44014
|
q |
Q is the seventeenth letter of the English Alphabet; an articulation borrowed from the oriental ... |
44015
|
quab |
QUAB, n. A fish of Russian rivers, which delights in clear water. |
44016
|
quachilto |
QUACHIL'TO, n. A Brazilian fowl of the moor-hen kind, of a fine black color variegated with white. ... |
44017
|
quack |
QUACK, v.i.1. To cry like a duck or goose.2. To boast; to bounce; to talk noisily and ... |
44018
|
quackened |
QUACK'ENED, a. Almost choked or suffocated. |
44019
|
quackery |
QUACK'ERY, n. The boastful pretensions or mean practice of an ignoramus, particularly in medicine; ... |
44020
|
quackish |
QUACK'ISH, a. Like a quack; boasting of skill not possessed; trickish. |
44021
|
quackism |
QUACK'ISM, n. The practice of quackery. |
44022
|
quackled |
QUACK'LED, |
44023
|
quacksalver |
QUACK'SALVER, n.One who boasts of his skill in medicines and salves, or of the efficacy of his ... |
44024
|
quad |
QUAD, a. Evil; bad. [Not used.] |
44025
|
quadragene |
QUAD'RAGENE, n. [L. quadrageni.] A papal indulgence multiplying remissions by forties. |
44026
|
quadragesima |
QUADRAGES'IMA, n. [L. quadragesimus, fortieth, from quatuor, four.]Lent; so called because it ... |
44027
|
quadragesimal |
QUADRAGES'IMAL, a. [supra.] Belonging to Lent; used in Lent. |
44028
|
quadragesimals |
QUADRAGES'IMALS, n. plu. [supra.] Offerings formerly made to the mother church on mid-lent ... |
44029
|
quadrangle |
QUAD'RANGLE, n. [L. quadratus, square, from quatuor, four, and angulus, angle.]In geometry, a ... |
44030
|
quadrangular |
QUADRAN'GULAR, a. [supra.] 1. Square; having four sides and four angles.2. In botany, having ... |
44031
|
quadrant |
QUAD'RANT, n. [L. quadrans, a fourth.]1. The fourth part; the quarter.2. In geometry, the ... |
44032
|
quadrantal |
QUADRANT'AL, a. [supra.] Pertaining to a quadrant; also, included in the fourth part of a circle; ... |
44033
|
quadrat |
QUAD'RAT, n. [L. quadratus, squared.]1. In printing, a piece of metal used to fill the void ... |
44034
|
quadrate |
QUAD'RATE, a.1. Square; having four equal and parallel sides.2. Divisible into four equal ... |
44035
|
quadratic |
QUADRAT'IC, a. Square; denoting a square or pertaining to it.Quadratic equation, in algebra, an ... |
44036
|
quadratrix |
QUAD'RATRIX, n.1. A square or squared figure.2. In geometry, a mechanical line by means of which ... |
44037
|
quadrature |
QUAD'RATURE, n. [L. quadratura.]1. The act of squaring; the reducing of a figure to a square. ... |
44038
|
quadrel |
QUAD'REL, n. In architecture, a kind of artificial stone made of chalky earth and dried in the ... |
44039
|
quadrennial |
QUADREN'NIAL, a. [L. quadriennium; quadra or quadrans, from quatuor, four, and annus, year.]1. ... |
44040
|
quadrennially |
QUADREN'NIALLY, adv. Once in four years. |
44041
|
quadrible |
QUAD'RIBLE, a. [L. quadro, to square.] That may be squared. |
44042
|
quadricapsular |
QUADRICAP'SULAR,a. [L. quadra and capsula.]In botany, having four capsules to a flower; as a ... |
44043
|
quadridecimal |
QUADRIDEC'IMAL, a. [L. quadra and decem.]In crystallography, designating a crystal whose prism or ... |
44044
|
quadridentate |
QUADRIDEN'TATE, a. [L. quadra and dentatus, toothed.]In botany, having four teeth on the edge. |
44045
|
quadrifid |
QUAD'RIFID, a. [L. quadrifidus; quadra and findo, to divide.]In botany, four-cleft, as a quadrifid ... |
44046
|
quadrijugous |
QUADRIJU'GOUS, a. [L. quadra and jugum, yoke.]In botany, pinnate, with four pairs of leaflets; as ... |
44047
|
quadrilateral |
QUADRILAT'ERAL, a. [L. quadra, or quatuor, four, and latus, side.] Having four sides and four ... |
44048
|
quadrilateralness |
QUADRILAT'ERALNESS, n. The property of having four right lined sides, forming as many right ... |
44049
|
quadriliteral |
QUADRILIT'ERAL, a. [L. quadra, or quatuor, four, and litera, letter.]Consisting of four letters. |
44050
|
quadrille |
QUADRILLE, n. quadril', or cadril'.1. A game played by four persons with 40 cards, being the ... |
44051
|
quadrilobate |
QUAD'RILOBATE, |
44052
|
quadrilobed |
QUAD'RILOBED, a. [L. quadra, or quatuor, four, and lobe, Gr.]In botany, having four lobes; as a ... |
44053
|
quadrilocular |
QUADRILOC'ULAR, a. [L. quadra, quatuor, and loculus, a cell.]Having four cells; four-celled; as a ... |
44054
|
quadrin |
QUAD'RIN, n. [L. quadrinus.] A mite; a small piece of money, in value about a farthing. [Not in ... |
44055
|
quadrinomial |
