equinoctial | noun (n.) The equinoctial line. |
| adjective (a.) Pertaining to an equinox, or the equinoxes, or to the time of equal day and night; as, the equinoctial line. |
| adjective (a.) Pertaining to the regions or climate of the equinoctial line or equator; in or near that line; as, equinoctial heat; an equinoctial sun. |
| adjective (a.) Pertaining to the time when the sun enters the equinoctial points; as, an equinoctial gale or storm, that is, one happening at or near the time of the equinox, in any part of the world. |
quince | noun (n.) The fruit of a shrub (Cydonia vulgaris) belonging to the same tribe as the apple. It somewhat resembles an apple, but differs in having many seeds in each carpel. It has hard flesh of high flavor, but very acid, and is largely used for marmalade, jelly, and preserves. |
| noun (n.) a quince tree or shrub. |
| noun (n.) The fruit of a shrub (Cydonia vulgaris) belonging to the same tribe as the apple. It somewhat resembles an apple, but differs in having many seeds in each carpel. It has hard flesh of high flavor, but very acid, and is largely used for marmalade, jelly, and preserves. |
| noun (n.) a quince tree or shrub. |
quincunx | noun (n.) An arrangement of things by fives in a square or a rectangle, one being placed at each corner and one in the middle; especially, such an arrangement of trees repeated indefinitely, so as to form a regular group with rows running in various directions. |
| noun (n.) The position of planets when distant from each other five signs, or 150”. |
| noun (n.) A quincuncial arrangement, as of the parts of a flower in aestivation. See Quincuncial, 2. |
| noun (n.) An arrangement of things by fives in a square or a rectangle, one being placed at each corner and one in the middle; especially, such an arrangement of trees repeated indefinitely, so as to form a regular group with rows running in various directions. |
| noun (n.) The position of planets when distant from each other five signs, or 150”. |
| noun (n.) A quincuncial arrangement, as of the parts of a flower in aestivation. See Quincuncial, 2. |
quinic | adjective (a.) Pertaining to, derived from, or connected with, quinine and related compounds; specifically, designating a nonnitrogenous acid obtained from cinchona bark, coffee, beans, etc., as a white crystalline substance. |
| adjective (a.) Pertaining to, derived from, or connected with, quinine and related compounds; specifically, designating a nonnitrogenous acid obtained from cinchona bark, coffee, beans, etc., as a white crystalline substance. |
penguin | noun (n.) Any bird of the order Impennes, or Ptilopteri. They are covered with short, thick feathers, almost scalelike on the wings, which are without true quills. They are unable to fly, but use their wings to aid in diving, in which they are very expert. See King penguin, under Jackass. |
| noun (n.) The egg-shaped fleshy fruit of a West Indian plant (Bromelia Pinguin) of the Pineapple family; also, the plant itself, which has rigid, pointed, and spiny-toothed leaves, and is used for hedges. |
ruin | noun (n.) The act of falling or tumbling down; fall. |
| noun (n.) Such a change of anything as destroys it, or entirely defeats its object, or unfits it for use; destruction; overthrow; as, the ruin of a ship or an army; the ruin of a constitution or a government; the ruin of health or hopes. |
| noun (n.) That which is fallen down and become worthless from injury or decay; as, his mind is a ruin; especially, in the plural, the remains of a destroyed, dilapidated, or desolate house, fortress, city, or the like. |
| noun (n.) The state of being dcayed, or of having become ruined or worthless; as, to be in ruins; to go to ruin. |
| noun (n.) That which promotes injury, decay, or destruction. |
| noun (n.) To bring to ruin; to cause to fall to pieces and decay; to make to perish; to bring to destruction; to bring to poverty or bankruptcy; to impair seriously; to damage essentially; to overthrow. |
| verb (v. i.) To fall to ruins; to go to ruin; to become decayed or dilapidated; to perish. |
quibble | noun (n.) A shift or turn from the point in question; a trifling or evasive distinction; an evasion; a cavil. |
| noun (n.) A pun; a low conceit. |
| noun (n.) A shift or turn from the point in question; a trifling or evasive distinction; an evasion; a cavil. |
| noun (n.) A pun; a low conceit. |
