QUINCY
First name QUINCY's origin is English. QUINCY means "fifth: derived from roman clan name". You can find other first names and English words that rhymes with QUINCY below. Ryhme list involves the matching sounds according to the first letters, last letters and first&last letters of quincy.(Brown names are of the same origin (English) with QUINCY and Red names are first names with English/Anglo-Saxon origin)
First Names Rhyming QUINCY
FIRST NAMES WHICH INCLUDES QUŻNCY AS A WHOLE:
NAMES RHYMING WITH QUŻNCY (According to last letters):
Rhyming Names According to Last 5 Letters (uincy) - Names That Ends with uincy:
Rhyming Names According to Last 4 Letters (incy) - Names That Ends with incy:
Rhyming Names According to Last 3 Letters (ncy) - Names That Ends with ncy:
nancy clancy yancy chauncy delancyRhyming Names According to Last 2 Letters (cy) - Names That Ends with cy:
percy darcy kacy kelcy lucy macy tacy tracy ignacy jacy stacy treacy dacy mercy aldercy lacyNAMES RHYMING WITH QUŻNCY (According to first letters):
Rhyming Names According to First 5 Letters (quinc) - Names That Begins with quinc:
quinceyRhyming Names According to First 4 Letters (quin) - Names That Begins with quin:
quin quinevere quinlan quinn quint quinta quintin quinton quintrellRhyming Names According to First 3 Letters (qui) - Names That Begins with qui:
quibilah quigley quirinRhyming Names According to First 2 Letters (qu) - Names That Begins with qu:
quaashie quaid quan quang quany quarrie quauhtli qubilah qudamah queena queenie quennel quent quentin quenton quentrell queran querida quesnel quetzalxochitl quoc qutaiba qutaybah qutuz quy quyenNAMES BOTH FIRST AND LAST LETTERS RHYMING WITH QUŻNCY:
First Names which starts with 'qu' and ends with 'cy':
First Names which starts with 'q' and ends with 'y':
English Words Rhyming QUINCY
ENGLISH WORDS WHICH INCLUDES QUŻNCY AS A WHOLE:
ENGLISH WORDS RHYMING WITH QUŻNCY (According to last letters):
Rhyming Words According to Last 5 Letters (uincy) - English Words That Ends with uincy:
Rhyming Words According to Last 4 Letters (incy) - English Words That Ends with incy:
captaincy | noun (n.) The rank, post, or commission of a captain. |
chaplaincy | noun (n.) The office, position, or station of a chaplain. |
chieftaincy | noun (n.) Alt. of Chieftainship |
Rhyming Words According to Last 3 Letters (ncy) - English Words That Ends with ncy:
aberrancy | noun (n.) State of being aberrant; a wandering from the right way; deviation from truth, rectitude, etc. |
abeyancy | noun (n.) Abeyance. |
abhorrency | noun (n.) Abhorrence. |
absorbency | noun (n.) Absorptiveness. |
abstinency | noun (n.) Abstinence. |
acceptancy | noun (n.) Acceptance. |
accordancy | noun (n.) Accordance. |
accountancy | noun (n.) The art or employment of an accountant. |
accumbency | noun (n.) The state of being accumbent or reclining. |
acescency | noun (n.) The quality of being acescent; the process of acetous fermentation; a moderate degree of sourness. |
acquiescency | noun (n.) The quality of being acquiescent; acquiescence. |
adherency | noun (n.) The state or quality of being adherent; adherence. |
noun (n.) That which adheres. |
adjutancy | noun (n.) The office of an adjutant. |
noun (n.) Skillful arrangement in aid; assistance. |
adolescency | noun (n.) The quality of being adolescent; youthfulness. |
aeromancy | noun (n.) Divination from the state of the air or from atmospheric substances; also, forecasting changes in the weather. |
affluency | noun (n.) Affluence. |
agency | noun (n.) The faculty of acting or of exerting power; the state of being in action; action; instrumentality. |
noun (n.) The office of an agent, or factor; the relation between a principal and his agent; business of one intrusted with the concerns of another. | |
noun (n.) The place of business of am agent. |
aldermancy | noun (n.) The office of an alderman. |
alectoromancy | noun (n.) See Alectryomancy. |
alectryomancy | noun (n.) Divination by means of a cock and grains of corn placed on the letters of the alphabet, the letters being put together in the order in which the grains were eaten. |
aleuromancy | noun (n.) Divination by means of flour. |