QUADRINO'MIAL, a. [L. quadra, quatuor, and nomen, name.]Consisting of four denominations or terms. |
44056
|
quadripartite |
QUADRIP'ARTITE, a. [L. quadra, quatuor, and partitus, divided.]Divided into four parts, or ... |
44057
|
quadripartitely |
QUADRIP'ARTITELY, adv. In four divisions; in a quadripartite distribution. |
44058
|
quadripartition |
QUADRIPARTI'TION, n. A division by four or into four parts; or the taking the fourth part of any ... |
44059
|
quadriphyllous |
QUADRIPH'YLLOUS, a. [L. quadra, quatuor, four, and Gr. leaf.] Having four leaves. |
44060
|
quadrireme |
QUAD'RIREME, n. [L. quadriremis; quatuor, four, and remus, oar.]A galley with four benches of oars ... |
44061
|
quadrisyllable |
QUADRISYL'LABLE, n. [L. quadra, quatuor, and syllable.] A word consisting of four syllables. |
44062
|
quadrivalve |
QUAD'RIVALVE, |
44063
|
quadrivalves |
QUAD'RIVALVES, n. plu. [L. quadra, quatuor, and valva, valve.] A door with four folds or leaves. |
44064
|
quadrivalvular |
QUADRIVALV'ULAR, a. In botany, having four valves; four-valved; as a quadrivalve pericarp. |
44065
|
quadrivial |
QUADRIV'IAL, a. [L. quadrivium; quatuor, four, and via, way.] Having four ways meeting in a ... |
44066
|
quadroon |
QUADROON', n. [L. quadra, quatuor.] In Spanish America, the offspring of a mulatto woman by a ... |
44067
|
quadruman |
QUAD'RUMAN, n. [L. quadra and manus, hand.]An animal having four hands or limbs that correspond to ... |
44068
|
quadrumanous |
QUAD'RUMANOUS, a. Having four hands; four-handed. |
44069
|
quadrune |
QUAD'RUNE, n. A gritstone with a calcarious cement. |
44070
|
quadruped |
QUAD'RUPED, a. [L. quadrupes; quadra, quatuor, four, and pes, foot.] Having four legs and ... |
44071
|
quadruple |
QUAD'RUPLE, a. [L. quadruplus; quadra, quatuor, and plico, to fold.]Fourfold; four times told; as, ... |
44072
|
quadruplicate |
QUADRU'PLICATE, a. Fourfold; four times repeated; as a quadruplicate ratio or ... |
44073
|
quadruplication |
QUADRUPLICA'TION, n. The act of making fourfold and taking four times the simple sum or amount. |
44074
|
quadruply |
QUAD'RUPLY, adv. To a fourfold quantity; as, to be quadruply recompensed. |
44075
|
quaere |
QUAERE, [L.] Inquire; better written query, which see. |
44076
|
quaestor |
QUAESTOR. [See Questor.] |
44077
|
quaff |
QU'AFF, v.t.To drink; to swallow in large draughts.He quaffs the muscadel. They in communion sweet ... |
44078
|
quaffed |
QU'AFFED, pp. Drank; swallowed in large draughts. |
44079
|
quaffer |
QU'AFFER, n. One that quaffs or drinks largely.QU'AFFER, v.t. To feel out. [Not in use.] |
44080
|
quaffing |
QU'AFFING, ppr. Drinking; swallowing draughts. |
44081
|
quaggy |
QUAG'GY, a. [supposed to be from the root of quake.]Yielding to the feet or trembling under the ... |
44082
|
quagmire |
QUAG'MIRE, n. [that is, quake-mire.] Soft wet land, which has a surface firm enough to bear a ... |
44083
|
quahaug |
QUAHAUG, n. quaw'hog. In New England, the popular name of a large species of clams or bivalvular ... |
44084
|
quaid |
QUAID, a. or pp. [for quailed.] Crushed, subdued, or depressed. [Not used.] |
44085
|
quail |
QUAIL, v.i. [Quail, in English, signifies to sink or languish, to curdle, and to crush or ... |
44086
|
quail-pipe |
QUA'IL-PIPE, n. A pipe or call for alluring quails into a net; a kind of leathern purse in the ... |
44087
|
quailing |
QUA'ILING, ppr. Failing; languishing. Obs.QUA'ILING, n. The act of failing in spirit or ... |
44088
|
quaint |
QUAINT, a. [The latter word would lead us to refer quaint to the Latin accinctus, ready, but ... |
44089
|
quaintly |
QUA'INTLY, adv.1. Nicely; exactly; with petty neatness or spruceness; as hair more quaintly ... |
44090
|
quaintness |
QUA'INTNESS, n.1. Niceness; petty neatness or elegance.There is a majesty in simplicity, which is ... |
44091
|
quake |
QUAKE, v.i.1. To shake; to tremble; to be agitated with quick but short motions continually ... |
44092
|
quaker |
QUA'KER, n. One that quakes; but usually, one of the religious sect called friends. This name, ... |
44093
|
quakerism |
QUA'KERISM, n. The peculiar manners, tenets or worship of the quakers. |
44094
|
quakerly |
QUA'KERLY, a. Resembling quakers. |
44095
|
quakery |
QUA'KERY, n. Quakerism. |
44096
|
quaking |
QUA'KING, ppr. Shaking; trembling.QUA'KING, n. A shaking; tremulous agitation; trepidation. Dan. ... |
44097
|
quaking-grass |
QUA'KING-GRASS, n. An herb. |
44098
|
qualifiable |