| verb (v. i.) To evade the point in question by artifice, play upon words, caviling, or by raising any insignificant or impertinent question or point; to trifle in argument or discourse; to equivocate. |
| verb (v. i.) To pun; to practice punning. |
| verb (v. i.) To evade the point in question by artifice, play upon words, caviling, or by raising any insignificant or impertinent question or point; to trifle in argument or discourse; to equivocate. |
| verb (v. i.) To pun; to practice punning. |
quick | noun (n.) That which is quick, or alive; a living animal or plant; especially, the hawthorn, or other plants used in making a living hedge. |
| noun (n.) The life; the mortal point; a vital part; a part susceptible of serious injury or keen feeling; the sensitive living flesh; the part of a finger or toe to which the nail is attached; the tender emotions; as, to cut a finger nail to the quick; to thrust a sword to the quick, to taunt one to the quick; -- used figuratively. |
| noun (n.) Quitch grass. |
| noun (n.) That which is quick, or alive; a living animal or plant; especially, the hawthorn, or other plants used in making a living hedge. |
| noun (n.) The life; the mortal point; a vital part; a part susceptible of serious injury or keen feeling; the sensitive living flesh; the part of a finger or toe to which the nail is attached; the tender emotions; as, to cut a finger nail to the quick; to thrust a sword to the quick, to taunt one to the quick; -- used figuratively. |
| noun (n.) Quitch grass. |
| superlative (superl.) Alive; living; animate; -- opposed to dead or inanimate. |
| superlative (superl.) Characterized by life or liveliness; animated; sprightly; agile; brisk; ready. |
| superlative (superl.) Speedy; hasty; swift; not slow; as, be quick. |
| superlative (superl.) Impatient; passionate; hasty; eager; eager; sharp; unceremonious; as, a quick temper. |
| superlative (superl.) Fresh; bracing; sharp; keen. |
| superlative (superl.) Sensitive; perceptive in a high degree; ready; as, a quick ear. |
| superlative (superl.) Pregnant; with child. |
| superlative (superl.) Alive; living; animate; -- opposed to dead or inanimate. |
| superlative (superl.) Characterized by life or liveliness; animated; sprightly; agile; brisk; ready. |
| superlative (superl.) Speedy; hasty; swift; not slow; as, be quick. |
| superlative (superl.) Impatient; passionate; hasty; eager; eager; sharp; unceremonious; as, a quick temper. |
| superlative (superl.) Fresh; bracing; sharp; keen. |
| superlative (superl.) Sensitive; perceptive in a high degree; ready; as, a quick ear. |
| superlative (superl.) Pregnant; with child. |
| adverb (adv.) In a quick manner; quickly; promptly; rapidly; with haste; speedily; without delay; as, run quick; get back quick. |
| verb (v. t. & i.) To revive; to quicken; to be or become alive. |
| adverb (adv.) In a quick manner; quickly; promptly; rapidly; with haste; speedily; without delay; as, run quick; get back quick. |
| verb (v. t. & i.) To revive; to quicken; to be or become alive. |
quickening | noun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Quicken |
| noun (n.) The act or process of making or of becoming quick. |
| noun (n.) The first motion of the fetus in the womb felt by the mother, occurring usually about the middle of the term of pregnancy. It has been popularly supposed to be due to the fetus becoming possessed of independent life. |
| noun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Quicken |
| noun (n.) The act or process of making or of becoming quick. |
| noun (n.) The first motion of the fetus in the womb felt by the mother, occurring usually about the middle of the term of pregnancy. It has been popularly supposed to be due to the fetus becoming possessed of independent life. |
quicken | adjective (a.) To make alive; to vivify; to revive or resuscitate, as from death or an inanimate state; hence, to excite; to, stimulate; to incite. |
| adjective (a.) To make lively, active, or sprightly; to impart additional energy to; to stimulate; to make quick or rapid; to hasten; to accelerate; as, to quicken one's steps or thoughts; to quicken one's departure or speed. |
| adjective (a.) To shorten the radius of (a curve); to make (a curve) sharper; as, to quicken the sheer, that is, to make its curve more pronounced. |
