(reflexive) To bear or conduct oneself; to perform one's part.
(reflexive) To clear oneself.
(transitive) Followed by of (and formerly by from): to discharge, release, or set free from a burden, duty, liability, or obligation, or from an accusation or charge.
(transitive) To declare or find innocent or not guilty.
(transitive) To discharge (for example, a claim or debt); to clear off, to pay off; to fulfil.
(transitive, archaic) past participle of acquit.
(transitive, obsolete) To release, to rescue, to set free.
(transitive, obsolete, rare) To pay for; to atone for.
caique
caique
noun
(nautical) A small wooden trading vessel, brightly painted and rigged for sail, traditionally used for fishing and trawling.
Any of four (previously two) species of parrot in the genus Pionites.
calque
calque
noun
(linguistics, translation studies) A word or phrase in a language formed by word-for-word or morpheme-by-morpheme translation of a word in another language.
verb
(linguistics, translation studies) To adopt (a word or phrase) from one language to another by semantic translation of its parts.
caquet
casque
casque
noun
A hard structure on the head of some birds, such as the hornbill or cassowary.
A helmet.
cauqui
cheque
cheque
noun
(Australia, Canada, India, New Zealand, UK) A draft directing a bank to pay money to a named person or entity.
Sometimes abbreviations are used (which would be explained on the statement) and only the last three figures of the cheque number may be given. ‘Sundries’ are cash or cheques paid into the account.
The daily cheque clearings began around 1770 when bank clerks met at the Five Bells (a tavern in Lombard Street in the City of London) to exchange all their cheques in one place and settle the balances in cash.
You can avoid dealing with paper cheques — written or printed — by paying your bills online.
chequy
chequy
adj
(heraldry) Chequered.
cinque
cinque
noun
(dice games, card games, dominoes) A card, die, or domino with five spots or pips.
cirque
cirque
noun
(dated or literary) Something in the shape of a circle or ring, such as a Roman circus.
(geology) A curved depression in a mountainside with steep walls, forming the end of a valley.
claque
claque
noun
(collective) A group of people hired to attend a performance and to either applaud or boo.
A group of fawning admirers.
A group of people who pre-arrange among themselves to express strong support for an idea, so as to give the false impression of a wider consensus.
clercq
clique
clique
noun
(Internet) A group of related web sites that link to each other, like a webring but with exclusive membership determined by the clique owner.
(graph theory) A subgraph isomorphic to a complete graph.
A small, exclusive group of individuals, usually according to lifestyle or social status; a cabal.
verb
(intransitive) To associate together in a clannish way; to act with others secretly to gain a desired end; to plot.
cliquy
cliquy
adj
Alternative spelling of cliquey
cloque
cloque
noun
A fabric with an embossed design
colloq
colloq
adj
Abbreviation of colloquial.
coquet
coquet
noun
(obsolete) A flirtatious male.
A flirtatious female; a coquette.
verb
To act as a flirt or coquet.
To attempt to attract the notice, admiration, or love of; to treat with a show of tenderness or regard, with a view to deceive and disappoint; to lead on.
To waste time; to dally.
coquin
jacqui
jacqui
Proper noun
A diminutive of the female given name Jacqueline and of its variant spellings.
qaranc
quacks
quacks
noun
plural of quack
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of quack
quacky
quacky
adj
(US, of land or a crop) Infested with quackgrass.
(of a voice or sound) That resembles the quack of a duck.
Fraudulent; characterised by or using the methods of quackery.
quaich
quaich
noun
(Scotland, by extension) Any two-handled drinking vessel or trophy.
(Scotland, historical) A traditional shallow, two-handled cup of Scottish origin symbolizing friendship. It was originally used to toast the arrival or departure of a visitor.
quatch
queach
queach
noun
(archaic) A thick, bushy plot; a thicket.
quebec
quebec
noun
(international standards) Alternative letter-case form of Quebec from the NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet.
quelch
quelch
noun
(dialectal) A blow; a bang.
verb
(dialect, intransitive) To make a squelching sound.
(transitive) To squelch; to eliminate.
quench
quench
noun
(physics) A rapid change of the parameters of a physical system.
(physics) The abnormal termination of operation of a superconducting magnet, occurring when part of the superconducting coil enters the normal (resistive) state.
The act of quenching something; the fact of being quenched.
verb
(transitive) To extinguish or put out (as a fire or light).
(transitive) To satisfy, especially a literal or figurative thirst.
(transitive, chemistry) To terminate or greatly diminish (a chemical reaction) by destroying or deforming the remaining reagents.
(transitive, metallurgy) To cool rapidly by direct contact with liquid coolant, as a blacksmith quenching hot iron.
(transitive, physics) To rapidly change the parameters of a physical system.
(transitive, physics) To rapidly terminate the operation of a superconducting electromagnet by causing part or all of the magnet's windings to enter the normal, resistive state.
quetch
quetch
verb
Alternative form of quitch
quiche
quiche
adj
(slang) Extremely appealing to look at; sexually alluring.
noun
A pie made primarily of eggs and cream in a pastry crust. Other ingredients such as chopped meat or vegetables are often added to the eggs before the quiche is baked.
quicks
quicks
noun
plural of quick
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of quick
quince
quince
noun
(informal) Short for quinceañera.
A soft yellow colour, like that of a quince.
The deciduous tree bearing such fruit, native to Asia.
The pear-shaped fruit of a small tree of the rose family, Cydonia oblonga.
quinch
quinch
verb
(obsolete, intransitive) To stir; to act as if in pain, flinch, wince.
quincy
quincy
Proper noun
An American male given name transferred from the surname.
Any of a number of places in the U.S.A. named after people with the surname, including:
a CDP in California, and the county seat of Originally named Quinsy.
a city in Florida
a city in Illinois
Noun
A kind of dry white wine made from Sauvignon blanc grapes grown near Quincy in the Loire valley.
A toilet: a fixture for urination and defecation, particularly as a personification of the device.
quinic
quinic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or derived from quinine
quitch
quitch
noun
Elymus repens, couch grass (a species of grass, often considered a weed)
verb
(intransitive) To flinch; shrink.
(intransitive, now UK, regional) To stir; to move.
(transitive, obsolete) To shake (something); to stir, move.
sacque
sacque
noun
Alternative spelling of sack (“a short, loose-fitting garment for women and children”)