QUAL'IFIABLE, a. [from qualify.] That may be qualified; that may be abated or modified. |
44099
|
qualification |
QUALIFICA'TION, n.1. Any natural endowment or any acquirement which fits a person for a place, ... |
44100
|
qualified |
QUAL'IFIED, pp. Fitted by accomplishments or endowments; modified.Qualified fee, in law, a base ... |
44101
|
qualifiedness |
QUAL'IFIEDNESS, n. The state of being qualified or fitted. |
44102
|
qualifier |
QUAL'IFIER, n. He or that which qualifies; that which modifies, reduces, tempers or restrains. |
44103
|
qualify |
QUAL'IFY, v.t. [L. qualis, such, and facio, to make.]1. To fit for any place, office, occupation ... |
44104
|
qualifying |
QUAL'IFYING, ppr. Furnishing with the necessary qualities, properties or accomplishments for a ... |
44105
|
quality |
QUAL'ITY, n. [L. qualitas, from qualis, such.]1. Property; that which belongs to a body or ... |
44106
|
qualm |
QU'ALM, n. quam.1. A rising in the stomach, as it is commonly called; a fit of nausea, or a ... |
44107
|
qualmish |
QU'ALMISH, a. quamish. [supra.] Sick at the stomach; inclined to vomit; affected with nausea or ... |
44108
|
qualmishness |
QU'ALMISHNESS, n. Nausea. |
44109
|
quamoclit |
QUAM'OCLIT, n. A plant of the genus Ipomoea. |
44110
|
quandary |
QUAN'DARY, n. Doubt; uncertainty; a state of difficulty or perplexity.QUAN'DARY, v.t. To bring ... |
44111
|
quantitative |
QUAN'TITATIVE, a. [See Quantity.] Estimable according to quantity. |
44112
|
quantitive |
QUAN'TITIVE, a. [See Quantity.] Estimable according to quantity. |
44113
|
quantity |
QUAN'TITY, n. [L. quantitas, from quantus, how much, or as much as.]1. That property of any thing ... |
44114
|
quantum |
QUAN'TUM, n. [L.] The quantity; the amount.Quantum meruit, in law, an action grounded on a ... |
44115
|
quarantine |
QUAR'ANTINE, n. [L. quartus, fourth; Eng. quart. See Quart and Square.]1. Properly, the space ... |
44116
|
quarantined |
QUARANTINED, pp. Restrained from communication with the shore for a limited period; as a ship or ... |
44117
|
quarantining |
QUARANTINING, ppr. Prohibiting from intercourse with the port; as a ship or its crew and ... |
44118
|
quarre |
QUARRE, for quarry, not in use. |
44119
|
quarrel |
QUAR'REL, n. [L. queror, to complain, that is, to cry out with a loud voice. Hence we see the ... |
44120
|
quarreler |
QUAR'RELER, n. One who quarrels, wrangles or fights. |
44121
|
quarreling |
QUAR'RELING, ppr. Disputing with vehemence or loud angry words; scolding; wrangling; fighting; ... |
44122
|
quarrelous |
QUAR'RELOUS, a. Apt or disposed to quarrel; petulant; easily provoked to enmity or contention. ... |
44123
|
quarrelsome |
QUAR'RELSOME, a. Apt to quarrel; given to brawls and contention; inclined to petty fighting; ... |
44124
|
quarrelsomely |
QUAR'RELSOMELY, adv. In a quarrelsome manner; with a quarrelsome temper; petulantly. |
44125
|
quarrelsomeness |
QUAR'RELSOMENESS, n. Disposition to engage in contention and brawls; petulance. |
44126
|
quarried |
QUAR'RIED, pp. Dug from a pit or cavern. |
44127
|
quarry |
QUAR'RY, n.1. A square; as a quarry of glass. [Not in use.]2. An arrow with a square head. [See ... |
44128
|
quarrying |
QUAR'RYING, ppr. Digging stones from a quarry. |
44129
|
quarryman |
QUAR'RYMAN, n. A man who is occupied in quarrying stones. |
44130
|
quart |
QUART, n. quort. [L. quartus.]1. The fourth part; a quarter. [Not in use.]2. The fourth part of ... |
44131
|
quartan |
QUARTAN, quort'an. [L. quartanus, the fourth.]Designating the fourth; occurring every fourth day; ... |
44132
|
quartation |
QUARTA'TION, n. In chimistry and metallurgy, the operation by which the quantity of one thing is ... |
44133
|
quarter |
QUARTER, n. quort'er. [L. quartus, the fourth part.]1. The fourth part; as the quarter of an hour ... |
44134
|
quarter-day |
QUARTER-DAY, n. The day that completes three months, the quarter of a year; the day when quarterly ... |
44135
|
quarterage |
QUART'ERAGE, n. A quarterly allowance. |
44136
|
quartered |
QUART'ERED, pp. Divided into four equal parts or quarters; separated into distinct parts; lodged; ... |
44137
|
quartering |
QUART'ERING, ppr. Dividing into quarters or into distinct parts; stationing for ... |
44138
|
quarterly |
QUART'ERLY, a.1. Containing or consisting of a fourth part; as quarterly seasons.2. Recurring at ... |
44139
|
quartern |
QUART'ERN, n. The fourth part of a pint; a gill. |
44140
|
quartile |
