisfy.... Quata: The coaita.... Quatch: Squat; flat.... Quater-cousin: A cousin within the first four degrees o... Quaternary: Consisting of four; by fours, or in sets... Quaternary: Later than, or subsequent to, the Tertia... Quaternary: The number four.... Quaternary: The Quaternary age, era, or formation. S... Quaternate: Composed of, or arranged in, sets of fou... Quaternion: The number four.... Quaternion: A set of four parts, things, or person; ... Quaternion: A word of four syllables; a quadrisyllab... Quaternion: The quotient of two vectors, or of two d... Quaternion: To divide into quaternions, files, or co... Quaternity: The union of four in one, as of four per... Quaternity: The number four.... Quateron: See 2d Quarteron.... Quatorzain: A poem of fourteen lines; a sonnet.... Quatorze: The four aces, kings, queens, knaves, or... Quatrain: A stanza of four lines rhyming alternate... Quatre: A card, die. or domino, having four spot... Quatrefeuille: Alt. of Quatrefoil... Quatrefoil: Same as Quarterfoil.... Quattrocento: The fifteenth century, when applied to I... Quatuor: A quartet; -- applied chiefly to instrum... Quave: See Quaver.... Quave: To quaver.... Quavemire: See Quagmire.... Quaver: An eighth note. See Eighth.... Quaver: A shake, or rapid and tremulous vibratio... Quaver: To tremble; to vibrate; to shake.... Quaver: Especially, to shake the voice; to utter... Quaver: To utter with quavers.... Quavered: of Quaver... Quaverer: One who quavers; a warbler.... Quavering: of Quaver... Quay: To furnish with quays.... Quay: A mole, bank, or wharf, formed toward th... Quayage: Wharfage.... Quayd: p. p. of Quail.... Que: A half farthing.... Queach: To stir; to move. See Quick, v. i.... Queach: A thick, bushy plot; a thicket.... Queachy: Yielding or trembling under the feet, as... Queachy: Like a queach; thick; bushy.... Quean: A low woman; a wench; a slut.... Quean: A woman; a young or unmarried woman; a g... Queasily: In a queasy manner.... Queasiness: The state of being queasy; nausea; qualm... Queasy: Sick at the stomach; affected with nause... Queasy: Fastidious; squeamish; delicate; easily ... Quebec group: The middle of the three groups into whic... Quebracho: A Chilian apocynaceous tree (Aspidosperm... Quebrith: Sulphur.... Quech: Alt. of Queck... Queck: A word occurring in a corrupt passage of... Queen: The most powerful, and except the king t... Queen: To act the part of a queen.... Queen: A male homosexual, esp. one who is effem... Queen: To make a queen (or other piece, at the ... Queen: A playing card bearing the picture of a ... Queen: A woman eminent in power or attractions;... Queen: The wife of a king.... Queen: A woman who is the sovereign of a kingdo... Queen: The fertile, or fully developed, female ... Queen olive: Properly, a kind of superior olive grown... Queen truss: A truss framed with queen-posts; a queen... Queencraft: Craft or skill in policy on the part of ... Queendom: The dominion, condition, or character of... Queened: of Queen... Queenfish: A California sciaenoid food fish (Seriph... Queenhood: The state, personality, or character of ... Queening: of Queen... Queening: Any one of several kinds of apples, as s... Queenliness: The quality of being queenly; the; chara... Queenly: Like, becoming, or suitable to, a queen.... Queenship: The state, rank, or dignity of a queen.... Queensland nut: The nut of an Australian tree (Macadamia... Queer: Mysterious; suspicious; questionable; as... Queer: To spoil the effect or success of, as by... Queer: To puzzle.... Queer: To ridicule; to banter; to rally.... Queer: At variance with what is usual or normal... Queer: Counterfeit money.... Queerish: Rather queer; somewhat singular.... Queerly: In a queer or odd manner.... Queerness: The quality or state of being queer.... Queest: The European ringdove (Columba palumbus)... Quegh: A drinking vessel. See Quaich.... Queint: See Quaint.... Queint: imp. & p. p. of Quench.... Queintise: See Quaintise.... Quell: To quiet; to allay; to pacify; to cause ... Quell: To overpower; to subdue; to put down.... Quell: To take the life of; to kill.... Quell: To be subdued or abated; to yield; to ab... Quell: To die.... Quell: Murder.... Quelled: of Quell... Queller: A killer; as, Jack the Giant Queller.... Queller: One who quells; one who overpowers or su... Quelling: of Quell... Quellio: A ruff for the neck.... Quelquechose: A trifle; a kickshaw.... Queme: To please.... Quemeful: Kindly; merciful.... Quench: To cool suddenly, as heated steel, in te... Quench: To become extinguished; to go out; to be... Quench: To extinguish; to overwhelm; to make an ... Quenchable: Capable of being quenched.... Quenched: of Quench... Quencher: One who, or that which, quenches.... Quenching: of Quench... Quenchless: Incapable of being quenched; inextinguis... Quenelle: A kind of delicate forcemeat, commonly p... Quenouille training: A method of training trees or shrubs in ... Quercitannic: Pertaining to, or designating, a tannic ... Quercite: A white crystalline substance, C6H7(OH)5... Quercitin: A yellow crystalline substance, occurrin... Quercitrin: A glucoside extracted from the bark of t... Quercitron: The yellow inner bark of the Quercus tin... Quercitron: Quercitrin, used as a pigment. See Querc... Quercus: A genus of trees constituted by the oak.... Querele: A complaint to a court. See Audita Quere... Querent: A complainant; a plaintiff.... Querent: An inquirer.... Queried: of Query... Queries: of Query... Querimony: A complaint or complaining.... Querist: One who inquires, or asks questions.... Querken: To stifle or choke.... Querl: To twirl; to turn or wind round; to coil... Querl: A coil; a twirl; as, the qwerl of hair o... Quermonious: Complaining; querulous; apt to complain.... Quern: A mill for grinding grain, the upper sto... Querpo: The inner or body garments taken togethe... Querquedule: A teal.... Querquedule: The pintail duck.... Querry: A groom; an equerry.... Querulential: Querulous.... Querulous: Given to quarreling; quarrelsome.... Querulous: Apt to find fault; habitually complainin... Querulous: Expressing complaint; fretful; whining; ... Query: To write " query" (qu., qy., or ?) again... Query: To doubt of; to regard with incredulity.... Query: To address questions to; to examine by q... Query: To put questions about; to elicit by que... Query: To have a doubt; as, I query if he is ri... Query: To ask questions; to make inquiry.... Query: An interrogation point [?] as the sign o... Query: A question in the mind; a doubt; as, I h... Query: A question; an inquiry to be answered or... Querying: of Query... Quesal: The long-tailed, or resplendent, trogon ... Quest: To search for; to examine.... Quest: The act of seeking, or looking after any... Quest: To go on a quest; to make a search; to g... Quest: Request; desire; solicitation.... Quest: Those who make search or inquiry, taken ... Quest: Inquest; jury of inquest.... Questant: One who undertakes a quest; a seeker.... Quester: One who seeks; a seeker.... Question: To inquire of by asking questions; to ex... Question: The act of asking; interrogation; inquir... Question: To talk to; to converse with.... Question: To doubt of; to be uncertain of; to quer... Question: To argue; to converse; to dispute.... Question: To ask questions; to inquire.... Question: Talk; conversation; speech; speech.... Question: Hence, a subject of investigation, exami... Question: That which is asked; inquiry; interrogat... Question: Examination with reference to a decisive... Question: Discussion; debate; hence, objection; di... Question: To raise a question about; to call in qu... Questionability: The state or condition of being question... Questionable: Admitting of being questioned; inviting,... Questionable: Liable to question; subject to be doubte... Questionableness: The quality or state of being questionab... Questionably: In a questionable manner.... Questionary: A set of questions for submission to a g... Questionary: One who makes it his business to seek af... Questionary: Inquiring; asking questions; testing.... Questioned: of Question... Questioner: One who asks questions; an inquirer.... Questioning: of Question... Questionist: A candidate for honors or degrees who is... Questionist: A questioner; an inquirer.... Questionless: Unquestioning; incurious.... Questionless: Beyond a question or doubt; doubtless; c... Questionnaire: = Questionary, above.... Questman: One legally empowered to make quest of c... Questman: A churchwarden's assistant; a sidesman.... Questman: A collector of parish rents.... Questmen: of Questman... Questmonger: One who lays informations, and encourage... Questor: An officer who had the management of the... Questorship: The office, or the term of office, of a ... Questrist: A seeker; a pursuer.... Questuary: One employed to collect profits.... Questuary: Studious of profit.... Quet: The common guillemot.... Queue: To fasten, as hair, in a queue.... Queue: A line of persons waiting anywhere.... Queue: A tail-like appendage of hair; a pigtail... Quey: A heifer.... Qui vive: The challenge of a French sentinel, or p... Quib: A quip; a gibe.... Quibble: A pun; a low conceit.... Quibble: A shift or turn from the point in questi... Quibble: To evade the point in question by artifi... Quibble: To pun; to practice punning.... Quibbled: of Quibble... Quibbler: One who quibbles; a caviler; also, a pun... Quibbling: of Quibble... Quibblingly: Triflingly; evasively.... Quica: A small South American opossum (Didelphy... Quice: See Queest.... Quich: To stir.... Quichuan: Designating, or pertaining to, a linguis... Quick: Impatient; passionate; hasty; eager; eag... Quick: Speedy; hasty; swift; not slow; as, be q... Quick: Alive; living; animate; -- opposed to de... Quick: To revive; to quicken; to be or become a... Quick: Quitch grass.... Quick: The life; the mortal point; a vital part... Quick: That which is quick, or alive; a living ... Quick: In a quick manner; quickly; promptly; ra... Quick: Pregnant; with child.... Quick: Sensitive; perceptive in a high degree; ... Quick: Fresh; bracing; sharp; keen.... Quick: Characterized by life or liveliness; ani... Quickbeam: See Quicken tree.... Quicken: To make lively, active, or sprightly; to... Quicken: To shorten the radius of (a curve); to m... Quicken: To move with rapidity or activity; to be... Quicken: To make alive; to vivify; to revive or r... Quicken: To come to life; to become alive; to bec... Quicken tree: The European rowan tree; -- called also ... quickened: of Quicken... Quickener: One who, or that which, quickens.... Quickening: The first motion of the fetus in the wom... Quickening: of Quicken... Quickening: The act or process of making or of becom... Quickens: Quitch grass.... Quickhatch: The wolverine.... Quicklime: Calcium oxide; unslacked lime; -- so cal... Quickly: Speedily; with haste or celerity; soon; ... Quickness: Activity; briskness; especially, rapidit... Quickness: The condition or quality of being quick ... Quickness: Acuteness of perception; keen sensibilit... Quickness: Sharpness; pungency of taste.... Quicksand: Sand easily moved or readily yielding to... Quick-scented: Acute of smell.... Quickset: A living plant set to grow, esp. when se... Quickset: Made of quickset.... Quickset: To plant with living shrubs or trees for... Quick-sighted: Having quick sight or acute discernment;... Quicksilver: The metal mercury; -- so called from its... Quicksilvered: Overlaid with quicksilver, or with an am... Quicksilvering: The mercury and foil on the back of a lo... Quickstep: A lively, spirited march; also, a lively... Quick-witted: Having ready wit... Quick-wittedness: Readiness of wit.... Quickwork: The short planks between the portholes.... Quickwork: The planking between the spirketing and ... Quickwork: All the submerged section of a vessel's ... Quid: An English coin, a