(South America, Central America, Western US) jerky
chequer
chequer
noun
Alternative spelling of checker (in certain senses only)
The edible fruit of the wild service tree, Sorbus torminalis.
verb
Alternative spelling of checker
cheques
cheques
noun
plural of cheque
chequin
chequin
noun
Archaic form of zecchino (“old gold coin of Italy”).
chiquia
dimashq
hoquiam
jaquith
qaddish
qaddish
noun
Alternative form of kaddish
quachil
quahaug
quahaug
noun
(dated) Alternative form of quahog (“edible hard-shell clam, Mercenaria mercenaria, used in chowders”)
verb
(dated) Alternative form of quahog
quahogs
quahogs
noun
plural of quahog
quaichs
quaichs
noun
plural of quaich
quaighs
quaighs
noun
plural of quaigh
quamash
quamash
noun
Dated form of camas.
quashed
quashed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of quash
quashee
quashee
Noun
A native of the West Indies.
quasher
quasher
noun
One who quashes.
quashes
quashes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of quash
quashey
queachy
queachy
adj
(obsolete) Like a queach or thicket; thick, bushy.
Yielding or trembling under the feet, as moist or boggy ground; shaking; moving.
quechee
quechua
queechy
quetsch
quetsch
noun
(countable) A dark-skinned variety of plum.
A liqueur made from the fruit.
quiches
quiches
noun
plural of quiche
quichua
quohogs
quohogs
noun
plural of quohog
qurshes
qurshes
noun
plural of qursh
seqfchk
sesquih
squashs
squashy
squashy
adj
Easily squashed when pressed.
Resembling a bog or marsh underfoot.
squelch
squelch
noun
(countable) A squelching sound.
(countable, dated) A heavy blow or fall.
(countable, music) A kind of electronic beat or sound mainly used in acid house and related music genres.
(radio technology) The suppression of the unwanted hiss or static between received transmissions by adjusting the gain of the receiver.
verb
(intransitive, Britain) To make a sucking, splashing noise as when walking on muddy ground.
(intransitive, Britain) To walk or step through a substance such as mud.
(transitive, US) To halt, stop, eliminate, stamp out, or put down, often suddenly or by force.
(transitive, radio technology) To suppress the unwanted hiss or static between received transmissions by adjusting a threshold level for signal strength.
squench
squinch
squinch
noun
(architecture) A structure constructed between two adjacent walls to aid in the transition from a polygonal to a circular structure, as when a dome is constructed on top of a square room.
verb
(transitive) To scrunch up (one's face, etc.).
squishy
squishy
adj
(informal) Subjective or vague.
(of an object or substance) Yielding easily to pressure; very soft; especially, soft and wet, as mud.