(Christainity, obsolete) Alternative letter-case form of Quarantine: the Mount of Temptation where Jesus Christ supposedly fasted for 40 days, Jebel Quruntul near Jericho.
noun
(computing, figurative) An isolation of one program, drive, computer, etc. from the rest of a computer network to limit the damage from a bug, computer virus, etc..
(computing, figurative) The program, drive, computer, etc. thus isolated.
(figurative) A similar period, instance, or state of rigidly enforced or self-enforced detention or isolation.
(historical law) The 40-day period during which a widow is entitled to remain in her deceased husband's home while any dower is collected and returned.
(historical) A 40-day period formerly imposed by the French king upon warring nobles during which they were forbidden from exacting revenge or continuing to fight.
(historical) The 40-day period of isolation required after 1448 at Venice's lazaret to avoid renewed outbreaks of the bubonic plague and identical policies in other locations.
(politics, figurative) A blockade of trade, suspension of diplomatic relations, or other action whereby one country seeks to isolate another.
A period of 40 days, particularly
A period, instance, or state of isolation from the general public or from native livestock and flora enacted to prevent the spread of any contagious disease.
A place where such isolation is enforced, a lazaret.
verb
(figurative, transitive) Synonym of isolate more generally.
(figurative, transitive) Synonym of restrict.
(intransitive) To enter or stay in quarantine, particularly to self-quarantine to avoid an epidemic disease.
(intransitive, obsolete) To impose a quarantine, to establish quarantine regulations.
(transitive) To place into isolation to prevent the spread of any contagious disease.
quarreling
quarreling
verb
US standard spelling of quarrelling.
quartation
quartation
noun
(chemistry, archaic) The act, process, or result (in the process of parting) of alloying a button of nearly pure gold with enough silver to reduce the fineness so as to allow acids to attack and remove all metals except the gold.
quartering
quartering
adj
(by extension, aviation, of wind) Coming from aft and to one side; having both a crosswind and tailwind component.
(engineering) At right angles, as the cranks of a locomotive, which are in planes forming a right angle with each other.
(nautical) Coming from a point well abaft the beam, but not directly astern; said of waves or any moving object.
noun
(architecture) A series of quarters, or small upright posts.
(heraldry) One of the different coats of arms arranged upon an escutcheon, denoting the descent of the bearer.
(heraldry) The division of a shield containing different coats of arms into four or more compartments.
(historical) The practice of docking 15 minutes' pay from a worker who arrived late (even by less than 15 minutes).
(hunting) Searching for prey by traversing a space. From hunting for game, where dogs will run parallel to the wind in search of a scent, thereby 'quatering' the field.
A division into four parts.
A point on an arch calculated by measuring one quarter of the height along a line from the peak to the outer edge on the ground.
The act of providing housing for military personnel, especially when imposed upon the home of a private citizen.
The method of capital punishment where a criminal is cut into four pieces.
verb
present participle of quarter
quassation
quassation
noun
(archaic) A shaking or agitation.
quaternion
quaternion
noun
(mathematics) A type of four-dimensional hypercomplex number consisting of a real part and three imaginary parts (real multiples of distinct, independent square roots of −1 denoted by i, j and k); commonly used in vector mathematics and as an alternative to matrix algebra in calculating the rotation of three-dimensional objects.
A group or set of four people or things.
A word of four syllables.
quaternity
quaternity
noun
(countable) A group or set of four.
(uncountable) The state of being four.
quatorzain
quatorzain
noun
A poem or stanza consisting of fourteen lines.
queasiness
queasiness
noun
Psychological discomfort at the prospect of having to deal with a particular issue.
The state of being queasy; nausea.
queenliest
queenliest
adj
superlative form of queenly: most queenly
queenright
queenright
adj
(zoology, of colonies of bees, ants, etc.) Having a queen.
quenselite
quenselite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-sphenoidal pitch black mineral containing hydrogen, lead, manganese, and oxygen.
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.
queryingly
queryingly
adv
With, or as, a question or query.
questingly
questingly
adv
So as to quest; with curiosity, desire to search, etc.
questioned
questioned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of question
questionee
questionee
noun
One who is questioned.
questioner
questioner
noun
A person who asks questions, or who conducts an official enquiry.
questionle
quickening
quickening
noun
An increase of speed.