| adjective (a.) To make alive; to vivify; to revive or resuscitate, as from death or an inanimate state; hence, to excite; to, stimulate; to incite. |
| adjective (a.) To make lively, active, or sprightly; to impart additional energy to; to stimulate; to make quick or rapid; to hasten; to accelerate; as, to quicken one's steps or thoughts; to quicken one's departure or speed. |
| adjective (a.) To shorten the radius of (a curve); to make (a curve) sharper; as, to quicken the sheer, that is, to make its curve more pronounced. |
| verb (v. i.) To come to life; to become alive; to become vivified or enlivened; hence, to exhibit signs of life; to move, as the fetus in the womb. |
| verb (v. i.) To move with rapidity or activity; to become accelerated; as, his pulse quickened. |
| verb (v. i.) To come to life; to become alive; to become vivified or enlivened; hence, to exhibit signs of life; to move, as the fetus in the womb. |
| verb (v. i.) To move with rapidity or activity; to become accelerated; as, his pulse quickened. |
quickness | noun (n.) The condition or quality of being quick or living; life. |
| noun (n.) Activity; briskness; especially, rapidity of motion; speed; celerity; as, quickness of wit. |
| noun (n.) Acuteness of perception; keen sensibility. |
| noun (n.) Sharpness; pungency of taste. |
| noun (n.) The condition or quality of being quick or living; life. |
| noun (n.) Activity; briskness; especially, rapidity of motion; speed; celerity; as, quickness of wit. |
| noun (n.) Acuteness of perception; keen sensibility. |
| noun (n.) Sharpness; pungency of taste. |
quickset | noun (n.) A living plant set to grow, esp. when set for a hedge; specifically, the hawthorn. |
| noun (n.) A living plant set to grow, esp. when set for a hedge; specifically, the hawthorn. |
| adjective (a.) Made of quickset. |
| adjective (a.) Made of quickset. |
| verb (v. t.) To plant with living shrubs or trees for a hedge; as, to quickset a ditch. |
| verb (v. t.) To plant with living shrubs or trees for a hedge; as, to quickset a ditch. |
quiddity | noun (n.) The essence, nature, or distinctive peculiarity, of a thing; that which answers the question, Quid est? or, What is it? |
| noun (n.) A trifling nicety; a cavil; a quibble. |
| noun (n.) The essence, nature, or distinctive peculiarity, of a thing; that which answers the question, Quid est? or, What is it? |
| noun (n.) A trifling nicety; a cavil; a quibble. |
quiescent | noun (n.) A silent letter. |
| noun (n.) A silent letter. |
| adjective (a.) Being in a state of repose; at rest; still; not moving; as, a quiescent body or fluid. |
| adjective (a.) Not ruffed with passion; unagitated; not in action; not excited; quiet; dormant; resting. |
| adjective (a.) Not sounded; silent; as, y is quiescent in "day" and "say." |
| adjective (a.) Being in a state of repose; at rest; still; not moving; as, a quiescent body or fluid. |
| adjective (a.) Not ruffed with passion; unagitated; not in action; not excited; quiet; dormant; resting. |
| adjective (a.) Not sounded; silent; as, y is quiescent in "day" and "say." |
quiet | adjective (a.) In a state of rest or calm; without stir, motion, or agitation; still; as, a quiet sea; quiet air. |
| adjective (a.) Free from noise or disturbance; hushed; still. |
| adjective (a.) Not excited or anxious; calm; peaceful; placid; settled; as, a quiet life; a quiet conscience. |
| adjective (a.) Not giving offense; not exciting disorder or trouble; not turbulent; gentle; mild; meek; contented. |
| adjective (a.) Not showy; not such as to attract attention; undemonstrative; as, a quiet dress; quiet colors; a quiet movement. |
| adjective (a.) The quality or state of being quiet, or in repose; as an hour or a time of quiet. |
| adjective (a.) Freedom from disturbance, noise, or alarm; stillness; tranquillity; peace; security. |
| adjective (a.) In a state of rest or calm; without stir, motion, or agitation; still; as, a quiet sea; quiet air. |
| adjective (a.) Free from noise or disturbance; hushed; still. |
| adjective (a.) Not excited or anxious; calm; peaceful; placid; settled; as, a quiet life; a quiet conscience. |
| adjective (a.) Not giving offense; not exciting disorder or trouble; not turbulent; gentle; mild; meek; contented. |
| adjective (a.) Not showy; not such as to attract attention; undemonstrative; as, a quiet dress; quiet colors; a quiet movement. |