QUART'ILE, n. An aspect of the planets, when they are distant from each other a quarter of the ... |
44141
|
quarto |
QUART'O, n. [L. quartus.] A book of the size of the fourth of a sheet; a size made by twice ... |
44142
|
quartz |
QUARTZ, n. quortz. A species of silicious minerals, of various colors, white, gray, reddish, ... |
44143
|
quartzy |
QUARTZ'Y, a. Pertaining to quartz; partaking of the nature or qualities of quartz; resembling ... |
44144
|
quas |
QUAS, n. In Russia, a drink of common domestic use; being a liquor prepared from pollard, meal and ... |
44145
|
quash |
QUASH, v.t. [L. quasso, quatio.]1. Properly, to beat down or beat in pieces; to crush.The whales ... |
44146
|
quashed |
QUASH'ED, pp. Crushed; subdued; abated. |
44147
|
quashing |
QUASH'ING, ppr. Crushing; subduing; abating. |
44148
|
quassation |
QUASSA'TION, n. [L. quassatio.] The act of shaking; concussion; the state of being shaken. |
44149
|
quassia |
QUAS'SIA, n. A plant, or rather a genus of plants of three species, the amara, simaruba, and ... |
44150
|
quat |
QUAT, n. A pustule or pimple. [Not used.] |
44151
|
quater-cousins |
QUATER-COUSINS, n. ka'ter-cuzns. [L. quatuor, four, and cousin.]Those within the first four ... |
44152
|
quatern |
QUAT'ERN, a. [L. quaterni, four, from quatuor, four.]Consisting of four; fourfold; growing by ... |
44153
|
quaternary |
QUATERN'ARY, n. [L. quaternarius, from quatuor, four.]The number four.QUATERN'ARY, a. Consisting ... |
44154
|
quaternion |
QUATERN'ION, n. [L. quaternio, from quatuor, four.]1. The number four.2. A file of four ... |
44155
|
quaternity |
QUATERN'ITY, n. [supra.] The number four. |
44156
|
quatrain |
QUAT'RAIN, n. [L. quatror, four.]A stanza of four lines rhyming alternately. |
44157
|
quave |
QUAVE, for quaver, is not used. |
44158
|
quavemire |
QUAVEMIRE, for quagmire, is not used. |
44159
|
quaver |
QUA'VER, v.i.1. To shake the voice; to utter or form sound with rapid vibrations, as in singing; ... |
44160
|
quavered |
QUA'VERED, a. or pp. Distributed into quavers. |
44161
|
quaverer |
QUA'VERER, n. A warbler. |
44162
|
quavering |
QUA'VERING, ppr. Shaking the voice or the sound of an instrument.QUA'VERING, n. The act of ... |
44163
|
quay |
QUAY, n. ke.A key; a mole or wharf, constructed in harbors for securing vessels and receiving goods ... |
44164
|
queach |
QUEACH, n. A thick bushy plot. Obs.QUEACH, v.i. To stir; to move. Obs. [See Quick.] |
44165
|
queachy |
QUE'ACHY, a. [from queach.] 1. Shaking; moving, yielding or trembling under the feet, as moist ... |
44166
|
quean |
QUEAN, n.A worthless woman; a slut; a strumpet. [Not in common use.] |
44167
|
queasiness |
QUE'ASINESS, n. s as z. [from queasy.] Nausea; qualmishness; inclination to vomit. |
44168
|
queasy |
QUE'ASY, a. s as z. 1. Sick at the stomach; affected with nausea; inclined to vomit.2. ... |
44169
|
queck |
QUECK, v.i.To shrink; to flinch. Obs. |
44170
|
queen |
QUEEN, n.1. The consort of a king; a queen consort.2. A woman who is the sovereign of a kingdom; ... |
44171
|
queen-apple |
QUEE'N-APPLE, n. A kind of apple, so called. |
44172
|
queen-dowager |
QUEEN-DOW'AGER, n. The window of a king. |
44173
|
queen-gold |
QUEE'N-GOLD, n. A royal duty or revenue belonging to every queen of England during her marriage to ... |
44174
|
queening |
QUEE'NING, n. An apple. |
44175
|
queenlike |
QUEE'NLIKE, a. Resembling a queen. |
44176
|
queenly |
QUEE'NLY, a. Like a queen; becoming a queen; suitable to a queen. |
44177
|
queer |
QUEER, a.Odd; singular; hence, whimsical. |
44178
|
queerly |
QUEE'RLY, adv. In an odd or singular manner. |
44179
|
queerness |
QUEE'RNESS, n. Oddity; singularity; particularity. [A familiar, not an elegant word.] |
44180
|
queest |
QUEEST, n. A ring dove, a species of pigeon. |
44181
|
queint |
QUEINT, pret. and pp. of quench. |
44182
|
quell |
QUELL, v.t.1. To crush; to subdue; to cause to cease; as, to quell an insurrection or sedition.2. ... |
44183
|
quelled |
QUELL'ED, pp. Crushed; subdued; quieted. |
44184
|
queller |
QUELL'ER, n. One that crushes or subdues. |
44185
|
quelling |
QUELL'ING, ppr. Crushing; subduing; reducing to peace. |
44186
|
quelque-chose |
QUELQUE-CHOSE, n. keck-shows.A trifle; a kickshaw. |
44187
|
queme |
QUEME, v.t. To please. Obs. |
44188
|
quench |
QUENCH, v.t.1. To extinguish; to put out; as, to quench flame.2. To still; to quiet; to repress; ... |
44189
|
quenchable |
QUENCH'ABLE, a. That may be quenched or extinguished. |
