Like a quack (fraudulent doctor), or characteristic of quackery.
quackishly
quackishly
adv
In a quackish manner.
quackishness
quackishness
noun
The state or condition of being quackish.
quadraphonic
quadraphonic
adj
(of a sound system) Employing four independent channels or speakers.
quadraphonics
quadraphonics
noun
quadraphonic sound
quadrichord
quadrichord
noun
(obsolete, music) tetrachord
quadrihybrid
quadrihybrid
noun
(biology) A hybrid whose parents differ by four pairs of contrasting Mendelian characters.
quadrillionth
quadrillionth
adj
The ordinal form of the number one quadrillion.
noun
One of a quadrillion equal parts of a whole.
The person or thing in the quadrillionth position.
quadrillionths
quadrillionths
noun
plural of quadrillionth
quadriphonic
quadriphonic
adj
Alternative form of quadraphonic
quadriphosphate
quadriphosphate
noun
(chemistry) Any salt or ester containing four phosphate groups.
quadriphyllous
quadriphyllous
adj
(botany) Having four leaves
quadrisulphide
quadrophonics
quaestorship
quaestorship
noun
The office or status of quaestor.
quahaug
quahaug
noun
(dated) Alternative form of quahog (“edible hard-shell clam, Mercenaria mercenaria, used in chowders”)
verb
(dated) Alternative form of quahog
quahaugs
quahaugs
noun
plural of quahaug
quahog
quahog
noun
A similar edible clam found along coasts around the North Atlantic, generally in deeper waters, the ocean quahog, black quahog, mahogany clam or Icelandic cyprine, Arctica islandica
An edible clam with a hard shell found along the Atlantic Coast of North America, from species Mercenaria mercenaria, formerly Venus mercenaria.
The largest size of such an edible clam, generally considered only fit for use in chowders and other clam dishes.
verb
(intransitive) To dig for quahogs.
quahogs
quahogs
noun
plural of quahog
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.
quaiches
quaichs
quaichs
noun
plural of quaich
quaigh
quaigh
noun
Alternative spelling of quaich
quaighs
quaighs
noun
plural of quaigh
quailhead
quaintish
quaintish
adj
Somewhat quaint.
quakerish
quakerish
Adjective
Suggesting or pertaining to the Quakers.
quakerishly
quakerishness
quakership
qualityship
qualmish
qualmish
adj
Affected with qualms; queasy, nauseous.
qualmishly
qualmishly
adv
In a qualmish manner.
qualmishness
qualmishness
noun
The quality of being qualmish.
qualmyish
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.
quamash
quamash
noun
Dated form of camas.
quamashes
quamashes
noun
plural of quamash
quanah
quanah
Proper noun
a city in Texas, USA, and the county seat of Hardeman County.
quantummechanical
quarterdeckish
quarterlight
quarterlight
noun
A small, pivoted, normally triangular, car window that acts as a vent
quartermastership
quartermastership
noun
The position or employment of a quartermaster.
quarternight
quarterstetch
quartinho
quash
quash
verb
(law) To void or suppress (a subpoena, decision, etc.).
(obsolete) To crush or dash to pieces.
To defeat decisively, to suppress.
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.
quashers
quashers
noun
plural of quasher
quashes
quashes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of quash
quashey
quashi
quashing
quashing
noun
The action of quashing something.
verb
present participle of quash
quashy
quashy
adj
slushy; mushy
quatch
quathlamba
quattuordecillionth
queach
queach
noun
(archaic) A thick, bushy plot; a thicket.
queachier
queachiest
queachy
queachy
adj
(obsolete) Like a queach or thicket; thick, bushy.
Yielding or trembling under the feet, as moist or boggy ground; shaking; moving.
queanish
queanish
adj
(obsolete) Like a quean, an impudent or disreputable woman.
quebrachamine
quebrachamine
noun
(organic chemistry) An alkaloid obtained from the dried bark of the quebracho tree.
quebrachine
quebrachine
noun
An alkaloid, probably identical to yohimbine, from the quebracho tree
quebrachite
quebrachitol
quebrachitol
noun
(organic chemistry) A polyhydroxy cyclic alcohol, 2-0-methyl-chiro-inositol, obtained from the latex of the rubber tree as a starting point in the synthesis of several pharmaceuticals
quebracho
quebracho
noun
Any of several trees of southern South America with produce very hard wood rich in tannin, especially those of the genus Schinopsis.
The bark of these trees, formerly used in treating fever.
quechua
quechuan
quechuan
Adjective
Of, or pertaining, to the Quechua people or language.
Noun
A member of the Quechua people.
Proper noun
Quechua, the language spoken by the Quechua people.
quechuas
quenchable
quenchable
adj
Able to be quenched.
quenchableness
quenchableness
noun
The quality of being quenchable.
quichua
quickhatch
quickhatch
noun
(Canada) The wolverine.
quickhearted
quondamship
quondamship
noun
(obsolete, rare) The property of being former, no longer current.
quotha
quotha
intj
(archaic) Forsooth; indeed.
raphaelesque
raphaelesque
Adjective
In the style of the Italian painter
rhomboquadratic
sasquatches
sasquatches
noun
plural of sasquatch
sequatchie
sequoyah
sequoyah
Proper noun
Inventor of the syllabary for writing the Cherokee language, also known as George Guess.
sesquihydrate
sesquihydrate
noun
(chemistry) A hydrate whose solid contains three molecules of water of crystallization per two molecules.
sesquihydrated
sesquisulphate
sesquisulphate
noun
Alternative form of sesquisulfate
shabeque
shabracque
shuqualak
snoquamish
sphenosquamosal
spheroquartic
squabash
squabash
verb
(Scotland, slang, dated, transitive) To crush; to quash; to squash.
squabasher
squabbish
squabbish
adj
thick; fat; heavy
squallish
squallish
adj
Characterised by squalls; stormy.
squamish
squamish
Noun
An indigenous people of southwestern British Columbia, Canada.
Proper noun
The Salishan language of this people.
squamoepithelial
squamosphenoid
squamosphenoidal
squarehead
squarehead
noun
(slang) A foreigner of Germanic origin, especially a German, Dutch, or Scandinavian person.
(slang) A socially conventional or boring person.
(slang) An honest person; a non-criminal.
squaremouth
squarish
squarish
adj
approximately square
oblong
squarishly
squarishly
adv
In a squarish way.
squarishness
squarishness
noun
The state or quality of being squarish.
squash
squash
noun
(Britain) A soft drink made from a fruit-based concentrate diluted with water.
(biology) A preparation made by placing material on a slide (flat, rectangular piece of glass), covering it and applying pressure.
(botany) Any other similar-looking plant of other genera.
(cooking) The edible or decorative fruit of these plants, or this fruit prepared as a dish.
(obsolete, countable) A sudden fall of a heavy, soft body; also, a shock of soft bodies.
(obsolete, countable) Muskrat.
(obsolete, countable) Something soft and easily crushed; especially, an unripe pod of peas.
(obsolete, countable, derogatory) Something unripe or soft.
(slang, professional wrestling) An extremely one-sided, usually short, match.
(uncountable) A sport played in a walled court with a soft rubber ball and bats like tennis racquets.
A place or a situation where people have limited space to move.