alkalescency | noun (n.) A tendency to become alkaline; or the state of a substance in which alkaline properties begin to be developed, or to predominant. |
alliciency | noun (n.) Attractive power; attractiveness. |
alomancy | noun (n.) Divination by means of salt. |
antecedency | noun (n.) The state or condition of being antecedent; priority. |
anthracomancy | noun (n.) Divination by inspecting a burning coal. |
anthropomancy | noun (n.) Divination by the entrails of human being. |
apparency | noun (n.) Appearance. |
noun (n.) Apparentness; state of being apparent. | |
noun (n.) The position of being heir apparent. |
appellancy | noun (n.) Capability of appeal. |
appendency | noun (n.) State of being appendant; appendance. |
appetency | noun (n.) Fixed and strong desire; esp. natural desire; a craving; an eager appetite. |
noun (n.) Specifically: An instinctive inclination or propensity in animals to perform certain actions, as in the young to suck, in aquatic fowls to enter into water and to swim; the tendency of an organized body to seek what satisfies the wants of its organism. | |
noun (n.) Natural tendency; affinity; attraction; -- used of inanimate objects. |
applicancy | noun (n.) The quality or state of being applicable. |
ardency | noun (n.) Heat. |
noun (n.) Warmth of passion or affection; ardor; vehemence; eagerness; as, the ardency of love or zeal. |
arithmancy | noun (n.) Divination by means of numbers. |
arithmomancy | noun (n.) Arithmancy. |
arrogancy | noun (n.) Arrogance. |
ascendancy | noun (n.) Alt. of Ascendance |
ascendency | noun (n.) Governing or controlling influence; domination; power. |
ascessancy | adjective (a.) Alt. of Ascessant |
assurgency | noun (n.) Act of rising. |
astragalomancy | noun (n.) Divination by means of small bones or dice. |
astringency | noun (n.) The quality of being astringent; the power of contracting the parts of the body; that quality in medicines or other substances which causes contraction of the organic textures; as, the astringency of tannin. |
athermancy | noun (n.) Inability to transmit radiant heat; impermeability to heat. |
attendancy | noun (n.) The quality of attending or accompanying; attendance; an attendant. |
austromancy | noun (n.) Soothsaying, or prediction of events, from observation of the winds. |
axinomancy | noun (n.) A species of divination, by means of an ax or hatchet. |
belligerency | noun (n.) The quality of being belligerent; act or state of making war; warfare. |
belomancy | noun (n.) A kind of divination anciently practiced by means of marked arrows drawn at random from a bag or quiver, the marks on the arrows drawn being supposed to foreshow the future. |
benignancy | noun (n.) Benignant quality; kindliness. |
bibliomancy | noun (n.) A kind of divination, performed by selecting passages of Scripture at hazard, and drawing from them indications concerning future events. |
ENGLISH WORDS RHYMING WITH QUŻNCY (According to first letters):
Rhyming Words According to First 5 Letters (quinc) - Words That Begins with quinc:
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. |
quincewort | noun (n.) The squinancy. Called also quinsywort. |
noun (n.) The squinancy. Called also quinsywort. |
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. |
Rhyming Words According to First 4 Letters (quin) - Words That Begins with quin:
quin | noun (n.) A European scallop (Pecten opercularis), used as food. |
noun (n.) A European scallop (Pecten opercularis), used as food. |
quinaldine | noun (n.) A colorless liquid of a slightly pungent odor, C9H6N.CH3, first obtained as a condensation product of aldehyde and aniline, and regarded as a derivative of quinoline; -- called also methyl quinoline. |
noun (n.) A colorless liquid of a slightly pungent odor, C9H6N.CH3, first obtained as a condensation product of aldehyde and aniline, and regarded as a derivative of quinoline; -- called also methyl quinoline. |
quinary | adjective (a.) Consisting of five; arranged by fives. |
adjective (a.) Consisting of five; arranged by fives. |
quiname | adjective (a.) Growing in sets of five; -- said especially of leaves composed of five leaflets set at the end of a common petiole. |
adjective (a.) Growing in sets of five; -- said especially of leaves composed of five leaflets set at the end of a common petiole. |