sovereign.... Quid: A portion suitable to be chewed; a cud; ... Quid: To drop from the mouth, as food when par... Quidam: Somebody; one unknown.... Quiddany: A confection of quinces, in consistency ... Quiddative: Constituting, or containing, the essence... Quiddit: A subtilty; an equivocation.... Quidditative: Quiddative.... Quiddities: of Quiddity... Quiddity: A trifling nicety; a cavil; a quibble.... Quiddity: The essence, nature, or distinctive pecu... Quiddle: To spend time in trifling employments, o... Quiddle: Alt. of Quiddler... Quiddled: of Quiddle... Quiddler: One who wastes his energy about trifles.... Quiddling: of Quiddle... Quidnunc: One who is curious to know everything th... Quiesce: To be silent, as a letter; to have no so... Quiesced: of Quiesce... Quiescence: Alt. of Quiescency... Quiescency: The state or quality of being quiescent.... Quiescent: Not sounded; silent; as, y is quiescent ... Quiescent: Not ruffed with passion; unagitated; not... Quiescent: Being in a state of repose; at rest; sti... Quiescent: A silent letter.... Quiescently: In a quiescent manner.... Quiescing: of Quiesce... Quiet: To stop motion in; to still; to reduce t... Quiet: To become still, silent, or calm; -- oft... Quiet: Free from noise or disturbance; hushed; ... Quiet: Not excited or anxious; calm; peaceful; ... Quiet: Not giving offense; not exciting disorde... Quiet: Not showy; not such as to attract attent... Quiet: The quality or state of being quiet, or ... Quiet: Freedom from disturbance, noise, or alar... Quiet: To calm; to appease; to pacify; to lull;... Quiet: In a state of rest or calm; without stir... Quietage: Quietness.... Quieted: of Quiet... Quieter: One who, or that which, quiets.... Quieting: of Quiet... Quietism: The system of the Quietists, who maintai... Quietism: Peace or tranquillity of mind; calmness;... Quietist: One of a sect of mystics originated in t... Quietistic: Of or pertaining to the Quietists, or to... Quietly: Noiselessly; silently; without remark or... Quietly: Calmly, without agitation or violent emo... Quietly: Without tumult, alarm, dispute, or distu... Quietly: In a quiet state or manner; without moti... Quietness: The quality or state of being quiet; fre... Quietsome: Calm; still.... Quietude: Rest; repose; quiet; tranquillity.... Quietus: Final discharge or acquittance, as from ... Quill: The pen of a squid. See Pen.... Quill: One of the large feathers of a bird's wi... Quill: The fold or plain of a ruff.... Quill: Something having the form of a quill... Quill: A spine of the hedgehog or porcupine.... Quill: The tube of a musical instrument.... Quill: A roll of dried bark; as, a quill of cin... Quill: A pen for writing made by sharpening and... Quill: The plectrum with which musicians strike... Quill: A spindle, or spool, as of reed or wood,... Quill: To wind on a quill, as thread or yarn.... Quill: To plaint in small cylindrical ridges, c... Quill: A hollow spindle.... Quillaia bark: The bark of a rosaceous tree (Quillaja S... Quillback: An American fresh-water fish (Ictiobus, ... Quilled: Furnished with quills; also, shaped like... Quilled: of Quill... Quillet: Subtilty; nicety; quibble.... Quilling: One of the rounded plaits or flutings of... Quilling: A band of linen, muslin, or the like, fl... Quilling: of Quill... Quillwort: Any plant or species of the genus Isoete... Quilt: To stitch or sew in lines or patterns.... Quilt: To stitch or sew together at frequent in... Quilt: Anything that is quilted; esp., a quilte... Quilt: To wad, as a garment, with warm soft mat... Quilted: of Quilt... Quilter: One who, or that which, quilts.... Quilting: A coating of strands of rope for a water... Quilting: The material used for making quilts.... Quilting: The act of stitching or running in patte... Quilting: of Quilt... Quilting: A quilting bee. See Bee, 2.... Quin: A European scallop (Pecten opercularis),... Quinaldine: A colorless liquid of a slightly pungent... Quiname: Growing in sets of five; -- said especia... Quinary: Consisting of five; arranged by fives.... Quinate: A salt of quinic acid.... Quinazol: A complex nitrogenous base related to ci... Quince: a quince tree or shrub.... Quince: The fruit of a shrub (Cydonia vulgaris) ... Quincewort: The squinancy. Called also quinsywort.... Quinch: To stir; to wince.... Quincuncial: Having the leaves of a pentamerous calyx... Quincuncial: Having the form of a quincunx.... Quincuncially: In the manner or order of a quincunx.... Quincunx: A quincuncial arrangement, as of the par... Quincunx: The position of planets when distant fro... Quincunx: An arrangement of things by fives in a s... Quindecagon: A plane figure with fifteen angles, and ... Quindecemvir: One of a sacerdotal college of fifteen m... Quindecemvirate: The body or office of the quindecemviri.... Quindecemviri: of Quindecemvir... Quindecemvirs: of Quindecemvir... Quindecone: An unsaturated hydrocarbon, C15H26, of t... Quindecylic: Pertaining to, or designating, an acid o... Quindem: A fifteenth part.... Quindism: A fifteenth.... Quinhydrone: A green crystalline substance formed by ... Quinia: Quinine.... Quinible: An interval of a fifth; also, a part sun... Quinic: Pertaining to, derived from, or connecte... Quinicine: An uncrystallizable alkaloid obtained by... Quinidine: An alkaloid isomeric with, and resemblin... Quinine: An alkaloid extracted from the bark of s... Quininic: Pertaining to, or designating, a nitroge... Quininism: Alt. of Quinism... Quinism: See Cinchonism.... Quinizarin: A yellow crystalline substance produced ... Quinizine: any one of a series of nitrogenous bases... Quinnat: The California salmon (Oncorhynchus choi... Quinoa: The seeds of a kind of goosewort (Chenop... Quinogen: A hypothetical radical of quinine and re... Quinoidine: A brownish resinous substance obtained a... Quinoline: A nitrogenous base, C9H7N obtained as a ... Quinologist: One who is versed in quinology.... Quinology: The science which treats of the cultivat... Quinone: A crystalline substance, C6H4O2 (called ... Quinovic: Pertaining to, or designating, a crystal... Quinovin: An amorphous bitter glucoside derived fr... Quinoxaline: Any one of a series of complex nitrogeno... Quinoxyl: The hypothetical radical of certain quin... Quinoyl: A radical of which quinone is the hydrid... Quinquagesima: Fiftieth.... Quinquangular: Having five angles or corners.... Quinquarticular: Relating to the five articles or points;... Quinque-: A combining form meaning five, five time... Quinque foliolate: Having five leaflets.... Quinqueangled: Having five angles; quinquangular.... Quinquedentate: Alt. of Quinquedentated... Quinquedentated: Five-toothed; as, a quinquedentate leaf.... Quinquefarious: Arranged in five vertical rows; pentasti... Quinquefid: Sharply cut about halfway to the middle ... Quinquefoliate: Alt. of Quinquefoliated... Quinquefoliated: Having five leaves or leaflets.... Quinqueliteral: Consisting of five letters.... Quinquelobared: Cut less than halfway into portions, usu... Quinquelobate: Alt. of Quinquelobared... Quinquelobed: Same as Quinquelobate.... Quinquelocular: Having five cells or loculi; five-celled... Quinquenerved: Having five nerves; -- said of a leaf wi... Quinquennalia: Public games celebrated every five years... Quinquennial: Occurring once in five years, or at the ... Quinquennium: Space of five years.... Quinquepartite: Consisting of five parts.... Quinquepartite: Divided into five parts almost to the ba... Quinquereme: A galley having five benches or banks of... Quinquesyllable: A word of five syllables.... Quinquevalve: Alt. of Quinquevalvular... Quinquevalvular: Having five valves, as a pericarp.... Quinquevir: One of five commissioners appointed for ... Quinqueviri: of Quinquevir... Quinquevirs: of Quinquevir... Quinquina: Peruvian bark.... Quinquivalent: Same as Pentavalent.... Quinsy: An inflammation of the throat, or parts ... Quint: A set or