Stimulation, excitement (of a feeling, emotion etc.).
The action of bringing someone or something to life.
The first noticeable movements of a foetus during pregnancy, or the period when this occurs.
verb
present participle of quicken
quicksands
quicksands
noun
plural of quicksand
quicksandy
quicksandy
adj
quicksandlike
quickthorn
quickthorn
noun
The may-tree, any species of Crataegus or the species Crataegus monogyna.
quiescence
quiescence
noun
(entomology) In insects, a temporary slowing down of metabolism and development in response to adverse environmental conditions, which, unlike diapause, does not involve physiological changes.
(microbiology) The period when a cell is in a term of no growth and no division.
Being at rest, quiet, still, inactive or motionless.
The action of bringing something to rest or making it quiescent; the action of coming to rest or to a quiescent state.
The state of being quiescent; dormancy.
quiescency
quiescency
noun
Quiescence: the state of being quiescent, or at rest
quietening
quietening
noun
The act of making something quieter.
verb
present participle of quieten
quiinaceae
quinacrine
quinacrine
noun
A drug with various applications, including as an antimalarial, having the chemical formula C₂₃H₃₀ClN₃O
quinaldine
quinaldine
noun
(organic chemistry) An oily liquid, α-methylquinoline, derived from coal tar, used in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals and as a sedative for fish.
quinamicin
quinamidin
quinanarii
quinaquina
quinaquina
noun
cinchona bark, quinquina
quinatoxin
quinazolin
quinazolyl
quincewort
quincewort
Noun
squinancywort
quincunxes
quincunxes
noun
plural of quincunx
quindecima
quindecima
noun
(music) The interval of a fifteenth, or double octave.
quiniretin
quiniretin
noun
(organic chemistry, archaic) A brown flocculent form of quinine.
quinizarin
quinizarin
noun
(chemistry, archaic) A yellow crystalline substance produced artificially and isomeric with alizarin.
quinnimont
quinnipiac
quinoidine
quinoidine
noun
(organic chemistry, dated) A brownish resinous substance obtained as a by-product in the treatment of cinchona bark.
quinolinic
quinolinic
adj
Of or pertaining to quinolinic acid or its derivatives
quinolinyl
quinolinyl
noun
(organic chemistry, especially in combination) The radical derived from quinoline
quinometry
quinometry
noun
(archaic) The art of estimating the quantity of quinine in cinchona bark, and in the commercial salts of this alkaloid.
quinonimin
quinopyrin
quinoxalin
quinoxalyl
quinquefid
quinquefid
adj
(botany) Sharply cut about halfway to the middle or base into five segments.
quinquevir
quinquevir
noun
One of five commissioners appointed for some special object.
quinsywort
quinsywort
noun
squinancywort
quintadena
quintadena
noun
An organ stop yielding a tone one-twelfth above the digital struck.
quintadene
quintefoil
quinteroon
quintilian
quintupled
quintupled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of quintuple
quintuples
quintuples
noun
plural of quintuple
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of quintuple
quintuplet
quintuplet
noun
A cycle adapted for five riders, all of whom can assist in the propulsion.
A group of five, particularly (music) a tuplet of five notes to be played in the time for four.
One of a group of five, particularly babies born from the same mother during the same birth.
quirinalia
quirkiness
quirkiness
noun
(countable) A specific quirky aspect of a person or thing
(uncountable) The state of being quirky
quittances
quittances
noun
plural of quittance
quizziness
quizziness
noun
Quality of being quizzy.
quizzingly
quizzingly
adv
in a quizzing manner.
quotations
quotations
noun
plural of quotation
quotennial
rainsquall
rainsquall
noun
A rainstorm.
reacquaint
reacquaint
verb
To acquaint again; to reintroduce or refamiliarise.
reinquired
reinquired
verb
simple past tense and past participle of reinquire
relinquent
relinquent
adj
relinquishing
relinquish
relinquish
verb
(transitive) To accept to give up, withdraw etc.
(transitive) To give up, abandon or retire from something. To trade away.
(transitive) To let go (free, away), physically release.