quinate | noun (n.) A salt of quinic acid. |
noun (n.) A salt of quinic acid. |
quinazol | noun (n.) A complex nitrogenous base related to cinnoline. |
noun (n.) A complex nitrogenous base related to cinnoline. |
quindecagon | noun (n.) A plane figure with fifteen angles, and consequently fifteen sides. |
noun (n.) A plane figure with fifteen angles, and consequently fifteen sides. |
quindecemvir | noun (n.) One of a sacerdotal college of fifteen men whose chief duty was to take care of the Sibylline books. |
noun (n.) One of a sacerdotal college of fifteen men whose chief duty was to take care of the Sibylline books. |
quindecemvirate | noun (n.) The body or office of the quindecemviri. |
noun (n.) The body or office of the quindecemviri. |
quindecone | noun (n.) An unsaturated hydrocarbon, C15H26, of the valylene series, produced artificially as an oily liquid. |
noun (n.) An unsaturated hydrocarbon, C15H26, of the valylene series, produced artificially as an oily liquid. |
quindecylic | noun (n.) Pertaining to, or designating, an acid of the fatty acid series, containing fifteen atoms of carbon; called also pentadecylic acid. |
noun (n.) Pertaining to, or designating, an acid of the fatty acid series, containing fifteen atoms of carbon; called also pentadecylic acid. |
quindem | noun (n.) A fifteenth part. |
noun (n.) A fifteenth part. |
quindism | noun (n.) A fifteenth. |
noun (n.) A fifteenth. |
quinhydrone | noun (n.) A green crystalline substance formed by the union of quinone with hydroquinone, or as an intermediate product in the oxidation of hydroquinone or the reduction of quinone. |
noun (n.) A green crystalline substance formed by the union of quinone with hydroquinone, or as an intermediate product in the oxidation of hydroquinone or the reduction of quinone. |
quinia | noun (n.) Quinine. |
noun (n.) Quinine. |
quinible | noun (n.) An interval of a fifth; also, a part sung with such intervals. |
noun (n.) An interval of a fifth; also, a part sung with such intervals. |
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. |
quinicine | noun (n.) An uncrystallizable alkaloid obtained by the action of heat from quinine, with which it is isomeric. |
noun (n.) An uncrystallizable alkaloid obtained by the action of heat from quinine, with which it is isomeric. |
quinidine | noun (n.) An alkaloid isomeric with, and resembling, quinine, found in certain species of cinchona, from which it is extracted as a bitter white crystalline substance; conchinine. It is used somewhat as a febrifuge. |
noun (n.) An alkaloid isomeric with, and resembling, quinine, found in certain species of cinchona, from which it is extracted as a bitter white crystalline substance; conchinine. It is used somewhat as a febrifuge. |
quinine | noun (n.) An alkaloid extracted from the bark of several species of cinchona (esp. Cinchona Calisaya) as a bitter white crystalline substance, C20H24N2O2. Hence, by extension (Med.), any of the salts of this alkaloid, as the acetate, chloride, sulphate, etc., employed as a febrifuge or antiperiodic. Called also quinia, quinina, etc. |
noun (n.) An alkaloid extracted from the bark of several species of cinchona (esp. Cinchona Calisaya) as a bitter white crystalline substance, C20H24N2O2. Hence, by extension (Med.), any of the salts of this alkaloid, as the acetate, chloride, sulphate, etc., employed as a febrifuge or antiperiodic. Called also quinia, quinina, etc. |
quininic | adjective (a.) Pertaining to, or designating, a nitrogenous acid obtained as a yellow crystalline substance by the oxidation of quinine. |
adjective (a.) Pertaining to, or designating, a nitrogenous acid obtained as a yellow crystalline substance by the oxidation of quinine. |
quininism | noun (n.) Alt. of Quinism |
noun (n.) Alt. of Quinism |
quinism | noun (n.) See Cinchonism. |
noun (n.) See Cinchonism. |
quinizine | noun (n.) any one of a series of nitrogenous bases, certain of which are used as antipyretics. |
noun (n.) any one of a series of nitrogenous bases, certain of which are used as antipyretics. |
quinnat | noun (n.) The California salmon (Oncorhynchus choicha); -- called also chouicha, king salmon, chinnook salmon, and Sacramento salmon. It is of great commercial importance. |
