Third-person singular simple present indicative form of quarterback
quarterdeck
quarterdeck
noun
(nautical) The aft part of the upper deck of a ship; normally reserved for officers
quarterdeckish
quarterdecks
quarterdecks
noun
plural of quarterdeck
quarterpace
quarterpace
noun
(archaic, architecture) A platform of a staircase where the stair turns at a right angle only.
quarterspace
quarterstetch
quartic
quartic
adj
(mathematics) of or relating to the fourth degree
noun
(mathematics) A curve describing such an equation or function.
(mathematics) An algebraic equation or function of the fourth degree.
quartics
quartics
noun
plural of quartic
quartodeciman
quartodeciman
Noun
Any of a group of early Christians who began Easter on Nisan 14, the day Jesus was crucified according to the Gospel of JohnJohn 19:14, 31, 42, and the day before the beginning of Jewish Passover, which is Nisan 15.
Adjective
Of or pertaining to these people.
quartodecimanism
quartodecimanism
Proper noun
The doctrines of the Quartodecimans.
quartzic
quartzic
adj
Of or relating to quartz.
quartzitic
quartzitic
adj
Of, relating to, or containing quartzite.
quasicrystal
quasicrystal
noun
(physics, chemistry) any solid with conventional crystalline properties but exhibiting a point group symmetry inconsistent with translational periodicity
quasiparticle
quasiparticle
noun
(physics) Any entity that has some characteristics of a distinct particle, but comprises a grouping of multiple particles
quatercentenary
quatercentenary
noun
A four-hundredth anniversary
quaternionic
quaternionic
adj
(mathematics) Of or pertaining to a quaternion
quatrocentism
quatrocentism
noun
Alternative form of quattrocentism
quatrocentist
quatrocentist
noun
Alternative form of quattrocentist
quatrocento
quattrocento
quattrocento
noun
The 1400s, the fifteenth-century Renaissance Italian period.
quattuordecillion
quattuordecillion
num
(US, Britain, Australia, rare, short scale) 10⁴⁵.
(dated, Britain, Australia, rare, long scale) 10⁸⁴.
quattuordecillionth
quebrachite
quebrachitol
quebrachitol
noun
(organic chemistry) A polyhydroxy cyclic alcohol, 2-0-methyl-chiro-inositol, obtained from the latex of the rubber tree as a starting point in the synthesis of several pharmaceuticals
queencraft
queencraft
noun
Craft or skill in policy on the part of a queen; kingcraft as practised by a female sovereign.
quercetagetin
quercetagetin
noun
(organic chemistry) A flavonol found in grasses of the genus Eriocaulon.
quercetic
quercetin
quercetin
noun
(organic chemistry, biochemistry) A flavonol found in many fruits, vegetables, leaves and grains.
quercetum
quercetum
noun
(dated, rare) A wood or plantation of oak trees.
quercimeritrin
quercimeritrin
noun
(organic chemistry) A flavonol glucoside, with chemical formula C₂H₂₀O₁₂, found in cotton flowers.
quercitannic
quercitannic
adj
Of or pertaining to quercitannic acid or its derivatives
quercitannin
quercitannin
noun
tannic acid derived from oak galls
quercite
quercite
noun
(organic chemistry) A white crystalline substance found in acorns.
quercitin
quercitin
noun
(organic chemistry) A flavonoid found in fruits, vegetables, leaves and grains.
quercitol
quercitol
noun
(organic chemistry) The sugar alcohol 5-deoxyinositol present in acorns and the bark of oaks
quercitrin
quercitrin
noun
A glycoside formed from the flavonoid quercetin and the deoxy sugar rhamnose, a constituent of quercitron dye.
quercitron
quercitron
noun
A yellow dye obtained from the bark of the black oak.
