(underwater diving) A piece of equipment consisting of an oxygen tank and breathing apparatus used by divers to allow them to breathe underwater.
verb
To scuba dive.
aquilege
belgique
calquing
calquing
noun
loan translation
verb
present participle of calque
cliquing
cliquing
verb
present participle of clique
equaling
equaling
verb
(American spelling) present participle of equal
quailing
quailing
noun
The act of one who quails, or draws back in fear.
verb
present participle of quail
qualtagh
qualtagh
noun
(Isle of Man) The first person one encounters, either after leaving one's home or (sometimes) outside one's home, especially on New Year's Day; a first-foot.
quelling
quelling
adj
causing something to quell or be quelled
noun
The act by which something is quelled.
verb
present participle of quell
quellung
quellung
noun
The swelling of the capsule of a bacterium; once used to identify the bacteria
quilling
quilling
noun
(US and Canada, especially Appalachia and the Prairies) The practice of blowing pepper or snuff through a quill into the nose of a woman who is giving birth, to induce sneezing and diaphragmatic contractions which will induce or hasten labor.
(obsolete) A band of fluted muslin resembling a row of quills.
A form of art that involves the creation of decorative designs from thin strips of curled paper.
Quillwork.
verb
present participle of quill
quilting
quilting
noun
(nautical, archaic) A coating of strands of rope for a water vessel.
A layer or layers of quilted padding.
The practice of creating quilts
verb
present participle of quilt
quisling
quisling
noun
(derogatory) A traitor who collaborates with the enemy.
verb
present participle of quisle
quodling
squiggle
squiggle
noun
(informal) Synonym of tilde.
A short twisting or wiggling line or mark.
An illegible scrawl.
verb
To make a squiggle.
To wriggle or squirm.
To write illegibly.
squiggly
squiggly
adj
(informal) Not straight; wavy and irregular.
noun
(computing, informal) A wavy underline used to indicate an error in text or source code.
squilgee
squilgee
noun
(nautical, historical) A small swab used for drying a vessel's deck.