sequence of five, as in piquet.... Quint: The interval of a fifth.... Quintain: An object to be tilted at; -- called als... Quintal: A metric measure of weight, being 100,00... Quintal: A hundredweight, either 112 or 100 pound... Quintan: Occurring as the fifth, after four other... Quintan: An intermittent fever which returns ever... Quintel: See Quintain.... Quintessence: To distil or extract as a quintessence; ... Quintessence: Hence: An extract from anything, contain... Quintessence: The fifth or last and highest essence or... Quintessential: Of the nature of a quintessence; purest.... Quintet: Alt. of Quintette... Quintette: A composition for five voices or instrum... Quintic: A quantic of the fifth degree. See Quant... Quintic: Of the fifth degree or order.... Quintile: The aspect of planets when separated the... Quintilllion: According to the French notation, which ... Quintin: See Quintain.... Quintine: The embryonic sac of an ovule, sometimes... Quintole: A group of five notes to be played or su... Quintroon: The off-spring of an octoroon and a whit... Quintuple: To make fivefold, or five times as much ... Quintuple: Multiplied by five; increased to five ti... Quintupled: of Quintuple... Quintuple-ribbed: The same as Quinquenerved.... Quintuplet: A collection or combination of five of a... Quintuplet: A group of five connected notes; a turn ... Quintuplet: A cycle having five crank shafts and ada... Quintuplet: Five children born in the same labor.... Quintupling: of Quintuple... Quinzaine: The fifteenth day after a feast day, inc... Quinze: A game at cards in which the object is t... Quip: A smart, sarcastic turn or jest; a taunt... Quip: To scoff; to use taunts.... Quip: To taunt; to treat with quips.... Quipo: Same as Quipu.... Quipped: of Quip... Quipping: of Quip... Quipu: A contrivance employed by the ancient Pe... Quipus: of Quipu... Quirboilly: Leather softened by boiling so as to tak... Quire: A collection of twenty-four sheets of pa... Quire: To sing in concert.... Quire: See Choir.... Quirinal: Of, pertaining to, or designating, the h... Quirister: A chorister. See Chorister.... Quiritation: A crying for help.... Quirite: One of the Quirites.... Quirites: Roman citizens.... Quirk: A sudden turn; a starting from the point... Quirk: A fit or turn; a short paroxysm; a capri... Quirk: A smart retort; a quibble; a shallow con... Quirk: An irregular air; as, light quirks of mu... Quirk: A small channel, deeply recessed in prop... Quirk: A piece of ground taken out of any regul... Quirked: Having, or formed with, a quirk or quirk... Quirkish: Consisting of quirks; resembling a quirk... Quirky: Full of quirks; tricky; as, a quirky law... Quirl: See Querl.... Quirpele: The Indian ferret.... Quirt: A rawhide whip plaited with two thongs o... Quish: See Cuish.... Quit: To release from obligation, accusation, ... Quit: To away; to depart; to stop doing a thin... Quit: To have done with; to cease from; to sto... Quit: To carry through; to go through to the e... Quit: To discharge, as an obligation or duty; ... Quit: To set at rest; to free, as from anythin... Quit: of Quit... Quit: Released from obligation, charge, penalt... Quit: Any one of numerous species of small pas... Quit: To meet the claims upon, or expectations... Quitch: Figuratively: A vice; a taint; an evil.... Quitch: Same as Quitch grass.... Quitch grass: A perennial grass (Agropyrum repens) hav... Quitclaim: A release or relinquishment of a claim; ... Quitclaim: To release or relinquish a claim to; to ... Quitclaimed: of Quitclaim... Quitclaiming: of Quitclaim... Quite: To a great extent or degree; very; very ... Quite: Completely; wholly; entirely; totally; p... Quite: See Quit.... Quitly: Quite.... Quitrent: A rent reserved in grants of land, by th... Quits: See the Note under Quit, a.... Quittable: Capable of being quitted.... Quittal: Return; requital; quittance.... Quittance: Recompense; return; repayment.... Quittance: Discharge