noun (n.) The California salmon (Oncorhynchus choicha); -- called also chouicha, king salmon, chinnook salmon, and Sacramento salmon. It is of great commercial importance. |
quinoa | noun (n.) The seeds of a kind of goosewort (Chenopodium Quinoa), used in Chili and Peru for making porridge or cakes; also, food thus made. |
noun (n.) The seeds of a kind of goosewort (Chenopodium Quinoa), used in Chili and Peru for making porridge or cakes; also, food thus made. |
quinogen | noun (n.) A hypothetical radical of quinine and related alkaloids. |
noun (n.) A hypothetical radical of quinine and related alkaloids. |
quinoidine | noun (n.) A brownish resinous substance obtained as a by-product in the treatment of cinchona bark. It consists of a mixture of several alkaloids. |
noun (n.) A brownish resinous substance obtained as a by-product in the treatment of cinchona bark. It consists of a mixture of several alkaloids. |
quinoline | noun (n.) A nitrogenous base, C9H7N obtained as a pungent colorless liquid by the distillation of alkaloids, bones, coal tar, etc. It the nucleus of many organic bodies, especially of certain alkaloids and related substances; hence, by extension, any one of the series of alkaloidal bases of which quinoline proper is the type. |
noun (n.) A nitrogenous base, C9H7N obtained as a pungent colorless liquid by the distillation of alkaloids, bones, coal tar, etc. It the nucleus of many organic bodies, especially of certain alkaloids and related substances; hence, by extension, any one of the series of alkaloidal bases of which quinoline proper is the type. |
quinologist | noun (n.) One who is versed in quinology. |
noun (n.) One who is versed in quinology. |
quinology | noun (n.) The science which treats of the cultivation of the cinchona, and of its use in medicine. |
noun (n.) The science which treats of the cultivation of the cinchona, and of its use in medicine. |
quinone | noun (n.) A crystalline substance, C6H4O2 (called also benzoketone), first obtained by the oxidation of quinic acid and regarded as a double ketone; also, by extension, any one of the series of which quinone proper is the type. |
noun (n.) A crystalline substance, C6H4O2 (called also benzoketone), first obtained by the oxidation of quinic acid and regarded as a double ketone; also, by extension, any one of the series of which quinone proper is the type. |
quinovic | adjective (a.) Pertaining to, or designating, a crystalline acid obtained from some varieties of cinchona bark. |
adjective (a.) Pertaining to, or designating, a crystalline acid obtained from some varieties of cinchona bark. |
quinovin | noun (n.) An amorphous bitter glucoside derived from cinchona and other barks. Called also quinova bitter, and quinova. |
noun (n.) An amorphous bitter glucoside derived from cinchona and other barks. Called also quinova bitter, and quinova. |
quinoxaline | noun (n.) Any one of a series of complex nitrogenous bases obtained by the union of certain aniline derivatives with glyoxal or with certain ketones. |
noun (n.) Any one of a series of complex nitrogenous bases obtained by the union of certain aniline derivatives with glyoxal or with certain ketones. |
quinoxyl | noun (n.) The hypothetical radical of certain quinone derivatives related to rhodizonic acid. |
noun (n.) The hypothetical radical of certain quinone derivatives related to rhodizonic acid. |
quinoyl | noun (n.) A radical of which quinone is the hydride, analogous to phenyl. |
noun (n.) A radical of which quinone is the hydride, analogous to phenyl. |
quinquagesima | adjective (a.) Fiftieth. |
adjective (a.) Fiftieth. |
quinquangular | adjective (a.) Having five angles or corners. |
adjective (a.) Having five angles or corners. |
quinquarticular | adjective (a.) Relating to the five articles or points; as, the quinquarticular controversy between Arminians and Calvinists. |
adjective (a.) Relating to the five articles or points; as, the quinquarticular controversy between Arminians and Calvinists. |
quinqueangled | adjective (a.) Having five angles; quinquangular. |
adjective (a.) Having five angles; quinquangular. |
quinquedentate | adjective (a.) Alt. of Quinquedentated |
adjective (a.) Alt. of Quinquedentated |