44190
|
quenched |
QUENCH'ED, pp. Extinguished; allayed; repressed. |
44191
|
quencher |
QUENCH'ER, n. He or that which extinguishes. |
44192
|
quenching |
QUENCH'ING, ppr. Extinguishing; quieting; stifling; repressing. |
44193
|
quenchless |
QUENCH'LESS, a. That cannot be quenched or repressed; inextinguishable; as quenchless fire or ... |
44194
|
quercitron |
QUER'CITRON, n. [L. quercus, an oak.] The bark of the yellow oak, used in dyeing. |
44195
|
querele |
QUER'ELE, n. [L. querla.] A complaint to a court. [Not in use.] |
44196
|
querent |
QUE'RENT, n. [L. querens, queror, to complain.]The complainant; the plaintiff. [Not in ... |
44197
|
querimonious |
QUERIMO'NIOUS, a. [L. querimonia, complaint, from queror.]Complaining; querulous; apt to complain. |
44198
|
querimoniously |
QUERIMO'NIOUSLY, adv. With complaint; querulously. |
44199
|
querimoniousness |
QUERIMO'NIOUSNESS, n. Disposition to complain; a complaining temper. |
44200
|
querist |
QUE'RIST, n. [from L. quaero, to inquire.] One who inquires or asks questions. |
44201
|
querk |
QUERK. [See Quirk.] |
44202
|
querkened |
QUERK'ENED, a. Choked. [Illegitimate and obsolete.] |
44203
|
querl |
QUERL, v.t. To twirl; to turn or wind round; to coil; as, to querl a cord, thread or rope. [This ... |
44204
|
quern |
QUERN, n.A hand-mill for grinding grain; a mill, the stone of which was turned by hand, used before ... |
44205
|
querpo |
QUERP'O, n. [L. corpus.]A waistcoat or garment close to the body. |
44206
|
querquedule |
QUER'QUEDULE, n. [L. querquedula.] An aquatic fowl, a species of teal of the genus Anas. |
44207
|
querry |
QUER'RY, n. A groom. [See Equerry.] |
44208
|
querulous |
QUER'ULOUS, a. [L. querulus, from queror, to complain. See Quarrel.]1. Complaining or habitually ... |
44209
|
querulously |
QUER'ULOUSLY, adv. In a complaining manner. |
44210
|
querulousness |
QUER'ULOUSNESS, n. Disposition to complain, or the habit or practice of murmuring. |
44211
|
query |
QUE'RY, n. [from L. quaere, imperative of quaero; perhaps Heb. to seek, to search, to inquire.]A ... |
44212
|
quest |
QUEST, n. [L. quaero, quaestus. As the letter r is rarely changed into s, perhaps the L. ... |
44213
|
questant |
QUEST'ANT, n. [supra.] A seeker. [Not used.] |
44214
|
question |
QUESTION, n. ques'chun. [L. quaestio. See Quest.]1. The act of asking; an interrogatory; as, to ... |
44215
|
questionable |
QUES'TIONABLE, a.1. That may be questioned; doubtful; uncertain; disputable. the deed is of ... |
44216
|
questionableness |
QUES'TIONABLENESS, n. The quality or state of being doubtful, questionable or suspicious. |
44217
|
questionary |
QUES'TIONARY, a. Inquiring; asking questions; as questionary epistles. |
44218
|
questioned |
QUES'TIONED, pp.1. Interrogated; examined by questions.2. Doubted; disputed. |
44219
|
questioner |
QUES'TIONER, n. One that asks questions; an inquirer. |
44220
|
questioning |
QUES'TIONING, ppr. Interrogating; calling in question; doubting. |
44221
|
questionist |
QUES'TIONIST, n. A questioner; an inquirer. |
44222
|
questionless |
QUES'TIONLESS, adv. Beyond a question or doubt; doubtless; certainly. |
44223
|
questman |
QUEST'MAN |
44224
|
questmonger |
QUEST'MONGER, n. A starter of lawsuits or prosecutions. [Not used.] |
44225
|
questor |
QUES'TOR, n. [L. quaestor. See Quest and Query.]In Roman antiquity, an officer who had the ... |
44226
|
questorship |
QUES'TORSHIP, n.1. The office of a questor or Roman treasurer.2. The term of a questor's office. |
44227
|
questrist |
QUES'TRIST, n. A seeker; a pursuer. [Not in use.] |
44228
|
questuary |
QUES'TUARY, a. Studious of profit.QUES'TUARY, n. One employed to collect profits. |
44229
|
queue |
QUEUE. [See Cue.] |
44230
|
quib |
QUIB, n.A sarcasm; a bitter taunt; a quip; a gibe. |
44231
|
quibble |
QUIB'BLE, n. 1. A start or turn from the point in question, or from plain truth; an evasion; a ... |
44232
|
quibbler |
QUIB'BLER, n.1. One who evades plain truth by trifling artifices, play upon words, or cavils.2. A ... |
44233
|
quick |
QUICK, v.i.To stir; to move. [Not in use.]QUICK, a. [If q is a dialectical prefix, as I suppose, ... |
44234
|
quick-grass |
QUICK-GRASS. [See Quitch-grass.] |
44235
|
quick-match |
QUICK-MATCH, n. [See Match.] A combustible preparation formed of cotton strands dipped in a ... |
44236
|
quick-sighted |
QUICK'-SIGHTED, a. Having quick sight or acute discernment; quick to see or discern. |
44237
|
quicken |