from a debt or an obligation; ... Quittance: To repay; to requite.... Quitted: of Quit... Quitter: One who quits.... Quitter: A deliverer.... Quitting: of Quit... Quittor: A chronic abscess, or fistula of the cor... Quittuple-nerved: Alt. of Quintuple-ribbed... Quitture: A discharge; an issue.... Quiver: Nimble; active.... Quiver: To shake or move with slight and tremulo... Quiver: The act or state of quivering; a tremor.... Quiver: A case or sheath for arrows to be carrie... Quivered: Sheathed, as in a quiver.... Quivered: of Quiver... Quivered: Furnished with, or carrying, a quiver.... Quivering: of Quiver... Quiveringly: With quivering motion.... Quixotic: Like Don Quixote; romantic to extravagan... Quixotically: In a quixotic way.... Quixotism: That form of delusion which leads to ext... Quixotry: Quixotism; visionary schemes.... Quiz: An exercise, or a course of exercises, c... Quiz: A riddle or obscure question; an enigma;... Quiz: One who quizzes others; as, he is a grea... Quiz: An odd or absurd fellow.... Quiz: To conduct a quiz. See Quiz, n., 4.... Quiz: To instruct in or by a quiz. See Quiz, n... Quiz: To puzzle; to banter; to chaff or mock w... Quiz: To peer at; to eye suspiciously or mocki... Quizzed: of Quiz... Quizzer: One who quizzes; a quiz.... Quizzical: Relating to quizzing: given to quizzing;... Quizzing: of Quiz... Quizzism: The act or habit of quizzing.... Quo warranto: A writ brought before a proper tribunal,... Quob: To throb; to quiver.... Quod: A quadrangle or court, as of a prison; h... Quod: Quoth; said. See Quoth.... Quod: To put in quod, or prison; to lock up; t... Quoddies: Herring taken and cured or smoked near Q... Quodlibet: A nice point; a subtilty; a debatable po... Quodlibet: A medley improvised by several performer... Quodlibetarian: One who discusses any subject at pleasur... Quodlibetical: Not restricted to a particular subject; ... Quoif: See Coif.... Quoifffure: See Coiffure.... Quoil: See Coil.... Quoin: A wedgelike piece of stone, wood metal, ... Quoin: to support and steady a stone.... Quoin: To support the breech of a cannon.... Quoin: To wedge or lock up a form within a chas... Quoin: To prevent casks from rolling.... Quoin: Originally, a solid exterior angle, as o... Quoit: To throw quoits; to play at quoits.... Quoit: A game played with quoits.... Quoit: The discus of the ancients. See Discus.... Quoit: A cromlech.... Quoit: A flattened ring-shaped piece of iron, t... Quoit: To throw; to pitch.... Quoke: imp. of Quake.... Quoll: A marsupial of Australia (Dasyurus macru... Quondam: Having been formerly; former; sometime.... Quondam: A person dismissed or ejected from a pos... Quook: imp. of Quake.... Quop: See Quob.... Quorum: Such a number of the officers or members... Quota: A proportional part or share; the share ... Quotable: Capable or worthy of being quoted; as, a... Quotation: A piece of hollow type metal, lower than... Quotation: Quota; share.... Quotation: The naming or publishing of the current ... Quotation: The act of quoting or citing.... Quotation: That which is quoted or cited; a part of... Quotationist: One who makes, or is given to making, qu... Quote: To notice; to observe; to examine.... Quote: To set down, as in writing.... Quote: A note upon an author.... Quote: To cite, as a passage from some author; ... Quote: To cite a passage from; to name as the a... Quote: To name the current price of.... Quoted: of Quote... Quoter: One who quotes the words of another.... Quoth: Said; spoke; uttered; -- used only in th... Quotha: Indeed; forsooth.... Quotidian: Occurring or returning daily; as, a quot... Quotidian: Anything returning daily; especially (Me... Quotient: The number resulting from the division o... Quotient: The result of any process inverse to mul... Quotiety: The relation of an object to number.... Quoting: of Quote... Quotum: Part or proportion; quota.... Quran: See Koran.... |
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