| adjective (a.) The quality or state of being quiet, or in repose; as an hour or a time of quiet. |
| adjective (a.) Freedom from disturbance, noise, or alarm; stillness; tranquillity; peace; security. |
| verb (v. t.) To stop motion in; to still; to reduce to a state of rest, or of silence. |
| verb (v. t.) To calm; to appease; to pacify; to lull; to allay; to tranquillize; as, to quiet the passions; to quiet clamors or disorders; to quiet pain or grief. |
| verb (v. i.) To become still, silent, or calm; -- often with down; as, be soon quieted down. |
| verb (v. t.) To stop motion in; to still; to reduce to a state of rest, or of silence. |
| verb (v. t.) To calm; to appease; to pacify; to lull; to allay; to tranquillize; as, to quiet the passions; to quiet clamors or disorders; to quiet pain or grief. |
| verb (v. i.) To become still, silent, or calm; -- often with down; as, be soon quieted down. |
quill | noun (n.) One of the large feathers of a bird's wing, or one of the rectrices of the tail; also, the stock of such a feather. |
| noun (n.) A pen for writing made by sharpening and splitting the point or nib of the stock of a feather; as, history is the proper subject of his quill. |
| noun (n.) A spine of the hedgehog or porcupine. |
| noun (n.) The pen of a squid. See Pen. |
| noun (n.) The plectrum with which musicians strike the strings of certain instruments. |
| noun (n.) The tube of a musical instrument. |
| noun (n.) Something having the form of a quill |
| noun (n.) The fold or plain of a ruff. |
| noun (n.) A spindle, or spool, as of reed or wood, upon which the thread for the woof is wound in a shuttle. |
| noun (n.) A hollow spindle. |
| noun (n.) One of the large feathers of a bird's wing, or one of the rectrices of the tail; also, the stock of such a feather. |
| noun (n.) A pen for writing made by sharpening and splitting the point or nib of the stock of a feather; as, history is the proper subject of his quill. |
| noun (n.) A spine of the hedgehog or porcupine. |
| noun (n.) The pen of a squid. See Pen. |
| noun (n.) The plectrum with which musicians strike the strings of certain instruments. |
| noun (n.) The tube of a musical instrument. |
| noun (n.) Something having the form of a quill |
| noun (n.) The fold or plain of a ruff. |
| noun (n.) A spindle, or spool, as of reed or wood, upon which the thread for the woof is wound in a shuttle. |
| noun (n.) A hollow spindle. |
| noun (n.) A roll of dried bark; as, a quill of cinnamon or of cinchona. |
| verb (v. t.) To plaint in small cylindrical ridges, called quillings; as, to quill a ruffle. |
| verb (v. t.) To wind on a quill, as thread or yarn. |
| verb (v. t.) To plaint in small cylindrical ridges, called quillings; as, to quill a ruffle. |
| verb (v. t.) To wind on a quill, as thread or yarn. |
qualification | noun (n.) The act of qualifying, or the condition of being qualified. |
| noun (n.) That which qualifies; any natural endowment, or any acquirement, which fits a person for a place, office, or employment, or which enables him to sustian any character with success; an enabling quality or circumstance; requisite capacity or possession. |
| noun (n.) The act of limiting, or the state of being limited; that which qualifies by limiting; modification; restriction; hence, abatement; diminution; as, to use words without any qualification. |
| noun (n.) The act of qualifying, or the condition of being qualified. |
| noun (n.) That which qualifies; any natural endowment, or any acquirement, which fits a person for a place, office, or employment, or which enables him to sustian any character with success; an enabling quality or circumstance; requisite capacity or possession. |
| noun (n.) The act of limiting, or the state of being limited; that which qualifies by limiting; modification; restriction; hence, abatement; diminution; as, to use words without any qualification. |
quartan | noun (n.) An intermittent fever which returns every fourth day, reckoning inclusively, that is, one in which the interval between paroxysms is two days. |
| noun (n.) A measure, the fourth part of some other measure. |
| noun (n.) An intermittent fever which returns every fourth day, reckoning inclusively, that is, one in which the interval between paroxysms is two days. |
| noun (n.) A measure, the fourth part of some other measure. |