The black oak tree, Quercus velutina, indigenous to North America.
quercitrons
quercitrons
noun
plural of quercitron
quickhearted
quickthorn
quickthorn
noun
The may-tree, any species of Crataegus or the species Crataegus monogyna.
quickwater
quickwater
noun
(canoeing) Water with limited currents or rapids, less turbulent than white water.
quincentenary
quincentenary
adj
Synonym of quincentennial: Of or related to a 500th anniversary.
noun
Synonym of quincentennial: A 500th anniversary.
quincewort
quincewort
Noun
squinancywort
quindecemvirate
quindecemvirate
noun
Alternative form of quindecimvirate.
quinquarticular
quinquarticular
adj
(theology) Relating to the five articles of Remonstrance.
quinquecentenary
quinquetubercular
quinquetubercular
adj
Having five tubercles or cusps
quinquetuberculate
quinquetuberculate
adj
Synonym of quinquetubercular
racquet
racquet
noun
(chiefly UK) Alternative form of racket (“implement with a handle connected to a round frame”)
verb
To dart about in a manner reminiscent of a ball hit by a racquet.
To exchange back and forth, similar to the way a tennis ball volleys back and forth.
To hit with a racquet.
To play a game that involves using a racquet.
racquetball
racquetball
noun
(countable) A ball used for this sport.
(uncountable) A certain sport, similar to squash, but played with a bigger ball.
racquetballs
racquetballs
noun
plural of racquetball
racquets
racquets
noun
a game for two or four players, played in an enclosed court with a small hard fast-moving ball
plural of racquet
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of racquet
reacquaint
reacquaint
verb
To acquaint again; to reintroduce or refamiliarise.
reacquaintance
reacquaintance
noun
Acquaintance again or anew.
reacquainted
reacquainted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of reacquaint
reacquainting
reacquainting
verb
present participle of reacquaint
reacquaints
reacquaints
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of reacquaint
reacquisition
reacquisition
noun
A second or subsequent acquisition.
reacquisitions
reacquisitions
noun
plural of reacquisition
reconquest
reconquest
noun
The act or process of conquering something again, such as a territory.
reconquests
reconquests
noun
plural of reconquest
requalification
requalification
noun
The act of qualifying again
requiescat
requiescat
noun
A prayer for the peaceful repose of the soul of a dead person
requiescats
requiescats
noun
plural of requiescat
rhomboquadratic
scioterique
sculpturesque
sculpturesque
adj
Like or suggesting sculpture: shapely, statuelike, etc.
sculpturesquely
sculpturesquely
adv
In a sculpturesque manner.
sculpturesqueness
sculpturesqueness
noun
The quality of being sculpturesque.
sequestratrices
sequestrectomy
sequestrectomy
noun
(medicine) The removal of sequestrums (dead portions of bones).
sesquicarbonate
sesquicarbonate
noun
(inorganic chemistry) A chemical compound containing one carbonate and one bicarbonate ion in each formula [CO₃HCO₃].
(inorganic chemistry) A chemical compound containing three carbonate ions for every two metal ions.
sesquicentenary
sesquicentenary
noun
A 150-year anniversary.
sobriquetical
sobriquetical
adj
Of or relating to sobriquets.
spheroquartic
squamatotuberculate
squamosoimbricated
squatterarchy
squattocracy
squattocracy
noun
(Australia, historical) Wealthy landowners (squatters) considered as a class.
squattocratic
squattocratic
adj
Of or relating to squattocracy.
superacquisition
supraquantivalence
techniquer
thackerayesque
transaquatic
triquetric
unacquirability
unpicturesque
unpicturesque
adj
Not picturesque; unattractive.
unpicturesquely
unpicturesquely
adv
In an unpicturesque manner.
unpicturesqueness
unpicturesqueness
noun
The state or quality of being unpicturesque.
utraquistic
utraquistic
adj
Of or relating to Utraquism.
ventriloquistic
ventriloquistic
adj
Of or pertaining to a ventriloquist, ventriloquists or ventriloquism.
violaquercitrin
violaquercitrin
noun
(chemistry) A yellow crystalline glucoside obtained from the pansy (Viola tricolor) and decomposable into glucose and quercitrin.