QUICKEN, v.t. quik'n.1. Primarily, to make alive; to vivify; to revive or resuscitate, as from ... |
44238
|
quicken-tree |
QUICK'EN-TREE, n. A tree, the wild sorb, a species of wild ash.the Sorbus aucuparia, or mountain ... |
44239
|
quickened |
QUICK'ENED, pp.1. Made alive; revived; vivified; reinvigorated.2. Accelerated; hastened.3. ... |
44240
|
quickener |
QUICK'ENER, n. 1. One who revives, vivifies, or communicates life.2. That which reinvigorates.3. ... |
44241
|
quickening |
QUICK'ENING, ppr. Giving life; accelerating; inciting. |
44242
|
quicklime |
QUICK'LIME, n. [See Lime.] Any calcarious substance deprived of its fixed or carbonic air, or an ... |
44243
|
quickly |
QUICK'LY, adv.1. Speedily; with haste or celerity.2. Soon; without delay. |
44244
|
quickness |
QUICK'NESS, n.1. Speed; velocity; celerity; rapidity; as the quickness of motion.2. Activity; ... |
44245
|
quicksand |
QUICK'SAND, n. 1. Sand easily moved or readily yielding to pressure, loose sand abounding with ... |
44246
|
quickscented |
QUICK'SCENTED, a. Having an acute perception by the nose; of an acute smell. |
44247
|
quickset |
QUICK'SET, n. A living plant set to grow, particularly for a hedge.QUICK'SET, v.t. To plant with ... |
44248
|
quicksightedness |
QUICK'SIGHTEDNESS, n. Quickness of sight or discernment; readiness to see or discern. |
44249
|
quicksilver |
QUICK'SILVER, n. [that is, living silver, argentum vivum, so called from its fluidity.]Mercury, a ... |
44250
|
quicksilvered |
QUICK'SILVERED, a. Overlaid with quicksilver. |
44251
|
quid |
QUID, n. A vulgar pronunciation of cud; as a quid of tobacco. |
44252
|
quidam |
QUI'DAM, n. [L.] Somebody. [Not in use.] |
44253
|
quiddany |
QUID'DANY, n. [L. cydonium.]Marmalade; a confection of quinces prepared with sugar. |
44254
|
quiddative |
QUID'DATIVE, a. Constituting the essence of a thing. |
44255
|
quiddit |
QUID'DIT, n. [L. quidlibet.] A subtilty; an equivocation. [Not in use.] |
44256
|
quiddity |
QUID'DITY, n. [L. quid, what.]1. A barbarous term used in school philosophy for essence, that ... |
44257
|
quidnunc |
QUID'NUNC, n. [L. what now.] One who is curious to know every thing that passes; one who knows or ... |
44258
|
quiesce |
QUIESCE, v.i. quiess'. [L. quiesco.] To be silent, as a letter; to have no sound. |
44259
|
quiescence |
QUIES'CENCE, |
44260
|
quiescency |
QUIES'CENCY, n. [L. quiescens, quiesco. See quiet.]1. Rest; repose; state of a thing without ... |
44261
|
quiescent |
QUIES'CENT, a. [L. quiescens.]1. Resting being in a state of repose; still: not moving; as a ... |
44262
|
quiet |
QUI'ET, a. [L. quietus.]1. Still; being in a state of rest; now moving. Judges 16.2. Still; ... |
44263
|
quieted |
QUI'ETED, pp. Made still; calmed; pacified. |
44264
|
quieter |
QUI'ETER, n. The person or thing that quiets. |
44265
|
quieting |
QUI'ETING, ppr. Reducing to rest or stillness; appeasing; tranquilizing. |
44266
|
quietism |
QUI'ETISM, n. Peace or tranquility of mind; apathy; dispassion; indisturbance; inaction. In ... |
44267
|
quietist |
QUI'ETIST, n. One of a sect of mystics, originated by Molino, a Spanish priest, who maintained the ... |
44268
|
quietly |
QUI'ETLY, adv.1. In a quiet state; without motion; in a state of rest; as, to lie or sit ... |
44269
|
quietness |
QUI'ETNESS, n.1. A state of rest; stillness.2. Calm; tranquility; as the quietness of the ocean ... |
44270
|
quietsome |
QUI'ETSOME, a. Calm; still; undisturbed. [Not in use.] |
44271
|
quietude |
QUI'ETUDE, n. Rest; repose; quiet; tranquility. |
44272
|
quietus |
QUIE'TUS, n. [L.] Rest; repose; death; hence, a final discharge or acquittance; that which ... |
44273
|
quill |
QUILL, n. [L. calamus.]1. The large strong feather of a goose or other large fowl; used much for ... |
44274
|
quillet |
QUIL'LET, n. [L. quidlibet, what you please.]Subtilty; nicety; fraudulent distinction; petty cant. ... |
44275
|
quilt |
QUILT, n. [L. culcita.]A cover or garment made by putting wool, cotton or other substance between ... |
44276
|
quilted |
QUILT'ED, pp. Stitched together, as two pieces of cloth, with a soft substance between them. |
44277
|
quilting |
QUILT'ING, ppr. Stitching together, as two cloths, with some soft substance between ... |
44278
|
quinary |
QUI'NARY, a. [L. quinarius, from quinque, five.] Consisting of five.] Consisting of five; as a ... |
44279
|
quinate |
QUI'NATE, a. [from L. quinque.] In botany, a quinate leaf is a sort of digitate leaf having five ... |