| adjective (a.) Of or pertaining to the fourth; occurring every fourth day, reckoning inclusively; as, a quartan ague, or fever. |
| adjective (a.) Of or pertaining to the fourth; occurring every fourth day, reckoning inclusively; as, a quartan ague, or fever. |
quaternion | noun (n.) The number four. |
| noun (n.) A set of four parts, things, or person; four things taken collectively; a group of four words, phrases, circumstances, facts, or the like. |
| noun (n.) A word of four syllables; a quadrisyllable. |
| noun (n.) The quotient of two vectors, or of two directed right lines in space, considered as depending on four geometrical elements, and as expressible by an algebraic symbol of quadrinomial form. |
| noun (n.) The number four. |
| noun (n.) A set of four parts, things, or person; four things taken collectively; a group of four words, phrases, circumstances, facts, or the like. |
| noun (n.) A word of four syllables; a quadrisyllable. |
| noun (n.) The quotient of two vectors, or of two directed right lines in space, considered as depending on four geometrical elements, and as expressible by an algebraic symbol of quadrinomial form. |
| verb (v. t.) To divide into quaternions, files, or companies. |
| verb (v. t.) To divide into quaternions, files, or companies. |
queen | noun (n.) The wife of a king. |
| noun (n.) A woman who is the sovereign of a kingdom; a female monarch; as, Elizabeth, queen of England; Mary, queen of Scots. |
| noun (n.) A woman eminent in power or attractions; the highest of her kind; as, a queen in society; -- also used figuratively of cities, countries, etc. |
| noun (n.) The fertile, or fully developed, female of social bees, ants, and termites. |
| noun (n.) The most powerful, and except the king the most important, piece in a set of chessmen. |
| noun (n.) A playing card bearing the picture of a queen; as, the queen of spades. |
| noun (n.) A male homosexual, esp. one who is effeminate or dresses in women's clothing. |
| noun (n.) The wife of a king. |
| noun (n.) A woman who is the sovereign of a kingdom; a female monarch; as, Elizabeth, queen of England; Mary, queen of Scots. |
| noun (n.) A woman eminent in power or attractions; the highest of her kind; as, a queen in society; -- also used figuratively of cities, countries, etc. |
| noun (n.) The fertile, or fully developed, female of social bees, ants, and termites. |
| noun (n.) The most powerful, and except the king the most important, piece in a set of chessmen. |
| noun (n.) A playing card bearing the picture of a queen; as, the queen of spades. |
| noun (n.) A male homosexual, esp. one who is effeminate or dresses in women's clothing. |
| verb (v. i.) To act the part of a queen. |
| verb (v. i.) To make a queen (or other piece, at the player's discretion) of by moving it to the eighth row; as, to queen a pawn. |
| verb (v. i.) To act the part of a queen. |
| verb (v. i.) To make a queen (or other piece, at the player's discretion) of by moving it to the eighth row; as, to queen a pawn. |
quercitron | noun (n.) The yellow inner bark of the Quercus tinctoria, the American black oak, yellow oak, dyer's oak, or quercitron oak, a large forest tree growing from Maine to eastern Texas. |
| noun (n.) Quercitrin, used as a pigment. See Quercitrin. |
| noun (n.) The yellow inner bark of the Quercus tinctoria, the American black oak, yellow oak, dyer's oak, or quercitron oak, a large forest tree growing from Maine to eastern Texas. |
| noun (n.) Quercitrin, used as a pigment. See Quercitrin. |
question | noun (n.) The act of asking; interrogation; inquiry; as, to examine by question and answer. |
| noun (n.) Discussion; debate; hence, objection; dispute; doubt; as, the story is true beyond question; he obeyed without question. |
| noun (n.) Examination with reference to a decisive result; investigation; specifically, a judicial or official investigation; also, examination under torture. |
| noun (n.) That which is asked; inquiry; interrogatory; query. |
| noun (n.) Hence, a subject of investigation, examination, or debate; theme of inquiry; matter to be inquired into; as, a delicate or doubtful question. |
| noun (n.) Talk; conversation; speech; speech. |
| noun (n.) To ask questions; to inquire. |
| noun (n.) To argue; to converse; to dispute. |
| noun (n.) The act of asking; interrogation; inquiry; as, to examine by question and answer. |
