(archaic) One falsely claiming to possess medical or other skills, especially one who dispenses potions, ointments, etc., supposedly having curative powers; a quack.
quacksalvers
quacksalvers
noun
plural of quacksalver
quaquaversal
quaquaversal
adj
(astronomy) Dipping towards a center in all directions.
Going off in all directions from the center.
quaquaversally
quaquaversally
adv
In a quaquaversal way.
quicksilver
quicksilver
adj
Unpredictable, erratic or fickle; mercurial.
noun
(colloquial) An amalgam of mercury and tin applied to the backs of mirrors, quicksilvering.
The metal mercury.
verb
To overlay with quicksilver.
To treat with quicksilver.
quicksilvering
quicksilvering
noun
An amalgam of mercury and tin formerly applied to the backs of mirrors.
verb
present participle of quicksilver
quicksilverish
quicksilverish
Adjective
Like quicksilver.
quicksilverishness
quicksilverishness
noun
The quality of being quicksilverish.
quicksilvers
quicksilvers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of quicksilver
quicksilvery
quicksilvery
adj
Like quicksilver.
superequivalent
superinquisitively
supraquantivalence
supraquantivalent
unquicksilvered
unquicksilvered
adj
Not quicksilvered.
ventriloquise
ventriloquise
verb
Alternative form of ventriloquize
ventriloquised
ventriloquised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ventriloquise
ventriloquising
ventriloquising
verb
present participle of ventriloquise
ventriloquism
ventriloquism
noun
The art of projecting one's voice without moving the lips so that it appears to come from another source, such as a dummy.
ventriloquisms
ventriloquisms
noun
plural of ventriloquism
ventriloquist
ventriloquist
noun
A person, especially an entertainer, who practices ventriloquism.
ventriloquistic
ventriloquistic
adj
Of or pertaining to a ventriloquist, ventriloquists or ventriloquism.
ventriloquists
ventriloquists
noun
plural of ventriloquist
ventriloquous
ventriloquous
adj
Of or pertaining to a ventriloquist or ventriloquism.