44280
|
quince |
QUINCE, n. quins. [L. cydonius.]The fruit of the Pyrus cydonia, so named from Cydonia, a town of ... |
44281
|
quince-tree |
QUINCE-TREE, n. The tree which produces the quince. |
44282
|
quinch |
QUINCH, v.i. [probably a vulgar pronunciation of wince or winch.] To stir, wince or flounce. ... |
44283
|
quincuncial |
QUINCUN'CIAL, a. [from L. quincunx.] Having the form of a quincunx. |
44284
|
quincunx |
QUIN'CUNX, n. [L. composed of quinque, five, and uncia, ounce.]In gardening, the quincunx order is ... |
44285
|
quindecagon |
QUINDEC'AGON, n. [L. quinque, five Gr. ten, and angle.]In geometry, a plain figure with fifteen ... |
44286
|
quindecemvir |
QUINDEC'EMVIR, n. [L. quinque, five, decem, ten, and vir, man.]In Roman history, one of a ... |
44287
|
quindecemvirate |
QUINDECEM'VIRATE, n. The body of fifteen magistrates, of their office. |
44288
|
quinia |
QUIN'IA, |
44289
|
quinine |
QUIN'INE, n. In pharmacy, a substance prepared from yellow bark possessing in a concentrated form, ... |
44290
|
quinquagesima |
QUINQUAGES'IMA, n. [L. fifty.] Quinquagesima Sunday, so called as being about the fiftieth day ... |
44291
|
quinquangular |
QUINQUAN'GULAR, a. [L. quinque, five, and angulus, angle.] Having five angles or corners. |
44292
|
quinquarticular |
QUINQUARTIC'ULAR, a. [L. quinque, five, and articulus, article.] Consisting of five articles. ... |
44293
|
quinquecapsular |
QUINQUECAP'SULAR, a. [L. quinque, five, and capsula, a little chest.]In botany, having five ... |
44294
|
quinquedentate |
QUINQUEDEN'TATE, a. [L. quinque, five, and dentatus, toothed; dens, tooth.] In botany, ... |
44295
|
quinquefarious |
QUINQUEFA'RIOUS, a. [L. quinque, five. Eng. to fare, or from the root of vary.] In botany, ... |
44296
|
quinquefid |
QUIN'QUEFID, a. [L. quinque, five, and findo, to split.]In botany, five-cleft; cut into five ... |
44297
|
quinquefoliated |
QUINQUEFO'LIATED, a. [L. quinque, five, and folium, leaf.] having five leaves. |
44298
|
quinqueliteral |
QUINQUELIT'ERAL, a. [L. quinque, five, and litera, letter.] Consisting of five letters. |
44299
|
quinquelobate |
QUIN'QUELOBATE, |
44300
|
quinquelobed |
QUIN'QUELOBED, a. [L. quinque, five, and lobus, lobe.]Five-lobed; divided to the middle into five ... |
44301
|
quinquelocular |
QUINQUELOC'ULAR, a. [L. quinque, five, and loculus, a cell.]Five-celled; having five cells; as a ... |
44302
|
quinquennial |
QUINQUEN'NIAL, a. [L. quinquennalis, quinquennis; quinque, five, and annus, year.] Occurring once ... |
44303
|
quinquepartite |
QUINQUEP'ARTITE, a. [L. quinque, five, and partitus, divided.]1. Divided into five parts almost ... |
44304
|
quinquereme |
QUIN'QUEREME, n. [L. quinque, five, and remus, oar.]A galley having five seats or rows of oars. |
44305
|
quinquevalve |
QUIN'QUEVALVE, |
44306
|
quinquevalvular |
QUINQUEVALV'ULAR, a. [L. quinque, five, and valve, valves.] Having five valves, as a pericarp. |
44307
|
quinquevir |
QUIN'QUEVIR, n. [L. quinque, five, and vir, man.] One of an order of five priests in Rome. |
44308
|
quinsy |
QUIN'SY, n. s as z.1. An inflammation of the throat; a species of angina which renders respiration ... |
44309
|
quint |
QUINT, n. [from L. quintus, fifth.] A set of sequence of five; as in piquet. |
44310
|
quintain |
QUINT'AIN, n. A post with a turning top. |
44311
|
quintal |
QUINT'AL, n. [l. centum, a hundred.]A hundred pounds in weight; or a weight of that number of ... |
44312
|
quintessence |
QUINTES'SENCE, n. [L. quinta essentia, fifth essence.]1. In alchimy, the fifth or last and ... |
44313
|
quintessential |
QUINTESSEN'TIAL, a. Consisting of quintessence. |
44314
|
quintile |
QUINT'ILE, n. [L. quintus, fifth.] The aspect of planets when distant from each other the fifth ... |
44315
|
quintin |
QUINT'IN, n. An upright post on the top of which turned a cross piece, on one end of which was ... |
44316
|
quintuple |
QUINT'UPLE, a. [L. quintuplus, fivefold; quintus and plico.]Fivefold; containing five times the ... |
44317
|
quip |
QUIP, n. A smart sarcastic turn; a taunt; a severe retort.QUIP, v.t. To taunt; to treat with a ... |
44318
|
quire |
QUIRE, n. [L. chorus; Gr.]1. A body of singers; a chorus. [See Chorus and Choir.]2. The part of ... |
44319
|
quirister |
QUIR'ISTER, n. One that sings in concert; more generally, the leader of a quire, particularly in ... |
44320
|
quiritation |