| noun (n.) Discussion; debate; hence, objection; dispute; doubt; as, the story is true beyond question; he obeyed without question. |
| noun (n.) Examination with reference to a decisive result; investigation; specifically, a judicial or official investigation; also, examination under torture. |
| noun (n.) That which is asked; inquiry; interrogatory; query. |
| noun (n.) Hence, a subject of investigation, examination, or debate; theme of inquiry; matter to be inquired into; as, a delicate or doubtful question. |
| noun (n.) Talk; conversation; speech; speech. |
| noun (n.) To ask questions; to inquire. |
| noun (n.) To argue; to converse; to dispute. |
| verb (v. t.) To inquire of by asking questions; to examine by interrogatories; as, to question a witness. |
| verb (v. t.) To doubt of; to be uncertain of; to query. |
| verb (v. t.) To raise a question about; to call in question; to make objection to. |
| verb (v. t.) To talk to; to converse with. |
| verb (v. t.) To inquire of by asking questions; to examine by interrogatories; as, to question a witness. |
| verb (v. t.) To doubt of; to be uncertain of; to query. |
| verb (v. t.) To raise a question about; to call in question; to make objection to. |
| verb (v. t.) To talk to; to converse with. |
quintan | noun (n.) An intermittent fever which returns every fifth day, reckoning inclusively, or in which the intermission lasts three days. |
| noun (n.) An intermittent fever which returns every fifth day, reckoning inclusively, or in which the intermission lasts three days. |
| adjective (a.) Occurring as the fifth, after four others also, occurring every fifth day, reckoning inclusively; as, a quintan fever. |
| adjective (a.) Occurring as the fifth, after four others also, occurring every fifth day, reckoning inclusively; as, a quintan fever. |
quintilllion | noun (n.) According to the French notation, which is used on the Continent and in America, the cube of a million, or a unit with eighteen ciphers annexed; according to the English notation, a number produced by involving a million to the fifth power, or a unit with thirty ciphers annexed. See the Note under Numeration. |
| noun (n.) According to the French notation, which is used on the Continent and in America, the cube of a million, or a unit with eighteen ciphers annexed; according to the English notation, a number produced by involving a million to the fifth power, or a unit with thirty ciphers annexed. See the Note under Numeration. |
quoin | noun (n.) Originally, a solid exterior angle, as of a building; now, commonly, one of the selected pieces of material by which the corner is marked. |
| noun (n.) A wedgelike piece of stone, wood metal, or other material, used for various purposes |
| noun (n.) to support and steady a stone. |
| noun (n.) To support the breech of a cannon. |
| noun (n.) To wedge or lock up a form within a chase. |
| noun (n.) To prevent casks from rolling. |
| noun (n.) Originally, a solid exterior angle, as of a building; now, commonly, one of the selected pieces of material by which the corner is marked. |
| noun (n.) A wedgelike piece of stone, wood metal, or other material, used for various purposes |
| noun (n.) to support and steady a stone. |
| noun (n.) To support the breech of a cannon. |
| noun (n.) To wedge or lock up a form within a chase. |
| noun (n.) To prevent casks from rolling. |
quotation | noun (n.) The act of quoting or citing. |
| noun (n.) That which is quoted or cited; a part of a book or writing named, repeated, or adduced as evidence or illustration. |
| noun (n.) The naming or publishing of the current price of stocks, bonds, or any commodity; also the price named. |
| noun (n.) Quota; share. |
| noun (n.) A piece of hollow type metal, lower than type, and measuring two or more pica ems in length and breadth, used in the blank spaces at the beginning and end of chapters, etc. |
| noun (n.) The act of quoting or citing. |
| noun (n.) That which is quoted or cited; a part of a book or writing named, repeated, or adduced as evidence or illustration. |
| noun (n.) The naming or publishing of the current price of stocks, bonds, or any commodity; also the price named. |
| noun (n.) Quota; share. |
| noun (n.) A piece of hollow type metal, lower than type, and measuring two or more pica ems in length and breadth, used in the blank spaces at the beginning and end of chapters, etc. |