quinquedentated | adjective (a.) Five-toothed; as, a quinquedentate leaf. |
adjective (a.) Five-toothed; as, a quinquedentate leaf. |
quinquefarious | adjective (a.) Arranged in five vertical rows; pentastichous. |
adjective (a.) Arranged in five vertical rows; pentastichous. |
quinquefid | adjective (a.) Sharply cut about halfway to the middle or base into five segments; as, a quinquefid leaf or corolla. |
adjective (a.) Sharply cut about halfway to the middle or base into five segments; as, a quinquefid leaf or corolla. |
quinquefoliate | adjective (a.) Alt. of Quinquefoliated |
adjective (a.) Alt. of Quinquefoliated |
quinquefoliated | adjective (a.) Having five leaves or leaflets. |
adjective (a.) Having five leaves or leaflets. |
quinque foliolate | adjective (a.) Having five leaflets. |
adjective (a.) Having five leaflets. |
quinqueliteral | adjective (a.) Consisting of five letters. |
adjective (a.) Consisting of five letters. |
quinquelobate | adjective (a.) Alt. of Quinquelobared |
adjective (a.) Alt. of Quinquelobared |
Rhyming Words According to First 3 Letters (qui) - Words That Begins with qui:
quib | noun (n.) A quip; a gibe. |
noun (n.) A quip; a gibe. |
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. |
quibbling | noun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Quibble |
noun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Quibble |
quibbler | noun (n.) One who quibbles; a caviler; also, a punster. |
noun (n.) One who quibbles; a caviler; also, a punster. |
quica | noun (n.) A small South American opossum (Didelphys quica), native of Guiana and Brazil. It feeds upon insects, small birds, and fruit. |
noun (n.) A small South American opossum (Didelphys quica), native of Guiana and Brazil. It feeds upon insects, small birds, and fruit. |
quice | noun (n.) See Queest. |
noun (n.) See Queest. |
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. |
quickbeam | noun (n.) See Quicken tree. |
noun (n.) See Quicken tree. |
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. |
quickener | noun (n.) One who, or that which, quickens. |
noun (n.) One who, or that which, quickens. |
quickens | noun (n.) Quitch grass. |
noun (n.) Quitch grass. |
quickhatch | noun (n.) The wolverine. |
noun (n.) The wolverine. |
quicklime | adjective (a.) Calcium oxide; unslacked lime; -- so called because when wet it develops great heat. See 4th Lime, 2. |
adjective (a.) Calcium oxide; unslacked lime; -- so called because when wet it develops great heat. See 4th Lime, 2. |
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. |
quicksand | noun (n.) Sand easily moved or readily yielding to pressure; especially, a deep mass of loose or moving sand mixed with water, sometimes found at the mouth of a river or along some coasts, and very dangerous, from the difficulty of extricating a person who begins sinking into it. |
noun (n.) Sand easily moved or readily yielding to pressure; especially, a deep mass of loose or moving sand mixed with water, sometimes found at the mouth of a river or along some coasts, and very dangerous, from the difficulty of extricating a person who begins sinking into it. |
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. |
quicksilver | adjective (a.) The metal mercury; -- so called from its resemblance to liquid silver. |
adjective (a.) The metal mercury; -- so called from its resemblance to liquid silver. |
quicksilvered | adjective (a.) Overlaid with quicksilver, or with an amalgam of quicksilver and tinfoil. |
adjective (a.) Overlaid with quicksilver, or with an amalgam of quicksilver and tinfoil. |
quicksilvering | noun (n.) The mercury and foil on the back of a looking-glass. |
noun (n.) The mercury and foil on the back of a looking-glass. |
quickstep | noun (n.) A lively, spirited march; also, a lively style of dancing. |
noun (n.) A lively, spirited march; also, a lively style of dancing. |
quickwork | noun (n.) All the submerged section of a vessel's planking. |
noun (n.) The planking between the spirketing and the clamps. | |
noun (n.) The short planks between the portholes. | |
noun (n.) All the submerged section of a vessel's planking. | |
noun (n.) The planking between the spirketing and the clamps. | |