QUIRITA'TION, n. [L. quirtatio, from quirito, from queror.] A crying for help. [Not used.] |
44321
|
quirk |
QUIRK, n. quurk.1. Literally, a turn; a starting from the point or line; hence, an artful turn for ... |
44322
|
quirkish |
QUIRK'ISH, a. 1. Consisting of quirks, turns, quibbles or artful evasions.2. Resembling a quirk. |
44323
|
quirpele |
QUIRP'ELE, n. The Indian ferret, an animal of the weasel kind. |
44324
|
quit |
QUIT, v.t. pret. and pp. quit or quitted. [L. cedo. The sense of quit is to leave, to withdraw ... |
44325
|
quitch-grass |
QUITCH'-GRASS, n. [properly quick-grass, probably from its vigorous growth, or the difficulty of ... |
44326
|
quitclaim |
QUIT'CLAIM, v.t. [quit and claim.] To release a claim by deed without covenants of warranty; to ... |
44327
|
quitclaimed |
QUIT'CLAIMED, pp. Released by deed. |
44328
|
quitclaiming |
QUIT'CLAIMING. pp. Conveying by deed of release. |
44329
|
quite |
QUITE, adv. [from quit; that is, primarily, free or clear by complete performance.]Completely; ... |
44330
|
quits |
QUITS, adv. [from quit.] An exclamation used when mutual demands are adjusted and the parties are ... |
44331
|
quittal |
QUIT'TAL, n. Return; repayment. |
44332
|
quittance |
QUIT'TANCE, n. 1. Discharge from a debt or obligation; an acquittance. [See Acquittance, which ... |
44333
|
quitted |
QUIT'TED, pp. Left; relinquished; acquitted. |
44334
|
quitter |
QUIT'TER. n. 1. One who quits.2. A deliverer. [Not in use.]3. Scoria of tin. |
44335
|
quitter-bone |
QUIT'TER-BONE, n. In farriery, a hard round swelling on the coronet, between the heel and the ... |
44336
|
quiver |
QUIV'ER, n.A case or sheath for arrows.Take the quiver and thy bow. Gen. 27.QUIV'ER, a. Nimble; ... |
44337
|
quivered |
QUIV'ERED, a. [from the noun quiver.]1. Furnished with a quiver; as the quivered nymph.2. ... |
44338
|
quivering |
QUIV'ERING, ppr. Trembling, as with cold or fear; moving with a tremulous agitation.QUIV'ERING, n. ... |
44339
|
quixotic |
QUIXOT'IC, a. Like Don Quixote; romantic to extravagance. |
44340
|
quixotism |
QUIX'OTISM, n. Romantic and absurd notions; schemes or actions like those of Don Quixote, the hero ... |
44341
|
quiz |
QUIZ, n. An enigma; a riddle or obscure question.QUIZ, v.t. To puzzle. [A popular, but not an ... |
44342
|
quob |
QUOB, v.i. To move, as the fetus in utero; to throb. [Local, vulgar, and little used.] |
44343
|
quodlibet |
QUOD'LIBET, n. [L. what you please.] A nice point; a subtilty. |
44344
|
quodlibetarian |
QUODLIBETA'RIAN, n. One who talks and disputes on any subject at pleasure. |
44345
|
quodlibetical |
QUODLIBET'ICAL, a. Not restrained to a particular subject; moved or discussed at pleasure for ... |
44346
|
quodlibetically |
QUODLIBET'ICALLY, adv. At pleasure; for curiosity; so as to be debated for entertainment. |
44347
|
quoif |
QUOIF, n. A cap or hood. [See Coif.]QUOIF, v.t. To cover or dress with a coif. [This word may ... |
44348
|
quoiffure |
QUOIF'FURE, n. A head dress. |
44349
|
quoil |
QUOIL. [See Coil, the better word.] |
44350
|
quoin |
QUOIN, n. [See Coin.1. A corner.2. An instrument to raise any thing; a wedge employed to raise ... |
44351
|
quoit |
QUOIT, n. 1. A kind of horse shoe to be pitched or thrown at a fixed object in play. In common ... |
44352
|
quoll |
QUOLL, n. An animal of New Holland, resembling the polecat. |
44353
|
quondam |
QUON'DAM, used adjectively. [L.] Having been formerly; former; as a quondam king or friend. |
44354
|
quook |
QUOOK, pret. of quake. Obs. |
44355
|
quorum |
QUO'RUM, n. [L. gen. plu. of qui, who.]1. A bench of justices, or such a number of officers or ... |
44356
|
quota |
QUO'TA, n. [L. quotus.]A just part or share; or the share, part or proportion assigned to each. ... |
44357
|
quotation |
QUOTA'TION, n. [from quote.]1. The act of quoting or citing.2. The passage quoted or cited; the ... |
44358
|
quote |
QUOTE, v.t.1. To cite, as a passage from some author; to name, repeat or adduce a passage from an ... |
44359
|
quoted |
QUO'TED, pp. Cited; adduced; named. |
44360
|
quoter |
QUO'TER, n. One that cites the words of an author or speaker. |
44361
|
quoth |
QUOTH, v.i. [L. inquio, contracted.]To say; to speak. This verb is defective, being used only in ... |
44362
|
quotidian |
QUOTID'IAN, a. [L. quotidianus; quotus and dies.] Daily; occurring or returning daily; as a ... |
44363
|
quotient |
QUO'TIENT, n. [L. quoties, how often.]In arithmetic, the number resulting from the division of one ... |