(transitive) To metaphorically surrender, yield control or possession.
requesting
requesting
verb
present participle of request
requestion
requestion
verb
To question again.
rodinesque
rosenquist
sequencies
sequencies
noun
plural of sequency
sequencing
sequencing
noun
(molecular biology) The procedure of determining the order of amino acids in the polypeptide chain of a protein (protein sequencing) or of nucleotides in a DNA section comprising a gene (gene sequencing).
verb
present participle of sequence
sequential
sequential
adj
(grammar, of a verb and adjective form in Korean) Expressing succession of events.
(programming) Executed as a sequence of instructions, without concurrency or parallelism.
Succeeding or following in order.
sesquinona
sinarquism
sinarquist
snoqualmie
snoquamish
somniloquy
somniloquy
noun
(countable) Words spoken while sleeping.
(uncountable) The act or habit of talking in one's sleep.
squabbling
squabbling
noun
A petty argument or conflict.
verb
present participle of squabble
squamatine
squamation
squamation
noun
(pathology, dermatology, countable) A scaly growth on the skin.
(zoology, countable) A particular arrangement of scales; a special mode or form of squamation.
(zoology, uncountable) The condition or character of being covered with scales.
squatinoid
squeegeing
squelching
squelching
noun
The act of something that squelches.
verb
present participle of squelch
squiggling
squiggling
verb
present participle of squiggle
squilgeing
squinching
squinching
verb
present participle of squinch
squinniest
squinnying
squinnying
verb
present participle of squinny
squintiest
squintiest
adj
superlative form of squinty: most squinty
squintness
squintness
noun
The quality of being squint.
squireling
squireling
noun
A petty squire.
squooshing
squooshing
verb
present participle of squoosh
subantique
subantique
adj
(art) Relating to, or exhibiting, an antique classical style imitated by a non-classical culture.
synarquism
tarquinish
techniquer
techniques
techniques
noun
plural of technique
timuquanan
titanesque
tourniquet
tourniquet
noun
(medicine) A tightly-compressed bandage used to stop bleeding by stopping the flow of blood through a large artery in a limb.
(obsolete) A turnstile.
Any of several similar methods of clamping components into position.
tranquiler
tranquillo
tranquilly
tranquilly
adv
In a tranquil manner.
triquinate
triquinoyl
ubiquarian
ubiquarian
adj
(archaic) Ubiquitous.
Alternative form of ubiquitarian
noun
Obsolete form of ubiquitarian.
unacquaint
unacquaint
verb
(rare) To undo (one's or someone's) acquaintance (with someone or something).
unacquired
unacquired
verb
simple past tense and past participle of unacquire
unenquired
unenquired
adj
Not enquired (into, after, etc.).
unequalise
unequality
unequality
noun
(rare) inequality
unequalize
unequiaxed
unequiaxed
adj
Not equiaxed.
unequipped
unequipped
adj
Not given the appropriate tools to deal with a situation.
Without equipment.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of unequip
uninquired
uninquired
adj
Alternative form of unenquired
uniquantic
uniqueness
uniqueness
noun
The state or quality of being unique or one of a kind.
unliquored
unliquored
adj
(obsolete) Not moistened or wet with liquor; dry.
unquailing
unquailing
adj
Without quailing; brave.
unquarried
unquarried
adj
Not quarried.
unqueening
unqueening
verb
present participle of unqueen
unquibbled
unquibbled
adj
Not quibbled over; plain; straightforward.
unquietest
unquietest
adj
superlative form of unquiet: most unquiet
unquieting
unquieting
verb
present participle of unquiet
unquietous
unquietude
unquietude
noun
Alternative form of inquietude
unquivered
unquivered
adj
(poetic) Not made to quiver or shake.
unquixotic
unquixotic
adj
Not quixotic.
unrepiqued
unrequired
unrequired
verb
simple past tense and past participle of unrequire
unrequital
unrequited
unrequited
adj
Unanswered; not returned; not reciprocated; not repaid.
unrequiter
unsquirted
unsquirted
adj
Not squirted.
untranquil
untranquil
adj
Not tranquil.
ununiquely
vanquished
vanquished
verb
simple past tense and past participle of vanquish
vanquisher
vanquisher
noun
Someone who vanquishes; a conqueror.
vanquishes
vanquishes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of vanquish