noun (n.) The short planks between the portholes. |
quid | noun (n.) A portion suitable to be chewed; a cud; as, a quid of tobacco. |
noun (n.) A portion suitable to be chewed; a cud; as, a quid of tobacco. | |
noun (n.) An English coin, a sovereign. | |
verb (v. t.) To drop from the mouth, as food when partially chewed; -- said of horses. | |
verb (v. t.) To drop from the mouth, as food when partially chewed; -- said of horses. |
quidam | noun (n.) Somebody; one unknown. |
noun (n.) Somebody; one unknown. |
quiddany | noun (n.) A confection of quinces, in consistency between a sirup and marmalade. |
noun (n.) A confection of quinces, in consistency between a sirup and marmalade. |
quiddative | adjective (a.) Constituting, or containing, the essence of a thing; quidditative. |
adjective (a.) Constituting, or containing, the essence of a thing; quidditative. |
quiddit | noun (n.) A subtilty; an equivocation. |
noun (n.) A subtilty; an equivocation. |
quidditative | adjective (a.) Quiddative. |
adjective (a.) Quiddative. |
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. |
quiddling | noun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Quiddle |
noun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Quiddle |
quiddle | noun (n.) Alt. of Quiddler |
noun (n.) Alt. of Quiddler | |
verb (v. i.) To spend time in trifling employments, or to attend to useful subjects in an indifferent or superficial manner; to dawdle. | |
verb (v. i.) To spend time in trifling employments, or to attend to useful subjects in an indifferent or superficial manner; to dawdle. |
quiddler | noun (n.) One who wastes his energy about trifles. |
noun (n.) One who wastes his energy about trifles. |
quidnunc | noun (n.) One who is curious to know everything that passes; one who knows, or pretends to know, all that is going on. |
noun (n.) One who is curious to know everything that passes; one who knows, or pretends to know, all that is going on. |
quiescing | noun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Quiesce |
noun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Quiesce |
quiesce | noun (a. & n.) To be silent, as a letter; to have no sound. |
noun (a. & n.) To be silent, as a letter; to have no sound. |
quiescence | noun (n.) Alt. of Quiescency |
noun (n.) Alt. of Quiescency |
quiescency | noun (n.) The state or quality of being quiescent. |
noun (n.) The state or quality of being quiescent. |
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. |
quieting | noun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Quiet |
noun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Quiet |
quietage | noun (n.) Quietness. |
noun (n.) Quietness. |
quieter | noun (n.) One who, or that which, quiets. |
noun (n.) One who, or that which, quiets. |
quietism | noun (n.) Peace or tranquillity of mind; calmness; indifference; apathy; dispassion; indisturbance; inaction. |
noun (n.) The system of the Quietists, who maintained that religion consists in the withdrawal of the mind from worldly interests and anxieties and its constant employment in the passive contemplation of God and his attributes. | |
noun (n.) Peace or tranquillity of mind; calmness; indifference; apathy; dispassion; indisturbance; inaction. | |
noun (n.) The system of the Quietists, who maintained that religion consists in the withdrawal of the mind from worldly interests and anxieties and its constant employment in the passive contemplation of God and his attributes. |
quietist | noun (n.) One of a sect of mystics originated in the seventeenth century by Molinos, a Spanish priest living in Rome. See Quietism. |
noun (n.) One of a sect of mystics originated in the seventeenth century by Molinos, a Spanish priest living in Rome. See Quietism. |
quietistic | adjective (a.) Of or pertaining to the Quietists, or to Quietism. |
adjective (a.) Of or pertaining to the Quietists, or to Quietism. |
quietness | noun (n.) The quality or state of being quiet; freedom from noise, agitation, disturbance, or excitement; stillness; tranquillity; calmness. |
noun (n.) The quality or state of being quiet; freedom from noise, agitation, disturbance, or excitement; stillness; tranquillity; calmness. |
quietsome | adjective (a.) Calm; still. |
adjective (a.) Calm; still. |